Volume 1: The Boy Came from the Mountains Chapter 144 Mingyuan City
Just when the undercurrents of the large and small forces in the eastern soil were surging, Chenfeng and the others finally came to a majestic city after passing through hundreds of remote villages.
Several people, including the coachman, had already gotten out of the car when they were still a hundred meters away from the city gate, and at this moment, looking at the magnificent city wall and the bustling crowd at the city gate, no one spoke.
The situation of the villages and tribes that they passed by before shocked Chenfeng and the others very much, this was very different from the world in their minds, and at this moment they were more or less confused and puzzled in their hearts.
The coachman smiled slightly, turned sideways and rubbed his hands, looked at Chenfeng and said with a smile: "The road was bumpy, several young ladies suffered, and the fare totaled thirty taels of silver." ”
Listening to the coachman's meaning, he was ready to stop here, and he didn't plan to enter Mingyuan City in front of him, Chenfeng was a little puzzled, and asked curiously: "Isn't the old man going in?"
The coachman hurriedly waved his hand, shook his head and said: "This kind of place is something that a pariah like the old man can set foot in, and the entrance fee alone costs fairy money, not to mention that it is a gold cave inside, and it is difficult to move an inch without money." ”
After listening to the coachman's sigh, except for Zhou Shutong, the other people were a little surprised, obviously they didn't expect to pay money when they entered the city, and they were all quite curious about the coachman's so-called gold cave.
Next, since there was no gold or silver on a few people, when paying for the fare, Chenfeng nervously took out a white yuan crystal from his phantom void ring, but he was afraid that it would be less. Unexpectedly, the coachman took Yuanjing and hurriedly put it in his sleeve, smiling all over his face, saying that enough is enough.
The coachman took Yuan Jing and left satisfied, looking at its distant figure, Chenfeng always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it, so he had to stop thinking about it, turned around and began to calculate with everyone how to enter the city, because the coachman had said before that a big city like Mingyuan City is not something that anyone can enter if they want to, either they have a clear background or a deep background, otherwise it will be in vain.
"Let's just say that Master asked me to wait first, and then his old man will come over?"
"Who is Master, and what is your name?"
"Let's just say we're students of the Convergence Academy?"
"Where's the credentials?"
......
Several people expressed their opinions, and dismantled each other, and finally found that all the ideas were full of loopholes, not to mention the city gate guards, even they and others felt that the reason was a little lame, and they would definitely not be able to enter smoothly.
"Do you have the badge of the Treasure Building?"
Just when a few people were at a loss, Zhou Shutong tentatively asked Chenfeng.
Morrowind nodded, took the black iron badge in his hand as he spoke, and asked uncertainly, "Does this work?"
Zhou Shutong didn't speak, just nodded slightly, and in his heart he was curious about the origin of Chenfeng and the others again, it couldn't be someone from other territories, right? Otherwise, how could he not even know such basic common sense, if the badge of the Treasure Building could not even enter a city, then the name of the Treasure Tower would not be so loud.
Several people discussed for a while, and seeing that no one else had a better way, Chenfeng had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the lead towards the city gate with the attitude of giving it a try, and several other people hurriedly followed.
Standing in the line that entered the door, Chenfeng couldn't help beating a drum in his heart, and clenched the badge in his palm hard, what if this badge was not good, or what if the guards didn't recognize it, this badge didn't seem to have any special craftsmanship, let alone a skilled refiner, it was not difficult for ordinary craftsmen to forge it.
Finally, after wandering in the crowd for a long time, it was the turn of Morrowind and the others.
The guard in armor saw the morning breeze coming towards him, and then looked behind a few people, and after confirming that it was just a few hairy children, the expression on his face was a little exciting, but he still asked in a routine cold voice: "The name of the person who came!"
"Chenfeng, this is Bai Zhuo, Hu Ying, Yao Ling'er, and Zhou Shutong. ”
Afraid that his words and demeanor would accidentally annoy the guards, Morrowind honestly introduced himself and the others, and the guards who watched jumped in his eyelids, and even the other guards next to him looked at this side with interest.
No matter how curious he was, the guard still performed his duty in a serious manner, and then asked, "What is the matter with entering the city?"
Seeing that the guards next to him also looked at him, and laughter sounded in the crowd behind him, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, could it be that he was so cautious or made a mistake? For a while, he was a little flustered, so that he forgot to reply to the guard's question, and subconsciously took the badge in his hand and shook it.
The guard in front of him just glanced at it and froze in place, and even the people in the team behind him who saw the badge in Morrowind's hand immediately stopped laughing, only the people who didn't see the things in Morrowind's hands in the distance whispered to each other, and they didn't understand why the scene fell silent, and the guard's face seemed to be blue and red for a while, quite uncomfortable.
"It turned out to be Lord Deacon of the Treasure Building, it's rude, a few people here, please, the Treasure Building of Mingyuan City is on the west side of the City Lord's Mansion, and you can see it when you walk along the main street after entering the city. ”
The guards, who were originally not allowed to enter, suddenly talked more, and muttered a lot, which made Chenfeng feel surprised and delighted, it seems that the badge of this treasure building is indeed very useful.
Morrowind thanked the guards, but he still honestly handed over five Yuan Crystals before leaving with everyone. The guard was holding five ordinary five yuan crystals in his hand, and he really felt that he weighed more than 10,000 gold at the moment, and looked back at the backs of Chenfeng and the others with difficulty.
He has been on duty in Mingyuan City for many years, including the deacon of Zhenbaolou, and has seen many big people or people with great backgrounds, but without exception, they are either flying and domineering, or they are cold and abnormal, but no one has ever been like Chenfeng and others, not only honestly queuing up and accepting interrogation with a gentle attitude, but also paying the entrance fee to the city in accordance with the rules afterwards.
"It's not a big man in the treasure building, this ...... bearing"
"O deacon of the treasure building, tsk......t"
"Such a young deacon of the Treasure Building, what a hero out of the youth, I will live to be a dog at this age......"
There are many discussions at the gate of the city, including emotion, admiration, and envy, and so on.
Naturally, Chenfeng and the others had no chance to know about this, and at this moment, a group of five people were walking on the main street of Mingyuan City, and they were shocked by the endless flow of people in front of them and the various buildings and decorations on both sides of the street.
Several people didn't speak, just walked quietly and watched, and Zhou Shutong was the same, obviously this was the first time to come to this kind of place. Chenfeng and Bai Zhuo walked side by side in front, and Yao Ling'er, Hu Ying and Zhou Shutong walked behind arm in arm.
Unconsciously, a few people walked to the center of Mingyuan City and saw the City Lord's Mansion mentioned by the guards and the Rare Treasure Building located on the west side of the City Lord's Mansion.
The two buildings are extremely magnificent, the city lord's mansion is solemn, and the treasure building is luxurious, which is daunting.
Although the City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of a bustling street, there are few people in front of the door except for a few guards, which seems a little cold. On the other hand, the treasure building is like a market, and all kinds of brightly dressed people come and go, talk and laugh.
Several people stopped to watch for a long time, and Bai Zhuo suddenly asked concisely at Chenfeng, "What do you say?"
Chenfeng understood what Bai Zhuo meant, and was asking what to do next, whether to go directly to the Treasure Building and show the badge directly, from the attitude of the guards, it is not difficult to see that this badge has an extraordinary effect.
Chenfeng shook his head slowly, and replied in a low voice: "Find a place to eat first, and then inquire about more news, Jumbo Lou actually has little to do with us, and we can't keep pulling tiger skins to make coats." ”
Now that they had a plan, a few people did not delay, and found a luxuriously decorated restaurant and walked in.
The official evening meal is ten ten, and there are many people dining in the restaurant, which seems to be a little crowded. However, this is also in line with the meaning of Morrowind, where there are more people, there is naturally more news, and you can get all kinds of news in the shortest possible time.
Seeing Chenfeng and a few people walking into the door, a small guy with a smile on his face trotted up to greet him, and greeted him warmly: "A few objective, dine or stay in the hotel?"
"Eat. In line with the principle that if you say more, you must lose, you will lose it, and replied concisely. Instead of being the slightest dissatisfied, the little guy became more enthusiastic when he heard this, leading a few people to continue walking inside.
The real dignitaries and sons should be like this, arrogant and empty-eyed.
Seeing that Chenfeng just kept looking around, as if he was looking for a satisfactory position, the little guy hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm really sorry, the private room upstairs is full, I can only grieve you in the lobby on the first floor, don't say anything?"
Morrowind naturally didn't know that his unintentional move had an unexpected effect, and he glanced at the little guy who looked okay and had an increasingly respectful attitude in surprise, and waved his hand nonchalantly: "That's it." ”
"I heard that the Zhang family agreed to the proposal of the Wang family, and the eldest son of the Wang family will officially marry the second lady of the Zhang family at the beginning of next month, it seems that this Mingyuan City will be the head of the Zhang family and the Wang family in the future......
"That's not necessarily, the Zhuge family has a deep heritage, what outsiders see is only the tip of the iceberg, even if the Zhang family and the Wang family marry, in my opinion, the Zhuge family can't be done!"
"Hmph, don't say that the Zhang family and the Wang family are allied, even if the three families are mixed together, they can't set off strong winds and waves, Qincheng is majoring in Tongtian, everything is not under the control of his old man, if you want me to say that the city lord's mansion is the pillar of our Mingyuan City, no matter how the other family operates, it is just a clown who jumps off the beam." ”
"That's ......"
As soon as the people of Chenfeng sat down, they heard the people at the table next to them chatting without shying away from it, as if they were talking about the recent dynamics of the forces of all parties in Mingyuan City, and the respect for the City Lord's Mansion was obvious in their words.
Chenfeng and Bai Zhuo looked at each other and smiled, obviously they had come to the right place, they could learn a lot of information by eating a meal in this place, and a few people in the province had to inquire about it again.
The people who dined around were not taboo, from the general trend of the world to the east and the west, they talked about everything and said everything, and Chenfeng and others were silent and listened carefully.
In this process, Chenfeng and the others simply understood the customs of Yangping Prefecture and the general division of forces and the rules and regulations of Mingyuan City, unlike before, they did not know anything about it.
After a while, the little maid brought the meal to the table, except for the heartless medicine Ling'er who devoured it, the others all pricked up their ears and ate slowly.
"I don't know why, the major forces have been engaged in internal selection recently, and I heard that the city lord of Qin is also very concerned about this, and has summoned all the heirs who have been trained outside. ”
"Yes, the same is true outside of Mingyuan City, my nephew, you also know that he is practicing in the Spirit Sword Sect, and he passed a letter home yesterday, saying that there is a selection going on in the sect, and he wants my eldest brother to find a way to accommodate the sect manager, saying that the sect master personally promised to occupy a higher ranking There will be great benefits. ”
"It's weird!"
The other table was chattering, showing strong curiosity about the sudden internal selection of various forces, but the news was limited, so they could only guess and guess.
Chenfeng also felt a little strange when he heard this, if it was really as the person just said, the forces of the entire continent suddenly began to select talents internally, it must be for a reason, and it was a major event in the entire Eastern Territory, and it was by no means as simple as a matter of one or two families.
"Hey, speaking of strange things, there is another thing, you must not have heard of it, this time the enrollment time of the major colleges has been postponed indefinitely, and the specific time will be notified ten days before the official enrollment. ”
A wealthy middle-aged man next to him suddenly sighed, and the seemingly ordinary passage did cause an uproar, including the morning breeze, all the diners in the restaurant stopped their movements and looked at the person who spoke.
"Well, look at what I'm doing, soon news will come, and we'll know if it's true or not. Feeling a lot of eyes gathering, the middle-aged man was a little uncomfortable, but he still explained stubbornly: "My young lady is in the inner courtyard of Cangzhou College, and the news was passed on to the master by the young lady herself." ”
Hearing the middle-aged man mention the source, everyone couldn't help but believe it, and a young man with a face like a crown of jade still asked in disbelief: "The same is true of the five courtyards?"
The middle-aged man replied confidently: "That's nature, how else to say it's strange?"
"That's weird!"
"The academy recruits students every three years, have any of you ever heard of a postponement of admissions?"
"Nope!"
"Unheard of!"
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the restaurant exploded instantly, and everyone had different opinions and began to speculate. Chenfeng and the others are naturally no exception, although they don't know what the postponement of the college's enrollment means, they all feel that this matter is strange everywhere.