The motorcade had left Guangping County, and everyone had reset their mood. After all, the New Year was over, and they had to return to the Imperial Capital to start their lives.
"Which way should we go?" Before a fork in the road, Dolin asked as he stabilized the carriage.
Taishi Xingwei opened the carriage door, took a look, pointed to the road on the right and said, "Why did you come from here? Going forward is the valley of Sanlonghui."
"Then we still have to go over there?" Dorian asked.
"Actually, there are three ways to return to the imperial capital, but the routes are different. You can choose yourselves." Taishi Xingwei thought for a moment and said.
"Then let's take the road on the left. We can see different scenery on the way back." Dowling suggested.
Seeing that no one objected, Dowling directly pulled the reins and controlled the horse to move towards the left road, and the carriage behind him naturally followed.
"There is a big city ahead, called Emerald City. It is said that there is an emerald mine in the north of the city, which is one of the largest economic sources of the Shenwu Empire." Jijiu, who was sitting next to Daolin, spread out the map and said.
"Doesn't that mean that the Emerald City will be very prosperous?" Dolin scratched his head and said.
Because he took the middle road when he first went to the Imperial Capital, he knew nothing about the Emerald City.
"Of course, there is a very large trading market here. It is a famous trading city in the northwest of the Shenwu Empire." Jijiu nodded and replied.
"Then let's go there for a walk." Dolin raised his whip happily, and the carriage speed increased a lot and set off towards the Emerald City.
In the evening, they were still three hundred miles away from the Emerald City. At this time, they were on the official road, with no way to reach the village or store.
Dowling led the team down the official road and found a place with leeward to stop.
Mo Ran and Bai Luo in the second car were urged over by three girls to inquire about the situation.
After learning that they could only sleep outdoors tonight, everyone looked twitching.
It's winter now, and it's been snowing for several days in a row. With the surrounding ice and snow, camping can only be a misfortune.
Four carriages surrounded the city in a circle, sealing the middle.
Dowling started to light the fire and then prepared the food to be grilled.
"Why don't we go further, what if there is a village ahead?" Mo Shishi came over and asked with her little mouth pouted.
Dolin helplessly tinkered with the bonfire and replied: "I've looked at the map before drinking. The nearest town or village is dozens of miles away. It's almost dawn when we walk there, so we might as well take advantage of it while it's still dark. Hurry up and get ready and go to bed early after dinner."
"Okay, can you cook some porridge? I'm getting a little angry from eating barbecue all the time." Mo Shishi begged.
Daolin nodded with a smile, handed the pot and rice bag to Mo Shishi, and asked her to find water to wash the rice.
Mo Shishi reluctantly pulled Bai Ying to look for water. In fact, it was very simple to find some clean snow and turn the snow into water to wash rice. But Mo Shishi didn't understand and pulled Bai Ying around. Daquan couldn't find any water source, so he had no choice but to come back dejectedly holding the pot and rice bag.
Dolin looked at the intact rice bag and couldn't laugh or cry, so he had no choice but to entrust Jiujiu to help him.
It doesn't matter if you quit drinking. Just pick up the white snow with your hands and put it into the pot. Then use your internal force to turn the snow into water. Then grab it with your hands and wash the rice clean. Then pick up the white snow and put it into the pot to turn it into water with your internal force. .
"So that's how it is. I thought I had to wash rice with river water." Mo Shishi was stunned by the operation of quitting drinking.
Taishi Xingwei came over at this time, he sighed and sat on the small bench and said: "When I have time, I will find an uninhabited area and throw you all in. I thought it was unbearable before, but now I think about it I think it’s really necessary to train you.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked bitter and resentful.
"We are not chefs, as long as Daolin is here." The three girls were the most excited and they retorted righteously.
"What if Daolin is not here? Or if you are caught, you need to survive on your own after successfully escaping. How can you live without Daolin at this time?" Taishi Xingwei said righteously.
Everyone lowered their heads and looked at the crackling firewood in a daze.
"You have to know that what the old man said is definitely not alarmist. Although we live a very comfortable life now, at the border of the empire, it is in dire straits. The surrounding empires are constantly harassing the border. It is uncertain when all the warriors will go We will provide assistance at the border." Taishi Xingwei sighed.
After hearing this, everyone raised their heads and looked at Taishi Xingwei. Even Daolin, who was concentrating on marinating the steak, looked at Taishi Xingwei with curiosity.
"Master, please tell us in detail." Dowling said while brushing the barbecue sauce.
"Master traveled throughout the continent in his early years. Our continent is divided by five empires. The shape of this continent is almost circular. The Shenwu Empire occupies the central and northern part of this circle, ranking third in area.
The other four empires on this continent are: Fenglei Empire, Lieyang Empire, Linyuan Empire, and Chiyue Empire.
The largest one is Fenglei Empire, followed by Lieyang Empire, Shenwu Empire is third, Chiyue Empire is fourth, and the smallest one is Linyuan Empire.
The Fenglei Empire is in the southernmost part of the continent, across the entire southern part of the continent.
The Lieyang Empire occupies the area west of the center of the continent and north of the Shenwu Empire.
The Shenwu Empire occupies the northeastern part of the continent.
The Scarlet Moon Empire is on the east side of the continent, adjacent to the Fenglei Empire to the south and the Lieyang Empire to the west.
As for the Linyuan Empire, it is the southern neighbor of the Shenwu Empire and the northern neighbor of the Chiyue Empire. It is very small and is just a gap on the mainland. However, it successfully separated the Shenwu Empire and the Chiyue Empire. . "
Daolin was a little confused when he heard this. He interrupted Taishi Xingwei and asked: "Master, why is it that the Linyuan Empire is so small but no empire has annexed it?"
Taishi Xingwei smiled slightly and said: "Because the Linyuan Empire has three powerful emperors and dozens of powerful people in the Shenhe realm. This kind of strength allows him to build an empire on his own despite occupying a small area."
"Three powerful emperors and dozens of powerful people in the Divine Harmony Realm. This level of strength is indeed luxurious enough. No wonder." Daolin said in surprise.
Not only him, but everyone else including Qinjiu also looked shocked.
"Then the war on the empire border you mentioned before was caused by the Linyuan Empire or the Lieyang Empire?" Daolin continued to ask.
"The Linyuan Empire will never expand externally, but it is the Chiyue Empire and the Lieyang Empire that have repeatedly disturbed the borders of the Shenwu Empire." Taishi Xingwei said.
"Isn't there the Linyuan Empire between the Chiyue Empire and the Shenwu Empire? Why can he cross the Linyuan Empire to attack Shenwu?" Daolin was stunned and carefully recalled the continental map that Taishi Xingwei had just taught him.
