Three days later, in the afternoon, Barrett finally arrived at Garano, the commercial pearl of the western part of the griffon kingdom.

The walls of this commercial city are not majestic, only four meters high, and the materials used are very ordinary, simply made of rubble and rammed earth, which does not correspond to its prosperous and noble status.

But Barrett knew that this was already the sixth wall that Galano had built, and that the city that had been thriving was expanding too quickly, every thirty or forty years. Its first and second walls were made of large blocks of granite, the third and fourth walls were made of strips of bluestone, and the current materials used to build the walls have been replaced with gravel and rammed earth......

It's understandable, Garano is a merchant, and a businessman, what is he doing in such thick armor?

The mainland has been peaceful for a long time, and the role of the city wall is getting smaller and smaller, and it is no longer important what material is used. It is said that the seventh wall can be simply stopped by a wooden fence, and the ultimate function of building a wall is not to protect, but to collect taxes - a tax to enter the city.

Even at noon, there is a constant stream of pedestrians entering and exiting the city gates, but the gates of Garano are wide enough to easily accommodate six carriages at the same time, so there is little need to queue.

Near the gates were a dozen or twenty guards clad in leather armor and lined with chain mail, each with the coat of arms of the Benson family on their left chest. The coat of arms is a water bottle with a gold coin flowing and a ring of pale golden tulips around the water bottle, the Benson family, the administrator and actual owner of the city of Garano.

It is often said that the people in the Benson family, the blood that flows through their bodies is golden. Not only that, but they can even lay golden eggs of pure gold. The rumors are absurd, but they also illustrate the huge wealth of this family from the side.

After giving the guard a silver griffon's entrance tax, Barrett led his disobedient mount into the city, which was known for its "bustling" and "cluttered".

Although the walls of Garano are becoming more and more confused, the roads in the city have really put a lot of effort into the city.

The road is wide enough to accommodate four horse-drawn carriages, and the whole is paved with three layers of gravel. The gaps in the gravel are filled with a mixture of volcanic ash, water and clay, making the road not only durable, but also pleasant to step on.

The streets are wide, but not clean, with dust and debris everywhere. The air smells of smoke, spices, and a mixture of food, and there are shops lining the streets, including grocery stores, tailors, bakeries, pubs, and barbershops.

The crowd was dressed in a variety of ways, including women in rich velvet cloaks, adventurers in shabby leather armor, ordinary citizens in cotton and linen robes, poorly clothed paupers, and nobles who used goblins as dogs......

Barrett led the horse forward, and he walked through the famous snack street in the city of Garano, which is lined with countless food stalls:

Fish stalls with charcoal stoves roast scallops, clams, and all kinds of small fish, while meat sellers hang strings of sausages on wooden poles, each marked with lingua franca: pork, mutton, lizard, rat, ......; Rolls of crepes are filled with thinly sliced ham and cheese, baguettes stuffed with stuffed meat and pickled radish, ceviche marinated in fresh raw fish, ceviche, shredded onions, peppers and salt, baked crispy biscuits in various shapes sprinkled with fine salt, and so on.

Barrett bought a baguette with stuffed meat and pickled turnips for six copper coins, and ate it as he went. When the pony sees that its owner is eating alone, he always shakes his head and snorts to express his displeasure.

In desperation, Barrett had no choice but to go to the stall selling all kinds of vegetables and buy a bag of carrots to treat it. Like the rabbit, his horse is very fond of carrots, but has little interest in alfalfa and other pastures.

After walking two streets and passing the edge of the slum, Barrett stopped in front of a nondescript building after passing a guild of craftsmen with signs of iron palms and a guild of merchants with signs of gold coins.

The style of the building is no different from that of an ordinary tavern, except that it occupies a large area. On the side of the double gate hangs an oak gold-rimmed signboard engraved with a striking openwork pattern, which is a piece of parchment pinned by a dagger, and most people on the continent will know what this place is, the home of adventurers, the adventurer's guild.

Barrett didn't plan to enter the adventurer's guild right now, he just stopped for a short time, observed the adventurers coming in and out, and continued walking.

He didn't go far when he stopped in front of a hotel called "Cod Death",

"Hey, little Tom, wake up. Barrett shouted to the boy who was dozing off in front of the inn, "Lead my horse to the stable, and brush it again." ”

"It's Mr. Barrett!" said the boy, running over with joy and taking the reins from Barrett's hand, "you haven't been here for a long time, and let me think of it, you haven't been here for almost a year." Do you live in a slum because you have no money?" the boy looked up at Barrett happily.

The kid still couldn't speak, and Barrett was a little depressed, "I went somewhere else. He explained, "to Augsg, the capital of the griffon kingdom, and to the city-state of Muya, do you know that place? I go to these places as teleportation circles, do you think those mages can sit on that kind of thing if they don't have the money?"

"You're amazing. The boy complimented sincerely, "I wish I could ride a teleportation circle one day, and it's amazing to hear that it can make people travel far away in the blink of an eye! ”

"Go ahead, don't be lazy, and feed the horse carrots if it's disobedient." Barrett handed the bag of carrots to the boy.

"Rest assured, I'm sure I'll brush it shiny, and I won't make it smell and dirty like this leather armor on yours. The boy patted his chest and reassured. "Anyway, this leather armor of yours has a strange style, but it's so dirty that I think you've just rolled out of the slums. ”

That's because I rode horses for several days, spent most of my time in the wilderness, and had the bad luck of having a few heavy rains. Barrett thought depressedly. Without further ado, he tossed the boy a few copper coins as a tip, and with the latter's thanks, he walked towards the hotel.

'Cod Fall' is a hostel that Barrett often stays in the city of Garano (when he has money), and it offers not only lodging but also food and drink at all times. The innkeeper is not a human, but a flamboyant halfling, and several of the chefs inside are also halflings.

The food in the hotel is very distinctive, the taste is very good (the craftsmanship of the halfling is still trustworthy), but the price is not fair, even more so than Donn's 'fortune, fortune' tavern. Adventurers usually only come here when they have a lot of money, as Barrett is now.

But the good thing is that whenever you come here, there will be a vacant room.

Barrett pushed the door open, and the brass bell hanging from the door made a crisp sound, alerting the boss that a guest was coming.

"Look, who's coming, isn't this our generous Mr. Barrett!" shouted the halfling boss who was wiping the gold coins at the counter, "I just saw a strange thing, guess what? Haha, just now, the gold coin in my hand was actually smiling at me, it was a touching smile, do you know why? because it is going to see relatives, isn't it worth being happy to see relatives? And those who it will see are brought to it by the generous you, Mr. Barrett. ”

"It's also possible that it feels like it's about to leave someone's clutches, so be happy. Barrett walked over to the counter, snatched the gold from the halfling's hand, and looked at it in his hand.

The coin was polished and shimmered like a mirror, and instead of a king in the form of a human head, it was a blooming calendula.

This is a gold coin minted by the Magic Guild, and only that organization prints all kinds of strange patterns on the coin, from animals to plants, from mountains to rivers, and even all races in the multiverse.

It's as if everything in the world is tradable.

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