If Lu PingAn had to pick a tourist destination in all of Southeast Asia, Mountainous Country would undoubtedly rank near the very bottom.
There was no other reason. On one hand, it had been too deeply influenced by Eastern Kingdom, leaving little in the way of distinctive local scenery. On the other, historical grievances had always made the relationship between the two sides rather delicate.
Lu PingAn had visited that Other World's counterpart of the country in his previous life. All he could say was that the entire trip had been rather awkward, and he had no intention of going again.
Yet this time, as he walked along the road, the looks the passersby gave him were full of respect and admiration, which made Lu PingAn uncomfortable instead.
After all, his deepest impression of this country from his previous life was that the only heroic spirit from it in a mobile game he played had been an Anti-China Hero from history. He had originally assumed that this time, too, he would encounter wary, uneasy looks and hostility hidden among the people.
"...It was only because of your country that we managed to hold on." Yet this time, their gratitude seemed to come from the heart.
It was a plain truth, and also an empty one.
Lu PingAn looked at the food, sundries, and tools in the street shops. They all bore Chinese writing. The food supplies and daily necessities here were probably all sent directly from Eastern Kingdom.
Some things were simply real. The bags of "daily supplies" collected by these suffering people bore Chinese writing, and everything they wore, ate, used, and lived with came from Eastern Kingdom. That was more effective than any propaganda of hatred. In fact, Mountainous Country had not carried out its usual anti-Eastern Kingdom