Loyalty is only a disguise used to gain an advantage against a common enemy, and allies, in the vast majority of cases, are only used to avoid being hostile.

As for the "loyal ally", Quest saw it very clearly, so he didn't take it seriously.

Accompanied by the "pot-bellied" general, the young blue dragon strolled through the streets of Beit City, neither too fast nor too slow, towards the residence set up by the Pasha, who had come from all walks of life to pay homage to the Pharaoh.

On the day of Opat Day, according to tradition, the pharaohs, accompanied by the Mahavier and other ministers, would travel around the neighborhoods of the city of Beit to receive the blessings of thousands of citizens.

Beit City is known as the "City of Ten Thousand Cities", and although it is not the size of a real 10,000 cities, there are still dozens of Nome Cities. Therefore, the monarch of Medici, who "measured the land of the city with his feet", has no time to do today.

Most of the other Pasha who came to report on their work will arrive tonight or even tomorrow. A giant beast like Quest who came early in the morning in a cargo floating behemoth is not unique, but it is also extremely rare.

However, this also fulfilled the young blue dragon's wishes.

He had heard of Beit City for a long time, but he had never seen it. Even when Nome hired a construction team to build the "Terminal" on the outskirts of Beit City, a building to moored the Leviathan, he was too busy exploring the island world to make it to himself.

With nothing to do, Quest made up his mind to take a good tour of the city and experience the fun of walking the streets.

Stepping on the road paved with mortar mixed with gravel, and listening to the "chariot" sound made by the wide tail van due to the wheels crushing the road, the young blue dragon sighed a lot for a while:

The root of a city's greatness lies in its managers, and its greatness lies in the people who live there.

The administrator of the city of Beit, successive pharaohs and courtiers headed by the Great Vishur, laid down good rules for the city. The wide roads, intricate but orderly, communicate all corners of the city. Even newer buildings such as the terminal building are planned for this extremely orderly road network. The transportation is convenient, and the natural business is prosperous.

And the inhabitants of Beit City, those who lived in the capital of the American Imperial Qi City, had long been accustomed to obeying the good order set by the administrators. They had developed a sense of upholding this norm, and the roads of the city were not as clean and tidy as those of Noam, Spath, or even any of the cities under the jurisdiction of Queth. The dragon Pasha walked along the road and even saw many times pedestrians spontaneously picking up garbage and cleaning up the streets.

"It is worthy of being the capital of the United States," Quis said earnestly to the "big-bellied" general who led the way, "This is indeed a paradise full of the power of order. ”

Just as the "pot-bellied" was about to say something to cater to the dragon Pasha, a nearby music of horns, drums, and cymbals came from the main road of Beit – reminding the many citygoers waiting in the streets that the Pharaoh's procession was coming from far and near.

Frowning, as if slightly displeased by the disturbance of his interest, the young blue dragon instructed the people who followed him, "Take a path to the bazaar of Beit City, I want to see how business is going here." ”

Before he could finish speaking, before the general of Medici could order his own soldiers, the two brothers "Crooked Mouth" and "One-Eyed", who had come with Quest and had now taken refuge under his command, fled into a street alley.

These two seasoned fellows were one step ahead, wanting to "sweep away" the blockages in the next path for His Excellency Pasha.

They had been in the city of Beit for some time, but they knew that in this well-ordered place, there would be some noise that was not so harmonious. In case there are some uneye-catching, such as street ladies and alley bosses...... The appearance of such characters may affect the mood of His Excellency Pasha again.

"Actually, you don't have to," he walked a step or so behind Quest, and lifted the hilt of the sickle blade at his waist, and the "pot-bellied" general muttered quietly: "With these good young men around me, all cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods have to retreat." ”

In the alley they had just passed, a garbage bin was placed on the side of the road, with an arm sticking out of its uncovered lid. From the strange pattern tattooed on the arm, it can be concluded that the person who was knocked out inside was a "young talent" who talked in the streets.

After walking for a long time, they turned left and right in the streets and alleys, and everyone came to the gate of the largest bazaar in the city of Beit.

This bazaar, or supermarket, is located on the northeast side of the city of Beit, next to the city's sea wall. To the north of Beit City, in addition to the military port of Medici, a deep-water seaport dedicated to commercial use is located not far below the sea wall.

In order to facilitate the transportation of goods by merchants, this section of the sea wall was not connected together, but was portied by two tall towers, forming a huge "city gate" that was open throughout the day.

If a war breaks out, the spell attached to the tower will immediately take effect, the earthen wall will rise, and a "turn mud into stone" will be added to complete the hole in the sea wall.

Therefore, the Pharaoh of Medici did not interfere with this, and he sent only a small number of soldiers, plus a black-robed mage with an apprentice, to garrison the tower by the sea wall.

On the contrary, the number of tax collectors was quite staggering, and in order to arrange for the large and small officials who were on duty around the clock and collected commercial taxes, the Pharaoh built a single-story office office for them on the inner side of the sea wall, and also equipped with special guards.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this, after all, this is the largest trading port of Medici, and the throughput of merchant ships from all over the world is amazing. Looking out through the gap in the sea wall, Quest could see the merchant ships docked in the harbor.

Although he had established the Eternal Order Scale Chamber of Commerce that connected the major cities of Medici by using the Leviathan's derivation as an aerial transport vehicle, the ships that carried at least two thousand barrels each, the maritime trade they represented, and the "commercial giants" who were in charge of the trade were still not to be underestimated by the young blue dragon.

"Your Excellency Pasha," said the two illusionist brothers, who had already completed their preliminary investigation, and presented a piece of papyrus with words written on it, "This is the 'Buying and Selling Guide' of the day, compiled and printed by the Bazaar's administrators and the special personnel of the Tax Office, which records the sales of yesterday's goods, and makes some recommendations for the merchants' activities today. ”

The crooked mouth next to One-Eye complemented his brother's report, "This piece of paper is worth one silver Kate, plus fifteen bronze debens." And there is a limited printing of 600 copies per day, which is usually sold out at this time, but because today is Opat Day, we can buy such a piece of paper. ”

Nodding his head and recognizing the work attitude and ability of the two of them, Quest took over the "purchase and sales guide" with a high price, and after reading the content, he felt that it was indeed worth the money.

In terms of classification alone, the "Purchase and Sales Guide" is very detailed, and the best-selling products in the bazaar listed above almost include goods from Medici and even Ash from all over the world. For example, the "Maniac Armor" produced in Nome City, the wine brewed in Spart, and the pink lake salt produced in Tuka are all impressively listed.

Unlike ordinary merchants, the tax department of Beit City participated in the compilation of the "Buying and Selling Guide" - no one knew better than them the exact amount of goods unloaded from the port each day, and together with the list of goods sold by the managers of the Grand Bazaar every day, they were able to make a very reasonable judgment about the price adjustment of goods.

These records are undoubtedly very important information for both the seller and the purchaser, and they contain secrets that can increase wealth and reduce risk.

Checking through each line to the last line, there was a piece of information on the "Buying and Selling Guide" that surprised Quis.

"Fossils and amber specimens have become popular commodities these days," the young blue dragon asked, but the people around him reacted in much the same way, and obviously they didn't know why, "Even from the ashes from all over the world, because there are people in Beit City who are buying them intensively, it actually leads to the price of those things, hmm...... It's up a full two percent?"

If there is a question from above, it will be attached below. In order to answer the doubts of the dragon Pasha, General "Big Belly" directly sent his personal guards out, found the manager of the Grand Bazaar, and brought him back.

"The eternal blazing sun is above, good day, Lords. ”

As soon as the manager of the Grand Bazaar, who was well versed in dealing with people, saw Ques and the others, he took the lead in bowing and sending greetings.

The administrator of the Grand Bazaar was an official of the Medici Empire, but in reality, he never received a single bronze deben salary from the Pharaoh. He simply relied on this power to make a living for himself.

His income is made up of two parts, one is the management fee collected from the various merchants in the Grand Bazaar, but most of this money is spent on hiring cleaning staff and mercenaries to maintain order, and rarely ends up in his wallet.

The other part of the income, or the money that is actually used to support the family, is the income from the joint sale of the "Purchase and Sale Guide" with the Tax Office. In addition to the share with the tax collector, and after deducting other costs, he can make a profit of about two or three hundred silver kates a day.

This is definitely a lucrative business, and he can also be considered a successful businessman. And as a businessman, judging the situation is simply instinctive.

Hearing the inquiry of the dragon Pasha in front of him, he did not hesitate, and hurriedly replied: "It is indeed a great man who is buying fossils and amber - His Excellency Vishur has recently built a Bait Museum, so he has been collecting fossils and amber from all over the world for the past month......"