Chapter 43 Arriving at the beautiful city of lakes
The next morning, when the two elves were still asleep, Ao Xingfeng got up and started his daily exercise. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It wasn't until Ao Xingfeng's daily workout was almost over that Garlanord learned that Suo Suo got up.
"Uncle Ao, why didn't you wake me up earlier, I still want to train with you. Garanord said shivering in the cold morning wind.
"There's no need to be in such a hurry, it's the same for exercising now, come, take this stick and swing it yourself 200 times. Ao Xingfeng handed a thick wooden stick to Garlanord, walked to the fire, added some firewood, and placed the pot full of ice and snow on it.
Garanord ran to the side with the stick and began to wave it non-stop, still remembering the number: "1..2..3..4"
The winter sun gradually rose, but the sun shining down could not make people feel the slightest warmth, the light snow fell overnight, the snow in the vicinity deepened, and the upright trees had to be proud of their bodies under the weight of the snow, and all beings were equal in front of nature.
"Hmm.... It's cold. "Amasasia burrowed out of the hide, her fragile little body shivering in the cold wind.
"Wake up, just in time my water is boiled, Garland! Ao Xingfeng shouted to Garanord, who was training with a wooden stick, and carried the hot water to the ground, and then Ao Xingfeng put yesterday's rabbit broth on the fire and boiled it.
"Whew~" Amasasia put a handkerchief on her face, and her two little ears shook happily like puppies.
Ten minutes later, the rabbit broth thawed and the aroma came out of the pot.
"Uncle Ao, I've finished practicing, what should I practice next?" Garanord's hand holding the wooden stick kept trembling slightly, and it was difficult for him to swing this solid wooden stick 200 times.
"Rest, we'll have breakfast later, and we'll go." Ao Xingfeng motioned for Garlanor to sit beside him.
"Goo~ Okay. Garlanord touched his stomach in protest, but still chose to compromise, sitting on the stone and looking expectantly at the rabbit broth in the pot.
Dozens of minutes later, the rabbit broth was wiped out by the three of them, the food was converted into heat, and the two elves did not shiver anymore.
After packing his luggage, Ao Xingfeng took the two of them on a journey.
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Time is like a white horse passing through a gap, under Ao Xingfeng's powerful perception, the group avoided all the wandering undead groups, and those who were left alone became Ao Xingfeng's sword ghosts.
Five days later, Ao Xingfeng and his party walked onto a stone bridge in the city of lakes and headed towards the pier.
The docks were the only way for travelers to reach the Lake Capital, and of course the guards were perfectly done, with walls built around the City and hundreds of soldiers standing guard.
The trio were dressed in a mix of animal skins, and they stood out so much on the pure white snow that the soldiers on the city walls soon spotted them.
"It's finally here, the city of the lake!" Ao Xingfeng looked at the city built on the lake in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh at the ingenuity of the builders, this lake is not a flat whole, the upstream, middle and lower reaches are divided by waterfalls of more than 10 meters, and the city of the lake is built in the middle reaches, and some wharves are even built on the edge of the waterfall.
Ao Xingfeng They did not come from the main road of the Lake Capital, of course, from here you can also see which magnificent bridge in the distance, but that bridge is not in the form of carriages and horses, the bridge crosses the gate of the lake capital from the opposite bank from the opposite bank to the middle reach.
Even if the weather is cold, it can't freeze the rushing lake, Ao Xingfeng sighed in his heart, and the three of them walked outside the wharf city wall to the east of the lake capital.
"Open the door and we're going to enter the city of lakes. Ao Xingfeng, who was standing outside the gate, said to the nervous soldiers on the city wall.
"What, it turned out to be a human, I thought it was a lonely undead. A soldier on the rampart grumbled.
"Haha, you lost, your wine is mine. Another soldier hurriedly took the complaining soldier's flask in his arms, lifted the lid and began to drink it heavily, if the captain of the guard was not allowed to drink while working, but because of the undead, the number of travelers was greatly reduced, and their work became idle.
Guessing the identity of the passerby has become their only form of entertainment.
"Why are you here in the city of lakes? refugees, adventurers? or... Heretics?" asked the soldier, propped up on the edge of the wall.
"Barely an adventurer, right?" replied Ao Xingfeng.
"We'll open the door for you later, but you'd better not do anything suspicious, no, you see that thing, right? The soldier pointed to a bed crossbow on the city wall and said, and the soldier operating the bed crossbow cooperated with his words and pointed the arrow at Ao Xingfeng and the others.
Ao Xingfeng looked at the arrow that emitted a cold light, and the corners of his mouth were deflated: "Don't worry." ”
The heavy wooden door was slowly pushed open with the cooperation of two soldiers, and Ao Xingfeng waited with his hands in his hands.
Several soldiers walked out of it, the soldiers composed of orcs and elves are unimaginable to other countries, as we all know that orcs and elves are mortal enemies, and only this neutral city can allow these two races to live together harmoniously, even in the Roman Empire, the streets where orcs and elves live are separated, to avoid conflicts between them.
"Huh, you two little guys, why are you following this human?" the elven soldier asked curiously as he walked up to the two elves, feeling a little familiar.
"He is our escort, escorting us to the city of lakes, of course we have to follow him?" said Jia Lanord innocently, the elf soldier looked at Ao Xingfeng, couldn't figure out the details of Ao Xingfeng, nodded, and returned to the team.
"Brother, you also know that the undead have been flooded recently, and everyone's work is not good, in order to protect the safety of pedestrians, the people of the council have sent more people to all the nearby docks, and correspondingly, the toll has also increased. A human soldier walked up to Ao Xingfeng with a hippie smile and rubbed his hands and said.
"How much?" Ao Xingfeng asked.
"If it's Ilroman's gold, it's two gold coins, and if it's Jerod's gold, it's four gold coins. The human soldier said with a smile, just laughing so much that Ao Xingfeng wanted to beat him a little.
Ao Xingfeng looked at the two elves helplessly, and Amastasha quickly understood what Ao Xingfeng meant, and hurriedly took out a bag in his arms and handed it to Ao Xingfeng.
"Ding ding" Ao Xingfeng carried the bag, there was still some weight, and the bag still had the girlish fragrance on the body of this Amasasia, which was different from human beings and closer to nature, like a fragrant orchid.
"Oh~Elf's gold coin?Ding!Ding!" The soldier flicked the edge of the gold coin, then listened to the echo.
"It's worthy of the elves, it's very pure, so let's have one gold coin per person. The soldier said.
Ao Xingfeng took out two more gold coins and returned the money bag to Amastasha.
Seeing Ao Xingfeng pay the toll, the soldiers relaxed their vigilance and led the three into the dock.
The pier is small but well-stocked, and there is actually a small bazaar, and because of the undead, the streets are deserted, and the sparse pedestrians have no desire to buy at all. Ao Xingfeng looked at it, there were still many households on this outpost-like dock, and it was almost a miniature version of the city.
Walking along the street for a short time, Ao Xingfeng and his party came to the place where the ship was moored, Ao Xingfeng looked curiously at the towering lighthouse in front of him, the smoke came from the chimney, this lighthouse is quite wide, in addition to guiding the ship at night, but also for the tourists waiting for the boat to rest and eat, the first floor is a tavern, the second floor is a small restaurant.
The side of the lighthouse facing the lake has built large windows, and if it is usually summer, sitting on the second floor drinking wine and eating small dishes, watching the boats on the lake come and go, it must be extremely pleasant, Ao Xingfeng thought.
Looking at the only boat docked on the shore, Ao Xingfeng and his party walked over.
"What? We just paid the toll, why can't you take us there?" Ao Xingfeng asked angrily.
"Eh, little brother, calm down, let me explain to you, what you just paid was a toll, which was handed over to the people above and to the official. And we boatmen are private professions, for travelers who can't wait for the official ships. "The boatman is an old man, with a full head of white hair, and his smile makes people feel kind, but the words he says make people think that the old man is still quite slippery.
"That's it, that's really sorry old man, so when will this official ship come?" Ao Xingfeng bowed apologetically, he mistakenly thought that this was a black-hearted boatman, but now it seems that this is also a job of begging for food, and if there is a mistake, he will admit that this is also Ao Xingfeng's consistent virtue.
"It's okay, it's okay, my brother is good-tempered, I used to meet tourists who punched and kicked me, before the flood of the undead, the official ship was a round trip in 2 hours, but now there are fewer people, and it only takes 6 hours to go back and forth. It's not a coincidence that the official ship has only been back and forth for a long time, and if you want to take that boat, I'm afraid it will have to wait until the afternoon. The boatman was not too irritable, and patiently explained to Ao Xingfeng.
The reason why the old boatman chose this job and no longer stayed at home was not entirely for money, in fact, it was to chat with the travelers in the past, and to act as a tour guide to introduce the city where he was born, which is the proudest and most loving thing of the old boatman.
"What do you choose? I don't care anyway. Ao Xingfeng looked back at the two curious elves and said.