Chapter 101: A City Without Walls
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed that there would be a beautiful city of such a scale in the Qianyuan Realm, and the number one city in Dongshengzhou really lived up to its reputation.
The best feature of the city is that it has no city walls.
It's not that it's too lazy to build, but it's not necessary at all, the powerful light curtain that envelops the entire city is enough to discourage the alien beasts, not to mention that there are magic academies and the Holy See in the city.
The iceship slowly descended and docked on a main road out of the city, with a checkpoint near the light curtain, guarded by a dozen soldiers in black armor.
As they approached the checkpoint, a second lieutenant asked in a loud voice, "Stop, what are you doing?"
"Hey?" Qin Luo looked confused, is this guy blind, even if he can't see the magic array on the ice boat, the shining mage badge on Agnes and Leiyi's chest should always be seen, right?
As one of the two major forces in Daliang City, although the strength of the Magic Academy is far inferior to that of the Holy See, it is not so strong that even a second lieutenant guarding the city dares to yell at them.
Unless the other party is loyal to his duty and can't rub a tendon of sand in his eyes, or...... It's just deliberately difficult!
Judging from the playful expressions on the other party's faces, nine times out of ten it is the latter.
Agnes's face was also a little pale, but he was very well-educated, and he didn't get angry on the spot, but stopped Rey, who almost ran away.
In fact, it's useless to get angry, this light curtain is indestructible, even high-level beasts are helpless, if people don't open it, a few of them can only stare dryly.
"I'm Agnes, the tutor of the Academy of Magic, please let us into the city. He took out a letter from his bosom, "This is a pass issued by the Wind Deputy City Lord himself. ”
The second lieutenant's gaze flashed over the letter, and the golden wind character seal on it was the unique mark of the deputy city lord Feng Wuxin, and naturally it could not be faked.
"Okay, come in. He glanced back, "Release!"
A soldier understood and immediately pressed a button in the sentry box, and a gap slowly appeared in the light curtain in front of the level.
Agnes breathed a sigh of relief, strode into the light curtain, and was about to beckon Qin Luo and the others to follow, but he didn't expect that the gap was already closing rapidly, and even Lei Yi didn't have time to enter the city.
"What does that mean?" asked the Wind Mage, holding back his anger, "Do you think the pass is fake?"
"The pass is certainly not fake. "However, as I said earlier this year, only one person can pass through a pass, and the others must pay a fee according to the regulations to enter the city, otherwise, I will go back where I came from." ”
Agnes was stunned, but he was speechless.
It's hard to get out of the city once, and the number of people is not stated on this pass, so people can say anything, but the problem is that they don't have so much money on them!
As a magic master, his net worth is naturally not cheap, and the lightless staff in his hand is worth tens of thousands, but he has never been in the habit of bringing money.
Qin Luo was a little helpless, looking at his appearance, it was obvious that he couldn't bear this little ensign, there was no way, let's pay the money honestly and go to the city.
He pulled out four amethyst coins and walked over, a pain in his face.
This is still the travel fee that Lin Huanxi gave him, and he didn't expect to spend a small half of it just after entering the city.
After the second lieutenant saw it, he finally let people open the light curtain, and Qin Luo and several mermaids rushed in, and the amethyst coin in his hand had been taken away.
Seeing that the other party didn't mean to look for money, Qin Luo couldn't help but feel a little angry, and he directly stretched out his right hand to the second lieutenant: "Hey, it seems that you want to find me two white crystal coins, right?"
"Do you know how to count?" the lieutenant sneered, "You have brought a total of two pets, one for 100 gold coins, which adds up to exactly 2000 gold coins. ”
This Nima pet also has to be charged by the city, and there is only one that is still half-dead, and there is no heavenly reason!
Seeing that Qin Luo almost ran away, Su Xuan hurriedly grabbed him: "Don't do it, otherwise you will be deported!"
"Hmph, let's see for labor and management, one day I will let you return the principal with interest!" For the sake of fat waves, Qin Luo could only knock out his front teeth and swallow it in his stomach.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves outside the city, and several holy knights riding purebred Kangnai horses also came to the level.
The second lieutenant immediately left Qin Luo and his entourage, asked the soldiers to quickly open the light curtain, and then led people to line up on the side and nodding and welcoming them.
This is a group of young trainee knights who have gone out to train, except for the captain, the average age of the others should not be more than seventeen years old, and everyone looks so arrogant that they don't even bother to look at them.
It's really more popular than people, the honorable tutor of the Academy of Magic has been harassed in various ways, but several young knights of the Holy See have been treated so favorably, not only have they even been exempted from passes, but they have also greeted them with great fanfare, this is also too polarizing, right?
Lei Yi's fiery temper was suppressed, and she pulled Agnes away in a huff, and Shen Yun and the others had to follow behind.
Qin Luo walked on the road with mixed feelings in his heart.
He finally understood the helplessness of the villagers, knowing that raising the dove was to quench their thirst, but in order to live a few more years, he still embarked on this desperate road.
If you want to survive in the Qianyuan Realm, the price to pay is too great......
Next to the spacious official road is a large grassland with lush pastures and verdant grass, like a huge magnificent picture, and it is also dotted with countless horses of various colors, some chasing and playing, some bowing their heads to eat, a peaceful and leisurely scene.
The outside is still a cold winter, but inside it is like spring, and it seems that the giant light curtain not only has a defensive effect, but also can regulate the climate, which is really breathtaking.
The periphery of Daliang City is full of pastures and plantations, and these areas alone are estimated to be more than five times larger than Ningzhou City, but it is a pity that this majestic city like a paradise cannot accommodate the poor who cannot afford to enter the city......
Half an hour later, a few people finally entered the outer city, the prosperity here is no less than the most lively Dongcheng District in Ningzhou City, the streets paved with white stones are clean and tidy, there are many shops on both sides, people come and go, not even a stall can be seen, everything seems so orderly, quite a metropolis style.
The pedestrians on the road are all radiant and brightly dressed, the women's faces are covered with light makeup, and the dresses are mainly cool, and the styles are much more beautiful than those in Ningzhou City.
The Su sisters are okay, the long skirts on their bodies were originally bought in Daliang City, and the black tights on them are also quite eye-catching, while the coats on Qin Luo and Shen Yun look a little shabby in comparison.
Looking at the disdainful eyes of passers-by, Qin Luo, who was very arrogant, didn't care, but Shen Yun couldn't stand it anymore.
As a young and beautiful girl, if you don't pay too much attention to your image, there are so many beautiful women who can dress up in this Daliang City, what if your husband sees something different?
Since she met Qin Luo, all kinds of beauties who have been in contact with him have emerged in an endless stream, and almost every one of them has made her feel pressure.
"Husband, why don't we go buy some clothes first, it's too hot in this place, the coat on my body doesn't fit, I want to change my skirt." Shen Yun took his hand and said coquettishly.
"Okay, I'll go say hi to them and leave it at that. ”
Qin Luo actually didn't want to trouble Agnes and them, now that he had arrived at the place, it was time to part ways.
He took two quick steps to catch up with Rey and Agnes, who had been so angry that they were still bruised until now.
"Both, thank you for saving your lives yesterday, we don't change the green mountains, the green water flows forever, don't pass by. Qin Luo said with a smile, "I can't repay you now, if there is anything to help in the future, just ask, as long as it is within my ability." ”
"You're leaving?" Su Xuan on the side asked in surprise, "Aren't you going back to the academy with us?"
"No, I've already troubled you a lot along the way, so I won't bother you later. ”
"That's fine, but it's an eventful time for the academy right now, and we don't have time to entertain you because we have too much time to take care of ourselves. "But you don't know each other well, do you want me to find you a guide?"
"No, we'll just have a walk around by ourselves. Qin Luo hurriedly shook his head, he still had to find a way to sneak into the White Pagoda of the Holy See, it was not very convenient to bring a guide, what if it dragged down others.
"Su Xuan already told us on the boat just now, the purpose of your coming to Daliang City is to save this little orange cat, right?"
"That's right, I'd like to go to the White Tower to find information. ”
"Do you know Tahi?"
"No, it won't. ”
"So how do you know which book is what you want?"
"That's not easy, just catch a monk in the Holy See and let him find it for me......"
"You're thinking too simply. Lei Yi smiled slightly, "Only people from the Holy See above the fifth rank are qualified to enter the White Pagoda, the tower has a total of eighteen floors, and each floor has at least tens of thousands of books, do you think you can just grab someone and know where the books you want are?"
"Ah, aren't there more than 100,000 books in this White Tower?" Qin Luo was stunned for a moment, "Then what should I do, do you have any good suggestions?"
"The guide I found you will help you, don't worry, she's a local snake, and she won't let you down. ”
"Alright then, where is the guide you're talking about?"
"You go to Xiaohu Alley, the old street of Beicheng, and find a person named Ah Cao, and say that it was introduced by Storm Thunder Dragon. ”
"Crazy Thunder...... Thunder Dragon?!" Qin Luo was suddenly scorched by thunder, and he asked cautiously, "Is this ...... Your nickname?"
"Yes, isn't it majestic?" Lei Yi patted him on the shoulder proudly and said, "If someone bullies you, despite the name of the newspaper, you will be fine!"
Qin Luo was almost slapped to the ground by this powerful palm, he could only nod his head again and again with a bitter face, but he said disdainfully in his heart: Pull it down, even a little ensign dares to show you a face, and I am okay, I am afraid that I will die even worse if I report your name, right......