392 Grantham 2

() is young, full of vigor, and has the patience that ordinary young people lack.

Morris' nephew Giles, although he tried his best to give Raymond an "honest and sincere" first impression, but in Raymond's feeling, he was a slightly motivated type, not a Very suitable candidate.

But Raymond, who has just arrived, is not ready to get in touch with the local family or the House of Shadows soon, so Raymond finally decided to let Giles act as his guide here temporarily, in order to solve his problems in Grantham. Preliminary transactions that need to be processed.

"Giles, since you are Morris' nephew, you will temporarily handle affairs for me as a housekeeper," Raymond, who looked directly into Giles' eyes, made a request, emphasizing the word "temporarily". "First explain to me the situation of Grantham, Grantham Plains and this tree World Tree."

Giles, who immediately bowed to thank him, was a little overjoyed, but he immediately explained to Raymond. . .

The center of the entire goblin world is this world tree, and the plain where its root is located is called the Grantham Plain, and its first crown is Grantham.

From a distance, the canopy of the World Tree looks like a flat circle, but in fact, each layer of the canopy of the World Tree is a slightly sunken funnel shape. Edges are highest.

The current position of Raymond is the edge of the first layer of the world tree crown, and each layer of the tree crown of the world tree is not actually a circle, but a shape of water droplets.

The southern part of Grantham with a sharp top and a round bottom is a fan-shaped arc with minimal changes, and its edge narrows as it goes north, and finally extends from east to west at the northernmost side. Connected to the huge auxiliary roots that appeared below, forming a giant barrier similar to the trunk of the world tree.

It is said that the shape of the crown of the first layer of the world tree was once drawn. In terms of area, if calculated using the trunk of the World Tree as the dividing line, the area in the south of Grantham is only a quarter of that in the north.

And below where everyone is currently located is the Grantham Plain, where ordinary people live. Although the area is vast, for wizards, the free energy in the environment is relatively thin, so as long as they are successfully enlightened wizard apprentices , will try their best to settle in Grantham, the first canopy of the root of the world.

Therefore, although the Grantham Plain is the birthplace of the World Tree, the real center of the fairy world should actually be the first canopy of the World Tree, which is Grantham.

And the second canopy of the world tree above everyone. It belongs to an area with extreme climate change and extremely harsh living conditions. It is a buffer zone between the aborigines of the fairy world and the current residents. It is an area that cannot be set foot without strength, and is extremely dangerous.

And the third canopy of the world tree. It is the place with the smallest canopy area of ​​the World Tree, but it is an area completely occupied by the Crown of Glory. It is the last paradise of the aborigines belonging to the goblin world. All non-ghost creatures and members of the Crown of Glory are excluded there.

Giles, who casually drew the topographic map of the first layer of the World Tree for Raymond on the ground, drew a concentric area along the trunk of the World Tree in the center, and then explained Grantham in detail to Raymond. division of power.

The entire southwestern part of Grantham outside of this concentric circle area is controlled by the Grand Alliance, while the Horn of Alley rules the eastern area of ​​this concentric circle, and the slightly less powerful Dark Witch Tower controls A small area west of Grantham.

And the vast area north of Grantham. It belongs to the public resource land and is not ruled by any forces.

The ring-shaped area closest to the trunk of the World Tree, called the "Ring", is a neutral zone under the joint supervision of all forces.

In the area of ​​this ring domain, serious conflicts are not allowed. Members of various organizations are also not allowed to settle down, because there is a place for neutrals to settle, and it is also a safe zone for wizards who devote themselves to growth before joining the major forces.

"Master Raymond, if you join any of the forces, then your settlement will be provided by these forces, and you only need to pay a small fee," Giles introduced, pointing to the areas controlled by the major forces From the principle of living here. "And if you want to settle in the Ring Region, then not only do you need to make a promise not to violate the Ring Region's regulations, but you must also pay the full cost of settling there."

"Promise? Settling in the Ring Region still requires a promise?" He listened carefully to Giles' introduction, but Raymond was still a little confused when he heard this word. "What promise?"

With a hint of helplessness on his face, Giles immediately began to recite the relevant regulations. "Do not harm any goblin creatures, do not launch malicious attacks, do not conduct black witchcraft research and related experiments..."

There were dozens of regulations, which were quickly recited by Giles, and Raymond also showed helplessness on his face, but he understood the conditions for settling in the ring.

It should be said that this is where the neutral wizards live in Grantham. Wizards who do not join the major organizations must abide by the rules of the ring and not intervene in the disputes of the forces. In order to ensure that they do not cause harm to the goblin creatures in the crown of glory At the same time, it has the right to live there and is jointly protected by all forces.

But this also means that the wizards who live there must give up all the benefits that can be enjoyed by joining the organization, and must rely on their own abilities in exchange for the conditions of living there.

To put it bluntly, it is to give up the ability of personal attack and maintain an absolutely neutral identity, and use a completely peaceful situation in exchange for the security of the ring domain, where potential research or personal strength can be improved.

And the right to settle in the ring domain is only once. If you move out of it, it means that you will permanently lose the qualification to settle in the ring domain, and you can only choose to join other forces.

Seeing that Raymond's expression became hesitant, Giles smiled and pointed to the outside of the ring. "In addition to the three major organizations that control the entire Grantham, there are also countless small organizations here. They belong to forces that are free from the three major organizations. All wizards who settle in the ring can contact and trade with them."

After pondering for a moment, Lei Meng directly made a decision. "Take me directly to the ring domain!" (To be continued.)