It took half a month, the caravan has already entered the territory of the Orion Empire, and if you go to the next town to rest, you need to submit diplomatic documents, after all, the caravan is flying the banner of the Azerwil Kingdom, and such a large team must have diplomatic documents to walk on the territory of the empire.

The territory of the Orion Empire is very wide, although there are many places that are sparsely populated and not as densely populated as El Xavier, but there are several large cities, the more densely populated the place, the more prosperous it is, each large city is the economic and political center of the surrounding area, and a city as large as King AXavier has already seen three of them.

"Orion is worthy of being an empire that has stood on the continent for thousands of years, and it is hard to imagine what Orion was like 1,500 years ago. Chi Gu sighed.

When the leader of the caravan beside him heard this, he smiled and replied in a slightly respectful tone: "Fifteen hundred years is too far away from us, everyone knows that there is gold everywhere in Orion now, especially on the border battlefield, as long as you have the courage and enough luck, you will have countless riches." It's a pity that I don't have that life, now that the world is chaotic, if I don't follow the kingdom's army, my little guard won't dare to take this road. ”

"I really don't understand why the Shadow Empire still wants to expand its territory? Their emperor already owns so much land, isn't it enough? There are more and more dead people, and the civilians have no chance to farm, but they have become soldiers and died on the battlefield, I really can't figure it out. Bone shook his head and sighed.

Except for a few cities, many villages are very desolate. Even large areas of good wheat fields have become untended wasteland, overgrown with weeds more than half a man tall.

The caravan leader also agreed: "Some people say it's for power, some people say it's for faith, and some people think that the Shadow Empire is no longer a pure human race, and there are not a few people who say that this is already a race war." I haven't seen any werewolves or vampires or anything, but I've heard of something that's scary, and I really don't understand why anyone thinks they're human, aren't the people of the Shadow Empire afraid of being eaten by these monsters?"

Chi Gu has heard a lot about the Shadow Empire in the past two days, and Chi Gu is also very concerned about this aspect. After all, the place where he will stay for a long time in the future is not only the center of the Eastern Continent, but also the closest place to the most tragic battlefield in the Eastern Continent.

The legend of vampires and werewolves had been heard by Chi Gu when he was in Xavier, but Chi Gu felt that it was really a bit exaggerated, Chi Gu did not believe that the country would allow such a man-eating monster to live in its own land, so how could the civilians of the Shadow Empire live?

Chi Gu also asked Teacher Ace, but Teacher Ace knew a little, and he was also in favor of them being a member of the human race, maybe just a little more bloodthirsty and cruel. He also scoffed: There are many cruel and bloodthirsty Terrans, but they don't look like vampires and werewolves.

Grassbone's interest in these creatures that can switch between Terran and monster appearances is very long, and Grassbone is looking forward to fighting them one day.

Unfortunately, there are very few illustrations of werewolves and vampires in the library of AXavier's Royal City, and the drawings are extremely abstract, and they are still unknown to the Skeleton.

The leader of the caravan continued: "No matter what, it is always civilians who are hurt. Young men and women all went to serve as soldiers and died on the battlefield. How much land will they be able to cultivate, leaving only the old man, the woman, and the children? Every year the tax collector will update the tax rate, and the grain that will be handed over may be all they can produce in a year. ”

Chi Bone turned to look at the caravan leader and said, "Then the merchant should be very profitable, right?"

The leader of the caravan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Merchants are not easy to live! Now the road is becoming more and more unsmooth, and people will do something extreme when they can't survive." Now there are more and more bandits, and if you don't get it right, you will lose both people and money. Even if it is transported to the local area, it will not be able to sell it at a high price, and the surplus money in the hands of civilians will become less and less!"

Along the way, Chi Gu learned a lot from the caravan leader, mainly listening to the other party's complaints. The caravan leader said most of the same thing as Quinn, but there were still a lot of differences. Different statuses represent different directions of thinking, and as a low-level small businessman, he can better understand the suffering that war has brought to these civilians.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the rest of such a large caravan is naturally not as simple as that of the Lone Ranger, and their team is always stop-and-go. It took a whole month to reach the imperial city of the Orion Empire, which according to the caravan leader was already considered a fast speed.

The Imperial City of the Orion Empire is a veritable ancient city, known as the city of Verbo, which means the rising sun.

The city of Verbo has a very long history, and for tens of thousands of years it became the capital of four empires and three kingdoms.

In the thousands of years since the founding of Orion, the city of Verbo has expanded three times, and today this huge imperial city has a population of five million, and is recognized as the most populous city in the entire continent of the gods.

The population of the whole country is only about 12 million, while the population of Intramuros is less than 1 million. One can imagine how prosperous this rising sun is.

The city of Verbo is divided into five districts, with the Centre City being the smallest of the five districts, but it is also the main area of the city. The Imperial Palace of the Orion Empire is located in the very center of Canterlot.

Most of the nobles of the Orion Empire also live in Canterlot, where power is concentrated. Every inch of land is at a premium, and the value of real estate and shops is unimaginable to ordinary people.

Commoners are not forbidden to stay in Canterlot, and some wealthy merchants who do not have titles are still willing to set up shop here.

However, it is very difficult to obtain residency here, because the prices are frighteningly high, and most of the vacant properties are in the hands of the imperial royalty and the great nobles.

They were not short of money, and it was difficult for a businessman without a knighthood to buy property from them. Unless you become an upstart in the empire and stand out from countless talents, you may be rewarded by the royal family and the great nobles, and you may be given real estate in Canterlot.

The remaining three districts, east, west and south, were inhabited by the minor aristocracy and commoners, while the northern district was where the lowest strata of society were concentrated, the so-called ghetto.

Although Beicheng District is a slum, it does not mean that it is full of beggars, and it is a desolate place where people shiver when they enter. On the contrary, the North City is arguably the largest and liveliest area of Huelbo, as it is home to the Mercenary Guild and the largest bazaar in the entire Eastern Continent.

Although he had been prepared, when the caravan came to the city of Huelbo, he was still shocked by the city's magnificent walls.

The fifteen-meter-high city wall towers in front of the eyes of the bones, and there is no edge visible to the left and right, such a huge project is unimaginable for anyone who has just arrived here.

AXavier's royal city was already a behemoth in his eyes, but it was far from being comparable to the picture in front of him.

That's why the inhabitants of Huelbo blindly believe that their walls are a godsend, enough to keep out any army that wants to invade them.

The leader of the caravan looked at the stunned bones and thought a little funny: "After all, he is a young man who has never seen the world." He was a little proud in his heart, although he was not a nobleman, he had seen more of the world than many nobles.

When everyone walked to the city gate, two huge city gates ten meters wide were wide open, not the kind of suspension bridge, and there was no moat under the city. The battlements above the gate were covered with a line of soldiers, and the battlements spread to both sides, with a soldier standing guard every fifty meters. Outside the city gate, about 20 soldiers lined up on both sides, checking the people and vehicles entering from time to time.

The leader of the caravan clamped his horse's belly between his legs, and the horse ran two steps quickly before he came to a soldier. The leader of the caravan hurriedly dismounted, nodded and said a few words to the soldiers, then handed over the entry documents in his hand, and pointed to the caravan in the distance.

The soldier looked at the paperwork and asked the caravan leader to wait, he took the paperwork and entered the city gate, and after a few minutes, a middle-aged man dressed as a captain came along with several soldiers. After carefully inspecting the goods on the carriage, he nodded and let go.

The leader of the caravan said to the bones: "If it is just an ordinary caravan, it can be released by the soldiers to inspect it, but we are a caravan sent by the Kingdom of Azevel, and there are so many soldiers from the kingdom, so it must be inspected by the commander of the city defense army before it can be released." ”

Chi Gu nodded and said, "It's really strict, where are we going now?"

"This is the East Gate, and our legation in AXavier is also in the East End. Let's go to the legation first to meet General Kassel and hand over the goods. The caravan leader said.

The caravan walked through the bustling streets, the floors of which were paved with blocks of bluestone, and ten horse-drawn carriages could easily pass side by side. This is the main road leading to Canterlot in the East End, and the streets are lined with shops and pubs. It was noon, but the streets were so wide that the people sat on horses, and the great caravans did not feel crowded.

After walking for a while, under the command of the leader of the caravan, the caravan turned into another street, which, although not as wide as the main road, was about the same. It took another hour of walking to the door of a separate building.

The white marble and white lacquered wood courtyard gates and low walls are beautifully carved with patterns, which is very beautiful and gorgeous. The gate was wide open, guarded by four guards inside and out.

From the outside, you can see a tall three-story temple inside, and the traditional architecture of AXavier gives the bones a sense of returning home.

The sudden familiarity in this strange city, like a bonfire suddenly appearing in front of him when walking in the cold wind and winter snow, made Chi Gu feel a little warm, the warmth of home.

Yes, from the moment he arrived in Verbo City, the Skeleton had made Aegvir his second home.