"What exactly are you doing?"

In the high-rise building of a skyscraper in Hualan City in the real world, a middle-aged man standing in front of a huge floor-to-ceiling window threw his cane out with all his might: "You actually let that proposal pass, have you forgotten the explanation I gave you?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten the instructions you gave me."

Evading the attack of the cane with a light movement, a young man standing behind him replied in a voice that was unhurried: "But I really don't see any harm to us who hold the power of the alliance, and almost everyone at that time was supporting Lou Yuyan, and my opposition alone is insignificant." ”

"Then you should also show your due attitude instead of just giving up," the middle-aged man raised his arms and shouted: "You can only show them your weakness, show you and me behind you."

"Have you forgotten your identity" He looked at the young man's smiling face with a gloomy gaze, and his voice became as cold as the ice of the Nine Prisons: "Have you forgotten who gave you the identity of the President of the Wings of Freedom?"

"I won't forget this point in the future."

Straightening up his body, the young man's humble and arrogant figure gradually lengthened under the illumination of the light: "I and my subordinates have been stepping up the implementation of the tasks you have assigned before, but"

"In my opinion, the passage of the proposal this time is not necessarily a bad thing." He arched his hands, and his voice deliberately became more humble: "Since we can't see what Lou Yuyan wants to do, then why don't we let her act and wait for her to really show her claws, and then break her claws."

“”

"I hope the head of the family will consider the proposal below."

Raising his eyelids and glancing at the other party's silent reaction, the young figure turned to slowly retreat towards the gate behind him: "I still need to continue to deal with the affairs in the guild, so I will retire first." ”

The sound of the automatic door opening and closing came from the middle-aged man's body in front of him, accompanied by his tense face that was lit by the light for a moment, and he didn't know what he was thinking about for a while before he raised one of his hands and beckoned a figure who had been standing in the darkness of this room: "Inform me." ”

"Preparing for the annual family meeting."

He said in a deep voice as the figure walked away quickly.

The slow-moving wheels gradually converged with the crowds, filling both sides of the otherwise deserted road, and the avenue leading to the city became wider and wider as it stretched northward, interspersed with people from all over the empire merging into the Imperial avenue. The vast and boundless vermilion sea was gradually magnified in the process, and finally turned into a huge red city wall standing in front of it, and three or two arched gates opened in the same direction to welcome the arrival of a large number of imperial people coming and going here: "Hmm"

"Is there anything different about the door we need to walk through?"

Looking at the scene of those crowds of people gradually separating on the wide road and turning into small rivers, Duan Qing, who was sitting on the edge of the carriage, asked in a puzzled voice: "Do you need to divide into three, six, nine and so on when you enter a city?"

"Legend has it that this is a rule set by Frey the Great."

In a low voice, the woman named Snow Spirit Phantom Ice once again covered her long hair with a cloak: "In order to maintain stability and ensure the fruits of their victory, the Frey Empire used to classify the entire imperial population at that time when it was first established, and the families who shed blood for the battle can get the highest treatment of the empire, and the defeated remnants of the army and the captives of the magic empire have become untouchables of the empire. ”

"Those heroes are the ancestors of the imperial aristocracy, the representatives of the first imperial aristocracy." Speaking of this, she pointed to the center of the vermilion city wall that crossed there like a moat in front of her: "The gate in the middle is the one that only those heroes can freely enter and use. ”

"Now too"

"Not anymore."

A strange smile bloomed at the corner of his mouth, and Xue Lingxuan Bing tilted his head to look at Duan Qing's face: "There are very few ancient nobles living in the capital of the empire now, and they have either lost their inheritance or moved to other places, and generations of imperial emperors have long felt the threat of domination from these hard-working imperial nobles, and they have started the strategy of suppression early."

"Hmph, sure enough, the power struggle in the world is a routine." So Duan Qing's face also showed a knowing smile: "What about these city gates now?"

"There are only a few gates left in the city, and their purpose is only to distinguish people from inside and outside the emperor." After looking ahead for a moment, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice pointed to a certain city gate in front of the right, where a large crowd of people had also gathered: "Outsiders who are not citizens of the Empire need to pass through the inspection of the gate over there before entering, and we Imperial people only need to follow."

"We should also need to check."

The voice of Volavos then appeared behind the two men, accompanied by the bloated fat man struggling to squeeze out of the carriage: "Don't forget that we are now in the body of sin, and the Imperial officials in charge of the law should be waiting for us somewhere." ”

"You seem familiar with the city." Rubbing his chin for a moment, his gaze fell on the white-haired woman's head: "Are you Redkar?"

"No, I just spent some time in the city."

The answer was said in a deep voice, and Xue Lingphantom Ice used a head-shaking motion to drive away the images of certain memories that came to her mind: "It's been a long time now. ”

"Don't be discouraged, after all, the Wings of Freedom are no longer here now, aren't they" Duan Qing on the side smiled and comforted Xue Ling's emotions: "And since we have a natural guide, we must also make use of it." ”

"I'll do my best." Tilting his head and staring at Duan Qing for a moment, Xue Lingphantom Bing twisted his hands and lowered his head: "Since this is your wish, cough." ”

"Then I'll start with the introduction."

In the scene where the carriage slowed down and the crowd of people waiting to enter the city around her gradually converged, she gathered her emotions and then pointed to the huge vermilion wall in front of her: "The city in front of us is the capital of the empire, Redcar, covering an area of about five thousand Deskeria, with a population of about three million. ”

"That's probably the largest population in the free world." She touched her chest with one hand, and the other snow-white palm that stretched out also signaled to the outline of the city in front of her: "It is absolutely not false to say that this is the largest city in the Free Continent." ”

"The largest city in the free world." Raising his head, Duan Qing, who looked up at the top of the vermilion city wall, involuntarily repeated: "Then why didn't there be many adventurers who were willing to come to this city to develop in the first place?"

"In the era before I came here, the adventurers weren't very strong." Xue Lingphantasm replied helplessly: "And I have to admit that Redkar's surroundings are indeed a little barren. ”

"I don't even believe that I can maintain such a large population until now."

She raised her head, looked around at every figure in and out of the city gate, and then incorporated the explanation of a fat nobleman behind her into her own ears: "Because Redkar is the capital of the Empire, the central hub of the Empire, the Emperor of the Empire, countless nobles of the Empire, and the most powerful people of the Empire now inhabit this huge city. ”

"The Imperials have carved out huge trade and logistics routes to keep the city running." He sat on the ground at the door of the carriage and looked up at the outline of the equally tall vermilion city wall with the same crowded face: "Water, food, raw materials, wood, minerals, weapons, cloth, all kinds of luxuries, all kinds of goods are gathered here, and all the products will be generated here, and then they will either be consumed by the people who also gather here, or transported to more distant places." ”

"It sounds huge." Duan Qing let out a slight sigh: "And Your Excellency seems to be very familiar with these things." ”

"After all, I'm the one who almost became the Minister of Transport, and that's a must-have lesson for me." Volavos pursed his lips: "But now, everything is illusory. ”

"Don't worry, we can definitely get through this difficulty together, right" Duan Qing showed a confident smile: "After all, the next stage is the home of the two of them." ”

"It might be a bit arrogant to say it's home, but forget it." Volavos tugged at the corners of his mouth: "Thank you for your good words." ”

"According to the plan we discussed earlier, we need it in a moment."

Duan Qing, who had been maintaining a speaking posture and looked around here, suddenly stopped his voice when he was gesturing his fingers: "Someone is coming." ”

"You're Lord Volavos, aren't you?"

Two gaps suddenly parted in the procession crowding outside the city, and several people who looked like imperial officials riding tall horses and wearing red and black uniforms were brought in front of Duan Qing, and the imperial man in the lead then took off his wide-brimmed hat with feathers on his head, and looked at the fat man who was still stuffed inside the carriage with a condescending gaze: "I am the judge of the Ministry of Law in charge of the business of the aristocratic side, Justins. ”

"You should know what we're here for, right?" he said with a noble gesture, and gestured behind him with his outstretched hands, "Please." ”

Rutu's complexion rose from the fat man's face again, and then he forced himself down as he swallowed saliva and wiped cold sweat, and he stepped out of the carriage tremblingly, and then explained something to the black-clothed bodyguards around him, and whispered in the direction of Duan Qing: "Then I'll go first." ”

"As His Excellency Friedman said before, we will definitely meet again." Answering the other party's words with a smile, Duan Qing's gaze turned to the imperial official who called himself Justins: "What about our arrangement?"

"It's the Lord Linyuan Broken Water, right" commanding the surrounding subordinates to put the fat man on one of the war horses, the imperial official glanced at Duan Qing with a slanted gaze: "You need to learn the rules of the empire well, your identity is not my turn to take action personally." ”

"Wait, someone will deal with you soon."

The sound of the war horse galloping then took the fat man farther and farther away from here, leaving only Duan Qing and the others at the gate of this city gate, Duan Qing and Xue Lingphant, who glanced at each other, then also showed a helpless look, and then turned their heads in unison to look at the panting figures of the two soldiers running from behind the carriage: "What, what's wrong?"

"The two of you are finally done arguing" Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "Don't you discuss and discuss each other's belonging anymore?"

"Less nonsense." Hurriedly put away his weapon, and the rising sun with a disdainful face then looked at the left and right here: "Did someone come to ask for trouble just now?"

"No, it's just that someone took Volavos away in advance." Saying this even more frustrating sentence, Duan Qing then whispered to Xue Lingphantom Ice beside him, "What did he say when he was leaving just now?"

"It's Leonard." Angrily pushing the other party's poked head aside, Xue Lingphantom replied in a low voice: "Redkar is divided into nine major districts and fifty-five districts, each of which has its own name, and the one we heard just now is the name of one of the small districts. ”

"That's where the Date family's mansion is located." She looked thoughtful: "Because the Leonard district is one of the several famous aristocratic districts scattered within Redcarney. ”

"Sure enough, it's really handy to have a local guide." Duan Qing made a gesture of praise: "Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, where should we go now?"

"Don't be poor." Shaking the other party's eyes, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice took out the adventurer's map, and then replied in a deep voice: "Let me think about it, if we enter through the Celis Gate, we should arrive at Amfris District first."

The groaning stopped abruptly, accompanied by the action of Xue Lingphantom Ice suddenly pressing her hand on the hilt of the sword, and a middle-aged man who appeared behind her then raised his innocent hands in the sound of Duan Qing and the others reacting to the sound of drawing their swords: "Don't be excited, don't be excited, excuse me"

"Are you the fugitives from Tanzanian City, members of the Green Spirit Adventure Group?"