The China region was in flames, and the rest of the world was not peaceful either. With the arrival of Gaia's third year, the entire world was undergoing profound changes.
Some small countries had limited land, limited number of players, and limited citizens. After two years of cooperation, the overlords of the countries gradually began to rise, integrating the power of the country, and completing the unification ahead of time.
The situation of the entire region began to become clear.
The most obvious was the European continent. Norway, Iceland, Italy, Portugal, the Netherlands, and other countries had completed unification. Germany, England, France, Sweden, and other countries were also close to unification.
Before Ouyang Shuo's rebirth, even the entire European continent had the tendency to form a unified alliance. The European Union had always been a super region that could not be ignored in the world.
The only ones who could keep these Great Lords in check were the natives.
Similar to the peasant rebellion in the China region, Gaia in other countries, according to the history of each country, correspondingly put in the indigenous forces to compete with the player lords.
In short, Gaia would not let the lords have it easy.
The wilderness was always a world where danger and opportunity coexisted.
In comparison, China had a long history, and had ample choices when it came to setting up wars and indigenous forces. It was different for other countries. Some countries had nothing to write home about in their ancient times.
It could even be said that some modern countries had no history at all.
Gaia had a solution for this.
Since there were no records in official history, Gaia would draw materials from unofficial history, novels, and even movies and TV series to create a war plane for the lords to fight in.
If even movies and TV series were lacking, Gaia could only use her powerful calculation and deduction abilities to directly create a plane in the era of cold weapons.
In short, Gaia would be relatively fair to each country.
That's right, it was relatively fair.
Let's take China as an example. China had a long history and produced many talented people. The relevant records were also more detailed. Moreover, these famous wars and countless famous historical figures had been repeatedly filmed for more than two hundred years. The material was extremely rich. Therefore, when creating these characters, Gaia could give them higher AI.
On the contrary, the temporarily created characters by Gaia naturally had lower AI values. This was the difference in the cultural heritage of each country. No one could complain.
In comparison, the European continent was more special.
In the history of Europe, there had been a few great empires that spanned across the entire continent. Among them, the largest empire in history, the Roman Empire even spanned across the Eurasian continent.
Therefore, the lords of various European countries also had the opportunity to compete on the same stage.
Once the war was extrapolated to the period of these empires, then the countries covered by these empires in history could all participate in the same war.
It was precisely because of this interaction that the European countries later formed an alliance.
Of course, there was no lack of ambitious people in Europe. For example, France had given birth to the Napoleon Empire, and Italy had given birth to the Roman Empire.
In short, the nations of Europe were united, and yet they were at war with each other. The relationship between them was complicated and indescribable.
In addition, there were two other factors that contributed to the European continent's prosperity.
Firstly, in the history of Europe, there were many maritime powers and even maritime overlords.
Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, France, the United Kingdom, and other historical traditional maritime powers. Gaia had also taken into consideration when setting up the technology tree.
Therefore, whether it was navigators, navigation technology, shipbuilding technology, or even maritime combat ability, these countries were stronger than other countries.
The navies of these countries were developing rapidly. Their navigators had even begun to explore the seas, preparing to open up major sea routes.
They would be the greatest opponents of Shanhai City's navy in the future, perhaps even a formidable opponent.
In terms of wooden warship manufacturing technology, the Ming Dynasty's shipbuilding technology was not inferior in any way. But once these countries developed ironclad warships, even the most powerful fortress ships would not be able to match them.
Precisely because of this, Ouyang Shuo had established the Seventh Research Institute from the beginning to conduct related basic research. Although the conditions of Shanhai City could not be compared to England, the Netherlands, and the other countries, at least it would not be too far behind like in history.
Secondly, the European continent was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
Technological change was the most fatal.
The research on the steam engine in Castle Avik had entered the final stage. At most, in half a year, the first steam engine would be officially released.
The germination of the Industrial Revolution was in the midst of gestation.
Once the Industrial Revolution broke out in England and spread to the entire European continent, the power it would bring was enough to make people fear and destroy everything.
In his previous life, China did not have the capital to fight against these countries.
The European continent was a continent that no one could underestimate.
Apart from Europe, Africa, Asia, and other continents were also progressing at a rapid pace.
Among the countries on the African continent, the chief had absolute authority in the game. They were the de facto leaders. Therefore, they did not need to compete at all and could easily complete the unification of their countries.
Below the chief, there were also the middle chief and the junior chief.
In Africa, the chief was an intimidating and mysterious figure. In the past, the chief was the 'natural ruler' of the tribe or region and had absolute authority in all aspects.
In the game, the people of the country were also willing to unite by the chief's side and unite their will.
It was precisely because of Africa's unique cultural elements that the entire African continent was the first to be unified. Of course, the so-called unification only referred to between tribes and countries.
After the internal unification, the countries under the leadership of the chief, due to the long period of peace, the accumulated warlike genes in their bodies were completely unleashed in the game.
The entire African continent was also filled with the flames of war.
The frequency of the war, the cruelty of the enemies, and the passion of the players for war were not inferior to the heroes of China. In some aspects, it was even better.
For them, this kind of war where they could reincarnate was not so much a war as a game. Everyone was immersed in this carnival of iron and blood.
In the whole world, probably only the players in the African continent were really enjoying the game. They could not wait to make a ruckus of the war desire that had been accumulated in their blood for hundreds of years.
Therefore, they were crazy and uncompromising. They would use one country to completely annihilate another country as a sign of the end of the war. After the players of the destroyed countries were reincarnated in the neighboring countries, they rejoined the war.
In the five years of his previous life, the entire African continent was still in the midst of war.
Even the countries of other continents were not interested in the barren African continent. It was precisely because of this that these chieftains could unscrupulously vent their passion for war.
It was estimated that only Egypt, South Africa, and a few other African countries would play a role in the future world war. As for the other countries, they were just playing with themselves.
The African continent was a magical continent.
The situation in the Asian continent, except for China, was somewhat similar to Europe. Of course, due to the influence of Eastern culture, the process of unification of these small countries was relatively more difficult.
In Annam, the lord of Zhenhai City, Ruan Tianque, had already occupied the entire northern part of Annam. The southern part of Annam had also been unified. The two giants would finally fight to the death to determine the overlord of Annam.
In the East Ocean Continent, Lord players and adventurers were the same.
In terms of lords, Honda Keisuke's Mikasa City had become the overlord of Japan. In terms of guilds, Japan's Black Dragon Guild had also completed the unification of the guilds and occupied the only capital city of Japan, Tokyo.
The entire Japan was accelerating the integration, and even Mikasa City and Black Dragon Guild had begun to cooperate.
The eyes of the Japanese had shifted from the mainland to the overseas. The Japanese were aggressive by nature, and they would definitely not be content with just a corner. The vast coastline of the China region had become the target of the Japanese.
In his previous life, the coastal territories of the China region had been harassed and attacked by Japanese pirates.
It was precisely because of this that China launched a vast expedition to annihilate Japan in one fell swoop.
In Goryeo, the situation was somewhat similar to Annam.
Due to historical problems, Goryeo was in a situation of confrontation between the north and south, forming a situation of two powers competing for hegemony. Pu Seunji's Usan City had completed the unification of South Goryeo.
Goryeo's only capital, Seoul, was in chaos.
Goryeo was also ambitious. In his previous life, Goryeo had once burned, killed, and looted the northern part of China. The first to bear the brunt was the Kyoto region.
In his previous life, because Di Chen paid too much attention to the interests of the Central Plains, he did not pay attention to such a "trivial disease", so he was criticized by the players of the China region.
In this life, Bi An's Naughty Rock City would be the frontline against Goryeo.
In addition to Japan and Goryeo, island countries like Luzon and Johor were also hidden dangers. They were like a pack of hungry wolves, surrounding China and eyeing China covetously.
The Asian continent was the most complicated region in the world.
Other than that, there was the American continent.
In the American continent, the greatest threat was still North America.
In North America, among the three countries of the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the United States was the most powerful.
The setting of Gaia's technology tree was also biased against the United States. Otherwise, Jack Dawson would not have already had a team of firearms when he was promoted to a county town.
The United States' firearms tree was the most advanced in the world. Guns and cannons would be born in the United States, so China, which was still using cold weapons, was in an extremely difficult situation.
This was the so-called "relative fairness".
While the China region had a rich history of fierce scholars and a brilliant civilization, they had to tolerate these countries with a relatively short history to have firearms.
Of course, Gaia would set a certain limit on firearms.
Otherwise, it would not be relative fairness, but absolute unfairness.
Ouyang Shuo even predicted that in the future of the game, Gaia would remove the restrictions on the technology tree of all countries. However, the specific time frame was not certain.
In his previous life, there were at least no signs of this in the fifth year of the game. Of course, at that time, the countries did not have the strength to carry out cross-ocean warfare. A full-scale world war had not broken out yet.
Everything was still unknown.
In short, the future hegemons had begun to bare their fangs.
The world was changing, but the China region was still immersed in the struggle for hegemony. Even Ouyang Shuo, who understood the direction of the game, could not escape.
He was in the game, and he had no choice. (To be continued.)
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