When the team actually arrived under the high walls, Loren was able to really get a glimpse of the entire imperial capital.

Although Golovin is clearly a capital city modeled after Nidhogg, with the same magnificent white stone walls and towering towers, it is not as sacred as the Dragon King, but more magnificent than it is.

Niedhog is a city in the clouds isolated from glaciers, while the majestic Golovin is nestled between hills and fertile soil.

After the high wall, the procession marched nearly ten miles to the north gate of the imperial capital, and along the way there were all large and small bazaars and pedestrians dressed in various costumes, one after another shops almost close to the city walls, and there were large and small signboards hanging on the trunks and walls on both sides of the road.

Taverns, hostels, shops, bazaars, buildings, casinos...... The dense crowd slowly surged, crowding people one by one, and the little wizard and Isaac sitting in the carriage were already stunned and looked at the scene in disbelief.

"I—We shouldn't have entered the city gate yet, right?" Isaac, who looked puzzled, swallowed his saliva fiercely, his brows twitching, "How do you feel about the people I saw today... More than I've ever seen in my life!"

"It's worthy of the imperial capital... Is it already so prosperous outside the city alone?" Ain's expression was very expectant, and he couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the endless flow of carriages full of goods outside:

"It's hard to imagine how many people live in the whole of Golovin?"

"If you count the entire Crown Domain, which is West Sacland... It's about three million people, and if it's just the city of Golovin, it's between 500,000 and 800,000, it's not fixed. ”

The gray-eyed boy sitting next to them replied absentmindedly, still wiping his shiny saber in his hand: "And Isaac was wrong just now—strictly speaking, we are now in Golovin. ”

"Huh?" Isaac, who wasn't so upset, hugged his shoulder.

Lusen suddenly chuckled sarcastically: "In the words of those noble lords, the empire is Golovin, and Golovin is the empire - the order of Golovin is the order of the empire. ”

"The poorest, the tenants of the various estates, the paupers, the petty traders, the outsiders, are not entitled to a place within the high walls, so they can only live near the outskirts of the imperial capital;"

Then there were the ordinary citizens, most of whom had a stable job—tavern owners, clergy of the Church, junior officials of the House of Nobles, apprentices of wizards, blacksmiths, mercenaries...... And so on, to be able to live within high walls. ”

"It's different even in the city... Various guild bases, large and small churches, wizarding colleges, minor nobles...... These are the 'mainstays' of the empire, between the aristocracy and the commoners, right?"

"Finally... The mansions and palaces that surround the hills of the heart of Golovin are home to the most powerful and wealthy nobles of the land of West Sackland, who only compare their wealth and authority, and some of them are not even under the dukes and the consuls of Ebolden!"

Shaking his head, the gray-eyed young man sighed softly: "This is the 'order' of the imperial capital, a huge, obviously layered pyramid!"

"Wait... I'm dizzy from what you said. Isaac, impatient, rolled his eyes:

"Let's put it simply, where are we going?"

The gray-eyed young man, who had long been accustomed to this guy, just tilted his head and pointed behind him: "His Royal Highness Brandon de Salion will definitely go to the Heavenly Dome Palace on the hills of Golovin. ”

"As a follower, we should be arranged in the royal palace, which is usually the case with the envoys and royal cronies sent by the various dukes, or, like the foreign envoys, in the courtyard of the Heavenly Dome Palace, but generally not. ”

The voice fell, and the little wizard who faintly seemed to notice something turned his head: "You... Why do you seem familiar with this place?"

"When I was very young, I came once. Lusen, who lowered his head, suddenly had a dark eye, but he still managed to squeeze out a smile:

"And... It's impossible to forget a place like Golovin once you've been there, right?"

Very disapproving, Isaac just shrugged his shoulders...... Having seen the Dragon King City, he was no stranger to such a magnificent city, but Ain was very curious, and even had a faint expectation:

"When I was at Ebotden, I heard that the alchemy of the Royal Wizarding Academy of Golovin was the best in the entire empire, and even the Nine-Pointed Star Wizard Tower was much inferior... When His Highness Brandon's audience is over, can you go there and have a visit?"

The little wizard still remembers that the alchemist of the Crucible Academy said that he was even more advanced than the "Earth Shaker", the pride of the Imperial Alchemy, and the world's top forging hammer is in this academy in the Imperial Capital!

The Crucible Academy in Crucible had already stunned her, and the Royal Wizarding Academy of Golovin was even higher than that... What will it look like?

The gray-eyed boy frowned slightly: "This... It's hard to say that although it's nominally a subordinate academy of the Wizarding Tower, in reality the wizards of this academy are only responsible to the royal family, and most of them are also responsible for the research and work arranged by the legion and royal affairs. ”

"Although it is not impossible to have His Highness Brandon here, but... It shouldn't be easy. ”

"Like, besides, that's just alchemy. Isaac was on the sidelines.

The expressionless little wizard pouted at him: "...... What do you mean?"

"Trivial, irrelevant, boring, trivial... How many more are you going to let me say?" Isaac almost laughed out loud with a "poof":

"The 'wizard' academy composed of a group of alchemists, it's boring to think about, okay... And I seriously doubt that with their intelligence, they can really spell out the word 'wizard'!"

"Isaac Grantham...... "Iron, who gritted his teeth, burst out word by word: "You may not have noticed, but I am also an alchemist!"

"And I admire this a lot! Ayn Rand, you are my friend, and I will never deliberately slander my friend. ”

Isaac looked at her very seriously: "What's more, being able to make achievements in such a boring, troublesome and trivial industry proves that you are very remarkable!"

“......”

No matter how the stars change or how time passes, this guy will always make others want to kill him!

The gray-eyed boy on the side sighed, leaned against the carriage with the back of his head in his hands, immersed in the scene when he came to Golovin with his father and brother as a child.

Along the road through the city gate, the group followed the "Great Pyramid" to the core of the imperial capital, passing the mansions of old and new nobles, large and small theaters, bazaars, churches, baths, arenas and so on.

It wasn't until the sun turned west, and as evening approached, that the whole procession had squeezed through the surging crowds and completed the last part of the journey.

Isolated on a hill, the Heavenly Dome Palace is already close at hand.

.................. Stepping on the hard stone and brick ground under his feet, His Royal Highness the Prince, who got off the carriage, took a long deep breath and looked at the magnificent palace, his expression twitched more and twitched:

"Hmm...... Heavenly Dome Palace. ”

"Or... It's back. ”

Weber, the little priest who was walking in front, turned over and dismounted, and stood in front of Brandon respectfully: "Your Highness Brandon, Your Majesty Eckhart II, your father, has been waiting for you in the main hall for a whole day. ”

"Your Majesty, he... We are looking forward to seeing you there. ”

Not far away, on the staircase, you can already see heavily armed guards rushing out from above, holding shields and halberds on both sides of the stairs, "greeting" His Royal Highness the prince who has returned from a long distance.

"Hmm... I already feel it. Suddenly, a childlike smile appeared on Brandon's face, and he glanced playfully at his wizarding advisor behind him:

"Wait a minute, I should be back soon!"

The little priest on the side didn't say anything, just stood with Loren, watching the prince hall who was "surrounded" by the guards in the center take the next step and walked towards the Heavenly Dome Palace, which resembled the dragon king city.