Chapter 12: The Walled City of Auckland
Chapter 12: The Walled City of Auckland
Located in the Kata Plains on the border of the Kingdom of Aldis, Auckland is a standard medium-sized city dominated by military forts, as can be seen from its sturdy and tall walls.
The kingdom's elite army, the Sixth Knights and the Western Frontier Army, as well as a small magical mixed army, are stationed here all year round.
Among them, the Sixth Knights are directly under the Aldis royal family, and they are completely composed of elite knights, with the lowest rank above the second rank, and the head of the regiment is a strong man in the fifth rank. Although the knights of the Blue Continent are named like this, they are not all knights, and there are also a small number of other warriors, and only with the cooperation of different warriors can they maximize their strength. For example, the deputy head of the regiment is a demon warrior.
The Mixed Magic Legion is slightly smaller, with only 100 people, most of them are various magic professionals, with an average level of 30 or above, and the leader of the Legion is a fifth-rank Destruction Warlock. Don't think that this magic legion is small, you must know that there are only three magic legions of the same size plus a royal magic guard in the entire Aldis Kingdom, and the magic professionals in the Azure Continent are much smaller than other professions, and the scale of 100 people is not small, even if the first-order magic is released at the same time, it can reach amazing destructive power on the battlefield.
The Western Frontier Coalition Army is the main force, with 8,000 troops, including 1,000 air force personnel, and 5 large combat airships, which are stationed at the border all year round. It is conceivable that such a large number of troops, eating, drinking, and Lazar is also a big deal, all the original fortresses have formed a walled city over time, and the lack of war in recent years has made the city develop rapidly, and merchants, caravans, adventurers, mercenary groups, travelers, etc., have made this walled city more and more prosperous.
At this moment, Lawson is looking up at the huge city wall at the city gate, and through the city gate, you can see the tall building in the center, which is absolutely not seen on the earth, the city wall is more than ten meters high, and some places are equipped with steel, and there is an arrow tower every short distance on the city wall, and a small number of magic towers are interspersed. Since it is not war time, those money-burning magic cannons and magic giant crossbows have not been unveiled.
"It's your turn!" A silver-haired girl behind Rosen gently reminded him.
"Oh, I'm sorry!" Rosen looked back and was greeted by a beautiful face.
The girl is slightly shorter than Lawson, about one meter seven tall, should be seventeen or eighteen years old, a long silver hair is simply tied up with a headband, wearing a chic dress with green as the main color, a large bow ornament at the waist behind adds a cuteness, the exposed ankle line is beautiful, the skin is white and tender, the figure is slender and slender, the only fly in the ointment is that the skirt is not short enough, and you can't see more scenery......
When Rosen saw her face, he couldn't think of any words to describe the beauty.
The girl's face is like a mixed-race beauty combining East and West on the earth, white and red, eyebrows as thin as curved willows, cherry lips are light red, the bridge of the nose is small and delicate, the blue pupils are full of spirituality, and the ears are pointed, which has transcended Rosen's concept of beauty...... Rosen suddenly reacted, this is not the ear that humans should have, is it an elf!
The Azure Continent is not only humans, this world dominated by magical civilization has a large number of races, but the number of humans is the largest among all races, so it is dominant in most areas of the Azure Continent. There are also many other races with large populations, such as elves, subhumans, and orcs.
It was the first time for Lawson to see the elf, and it was so close that the natural beauty of the other party made him stunned.
The silver-haired elf girl's big eyes flashed with spirituality, and she was also staring at Rosen, obviously it was Rosen's stylish outfit that attracted her.
"Your clothes are very special, they look good." The elf girl speaks the blue lingua franca, and there is no barrier to communication.
Rosen scratched his head and said, "Oh, I'm idle and have nothing to do...... I designed myself."
The silver-haired girl chuckled: "Awesome, oh yes, you need 1 gold coin to enter the city for the first time, and you need to issue a certificate of entry into the city, and it will be convenient to enter the city again in the future, only 5 silver coins are needed." β
Lawson didn't go into the city last time, but bought some food and water at the shop outside the city, well, the entrance fee for 1 gold coin is not expensive, at least he can afford it now.
"Thank you!" Rosen forcibly looked away, knowing that it was rude to stare at someone like that.
Behind the elf girl, a woman wearing sexy and revealing leather armor with the same white skin, her body covered by a cloak, and the same hood on her head stepped up, glanced at Lawson, and then whispered a few words to the red-haired girl, causing the silver-haired girl to stick out her tongue and turn her head, pulling up the hood behind her back and staying on her head, covering part of her face at once, especially the iconic ears.
Just by the woman's glance, Rosen felt the other party's powerful momentum, and his heart was shocked.
At this time, a male warrior wearing a heavy armor and a heavy helmet on the other side came over and said to Rosen a little rudely: "Boy, don't get in the way if you don't enter the city!" β
This person is tall and well-equipped, and most importantly, his whole body exudes the momentum of a strong man, which actually makes Lawson's heart tremble slightly, and he can't think of resisting at all. Thankfully, the elf girl stopped the warrior and smiled apologetically at Lawson.
This smile seems to rejuvenate the earth, and it also takes away Lawson's previous unhappiness, but the strength of the two warriors next to the elf girl, a man and a woman, gives Lawson a reminder.
With the game system, coupled with the fact that after the leveling trip of the Red Moon Forest in the past few days, his subconscious is more or less a little proud, which is the nature of a young man. Now the two powerful warriors have suppressed Lawson with their momentum alone, and also made Lawson understand the old saying that there is a day outside the sky, at least Lawson can feel that if he fights these two people, he has no possibility of winning at all! All this also stimulated his determination to become stronger.
Putting aside his thoughts, Lawson stepped forward to negotiate with the guards.
The guard asked businessmanlikely, "Origin, name, purpose of coming here, do you have any letters of recommendation?"
Rosen thought for a moment and replied, "Rosen, from Karl Village, is an ordinary person. Went into town to buy some supplies. β
Here Rosen kept an eye on it, and did not say that he was from Shuiyue Village, but a village not far from Shuiyue Village, Carl Village. After all, Shuiyue Village was destroyed some time ago, and the other party is a powerful force, if you reveal that you are Shuiyue Village, I am afraid it will cause unnecessary trouble, and it may even attract strong people, such as the magician in Huafu.
The guard looked through a record, there was indeed such a small village as Karl Village, he looked up and down Lawson a few more times, obviously also attracted by the Chitra-style outfit, the guard had never seen this kind of costume, and couldn't help asking: "What kind of clothes are you, it's a little strange, but it's pretty good!" β
"Ahem, it's my own...... Yes, I did it randomly. Rosen replied in a cohesive manner, but it was true, there are tailors in his profession, and in time, Rosen will definitely be able to make beautiful and powerful clothes.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be a tailor, high-level tailors are very popular, if you can participate in tomorrow's Nalan Xiang Festival, it should be a big sell! Well, enter the city for 1 gold coin, this is the entry and exit certificate, don't lose it, otherwise you will need 1 gold coin to reissue. β
What will be the Nalan Xiang Festival? Maybe it's the local customs, Lawson didn't think much about it, the guards in front of him were not bad, took the initiative to remind and let Lawson in without too much questioning, Lawson glanced back, just met the gaze of the elf girl, he nodded friendlyly, and then headed towards the city.
While walking, looking at the scenery of another world, in the past three years, Rosen's farthest journey was to the neighboring village, he had never seen such a big city, everything was full of curiosity.
The large stone-paved streets are wide and clean, and there are many shops on both sides of the road with their doors open, magic signs, and even shops that solicit customers on the streets.
"Adventurers, the time-honored shop of the best magic guide store, all kinds of magic equipment, quality assurance, come in and take a look, maybe something can save your life, alas! This specially dressed little brother, don't you come in and take a look? β
Two good-looking ladies were greeting customers at the door, and one of them greeted Lawson warmly.
When Lawson looked up, he saw the signboard excellent magic guide store shining with magical light, which looked tall at first glance, and the faΓ§ade was also the largest on the street, with a total of three floors, quite Western-style.
"Hmmm! Okay, I'll go up and have a look. Rosen nodded, he also planned to see the various magic commodities of the Azure Continent's magic system.
The enthusiastic lady led Lawson into the store. It was a little hot at first, but it cooled down as soon as you entered the store, which is not the same as the air conditioning on the earth, but has the smell of nature.
"Well, guest, we have a magician in the store who has carved a frost circle, which can effectively lower the temperature, how about it, it's cool!"
Lawson nodded, motioning for himself to take a look at it at will.
The counter in the store is lined with a variety of items, such as magicians, expensive equipment such as rings and necklaces, as well as alchemy items such as magic scrolls and magic potions.
Lawson saw a fire magic scroll on the counter, which stated that it could release a first-rank magic flame after use, made by a level 26 magician, and sold for 1 gold and 30 silver.
There are several other scrolls of the same flame magic on the other side, but the prices vary, and the higher the level of the original maker, the more expensive the scroll becomes.
After thinking about it carefully, Lawson understood, it seems that the power of this magic scroll after release should be the power released by the maker himself, so the higher the level of the maker, the greater the natural power, even if it is himself, the use of fire at level 11 and the use of fire at level 20 are simply two magic, and it is normal for the price to have a gap.
The cheapest of these scroll maker levels is level 13 and costs only 50 credits. Lawson played with it in his hand, the material of the scroll was thick but almost weightless, and he was about to ask a question, when the clerk behind the counter explained understandingly:
"Guest, this magic scroll is made of fine magical beast skin, most of these low-level magic scrolls are magic scrolls made of fanged wild boar skin and twin-tailed rabbit skin, you also know that there are the most low-level magical beasts near the Auckland Walled City."
Lawson's heart suddenly froze, he immediately took a look, there were thirty-six fanged boar skins in his inventory alone, not only that, but there were also other miscellaneous materials, hehe! It's time for a wave of alchemy!
Thinking about what effect this scroll would have, Lawson was curious, and untied the rope in the middle of the scroll with his hand, and opened the scroll completely in the stunned eyes of the clerk!