The slave market in the eastern part of the city was often the subject of scorn and contempt in the eyes of the common people, but whether it was the wanderer on the border or the traveler who had traveled far away, while looking at the unreachable buildings with envious eyes, and at the same time sticking out their ears to the sound of the night breeze, the nobles of the city-state usually entered and exited this luxurious land with envious eyes like a tsunami. There is no sadness in the depraved *** field, there is no desolation, and there is no unbearable past, some are just the time in front of them that melts into money and beauty, once you catch it in a hurry, you will not think about tomorrow's hesitation.

The carriage passed all the way through the periphery of the market, and the neat road surface did not feel the slightest bump, but as far as the eye could see, the beggars on both sides of the road were close to each other under the tents of the merchants, hiding from the night wind, and the transparent candle flame found the figures still moving, which looked extremely messy, but in spite of this, not a single dirty footprint fell in the middle of the avenue. The guards of the city-state walked back and forth with their axils at their waists, their faces cold and their leather whips in their hands, and the white feathers on their heads stood out in the night light.

Seeing Luo Lan looking out of the carriage with great interest, Engelon said with a smile: "There are a large number of new nobles and commoners in the free city-states every day, it is undeniable that they are all attracted by the wealth here, but they don't understand that the families and nobles who control each city-state have a large number of slaves, and they do not need to collect taxes only on land like the Central Continent, from individual slaves to land, they all belong to private individuals. If they can't afford to buy land or don't have a certain amount of wealth, it won't be long before their property is sucked up like a sponge, and they eventually become beggars completely. ”

Luo Lan's heart suddenly moved, according to this, not far to the north, is his vast fiefdom, but from the careful point of view, the land there is barren and sparsely populated, and suddenly, an idea came to mind. He pursed his lips and said with feeling: "For them, there is no freedom in the free city-state. ”

Englon leaned back comfortably, closed his eyes and said, "For us, the free city-state is full of freedom. He touched the soft carpet on the wall of the car with emotion, and muttered, "It's heaven." ”

At the end of the road, a domed building emerges, made entirely of large stone blocks, but each detail is delicately carved. Here, the blend of maritime culture and Oriental culture is unmistakable, and it seems that the free city-state has a special preference for ring elements. Along the way, Luo Lan has seen several buildings of similar style.

The carriage stopped. The two ** slaves hurried over, curled up under the carriage, revealing their dark backs.

As if he was familiar with such a scene, Englon stepped down with a heavy foot, and then stood on the smooth granite floor that had been swept away, and Luo Lan also walked down, only to find that the dust under his feet had been stained on the slave's back, which had obviously been anointed with special grease. I can't help but be surprised. In addition to stepping on the feet and showing the luxury of the nobility, this also had this effect.

This gave him the most intuitive understanding of the extravagance of the free city-state.

A steward-looking man stepped out, his head almost down to the ground, and held out a hand inviting them to go inside, but he stopped Cyjess from disembarking from her horse.

Luo Lan raised his hand and said in a low voice, "You stay." ”

A light flashed in Xi Jiesi's beautiful eyes, and she lowered her head and said, "Yes." My lord. ”

Walk through the classical style hall. Fresh coconut trees are planted on both sides, and the oval green foliage shimmers like emerald in the light of magic lamps. The floor is polished to be as smooth as water. And with the intricate and colorful floor bricks and stones put together a variety of fancy, the spacious porch and the corridor depicted ** painting, sometimes some scantily clad women pass by the corridor, and look at them with bold eyes, and then run away in the seductive chuckle, leaving only a series of crisp sounds of hanging ornaments colliding.

They ascended the spiraling stone stairs to the upper level, where they could see a large circular space in the center below.

"From the Berndt dancers from the East and Cynthia slaves from the South Sea, from the barren steppes to the elven slaves in the forests, as long as there is money, everything can be bought here, even a certain city-state. Englon leaned on the stone railing very casually, took a glass of wine from the tray of a passing attendant and brought it to his lips, took a heavy sip, the hot liquid entered his body with the aroma of wine, he looked at the auction hall below, his eyes were full of ** brilliance, and said: "This is a stage for nobles to compete with each other, and it is also a gladiatorial arena for measuring wealth, Sir Lantyston, do you believe it? My biggest dream is to one day be able to stand here and call for wind and rain." ”

A lazy voice came out: "It turns out that this is the wish of the Knight of Englon, I always thought that ruling this city was your ambition." ”

Engelon looked behind Luo Lan and said with a smile: "Dominating a city-state seems to be beautiful, but it is a chore, and a small person like me should not expect it." ”

Luo Lan turned around, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The corridors were lined with colorful flowers, the golden basins were filled with freshly picked fruits, the sound of gurgling springs came from the pool, and a drunken woman was half-leaning on a bronze pillar, her curly hair hanging down to the thrilling curve of her breasts, one arm was bare from the shoulder, a rose-colored glow after drinking, and her long legs loomed in the skirt.

Her eyes were rippling with a sultry spring, and the infinite charm in her charming eyes floated towards Luo Lan at this time, and the bright red lips blew lightly on the hair that fell on her cheeks, and the latter seemed to smell the fragrance of a moon rose.

Engron stared at the woman with a smile and smiled maliciously, "Sir, this is Lady Belinda. He deliberately bit down on the word "madam".

Luo Lan swept his eyes up and down, admired, and said, "Knight Englon, what did you just say, that money can buy everything?" I doubt your sincerity, because according to what you said, I will never see this lady again today. ”

Belinda chuckled, glanced at Luo Lan coquettishly, and the ornament on her hand shook crisply, and said, "Englon." Your friend is a good talker. ”

Engelon took a few steps towards Belinda and whispered a few words in her ear, whose eyes fluttered, spun around Luo Lan, and then left with a smile.

An attendant stepped forward and said, "Two adults, please follow me." ”

Engelon suddenly sighed: "It's actually very easy to integrate into the free city-state, just let them know that you have enough money. ”

Luo Lan said secretly, isn't it? This seems to be the last thing I lack at present...... It seems that the knight has seen himself as an outsider who desperately wants to enter the city-state nobility***. On the surface, Engelon was indistinguishable from an ordinary nobleman, who loved to enjoy. Self-righteous and generous to friends. Also very welcoming.

However, Luo Lan clearly noticed that when the woman named Belinda appeared, although his face was surprised, his eyes were as calm as a pool of stagnant water.

The two were ushered into a luxuriously furnished room, and just as they sat down on the soft and thick couch, two sexy and beautiful women stepped in. They were all dressed in loose robes with vertical ruffles of the free city-state. It seems to fall off as soon as you pull it, and you can vaguely see that there seems to be no other clothes inside.

Engelon just glanced at it casually, and seemed to be quite satisfied with the person who came this time, pointed with his hand, and said casually: "Go, pour wine." ”

The two women obediently stepped aside. As soon as I picked up the wine glass, I felt a numb feeling on my shoulders and neck. Then he fell to the ground without knowing it.

Engelon, who was standing behind him, put down his hand and turned slowly, the smile on his face was long gone, replaced by a cold place.

Luo Lan looked at him calmly, seemingly unmoved by his actions.

There was a flash of surprise in Englon's eyes, and he nodded his head, and said, "Sir Lantiston, I take the liberty of asking you to come here, for this is the safest place to be, and now I can tell you the truth." ”

"What's the matter, is what Mr. Knight has been reading out a lie from beginning to end?" Luo Lan's tone was slightly sarcastic.

Engelon sighed and said, "Alas, most of my life has been spent in lies, but what I want to reveal to you next is true. After a pause, he said slowly, "My brother, Baron Gaberi, wants to kill you. ”

Luo Lan raised his eyebrows and said, "Reason?"

Englon smiled bitterly and said, "To be exact, he wants to kill the two of us...... I'm not going to be bored enough to joke about it, but it all comes from the thing you got your hands on. He gestured with his hand.

Luo Lan didn't deny it, because this is what everyone knows, and since he has already arrived here and heard these words, it doesn't really matter whether it is or not, so he sat up straight and asked, "What is that?"

"Fragments of Morusu. "Maybe you haven't heard of it," said Englon, "but even in the Free City-States, it is known to only a very small number of people, and many of them have never seen it. ”

Luo Lan listened quietly, he knew that Engelon would reveal all the mysteries to him, and after that, the latter would also tell his true purpose.

"This fragment from the underworld has a great origin, 10,000 years ago, Moraria, the patriarch of the black elf family, invaded the Apollo continent with the abyss tribe, and carried this god-given stone tablet with her, but after the defeat of the abyss war, she found that the original unified black elf country actually collapsed and rebelled, resulting in her unable to return to the underground, and could only stay on the continent to accept the fate of being hunted down by human powerhouses, in order to prevent this stone tablet symbolizing the supreme kingship of the black elves from falling into the hands of humans, she divided it into hundreds of pieces, and finally passed the news back to the underground。 Engelon pouted, "Actually, this stone tablet is useless to humans, but Moralia, as the patriarch of the Black Elves, thinks that someone will inevitably come to snatch this thing." ”

He glanced at Luo Lan and said, "You will definitely ask, since it is useless to us, why did my family get rid of you?" Hmph, in fact, as early as a thousand years ago, the elf kingdom was caught in the chaotic conquest of various families, and at this time they remembered this stone slab, as long as mortals took the stone slab to the black elf country, they could get unexpected rich rewards, and later facts proved that they did keep their promises, and many people got unexpected benefits because of this. ”

He poured a glass of wine and continued: "Originally, this was nothing, but for thousands of years, the slate is about to be reunited, and it is said that only the last few pieces are left, and a reunited Black Elf Empire is about to appear, which is obviously not what the old guys of the entire free city-state want to see, because ......" He tilted his neck and poured the wine down, and said with a wry smile: "The rift between the Black Elf Realm and the ground is on the Olevia Peninsula. ”

"Oh?" Luo Lan couldn't help but be moved, if this was true, then the free city-state did have a reason to prevent these fragments from returning to the ground.

"My brother Gaberi is not in the family, and with this fragment he can naturally get the help of the dark elves to ascend to the position of lord of the city-state, so although this is against the ban of the ruling alliance, he would rather take a risk. ”

Luo Lan snorted and said, "So, this matter must not be leaked, especially those who have seen this fragment with their own eyes, but what I don't understand is why he wants to kill you again?"

"It's very simple, this fragment was stolen from the Ruling Alliance's hands at my behest, and he needs someone to carry the cauldron. Engelon laughed self-deprecatingly: "Fortunately, I found out early, I am really my good brother." ”

"I see," Luo Lan nodded, and said in a deep voice, "So, why are you telling me this again?"

Englong sighed and said, "That's because I will definitely not be able to fight my brother with the strength in this city, I have already informed the Adjurer, but someone must testify for me at that time, and this person is undoubtedly you." He apologized, "I'm sorry to have you involved, but my brother will soon find out that something is wrong, and the guards of the Ruling Alliance will arrive as soon as early tomorrow morning, and we will only be safe here tonight." ”

Luo Lan said coldly: "It seems that I have no choice, but I am safe, what about my subordinates?"

"A few of them," said Engron, nonchalantly, "besides, they are being watched, otherwise how would we be able to get out of it safely?"

Luo Lan slowly stood up and walked out the door without saying a word.

Engelon lowered his eyes, gently tapped the wine glass in his hand, and said coldly: "If I were you, I wouldn't go out at this time." ”

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