After Howe left, Yang Yi was led by two maids to the princess's room.

I didn't sleep all night last night, and I was finally able to sleep on the soft bed, and Her Royal Highness the princess slept quite well.

But......

She rarely slept alone, and suddenly slept alone, and the expression on her face was obviously a little reluctant, as if she was glaring at Yang Yi in a dream to hug her.

Yang Yi smiled, kissed her on the cheek, and left the room gently.

On the way over, I wanted to sleep with her, but seeing that she slept so soundly still didn't wake her up.

It's a shame to spend a lot of time sleeping in this strange world, but it's always a good idea to learn more about this world.

Worried that he would get lost alone, Yang Yi called the waitress who had just brought him over.

This girl is still very young, she looks like she is twelve or thirteen years old, and it is estimated that her mother is working as a waitress in the City Lord's Mansion, so she naturally works as a waitress in the City Lord's Mansion with her mother.

Waitresses are also differentiated, and the waitresses in charge of logistics generally don't pay much attention to dressing up, and their appearance is relatively average, but most of the waitresses in charge of daily life are neatly dressed and have good faces.

This little girl is good-looking.

"What's your name?" Yang Yi asked.

"Back to the horse, just call the maid Xiaolan." The little girl replied respectfully.

Yang Yi is still a little unaccustomed to some etiquette in this world, but this is the way this world is, and he won't think about changing these things.

Under the leadership of Xiaolan, Yang Yi came to the center of this border city.

Although it is a border city, the prosperity here exceeds Yang Yi's imagination.

Although it is not prosperous. However, there are many shops in the streets and alleys, and there is an endless stream of customers, merchants, and people. The crowd doesn't look like a border city at all.

It's not lively.

Yang Yi looked at Xiaolan curiously.

"There will be a lot of merchants coming and going in the border cities, buying a lot of monster skins and fresh meat. In addition, there is a large amount of timber shipped from here, and the people of the border cities also need a lot of clothing and daily necessities, and many merchants transport these things from other cities to sell to us. Xiaolan replied.

I see.

Yang Yi nodded and leisurely strolled down the street.

The most frequent are the merchants, everyone takes what they need, and the business is very lively.

In addition to the merchants, Yang Yi also saw some other people who did not look like locals, these people were very conspicuous in the crowd, with thick muscles and arrogant expressions. Huge weapons, scarred armor, typical warrior attire.

The ratio of these people to the foreign population has basically reached ten to one, which is quite a lot for this border city.

The people who come here to do business in order to make money naturally need not say much, as for this group of people......

"These are either retired soldiers from the army, or mercenaries on the go. The border city is attacked by monsters almost all the time, and in most cases the monsters cannot pose a threat to the protective shield above the city, but occasionally there will be one or two huge monsters that come out of the depths, and these monsters often suffer heavy casualties once they appear to defend the city. It would take several months to redeploy the troops, and the lord would usually hire these warriors to join the garrison temporarily, and they would also earn a lot of money during these months. ”

This little girl is quite smart.

"I don't think you know a lot." Yang Yi smiled.

"I work as a waitress in the City Lord's Mansion, and when I come and go, I can hear some of the guards' brothers talking about these things. That's why I know. Xiaolan had a smug smile on her face.

"If nothing happens, will they be in vain?" Yang Yi asked.

"Joining the army to defend the city is a relatively safe job, sometimes after joining the army, you can get a lot of commissions without anything at all, if you are unlucky, there is nothing to do. These mercenaries either choose to rush to the next border city or choose to go hunting outside the city. Bring some valuable things on the monster beast and sell them on the spot, so it's not a trip for nothing. This is more dangerous, some people are gone, even if they come, they may not be able to get anything good back, if they don't want to take risks, these mercenaries can also choose to escort caravans to and from other cities, although the pay is slightly less, but it is much better than empty-handed. ”

Yang Yi looked at this clever little girl with some surprise, she was only twelve or thirteen years old, and the things she paid attention to were really not ordinary.

"I just came back from outside the city yesterday, why didn't I see anyone go out?" Yang Yi touched her head and asked.

"Because the city gate is not open every day, if there is no accident in our city, the city gate will be opened once every ten days, three times a month, and in case of some special circumstances, such as the city lord feels that there are a lot of monsters outside, it is possible to open it four to five times a month, or even six times, so that these mercenaries in the city who have nothing to do go out to hunt demon beasts and minimize the pressure of demon beasts on the city."

"Who told you this?" Yang Yi asked with some surprise.

What she said wasn't supposed to be a topic that the guards would cover, and it sounded more like Howe's arrangement was heard by her.

"I ...... I thought of it myself, and I just thought ...... I'm the lord of the castle, and I think it's for this reason. Seeing his surprised expression, Xiao Lan thought that her words had offended him, so she hurriedly took two steps back and knelt down.

Seriously, seeing such a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl kneeling in front of him in a panic, Yang Yi felt quite uncomfortable in his heart.

It feels like I'm abusing a child.

Alas.

"I didn't say how you were, I just thought you were very smart." Yang Yi helped her up.

was praised by the horse master, Xiaolan was flattered and laughed like a child again.

"Master Pony, the princess is so beautiful, it's the first time I've seen such a beautiful girl." Xiaolan said.

"You're beautiful too." Yang Yi touched her head and continued to walk on the street.

"Hee-hee." Children are children after all, and it is always nice to be complimented.

"Xiaolan, do you want to live in this city when you grow up, or do you want to go to other cities to see?" Yang Yi asked her while admiring the humanities along the way.

"When I grow up, I want to say goodbye to the city lord, and then go to other cities alone, I want to go to the royal city, I heard that it is the center of our dark world, the most prosperous and beautiful place in the world, I want to go there when I grow up. However, I heard from the merchants who came and went that the royal city was very, very far away from us, so I wanted to work in the city lord's mansion for a few more years, and when I had saved enough money for the journey, I would almost grow up, and then I would go to the royal city with the caravan. ”

When Xiaolan said this, her face was full of longing for a better life, and her eyes carried the best wishes in the world.

Yang Yi was a little sad when he heard it.

"Why are you alone?" Yang Yi asked.

"Who else?" Xiao Lan was puzzled.

"Where's your mom and your dad?" Yang Yi frowned, he had always thought that this little girl should be working as a maid in the City Lord's Mansion with her mother.

"They...... Not anymore. A trace of pain flashed in Xiaolan's eyes, but there was always a smile on her face, "The border city is safe most of the time, and occasionally there will be very, very powerful demon beasts that will break through the city's defense system and hurt the people inside." When I was very young, my parents died in an accident, and I grew up in an orphanage in the city with some other orphans, and two years ago the dean arranged for me to come to the city lord's mansion as a waitress, fortunately everyone treated me well, especially the city lord, he treated each of us equally, even if we were waitresses, he never beat us or scolded us. ”

Somehow, looking at the open-minded smile on her face, Yang Yi, a big man, had a sour nose.

"Xiaolan, do you want to eat?" Yang Yi didn't know how to comfort such a strong child, so he could only change the topic.

They walked and walked to a place that sold snacks, and the things sold were what Xiangyi ate when she went to the City Lord's Mansion, and I heard her say that this thing was also sold in Wangcheng, and it was delicious.

"No need, Master Pony, this thing is very expensive." Xiaolan hurriedly refused.

This is a kind of fresh and tender animal meat marinated after smearing with something particularly fragrant powder and then fried out, it smells very, very fragrant, a bite down on the outside is a very crispy layer of skin, inside is tender and oily meat, the meat also has a special aroma, the taste is very unique.

This thing is more common in Wangcheng, but some merchants from Wangcheng are greedy for delicious food, so some people have put the stalls in Wangcheng here, not to mention that the business is much better than in Wangcheng.

Idle businessmen will come to buy a little to satisfy their hunger when they smell the incense, and some mercenaries and soldiers will also come to buy some food if they have a little money in their pockets.

Two strings of gold coins, Yang Yi didn't know if it was expensive.

"Boss, let's have twenty strings." Yang Yidao.

"Okay, wait a minute, I'll make it for you, make it and sell it now, to ensure that it is tender and delicious." Twenty strings is considered a big customer, and the hawker is obviously very happy.

Xiaolan was a little anxious, and even had the audacity to pull Yang Yi's clothes in a hurry.

"We still don't want it, twenty strings cost ten gold coins, it's too expensive, we still don't want it."

Seeing that the little girl was anxious, Yang Yi wanted to buy it for her even more.

"Ten gold coins, do you think I'll run out of money? Today you came out with me and told me so many things, and you didn't have anything for you, so I invited you to eat. "Twenty skewers of barbecue is nothing at all for a man like him who eats barbecue a lot.

Seeing that she was in a hurry, Yang Yi wanted to pay the money, but she touched her pocket......

Nima fucks up. (To be continued......)