Chapter 51: Trade city

After nearly a week of trekking, Xiao Chen and his party finally reached their destination.
Going along the road by a river, turning a gentle slope, Suero City appeared in front of Xiao Chen. Siro had always been proud when he talked about Suero. Therefore, when Xiao Chen had imagined what this trading city would look like, he had already combined those ancient cities on the earth and thought about it in Dali. However, when he really stood in front of the city, he was shocked by the appearance of the city.
The city is actually not very big. The part surrounded by the city wall only occupies the top of a small hill. Xiao Chen ’s visual observation shows that the length of the city wall on the side of Suero will not exceed one kilometer, but what is amazing is The height of the city wall is about thirty meters, which is unimaginable on earth. The city wall is made of stone. There are several towers that divide the wall into several pieces. The upper part of the wall is covered with wall stacks for shooting. There are towers higher than the city wall standing behind the wall. The tower is a slender cylindrical shape with no roof above it, and only a concave and convex female wall. The tower is covered with many shooting holes from top to bottom.
In such an era, this is a fortress with amazing lethality. Xiao Chen thought this way.
However, the most striking thing about the entire city wall is that at every distance, there are some arrays drawn with unknown materials. At this time, it is the evening of autumn, the rays of the sunset illuminate these circular magic arrays, reflecting the dazzling light.
"This is the largest trading city in the northwest of the Kingdom, Suero, the gem of Montenegro." Siro saw Xiao Chen standing on the hillside and observed the city in the distance. He was very happy to introduce Xiao Chen. : "Suero is best known for these high walls. The big nobles and big merchants here are rich and afraid of death. As soon as the last war with the empire ended, they paid for the wall to be rebuilt. They let the craftsmen The wall was built high and taller than all the houses in the city. A few years ago, they also added that the ruler here added a circle to the wall to enhance the anti-magic effect of the wall. In this way, they hid in the wall Counting the money later will make it safer. "
"Why make the wall so high? For the magician, the city wall will not be a big obstacle?" Xiao Chen asked.
"For the top masters, no city wall can prevent them from entering, but the city wall is mainly used to deal with those normal warriors, and these talents are the main force of the war." Bard Gardo interjected, "such a city wall Ordinary soldiers ca n’t climb at all, even low-level warriors have difficulty getting up. The difficulty of siege is greatly increased. "
"Have you seen such a siege battle?" Xiao Chen didn't have much chance to talk to this Gardo. He walked all the way for four or five days, and didn't really understand what kind of person the other person was. It's quite familiar.
"The lords on the mainland, for their own bread and gold coins, used the excuse of holding the feathers and garlic skins to fight every day. The number of battles I have seen can not be counted, and the city wall is just a small weight on the scale of victory. Code only.
"Yeah." Silo agreed with emotion. "I have experienced three wars in person. I don't know when the calm and happy days will come back."
"To live a peaceful and happy life, it is useless to rely on the city wall alone." Gardo said.
"Does it depend on a strong army?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Or countless gold coins?" Siro smiled.
"Neither." Gardo shook his head and said very solemnly: "Only true faith can bring ultimate happiness. If everyone sincerely believes in the same true god, what reason is there to fight against each other? Now those lords , On the surface are the people of God, but do some blasphemous things in the background. "
Xiao Chen used to be the most annoying of these gods and weird things, but now he is about to become a real magician, and he has to maintain awe of some unknowable things, especially the way Gardo is now, let Xiao Chen from him In his eyes, he saw a kind of dreadful piety. However, what is faith? What is God?
Gardo closed his eyes and murmured silently, as if praying, Xiao Chen looked at him silently, and finally Silo broke this strange silence. He pointed to the field below the city and said: "God too Far away, and the city wall is in front of you, look at these people outside, which one does n’t want to squeeze into the city wall? "
The name Suero not only belongs to the fortress on the mountain, but also to the part outside the city wall. Large or delicate or humble houses and stalls start at the foot of the city walls and spread out on the plains in front of the city of Suero. There are large houses built with walls and dog kennels where wood chips or rags are forbidden. Innumerable heads are surging in this slightly messy area. There are also convoys entering the place from all sides.
Siro explained: "Most businessmen and civilians live outside the city. There are actually a lot of decent hotels and warehouses, and the prices are much cheaper than in the city. It's just that adults like you are not suitable. Lived here. We will get into the city later. "
"There are no walls here. What should these people do if there is a war?" Xiao Chen asked a little puzzled.
Siro and Gardo glanced at each other, and both answered inexplicably: "Everyone escapes their lives, the big nobles in the city, who will control their lives?"
Xiao Chen and his team walked slowly from a ramp to the city gate with great interest. On the way, they could see the exotic slums on both sides of the ramp, but when approaching the city gate, the convoy was stopped by the city guards. Siro stepped forward to explain for a long time, the other side only said that the officer had orders, and the suspicious convoy could not be released.
auzw.com This team is really weird to say that the cargo is a group of rural villagers, and the magician wearing a robe is sitting on the flatbed, and two fancy dresses are sitting beside the magician Behind the bard, there is a beautiful woman behind her. How can a magician personally a car? The captain of the guard looked like it was not like a caravan of magicians, but rather like a country circus.
Maybe this group of people specializes in dog blood dramas like "The Legend of the Wizard"? However, because the matter involved a noble magician, and the middle-aged man who came to negotiate had a vowed and fearless appearance, the guard captain decided to give this hot potato to his head, Suero ’s city guard captain Geli Baron Gauri.
Baron Gregory came quickly. The man in his forties was quite handsome, tall and thin, with short linen hair and two moustache. When the baron came from a long distance, he began to look at this strange team. He agreed with the captain's judgment that this team was unusual, but he would not think it was a circus.
After all, the baron was a nobleman who had seen the market. When he walked and looked, he came to many doubts:
First of all, half of these people have yellow skin and black hair. Such a person is very rare in the Eastern China. He seems to have heard from his cousin who runs a sea trade. Such a person is only found in the Western China.
Secondly, the temperament of these people is very unusual. Such self-confidence is at least absolutely not possessed by farmers and rural upstarts who are buried in the land.
Third, when he walked in, he realized that the robes of the two "magicians" seemed real. At least the pattern with silver light flowing on it is not fake.
Magic is no small matter. This is the experience of the Baron's ten years in charge of the City Guard. So, when he came to Xiao Chen with a dozen good hands in his horse, he chose to dismount and walk in front of Xiao Chen, raised his fist in front of his chest, and performed a military salute, "Hello, this gentleman, I ’m Baron Gregory Bailey, who is in charge of the City Guards. My men reported that a magician came to our Suero, I do n’t know if it was you?

Xiao Chen raised his head slightly, and brought out some of the magician's shelf and the dissatisfaction that was blocked, and replied in a lukewarm tone: "Yes, it's me."
At this time, Luo Ling also came forward from behind and said, "Why would anyone in this country dare to stop the magician? If we are in our country, hum ... but it's miserable."
Baron Gregory's attitude toward the magician is not surprising, he has dealt with many such eyes-growing characters, but from Luo Ling's words, he confirmed his conjecture, so he asked carefully: " Are the two from other countries? "
"We came from outside the mainland and went to Suero to change some experimental materials. I heard that this is a free trading city." Xiao Chen played a white face, so although he seemed impatient, he said it was more peaceful.
"Indeed, there are merchants in the capital, merchants in the empire, and merchants in the elves. But most of the transactions are made outside the city. If the inner city can be entered casually, it will be messy. The general caravans need to enter the city The guarantor ... "said the baron with a look of embarrassment.
Luo Ling stared at Baron Gregory and raised his voice: "Do you want us to live in the garbage dump outside? Is this an insult? Do we need some magic here to prove ourselves? Look at me , Baron, tell me, do you really think so? "
Luo Ling's tone was very quick, and her eyes seemed to shine more.
"No, no. You misunderstood, ma'am." Baron Gregory felt endless coercion in those big eyes, and he felt his heart start beating and his body tremble slightly. How is this going? There was a flash of thought in his heart, magic! She is using magic on me!
She must be a witch, and only the most terrible witch has such terrifying eyes. Baron Gregorian remembered some legends. It seemed that he had been staring at the witch's eyes. In the end, all consciousness would be taken away by them. A person will become a walking dead.
When the Baron thought of this, there was a consternation in his heart, and a sense of numbness rushed to his mind. He only felt that a cold sweat came out of his back. Against the power of the magician, "I, I don't mean to offend, dear lord, let go immediately, let go immediately."
The squad leader was a little strange that the baron's attitude was changing rapidly, and he could not help asking: "Master, do you want to check the things in the car?"
"Asshole. How precious Master Master's time is, how can you delay these broken things, let go, let go!" Baron Gregory roared angrily.
The baron's performance made Xiao Chen, still wondering how to speak, stunned. He turned and looked at Luo Ling. Those big eyes are also looking at him, very cold, but it seems to have a different mood, and some fatigue?
Is the woman's temper so powerful?
Xiao Chen looked at the City Guards who were waiting in line for them to pass with some doubt, and sighed in confusion, following the convoy into the city.