The Hesse people sneered a few times and were not in a hurry to kick off the ball, deliberately delaying time to explain their "national pride":
"The southern province has fertile land, is full of rivers, and is rich in reserves of various ores;"
"Hesse has a large population and a young age structure, unlike other provinces in the federation that are sluggish..."
"The Hesse people have a long history, dating back to the age of immortality;"
"The Hesse people also have a rich, diverse culture, especially... we don't just believe in the Iron God;"
"It won't take long, maybe five years, maybe ten years, around 1120 of the Unified Era, the southern province will definitely become a super province of the federation;"
"You people will ultimately have no choice but to submit to the Hesse people."
The Hesse's remarks immediately aroused boos from everyone present...
I don’t know what they are talking about... On the mainland of Rodinia, whether they are Tang people, Europeans, Dongsi people, or Hesse people, they are actually in a mixed state. This situation is almost universal in the eight major regions of the federation.
provinces, with the exception of the southern provinces.
Because the race in the southern province is relatively homogeneous, with the Hesse making up the majority... As for the reason for this situation, it is unpredictable and not clear. It is just speculated that the Hesse have darker skin and are more suitable for the hot weather in the southern province -
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Dark skin can produce more melanin and can effectively resist strong sunlight... This is a description in high school biology textbooks.
However, the economy of the Southern Province is very backward. It is said that at the beginning of the Unified Era, it was just a wasteland. After the Hesse people flowed into the Southern Province in large numbers, this wasteland was gradually developed... This is also because the level of science and technology has developed rapidly since the Unified Era.
The mainland has gradually entered the era of industrialization, the Ironborn population explosion and other reasons... These are all historical contents described in university textbooks. Unpredictably, it can be learned from the memory of the original owner.
However, on the mainland of Rodinia, the Hesse people are generally disliked by other people. As for the reason for this prejudice, it may be because of the economic backwardness of the southern provinces. Except for the sparsely populated northern provinces of economically underdeveloped areas,
The southern provinces are far poorer than other provinces and are generally based on agriculture. The Hesse people generally have a low cultural level.
Because of poverty and insufficient educational resources, the Hesse people gathered in the southern provinces are even more uncivilized, retaining many strange cultures or customs that are difficult to understand... For example, they worship all kinds of livestock, and most Hesse people regard cattle as
It is regarded as a sacred object and even retains the custom of drinking cow urine. For another example, the "Blue River", the longest river in the mainland, is admired. During the end of the year festival, the Hesse people will jump into the river, bathe with men and women together, and even...
——This custom has been criticized countless times by the federal official media as "cannot bear to look directly"...
Another reason for discrimination also comes from the fact that Hesse people are generally engaged in relatively low-end labor, coolies, nannies, servants, etc...
Of course, the Hesse people in the southern provinces rose up against this kind of discrimination, which made them extremely "arrogant". For example, they always tried to prove that the Hesse people were the best race from all angles; for example, the Hesse people
The gathered southern provinces are the future "super provinces" of the federation and the future of the entire continent... Of course, these lame proofs are vulnerable to the reality of the backwardness of the southern provinces. The logic of the proofs is often full of loopholes, and is often reversed.
Slap in the face.
However, since the Hesse people occupy such vast and fertile land as the Southern Province, they will naturally not be content with being at the bottom of the contempt chain. This has led the Hesse-controlled Southern Province government to try to become independent and self-governing, and to establish a clear relationship with the federal government.
, and thus conflicts continue... The essence of the arms case at hand also comes from this - independence can only be achieved through force, which requires a large number of weapons.
Unpredictably, he quickly sorted out the information in his mind and connected it with the various realities he knew. He felt suddenly enlightened.
However, after trying to figure out some things, I accidentally came across more clues and raised more questions.
Several human races in this world are basically the same as the ones we know on Earth, and they can all find matching shadows from the memories of the previous life... However, this place is definitely not Earth!
At least, Mozhi has never known that there is a continent called Rodinia on the earth. Moreover, according to the determination of the Federal Academy of Natural Sciences, the area of the continent is very vast, enough to be equivalent to the land on the earth... It cannot be an undiscovered new continent on the earth.
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Moreover, there is no moon in this world, which is also one of the evidences that "this is not the earth".
Thinking of this, there is another thing that doesn't make sense. There is no moon here, but there is the concept of months. This is completely contrary to logic... The concept of time comes from the orbiting motion of satellites. Without satellites orbiting, where does the word "month" come from?
What about the concept of time?
Without chickens, where would the eggs come from?
How can I become a mother-in-law if I have never been a daughter-in-law?
Not only that, although there is no moon, the Chinese language commonly used by the Ironborn does have the word "moon", but many people do not understand what the word "moon" represents, just like those rare words in ancient Chinese...
What is even more terrifying is that although this place is definitely not the earth, this continent has the same ecosystem as the earth... all kinds of animals and plants are exactly the same as those on the earth.
This makes no sense at all... It can only be explained by the "parallel universe" in the novel. After all, even group travel incidents have occurred, and parallel universes are not so difficult to accept...
I can't figure it out... I couldn't figure it out for a while, but I had to stop thinking, because the people watching found that I was approaching, and they all focused on me, including the Hesse man who also nodded.
Most of these gazes contain an element of awe...
Although Brother Pence was removed from his post, he still has some residual power. After all, the Chief of Public Security is one of the most powerful positions in the city... Mo Sui suddenly understood, smiled and nodded to the strangers he didn't know, and walked around in the courtyard.
I casually sat on the chair next to me and watched the game with peace of mind...
The reason why I came to observe was not because of anything else, but because I noticed the fluctuation of the symbol source on the Hesse people.
He is a contractor!
This didn't feel very surprising, because I just met this person at the commission office. People who do transactions at the commission office are of course the most likely to buy and sell Origin Stones.
Director Yan, who had just been ridiculed, was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the "former Director of Public Security". He had already endured it for a long time. He sat down without saying a word and hurriedly replied to the Hesse:
"The Hesse people...the southern province...hehe..."
"You Hesse people are just a bunch of ignorant poor people. Are your funny wooden sticks just like defeating our machine guns and artillery?"
"All you can do is make us sick to death with cow urine... Oh, by the way, there is another way, you can let the Hesse women make us lazy in bed... Hahaha..."
The taste of provocation was very strong... The last joke about "Hesse woman" caused the people around to burst into laughter.
The Hesse people were not angry. They seemed to be accustomed to such disputes and humiliation. They smiled and shook their heads:
"In short, you lost this round, to a Hesse man."
"Who is stupider, the result says everything!"
"You..." Director Yan was immediately speechless, and the game in front of him was already doomed.
"Haha..." The Hesse laughed dryly: "Watch it!"
After saying that, he continued to hit the ball, calmly sending the black ball into the bottom pocket...
Super score!
As if he felt that the victory was not complete, he hit the ball again and again, and after hitting the remaining red balls on the table, he inserted the club into the stand next to him and extended his hand to Director Yan.
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"This round is ten gold dollars."
Director Yan was unwilling to give up, but he had no choice but to take out two five-yuan bills and handed them over.
The Hesse took the gold-threaded banknotes and smiled:
"Director Yan, don't you want to win back? Are you willing to lose to the Hesse people? If not, let's continue."
"It's still a bet of ten gold dollars per game!"
This is a provocation in return...
The people who can be here are all VIPs of Xinglong Villa. It seems that these people often make money by playing table tennis... The position of director can be regarded as the top leader of a certain department in Hot Spring City. The amount of ten gold yuan is not considered to him.
More, but definitely not less. After this game, Director Yan has realized that he is no match for the Hesse in front of him.
If you continue to play, you will just send money to the other party.
I'm not willing to lose, but I can't win...
Director Yan's face turned red, and he gritted his teeth and said firmly: "I won't play anymore, it's boring! What's the point of beating you, a Hesse monkey?"
The Hesse smiled nonchalantly and made a gesture of spreading his hands to the crowd, which once again triggered boos from the onlookers.
Seeing that no one came to play, Director Yan shook his head and left. Seeing that no one came to play, the onlookers also dispersed.
...Unpredictable could not help but frown.
After noticing the fluctuations in the source of symbols, he originally thought that the Hesse was using his contract ability. He wanted to observe what the Hesse's contract ability was and whether he was using it on billiards... Unfortunately, he only saw the Hesse receiving the contract.
I hit a few balls in the round and didn’t see any clues at all.
Seeing nothing, Mozhi was about to stand up and leave, but was stopped by the Hesse man who had already put the banknotes in his arms:
"Mr. Rodman, please stay."
He turned around, only to find that the Hesse stretched out a hand and said politely:
"My name is Tiwidi."
Mobi took a second to confirm that Pence should not know this person, otherwise the other person would not have to introduce his name. Then he felt relieved and extended his hand in the same friendly manner:
"Pence Rodman, but...I think you already know my name."
"Haha..." Tiwedi was immediately amused by the "humor". He had clearly just called Mr. Rodman to stay... and pointed to the seat next to him: "Let's sit down and chat."
Unpredictable was very surprised as to why the other party suddenly stopped him from chatting. Thinking about it, there was no danger at all, so he followed him and sat down.
Tiwedi handed over a thick cigar and introduced seriously:
"There's nothing else to do. I want to treat you to a taste of the cigars that are a specialty of the southern provinces."
Seeing Mozhi stunned for a moment, Tiwedi smiled: "Forgive me for being presumptuous, the entire VIP area knows that Mr. Rodman loves cigars, so I would like to ask you to taste it..."
Oh, that’s it! Mu Zhi took the cigar and smiled bitterly, I was just imitating Brother Pence when I smoked the cigar...
However, there was no room for refusal. On the one hand, Tiweidi had already lit the lighter and personally lit a cigarette for Mu Zhi.
I lit it unexpectedly and took a deep breath. The strong tobacco smell unique to the southern province spread in my lungs...
Enduring the choking smell of smoke, Mu Zhi pretended to be an "old smoker", closed his eyes and felt it, and smiled at the Hesse Tiwedi:
“It tastes good, very much like the southern provinces.”
"Of course..." Tiwedi was very paranoid and arrogant like a Hesse. Hearing Mozhi's praise of his hometown, he suddenly became excited and said with a smile in a curry-flavored tone:
"Mr. Rodman is indeed a friend of the Hesse people!"
"Let me tell you, you will definitely like southern province tobacco. The plains in the south are very suitable for tobacco cultivation, and the tobacco leaves grow particularly well... The cigars made with high-quality tobacco leaves have a mellow taste..."
"We Hesse people also have a unique secret recipe. If the cigars want to taste authentic, they must be soaked in holy water..."
Cough~cough~cough~ Unexpectedly, his hand shook, and the cigar almost fell to the ground, and then he coughed violently...
He knew what "holy water" was in the southern province... Forced not to let his expression change, Mu Zhi gritted his molar teeth and asked slowly:
"Mr. Tiwedi, was holy water used on this cigar?"
"Of course not..." Tiwedi spread his hands and said regretfully: "In Shouyang Province, how is it possible to enjoy southern specialty tobacco soaked in holy water."
Okay... I forgive you so much! Mo Zhi took another puff of the cigar. The spicy taste was unbearable. He had to put out the cigarette and looked at the Hesse:
"You...are not just here to let me taste tobacco."
Showing courtesy for nothing is a traitor or a thief... This is the eternal truth.
"Hahaha..." Tiwedi suddenly laughed:
"I have already said that Mr. Rodman is a friend of the Hesse people."
He repeated the phrase "friend" again, which made Mo Zhi's heart suddenly move... This person must have some agenda when he "struck up a conversation" with him.
The Hesse man calmly pointed to the half-smoked cigar and said, "I am a tobacco merchant from the southern provinces, and I want to cooperate with you in the tobacco business."
"Tobacco business?" He was puzzled.
Tiwidi explained with a smile: "I have a lot of land in the southern province, and the tobacco output is very high. I need someone to help me distribute it. The profit is very considerable."
... He looked at Tiwidi suspiciously, as if he was thinking about whether this business was feasible, but suddenly asked:
"Mr. Tiwedi, are you a contractor?"
Tiwedi laughed, stood up from his seat, and said:
"As a businessman traveling across the continent, a contractor can better protect himself, right?"
"You really have a keen eye. You won the table tennis game just now because you used your contract ability."
Without any concealment of the identity of the contractor... Mozhi pondered for a moment and looked at Tiwedi with a smile: "I have no interest in the tobacco business. After all, smoking is harmful to health."
Hearing the unpredictable rejection, Tiwedi was not disappointed at all, as if he had expected it... His eyes brightened significantly, and he said solemnly:
"Even if we can't reach cooperation, at least we already know each other... I really want to make friends with Mr. Rodman."
"After all, we are all friends of Boss Ai."
Thanks to Nanxiang Chengge for the 500 point reward.
Thanks to Crying Is a Sin and TYeee for your monthly passes.
The world view of this book is still very large. I wrote more than ten chapters on A4 paper just for the settings. Later, with the establishment of a chat group for time travellers, the plot will gradually lead to the settings of the entire continent.
A friend left a message and said that there is a major bug about the "moon", that is, there would be no concept of "month" without the moon. I just want to say that no matter what, I am a person who has been doing scientific research for many years, although it does not count
I'm not a scholar, but I still have basic common sense. How could I make such a serious mistake?
Since there is something that doesn't make sense, it must be the setting and foreshadowing. It will be gradually explained later as the plot unfolds.
There will be no inexplicable worlds or time travels in Lao Sui’s books. They all have stories and reasons.
