Traveling back to ancient times from the Western Han Dynasty

city

There is a city in the Youxiong tribe? If Yan Fang hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it, and he wouldn’t have translated it this way.

The city of the Youxiong tribe is not big, roughly in a circle, and is surrounded by three concentric moats. The moats are usually piled with excavated soil in front of them to form narrow trenches. As long as they are wide and deep enough, they can provide some protection and slow down the pace of the enemy's attack.

To enter the inner area of ​​the Bear Tribe from the outer area, you have to pass through the third trench and cross the suspension bridge. After checking the condition of those crossing the bridge, the bridge will be lowered to allow passage.

It is said that there is a special kind of black water in the trench here, and all kinds of strange things are hidden in it. The upper mouth is 10 meters wide and seven meters deep.

Yan Fang and Xuan looked very normal in appearance and had extraordinary temperament. The guard just looked at them a few times, asked a few questions, tried to shake the mystical bell in his hand, and let them pass.

Those who are abnormal are not treated so well. Before entering, they have to wash themselves in the clean water specially stored in the ditch at the edge of the bridge. Then they need to go through a careful "inspection" and "intimidation", wear tight clothes, and then be led by an idle guard before they can enter.

If they were tied together with a rope and the guards had a whip in their hands, the guards would look domineering and the abnormal ones would look like puppets, which would really have a bit of the flavor of the Yuanqing slave-catching team.

Unfortunately, no one resisted or shouted. Even if Yan Fang disliked such a social structure, he would not kill the guards to "save people."

There are also scattered households within the triple moat. They all look "normal" but are relatively "thin", and their body shapes are similar to those of people in the Western Han Dynasty.

They were not as enthusiastic as the people outside the city. No one greeted Xuan and they were very cold.

Even the girls and women who were attracted by Yan Fang's face turned their heads away after noticing Xuan. They were afraid of being defiled, and their reaction was even greater than when they saw an abnormal person.

The second trench is thirty-five meters wide and ten meters deep, filled with all kinds of dangerous and sharp objects. You have to walk half a circle around the trench before you can reach the road where you can go up and down the stairs.

There were very few people of the same period passing by, and with Yan Fang and the other two, there were only seven people, including a deformed man who was wrapped tightly and a guard watching him.

This time, there was no need for a detailed inspection. They just had to pay a toll, a few scallops, which was paid by Xuan. Yan Fang didn't care too much.

The behavior of the people around him also made Yan Fang realize that what Xuan said before was too euphemistic. The people here not only disliked him but also hated him. If most of these people were not ordinary people, Yan Fang felt that Xuan would be beaten up if he walked on the street.

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The situation after crossing a trench is similar to the previous one. There is only a passage in the east. When you walk in, you can see a big city made of stone and mud. It gives people a sense of magnificence.

This big city cannot be seen from a distance and can only be seen when approaching the triple ditch. Similarly, if you leave the edge of the Youxiong tribe, it is difficult for ordinary monks to see the hut in the forest, because the entire Youxiong tribe is a big witch formation.

"Hmm, this city wall...seems too ordinary?"

Yan Fang felt a little strange when he looked at it. It looked quite majestic and impressive from a distance, but when he looked closer, he found that this city was really built with stones, and they were quite irregular, and not as beautiful as the previous wooden house.

Previously, whether it was the exquisite wooden houses, suspension bridges, or deep and wide ditches, some of these things did not conform to the rules of physics in their structures, which made Yan Fang, who had learned a little about construction from Shuxi, feel very inconsistent. But these things were still very exquisite and beautiful.

The big city before us is big, but it is made up of stones and soil of different colors and shapes. It is also uneven and has lost its beauty.

Unexpectedly, Xuan shook his head and said disapprovingly:

"Haha, this big city is the result of the hard work of our Bear Tribe for generations! Those witch formation houses are not as good as it."

It turns out that things that can be built by spells can also be easily affected by other spells. Not to mention the monsters, even in this period full of vitality, not to mention the corrosive rainfall, even the occasional vitality tide and storm would be a big blow to these buildings. In the prehistoric times, this level of disaster was not uncommon, and it was just a breath of a big monster.

Of course, high-level materials will not be affected, but humans cannot afford high-level materials.

The characteristics of stability and not easily changing with environmental changes are valued by the human race of this era, whether it is planting, breeding, or food, clothing, housing and transportation.

The materials used in this big city are all the type that are not easily affected by magic. This type of material is not scarce, but it is indeed very rare to be able to collect so many of them for building a city.

“I wonder how much it would cost to build such a city?”

Yan Fang looked at the big city, thinking about what he had seen and heard along the way, and couldn't help but sigh.

You must know that the human race has no way of practicing, and witchcraft and secret arts are currently only relying on the magic of the witch clan and other demon gods, which requires a lot of cost.

Under such circumstances, the witch was still able to build such a city, support tens of thousands of people, and hold large markets outside the tribe from time to time. How could Yan Fang not be impressed?

At the same time, this characteristic also made Yan Fang realize that it is not incomprehensible that people in later generations would turn around and practice the ultimate cultivation after obtaining the method of cultivation.

"It took our tribe several generations of accumulation and hard work to build this big city during the previous generation of witchcraft."

Xuan was proud of his ancestors when he talked about this. In addition, as far as he knew, the previous generation of witch was Mu Lao's teacher. He just didn't know what kind of conflict he had with the current witch that made him hide outside the tribe...

Passing through the gate of Stone City, Yan Fang officially arrived at the core area of ​​the Youxiong Tribe. In the center was a large altar, surrounded by various wooden houses. Their positions and appearances did not pursue the regular beauty like those in later generations. They were not very coordinated, but they were faintly formed into formations, exuding a mysterious and ancient atmosphere.

At the same time, the architectural styles of each building are different, showing their different characteristics, and the clothing of people passing through each building is also unique.

"It seems that there are more clans in the Bear Tribe than I thought!"

Seeing the different architectural styles and the symbolic marks therein, Yan Fang was not stupid and knew that this was the result of the fusion of various clans. Therefore, he had a strange feeling as if he was visiting the World Expo and seeing the landmark buildings of each province or seeing exhibitions of various ethnic groups.

"Captain Chuan did some statistics before. Including the peripheral clans and the small clans that were accepted by the medium-sized clans, we should have integrated 106 clans in total."

When Xuan heard Yan Fang's sigh, he also remembered some things he had talked about with Jichuan when he was leading the team, and his heart became sad again.

"Chuan? It turns out he has done statistics in this area. He is really an amazing person."

Yan Fang's eyes lit up. He remembered this person. He was the guard who died in the market and whose murderer had not been found yet. He didn't expect that this person, in addition to having a good reputation, had a statistical awareness in this era. If he survived, he would definitely be a talent.

You know, statistics is easier said than done, but collecting information and data in this era is not easy for a small guard. And since Xuan said that it was Chuan who did the statistics, it proves that the people of this tribe have never known or cared about this kind of data.

"Well, Captain Chuan is a very thoughtful and smart man."

Xuan also agreed with Yan Fang's praise.

Just at this moment, a strong man walked past from the front right.

"Hey, the disaster star has entered the city again?"

Zhuang Han's tone was quite harsh. He looked at Xuan with deep resentment in his eyes. When he saw Yan Fang's unfamiliar face, he was surprised and said:

"Brother, you know this, don't you? This evil star will bring bad luck to anyone who gets close to it. Don't be so pessimistic!"