Chapter 249 The Five Major Countries

Fein went to Gregory's office with the Big Three and retrieved the two books in his storage space.

"Well, I'll read first don't disturb me." Fein sat on the sofa.

? The Big Three nodded, whole Anthony and Gregory just stared curiously at Fein for a second before shrugging.

They have already known Fein for a long time. He was a person that has a strong thirst for knowledge and always likes to gather information. So, his reading book didn't surprise them. Just like that, the office fell into a strange silence, as they do their own things.

Gregory signed the mountain of papers on his desk as usual, and Anthony went beside the Big Three and engaged in a conversation with them.

Fein smiled at this and proceeded with the book in his hand. Then he started to flip the page carefully.

He has to say that there's a lot of information in the book about his country and the other four countries. Although he had already sucked dry all the knowledge, he could get from the books in all the libraries around their country, he didn't get to know much about the relationship between the countries, their culture and customs, and their distance from each other. Now that he had a book about them, he must fill his knowledge!

In the South, there exist four major countries, One major kingdom, and six small countries. The five major are in alliance with each other and the six countries became their vassal.

Fein focused on the four major countries and the kingdom. He didn't pay much attention to the six small ones. First, San Fernando country, the country where he lives and grew up, or his predecessor grew up. There's not much to say about this country, because, unlike the four major countries, it is only that hasn't reached the level of a great country. After all, they are lacking one S-rank degu user to fulfill the requirement.

The San Fernando country is a tropical country with a mixed culture of the other four. It is the melting pot in the south because the country had integrated the cultures of other countries and made an original identity from this.

Fein was astonished when he learned four countries in the North actually colonized the San Fernando country in the past, and the country only manage to obtain its freedom with the help of the Hosu country and patriotic men that fought for its freedom.

This is also the reason which made the culture of San Fernando diverse. And from Fein's observation, all the civilians of San Fernando actually like to use perfume and it was deeply rooted in their culture. Heck, he always saw his mother and Fey spray perfume before going out. And he learned that the reason for this is that the queen of the San Fernando country loves perfume. This is the reason why San Fernando was called 'The Country of Perfumes'!

'No wonder...' His doubt about why there are always perfume shops on every street was resolved this time. But what really made Fein astonished was the huge amount of information the Author wrote in the back. It was so detailed that it gave Fein a new understanding of the country where he was in. 'It seems that Azazel's grandfather is adventurous.'

The economy of San Fernando country is a free market. That's what made them the richest country among the five major countries. It's the reason that even though they have the weakest military might, they were still labeled as a Major Country.

'So if I ascend to S-rank, then our country would become a Great Country like those four?' Fein couldn't help but wonder.

Then, he proceeded to read about the distance between countries to each other. The two countries that are closest to San Fernando are Hosu country which is the strongest and San Luebisto which was the second strongest. The border of the San Luebisto kingdom was eighty miles away from the San Fernando. While Hosu country is one hundred fifty miles away from San Fernando. And the distance between Hosu country and San Luebisto kingdom is seventy miles!

Fein then flips the page in with his hand. The rough feel of the paper and the scent of the book gave him a strange, comfortable feeling. When his gaze landed on the next page, he saw the introduction of the San Luebisto kingdom.

He read it with gusto, but he didn't learn anything new. After all, he had already visited the country, and Albert had already told him the history behind the kingdom and even its political, social, and economic system. Fein then flipped the page again. This time it was the introduction of Hosu country, the strongest country in the south and the one that has the strongest voice in the 'Xeno Great Alliance'!

Fein leaned closer to the book, unknown to him. The Hosu country has a democratic system and they promote freedom as their symbol. They are against discrimination and are known as the first country that fought against slavery. And even among the country on the continent, they are one of the countries that had the highest number of S-rank degu users!

The Hosu country has a population of one hundred twenty-five million, with a balanced ratio of males and females.

Unlike San Fernando, the climate in Hosu country is relatively mild, and they are known as the leading country of steam and machinery.

Hosu country is the one first who invented a ship that could sail! Along with it, the other countries on the whole continent followed the trend that they set. And in the following years, gunpowder, cannons, train, etc are created!

Furthermore, the Hosu country had the most disciplined people. Children and teens always bow to their elders. And they also made martial arts a part of their lifestyle as a discipline that dojos and different schools of thought were established.

The only issue of the Hosu country is its plummeting population. Because their populace is too career-oriented that some of them neglect their love life that the higher-ups in the country were forced to promote dating of the opposite sex just to resolve the population issue they currently face.

'This is too outrageous.' Fein was stunned. He shook his head, then proceeded to the next page.