Chapter 32: The City of Lancarros
As mentioned earlier, unlike the Radiant Empire, the Liberal Commonwealth is a city-state alliance similar to the ancient Greek civilization on Earth. Since the Free Federation is only a federation of twenty-six counties and towns, and not a unified country like the Radiant Empire, it is natural that there is no such capital as the Radiant King. However, this does not mean that there is no one in the Free Federation that belongs to their head city.
Although the twenty-six county towns are almost equivalent to twenty-six semi-independent small vassal states, and each county can be called a small political and economic center, after all, there is always a strong and weak contrast between the power of the county towns. Although on the surface, the Free Federation has always emphasized that they are different from the dictatorship of the imperial royal family but implement a republican system, and the twenty-six counties and towns that are members of the alliance all enjoy sufficient weight in the alliance to speak their own voice, but in fact, smart people know that as long as there is a gap in the comprehensive strength of the twenty-six counties and towns, then their voice in the federal parliament will never be as fair and balanced as advertised to the outside world.
Powerful counties have more voice and decision-making advantages, while weak counties seem to have the power to assert themselves, but in fact they can only hug their thighs and follow the crowd. Strength determines the confidence to speak, whether it is on the earth, in another world, or in a different world that has been turned into a game, it is a universal basic principle of diplomacy.
In today's Free Federation, there are actually four county forces that occupy the highest voice in the Free Federation Council: Arbat, an iron-blooded fortress known for its military strength on the border between the Eastern Federation and the Empire; Located in Norlap, the trading capital of the Inland Sea to the north of Nanda Road; Amovalls County, located on the western side of the Federation, which is dominated by half-bloods and is befriended by the Strange Domain on the western side of the Southway; and Lancarros, located in the richest southern part of the Southern Continent, which has been one of the strongest county towns in the Southern Continent since ancient times.
Among them, because Lancarlos County can be said to be the deepest among the 26 county towns, and the glory has continued to this day, and it has always had a good reputation in diplomacy, and is considered one of the several county towns with strong credibility, so it is also designated as the seat of the Union Assembly of the Free Federation. Although it is not as overwhelming as the Splendid Castle over other regions of influence, it is not an exaggeration to say that Lancarlos County is the "capital" of the Free Federation today. With this layer of meaning, it stands to reason that after the gamification of the world of the continent of Emissia, Lancarus City has also become the main city stronghold of the players of the Free Federation forces after level 10.
Compared with the Glorious Empire's forces, the Glorious Royal City, which has experienced wars against chaos in history and is full of heaviness and majesty, the main city of Lancarros is a completely different painting style. Obviously, it is the absolute political center of the southern continent today, and it has enough strong heritage in history, and the economic strength is not as good as that of the trade capital Norap, but it is enough to rank second among the twenty-six county towns, and it is definitely the most prosperous economic center in the south of the Free Federation, but in fact, when anyone first comes to the county town of Lancarros, the first impression is almost not linked to words such as politics and economy.
Beautiful, really beautiful. Whether it is the natural location of the county town, the natural scenery that can be seen everywhere inside and outside the city, or the macro layout plan of the city itself, and the architectural style and details of every building, every street and square, there is a wonderful sense of harmony that makes people feel extremely comfortable. Whether you're looking at the city from the outside or walking around the city, the sights from all over the city are breathtaking. It's enough to forget for a moment that this is the political center of the entire southern continent and only think of it as a beautiful large garden city.
There is no doubt that the founder who originally designed and presided over the construction of the city of Lancarlos was a genius of the art of architecture. It is impossible for humans to call nature their home like the elves, but the designers of Lancarus have managed to use the subtlety of the layout and architectural style to integrate the man-made city buildings with the surrounding natural scenery almost perfectly. It does not drag down the city's functions, but also gives the whole city a different aesthetic with both natural and man-made temperament.
Of course, as the main city of a huge national power, Lancaros is beautiful, but it is precisely because of this beauty that it congenitally lacks the same domineering and dominance as the Radiant King City in appearance, which is not less complained about by players. However, it is just a game for players anyway, so although Lancaros does not have the so-called "main city aura", it is not much after players get used to it...... Of course, when they first arrived in Lancarros, the vast majority of players were still struck by the beauty of the city, like this:
“…… Wow...... It's so beautiful...... Wow Coco, look there! What is that? Wow, is that a small square? Coco, let's take a look, okay~"
"Coco~ Coco, the little houses over there are so cute!"
"That flower bed is so beautiful—huh? Is it someone's house? Ah, yes! Wow so amazing oh this house~"
"Yikes! Coco, look over there—"
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The corners of Rococo's mouth twitched, and he turned his head to look at the teammate next to him who had already been dazzled by the beautiful scenery of Lancarros, and raised his hand to pat the other party's shoulder.
"Huh? What's the matter, Cocoa—ahhhhhhhh......hh
After playing Chu Jiajia lightly, Rococo sighed lightly and spoke to Chu Jiajia, who was puzzled and aggrieved because of being inexplicably flicked on the forehead.
"Jiajia, didn't we say okay, let's go to the job change first and learn the skills, and then let's have a good look at the next time."
Worked hard to farm monsters and level up, and even risked the danger to brush the level 10 mini-boss wandering on the outskirts of Xilan Town, after Chu Jiajia, Rococo finally reached level 10 in the afternoon, completing the same feat as the reborn Mu Yun from 3 days to level 10, no, if the game time is strictly calculated, in fact, Rococo only took a little more than 2 days.
Right now, after the two came to Lancarlos, the main city of the Free Federation, under the leadership of Rococo, the two of them immediately walked towards the career transfer square in the city. However, on the way, because the scenery of Lancarlos had a slightly greater impact on Chu Jiajia, who came here for the first time, there was the previous scene.
Being preached by Rococo, Chu Jiajia's face turned red and stuck out her tongue.
"Oh, got it...... I just couldn't help it, after all, I've never seen such a beautiful city, it's like a fairy tale I read when I was a kid......"
Rococo knew that Chu Jiajia was not lying at all, the girl's sincere happiness had been completely transmitted from her lively smile that could not be contained, she really thought so.
"It's true that Lancaros City is also a relatively famous and scenic area on the mainland, but there are almost no more beautiful places on the mainland than Lancaros City, or even more beautiful than here, but not less, you are excited to see a Lancarlos City now, what should you do in the future?"
Hearing Rococo's words, Chu Jiajia's big playful eyes immediately seemed to be about to glow.
"Really? Coco, there are so many places like Lancarros on the continent? Well, what did you tell me about the wonders of the continent or something, that is, those landscapes will be more beautiful than here? ”
"Well...... Whether it is beautiful or not depends on personal preference, but in terms of the general definition of visual sensory shock, there are indeed many places of this level like Lancarlos City on the mainland, such as the Glorious King City on the side of the imperial power, although it is not as beautiful as Lancarros, but judging from the perspective of grandeur and majesty, the heavy shock is not lost to Lancarros. And there's ......"
Although Rococo is not as enthusiastic about beautiful scenery as Vipal and Chu Jiajia, but after all, it is influenced by Chu Jiajia's new teammate, when she is alone in NPC mode these two nights, in addition to reading the game information recorded in the NPC system to plan after level 10, she also saw a lot of information about the beautiful scenery in the world of the continent of Emissia unearthed by players in the game in the previous life.
Well, it's just because of Chu Jiajia's influence that he has a slight interest in this kind of thing...... It's definitely not a boring reason to want to have a common topic with others, and it's definitely not to say it's not.
"Xiao Ke...... Are you an important coquettish pride three times?"
"No, no roadrace!"
Ignoring the complaints from Alya in the system, Rococo's face was light red for a moment, and he still maintained that plain expression to Chu Jiajia, who was full of little stars, and told Chu Jiajia about some well-known scenic spots on the mainland.
"Coco, you know a lot about ......"
"Ahem, if you usually have time to read more about the official "Redemption" game world public setting set on the Internet, you can naturally know this."
Chu Jiajia didn't notice the slight unnaturalness on the face of the rococo who was praised by her, and raised her head slightly, Chu Jiajia looked at the speckled psychedelic sunlight leaking from the shade ceiling and the shade gap between the tall trees on both sides with a somewhat confused look.
"Coco, I can understand what Uncle Vipal often says, sure enough, the continent of Emissia in "Redemption" is really a continent full of miracles, if it weren't for knowing that this is just the setting in the game, I might also worship the goddess of creation Arya who created all this like Uncle Vipal......"
"Boom ——!"
Before Rococo could react, Arya in the system let out a strange sound of unknown meaning.
“…… Ahaha, isn't it strange for me to say such things all of a sudden? ”
"Why, it's not strange at all, woo, what a good boy, Coco, this child's heart is really full of purity and beauty......
“…………”
Start a business blow to each other without a word?
In this way, chatting happily all the way, Rococo and Chu Jiajia soon arrived at the career transfer square in Lancarlos City.
Iron Shieldman, Berserker, Karakuri Technician, Longbow Ranger, Wandering Swordsman, Bounty Assassin, Evangelist Priest, Guardian Warrior, Alchemist, Spell Teller - the ten classes extended from the five initial classes, each of which is located around the huge square in Lancaros City, which will be the place where players will learn professional skills and receive class side quests for a long time to come.
Rococo had already thought about changing to a longbow ranger, but Chu Jiajia, who chose the clever snitch for her initial career, obviously had no idea about the choice of the two career branches of the wandering swordsman and the bounty assassin.
"Coco, what should I do? How do I choose? ”
Looking at Chu Jiajia with a blank face, Rococo sighed.
"Let me confirm that you want to venture out and about in the future, and you don't have any interest in combat, especially with players, right?"
"Uh-huh!"
The answer is simple.
"Then go and become a wandering swordsman, I'll wait for you here."
"Well, good!"