Cultivators on the Tianlan Continent were, in the end, only a minority. Far more numerous were ordinary people with no chance to cultivate. Some made their living gathering herbs in the mountains and forests. The forests within the Tianxing Empire were fairly safe; it was rare to encounter large carnivorous beasts or terrifyingly powerful demon beasts.
As for Jiuyao City, the Imperial Capital of the Tianxing Empire, it gathered more than half of the entire nation's... well, saying more than half was a bit exaggerated. There were simply many high-level cultivators there. That was a special case and could not be judged by ordinary standards. Besides, Origin Mall was located in Jiuyao City.
The Tianxing Empire covered a vast territory. Beyond its cities and villages lay even more uninhabited wilderness. This was also why the previous transportation network plan had been so difficult to implement. Of course, every beginning was hard; now it had finally gotten on the right track.
It was only a matter of time before Rail Trains connected every city in the Tianxing Empire. It was said that Ji Wuhui had recently been discussing such matters with Chen Yan of the Huoyuan Empire, planning to link the two nations by rail. The two countries, which had been at war only a few years ago, had turned around and made peace.
In most circumstances, interests were the standard that decided everything.
The ever-changing weather in the mountains always made travelers quicken their pace.
Along an ancient mountain path through the forest, a herb gatherer dressed in green walked slowly onward. It had just rained, and the earth beneath his feet was soft and muddy, leaving a disorderly trail of footprints behind him.
The herb gatherer was in high spirits, for he had found an exceedingly rare medicinal