Chapter 14: The Royal Capital

"Here...... It's the royal capital. The silver-haired little girl stood on Socrates' shoulders and looked up at the city in front of her, which was one with the mountains, and felt quite shocked.

Please don't blame her for losing the face of modern people, in fact, it is rare to see a city built entirely on a hill like this in another world, especially when the whole city, like a super-giant building, towers in front of your eyes, obscuring most of the sky, and the surging visual impact is even more awe-inspiring.

While being amazed that the royal capital was completely different from what he had imagined, Enid noticed that in this mountain city that towered in front of him like a huge wall, there was an extremely conspicuous white color, starting from near the top of the mountain, drawing a large "S" shape, and finally extending to the foot of the mountain.

This is the main thoroughfare of the city, Enid thought to herself, looking at the wide avenue that stretched to her feet. She patted Socrates on the head and said, "You are free to move, and I will oil you when you come back." ”

"My body is working well and I don't need to be oiled......"

Ignoring Socrates' serious corrections, the little girl leaped off its shoulders and glided over to the lilac-haired girl with the expressions of the family guards covering their foreheads with "again".

"I'd like to walk around the city alone, okay?" the little girl looked at His Royal Highness the King on horseback.

“...... Oh, of course. ”

"But I figured I needed a guide. The little girl grabbed the hand of the girl next to her, "Then, borrow your sister." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, the little girl dragged the big girl who hadn't reacted to it and ran forward, and blended into the crowd in three or two clicks.

Lei Feng looked at the backs of the two with a wry smile and shook his head.

......

Along the wide main road, the two men quickly left their bloated troops behind, but without the soldiers responsible for opening the way and maintaining order, the two were inevitably watched by passers-by.

Enid looked around disapprerovingly, admiring the strange city, completely ignoring the sight of passers-by, but the older girl didn't seem to be used to such a scene.

"That's a lot of people...... A lot of people are watching us. The girl's voice trembled slightly, and she couldn't tell whether she was excited or scared.

Enid glanced at her cousin, who was half shrunk behind her, and the corners of her mouth curled slightly: "It's simple." ”

Two invisibility techniques in succession, the two girls disappeared in front of passers-by in a burst of exclamations. After a while, as the onlookers gradually dispersed, two ordinary girls with black hair came out of the alley on the side of the road.

"Look, wouldn't a simple Disguise-Self do the trick?" said the smaller girl.

"But...... But I won't. The big girl lowered her head and said with some shame.

The little girl crossed her hands on her hips and looked at her with a look of hatred for iron and steel: "What is the difference between such a mage and those warlocks like salted fish!"

The big girl was silent, but after a moment, she hurriedly explained as if she remembered something, "But it's not Master Egger's fault, it's that I'm too stupid, and it takes a lot of time to parse a spell, so ...... There are a lot of spells that you don't have time to learn. ”

"Stupid?" the little girl raised her voice, "Of course you're not stupid, in times like this, a guy who can learn to master spells can't be stupid, you're just ......"

You're just missing a plug-in, thinking of this, the little girl is a little interested, a special person like herself, if other people know their true situation, how will they think of themselves?

To be honest, Enid rarely thought about this problem, but at this moment, she didn't think about it for some reason. But she did not dwell too much on this meaningless conjecture, and soon the little girl was refreshed.

"Well, since you have changed your appearance, from now on, I will call you vanilla!" said the little girl, holding her head high, in an unquestioning tone.

"But...... I have a name, by the way, my name is ......."

The big girl began to make a statement in a panic, but before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted unreasonably.

"Do you have an opinion?" the little girl glared at her.

"No ......"

......

So the two were like a pair of ordinary little sisters, holding hands and strolling around the streets of the royal capital.

At first, Vanilla was slightly cowering, but when she realized that passers-by no longer paid attention to her, she jumped into joy, sometimes curiously looking at the delicate knick-knacks on the roadside stalls, and sometimes stopping at the door of the shop full of goods.

Act like ...... She was the first person to come to the city.

"Won't you tell me about the city? Enid felt a little as if she had made a mistake.

"Hmm...... That," tilting her head in thought for a moment, Vanilla looked at Enid pitifully, "What do you want to know?"

“...... Okay, so tell me, how many districts is the city divided into, and where are we now?"

This time, Vanilla finally did not disappoint Enid: "At the end of this road is the White Springs Palace, where we live, and then, near the very top, is the municipal district, where there is the council, the palace, and the place where my brother works...... Coming down, there is the Market District, where there is the Adventurer's Guild, Master Egger's Magic Tower, and ......"

Listening to Vanilla's introduction for a long time, but the content always revolves around the part above the mountainside, Enid couldn't help but interrupt: "I guess your brother usually doesn't let you come to this kind of downtown...... for fear that you will be abducted by some poor boy."

"I've been out before! Master Tyran took me around Lady Luck Square!"

"Really, how do you feel?"

"That square is so beautiful!" said the light purple girl excitedly. "Well, it's not far ahead, I'll take you. ”

Enid squinted and let her cousin pull her briskly forward.

Walking up the street, the two crossed the whitewashed houses, and soon came to the square where Vanilla was in the mouth.

"Hmm...... It's really beautiful. Enid nodded, looking at the white cobblestone square. Compared with the lively streets before, the people in the square are much more relaxed, they either stroll around the square in twos and threes, or sit on stone chairs and chat, and some people gather around to watch the performances of itinerant artists.

In the middle of the square, there stands a statue of Tymora - Lady Lucky holds a gold coin and smiles at the street that stretches from below to the square.

Enid looked at the statue and thought about it until her sister, who had already run to the pool at the foot of the statue, beckoned, and walked towards her.

"The royal family of Thea, do you have faith?"

"Why do you ask?" the girl gave her a strange look, then clenched her fists and said, "But I think we'd rather choose to trust our own power than the gods!"

"It's not like what you would say......" the little girl teased with a smile.

"Because...... Because if you give up your efforts and put your hopes in the gods, won't you be like those guys in the north?"

"Huh?"

"Those fellows have always declared that the eternal night is coming, that the world will spend its last desperate time in darkness, and that only by believing in their god can they be redeemed or something......" The girl explained simply, "I don't know if what they say is true or not, but even if there is any eternal night, I don't believe that they say that salvation can be achieved by faith alone!

"Do you think the gods don't threaten humanity?"

"Is it possible to gain true faith by relying on fear?" asked the girl rhetorically.

The little girl did not reply, she looked at the tall statue of Tamoura, then at the crystal clear water, then took a few coins from her coat pocket and threw them into the water.

"May Lady Lucky bless you...... Everything will be fine. For the first time, and perhaps for the last time, Enid prayed sincerely.