The dwarves' feast was still going on downstairs, and although the walls were already excellent compared to other buildings, they couldn't completely block out the noise. Cheese sits in his room, unlit, and he needs darkness to help him put aside distractions. It's time to think about why he's here and where he's going. Jerry's presence makes him realize that this trip does not mean a break with the past, that he cannot escape what has happened, what he has been involved in. These thoughts at first overwhelmed him like a flood that burst a levee, and he began to worry about the blue lion in the distance, for the towers on the ice field.

These feelings of anxiety, agitation, and bewilderment almost drove him crazy for a moment. He couldn't escape it, because it was his responsibility, like he promised Atta to unlock Flakrag's secret and find her family, just like he swore to Goli's grave in Jiefa that he wouldn't let anyone else kill her. It seemed like a bad thing, he gave too much hope to the people around him, and then put it all on his account. Jerry's refusal this time gave him a warning, just like the rat people in Valley City also chose independence, what the hell is he doing?

On the prairie, Cheese has seen a world that seems to have no government, no morals, and no purpose. It was only because he had seen it that he knew that the grassland was not without these, but it was just a different form of expression. Which is more comfortable, the noisy streets or the lonely wilderness? Who is better, red tape or the law of the jungle? Maybe it doesn't need to be so extreme, yes, it doesn't need to be so extreme, they don't conflict with each other, they can coexist. But isn't that a clear distinction between priorities? There must always be a clear relationship between people, and does coexistence mean compromise and self-castration? He couldn't figure it out.

If you don't understand, don't think about it yet. The former mage thought that with his knowledge, he could solve all the problems he encountered, or at least seize the way to solve them. Only now, this self-confidence has quietly disappeared with experience and experience, and he has begun to understand the problem of reverence, and to deal with the causes that are wound together like a ball of yarn. In every case, you need to be cautious. But Cheese has a hunch that caution at this time will not be his focus, and one day, he will find a way to unravel these threads, and he will get out of the layers of nets, but not now, he still needs to accumulate.

The sun rises and the moon sets, and the first day of the team in the City of Rushing Rivers has passed. On this day, they can be regarded as having a little taste of the style of the city, and it is not annoying. Thanks to the principle of respect, everyone here can break free from the shackles of tradition and do what they want to do. For example, few traditional dwarves take the time to make a delicate breakfast, and their eating habits should be more concise.

"I forgot to tell you yesterday that although an exception was made for humans to live, the price could not be reduced. We spend a lot every day, and business is business. Charinde, the owner of the house, did not forget to remind him when he put breakfast in front of several people. The dwarves had drunk until midnight last night, and the barrels had been emptied, but he didn't seem to have the slightest hint of a hangover.

Cheese nodded, there was nothing unreasonable, and he reached inside his robe and took the money bag out. However, before he could ask the dwarves what they were paying, he had to find out how long they would have to stay. Judging from yesterday's situation, the city's demand for money is very huge, although it is now abundant, and it is better to save it, "How long will it take to get to the city of ten thousand laws here?"

Charinder didn't seem surprised, he already knew the identity of the mage, and anyone who had a spellcaster would probably start asking for information about the City of Ten Thousand Laws when they arrived at the Rushing Stream. The old dwarf shrugged and said, "One night if it's fast, and a year if it's slow." You weren't good or bad when you came, but you might have to stay here for a month or two. If you're all going to live here, you'll wait for me to figure it out. ”

"Château Guinevere?" Cheese suddenly said with a strange name that sounded like a castle. This is just as puzzling as the dwarf's words just now. But Charinder laughed.

"That's right, Château Guinevere. With that, he turned around and went to the counter to find something to settle the score, leaving the team members to look at Cheese and wait for his explanation. The latter took a bite of bread without hurry, and then slowly spoke, "Guinevere Castle is a very famous magic castle, and it is one of the few creations in this world that truly combines magic and architecture. It can be said that the castle itself is a huge magical object, and the person who designed it has been hidden in history and cannot be known. What can be known now is that the castle will only appear in this world on sixty natural days of the year, and on other days, it will move into a realm that cannot be touched by ordinary people, some say it is the fairy realm, and some say it is the afterlife. In short, no good general can break down a castle that doesn't exist. ”

"And apparently, according to Mr. Charlinder, the so-called city of all laws has similar characteristics to the castle of Guinevere. There will be a difference between the arrival time of one night and one year. And if I'm not mistaken, the next point in time when you can connect Rushing Stream and Wanfa should be the day of the autumnal equinox, right?" Cheese looked at the dwarf and said his guess. The autumnal and spring equinoxes have a special meaning in the magical chronology, and many magical ceremonies must be completed on these two days. It should be noted that the autumnal equinox in the magical chronology is only related to the sun and moon, and has nothing to do with the calendar drawn up by the mortals themselves.

"Exactly! There will be a lot of people going to the City of Ten Thousand Laws that day, after all, they have to supply, and the old mage also has to eat, drink, and Lazar? Moreover, they are very generous, I heard that the people in that city know alchemy, pour broken copper and iron into a pot and stir and stir it into gold! Hahaha, turn broken copper and iron into gold? I'm afraid it's right to turn those fools' brains into gold. "Dwarves are a people who are very sensitive to metals and minerals. Many people don't understand, but the original origin of alchemy was actually initiated by the dwarves. Only these sons of the mountain will have the patience and ability to gradually demystify the mysteries between metals. Of course, this research was ultimately declared a failure, and the dwarves from top to bottom came to a consensus that their current technology did not have the ability to change the type of metal, and that few people studied it anymore.

But just because the dwarves give up doesn't mean the others give up. Since ancient times, there have been so-called alchemists of human beings and the races that live with them, insisting that they can turn stones into gold and scrap iron into gold. Nine out of nine of these liars are scammers, and the remaining handful of people who have not yet disappeared are real, but no one has debunked them. Therefore, for the dwarves, the one who believes and thinks that alchemy is real is the idiot who has been kicked in the head by a goat. However, such fools are not uncommon anywhere.

The conversation for breakfast didn't take long to end. The cheese and the others knew that they were going to relax after staying in the city for a while, so they planned to go to the street to have a look, but Jian Qi noticed that since paying the accommodation fee, the mage's brows seemed to be furrowed, as if he was not very happy, "What happened? That dwarf deliberately raised the price? Or do you have something urgent to get to the city of ten thousand laws within a month?"

Cheese sighed slightly, "That's not it, I'm just thinking, if only there was alchemy." This way our money bags can be a little bigger. ”