Chapter 7: Turmoil in the City
The beautiful scenery along the way and the novelties that he had never seen before were an irresistible temptation for Nono, who had just arrived in the Odin continent, but after all, this trip was not for sightseeing, although Nishizawa did not mention his mother's illness again, but Nono still saw a trace of anxiety in his eyes.
Although Nuno is playful, she is a child who knows the general situation, no matter how big the temptation on the road is, she never made a request to stop and see, and the two traveled all the way south, except for eating and sleeping and did not delay the trip because of playing.
Nishizawa's carefulness and Zhou Daonuo have always seen in his eyes, the itinerary along the way is arranged by him, whether it is fast or slow before dark, they will arrive at a city or a small town, the two have not once slept on the streets because of the itinerary, every time passing by the extremely beautiful scenery, Nishizawa will always stop for a moment on the grounds of resting, every time Nono is thirsty and has not yet spoken, Nishizawa will hand the kettle to her, this feeling makes Nono like it very much, and the whole person becomes more and more relaxed.
It wasn't until the thirty-seventh day of the southward journey that the two of them stood on top of the Curonian Mountains in the rising sun, and saw the huge city that sat on the edge of the sky, and even if they were far away, they could still see the black spire inserting into the clouds!
"That's the main city of Carolda, I'll have a good day with you today, and we'll stay in the city at night. Nishizawa patted his dew-soaked shirt and pointed to the huge castle in front of him.
"Play for a day! Really? What about your mother's illnessγγγ"
"Thank you, thank you for accompanying me without regrets these days, I don't know how to repay your kindness, I can think of it, what I can do is to accompany you to visit this prosperous capital. β
"When we get here, it's only a day's journey from my house, and my mother will wait until we get back. Seeing Nono's hesitation after being excited, Nishizawa spoke again.
"It's great to finally be able to relax. Nono looked at the sky, his gaze more enthusiastic than the morning sun.
But just a few steps after the two of them ran out, Nuo Nuo suddenly stopped, turned around a little embarrassed, smiled and said, "How much money do you have on you?"
Nishizawa was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Nono meant.
"As long as you don't go to those places that are too upscale, I will buy you whatever you like to eat and what you want. β
Nuo Nuo nodded and then said with a serious face: "Count me as borrowing you, I will definitely pay you back when I return to the Tianwu Continent." β
"Miss Nono is so polite, you promised to save my mother, which no amount of money can buy. β
"These two things can't be mixed up, and saving your mother is not for you to play with me, let alone for you to buy me something. Nono turned around completely and looked at Nishizawa with a serious expression.
"I'm sorry, I was abrupt. Nishizawa shook his body and straightened up and gave a standard knightly salute to Nono.
Because they couldn't wait to leave, the two didn't have much communication along the way, and the distant city continued to enlarge in Nuno's eyes, and the corners of her mouth always had a smile that couldn't be hidden, as if even the mountain wind had changed direction and was pushing their bodies forward quickly.
It only took more than an hour for the two of them to come to the city gate breathlessly, and Nuno looked up at the huge wooden gate that was a hundred meters high, and locked his falling gaze on the tall black tower at the end of the line of sight.
"Is that the Duke Bruce's mansion?"
"It was the Tower of the Falling Star built for the pilgrimage gods, cloth
Duke Ruth was one of the cardinals of the temple and the most ardent believer of the temple, and even now that the temple is gone, he still organizes the worshippers of the temple to gather there to worship the gods. β
The two of them said that they had entered the city, and the things that kept coming into their eyes made Nono forget the story of the duke and the temple for a long time, and she looked around with joy, this was the happiest moment since she came to the continent of Odin.
The buildings in the city are all made of blue bricks fired by special technology, and the appearance is very different from that on the Tianwu Continent, with more solemnity and less vicissitudes.
A straight avenue runs from the city gate to the Duke's palace in front of the Falling Star Tower, and small paths stretch like veins of leaves on both sides of the main road, dividing the dense city buildings into different areas.
Although the main street called 'Star Road' is full of people, there are no stalls selling things on both sides of the street, because all the shops and pubs in the city are gathered in the southeast business district, which can be said to completely separate life and commerce, which will not reduce the normal quality of life of residents, and allow only buyers with consumption intentions in the business area, so as to maximize the benefits of the limited space.
Entering the business area, Nuno was like a fish jumping into the sea from the desert, and the prosperity in front of her made her excited, and she had already jumped into the sea of people.
Nishizawa followed Nono, sometimes even trotting to keep up with her, and sometimes waiting stupidly for a long time in a shop, looking at Nono's happy smile on his face, he didn't complain.
Half a day's time is fleeting, although the two of them have visited a lot of shops, but except for some special food, Nono has not bought a valuable thing, Nishizawa naturally understands the reason, he noticed that Nono had put down a few beautiful jewelry and picked it up, and then reluctantly put it down again, and Nuno, who was already dazzled, naturally did not notice that Nishizawa behind him had already secretly bought the necklace she had held in her hand for the longest time and put it in his arms.
"Yo, everyone, look, isn't that a waste Nishizawa? There's even a maid from a foreign country. β
With a shrill laugh, five teenagers about Nishizawa walked out of the crowd, and after their unconcealed contempt moved away from Nishizawa, they began to look at Nono in a daze.
Nishizawa couldn't help frowning when he saw a few people, he didn't care about the ridicule of a few people, but turned around and dragged Nuno to blend in with the crowd.
"Who let you go? If it weren't for your brother's face, this rude behavior at this moment would have made you lie in bed for a few days!"
A young man with short brown hair, a slender body, and a lewd face stepped forward quickly and grabbed Nishizawa's arm.
"Such a beautiful maid is simply a tyrannical thing in your hands, and Young Master Ben will not bully you, how about selling her to me for three gold coins?"
The young man standing in the middle of several people took a step forward, looked at Nuo Nuo, and then raised his head and said with an arrogant face.
"She's my friend. β
"Friend? Waste Nishizawa still has a friend? This is the son of Earl Cahill, and the eldest son of the Bruce family, who is a close friend. The brown-haired boy jerked back Nishizawa, who was just about to leave, and looked at him viciously and said.
"I know, so I don't want to offend you, let's go now. β
Nishizawa said as he broke free of the brown-haired boy's hand and turned to take Nono again.
"Are you deaf? I said I was going to buy that woman.
β
Brady's eyes narrowed, and his tone became a little cold.
"Look for death!"
As soon as Brady finished speaking, a sturdy young man with a sword at his waist rushed to Nishizawa's side in a few steps and knocked him to the ground with a punch.
Nono didn't make a move, but looked at Nishizawa who was bleeding from the corner of his mouth.
"Take her away. β
Brady raised his chin at Nono, and the brown-haired boy walked towards her with a wicked smile, but before he could reach Nono, he was grabbed by Nishizawa, who was standing up again, with his right hand.
"She's my friend, please don't embarrass us for my brother's sake. β
"Your brother is a! Cripple him!" Nishizawa's several stops made Brady lose his patience.
The brown-haired boy was stunned for a moment, as Brady, he was naturally not afraid of Nishizawa, but he was different, his father was the same as Nishizawa's father was a baron of the empire, and Nishizawa's brother was a high-level magician, and his future was limitless, he didn't have the courage to cripple Nishizawa.
"Sure enough, it's all rubbish! β
As he spoke, Brady took out a dagger that shone with cold light from his arms, and suddenly came to Nishizawa with the force under his feet.
Nono wanted to make a move, but she always felt that the determined gaze in Nishizawa's eyes was a little different from the action he made, and she hesitated for a moment before she heard a soft "poof", and Brady's dagger had already pierced into Nishizawa's raised right arm!
Nishizawa's face didn't show much pain, but he suddenly twisted his waist and punched Brady to the canvas.
In the surprised eyes of everyone, Nishizawa pulled out the dagger inserted in his arm and threw it beside Brady with a "bang", and then turned around and ran into the crowd with Nono.
"Damn, you're waiting! That woman is mine sooner or later, and you're going to die in this city!" Looking at the crowd of onlookers, Brady didn't make another move, but shouted viciously a few times before turning around and burrowing into the crowd.
Nishizawa led Nuo Nuo and ran into a sparsely populated alley, looked at the lack of people chasing behind him, and then breathed a sigh of relief and let go of Nuo Nuo's hand, his face was a little pale, and he shook the blood that kept gushing out of his arm, and just wanted to tear off the fabric on his clothes to bandage it, but he was pinched by Nuo Nuo's right hand.
Before Nishizawa could speak, Nono tore off his long sleeves, then took out a jar of ointment and applied it to the bloody wound.
Nishizawa was shocked by the fact that the wound that had pierced his arm was recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in less than half a burnt of incense, the wound on his arm had completely healed.
"This γγγ"
"Well, you know how good my medical skills are, and in return I will have a big meal. Nono interrupted Nishizawa's question, smiled and pointed to the tall building at the end of the alley.
"Okay, let's go now. β
Even in this bustling megacity, the Denia Tavern is a luxury place that is enough to rank in the top five, and Nishizawa only came to eat with his parents once when he was seven or eight years old.
On this trip, he brought all his savings over the years, and he knew that he would be penniless after leaving here, but as long as his mother's illness could be cured, not to mention these things outside the body, even if he wanted his life, Nishizawa would not hesitate!