There is such a country in the world of Terra.

The first thing that comes to mind when people think of it is cherry blossoms, but after that, it's hard to think of labels associated with it.

It is an extremely closed country, even more so than Kjerag, because it is an island country.

Its name is Dongguo.

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The closure of the eastern kingdom was not due to religious interference, nor was it fundamentally due to geographical reasons.

The reason for the real closure lies in the backwardness of civilization, or the backwardness of ideas.

Even Sherag, in the snowy mountains, is trying his best to trade with other countries, while the eastern country incomprehensibly refuses to trade with any country.

Not only that, but they don't even have a complete legal and social order.

Due to natural disasters, the culture and civilization of the countries of the world in Terra are very strange, but the eastern country is slightly different from it.

Surrounded by the sea, Dongguo is like a child forgotten in the corner of the world, and those things that Dongguo people take for granted are unreasonable in the eyes of the world.

To use an inappropriate analogy, the eastern kingdom of today, like Victoria 400 years ago, has not yet been truly united.

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Separated by the Haihe River and the mountains, the eastern kingdom is divided into two plates, the north and the south.

The South Island is almost bounded by the middle, and is divided into Dongzhou and Xichuan.

The entire North Island is known as Kanno Bay.

Over the past few years, the three regions of Dongzhou, Nishikawa, and Kanno Bay have been engaged in endless wars, with the rise and fall of one big family after another, and the rise and fall of one era after another.

At the same time, when the king is won in each region, there will be a cross-regional power struggle.

Looking at the modern calendar of the Eastern Kingdom, it is like a Terra version of the Three Kingdoms.

The original resident race of the Eastern Kingdom is the Oni Clan, and although they are not as naturally warlike as the Ursas, the Oni Clan's fighting talent is also superior to most races.

In particular, the flexible use of sword skills is enough to make up for their not very strong physique compared to other races.

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Of course, those big families who rule the side are particularly lively, but ordinary people are not qualified to play with them.

In this chaotic environment, the people of the eastern kingdom basically have only two choices.

First, the big families that are attached to the ruling area, living in the towns and villages within their territory, actively responding to the requirements of the head of the family for food and conscription, and if there is a military general who is valued by the head of the family, of course, it can also soar.

Second, stay away from strife, do not attach to any family, choose to live in remote mountains, forests, rivers, seashores, etc., this kind of life does not need to hand over food, but again, it will not be protected in any way, and will often be harassed by bandits or samurai on the way.

Of course, there is a third option if you prefer.

That is, to look down on a certain family that rules a place, and to unite a group of like-minded brothers to do it.

Don't think this is a joke, in fact, there are many such cases, and this is basically the case of the big families who have the right to rule nowadays.

For example, the Sakura samurai family, who now rules the entire Dongzhou region.

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At first, the Sakura samurai family was just an ordinary samurai family, loyal to the head of the family in Dongzhou at that time.

Decades ago, the only male member of the Sakura Sakura clan suddenly announced that he no longer wanted to participate in meaningless killing, and he just wanted to devote himself to swordsmanship.

Faced with this reason, the head of the family at that time did not scold, the reason is that this only male in the Sakura samurai family is really strong.

so strong that no one dared to fight against it in that era.

This person's name is Sakuratake Toyoro.

In the past few years, Sakuratake Shiyaro has challenged almost all the hidden masters of the Eastern Kingdom, and he has not tasted defeat.

In the context of respecting the strong of the Eastern Kingdom, this is already an unprecedented achievement, but Sakuratake Shiyaro at that time was not willing to do this.

Because he heard a legend.

On the other side of the sea, in the Yan Country, there is a person known as the First Sword Saint of the Yan Country.

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Just like the plot in martial arts, the young and vigorous Sakura Takeshi Yaro at that time went to the Yan country alone with a cherry blossom knife.

A few months later, he returned.

After returning from the Yan Kingdom, Sakuratake Juyaro never mentioned the experience of this trip, and when he returned home, he locked himself in the house all day.

I don't practice swordsmanship anymore, I don't eat well, and I always talk nonsense in my sleep in the middle of the night, which makes people feel distressed.

Looking at Sakuratake Juyaro, who was getting thinner and thinner, his family had no choice but to call for a lot of doctors for him.

However, all the doctors said that it was not a disease, but a demon.

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For the Dongzhou region, which was full of strife at that time, no one cared about Sakuratake's illness.

Until a certain day.

At that time, when the lord of Dongzhou was facing a series of defeats in the battle with Xichuan, he suddenly remembered someone.

"Has the eldest son of the Sakura Takeshi family returned?"

His generals immediately replied.

"Are you talking about Sakuratake Ten Nights, he has already returned from the Yan Country."

"Call him."

The general's face was sad.

"My lord, although Sakuratake Shiyaro has no external injuries, the whole person is ..... It's already scrapped. ”

"Scrapped?"

"Yes, he has given up the study of swordsmanship, and he should have suffered a big blow."

At that time, the head of the family thought about it, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and now the war is tight, even if he can top it, there is no way, but he can only let Sakuratake Shiyaro lead the troops to the front line.

"Call Sakuratake Juyarou here!"

"Yes!"

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When the head of the family saw Sakuratake Juyarou who was called to the mansion, the whole person was very disappointed.

Because the head of the family can no longer see any fighting spirit in the eyes of this high-spirited and arrogant man before.

"Toyaro, how did you become like this!"

"Is there anything else to do with the head of the house, I want to go back to sleep."

"Rubbish!"

The head of the house scolded him for scolding him with his head and face, of course, the real purpose of the head of the house was to wake up Shiyalang.

"Shiyalang, where is your previous arrogance, a weak man like you is not worthy of being called the first swordsman in the Eastern Kingdom at all, what's the matter, have your eggs been cut by the people of the Yan Kingdom?"

"Adult ....."

"The man is ambitious in all directions, do you want to live in the shadow of failure for the rest of your life, you are still young, and if you don't do something earth-shattering, you will never be able to defeat that person!"

In fact, the head of the family didn't know who "that person" was at all, and he just wanted to wake up the decadent person in front of him.

The good news is that Sakuratake's pupils gradually glowed.

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The head of the family took great pains to finally wake up Shiyalang, but the bad thing was that when others woke up, he slept, and he still couldn't wake up for a long time.

"Huh!"

The cherry blossom knife was instantly unsheathed.

"Poof!"

Under a mist of blood, the head of the head of the house flew into the air.

Sakuratake Shiyarou raised and fell with his sword, and after honing his sword drawing technique countless times, he accurately cut off the head of the head of the family.

"Ding!"

Sakura knife into the sheath.

"Let's go!"

The head of the house fell to the ground.

"My lord, you're right, if I don't do something earth-shattering, I will never be able to defeat that person, this is just a practice for me."

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Afterwards, Sakura Takeshi Shiyarou single-handedly killed dozens of generals who were extremely loyal to the head of the family at that time.

The war between Dongzhou and Xichuan is still tense, and in desperation, the samurai can only nominate Sakuratake Juyaro as a temporary general, hoping to deter the Nishinomiya family in Xichuan with his name as the first swordsman in the eastern country.

After awakening, Sakuratake Shiyarou really lived up to expectations and completed a shocking reversal that was called a miracle by later generations.

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At this point, the Sakura samurai family re-established Dongzhou.

Until now, a few decades later, he is still the ruler of the entire Eastern Continent.