From one moment onwards, the howling cold wind outside the window carried some other sounds, which were faintly audible at first, but after a while more the convoy had traveled, the noisy cheers became like thunder. Through the misty window, the galaxy could already see the bright firelight in the distance, and the coldness of the Misty Forest was dispelled at this moment, replaced by the breath of carnival.

The speed of the convoy gradually slowed down, and the Mao Wen who had been hiding in the dense forest finally appeared, divided into two columns, and lined up on both sides of the convoy, escorting them into the heart of the mist, the city that belonged to Mao Wen.

The first man-made structure to enter the eyes of the galaxy is the stone pillars with high roots covered with moss on both sides of the road, the shape carved on the stone pillars has been eroded by the years, and you can only barely see the outline of some fierce beasts, and the top of the stone pillar is topped by a stone brazier, and the bright orange flames dispel the darkness.

Beyond these stone pillars that act as portals, the convoy fully enters the heart of the mist, and the mysteries of the city are finally revealed. Most of the houses in the city are made of rocks, supplemented by some wooden structures, which seem too rough compared to the world outside the Misty Forest, but when you look closely, there is a different charm. The houses are made of natural granite, cut into uniform-sized squares, neatly stacked, not shoddy, and decorated with stone carvings and murals between the houses, but they are all themed on some beasts or hunting.

Mao Wen on the street looked at the train fleet curiously. At the same time, Xinghe is also observing them, benefiting from a body of hair, Mao Wen does not have to use thick clothes to resist the cold winter, correspondingly, their clothing is also very monotonous, mainly defensive leather armor, not to mention any beauty. However, it is the nature of women to love beauty, and for these big cats is no exception, some women will wear some colorful ribbons on their bodies.

In addition to clothing, many of Mao Wen's bodies can be seen in the same set, longbows, quivers, and hunting knives. The identity of the hunter has been completely immersed in the blood of all Mao Wen, and ornaments made of animal skulls, hanging poles for drying dried meat, shelves for handling furs and other things can be found everywhere here.

Xinghe retracted his gaze and asked, "Do all the Maowen people make a living from hunting?"

Sophia shook her head, "That's not the case, hunting is only a small part, the main food supply of the Heart of the Mist is still based on planting and animal husbandry, there are nearly a million Mao Wen in this city, if they put their livelihood on hunting, I'm afraid there will be no living creatures left in the Mist Forest for a long time." ”

"But I didn't see any plough on the way here. Xinghe expressed his doubts, since there are nearly a million Mao Wen in this city, the corresponding amount of arable land should also be massive, after all, the amount of food that these big cats eat is not small.

"There is still a lot of arable land in the Misty Forest, but the scale is not too large, and a large part of the city's food sources still come from outside the forest, and the Maowen people buy food from the Fraser and Norwich provinces every year. Sophia explained.

"Where does the money come from to buy food?" Xinghe didn't think that the empire would be generous enough to pay for Mao Wen.

"Jewels?" Xiaoxin said uncertainly.

"Yes, jewelry. Sophia nodded.

"Jewels?" Xinghe looked at the two of them with confusion.

Xiaoxin lifted her sleeve, took off a bracelet full of red ropes from her wrist, and handed it to everyone, there was a round and smooth emerald green stone at the end of the red rope, "I have heard that the Forest of Mists is the largest source of rough jewelry in the Empire. ”

At the same time that Xinghe took the bracelet from Anton, the sound of a horn sounded outside the window, and he didn't have time to carefully examine the bracelet that still had residual warmth before returning it to Xiaoxin. The sound of horns came one after another, and through the windows, you could see several huge statues of Mao Wen erected on both sides of the road, and below the statues was a line of honor guards, and when the convoy passed, those Mao Wen would raise the huge horns in their hands and blow a low sound.

This was the first time he had seen such a grand guard of honor since the Galaxy was so old, and although he knew very well that these horns sounded for the Hegu family and the Valhalla logo on the carriage, and had nothing to do with him, he still felt surging and excited.

At the end of the long street is an even larger granite statue carved with a Mao Wen holding a large knife and pointing into the distance. The road formed a turntable around the statue, and the carriage followed the turntable to a slow stop directly behind the statue.

As the carriage door was opened, a loud voice rang out, "Miss Rongruo of the Hegu family and her entourage are here!"

Sophia took Rong Ruo's hand and walked out of the carriage first, and Xinghe and they followed behind, lining up in two columns according to Sophia's instructions. Not far in front of them, there stood a group of Mao Wen in gray cloth robes, led by an old Mao Wen who looked half-cut into the ground, holding a dead wooden cane, looking weak and windless, but the surrounding Mao Wen surrounded him like stars holding the moon.

Xinghe thinks that his eyesight is not bad, and the identity of these Mao Wen in cloth robes in front of him should not be low, especially the old man. In the face of so many Mao Wen's big shots, Xinghe became nervous uncontrollably, and his breathing was a lot more cramped.

Rong Ruo didn't seem too nervous, and walked forward generously, and the old man with a cane spoke, "Miss Rong Ruo, I've had a hard time all the way." ”

"Thank you for greetings, Elder Barcelona. On behalf of the Hegu family, I would like to express my sincerest congratulations to the nobles on their great hunt, and in order to show their sincerity, the family has prepared some small gifts. Rong Ruo replied appropriately.

"So much generosity from the Sheikh Valley family, but I would have preferred the gift to be a good seed if I could. Barça grinned.

Rong Ruo also smiled and made a promise: "If you need it, Elder, the Hegu family can prepare a batch of seeds for the Heart of Mist at a discounted price before the beginning of spring next year. ”

The smile on Barça's face was even worse, "Thank you again for the generosity of the Hegu family, but it would have been better if it had been free." ”

The elder laughed. Rong Ruo responded.

Barcelona smiled without saying a word, turned his head to another gray-robed Mao Wen beside him and said, "Lisa, Miss Rongruo has been in the dust all the way, and the boat and car are tiring, you can lead them to rest." ”

The conversation between the two sides came to an abrupt end, and the female named Lisa, Mao Wen, led them out of the place, Xinghe glanced back, and Barcelona led the remaining gray-robed Mao Wen to stand still, presumably continuing to wait to welcome the other visitors.

Behind the huge statue of Mao Wen was a huge building, and only a huge silhouette could be seen in the shadows of the night, and Xinghe didn't have a chance to look closely, because Lisa led them out of the area quickly.

They were eventually taken to a place with a completely different architectural style, not the granite buildings of Mao Wen's wide opening and closing, but a few houses with an architectural style as intricately carved as those outside the forest.

Even Xinghe saw the sign of Valhalla on a small two-story building, and before he came, he had read some brief information, and roughly knew that the empire had arranged some officials in the heart of the mist, thinking that those people had lived in this area on weekdays, because he had already seen some demon spirits here.

Lisa led them into a small house with a yard, "Miss Rongruo, please rest well, I will let my son come over in a while, he will be your guide during your time in the Heart of the Mist." ”

Lisa left immediately after explaining, Sophia also went out after settling everyone down, as soon as she left, Rong Ruo also immediately put down her ladylike disguise, closed the door of the small courtyard, and lazily lay on the sofa in the living room, while muttering: "That old man is so strange." ”

"Stranger than you?" quipped.

"Hah, you're looking for a fight!" Rong Ruo grabbed the pillow on the sofa and smashed it at Anton, shouting at the same time: "Pixar, attack!"

"It seems a little weird. Xinghe recalled the conversation between Rong Ruo and Bassana that ended abruptly just now.

"The Barça elder seemed a little upset to see us. Xiaoxin also nodded, "Rong Ruo, is there any contradiction between the Hegu family and Mao Wen?"

Rong Ruo, who was chasing Anton with Pixar, stopped, pinched her chin and thought, "Probably not, our family has always had nothing to do with the Misty Forest." ”

There was no room for Xinghe to intervene on this topic, after all, he didn't know anything. Rather than continue to delve into the subject, he took out his notebook and pen from his duffel bag, found a quiet corner in the living room, and began to record what he had seen today.

Xiaoxin didn't know when she came over, and asked curiously, "Are you writing a diary?"

"No, sort of. Xinghe stopped writing, "I learned a lot of things today, and I'm afraid that I will forget, so I will write it down first." ”

"Can I take a look?" Xiaoxin asked.

"Look. Xinghe generously handed her the notebook, after all, there was nothing unsightly.

Xiaoxin took a quick look at the notebook and said jokingly, "Xinghe, you are bound to win that classroom." ”

"It's inevitable. Xinghe smiled, "But I really want it." ”

Xiaoxin handed him back the notebook and asked, "Can you tell me why?"

The original intention of wanting that classroom was that in addition to Lan Yue and the four of them, Xinghe only told Ren Tianqi, and that was because he needed his help to set up a club. Although Xiaoxin, Xiaorou and Rong Ruo were all pulled in after the establishment of the club, Xinghe did not tell them the truth, because he had not yet figured out how to speak.

When he heard Xiaoxin's question, he was a little hesitant to tell a lie, but fortunately, he was lucky, and Sophia suddenly came back at this time.

Rong Ruo seemed to have foreseen something and was about to sneak back to the room, but she was still blocked by Sophia at the door of the living room, "Miss, before the ceremony officially begins, I think there are some people you need to visit first. ”

"Eh, but I'm already very tired, can't I go?" Rong Ruo looked at her pitifully.

Sophia was unmoved, "Miss, I know you're afraid of trouble, but at least you should visit His Highness Andrew." After all, it's about family reputation. ”

"His Royal Highness Andre is?" Xinghe asked Xiaoxin in a whisper, he knew almost nothing about the upper class society in the capital.

Xiaoxin pursed her lips and chuckled, "That's the eldest son of His Majesty Kong El, and it is very likely that he will succeed to the position of the next Lord of the Firmament, haven't you heard?"

Xinghe smiled awkwardly, and Rong Ruo over there looked like she had to compromise because of the other party's identity, and obediently followed Sophia out of the courtyard. The courtyard was a lot quieter all of a sudden, Xinghe lowered his head and continued to write a diary, and Xiaoxin, who was standing on the side, seemed to have forgotten about that question because of the interruption just now.