Great time travel

Chapter 1: The Celebration in Arnus
On the day of the celebration, in the outskirts of Arnus
After a light rain, the morning sun in midsummer sprinkled thousands of golden lights on the earth through the rapidly dissipating clouds and mists.

Facing the rising sun after the rain, many vendors drove donkeys and chocobos, carrying burdens, and carrying the agricultural products of their own fields, walking along the roads, which were either winding or straight, but all of them had been hardened by cement. On the road, they rushed towards the city of Arnus, which was surrounded by a huge city wall.

At this time, the fresh rain had just dissipated, and the charming and gorgeous summer morning sun was projected from between the shy green leaves, turning into a bright spot of light.The clear water flows slowly between the ditches beside the road, nourishing the arable land, orchards and pastures that are about to be exposed to the scorching sun.The fruit forests and bushes on the roadside exude the fragrance of grass and trees, and colorful delicate flowers bloom among them, attracting countless butterflies to dance.

Walking on the flat path with the goods and looking at the vibrant rural scenery around, all the vendors are in a good mood.

"... Hehe, this alien territory is really good! Compared with my hometown, the business here is much easier, there are not so many exploits, there is no need to pay taxes for buying and selling things, and the roads are smooth. Today's If you earn money, you should be able to bring a roll of cotton cloth back to your wife and children."

A strong country man with dark skin and a simple and honest expression drove a few goats with a whip, and said with a grin, "... I heard that in order to celebrate the female mayor's birthday, all the shops in the city will be discounted these days. Why? You have to buy some cheap things to go back, or you will definitely be nagged by your wife when you go home."

"...No, this place is not only good for business, but also better than other places for farming. The wheat seeds sold by the outsiders, as well as corn and potatoes, after applying their chemical fertilizers, the output is better than our original The crops are much higher. And there is no land tax and rent. I heard that the first group of people who came to Arnus Hill to join the masters of the other world gave them free houses to live in! Two or three-story buildings, every The windows are all inlaid with glass, and the house is still paved with tiles! Old man, I happened to deliver goods to their house once, darling, it’s so clean, the old man dare not lay his feet!”

An old farmer who was going to sell fruit in the city chatted casually, panting and changed his shoulder to carry the load, and at the same time carefully checked the fruits in the rattan basket, lest any of them might be damaged.The wrinkled old face was impressively full of hope.

"... Alas, it's a pity that we didn't catch up with the best time! We all moved here too late, and the good thing that the master gave away the house for nothing is gone. Even if we save money and hire a construction team to come To build a house, you have to apply in advance, and you have to queue up for lottery! Today I came to the city hall to lottery! My wife said that if I am too unlucky this time and I don’t win that homestead, I won’t be allowed for three months In her bed!"

Another strong country man pushed a wheelbarrow full of exotic vegetables with one hand, and scratched his ass with the other, complaining with a sad face.

Hearing his shameless words, everyone who entered the city together laughed, and then gave him bad ideas in one go.

"...Riddle, even if the homestead is not shaken again, you don't have to feel too bad. Today is the female mayor's birthday today, and I heard that there will be a banquet to invite everyone to dinner tonight, and there will be small gifts after the meal! Like How many times in your lifetime can you meet such days of eating and drinking for nothing?"

"...Pull it down! I've already inquired about it! Not everyone can enter the banquet where the female mayor celebrates her birthday for free! Either there must be an invitation, or a citizen living in the city ——Citizens who can show their household registration documents! How can country people like us get in here?!"

"...Hey, don't be discouraged at the beginning! Even if you can't get in to the banquet in the city, there might be free bread distributed outside?"

"...Besides, even if we country people really can't afford the female mayor's birthday banquet, at least it's not fake news that all stores in the city will offer a [-]% discount? My wife has been talking about it for a long time, telling me to buy her a piece of silk Go back. That alien fabric called silk is rare, not to mention its bright colors and beautiful patterns, and it feels smoother than glass. If it wasn’t for today’s big sale in the city, I would still be reluctant to buy it!”

"...Yo! Are you going to buy silk? That thing is not cheap! Oh, you young man is too generous to his wife. You spend all the money you earn on her, making her look so beautiful every day...how can you Watch closely, be careful not to be hooked by some bad embryo somewhere!"

Listening to the joke made by a certain chattering aunt, the crowd who went into the city burst into laughter again, and the young man who was teased didn't take it seriously, just smiled honestly, and continued to carry the burden and walked forward, letting Jin The road in the city was filled with happy air for a while.

——Judging from the general standards of the fantasy world of Farmat, the Chinese's ruling strategy on this land can be said to be extremely generous and benevolent.Not only are agricultural taxes and city entry taxes completely exempted for territorial subjects, but there are also almost no miscellaneous taxes.Although serfs need to be managed centrally, subject to deployment, and serve hard labor, they also have food supplies during their service, so they don’t have to rely on them to provide their own rations. This is really a benevolent government that has never been heard of.

Of course, strictly speaking, the Arnus City Hall did not suffer a loss. As long as it raised the price a little when selling fertilizers, improved seeds, and farm tools, it would earn back everything, and there was no need to bear the complaints of farmers like taxation And notoriety—that's the benefit of a monopoly.

Therefore, although Arnus City has a notoriety of "strict laws", there are rules for walking on the left or right, and you will be whipped for spitting and defecating. In addition, there are a lot of cumbersome and detailed regulations, basically Every immigrant who came here was beaten with sticks and whips.But under the pressure of survival, there are still refugees pouring in from all directions.Before the opening of the space-time gate at the top of Arnus Hill, the foreign territory currently ruled by the Chinese, including the Earl of Vermar, had a population of only 30 to 100.However, up to now, the population living on this land, even if not counting the traversers, only counting the indigenous residents of the Farmat continent, has swelled to more than [-] million, and it is still increasing rapidly: in recent years The frequent wars and natural disasters in the surrounding areas have obviously played a role in driving fish away...

——No matter how strict and unbearable the Chinese rules are, they are better than starving to death.

Just as these vegetable growers and hawkers were walking on the road talking and laughing, a rather luxurious four-horse carriage hurriedly came from behind, accompanied by four guards on horseback shouting loudly on both sides.When the carriage caught up, the guards saw that these peddlers just avoided to the side of the road without any intention of bowing or kneeling to salute. , just walk away.

"... Tsk tsk, what a grandeur! Whenever I make a fortune, I must enjoy such ostentation."

Under the shade of the trees on the side of the road, a peddler who sold groceries watched the carriage go away enviously, muttering so.

"...Hehe, have you seen the coat of arms inlaid on the front of the carriage? That is the carriage of the imperial nobles, the upper class nobles with elders in their families, not ordinary wealthy businessmen with a little money! What do we do? No matter how much money a business person earns, it can't compare!"

The senior businessman who brought him to meet the world rolled his eyes at him, and said, "...Don't dream, you boy!"

Regarding the teachings of the seniors, the grocery peddler said yes, but he still refused to accept it in his heart, and muttered to himself, "...Hmph, now this is already the territory of people from other worlds, and the future may also belong to their era. The nobles of the empire, how long can they be proud?!"

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At the same time, just behind this group of vegetable farmers and hawkers entering the city, there is also a group of travelers from more distant places, listening carefully to the chats of these passers-by, while observing the various forms of life along the way.There were about twenty people in their party, most of them were women, they didn't ride horses, but they drove two chocobos carrying luggage.They wore the white hoods they used to keep out the sand and dust when traveling, and they wore light leather armor and gray cloaks.Although most of the clothes are relatively simple and look dusty, it seems that they have gone through a long journey, but the dark brown oily skin and the pointed ears protruding from the white turban fully prove the seriousness of these travelers identity:

——This is a group of dark elves from the Tisch clan from the Schulz Forest in the southern Elbe Kingdom.

Unlike the cruel and dissolute dark elves in Faerun in the DND system, the dark elves in Farmat have nothing in common except that their appearance and body are similar to them, and they are also rich in handsome men and beautiful women. The Spider Goddess is not afraid of the sun, nor does she live in a dark dungeon. Instead, like the high elves, she lives in the dense forest on the surface with tribes as units.

In fact, this is basically a group of high elves with tanned skin. The relationship between the two can roughly refer to the whites and blacks on the earth.

Probably because of the racial talent, this group of dark elves, regardless of age, all have smooth and delicate skin like satin, and their iconic silver-white hair shines with a metallic luster in the morning sun. The appearance of the alien features is quite eye-catching along the way.The dark elf woman in the lead is even more beautiful, with smooth and delicate obsidian-like skin, and a head of silver hair draped over her shoulders like waves. Coupled with her fit figure, she adds a bit of masculinity.Although it is not the kind of glamorous beauty that makes people feel shocked at first glance, it is definitely unforgettable.

However, the outsiders on Mount Arnus have a reputation for being fond of hosting demihumans, and these years have already spread across the entire Farmat continent.In this "foreigner territory" right now, there are demi-human immigrants who have been excluded from other places everywhere, ranging from wingmen, werewolves, catmen, dwarves to goblins, and there are many of them.Now there is another group of dark elves, but it doesn't seem particularly abrupt.Of course, out of fear of unfamiliar races, no one dared to accompany them along the way, even if there were many lustful men drooling at the toned figure of the female dark elf.

On the other hand, these dark elves who have traveled hundreds of kilometers from the southern Schultz Forest, because they are in a foreign country, are naturally very vigilant about everything they encounter along the way, but they are also very wary of the richness they see in front of them. The scene was quite shocking and curious.

"...The appearance of the Arnus Hill area has really changed a lot! I remember the last time I traveled here, it was just a barren mountain and wild ridge, and there was not even a decent road, let alone the villages and villages. It’s a city! It’s hard to find a house where I can stay, but it turned out to be a bandit den in disguise, and I was almost caught and sold! Now there are orchards, farmland and pastures all over the place, and the price of food is also very cheap..."

Looking at the hustle and bustle of people on the road, and the lush vegetable garden not far away, I feel the vigor and vigor that is in the ascendant.The leading dark elf female warrior couldn't help sighing with a bit of envy.

——Although the dark elves are used to living in the forest, they can only adapt to the life in the big forest, but this does not mean that they can rely entirely on hunting, fishing and gathering wild fruits to maintain their livelihood, but they also need Use mountain goods to trade with merchants in outside civilized societies to buy food, medicine, ironware, etc.Therefore, even though they call themselves "children of the forest", they still aspire to survive in the vicinity of prosperous areas.

"...Yeah, and the forests on the nearby mountains are also very dense. Although they still can't keep up with the Schultz Forest, they are already very good. But the question is, will the outsiders be willing to take us in? After all, we can't adapt to the city and the forest. Country life, it's hard to do them much good."

An older male dark elf elder lamented, "...but I can't stay in my hometown in Schulz Forest..."

"... To be honest, I even doubt that those outsiders will allow us to enter the city! Don't forget, we are uninvited messengers, we don't even have an invitation card!" Another female dark Elder Elf also lamented, "...it's normal to be kicked out..."

After hearing the discouraging words of the two elders, the rest of the dark elves, who were excited by seeing the novel scenery, couldn't help but fell silent.

——The dark elves of the Tixiu clan came to Mount Arnus this time to pray for the protection and accommodation of the Tixiu clan from outsiders.

In the past few years, the dark elves of the Tixiu clan who have lived in the Schulz Forest for generations have been living a bumpy life, and the years are not good.

First, they were inexplicably attacked by the Yanlong, and the whole village was destroyed under the burning of the dragon's breath. They were also hunted and killed by the Yanlong with a big appetite as food. About one-third of the dark elves died one after another. The rest of the tribe was forced to hide everywhere.Later, after a period of time, I gradually stopped seeing Yanlong, as if he was going to harm other parts of the continent, but the problem is, two young dragons appeared from nowhere, still sneaking up from time to time. There are many dark elves, making the life of these dark elves still very difficult.

After finally waiting for these two young dragons to leave the Schulz Forest, the nightmare years of death and destruction finally came to an end.However, these dark elves who have survived their lives have not had time to rebuild the villages that were burnt to scorched earth.In the Kingdom of Elbe, where the Schulz Forest is located, the old king Duran was seriously injured and died violently after being involved in the imperial civil war. This caused several princes to fight for the right of succession and fell into a long and brutal civil war. The winner has not yet been decided.

Under the destruction of long-term wars and various natural disasters, the social order of the Elbe Kingdom completely collapsed, and the customary rules of non-interference between human lords and elf tribes were also broken by the long-term social turmoil.Wave after wave of refugees, broken soldiers and bandits fled the villages and towns destroyed by the war one after another, and flocked into the Schulz Forest for refuge.And the dark elves who had just been severely injured by the "dragon disaster" couldn't resist these armed groups coming like a tide because of their small population. They could only watch helplessly as these malicious neighbors came one after another.

What's more terrible is that due to the influx of so many humans into the Schultz Forest, not only the prey and wild fruits became insufficient, but even the temporary settlement of the dark elves was attacked by mobs several times.Although they were all repulsed by the dark elf fighters, the originally rare clan members also suffered casualties again.And if they were trying to consume soldiers, a mere Tixiu clan was obviously no match for a group of hungry and crazy refugees and bandits.

Seeing that life became more and more difficult, and the Schulz Forest became more and more dangerous, the remaining dark elves of the Tixiu clan thought of moving for refuge.And the destination is also easy to find - to the north of the Elbe Kingdom, separated by a piece of Talilia Plain, is the city of Arnus built by outsiders, which has been the most sought-after refuge and safe haven for refugees on the mainland in recent years.Although it is very difficult for ordinary human serfs to cross the desolate and empty Talilia Plain, for the strong dark elves, this journey is not difficult.

But the problem is that although the aliens on Arnus Hill have been accommodating refugees from all over the mainland, they demand that the refugees be unified into the "purification camp" organized and managed, and obey the distribution, with no freedom at all.For humans and orcs, as long as they can have enough to eat, it's okay to be stricter.However, the dark elves in this world, like the high elves, cannot leave the forest for a long time, otherwise they will get sick and weak.

Therefore, although the dark elves of the Tixiu clan wanted to move to Arnus City, they did not plan to enter the purification camp according to the rules and get together with other refugees. The forest lives for itself and enjoys the right to self-government.

Obviously, no matter how you look at it, this is a very excessive request.Even the dark elves themselves felt a little embarrassed to speak out—they are not related to you, nor are they your parents, nor do they have any friendship, so why should they take care of you like this?However, as life became more and more embarrassing and dangerous, for the safety and reproduction of the clan, no matter how embarrassing it was, it was necessary to have the cheek to try to negotiate.

So, when I heard that the female mayor of Arnus City was planning to hold a big birthday banquet, and posted posts everywhere to invite guests from all over the world.As an insignificant small faction, although the dark elves of the Tixiu clan did not get the invitation, they still took out the most precious treasure in the clan and dispatched the most powerful female warrior in the clan, Yao Hai Tixiu brought a mission to Arnus City for negotiations.

But to be honest, they didn't have any confidence in whether the negotiation would be successful or even meet the female mayor.

After all, they didn't invite them without receiving the invitation, and they didn't make a special trip to present treasures, but they wanted to make such excessive demands.

However, for the future of the Tixiu clan, even if they knelt down and begged, they could only bite the bullet and try.

Thinking of this, Yao Hai Tixiu couldn't help but took out a small cloth bag from his bosom, untied the tether of the bag slightly, and looked inside.

"...I really can't help it. I hope that the treasures of our Tixiu clan can impress the heart of that female mayor from another world!"

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PS: Yesterday I was busy collecting information about Xianxia for the new book, and I couldn't change my mind for a while, and the text was broken. I hope readers will bear with me and understand.