2000 Years of Eternal Life

Chapter 34 The true background of this era

This metal plate is only the size of a palm, and it looks like it was made of Huang Tong.

Its overall shape is circular, and the style is not complicated, only simple patterns, with an eagle head pattern in the center.

"Moon Eagle Bronze Medal?!" Wang San exclaimed when he saw the metal medal.

"You know him?" Du Heng asked in surprise, pointing to the metal plate on the ground.

He didn't pick up the metal plate hastily, lest the picture on it be poisonous and be plotted against.

Although he has been successful in "Fairy Muscle and Jade Bone", he can be said to be invulnerable to all poisons, but when it is time to be cautious, he should be cautious, so as to avoid many unnecessary troubles.

"Immortal Chief, I have heard a little bit about the Moon Eagle Bronze Medal." Wang San nodded and said, "During the troubled times on the weekend, the barbarians in northern Xinjiang took the opportunity to rise up as a force, uniting many tribes, known as the Golden Tent of the Eagle King.

"Although the Golden Tent of the Eagle King has not yet fully unified the northern border, it has become a climate with monstrous power, and strong people emerge in large numbers, often harassing the borders of Qingzhou and Yongzhou.

"In order to encourage the strong men under his command to attack our middle-earth people, the Eagle King Golden Tent specially set up a mechanism for Moon Hero Warriors, that is, the heads of our middle-earth people can be used to exchange for moon eagle cards.

"The Moon Eagle medals are divided into five grades from low to high, namely iron medals, bronze medals, silver medals, gold medals, and jade medals, which correspond to different levels of privileges and rewards.

"Even the lowest-level Moon Eagle Iron Plate needs to be exchanged with the heads of hundreds of ordinary people in Middle Earth. It can also be offset by the top [-] of ten people, or the top [-] of one person."

"Exchange with the heads of the people of China?!" Du Heng was shocked and furious when he heard the words. Although he knew that the northern border would invade the border of China if he satisfied the market, he didn't expect it to be so cruel. What about the bronze medal?"

"At least the heads of thousands of ordinary people are needed, and it can also be offset by the top [-] on the list of ten people or the top [-] on the list of one person." Wang San said solemnly, "With the strength of Antongbei, it is impossible to win people. The top fifty masters, that is to say..."

"That is to say, his Moon Eagle bronze medal was exchanged for thousands of ordinary Chinese people!" Du Heng's face became gloomy.

Thousands of heads of ordinary people!

In such a small state of subtlety, there is such a blood debt in his hands!
What should the other northern Xinjiang powerhouses look like?
He is also a commoner in the fourteen states of Middle-earth, and he is one of the heads that can be exchanged for Moon Eagle cards, so he can empathize with them.

This is the first time that Du Heng has faced the conflict between Northern Xinjiang and China so clearly.

"Master Wang, cut the corpses of these people in Antongbei a few more times before leaving!" Du Heng said in a deep voice, "The smell of blood will attract the surrounding beasts more easily."

"Yes!" Wang San immediately agreed, and then took people to work.

At the same time, they also stripped off the clothes, property, and weapons of the horse bandits, and planned to load them into escort carts and take them away. Of course, those horses also had to be taken away.

These are all the trophies of Immortal Xu Jing.

However, while cleaning up the belongings of the bandits, Wang San discovered something shocking.

A whole twenty plastered heads!
Judging from the traces above, it should be a few days after he was beheaded, probably the "results" of the last looting by the Antongbei group, and they planned to send them back to Northern Xinjiang for exchange.

"Elder Immortal, these..." Wang San couldn't hide his grief and indignation on his face, there were actually three babies' heads among the twenty human heads!
Du Heng closed his eyes lightly, and said in a deep voice, "Take them and find a secluded place to bury them."

This encounter was undoubtedly the most emotionally shocking in his previous and present lives.

When he saw the heads of the three babies, he even had the urge to go directly to the northern border and slaughter the Eagle King's golden tent.

Because, the behavior of An Tongbei and others reminded him of the heinous crimes committed by Japan in China on Earth.

"Huh..." Du Heng let out a long breath, barely suppressing his emotions, "Let's go."

He is even more eager to have unrivaled strength.

These twenty heads let him clearly understand what kind of main color the world and era he is in is.

It's not about traveling around the rivers and lakes, enjoying friendship and enmity.

It's not that martial arts rule the roost and geniuses compete.

But naked blood and killing!
……

After walking out of the Cold Pass and arriving at the boundary of Qingzhou, the journey of Du Heng, Wang San and his party was relatively peaceful.

There were no storms and waves along the way, and I arrived at Liangbin County City smoothly.

As soon as he came here, Du Heng noticed that this place was very different from the counties and counties in Yongzhou.

The common people are all skinny, like walking corpses, the shops are empty, and there are not many vendors on the street.

From Du Heng's point of view, this is extremely desolate.

A majestic county town is not even as good as a small county town in Yongzhou like Shanyin County.

But in such a place, the most people on the street are government servants looking for various excuses to collect money from merchants.

"Is this the county town of Qingzhou?" Du Heng asked Wang San beside him in a low voice, "Why does Liangbin County look like this?"

"Hey, Immortal Chief, don't worry, the counties behind are worse than this." Wang San sighed, "After all, the twelve counties of Qingzhou have no big factions, and they are considered the weakest places in the sect.

"In the eyes of these big noble families, we ordinary people without birth are all untouchables, lower than the poor families of the common people they look down on, how can we live a good life?"

Du Heng asked a few more questions, and then fell silent, already knowing what was going on in his heart.

Liangbin County is located between the Luoshui and Cangshui rivers that flow into the sea. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times, and it is also an important gateway for the northwestern and eastward movement of Central Earth.

Legend has it that Daxi started his expedition to Daxia thousands of years ago. In the Warring States Period, four countries fought here for thousands of years, and they were finally occupied by Dayu, and then unified the world and swept the fourteen states.

Now in the era of Da Zhao, the land in Liangbin County has already become extremely bad, no grass can grow, and nothing can be cultivated.

Fortunately, merchants can still earn money by relying on the waterway. Every year, just by relying on water transportation and doing business with merchants, the profits are very rich.

In theory, the lives of the people here should be okay.

It's a pity that [-]% of the money earned from merchants will fall into the hands of the local gentry, and the remaining [-]% will be distributed to [-]% of the common people in power, and the remaining part will go to the government.

As for the people?

That's all.

Nobody cares.

……

The experience of Liangbin County City made Du Heng further understand the background of this era.

As long as you are not born in a noble family and do not have "noble" blood, you must have strong strength.

Otherwise, it is worthless, ants, and dust.

And just when Du Heng, Wang San and his party were loading cargo at the Cangshui Wharf, and were about to take a boat to Anbo Country.

A loader who seemed to be over fifty years old stared at Du Heng for a long time, his eyes always staying on the Taoist robe that symbolized the disciples of Chunyang Temple.

He opened his mouth as if to say something.

But after glancing at the overseer not far away, he kept his mouth shut and moved the goods obediently.

The loader's name is Wei Wu.

During the Great Zhou Dynasty 20 years ago, Chunyang Temple also operated many industries in Liangbin County.

At that time, Wei Wu was working in the shipyard run by Chunyangguan. With normal wages, his wife, children and mother could live a healthy life.

At that time, Liangbin County City was also very prosperous, which was completely different from what it is now.

However, after the change of dynasty, the aristocratic nobles controlled everything, and the "Law of Zhao" imposed a series of restrictions on the sects, so Chunyang Temple had to give up its property in Liangbin County.

From then on, Wei Wu could only work as a loader on the wharf, and his wages were only one-tenth of the normal before, and his life suddenly became extremely embarrassing.

There was a famine a few years ago, and his wife, children, and mother also starved to death. Now there is only one grandson who has just turned ten years old, which has become his only motivation for living.

After arming the goods, Wei stood on the pier and looked at the ship that was going away, as well as the figure on the ship wearing priestly robes, and murmured in his heart.

"My fairies, when will you come back again..."

(End of this chapter)