Mountain region.
As the name suggested, this was an area with only mountains.
It was different from the Holy Capital, which was the only city left in the Holy Land, which had been eroded by the fire and left with craters like the moon. It was also different from the desert, which was covered in yellow sand and shrouded in sandstorms all year round. There were only continuous veins formed by the mountains, which made the hills and peaks look majestic.
However, the environment here was not superior to the Holy Land and the desert at all.
That was because there was a perennial shortage of food.
The soil was not suitable for farming, and the vegetation was unique. The terrain was undulating, and there were wild beasts and even ferocious beasts in the mountains. Compared to the Holy Land and the desert, the environment here was not good at all. At most, it was not as dangerous as the two places. There were Holy Knights wreaking havoc, sanctions from the sky, sandstorms, and the threat of magical beasts.
Compared to those, the mountain region was much safer.
In fact, the wild beasts and ferocious beasts in the mountain region gave the mountain people a chance to survive.
By hunting them, the mountain people could barely survive.
Otherwise, they would have starved to death long ago.
Of course, that was only enough for them to survive, and it was not even enough to fill their stomachs.
After all, the wild beasts and ferocious beasts in this era were not comparable to those in modern times.
Since it was only the 13th century, the disappearance of the mysteries wasn't too serious. Even ordinary wild beasts and ferocious beasts were quite frightening, and there might even be some magical beasts and Fantasy Breeds left behind in this era from time to time. Ordinary humans would definitely die if they encountered them.
If it was a place where humans often lived, it would be fine. However, the deep mountains were the habitat of magical beasts that avoided humans. Furthermore, it had become a Singularity in this era, and the distortion was quite severe. It was easy to imagine how difficult it would be to survive in such a mountain range.
Hence, the food that the mountain people could obtain every day was rather limited. Sometimes, they would only need to rely on some water and extracted salt to survive for a few days. It was no wonder that so many refugees flinched at the sight of the harsh living environment, and eventually chose to go to the Holy Capital to seek refuge and live in peace and contentment there.
In this era, in today's Middle East, the only place where people could live carefreely was the Holy Capital.
Gawain was right. The Holy Capital was the only Millennium Royal City and ideal place in this era. There was no doubt about that.
Unfortunately, the requirements to become a resident of the Holy Capital were too harsh.
Out of the thousands of refugees, only two or three could meet Sheng Ba's requirements. Even among the people at the round table, Modred did not have residency rights. One could imagine how difficult it was to enter the Holy Capital.
Now, under Altoria Alter's lead, Rozen and Matthew followed the main group of Mountain Folk and refugees into the mountain region. After a long journey, they finally arrived at the territory of the Mountain Folk.
However, as soon as they arrived at the territory of the mountain people, everyone was dumbfounded.
This was especially true for Rozen, Matthew, and everyone else in Chaldea.
"This … this is the territory of the mountain people?"
Roman let out such a speechless sound.
There was no other reason.
In front of everyone's eyes, on the back of the mountain, there were a few buildings scattered around.
There were stone houses, mud houses, and even thatched huts.
The stone houses, mud houses, and thatched huts were not only sparsely located, but also looked rather shabby. There were many Mountain Folk moving back and forth, but they were all thin and yellow from hunger. Although they were all doing their own work, some were repairing dilapidated houses, some were paving uneven roads, and some were carefully holding water in bowls as if they were some precious treasure, not letting even a drop of water spill out of the bowls. Some were even mixing some grass with wild vegetables. At a glance, it was obvious that they were preparing to cook together to satisfy their hunger.
How could such a scene not make people speechless?
If that was all, it would be fine.
Putting others aside, it was not as if Rozen and Matthew had never seen anything crueler than this.
Thinking back to the time when they were at the fifth singularity, the people on the North American continent were almost wiped out by the threat of the Celtic Army. They could only hide in the basin and drag out an ignoble existence. They did not even have a bit of food or a drop of water to drink. They could only rely on some broken tents for shelter, and some were even lying in the open. If it were not for Karna's protection, they would have all died.
At that time, everyone was just waiting for death. In their eyes, there was only despair for the future and resignation to the current situation. Their faces were ashen, and they looked like walking corpses.
Compared to them, the Mountain Folk here were considered to be better off.
However, despite the harsh conditions, the Mountain Folk not only did not complain at all, but they all lived with smiles on their faces as if they had not given up hope. No matter how harsh the conditions were, they were sincerely grateful to be able to continue living, and they even gathered in the central square to pray piously.
This scene was the thing that directly shocked everyone's hearts.
Altoria said, "This village is located on the back of the mountain, and it cleverly hides its position and vision.
"This village is located at the back of the mountain and cleverly hides its position and vision. If you don't approach it directly like we did, you won't be able to see this village at all. The other villages in the mountainous region are also like this. This is the only way to avoid the wild beasts and the Knights of the Holy Lands, who have always viewed the people of the mountain as a threat. However, as you can see, it is barely enough to survive. Food is often lacking, and even water has to be used sparingly. The houses were left behind by the people of the mountain in the past, and most of them are very dilapidated. Later on, when they accepted many refugees, they could only rebuild the houses one by one.
As she spoke, Altoria looked at everyone.
"Even so, the humans here have not given up hope, because they still have faith. They have always believed that God's blessing will fall on them sooner or later. Now is just the darkness before the dawn. If they persist, they will welcome the light sooner or later."
This was the biggest difference between the humans who had been living in the area where the Holy Land was located and others.
"So, even if there are always refugees coming, the Mountain Folk will still accept them with smiles."
"Even if they know that one more person means less food here, they will still feel satisfied and even happy to have another companion."
"They think that this is a gift from God. Every person who survives proves that God is protecting His children, so that more devout believers can survive in this cruel era."
"They have always hoped that one day they can return to the Holy Land and welcome back the Holy Capital, because that is where their faith lies."
Altoria's voice sounded slowly.
"Under such circumstances, the Lion King used the power of the Holy Spear to ravage the land and even built a brand new Holy Capital called Camelot above the Holy Capital. He trampled on this faith, the pride and even the lives of the believers. Do you think that it is possible for the people of the mountains and the Holy Knights to live in harmony?"
This sentence made everyone fall silent.
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