Chapter Twenty-Four: Baldur's Gate and the Tavern of Splendour
Despite the terrible conjecture, Axter's heart calmed down, he now fully believed in that memory, believing that it was his real past life, and now, he was going to use that memory and system to make himself rise again in two years, at least to the extent that he was a game character in his previous life.
Letting go of his baggage, Acoste returned to his familiar room to get ready for bed, but as a cautious person, Acoste used his rudimentary methods to set up several trigger-type alarm traps at the door, and now the town of Tuk was in ruins, and no one could tell if the creatures living in the wilderness would attack them. Of course, as a warrior, his skill proficiency in setting traps is really low, and the traps he makes can only prevent wild beasts, and people with a little IQ will not step on them.
It was three o'clock before Acoste got up from the bed, he went to the living room, and saw Lavis cooking around the little apron, Acoste hurriedly rushed up and hugged Lavis off the stove with an arrow like a great enemy, and stood in front of the stove himself, and after two experiences, he did not dare to taste Lavis's dark cuisine, although Acoste's action made the little girl angry with him for an afternoon. The little girl saw that Acoste was still asleep in the morning, and saw the beautiful necklace around her neck, she was smart and clever, she naturally knew that this was given to her by her brother, so she was in a good mood and was ready to cook a meal for her stupid brother to express her gratitude, who knew that her stupid brother actually didn't appreciate it, it was really hateful!
After the episode passed, Acoste set off with Lavis again, this was the third time he had crossed the Chiba Forest in a few days, this time Acoste was not careless, the first two times they were relying on a large army of strong soldiers, and now they are themselves and their sister, it is difficult to guarantee what the beasts in the forest will think of them.
However, perhaps due to the battle between the priesthood and the Berserk Demon yesterday, all the beasts on the outskirts of the Chiba Forest fled into the depths of the forest, and Acoste and Lavis came to Belgost smoothly, and after spending another night in the Joker and the Entertainer's Tavern, Acoste went to the Temple of Justice again, and asked Boggs to release his divine magic to heal his internal bleeding and broken arm, and then Acoste and they set off again to the destination of this journey, Baldur's Gate.
Baldur's Gate is named after the legendary pirate Bodan. Hundreds of years ago, he used to sail the sea of swords. And in his own name, he built a tower by the sea, which served as a guide for him to return home and avoid being invaded by his counterparts from the north. Later, merchants and coast guards built walls to protect their goods from outside danger, but they deliberately excluded the port area from the walls and imposed a fee on the ship's cargo and personnel, and the captains were angry at their selfishness and refused to pay the entrance fee. Bodrian was out just as he decided to build the walls, and when he returned, he found that the pirates were locked out of the new walls, unable to withstand attacks from orcs and barbarians, and had to pay a high price to enter the city. In the early summer of that year, the orcs launched a surprise attack, but civil strife broke out in the city.
Enraged, Bodean led the pirates to kill the selfish and arrogant merchants and captains, and dissolved the council of the established peasants. He spared only four people because they did not support the decision of the parliament. Bodean paid for it and urgently ordered the construction of the façade and built a bridge gate, which is how the Bod's Gate got its name. After combining great force and strong defense, the orcs were finally defeated. Bodean appointed the four men as dukes and stayed at Baldur's Gate. Today, the duke's title has been retained, but the specific candidates are elected by the parliament.
The town of Belgoust is a subsidiary town of Baldur's Gate, which is only a few hours away, and the closer it is to Baldur's Gate, the cleaner the surrounding roads become, and the more merchant carriages come and go, and there is a popular saying that Baldur's Gate is 'a halfway point to all places', which points to the city's strategic location to the two largest cities on the Coast of Sword, and is roughly equal to the distance between Watertown in the north and Port Carlin in the south. As a result, the merchants and adventurers who came and went like crucian carp crossing the river also brought prosperity to Baldur's Gate.
After a while, Acoste and Lavis came to a huge bridge gate, the entire main body of the bridge is made of white marble, it looks very holy and beautiful from the outside, on the bridge, a small group of [10] warriors wearing fiery red armor are guarding both sides of the bridge gate, their armor is carved with a spark on their chests, they are the most powerful armed force of the human race in Sylhardland, the Flame Fist Mercenary Regiment.
In his previous life, Acoste greeted the people of the Flame Fist Mercenary Regiment when his rank was not high, and their troops mainly came from various adventurers who wandered to Baldur's Gate or the garrison in the village not far from Baldur's Gate. But they have a hard requirement, that is, the official member level must be a professional above level 8, of course, every year the Yanquan Mercenary Regiment will select talented good seedlings from all over the country as reserve training, but this is only one year, if you can't reach level 8 within a year, then you will still be ruthlessly kicked out by them. However, when you enter the Yanquan Mercenary Group, the treatment inside is naturally the best in the entire Sylhatland region, they can receive 50 gold coins per year, and the council will equip each person of the Yanquan Mercenary Group with full-body armor, weapons made of stainless steel, and war horses, and is responsible for the maintenance cost of equipment every year. Some people may think that equipment such as weapons made of stainless steel and full-body armor are not very luxurious, but at that time, for individual adventurers, if they had to afford an army of 500 people, you would find that this was an astronomical amount.
Coming to the gate of the bridge, a soldier who seemed to be the leader of the team walked over, Yacoste naturally knew what the other party meant, reached out and took out 5 silver coins and put them in the hand of the chief, the commander glanced at his palm, and then nodded his head and waved his hand to let him go.
Inside the city gates, Baldur's Gate was divided into two large areas: the lower city of the dock area and the upper city within the city walls, and the more prominent citizens lived in the upper city. Due to the rapid growth of trade, the city soon extended its borders to the shores of the Sword. Its old walls are a simple line of demarcation that makes it possible to distinguish between travelers and adventurers in transit, as well as the houses of those who live here for a long time. Acoste still has a little money, so naturally he won't take Lavis to live in the docklands, which is a gathering place for the poor and gangsters. Warblers, pirates, thieves and even murderers are everywhere over there. Every day in the docks, children or women disappear, as well as the bodies of dead people. Even the patrols of the Flame Fist Mercenary Regiment usually don't go anywhere, leaving the people there to fend for themselves.
There are a lot of empty and dilapidated houses, and it is a gathering place for homeless children and thieves at night. If you're lucky, you can find an empty house that no one lives in, but Acoste would rather spend a little more money and won't take Lavis to live in that kind of place, and after passing through the old city walls, Acoste came to the upper town, which is like a sky and an underground with the port area, the road is paved with white bricks, and the houses next to it are also made of cement and marble, and the people walking on the road are all neatly dressed and well-dressed, not to mention that you can see thieves and vagabonds. You even spit on the ground will catch the patrol and fine.
Lavis obviously saw such a beautiful city for the first time, and he was a little panicked for a while and didn't know what to do, that look like a dirt bun who had never seen the world suddenly gave him ten thousand taels of gold, Yacoste was much calmer in comparison, he had never seen anything in his previous life, even the wizarding city of Acoste flying in the sky had also been.
"Brother. Or, let's change places, I heard from others earlier that the Parrot and Conch Tavern in the port area is also good. Yacoste took Lavis to the door of a brilliant tavern, and Raviston was stunned by the opulent decoration at the door, but as a sensible little girl, Lavis quietly pulled Laacoste's sleeve and whispered, she didn't want to stay for a few days and her brother and be kicked out. Even if her brother can afford to pay this money, she feels that this kind of enjoyment is too luxurious, and the money her brother earns must not be easy, and he must not spend it so indiscriminately.
"Little Nizi, brother will take you to enjoy it today." Yacoste couldn't help but smile when he saw Lavis's cautious appearance, his sister was obviously still a small farmer's mind, and she hadn't changed at all, but the 400 gold coins she got for killing the digging insects Lavis didn't know yet, yes, you must not tell the little girl about this matter, otherwise she would have no pennies left.
After entering the Brilliant Tavern, the inside is really like the name of the air, the beams, pillars, and tables in the lobby are all made of gold, the soft sofas, the portals made of magic instead of the stairs, and the beautiful maids dressed in revealing clothes. Everything in it is magnificent, poor and extravagant.
"This guest, may I ask if you are eating or lodging." After seeing Yacoste come in, a maid immediately walked over with a smile, because the other party's upper body was only wearing clothes similar to his belly pocket in his previous life, Yacoste effortlessly saw two white flowers on the other party's chest. But fortunately, Acoste has enough concentration on his own, and he still has Lavis in his hand. I saw that he forcibly held back his restless heart, and said without a red face and a heartbeat.
"Accommodation, bring me a double room, I can pay for half a month in advance."
"Hehe, a total of 60 gold coins, including you and this lovely little girl for half a month's accommodation, bath, accommodation expenses, of course, if you want special services, you have to add another 15 gold coins, see you are so handsome, if you choose your sister for special services, I can give you a discount." The maid saw at a glance that Acoste was emotionally a rookie, and immediately put on a few charming poses to tease Acoste, but fortunately, Lavis pinched himself with his little hand, and Acoste knew that if she was entangled again, the little girl was about to explode, so she hurriedly handed over 60 gold coins to the maid, and quickly took the key to the room in the ambiguous eyes of the other party, and then fled to the room as if fleeing for her life.
"That woman really doesn't know shame!" As soon as he entered the room, Lavis said indignantly, on the continent of Faeron, on the human side, men can marry wives at the age of 16, and women can marry at the age of 15, so it is not surprising that Lavis knows so much, on the contrary, Yacoste is an older leftover man.
"Well, this room is so luxuriously decorated." Acoste wisely digressed the subject. In the large double room, there is a soft and comfortable large bed made of velvet quilt, furniture made of mahogany, a painting more than 3 meters wide hanging on the wall, with an independent bathroom, toilet, standing on the balcony, you can easily take in the whole picture of Bo's support in your own eyes, not to mention, this is the best hotel that Acoste has ever stayed in, the price of two gold coins a day including room and board is really worth it.
"Yes. It's really beautiful here. Lavis's attention was smoothly transferred from the maid to the luxurious room, which girl did not like the comfort of a princess. But Lavis was obviously a clever little girl, and it occurred to her that renting this room cost 60 gold coins a month, and where did her brother get so much money?
Under Lavis's unkind gaze, Acoste scratched his head and had to confess leniently, and then the space bag was hung on Lavis's body in the next second. Acoste protested strongly, but was ruthlessly suppressed by Lavis.
The two chapters were sent together, and here I wish all readers a Merry Christmas. Work smoothly and put it to the sister. And then everyone who is going to the pinnacle of life, if you think this novel is not bad, please collect it and throw it to the lost chapters by the way~