The opulence of the Old Town is too much for Arya to believe.

She is like an ignorant child from the mountains who has never seen the world.

Compared to Old Town, Winterfell is a small village.

Compared to Old Town, King's Landing is a garbage den.

Whether it's the Eagle's Nest City in the Giant's Spear or the Rushing River City in the Delta, the old town is overshadowed by comparison, like the contrast between rubble and jade.

Arya walked through the streets of the Old Town, and she was stunned.

Will who walked beside Arya was also amazed.

The city is large, the streets are wide, and the bluestone pavement is very unique. There are a lot of small bridges, a lot of small rivers, the water is clear, and there are willow-shaped boats coming and going in the river.

Green tiles and red walls, or black tiles and white walls, the streets are connected to one by one chic alleys, just like the Jiangnan water town in another world in the previous life.

Whether it's on the streets or alleys, on the bridges or on the boats, there's no stench of King's Landing, only the smell of birds and flowers. Walking through many streets, no matter where people are, there is not a single scrap of paper, dirt or garbage on the ground, and the cleanliness is like a mirror, which makes the two of them unbelievable.

Small rivers are dotted and connected to the artificially carved Grand Canal and the Mijiu River, which originates from the river bay.

Standing at the head of a small bridge, the eyes are full of exquisite elegance and smoke. The whole city seems to be boundless, and the two of them are like being in a pretty labyrinth.

The scenery of the city is too beautiful, the ground is too clean and tidy, and the air is too refreshing and sweet, which makes Will feel like this is a paradise.

"Let's go to the port. Arya said a little lazily.

"Good!"

The two men rented a small carriage in the street, and the coachman shook the rope without shouting, and the horse strode forward, neither fast nor slow, nor hurried.

Such a living environment, such a comfortable life, made Will almost forget that this was on the continent of Westeros, in a world at the forefront of darkness.

Arya's eyes are too busy to see, all kinds of architectural styles are very different, many exotic buildings can be seen here, and there are planned areas one by one.

The Old Town was the oldest, largest and most important port of the Seven Kingdoms, and a center of maritime and land trade. Ships from all over the world converge here, and their routes cover the whole world, from the Midsummer Islands in the sea to the south, to the free trade city-states in the east, and to the unknown trade ships of the continent of Sothros.

Will and Arya had not yet reached the harbor when the noise of the harbor could be heard from afar. When the two of them came to the high ground of the port, they saw that there was a wharf in the harbor that could not be seen at a glance, and the water was crowded with large and small ships, and its bustling and prosperous degree was incomparable to that of King's Landing Harbor, and the White Harbor in the north was like an insignificant small wharf compared to the ship trade here.

There are also many people, both men and women, who stand on the shore and admire the dense crowding of large and small merchant ships in the port. Many of the ship's flags were painted with patterns and emblems that Arya had never seen or heard of.

Every day, the port of Old Town is so busy, full of traffic, shoulder to shoulder, all kinds of ships are densely packed on the water, Arya looks at it for a long time, and she doesn't know how these ships move, how they change places, and how the cargo on the ships far from the dock docks to unload?

There are too many ships, and of course there are a lot of people, people from all over the world, all nationalities, all accents, all colors of color.

From time to time, in the crowd, groups of garrison soldiers were seen patrolling back and forth in groups of five in the crowd on the shore.

Qingting Island, the production site of the world's famous world-famous Qingting Island liquor, is not far from here, in the sea about 100 miles away.

"If there is a war in the future to attack the south and take the old town, the military and weapons will be ready. I don't know how strong the rich old town is, and the warehouses and jewel chests of those noble lords must be full of grain, gold and silver treasures.

"Hey, if I get married in the future, I'll come here to live and have children. Arya, who was still a child, said to Will, "After you marry Sansa, bring her here for a while, and I can come with you." ”

Will shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

Will and Arya's visit to the Old Town is not a tourist, but rather a destination for the Celestial Sanctuary in the Academy.

They're looking for something in the library of the Starry Sanctuary.

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The school city is really a city.

The city is located on the southern bank of the Mijiu River.

Naturally, the school city is also an integral part of the old town of Bigtown.

It is an elegant and magnificent complex, very large and very wide. It is slightly larger than Winterfell in the north, and has a denser complex.

The school city is the highest governing body for the scholars of the Seven Kingdoms. It was also a gathering place for scholars to meet, study knowledge, debate publicly, and train newcomers. The Hightower family was instrumental in the establishment of the school, and has always been an important sponsor and patron of the school and its fellow students.

The centerpiece of the city is the Starry Sanctuary, which houses a huge dome-shaped library.

When you enter the school city, you will be full of students, apprentices, assistants, junior scholars, and university scholars wearing bachelor's robes. Everywhere there are towering towers of scholars, like pen holders on one branch at a time. The pen holder is connected to the pen holder by a stone arch bridge, and the residence hall of the bachelor students is built on the bridge.

Will and Arya are also the two students who wear the robes. They strolled around the school city with books in their arms. After questioning several students, they came to the entrance of the Star Sanctuary.

The Church of the Stars is the most sacred place for the scholars, where the students' exams and the necklaces of the scholars are awarded.

On either side of the main entrance of the sanctuary is a tall green Sphinx statue, a monster with a sphinbody, eagle wings, and a serpent's tail. The statue on the left is a male face, and the statue on the right is a female face.

The two of them showed the stolen student nameplates, passed the inspection of the scholars at the door very smoothly, and entered the Star Sanctuary. It took them a while to find the door to the library.

Entering the library, both of them were shocked by the library that could barely be seen from the top in front of them. As far as the eye can see, the walls are full of books, layer by layer, frame by grid, dense, like stars in the sky.

Arya couldn't close her mouth.

Will was also dumbfounded.

The shelves on the ground are also very high, and you need to take a staircase to remove the books on the top, but these rows of bookshelves are as small as ants under the magnificent wall compartments. Will and Arya, on the other hand, are two specimens of dust under the ants' feet.

"How can we find what Archbishop Maynard left behind? is it a book, a letter, or a diary book?" muttered Arya. For the first time, her sharp eyes appeared confused.

"Let's go, go find a bachelor's degree in library management. Will said.

With such a large library, there is no dust on the ground, so naturally there are people on duty to clean and manage it every day. It's the first time they've come, and they're fake students, so they don't know the rules. Then look for it, find someone first, and then ask about it. These scholars are all knowledgeable, but the value of force is very scummy, as long as you find a scholar of library management, if he does not cooperate, he will be suppressed by force, and it is easy to find what Archbishop Maynard left here.