Chapter 41: The Inhabitants of the King's Castle

Following Lulunaka's directions, the Wonder sailed to the northern part of the King's Castle. The road passed through several squares, large and small, which opened Julius's eyes. The towers that seemed to be towering into the sky, and the statues that stood in the square, opened his eyes to the fact that he wanted to get closer and touch those beings. It's just that the towers don't look like idlers waiting to get in, there are always guards patrolling the neighborhood, and the riders in their armoured and burqas don't look like they're very talkative. Even now, Julius was still a little afraid of those on horseback, because the look in his eyes was so high that he felt pressure. As for the statues, they seemed to be close, but the Wonder didn't stop there, so he didn't have a chance to get close to the magnificent statues.

If it is to attract attention, it is not too much to be whimsical, and although there are not many people waiting near the city gate to enter the city along the way, it is not much different, and most of them are locals. The citizens of King's Castle looked at this strange existence with all kinds of eyes. These glances made Julius feel a little uncomfortable, but he didn't feel anything wrong. He felt no malice, but no kindness, only a strong sense of strangeness.

Along the way, Julius questioned Lulunaka about these glances, "The eyes of those people are strange. ”

Lulunaka had a rare and obvious reaction when she heard Julius's question, usually too lazy to answer Julius's various childish-sounding questions, "What's this strange method?" she asked rhetorically, looking up with an interested expression.

Julius was now following the Whimsy, looking like an errand boy with a carriage. He touched the back of his head, and the back of his head felt a little hairy at the back of his head when he thought of the gazes of the residents who had just passed. "I can't tell you what it feels like, but I don't feel very comfortable. ”

"What does it feel like is staring at you?" Lulunaka continued, "Tell me this first, and if you can't say something definite, then don't ask me." ”

Julius struggled for a long time, and finally came up with a metaphor he could think of, "It feels like ...... Watching from a bunch of red-eyed rabbits. ”

Julius kept his voice down when he said this, and when he said it, he felt that his description was a little inappropriate, and that it sounded like an insult. So he looked at Lulunaka with a somewhat uneasy expression.

Hearing Julius's words, Lulunaka didn't show any anger, but looked a little happy, "That's an interesting statement. She turned to Pasta, "What do you think, is this rabbit analogy appropriate?"

"Why are you asking me?" Pasta said.

"I can't ask a local resident if this is the right metaphor, can I?" Lulunaka laughed, "That's rude, I think it's more objective to ask someone who is also an outsider, right?"

"Can I not answer that question?" Pasta said.

"Absolutely, it's your freedom. Lulunaka didn't continue to ask Pasta, "Then I'll take this as a tacit acquiescence." ”

Pasta didn't mean to argue. Lulunaka turned to Julius again, "It's a good analogy, a lot like the mentality of the inhabitants of this place. If they're all rabbits, why do they look at you strangelyβ€”or rather, at us outsiders?"

That's what Julius wanted to ask, and he waited quietly for Lulunaka to continue.

"Because they're afraid. "Since the birth of the King's Castle, they have rejected everything from outside, and for them outsiders mean strife, even war. In the beginning, they were lions, entrenched in the east, proud of everything, then they were wolves, guarding their territory, and whoever dared to come would bite off their flesh, then they were poisonous snakes, using venom to eat away at everything around them to protect their little place, and finally, they were rabbits, with only two fangs, and they were laughably weak. ”

Julius listened to Lulunaka's words, and he was confused, as if he understood, and as if he didn't.

Lulunaka just smiled, not caring that she was playing the piano to the cow, "Don't understand, it's okay, you'll soon understand yourself, as long as you stay in King's Castle for a long time, no matter how stupid people are, they will have their own feelings." ”

Julius was skeptical, but he couldn't continue to ask, and he felt that if he pestered Lulunaka to ask again, he would be bored. He went back to the roof of the carriage shed and lay down, and though he closed his eyes, he did not feel the slightest sleep, and thought about all sorts of things.

When Julius returned to the roof of the carriage shed, Pasta said, "You hate the inhabitants of the castle of Kings?"

"A bunch of arrogant fools who think they lived hundreds of years ago and dream of still being the center of the world. The glory has long passed, and he can't even grasp a little light in his hand, but he thinks he is shining. Lulunaka replied, "Tell me, is this stupid or pathetic?"

Pasta was silent for a long time, and then replied, "I think, stupid and ridiculous, but pathetic and pathetic. ”

Lulunaka laughed without any scruples, looking like an innocent and cute girl who had met something happy.

As the afternoon sun grew milder, Pasta sailed the Whimsy to the north of the King's Castle. If what Julius saw along the way was dazzling and uncomfortable, the north gave it a different feel. The main road divides the north and south into two sections from west to east, and more people come into view, and the buildings are built on top of each other, and the houses and shops are mixed together, and sometimes it is difficult to tell whether they are places for business or houses. It feels like a completely different style here. The people here didn't look at Julius with that disturbing look, and everyone looked hurried, as if they had a lot of work to do, which made them look rather cold.

The Whimsy could not squeeze into the path left between the buildings, so it continued west on the side of the main road. Naturally, the Whimsy also attracted the attention of many people, and some barefoot children came up to ask if they needed a guide, but they were all chased away by Pasta with a copper plate or two.

"They know we're new here. After Pasta chased away another kid who had come up, he said to Lulunaka, "This means that everyone in the diaspora will know that we are new here." ”

"Soon we won't be new here. Lulunaka said, "Relax, we can't be fooled...... Oh, my precious materials are still worth a lot of money, so be careful not to be stolen by some bastards. Lulunaka thought for a moment and continued, "Speaking of which, for me, which side is the new here, it's also a question to think about. ”

Lulunaka asked Pasta, "Where are the people in the diaspora now, the people of the Republic of Ves, the Reya, or the Cania?"

"No one dominates. "There are a little more expatriates in the Republic of Vista in the Republic, but on the other side of the north there are towns of the Rea and the castle of Kings in the distance, and the Canians have no voice, but they are not ignored. ”

"It's touching that people who used to be beaten to the point of bleeding are now living together happily. Lulunaka laughed, "Mr. Edgar, where are you from?"

"I'm from further west. Pasta's answer was brief, and he didn't seem to be very willing to say anything about himself. Lulunaka didn't go any further.

At this moment, another barefoot child approached, "Sir, do you need a guide?" I am familiar with this place, whether it is a place to rest or drink, and if you want to see something interesting, I can take you there!"

Pasta was going to get rid of the kid, but Lulunaka spoke first, "Something interesting? Are there any haunted places around here?"