Chapter 54: Piazza Diossi
It took some time for the wagons to reach Plaza de Diosi. As the two came down, Lulunaka asked about the riders. She just asked casually, but she didn't expect the driver to know something about it.
"Those are the men of Prince Ohan. "They are the only crescents who can be so proud in King's Castle." When he said this, the coachman still had a mocking smile on his face, and he did not seem to have any affection for those people.
"Prince Ohan?" asked Julius.
"Don't you know?" said the coachman, looking a little surprised, "it seems that you have just arrived at the King's Castle, and you don't even know about Ohan, the brother of the Emperor of the Crescent, who is a famous man here." ”
Brother of the Crescent Emperor, this name does sound quite bluffing, at least Julius was frightened. As for Lulunaka, squinting her eyes and looking like a curious baby, she continued to ask, "Why did the brother of the Emperor of the Crescent Empire appear in the King's Castle?"
The coachman laughed a few times, and the taste of ridicule became stronger, "He said that he was a prince, but in fact, he couldn't go back to his own country, so he could only shrink in the King's Castle and be sheltered." If it weren't for the fact that he was in the King's Castle, he would have been killed by the Emperor of the Crescent Moon a long time ago. Speaking of this, the coachman showed a proud expression, "This is all because our emperor is so capable that the Crescent Moon Empire does not dare to extend their magic hand into this god-favored city." ”
The smile on Lulunaka's face widened, "What a great emperor. ”
The coachman nodded, and Lulunaka's words seemed to make him very happy, "Although our Emperor Queenstin VIII is not young, compared to the old emperor of the Crescent Empire, he is still early to enter the coffin." As long as that old emperor dies and that young emperor comes to power, the life of our Double Eagle Empire will only be better than before!"
Lulunaka blinked, her eyes sparkling, exactly like a curious baby, "Are our days going to get better?"
The coachman paused, as if he didn't know how to answer, but even what he had just said was just a mixture of what he heard while drinking and bragging with others. In the end, the driver just said something in response: "I think it's going to get better!"
The coachman drove away in his wagon, leaving Lulunaka and Julius behind.
"Will it get better?" Lulunaka waved at the departing carriage, a smile on her face, "what a good wish...... Hopefully it will come true, good Samaritan. ”
"They're having a good enough time now, aren't they?" said Julius, "why do they want a better life?"
"People are always greedy, and when they have copper coins, they want silver coins, and when they have silver coins, they will go after gold coins. Lulunaka said, "Besides, do you think they're doing well now?" Compared with the past, their current life can be said to be inferior to pigs and dogs. ”
"They used to have a better life?" Julius was a little incredulous, for he was already a happy thing to live in such a place as the King's Castle. The city is protected by magnificent walls, and is bordered by the sea on three sides, where caravans and merchant ships from all sides bring goods...... It's a rich city.
Lulunaka didn't answer Julius's question and walked forward, Julius following her. The two of them were now in Piazza Diossi, where there were several marble columns, and when Julius approached, he found that even four of himself could not necessarily hold them, and they were so high that when he stood below and looked up, they looked as if they were going straight into the deepest part of the sky.
There are quite a few mobile stalls in this square. The caravans were parked on the side, and the goods were either on the ground or on the outer walls of the caravans, and it was a simple shop. In addition to the caravans, there were also people who looked like bards playing, with hats at their feet that should have been on their heads. Occasionally, passers-by will stop and listen for a while, but many more will not be interested. Travelers from outside may be interested in the performance of the bard, but for the inhabitants of this city, there are not a thousand but hundreds of people who play in this place every day, and they have long since lost their novelty and regard it as a mundane routine.
As Julius marveled at the towering pillar, Lulunaka placed her hand on the surface of the pillar and stroked it carefully. "It's a waste of all the carvings......" she looked a little sorry, Julius couldn't understand what she was sorry for, and all he saw was a large smooth pillar. "There's nothing on it. He said.
"Of course there was nothing, because it was all destroyed. Lulunaka said.
Julius leaned in too, reaching for the surface of the pillar. There weren't many signs of vandalism, except for a few dents, "but it was intact." He said.
"Of course it's fine for you. "But for me, the pillar is ruined. The surface was supposed to be sculpted, but it was burned so that it was gone, and it was brushed with a layer of white powder to make it look intact. Lulunaka let out a long sigh, "What a self-deception...... It's a fool like you, and those who know it, but are willing to be fools. ”
Lulunaka looked at Julius, "Don't you believe me? She handed her knife to Julius, "Rip off the whitewashed thing and see what color it is?"
"Are you crazy?" said Julius, relieved when he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, "Wouldn't you be warned to do such a thing!" he whispered to Lulunaka.
"Who cares about such pillars that are nothing but tall and thick? Lulunaka laughed, "Not to mention the inhabitants of this city, I don't think even the guards are interested in paying attention to us." As she spoke, she looked at the guards standing on the other side. The guards with halberds looked listless, and perhaps did not bother to pay attention to them.
But that's not why Julius would take the knife and mess around on this amazing pillar. He didn't take Lulunaka's knife.
Lulunaka put the knife back, "Forget it, it's just to tease you, if you do, you'll be as stupid as a child." ”
Julius was glad that he hadn't listened to Lulunaka's nonsense and did it, and it seemed that if he did, Lulunaka would have mocked him as always.
Lulunaka continued to keep her eyes on the pillar, "Hey...... In the past, you probably didn't even have a chance to get close to this pillar. At that time, there were not only carved patterns, but also luxurious decorations. Gold leaf was plastered all over the surface of the pillar, and the serpentine gold objects wrapped the pillar tightly, and the four snake heads were at the very top of the pillar, each facing in one direction......"
Julius listened to Lulunaka and brought her words into the pillar. In his barren imagination, the pillars became more luxurious and golden than magnificent, and the four serpent heads, impressive, reminded him of something from before.
"That broken sword also has a snake on it. Julius said.
"It's essentially the same thing. Lulunaka said, "The little serpent guards the hilt, and the big serpent guards the pillar." At the top, there used to be a scepter representing imperial power, but where is that thing now?"
Julius looked up, and the top of the pillar was empty, nothing.
"The scepter is gone, the serpent has turned into a dragon. "All that's left is a hollow pillar, freshly painted, thinking it's going to be forgotten...... It's pathetic. ”