After organizing his thoughts, Su Xiao decided to begin by exploring this world. His objective was clear: find a witch and ask her about the Death Land—or rather, the location of the Blade Demon's sealing device.
If asking nicely didn't work, he would force the answers out of her. If that failed, he would torture her. He would start with courtesy and resort to force only if necessary. If all else failed, he would cut her down.
Su Xiao pushed open the shabby door of the stone house, and rain blew inside.
Boom!
A peal of thunder rang out. It was pitch-black outside the room, and it was probably around midnight.
The Apostle Eye floated out from Su Xiao's sleeve and observed the human settlement from above. Since it was called a settlement, this place was the territory of some witch.
According to the information fed back by the Apostle Eye, Su Xiao discovered that this was actually a large city built within towering walls. The streets were paved with stone slabs, every household's door was tightly shut, and there wasn't a single person in the streets.
In fact, whether they were settlements or kingdoms, they were all just large cities. Several neighboring large cities could be called a kingdom. As for the throne, anyone with enough troops could simply confer it upon themselves.
According to the results obtained by a divination witch who had traveled across the Dark Crow Continent, there were at least several hundred kings, all of whom had been recognized by other kings. As for self-proclaimed kings, there were even more.
If a family lived in the wilderness, the male head of the household could proclaim himself king. The surrounding farmland would be his territory. Of course, aside from his wife and children, no one would