When Tails finally stepped into Longxiao City, the first thing that caught his attention was not the rugged and bold architectural style of this ancient city. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In fact, unlike the buildings in Yongxing City, which relied on the city and city walls, Longxiao City was built on a gentle slope of the mountain, and the layout of the city was natural and smooth.

Similar to the experience in the Rumba barracks, what impressed Tails was the people of Longxiao City, Exeter, who were crowding around the city gate to see the bustle of the Prince of the Stars.

"A prince of the Empire!" a gruff shout rang out through the crowd, prompting a noisy and chaotic response.

According to Putirai, it should be full of civilians who are busy preparing for the winter, preparing to enter the city for the last time to exchange, sell, and buy.

just let him catch up.

Tails had to bow his head and lament.

It's been a long time since he's been so "popular".

Although the mood of the civilians was much better than that of the soldiers, and the people of Longxiao City were not as disgusted with Xingchen as the Black Sand Collar, the news of the assassination of the heir of Longxiao City in Xingchen had obviously spread long ago.

This caused Tails and the others to encounter another round of discussion and abuse, and even flying debris - the Exeters were much more "enthusiastic" than the Star People.

"If that king has a kind, don't send ......" An angry voice rang out in the crowd, and Tails couldn't see it really, and before he could hear the second half, he was hurriedly escorted away by the attachés.

Only faintly heard the voice of "let that coward come by himself", and countless responses of approval or rebuttal, sounded behind him.

"Maintain order and isolate the crowd!We need to get to Valhalla as soon as possible!" Nicolai unceremoniously reprimanded his men and soldiers, "Trespassers, you know what to do!"

Fortunately, there were white-bladed guards and soldiers from Longxiao City to separate the crowd, otherwise the Star Prince would have fled into Longxiao City in embarrassment.

Although it's not much worse now.

"Their unhappy expressions," Tails sighed helplessly as he looked at Waia and Rolf, who were on the verge of great enemies, "as if I had killed their prince." ”

"Put yourself in their shoes," Putile said loudly in the noisy environment, "If you die in the Northland today, then Exeter will send someone to Yongxing City tomorrow to apologize...... I guess I was also upset. ”

Tails gave Putile a blank look, who seemed unconcerned about the prophecy he had just made for His Royal Highness.

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Vice-Envoy. Tails replied angrily: "If you are unemployed in the future, I suggest that you try your luck in the Western Wilderness, and the Duke of Falkenhauges must be able to talk to you." ”

"The head of the four-eyed skull, the 'undesirable' Duke of the Western Wilderness?" Putile snorted, "Thank you for your recommendation. ”

Tails had to snort coldly.

But both of them knew that the real test was far from here, not on these simple people.

"Are you ready, Imperial?" Nicolai's voice came from the front, disdainful, "It's going to be tiring. ”

"What?" Tails looked up in shock.

It didn't take long for him to know why.

Longxiao City is built along the mountain and slope, layered, spiraling upward.

They had to climb all the way through the city, through layers of barriers separated by thick inner gates, which were between each area, and there were seven or eight of them.

"I've heard of the layout of Longxiao City," Huaiya gritted his teeth and looked around vigilantly, "It is said that this inner city structure is easier to defend, and even if the enemy breaks through the gates of Longxiao City, the shooters on the walls and gates can turn around and carry out layers of blows against the enemies who rush in, and the warriors can block the enemy's attacks from behind the gates." ”

And because of the slope, the invaders also had to face the disadvantage of a huge attrition. ”

"I dare say that during the siege of the Eastern Continent Army in the Third Continental War, this pattern helped a lot. ”

"Well, this city is no less than the Broken Dragon Fortress," Tails looked helplessly at the horses panting as they sat down, and the noisy onlookers outside the guard line also distracted him, "The townspeople have to climb all the way up the hill for a walk—not to mention the attacking enemies." ”

"And the nobles have an excuse and a reason to hide in the city and tremble," Eda snorted softly in dissatisfaction, stepping on the stone bricks under his feet, his body liness, "and let their people outside the city suffer." ”

"I think the first people built this city purely for military purposes, but no one could have imagined that it would one day become the capital of Exeter. Tails glanced at the passers-by who stopped by: "Don't the people who live here feel tired?"

"To some extent, the city naturally rejects merchants, and such a pattern is not suitable for merchants or shops, whether it is to transport goods or expand business - can you imagine that the cost of transporting one load of firewood to the inner city is enough to carry three loads of firewood?" ”

"So the higher up the inner city, the more powerful people live, right?" Tails sighed, "It's really a clear, easy-to-understand class division. ”

Under Putilai's introduction ("There should not be much change compared to a few years ago, in fact, I suspect that Longxiao City has not changed much in more than a hundred years" - Putilai), they passed through many distinct areas on the way: the shield area that looks like a slum, the hammer area where the commoners live, the sword district where the bazaar and square are located, the bow area where there is a lot of everything, the arrow area where temples and religious places are gathered, the spear area where the courts and prisons are located, the armor area where workshops and shops are gathered, and the axe area where the nobles are located.

"Why don't they build a lot anymore and call it the 'Magic Gun Zone'?" Tails complained angrily about the areas in the city that were all named after weapon types.

"I think the magic gun was probably not invented before Nekaru was renamed and renovated. Putile replied disapprehantly.

"When was the magic gun invented?" Tails rolled his eyes, "Who invented it, and why is it so named?"

"The magic gun has been around for almost three hundred years, and the other parts are easy to obtain," Putile said with a smile as if he knew what he was going to ask, but deliberately opposed him, "Only the most core part belongs to the strategic resource, its source...... You'll know sooner or later. ”

"As for naming...... No one knows. ”

Tails pouted.

Magic Gun ......

Magician.

Magical energy.

Magic.

He pressed down on his doubts and tried to turn his attention to the current matter.

"Okay...... The name given to the city by the Exeters is unimaginative. ”

"If they don't have enough material to name the city, I have a suggestion," even Tails couldn't help but feel a little tired as he watched the mount climb hard, and let out a long breath: "Legendary Anti-Demon Armed District." ”

"If you want me to say, you've been babbling since now," Putile finally took out his pipe again, glanced at Tails with a little meaning, took a deep breath, and then calmly told the truth, "It's because of the situation ...... about to face"

"And nervous?"

Tailston was speechless.

Damn it.

Under the gaze of the rest of the mission, Tails shut his mouth in disdain.

They finally "climbed" out of the last stretch of the axe area.

No matter where he went, the sky blue cross-star flag held by Generd behind Tails was the target of all onlookers. Along the way, there were crowds of people who came to watch him, and the soldiers who maintained order in Longxiao City were simply overwhelmed, and the Northlander's naturally loud voice and fiery personality made the scene even more chaotic.

This gave Tails no chance to take a closer look at the appearance of Longxiao City, and was escorted all the way into the highest inner city by the Whiteblade Guards, and the city gate was closed to isolate the surging crowd.

Tails frowned and took a deep breath.

He dismounted with the help of Wya, stepped on the rough and hard black stone tiles of the Northland, and slowly raised his head.

In front of me is a palace.

To put it that way, that's ...... Tails thought blankly.

"Let me say goodbye to you, dear Highness Tails," Before he could take a closer look at the palace, the Marquis of Slais of the Commas Alliance came up to him, bowed his head humbly, and whispered, "You have to be mentally prepared. ”

"...... as planned"

The Marquis of Comas smiled:

"Your Majesty, there may be some ...... for you"

"Rough. ”

Tails smiled awkwardly, then took a deep breath of cold air and nodded.

Brusque?

Of course.

Tails rolled his eyes in the back of his mind.

From coming into this world.

Has anyone ever been gentle with themselves?

I almost think this is an abuse of the main text, okay?

Marquis Slais and Nicolai glanced at each other, led Commas's men and horses, and left in the other direction.

Just as Tails was about to look up and take a good look at what might have been the palace of King Exeter, the doors slowly opened.

A group of Northlanders, who were more ornate and neatly dressed, but still fully armed, came out of the palace gate.

Tails couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart.

Sure enough, a loud voice sounded from the group of people:

"In the name of His Majesty Nuan Walton VII, King of Exeter......"

"I am here to be commanded to welcome visitors from foreign countries. ”

A man with a shaved head, a tough and cold face, pursed his lips and squinted at Tails for a few seconds before he said lightly:

"Your Majesty is looking forward to your arrival. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the Stars. ”

Tails clenched his fists.

Here it comes.

Nicolai laughed and hugged the leader.

"Have you accomplished your mission, dear Guard Leader, my friend Nicolai?" the man asked softly, as if meaningfully.

"Of course," said Nicolais, too, with a succinct voice, "the Prince of the Stars we want is already here." ”

Tails frowned, watching the exchange between the two.

Then, the leading man came to Tails and saluted him.

"Welcome to Exeter, and to her most brilliant jewel, Dragon City, His Highness Tails from the stars. ”

Tails remembered Gilbert's teachings and Putile's tips on the way, and hurriedly smiled back.

He looked like some bureaucrat, but his stature - Tails thought: more like a warrior.

Or maybe the men of the Northland almost all look like warriors?

"I'm Lord Byrne Mielke," the slab-headed Northland man was about forty or fifty years old, dressed in thick robes, with a serious face, "Before receiving the knighthood, I was also a member of the White Blade Guard, and now I am an official of His Majesty Nunn, and I will be responsible for arranging all your reception in Longxiao City." ”

"Thank you for your hospitality, Lord Michael. Tails nodded, mentally confirming his judgment.

"Let me introduce you to you who are here for the first time," Mielke turned with a straight face and raised his hand towards the majestic palace behind him, "The Northland has been the residence of lords from ancient times to the present, from the mountain chambers of the kings' times, to the stone fortresses of the imperial era, and then to the majestic palaces of today. ”

"For thousands of years, it has witnessed the history of the Northland, the rise of Exeter, the children of the North Wind and the Dragon, prosperous and endless. ”

Mielke solemnly said the next words:

"Palace of the Immortal. ”

Valhalla?

What does the name mean......

Is it really suitable for a living lord to live in?

Tails was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his head.

It was a huge palace with a simple style and heavy color, an atmospheric pattern and a rough shape, built on a mountain, even from the ground of the inner city where he stepped on it, it was nearly eight or nine stories high, and the building materials were quite unique - huge wood, rough stones, animal skins, metal, all existed in it, and in many places it was even coarsely polished.

Typical Northland style, majestic and powerful, heroic and wild.

In front of the huge palace gate, there are ten more than ten meters high columns, supporting the towering palace roof, and the pillars are carved with the stories of the heroes and martyrs of the north in the past dynasties, and the carving style is simple and unrestrained.

On the road from the inner city to the front of the palace gate, there are eight stoves several meters high, which are burning even in broad daylight, and it seems that the small square in front of the palace gate is shining all day long.

Surrounded by tall and fierce-looking white-bladed guards and guards of Longxiao City, unlike the well-organized and strictly distributed guards of the stars, their positions seemed to be scattered and patrols were irregular, but under Edda's reminder, Tails was stunned to find that they were "loose on the outside and tight on the inside, leaving no dead ends at all" characteristics.

Compared with the Xingchen Fuxing Palace, which is quite creative in shape and half a pyramid, the royal palace of Longxiao City, from the architectural style to the staffing inside, looks more like a majestic palace in the story.

The red dragon flag on a black background flutters high above it.

Flying above the national flag, there was also a flag: a dragon spear pierced from the clouds - Walton's family emblem, the dragon lance in the clouds.

Red and black, combined with the color of the snow falling from the sky, there is nothing more like a palace in Tails's impression.

Tails shook his head: Valhalla is truly worthy of the name.

And the lords, the grand dukes, the kings who live here......

At this moment, Tails' eyes were suddenly attracted to the top of the palace, and he couldn't help but raise his head.

A stone bridge juts out from the top floor of the palace and leads to another mountain.

Tails' gaze froze.

It's the stone bridge.

The stone bridge leading to the Sky Cliff, the palace of the "Sky Queen".

Only then did he notice that at the beginning of the stone bridge, there was a huge statue, which might not have been seen in the distance because of his vision.

It was a giant blackstone statue of a male warrior.

I saw that the warrior on the statue was heroic and majestic, holding a frightening-looking spear in both hands, neatly armoured, muscular, and majestic, looking down on Valhalla.

Presumably, Tails thought to himself, from that angle, he could see the entire Dragon Sky City.

Lord Mielke, who was in charge of the reception, was patient and waited quietly for the alien prince until he noticed Tails' gaze.

"It's the stone bridge that leads to the Sky Cliff, and on it stands a statue of Necajou I, which was inaugurated more than six hundred years ago after Necajou's death," Mielke said, looking up and earnestly, "it was renovated just a week ago. ”

Tails' expression froze.

That's ...... He looked at the heroic man in the stone statue.

Human Heroes of the Endgame......

Defeat the Calamity, one of the people who defeated the Magi.

Exeter's founder and first monarch.

Necaju Aix?

The warriors on the statue are covered with snow, and the movements of the guns are full of force, and there is a beauty full of tension.

Presumably, for more than 600 years, Nekajou looked down on his people, his land, his kingdom with a resolute expression and deep eyes?

Tails nodded lightly to Michael.

A cloud drifted by, and the direction of the sunlight changed a little.

Looking at it from a distance, the expression of this Exeter hero statue seemed to change from perseverance to sadness in an instant.

Tails narrowed his eyes, admiring the work of the sculptor six hundred years ago.

Just refurbished a week ago – to welcome yourself?

Unlikely.

Perhaps, the people of Exeter are still expecting the legendary Dragon Queen, who disappeared after the end of the war, to return to visit her husband's statue?

Come and visit the country that left her portrait on the flag, and look after the Blade of the Western Continent that she left behind with Nekaru?

"Valhalla has a room ready for you—this will be your place of residence for the time being," Mielke raised his hand toward the palace door, motioning for Tails to move forward.

Tails smiled, "Of course, thank you for Your Majesty's hospitality. ”

"And please come with me. The expression of the man with the head remained unchanged, but the words he said made everyone in the Star Mission feel heavy:

"Your Majesty Nunn and the five Great Justices are waiting for your arrival in the Hall of Heroes. ”

Tails exchanged a look with Putile.

Here we go.

But just as Tails, Putira, and Eda were about to step forward, Mielke raised his hand slightly, stopping the skinny lieutenant.

"Please follow my subordinates, members of Your Highness's attaché, and go to the room where you entertain foreign guests to rest. Mielke said softly.

"I don't understand," Putile stopped and looked at Michael calmly, "I am His Highness's deputy on this trip, and I must follow His Highness's side." ”

"I understand your duty...... Michael's expression was unrecognizable, "but there are limits to this invitation. ”

"It's a noble conversation, lord to lord, royal to royal. ”

"To Walton, and to the five families, Your Majesty and the five Grand Dukes, you only want to see Your Highness himself, just as Your Highness will only see Your Highness and the five Grand Dukes. ”

"Therefore, please be alone, Your Highness the Stars. ”

Tails' face changed.

Individually...... Facing Nunn VII and the Five Grand Dukes?

"As far as I know," said Putirai lightly, "this is not the usual etiquette between the two countries. ”

Although they had reached a preliminary agreement with King Nunn......

But the prince's safety must not be risked......

The stars have had enough of this lesson.

"These are extraordinary times. Mielke shook his head.

"You want us to hand over the sole heir of the stars, give up their protection, and leave him alone under your control?"

Behind Tails, Edda, Wya, Rolf and the others all tensed and unconsciously reached for the weapons in their hands.

Nicolai raised his hand slightly, and the white-bladed guards crept around them.

"Like you said before," the Meteorite's face grew paler, "you still don't have much choice, do you, little prince?"

Tails narrowed his eyes.

"Believe me, it's necessary. Mielke stared at Tails with burning eyes: "And speaking of isolation, IMHO......"

"The moment you walk into the borders of Exeter......"

"Aren't you already alone?"

Tails sighed softly.

Putile did not speak again.

This makes the traverser realize that his cooperative hunt with Nunn has begun.

All right.

It is said that King Nunn will be very "rough".

Tails smiled indifferently in his heart.

Wait and see.

Under Putile's iron-blue face and Mielke's uncertain expression, Tails suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and smiled:

"Well, I can't wait to meet His Majesty Nunn. ”

Tails turned his head to look at his companions, nodding slightly.

"Don't worry. ”

"I'll be back soon. ”

As the words fell, Tails stepped forward, and the small figure walked towards the Valhalla Palace in front of him, which was very different from the style of Fuxing Palace, but it was also deep and quiet. (To be continued.) )