Chapter 114: North Water

"This is the North Water City, which side of the city gate goes?" Chester saw that there were more and more people in front of him, and he saw many buildings, but he didn't see the city walls, and certainly he didn't see the city gates.

Sometimes, if the city is too small and there is not enough space inside the city, many buildings will be built outside the city, and a circle of outer cities will gradually develop outside the city walls, but this situation is very rare, and few cities will have this kind of development potential. For the most part, this is the capital of the empire or the only commercial towns or two.

Chester thought this was the case, so there were already Blue Isle buildings, but the walls were not visible.

"Haha, just follow the road, no matter which way here, you can get to the city. March tilted her head, thought for a moment, and continued, "Or rather, we're already in the city. ”

"Already in?" Chester was a little puzzled.

After a journey of more than 20 days and 30 days, we followed the guidance of passers-by to get here, but we didn't see any signs along the way, we didn't pass through any city walls, there were no guards, and there wasn't even a fence wall, so we arrived in the city.

However, Jia Yi reacted a little and said, "This Beishui City has no city walls, right?"

"No walls?" Chester exclaimed, causing some people around him to look at him and point at him.

He couldn't understand that in his mind, the city wall was a necessary thing for a city, not only to defend against enemy attacks, but also to the fierce beasts in the wild and even the demonic beasts that flowed over. Here, apart from the city, even the smallest villages have a wall of wood and thorns.

"Clever means that there are no walls. March said with a grin.

Although Jia Yi guessed correctly, he still felt a little novel, this was the first time he had seen a city without walls. Although the city wall has long been a cultural relics protection unit on earth, this is the first time he has seen it. Even Jiayi felt the novelty, let alone Chester them, it was a bit of a subversion of their common sense, like someone telling others that he was wearing leather shoes barefoot.

Although Chester was recruited from the academy, they were all going to the academy for the first time, and they hadn't finished shopping around the academy yet. Only Marche has been to North Water City because it is a waterway.

Even after hearing March's affirmative answer, Chester still had a hard time reacting for a while.

But Jiayi understands a little, this is the material transfer station of the academy, and although the academy is within the borders of the empire, it does not belong to the empire, to be precise, the enrollment scope of the academy includes several countries around the academy, so the boundary of the academy is actually a neutral place, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is an independent country. As a transit point for the academy, Beishui City is of course not under the control of the empire at night, and no country dares to pay attention to this city, so of course the city wall does not matter. Those who dare to attack the idea of this city may not be able to be stopped by a simple circle of walls.

After the rest of the people had almost digested it, March continued: "North Water City is the most important material distribution center of the academy, and the bulk of goods such as food needed by the academy are all transferred from here. The city is governed by a council of seven of the city's largest chambers of commerce, but the academy is the real owner of the city. There are many mages from the academy here, and because it is a material distribution center, many times they can find good things at good prices. ”

Jia Yi looked at March talking eloquently, and couldn't help but ask strangely, "Didn't you just pass by once, how did you understand it so clearly?"

March stuck out her tongue in embarrassment: "I heard from my family, let's find a hotel to sleep in for the night, and then take a boat to the academy tomorrow morning." ”

She had already heard about the situation in Beishui City, and decisively changed the topic so as not to show timidity.

Jiayi also thinks that it is a good thing to take a good rest, he is in a hurry all the way, and he is not very rested, although Jiayi has a sleeping bag made of down, but it is not comfortable to sleep on the ground. Even though they were carried by their mounts most of the time, they were very tired, and the weather had not completely cooled down at this time, although the mage was not short of water to take a bath, he was covered in wind and dust.

As they walked towards the center of the city, the flow of people became denser and the shops became more and more prosperous. However, it can be seen that the more you go to the center of the city, the more there is a lack of planning, although the road surface is smooth, but it is crooked, wide and narrow, many corners have been unusable, simply planted with flowers and trees, but make the center of the city appear more and more quiet and peaceful.

Jia Yi guessed that the initial development of this place was relatively barbaric, there was no planning, and the location of the building was a bit arbitrary, so it caused this appearance. Of course, if someone here really designed it like this, it would definitely be a master's task, and a somewhat evil master.

Along the way, they saw a lot of mages, most of them seemed to be stronger than them, and they were older, but more of them were mage apprentices, as if there was a lot of magic surging in the air around them, and although the imperial capital was larger, the magical atmosphere was far less than here. Jia Yi can feel that he has finally blended into the group of mages, which is completely different from the previous environment, here, is the world that belongs to the mage, and outside, it belongs to mortals.

Unconsciously, he actually called ordinary people as mortals.

However, Jiayi has not had time to reflect on his change of mentality for the time being, and everything here makes Jiayi feel new - all kinds of novel goods, strange spell shops, all of which Jiayi has never seen.

March took them to a hotel in the northwest of the city near the city center, which was closer to the pier and had a nice environment. Of course, the main thing is that March lived here last time, and I think it's pretty good, and she doesn't know how to do the rest of the hotels, so it's better to live in a familiar place.

As a city dedicated to serving mages, although Jiayi and the others are not the best hotels, they are considered high-end, and the environment is really good. The bed was soft and clean, which made it rare for Jiayi to get a good night's sleep.

When I woke up the next morning, although the fatigue of the journey could not be completely alleviated, my spirit was much better. Along the way, in addition to the physical exhaustion caused by the long journey, they also had to worry about whether they took the wrong path, whether it would affect the process, and they could not relax mentally. At this point, they can finally relax, and it can even be said that their journey can be regarded as over.

Jia Yi came to the courtyard, moved a little and began to practice Tai Chi. As soon as the posture was opened this time, Jia Yi felt that something seemed to be different, and he felt a little smoother, it turned out that he was nervous in the wild, and he didn't feel this way at all.

After finishing the work, Jia began to stand on the pile. Continuing the feeling of Tai Chi, Jia Yi felt as if he was melting into the air, and the magic elements around him were surging, because there were more mages here, so although the concentration of magic elements was high, it was even more irregular. However, as Kaichi breathed, more of the magical elements around Kaichi gathered towards him. At a certain moment, the magic elements outside were connected to the magic power in Jiayi's spiritual sea, as if the water from outside was flooding in, although Jiayi did not meditate deeply, but the magic power also showed signs of growth.

However, there was only one moment, and the connected magic elements were immediately broken, and they could no longer be felt. After a round, Kaichi didn't stop and continued to stand on the pile, wanting to get into this state again. But the harder he tried, the farther away from that feeling, and Jia Yi knew that this time there was no chance, so he could only take credit.