The lone wolf of Freyrdrand

Difficulties in the canal

Canals are extremely important to Shurima.

The entire area of ​​Shurima is almost desert, and there are no naturally formed rivers. It depends on the Dawn Oasis, where the imperial city originated, to deliver river water to the entire area of ​​Shurima.

But Shurima is really too big, and the climate of the empty desert is erratic. Many tributaries can’t flow too far, and they will dry up halfway.

This is not serious in the southern part of Shurima surrounded by huge mountains, but in the north of the imperial city of Shurima, almost no river can spread out, making almost all the cities in the northern part of Shurima very close to the coast. A huge empty no-man’s land formed between it and the imperial city, just like a big hole in the Shurima Empire, there is no city on the huge territory.

This empty area is called the “Great Sai Desert”.

Because the coastal cities in the north are too far away from the central imperial city, and there are no buffer cities in between, these coastal cities are all in a state of “the sky is high and the emperor is far away”. Rebellions frequently occurred, and the empire had to send many ascenders and large troops to guard the north. .

The existence of the Great Sai Desert also greatly restricted Shurima’s intention to expand to the Valoran continent in the north. It was difficult for the rich resources and troops in the hinterland of Shurima to be transported across the entire Great Sai Desert to the coastal cities.

There is only one way to solve these problems once and for all – to build a canal from the imperial city to the north, which will not only solve the problems of the northern coastal cities, but also build new cities along the canal to fill the huge desert of Dasai. the void.

This fortification has troubled the royal family of Shurima for a long time. There have been many attempts to open canals to the north for thousands of years, but the sand in the Dasai Desert is erratic, making it difficult to build foundations, and natural disasters occur almost every day. The built fortifications were destroyed once, and in the end, countless slaves were filled with their lives, but no canal to the north was built.

“I remember the last attempt to build a canal was one hundred and fifty years ago.” Valieva tapped the map of Shurima on the table with her paw, “At that time, Her Majesty the Queen was very busy building this fortification, but finally died. After killing many slaves, he still failed to cultivate, His Majesty quarreled with the Council of Elders for quite a while over this matter.”

“Canal…” Luo Sa couldn’t help recalling when he was still picking up waste.

The slaves are also divided into ranks, such as private pets raised by nobles, which are naturally the highest rank. As long as they are favored by their masters, not only will their lives be safe, but they can also enjoy fine clothes and fine food. Their lives are much better than those of ordinary people.

What is more miserable is the scavenger slaves like Luo Sa. Food and clothing are hard to come by, and no one cares about where they die.

But there is something worse than the slaves who scavenged waste, and that is the slaves who were forcibly dragged to build large fortifications.

It is said that the magnificent imperial city of Shurima was built with the lives of hundreds of thousands of slaves.

“Her Majesty has improved a lot this term.” Maiisha saw what Luo Sa was thinking, “Her Majesty also recruited a large number of slaves when building the canal, and did not build any fortifications other than that.” .”

“I don’t care about this matter.” Luo Sa shook his head and said, “I was thinking that the tasks the elders gave me were really outrageous one by one, and that hundreds of thousands of slaves couldn’t repair the canal with their lives, let me do it alone. ”

“Indeed.” Valieva also felt the same way, “When Her Majesty’s father was in power, he also tried to summon a hundred ascenders to open the canal, and I also participated, but the Dasai Desert is really not a place for people to stay. The earthquake came as soon as it was said, and the channels just dug were buried after a while, and no method of reinforcement would work.”

Varieva marked it on the map while talking: “Generally, there are two plans for building a canal. One is to build the canal from the imperial city to the northwest, and the end point is in Uzeris, which is a city rich in fish products. Its own port. The other is to build from the imperial city to the north, pass through Zuri Tower, and end in Nashilame, which is a very good trading city, and foreign businessmen in the north like to gather there to trade. ”

“What’s the difference between these two methods?” Luo Thirty looked at the map curiously. He never thought that he could “overlook” the entire Shurima in this way.

“The disadvantage of repairing to the northwest is obvious. The length of the canal will be much longer. The advantage is that it can avoid the worst central area of ​​the Dasai Desert. The canal will not be easily destroyed by sandstorms and earthquakes.” Although Valiva has an impulsive personality, but At any rate, he is also a person who has obtained the qualification of ascension, and has a clear understanding of the country’s major affairs. “Repairing in the direction of true north is the opposite. The distance will be much shorter but there will be more natural disasters.”

“The mission of the Presbyterian Church is only to let Luo San build a canal to the north.Ask for a specific direction, as long as you can flow into the northern sea area, you will be successful. Mai Yisha looked at Luo Sa and said with a smile, “Which route do you think we should choose?”

Luo Sa looked at the map and asked a question: “Why not repair it in the northeast direction?”

“Building the canal to the northeast is the longest of the three directions, and it also passes through the hinterland of the Dasai Desert.” Varieva pointed to the map of the northeast of Shurima, “And you see, there are many mountains and hills in the northeast. It’s very uneven, and it’s basically impossible to build a canal in this direction, and it’s not enough to kill millions of slaves.”

“But the canal construction in the northwest and the north has failed.” Luo Sa frowned and said, “With so many resources in Setaka’s hands, they failed. If we follow her path again, there is no hope of success.”

“Eh… what you said makes sense…” Valieva stretched out her tongue and licked her eyes, “but it’s really not practical to build a canal to the northeast.”

“It’s not practical until you see it with your own eyes.” Maiisha put her finger on the imperial city and rowed all the way to the northeast coastline, “There is also the city of Belguen in the northeast. I remember it is a good place rich in mammoth wool. There is also a very lively black market, which is also good as the end of the canal.”

“Belgun…” Varieva recalled, “I remember that an Ascendant with a worse temper than me was stationed there. He probably wouldn’t allow you to build a canal to his city.”

“It seems that we can only convince him by ourselves.” Maiisha shrugged, “Let’s take a trip to the northeast route and find out the specific route suitable for building the canal.”

“The Council of Elders is really not a thing. They actually give you such a hopeless task.” Valieva’s head almost exploded at the thought of how troublesome it is to build the canal.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s difficult, it means that the Presbyterian Council can’t think of a more egregious way to make things difficult for me.” Luo Sa smiled freely.

Valieva raised her head unexpectedly and looked at Luo Sa: “You are quite open-minded. After becoming the empress, your husband has become more broad-minded?”

“It’s not broad enough to be worthy of Setaka.” Luo Thirty smiled wryly, “I’m afraid there are tens of millions of people in Shurima who want to kill me now. I can’t possibly hold grudges one by one.”

“Well, yes, those who do great things must have such a mind. I despise those small-minded people who care about every detail the most.” Valieva looked at Luo Sa with admiration, and rewarded him with a face-licking “reward”.

Luo Sa silently took the handkerchief from Mai Yisha, who was holding back her laughter, and wiped it while saying, “However, it is true that the construction of the canal will not be completed in a short while. We are going to the northeast while completing other tasks. There is no task more difficult than building a canal.”

“Okay, let’s go then.” Valieva put away the map.

“Master Valiva, you don’t have to agree [source; source’ group]: 9? 8; 0; 2?. 0′. 5,, 8″5. ;6 Do you prepare anything? Maiisha asked, “Is this the city here?” ”

“Anyway, all the people who broke the city ran away, so it doesn’t matter.” Valieva waved her paws.

Maiisha nodded: “By the way, Lord Valieva, who is stationed in Belgun, who is that bad-tempered Ascended Lord you mentioned? I want to know how he and Lord Tayanali Is there any friendship?”

“If you want to rely on Tayanari to gain a relationship, forget it. That guy is a stone in a cesspit. It is smelly and hard. I haven’t seen him give anyone much face except for Her Majesty the Queen and the Grand Master.” Rieva said, “His name is Aatrox.”

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“This emperor is willing to use the wealth of the entire Shurima royal family in exchange for a waterway leading to the north.”

——The words from the heart of a Shurima emperor