Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Imperial Capital
Two years later, in the year 1024 of the imperial calendar.
"Huh?" A certain coachman was startled, and the carriage began to jolt, as if it had been hit by something.
A dangerous species despises the humans in front of them with a human eye.
Stupid human ......
......The coachman was so shocked that he almost fell, but fortunately his feet landed on the ground and he was not planted. O earth dragon! ”
The faces of the guests behind also turned pale, and they jumped out of the carriage and ran to the rear with the coachman: "I have never heard of such a street!" ”
"Run!!"
The earth dragon playfully looked at the two who were running for their lives, and spat out a crimson tongue.
"Wow, ahhhh
The two grieving NPCs almost burst into tears.
"Help!"
Suddenly, a short (no, just slightly faltered from average) teenager with a large sword on his back appeared.
A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth, as if he felt it was a good opportunity.
Hold the hilt of the sword in your right hand and bend your left knee slightly, ready to exert your strength.
"Killing people and making my name seems to kill two birds with one stone."
He stepped over, and the sharp sword light split the earth dragon in half.
"Is it a first-class dangerous earth dragon...... It's not enough to see as an opponent! ”
"That's amazing!" The two NPCs next to them were dumbfounded.
"That's amazing, boy, I didn't expect you to be able to kill the dangerous ...... alone" The two of them happily ran towards Tazmi.
"Needless to say, whether it's a cow, a ghost, a snake or a god, as long as you meet me, you'll be a fiasco!" Tazmi was so happy to be flattered that he began to get carried away.
"By the way, my name is Tazmi, and I would like to be a well-known name in the Imperial Capital in the future, and I suggest you keep it in mind."
The blackened two.
The boy's two companions couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly stopped Tazmi's boastful behavior.
"Tazmi, why are you starting to get carried away again!"
"Have you forgotten the village chief's instructions?"
"Oh, Sayo, Iyas, I'm sorry, I'm just letting them know my name! This is a great name in the future imperial capital! Tazmi was still unrepentant.
"I'm sorry, our companions are a little too secondary, please understand." The black-haired girl Sha You apologized to the two of them, and asked by the way: "Do you know how to get around the imperial capital, the three of us are lost." ”
"You don't want to conquer the world in the imperial capital, do you?"
"Oh!" Tazmi bowed his head slightly and closed his eyes, "It's the romance of the countrymen to lay down a piece of heaven in the imperial capital!" ”
"......" The two looked at each other speechlessly.
"What's wrong?" Sayo asked.
"Imperial Capital...... It's not the kind of paradise you imagined! The man in the carriage said in a low voice, "Although it is lively, it is also inhabited by monsters that are more ferocious than earth dragons." ”
"What, do you mean that the streets are inhabited by dangerous species?" Iyeas asked.
"It's human...... "The coachman clenched his fists, his voice trembling, "in human skin...... Inside, it's no different from a monster...... Guys like that, they're everywhere! ”
"Thank you very much for your advice, but we have already come out, so there is no way to do it, and we can't just go home. We must earn money in the imperial capital to rescue the village! ”
"What a great dream!" The two NPCs were still in tears, but they still pointed them in the right direction, "Go west and you'll reach the Imperial Capital." ”
"Thank you so much!" The three of them happily hit the road, not knowing what awaits them in front of them.
O people who wander in darkness, they are forever begging for light, but light is never something that can be given. Only the light and heat ignited by life will last forever in the world.
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Downtown.
A gathering place for the poor, a forbidden area for the aristocracy.
The smell of decay fills the streets, and the corpses of people are strewn in a delicacy for flies and mosquitoes.
Poverty is not a sin in the first place, but they are always sinned against it.
Heaven and earth are unfair, and people are divided into three, six, nine, etc., but this is not the fault of heaven and earth, but the fault of people, who are malicious and suspicious of each other, and the trust between people has long been less than the thickness of a piece of paper.
Until now, the relationship between people has only been maintained by money.
There was a good Samaritan in the lower city who distributed free medicine to the poor people in the lower city, but he concealed his name, his name, called Bake.
Coming from a poor background, he has an unusual sense of concern for those who have also suffered misfortunes.
He couldn't stand Estes's tyrannical hobby and gave up his promising career as an attendant.
Fortunately, during his reign, he had a good ability to accumulate wealth, although he only robbed the rich and did not help the poor, his small treasury kept bulging.
After coming to Xiacheng, his ability was affirmed by Estes, and he was recommended by Estes to become the deputy captain of the imperial capital garrison designated by the minister.
Tend to be flattering, without betraying his bottom line, he put on the cloak of a false wolf, showing the same kind of people as them, and blending into the evil group that takes the pain of others as pleasure, although he has been trying to remedy it in his own way, and through stratagem to fight evil with evil, but his strength alone is too weak compared to the decay of a country.
His method of accumulating money was indeed recognized by the captain Oka, and the dividends he gave Oka also satisfied the other party, and he became the boss of the lower city, which was easy.
According to Okka's words, it is full of poor people, and there is no money, and it is dirty.
After he came to the lower town, the lower town really began to improve, and slowly began to show signs of prosperity. But that's the limit of what he can do.
If you can't save a country, you can save a city; If you can't save a city, you have to save a city.
His name is well known in the lower district, but no one knows what he has done for the lower district, and people say that he is a good person who can do not disturb the people.
On that day, Bake was about to go to a restaurant to eat, and after robbing a group of bastards who were oppressing the people, he felt extremely refreshed, his waist was no longer sore, his legs were not painful, and he could have a good meal.
However, when he stepped into the visit, he broke out in a cold sweat.
That "natural stay" turned out to be here.
Hill, the waiter at this restaurant, attributes are horribly natural.
He is also the only character other than Estes to scare Bak.
Defenseless and sometimes doing childish things, Bak wonders how she survived. However, Bake had to admit that this purple-haired girl was really beautiful.
Now what? Do you want to go in? Terrible?
One of Bake's feet crossed the threshold, but it froze there.
Now it's not going forward, it's not going backward, what should I do?
However, Hill helped him solve this problem, using the method he didn't like the most.
"Bake!" The purple-haired girl waved at him, trying to run over but fell herself.
Got up and fell again.
Biting his lip, his big watery eyes seemed to be dripping.
It's terrible, it's starting again, the secret technique - natural stay!
Bake turned to leave, but heard the sound of a human body hitting the floor.
"Are you alright?" Bake quickly turned around and picked up Ciel, who had fallen to the ground.
"Bake, you're bullying Ciel again." A red-haired girl walked in and saw the scene in front of her.
The red-haired teen named Miranda is Hill's best friend and works with her as a waitress here.
Miranda was like an anxious cat, staring at Bak with her eyes.
Bake felt uncomfortable and wanted to look away, but remembered who he was now.
Well, I am the deputy captain of the Imperial Capital Garrison, and I am a feared gold-scraping maniac, how can I be overwhelmed by a little girl in momentum, it's too embarrassing!
Bake's eyes narrowed slightly, then widened sharply, and glared back fiercely.
Not to be outdone, Miranda seemed to have understood Bake's nature for a long time, and her eyes did not flinch.
"With my current status, being stared at by a little girl is too embarrassing, and others will laugh at it!" Bake thought to himself, feeling the need to take action to save his image.
only to hear Miranda ask Hill, "Hill, is he bullying you again?" ”
Bully? Hmph, the wicked should sue first! I didn't mess with this glasses girl, who dares to mess with her, it's terrible to stay natural! Bake muttered silently.
"I didn't ...... No ......" Hill's voice was as small as a mosquito, and his face began to turn a shy red. What the hell, there's obviously something wrong with this!
Bake feels that he can't go on like this, once there is a scandal, of course his majesty will be gone!
Miranda still didn't give up: "Ciel, don't be afraid, with me, he won't dare to touch you, I can control his weaknesses!" He looked contemptuously at Bake, who was holding back his anger, and said defiantly.
Weakness? Bake sneered, and suddenly remembered that the other party seemed to really have his own weakness, and immediately stopped talking as if he was deflated.
"Really, nothing'......" the voice grew quieter, but the rosiness on Hill's face became more and more obvious.
Seemingly unable to speak from Hill's side, Miranda turned to Bak.
"What did you just do to her?"
"Nothing." Bake said lightly, who do you think you are me, dare to care about me?
Ciel nodded.
Miranda looked at the two suspiciously.
"Don't be afraid to admit it, it's a man who has done it, and he has to admit it!" Miranda's shrill voice pointed straight at Bake.
"Miranda, it's really nothing." Hill hurriedly ended.
"Ciel, you're just too kind, I'll help you get justice!"
"I really don't need to......"
The three of them were entangled for an afternoon, which made Bake's original good mood wear away.
That natural stay, sure enough, is my nemesis!
Bake thought.