I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

System: [Due to the special habit of Nanzhao of reversing day and night, it is difficult for them to communicate normally with people from other countries. Over time, Nanzhao has gradually been isolated from other countries, and the cultural differences with the outside world have become increasingly greater.]

[In addition, outdated ideas and cultural traditions have also seriously hindered the development of Nanzhao. The grain production here is extremely low, and the entire country still uses the primitive tribal management model. The royal family members are just the group with the purest bloodline. ]

[However, an accidental event a hundred years ago changed everything. ]

[At that time, a scholar from the Southern Dynasty accidentally lost his way while crossing the border between the two countries, and eventually fainted in the desert due to dehydration. Fortunately, he was discovered and rescued by a Nanzhao man who was patrolling on a camel.]

[The arrival of this Southern Dynasty scholar seemed to open a window to the outside world for Nanzhao.]

[For the first time, they realized that the outside world was so wonderful—they could see bright sunshine during the day, there were many kinds of food available, and the social management system was very complete.]

[These new things opened the eyes of the people of Nanzhao and also ignited their desire for a better life.]

Qin Yue: [The people of Nanzhao Country seem to live in a closed world, isolated from the outside world and have no idea about external things.]

[Perhaps they think they live a pretty good life, but once they have a reference, they will find that the good life they think they have is not even as good as others' clothes, which will definitely make them feel unbalanced.]

[Is that why you wanted to steal the good things from the Southern Dynasty? ]

The system sighed: [Indeed.]

[Moreover, the unique literary character of the Southern Dynasties literati made the people of Nanzhao fall in love with them and obsessed with them. In comparison, the people of Nanzhao felt that they were as humble as savages, and they were as different from the literati of the Southern Dynasties as heaven and earth.]

[This inferiority complex made the people of Nanzhao seem naturally inferior to the literati of the Southern Dynasty. This made the royal family of Nanzhao feel embarrassed and unwilling, and they couldn't help but have some strange thoughts in their hearts. ]

[Since the punishment a thousand years ago, the art of stealing has been listed as a taboo. Before the Southern Dynasty scholars set foot here, the royal family of Nanzhao had always followed the teachings of their ancestors and had never thought of using the art of stealing. ]

[However, this was the first time in hundreds of years that they had met someone from the outside world, and the gap between the two sides was so huge. What made them feel even more humiliated was that this person who made them feel ashamed was just an ordinary scholar in the Southern Dynasty who was unknown. ]

[Ordinary literati already make them feel so inferior, so if they were compared with the top literati of the Southern Dynasty, they would probably be ashamed to the point of having no face to show! ]

[So they thought of using the stealing technique again, so as to steal the literary spirit of the Southern Dynasty literati, so that Nan Zhao could be endowed with literary spirit without any effort.]

Qin Yue: [Oh, no, I mean, even if you don’t have any culture, you can still slowly explore and build it up yourself. Is there any need to steal from others?]

[You should know that what you steal is not yours after all, especially something as personal as literary spirit. ]

[In the final analysis, they do not trust themselves deep down and do not believe that they have the ability to build their own culture.]

Everyone deeply agreed with Xiao Fuguan's point of view.

Nanzhao is a magical country. Not only are the people strange, but even the border between the two countries is strange.

If the border between Nanman and Nanchao is the territory of the magical Youmi insects, then the intersection of Nanzhao and Nanchao is the area ruled by wind and sand.

Because it was a huge desert and it was really hard to get through it.

Therefore, the emperors of the Southern Dynasties naturally did not want to deal with Nanzhao, not to mention that the people there could only move around at night. Who would be willing to go through such a reversed day and night exchange?

The key point is that there were no camels in the Southern Dynasty!

It is quite difficult to move forward in the desert!

Information about Nanzhao also began to be available a hundred years ago, when people from Nanzhao began to travel around, and other countries gradually came to understand the peculiarities of this country.

By the way, the Southern Dynasty scholar a hundred years ago must have been crazy, actually wanting to cross the desert alone! He really didn't care about his life!

Qin Yue was also very curious. No one had been to Nanzhao for hundreds of years, so why did the literati from the Southern Dynasty go there specifically and almost died in the desert.

So, Qin Yue asked the system in her heart: [Sister, why did the literati of the Southern Dynasty go to Nanzhao at that time, and why did they go alone? ]

The system replied: [Hey! It's really a coincidence! The Southern Dynasty scholar was originally going to study, but who knew that he got lost and walked to the border between the two countries. ]

[The key is, this guy is a person with poor sense of direction, he has no idea where to go, he just goes wherever he wants. He has a beautiful idea, as long as there are people, even if he unfortunately gets lost, he can ask for directions. ]

[But he was unlucky and accidentally entered the desert... He suffered a lot before he was lucky enough to be rescued by the people of Nanzhao.]

Qin Yue sighed: [This guy with poor sense of direction is really too careless. Even in the Southern Dynasty, there are many uninhabited places. What if he accidentally encounters one! ]

[Luckily I am lucky, otherwise I would have died long ago! ]

[Hey, by the way, didn’t the Southern Dynasty have a compass? With a compass, at least we can tell the direction! ]

Emperor Yuan of Jin and his courtiers: Compass? A needle pointing to the south?

Is there such a magical needle?

It can actually determine its own direction!

I want it! I want it! I want it!

The system replied: [No, the Southern Dynasty had not yet discovered magnets, so naturally they had not yet invented the compass.]

Qin Yue felt a little regretful: [Alas, what a pity! If I had a compass, I wouldn’t have gotten lost so easily! ]

[I don’t know where the magnet is…]

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yuan of Jin and all the court officials took a deep breath and listened attentively.

Next, my sister should talk about where the magnets are.

The voices of the court officials discussing state affairs also lowered in volume.

Emperor Yuan of Jin once again used the special action for eating melons: he gently moved his butt forward.

It was stuck right on the edge of the dragon throne...

Eunuch Li: ...Hey, did your Majesty install eyes under his butt? You are so precise, are you not going to give him a chance to perform?

System: [Magnet, let me check...]

really!

Emperor Yuan of Jin and all the court officials breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, even the erratic Second Prince looked extremely serious.

What he was thinking was: If we have this compass, doesn’t it mean that those places where no one has ever set foot can finally unveil their mysteries?

In other words, he can read more interesting and fun travelogues!

So how could he not take this compass seriously!

Emperor Yuan of Jin and the Crown Prince: ...

After a few breaths, the system spoke again: [Host, I found it! ]