Chapter 601: East-West Conflict

The tradition of the locals in the capital discriminating against the people from the eastern border has a long history.

The first to have a problem with the border people were the nobles in the western part of the kingdom.

In the face of the common threat of everyone - evil gods and monsters, everyone's goal is the same, that is, to keep the monsters outside the border and not let them affect the order within the kingdom.

But the territory of the Kingdom of Reyak is very vast.

The eastern border close to the Dark Forest will be the first to be impacted by monsters;

Unless the border defense line is lost, the western region located in the rear will definitely be safe.

Therefore, the west is more inclined to production and logistics, while the east is more inclined to armaments and combat.

In short, every year a large amount of taxes collected in the western region are sent to the eastern region in the form of subsidies to subsidize local production and life, and repair the defense line to deal with the impact of the monster red tide.

The core of the contradiction and conflict is here.

How much subsidy should be given?

Regarding this issue, the nobles in the western region believe that the less the better.

They feel that, at least at this stage, the subsidy is definitely too much!

The logic behind their idea is simple:

The monster red tide comes every year, and we fight every year.

The Kingdom of Reyak treats the eastern and western regions equally when recruiting soldiers, mobilizing professionals, and conscripting nobles to the battlefield.

Over the years, the King's Army has cooperated with the Holy Army. When the monster red tide breaks out, the border defense line has never been lost, and no serious disaster has occurred.

This obviously shows that there are enough gold coins for the east.

Doesn't the western part of the kingdom lack money?

Of course it does.

As long as you recruit troops, you have to spend money.

No one dislikes gold coins, and no one likes the feeling of having gold coins taken from their pockets.

Therefore, the biggest objection of the nobles in the west is that they think the subsidies to the eastern region are too much and should be reduced.

The attitude of the nobles in the east is just the opposite.

The reason to support them is also very clear:

As we all know.

Those who are good at fighting do not have great achievements.

They can hold on steadily year after year because there are enough subsidies to support their weak economic foundation.

Many production-related industries, even the most basic farming, are not easy to develop in the eastern region for a long time. It is easy for the monsters to slip through the net during the red tide and rush into the kingdom to cause damage.

Once the damage occurs, it takes a lot of time to slowly repair it.

The refugees outside Ceylon City are a manifestation of this phenomenon. Their already fragile lives can easily collapse due to the invasion of a group of monsters.

Until now, the eastern region still needs to purchase food and other various materials from the grain-producing areas in the west every year for relief and subsidies to fill the gap in its own needs.

This is a huge expenditure.

If the subsidies are cut, how can they maintain their basic life and build a solid monster defense line?

The "East-West Dispute" in the kingdom has a long history.

The West looks down on the East, thinking that they have "stolen" too much wealth that should belong to them, and they are also consuming the resources they have worked hard to produce;

The East also has a lot of opinions about the West, thinking that they know nothing and can only stay in the relatively safe rear to make decisions.

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From the overall distribution of professionals, the overall strength of the western part of the kingdom is greater than that of the eastern part.

This is the result of natural evolution under the influence of the economy.

Stronger professionals naturally want to have a better life.

In this regard, the west is undoubtedly better than the east.

As a 5th-level mage, if the Countess of Ceylon's fiefdom is in the western part of the kingdom, the size of her castle can be expanded at least 3 times, with hundreds of servants and servants.

However, the conditions of her castle on the eastern border are completely unworthy of the status of "count".

She has not recruited many servants since she was canonized.

Even for social activities such as balls and banquets held in the castle, the conditions are simple.

If you want to pursue a better living environment and material enjoyment, you have to go to the western part of the kingdom.

Therefore, many professionals who can reach the 2nd, 3rd and even 4th levels will prefer to settle in the west.

Except when the monster red tide breaks out, they will take a few months every year to go to the dark forest outside the eastern border to kill monsters, collect spoils and materials, and after earning enough gold coins, they will return to their homes in the west of the kingdom to relax.

To use a more vivid expression:

"If you don't open for a year, you can eat for a year after opening."

This is a true portrayal of the lives of many mid-level professionals in the western region.

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The environment is safer;

The economic conditions are better;

The overall strength is also stronger;

And the upper beam is not straight.

The nobles take the lead in looking down on people in the eastern part of the kingdom, especially in the border areas;

The final result is that the lower beam is also crooked!

Many locals in the capital will have similar views.

Discrimination and despise the border people in the east.

Think that they are all barbaric and greedy crude and unruly people.

Therefore, when they hear Gale's strong border accent, their impatient attitude is very reasonable.

Gale has not yet been involved in the long-standing fierce struggle between the east and west of the kingdom, and does not understand the twists and turns here.

But he could clearly feel that the locals in the capital didn't like them very much.

"Tsk! Okay! I don't really need your help!"

The environment of the old city is complex. For outsiders who are not familiar with the terrain, it is difficult to quickly find the best route to the destination even with a complete map.

Gail was furious and raised his hand to pull open the illusion magic light curtain.

Real-time navigation, start!

Although it is impossible to directly obtain a complete map of the old city, after turning on the real-time navigation, at least Gail and his friends can confirm where they are, so as not to go back without knowing it.

And the effect of real-time navigation is shared.

As long as no one updates the map explored by the predecessors, the later ones can still confirm their position based on this map explored by humans when they continue to use it.

Real-time display, accurate location, and also with terrain reminders.

Although this method is stupid, it is a one-time solution. After exploring once, it is equivalent to "lighting up" the map of this area on the light curtain.

Gail knows the approximate location of Miranda's parents' house. Even if he can't find the most convenient route to get there, after some trial and error, he can still figure out the specific route.

"Let's go, we'll find it ourselves!"

The unhappiness caused by discrimination diluted the shock brought by the capital. Not to mention Gale and Dolan, the two "border people" from Ceylon, even Lena and Brandon had an inexplicable feeling - they did not belong to this miraculous huge city.

Although everything here looks good, and everywhere is so prosperous.

But they are "outsiders".

They do not belong here.

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