A summer walk in the shade of the trees by the river is a pleasant thing to do, with bright sunshine, fresh air, and pleasant birdsong, it can make you forget your sorrows.

It would be better if there wasn't a Granny Artoria around who was chattering about the black history of the big guys.

Especially since Elizabeth had lived with Artoria for a long time, it is estimated that this is because Victoria wants her daughter to learn Artoria's integrity and selflessness.

This makes Artoria know a lot of Elizabeth's black history as a child, and now these black histories have been poured into Charles's head.

Now Charles feels that during Elizabeth's long Lori years, Victoria actually wanted to make herself cleaner by putting her daughter to live in Abyss City, so that her daughter could harm the demons and let the elves go.

As we got closer to the city of Florence, the number of people by the river began to increase.

In addition to those who go out to play, there are also many people who sketch with sketchboards.

Among these people, there are young people who are full of vigor and vigor, and there are also old people who enjoy life like retired cadres.

Some of them are honing their skills, while others are picking up brushes out of a hobby.

Some people were clearly panning for gold, and from time to time they stood behind the people who painted them, studying the level of the paintings and whether they were worth buying.

Charles and Artoria, like the rest of the tourists, walked two meters behind them with a light step, for fear of disturbing them by making a little noise.

"Ahh

A long howl full of despair and unwillingness suddenly came from not far away, followed by a "poof", and then someone shouted, "Oh no!

The originally quiet and peaceful river bank suddenly exploded, and people who were enthusiastic about saving people rushed to the place where the sound came from.

The river is not deep, it flows slowly, and it is a matter of minutes to catch a person.

Not to mention the fact that there was no shortage of powerful magicians who came for a walk, and a humanoid water element quickly threw the person who fell into the water onto the riverbank.

The bearded middle-aged man didn't need to be rescued at all, he was thrown up without even taking two sips of water.

An old man dressed in the blue robe of the Temple of Flowing Water rushed to his side to check on him for any problems.

Several elderly people stood at an easel, which was the easel of the man who dived, the paint pan and brushes fell to the ground, and a landscape painting on the easel was nearing completion.

Charles leaned over to take a look, then shook his head and walked away like the others.

When he was gone, he shook his head and said to Artoria, "That man's drawing skills...... Alas...... Not even as good as my sister when she was twelve years old. ”

Charles and Mira's mother had a high level of painting, and Mira inherited her mother's talent, learning to paint with her mother at the age of four, and at first practiced using her brother's fat face as a canvas.

Poor painting skills mean that the paintings cannot be sold.

If you can't sell it, it means that the artist has no income.

Just like there are street writers, there are also street painters in the painting industry.

This painter obviously threw himself into the street to the point that he couldn't pounce anymore, and today he finally couldn't resist the pressure and collapsed and jumped into the river.

If it is a person who has never met a talent, you can still pull it, but the other party does not have the corresponding talent, then there is no way.

At noon, the two came to the end of the creek, which connected to a wide river that flowed north-south, on one side of the river was a large area of unwalled houses, opposite the main town of Florence.

The city of Florence has an interesting shape, it is surrounded by mountains in the shape of a "("forming a river, east by "forming a river" to the east), so the walls of the city are built in the shape of an olive, with two pointed ends and a wide middle.

There were quite a few small boats along the river, and Artoria took Charles to the other side by boat.

As she first got off the boat, Artoria asked Charles, "Are you hungry?"

Charles nodded, he didn't eat dinner last night to bring Mordred over in order to go to the Knowledge City, he just nibbled on some dry food in the dragon flight, and it was not easy to let go of his stomach to eat at breakfast, and it was already afternoon.

Artoria said to him, "Let's go, go and see if the old shops are still there." ”

As soon as he entered the city, Charles felt the unique atmosphere of the city.

"This is the art capital of the continent. Artoria said, "Even in the Elven Tree Sea and so on, there is no place with such a strong artistic atmosphere. ”

Charles nodded in agreement.

The houses lining the streets are decorated with stone carvings carved into various patterns, ranging from historic to popular in various styles.

Charles even saw the lightning bolt pattern of Maxwell's kingdom, a style that has been around for 2,000 years.

Most of the small galleries on the roadside here display and sell various paintings and sculptures, which have their own distinct themes, and there are small galleries that specialize in painting landscapes, figures, and still lifes.

It's just that the works in these galleries are all acquired and consigned, and the level is not very high.

Painters, like other professions, third-rate painters will bring their works to these galleries for sale, second-rate painters have their own galleries, first-class painters are guests of aristocratic families, and super-first-rate painters are royal painters.

As for those who don't make it into the stream, they will either find another way to make a living, or they will jump into the river, and if they can't do it, they will have a mustache.

In addition to painting and carving, there are also a large number of shops selling glass ornaments and gold and silver jewelry, and the products here are obviously more artistic.

"Huh?" said Charles, as if he had discovered a new world, and led Artoria into a gallery.

The gallery has only been open for two years, and insiders can tell that most of the paintings here are by one person, and that he is a potential newcomer.

In the most prominent part of the gallery hangs a portrait more than a meter high, which appears to have been completed in the last two years, and depicts a young boy of five or six years old.

The lovely pink boy, dressed in crimson and lace with gold thread, was standing at a desk with a thick stack of books neatly arranged.

Artoria looked at the portrait, then at Charles, and then gently poked Charles' calf with her parasol.

Charles nodded slightly, he recognized the person and place in the painting, but he couldn't figure out why the portrait of himself as a child hung here.

It seems that this is what he looked like when he was six years old, but his appearance has changed a lot in the past few years, especially the changes in temperament, which are not small differences from the appearance in the painting, if it weren't for Artoria and he would not have known him for a long time.

There was a waitress in the store, and she had been quietly behind the two at the beginning, waiting for their consultation.

She thought that the two guests had taken a fancy to the painting, so she said respectfully, "Sorry, two guests, this painting is not for sale." ”

Charles said, "I see, which old man made it?" ”

The waiter replied, "This is our teacher's benefactor, and if it weren't for the kind Earl of Maccaden, our teacher wouldn't be sure of what he is today." ”

Charles smiled and left with Artoria, apparently helping the gallery owner in the first place to give money to avoid a mustache.

Charles then followed Artoria through the streets, searching for several centuries-old shops in the city.

More than 300 years have passed, and some stores have closed, and some have moved places and changed their names, which makes it easy for the two of them to find it.

Finally, Artoria found a shop she had visited more than 300 years ago.

It is a huge wet market where citizens come to buy their daily food, and this shop is located right next to the market.

"I didn't expect this market to move here, it used to be in the city center. Artoria said.

Then she held up the menu and said to the boss, "Two of each of the above." ”

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