CHAPTER 777: 610 CONTINENT’S NORTHERN SITUATION

This trip to Sinjel, if one viewed it from its original purpose, was undoubtedly a failure.

They acquired no information about the Hidden Land nor about the dimensional cube, and although they learned some secrets they had not known before, these secrets offered virtually no help with regard to Reiger and Liz’s initial objectives.

Reiger had decided to undertake this journey for the sake of the dimensional cube and the Hidden Land’s matters, but he ended up not achieving his goals, which was akin to the clues being completely cut off.

Next, if Reiger still wanted to explore the issues concerning the dimensional cube and the Hidden Land, he would need to rethink his strategies.

Yuri was asking Reiger what his plans were now since their expedition to Sinjel had failed.

She could see that the matters of the Hidden Land were very important to Liz and equally significant to Reiger; they were not unrelated to him.

From her understanding of Reiger, even though the trip to Sinjel had failed, Reiger probably hadn’t intended to give up.

As expected...

"Do you know anything about the Tistis Kingdom?"

Reiger suddenly asked Yuri this question.

"The Tistis Kingdom?"

Yuri was initially taken aback, but then quickly recovered.

"Do you suspect that the last queen of Reinnaier was buried in that ancient relic, and that it’s related to the Tistis family who were vassals of the Reinnaier clan, and to the northern Tistis Kingdom?"

Reiger had already told Yuri about the inscription on the monument at the front of Yuluo Aili’s Tomb, so she was aware of the existence of the Tistis family.

"How can one not suspect that?" Reiger did not deny this point, saying directly, "One is the Tistis family, and the other is the Tistis Kingdom; no one would believe there’s no connection between them."

Yuri nodded in agreement with Reiger’s statement.

However, the one to answer Reiger’s question was not Yuri.

"The Tistis Kingdom, it is a country located in the northern part of the continent."

Marilyn then spoke up and began to enlighten Reiger about the topic.

"Due to the low temperatures all year round in the north, it almost always snows year-round, and the soil of the Tistis Kingdom is perpetually bathed in snow and ice, earning it the nickname ’The Snow Kingdom’ among the countries of the continent."

"The country originally wasn’t called the Tistis Kingdom, but rather a small country known as Zinia, which later, due to survival and other difficulties, elected a highly capable queen who ascended to the throne."

"This queen was indeed capable, making numerous reforms as soon as she took office, and not only did she manage to make Zinia survive in the ice and snow, she expanded the territory and absorbed all the stray northern tribes nearby."

"Thus, the country gradually developed and grew, and successfully became one of the four major countries on the continent."

"It was then that Zinia was renamed the Tistis Kingdom."

Marilyn informed Reiger that Tistis was the surname of that queen.

Zinia, in order to commemorate and honor the great deeds of that queen, changed the name of the country to her surname and declared themselves a Queendom, meaning that it was thanks to the queen that the country became what it is now.

In the ensuing centuries, the throne of the Tistis Kingdom was always held by the descendants of that queen, and each ruler was a queen, making the Tistis Kingdom the lone country on the continent where only women could inherit the throne.

"But because of this, as time passed, civil strife began to emerge in the Tistis Kingdom."

"The cause of the strife was dissatisfaction."

"At first, the royal princes were dissatisfied with the succession system, unhappy that only women could inherit the throne, leading them to rebel."

"This rebellion emboldened many nobles who were displeased with the throne being monopolized by women, and many nobles of the Tistis Kingdom joined the rebellious ranks."

"Over time, the Tistis Kingdom was completely engulfed in civil strife, especially within the royal family; princes and princesses were completely opposed, one side advocating for the abolition of the female-only succession rule, the other side arguing that one must remember the ancestors’ achievements and adhere to tradition, claiming that abolishing the system would amount to forgetting the roots."

"The disputes continued unabated, the conflicts escalated, the tension grew thicker, and they fought more fiercely, eventually leading the small countries around the Tistis Kingdom to entertain bold ideas after witnessing the chaos within a major nation."

"This situation is now becoming more and more severe, so much so that the Tistis Kingdom is showing signs of potentially disintegrating from both internal strife and external troubles."

Marilyn narrated the current state of the Tistis Kingdom in such a manner, and from her tone, one could discern that she was not untouched by this situation.

Yuri also maintained silence as she listened.

Could the current situation of the Tistis Kingdom possibly be a future prospect for the Genas Kingdom?

After all, the current Genas Kingdom is also divided into royal and duke factions, subtly showing signs of internal strife as well.

If the Genas Kingdom were to fall into civil strife like the Tistis Kingdom, it could potentially collapse even faster than the Tistis Kingdom.

The lands surrounding the Tistis Kingdom are smaller nations, so they are still managing despite internal and external threats, but near the Genas Kingdom lies the War Country, Leiblu Kingdom, which venerates warfare.