There are many kingdoms lined up on the west coast of Morbigas. If you travel all the way from the Mississippi Strait in the far north to the south, you will find that there are similar but not identical customs along the way.
The protruding part of the Tambur Mountains in the Kingdom of Avenella is usually considered the north-south dividing line of the west coast. Going south from here, the climate gradually changes from subtropical to tropical, and as the temperature rises, the vegetation becomes more abundant.
The Sivaliya people call this side south of Dange Gorge "Ri? Xumor? Delatir" - this is often referred to as "Li Dela", which means hot and humid hell - obviously for For the Sivalier people who live in the dry and cold Inznir-Prosper plain, the climate here is really unbearable——
And this is also the most profound initial impression of our Luoan girl who has just arrived here.
For Mira, who has lived in the Ecasta Plain for more than ten years, she is accustomed to things like the continuous rain in spring and wet everywhere. Before this, the girl had never even thought about it. This place is more humid than I have ever seen.
Travel is something that can always break your stereotypes and broaden your mind - and hone your body and mind in every sense - in our case, it's about food and equipment Maintenance.
In addition to the fresh water of the Garriel River, the largest river on the west coast, the abundant water vapor source of the swamp wetlands in the Ridela area is also a large part of the seawater from the Morbigas Inland Sea.
As if to balance the positive and negative, coming from Avenella, which is mostly high mountains, even the Ecasta plain is not low, the altitude on this side is the lowest on the entire west coast, which also leads to a large coastal area Large areas of soil have been irrigated by seawater from the Mobigas Inland Sea. In addition to some saltwater lagoons, there are also large areas of saltwater wetlands.
Saltwater wetlands with extremely high salt content and freshwater wetlands are closely connected. These places not only provide many kingdoms in the Ridela region with a large amount of valuable commodities such as easily accessible salt, but also create a unique ecosystem. .
Huge giant amphibious crocodiles and even some water dragons are the biological specialties of the Ridela region, and another feature of it that makes all adventurers and even the kingdom's army criticized is the salt content. Extremely high moisture vapor can cause damage to metal and leather items.
Our little Mila understands this very well.
Because of the special nature of Henry's sword, the sage almost never needed to maintain his weapon, so he never taught Mira how to do so. And when they came to the humid and hot south, this directly led to unfortunate consequences.
Two days.
After just two days without inspection, the one-handed sword made of steel that the girl carried became rusty - but it was not over yet. The hot and humid climate also did the same thing to the mail armor on her body. The chainmail she wore next to her body was already stained by body sweat and oil. It had been several months since she bought it, and she had never noticed it because of the cold weather.
The metal is like this, and the leather is not much better. The hard leather scabbard used to carry the one-handed sword, and the leather armor on the body that matches the mail, are all exuding due to the burning of the sun and the extremely salty air. There was a strange smell - the girl even found a small patch of white salt flowers on her saddle one morning during the trip.
——This is only the beginning of spring. If the hot summer comes, it will be unbearable.
The air filled with salt gave everything in the mouth a salty taste, even the bread without anything added tasted the same. Coupled with the humidity and heat, I didn't feel too comfortable wearing leather armor and long-sleeved clothes every day. The girl with great influence inevitably became irritable after coming to Ridela for a week and a half.
Large pieces of hard land that can be inhabited here are relatively scarce, so the number and distribution area of villages are much smaller than those in Avenella behind them. They have been moving forward for a long time, and they only met a few locals and travelers in twos and threes. Mercenaries, even if they occasionally see campfire smoke, are just temporary camps built by adventurers.
There was no village in front of her, no store in back, and no place to even take a shower. This made the face of the girl who loves cleanliness wrinkle up.
Her white hair, which had always been clean, inevitably became a mess. Coupled with the smell on her body, Mira originally wanted to take off her leather armor and long-sleeved coat because of the heat and humidity, but after experiencing a The dense leeches that were attracted to the horses in the freshwater swamp made her quickly give up the idea.
Fatigue, upset.
In just a week and a half after arriving here, Mira felt that it was more difficult than the previous two or three months. Coupled with the several dangers she experienced along the way, she now only felt that she might not be suitable to be a mercenary. This kind of career - but this idea was immediately driven out of the girl's mind by the girl with great perseverance.
This is true for many things. What makes people want to give up is not a one-time huge setback but the trivial things day after day.
——The performance of the white-haired girl was seen by the sage all the way. Her irritability and restlessness, fatigue and nervousness began to show up intermittently as the journey continued, but Henry had no intention of doing anything about it.
One of the reasons is that this path was chosen by Mira herself. Although there were some problems some time ago, it was still a smooth start, which may have made her feel a little bit elated in her heart, but for anyone, this All are harmful rather than helpful.
Most of our lives are filled with annoying and boring daily chores, and most of the things that go wrong are unsatisfactory. The same is true for the mercenary journey, including climate, food, water, fatigue, weapon maintenance, and body cleanliness. . Rather than fighting, these small details that many people take for granted are the first things to overcome.
She has chosen this path herself, so she must work hard to overcome it - which leads to another reason for Henry's inaction.
Even though the twelve-year-old girl seemed irritable and frustrated during the first few days of the week and a half, she always regained her energy.
This made the sage very happy.
There is no such thing as an invincible person. No matter who you are in this world, you will experience failure in some aspect.
Therefore, the kind of perseverance that stands out from the crowd is not a quality worthy of promotion. Stubbornly refusing any change.
Yes, it's much different.
Time passed slowly. After experiencing many trivial matters in the afternoon of this day, with their mail armor that was so rusty that it affected their movement and an itchy feeling of discomfort all over their bodies, the two finally arrived at the northernmost point of the Krant Kingdom. The town—its name was the same as that of Prince Edward's fiefdom in Avenella, which was called Chester. This is not a coincidence. In fact, there are many city-states on the west coast with this name.
The reason naturally starts with the mighty branch of the Laman Empire that was defeated and moved here. Although the largest part of the legacy of the spark of civilization brought by the Lamanites was left to Sivalier, details scattered in other directions also bloomed everywhere - the most typical of which is language.
Lamani is the oldest systematic language in the Rigal world. Although this statement is somewhat controversial, if one strictly follows the academic association's definition of language, it is indeed beyond reproach.
In the modern Rigal world, except for Otolo, most languages, including the lingua franca of the West Coast and many other popular languages, are based on Lamani, and many classic words that extend from it are naturally It retains the same original meaning - for example, the "Chester" we mentioned has the meaning of "small town" in the Lamani language.
I come, I see, I conquer.
Even a thousand years after the empire's demise, the culture left behind still fulfills the long-cherished wish of the past emperors in a sense.
Two flowers bloom, one on each side. Let’s turn our attention back to the two protagonists.
The dull sound of horse hooves echoed on the dirt road. Mercenaries with horses and full armor were rare in a place like this, so the two of them attracted a lot of attention.
Most of the buildings here are wooden structures. In order to avoid moisture, there are many pillars at the bottom to separate the floor from the ground.
Human intelligence is evident in such details. Mira and Henry continued to move forward and found the hotel after walking a short distance.
Hotels are always easily identifiable landmark buildings in any era. Ordinary residents' houses rarely have such a large size. Coupled with the neat partition design, even if it is not listed, it will be easy to travel a few times. Ordinary people can easily identify it.
"A room." Henry got off his horse and walked in. Because of his height, he looked down at the bald store manager and said. Naturally, the dusty sage has not been able to wash up during this period. The messy stubble and dirty face combined with his height and the big sword behind his back are very intimidating. The store manager was stunned for a while, and then After reacting, he started asking in common language how long he would stay.
"Pay for two days first. Ella's silver coins can be used." The sage nodded, while Mira behind him yawned loudly.
Finally arriving at a populated place, the girl Luoan relaxed and suddenly felt a little sleepy.
"Yes, this mercenary sir." The blue-brand mercenary can be considered a small role. The store manager said this in a polite tone, and Henry asked again.
"Is there anything to eat?"
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Time passed by, and the first thing the two people did when they finally arrived at a populated place was to take a good bath.
In early spring, the temperature in the Ridela area has reached more than 20 to nearly 30 degrees. The water in several wooden barrels prepared by the hotel for guests is slightly warm - the bathroom is a small wooden cubicle. A wooden board was nailed to the upper corner, and a candle on it gave off a dim light.
This kind of independent compartment is unique to the swamp area. People in Avenella to the north are used to bathing in rivers and lakes, while people further south like to go to the Laman style large baths together. Take a bath.
The reason for not bathing outdoors is very simple. There are many crocodiles and leeches in swamp areas. If you are not careful when bathing in the wild, your life will be lost. There is no large bathing place built because the population of settlements such as villages here is not that large.
Feeling fresh all over.
Mira and Henry, who took off their armor and put on relatively clean clothes with long, wet hair, walked down from the second floor where they lived with only their personal swords.
The first floor is a restaurant that doubles as a pub, which seems to be a standard model for all hotels. They had already paid the money before, and now the two of them found a table and sat down, waiting for their dinner.
The aroma was permeating the air, and just smelling them made Mira's appetite whet her appetite, but when the food was actually served, she sat blankly on her chair.
"Uh...Teacher, what is this?" The wet hair stuck to the girl's red face, and her blank expression made Henry couldn't help but smile.
The main meal served by the innkeeper in Ridella was neither bread nor pancakes, but a plate of white, crystal-clear grain grains - something Mira had never seen before.
"It's rice, something grown in paddy fields. The Lamanites taught them how to grow it, because the environment here is not suitable for wheat growth." The sage said, and the maid in the hotel began to bring more food. Come up.
Fish stewed with spices, small shrimps and crabs that can be seen everywhere on the swamp ground, and vegetables that are not like the potatoes and carrots that are common in Avenella, but some that look aquatic. green vegetables.
"Ugh..." The uneaten staple food made Mira a little confused about what to do, while Henry on the side picked up a wooden fork and put the fish and vegetables on the plate, and then replaced it with a wooden spoon to put these together with the rice. Put it in your mouth.
"..." Mira watched him do that, and then began to imitate him.
The last rays of the sun disappeared under the endless peaks of the Tambur Mountains, the moon began to rise, and night fell.
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