Chapter 14: The Imperial Capital: Nidal
Summer goes to autumn, and the cool breeze of early autumn brings a touch of coolness to the warm climate of the imperial capital Nidal.
On the outskirts of the imperial capital of the Puang Empire, a caravan is slowly moving forward, pulling a second-order demonic beast tower 'Buya Hill Maned Lizard', this kind of demonic beast has a gentle temper and amazing endurance, but feeds on plants. It is often domesticated and used to pull carts for transportation.
There was a teenager sitting in the car, and the journey of half a year added a sense of vicissitudes to his immature face. Lying down was a giant man with a strong body, and the seemingly strong giant man was pale at the moment.
There were also a few mercenary guards outside the car--- in the suburbs of the imperial capital, there was a lot of traffic, so there was no need to worry about robbers at all, but to be wary of thieves, but the people of the boulder mercenary group did not carry goods, so naturally they did not need to be too vigilant.
In the evening, the caravan arrived at the gate of the imperial capital, and Wright saw that the walls of the imperial capital were more than 10 meters high, and the whole was composed of red-gray rock, which was the hardest red iron stone dug out of the quarry of the laterite province, and the gaps between the red iron stones were made of gum condensed masonry produced in the sunset province, and the red iron stone city wall on the periphery of the city that never sleeps arched to guard the second capital of the mainland. In the War of Imperial Independence more than two thousand years ago. This majestic wall withstood the siege of more than 100,000 troops.
After paying the entry tax, Wright and the Boulder Mercenary Group arrived in the city, and first sent the pale-faced regimental leader Qiao Sen to a familiar medical hall---- strange to say, this powerful warrior will be seasick, when crossing the Yulan River by boat, Qiao Sen behaved very difficult, vomiting and diarrhea on the boat, and even after getting off the boat, he was still dizzy, so he had to lie in the caravan. Several members of the mercenary group laughed good.
Jonson was treated in the infirmary, and Jack stayed with him, while the other members took Wright around the avenue and went straight to find an ordinary inn to live in.
There is a small restaurant next to the inn, where the Boulder Mercenaries and Wright have dinner.
That night, inside the hotel. The Boulder Mercenary Group discussed the following itinerary, and tomorrow Leonard will take Wright to a magic talent test, and then after arranging for Wright to stay, the commission will be completed. However, the Boulder Mercenary Group plans to work in the Central Province and recruit new members in the future, so Wright can also contact him after leaving his address, and if he sends a letter to the family of Falling Dragon Castle in the future, he can also entrust it to the Boulder Mercenary Group.
At night, Wright lay in bed, and after a long journey of half a year, he finally reached his destination. During this half-year trip, he saw many things that he had not seen in his hometown under the protection of his parents; Robbers kill people, mercenaries infighting, spies, assassins, merchants, strong people.
Fortunately, my father's old friends, the members of the Boulder Mercenary Regiment, protected themselves well. Even so, after half a year, my mood and thoughts are completely different from before. In the past, I always wanted to exercise silently and become the leader of the guards of Falling Dragon Castle, but if I could become a seventh-level warrior, I would take my parents to live as a family in a big city, and my ambition would stop there. Although he was detected as a genius-level magical talent half a year ago, he didn't have any real sense.
With the trek of half a year, Wright knows more clearly that a peaceful life often requires strength as the foundation. His father is a sixth-level warrior, so the family does not have to worry about eating and drinking; The lowest civilians, on the other hand, have much more to do, and if they get sick or injured, they have to fight hard. If you want a good life as a family, you must have more power. Thankfully, I have this talent. What's more, the revenge of his biological parents may also be avenged.
After thinking about it for a while, Wright controlled himself to fall asleep, staying in good shape for tomorrow's magic test.
The next day, it was early in the morning. Leonard pulled Wright out of the hotel door, ready to take the official magical talent test.
Along the way, Leonard chattered about the situation in Nidal City.
From Leonard's ramblings, Wright learns about the city of Nidal. Nidal is said to mean 'the city that never sleeps' in ancient languages, and the city of Nidal was the imperial capital of the 'Puon Empire'.
At the same time, it is also the largest city on the west side of the Warcraft Mountain Range in the entire Magnolia Continent. The city covers an extremely large area and houses more than one million inhabitants inside. The supreme shrine of the Earth Church is also located here.
The whole city of Nidal is mainly divided into five parts: East City, West City, South City, North City and Lower City. Dongcheng District is the smallest in area, it is the aristocratic district, where the mansions of the large and small nobles and middle and high-ranking officials of the empire are located, and the center of Dongcheng District is the royal family ----- the palace of the Sistanda family.
Xicheng District is a civilian area, of course, it is a civilian area, and the middle and lower level officials of the general empire, low-level nobles, merchants and scholars also live here, and those who can live in the civilian area are actually not the poorest class, and they are often relatively wealthy citizens with some surplus money living here. Even in some secluded areas of the civilian area, there are some residences of big people. Because it is a purely residential area, Xicheng District occupies the smallest area among the five major urban districts, but it accommodates more than 60% of the population of the imperial capital.
Nancheng District is the temple area, where the temple of the Earth Church is located, the first of the three major religions of the empire, and the Nancheng District has a strong religious atmosphere, including members of the church and devout believers who come to worship here for many years. In addition, because the Earth Church highly respects some artistic activities such as stone carving, there are also many stone sculpture museums, painting galleries, opera halls and other art venues in Nancheng District.
Beicheng District is a commercial district, if Dongcheng District is the most noble and powerful, Xicheng District is the most leisurely and quiet, and Nancheng District is the most solemn, then Beicheng District is the most lively and noisy area of the imperial capital, connecting the north and south trade roads, where you can find the halls of the three major chambers of commerce in the mainland, and you can also find the help of small businessmen to do chores; can find a gold cave with 10,000 gold overnight, and there are also women who sell their bodies for a gold coin; You can buy portraits worth tens of thousands of gold coins and stone carvings worth 100,000 gold coins, but if you ask a street painter or engraver to paint and carve yourself, it will cost you three or five gold coins at most.
Xiacheng District, located in the northwest of the imperial capital, between the commercial area and the civilian area, is said to be the lower district, in fact, it is a slum area, about 20% of the population of the imperial capital has lived with it for generations, and has undertaken the dirtiest and tiring work of the imperial capital, and it is also the place where gangsters are rampant, the imperial capital is the most chaotic and the environment is the worst. But here, there is also the largest underground black market in the entire empire, which is not an imaginary finger, but an underground cavern that is said to have an underground passage connecting the lower city in the business district, and the underground black market here can be called the opposite of the bustling business district. The underground black market and the lower city on the upper floors are mutually exclusive. If the commercial area can buy all kinds of legal goods, the underground black market is a market for illegal slaves, forbidden goods, and stolen goods. It is said that you can even buy the families of the nobles who have lost power, and even the small royal family that has been destroyed, as well as some more evil magic, such as magic scrolls that can control humans.
And the most majestic building in the entire imperial capital is not the imperial palace, nor the temple of the Earth Church, but a colossus carved on the mountain, carved by the legendary first emperor, the powerhouse of the Sanctuary, the sword saint Bill Sistanda. It is said that this carving was designed by Grand Master Prorux himself, and carved by several ninth-level warriors and magicians, even in the entire Magnolia Continent, that is, the Temple of Life of the Magnolia Empire.
The boulder mercenary group lives in the business district, and on the street 'Moonlight Boulevard' in the business district, Wright only feels that he is dazzled, but the entire Moonlight Boulevard is paved with smooth bluestone slabs, which can accommodate several carriages in parallel. On both sides of the street, there are various business establishments such as hotels, clothing stores, armor stores, bars, and pet stores. At the same time, there is a row of neat and straight wooden chestnut trees on both sides of the 'Moonlight Boulevard'.
Merchants and mercenaries rushed to their destinations; And the ladies and ladies dressed in fashionable clothes strolled through the streets talking and laughing with each other. Perhaps because they were well-informed, or because of the relatively high quality of the people in the imperial capital, these nobles did not embarrass Wright by sneering and pointing in a low voice like some nobles in small cities.
Looking at Wright's expression, Leonard smiled in a low voice, "Little Wright doesn't think it's strange that there is no one to guide here, it's very simple, this is the imperial capital, not a third-rate small city, and the business district is originally a place where caravans come and go, and the mercenaries can't see their strength on the surface, if they often point out and laugh at some poorly dressed people, I'm afraid that if they meet a grumpy, they will lose their lives." Of course, if it's in the aristocratic district, that's a different story. ”
After walking for more than an hour, walking through a heavily colored archway, the architectural style of the surrounding environment quickly changed from the flashy and gorgeous commercial area to calm and exquisite. Wright knew that the temple area had arrived, and that the place where the magic test would take place was in a church on Harvest Avenue in the temple area.