Information transmission in other worlds is slow, word of mouth is often distorted, and there are many fallacies and subjective judgments. All forces seem to be half deaf and half blind, and even if they get the news, it often happens a few days, dozens of days or even months ago.

Compared with the real world with highly developed information, Zhou Qingfeng faces a different world with extremely poor timeliness and even many mistakes. He uses the "holy light" to build a very small-scale social structure. For a larger area, he is like a blind man touching an elephant.

Adventurers who come to Harmony Village will provide external information with a small scale. However, most of them have low social status, illiterate and illiterate affairs, and have relatively narrow contact. No one can explain clearly about the North in the macro sense.

Inesa fled from the south to the Black Forest and hid for ten years. Kelly was also wanted outside, fled to Hanfeng City in one breath, and was recruited by Cialik to Harmony Village. They were already knowledgeable, but they were still unfamiliar with the North.

It is this sense of strangeness that makes people face the vast world but are at a loss. When they need to make a choice, it is like "blind people ride blind horses, and they are at the abyss in the middle of the night." It would be strange if they don't make any mistakes.

Justen and Mondino could provide more information, providing Zhou Qingfeng with a hazy summary of the north. But these two people are also borderline figures who were excluded by mainstream society. If it weren't for the Harmonious Village, they wouldn't even find a place to stay.

Although Marbury is a playboy with long legs, when she sits down with a cup of hot tea in her hand, he feels relaxed and scrapes out the goods. He knows Zhou Qingfeng's inquiries and says everything, just like being a confidant in life.

What cities are there in the north? Who is the monarch in the city? What is the strength of the monarch? What is the relationship between the monarchs in each family? They even have trivial gossip and the grudges and revenge of Chen Malangu.

The tea became colder and cooler. After talking for a long time, Marbury suddenly couldn't hold back and asked tentatively: "Hiss Hugo, do you want to intervene in the upcoming 'Royal War' in the North?"

Zhou Qingfeng was curious, "What is the 'Royal War'?"

"There are seventeen major cities in the north, with a population ranging from 10,000 to 20,000 to 30,000 to 40,000. The seventeen cities form alliances, watch over each other, and fight against foreign enemies. The city lords of each city have the right to become the "King of the North" and coordinate affairs within the alliance."

This "King of the North" sounds more reliable than the "King of the Black Forest". At least they command more than a dozen cities and hundreds of thousands of people. They are much more awesome than Uncle Zhou, who has only one village.

"The north is too weak, and if you don't join forces, everyone will die. The 'King of the north is a lifelong system. After each death, seventeen city lords will negotiate and re-select. It can be said that it is negotiation, but in fact it is war. The seventeen families will be divided into three or four factions and attack and kill each other.

The current "King of the North" is Pheles, the lord of Banshee Castle. We were defeated by him and had to hand over diplomatic rights and trade rights. That guy has been the king for more than ten years and has made a lot of wealth through tax collection and business.

Old Pheles is dying, and his son wants to inherit his royal power. But the other sixteen families have long been fed up with the oppression of the Pheles family and will definitely unite to suppress it. My father originally wanted to develop the "Silver Leaf City" to earn military expenses, but now "

Marbury suddenly stopped speaking, but Zhou Qingfeng already understood what the other party meant. The old long legs were afraid that they would be sick. This time, he spent a lot of money to explore "Silver Leaf City" but he didn't get any benefits, so he would be sad next time.

I remember that Emperor Wu of Han pursued the north and was famous for his generations, but he consumed the wealth accumulated by his grandfather for two generations. There was no agriculture in the north, and he relied on some local specialties to carry out foreign trade. The economy of each city was extremely fragile, and it would be a devastating disaster if it was setback.

Zhou Qingfeng has high-quality soul crystals to deal with succubus to maintain his internal economy, but he can only gather more than 2,000 people. No matter how many, he will not be able to support him. Hanfeng City has a population of 20,000. Think about it, you can know how sad the old man has now.

"What do you want?" Zhou Qingfeng asked back. The two sides finally entered the formal negotiation topic.

As a playboy, Marbury has no experience with this kind of topic. But reality forces him to use his brain and think hard about recalling his father's usual words and deeds, hoping to get some inspiration, "We want to explore 'Silver City' again."

"Of course, I don't stop outsiders from going to the elf ruins." Zhou Qingfeng smiled, "But I suggest you can purchase the adventure services we provide."

Mr. Zhou now controls the Black Forest and has a considerable influence on the Magru tribe. It is impossible not to charge tolls. "I hope to have priority to purchase items obtained from the adventure at a reasonable price."

Marbury immediately realized that this might be a big pit, but Zhou Qingfeng continued: "We can pay with gold coins, food, and weapons. These are all indispensable commodities in the war. Once the war begins, the prices will rise or even be out of stock."

The development of "Yinye City" is to make money, and making money is to prepare for war. If Harmony Village can directly provide combat preparations, it is not unacceptable to trade with it. Marbury thinks that in principle, this matter can be agreed.

"His Excellency Hugo, are you willing to join the war with our Hanfeng City?" asked Marbury. "The battle of royal power usually lasts for two months, but it often takes two years to prepare for the war. We have already started to prepare."

This question is too naive, Zhou Qingfeng smiled, "I am just a village, and I only accept visitors from all over the world. But there are not many troops to participate in the war. From the current point of view, I would rather be a businessman."

Marbury didn't understand what Mr. Zhou meant, and thought the other party was just staying in the Black Forest to avoid war and remain neutral. However, he felt that the trip had gained a lot and was not in vain.

After the talks ended, the two sides did not even have a formal agreement, so Marbury hurriedly took a carriage and left Harmony Village and returned to Hanfeng City.

As soon as the playboy left, Uncle Zhou raised his hands and ran out of his office happily, "Prepare for war, prepare for war, prepare for war, all the workshops are running, stock up for me and make a fortune!"

Inisa was in the next room, listening to the movement, and was picked up by Zhou Qingfeng in the waist. She exclaimed and said angrily: "Victor, why are you crazy? Let me down quickly."

"The war in the north is about to go out of the small place of Black Forest. I want to be an arms dealer and sell my weapons to all those who participate in the war. When they are exhausted, I will run out to pick peaches."

Zhou Qingfeng hugged his elder sister and walked around for a few times, then ran to the forging site in the village. Halfway through, he shouted: "Can that damn wind forging machine be used? Can I rush out of the Black Forest rely on it?"

In a hurry, the gray dwarf foreman who was managing the place was walking out with a drooping head. Uncle Zhou felt a chill and asked with a deep face: "What happened again? Don't tell me, you have been struggling for so long and haven't gotten that forging machine done yet?"

The gray dwarf blacksmith looked up slightly, yawned, and said, "Forging machine, it's pretty good. You can work for one or two days without making any mistakes. Everyone is very happy."

Zhou Qingfeng was even more upset, "Then why are you looking depressed? What does it mean? Something happened at home? Or are you drinking too much ale?"

The gray dwarf sighed: "I have been thinking about some philosophical questions these days, are dwarfs who don't need to make irons? But no matter how hard I make irons, I can't compare to that forging machine? What should I do? What is the meaning of my life?"
Chapter completed!