Northbound (5)

The free city of Phoenix is beyond the imagination of the three bounty hunters.

The first is where it exists. Phoenix is a city suspended in the air and connected to three surrounding hills, with a total of three floors, presenting a funnel-like structure, one floor is agriculture, the second floor is animal husbandry, all enclosed by transparent walls, and the third floor is the real Phoenix.

The second is itself. The three mountains around Phoenix are so far apart that they can be connected to each other, and the city is so big that it could be called another imperial city. There are pillars on the perimeter that fall to the ground, which is a conveyor ladder for people to get up and down the free city.

Finally, heavenly. Phoenix is connected to the three peaks halfway up each mountain, and there are six huge magic stones floating outside the top of the three towering mountains, bounty hunters have never seen such a huge magic power stone, almost a quarter the size of a mountain, how much magic power is contained in it, even if it is far away, you can still feel a strong sense of oppression when you look up.

The three bounty hunters who had traveled north to see the real face of the free city of Phoenix for the first time could only hold their heads high and open their mouths to star.

Laura: "This ...... This is the legendary Phoenix!"

Pierce: "This kind of city is too exaggerated!"

Grak: "Oh my god, I wouldn't have dreamed of that!"

With exclamation, the three of them followed the carriage to the outside of the teleportation ladder, although it was a teleportation ladder, it was not a staircase that was paved up one by one, but a simple platform. The three of them looked at each other, all of them were coming to Phoenix for the first time, and they didn't know how to use this kind of equipment.

Gerk turned his head to look, and saw the person next to him, who was about to go up, walked straight in, pressed something in the teleporter, and then the platform swooped and began to send people up.

The dwarven warrior tugged at the reins, pretending to be calm and controlling the carriage to enter the conveyor ladder, the inside design is simple, the outer wall is transparent, only the right hand side of the entrance has a screen-like thing, which is marked with "first floor", "second floor" and "third floor" prompts.

Grack pretended to be familiar and said, "Pierce, press the third layer, we're ready to go up." ”

Pierce: "Huh......? Me?"

Gerak glared and said, "Or me?" Didn't you see me holding the reins?"

Pierce looked a little cringe, he was worried that such a high-end equipment would be damaged by himself, and even if he didn't rest for the rest of his life to go out to make money, it would probably be enough.

Laura glanced at the two men beside her, took the initiative to walk to the screen, and gently pressed the "three layers" button, and sure enough, the platform began to move, and the bounty hunters began to teleport upwards.

In fact, Laura was a little nervous after pressing the button, because the next group of people who wanted to take the teleporter were already waiting outside, and if they didn't move, they would have a big embarrassment, although they didn't know where the embarrassment was, after all, it was the first time to come, it was normal, but it just felt a little embarrassing.

The speed of the portal ladder is moderate, not too fast to make you uncomfortable in the sudden acceleration, nor too slow to miss the vast expanse of scenery from beneath your feet.

Pierce pressed his face against the outer wall and exclaimed, "It's spectacular to see the scenery from this angle, hey Gerak, look, those people are as small as ants." ”

Grak: "Oh, yes my friend, very little. ”

Laura: "How do you know it's small if you don't open your eyes?"

Grak closed his eyes and grabbed the reins and said, "Nonsense, I know it without looking, far small and near big, and I'm not stupid!"

Laura: "Roar, it turns out that the great warrior Gerak is afraid of heights. ”

Gerak: "Shut up!"

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The teleporter reaches three floors, and the three of them are greeted by a lively street and a lively crowd.

The Sky Wingers flew through the air with their backpacks, delivering letters and packages to each of the designated addresses, and airships were swimming on top of it.

The orcs on the ground were in groups, shoulder-to-shoulder, baring their fangs and laughing loudly, and there were many people who used the earth dragon as a substitute, and there were rolling tunnels on each side of the street, with exits at intervals, and occasionally a goblin popping up at one exit.

Fish people swim in the water, every street and waterway is their activity area, tired will lie on the shore and chat with passers-by, sometimes like to splash with the wide tail to tease others.

Clothing shops display strange and exquisite clothes, and weapons shops pull a forging table to show the process of making weapons.

Outside the food store, people shouted loudly and beckoned customers to come to the store, regardless of ethnicity or appearance, and everyone who passed by was treated with a warm attitude. There are guests of other races in the human shop, and there are human guests in the shop of other races, and everyone gets along well and the atmosphere is peaceful.

Grad just stared at what was happening in front of him, he couldn't find the right words to describe the city, it was like a dream, and the dwarven warriors could find a figure similar to themselves in the bustling crowd.

The Dwarven Warrior looked at Pierce, Pierce looked at Laura, and Laura looked back at the Dwarven Warrior, and the three of them laughed in unison.

Gerak drove the carriage in: "Damn it, look at this street, I can roll around here with this carriage." ”

Laura: "I'm not against you doing this, but before I find a good shop, I'm going to fill my stomach first." ”

Pierce: "I agree. ”

The trio settled on a specially decorated restaurant with a clear glass aisle in addition to the guest aisles, a shop run by a fishman.

The waiter, who was immersed in the water, handed the menu to the three bounty hunters and asked, "Welcome, what do you need?"

Grak glanced at the price list and frowned: "Huh...... Do you have any recommendations?"

Fishman waiter: "I recommend you to try white lamb and beef, which are all high-quality meats purchased from the second floor of our restaurant, and then cooked by our chef." The waiter pointed to a fishman chef who was busy in the kitchen, "I'm sure the taste of these two dishes will not disappoint you." ”

Of course, it won't disappoint me, and the price alone makes me "high-looking".

The dwarven warrior looked at his two companions, trying to make eye contact, hoping that they would understand what they meant, but it was a pity that his two companions only kept their eyes on the menu that made people droop, and did not even look at him.

Just as Laura and Pierce were about to place their orders regardless of the price, Gerak cut off in time: "Is there any fish here?"

The fishman waiter smiled and froze: "I'm sorry for this guest, what did you say?"

Gerak: "Fish is fresh, sweet fish. ”

As he spoke, he also glanced at the other party's lower body fish body intentionally or unintentionally.

The fishman waiter darkened his face, he took the fishtail out of the water, snapped it on the table, and said coldly, "What do you think? Maybe I should go to the street and find a dwarf to come back and make you cooking ingredients?"

As a result, there was no doubt that the bounty hunters fled under the cold eyes of the fishmen in the store.

Laura: "Grad, what are you crazy about? It's kind enough that you talk to a fish-man and they don't put you in a pot to stew. ”

Grak: "I think you're crazy, don't you pay attention to the prices on the menu? The cheapest dish costs twenty silver coins, my God, it's no wonder that the Fishmen have so much money to decorate their shop, and the Phoenix people have so many stupid guys." ”

Pierce: "I thought you were mentally prepared before you walked into this kind of restaurant." ”

Grak: "I've always been mentally prepared, but my wallet isn't ready. ”

The dwarven warrior has a frank attitude, he never pretends to be a big sum if he has no money, and of course he pretends to be a grandson if he has money, after all, he can save a fortune.

Laura sighed and said, "Okay, I'm coming to Phoenix for the first time, please don't spoil my good mood, follow me next, this meal is mine." ”

Gracker's attitude changed suddenly, and he said with a smile: "I said it earlier, we didn't need to be so angry if I said it earlier, ouch, I don't know if it's because of the high altitude, I look at you, it's getting more and more beautiful, especially today's clothes, it's quite a match for you, you look at this belt, tsk, and that ......"

Laura rolled her eyes, when did she go out on a mission and she didn't dress like this?

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After a full meal, the contented dwarven warrior walked out of a fine dining room, Pierce followed a little embarrassed, and finally Laura, with a black face.

Shameless Grad, he actually ate my four gold coins in one meal, and he was not afraid of choking to death if he ordered so much.

But I still have to blame myself, what kind of generosity is pretending, and it's not that I don't know what virtues my companions have, Laura comforted herself in her heart, it's okay, it's okay, it's okay to complete this bounty and there are still ten gold coins in the account, so let's buy a lesson.

The free city of Phoenix, a charming city, can sometimes make people let their guard down and make a big deal out of the people around them.

After solving the stomach problem, the bounty hunter begins to travel to the destination of the second trip, the Magic Academy.

The three mountains connected to Phoenix each have different institutions, one is the United Society, which serves as the highest decision-making body in the Free City, the second is the Censorship Yuan, which is in charge of the management of Phoenix's laws, and the third is the Magic Research Institute, which can be said to be similar to the Magic Academy in the Imperial City of the Orn Empire, and is a place where Phoenix magicians gather.

On the way, Pierce asked, "Grack, the man we are escorting this time, this gentleman named Albert Einstein is a magician?"

Grack: "How do I know. ”

Laura: "Please, didn't you go and take this bounty with the president? You don't know the details?"

Gracker: "What's the details, don't we always do things with money? Isn't Mr. Einstein not a magician?"

Sometimes, Laura found it extremely difficult to communicate with the dwarven warrior, and she tried again to ask, "Then you should know where we are escorting Mr. Einstein, right?"

Grak was a little hesitant: "Just ...... Just north, where else can you go?"

Laura looked at the other party for a long time, and asked in a low voice, "Didn't the president tell you right?" Or maybe the old vulture had already contacted the president and said that we took it after we knew the content, so the president thought that we all knew about the reward and didn't specifically explain it to you, and you were too embarrassed to ask the president in person, so you shouldn't dare to say it?"

Don't overdo it.

Laura looked up to the sky and sighed silently, why on earth would she believe such a stupid person?

Looks like you're a, Laura, too.

With questions, the three arrived at the Academy of Magic.