Chapter 63: The City of Mages, the City of Commerce
Song Zheng naturally doesn't worry about money, as a thief, wealth is like a floating cloud.
The city of Dalaran was known as a city of magic and commerce, and the city was full of wealthy merchants and nobles, and he estimated that he would be able to gain a lot by standing on the street and using his 'stealing' skills at will.
It's just that the matter of being a thief must not be known to Gianna and Sally, especially Bridget, otherwise the chick who wants to become a paladin may be sent directly to prison.
Perhaps fearing unnecessary repercussions, the Kurtilas warriors who had escorted Gianna all the way had not followed since entering the city, only Harrison, who was armed with a double axe, had been silently following Gianna.
Song Zheng had already learned some information about this Harrison from Gianna on the way, it is said that he was originally a pirate, but was defeated by Dalin Prodmoore, and finally followed Dalin Prodmore, one of the most brave and warlike generals under the admiral, and was also made an earl, and could even lead a large ocean-going fleet to sea alone.
"It seems that your father still cares about you very much, and even arranged for a general to escort you." Song Zheng said jokingly at the time.
"He doesn't care about me, his fleet is the most important thing in his heart, he was at sea when my mother died, he was at sea when my brother died unexpectedly, I was sent to Dalaran by him since I was a child, and even I have met King Terenus more times than I have met him over the years."
Gianna's voice was very cold, and it was clear that the estrangement between her and her father had deepened due to her long stay in Dalaran.
Song Zheng is also embarrassed by this, this kind of family contradiction seems to exist in any era and in any world.
However, he also began to attach great importance to that Harrison, and did not dare to treat him as an ordinary bodyguard.
After all, if the other party can become an earl from a pirate, he must be a person with real strength!
The city of Dalaran was very large, with countless buildings built around the huge mage tower in the center, and the whole city took on the shape of a circle.
The commercial shops were all around the perimeter, and in the center of the area near the huge mage tower were mostly other important magical buildings, the most important of which were hundreds of mage towers of different heights, which were built by the mages of Dalaran for their own magical research, and were also powerful defensive buildings.
Song Zheng and the others followed Gianna all the way through the bustling commercial streets on the periphery, and when they came to the mage area near the central area, it was obviously much quieter, and most of the pedestrians on the road were wearing elegant and mysterious magic robes.
However, to Song Zheng's disappointment, the number of female mages he saw along the way was very small, and occasionally he was wearing the magic robe that hung from head to toe, and he couldn't even see his figure.
"There don't seem to be many female mages here, isn't it more difficult for women to learn magic?" Sally on the side also noticed this and asked with some curiosity.
"There is no difference in terms of magical talent, except that as I said before, learning magic requires a lot of gold to support, and even women from aristocratic families have a hard time getting strong support from their families, so you will see that there are obviously more male mages than female mages in the city, but ...... When a female mage appears, it is usually a very talented person, otherwise her family will probably not provide for her to learn magic. Gianna explained with a smile.
"Yes, aren't they all magical geniuses like Your Highness?" Sally laughed.
"My magical talent is actually just average, in fact, there are many people in Dalaran whose magical talent is better than mine, but my identity is more special, I am treated better, and my reputation is a little bigger outside, if you stay here for a long time, you will know that there are many magic geniuses here, the most famous of which is Lord Modlan, she became a magister very early, and she is also a member of the Council of Six." At the mention of Namodran's name, even Gianna was full of admiration.
Song Zheng didn't know much about Namodlan, but since he could become one of the six-member councils, he must still have some strength.
At this moment, a team of patrolling guards walked over, and to Song Zheng's surprise, there was a robot following behind those brightly armored guards!
In this world's parlance, it should be called an arcane construct.
However, at this moment, looking at an arcane construct more than two meters tall following behind a team of patrolling guards, Song Zheng thought that he had come to the future era.
Sally and Bridget were also interested in the arcane construct, chattering Gianna about it.
"It's something from the elves, powered by magic crystals, and can do some things according to a predetermined program, but it's difficult to complete delicate tasks, so it's more used for patrolling and acting as guards, it is said that on the elves' side, this kind of arcane structure has completely replaced ordinary soldiers, and the streets of Silvermoon City are full of this kind of arcane structure patrolling back and forth, and even completing tasks such as directions." Gianna introduced with a smile.
"Completely replace the soldier with this...... Won't there be no need for soldiers to fight in the future......" Bridget's face looked a little worried, as if she was worried that she would lose her job in the future.
Gianna immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, the cost of this thing is very expensive, the money to build an arcane structure can recruit hundreds of knights, and the magic crystals consumed are also frighteningly expensive, running for a day is equivalent to consuming hundreds of gold coins, and there are only five or six such things in the entire Dalaran City, which are generally only used for patrolling the inner city." ”
"Hundreds of gold coins for a day? It's so expensive......" The little priest next to him suddenly smacked his tongue, and Bridget also showed surprise, obviously the priest and the paladin are not rich professions.
"Magical creations look shiny, but they are all made of gold coins, and the annual consumption of mages to do various magical experiments is almost an astronomical amount, so in order to make money, Dalaran has to do his best to develop business, and sometimes I doubt that this city will eventually become a city of merchants." Gianna smiled wryly.