Fantasy Starting from the Stone Age - Chapter 196



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Episode 196. Peace in Our Time 6

The best in the world has been tied up in the West for quite some time. To be exact, 30 years.

And 30 years is the time for a generation to change. Although they escaped the devastation of war, the East entered into a power struggle and war among themselves.

“How much longer are we going to repeat this foolishness… … .”

This is because the term ‘East’ has a very loose connection.

The Tocha tribe possesses various mysteries such as martial arts, natural magic, ancestral spirits, mediums, sorcery, and magic, but… … this place is basically a low-magic zone, and it is not a friendly environment for the appearance of a transcendent being.

It’s ridiculous to treat a ‘high-power area’, which wouldn’t be considered important in other regions, as the best geomantic spot. Shouldn’t it at least be a ‘super-high-power area’? In reality, the super-high-power areas that occasionally exist in the East are likely to become battlefields.

The best in the world is not the master of the East. He is the representative of the East. Since his birth, dozens of dynasties have appeared and fallen in the East, and each region, island, peninsula, and continent has had its own culture, national consciousness, mysteries, and heroes, all fighting among themselves.

“It can’t be helped, it’s the instinct of the Tocha tribe. But you absolutely must not use sorcery!”

The role of the best person in the world is to protect ‘goodness’. Goodness that is protected even for a thousand kalpas. Never insult the corpses of the dead, value the cause, and govern with virtue.

In the name of being good at politics, there have already been four emperors in the East. After the first emperor, there were those who were pretenders, and those who actually became adults and abdicated to become emperors.

They each rule continents, peninsulas, islands, and archipelagos with their own mysteries, and they struggle fiercely to develop their civilization.

“The best in the world. How was the west?”

“Hmm. As expected, it was the battlefield of the gods. The invincible one was truly the greatest master of all time… … .”

The West, overflowing with mystery, is the continent of dreams. The Tocha tribe cannot go to the West. This is because they can only live in the low-magic zone.

Because the low-magic zone was not particularly good for other races, the culture and history of the East were unable to interact and developed independently.

But that’s not a bad thing! The East still has a lot of land to cultivate, and the population has the potential to grow as much as Datang. Right now Datang looks like a honey land, but in reality, its farming population cannot keep up with the fertile land of the East.

As I said before, the low-magic zone is much more advantageous for farming. They boast a beautiful culture, and through the eons, through the Iyakans, and through the sea, they pass on their civilization and exchange their mysterious culture with the West.

And they fight among themselves. In the West, Eastern civilization is still considered a luxury, but even luxury goods are considered different when they have an Eastern premium attached to them.

“How on earth was this pottery made… … ?”

“Can you only make it in a low-magic zone? But how can you survive in a high-magic zone?”

“The mysterious technology of the East… … .”

What you don’t know is an illusion. The Mana School wants to bring in luxury goods from the East, and the Tatap Tribe has a need for trade with the East, so they are holding on.

Ultimately, it’s just irrelevant now. Unless the West suddenly turns into a low-magic zone.

Pencant suffered a lot in terms of population, but overall things have improved considerably.

“For now, trading with the Tatap tribe in the North Sea is pretty good.”

“The Shuzor side is also open. The economy will be revived just by the logistics going back and forth from the North to the South (which is a long journey across the entire polar region by their standards).”

“Because their navigation skills are much lower than our physical abilities… … .”

Penkant didn’t stop piracy. But there’s nothing he can do about it. It’s just that, you know, there are people who are treated as criminals even in their own country, not regular soldiers.

Of course, we must admit that they are half privateers. Still, many Pencants work hard to protect the seas and manage fishing grounds, making the exchanges in this world, which has many more islands than Earth, relatively smooth.

Pirates and merchants are actually not that different in the ancient era, in a broad sense. Pencant is a bit more docile now, focusing only on increasing the population.

-They might target the polar regions someday… … The Glacier Aristocrats must unite and work hard to keep up with their technological and cultural standards.

Although they gave up on the war of aggression, they still did not give up their dream of establishing a bridgehead on land and becoming the mainstream of the world.

The same goes for nobles. After all, the productivity of the polar regions is insignificant compared to their size. Although they are rich in biological resources… … . They did not want to become a terrible abnormal or diseased demon.

-By the way, what are the disease demons doing these days?

“Aren’t they all eradicated?”

-No way. I still feel the energy.

“… … ?”

The underground situation is quite bad. The main reason is that All Chaun has literally destroyed 1/3 of the underground.

“It’s miserable. Really… … .”

Even the sorcery is evil, so don’t use it. You can’t loot either. And it’s not like you can push anything out from underground.

Resources sell well. Gems mined underground and petroleum (石油) containing magical power flowing from veins sell quite well. Oh. This petroleum is naturally different in composition from petroleum on Earth, but surprisingly, the process of making it is similar. It is the sediment of the ancient gods, the failed creatures they created, and the first monster that destroyed the ancient gods, which became liquid or solid.

“These resources are limited, so we need to create some kind of new business.”

Enrakisho was an underground ruler. He ruled by force and blood, but he needed to show a new vision to the people who believed in him and followed him as a political leader.

“Damn… … I can’t think of anything.”

However, the resources were so abundant that they were able to maintain a luxurious and extravagant life by selling them to the East and Goaran.

Let’s say it feels like an oil-producing country. Oil comes only from underground, and Enrakisho is the master of all underground resources in the world, so he is literally the ruler of all oil and underground resources.

Enrakisho seeks new ideas in the East to sustain his empire. The Goaran religion of extermination, which replaces necromancy, and the ideas based on the martial arts of the East. In other words, he transplants the spirit of cooperation to his own country.

At some point, the number of underground demons flying around in Goaran or digging through the ground increased. Now, they are asking for a different, more fancy name for the underground demons.

“The flying wing man, the swimming man on the ground, and the earth dragon man.”

“A bat is a bird, a mole is a magpie, an underground iyakan is a dragon. How do they pronounce Enrakisho?”

“Look. Our pronunciation is either ultrasonic or low frequency, so you can’t hear it. So, roughly translate it like this.”

The old demons are the only race that is not called by proper nouns. They are usually called bats, moles, and underground Iyakan.

The Glacier Nobles of Penkant have names for themselves, but they are already widely known throughout the world as simply water elephants and water cats.

Enrakisho was subjected to the Extermination Cult, but instead of converting to the religion, he tried to do ‘something’ with his overflowing resources and vitality.

“We can’t be contaminated by the disease demons, but we might be able to use their mystique… … .”

The founder of necromancy studies his own biology by looking at fragments of primordial gods that are occasionally unearthed from underground.

To be honest, like other rookies, I also wanted to have a partner. Since all rookies are in sets, I feel lonely, miserable, and wronged because I’m alone.

At least, if we match our national power, wouldn’t we be able to live comfortably with others?

This place, also called the Far West, was once touched by civilization and then regressed to barbarism. There are cases like this.

But not everything regressed to barbarism at the same time. It is ancient-barbarism in its own way. It is barbaric in the ancient way. It is definitely different from the primitive-barbarism of breaking and grinding stones.

They spread out widely in search of the invincible sword embedded somewhere in the Vulcon region, but it is not yet easy to realize its potential. They are neither too much nor too little under the control of the invincible, so they have very ambiguous ideas.

The only thing that worries me is the Erins coming from the southeast. I know they are my kind, but it’s troubling that they keep trying to take our land.

Someday, this place will be reclaimed and a superpower will be able to move in, but… … That seems like a very distant future.

This region has no name. If I had to name it, it would be the extreme south of the west. The extreme southwest. Or, it is called the home of the disease demons.

Here, the diseased demons were almost completely wiped out by the invincible ones. Even those who managed to keep the lineage lost most of their skills, and it was a terrible state of cultural destruction that had returned them to a level almost primitive.

They are just strange creatures, each evolving and living on their own, and it is now questionable whether they even have intelligence.

If there is a reverse-horse, at least it won’t come from this area. There are only bizarre animals here, animals that are gradually converging into efficient and ruthless forms.

Okay. The last province. Erron. The land of Erin. The land where the Luca Empire used to be.

In fact, the Luca Empire was only the ruler of the Erron region, and could not exercise administrative power over all of the land. It could not unite all of the Erin within, and its power was limited to the vicinity of the capital.

But still, with Erin Toho, the chieftains, the chieftains, and the like providing financial support, the Lucca Empire existed as a federation that relied on a semi-invincible person… … .

Now, that’s the end of it.

“Capture all the Erins! Brand them without exception!”

“How many fingers do you have? Five? Skin color. Eye color. And bloodline confirmation… … . 12th rank. Pureblood Erin! Bring me the brand!”

“Hey Erin! You’re a pureblood… … .”

“Oh, can’t you see the spider tattoo on my face?”

“Ah. So you’re the Black Bishop. I’m sorry… … . Now, go catch the others!”

Even ten years after the end of the war, the last army of Datang continued to hunt down all the Erins, branding their faces, and the army divided up all the territories of Erin and dispatched local officials to each one.

And by blockading the seas to prevent crossing to the Vulcon region, they succeeded in truly semi-enslaving all of Erin.

Wasn’t it said that the most miserable period in Baekje history was the Datang occupation?

The most miserable time in Erin’s history has arrived. It is the so-called ’18th century era’, worse than the Baekkan occupation when all Erin was enslaved. Erin will be exploited from birth to death until the 18th century debt is paid.

And during this miserable time, there was a girl, young, but old enough to understand the world.

“This damn world… … I will definitely turn it upside down! I will put an end to the rule of Datang!”

“Hey kid! Stop talking and go dig!”

Ah. But this guy is nothing. I just wanted to show you that there are many Erins who make promises like this.

The reversed gods are not born in the Erron region either. The oppression of the Datang was perfect and clever. The Erins simply… … . become mixed-bloods and no longer Erin, and are free from debt. All Chaun wanted to do was make the Erin race a separate faction of the Datons, and the Erins were basically a coercion to ‘don’t have pure-blood children.’

And since there are no people who do not enjoy promiscuous sexual behavior during the Datun, the hybridization will proceed quickly. And the Datangization. At least, Datang, and Ol Chaun believed so.

I thought the current system would fundamentally last for several hundred years.

However, that is not true. Although he was not born in the Eron region, he ended up in the Eron region.

The reverse god finally finishes his work as a human in this region. He doesn’t even know that he will become the reverse god, and he is very hopeful. He thinks that he will be living a very beautiful life in 6 years.

Everyone thought so.

Six years until the appearance of the reverse machine.