Chapter 631: Arriving at the Royal Capital (First Shift)
Because of Illya, Wang Yan and Illya's journey was not fast, and when passing through each territory, Illya would stay for a period of time to perceive.
There are peaceful territories, and there are territories in a state of war, but they will all try to invite the two of them to settle in their own territory after seeing Wang Yan and the two, after all, the combination of a magician who can fly and a female knight with a magical mount is something they have never seen before.
The longest stay in the territory was only half a day, most of the time the two were on the road, about half a month after leaving the Rose Territory, passing through nearly fifty territories, on a sunny noon, Wang Yan and Elia finally arrived at the royal capital of the Borodin Kingdom.
Compared with the later Duchy of Belmar, the architecture of the Borodin Kingdom era was rougher, which can be seen from the style of the city walls. After showing the certificate from the Rose Collar and paying the entrance fee, Wang Yan and Eliya entered the city that they had been fascinated for a long time through the south gate of the royal capital.
Before entering the royal capital, Wang Yan had actually observed the pattern of the royal capital in the sky, the royal capital of the Borodin Kingdom, which was located on the vast plain, was very advantageous, and villages with large farmlands could be seen within hundreds of miles of the royal capital, and it was also very peaceful, not disturbed by disputes between other territories.
After all, a radius of hundreds of miles from the royal capital is a territory under the direct jurisdiction of the royal capital, no matter how inextricable the local lords are, there is still no local lord who has the courage to lead troops to set foot on the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the hammer king Borodin.
Compared with the knights encountered along the way, the number of civilians and knights in the royal capital is very large, before Wang Yan knew the approximate area of the royal capital, the length and width are more than thirty kilometers, even if the royal capital has been built for decades, there are still some city walls are still semi-finished, after all, the construction of such a length of city wall has to consume too many manpower and material resources.
There are two kinds of knights in the royal capital, one is the knights under the royal capital, they are basically dressed in uniform plate armor and weapons, and the other is the wandering knights or free knights, they come from all the territories under the name of the kingdom, or worship the royal capital or come to travel through the royal capital, in short, all kinds of knights can be seen here.
The commoners were divided into more types, some were merchants, some were farmers, some were craftsmen, and some were servants in the service of knights.
For example, Wang Yan saw a group of people not long after entering the city, and a group of servants followed the knights, the only difference between them and the slaves was that they had money to serve the knights, and the slaves only had a barely shy clothing except for the pitiful food every day.
The slave system has appeared in the human race of this land since the tribal era, when various tribes would have conflicts for various reasons, and it would be a waste to kill all the defeated side, so slaves appeared.
They were deprived of most of their human rights, toiled and toiled every day until the day of their own death, and slaves had to intermarry with slaves, giving birth to children who were slaves for three generations, and who might have the opportunity to become servants or farmers after three generations.
And then there is the official knight who appeared from the slave by chance, becoming a knight can be said to be the fastest way for a slave to turn over, of course, it is also the most difficult way, after all, how many slaves who can't even fill their stomachs can get resources to become knights? I'm afraid there are only a handful of people who can read.
"That's a lot of people."
Illya led Pegasus, who had re-transformed into a white horse, to walk on the wide road of the royal capital, surrounded by some shops belonging to knights or merchants, Wang Yan took a look, the items in the shops were similar to those in the local territory, nothing more than daily utensils plus equipment weapons and other things, the types and quantities would definitely become more than the local knight territory, and the style was also at the forefront of the kingdom's popularity.
"If nothing else, the number of civilians in the royal capital will definitely be more than one million."
Wang Yan estimated it and said with a smile, it is not unusual for this city of nearly 1,000 square kilometers to have millions of people, not to mention the ancient Arad continent where magic and knights existed, even if it was an ancient Chinese dynasty, there was a capital city that could accommodate millions of people, and a capital city of hundreds of thousands of people was also available in every dynasty.
"Human beings are really tenacious, you can find them in almost every time and space, the more they suffer, the more tenacious human beings become, I really admire this."
Illya said her opinion, compared to the sparse number of elves with magical origins, although the life span of the human race, which has appeared in this land since ancient times, is very short, but it has also given birth to a brilliant civilization that the elves are all admired, and there are many elites of the human race who have more strength than the elves, after all, there are too many human bases, and under the big waves, there will definitely be real gold.
"That's nature, human beings' ability to learn and create is recognized, the God of Creation didn't give them how strong a physique, they couldn't fight the beasts with their bare hands, they created weapons and martial arts, after seeing the lightning and thunder, they felt the power of nature, thought of magic, the sky, the sea and the earth, wherever humans can reach, there are traces of them, I have always believed that unless the world is truly destroyed, humanity will never die."
Wang Yan's tone was very firm, Illya nodded, and then she smiled bitterly: "But don't forget, in addition to human beings, there are more magical existences in this world, angels, demons, elves and even gods, their power is even stronger, and they are also the most likely to truly control the life and death of human beings." ”
"You know where I came from, I came in search of great will, and Lord Memet of the End of the Day once showed me and my companions things that you could not imagine."
"What we see is that the universe is coming to an end. One by one, the stars lost their light and disappeared into darkness, and there was no breath of life or hope in the universe. In the hundreds of 'final points in time' that have been confirmed, all the stars have been destroyed without exception, and the universe has come to an end. ”
Illya's voice made people feel very sad, Wang Yan seemed to see the kind of scene told by the other party in a trance, he was silent for a long time, his eyes fell on the ground, and finally stopped at an ant passing by the ground.
"Is prophecy, or the future, really immutable? For example, this ant, its fate may have been predestined, but it will change due to anything it encounters, it may drown in the rain, burn it in the fire, but it may also live until it dies of old age, and its body turns into dirt and returns to the earth. ”
"You've been traveling through planes in search of the Great Will, isn't it because you haven't given up yet?"
"Yes, I am a doppelganger of Nimel, the god of wisdom, which I have known since the time of my appearance, the god of wisdom is a god who has gained wisdom from the beginning of time, she has the same root as the Great Will, she believes that as long as she finds the Great Will, she can change the outcome of the future, which is also the meaning of my existence." I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~