The Port of Longbridge, the largest deep-water port in the Free City, has a total of thirteen docks, which can theoretically berth seventy large ships or hundreds of small and medium-sized ships at the same time, which is rare in the entire Yarra world. During the peak season, you can see a rather spectacular scene here, with thirteen docks full of large ships, and even the anchorages outside the port are filled with cargo ships waiting to call at the port, and tens of thousands of tons of cargo are concentrated in Longqiao Port every day, and then dispersed and transshipped to surrounding countries and cities.

It's already evening of the day, and the afterglow of the setting sun is draped over the buildings of the port, although it is late, but it does not affect the lively scene on the pier at all. As soon as a cargo ship docks, a large number of dock workers will gather around it to be hired, and the shipowners will inevitably need a large number of robust laborers to unload the full cargo and move it to the warehouse, and in a few days, more labor will be needed to reload the new cargo onto the ship.

In the free city, dock workers are actually a very good short-term job, not only relatively well-paid, but also have employment needs at any time, regardless of season and time, which solves a large number of employment problems for the city. In this city inhabited by mercenaries, even a small or small mercenary group composed of many low-level professionals and strong ordinary people, when they really can't receive the task of making a living, they will also go to work together on the docks, although they will be ridiculed by their peers and the eyes of those ordinary workers on the docks, but at least they can have a lot of income every day and get through this tragic low tide.

As the employing side of the ship's owners also often prefer to hire these temporary dock workers mercenary groups, although the asking price of each of these people is slightly higher than that of ordinary workers, but their capacity is also stronger than ordinary people, especially those professionals, although it is only the lowest rank, but in terms of strength is much higher than that of strong ordinary workers several times, a person can be used as several ordinary people, so it is obviously more economical to hire them, so it is no wonder that ordinary workers roll their eyes at these mercenaries who grab jobs.

With the ringing of bells in the port, several large cargo ships docked next to the dock in succession. The crowd on the dock soon began to get busy, and bundles of goods were carried on their shoulders and transported to the designated warehouse. The originally peaceful dock suddenly became noisy, and even the temperature on the dock rose by a few degrees because of the high-intensity work of these strong workers. However, what is not in harmony with these busy workers is that in the crowd of people, the five people look leisurely and walk all the way along the dock with ease, passing through the checkpoint of the port and entering the interior of the free city.

Since it is a duty-free port, the checkpoint is only responsible for recording and spot-checking the type and quantity of goods, and these port officials will not look for any trouble unless they encounter sensitive or dangerous goods that are embargoed. These official transporters were surprised today, and very few passengers who did not carry any goods disembarked from Longqiao Port, after all, this is a long-distance cargo port, and there are no passenger ships docking. However, just by looking at their appearances and outfits, it can be seen that these people are high-level professionals, and it is not something that ordinary port officials like themselves can interfere with if they are willing to take a cargo ship into the port, so they simply bow their heads and pretend that they don't see anything.

"It feels good to be back on land. Catherine said with a happy face. After spending so many days in the sea, only about ten hours living on the land of the island, the girls could hardly walk when they stepped on land again, and they swayed crookedly for a long time before they got used to it again. Catherine wiped the sweat from her forehead: "It's been a long time since I've been to Liberty City, let's find a hotel to stay in for one night tonight, and it's only two days before we have a good walk around the city?" Hmm, Freya, do you have any questions? If you have concerns, forget it, just go home." ”

"Anyway, most people don't recognize me anymore, so what's the problem. Freya didn't care at all and said, "I haven't been here for a long time, so it's good to play for a few more days and rest." ”

"Then it's decided. Catherine said happily, "I'll find a place to celebrate and celebrate our successful mission." Ha, the rewards are huge, and they deserve a lot of celebration. ”

"Before you celebrate, do you want to store that thing in the back at an inn?" said Pannis, squinting at a sweaty Catherine, "Or are you really going to run around with something so heavy on your back?"

"Don't. Catherine immediately backhanded the deep-sea illuminator behind her, shook her head and said, "I can only rest assured if I put such a valuable thing by my side, otherwise I will have to cry if I lose it." ”

"So I said, just take out the most valuable Tears of Light in it and take it away. Pannis rubbed his forehead in distress and said: "This kind of illuminator is not ideal on land, it only works in water, even if you get it back in its entirety, no one will buy it, it is better to remove the Tears of Light, and it can be sold for money and light." ”

"No, I can't. Catherine said uncompromisingly: "This kind of equipment is the most valuable if it is kept intact, and it is worthless if it is taken apart, so I will not be fooled." ”

"The problem is that it's only worth when it's taken apart. Pannis shouted in a near-collapse manner, "The full illuminator, the limits of the scope of application are so great that almost no one except the Sea Clan will be interested." ”

"Give up, Pannis. Freya sighed, "At this time, no one can convince her. ”

"That's right. Catherine nodded proudly: "You give up, let's go, take the public carriage to the Kate Blue Hotel in the city center, which is a good place to celebrate." Lina, put your books away, Vivien, come to your senses, let's go. ”

The five of them walked out of the port together and came to the bustling free city. The Free City was the first city to be established in a neutral place, and it is also the spiritual symbol of a neutral place, and although it has undergone a migration over the past 400 years, the basic character has been preserved. The laws here are quite lenient, and as long as you don't break the law, whatever you do is free, two hundred years ago, there were even a few drunken mages who stripped naked in the middle of the night and used amplification magic to sing loudly in the tavern, but for some reason, the whole tavern people drunkenly stripped naked with them and ran out of the tavern, running and singing along the city road, attracting more and more drunks to join the naked running team, and finally it turned into a large-scale naked running event that affected the whole process, and the harsh and terrifying singing disturbed the sleep of the residents of the whole city, and almost developed into a riot。 But even so, the laws of the Free City do not stipulate that streaking and singing are not allowed, so the last few mages were not held accountable, but after this incident, there are naturally two more in the laws of the Free City.

As long as they don't violate the law, everyone is free and can do whatever they want, which is the Free City, a paradise for mercenaries in a neutral place.

Leaving the port is a straight street, the streets are lined with taverns and inns, which are entertainment places for sailors, where you can buy the strongest liquor, you can find the best value for money, you can also take part in the most lively gambling games, the street has all the facilities that sailors need, so that sailors are reluctant to leave the street for a step. Sailors who have been here know the benefits of this place, they are like addicted, and they can't wait to live here every time they stop, and they are willing to be squeezed out of every gold coin in their money bags by the merchants.

Sailors swaying bareback could be seen all the way down the street, and from time to time drunken sailors walked through the streets with scantily clad nightingales in their arms, and the explicit laughter made those who heard it blush. Just over ten minutes of walking forward, you can leave the street, soaked in the smell of spirits and perfumes, and turn onto normal city roads. Since this is the location of the dock, it is in a relatively remote location in the city, and you have to walk at least 10 kilometers more to enter the city. In addition, this is a cargo terminal, so there are no horse-drawn taxis passing through here, and only public carriages that wait a long time to make a trip are burdened with traffic.

Fortunately, everyone was not in a hurry, and slowly moved forward along the city road like a walk, letting the afterglow of the setting sun drag the shadows of the five people behind them for a long time. There is no sunlight in the deep sea, and now after returning to land, even if it is just the sunset, it makes the girls feel warm and friendly.

The urban layout of the capital of knowledge is a block structure, all roads are north-south or east-west, and the free city is different, the urban layout here is a radial structure, all the main roads start from the Liberty Square in the center of the city, radially extending in all directions, the circular city is like a slice pie, each cut part is a different area, these main roads are connected to each other, and then by the secondary roads are connected to each other, so that the city looks like a complex spider web when viewed from the sky.

"Actually, this layout is really not friendly to outsiders. Catherine commented: "It is said that every outsider here has the tragic experience of getting lost. However, if you are familiar with this place, you will find this kind of road very convenient, and when you want to go anywhere, you don't have to make a right-angle bend like in the Holy City. ”

"Then you have to find your way. Pannis shrugged: "If I'm not mistaken, Longbridge Harbor has been walking down, and it should be the second shopping district." ”

"Yes, there it is. Freya nodded: "The most convenient area, only the commercial facilities related to shopping, can be operated in these shopping areas, there are almost no other commercial facilities, I don't know whether to say convenient or inconvenient." ”

"At least not a bad thing. "With this kind of planning, most people can choose their destination directly when they want to do something, and as for the goods they need on a daily basis, they can be bought in small shops in other areas without much trouble," said Pannis. ”

"Alright, let's go, there will be more horse-drawn carriages for rent when we get to the shopping area. Catherine tightened the giant illuminator behind her back: "I can't wait to eat the food on land." (To be continued.) )