The witch thought I am a Demon God

The next morning, they set sail away from the church and the people of Ravenna. Not long after they left, a group of knights holding the flag of the church rushed into the dock where they were.

The leading superior knight exudes terrifying power, and his armor shines in the sun, as if it is the glory of the Lord.

The superior knight said angrily: I am Detective Albert, do you have a group of guests from Ambrose here?

Let them come out to me.

The Abbot of Albert Abbey needs to see them and get them out immediately.

The owner of the dock followed the employees and walked out of the dock, then glanced at the knight and raised two fingers. First, they're gone.

Second, this is our private contracted property and has nothing to do with the church.

Although you are a fourth-level knight and I am just an ordinary person, if you dare to do this again, I will report you to the church court, and I will also punish you for your reckless and stupid behavior next time. On the diocesan ballot in 2017, when it came time to choose the abbot of Albrecht Abbey, vote for someone else.”

The superior knight narrowed his eyes. He could stab the owner of the shipyard to death with one finger, but he also knew that the other party was telling the truth.

He could only roll his eyes, then clamped the horse's legs and asked the war horse to adjust its direction. I understand, if they come back again, please tell me...forget it, they probably won't come back again.

His second-in-command, a high knight, asked: Are we going to give chase?

Detective Inspector Albrecht rolled his eyes. It's so troublesome to chase him locally, but it will be even more troublesome if he chases it across parishes. If it happens later, the responsibility will probably be placed on our patrol team at Albrecht Abbey.

I don't want to lose the votes of the parishioners like this.

It's not an important matter anyway, and the other party is not a fugitive. Let's go back in a few days and say that the other party has left [the church and the people of Ravenna].

The deputy knight took off his silver gloves and laughed. Then let's go to the pub and have a drink.

That's a good idea, too, Detective Inspector Knight said. We would never do anything that would cost us votes.

…

In two days, Ivita and others left the country of [The Church and the People of Ravenna] and entered the Republic of Belisarius, one of the three major republics.

After paying 1 penny and receiving a smile from the fat official at the toll booth welcoming them into the Republic of Belisarius, Ivita and others entered the land of Turin.

Suddenly, Ivita felt that his magic power was horribly suppressed, and he could hardly use too much magic power.

Ivita tried to use fire magic, but the firebird magic only produced a flame at his fingertips.

Ivita looked at the other people on the ship, Hearthstone Witch, how much magic can you use?

The Hearthstone Witch's expression was also very bad. She held her palms in the air, and the magical fire burned for a moment. The lavender flower spirit fire from the fire elemental flower only existed for a moment, and then disappeared.

Cecilia Landwalker felt the elf blood in her body, but she realized with a pale face that she was almost turning into an ordinary person.

All professionals on the ship have discovered this problem. Whether they are warriors or hunters, their power has not disappeared, but has weakened to the point where they are almost ordinary people.

Tartax told the truth in one word. This is the Law of Turin! Anyone who is close to the legendary city of Belisarius will be affected by the Law of Turin and cannot exert their power. Otherwise, they will compete with this legendary city and the urban area it constitutes. .”

But don't worry, everyone in the land radiated by the Turin Law is almost an ordinary person.

I say, you should always rely more on your wisdom rather than your physical strength. Maybe you can find your own wisdom here.

Tartax suddenly felt that it was inappropriate to talk to Ivita like this, so he added another sentence. Of course, this does not include Lord Ivita.

After knowing that it was the [Turin Law], Ivita sat on the boat with peace of mind and observed the scene on both sides.

The two sides of the Belisariu Republic are basically flat roads paved with volcanic ash and bricks, and are filled with pedestrians.

These pedestrians were sailors and businessmen on their way.

They soon entered a small town called Lahainavu in the Republic of Belisarius.

This town is close to the sea and is built on both sides of the Po River. It can be said that it is very rich in water resources. The entire town was called a town in Belisarius, but if Ambrose was placed, then it would be a city of this size.

The houses in the entire town are built of red bricks and blue bricks with more than ten stories facing the water. They are beautiful and high-rise buildings.

The residents of the town are very hospitable, and there are many people selling goods on boats on the Po River in the middle of the town.

Compared to the two countries Ivita and the others passed through before, this place is simply more lively.

It's like the difference between a large rural area and a super city.

There is a dazzling variety of goods here, ranging from gemstones from all over the world, even rare spices such as ambergris and sunflower sand, to fruits, food, handicrafts from all over the world, and even children's toys.

Children here, just like the children under the Ravenna Church, can run and play happily in the streets. They will not go home until they are dirty and scolded by their parents.

But unlike the children under the Ravenna Church, the children educated by the church all love books. The children here love to socialize and prefer kites and paper pinwheels bought from street vendors.

One child even threw out the paper airplane in his hand. With the expectant eyes of him and his companions, the paper airplane flew towards the boats on the Po River, turned around several times, and passed over several boats. , actually fell towards Ivita.

Ivita hooked her hand, and the magical hand turned into gravity and pulled the paper airplane over. Although the magic was suppressed here, he could still do it to this extent.

Iveta threw the paper plane away. The paper plane circled in the air several times and landed on the head of an official who was telling the people who had just entered the Republic of Belisarius the magnificent history of the Republic on the shore.

The official touched his head, then turned around and found Ivita. He was not angry, but just smiled at Ivita.

Welcome to Belisarius!

On board the ship.

Ivita said: Are we going to start from this town, recruit captains and sailors, buy ships, and then go to Cross Island?

Yes, Tartax told Ivita, if it is to go to sea, this town is sufficient.

There's no need to go to a bigger capital.

The population of this town may exceed 300,000.

Ivita's brows jumped. The Hearthstone Witch and other professionals were also frightened. The carpenters, chefs and other ordinary people on the ship did not pay attention to these things.

The Hearthstone Witch said: It is indeed a republic with a kingdom-level power.

One of the three models of the Republic, he truly deserves his reputation.

Tartax said: Let me introduce it to you. The total area of ​​the Republic of Belisarius is only 33,000 square kilometers of land. This land area is not large, only a fraction of the land area of ​​the Independent State of Viscount Ambrose. It’s one big, but the local resident population plus the floating population can reach a population of more than 15 million!”

The number of people and professions far exceeds that of Ambrose.

“And this does not include the overseas territories of the Republic of Belisarius and the population of its overseas territories, as well as the sailors who are at sea all year round. Some captains and sailors may have been wandering for more than ten years, but have never returned home, unless the country In times of trouble, the country’s big banks issue conscription orders to everyone.”

The Republic of Belisarius has a very large overseas territory at sea. They can't even count the area. They have basically snatched or purchased it. The nobles here are big businessmen, and only the nobles have the vote. rights, but the big merchants and nobles here would rather organize a fleet to go overseas than pay taxes to their highest administrative and financial institution [National Bank].

Ivita sat on the bow of the ship, raised her eyebrows at Tartax, and said, I thought that this bank with a kingdom could easily collect taxes.

Tartax laughed and said, I'll tell you a story that really happened.

Belisarius' National Bank once ordered the big merchants and nobles in the Republic to check their own business accounts and required them to pay back the commercial taxes they owed for several years in one go.

But within the next six months, those big businessmen used their own wealth, and then assembled a fleet of thousands of warships and more than 20,000 mercenaries to expedition against the Seljuqs who believed in the god of beasts. An island occupied by the Roma Empire.

They grabbed the 13,000-square-kilometer island, and then packaged and sold the island, including the island's sovereignty, to [National Bank] to offset the underpaid commercial taxes they had accumulated before.

Tartax smiled bitterly. These are the merchants of this republic. This republic is different from the Republic of Forokana and the Republic of Aristocratic Merchant. They allow merchants to operate monopolistically, so most merchants are monopoly capitalists in the true sense.

They are aggressive and powerful.

The professionals on the ship all frowned upon hearing this. They did not expect the merchants of Belisarius to be so ruthless.

They would rather use their wealth to wage wars and plunder resources than pay taxes.

The Hearthstone Witch heard this with great admiration and let out a heartfelt sigh. This is a completely free world. The wolf kings join forces to devour everything fairly. The weak will be eliminated and the strong will be rewarded.

Ivita began to think, and he captured some useful information from Tartax's conversation. So, the nobles of the Republic of Belisarius are big merchants. How many are they?

Tartax thought for a moment. Last year it was announced that there were still more than 330,000 people.

Because one needs to have several fleets and a certain amount of wealth to be considered a noble, many merchant families in decline will be forcibly deprived of their noble status.

In other words, we have come to the kingdom that worships money the most and has the most freedom in the world.

The advantage is that in order to maintain the atmosphere of being an important commercial hub, order is very important here.

The court system here is very developed, and the cost of resolving disputes here with fists far exceeds the cost of going to court to resolve disputes, Tartax said.

You're wanted for killing someone here.

Stealing property is considered as bad as killing someone.

Ivita nodded, You are more familiar with this place than we are. Please take us to where to buy ships and where to recruit captains.

Tartax said to Ivita: Should we buy a brand new ship, or a second-hand ship that has been trafficked?

Ivita thought for a moment and tapped her fingers on the side of the boat. What are the pros and cons of this?

Tartax said: The price of a second-hand ship should be half the price of a brand-new ship. Although it is cheap, we are not familiar with it and can easily be deceived. Some people even have problems with the keel rot of second-hand ships even when they go to sea. A shipwreck caused by a storm.

When Ivita heard this, she said directly: Then we should buy a new ship. We are all novices at sea, and there is no need to test areas that we do not understand here.

Tartax nodded and said, Then I suggest you buy a two-masted caravel.

This is a ship that pirates like to use. It is very fast and safe, and can also carry a lot of supplies. Merchants also like to use this ship.

The most important thing is that this kind of ship can also carry about eight thirteen-pound guns.

Ivita turned to look at Tartax in surprise and said, Artillery?

Could it be said that pirates and this republic have artillery weapons? Then why doesn't Ambrose?

Tartax looked at Ivita in confusion, Gunpowder weapons are the technology of the Belisarius Republic, the Forocana Republic and the Noble Merchant Republic. They have always blocked the technology, and even if they sell artillery, they sell it in small quantities at high prices. .”

There's no way Ambrose can afford it and doesn't need it.

As for the pirates, their artillery was stolen.

Ivita was silent when she heard this, which was normal, because artillery became popular at the peak of the Middle Ages, but the musket technology did not become popular.

The knight class in this world is so powerful that mere gunpowder weapons can no longer be eliminated. Therefore, the countries in the Magical Black Forest have no need to purchase firearms on a large scale.

But at sea, since everyone can only step on the ship, it is very useful if you can use artillery to bomb the opponent's ship.

It is probably because of this that the three major republics cling to artillery technology.

Ivita said to everyone: Tartax, you take the Earthwalker and two hunters to buy a ship.

Be careful not to encounter thieves and don't let anyone take your money away.

Hearthstone Witch, I, and others went to recruit captains and sailors.