There was no pattern in the rise and fall of the clouds, and it had been four days since they were heading towards the Borghese region, completely away from Manoma. But the weather also seems to be the same as the Manoma, and it is becoming more and more unpredictable. There is a astrological course in the military academy, and observing the changes in the stars can objectively predict the weather conditions in the near future. It's just that the appearance of the Red Star has completely disrupted the law, and even the Astronomical Palace in the Imperial Seminary is becoming less and less credible in its predictions.

Kasia looked at the vast expanse of land dyed in various colors below, and felt that he was indeed very small compared to the real nature. Among the hundreds of countries on the Houxiang Continent, if you want to compare the other two giant countries, the empire has the largest territory. In such a vast land, according to a general population census more than ten years ago, the existing population base is close to 100 billion.

The literal values didn't have any impact on Kasia, and even though he had visited a few parts of the empire during some missions, he didn't have a real sense of the actual size of the empire.

"How big is the whole Aftermath Continent?" Cassia retracted his gaze and thought, thanks to the airship's abilities, the distance between the regions had become very small in sense.

When the airship stops and goes, and makes a longer stop along the way, Kasia has a chance to go out and see. The level of prosperity is indeed decreasing, and the closer you get to the Borghese area, the stronger the sense of disparity you feel from the architecture and the atmosphere that envelops the city.

Excluding the inland city of Manoma, the only thriving part of the empire is probably the region near the edge of the Endless Sea. Of course, if it is a city near a huge river, it may also be called prosperous to a certain extent.

Ten days later, as the airship's several high-pitched whistles completely disappeared into my ears, the horn in the room finally sounded in the standard imperial Chinese language of the terminal.

Kasia looked out the window at the airport, where less than ten airships could be parked, and sighed in his heart. Standing up and moving, Kasia grabbed the optically encrypted ticket, pulled up her suitcase, and walked to the exit.

It was quiet in the passage, only a few people walked, and Kasia stepped out of the airship, and the wind that he didn't know how to describe hit him in the face. It was very humid, and the thin layer of clouds in the sky seemed to indicate that there would be a small rain here soon.

It is indeed a different feeling, and the Borghese region near the southern forest has another name - the sub-frontier region. Passing through the Southern Forest is the territory of the Flame Alliance. It's just that as a frontier, there is no tension in the smell here. The development is really not very good. Kasia walked a long distance down the street and didn't see any decent landmarks. It seems too templated, and there are relatively few limousines on the road, and two-wheeled locomotives account for most of the means of transportation. But compared to the small town where I used to live, this place is much better. Streetlights lined the roadside, and much of the paint had peeled off and been replaced by thick layers of dark red rust. Cities that use electricity should not be bad.

Staying in a decent hotel before dark, Kasia went outside after dinner, hoping to run into something. The result is nothing less than disappointment, it seems that there is no dark world here, and the intention to seek information and intelligence from the black market cannot be carried out. The only forces that exist are all made up of ordinary people, and Kasia has gone to investigate, but there is no such word as "surgeon" in their world.

Back at the hotel, Kasia picked up the book he had read several times—Peginz Chiris's book on the expedition to ancient ruins. It's called "Exploration of Ancient Ruins", and the third volume is in Kasia's hand.

Nothing like this had ever been touched before, and all the stories in it were new to Kasia. But this also creates a lot of knowledge that is not very clear. So he wrote these things down, and Kasia was ready to contact Shako, and when Dya brought the three pages of strange text symbols, she would ask Shaco to answer them for him.

Kasia herself didn't know why she was suddenly so interested in these things, or maybe she couldn't help it. After borrowing "Strange Creature Stories" from Shako, and thinking about it for a while, he thought that perhaps Peginz's books would allow him to learn something secret. It's like the time in Shako's "Strange Creature Observations", or the conjectures that keep appearing in the "Exploration of Ancient Ruins" in his own hands now.

"、、、 I'm going to continue to follow the path next, and my destination may be a forest or a swamp that devours people. But even knowing that there will be more and more dangers, whether from the surrounding natural environment or man-made, I will not stop. I have a vague feeling that there is a connection between ancient ruins in different regions, and they may belong to the same civilization a long, long time ago、、、" as the closing sentence of the third book, which made Kasia think a lot. There are also additional considerations for Peckins' identity.

It seems that it is not just an advance officer, because from the information revealed in this book, a lot can be classified as classified. If it were someone from other continents, even if he used a zoologist or the author of two series of books as a cover, he did reveal a lot of things. A mere adventurer, or something else?

Without continuing to think about it, Kasia knew that there was no answer. When you have all the books in both series, you may be able to see something from them.

Closing the book, Kasia checked the questions she had jotted down before sitting down by the window to rest.

"I can try to contact Shako tomorrow. Kasia thought so, and went into a semi-sleep.

It took a lot of time the next morning for Kasia to buy a satisfactory limousine. After contacting Shaco and Dyera and explaining the necessary things, Kasia drove towards her destination.

Driving out of the city's envelope, the surrounding area has become a wasteland. The road has not been repaired and maintained for many years, and the fences on both sides are covered with rust and have broken a lot. As Cassia traveled, the solid ground began to crack in large areas. Weeds began to grow as far as the eye could see.

Before long, the road was completely hidden in the growing grass, and only a crushed dirt road led to the towering mountains that obscured the skyline in front of them.