Upon entering the city, Sotana noticed that something was wrong - it was a fortress city 108,000 miles away from the royal city, which was used as a defense against foreign places, why it looked like a commercial city in his impression, the main road was paved with gray-black gravel, and the rest of the paths were paved with cobblestones, even the most rudimentary alleys, and there was no mud to be seen.

The key was the width of the streets, and Sotana didn't know how the city was designed, but the main road was a bit exaggerated, and under normal conditions there was enough to accommodate almost ten horse-drawn carriages in parallel.

"It's for that guy."

The members of the merchant group stationed in the Northland seemed to see his doubts, and took out a black money bag from his arms: "Everything in this country needs to consider its existence. ”

"Will I be able to see it?"

Sotana asked, turning his head sideways. As a good businessman, profit maximization has become their instinct, and if he can communicate with the Black Dragon Emperor, he may be able to tap into more opportunities waiting to be developed.

"I'm afraid...... Hard. ”

This is definitely a problem at this stage, and the officer has an embarrassed expression on his face: "You know, we have just entered the Northland, and our foothold is not stable, and the actual rulers of this country are some monsters who are difficult to communicate with, and there is no room for operation. ”

Sotana nodded, no more.

"What kind of road is this?"

Nasha looked at the ground of the main road beneath her feet, "It feels good to walk, it's weirdly flat." ”

"This thing doesn't seem to have a name yet."

The guide officer said: "They mixed a gray powder with stones to lay it flat, sprinkled it with water, and then repeated it with polished rolling stones until the ground was flat and became the current shape. ”

"Are there any casters involved?"

Hearing this, Sotana, who was secretly distracted, bent down, touched two handfuls on the ground, and pointed, "Is there a detailed production process record for this material?" Did the caster do a material deconstruction? ”

"This ...... We heard that it was just the underlying structure and hadn't really taken shape yet, so we ......"

The secretary was sweating profusely to explain, and when he saw that Sotana's face turned from sunny to cloudy, he decisively changed his words: "I'll send someone to do it immediately!" ”

As we moved deeper into the city, the splendor finally faded, and Sotana saw that many houses were being demolished on both sides of the path, both mud and wood, not very good houses, but far from being uninhabitable.

"It's pathetic." Nasha spoke his mind, "Are these people going to be driven out because they have angered the Dragon Monarch?" ”

"No, these are houses to be rebuilt."

"Reconstruction?"

Nasha asked, "Why?" ”

"Maybe it's because of the city planning, the laws of this country are too harsh."

The guide sighed for some reason: "The newly built houses are all exactly the same brick and stone houses, whether they are leased or purchased, people are not allowed to expand without permission, and they must submit an application to the city hall." ”

A masonry house? All?

Grasping the point, Sotana couldn't believe his ears, which was even more exaggerated than in a multi-racial country, where the rulers had an idea of how much it would cost to build such a house. This barren soil can't support such a squandering at all, not to mention the Black Dragon Emperor's treasure treasury assets, plus the ten richest ancient dragons!

Unless you go to grab it.

That's right, just go and rob it, after thinking of this, Sotana's surging mood calmed down again, the Black Dragon Monarch is not a good gentleman, he is an executioner, a robber, maybe that guy had such a plan in the first place, so he dared to squander it so much.

In this way, the group gradually came to a two-story building.

"This is what we said earlier about a newly built house, we have purchased this piece of temporary residence, the servants have cleaned it, and you can come in at any time. In addition, as long as it is not subject to the laws of the Blackwing Court in the city, safety can be guaranteed. ”

The secretary said, "Mr. Sotana, if there are no other questions, I will not disturb you, and I wish you a good night's sleep." ”

In Sotana's view, such a house is too cramped, but it is clean and stable, and it has to be said that it is very suitable for civilian living, if the cost is relatively low, it has a certain commercial value, but it cannot be transplanted to other countries that have been formed, after all, there is no country that can be as big as Northland.

Despite the long and tiring journey, Sotana was still full of energy, and after a simple three-hour nap, he redressed and walked into the deep night with his escort.

Sunrise and sunset are the basic norms of Eladia, but it is also a measure of the prosperity of a city, which can puncture the bubble and get a glimpse of a city at night.

Sonata was a little uneasy when he went out at night, it was an adventure, and although the members of the merchant group had repeatedly stressed the safety issue, he still preferred to believe his eyes, countless monsters crossed his head, and God knew if this orderly town during the day would turn into an abyss for Ru Mao to drink blood at night.

As he had guessed, the night was quiet, and there was no longer the hustle and bustle of the day, and occasionally one or two distorted shadows passed through the gloomy corners, which made people even more frightened.

The city can't hold up the night and is already asleep – but there seems to be one exception.

The "Elegy Tavern" never closes, no matter in any city in the Black Wing Empire, since its opening, it has always stood in the most prosperous part of the city, and has never closed its doors, although it will cost a considerable amount of energy and money to keep it all night, but it still has not changed.

The Elegy Tavern sells wine, ale, and Northland spirits to merchants, adventurers, blacksmiths, singers, and even ferocious humanoids, as well as the city's nobles and worshippers.

But the most attractive thing about the Elegy Tavern is not the wine, but the cards.

"Cheers to the Black Dragon Emperor!"

As soon as he entered, he heard a loud shout, and the drunken drinker was amusing himself: "The tavern is the whole world!" ”

The hustle and bustle of popularity eased his nervousness along the way, but then, such remarks made the corners of Sotana's mouth look full of sarcasm, and the person who could say such things was either stupid or bad, or both.

Cheers to the Black Dragon Emperor?

Don't these guys know how the Black Dragon Targaryen rules the Northlands? They have no dignity at all? Or are you willing to be the slave of the dragon?

To his surprise, such a voice was actually recognized and echoed on a small scale.