Berkeley, the city of freedom, and Nilogaard, the capital of wisdom, both stand on the banks of the Bishui River, just 40 kilometers apart, and both have more than 100,000 inhabitants and are very commercially prosperous. In the north, the two cities are known as the Blue Water Twin Stars.

Like Berkeley, Nilogaard had a sturdy stone wall with four gates, the southern gate leading to the Nilogaard Bridge, which was the only way for southerners to enter the city.

Lawson's carriage traveled all the way along the south bank of the Bishui River, and after about 2 miles, a huge stone bridge appeared on the spacious Bishui River. The highest part of the bridge deck is more than 30 meters high beyond the river surface, there are two huge stone piers of nearly 50 meters high in the north and south, the bridge deck is flat, but the bridge body adopts an arch structure, the total length of the bridge deck is more than 80 meters, from a distance, it looks like a giant across the river, and it is very spectacular.

"Brother, look at it, it's such a high bridge." Little Alice's eyes widened, and she was shocked.

Anne praised: "That's the world-famous Nilogaard Bridge, Fleming. The master personally designed it, spent 50,000 gold dragon coins, recruited thousands of craftsmen, and took 20 years to complete the construction. It is also one of the most magnificent bridges in the entire world. ”

Veronica looked at the bridge and sighed, "This is the power of wisdom." ”

Lawson was also a little shocked. Although on the earth, he has seen a lot of various bridges, ten times more than the grandeur of the present, ten times and a hundred times a thousand times more magnificent, but at that time the industrial science and technology were developed, the materials and tools used were very mature, and now, everything is almost entirely dependent on manpower, and the main materials are stone, no cement, and no steel. Ben deserves the name of the Three Saints of Nilogaard.

"Let's go, let's go."

The carriage slowed down and headed for the sentry post at the southern end of the bridgehead.

As the distance got closer, Rosen noticed that there were more and more pedestrians on both sides of the road, mostly on foot, a few on horseback, and a few in carriages like them. Not far from the gate of the sentry, the pedestrians lined up in a long line, and at the bridge in front of the procession, two rows of soldiers in bright armor stood neatly.

"Why are there so many people?" Rosenci said.

Veronica opened the window and listened with her ear to the gap for a moment, then turned to Rosen and said, "Most of them are refugees from the war zone, and they want to take refuge in Nilogaard. ”

"Seeing that the flow of people is almost not moving, is the front not allowed to enter?" Rosen asked.

Veronica listened for a while, and then replied: "To enter is to let in, but if you want to enter the city, you must pay a large poll tax, 100 rums for adults, 50 rums for children, 30 rums for a horse, and an additional 200 rums for carriages." At the same time, weapons are not allowed, and the carriages are especially strictly inspected, and all suitcases must be looked over. ”

Rosen made a slight calculation: "That is to say, just to enter the city, we have to pay 710 rums, this fee is really high enough, I'm afraid few people can enter the city." ”

The total amount of money in his pocket was fourteen thousand rontes, and at this rate of consumption, he would have to be poor if he crossed the city gate 20 times.

Anne was also listening carefully to the movement outside, and she sighed, "That's true. From just now to now, there are 3 people in it. Wait, there's someone who wants to break in....... Oh, he's been caught by the guards, he's resisting, he's hurting one of the guards...... My god, no~~~~"

"What's wrong?" Lawson asked busily.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard an exclamation from outside the carriage, followed by a 'bang' on the surface of the clear river, and several women screamed again.

Now Lawson also understood: "The trespasser was thrown into the river by the guards, and the bridge deck in front was more than 20 meters high, and it was still winter...... He must not freeze to death? ”

Anne was accustomed to this, she shook her head: "There are at least more than 200 guards on the bridge, that guy shouldn't have broken in, even if he broke in, after being caught, he should be honest and not continue to hurt people." ”

Veronica glanced at Rosen and said with a faint smile: "Rosen, you are still too young, you will get used to seeing more in the future." ”

At this time, perhaps because there were too many people on the bridge and blocked the road, the guards began to chase people.

At first, the guards were just pushing with their hands, but those ordinary people seemed to be being pushed around, but they seemed to have roots under their feet, they just didn't leave, and after a while, the guards became impatient.

Rosen saw a warrior in fish-scale steel armor reach out and draw his sword, and shouted, "Stand back!" Otherwise, you won't be killed! ”

"Click~Click~"

Many guards in the rear picked up their crossbows and began to wind them, with a great momentum of killing without retreating.

Seeing this, many pedestrians were frightened and retreated, and many shook their heads and sighed, and were forced to walk off the bridge.

"Phew~ The capital of wisdom, I think it's the capital of barbarism!"

"Hey~~ People in troubled times are not as good as wild dogs in the Taiping era."

"There are monsters everywhere, the village is destroyed, and the city is not allowed to enter, how can I live~"

Lawson listened to these complaints, and his heart was very uncomfortable, but he also knew very well in his heart that the only thing he could do now was to protect himself.

Under the drive of the guards, most of the refugees crowded on the bridge deck were dispersed, leaving only a few unwilling to watch not far away, and the carriage, which had been blocked before, began to move forward slowly.

"Anne, count the money, most hundreds. Later, when you want to check the weapons, cooperate a little and go to the city first. Rosen whispered.

"I see." Anne opened the compartment in the carriage, took out the cash box, and silently counted the silver, counting, and she said hatefully: "These vampires! ”

took out nearly a thousand silver luntes at once, she couldn't think of it before, even if she had money now, she still felt very painful.

Veronica suddenly spoke: "Judging from the movement in front, the inspection is very strict, anything similar to a weapon will be detained, and it is useless to give money." ”

"How can it be so strict?" Rosen frowned.

Veronica continued to eavesdrop on the conversation ahead, and after five minutes, she said, "Judging by their conversation, it's because of the Wizard Hunter." In the first half of the month, a group of wizard hunters disguised themselves into the city and killed two alchemists who had fled from Berkeley to Nilogaard for refuge. Since then, the city of Nilogade has banned civilians from carrying any weapons. ”

"This weapon of ours is brand new and has never been seen before, should we be able to fool it around?" Rosen asked.

Veronica shook her head: "I'm afraid not, look over there, the man in the cowhide robe should be a magician." I'm sure he'll recognize your alchemical weapon. ”

Rosen turned his head to look, and saw a pergola set up on the side of the sentry post in front of him, and under the pergola sat an old man with gray hair, his outfit was very similar to Dias, and he looked like a member of the Nilogaard Academy.

"Looking at the costume, it is true that he is a magician, but I did not feel his prying eyes, and the elements around our carriage did not appear abnormal...... This old man is probably an alchemist, just like me. If he sees my weapon, he'll recognize it. ”

Anne frowned: "What then?" Our weapons can't be detained! ”

The money is gone, but Rosen's Mjolnir, the two muskets that destroy the world, and the secret weapon on the roof of the carriage, each of which is extremely powerful, if it is detained, then she would rather not enter the city.

Lawson thought for a moment, then turned his head to look closely at the inspection of the carriage in front of him, his gaze especially on the warrior in the fish-scale steel armor.

After looking at it for a while, Rosen suddenly noticed that the warrior's gaze had crossed the crowd several times, quietly watching his carriage.

'Judging by that guy's previous performance, he should be the sentry commander. He seemed to pay special attention to my carriage....... Oh, yes, although there are many carriages on the bridge, in terms of materials, it is still my best, especially the carriage window, I use almost completely transparent tempered glass. This thing is a luxury, unique, and you can see that it is extraordinary at a glance. ’

Soon, Rosen discovered some more details.

The outer steel armor of this steel-armored warrior is very bright and bright, but the inner lining is old, and it looks like it has been worn for many years. In these years, a piece of steel armor costs a lot, and this warrior must have a lot of money. ’

As for the alchemist, it's hard to avoid his eyes under normal circumstances, but what if it's not normal? ’

Seeing this, Rosen already had an idea in his mind.