In the center of the Andu Territory, a rare plain in the territory, sits the capital of the kingdom, Zeber, which has a long history of 200 years.

The plains are far away, half of them are mountains, and half of them are forests.

Legend has it that the location of the capital was once a dense forest, which was requisitioned by the Andu people from the rule of the elves, so they naturally cut down the trees near the city walls and burned the green shoots that could take root.

Since then, the plains have evolved to avoid enemy invasions and gain the advantage of obscuring the view.

Even if the ruler changed to a human race, the kingdom of Andu also inherited the original belief of this land, the god of forest wood, Mori.

Because it is believed that the protection of the land by the gods will not change because of the change of occupiers, and failure to do so will only offend the gods and bring doom to the kingdom.

Another reason why the capital was chosen here is the clean and thorough Sein River, which runs through the city, from the northwest to the southeast of the granite capital.

The city was also divided into the aristocratic district north of the Sein River and the plebeian district south of the Sein River.

Even so, the inhabitants of the north and the south continued to move unimpeded, after all, basic commerce, workers, transportation, etc., were still based on civilians as labor.

After three days of unhurried marching, the Rodney cavalry finally arrived in Zeber.

When the soldiers on the city wall spotted the long cavalry, they immediately rang the small bronze bell and gestured to the city gate below.

"Master Rodney is back! Get out of the way! After the meeting, the soldiers guarding the gate shouted loudly and ordered the civilians who were constantly passing under the city gate to step aside.

"Ah, it's a dragon slaying hero~"

"Lord Rodney~!"

"There are also two adjutants, so majestic~!"

"Did you defeat the enemies of the Andu Kingdom on this trip?"

"Will the dragon still come out and make trouble? Lord Rodney, I heard that the army didn't find its body, right? ”

People were not bothered by this, but fell into surprise and emotion when they saw Rodney's heroic figure.

Rodney just smiled politely and didn't say anything in response.

The royal family did not inform the whole city of this mission to the north, because it was just an operation to thwart the goblin conspiracy, and the goblins had not yet caused a catastrophe, and the city did not know about it.

In the event of a major Great Patriotic campaign or a triumphant expedition, there will be celebratory processions from the city gates to the streets, bards singing, and then rain of flower petals.

"Is Rodney so popular in the city?" Xia Zuo questioned.

Looking left and right, especially the girls in the flowering season, all cast adoring glances at Rodney as he passed by.

"As I told you, Lord Rodney is Zeber's rising star." Rupert in front of him said proudly, as if he was boasting about himself.

Because he felt that Xia Zuo was too close to Rodney, Rupert was not very happy to communicate with Xia Zuo, but in the past two or three days, whenever Xia Zuo asked about Rodney, Rupert would always be very enthusiastic and come out one by one.

Passing through the city gate under the high wall, Xia Zuo finally looked at the scene inside the city.

Perhaps because of the soil, the brick and stone houses are warm all over, and there are orange tiles directly above them, which glisten in the sun.

Cobbled streets, constant noise, vendors, weapons shops, taverns... There are all kinds of buildings and facilities that can be seen in RPG megacities.

Xia Zuo wasn't surprised at all? Have you ever been to such a bustling city? Jenny, who was riding on the other side, asked tentatively.

"I've seen it many times, and there's nothing surprising about it." Xia Zuo smiled and shook his head.

"No, though I am the Earl's granddaughter, I was astonished when I stepped out of my grandfather's magnificent castle and stepped into Zebel for the first time! Ay... I really miss it, it was when I was fourteen years old, and six years have passed in a blink of an eye. ”

Yes, people in this turbulent world should have lived in a relatively closed place when they were young, and only when they were a little older would they go far away.

Although Xia Zuo also feels that he is homely, it is no different...

I felt that the city was still very ordinary, and it was quite different from what I had seen in other games that had been carefully designed. Who made the buildings of Dragons and Swords and Sorcery randomly generated?

"I can't imagine that you have been to so many bustling cities at such a young age, where are they all? Other countries? Jenny asked curiously.

"That's right, most of them are in my country, especially in a field called VR, where the bustling cities are even more spectacular and fantastic."

Xia Zuo's words aroused Jenny's interest, and the other party pulled the reins on his side, rode over, and almost walked close to Rupert's horse.

"See the way ahead, Jenny, don't mess with the formation! Crossing the bridge now! Rupert retorted.

After a long journey, one of the three bridges that crossed the Sein River was ahead, and the main road connecting the north and south was also connected.

Before the stone arch bridge was completed, a huge circular building came into Xia's left eye - the outer wall surrounded by layers of semicircular arches of granite columns, four or five stories high.

There was a long queue of people, as if they were waiting to enter, and the venue with such a wide diameter was overcrowded?

"Arena." The word blurted out from Natsu's left mouth, random cities in the game are common, but there are very few with arenas.

There was little doubt that the cavalry was still outside the venue, and the fighting and cheering of the audience were heard, and the entertainment facilities in the aristocratic and civilian quarters were very different.

"Hehe, you're mistaken~" Jenny said with a smug face, "This is not an arena, but a gladiatorial arena, and everyone also calls it the Colosseum." ”

"Fighting beasts? Is it man and beast fighting? ”

"The use of human races in gladiatorial battles is forbidden in the kingdom of Andoo," Rupert couldn't help but emphasize, "so the gladiatorial arena is full of raised beasts, called beast slaves. ”

"Don't you let people fight with people, or between people and other species?" Xia Zuo sighed slightly, this is still very different from the cognitive arena, it is more like fighting crickets, and there is no danger to the human race.

"Interested? Xia Zuo, do you want to take a look. Rodney, the leader of the team, suddenly dismounted.

"Commander Rodney, we need to go back and get back to our lives!" Rupert said solemnly.

"It's okay, just watch it for a few minutes, Xia Zuo should be very interested, get off the horse? Xia Zuo, I have access to a dedicated entrance, which allows us to stand in a good position to watch this gladiatorial fight. ”

It was difficult to be warm, since he had already come to the royal capital, and he was not in a hurry to invite merit in these few minutes, Xia Zuo got off the horse.

Rodney led, Xia Zuo and two lieutenants followed, and the cavalry team was on standby.

"Isn't this Lord Rodney? I haven't seen you for a few days~... There are also knights Jenny and Rupert knights~" At the entrance of the nobles guarded by the guards, the white clothes and white hats, the dignified receptionist, looked at the side of the road, the group of cavalry, "Did you just return from a mission?" ”

The receptionist saluted Rodney and the two lieutenants, but Xia Zuo was missing.

"Yes, Pansy, I'll take a friend to see it."

The receptionist Pansy looked at Xia Zuo again, a swordsman dressed in plain leather armor, so simple that he ignored him just now, but he didn't expect to have such an identity! This time, Pansy seemed to be respectful.

"Ah~It's a friend of Lord Rodney~" In my heart, I completely regarded this person as Rodney's servant, and he was far below the two lieutenants in terms of dress.

"Please come with me." Under Pansy's guidance, several people walked through the unobstructed passage.

Although it is crowded outside, there are still spacious corridors. This is the VIP channel, Xia Zuo thinks.

After the exit, the bright glare faded.

Located on a special observation deck, clearly distinguished from the general auditorium... Xia Zuo saw the inside of the Colosseum clearly—thousands of spectators of all kinds, surrounding the central arena.

Among them, a subhuman male with a pair of cat ears and a fried tail is holding a giant minotaur monster with two blades.

Doesn't that mean that people won't get involved!? When Xia Zuo was surprised, the subhuman male jumped up and swung his knife quickly, and in a flash, the Minotaur's left arm was quietly broken and fell to the ground heavily.