Chapter 172: Entering the City
Bull followed Badia through the tall walls of Ujung Pandang to the city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
He didn't have a clear concept of the city, he used to stand outside the wall and look at it, only to see the majestic magnificence, but now when he really walked in, he saw what prosperity is.
Bull was shocked by the small tribe he grew up in, the roads were lined with sturdy houses made of dirt or wood, and he even saw small buildings with two or three floors.
Directly in the middle of the gate is a wide avenue, and as pedestrians weave through it, many people sit quietly on both sides of the road, and a white cloth is spread out in front of them, on which are placed many strange things that Boer has never seen.
The sellers wore a variety of clothes, some in white cloth robes, some in silk, and others in the same hides as the Cerverlos, but with a figure that was clearly not from the Horns.
Badia walked ahead, and when he saw that Bour Dong was looking around, he took the initiative to say, "Those are merchants from Worms, who have brought some strange things from the continent of Wotan to exchange for our grain or gold. ”
The young man frowned, as if he did not agree with this exchange in his heart, but he did not say anything more, but took two quick steps, and urged Boole:
"All right, we must hurry to the priest now, and you must say what you said to the priest again. ”
Looking at Badia's serious expression, Bull was excited and a little scared, and when he really had to face the high priest of the tribe who ruled all the Sevelos, he panicked.
But now there was no room for Bull to repent, so he followed Badia closely, all the way through the wide street, and then to the second wall of the city.
It was a wall much lower than the outer wall, and the gates were also opened, and were guarded by two warriors with scimitars hanging from their waists, who obviously knew Badia, and bowed down, and Bull followed him into the inner city without hindrance.
After passing through this gate, the buildings and streets in the city have become completely different, and the roads are no longer loess, but paved with hard bluestone, which is extremely smooth.
The noisy merchants on the road were gone, and the passers-by were almost all dressed in brocade robes or silk satin, with beautiful boots or cloth shoes on their feet, and the retinue behind them was tall and large, and Bull secretly guessed that these people were nobles nine times out of ten.
The buildings in the inner city are much more elaborate than the ones I've seen before. Bull couldn't see the difference, but he just thought that the red and white houses in front of him were stacked with a very neat layer of stones, and they looked very beautiful.
Especially the small white buildings, the top of the far top of the building, a few snow-white pillars in front of the building supporting the balcony on the second floor, without a single blemish on the body, in the limited knowledge of Bull's life, he had never seen such a building, he could not imagine what could be used to build such a house.
Led by Badia, the two quickly made their way through the aristocratic district to a massive building at the innermost end of the inner city.
Bull counted the stone pillars in front of him, each at just the right distance, and together they supported a wide and huge flat roof, making the slate-paved ground below look like a square.
Badia quickly walked up the nearly thirty steps in front of the stone pillar, and two guards with spears stood motionless on either side of the steps, the two of them obviously knew Badia as well, but unlike the reaction of the guards before, they stopped the young man.
"Please report - I have something important to see the High Priest. Badia stopped, and did not force his way, but said to the guard with a pleasant face.
The two guards looked at each other, then nodded slowly, and one of them said, "Wait a minute—"
Then the other man turned and walked towards the large platform that looked like a square, and Bull looked to see that behind the square supported by stone pillars, there was a large complex of houses, as if there were many other people living in it.
"This is the priest's shrine, the high priest and his clerks are here to live, you must pay attention to your words and manners, look at my eyes, and don't do anything inappropriate. ”
Badia kindly reminded Bull that he had a modicum of sympathy and affection for this lost tribe of his kindred, and certainly did not want him to lose his life because he was nervous or for some reason to annoy the High Priest.
Bull had forgotten to count the stone pillars, and he had counted one hundred and eighteen before he had counted half of them, when he heard Badia's advice. With a look of gratitude and nervousness on his face, he hurriedly said:
"All right, my lord—I see—" He took a deep breath, dispelling the distractions in his mind, and prepared to speak later when he saw the priest, lest he be nervous and forget.
The high priest came quickly, and Bull thought that something more solemn was needed, but less than a quarter of an hour after the guards entered, there was a tall old man wearing a white robe with rusty gold trim, holding a long black iron scepter with a strange golden gem inlaid on it.
The old man walked very big, although the hair draped behind his head was gray, but he did not look old at all, every time he got closer, Bull felt that he was a little younger, and when he walked in front of the two of them, Badia began to bow and salute, Bull was already stupid, he looked at the high priest who seemed to be an old man just now, and at this time in front of him was clearly a middle-aged man about thirty years old.
Badia bent down but felt empty beside him, he immediately spotted the stunned Bull, quietly pressed his back with his hand, and the sober Bull hurriedly fell to his knees in a panic and began to salute.
"You're here, Badia—" The High Priestess's voice was so beautiful that just a few notes made Bull feel as if he was wrapped in the warm sun.
The scepter in his hand was gently raised horizontally, and the top blocked Badia, who was saluting, and he borrowed the staff to pick up the young man, and then the high priest whispered to Boole:
"Get up too—"
Bull did not hesitate, and hurriedly stood up as he was told, not daring to look at the priest, but at the crowd that had come with him and were standing behind him.
In addition to the previous guards, there were many white-robed Sevelo youths, who looked about their age, but as if they had not been trained in combat, they looked polite and stood quietly behind the priest.
"This is probably what Badia-sama called 'paperwork'. Bull thought to himself.
"Your Majesty, why did you come out in person—I would have liked to have someone inform you and accept your summons—"
Badia asked with a puzzled look on her face, but was forcibly interrupted by the high priest's palm shaking out of his hand that was covered in wide sleeves.
"It's too late, I know you have something important to ask me for, and the Scepter has given me a revelation - it's a very important matter, and the future of all Cerveros is at stake. ”
Seeing the high priest's serious face, Badia's heart was also shocked, he didn't dare to delay, hurriedly pushed Bull on the side, bowed his head and said:
"It's like this, Lord Priest, this is our kindred in the southern jungles, his tribe was destroyed by a strange group of enemies two days ago, and I think ...... about the origin of those people."
"That's ...... What's ......?" Badia was saying when he was interrupted by the whisper of a young clerk behind the high priest, who looked up only to find that the priest and clerk opposite, including the two spear-wielding guards, were all looking up at the sky.
A bewildered Badia couldn't help but stop speaking and looked up at the sky.
"Hell yes...... What ...... is that?" he burst out in front of the priest, for he saw something he couldn't understand.
In the sky, which was no different from before, a huge black shadow was floating above Ujung Pandang, and Badia's eyesight was excellent, so he could see clearly that the black shadow was clearly a towering giant tree with teeth and claws!