Chapter Two Hundred and Six: Emerald King City
"Brother, can nobles wear beautiful clothes?"
Sitting in the carriage, An Xin poked her little head out of the window, her face full of yearning.
An Xu was riding Chiyun to pay attention to the surrounding situation, and smiled when he heard the words, children are simple-minded, and occasionally see the children of nobles in gorgeous clothes on the street, they will think that this is the difference between nobles and commoners.
Aristocracy is actually a term that has both praise and disparagement, and it is impossible to investigate the age of its birth, but it has always symbolized the upper class.
Because some nobility can continue through hereditary succession, a small number of people can still become a decent nobleman even though they have done nothing in their lives.
This has led to a big gap between the same nobles, and many people with hereditary titles of nobility feel that they have lost their goals in life, so they start to be greedy for fun and not do their jobs!
And some people who want to become nobles have most of their busy lives and fail to fulfill their wishes, because the nobles' medals are too difficult to obtain, and these people's minds will inevitably rise to unbalanced thoughts.
Why do I work so hard, but I am not as good as others to have a good birth?
As a result, this provoked a conflict between the commoners and the nobility, and the nobles mostly looked down on the commoners, felt superior to them, and disdained to be in their company.
And most commoners also feel that the aristocracy is all about eating, drinking, and having fun, and they don't seek to be motivated, and they feel disgusted from the bottom of their hearts.
Many years have passed, and this contradiction shows no signs of being eliminated at all, but has become more and more intense.
However, this does not include the nascent nobility!
The new nobles are the titles of nobility obtained through their own efforts, and such people are often the objects of people's respect, because they have made outstanding contributions to the country and deserve this respect.
What is an aristocracy?
Nobility is not a substantive position, it is the state to reward those who have merit, give them certain rights and status, if a person relies on the noble status obtained by the ancestors to show off, it will only attract the secret contempt of others.
But the new nobles are different, every credit they have earned through their own efforts, and they fully deserve this glory.
The reason why they are excited is not because nobility can make them stand taller, but because nobility can make them stand straighter.
It's a recognition of yourself!
"Am I right? I knew there would be a future as a mercenary, you see, so quickly confirmed what I said. Lin Yicheng sat on the horizontal board of the carriage and said leisurely.
Doudou said speechlessly: "Don't be too happy, you've only been in the team for a few days?" Everyone's contributions, the mercenary hall is clearly recorded, don't be good for us at that time, just you are excluded, it will be really a shame. ”
Lin Yicheng's old face turned red, not because he was suspected of being lazy, but because the time he joined the team was too short, and the number of battles he participated in could be counted on one hand.
If you don't get a reward in the end, it's most likely him.
"Don't worry!" An Xu soothed: "You have participated in the two battles with the highest contribution, and this credit is enough to prove yourself!" ”
"By the way, Ivan, I heard that you also have a younger brother?" Xu Wei is a favorite gossip, and when she was idle, she began to inquire about Ivan around her.
"Well, he's in a small mountain village with my parents!" Speaking of his family, Ivan showed a touch of tenderness in his eyes.
"Then how did you come so far?" Xu Wei said curiously.
Ivan maintained a sitting posture, hung his head slightly, and said softly: "When I was a child, my family was not bad, but then a war broke out and our country perished!" My parents were too old to bear the life of wandering and homelessness, so I placed them in a remote but peaceful mountain village. Then a person went out to work hard, thinking that one day he would get ahead, so he took them over, but he didn't expect that several years had passed in this flash! ”
"Then you can fulfill your wish now, and when you get the status of nobility this time, take them over, our courtyard will be very lively in the future, hehe!"
"Well, hopefully!"
Ivan smiled embarrassedly, he had waited too long for this day, if this time his hope was disappointed again, and he didn't know what year and month he would have to wait for the next opportunity.
"It doesn't matter, whether it's a nobleman or not, you can take them over! By the way, what is the scenery in your hometown, I have never left Kazuha in my life, and I am still thinking about when to go to other places. I don't think it's as good as this, when you go back, we will be with you, and it will be a group trip for the team! An Xu suggested.
"This is good, this is good! I'm tired during this time, so it's time to relax! Doudou's eyes lit up.
"I'm going too, brother, can you take me with you?" An Xin couldn't sit still when she heard this, for fear that An Xu would throw her at home.
"Danger, sit down! We haven't decided yet. An Xu reprimanded and pressed back An Xin, who leaned out of the carriage and was coquettish.
"We have a lot of lakes and rivers over there, which can be regarded as more distinctive, but you better ask Lina this question, her hometown is very close to my hometown, and it is the most famous attraction in our area." Ivan threw the question to Lena in a carriage in front of him.
"Huh?" Lena was in a daze, not listening to what the people behind her were talking about, when she suddenly heard her name and turned her head blankly.
At this moment, even Helan Yingjie, who has never liked gossip very much, pricked up his ears, this is a great opportunity to get to know Lina, how can he miss it?
The group was talking and laughing, and suddenly Helan Yingjie said, "It's almost there!" ”
Everyone hurriedly raised their heads, only to see the outline of a city faintly appearing at the end of the road in the distance.
Big! The city is too big!
Hidden Moon City can already be regarded as a large city, but compared to the Emerald King City, it is completely insignificant, and the area of the Emerald King City far exceeds that of the Hidden Moon City.
Even if they are far away, they can't see where the edge of the city is.
Seeing that everyone was shocked, Helan Yingjie introduced: "The Jade King City is the city with the largest area of Huiye, and most of the city's walls and streets are built of green stone, you see, under the sunshine, the city will reflect a pale green brilliance, like a huge jadeite?" This is where the name of the Emerald King City comes from. ”
Helan Yingjie grew up in the Jade King City since he was a child, and he can be said to be very familiar with this place.
"Greenstone!" Knorr took a breath of cold air and said, "I'll go, that is the best building material, the whole city is built from this material, how much does it cost?" ”
Helan Yingjie said: "It is said that when His Majesty the first king opened up the territory, he found a huge green stone mine here, because this vein is too big, if all of it is circulated, the chaotic market at that time will not be able to absorb it at all, and then His Majesty the first king decided to use these ores to build a city." ”
"At first, the Emerald City was not a royal city, but because of the beautiful scenery and good geographical location, the population began to become more and more, and the city became bigger and bigger.
"It's beautiful!" Xu Wei stood up and sighed, living in such a city must feel like living in a fairy tale, right?
"That's a lot of people!" Lin Qingqing pointed ahead.
An Xu looked in the direction she was pointing, and as the roads converged, the avenue into the Emerald King City was full of pedestrians, gathering a long dragon!
All kinds of carriages, mounts, and more people walking directly are bustling, and it is bustling and lively.
With the upcoming celebration of the Emerald King City, people have rushed here from all over the world to witness this rare scene, especially now that the kingdom has returned to peace, and everyone has a reason to vent, and it is not surprising that there are so many travelers.
"Let's go too, the celebration is tomorrow morning, it's still early, take advantage of the rare opportunity, I'll take you to the attractions in the city!" Helan Yingjie said.
"Hehe, okay, then let's hurry up!" As they approached the royal city, everyone couldn't help but feel a little excited in their hearts, and they all accelerated their speed.