The Thousand Year Dynasty
23. Southern Region
Nata, along with Amithy and Parpera, and 50 workers, left for the south a week after the last meeting was held.
Lucia and Orland are now in charge of the central city. While before the gondola to Ceduk Bintang so, Couran tasked to handle the new territory of the village Fla.
Then two days later Helen and the Fire Star Group followed Nata to the south, to explore the area and clean up.. Responsible for the security of the north, west, and central regions, Caspian. Assisted by their new members of the Rosemary family.
While merchants such as Dirk and Pietro, have started to fill stores and bars in the central region city.
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This southern region has more data land than the northern region. So if you want to be a small city, this region is very worthy. The only obstacle is, this region has no path for clean water.
Water pipes and jembata have not yet been completed. To outsmart the problem, while they will take water from the central region periodically. Then to be more efficient, Nata built a water reservoir.
But it's not like a water tower built in the north. The water reservoir this time is more like a reservoir. Installed right on the highland wall of the southern region. And although not large, but made a mechanism as wide as the cliff wall.
And also, no one would have thought. Because the water reservoir is made by perforating the wall from above. From the highland floor. Until it does not look any traces when viewed from the lowlands.
So basically the land area of Pharos is like a shell. High on the inside and low on the outside. Although on the inner side there are many ravines and valleys.
The southern region of the steam train line to the north has a flat height with the central, western, and eastern regions. But unlike the western and eastern regions that have sloping areas down to the coast and sea, while for the southern and northern regions do not have.
The land in the southern and northern regions, directly in the form of cliffs and valleys, with a considerable distance of height. Therefore, the southern and northern regions have two names of areas.
That is, highlands whose land is parallel to the central region, and lowlands whose land is much lower, parallel to the entrance and the land outside the land of Pharos itself.
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A week later, several buildings had stood under the surrounding highland walls. Elevator pulleys are already made in two now. One for goods and chariots, the other for people. The stairs were made next to him. Bigger and nicer than the stairs on the walls of the northern highlands.
At the southern end of the border gate Pharos land has also been built a guard post with a shape similar to a guard post in the middle of the path to the beach Mado. It has a small water tower, and a place to rest.
Meanwhile, Helen and the Star of Fire, exploring the southern lowlands, find a path between the cliffs that lead them to the bottom of the Star Alcoves.
So now to get to the bottom of the valley of the Star Alcove, there are two ways. Pedtama does not go through the middle region and then down the slope. This will be helped by a gondola.
The second can be by riding through the lowlands of the southern region. But the road is only the size of two people lined up, or one horse only. Cannot pass by horse carriage.
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"In two weeks we will officially open this crossing, Miss Amithy. How, are the preparations for this southern Gate all complete?" Nata asked one afternoon while they were talking at the house on the plateau, which Aksa had built while he was working on the train to the south. It is now the residence of the Amithy family.
"For preparation from our side, everything is complete. Until the guard of the platform has begun to train" replied Amithy who still looks a little anxious.
"Is there another problem, Miss Amithy?" Ask Nata later.
"No. I'm just worried about the Urbar kingdom in the south"
"Why with them, ma'am?"
"Today I heard from my relatives in the city of Varun. The person in charge of giving permission in and out of the Urbar kingdom was a person I knew. And he's not a good guy. I'm afraid he'll cause trouble after knowing our path will monopolize the trade route"
"He's a cunning man, he will definitely make a profit from us, by using the Urbar exit and exit permit" Amithy replied.
"Did the royal license have any effect on us, Lady Amithy?" Ask Nata who hasn't seen where the problem lies.
"It does not have a big effect if our gates are not directly facing the kingdom" explained Amithy once again.
"Oh, as it turned out. It is very troubling if it is like that" said Nata who began to understand what Amithy meant.
"So all this time, how does the sea crossing work? Has the kingdom of Elbrasta not closed the lines in the city of Zeraza, all this time?" Nata asked then who looked curious.
"That's because there are rules approved by the three great northern kingdoms and the eight southern kingdoms. The so-called gray border" explains Amithy.
"Oh, that. I heard it from Aksa. If it were not wrong about the outermost region of an inter-royal debate, it would be a neutral territory for ordinary people and merchants. When there is a closure of territory or war" Nata replied to make sure that what he heard was true, because Amithy. "Although, there are many gaps in the rule if we want to look deeper" he added later.
"really. What else for us that is not a kingdom. They won't want to impose those rules on us"
"Yes, I understand what you mean. It is difficult when someone is deliberately looking for trouble. Then, inevitably we must immediately make good relations with the kingdom"
"Now I'm trying to make contact with some important people of Urbar kingdom. To avoid the sneaky things that will be done by the person in the future" said Amithy who sounded like she was trying the wrong people she meant.
"May you include me too Miss Amithy? I would also like to cooperate with the kingdom" Pinta Nata said,
"Of course, Mr. Nata. I'll let you know if you're progressing, or if we should visit and meet someone from the kingdom" Amithy replied later.
"Thank you, Miss Amithy"
"I'm sorry?" Suddenly Parpera, who had been silent next to Amithy, began to speak.
"Why, Parpera?" Ask Amithy then.
"Maybe this sounds silly and stupid, but what do you both mean by the problem if the south gate directly faces the Urbar kingdom territory?" Ask Morra's girl with that shoulder-length hair.
"That's not a silly, stupid question, Miss Parpera. It was curious and curious. We must continue to nurture such a taste. All right, I'll explain" Nata said excitedly. Nata is always active when meeting people who are always curious and curious.
"So this land crossing unconsciously relied on trade routes from the northern mainland and the southern mainland.
"And if the kingdom of Urbar whose territory is right after the South Gate it decides to close itself. So no one can walk through his territory, so for us it is tantamount to closing our southern gate. Because we have no other path other than the two gates.
"So when one of our gates is closed. That means our crossing path will be a dead end. And there will be no more people who want to pass this place" Nata then closed the explanation.
"Oh, so that's what it means. I understand now" replied Parpera with a face that looked radiant.
"And again, since when have you been interested in this kind of thing?" Asked Amithy then who looked a little astonished.
"Since I began to live in this land with you all" Parpera answered quickly.
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