Lookout Mountain Fortress, also known as Pandora Fortress, was an important border town in the northern part of the Faral Empire. Long ago, at the beginning of the Quaternary Period, the continent of Yala was still at war, and the Farar Empire did not exist, and at that time there were still several small kingdoms that ruled the southern part of the Pandora Mountains, and they were constantly fighting against each other, and their territories changed almost every year. However, whoever occupies the area at the foot of Pandora Mountain will feel a sincere fear of this mysterious and powerful neighbor around them, and in order to prevent the imaginary Butet mages from rushing down the Pandora Mountain to invade their territory, these small kingdoms put aside their hatred and jointly built such a fortress on the way down the Bout Plateau, which was named Wangshan Fortress.

The fortress was built very strongly, and it covered an area of 80 square kilometers, surrounded on all sides by high and heavy walls, and the houses inside were all stone buildings, which looked very solid. According to the previous agreement, each of the small kingdoms would send a force to garrison the fortress, and no matter what kind of war between the countries, these troops were not allowed to be moved, and they were stored specifically to guard against the Butes. However, two very interesting things happened after that, first, it took forty years before and after the construction of the fortress, during these forty years, several small kingdoms cooperated with each other for a long time, and found that several other countries were not so worthy of hatred, so after many times of mutual help, the royal families formed a deep friendship with each other, and began to stop the war and live in peace, and even the royal families intermarried with each other, so that after three or four hundred years, these small kingdoms, the royal blood was mixed with each other, and they could no longer separate each other, and finally they simply merged together to form a medium-sized kingdom。 The name of this kingdom is Falar, which is the origin of today's Falar Empire, so it can be said that without the Wangshan Fortress, there would be no Falar Empire today.

As for another interesting thing. It is the value of Wangshan Fortress, since the establishment of Wangshan Fortress, there has not been a single day of war, and those tower mages in Bute have no heart to pay attention to what their neighbors are thinking, their interests are only magic and research, as for whether the neighbors are building fortresses or demolishing fortresses, the mages are not even in the mood to take a look, let alone prepare to invade the Kingdom of Faral. Therefore. As time went on, the garrison became more and more lax, and more and more civilians, including merchants, farmers, doctors, and technicians, quietly moved into the fortress and cooperated with the garrison to seek opportunities to make money, making the fortress more and more lively. After a few hundred more years, the Kingdom of Falar had become the Fahrar Empire. The territory also grew larger, and it was at this time that the Emperor of the Empire finally understood that Mage Bute did not have the idea of invading him. So he simply ordered that the function of Wangshan Fortress be changed from a militarized fortress to a civilian city, and the descendants of the garrison in the city and the civilians who moved into the fortress to earn gold coins became the first residents of Wangshan City.

So, years later, this thousand-year-old fortress was unveiled to the people of the adventure party. The girls saw the solemnity of the military and the flexibility of the civilian in the building, and the two completely opposite feelings merged together in all the buildings, but they did not feel abrupt and strange.

Looking at the fortress from afar, all you can see in the dim light is the towering city wall, which is more than 20 meters high and is composed of huge stones. The wind and frost of the years have turned the original blue-white boulder into gray-black, and the city wall is not straight, and each side of the city wall is distributed with neat inward depressions, so that the fortress does not look like a regular square, but like a multi-pointed star. At every corner and on each side of the polygonal star-shaped wall, a dense column of arrow towers was erected, and it is conceivable that thousands of years ago, generations of soldiers were stationed in the fortress, ready to guard against enemy attacks, and of course, their efforts were destined to be meaningless. The towers and guardrails are still there, but the walls and towers in the north have been overrun by emerald green climbing plants, which grow happily along the walls, obscuring the original solemnity and solemnity of the fortress, and giving them a veneer of vitality and vitality.

It was already dark, and there were no pedestrians outside the fortress, only at the gate of the fortress, and a few soldiers in standard leather armor, busy inside and outside the gate, preparing for the closing of the gate at night. Through the open gate, you can faintly see the lights inside the fortress and the occasional pedestrian under the lights.

"This is the Wangshan Fortress. Catherine's expression was complicated, her family was once an ancient nobleman of the Farrar Empire, and owned a large fief in the northern part of the empire, including an area adjacent to the Lookout Mountain Fortress. Therefore, even though the family had declined a long time ago due to the defeat of the political struggle, and the knight girl had never set foot in the northern territory of the empire, the memory imprinted in the depths of her blood made her feel a heartfelt sense of intimacy and deep nostalgia after seeing the Wangshan Fortress. Catherine sighed quietly and said, "It is said that my great-great-grandfather was very fond of coming here when he was a child, and at that time there were caravans gathered here every day preparing to go to Bute or just returning from the plateau, and there were always many new toys to buy here, which were very attractive to children. However, by the time of my great-grandfather, he never came here again, and it continues to this day. ”

"Pap", Pannis silently patted Catherine's shoulder to show comfort, and changed the topic: "I remember that even if it is night, as long as the city gate is not closed, it will be very lively, and sometimes even if the city gate is closed, there will still be some caravans or travelers who have not had time to rush back to enter the city directly outside the city for the night, waiting to enter the city the next morning." But it's really strange today, not to mention caravans outside the city, not even travelers can see a single one, is this something happening?"

"Looking at the faces of those soldiers, it doesn't look like there's something going on. Catherine shook her head and said, "Anyway, you have to go into the city, find an inn to stay in after you enter, and ask the owner of the inn by the way." ”

"Can't you just ask the soldiers?" Lina said puzzledly, "Why bother as you said, eldest sister." ”

"You don't understand, the Farrar Empire is not the same as Neville. Catherine shook her head and said: "This country is known as the country of knights, and it is founded on the army, so the troops, whether they are royal troops or local troops, have strict military regulations, and will not have any communication with those who enter and exit except for mechanical identity inquiries, which is very rigid." ”

Just like Catherine said, soon the group came to the city gate, and before they reached the gate, they saw that except for the two recruits who were cleaning outside the gate, eight heavily armed soldiers inside and outside the city gate were lined up on both sides, each of them stood upright and motionless, and their armor and helmets were neatly arranged, and even everyone's expressions were almost the same, that is, there was almost no expression on their faces, and if they were each dressed in a layer of cyan clothing, I am afraid that most people would think that this was just a few sculptures.

"I'm Catherine from Nelly's Adventures. Catherine took out the mark representing the adventuring group and handed it to the two captains of the soldiers in charge of the entry and exit checks, startling her teammates as soon as she spoke. Not only because Catherine's demeanor and movements suddenly became very weird, full of the unique rigidity and coldness of the ancient nobles of the Falar Empire, and not only because her tone suddenly became noble and arrogant, mainly because as soon as she opened her mouth, it was a series of lingua franca with a strong Falar northern accent, it was hard to imagine that the girl in front of her had never been to the north of the empire, and she rarely even stepped into the territory of the Falar Empire.

This kind of demeanor, this kind of tone, this kind of accent, although it is not often seen, but the soldiers have listened to the commanders, so the soldiers standing guard are more straight, and the two captains who take the lead in the inspection have become more respectful. Since the origin of the Falar Empire was in the north, it was recognized throughout the country that the northern aristocracy was more orthodox and older than the southern aristocracy. Therefore, a person who speaks the standard northern aristocratic lingua franca, regardless of his apparent status, will be treated with caution by the soldiers of the Empire, after all, no one wants to offend the ancient, arrogant and rigid northern medieval nobility, even the female members of the nobility. As a result, the two captains with indifferent expressions immediately became respectful, and the original thoughts of wanting to make things difficult were instantly hidden in the depths of their hearts, and after simply checking the authenticity of the adventurer's emblem, they half-bowed down and put a group of seven people into the city, and even for the elf Moor, they only glanced at it a few more times and did not ask any questions.

"Ha, eldest sister, you would actually do this. After entering the city, Lina covered her mouth and whispered, "Is this the so-called aristocratic wisdom?"

"Well, not really. Catherine shook her head as usual, and her voice had regained her original accent and tone: "Those two captains probably look like they want to make things difficult because they are young, and I think the best way for them to make things difficult is to prevent us from entering the city tonight on the grounds that it is time to close the door." Rather than waiting for them to make things difficult and then using the status of Legendary Professionals and High-level Adventure Groups to force them, it is better to use some small means from the beginning to directly and fundamentally dispel their idea of making things difficult, so as to leave enough room for maneuver on both sides and not embarrass either side. In fact, this is just the most basic way of communication, and in Falar's aristocratic education, you have to learn to master these skills from an early age, so I do it just instinctively, not wisdom. ”

"Sure enough, the real aristocracy is different from what most people think. Lina patted the novel in her arms, suddenly raised her eyebrows, and looked ahead vigilantly, in fact, it was not only her, but all seven people except Vivien, who was stuck in her own world with her head down, and everyone's eyes converged on the same position. (To be continued......)

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