Ji Xinghuo walked through the city under the clouds, the streets were wide and flat, bustling, and flanked by various shops and high-rise residences.

If you don't look at the appearance of pedestrians, it feels like the city of the Earth in the astral plane.

Wing people like height, so the houses are built very high, dozens of storey buildings row upon row, between the high and low floors, planted with many flowers and trees, like a hanging garden.

The whole Lower Clouds City is in this style, where nature and architecture are combined, and it is refreshing to walk through it.

Pedestrians on the street come in a variety of shapes.

Ji Xinghuo saw a lot of races that he had never seen before, as well as several other aliens in the Thousand Peaks Abyss Forest.

But the most are the Winged and Terrans.

The appearance of the earthlings is very similar to that of the astral terres, with no unique features in terms of facial features, figure, and temperament, and the whole is relatively mediocre. As long as you don't say that you are aliens, others will definitely mistake the earthlings for a certain subspecies of Terran.

Therefore, it also saves a lot of trouble, after all, aliens are more eye-catching in the astral plane.

There is no public transportation system in the Lower Clouds, the Wingmen do not study steam technology, and people go out either by flying or on their mounts.

Ji Xinghuo rode a silver-winged Pegasus, walking on the street inconspicuously at all.

Not long after he entered the city, he saw several people riding silver-winged pegasus like himself, and all kinds of mounts, flying in the sky, running on the ground, and swimming in the water, all of which he could not recognize.

Order in the city is good.

Every few minutes, the Winged City Guards would fly overhead, and occasionally in the event of a conflict, a Wingman guard would immediately descend from the sky, admonishing them and killing them on the spot.

After walking around the city for more than an hour, Ji Xinghuo was eye-opening.

The feeling of the lower city in the sky is both novel and familiar, with a primitive and barbaric style, but there are also advanced things that technology cannot do.

It is a place where all foreign races are welcome.

But it is also highly hierarchical, and the winged people are the absolute ruling class.

Ji Xinghuo turned on the magnetic field sensing almost all the time, scanning everything around him, and suddenly his face showed a little surprise.

He turned his horse's head and turned onto another street, where he soon arrived at a hotel.

There are multiple words on the signboard at the entrance.

These include familiar Chinese characters, as well as several of the main languages spoken on Earth.

"Wanderer in the clouds."

Ji Xinghuo's magnetic field has already scanned the entire hotel, the area is not large, this building of more than ten floors, from the first floor to the fifth floor, has been transformed into a hotel layout on the earth, there are not many guests inside, only a few dozen, but they are all earthlings.

He approached the hotel, and the waiter at the door saw Ji Xinghuo's appearance, and his eyes immediately lit up.

"Guest, do you need to stay at the hotel?"

Hearing the sub-communist language, Ji Xinghuo suddenly felt very cordial, and nodded: "Yes." He rolled over and dismounted, handing the reins to the other man, "Please take care of it." ”

It's convenient to go out, but it's cumbersome to take care of when not in use.

The more sophisticated the mount, the harder it is to get your hands on.

So it's not that many Inhumans can't afford to buy a flying mount, but they don't want to carry a burden, they can't help in battle, they can't just throw it away, and they will lose a lot of money if they die accidentally.

"Rest assured, our hotel has a dedicated mount breeder with extensive experience to ensure that your Pegasus is taken care of." The waiter patted his chest in response.

"That's good."

Ji Xinghuo walked into the lobby of Yunzhong Manke, and a woman who was obviously the lobby manager had already heard the voice and greeted her with a smile on her face.

She looks like she is in her thirties, with a capable and delicate appearance, and her name is attached to her left chest.

Ji Xinghuo glanced at it, and the other party's name was Jiang Wei.

Judging by the strength of the magnetic field and the fluctuation of aether energy, she should be a high-level Inhuman with good strength.

"Greetings." Jiang Wei said enthusiastically: "Dare to ask your surname?" ”

"Xin Liaoyuan."

Ji Xinghuo casually said a customary pseudonym, and there was no need to reveal his true identity in Cloud City.

Jiang Wei didn't ask much, quickly checked in for his accommodation, and then personally sent her upstairs to enter the guest room, introducing the hotel's services, which are no different from those on earth.

"Manager Jiang." Ji Xinghuo asked, "What day is Queen Ayaqi's birthday celebration?" ”

"The 19th of the moon." Jiang Wei replied.

Ji Xinghuo calculated, that is, there are still twelve days, and before the end of the Yuanshou celebration, he will enter the Heavenly Sky City to investigate the situation of the thing related to the Vientiane Star Pupil.

However, it's hard to ask right away.

Jiang Wei didn't know what Ji Xinghuo was thinking, and took the initiative to introduce him to some activities of the Yuanshou celebration, which started half a month before the celebration, such as flying skills competitions, the Colosseum, martial arts battles, literary and dance performances, the Feather Lantern Festival and so on.

On the day of the Yuanshou celebration, there will be a grand birthday parade in the upper and lower cities of the clouds, which is very lively.

Queen Ayaki would appear at the ceremony to receive congratulations and gifts from her subjects and guests.

It is said that many winged families have prepared many precious treasures in order to please the queen, and there will be a gift link at that time.

"Gift ......"

Ji Xinghuo's heart sank.

Isn't the thing you want to be one of the treasures to be offered?

If Queen Ayaqi had a discerning eye and saw something extraordinary, and finally fell into her hands, it would have been almost impossible for her to get it.

"Thank you, Manager Jiang."

Ji Xinghuo's face was impassive, and after thinking about it, he asked, "I originally came out to explore the astral plane, and I happened to learn about Queen Ayaqi's birthday celebration, so I came to join in the fun." When I arrived in Cloud City, I realized that ordinary people can't enter Sky City, I wonder if you have a way? ”

Jiang Wei's expression changed, "It is difficult for outsiders to obtain the qualifications to enter Sky City. ”

"There's always a way, right?" Ji Xinghuo said with a smile.

Jiang Wei glanced at him meaningfully, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said: "The risk is very high, the cost is also very large, and there is no guarantee that it will succeed." ”

Ji Xinghuo took out a few pieces of cash and handed them to her.

Each one is worth 100,000 Asian dollars, for a total of 500,000.

"Trouble Manager Jiang to help me find a way." When Ji Xinghuo heard that there was a play, he made a generous move, "This is a hard money for Manager Jiang, if I can enter Shangcheng, the reward will be doubled." ”

Jiang Wei looked at the cash in her hand, and she really couldn't refuse, "Please wait for two days, Mr. Xin." ”

"Okay."

Ji Xinghuo sent her out and walked to the balcony to look at the scenery on the street.

In the magnetic field induction, Jiang Wei called a hotel waiter when she returned to the hotel lobby, whispered a few words, and the waiter rode a horse and left the hotel. Ji Xinghuo followed the waiter, and soon ran out of the range of the magnetic field induction, and couldn't find it.

"Hopefully she'll really have a way." Ji Xinghuo muttered and went to the bed to lie down to rest.

This is only a dozen hours.

At night.

After darkness turned to a starry night, and all the city was lit up. The trees planted on the street and the various flowers and plants on the floors are fluorescent plants, which release the energy absorbed during the day at night, and are colorful, compared to the bustling cities on earth.

Ji Xinghuo had dinner and was playing with Qinghong in the room, when the magnetic field sensed that Jiang Wei was coming up, so he put Qinghong away.

After a knock on the door, he opened it.

"Manager Jiang."

"Mr. Shin's luck is good." Jiang Wei said in a low voice: "I asked someone to find a way, originally it was just a try, but I didn't expect to get a reply quickly, but I want you to talk to the other party yourself." ”

Ji Xinghuo asked, "Now?" ”

"Yes."

Jiang Wei explained carefully: "The other party is a winged person, and he has some friendship with me. She came from a noble family and opened a restaurant in Uptown, and she had to go to Downtown every few days to buy ingredients, and she could bring people to Uptown in the name of restaurant staff. ”

This is clearly not a formal channel.

"Can you trust it?" Ji Xinghuo asked.

"It's not the first time she's done something like this." Jiang Wei said, "Many people, especially the winged people who admire Shangcheng, are willing to pay some price to visit Shangcheng for a few days, and the guards of Wangting City also know very well that they usually turn a blind eye. ”

Ji Xinghuo frowned, this kind of gray industry is usually ignored by the official, but when it comes to something big, it will be cracked down on first.

Sometimes fishing for law enforcement.

Although this is the Heavenly Feather Royal Court, it is no different from the earth.

"It's an extraordinary time, so there won't be a problem, right?"

"The news she gave me was business as usual." Jiang Wei said so, but from her expression, I can guess that it is probably just one side.

Ji Xinghuo thought about it and had to give it a try, so he asked, "How does the other party charge?" ”

"Ten thousand real dragon coins."

It's a little more expensive than expected.

"Because Mr. Xin is not a winged person, it is more troublesome, so the price is three times more expensive than the winged person." Jiang Wei explained, "If Mr. Xin can accept it, please go to the other party tomorrow morning, everything is going well, and you should be able to enter Shangcheng in the afternoon." ”

"Thank you."

Ji Xinghuo took out another 500,000 Asian dollars and handed it to Jiang Wei.

She immediately handed over a note with an address written on it, Ji Xinghuo took it and took a look, the place was not far away.

The next morning.

Ji Xinghuo walked out of the clouds and quickly arrived at the address on the paper, which was a nearby food market.

He found a shop in the market, entered a hidden room hidden behind the door, and met the female winged man Jiang Wei had mentioned.

In the eyes of humans, it is impossible to distinguish the beauty and ugliness of the appearance of the winged people.

It feels like a bird.

Still, the clan can be judged by the color of the feathers.

The wings of this winged woman are beautiful, with smooth and colorful patterns, like fine silk fabrics. In the Heavenly Feather Court, these wings symbolize noble status, as she is a winged member of the Ayaba clan and is the same clan as Queen Ayaki.

There are hundreds of bloodline clans among the Wings, and the Ayawa clan is the most beautiful and talented of them.

"Ms. Bright Sky."

Ji Xinghuo greeted respectfully in the Celestial language.

Yankong has a pair of iris-like round pupils, like eagle eyes, she is wearing a delicate silk robe, with deep wrinkles on her claws, which shows that she is not young, but she has a pampered posture, sitting there, and glanced at Ji Xinghuo lazily.

"You are the earthling who Jiang Wei introduced to enter Shangcheng?" There was a bit of arrogance in her tone.

Ji Xinghuo lowered his head and replied, "Yes." ”

"Hmm......"

Yankong took a few serious glances at Ji Xinghuo and sneered: "Aliens even want to enter Shangcheng, and now in this era, anyone really dares to look up at the sky." ”

Looking up at the sky is an adjective in the Celestial language, similar to a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

Ji Xinghuo was unhappy in his heart and didn't squeak.

"Alright." Yankong waved his right claw, "I know that you aliens are arrogant and think you have mastered the truth of the world. ”

She stared at Ji Xinghuo, "There is only a transaction between us, give me money, and I will take you into the upper city." ”

"Did you bring the money?"

Ji Xinghuo silently took out a gold dragon coin with a face value of 10,000.

Yankong's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to take the golden dragon coin, admired the gold coin in his claws, no longer glanced at Ji Xinghuo, and waved his claws: "You go to the back and wait, naturally someone will disguise you, and the rules will be clear to you." ”

Ji Xinghuo went out through another door in the room.

Behind is a large courtyard, in the middle of which is a large cargo compartment like a carriage, and several winged people are loading baskets of ingredients.

A female wingman came over and threw Ji Xinghuo a set of clothes and asked him to change into them.

It was an ordinary cloth garment with a colorful feather logo on the collar, cuffs, and chest, representing the servant status of the Ayawa clan.

"Let's get to work." The female wingman commanded unceremoniously.

Ji Xinghuo joined the ranks of transporting ingredients.

Except for him, most of them were restaurant employees in the sky, and a few Wingmen and Astral Terrans who had just changed their clothes, and they looked like outsiders who wanted to enter the upper city just like themselves.

Soon, this cargo compartment was filled.

The female wingman blew a whistle, and the four huge giant eagles fell, grabbed a corner of the cargo compartment respectively, and the wings vibrated to set off a strong wind, grabbing the cargo compartment and taking off, and the female wingman also flew up, directing the giant eagle to fly to the sky city high in the sky.

An hour later, the winged woman landed again with the empty cargo compartment.

And so on and so forth.

Ji Xinghuo worked as a coolie for eight hours, and during this time, several more people changed their clothes and became free porters in Yankong.

It wasn't until the afternoon that the final round of ingredients was finally loaded.

"Let's all go inside."

Yankong came over and asked the employees of Ji Xinghuo Restaurant to enter the cargo compartment.

Ji Xinghuo sat next to a basket of vegetables, his body was covered with the smell of various ingredients, and he looked no different from a real employee.

The cargo compartment shook, and was caught by the giant eagle and flew up.

Ji Xinghuo watched the ground get farther and farther away from the place, the air flow outside was blowing, the cargo compartment was shaking, and the wings had long been used to it, and their faces did not change.

Overhead, the city in the sky grew larger and larger in view, as if a large shadow was looming over the head.

The height rises rapidly.

Ji Xinghuo opened the Vientiane Star Pupil interface, and the arrow changed with his position, and the pointing was constantly rotating, but he always pointed to the same place.

Ten minutes later.

Finally, the cargo compartment rose to the same height as Sky City, but before it could take a closer look at the magnificent view of the Sky City, it landed on a platform located at the edge of the city.

With a thud, the cargo compartment fell to the ground, surrounded by a group of winged men in fine armor.

In the sky around the platform, groups of royal court guards were circling.

In Ji Xinghuo's magnetic field induction, he immediately found two legendary powerhouses, he retracted his gaze and didn't dare to look around, playing the role of a restaurant employee.

(End of chapter)