The Northland snowfields in December are completely covered in snow. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Everywhere there was a white expanse, and the bare branches of the trees along the way were covered with snow, and from a distance it seemed that these trees were full of clusters of cotton-white flowers.

The roads of the Northland also become difficult to walk in winter, and the snow on the roads is hardly noticeable from a distance, except that the snow on the roads is more condensed than the snow on the side of the road due to the trampling of passing carriages and pedestrians. At this time, the tall signs that appear at intervals on both sides of the road come into play, and these frequent signs can be obtrusive in spring and summer, but in winter they are the best guide for travelers.

Squeak and crunch, the convoy of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce was in such a silver-white world and drove in the direction of Ruby City without hurry. Due to the slippery road, the speed of the horse convoy on the road is not fast, but the horsemen and guards of the convoy are not worried, they are all veterans of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce who are responsible for taking away merchant freight from Lorris and the Northland snowfields all year round. The old horsemen had already planned their travel time allocation, and before entering the Northland snowfield, they tried to speed up and save time along the way, so that when they entered the snowfield now, they would have enough time to reach their destination on time while driving safely.

This slow journey is also a slight torture for the passengers, after the initial novelty after entering the snowfield, Cheruth and the others have long lost interest in the endless white earth outside the carriage window, fortunately Ruby City is not in the depths of the snowfield, according to the foreman's old coachman, it only takes about two more days after entering the snowfield, they will probably be able to reach their destination.

Today is the early morning of the third day after entering the snowfield.

Winter days are short, and although the sun has just risen and the sky is not very clear, the motorcade has been traveling for almost an hour. The diligent guards and coachmen were accustomed to such schedules, but the maidens who were passengers, especially the other five except for the other five who were originally from the Northlands, were still asleep peacefully in the carriage.

The carriages that William lent to Cheruth were the best passenger carriages in the Chamber of Commerce, and they were all equipped with the "magic air conditioner" that Cheruth had built a year ago and had been sold by the Seagull Chamber of Commerce on behalf of them, so the temperature in the carriage was very warm despite driving in the snowfields of the Northland. Coupled with the fact that the carriage was not fast, and the snow on the ground had a more or less cushioning effect on the wheels, the carriage was more stable on the snowfield than in other places, with hardly any bumps. Such an environment is no different from sleeping girls in their own beds, except that they are a little narrower.

The convoy kept a steady pace and slowly moved forward, and after about half an hour, a gentle slope cliff suddenly appeared in front of me, and the road bent horizontally at a short distance from the cliff, and began to go downhill at a steady angle in a direction parallel to the cliff edge.

The grooms and guards who had been quiet so as not to wake up the little guests in the car could not help but let out a soft cheer, although they were accustomed to such a boring journey, but after a week's long journey, they were also in a happy mood when they finally arrived at their destination.

That's right, it's finally here. Descending from this cliff slope and turning back in the original direction, a short walk away, the famous city known as the deep ruby of the snowfields of the Northland is just a stone's throw away. In fact, at this moment, on the top of this cliff, you can already see Ruby City in the distance.

And in the carriage at this moment, it happened that Chelus had just woken up, and was hazy struggling to pull half of her body out of the arms of Sekaria, who had used her as a pillow against the wall of the carriage. Hearing the coachman and the guards talking outside the car, and refreshed to learn that they had arrived near Ruby City, Cerus finally pulled her arm out of Sekaria.

"Hmm...... Don't make a fuss about Cheruth......"

Sekaria seemed to be still sleeping deeply, and she seemed to feel a little cold after losing the Cheruth brand real life pillow, so she fumbled the collapsed quilt on her body and hugged it in her arms. On the other side, Gray Wind and Nanoha, who were snuggled together, also woke up, Gray Wind and his two wolf ears were a little stunned, as if the whole person had not finished restarting from sleep standby mode, and Nanoha was rubbing his eyes while yawning cutely, and he didn't look like he had a good rest.

Cheruth, who was the first to get to the top of her spirits, had already reached the exit of the carriage by this time, and opened the door through the cotton curtains.

"Uncle, have we arrived at Ruby City?"

"Soon, little boss, there is less than half an hour to get to the Ruby City, you can now drive the window to take a look, you can already see the Ruby City from here. ”

"Oh, thank you, uncle!"

After Cheruth finished speaking, she happily returned to the carriage and leaned to the window, because it was using the magic enchantment to adjust the temperature around the carriage, so there was no disadvantage that the air-conditioned room on the earth would let in air conditioning as soon as the window was opened, and the wolf girl opened the window without any scruples to look outside.

"Oh~ It's finally here!"

The carriage was still driving on the cliff slope, and from the angle of Cheruth, it was clear from top to bottom the beautiful city with white houses and silver tiles not far in front of the cliff slope.

Ruby City is one of the most famous neutral cities in the Northlands. The city is adjacent to a small but surprisingly pure mangrove forest, and every year in the middle of winter, every corner of the city is decorated with beautiful crimson winter plum blossoms, which from a distance looks like a beautiful red gem set in the vast white snowfield, which is also the origin of the city's name.

However, now that December has just begun, there is still a period of time before the red plum blossoms of the next year, and it is unfortunate that the people who came to Ruby City at this time are naturally not lucky enough to be able to really see the true face of this "ruby on the snowfield", but even so, the architectural landscape of Ruby City full of northland style still makes the wolf girl feel a little eye-opening.

"Ah, is that Ruby City?"

Nanoha and Gray Wind, who had fully woken up, also came to the window at this time, looked at the ruby city under the cliff slope and said happily, after a week's journey, they finally arrived at their destination, although the ruby city at this time is not a real "ruby", but for them, the identity meaning of being the final destination alone is enough to add a first impression to the city they met for the first time.

Behind Cheruth's carriage, the cheers of the little Ai and their horses could be heard from the carriage that rode the trio of the Digakar Academy and the Charnove, apparently knowing that they were about to reach their destination.

Only Secaria was still curled up on the carriage behind them, holding the quilt and wrinkling her nose, and then arched into the corner of the carriage and continued to sleep, and Cheruth looked back and saw the cute sleeping appearance that the blue-haired princess usually rarely has, and after thinking about it, she decided not to disturb her sweet dreams, and continued to squeeze together with Nanoha Gray Wind in the small car window and watch.

The first Magic Engineering Society in mainland China, an academic trend that emphasizes theory and ignores practicality...... Let her see it.

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As one of the most famous neutral cities in the Northlands, Ruby City undoubtedly has the same attributes as other neutral cities - a thriving commercial trade.

Due to the poor transportation in the Northland Snow Plains, many caravans from the southern part of the Northland Alliance Region or even the Lloris Kingdom further south often choose this place as a transit and unloading point, and some of the goods are sold directly in the large bazaar in Ruby City, and the other part of the goods are transferred to several Snake Chambers in the Northland Snow Plains in exchange for profits, so that these Snake Chambers of Commerce can transport some of the goods to the north of the Snowfields for secondary sales.

Due to Ruby City's important role as a commercial transit point, it is only natural that many chambers of commerce that want to extend their tentacles to this area of the Northwest Snow Field will set up their chapters here. It is not surprising that a business giant like the Seagull Chamber of Commerce, which can also rank among the top five in the whole continent, will have its own chapter here.

"After receiving a communication from Lord William a week ago, we immediately started to prepare for you to book a hotel......

Inside Ruby City, Cheruth and her caravan were slowly moving along the main street, led by coachmen and guards, towards the west of the city.

And Cheruth and his party had already gotten off the carriage, admiring the exotic buildings along the road while moving their stiff hands and feet, as for Cheruth, the recognized leader of the team, he was walking at the front of the team, and was chatting with the person in charge of the Ruby City branch of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce, who came to greet them as soon as they entered the city, about the arrangements for the past few days.

“...... However, it is a pity that almost all of the hotels in the vicinity of the Cappelano Lecture Square have been booked, and almost all of the remaining hotels are small places with poor conditions or security credit, and Lord William has made a special statement that you are all very distinguished guests, and I am worried that you may not want and cannot live in that kind of place, so I have taken the initiative to abandon those shops that are closer to the venue, and ask Miss Cheruth to forgive me. ”

Mr. Fergus, the head of the Ruby City chapter, a middle-aged man with a handful of mustaches and a big back that looked quite exquisite, said this, took off the gentleman's hat on his head and bowed slightly to Cheruth, who quickly waved his hand to him.

"Everywhere, it would have been appreciated to be able to arrange a place for us to stay here in advance, Mr. Fergus didn't need to be so polite. ”

After all, she delayed receiving the invitation, and before that, the people who received the invitation as early as a month ago would naturally book the best seats first.

"Miss Cheruth is as magnanimous as she is rumored. ”

"Where, where, ahaha......"

Fergus was so polite to Cheruth that she was quite caught off guard, and the wolf girl thought that the other party might know that there was such a princess as Sekaria in their team, so she would be so attentive, but this was Cherus's mistake, considering the safety issues, before Sekaria's trip this time, the Loris royal family had specially explained to the Seagull Chamber of Commerce and William not to expose Sekaria's whereabouts outside, so Fergus did not know that the sleepy blue-haired beautiful girl walking behind them was the famous Princess Loris。 Fergus's attitude is entirely because William told him the true identity of Cheruth, you know, Qiu Qi, who designed many civilian magic guides with good reputation and popular sales, let the Seagull Chamber of Commerce produce and sell them on his behalf, and now he can be described as a cash cow-like figure of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce.

"I have taken it upon myself to charter a small hotel on the hill in the western suburbs of Ruby City, which is a little far from the lecture square, but it is basically only about twenty minutes' walk if there is a horse-drawn carriage. ”

"Bag, pack?!" Chelus was startled, "Fer, Mr. Fergus, there are only eight of us......"

"Oh, Miss Cheruth, please don't worry, that small hotel is a hotel that specializes in providing accommodation services for guests traveling with family and friends in the tourist season, although it is not big, but the reputation of the store in terms of accommodation environment and catering service is one of the best in Ruby City, but unfortunately it is only December, if you come to Ruby City in February, stay in the hotel located on the hill and you can see the beautiful scenery of red plums all over the city from the roof of the guest room window. ”

The number of guests is limited, the accommodation service is high-quality, the unique geographical location and the viewing conditions are full of selling points......

The more Fergus listened to Fergus's introduction to the hotel that the Seagull Chamber of Commerce had booked for them, the more black lines on the back of her head became, what was the configuration on these high-end health clubs that the rich often chose when they traveled on Earth in their previous lives, and they were still chartered?!

Although William said that Chu's official invitation to the Cappelano Society was undoubtedly a free and convincing advertisement for the Chu's brand magic guide represented by the Seagull Chamber of Commerce, so he had full authority to reimburse Cheruth on behalf of the Seagull Chamber of Commerce for the travel expenses this time, but no one told her that this trip was such a failure...... It's so stressful, hey, William, that guy shouldn't want to trick them and send the bill to her house when they get back, right?

Just as Cherus was thinking so much, Fergus spoke again.

In addition, the inn is also famous for its own open-air bath, and even in Ruby City, which is famous for its snowy hot springs, the water quality of the open-air bath is one of the best. ”