Chapter 1: The Golden City
Along the Golden Trade Road, past the summit of Mount Merton, the largest and richest city in Turanda, White Murdi, will appear before you. The huge city that stretches for hundreds of miles is like a huge octopus lying at the mouth of the Dopang River.
Here you can see the long reclaimed harbour, the luxurious peninsula jutting out into the sea, and the glittering amphibious theater on the peninsula.
The city centre and the drop-shaped area that stretches from there to the summit of Lantau Island opposite are where the wealthy live, and the buildings there are predominantly gold, dotted with white, azure, peacock blue, crimson and turquoise. Seen in the sun, the city looks like a pile of treasures overturned on the ground, full of gold and precious stones, and it has a nickname that matches its appearance - the Golden Core.
The popular proverb – three years after untiling means that if you steal two pieces of gold tiles from a rich family you will have enough to live in another city for a few years – provided that you live to take the tiles out of White Modi.
On the outskirts of the affluent area are relatively ordinary buildings, stretching irregularly around the periphery of the city. These houses are dominated by white walls and red tiles, and generally do not exceed four floors. It was inhabited by middle-class families, less wealthy merchants, petty aristocrats, fine craftsmen and skilled service workers.
Compared to the opulent and affluent areas, this area is more active in business, with a variety of small shops interspersed with homes. Each has its own signature merchandise or unique offering, otherwise it would be difficult for them to survive in this particularly competitive place. Because of the color of the roof, it is generally called the "red tile cloister".
The Dopang River flows along the arc-shaped boundary wall of the "Golden Core", which divides the city into two large parts. Even though it is the same "red tile corridor", the one that is on the north side of the river with the "golden core" is called the "mountain corridor", and its status and degree of development are much higher than that of the "waterside corridor" in the south of the river.
A 20-foot-wide bridge spans the vast expanse of the Dopang River, which is more than 800 feet wide and is secured by magic and alchemy, making it the fastest link between the north and south of the city. But most people can't afford the expensive bridge rental, so the riverside ferry has become the most common mode of transportation for ordinary people.
Further out, there are large areas of low-rise bungalows dominated by gray, dark blue, and dark green. Huge cities need huge labor support, and these people are scattered in the slums, flocking like worker ants from the periphery of the city every day to the docks, to the vegetable fields, to all the places where there is a need for manpower.
In order to make it easier to call each other, they each gave their own area a nickname according to the characteristic buildings or scenery of the area. For example, the narrow area that leans on the man-made harbor is self-deprecatingly called itself the "dried fish area".
The perimeter of the city was surrounded by walls of more than 50 feet, and the defense of Liliang here was not even worse than that of Augustus, the capital of the country. If you don't plan to enter the city through one of the thirteen gates of White Moddy, you'll be greeted by the most passionate guards and mercenaries on the continent.
Criminals = gold, which is a more efficient means of motivating than anything else.
Of course, despite this, Bai Modi still has large and small crimes going on, and in order to get profits, all kinds of dirty things are happening in the visible and invisible corners. In a place where money is paramount, you have money and you can do most things well. The rest, if you don't have the money, can do it.
With Dino in his hand, Diarlando was the first to reach the Lookout Point at the top of Mount Merton, which was the highest point the caravan could reach. Then stop here, introduce Dino to the city in front of him, and wait for the large army behind.
More than thirty feet higher than this position was a lookout with White Modi's soldiers, a magical crossbow on a condescending sentry post, and a huge alarm bell and beacon in the pavilion on the other side. Day and night, there are people patrolling and watching, and once they find any disturbances, they will send out a police call, and within ten minutes, the warning will spread to the whole city.
Hearing Dino's fussed exclamations, the guard soldier's head stretched out on the lookout, and when he realized that it was a traveler with a child, he retracted his head again.
Achille's horse followed with Luna, and the two children exclaimed in amazement, as all those who had seen White Murdy for the first time, and they asked this and that curiously.
"Too ...... It's just spectacular...... God, isn't this a country?" Achille pointed to the magnificent and majestic palace on the mountainside in the distance and asked, "Boss, is that the palace?"
"My palace!goo~" Ryses has been very excited for the past three days, and he almost refuses to stay in the star box except for sleeping, and is lying on Deirlando's shoulder at the moment. When he heard Achille's question, he immediately replied, "Dedicated to me!"
After three nights of assault study, its Turanda lingua franca has been basically fluent, although Diarrando comes back from the Dragon Realm every day with two dark circles under his eyes, but the thought of not having to figure out the meaning of this little bastard in the future is still worth it.
"It is the Holy Light Prayer Hall, a shrine dedicated to the goddess Mona. This is the second largest ...... in the country The name is a bit cheesy, it's called the Golden Dome Palace. But the people of White Mordy love it, haha. Suddenly, he thought of something, and his expression darkened a little: "No, this is already the largest temple in the country." Augustus's Palace of the Holy Light has been completely destroyed. ”
Luna imagined it with fascination: "Isn't that palace bigger and more beautiful than this?"
"Yes, it's bigger and more beautiful than this, it's white all over, and there will be holy light shining on the palace, not to mention how beautiful it is. Moreover, different colors change at different times, and Augustus people knew what time it was by looking at the color of light. Dearlando looked nostalgic, but unfortunately it was all gone.
"It's all the Dragon King's fault! I'm going to take him down! Reses must help me defeat that bad dragon!" Dino shook his fist, looking up for support from his new allies. Ryses immediately roared in agreement, and was about to breathe fireballs, when Dearrando pinched his mouth and warned: "There are guards here, do you want to expose them?"
A stuffle of smoke erupted from the young dragon's nose, apparently the fireball being snuffed out in its mouth. Ryeth grunted in displeasure, then scratched Diarlando hard with his claws.
Dearlando let go of his hand, let Rises bite his finger twice, and then asked, "Do you think Fikelen doesn't have it?" We're still half a day away from the city, so why don't you give me a rough direction?" ”
Ryses slowly loosened his teeth, stepped back weakly, and snorted under the pressure of Deirlando's gaze, "No...... Too big, too much, too messy......"
Dearlando himself had tried to switch to the dragon's field of vision to see White Moody, but the city had gathered so much energy that everything was mixed together, and it was impossible to tell where the various magic came from. So Rieses should be telling the truth, and it is difficult to find the target when viewed from a distance in such a general way.
"It's okay...... We'll go back into the city and look for it slowly, but when there will be a lot of pedestrians, you'll have to go back to the Box, and you're not allowed to protest!" Dearrando caught Reseth and persuaded him to finally stuff the young dragon back into the Box, and told him to promise to stay obediently.
Since having Dino as a helper, the young dragons who were originally locked in the star box and couldn't get out can escape from the box as long as they are summoned by Dino. Moreover, Deirrando also found that the young dragon colluded with Dino to steal the gems in the box. If it weren't for the fact that in just three days, the gems that could have been eaten for more than ten days would have bottomed out, and Dearlando would not have discovered the good deeds done by these two embarrassed little bastards.
Dino and himself were one, so Ruidan's magic lock recognized his voice, and Ryses knew what the key word was, so as soon as he didn't pay attention, the two of them worked together to eat most of the stored food. Right now, if he doesn't hurry up to White Moody to find some new food, Reseth will run out of food.
Achille suddenly pointed to a wider and flatter road in the distance and asked, "Boss, weishenme are we going around here?" ”
The Southerly Road divides into three roads at the foot of Merton Mountain, and when Zoya orders everyone to take the steepest path, Achille thinks that the other roads do not lead to their destination. As a result, when you go to the top of the mountain, you can see that all the roads lead to the huge city, but each road leads to a different gate.
The gate leading to the flat road in the distance was wider and more imposing, while the one in front of me looked much smaller and unadorned. Even the trees on the side of the road look wilted.
An old voice suddenly sounded from behind him, and the well-informed Lan Li manager slowly answered Achille's question: "We are circus, and we belong to jugglers, so we can only go through the Tumen, because our status is not noble enough, and we don't have enough money. ”
"Oh......" Achille nodded and looked behind him, as the circus army followed. Zoya waved her whip lightly to make the horse run faster, and as the head of the regiment, she had to go through the formalities of entry before the team. According to the rumors that the Tumen guards have always been poor, it is estimated that they will not pass so smoothly.