Chapter 167: Chapter 162: Vast World Chapter 167: Chapter 162: Vast World “Hmm, wait, how big is the Norton Kingdom’s territory?” A question flashed across Muria’s mind. If the territory of the Norton Kingdom was the same size as a small Southeast Asian country from his previous life, he might as well stay low and grow steadily.

Such a small country, if there were five legends, the density would be startling.

So, he once again turned his gaze towards noble Andro who was standing there, waiting for Muria to leave.

“Do you have a map of your country?”

“Yes!” Andro nodded. As a middle-to-high-level figure in the Norton Kingdom, he naturally owned a map.

“Give me one.” Muria said quite naturally. Seeing a hint of hesitation on Andro’s face, he added another sentence, “It doesn’t need to be too detailed. Keep it simple. It should be enough to guide me in upholding the direction and location and let me know the positions and sizes of each country on the Ionian Subcontinent.”

In Erathia, a map is not something that everyone has. It is rather a form of military resource. The more detailed a map is, the more precious it is. Without a certain level of power and status, one shouldn’t even think about getting their hands on it.

Hearing Muria’s words, Andro breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn’t dare to gift a too detailed map. The consequences were too big for him to bear as they involved so many variables.

“Lord Muria, I have here a commercial map drawn by my merchant corps. If you don’t mind, you can check it out.” Saying that, Andro took a roll of parchment from his finger. His turquoise fighting qi surged, transforming into the shape of a palm, took the map, and brought it to Muria. He did not dare to come close to Muria.

“Hmm!” Muria’s body didn’t move, but a pair of invisible hands took the map for him and opened it before his eyes.

The Zero-level trick, Mage’s Hand. A very practical magic, suitable for making an impression. It forms a pair of transparent palms.

The first thing that came into view was an irregular continental outline, marked in the Continental Common Language: Ionia.

This is the name of the subcontinent where he currently lives. Before the teleportation, Cassio told him. So, when Muria saw the name, he was able to confirm that the irregular figure on the parchment represented one of the twelve subcontinents of Erathia.

“Well, your Norton Kingdom’s territory is not small.” Muria looked at the Norton Kingdom on the map, which covered about one-twentieth of Osroni. He couldn’t help but marvel. Don’t underestimate this one-twentieth. You should know that each subcontinent is very vast. Being able to occupy one-twentieth already is quite impressive.

How big is a subcontinent? A simple comparison can be made.

During his stay on the Titan Islands, Muria had seen the world map of Erathia.

The area of the Titan Clan Land itself is comparable to Australia of his former world. Around Titan Clan Land, there is the slightly smaller Eternal Island, along with two land islands of about the same size.

Around these four landmasses, there are countless islands of various sizes. When Muria visited the Golden Dragon Castle, he had to travel through the Teleportation Array rather than flying himself.

The Titan Islands, with such a vast area, were roughly equivalent to the Eurasian continent of the Earth in his previous life. As a result, it is very eye-catching on the world map.

However, there are even more prominent areas on the map, such as the Main Continent and the twelve subcontinents.

Let’s just talk about the Ionian Subcontinent. Its area is ten times that of the Titan Islands, roughly equal to the surface area of the Earth in his previous world.

And that’s just one of the twelve subcontinents of Erathia. Above it is the more expansive Main Continent and the seas that almost equal the total area of the land… It’s a vast world!

Although there are no specific data, Muria can make a simple estimate based on the map. The territory of the Norton Kingdom is about half the size of the Titan Islands.

This was also an immensely astonishing area. Yet, according to the map markings, the Norton Kingdom, despite its vast expanse, had an embarrassingly low land utilization rate since there weren’t many places suitable for human habitation.

In fact, not just Norton Kingdom, much of Erathia had a very low land utilization rate. That was due to the rapid growth rate of low to mid-rank monsters in the wilderness. They could be described as an unending source of menace.

“Hmm…” Muria’s expression shifted as he focused his mental power on the map before him, specifically on the area marking the Norton Kingdom. That part began to slowly expand, the names of roads and cities appearing and becoming more detailed.

This map was not just an ordinary map with lines drawn on it, it was also a low-rank extraordinary artifact.

“Interesting!” Muria laughed while examining the Norton Kingdom that filled the entire map. Its function was not much different from the map app on his smartphone in his previous life.

However, compared to the smart maps with GPS from his previous world, this artifact had an important missing feature; it couldn’t locate his position, which slightly inconvenienced Muria.

“Let’s see, where is the Krasov Territory?” Muria scrutinized the map in search of it. Due to its quite wide area, he found it easily.

Soon, the Krasov territory started to slowly expand and filled the entire map. Each settlement, village, and road, even the dangerous marks of high-ranked monsters, everything was shown in detail.

“You, come here!” Muria addressed Andro, beckoning him while observing the beautifully detailed map.

“Lord Muria! How may I assist you?” The middle-aged nobleman questioned with extreme caution, his normally elegant and calm smile nowhere to be seen. Andro had been frightened by Muria’s series of actions. He was completely cowed, to the point where he was even afraid to approach Muria.

“Hmph!” Looking at the cringing lord, Muria was too lazy to waste words. He extended his hand forward, the wind howled, a giant grey palm of wind formed in the air, repeating the motion of Muria’s hand, reaching for the middle-aged man.

“Clash!” Sounds of water sluicing resonated as azure Fighting Qi surged from Andro, forming a rippling semi-circular shield to resist the approaching wind palm. However, it was to no avail, the moment they made contact, the Qi-constructed shield shattered.

“I am a second-class earl of Norton Kingdom, if you dare lay a hand on me…” Before Andro could finish his threat, the huge wind palm grabbed him and brought him in front of Muria.

“Now, point out my current position to me.” Muria’s gaze remained on the map. To commoners in this world, this extraordinary map may seem advanced, but to him, it was a letdown, for it lacked even a simple location function.

“I don’t understand!” The trapped lord looked dumbfounded. “Aren’t you going to kill me?” He asked.

Muria lifted his gaze, looking at the elegantly dressed Andro before him, a puzzled expression on his face. “Why would I kill you? What benefit would I gain from your death?”

“Uh!” This time, it was Andro’s turn to be taken aback. ‘What benefit is there in killing him?’ He was a noble! A noble who owned lands! Amongst the Gold Rank, he was considered extraordinarily wealthy. Killing him would certainly bring a substantial wealth.

“Point out the location to me.” Muria seemed impatient, it seemed to him like the human in front of him wasn’t functioning quite right.

“Here.” Andro obediently pointed at a spot on the map. He understood it now, the young man before him had no intention of causing him harm. However, he got a certain vibe of contempt from him.

“Hmm!” Muria followed Andro’s finger to the spot on the map, memorized the location he was currently at, promptly put away the map, then took out a piece of metal that was shimmering with a blue spirit light, and handed it to Andro after releasing him from his grip.

“This is your reward!”

“Blue Jade Steel!” Staring at the radiant blue metal in his arms, Andro was dumbfounded. The water-blue Fighting Qi within him was restless, ready to burst out…

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