"Is this place really the permanently neutral land you speak of?"
Standing at the edge of the sinkhole, Xu Shenxing gazed into the distance for a moment before asking with a doubtful expression.
"If I must say, the surrounding towns and villages are all under Luomosi's administration and belong to the neutral lands."
Louise, who didn't know the reason, answered honestly.
"It's not that I'm being paranoid."
Xu Shenxing gazed at the city that seemed to have sunk into the ground and asked doubtfully, "But this city doesn't look like one that can stay out of the disputes between human nations."
Generally speaking, there were two types of situations for a region to be called a neutral land.
The first type was that it was located in a desolate and remote place. Add to that the fact that it didn't produce any special products that contained great benefits, such as minerals, spices, and the like, it was extremely inconvenient both in terms of transportation and transportation. There was no value in conquering it, and as time passed, it was ignored by all nations and became a neutral land that was unregulated.
A considerable number of fugitives and scoundrels who had committed crimes in their own countries would gather in such a place. Rather than calling it a neutral land, it was more accurate to call it a lawless land of chaos.
Xu Shenxing wouldn't be surprised if it really was such a place. On the contrary, it would be better to say that things were simpler and clearer: those fugitives could be easily suppressed by force. Even if there were those who didn't want to submit, they would become as obedient as loyal dogs after being punished a few times as an example to others.
After becoming the uncrowned king there, many things would become much easier to do. The only troublesome thing was that the scum wouldn't do their best to complete the tasks they were given, and their efficiency was relatively low.
Add to that the geographical limitations of the region itself, this kind of inefficient situation would worsen.
To put it bluntly, this so-called "neutral land" was of little value that was tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.
Be it in terms of geography or the streets of this city called Luomosi, it didn't look like a chaotic land at all.
Yes, of course, it was true that transportation wasn't convenient …
In that case, it should belong to the second type of situation.
The second type of situation had nothing to do with location or size of territory. There was only one reason it could become a neutral existence.
Strength.
Only with great power — whether it was individual power that had broken through the limit of numbers, or a certain military class that had great combat power, after having power that exceeded a certain limit, could maintain their own independent will and become a completely neutral existence.
This kind of neutrality was more valuable.
Whether it was the strength of an individual or a combat group with considerable deterrence, the fact that this independent force could maintain its existence for a long time showed that this government had its own set of effective ways of doing things.
In addition, most of the small countries had the kind of cohesion that was unique to them. If he could join them, or even get a high position, it would be of great help to Xu Shenxing in his search for the leader.
However, the problem was that this kind of sunken terrain was too disadvantageous for the defenders. It was hard to imagine that it could deter the surrounding countries.
Putting everything else aside, as long as the attackers surrounded the top of the cliff and shot down a volley of lit arrows, it would be enough to cause a considerable amount of chaos.
If they were a bit more vicious and drew water from a distant river here, it wouldn't be long before this sinkhole city would become a swamp country. It would already be pretty good if a tenth of them could survive.
Unless one was as powerful as Xu Shenxing, individual martial power and the combat power of an army wouldn't be of much use in this kind of situation.
That was why Xu Shenxing found it hard to believe.
"Luomosi is the only city protected by magic. Whether it's a water attack or a fire, it won't be affected at all. Although it can't be seen with the naked eye, there's actually a layer of barrier at the top of the sinkhole. That's a protective barrier passed down from the legendary era. Even now, there hasn't been a way to break it. "
Louise, who knew that Xu Shenxing didn't even have some common knowledge about this world, hurriedly explained.
"So that's how it is. There's a supernatural power protecting it …"
Xu Shenxing nodded in understanding.
Perhaps only a supernatural power that defied common sense could turn a city like this into a neutral land.
"Lord Evil God?"
Seeing Xu Shenxing's thoughtful expression, the girl cautiously called out to him.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Xu Shenxing waved his hand. "Since this city's defenses are so strict, it won't be that easy to enter its interior and even infiltrate its upper echelons, right?"
"Yes, but fortunately, the city lord's residence in Luomosi issued an order some time ago." When it came to matters related to reviving her family, the girl seemed to be in high spirits. "In fact, a thief has infiltrated Luomosi. He's been committing crimes crazily during this time and has already burgled the residences of the Luomosi family's officials and nobles. However, the guards in Luomosi can't find any information about this person at all."
"Is that so …"
Xu Shenxing didn't comment on this. He really wasn't interested in strange thieves.
"Two days ago, even the city lord's residence lost something. That's why the originally arrogant city lord's residence reluctantly issued a notice, wanting to mobilize the people of Luomosi to capture that thief together." The girl didn't notice Xu Shenxing's lack of interest and continued speaking in a rather excited tone. "They promised that as long as we find that thief, we'll immediately be conferred the title of honorary baron! We'll directly enter the upper class of Luomosi! "
As long as they could enter the upper class and show their faces in front of the city lord of Luomosi, it wouldn't be a bad choice whether it was to earn money, farm, or find a way to obtain their own land.
The only problem now was that they hoped that the thief wouldn't be caught by others before they found the culprit.
For some reason, Louise didn't realize at all that she had a strange trust in this strange Lord Evil God she'd summoned.
"I'll ask for the time being. Most of the things that were lost were those shiny gold products, right?" Xu Shenxing suddenly asked.
"There were also things like gems …" Louise was stunned for a moment before replying.
"Yes, I think I've found out who the culprit is." Xu Shenxing looked at a big black bird that was soaring not far away with a playful expression on his face.
"So fast?!"
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