Chapter 15: Night in the Dragon Kingdom

Evas walked alone on the quiet street, thinking back to the past and Royce, the smiling face of the past has faded, the pain of the past has been forgotten, as if only endless thoughts are left in his heart.

The city of Dumille was quiet in the darkness of night, the wide stone paved roads were illuminated by street lamps, and the quaint atmosphere was gradually revealed in the faint light of the melancholy, and the white rosemary on the street bowed its head and exuded a long fragrance, silently watching the whole city. Moss grows tenaciously around rosemary, and even if it is only the size of a rice droplet, it still blooms like an epiphany, not for the sake of attention, but just to fulfill the mission of life.

The cold of the night hits, and the heat of the day disappears without a trace. Dumille is an island city with a very large temperature difference between day and night due to the influence of the irregular monsoon. In July, the days in Dumille are hot, and people feel hot when they wear thin long sleeves, but it seems too cold at night when they wear short sleeves. Especially at this time, most of the people in the city go back to their homes and get into their own beds so that they don't have to go through the trouble of changing their clothes. The heat of the bath water wafting from the houses on the street spreads into the street, and you can see it from afar. The whole city seems to fall asleep, sleeping in the cradle of the night.

There was no one on the quiet street, and the sound of grinding back and forth while walking seemed to be the only sound on the street.

The drainage drains on the side of the street still have remnants of the rain from the recent past, which has not been evaporated by the sunlight under the eaves. The beautiful moon is reflected, as if a shy beauty admires her beautiful face in front of a mirror. The mosquitoes flying on the water are also a lot of devotion, but their pace is not necessarily a good thing to add a little noise to the city.

The street lamp is an ordinary spiritual lantern, composed of a tiny spirit array and phosphostone, which is common in the Seven Sacred Kingdoms. They are not far apart, nor close, and each illuminated area is not connected, but the streets are dotted with circular bright spots, and walking under this dappled light makes you feel the beauty of the night.

In the Dragon Country, there are not too many commercial areas around the school, and there is no accommodation area, so as not to hinder the normal progress of teaching, and the Dragon Country has always regarded education as particularly important. The people of the Dragon Kingdom believe that grasping the future is victory.

The street across the Von der Man Bridge at Lilos College was quiet, and at night there was no sound but the roar of the Sugulen River crashing against the rock face.

The streets of Ducheng at night are not only quiet, but also bustling.

Like a few streets around Lilos College, quiet places are hardly passing, but lively places seem to be during the day, or even more so at night.

There are four streets from the street outside Lilos College to Evas's residence, Sixth Avenue, Queen Street, Seventh Street, and Sixth Street. It's all quiet area at night.

The security of the Dragon Kingdom is very good, and people are not afraid of walking on quiet and remote streets, and they fully trust the security work of the Dragon Kingdom**.

Someone asked: Why are there so few thieves and robbers in the Dragon Kingdom?

It's simple.

Because the people of the dragon kingdom would rather be beggars than be thieves, thieves will be infamous and lose their dignity if they are caught or recognized. Dignity and honor are very important to the people of the Dragon Kingdom. Beggars, although of low status, are far better than being thieves and robbers.

The local magistrate of the Dragon Kingdom is also quite idle, after all, law and order rarely become a trouble in the Dragon Kingdom.

One more street walk from Evas's residence is the beginning of the city's prosperity - Wan Street, from Wan Street to 14th Avenue, a total of seven streets, all of which are the most prosperous areas of Du City.

During the day, neat shops will invariably open there, and the streets will be crowded with hawkers, buyers, tourists, etc., and the citizens of Du Cheng will try to avoid these streets at this time to prevent overcrowding. Many shops are still open at night, and many people are not sleepy at night because they sleep too long during the day, at this time, find a brightly lit bar, sit by the campfire in thick clothes and drink a refreshing cold beer, and listen to the beautiful singers on stage singing moving songs in sexy costumes, this is definitely a good choice.

But in the morning there will be something disgusting in the alley, some urine, vomit, and some unnamed liquid. Especially in the summer, these things can emit a foul smell.

Du Cheng is not like Insonia, there are not always big things happening, why today the black-robed mage of Ningguo will come to visit again, tomorrow the prince of the sand will come to offer gifts, the leader of the Hall of Wisdom will come to talk, the flower demon will come to meet him, or the day after tomorrow it will be the king's birthday...... In contrast, Du Cheng is a quiet city. Every once in a while, a few wealthy people would have a huge party in their city garden, and countless strangers would come to eat and drink, spend countless sums of money, eat more food than an army could eat, wear decent and expensive clothes, and have meaningless conversations with every guest with a tall wine glass, as often happened at night from Wan Street to 14th Street. The so-called celebrities will appear on the top floors of those few high-rise buildings, drinking small wine and dancing with beautiful women in their arms under the moonlight, and tens of millions or even tens of billions of business will be negotiated between conversations, and countless wealth will flow into their pockets.

Twelfth Avenue was the brightest street in the area, because she didn't have the lights out. It was lit up all night. If a foreigner comes to Ducheng, then she must experience the nightlife of Ducheng's 12th Avenue, which is the true appearance of a city that has lost its ideological baggage. It was a pleasure to sit in a bar by the Saisai Ambi River across the city of Du, and to get drunk and listen to the passionate singing voices of the young ladies on stage.

When Evas first arrived in the capital, he went to Twelfth Street with Royce for the first time. Royce's hometown is Alfred, the second largest city in the Dragon Kingdom. In this regard, Royce is also not surprised, there are still many occasions like this in Alfred.

But at that time, Ivas was taken aback. After all, he rarely came to the big city since he was a child. In Isvas's hometown, Ava Island, people live an ordinary life from sunrise to sunset. But in Du Cheng, he experienced the difference, looking for the different excitement in the quiet life.

Ivas feels happy every time he thinks about going home. I don't know why, but in the past five years, I have gradually become tired of life in the big city. I don't know when I started, my mind has changed from the yearning for the big city when I left home, to the longing for a quiet life: that small island, beautiful and picturesque hyacinths, wind chimes fluttering in the wind in front of the eaves, a mother in a long white dress, and a sister who swings high under the fire pine.

Ivas tried his best to keep his excitement under control, after all, he hadn't been back in five years, and he didn't know what was going on there. He rarely wrote to his mother, usually once a month. Because he yelled at his mother when he left Ava Island five years ago: "Don't always write to me, I want to see for myself, I should have my own space." As a result, Nornod only communicated with Ivas once a month. From his mother's letters, Ivas gradually began to think about the good of Ava Island, and he hoped that his mother would write more letters, but because of what he had said at the beginning, Ivas, who was at an age with strong self-esteem, did not want to ask his mother to write more often.

Slowly, Evas's worries grew: Has his sister grown taller again?Is his mother still healthy?I wonder if the rumors of Thundertooth's awakening are true?How did Ferma leave?Is Grandpa Stino still healthy?What is the matter with Aunt Fina?Why is so much happening on Ava these days?Ivas feels like he has a lot of questions to ask them, and he feels like he has a lot of emotions to talk to.

Still, he told himself, the task now was simple: find a place to eat if it wasn't too expensive, and then go back to your lodgings for a good night's sleep, pack your bags, and get ready to leave tomorrow morning.

With the goal in mind, Ivas quickened his pace and walked along the edge of the street. As he got closer to the bustling streets, Ivas began to lose hearing the rustling of his casual dresses, and even the sound of the soles of his shoes hitting the ground was drowned out by the cheerful atmosphere in the air.

After a long delay today, he should still be able to eat, right? He was a little worried. After all, most of the dragon people usually eat at 7 o'clock in the evening, and the dragon people take time very seriously, and there are few restaurants that have not closed after 9 o'clock. And even if there were, it was only in the bustling bars.

Ivas doesn't like to go to the bar before a long trip, and he thinks he should have enough energy to cope with the rest of the trip, and the bar is not cheap. As he walked, Ivas had already thought about it, and decided that he would go back to the inn first and then settle the problem of eating.

Four streets are not far away, less than half an hour away. Although you haven't entered the bustling night market yet, the brightly lit streetlights are still visible a few streets away. On the corner of Sixth Street is a brown-and-red student hostel, where Ivas lived for five years.

The house is not new, nor does it look old, it can be said to be a combination of the sense of the times. The house is five stories high, which is the taller house around, and the exterior of the building looks like it is stacked with red bricks, but it is actually an ordinary structural house. There is nothing too ornate outside the walls, scattered moss marks dot the quaint walls, and gray nightingales stand in the corners of the buildings and sing affectionately. The moon bent and hung in the sky, casting a silver glow.

Still leaving, Ivas shook his head and smiled wryly, he came here alone five years ago, and he was very unfamiliar with everything. A place that doesn't belong to you will always bring a kind of resistance to the bottom of your heart. Ivas never considered this his home, but gradually, it became his home. It's like Lilos College on Bernard Island.

Walking into the lobby, you are greeted by a large vestibule, with a suspended ceiling hanging above, and a grand sense of sacredness pervades the whole body. The roof of the hall is printed with the famous painting of the painter Sai Gala, the floor is covered with a low-key bright red carpet, the fabric seems to be leather from the beast country, exuding the smell of skin, and the surrounding walls are neatly placed under the flowers, which are Junjian bamboo, dark green, and bright in the light. Although simple, the whole environment appears orderly and rigorous. The tall windows are five meters high, and the edges of the windows are surrounded by flowers carved from white marble, which is like a beautiful scenery that blooms at night. Although there are no precious vases to be placed here, the combination of candlelight and spiritual lanterns adds an unexpected romantic atmosphere.

Business in hotels has always been better, and it has to do with the owners. The inn was founded 20 years ago by the father of the current owner. More than ten years ago, the business of the hotel was not good, and several years of continuous losses made the hotel almost on the verge of bankruptcy. After the death of the old owner, the dilapidated inn and a large amount of debts were naturally transferred to the young son. The young owner lived up to his father's expectations and reorganized the hotel, changing what was undesirable to the old owner. With his decisiveness, responsibility, long-term vision and business instincts, the young shopkeeper was able to pay off his debts in just a few years. The young shopkeeper worked hard again, and gradually opened a chain of stores all over the Dragon Country.

Young shopkeepers always look for affordability as their business strategy. Coupled with management and anticipatory target analysis, the whole system is functioning normally. In the past five years, Royce has rarely seen a young store manager, presumably he has been traveling all over the Dragon Country. Later, I heard that the young store manager planned to establish other chain stores in Ningguo. Whenever people mention him, they will always sigh: sometimes wealth is really a kind of life.

Dinner at the inn was served until nine o'clock, which was already late in the Dragon Kingdom. Ivas counted the time and happened to be in time, and if he had been playing for a few minutes, he might have to wait until breakfast tomorrow morning. When Ivas arrived at the cafeteria, there was no one in the cafeteria, and only Evas had found a place to sit alone. Quietly eating their own dinner. Dinner was not sumptuous, just an ordinary meal. A small amount of meat and a lot of vegetables, plus a bottle of cold drink.