Chapter 187 40. Betar City
Compared with the cold and majestic Breeze City, the simple and primitive buildings, and the snow-capped mountains that look chilling, the style of Betar City painted with bright paint is closer to the south, and also More prosperous.
At least their carriage squeezed into the city near evening.
There were far fewer professionals wearing animal skin protection cloaks along the way, and due to the implementation of the alien order, there were no aliens such as elves or dwarves seen on the streets.
Follow the other caravans to the square of the Commercial Association, where they should separate.
"You really don't want to inform the city lord of the changes in the village? You can get a lot of bounty." The princess snorted nonchalantly: "I don't need the bounty, I just need to let Betar City know about it."< br>
"Bounty? Is it a lot?" Annan suddenly asked.
"There should be dozens of silver coins..."
"Then let me go with you, I don't have much money..." Annan has almost spent all his money, and he doesn't want to use teleportation The door ruins the fun of the adventure.
“We also want a share!” The knight girl jumped out and said.
"Hmm...Okay."
The princess is calm on the surface, but her heart is bleeding... Joan, Joan, why did you have to say that...
They put the goods first Sell it off. The lonely man and his nephew or son carried a cart of grain, the knight girl Alstorfo carried a cart of leather, the princess's cart contained crude and simple female accessories such as earrings and rings, and Annan carried a batch of cotton threads.
The belongings of the lonely man and the knight girl were quickly taken away by the merchants, and only half of the princess's jewelry was sold - the sale was slow and troublesome.
Annan's cotton yarn... was indeed sold. The merchant hesitantly gave him 16 silver coins and told him not to do it again.
Princess Joan was in a better mood: "Don't you know? The King of the North's Susan spinning machine makes spinning more than ten times faster, and cotton yarn has long been worthless!"
" The King of the North? "
Annan pretended to be ignorant and asked them who the King of the North was.
The lonely man and the knight girl looked at each other. Astolfo said: "The King of the North is a handsome and intelligent nobleman. Under his rule, Xingyue Bay lives and works in peace and contentment, and he also cracked down on the rat-man subversion. The conspiracy in Breeze City killed countless ratmen during that crisis! It is said that there is something called magic image, but the tickets are too expensive and we have no chance to see it..."
"Is there anything else? ?”
Annan looks forward to continuing to hear compliments from strangers.
"Uh..."
The knight girl asked the princess for help, and the princess said with longing: "It is rumored that he has a pair of black eyes, and those eyes are like black gems...if they are dug out, they will definitely It's very valuable..."
Annan quietly pulled down the felt hat that covered his hair.
After unloading the goods, they rushed to the city lord's palace in Betar City in the center of the commercial street - it was more lively and noisy than Breeze City, with a strong commercial atmosphere, and represented the twelve kings of the North of the Diatra family. The snowflake sculpture stands majestically in the square in front of the city lord's palace.
Compared with the Diatra family, the Reeves family, which lives a peaceful life in Osulonde territory, is like a group of country bumpkins...
They approached the guards, Annan looked calm, it didn't matter if his secret was revealed, maybe he could still... Get the shock of "You are actually the legendary King of the North".
As a result, the guard didn't look at them at all. After telling them what happened in the village, the guard called for a document to record in detail.
"...You said those villagers are numb and slow?"
"Yeah! Like drunkards who don't move around."
"Maybe it's the blood of madness..." The document recorded this.
"Mad blood?"
Annan has never heard of it. The knight girl explained: "An evil spell. Vampires pour mad blood into water sources, and humans who drink polluted water sources will become They became mindless slaves.”
Annan thought that he saw a well in the village...
But not only did they not get the reward, they were almost imprisoned in the dungeon—— The clerk suspected that they were contaminated, but fortunately the knight girl used the law to help them escape. But the bounty was also lost. "Why are they like this! We were the ones who brought back the news first!"
"Why should they share it with us when they can keep the bounty all to themselves?"
Joan continued to bleed, her silver coins...
"My silver coins..."
Qiong An quickly covered her mouth, realizing that she had not accidentally said it, and asked the depressed Annan if he had a place to live.
"I haven't found it yet."
"Seeing as this is your first time in Bethal City, I know a tavern that is safe and cheap. Do you want to come together?"
"Of course."
Joan An led them to a residential area bordering the slums. The guys who knew her drove three carriages to the backyard, and Joan An couldn't wait to rush into the hotel.
"Uncle Mulma, I'm back!" Joan warmly greeted the gray-bearded middle-aged man behind the counter: "They are not fat sheep, they are my friends."
This hotel is not as lively as the tavern. There are several round tables in the lobby. The oldness and desertedness remind Annan of the Dawn Tavern.
But as they chose a room and ordered some food, the tavern quickly became lively.
After Uncle Murma gave the plate of food with a smile, they each talked about their experiences. When it was Annan's turn, he said: "I have a big family to feed."
Specifically, it was 1,500. There are more than 300 gold coins per month for more than one person.
Qiong An told the story of being persecuted by the evil queen.
"Are you really the princess of the Tatooine Empire?"
"It's absolutely true."
Joan raised her skirt and curtsied: "My name is Joan Ixer La Anfinson Behdard Clermont"
"I am...Francois," Annan said.
The knight girl hesitated to speak.
Overall, the dinner was relaxing. Annan declined the bathtub prepared by Uncle Mulma. He thought it was too luxurious to venture out and take a bath, and it would wash away the dust on his face.
When I returned to the room and prepared to rest, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Doubtful who would come to see him so late, Annan opened the door. A strange and sneaky figure stood outside the door:
"Guest, do you want to see something exciting?"
"...How exciting?"
"Do you know the magic stone that is circulated among the nobles? It is so exciting..."
Recording that the magic stone has been circulated among the nobles before... As a person who created magic images, Annan has never seen these peers. Works...and only costs 10 copper coins.
Looking around the corridor, there was no movement in Astolfo's room. Annan quietly closed the door and followed the young man out of the tavern and into a house in the alley. More than twenty young people crowded into the living room, sitting on rickety wooden chairs, urging the boss to activate the magic stone.
After the last guest, Annan, took out 10 copper coins, the boss activated the recording magic stone - after waiting for a few seconds, the familiar "New World" and the blue planet appeared in front of him.
Feeling bored, Annan left the darkroom and returned to the hotel to rest.
He had a sweet dream.
(End of this chapter)