After half an hourglass time.
The red flying carpet floating in the sky was fleeting. Gu Bo himself took Lei Luo and flew to the northwest of the principality. His eyes under the white eyebrows were always alert to possible pursuers behind him.
After confirming that there was no follower behind him, Gu Bo suddenly turned around in the air, changing his route several times in a row, and then flew rapidly all the way, heading straight to the south of the Principality.
The territory of the Grand Duchy is generally a somewhat incomplete trapezoid.
In the north, with St. Gran's Castle as the core, many fortresses are united as the front line, and the Furnace Mountains and Magic Eagle Forest are the defenses to resist the powerful Principality of Sealand.
The south is the developed economic center of the Grand Duchy, and it is also the location of various research institutes and war factories. It also conducts frequent trade with many surrounding pocket duchies, contributing more than 75% of the duchy's taxes.
Compared with the tense situation in the north, these small trading countries around the south of the Principality are almost equivalent to their own backyard for the Principality of Gran.
These duchies were influenced by the cultural radiation of Gran. All the young nobles were proud to go to the Gran Academy of Natural Sciences for further studies and complete the gold-plated status of magicians.
at the same time.
The various temple forces in these principalities have extremely high prestige.
It wasn't until the past two or three hundred years that the nearby duchies, under the influence of the scholars of the Grand Academy of Natural Sciences, gradually separated the imperial power from the control of various temples and barely maintained their due authority. The nobles also began to develop ideas of rights, freedom and enlightenment.
However, compared to the construction of the distant Academy of Sciences, the mercenary associations of these pocket principalities are already in their infancy.
The tavern missions that are blooming everywhere can no longer meet the needs of the increasing number of mercenary missions.
A large number of mercenaries work part-time as robbers, and the voices of these duchies for the establishment of standardized management of mercenary associations are increasing day by day, and the royal family is also actively planning.
after all!
After the establishment of the Mercenary Association, corresponding benefits can be seen almost immediately, bringing a lot of tax revenue.
And if the Academy of Natural Sciences is to be built, it will take at least several decades or even hundreds of years before it can gradually achieve a virtuous circle and bring corresponding benefits to the Principality.
…
five days later.
Slandino, an inconspicuous small city among the southern cities of the Principality.
"It's better to be in the south."
Gu Bo and Lei Luo walked in this small city like two traveling scholars.
Lei Luo was attracted by the magic crystal buses on the roads of this city. Each magic crystal bus is about 15 meters long. The speed is not much different from that of a horse-drawn carriage, but it can accommodate about 50 people and has a fixed route. , people who go up only need to pay a copper coin, and they can take the ride at will.
The people here seem to have long been used to this way of travel.
Seeing Lei Luo's novelty, Gu Bo said indifferently: "It is a practical technology from Utoran. It has been developed in the south of the principality in recent years. St. Granburg has also received a large number of applications, but considering some traditional The interests of the nobility, so temporarily suppress these applications."
"Such a good thing should be vigorously promoted?"
Zuo Leiluo regretted.
Gu Bo shook his head.
"You don't understand, the north is the front line against Sealand, the powers of the nobles and the royal family are intertwined, what is needed is stability.
Otherwise, if these nobles are in chaos, the morale of the troops on the front line of the war will be unstable, and big things will happen. "
There are tall and tidy buildings lined up on both sides of the street, generally more than seven stories high, which is completely different from the thick and heavy architectural design of St. Granburg.
City workers are building sewers.
The balloon airship route at the airport in the distance is extremely busy, Lei Luo can't imagine that this is just a small city in the south.
"It's not surprising that 30% of the balloon airships in the Principality are produced here."
Approaching the airport, Gu Bo explained lightly: "Fladik is the real prosperity. Two months ago, during the college's research mission, I visited the war assembly line arsenal there once. It was a great miracle."
There was some reverence in the voice.
Perhaps it is for this reason that Gu Bo hopes that Bailing can go to Vladik for employment after graduation.
"Teacher, send it here."
In front of the airport, Lei Luo was wearing an x-mask, holding a magic wand of Flame Dragon's Roar, and wearing a black dragon-pattern robe, with the appearance of a mature mystic.
"In the future, I will continue to travel under your name, Mr. X."
Although the black dragon-pattern robe could not completely restore the magical attribute, it had already repaired its appearance, and the corners of Gu Bo's old mouth showed a slight curvature, and he let out a "hmm".
"Let's go, don't worry about the academy."
"Teacher, goodbye!"
Lei Luo didn't say anything more, and finally stared at Gu Bo, then turned and left resolutely.
…
time flies.
As Mr. X, Lei Luo visited more than a dozen cities in the southern part of the Grand Duchy.
In a city rich in magic materials, Lei Luo participated in a small auction, and at the price of 45 gold coins and 25 silver coins, the alchemy furnace of an old alchemist was auctioned.
He also visited the city of Vladik, took out Gu Bo's letter of introduction in a factory that produced anti-wear alloys, and studied for a short period of one month.
At the port of Zelas, I visited the sailing technology being researched by a shipyard.
The biggest wish of this thriving shipyard is to build a high-sea metal ship and complete the upgrade and transformation in its lifetime. Lei Luo was invited to taste a kind of rare crab sauce, and at the same time, he was fortunate to see a hurricane and a mirage for the first time in his life.
Because of the star core, Lei Luo also accidentally discovered several rare biological specimens during his travels and collected them.
Before I knew it, three months had passed.
three months.
In the process of non-stop traveling, Lei Luo has greatly increased his experience, gained a lot, and matured his mind a lot. He has a more objective understanding of the huge difference between the north and the south of the Grand Duchy.
However, due to the lack of natural energy in the outside world, far less abundant than in the tower, in the past three months, Lei Luo has not reached the expected level 7.
now.
As Mr. X's traveler, Lei Luo temporarily joined this D-level mercenary group named Thunder Hammer Guardians, and accepted a mission to escort travelers, with the goal of going to the city of Sale in the Principality of Moersey.
With the help of this mercenary group to cover his identity, Lei Luo has already made an agreement with this mercenary group, and he will leave this mercenary group after arriving in Sale City.
Thunder hammer guardian mercenary group, a total of four people.
A pair of brothers and sisters, two men from the same country, and four trainee fighters, after learning that Lei Luo, a mysterious magician, was going to join the team temporarily, they were ecstatic and agreed without thinking.
With the rarity and dignity of a magician, even many c-level mercenary groups may not have it.
A magician alone is enough to scare off most of the bandits. As a result, several people also accepted the mission to the city of Sale according to Lei Luo's request.
The yellow sand is endless, boundless next door.
A group of people have left the border of Granville and arrived at the desolate northwestern border of the Principality of Moersey.
"Hee hee! Finally back to Moore!"
The employer was a young girl named Mitina, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a youthful face, pale golden hair, a round face, and two dimples when she smiled.
Beside her was a female soldier in her thirties, with a tired, serious and meticulous look.
"Sister Mia, I'm already a real magician. Now that my family's situation is not good, I don't need to hire this mercenary."
Mitina looked at the five mercenaries behind her, paused on Lei Luo for a while, and said in a low voice.
The female warrior was quite serious.
"Morsey is no better than Gran, and the family has turned against many families in order to fight for the quota of the ruins. Moreover, this time I called you back, and I hope to use you to try to build some relationship with the Gu Yue family. After all, you They are all magicians, have a common language, and the meaning of the Patriarch... It is best that you can marry that person."
Mitina's expression darkened, and she didn't say much.
…
The sun was setting.
"It's really barren."
Under the x-mask, Lei Luo looked at the earthen house in the distance, and looked at the farmers next door with dull and fearful eyes, and muttered in a low voice.
I am used to the prosperity of the southern city of Granville. When I arrived in Moore, I could not help but think of the town of Agate Lake in tears when I saw this familiar scene.
"This is Moersey, of course it's no better than Gran."
As the only female in the Thunder Hammer Mercenary Corps, Yuna possessed a unique charm of a mature woman, and a proud figure that could not be concealed even by a wide leather armor, and her whole body was full of wild vitality.
"It's good to maintain the original ecology in this remote and small country. Occasionally, some nobles are tired, so they can come here to relax, and let us take some relaxing leisure tasks."
"Perhaps for the Great Empire of Aurora, our Grand Duchy is just another back garden."
Yuna was taken aback by Lei Luo's words.
Yuna's brother Yuli said: "Mr. X, have you ever been to Aurora Guangming Empire?"
"No."
The five followed their two employers and came to a barren neighboring town before nightfall.
Night fell.
In this small town with a small population of a few hundred people, people have entered night dreams early, and only a dilapidated tavern called Desert Oasis keeps some lights on.
"Six! Six! Six! Six..."
As soon as they entered the door, there were several mercenaries roaring and throwing dice.
There was also a mercenary in the tavern who was drinking cheap malt wine, and was ravaging the tavern girl rudely. Seeing the guests, a tavern girl with heavy makeup came over gracefully.
"You guys need something, we're here..."
"A room with hot water."
Mitina couldn't wait to ask, then looked at the mercenaries behind her and said, "What about you?"
"I want a guest room too, a quieter one."
Lei Luo said.
Yuli, Yuna and the other two mercenaries took a look.
You Li laughed and said: "We don't need it, just drink some wine here, and continue on our way tomorrow."
Lei Luo knew that since the Thunder Hammer Guardian mercenary group was only D-level, they could only earn two or three gold coins at most in one mission, and it would take more than half a month for a mission to come and go, and the commission would need to be shared equally among several people.
Due to financial constraints, these mercenaries were not willing to spend on the guest rooms.
Just as Yuli was talking, a burly, drunk and bald man in the tavern staggered to this side, and hooked Mitina's chin roughly.
"Is the chick nice? I'm Greros, the head of the Zhanqi Mercenary Group. Come and have a drink with me, hehehehehe."
Mitiya's round face was deformed by the big hands of this thick man, and she was caught off guard. Mitina stared at this tall man dumbfounded, as if she had been completely frightened.
"Let go of her!!"
Everyone in the Thunder Hammer Guardian Mercenary Group immediately took out their weapons and roared loudly.
The female warrior Mia on the side grabbed Mitina and covered her behind her.