Chapter 159: Pegasus City (Third Update)
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The snow-white walls were as white as the veil of the Holy Maiden of Light, and the stones made of large rocks were piled up, and the fiery red watchtower stood out in the afterglow of the setting sun.
The ten-meter-high wooden gate was tightly wrapped in iron sheets, and a team of guards wearing flame-patterned armor on a white background guarded the sides, and a twenty-meter-wide hero's avenue led from fifty meters outside the gate to the interior of the city.
On both sides of the avenue stand four twenty-meter-high rock statues, which are the four heroes who founded Pegasus City in the first place, and now their descendants have become the most noble families in Pegasus City, and the patriarch of each family has the title of viscount.
Facing him was a wall, densely packed with carved words.
For more than 100 years, the names of the heroes who died for Pegasus City, against Ogre Mountain and other evil races are forever engraved on this "wall of blood".
It's a name impregnated with enemy blood mixed with special fuel, and it can resist the onslaught of storms and never fade.
A 30-meter-tall giant rock statue stands in front of the Blood Wall, and all those who enter Pegasus City for the first time will first see this statue.
It was the first Pegasus City Lord and a great Pegasus Sword Master, wearing torn armor and holding a knight's two-handed sword, the tip of which pointed straight to the east, which was the direction of Ogre Mountain.
Beneath his seat is a Pegasus and a Pegasus King, who died in a bloody battle with the Pegasus Swordmaster, and his bones are buried under the statue, which is the best tombstone for him and the Pegasus Swordmaster.
In the sky, flying horses are flying freely, and heroic knights, with long swords in their hands and longbows on their backs, are patrolling the entire city.
It was the Pegasus Cavalry Unit, the most elite unit in the entire city, directly under the City Lord's Mansion, which was established by the Pegasus Sword Saint back then, and had repelled more than a dozen attacks on the Ogre Mountain.
This is Pegasus City, one of the brightest pearls on the Sunset Plains!
Most of the world has a city-state system, with the country centered on the city and surrounded by towns.
However, a more powerful country will have several or even dozens of cities, and the "Flame Kingdom" to which Pegasus City belongs has seven cities, hundreds of towns and villages, and a total number of more than 2 million.
Pegasus City is a medium-sized city among the seven cities, with a population of 70,000 in the city, and a total population of about 200,000 in the towns and villages under its rule, adding up to nearly 300,000.
As the only city in Sunset Plains, Pegasus City is the center of trade and has a thriving economy.
Although the disaster ten years ago caused Pegasus City to be devastated, it has only been restored in ten years.
Identification is required to enter Pegasus City, but mages are a noble group, with the natural exception. What's more, Gavin's Pegasus Academy-style mage robe on his body had already indicated his identity, and the guards guarding the door took a look at it and let him go.
Gavin made his way forward, turned left at the trade area, walked across the city's river, and soon came to a purple area.
This is the Mage Quarter, where most of the mages in Pegasus City are concentrated, with a few towering minarets forming the main buildings here, and in the middle area surrounded by a dozen minarets, the buildings are relatively low, isolated from the outside world by a round wall.
It was Pegasus Academy, which was built by the call of the city lord's mansion and jointly funded by various nobles, and recruited all citizens of Pegasus City, but in fact, those who are eligible to study here are basically descendants of nobles or wealthy merchants.
Gavin's "Sullivan" family used to be one of the nobles of Pegasus City, but it declined in Gavin's grandfather's generation, and now, there is no name of nobility, but there is no aristocracy. The family situation is not even as good as many civilians.
But after all, they are nobles, whether it is Gavin or sister Martina, they have both studied at Pegasus Academy.
Gavin was here because it was the only place he was familiar with, and it was where he and Morgana agreed to meet.
Gavin couldn't get into Pegasus Academy.
Only students and tutors can enter and leave Pegasus Academy at will, and in addition, even nobles are not qualified to enter, which is a rule set by Pegasus Sword Saint at the beginning of the establishment of the academy, and it must not be violated.
Gavin had already graduated last year and was not allowed to enter Pegasus Academy according to the regulations.
He covered his face with a "shadow mask" and then walked to the gate of the courtyard and asked the gatekeeper to deliver a message that Morgana would come and see him.
Half an hour later, Morgana came out.
She was dressed in a plain white mage robe, with a flying horse engraved on it, which was the standard mage robe of Pegasus Academy, with two stripes on it, indicating her status as a second-order mage.
Morgana smiled lightly, and led Gavin to another place.
It is a minaret and is where the mages live.
Any full-fledged mage will be treated with Pegasus City and have a place to live in the mage district.
These minarets are built in imitation of the shape of the mage tower, and the internal facilities are naturally not as elaborate as the mage tower, a seven-story minaret, the construction price will not exceed 10,000 gold coins, less than one percent of a mage tower.
These mage towers were built by Pegasus City and belonged to Pegasus City, and then every registered official mage, if they were willing to live in Pegasus City and become a citizen of Pegasus City, would be assigned to a certain mage tower, and held different positions according to their level and their ability to spell.
Low-level mages usually serve as assistants to high-level mages, mid-level mages began to have separate spires, and high-level mages, even in the entire city of Pegasus, are not very few.
Gavin is a special case.
Although he has already become a low-level mage, he has always lived in the dormitory of Pegasus Academy, and he does not even return to his home, relying on working as an assistant in the laboratory of Pegasus Academy to earn some money to support his research and study in alchemy.
Morgana is a Tier 2 mage, so she had her own spire two years ago.
It was a four-story minaret, standard for mid-level mages, and there were several mage apprentices and servants inside, and nothing else.
The Mage's apprentice was certainly not Morgana's apprentice, but a junior student from Pegasus Academy.
These students have not yet become full-fledged mages, so they are not qualified to become assistants to high-level mages, and most of them will choose to become assistants to a certain mid-level mage, in order to obtain the teachings of the middle-level mages.
As for the minions, they were all recruited by Morgana herself, and they were not allowed to enter certain areas, rooms, and were responsible for cleaning, buying ordinary items, preparing meals, and greeting guests.
In the entire Pegasus City, the Mage District is the most sparsely populated place.
Because most mages prefer to be quiet.
Especially when it comes to alchemical experiments, they don't want to be disturbed by anyone.
Walking into the Mage's Tower, Morgana ushered Gavin into a room on the third floor and closed the door.
She took out a stack of materials from the dimensional bag, placed them on the table, then looked at Gavin, and said in a slightly reproachful tone, "Gavin, you are too reckless. You're in Pegasus now, it's too dangerous! ”