After all, Noah City is a "first-tier city" second only to the imperial capital in terms of prosperity, and there is still a short "pipeline" after leaving Noah City.

In another world, a great man said well, "There are more people in the world who have no road to walk, and it becomes a road", and the economy is developed and there is such a grand ceremony as the "Holy Advent Celebration", which leads to a lot of merchants and tourists coming and going in Noah City, and there is a very smooth road paved with stone slabs after walking out of the gate of Noah City.

To put it simply, if you want to see the degree of development of a city, you can basically see it by looking at the roads outside the city and the city walls.

Because the Austin Empire adopted a "free-range" management for the lords of the major provinces, it is a bit similar to the "sub-feudal system" that appeared in the history of another world, after the lord is appointed to manage a certain area, how the area develops depends on the lord, improving the equipment of the city guards, improving the construction of the city wall and the construction of roads inside and outside the city, these are all counted in the lord's "political achievements".

Every month, the lords in each region need to give 50% of the profits in their territories to the state, and the remaining 40% for the construction of towns, and there is also an achievement that the state allows the lords to collect in their wallets "wages".

The lord "worked more and got more", and of course hoped that more merchants would come over and drive the economy. Of course, everyone wants to be the lord of some rich province, after all, the richer the province, the annual tax revenue, and the lord's own business in the city can bring a very large income.

That is to say, the more capable the lord is, the more he can drive the development of the territory, and the more money he provides, the happier the country will be.

More money is used to improve the army of the territory and improve the construction of towns, and the residents and merchants live and work more peacefully, the living environment is improved, and the living conditions are improved, that is, the people are also happy.

The lord himself received more money in his wallet, and the lord himself was of course happy.

That is to say, the lord strives to develop the economy of the territory and drive the prosperity of the territory, which is a thing that the country, the people, and himself are happy about. After all, the income of one percent in the territory is already a very terrifying income, and not many lords are willing to take risks to do something that betrays the country.

As for those who can't make "political achievements" and can't improve the economic situation of the territory, of course, they are abdicating to make way for the virtuous and get out of the house as soon as possible.

Therefore, outside the economically prosperous Noah City, there is still a very long and smooth stone road.

On the smooth stone road outside Noah City, the Austin team maintained a "preparation formation" and moved forward without hurrying.

Bowen walked at the front, snorting from time to time, reaching out and rubbing his chest.

Hearing Bowen snort again and reach out to rub his chest again, Wayne next to him finally couldn't help but ask.

"What are you doing? Rubbing your chest like this, it's easy to want to be crooked. Wayne quipped with a wicked smile on her face.

Maybe it's because everyone has been getting along for more than a month and is already quite familiar comrades-in-arms, so Wayne at this time also began to joke with Berwen so unscrupulously.

Especially on the night of Advent, at the fireworks festival in Noah's City, although everyone didn't have much speech, even if they just looked at each other and smiled, everyone felt that the distance between them seemed to be shortened.

The relationship between people is like this, it does not have to be a tight hug, and it does not have to be a life-and-death battle under the life and death parting, even a look at each other, a smile, a greeting, a caring gesture in daily life, can inadvertently shorten the distance between each other.

"Hey, hey! Be careful! Even if you usually cut people up to be more grandfathers than gentlemen, but after all, you are still a female classmate! Berwen fought back mercilessly.

"But...... Having said that, even if it's a zero-level magic, it's still a little painful to eat up too much magic. Berwen sighed as he rubbed his chest.

Berwen's memory was originally very good, and the magic spell of the zero-level magic "Feather Falling Technique" was not long, which was already a "very friendly" magic for novices, so Bowen was soon able to chant quickly and skillfully.

Once you're able to chant quickly and skillfully, it's time to start practicing the actual casting, but it's strictly a process of building a magic pattern in your body while walking and chanting!

Of course, the eyes are scanning on alert, the mouth is chanting incantations, and the heart is manipulating the flow of magic in the body.

It is equivalent to moving the eyes, mouth, and heart!

For Bowen, who was using magic for the first time, of course, he failed frequently, after all, most magic apprentices stood still and hit their spirits, reciting the incantation "step by step" word by word, for fear of being hit by a "magic backlash".

But as a seventh-level martial artist, Bowen can be said to be strong and strong, with thick skin and thick flesh, although the magic counterattack of the zero-level magic of the "Falling Feather Technique" is not strong, it is equivalent to being suddenly punched by an ordinary person, but ordinary magicians are generally fragile and can't withstand many punches! Even if it's the strength of ordinary people!

Magic Backlash is an attack caused by a failed spell cast in the mage's body, and it is an attack "from the inside out", and it is impossible to resist it with any shield!

However, Bowen casts spells in such a "disorderly" manner, constantly failing, and while being eaten by magic, of course, his proficiency will also grow rapidly.

This is also because the "Feather Falling Technique" is only zero-level magic, and the more advanced magic counterattack is not just a little powerful. At that time, even if Bowen is "durable", he will not dare to play like this.

Whether it's magic or martial arts, all of them are skills that need to be failed again and again to be developed.

……

On the other side, before the Austin Demon Martial Arts Academy team left Noah City, it was just when they left that hotel.

The "diligent" shopkeeper in the hotel is the shopkeeper who has contracted various businesses such as "heating water" and "ordering takeout" to make extra money.

The shopkeeper saw the Austin team leave the hotel.

"Shopkeeper, I'll go to the toilet first!" The shopkeeper ran outside.

"What goes to the toilet, the toilet is in the store, and I run out, it's clear that I'm going to make extra money again, maybe this guy earns more than my boss......" The shopkeeper who was sitting on the counter and knocking on the abacus muttered.

I saw the shopkeeper running out of the city and coming to a small forest on the edge of the city.

The trees are small, but very dense, with only dappled sunlight shining through the trees onto the ground in the woods.

The shopkeeper ran to the woods and looked around, as if to make sure there was no one else around, and then plunged into the woods.

In the deserted woods, the shopkeeper blew a whistle......