July, the Scorching Moon.

On a road outside the southern capital of "Char", Richard walked up to the city, which was praised by many people.

Within a few miles, you can already see the city very clearly.

At the moment of sight, Richard showed a somewhat surprised gaze, not surprised by its prosperity—after all, he had seen a metropolis far beyond its current era on Earth, but surprised at its dilapidation.

He didn't expect that the place called "the city of glory" and "the golden city" looked even more unbearable than the second-rate city of Faro.

The walls that protect the city are indeed majestic, like a continuous mountain range, high and thick enough to make ordinary people's armies feel desperate, some wizard apprentices, three-pattern magic knights, can not even be forcibly climbed, only wizards can ignore.

However, considering the soldiers patrolling the city, the magic-clad knights with demonic javelins, and the huge machine crossbows, under normal circumstances, wizards would not dare to provoke the majesty of the city too highly. After all, this is where the Emperor of the Alliance is.

But in addition to this, the rest of Char's city makes people frown.

It can be clearly seen that outside the city wall, about 200 meters away, some dilapidated wooden sheds have been built without planning, piece by piece, row by row. On the ground around the wooden shed, garbage is everywhere, sewage flows sideways, and the sanitary conditions are extremely poor, even compared to some villages.

There are all kinds of people living in the huts: good guys, bad guys, men, women, children, old people, traders, thieves......

The only thing they have in common is that they are poor, so they have to live here.

However, compared with the poor people elsewhere, they all have a bit of pride in their eyes, as if even if they are poor and hungry, they can have a place outside Char City, and they are more knowledgeable than the local landlords in the poor countryside.

And some young people, looking at Char's city, have undisguised ambitions, as if entering the city and obtaining a place of their own is a great success.

Richard walked along the road, through the large slums that inhabited these people, and felt something, and slowly entered the city.

The inside of the city, compared to the outside of the city, is obviously a little better, at least there are no slums, all the buildings are planned, and no outrageous existence is allowed.

However, it seems that these buildings are not very prosperous, most of them are ordinary two-story stone buildings, and some are even bungalows.

The ground is also not made of stone, because of the summer, it rained not long ago, and there are obvious wheel dents on the ground. The surface of the ground was covered with pale yellow dust, and when the wind blew gently, the sky immediately turned yellow.

Pedestrians walked in the dust, as if they were used to it, and some of them pulled baskets and occasionally stopped by the roadside to ask the price of their goods sold by the roadside vendors.

The small merchants sell basically daily necessities, fruits and vegetables, and a stall dozens of meters away is full of vegetables. At a glance, you can see large radish, small radish, long radish, short radish, white radish, yellow radish...... Well, that's a carrot, anyway, all kinds of turnips.

Is it because the radish harvest is happening at this time...... Richard glanced at it, withdrew his gaze, and continued along the road in the rich atmosphere of life.

After a few miles, a new wall appeared, more magnificent and heavily guarded.

From the city gate, entering the interior of the new city wall, the vision changes.

First of all, the ground is paved with smooth stone slabs, and the road becomes wide. On both sides of the road that is about ten meters wide, there are no hawkers, and all of them are regular shops. The stone buildings are next to each other, most of them are three-storey, and a few are as high as four or five floors.

At a distance, there are also public entertainment places such as theaters and bathhouses, and people come and go at the door, which is very lively, and it has the appearance of a big city.

It's just that it seems to be only as prosperous as Faro, and not much more, so I can't find a reason why people praise the city.

Richard pursed his lips and walked for several miles, when a third wall appeared, black and without gaps, as if made of iron.

After entering this third city wall, there was suddenly a real prosperous atmosphere, rushing towards you.

I saw that the stone buildings were like trees in the woods, densely distributed in various positions in the field of vision, one higher than the other, and each more gorgeous than the other. Squares, gardens, fountains, and sculptures are dotted on both sides of the road or at the end of the road. Tall buildings can be seen everywhere, theaters, bathhouses, and places like taverns and inns can be lined up in an entire street.

The most iconic is the bell tower that stands at intervals, slender like a toothpick, standing proudly among the many buildings.

"Boom!"

A bronze bell at the top of a bell tower is struck, followed by a bronze bell on the entire city bell tower, informing the citizens of the city of the current time.

Richard listened to the brass bells, looked at the bustling scene around him, and realized something.

It seems that Char's prosperity is real, but not the whole Char is prosperous.

If you say it on earth, the slum you first saw outside the city should be regarded as a suburb outside the city's third ring road, which is naturally dilapidated. After entering the city and entering the third ring road, it looks like a point.

Then enter the city, enter the second ring road, and begin to be equivalent to an ordinary big city.

Entering the city center, Char's prosperity is fully displayed.

The city is just too big, so there are obvious regional divisions, there are differences in development. From a certain angle, it can also be seen that the city is constantly expanding. Perhaps when the expansion hits a bottleneck, it will gradually become as balanced as Faro or the rest of the cities after time.

Richard thought so, and the bronze bell on the bell tower struck eleven times in a row and then quieted down, bringing him back to his senses.

Then Richard perceivingly turned his head and looked to the side. A middle-aged man in a white robe walked by slowly, noticed his gaze, nodded slightly to say hello, and then walked into the distance.

Seeing the other party leave, Richard was slightly surprised, for no other reason, because he felt the mana fluctuation from the other party, and it seemed that he should be a second-level wizard.

Second-level wizard?

Then, he looked to the other side, where a gray-clad wizard apprentice hurried by.

Blink, look around, more targets close in their eyes.

Later, a first-level wizard walked into the jewelry store and asked about the price of the jewelry. Ahead, a first-level wizard was walking out of the tavern. Farther away, a second-level wizard with a girl at the level of a wizard's apprentice pointed at the shops on the street.

"Click......

There was a sound of footsteps, and a group of more than a dozen people walked up, wearing uniform uniforms, like members of a certain group. Everyone has mana fluctuations in their bodies, they are all wizards, and their strength is not weak, and the worst ones are all first-level wizards, and the leading one has the cultivation of third-level wizards.

There are a lot of wizards in the center of Char City, even if you can't say that "wizards are not as good as dogs", but they can also be called "walking all over the ground".

In such a situation, I am afraid that there are really few people who are not long-sighted and dare to make trouble, after all, no one knows whether they will meet a powerful wizard.

Is the city of wizards...... Richard muttered, remembering Char's other title.

After that, he shook his head lightly, turned a corner, and walked to a location, which was the destination of his visit to Char.

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