Chapter Eighty-Six: The Town
The snow was flying, and the white carriage was swaying forward in the white expanse, the wheels pressing over the white snow, pulling two shallow ruts on the endless snowfield behind him.
In the middle of the carriage, the thick curtain and the red-hot stove keep the cold and wind and snow out of the car. The inside of the carriage was very warm, and the smoky temperature made people drowsy.
Shi Ji fell asleep, she reclined on top of her sister, the book in her hand slid down the carpet of the carriage, and her fingers seemed to point to the cover of the page of "Redemption in the Abyss".
Although the journey in the ice and snow made Shi Ji extremely excited at first, walking in this white world for a long time is still easy to make people feel aesthetic fatigue.
There was no entertainment, no games to play, no knights' training competitions to watch and pass the time, and the few books she took with her when she left were all epics and novels that she had read several times, and there was not much freshness. So, after a few pages she fell asleep and fell asleep tiredly.
Dugufeng hugged Shi Ji who was asleep in her arms, and on the other hand, she supported her forehead and looked out the window quietly, her thoughts were completely like snowflakes outside the window, making people wonder what she was thinking.
Not many people followed this trip, and the Silver Dragon Lady Elija Lhasa had already left after reaching an agreement with Dugu Feng last time, and it is estimated that she would continue to run around the continent, actively contacting those strong people who could participate in the crusade against the Red Dragon Tyrant. Ms. Ville Loren also said goodbye abruptly not long ago, just like her sudden arrival, and left suddenly, without explaining the reason, as if she was really just traveling casually in the country, meeting Dugufeng by chance, and parting by chance.
Dragon Spear Castle is not far from Silver Shield Town, under normal circumstances, it takes a carriage to arrive in half a day, and if you are riding a horse and whipping a horse, it can be reached in half a day. However, in such a snowy weather, the speed of the carriage was unintentionally slowed down a lot, so it was not until evening that it arrived at the town of Silver Shield.
When the Dugu Feng carriage approached the low gate of Yindun Town, the sky had gradually become overcast. At this time, the heavy snow that had been falling for a day finally stopped. The city wall under the dark night, the forests, valleys, plains, forests, and villages near and far...... Under the light of the snow, it was snow-white, and there was no feeling of dimness for half a day.
Dugu Feng did not notify anyone in advance of his arrival this time, so it was not until the carriage with the fire* phoenix banner and the silver shield badge of the double sword approached the city gate that the soldiers guarding were surprised to find out that their lord had arrived. After a slight panic, someone soon reported to the town, informing the mayor, the tax collector, the captain of the guard, and other big names in the town.
Although it was already evening, the gate of the town was not deserted, according to the common calendar on the mainland, today was a rest day only once in ten days, and farmers, craftsmen, merchants and even nobles who had worked hard for a week (ten days on the continent of Faeron were a week) were very happy to rest and relax on the last day of the week.
On this day, which is often the busiest day in the town, merchants and craftsmen gather in the town to set up vendors and markets, and farmers from the surrounding estates or villages will also drive carts and bring their products to the town to catch the market, and buy some of the goods needed in life from the market.
Thanks to Dugufeng's abolition of the gate tax on entering and leaving the town within the territory, most of the farmers in the countryside are also very happy to feel that they are in the town to buy things or see the world on their days off. So today there is a lot of people in the town, and even in the evening, there is an endless stream of people driving out of the town.
"Hey, are we there?"
The lively sound outside the carriage woke up the sleeping Shi Ji, she raised her head dimly, rubbed her eyes, looked out of the window in a bit of confusion and said, "Oh, it's to Yindun Town, why is it so lively?" ”
At this time, in front of the city tower, the soldiers guarding had already lit torches and oil lamps, and the bright light of the fire was shining in front of the city gate under the reflection of the snow, and the big carts from the town were lined up from the city gate, and the peasants driving the big carts were wearing shabby fur hats and thick cotton clothes, and their companions were talking with joyful faces.
"My lord, because recently there has been a group of adventurers in the town, who have been treating the poor people in the town for free, so many farmers from the surrounding areas have learned the news and rushed to the town one after another......
As if hearing Shi Ji's question, the captain of the city guard who was in charge of guarding the city gate hurriedly reported loudly, and at the same time, the commander drove the peasants out of the city to make way for the lord to enter and exit.
"Holy Maiden Maiden!"
The Holy Maiden Maiden is a very famous legend in the southern Tesser. She is the daughter of the silver dragon Elia Lhasa and the red dragon tyrant, as a hybrid of the silver dragon and the red dragon, she has inherited the kind and pure side of her mother belonging to the silver dragon, without the slightest contamination of the cruel, fierce and savage side of the red dragon.
Although she is the princess of the Red Dragon Empire, the Holy Maiden Maiden is completely different from her father and other sisters, she is the patron of the platinum dragon god Bahamut, a devout believer in the pure way of goodness. Like the platinum dragon god Bahamut, she is the kindest and most compassionate being, she has infinite sympathy for those who are ravaged, invaded and helpless, and she personally helps and helps them.
As the daughter of the Red Dragon Tyrant, she did her best to dissuade her father's atrocities, and constantly protected the oppressed and suppressed poor people of the Red Dragon Empire. The people of Tyser regard her as Tesser's protector, and it is thanks to her tireless persuasion and dissuasion that the people of Tyre have been freed from the clutches of the Red Dragon.
"Holy Maiden" and "Pure White Princess", this is the praise and honorific title of the people of Tesser's liberator and protector, but compared to being a high-ranking imperial princess, the Holy Maiden Maiden is more willing to go deep into the people in person, treat the wounded, rescue the weak, and provide rescue and help to ordinary civilians.
For the arrival of the holy maiden Maiden and her fellow adventurers, Dugu Feng was naturally clear. As a qualified lord, he must have a very tight control over everything in his territory. The behavior of the holy maiden Maiden and their companions was naturally reported to Dugu Feng long ago.
In fact, without Dugufeng's permission, it would have been impossible for them to continue their behavior of providing free medical treatment services to civilians and earning the popularity of the people. The control of the personal rights of the people and the maintenance of the order of the territory are the source of the authority of the lord. So, for whatever purpose, good or evil, this behavior of the Holy Maiden Maiden and her party has actually violated the authority and rights of the lord. Generally speaking, most lords do not welcome such self-assertive adventurers, and once they are aware of their actions, they will quickly carry out expellations, either overt or covert.
Of course, these things don't matter to Dugufeng. Seeing that the holy maiden Maiden was the daughter of the silver dragon Lady Elija Lhasa, and for the sake of following the agreement, Dugufeng was very tolerant and allowed her behavior.
Moreover, although she has been suppressing the existence of the major church forces in her territory, intentionally or unintentionally, out of her future canonization, there is still a great demand for the services of pastors in terms of healing. It would be a good solution if the Holy Maiden Maiden could fill the gap.
"Holy Maiden, is she the daughter of Lady Ilya Rasa?"
It seemed that after hearing Dugufeng's whisper, Shi Ji suddenly became interested, and said loudly: "It turns out that Ms. Ilya Razak is a silver dragon, so is her daughter also a silver dragon?" ”
After Dugufeng signed an agreement with Ms. Yinlong, he naturally told his sister Shi Ji most of the content of the agreement, so now Shi Ji also knows that Ms. Ilya Razak is a silver dragon. She had just gotten a black dragon as a pet, so she was naturally very interested in another dragon.
"No, Maiden isn't a silver dragon, she's a hybrid of a silver dragon and a red dragon!"
Dugu Feng shook his head slightly and said: "However, depending on the situation, she seems to be more than just a silver dragon and a red dragon hybrid!" ”
"Ah, half-breeds, silver dragons and red dragons, do you ......?"
Although she didn't know as much as her sister, she had also heard of the reputation of the Holy Maiden in the south, but she had always only known that the Holy Maiden Maiden was the daughter of the Red Dragon Tyrant, but she didn't know who Maiden's mother was......
As a noble lady who has watched many operas and court dramas, and has seen or heard about the chaotic feelings and power disputes of many aristocratic families, Shi Ji made up many kinds of grievances and grievances between red dragons, silver dragons, black dragons, and green dragons based on the rumors of many red dragon tyrants.
"Let's go, let's go meet this holy maiden first!"
didn't care about Shi Ji, who was caught in his own brain fantasy, Dugufeng just nodded slightly, and motioned for the coachman to move forward.
Under the command of the soldiers, the city gate was quickly cleared out of a passage. The coachman drove the carriage through the city gate and entered the town of Silver Shield under the salutation and awe of the people around him.
Silver Shield Town, which has just been established for more than ten years, is certainly far from being comparable to the bustling and lively big cities of Waterdeep City and Baldur's Gate, and is even much inferior to a historic city-state like Dagger Beach. But the wide streets, the neat planning, the affluent and healthy townspeople, and the bright lights of the shops and inns lining the streets give the town a special atmosphere.
As a major transportation town located at a three-way intersection, the orderly order, attentive service, and friendly and welcoming people are deeply attracted to business travelers and adventurers.
Although it was already evening, the town still maintained the lively and noisy atmosphere of the rest day, and the farmers from the countryside were in a hurry to return home, but the townspeople, as well as the merchants and adventurers who came and went, added a lot of noisy atmosphere to the town.