The longest and largest river in the world was the Chang River.
Just the known section of the river had already traversed tens of thousands of miles.
The Chang River originated from the extreme west. Another theory was that it originated from Mount Yujing, one of the holy lands of Daoism.
No matter which theory it was, it was unproven.
What could be proven was that the source of this river was at least further west than the Wan Kingdom in the West. It passed through the central region and meandered all the way to the Xia Kingdom in the South.
The Chang River system, which connected the Chang River and its tributaries, covered half of the human territory and nurtured countless living beings on both sides of the river. Due to its mystery, ancient, vast and majestic nature, it was also known as the "Central Ocean," the "Mother River," the "Ancestral River," and the "Source of the Inner River."
In the northwest of the Zhuang Kingdom, there was a kingdom called "Luo."
The northern part of the kingdom was traversed by the Chang River.
The Luo Kingdom's water network was densely packed and crisscrossed. When the people of the kingdom traveled, most of the time, they traveled by boat. Hence, it was also known as the "Kingdom on Water."
Logically speaking, the Luo Kingdom should be on good terms with the Water Tribe since its borders were filled with water. However, it was the exact opposite. The Luo Kingdom had the greatest conflict with the Water Tribe, to the point where they could no longer coexist.
The ancient treaty of peaceful coexistence between humans and Water Tribe was like a piece of scrap paper in the Luo Kingdom.
The Luo Kingdom was also the largest Water Tribe slave trading market. The Water Tribe slave trading business, which was banned by the human nations, was instead one of the pillars of the kingdom's economy.
The people of the Luo Kingdom traveled by boat when they traveled, but they never traveled by water when they traveled outside.
The Water Tribe in the world, killing any Luo Kingdom citizen was also something that was tacitly approved. Usually, no one would defend them.
Due to the existence of the Clear River Palace, the diplomatic relations between the Zhuang Kingdom and the Luo Kingdom had never been good.
However, both sides had their own concerns. There had never been a large-scale war in history.
Purely in terms of geographical distance, the Zhuang Kingdom was closer to the Yong Kingdom to the north and the Mo Kingdom to the southwest. In the northwest, there was also a buffer zone between the Luo Kingdom and the Yong Kingdom.
There was really no space for them to conquer each other.
The relationship between the Zhuang Kingdom and the Yong Kingdom was needless to say. It was a feud that had no room for reconciliation.
The relationship between Yong and Luo was not much better. Similar to the situation between Zhuang and Luo, Yong also had the Billowing River Underwater Prefecture, which was one of the most important national powers.
Luo Country was a country that was similar to a slave trader. Other than the aquarium slaves, they had no other irreplaceable industries. Their military strength was not top-notch, but they were able to develop steadily to this day despite the hostility of their eastern neighbors (at least on the surface).
The reason behind this was not something that could be revealed to outsiders.
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As mentioned earlier, there was a buffer zone between Zhuang, Luo, and Yong.
This place was not covered by the laws of the kingdom, so it was naturally a land of chaos.
It was unclear when a city had been built here, and it was called "Unredeemed".
There are two theories.
One was that the people in this city would not be able to atone for their sins even if they died ten thousand times. No matter what, they would never be able to wash away their sins.
Another way of saying it was that the wicked people in this city would never repent and would never atone for their sins.
There were people who believed in all kinds of theories, but since ancient times, there had never been a definitive voice. The two theories were entangled with each other as the city became filthy.
Unredeemed City was chaotic, or in other words, chaos was the biggest rule of Unredeemed City.
But any place that could form a settlement must have a certain amount of order. Even the scoundrels who licked blood on their blades could not live in an environment of fear all day long.
Everyone who entered the Unredeemable City had to pay the price of their own life and pay the "life gold".
This value could be thousands of primordial stones, or it could be a Qi Dao coin, or a Qin Huan coin, or even a bolt of cloth.
The price of "life gold" depended on how much you were willing to pay for your own life. Unredeemed City would never force you.
As long as you paid "life gold", you could live in this city.
Anyone who wanted to kill you in this city had to pay ten thousand times more than your "life gold" before they could kill you.
It was called "ransom".
Otherwise, it would be regarded as an enemy of Unredeemed City.
There was a saying that was widely spread: Since the residents of Unredeemed City were all scoundrels who could not be atoned for their sins even if they died ten thousand times, then when these people entered Unredeemed City. If you wanted to kill them, you had to have the determination to let them die ten thousand times. You had to pay the price of killing them ten thousand times.
The person who maintained this order could be called the owner of Unredeemed City — — Although she never admitted that she was the owner of Unredeemed City, she only said that she was the biggest sinner in Unredeemed City.
People called her the Sinner King, Huang Jinmo.
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No matter how despicable a person was, he would still crave to be treated kindly.
No matter how dark a person was, he would still crave for the warmth of the sun.
The sun was shining brightly today, it was an excellent weather.
From the east gate of Unredeemed City, there was a figure who seemed to be stepping on the sunlight.
His eyebrows were sharp, and his eyes were bright.
Even every strand of his ink-colored hair was fluttering without concealment, showing off his sharpness.
Because of his overly sharp aura, the drowsy sinner guard at the city gate only realized that he was carrying a long spear on his back when he approached.
The appearance of this spear was simple and ordinary, as if it was not worthy of this person's sharpness. But when put together, it gave off a very harmonious feeling.
"Do you know the rules?" This sinner guard leaned against the city gate and asked lazily.
If it was a newcomer, he would repeat the rules of "life gold".
Unredeemed City did not need to be heavily guarded, it only needed one person to sit at the city gate and collect money. Even an ordinary old man would be able to do it.
No matter how vicious a person was, if he wanted to enter Unredeemed City, it was impossible not to give face to the sinner guard.
The person who came knew the rules.
Under the sunlight, a knife coin flipped in the air, drew a beautiful arc, and fell into the sinner guard's hand.
If this person sent ten thousand taels of gold, he would not be surprised.
Sometimes, the more vicious a person was, the more he cherished his life. The more vicious a person was, the more rich he was. This kind of person was usually willing to invest a huge amount of wealth for his life.
Even if he paid a few hundred or a few thousand Dao Origin Stones as life gold, he had seen it before.
But when this knife coin fell into his hand, this sinner guard became spirited.
This was only a knife coin, and it was a Zhuang knife coin that was not worth much.
This meant that almost anyone in this city could pay the "ransom" to kill him.
In other words, he walked into a city full of villains without any guarantee, and everyone in this city could kill him.
No matter where he came from or what his background was. The villains of Unredeemed City did not care about these things.
The laws of any country could not control Unredeemed City.
When they entered Unredeemed City, they were already committing heinous crimes outside and could not survive.
This young man with a spear threw this knife coin of the Zhuang country. It was as if he was announcing to the entire sinful city: Do you want to kill me? Just come.
The sinner guard accepted the knife coin, took the city entrance slip, and scribbled something down.
He asked again, "Name?"
Without the slightest pause, the figure with a spear on his back had already strode into Unredeemed City.
There was only a voice that was as sharp as the person's, like a spear falling to the ground, piercing straight into the city gate.
"Zhu Weiyi."
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