Section 11 Linjiang
The coachman told Bai Fan that if he wanted to go to the imperial capital, he must first transfer to Linjiang City. The so-called Linjiang City is actually a big city by the Ricky River. Together with Beihai City, it was an important passage for communication between the western states and the east of the Caton Empire.
For Bai Fan's curiosity, the coachman was not surprised at all. "It's your first time going to the imperial capital, let me tell you, Xizhou is different from other provinces in the empire. In fact, the area accounts for almost half of the entire Caton. The Warcraft Mountains split the empire in two from the middle, from north to south. To the west is our Xizhou, and to the east is the imperial capital, Nanzhou and Rock City. I don't know how big the empire is, but Xizhou is from Beihai City to Linjiang City, and my carriage will run for half a year. ”
Hearing the coachman say this, Bai Fan couldn't help but be surprised. Caton has such a large territory, and Xizhou is still isolated from the imperial capital. According to the scientific and technological level of this society, communication is a big problem. How can we ensure that there is no confusion?
The road from Lauder Town to Linjiang was smooth without encountering any obstacles in between. Chatting with the coachman has become a daily routine for Bai Fan, a coachman named Ba Bei, who has been engaged in the business of coachman for more than 20 years. I learned from him that the emperor of the Caton Empire, Hegeelo, was in his prime, and more than a hundred years ago, when His Majesty the Emperor was still a prince, a major event occurred that shocked the whole country. From the group of killers lurking in the Biker Empire to Caton, from the imperial capital to Xizhou, officials large and small have suffered countless casualties. The officials of the feudal towns were greatly frightened, and the then prince Hageelo personally led the royal guards to hunt down and kill them all over the country. However, the killers were very cunning and did not kill them all. Some fled into the mountains west of the Ricky River. Later, the prince visited Bick, but Bick refused to admit it and returned to Katun. The prince personally appointed the local talents who had excelled in the pursuit of the killer, and the confusion caused by the lack of officials was quickly quelled. After that, he mobilized the troops of various feudal towns and brazenly sent troops to Bike, and the war lasted for ten years before it stopped. After the truce, Prince Hageelo traveled to various places to settle the country, and at this time, Caton had ushered in the most powerful moment in a thousand years.
When Babi talked about the empire, his energy was bright and his pride overflowing. But Bai Fan didn't think so, the disparity in status between the nobles and commoners of the empire he saw on the way was huge, and whenever Ba Bei was proud, he would only smile and say nothing.
Linjiang seemed to be out of reach, but Bai Fan, who had been traveling for more than half a month, was not irritable. Xizhou is mostly plain, and most of the soil is fertile. It is already close to autumn, and the rice butter and oil on the side of the road is probably the favor of God, and the crops in this world are very high. The height of the rice roots is one meter straight, and the heavy grains are clustered at the top. Let Bai Fan feel that he can be a farmer, and he will probably be able to eat enough.
Seeing that he was about to reach Linjiang, the sudden heavy rain trapped the carriage on the road. This piece of hilly is not easy to walk, but Bai Fan, who is sitting in the carriage these days, does not feel the bumps, which shows the skill of the driver. But now the carriage could not move, and although there were two rows of trees on either side of the narrow mountain road, it would slide down the hill if you climbed over the trees, and although it was not fatal, it would be troublesome to fall. asked Ba Bei to take shelter from the rain in the car, but Bai Fan remembered something else.
It's been nearly two months since I came to this world, and I've learned magic. But they don't know what the high-end forces in this world are like. People don't seem to be able to talk about strength when they usually see it, and uprooted willows look very good on earth, but they are very common here. However, just by uprooting the willows, it is impossible to defeat the demonic beasts that he has seen, such as the group of earth pigs, I am afraid that a group charge can destroy a village. So what is the basis for the people here to expand their territory and multiply?
Bai Fan thought about it, but Ba Bei was watching him carefully. To be honest, Bai Fan was the kindest noble person he had ever met. For example, this time he let himself go into the car to avoid the rain, which made him very moved. Along the way, he observed that Bai Fan seemed to treat everyone as equals, and did not look down on the hospitality of those inns or the nobles. But it must be a nobleman, because every time those noble young masters want to find trouble, as soon as this noble man shows up, the other party immediately retreats.
After a long stay, the rain was still falling. Both of them finished thinking about their thoughts, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. So Ba Bei opened his mouth and asked, "My lord, are you going to visit relatives and friends in the capital this time, or are you going to apply for which college?"
Bai Fan was stunned in his heart: "Yes! There must be a school in this world! You can definitely understand this world as soon as possible from books!" He opened his mouth and said, "I'm going to apply for the exam, but I don't know which college I can be admitted to." Ba Bei immediately continued: "I think the best ones are the Royal Academy and the Thorde Academy. These two are the best, and adults might as well try these two colleges first" As soon as the topic began, there was a chat. Fortunately, after the rain stopped, I still rushed to a small town.
Linjiang, as one of the transportation gathering places in Xizhou, is really prosperous. The carriage could only travel at a post station called the South Railway Station outside the city, and it could not go forward. Bai Fan looked back and saw that the dense carriage was passing through the way he came. Looking at Linjiang City, the cyan city wall with a height of 30 zhang is already a little old, there are no guards on the city wall, and there is no end in sight on the left and right. When he walked to the city gate, he found that there were no guards just checking the carriage loaded with goods, so he walked in disguised as an ordinary tourist.
The streets are lined with shops of all kinds. Just as he was about to stroll along the way, "Excuse me, do you need a guide?" Bai Fan suddenly heard the voice of a little girl behind him. Looking back, it should be a thirteen or fourteen-year-old civilian child in front of her, with a white shirt and a blue long skirt, golden hair tied into two ponytails, a pair of blue eyes, long eyelashes that add some aura to her out of thin air, and her hands in front of her look a little restrained. Finding that Bai Fan seemed to be a little interested when he turned around, he immediately said: "I'm Erin, I grew up here since I was a child, if you need a guide, I will definitely be able to satisfy you." And you only need five, oh no, three silver coins a day. After speaking, he looked at him with some apprehension.
To be honest, three silver coins are not much for Bai Fan, but when he was in Lauder Town, three silver coins were enough for a family to live for a long time. Three silver coins a day, I don't want to be wronged, but it seems that there should be a reason. If you can help yourself, of course I'd be happy. So Bai Fan asked, "Erin, if you are willing to return to me a few questions, I will ask you to be my guide." First, why did you come to be a guide, and second, why did you come and ask me if I wanted to be a guide? As for the third, how much do those guides do a day? You have to be honest. He pointed to the group of men in cloth or leather armor on his right, and with his extraordinary six senses, he saw that they seemed to be guides, but none of them had come to steal business.
Erin looked a little scared, "My lord, those uncles all take a silver coin. As for me, I think the Lord is like a mage, but he doesn't have a servant. I'll just ask, and I'll leave if I don't want to!" he said and ran to the group of guides. The group ran towards the guide, apparently trying to cover her escape.
Bai Fan's eyes narrowed, was he being wronged? Or was he blackmailed by the gang? Although he didn't want to provoke others, it was a little ridiculous to deceive me! With a step on his foot, he caught the girl in just a flash.
The group of guides were a little flustered, some turned and ran, and some hesitated and came again. The crowd passing by noticed that something seemed to be wrong, and the timid quickly dodged, and the surrounding area was empty in a big circle. At this time, the guards noticed that something was wrong, and immediately one of the guards came over. With just a glance, he understood what was happening.
Seeing the guards coming, Bai Fan felt that it was better to listen to him first. "My lord, please raise your noble hand and leave the girl in your hand to us to deal with. Something like this shouldn't spoil your mood, Ada~ Today you pay the adults to visit Linjiang City!
Bai Fan only felt that there was something strange, this guard was protecting this little girl like this, could it be that he colluded to deceive strangers who didn't understand the market. But if it's really a veteran, then Erin shouldn't show such a big horse's feet. Immediately waved his hand: "The tour guide is exempt, tell me about Irene." You all protect her like this, it shouldn't be for no reason. ”