Chapter 383 Arrival and Questions
Under Lin's guidance, the journey was smooth sailing.
A city located among the mountains caught the eyes of Lei Xiao and his party.
At this time, Lei Xiao, who was standing on the top of a mountain, looked down at the city below the mountain and noticed it immediately.
This city with little contact with the outside world, or an independent country, is quite unique.
Rows of exquisite stone and wood mixed buildings, either single or multi-story, are located among the green mountains and green waters, as if they are a paradise.
At a glance, it is so well-proportioned that it makes one feel dizzying.
The surrounding cliffs are as sharp as a knife, forming a natural city wall that completely envelops the entire city.
However, in the narrow gap between the mountains, near Lei Xiao's feet, there is also a towering pass made of stone walls.
On the pass, flags were fluttering and people were looking forward to. Occasionally, a group of merchants and mercenaries could be seen slowly marching past.
"Is that the entrance to Shanjing Principality?"
Lei Xiao moved his eyes and continued to observe.
At the end of the vast city, which is difficult to see at a glance, you can vaguely see a large, quaint castle built halfway up the waist.
Looking carefully, there is a winding moat around the castle, with a large number of tall pine trees scattered beside it.
For a time, under the bright afternoon sun, the mottled castle, green pines, and gurgling rivers formed a rather refreshing scene.
"It seems that this is the city lord's palace of Shanjing Principality. In other words, it is more appropriate to call it the Grand Duke's Palace."
Just as he withdrew his gaze, several rather sharp howls reached Lei Xiao's ears.
Following the sound, at the junction of the sky and the mountains in the distance, among the clouds and mist, several dark-brown flying monsters had already appeared in everyone's sight.
Observing carefully, these flying monsters are huge and powerful, with long and sharp beaks and colorful crests on their heads, which look very conspicuous.
However, what is more eye-catching is its slender wings, which are several times larger than its body and formed by skin membranes. They are like a small glider, giving people a full sense of intimidation.
"Lord, it is indeed the Sky Winged Dragon!"
Seeing this, Sean and other pterodactyl knights could not help but show a look of surprise on their faces. Their excited expressions were like meeting a long-lost partner.
Noticing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but remember the content of his chat with Sean and others during the last lunch in the territory.
The reason why these pterosaur knights are able to control the rebellious and powerful sky pterosaurs is because they were selected by those in power when they were young.
After putting on accessories with illusions and several camouflage spells attached, he was thrown directly into the nest of the female Sky Pterosaur who had just given birth.
Then he lived with all the pterosaurs and lived together for nearly a year. It was not until the young Sky Pterosaur began to learn to fly that he was brought out again.
After repeating this for several years, after his body was completely tainted with the aura of the Sky Pterosaur, and he became very familiar with all its habits.
These pterosaur knights who grew up with the young pterosaurs now have the ability to tame the sky pterosaurs.
Of course, in this process, there are not a few people who are weak and die due to various accidents.
In other words, Sean and others who finally successfully transferred to a pterosaur knight are those few people.
Recalling this, looking at the expectant expressions of Sean and others, Lei Xiao smiled lightly, and then said: "Okay, then we will simply divide into two groups. The ten of you will go directly to tame your new mounts, and Others, follow me to Shanjing Principality.”
After a pause, Lei Xiao added: "If you have any questions, please contact me via text in time."
"Yes! Lord!"
Hearing this, Xiao En and other ten third-level powerhouses immediately bowed and took orders.
"By the way, there is one more thing."
Looking at the waists of the ten people, they were all ordinary second-level long swords. With a thought, Lei Xiao gave each of them a third-level knight's sword.
On the other side, after being surprised and bowing to Lei Xiao again, Sean and other members of the Pterodactyl Knight team turned into a meteor and disappeared in front of the other subordinates.
"I have asked just now that the plate armor and lances of these ten lightly-armed men are all in the storage ring I gave Sean before."
"In this way, when they appear again, they will be a team of fully armed pterosaur knights."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao said to the tiger sticks and others on the side: "Okay, it's time for us to go down the mountain. Let us take a closer look at what is so special about this inaccessible mountain country."
Just like that, it didn't take long.
Lei Xiao and Lin, who were wearing illusion cloaks, followed several carriages loaded with goods and slowly entered the city as traveling merchants.
The reason why Lei Xiao mingled among the caravans was naturally because he bribed the leading merchant at the cost of more than a dozen golden dragons.
As for other subordinates such as Huzhang, Yecang and Chaoyan, they still stayed in the invisibility cloak and followed Lei Xiao closely.
"I happened to meet this caravan on the road just now. In order not to attract attention, entering the city like this is undoubtedly the best choice."
At this time, Lei Xiao, who was in the caravan, looked at the sharp-eyed city guards beside him and murmured to himself: "After all, this city is just like what Kunbu said. Foreign travelers are not particularly welcome, and I still need to show up to find that businessman friend from Khumbu.”
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao, who had already entered the city, refocused his attention on the surrounding scenery.
On both sides of the street, there are neatly arranged shops and restaurants. People are coming and going very lively. It looks almost no different from an ordinary city.
However, the appearance of these buildings is completely different from the gorgeous and complex Gothic style of most cities in the Cold Flame Kingdom.
There are no rounded pointed arch structures and ribbed vaults, but square ones with straight lines, edges and corners, very simple and unpretentious.
Even the roof is a sturdy and durable triangular structure, coupled with the green trees and lawns next to it, it can be said that it has an exotic feel.
“It’s quite a unique city.”
Lei Xiao looked at the bustling locals around him and continued to observe.
These passers-by, including men, women, old and young, were significantly different from the foreign businessmen around Lei Xiao in terms of temperament and clothing.
Not only was the dress simple, but even the face revealed a satisfied and happy smile.
"It seems that the residents here live and work in peace and contentment."
Noticing this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but show a look of contemplation and thought to himself.
"Having said that, although the vegetation here is dense, the land slope is too high and it is a typical mountainous terrain, which is not suitable for growing crops at all."
"Furthermore, according to Kunbu and Lin, there is no pillar industry. Even most of the food needs to be transported from outside. It is difficult to be self-sufficient, let alone other daily necessities."
Frowning slightly, Lei Xiao murmured to himself: "It stands to reason that in such poor conditions, the young people here should yearn for the vast world outside."
"However, Kunbu has mentioned before that the young people here hardly go out and are very content with the status quo."
"Furthermore, it can be clearly seen that most of the city's income has been replaced by daily food and daily necessities, and it is difficult to develop healthily."
"If that's the case, then why don't the rulers here take their people to move to a place with fertile land, instead of living in such a closed mountain?"
"Could it be that... this is just a last resort to prevent being annexed by Leng Yan and Sheng Ye?"
Thinking about this, Lei Xiao couldn't help but recall the previous description of Lin and Kunbu.
"In addition, there are many strange and unconventional things, such as using only golden dragons for settlement, and the hotel owner pretending not to know that something strange has happened, etc."
"I have to say that this city in the mountains is really mysterious."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, a short and fat businessman walked over from the team in front with a smile on his face.
I saw him pointing to a plaque of a hotel not far away, rubbing his hands, and flattering Lei Xiao: "Your Excellency, our caravan has decided to spend the night there. You see..."
"Just make arrangements."
Casually throwing a few golden dragons into the opponent's hands, Lei Xiao smiled lightly and said, "By the way, we are looking for a businessman from the Shanjing Principality named Eya. Have you heard anything about it?"
"It turns out to be that guy from Aiya."
Taking the golden dragon from Lei Xiao with a smile, the pudgy businessman immediately responded: "There is a shop on the corner ahead, called Shuguang Exquisite Trade Fair. You should be able to find that guy there."
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"Shuguang Exquisite Fair? It sounds pretty good."
Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, said goodbye to the short and fat businessman, and walked with Lin in the direction pointed by the other party.
"Lord, if I remember correctly, the hotel where I lived at that time was exactly the one that the businessman just pointed out."
Immediately afterwards, Lin Sa's angry voice reached Lei Xiao's ears.
"That's it."
Nodding slightly, Lei Xiao said while walking through the crowd: "Our first goal is to go to Eya first and ask about the information about the giant ax general Burt, and to find out about the white jade ore, and then we'll look back Go back to that hotel and see if you can find any other useful clues."
"As you command, Lord."
Hearing this, Lin bowed slightly and took the order.
Following the lively crowd, it didn't take long for Lei Xiao to see an inconspicuous small shop.
"Is this the Shuguang Exquisite Fair?"
Looking up at the mottled plaque with peeling paint above the lintel, Lei Xiao could not help but curl his lips slightly.
Then, he nodded to Lin beside him, as well as the knotweed and others hiding in the dark, and walked straight into the half-open shop.
After entering, the first thing that caught Lei Xiao's eyes were several rows of tattered shelves.
There are some old ornaments placed on it, such as clocks, music boxes, broken bottles and cans, etc., which don't look like anything special.
"It's really an unexpected place, and it has nothing to do with the name."
Looking at the slightly gloomy environment around him, Lei Xiao shook his head helplessly, took steps, and continued to check.
"Dear guests, welcome to Shuguang Exquisite Fair!"
At this moment, a clear female voice suddenly sounded from behind Lei Xiao.
Surprised, Lei Xiao followed the sound and saw that the sound was coming from a palm-sized transparent crystal square box with a smooth surface, like an ice cube.
Just listen to the sound of the crystal box, and still continue: "This is a crystal box made of sound transmission crystal. It can achieve perfect sound transmission effect in a limited space. It is now on sale at a special price. All you need is A pair of five gold coins!”
"We are here to find Ea."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and looked behind a display cabinet. Through his breath, he had already locked onto an unidentified person standing there, whose strength was around the second level and five stars.
"Dear guests are here to see me?"
I saw a petite and slender figure walking out from behind the display cabinet, holding a sound transmission crystal box of the same size in his hand.
"It seems that this crystal box is somewhat similar to a walkie-talkie."
Thinking of this, Lei Xiao's eyes moved slightly and he began to look at the other party up and down.
This is a young woman who looks to be in her early twenties. She has neat, ear-length short hair and is wearing a sky blue headband. She has a petite figure.
They are even shorter than the two Nanxing and Nanyue sisters who are the smallest in their subordinate team.
However, his fair face is quite outstanding.
All in all, this person's appearance was obviously beyond Lei Xiao's expectations.
"She has good strength... So she is Eya? Before this, both Kunbu and the short and fat businessman just now were replaced by "that guy". ”
"I thought he should be a middle-aged man with a big belly like Kunbu, but I always feel that this guy seems to have a familiar feeling."
While a little confused, Lei Xiao couldn't help but curled his lips slightly, and then responded: "Yes, it is the president of Kongqing Town Chamber of Commerce, Kunbu recommended us to come to you."
"It turns out that he is a friend of Uncle Kunbu. The little girl made a small profit from the white jade ore transaction not long ago."
The petite Eya first gently put down the crystal box in his hand.
Then he moved lightly and came to Lei Xiao and Lin. He smiled and said, "I wonder what the hell you two are looking for for a little girl?"
"Nothing special."
With a faint smile, Lei Xiao seemed to respond inadvertently: "I just want to ask you about someone." (End of Chapter)