Chapter 10 Troubled Times
When he heard Zhang Luochen's words, the old Taoist was stunned and thought to himself what the problem was?
In theory, anyone with some knowledge should know about this kind of thing, and some of the questions asked are indeed somewhat plausible. Mr. Zhang obviously doesn't look like the kind of person who has no knowledge. How could he not even know these basic common sense?
However, Hong Zhouzi immediately thought of another possibility. Is this young master Zhang a master from a treasure island of some fairy mountain. He just entered the world and didn't know much about the world, so he asked this question? This way, the explanation was made, especially the other party's temperament, which was beyond the world. Hong Zhouzi only saw in his life. The more he thought about it, the more he felt it made sense, and he was already 70% or 80% sure.
I immediately began to introduce it hard.
With Hong Zhouzi's introduction, Zhang Luochen finally had an intuitive understanding of the world.
The Chinese continent in this world is also known as the Land of Jiuzhou.
The place where he is located is Zhongzhou in the central area of Kyushu.
In this Zhongzhou area, a thousand years ago, there was a powerful country called the Great Zhou Kingdom. However, the Great Zhou Dynasty later split into seven small countries, five of which claimed to be the orthodox Great Zhou Dynasty, so it was called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Middle Zhou Dynasty according to its direction. There are two independent kingdoms.
The village is located in the territory of the Southern Zhou Kingdom.
The countries of Zhongzhou wanted to unify Zhongzhou for years, but unfortunately they could not do it.
Not only is Zhongzhou so chaotic, but the rest of the territory of Jiuzhou is also in a state of chaos of disputes among countries. The three northern countries are strong and have a large number of elite cavalry. They fight against the Quanrong and Donghu tribes in the north, while waiting for the opportunity to invade the south, wanting to seize more territory.
The East is the Great Qi Empire. The Great Qi is the largest country in the Jiuzhou area. It occupies nearly one-third of the land of Jiuzhou area and is also the only country where the king proclaims himself emperor (of course, this emperor is not recognized by other countries and is a self-satisfaction act). The emperor of Qi has wanted to unify Jiuzhou for hundreds of years, so he has made many attempts to fight south and north and west, but unfortunately he ended up failing every time.
The current monarch is Emperor Xuan of Qi, who seems to intend to inherit the will of the former emperor and launch a war of unification again.
In the south of Zhongzhou are the southern countries such as Jing, Chu, Nanchen, etc. These countries live in harmony with the barbarians. Although their national strength is not as strong as that of the Great Qi and the northern countries, they also have their own ambitions and can drive barbarian tribes to participate in the war and have great combat power, either conquering each other or attacking north, and their wars continue.
In the west of Zhongzhou, there are Xiliang, the high mountain countries, and most of the Western countries are poor in land and people are in distress. Therefore, they are very enthusiastic about expanding their territory and often invade borders and plunder other countries.
After listening to Hong Zhouzi's introduction, Zhang Luochen also roughly understood the current situation. It sounds somewhat similar to ancient Chinese history, but overall it is completely different, because according to Hong Zhouzi's words, the land of the Jiuzhou has never been unified, and the Qi State, which occupied the largest territory, only divided the world three times.
In this way, it seems a bit like the pattern of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. However, the chaos in this world has lasted for nearly two thousand years, which is different from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Moreover, there is still a nominal Zhou emperor in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but there is not even a nominal leader in the world, which is completely in chaos. However, because the time lasts too long, people in this world seem to have become accustomed to this situation.
It seems that the idea of living a stable life is unlikely. Even without the threat of demons and monsters, the war between countries alone cannot be ignored. So in general, you still have to practice the level first.
Zhang Luochen nodded slightly when he thought of this, "I understand. So the second question is, I don't know which towns are nearby, and where are there monsters like zombies?"
The old Taoist did not doubt this time and answered it on his own, "Fifty miles west is Rongyang Town, and seventy miles more is Longguan County Town.
Sixty miles north is Chuanyun Pass, and more than one hundred miles north can reach Luocheng, the capital of the Southern Zhou Kingdom.
Go east and down the Yellow River to reach the Eastern Zhou Kingdom. I don’t know much about the situation there.
As for where there are monsters like zombies, Rongyang Town is an ancient battlefield eighty miles south of it called Crow Ridge. There was a battle between Nanzhou and Nanchen at Crow Ridge. The corpses on both sides were everywhere, and the corpses were buried for dozens of miles. I don’t know how many corpses were buried there, and the corpses were accumulated and the corpses were still decayed. I heard that zombies could be seen wandering between the wilderness even in broad daylight, and the trade route between Nanzhou and Nanchen was also cut off.
Moreover, the influence of Crow Ridge is not only here. Due to the gathering of Yin Qi, Feng Shui within a hundred miles of the Crow Ridge has been affected, and many dead people have corpses.
Old Taoist, I also heard about these things. I came here a few years ago. On the one hand, I will accumulate some merits when I subdued demons and demons, and on the other hand, I will also save some coffin books."
After hearing this, Zhang Luochen secretly wrote down in his heart that this Crow Ridge is a good place to level up.
"Are there any other monsters besides zombies?"
The old Taoist pondered for a moment, "The people's hearts are not old these days, the world is getting worse, the demon atmosphere is growing more and more, and the evil spirit is awesome. If you want to say that these monsters are everywhere, there are no legends about monsters and monsters in the mountains, forests, rivers, and there are no legends about monsters and monsters there. This zombie is just an ordinary monster. I can still deal with it. If you encounter those powerful monsters, you may have to say that there are only thirty-six strategies to go.
Only Daqi in the east is said to be prosperous and peaceful, and even monsters will not cause trouble. It is a rare pure land in the world. However, Emperor Xuan of Qi was ambitious and heard that he was rectifying the troops. Once the war broke out again, the bodies and wilderness would be exposed, and the city would be transformed into a ruin. At that time, the demons and ghosts in the world would surely emerge one after another.
But the world is so big that there are always masters and strangers and hidden men and mountains and rivers. No matter how powerful those monsters are, as long as they arrive at a critical moment, there will always be someone to turn the tide."
Speaking of this, the old Taoist Hong Zhouzi looked at Zhang Luochen with a deep meaning. Zhang Luochen was a little furious when he was seen by the old Taoist, thinking to himself, what kind of eyes are you looking at, suddenly he reacted, I'll go, the master and stranger mentioned by the old Taoist should mean me, right?
But if you think about it carefully, you can’t talk about your master, and the stranger is really right.
After listening to the other party's introduction, he felt a little clear-headed. This world is obviously not an ordinary ancient world because there are so many supernatural phenomena.
But it should not be that kind of high-level world of cultivation immortals. If it is really a world of cultivation, it is impossible for even a few zombies to harm one side. The master of Sword Immortal is just a legend.
And from the old Taoist’s meaning, although there are many demons and monsters in this world, humans can still maintain a complete national and social form. It feels a bit similar to the world where ghosts and monsters are rampant described in the Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio.
Fortunately, I play the magician, a mixed profession, with various spells to deal with various enemies, and I am not afraid of monsters and monsters. If I play the professions of swordsmen, hunters, and generals, it would be a tragedy.
And in this way, you will not be afraid of being seen by using spells. At most, you will be regarded as a strange person, which will save you a lot of trouble.
In this way, Zhang Luochen's goal became clearer, so let's talk about killing zombies first and then reaching level 10.
However, there are too many zombies in Crow Ridge, which seems a bit dangerous. Since this Taoist Master Hong Zhouzi is an exorcist, he must have dealt with zombies frequently. It is better to follow the old Taoist in front of him to experience the experience of gangsters first.
"I don't know where the eldest son lives. Are you going to go back to town tomorrow?"
Hong Zhouzi stroked his beard and said, "Old saying, I am home all over the world, but there is no fixed place to go. However, now that I am injured, I have to go back to the town to recuperate for a while."
"Haha, I'm going to Rongyang Town too. How about going together tomorrow? I can take care of each other on the road."
The old Taoist nodded, "Of course it's good."
Chapter completed!