197. Lost in the Old Town

Sonia looked at the labyrinthine alleys around her, and once again felt that her head was not enough. Monica, who was www.biquge.info by her side, was already pouting, her eyes were moist, and she was about to cry.

The reason is simple, they are lost.

As the princess of the kingdom, Princess Elizabeth rewarded the first brave inviter, and after dancing with him, she became picky about the inviters who followed. Only when she looks at a boy she thinks is cute, she will agree to dance with him. The rest of the people were all suppressed by Sonya's merciless iron fist, and sadly slipped into the corner to draw circles.

Even so, after fifteen dances in succession, Princess Elizabeth completely stopped accepting the invitation due to physical exhaustion. As a guardian, although Sonia did not encounter the bastard who did not have long eyes, she had to accompany Her Royal Highness to stay in the Treasure Palace before the dance was over.

The lively dance party lasted until more than 3 o'clock in the morning. This time also allowed Sonia to really see the night owl attributes of the Colombo aristocracy.

When she returned to the makeshift dormitory arranged for her in the Treasure Palace, Monica, who had fallen asleep early, had already buried herself in the sheets and slept soundly like a snooze cat.

Sonia washed up hastily, didn't think about anything, pushed Monica into the bed, collapsed on the bed and fell asleep in an instant.

However, Sonya's energy has always been very strong, and at about eight o'clock in the morning, although she only slept for about four hours, she was still very energetic to get up.

Tomorrow is the White Tower Climb. Sonia's heart was full of anticipation. She decided to help Monica find the bald white this morning, and then count Monica as a member of the team tomorrow and take her to the White Tower Climbing Competition.

Pulling up Monica, who wanted to sleep a little longer, the two casually ate some snacks prepared in the dormitory for breakfast, said to the female officer on duty, and left the Treasure Palace very smoothly.

Compared to last night, the Treasure Palace now seems very peaceful. The masters, including Princess Elizabeth, have not yet gotten up.

With the uniforms of high-ranking officers of the Void Fleet, Sonia and the others easily hitched a ride on the alchemy carriage that returned to the city from Kolenburg early in the morning. These wagons departed from Colombo to Colomburg at a very early stage, delivering daily supplies.

After entering Colombo, Sonia remembered that she actually had a rented alchemy carriage parked in Colombo. But she didn't care much either. The car was parked on Valentina's territory, and there was no doubt about its safety. And for Sonya, she didn't really drive an alchemy carriage either. In Bellafa, the means of transport are usually lizards or boats.

She got off the bus with Monica in the direction of Palazzo Valentino and took a public carriage to get there very quickly.

It was a bit early for the Valentino Palace, which closed until the middle of the night, and in the sleepy-eyed and reluctant muttering of the janitor, Sonia found one of the stewards in charge of the affairs of the Valentino Palace during the day, and asked him for the exact address of the bald white.

The steward was very shrewd, and looking at Sonya's age and clothes, he almost didn't ask her what she was doing with the bald white, and told Sonia the address of the bald guy.

Afterwards, Sonia took Monica with her, and left the Valentino Palace with a small piece of paper with the address of the bald white in Colombo.

However, the girls from small places are soon defeated by the unplanned and messy roads of the bald White quarters, and are lost in the labyrinth of streets and alleys.

The bald white residential area turned out to be Colombo's old town.

The so-called Old Town is the area that existed on the land of Colombo before the revival of the Coron family. Most of the main buildings in this area were built on the ruins of the war-torn old city of Colombo at the end of the Dark Ages, when the surrounding area of Colombo was gradually stabilized. Due to the influence of the Dark Ages, most of these buildings were tall and sturdy, with few windows and no consideration for living comfort. Each building is inhabited by people from the same family. There is a great deal of spacing between adjacent buildings. This is to defend itself, so that it will not be able to defend itself because nearby buildings are overcome.

But as the year of revival began, more and more people flocked to Colombo as the atmosphere of peace grew. These uninhabitable buildings were gradually abandoned by their original owners, sold or rented out for various other purposes. Many civilians have also flocked to Colombo from the backwoods to this place of hope and life. These new civilians built a dense network of low houses between the tall buildings, filling all the open spaces.

By the time the re-established Colombo government city officials reacted, the area had become a labyrinthine complex. In the shadow of the tall fortress-like buildings, there are haphazardly built stunted houses, winding narrow roads, and domestic animals running about. That's right, it's all kinds of domestic animals, and people from other places, even when they come to the city, they don't forget to bring domesticated animals from their hometowns and continue to breed them in Colombo.

It was a land that made the city officials of the time desperate. They have completely lost the courage to clean up the area. The Coronians, who had just passed through the Dark Ages, had weapons and armor in every house, and both men and women of all ages could use them skillfully. If a city official wants to do something like demolition, it will not be a problem with one or two nail households, but with an organized brigade of heavily armed militia.

Eventually, city officials resigned themselves to the area and began planning for a new Colombo urban area more than 20 kilometres away.

When the new town was first established by the Colombo City Council, most of its residents were soldiers and artisans who had been following the Colon family and their families, and most of their income was paid by the Coron royal family, and they had little contact with the residents of the old town. And even the combined population of the two regions does not exceed 50,000.

At that time, no one could have imagined that Colombo would become a metropolis with a population of several million. With the development of the city over thousands of years, not only has the barren area between the old and the new areas been filled with new buildings, but even the old town itself has been surrounded by new areas, turning it into a very special area in Colombo.

Filled with tall, sturdy, imposing-looking fortress-like buildings, this old town has gradually become a favorite of the Colombo underworld gangsters who like to show off their faces. Many gangs like to set up their headquarters in this area, after all, the gang headquarters is a fortress, which is much more imposing than the gang headquarters is a restaurant, brothel or something.

And because of the complex history of the area, even the night patrols of the city guards were not included for a long time, let alone the establishment of facilities such as police stations. For a long time, the area was independent of the Colombo City Government and was completely controlled by a vibrant community in the area. As a result, it has always been a hub for all kinds of gray and even black buying and selling in the Colombo area.

Whether it is the old three's "pornography, gambling and drugs", or the slave training and living transformation favored by the aristocracy. From forging documents to hiring a murderer, you can find the right middleman in the old town and introduce you to staff who are reasonably charged and enthusiastic.

This continued until hundreds of years ago, when the old town was completely surrounded by the new one.

Colombo has welcomed its ambitious new mayor. This bureaucrat has taken the renovation of the old city and the reduction of the crime rate in the old city as a breakthrough to improve his political performance.

Under his arrangement, the Colombo City Government invested heavily in road renovation of the Old Town, set up police stations on the most important roads in the Old Town, and rearranged the patrol routes of the City Guard to include the Old Town.

But such changes simply do not touch the intertwined interest groups that have been formed for thousands of years.

After the collective efforts of the beneficiaries behind the various grey and black businesses, the so-called renovation of the old town soon came to fruition. However, the mayor preserved the seven streets that ran parallel to each other from north to south for the old town, and because of the new mayor's personal hobby, the pavement of the seven streets was paved with seven different colors of stone.

Because the newly renovated streets connect to the rest of Colombo and make it easier for outsiders to enter the old city, many business projects in the old town have gradually moved to these seven streets. In Colombo, Seven Colours Street has slowly evolved into a huge consumer area that integrates eating, drinking, prostitution, gambling and various illegal businesses. It has also become the best pastime for all the wealthy classes in Colombo.

Someone once made a statistic that the money that Seven Colors Street can earn every month is even more than the berthing income of the Port of Coron Port Authority.

You know, Colombo is the largest port in the country, and there is a constant stream of ships entering the port every day. These vessels are subject to berthing fees paid to the port authority according to tonnage. Relying on this single income alone, the port authority was able to feed a thousand-strong harbor smuggler with thirty large ships, and it was even better equipped than the city guards.

Moreover, this income is only the tip of the iceberg of the well-known and open-faced businesses on Seven Colors Street. The real potential underwater leaders, such as the human and drug trade, are simply not countable.

Some even assert that whoever rules the Seven Colours Street is the vice-king of Colombo and has power second only to the king in Colombo.

Beyond and between the seven main streets, however, there are still a maze of winding roads and disorganized houses without any house numbers.

This, for any stranger who wants to go deep into the old town, is extremely unfriendly.

Soon after Sonia took Monica and confidently turned from the main avenue of Seven Colors Street into the narrow alley, she was sure that she was lost.