[Comprehensive Fairy Tale] The Uncrowned King

Kokaido?Samuel's complexion changed slightly, but he still held back and continued to ask:

"Didn't you say that the Baisha sea area is very dangerous? This seaway...is it okay?"

The Baisha sea area is the sea area surrounding the canyon at the junction of the two countries.Indeed, if the canyon is impassable, it is convenient to go around and take the sea route directly, and it is not far away. The reason why Samuel's face changed is because the white sand sea area is very dangerous.

After Samuel asked Xiao Hua for a map but laid an egg and found a blank parchment, Samuel bought a crude map of the continent in a town along the way.Maps are still rare in this world. On the one hand, every map in this world must be drawn by professionals, and cannot be copied directly, and there are very few mapmakers, and such a large sheet of parchment that can clearly read the names of various countries is too expensive Well, Samuel also inquired that there is no papermaking technology here, and parchment is not allowed to be manufactured privately, and is monopolized by the state; on the other hand, it is because of the state's policy.In order to make the people feel comfortable farming the land, the ruler is unwilling to let them know how big the world is, so although the sale of maps is legitimate, it is extremely rare under the hint of the ruler, and even if it is sold, it is very vague. Did not buy the same.The map in Samuel's hand that barely marked the mountains and rivers was bought from the black market.

When he saw the sea road on the map, before he came to Dun Hod Canyon, he tried to inquire about how to get down the sea road and safety issues, but the people who were asked looked at him with a mixture of surprise and vigilance. He hurried away without saying anything, and Samuel had to speed up for fear of getting into trouble, lest they find someone to arrest him as a dangerous person.

Samuel asked several times that this was the case, so he took a piece of candy to trick a child into telling him.It turns out that the white-sand sea area near Dunhud Canyon is a dangerous area known to mainlanders. It is rumored that there are big fish eating people in it.The rumors certainly sound unreliable, but it is true that no ship has been able to reach another country from other than the Dun Hod Canyon for decades and hundreds of years, so no one tried again.

That's why he hesitated now that the guard said there was a small sea passage to go.

"I can only say that this sea route is safer than directly crossing the sea. You must know that there are quite a few people who have to fight for their lives, either dying at the hands of the enemy or at the mouth of the fish. There are quite a few people who have tried it themselves. , Later, it was safe to pass, of course, I will not harm you, there are dead people, of course there are some."

The guard gave Samuel a general route, and told him where to get a boat if he wanted to cross the sea.After Samuel thanked him, he moved away from the range of Dunhold Canyon, began to think carefully, and took out the map to start researching.The map shows that both sides of Dun Hod Canyon are surrounded by a circle of small islands. Because the range is too dense and there are many hidden reefs near the islands, those who tried before will go around farther and go around behind the islands.

But the sea path given to him by the guards is walking close to the island.According to him, those monsters that eat people are likely to live in the deep sea, so the survival rate is higher if they walk close to the island, but because of the hidden reefs, they can't drive big boats, they can only drive small boats with shallow water, so this It is very likely that the sea climate is too unpredictable and the ship is too small to die. As for whether the monsters will really not appear here, the guards are not sure, and there are living people in the past, because they can't see the light in the first place. It was done by a person, so it didn't spread to the outside world, and the guards only found out about it by chance.

But Samuel really wanted to go to the opposite country of Heinedil.If there is a reason why he must go, there is no such thing, but if he continues to stay in Kil'jaeden, Samuel will feel awkward when he thinks about it.

Kil'jaeden is located in the southernmost part of the Hillsborough continent. Although the land area is not small, the entire country appears to be closed because the communication with the outside world can only be through the Dunhold Canyon.In a closed place, apart from being uninformed and not communicating with the outside world, the most important thing is that the people are more barbaric, uncivilized, and xenophobic than outsiders. It is easy to believe in the facts of your own judgment because of your own unilateral judgment. .As for Samuel, after all, he is not a native, and he has no memory of living in this place. Although he has been honed here for a long time, he still has not adapted to this kind of life. The demon was captured and burned at the stake.

At first, Samuel listened to what the traveling merchant told him.At that time, Samuel hadn't left the small town of Luan, and he was still the slave who worked hard every day.At that time, the Benthams relaxed a little bit with him, and sometimes let him go to the traveling merchants who came to sell things every once in a while to buy some things that the town didn't have.The status of the businessman is very low here, but because of his wide field of vision, he knows that Samuel is a kidnapped child. As a result, the businessman sighed and said that the country outside was much better than here. Samuel was surprised, so he asked carefully.

The businessman said that the countries outside are much better than here. At least many things cannot be done in the open, and there are simple regulations on what can and cannot be done.At the beginning, Samuel was hit by the hunter who said that human trafficking was legal, but when he heard the businessman say that this is not the case in other countries, because the free trader is easy to be resisted, where slaves are usually cultivated for generations, The one who instilled in them the belief of inferior people since childhood also said that it was stipulated that free people should not be trafficked.Unfortunately, in Samuel's further questioning, the businessman said, of course, there were some who were actually taken away, and there was nothing to be done about those who were taken away.

Samuel was very disappointed when he heard the second half. At first, he thought that this was the difference between Savage 1 and Savage 1.1. In the eyes of him, who came from a civilized society, there was really no big difference. It gave him a sense of security, so he didn't have the idea of ​​going to Heinedir after saying goodbye to the businessman, but it didn't take long for him to watch a fire execution in person.

At that time, Samuel had just bought Xiaohua back, and he didn't know what a magical chicken it was.The Benthams were called away from the town meeting at that time, and then they dragged him out to the open space of the town meeting, where a little girl was terrified and tied to a wooden post in the center of the open space. A lot of firewood was piled up, and there was a lit torch standing beside it.

The mayor who the Benthams had seen when they were handling the formalities for Samuel stood in front and began to speak, surrounded by whispers, looking at the little girl with disdain and disgust.There were a lot of people who came, and even he had to come. Samuel also saw a few babies, and the mother who was holding the baby looked so distraught that she couldn't stand still in the confinement. It seemed that everyone in the town Mobilize.

And what was wrong with this girl?In the mayor's indignant speech, Samuel understood that the girl should have sleepwalking, and often sleepwalked into the wild in the middle of the night. Later, when people found her, they thought she was a witch. The mayor knew it and observed it several times. Indeed, even though the girl did nothing, she was put directly on the stake.

The fire was burning blazingly, the girl's mouth was gagged, she couldn't make a sound, but she struggled fiercely, Samuel lowered his head unbearably, thinking if she was really a witch, how could she be subdued so easily?Samuel believed that there were witches in this world, but they must be powerful, and it was impossible for them to be so defenseless.

At that time Samuel thought, if he escaped, he must not stay in this country anymore.Even if the countries outside are only slightly better, it means that a few more people will survive.

"Xiaohua, do you think we should take the risk to try that seaway?"

Samuel didn't know whether to take the risk, just because the outside world might be easier.However, what he saw and heard during the two-month journey did make him understand how barbaric and uncivilized this world is, blindly harming the people.He has tried his best to avoid the places where people live, but where he passes, it is always easy to see the bones with scars. The vultures are eating the last bit of meat on the bones with relish. He has also encountered The robbers, fortunately, drove them away with the help of their own abilities and the powerful weapons under Xiaohua.

It's too depressing here, even though the local people's expressions of habit can be called numbness, but every time Samuel thinks of staying here for another day, he feels very depressed.

Are the countries outside really more enlightened?Samuel didn't know, maybe he got a worse result, but he wanted to go out and see for himself, even if he lost, he could always make himself more sober.

Xiaohua didn't speak, as it often does, it always makes Samuel talk to himself in embarrassment, but fortunately Samuel can only talk in his heart, for fear that someone who sees it will say that he is talking to the devil.

Samuel gritted his teeth.In the past, he didn't like to make decisions for himself, but now, his every move determines his life.After a while, he stood up, looked firmly at the place where the guard said the boat was sold, gently stroked Xiaohua's feathers, and said in a low voice:

"Okay, let's go and try, anyway, you are always with me, right?"

"Ah."