Chapter 53: What I Saw and Heard on the Road
After leaving the shop, Lulunaka took Julius south with her. "Where are we going?" asked Julius. Lulunaka walked ahead, not answering Julius right away, but just moving forward, and Julius had to follow her. On the main road to the south, there were gradually more and more people. The two of them walked on the side of the road, sometimes weaving through the crowd, sometimes passing by others - a petite figure like Lulunaka is not rubbing shoulders with others.
A wagon carrying goods passed by Lulunaka, who trotted to the front and spoke to the coachman, "Sir, can you give me a ride?"
The coachman was an old, rough-skinned man, and the heavy labor had left many marks on his face, making him look probably older than his actual age. Seeing Lulunaka's blinking child, the coachman's face smiled a little, "Where are you going, kid, I won't change the route for you if you don't stop by." ”
"I suppose you'll at least pass by Piazza Diossi?" Lulunaka blinked, sparkling and shining, making her look like a completely lively and lovely girl, "I beg you to help, dear sir." ”
The coachman laughed a few times, "Go to the back and sit down, kid." ”
"Thank you, sir. Brother, come and thank these kind gentlemen. Lulunaka beckoned to Julius, who came over and honestly shouted thanks to the coachman.
The coachman looked at the two children who were following his carriage, and the smile on his face did not diminish. It seems that I have met a pair of brothers and sisters who go out to play.,This is a lively and cheerful sister.,That brother is a little too wooden.,And it looks a little nervous.。
"Go to the back, boys, and sit as long as you don't like the smell, but I'll send you straight out of the city. ”
Lulunaka and Julius thanked the coachman again, and then sat down at the back of the wagon. At the end of the carriage was a plank that allowed the two to sit side by side in the back and watch the scenery go backwards. It was a nice location, but the smell from the wagon was a bit strong, which made Julius pinch his nose. "What's the back ones? The smell is a bit loud. ”
"Food and poor condiments. Lulunaka snorted, "The smell of this salt...... It's refreshing. ”
"It's so pungent. Julius said, "There was also a salty smell." ”
"Dried fish is just sacrificing texture and taste in order to preserve it longer. Lulunaka said, "It's something special." ”
Julius didn't think it was any flavor, the smell was a bit unacceptable.
"If there are kind-hearted people who let us walk on foot, you should be content, brother, if you are so picky, I thought you were a noble young master from somewhere. Lulunaka said.
Julius shook his head, he didn't really care about the smell, he really cared about other things. "Where are you going to take me?" he asked again.
"Let's go take a walk first, it's been a long time since I've been to King's Castle, let me see what's changed in this place. Lulunaka said, "If you don't see what's going on in the city now, you won't have a chance in the future." ”
"No chance in the future?" asked Julius. Lulunaka didn't seem to have any intention of answering Julius's question, and avoided the topic, "You'll know later, and now I'll explain this to you, you won't understand, and you'll probably treat me as gibberish." ”
Lulunaka had already said so, and Julius didn't want to ask any further, but he was left with this doubt.
The two sat at the back of the wagon, watching the scenery recede on both sides. Now the two are still in the expatriate area, surrounded by buildings close together, both houses and shops, and the riders of the crowd are constantly passing by the carriage in which they are located.
Julius had never seen such a lively scene, and his ears were filled with the cacophony of voices, the sound of people talking and shouting, and the neighing of cattle.
As Julius looked around, Lulunaka lowered her head and used the knife in her hand to carve the wooden statue in her hand. The little piece of wood had been cut into a complete humanoid silhouette that day, and there was nothing left to cut, and now Lulunaka was carefully adding details to the roughly outlined wooden figure.
"The sun is high, the snake's shadow is heavy, the talons are broken, and the sun is dead......" Lulunaka hummed something Julius couldn't understand at all, and if she was singing, the lyrics were too weird. At a time when everyone was busy, only Julius could hear Lulunaka humming.
After leaving the diaspora, the road narrowed slightly and was not as smooth.
"This rotten road has been around for hundreds of years, can't it be repaired properly?" Lulunaka stopped with the knife in her hand, sighed, and took the wooden statue into her arms. In such a bumpy section, even she is really not in the mood to continue to be busy with the work in hand. "It hurts my butt. ”
"Why is the road so bad?" asked Julius.
"You're going to ask the people of the Twin Eagle Empire, but I don't think anyone will be happy to answer your question, and I guess you're mocking them. Lulunaka laughed, "The expatriates are doing better than the locals...... This kind of thing still hurts their hearts, although it is all true. ”
At this moment, a group of horseback riders passed by the carriage in which the two of them were sitting. It was a group of riders on tall horses, dressed in different costumes than the locals. Robes of various colors, wearing leather armor and iron armor that protect key parts. Julius saw the weapons on their waists as the riders passed by. Axes, swords, and guns are not a rare thing, but the crescent-like scimitar is eye-catching.
Julius always felt that he had seen someone dressed like this somewhere, and then remembered that this was the common dress of the people of the Crescent Empire, especially the warriors—Olga was actually dressed like this.
"It's very impressive. Lulunaka said, apparently noticing the riders as well, "This is your countryman, why don't you say hello to them?" Julius was stunned for a moment, but soon understood that Lulunaka meant that they were both from the Crescent Empire. Because he was born in a poor and desolate village, Julius's world was once the size of a village, and he didn't have the consciousness that he was a Crescent Moon citizen living in the territory of the Crescent Empire, even if he was mentioned by Lulunaka now, he didn't have this real feeling, it sounded like someone else's business.
And no matter how you look at it, Julius is more like a person from the Double Eagle Empire than a member of the Crescent Empire. After all, there is still a clear difference between the people of the Oran Continent and the Yilan Continent. "I don't think they think they're going to treat me like a compatriot. Julius said.
"It's a pity, it's clear that you're also a member of the Crescent Moon Empire. Lulunaka laughed, "But a hundred years earlier, you were also a member of the Twin Eagle Empire—even the people of the Crescent Empire belonged to the Twin Eagle Empire. There is no crescent, no scimitars, no nomads, only the flag of the double-headed eagle fluttering. ”
It sounded like Lulunaka was saying words of praise and praise, but the next moment it turned into sarcasm, "It's a pity, now the moonlight is shining on the earth, scimitars are falling like snow, horses' hooves are constantly sounding, and as for the banner of the double-headed eagle, they are all afraid to hang it in the city, for fear of displeasing the Crescent Empire that surrounds them...... No matter how brilliant it once was, it is now just a down-and-out household. ”
"You seem to hate the Twin Eagles. Julius said.
Lulunaka returned with a big smile, "Who doesn't hate something that smells like it?"