"Creak, creak~"
The swaying carriage traveled along a gravel road.
Even with shock-absorbing wheels installed,
it still could not suppress the jolting.
"The productivity of this era is truly backward."
Shaken awake by a stone, Fang Yuan could not help complaining.
The time period in which the secret realm was set connected to the Sub-God Era.
Throughout the Sub-God Era, the Old Continent Civilization remained shrouded in darkness and chaos.
Only those who believed in the gods could obtain knowledge.
Most commoners, and even many nobles, were illiterate.
Even though there were gods who wielded immense power,
the productivity of the Sub-deity Era was still underdeveloped.
There were not even many gravel roads.
The time period in which the secret realm was set followed the era when the gods had fallen.
Although it had already escaped the gods' control,
ignorance remained the most prominent feature of this era.
Fortunately, the nobles had already gained access to knowledge.
In this chaotic era, the spread of knowledge among the nobles
brought the dawn of civilization to this age.
Gravel roads had originally been structures found only around temples during the Sub-God Era.
Now, they had been laid from Alpha's Royal Capital across the entire country.
Although the roads were still bumpy,
they were at least far more comfortable than muddy roads.
But Fang Yuan, who had undergone the baptism of industrial civilization,
could never adapt to roads like these.
"It's just like the country roads on Blue Star in the 1980s."
"Ride all the way, vomit all the way."
"This lousy road wouldn't be comfortable even if it were covered with thick velvet."
Qin Feng lay sprawled in the carriage and sighed softly.
If he had a choice, he still preferred a comfortable environment.
But they were fleeing now.
So they could