In the vast expanse of the wilderness, a magnificent and hazy city gradually revealed its outline in the morning mist. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info this giant city is white, magnificent and gorgeous, with countless towers standing in the sky. Surrounded by the dawn and morning mist, it looks like a piece of pure white jade from a distance, and it looks like a country in the clouds that has fallen from the heavens, making people stare for a long time and cannot retract their sight.

The capital of the Eastern Regions, the city of Holy White.

After a long, dreary journey, Ian finally meets the fabled city.

"It's even more beautiful than I thought it would be. ”

Breathing in the fresh air of the early morning field, Ian, who had not slept all night but was not tired at all, looked at the city in the clouds in the distance and expressed his heartfelt admiration. The beauty of the White City is famous all over the country, and the praise of the "City in the Clouds" comes from the sight of light and mist at dawn. After all, Ian's "gaze" can only look down on the world at night, so it was the first time he had seen this hazy and faint glowing city in the early morning.

The kingdom that he thought would only exist in fantasy actually appeared in front of his eyes. Originally, he just planned to get rid of the distance between himself and the Apothecary Guild team as much as possible, but he didn't expect to get such an unexpected gain. This really made him feel a faint surprise.

The carriage went on and on. Perhaps because of the approaching distance, or because the sun is gradually rising, the distant city gradually emerges from the hazy fog, and inadvertently turns from the illusory into the real.

The walls were high, the gates were closed, and many merchants and commoners were sitting and standing under the white stone tower. They arrived a little early, before the gates were opened, so a few local hunters and farmers quickly got acquainted with each other to pass the wait, and the merchants interspersed to make a few deals before entering the city.

Ian parked the carriage at the side of the gate, and leaned sideways to pull the curtain slightly to see if the few insiders were awake. Winter had arrived, and seeing that the weather was getting colder and colder, he had already driven all the "old and weak women and children" into the still warm carriage. It wasn't a very cold place, but it was still cold at dawn, and little Ivy and Master McColn shivered when they got up, and the two ladies couldn't come out to show their heads, so Ian was left alone outside the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Master Malken, who had slept the least, woke up early. He sat on the side of the car, putting the sleeping little Ivy's head on his lap and gently stroking her hair. On the other side, Martina, who was sleeping lightly, also opened her eyes when Ian pulled the curtain.

"Here we are. ”

Ian nodded at the two of them and smiled, "Wake them up." ”

With that, he jumped out of the carriage and walked in the direction where the crowd had gathered. He had already noticed that several merchants had set up stalls on the spot, selling goods to the waiting people. Ian circled the crowd twice, buying some fruit, bread, and jerky in front of a few of the stalls, before turning back to the wagon.

The little girl was unexpectedly able to eat, causing the group's food reserves to plummet. Fortunately, everyone has reached their destination, and these things can at least fill everyone's stomach before entering the city.

At this time, everyone had completely sobered up, and the knight lady seemed to be unable to stand the dullness in the carriage, and jumped out, attracting countless eyes. Ian distributed half of the food on hand to a few adults, and then pushed the remaining half in front of the sleepy-eyed little Ivy. After glancing at the flat, bottomless little belly, he turned back and began to nibble on the half of the bread he had in his hand.

He didn't have to eat anymore, but doing so reminded him of his human identity, which was not a few copper plates anyway.

The sound of Caracalla's gears turning sounded from the front, and Ian, who was enjoying breakfast, suddenly felt a commotion in front of him.

He looked up and saw that the silver-white door was slowly cracking open a tiny crack with a roar, and the sound of footsteps was coming from the other side of the crowd.

It's not time to open the city gates, is it an imperial soldier, or ......

"Starfire Knight!"

An exclamation sounded from the front, and the crowd around them hurriedly retreated in panic, not daring to stop the other party's footsteps in the slightest. Ian's eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw the crowd split as if they had been slashed by a sword. Soon, a group of knights in crimson armor walked through the crowd with uniform steps. When he reached him, he suddenly stood up straight, drew his sword from his waist with a "bang", pointed it down, and fell down on one knee.

A huge circle suddenly appeared around the carriage, and the frightened and inexplicable people retreated more than ten yards away one after another, and then they stood cautiously and secretly looked at this carriage that was obviously extremely ordinary but could make the Starfire Knight kneel out of the city with a suspicious gaze, and guessed what kind of big man was sitting inside.

Soon, from the mouth of the young knight in the lead, they should know the answer.

"Clifford, the Hundred Horsemen of the Starfire Knights, welcome the Captain. ”

"Clifford?" Martina walked past Ian, who was turning sideways, strode up to the knights, helped the knight in front of her, and asked in surprise and confusion, "Why are you here?"

"We saw you on the city walls. Clifford suppressed the joy in his heart, bowed his head and replied: "At first, I thought that I might have recognized the wrong person, so I came down to confirm, but I didn't expect it to be you." ”

"The city walls?" Martina was slightly stunned, and then asked in surprise, "Why are the Starfire Knights on the city walls?"

The Red Lotus Temple is not allowed to interfere in politics, which is the foundation for the Temple to gain a foothold in the Empire. At the same time, the Starfire Knights were only formed as an armed force to protect the Temple, and they should only be incorporated into the Imperial Army if the demons invaded, and they should not be present on the city walls at this time.

"Lord Martina, due to the imminent academic exchange meeting, the arrival of scholars from all over the city has greatly increased the pressure on law and order in the city. Clifford explained with a wry smile: "The Grand Duke of Bavaria sent a request for assistance from the Temple, and the Holy See of Enoch and the High Priests gave their consent after asking our Lord Crimson. That's why we patrol the walls with the guards. ”

"What do you say, my lord?"

Martina frowned for a moment, almost in shock. But immediately, she forcibly suppressed the horror in her heart and forced herself to calm down. She vaguely felt that there was something strange behind this matter, but it was not convenient to inquire in detail in such a place at the moment. So, after a moment of silence, she nodded heavily.

"Let's go back to the temple first. ”