In the eyes of most rulers of this era, Crescent City has actually developed to the extreme. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

It does not have a very developed industry, because the terrain does not support it, (due to the limitation of productivity, the world has not yet developed the concept of industry, that is to say, it is still in the stage of handicrafts, but the Crescent City is even rare in some large workshops such as the production of asphalt, mercury, etc., which are common in ordinary cities, and there are only a few established by the Duke's Court for military purposes...... That's just the way it is. But its commerce and transportation industry is extremely prosperous.

The dock is lined with thousands of sails, and you can't see the end at a glance. You only need to know that there are so many ships at anchor that at least seventy or eighty percent of the "most berths on the mainland" in a super port city known as "the whole city is a port" are always in use, to understand the prosperity of shipping here.

There has been a story circulating in Crescent City: Why do the dock workers always look like they are sweating profusely? Not because they are too industrious and carry goods all the time, but because there are too many ships docked on the docks, densely packed like a thick wall, blocking the cool sea breeze......

In fact, the various flags flying on the sea ships alone are enough to dazzle people. Merchants of all sizes from many city-states around the world (in fact, mainly in the Western Continent) have their own unique logos, and if you want to clarify them all, I am afraid that a few days of hard work will not be enough. The bold maritime merchants came to Crescent City on their respective ships, carrying a large amount of goods, and braving the great threat of pirates and wind and waves.

Most of them simply use Crescent City as a distribution center, where they deliver their goods to the partners who have signed the agreement, who transport them to their respective sales locations. Only a small number of merchants with the strength to the sky or doing some special unique business will take the whole process of production, transportation and sales in their arms.

In any case, Crescent City, an important transportation hub, is destined to be a place where people are busy and commerce flourishes.

Beyond the wharf, the crescent-shaped flat land is almost entirely filled with commercial establishments of all kinds. Warehouses, inns, inns, taverns, brothels, casinos...... All the places where money can be circulated, everything is included. All kinds of gold caves are greedily devouring money like gluttony, and they are endlessly giving birth to money like a cornucopia.

In the face of money, everything had to be compromised, so that the residential areas of the citizens had gradually retreated to the foothills of the north and south mountains, and the already weak agriculture had to rely on the few terraces on the slopes of the mountains to show its presence.

Is there something wrong? No. This is already the best choice made according to its own conditions. It must be admitted that the Ashelon family, who have ruled Crescent City for generations, has done a good job of governing, very well. It's just that in Ye Guyun's opinion, it is far from enough. Because he is not a person from this world, his roots are in the modern earth, and he is also in a modern centralized society with a highly developed feudal economy, he has a broad view beyond the limit, and has the knowledge of one, no, two worlds, he can't admit that this alone is the ultimate that can be achieved, and he and the people of this world have significant differences in ideas and cognition.

For example, there is a serious disagreement between Ye Guyun and the two brothers of the Ashlen family on the concept of urban scale. They believe that although the shape of Crescent City is as narrow and curved as its name due to its geographical conditions, its actual land area available for development and utilization is not small at all, and it can even rank among the top five in the entire western continent, making it a large city in the truest sense of the word. In this regard, Ye Guyun could only laugh and say nothing--how to popularize the unimaginable scale of a modern super city to two medieval turtles? Well, it seems that it is impossible to do. So, whenever there was a similar conflict with the two brothers, Ye Guyun had no choice but to be noncommittal.

With a critical attitude, what kind of tangled thing would it be to play and watch all the way? Anyway, Ye Guyun is in this state now. With this particularly delicate feeling, he followed the two brothers into the city of Crescent City.

Ashlon's Castle is located in the northwest corner of Crescent City, at the top of the crescent moon shown on the map. With the towering North Peak on one side and the vast sea on the other, it is possible to attack from only one direction on land, but the attacker also faces disadvantages such as narrow terrain and numerous fortifications, which is really easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Of course, the lifeblood of the Ashron family is both the inner city of Crescent City (albeit smaller) and a series of roles for the town hall, barracks, and more. It is more natural that the closer a city is to such a political center, the more it is regarded as a high-class location, and its construction is more elaborate, and the prominent and powerful people tend to gather here.

For this reason, the first area outside the castle is a clean, orderly, tree-lined and garden-like administrative area. The name is so called because it was originally home to several official offices - whether it was a subjective or objective necessity, you couldn't have placed all of them in the castle, especially some of the busier ones. So in this closest position to the castle, the first thing that appeared were several tall official buildings. Later, with the development of the city, the improvement of the economy, the emergence of classes, the number of wealthy people began to increase, in order to reflect their different from the previous superior status (in fact, it is to climb in the direction of the powerful, looking for a new and higher identity), they began to continue to gather in this "upper and other area", they bought land, built mansions, gardens, and then theaters and art galleries that could show their taste, and finally tried their best to drive out all "not noble, full of copper smell, tacky, and belonging to the countrymen" Things got out of control and gradually formed the scene of today's administrative districts.

Wandering in the meantime, Ye Guyun naturally had a dizzying feeling, for the atmospheric but exquisite stone buildings. In particular, several temples living next to each other, tall, magnificent, solemn, solemn, standing in front of the door, looking up, a sense of awe arises spontaneously, and unconsciously will always have some unserious thoughts in the heart of all convergence-in all fairness, in terms of stone architecture, whether it is technology or art, the world has developed to the extreme, even better than the earth once had in the same period.

Seeing that Ye Guyun was always staring intently at the gorgeous buildings, his eyes were full of brilliance, the two brothers, especially Luo Qi, just said that this visitor from another world had never seen such a gorgeous scene of civilization, and a surging sense of pride suddenly surged up—look! Even Mr. Ye was amazed by this great city, and this is the merit and glory of the Ai Xilun family who created everything!

Next, Luo Qi explained Ye Guyun more and more enthusiastically, his excited appearance even made the latter feel a little inexplicable for a while, of course, the latter quickly noticed and guessed the former's self-defeating behavior, but what can it be? He is a guest, and is likely to become a guest, but the popular thing of slapping his face is not suitable for him, so he can only laugh and laugh.

"Ye, what else do you need to know?" Roche asked again earnestly.

"The last question, why were the three temples built together? wouldn't it cause a dispute?" Ye Guyun pointed to the three temples that lived next to each other not far away, but at a glance, he knew that they belonged to different temples, and asked Luo Qi.

"Oh, and the temples of Tyr, the god of justice, Tom, the god of loyalty and courage, and Ilmat, the god of suffering, and these three gods are so close allies that they often act together, so much so that they are collectively known as the "Three Gods." Under this premise, their churches and clergy are naturally close partners with each other, and they don't mind being close to each other, so it is not unacceptably strange that these three temples are connected. Lotchi replied.

"Regardless, these three temples are a rare spectacle. Frank adds, "It's not unusual to see the temples of Tyr and Thom in the city, but it's not common to see temples in Ilmat. The temples of the God of Suffering were usually located in the countryside, close to trade routes, allowing weary travelers to take a break, and were rarely found in cities. It is only because of the special geographical factors of Crescent City that this unique landscape of three temples connected can be born. ”

"There are already three gods here...... It's a polytheistic world. Ye Guyun muttered.

"What's wrong?" Ročić said.

"No......" Ye Guyun shook his head, and then said, "I think you must also be believers, right? I'm curious, what gods do you believe? What kind of gods do the people of this country believe in?"

"I am a mage, and I naturally believe in the 'Mysterious Lady', the 'Mother of Laws' Mystra, and of course, her servant, the mage god Azus, is also my idol. Frank replied.

"I, I don't have a choice. Our family has been following the Lord of the Dawn, Losanda, and so has everyone. So from the age of five I was taught to be a qualified Losanda believer, and when I grew up, this faith was ingrained in my soul. Of course, I like his positive, leading-to-good teachings. Roach replied with a smack of his lips.

"Isn't there an exception?" Ye Guyun said to Frank, pointing at Frank.

"He's an exception, of course. Roche said disapprerovingly, "Isn't it my turn to talk about the state of faith in this kingdom?"

Ye Guyun stretched out his hand and stretched forward, signaling for please.

Roche didn't explain it immediately, but thought about it for a while, and he needed to sort out the clues and organize the language carefully. After a few minutes, with a light cough, he began to speak:

"Because of the first consul of the Republic, the great Lord East, the god of justice, Tyre, the most popular deity in the realm, his followers were not limited to the traditional paladins, judges, lawyers, policemen, etc., he began to infiltrate every class of the common people. The sect of the righteous god is the most powerful sect in the country.

For the same reason, Mystra, the goddess of magic, is just as popular. It's just that there is always a distance between magic and the common people, and people are always afraid of the unknown, mysterious, and unpredictable, so the people of the realm are more in awe of Mystra than pure worship of Tyr.

Then, every good god has a place.

The poor find solace in Ilmat, the god of mercy, the peasants take refuge in the peaceful and benevolent Mother of the Earth, Fontia, the merchants are madly enchanted by the goddess of commerce, Wokkin, the goddess of wealth, and the nobles, artists, and young people worship Losanda, the Lord of the Dawn......"

"Stop, stop, stop......" Ye Guyun interrupted Luo Qi's words, "Everyone's beliefs seem to be related to their own circumstances and classes?"

"That's just the way it is. ”

"Okay...... So, isn't there an evil god in this world, no, an evil god?"

"Absolutely. For example, Talos, the god of storms and destruction, Aurul, the goddess of winter, Marat, the god of hunting and slaughter, Bane, the god of **** and fear, Amberi, the god of tsunami, and Shirek, the god of lies and conspiracy...... Too much. And they are no less believers than good gods! You know, there is no shortage of people in the world who want to be powerful, and these are their faithful believers, who can build secret and large churches on their foundation. It's just that this belief will not be put on the surface, after all, extreme and crazy teachings are not compatible with popular virtues. ”

Finally, Roche asked rhetorically, "Ye, what about you? What is your faith?"

Ye Guyun was stunned.

Faith?

Sanqing Daozun, Buddha, Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, Guanyin Bodhisattva, or ...... The One who exists in the underworld, throwing himself into the infinite stream?

...... Whatever!

After thinking for a long time and shaking his head, he said, "I'm not used to worshipping gods......"

"Ah, are you a believer?" said the two brothers at the same time.

"If you say that you are willing to believe in a sect, you can actually find one......" Ye Guyun smiled, very joking, "Marxism-Leninism-Mao-Deng, I believe in Marxism-Leninism-Mao-Deng......"