Neosfia, the capital of the seven seas, not only has the world's economy, maritime trade center and fashion capital, etc., which sounds particularly lofty and avant-garde, but also has the demon capital, the demon capital, the charm of the ghosts, the night walking of the dark city, etc., which does not sound very serious. If you hate him, send him to Neosfia, because it's hell there."

Penniless adventurers and gold diggers often get rich here in an instant, from the lowest-level gangsters who have no food and no clothes to jump up and instantly become big people who call for wind and rain; or generations of wealthy chaebol tycoons, who have been scattered in just a few days, and their families have been ruined; Legends like this, which are full of drama and topicality, have been staged countless times in this small square inch in the middle of the Chenhai Sea.

Judging from these legends, it seems that Neosfia is an ancient civilization with a long and glorious history, but in fact, it has been founded less than 300 years ago. In fact, the so-called carnival celebration of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the city is being prepared for this summer

Originally, it was just an archipelago in the middle of the Tatsumi Sea, inhabited by only a small number of natives. They sat quietly in the middle of the sea, undisturbed by any civilization until the Aucklanders discovered it a millennium ago. The royal Auckland royal family, which was in its heyday, discovered that it was the geographical core of almost the entire Chenhai Sea, and that the sea from the mouth of the Gloren River was only a transit through these islands. It would be possible to establish a stable sea passage directly to the coastal city-states of the southern continent of Sosnes. No longer need to transit through Storm Cape, Shire Plains, Black Earth Hills, Dragonclaw Peninsula, and finally High Elf Twilight Island. The cost and time required for seaborne trade throughout the sea will be greatly reduced.

What's more, these methods are not isolated islands like strings of pearls. However, it is the kind of island chain that is rich in products, picturesque, and has a natural harbor. If it is effectively developed, it can definitely become a supply transit point to sustain tens of thousands of troops on cross-sea expeditions. The seventeenth king of the Holy Springs Royalty, the 'Conqueror of the South Seas', relied on them to establish a complete cross-sea supply line, and finally succeeded in maintaining an elite army of more than 50,000 men, conquering more than a dozen city-states along the coast of Sothness, and also formally forming several imperial provinces on different continents - of course, after the Auckland Empire fell into the civil strife of the Emperor Jezebeth, these cross-sea provinces revolted and collapsed. The generals and mercenary leaders of the garrison there colluded with the remnants of the previous dynasty to rise to the throne, become the new king and city lord, and then give Auckland Central a soft title or something, that's another story.

All in all, the Aucklanders named the archipelago Neosphia, which is said to be derived from the meaning of "pearl of the sea" in the celestial dome. In this regard, Lu Xi, who knew the Qiongwen, pondered for most of the day and felt that he couldn't correspond, and suddenly realized that many of the pronunciations of the Qiongwen were not humanly pronounced at all. Even the more pure-blooded elves and dwarves can't do it, and the so-called "Neosphia", which is obviously a classical Auckland-style word, should be a variant of a certain Dome word after it has been falsely spread.

In short, it was first built here for hundreds of years. Neosfia has always been firmly in the hands of the Auckland Navy. The archipelago is home to the best natural deep-water harbor in the Quanchen Sea, the most abundant fishery resources, and the most picturesque maritime scenery. If it is a sea power country, this "pearl" archipelago. It can be called the foundation of the overlord who controls the seven seas.

Of course, we all know that. It is still the era of land power. Even in the heyday of the Auckland Empire, at most it was only intended to be operated as a shipping transit station and a good naval port, but with the development of maritime trade for hundreds of years, a large number of maritime docks, warehouses and merchant houses, as well as various supporting facilities, gradually became an urban atmosphere.

In the days that followed, the Holy Springs royal family fell into turmoil. The authority of the central government has plummeted, and it no longer has the ability and capital to maintain the standing navy in Chenhai, and there has even been a situation where it has not been able to pay military salaries for ten years. In this case, the naval officers did not raise the flag to rebel, which is already the reason why the prestige of the Royal Dimahia family of the Holy Springs is too high and the popularity is too good. As a result, the naval soldiers who originally belonged to the Oakland Empire could only eat their own food, drive warships to serve as escorts for the maritime merchants, and then collect a little bit of worship.

Whoever controls Neosfia controls Tatsukai, and since the Dimahia family doesn't want it anymore, why don't you leave it to us? Of course, the countries that hold such thoughts will not be one or two. As a result, the city-states of Sothness, the kingdoms of the Stormy Cape, and even the High Elves of Twilight Island were all taking advantage of the weakness of the Royal Springs to fight against Neosphia's idea.

However, they all returned one by one, directly rolled up their sleeves and personally formed the Storm Cape and Sosnes countries of the combined fleet to grab territory, and were directly beaten by the "volunteers" formed by the former imperial navy and maritime merchants.

We all know that in the classical era, neither the navy nor the navy could be spotless, and they also did the kind of business that did not require capital but was very promising. As a result, the combined fleet of the maritime merchants and the Oakland Navy then ruthlessly ruined the coasts of Cape Storm and the countries of Sothness, and robbed about the gold and silver equivalent to the entire Oakland Empire for more than three years of central fiscal and tax revenue. At that time, the seamen of Neosfia finally realized that in the sea at the center of the world, there was no one to stop them from flying out to the waves...... Even the high elves of Twilight Island with the ancestral Shenzhou, and the Sea Clan Empire at the bottom of the sea are no exception.

We all know that when businessmen have a unified goal, their planning and action are all anti-heavenly existences. These maritime merchants, as well as the former admirals of the navy, established an organization that managed the security and taxation of Neosfia. And in order not to irritate the central royal court in Auckland, an ambiguous name such as "Executive Committee" was given. As a matter of fact. This so-called executive committee is already equivalent to the self-government of Neosfia.

This period of non-dryness and crunchyness went on for a long time. At that time, the maritime merchants had completely controlled the maritime trade of most of the Chenhai Sea, and backed by the wealth they had accumulated, they had penetrated their commercial tentacles into the mainland countries, and the whole had changed from a simple maritime trade and freight merchant to a real transnational chaebol, and they had also transformed commerce and wealth into political influence step by step. After a hundred years of layout, the time finally came to see that the time was ripe, and the Executive Committee, which had been controlled by transnational wealth, immediately appealed to the Central Court of Auckland for autonomy - the capitalists were pragmatic and knew that so-called "independence" meant nothing but to make themselves happy. It will also stimulate the G-spot of Auckland's Central Royal Court.

Thus, after promising to provide at least 10 million gold and Austrian baht to the central royal court in Auckland every year, Neosfia finally gained autonomy and the executive committee formally established an autonomous government.

The day when the self-government was officially inaugurated was also designated as the founding day of the city by the citizens of Neosfia, and it has been three centuries since then.

Yes, theoretically, Neosfia has always been Auckland's territory, and these wealthy merchants are also the courtiers of the Holy Springs royal family. And this group of smart wealthy businessmen didn't feel that there was anything wrong with having a supreme on top of their heads at all. But in fact, in addition to the annual contributions, which are simply a drop in the bucket for them, they have an independent polity and independent laws. Independent diplomacy, independent financial settlements, and an independent army. There is no difference between it and the real country. Today, 300 years later, this group of merchants has formed a "kingdom" spontaneously. It had grown into a monstrous monstrosity that the Oakland Empire had at its height - although technically the ground territory they controlled at the right time was very small.

Up to now. The main territory controlled by Neosfia is made up of five relatively large islands, plus numerous smaller islands, known geographically as the "Neosfia Archipelago" and politically as the "Maritime Dominion of Neosfia". The largest island, also known as Neosfia, has the best natural deep-sea harbor in the entire Chenhai Sea, and is the world's largest trading transit port. In the same way, what we usually call Neosfia, the capital of the seven seas, refers to the world's largest city on this island, and it is also the super metropolis with the most modern atmosphere of hometown in Lu Xi's view.

The permanent population of the entire Dominion is more than 5 million, and the floating population is more than three times that number, while the number of residents concentrated in this port capital has reached more than 90% of the total population.

The headquarters of the multinational plutocracy and the Giant Chamber of Commerce form the most imposing complex in Neosfia, and they are also the original founders and true rulers of this de facto maritime merchant empire. The realist merchant class abandoned aristocratic red tape and built new colleges and universities to train the talents needed by the business world, which also led to the emergence of modern universities. With modern business, there are liberal arts, arts, philosophy and other subjects, and these modern cultural scholars and artists, when they are full of food and have nothing to do, have brewed a peculiar and avant-garde social and cultural atmosphere of Neosfia. As a result, the people of the Old Continent, who are gradually entering the historical stage of the emancipation of human nature and the transformation of their minds, on the one hand, scolding the "nouveau riche of Neosfia", but their bodies honestly accept its setting as "the capital of fashion" and "the capital of commerce". And as the fame of these emerging universities, which have only been established for less than a century, has become more and more famous, and the nouveau riche cities in the sea have even gradually acquired a hint of the cultural convergence of "cultural capitals".

In short, when the time entered the twelfth century of the Glorious Age, the entire territory may not be as large as a "dominion" the size of a county in Oakland, but it controlled a much larger fiscal and tax revenue than the entire Holy Oakland Empire. With a population of 5 million, the Dominion maintains a large naval fleet of more than 100,000 men (including the Marine Corps). In terms of the total tonnage and number of warships, the total number of the nations of the Cape of the Storm and the Sea of Neosphiazin is only under the high elves of Twilight Isle, but we must remember that this is only the number of warships. Under the command of this group of lawless and wealthy Neosfia merchants, the number of ships that can be transformed from merchant ships into warships in an instant is really a huge number that is completely incalculable. Not to mention the large mercenary group that they control behind the scenes through investment, support, and suppression.

All in all. If wealth can be equated with national power, Neosfia is made up of a few small islands. It is definitely the fourth pole that can be compared to the Oakland, Vekia, and Nadia Federation. In fact, many citizens of Neosfia think so in their bones. It's like when the Auckland aristocrats call the Neosphia "fishy nouveau riche", they will immediately ridicule each other, calling each other "mummies crawling out of the grave". When the nations face the three poles of the civilized world, they always have an innate inferiority complex that cannot raise their heads, but the Neosphia people not only do not have it, but they often have a condescending sense of superiority. It's not even just humans. They can't help but look down on each other when they face elves, dwarves, sea tribes, and even mermaids of the golden species and their most important trading partners.

This may be the psychological advantage that the inhabitants of the metropolis will inevitably have after civilization enters the commodity society. They live even at the bottom of this bustling metropolis. is running around for the minimum food and clothing every day, but he still looks down on those local tyrants who eat and drink spicy food in the countryside or second- and third-tier small cities, and their quality of life is a few streets away. Lu Xi has seen a lot of this kind of person in his hometown, but in this world, he can still see it.

It must be admitted that despite this social climate, Neosfia is an international business city with an openness, inclusiveness and avant-garde that other countries do not have. The people of Neosfia once proudly announced to the world. No matter what you are, you can succeed here, so this is heaven! If you don't want to work hard, even if you have a lot of money. It's going to be impoverished overnight, so it's hell! However......

However, this kind of talk is just a chicken soup for the soul used to fool ordinary **** by amusing literati! To put it bluntly, this Neosfia. If you have money, you can embrace heaven, and if you don't have money, you can only sink in hell. Lu Xi said to his friends: "Wind." You should be well aware of this, right? ”

“…… Every time I hear you say that. It's always subtly upset, but every time I have to admit that you're right. Hurricane glanced at Lu Xi very dissatisfied, and sighed heavily: "Didn't I have this kind of consideration for a long time?" A simple great magister is completely meaningless in the world of Neosfia, even if it has a **** organization that dominates the underground organization of this city, it is still just a plaything in the hands of the chaebol. I understand this very well, and that's why I'm trying to whitewash the organization's main business. But...... As you know, the debt of 150 million is really too much for me to breathe, and it is also the biggest obstacle to the development of the organization. ”

"So you're the brain, and 150 million will make you at a loss? If I had a debt of 1.5 billion, I would have been able to play with the whole of Neosfia's wealth and the bank! Lu Xi glanced at the wind and snorted very coldly. It was rare for him to show such a sense of oppression so naturally in front of the wind, so he naturally enjoyed it more.

This guy is going crazy! If someone else said this kind of thing, Hurricane would definitely think so, but considering that business issues were about to have no say in front of Lu Xi, she said that at this time, she had no choice but to endure it.

"But anyway, now that I'm here, everything is a cloud." Lu Xi put his arm around the shoulders of the wind: "You just watch how we turn the world upside down in this world economic center!" Well, the wind just needs to play the role of a vase that applauds and cheers and then worships and adores when necessary! Uh-huh, like Zhou Yunu's ......"

So, what the hell is Zhou Yunu? Tempest inexplicably had an urge to gnash his teeth.

When he said this, Lu Xi was standing in the most prosperous business district of Neosfia, beside him, as if no one was arrogant, and the arrogant weather was clearly revealed, and his domineering appearance was exposed. In front of him was a seven-story building under construction, which was a very imposing landmark even in a very avant-garde city like the City of the Seven Seas. When construction began more than half a year ago, it caused a lot of commotion.

"At that time, when the building was under construction, it was in the headlines of the Ocean." "There are also university architecture professors who say that this will become a benchmark in the field of architecture in the future. But I really didn't expect that this would be Lu Xi's industry. ”

"It's our industry. The new company has your shares, and the Rotary Club has your seat, so why be so polite between us. Lu Xi corrected, and at the same time silently brushed his favorability.

However, before the wind had time to sweeten up, he heard Lu Xi whispering to himself, "But...... This building is indeed still low and low. It is estimated that it will only last for 20 years at most! ”

Finished! This guy is really going crazy! (To be continued.) )