The wind blew slightly, causing the half-knee-high grass on the grassland to ripple.
The weather is slightly cold and a little humid, which still makes people feel very cold. The winter in the grassland has passed, the ice and snow have melted, and the grass on the grassland has begun to grow wildly after a winter of dormancy. The beasts on the grassland have spent a long and sad life.
In winter, activities start to become crazy, and from time to time you can see countless wild beasts, big and small. As for the magical beasts, there are not many magical beasts on the grassland, they are very rare, and I think they are out hunting at this moment.
The Siberian Steppe is an unimaginably large and narrow grassland. It is very wide from east to west and narrow from the north to the south. The Siberian Steppe is located in the northern part of the continent. Many people on the mainland do not call it by its real name, or even know its real name.
, generally called the Far North Grassland.
The southern part of the Far North Grassland is bordered by the Territory of Warcraft. The long edge area is not blocked by mountains. Therefore, many monsters and beasts from the Territory of Warcraft often flow from the Territory of Warcraft to the grassland.
The northern part of the Far North Grassland is a vast expanse of ice sheet, which is frozen all year round and inaccessible. Only a small number of ice-type monsters and beasts adapted to the ice field environment survive.
The Far North Grassland is bordered by the Kaouya Empire to the east and the Odoli Empire to the west. However, the extremely long distance between the east and west makes the exchanges between the two empires very rare. If you want to go from the Odoli Empire to the Kaouya Empire
, there are two roads, one passes through many kingdoms and principalities in the southern part of the continent, and the other
One is through the Far North Grassland. Both roads are extremely far away and take a long time to walk. However, if you go from the imperial capital of the Odoli Empire to the imperial capital of the Kauraya Empire, the road through the Far North Grassland is shorter.
Some, it takes less time, but even so, it still takes the last month.
Although the name of the Far North Grassland is grassland, not all of it is covered with grass. The grassland area only occupies about 70 to 80% of the entire Far North Grassland. The remaining areas are made up of mountains, canyons, lakes, and areas without grass.
composed of wilderness.
There are very few people living on the grassland, and the land is really vast and sparsely populated. The huge area is almost equivalent to half the area of the Odoli Empire, but the total population is estimated to be less populous than a principality in the southern part of the continent. There is no country on the extreme northern grassland.
, people live in tribal ways, and there are countless tribes, large and small, scattered in various parts of the Far North grasslands. Small tribes can range from hundreds or even dozens of people, and large tribes can range in size to tens of thousands.
Each tribe basically survives independently and rarely relies on each other. Some tribes even have no contact with others. Many tribes are friendly, some are hostile, and even wars occur between tribes with serious conflicts.
The relationship is complex and no simpler than the relationship between countries.
However, most tribes have one thing in common. That is, they all welcome caravans from afar, because the arrival of caravans brings many items to the tribes that are not available on the grasslands, and the unique furs and other materials on the grasslands are
It is the favorite item of merchants, so every time a caravan comes to the tribe, it will have a happy transaction with the people of the tribe.
Once items unique to the grassland are brought to the Odoli Empire, their prices will increase dozens or even hundreds of times. The huge profits make many caravans go to the Far North Grassland to trade with the tribes on the grassland.
Caravans going to the grasslands encounter many more dangers than other places, such as bandits, monsters, and various harsh environments. As a result, only some large caravans are able to go to the northern grasslands. Generally speaking, these caravans
There are more than a hundred people, or even hundreds of people.
The horses neighed, and a very large team moved forward at a very gentle speed.
This team is very strange. It is different from ordinary caravans. Ordinary caravans do not have so many people, because if there are too many people, the profits earned will be less and divided into everyone's hands, which is very uneconomical. In addition, ordinary merchants
The team is dominated by carriages loaded with goods, and as many carriages as possible are driven.
This team is different. There are as many as a hundred people in the team. Although there are many carriages loaded with items in the team, the number of these carriages only accounts for half. The remaining half of the carriages are all carriages that can seat people.
And it’s the kind of large carriage that can be used for living.
What's even more incredible is that there is a team of more than 300 knights in the team, which is unique among ordinary caravans. Ordinary caravans usually only have a small number of knights, and they can't wait to use all of them to drive the carriage. This is
A team of knights were uniformly dressed in uniforms and armor, with strict facial expressions and a look of alertness. All the horses in the knight team were spread out, and the entire team was closely protected from the front, rear, left and right.
You don't need to think too hard, just by looking at the very unified and solemn posture of the knights, you can tell that these knights are soldiers in the army, and they are the elite among the soldiers.
Obviously, this team is not an ordinary caravan. This can be seen from the flag with the royal emblem of the Odoli Empire hanging on the carriage at the front of the team. This is a caravan representing the Odoli Empire and the envoy to Kaou.
The envoys of the Asian Empire.
The envoy team consists of two parts. One part walks in front of the team, and they are all carriages with large carriages. These are the carriages in which the envoys representing the Odoli Empire and some related personnel ride. The other part walks at the back of the team, all of which are carriages.
A carriage loaded with goods, this is the caravan that follows the envoys to the Kauraya Empire.
Between the envoy and the caravan, there was a carriage with a smaller carriage. The carriage was ordinary in style and not larger in area than the carriage in front. It was pulled by two horses. Compared with the large and luxurious carriage dedicated to the envoy in front,
, and the carriage pulled by four horses, which looked out of place and were much worse. But compared to the caravan carriages behind them, which were eager to fill the carriage and even the seating position was extremely small, it was much better.
The driver of this carriage was a big, strong man in his twenties, wearing a swordsman's costume. He was different from other carriage drivers who wore coachman's costumes. The big man looked ahead, but his eyes were dull, as if he was thinking about something.
, the carriage he drove followed the team slowly but not slowly, and there was no need for the big man to bother driving the carriage.
With a "squeak" sound, the carriage door opened, and a girl in her early twenties emerged from the carriage. She then quickly jumped to the seat next to the big man and sat down.
"Rian, you go into the carriage and have a rest. I will drive the rest of the journey today." The girl reached out and grabbed the reins from the big man's hand and said softly.
"Okay, Ketisha, thank you for your hard work." The big man smiled and handed the reins to the girl, but then he did not enter the carriage immediately, but sat still and started chatting with the girl.
These two people are Ryan and Ketisha who followed the messenger team to the Kaouya Empire.
A few days ago, after some deep thought, Ryan decided to go to the Caoua Empire and Kamp Oseidon's family to find a way to resolve the conflict between fighting spirit and magic.
From the Odoli Empire in the west of the continent to the Kaouya Empire in the east of the continent, it almost spans the entire continent. If there was no other way, Ruian would not want to take such a long journey. Originally, Ruian planned to go there by himself,
But when he said goodbye to the third prince Mofen, he learned that there happened to be a team of envoys representing the Odoli Empire on a mission to the Kaouya Empire. Then with the help of the third prince Mofen, Ruian joined the team of emissaries.
, go together.
The relationship between the Odoli Empire and the Kaouya Empire is average, not friendly, let alone hostile. The two empires are too far apart, so their relationship is destined to be dull. However, as the two major empires on the mainland, there is still a relationship between the two empires.
There are some exchanges, in addition to the private sector, there are also many caravans, traveling across most of the continent, into
In addition to conducting dangerous but hugely profitable trade, officials also occasionally have some exchanges, but the frequency is not high, only once every few years. This time, Ruian happened to catch up with the Odoli Empire to send an envoy to the Kaouya Empire,
Joining the messenger team and following along will bring great convenience to Ruian.
Ryan's status in the Odoli Empire is that of a student. He has nothing to worry about alone and has nothing to leave behind. Of course, all this is based on the premise that Ketisha will go together. Ryan has already established a relationship with Ketisha, so
He was reluctant to keep Ketisha
In the Odoli Empire, a person goes to the Ka'oa Empire alone. If Ryan goes alone, and goes back and forth, plus the time he spends in the Ka'oa Empire, it will take at least several years for him to see Ketisha again.
This is something neither Ryan nor Katisha can accept.
However, when he thought about asking Katisha to give up the place where she had lived for many years and follow him on a journey full of danger and unknowns, Ryan felt that he was a little selfish and a little sorry for Katisha. He hesitated for a long time before he asked Katisha
Follow yourself to the Kaorya Empire.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Ryan opened his mouth, Ketisha agreed immediately without even a trace of hesitation. This made Ryan happy, but also felt that she had a heavy responsibility in the future. Because once Ketisha agreed to Ryan, it meant that Ketisha
Following Ryan for the rest of his life, Ryan will also take care of Katisha for the rest of his life. Neither of them said it clearly, but they both knew the implication. If they didn't say it clearly, they would acquiesce.
After this day, the relationship between Ryan and Katisha took a step forward, except that the middle layer of paper was not broken.
Afterwards, the two made some preparations and began to say goodbye to all their friends. Friends were very surprised by Ruian's decision, but after hearing Ruian's explanation that they must go to find a way to resolve the conflict between fighting spirit and magic, everyone supported Ruian's decision.
, and all wish Ruian success.
After several days of waiting, Ryan and Katisha joined the envoys, and as members of the envoys and caravan, embarked on a long and dangerous journey.