In the early morning, the city of Idiris, unlike the country town of Ménice, has a chilly fragrance in the air, and the word "Do Not Disturb" seems to be written everywhere in the town. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Here, Lance, who had just come out of the "Pig's Trotters by Surprise" inn, sniffed deeply, only the commotion of rich horse manure and the dry dust raised by it.

As soon as Lance stepped down the steps of the inn with his backpack and Veronica on his back, he joined the bustling crowd.

The street that seemed wide last night is now a little crowded. After drowning into the crowd. Lance, the foreigner who was originally unusually conspicuous because of his red pupils, was no longer so noticeable. People don't care too much about who is passing by them, anyway, there will be no intersection in the future.

This is the lower town of Idris, or the lower town of every big city, and it is basically the same during the day. Horses on the ground, crowded streets, women with baskets in their hands and dust on their faces. The overbearing garrison rudely pushed their way out of the dense crowd.

Last night, the city that seemed to be beautiful, but when we went deeper, it was a big surprise. Lance would rather admire the city from afar.

Along the way, Lance's hands gripped the straps of his linen backpack tightly. I am afraid that after a crowd, my backpack will be squeezed out. Lockani's angry grumbling came from the backpack: "Ouch! it hurts me!

As soon as he walked out of the alley, Lance's vision suddenly widened, and a huge clearing came into view. Lance and Veronica finally made their way through the crowded streets of the lower town to the town square in the center of the city. A wide square the size of the town of Mönice is laid out in the transition zone between the lower town and the upper town. Crowded people enter here, and finally get a little bit of relaxation and freedom.

The ground paved with black bluestone is uneven, and the surface of each piece of bluestone is polished by years of trampling, and it reflects the light under the slowly rising sun.

The square is lined with simple wooden counters, where vendors of all ethnicities gather to sell goods from all over the world in a lingua franca with a variety of accents. The dazzling array of merchandise stunned Lance.

The honey of the plains of Lori fills the square, the flowers of Dolan Ronin make countless maidens stop, and the axes and swords forged by the dwarves of Hammertown attract countless freckled teenagers with heroic dreams. Occasionally, a few people dressed in aristocratic robes stopped and squatted by the bookstall on the side of the street, looking at the literature of the stall full of gossip and conspiracy theories.

And the most fantastic thing is undoubtedly the huge five-story fountain in the center of the square. The gushing spring sparkles in the light of the morning sun. Marble statues of the heroes of Idiris, surround the fountain, telling the story of the days when the Iron Horse was once a golden horse. And at the very top, the statue of the "Holy Emperor" Havel Prancing Horse with a whip majestically overlooks everything in the square.

Walk through the square and into the Uptown. Lance seems to have stepped from the chaotic world into the kingdom of fairy tales. Standing in front of Reims is a magnificent cathedral facing the square.

The Gothic twin church towers, which are more than 150 meters high, are like a mountain carved with reliefs and sculptures, and for the first time Reims feels small. The golden balance symbol set up at the spire reflects the golden light in the sunlight.

The colossal marble statue of Flobelga, the goddess of justice, holds a sword and a shield tattooed with golden scales, and wears a golden crown of power, overlooking the bustling city she guards. Statues of the ten great kings of Idiris hold swords in their hands and guard the grand bronze gates of the church, which are more than ten meters high. The golden reliefs that stretch for more than a dozen floors above the gate tell the epic story of the victory of good over evil in the most luxurious tone in the world.

Veronica, with a proud smile, looked up at the church and explained to Lance:

"This church is the Cathedral of Idris and is dedicated to Flobelga, the goddess of justice and goodness. The church is almost 1,000 years old and is the largest church in the world dedicated to Flobelga and the third tallest church in the world. She has stood through several battles and is a symbol of the spirit of our Idireis people. But time is running out today. When we're done and there's time, I'll show you around. The frescoes, reliefs, and the large dome of the church are spectacular. ”

After Veronica takes the stunned Lance and Loxani around the majestic cathedral, they arrive in the upper town. The noise of the crowd grew farther and farther away from them. It seems that very few people walk to this area of the church district.

However, behind the church is a huge garden and artificial woods, which seem to be a paradise in the city.

Veronica pointed to the Gothic castle building with white walls and blue roof towering into the sky in the distance and said, "Reims, the one in the distance is the residence of Aceh, Duke of Idris, the castle of the stars." We're going there now. ”

Lance followed Veronica's hand and looked up, only to see the majestic white and blue-roofed castle standing on a hill in the middle of the city, and the white elevated aqueduct that originally stood more than 20 meters high in the sky compared to the castle of the stars, like ants. The towering castle tower, made of neatly cut white boulders, is far more majestic and tall than the twin towers of the Cathedral of Idiris. The blue neo-Gothic spires of the towers stand out like shining stars against the white walls.

Lance guessed that perhaps this was how the name of Starlight Castle came from.

The number of soldiers around Lance gradually increased. Like statues, they wore wide robes with blue four-pointed stars on a white background, and held long-handled axes with a cold light, standing majestically on both sides of the road, their eyes as cold as the blades of swords.

Combined with the silence around him, Lance couldn't help but shiver. Even Loxani, who had been noisy along the way, quietly squatted in her backpack, only cautiously showing half of her small head, looking curiously at these duke's guards.

Veronica whispered to Lance, "Lance, Your Highness the Princess. When you get here, just pay attention and don't make a big fuss. Avoid getting into unnecessary trouble. ”

Lance asked curiously, "Who are we going to meet?"

Veronica pulled out a letter from her small linen satchel and said, "We're going to see my fat boy and girlfriend later." She is Viscount Dolan Ronin, Knight Captain of the Knight of the Knights of the Stars of Idiris, and the second daughter of the Duke of Aceh, Princess Eve Rostoor. ”

"It's a long name. Lance couldn't help but complain: "However, can the duke's daughter be called a princess? The daughters of the other titles are called Miss. ”

"We're not the same in Idiris. Veronica led Lance and them across the white stone bridge over the moat of the inner city, and in the distance the majestic gate of the inner castle appeared:

"The 'Holy Emperor' Javier wanted to turn Idireis into a kingdom. However, the then Duke of Idiris, the 'God of War' Veneto, refused. But Javier felt that if this was the case, for Veneto, there would be no reward at all. So Havel specifically stipulated that the Duchy of Idris was a grand duchi, although it was not a kingdom in name, but all the nobles could be canonized according to the prince. So Eve was made a princess. ”

"I see. ”

With that, the two of them had already walked to the door of Starlight Castle. The sunlight here is completely obscured by the majestic castle and the tall buildings that surround it. Beside the heavy relief bronze gate, several castle guards wearing heavy plate armor and blue four-pointed star robes on a white background stood at the door. They wore Corinthian horsehair helmets, long blue horsehair that added a bit of majesty to their already burly bodies.

"This is the Duke's Castle, please stop! I'm today's chief of the guard, Alan, is there anything you have to do here?"

One of the castle guards at the head reached out domineeringly to stop Lance from moving forward. His majestic voice startled Lance and Loxani in his backpack.

Veronica hurriedly stepped forward and handed the letter sealed with fire paint in her hand to the chief of the guard: "This chief of the guard, I am here to find Her Royal Highness Eve, the second princess. This is a letter from the visit, can you please send it to Her Royal Highness the Second Princess?"

The chief guard of the castle took the letter, glanced at the seal on the fire paint, and his originally serious face immediately soothed, and then bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "It turned out to be the people of the Redeeming Knights, you can wait here for a while." I'll send someone to deliver the letter. ”

With a wave of his hand, another castle guard took the letter, turned and trotted away.

Lance and Veronica stood in the shade of the trees beside the gate, looking at the clouds drifting in the sky, patiently waiting for a reply. Loxani's high morale was also extinguished by this long wait, and her head was weakly resting on the edge of her backpack, as if she couldn't sleep in a daze. Lance leaned against the big tree beside him, and in his mouth he had picked a dog's tail grass from the side, and the fluffy spikes fluttered in the breeze.

Twenty minutes or so passed. Lance saw that the guards at the door suddenly stood upright, took off their helmets and saluted. It was as if an important person was about to come out of the door.

Veronica hurriedly told Lance to spit out the dog's tail in her mouth, and she cleaned up her clothes and hair herself.

Just as Lance was expecting to follow Veronica towards the gate, to see what was going on. Suddenly, a girl about Veronica's age rushed out from the side of the gate with her gorgeous long skirt.

When Lance looked at the girl who rushed out of the castle, he felt as if he was in two worlds.