Vol 4 Chapter 3: Visit (on)

When the team really reached under the high wall, Loren was really able to get a glimpse of the imperial capital.
Although Golovin is obviously a capital city modeled on Niederhogg, and also has magnificent white stone high walls and towering towers, in contrast, it does not have the magnificent sacredness of the Dragon King City, but more Magnificent.
Niederhogg is a city in the clouds that is isolated on the glacier, and the magnificent Golovin is surrounded between the hills and the fertile soil.
After the high wall, the team traveled nearly ten miles to the north gate of the imperial capital; all along the way were large and small bazaars and various pedestrians dressed in dresses, and the shops next to each other almost operated against the wall. Signs hung on the trunks and walls of the road.
Pubs, hostels, shops, markets, buildings, casinos ... Dense crowds are slowly surging, people are crowded, and the little wizard and Isaac sitting in the carriage are stunned and unbelievable. Focus on this scene.
"Me, shouldn't we have entered the city gate yet?" Isaac, who was puzzled, swallowed hard, his eyebrows twitching: "How do I feel that the people I met today are more than I have seen in my life?" want more!"
"It's the emperor's capital ... Is it already so prosperous just outside the city?" Ai Yin's expression looked forward, looking at the endless stream of horse-drawn carriages full of goods, couldn't help but sigh:
"It's hard to imagine how many people live in Golovin?"
"If you want to count the entire Royal Territory, that is, West Sarkland ... almost three million people; if it is only in the city of Golovin, it should be between 500,000 and 800,000, not fixed."
The gray pupil sitting beside them answered absently, still wiping the sharp sword in his hand: "And Isaac was just wrong-strictly speaking, we are now in the territory of Golovin."
"Huh?" Isaac, not too happy, hugged his shoulders.
Luisen suddenly sneered sarcastically: "In the words of those noble lords, the empire is both Golovin and Golovin is both empire-the order of Golovin is the order of the empire."
"Those who are the poorest, tenants, poor people, small vendors, outsiders from various estates are not eligible to have a place within the high wall, so they can only live near the suburbs of the imperial capital;"
"Then the ordinary citizens, most of them have a stable job-the owner of the tavern, the priest of the church, the grassroots officials of the aristocratic house, the wizard apprentice, the blacksmith, the mercenary ... etc. Inside."
"There are also differences in the city ... Various guild bases, large and small churches, wizarding colleges, small nobles ... These are the mainstays of the empire, can they be regarded as between the noble class and the civilian class?"
"Finally ... are luxurious mansions and palaces surrounding the core hills of Golovin, living with the most powerful and wealthy prominent nobles on the land of West Sakland-only comparing financial power and authority, and some of them are still Not under the rulers of the Duke and Eboden! "
Shaking his head, the gray pupil sighed softly: "This is the" order "of the imperial capital, a huge, clearly visible pyramid!"
"Wait ... I'm almost dizzy as you said." Isaac rolled his eyes, impatiently:
"Simply put it, where are we going?"
The gray pupil who has long been accustomed to this guy just tilted his head and pointed to his back: "His Highness Brandon de Salion will definitely go to the Sky Dome on the hills of Golovin."
"As we follow, it should be arranged in the royal palace-usually the emissaries and royal cronies sent by the dukes are this treatment; or the courtyards in the heavenly palace like the foreign envoys; but it is generally impossible. "
As the words fell, it seemed that the little wizard who had noticed something turned around: "You ... why do you seem to be familiar with this place?"
"I've been there once when I was very young." Lusien lowered his head suddenly, his eyes dark, but he barely squeezed a smile:
"And ... a place like Golovin, it's impossible to forget it once, right?"
Isaac, who didn't take it for granted, just shrugged his shoulders ... He who had seen the Dragon King City was already surprised by such a magnificent city; Ain was very curious, and even had a faint expectation:
"I heard when I was in Ebden, the alchemy of the Royal Wizarding Academy of Golovin is the best in the entire empire, and even the Nine-Mounted Star Wizard Tower is inferior ... when His Highness Brandon's visit ends Would you like to visit there? "
The little wizard still remembers today that the alchemist of the Forge Academy said that it is more advanced than the "shaker", the pride of imperial alchemy, and the world's top forging hammer is in this Imperial Capital Among the colleges!
The Furnace Academy in Furnace Town has made her stunned. What about the prospect of the Royal Wizarding Academy of Golovin ...
Visit? The gray pupil frowned slightly: "This ... It's hard to say that although it is nominally also a subordinate college of the wizarding tower, in fact the wizards of this college are only responsible for the royal family, and most of the research and work arranged by the legion and royal affairs are undertaken. "
"Although it is not impossible to have His Highness Brandon, ... it should not be easy."
"That's right, it's just alchemy." Isaac was "helping" beside him.
The expressionless little wizard gave him a pouting look: "... What do you mean?"
"Insignificant, irrelevant, boring, trivial ... You are going to let me say a few more?" Isaac "poofed" and almost laughed out loud:
"A group of alchemists'" Witcher "Academy, if you think about it, you'll be bored ... And I seriously doubt whether they can really spell out the word" Witcher "with their intelligence!"
"Isaac Grantham ..." Ain, who gritted her teeth, collapsed word by word: "You may not have found it, but I am also an alchemist!"
"And I admire this! You are my friend, Ain Rand. I will never intentionally hurt my friend."
Isaac looked at her very seriously: "Besides being able to make achievements in such a boring, troublesome and trivial business, it alone proves that you are amazing!"
"..."
Regardless of the fact that the battle is changing and the times are changing, this guy can always make others want to kill him!
The gray pupil on the side sighed, leaning against the carriage with his head in his hands, immersed in the scene when he came to Goloven with his father and brother as a child.
Along the Qu Road crossing the city gate, a group of people followed the "Great Pyramid" to the core of the imperial capital; along the way, they passed the houses of the old and new nobles, large and small theaters, markets, churches, baths, arenas Wait.
It wasn't until the west of the sun, near the evening, that the entire team squeezed through countless turbulent crowds and walked the last part of the journey.
The sky dome isolated on the hill is already in sight.
.................. Stepping on the hard stone and brick floor under the feet, His Royal Highness, who came down from the carriage, took a long deep breath, looking at the magnificent palace, his expression twitched and twitched:
"Um ... Sky Dome ~ EbookFREE.me ~ or ... come back."
The young priest Webb who walked in front turned over and dismounted, standing respectfully in front of Brandon: "His Highness Brandon, Your Majesty Eckhart II, your father has been waiting for you all day in the main hall."
"Your Majesty ... I am looking forward to your arrival."
On the long stretch of stairs not far away, fully armed guards can be seen from above, holding shields and halberds on both sides of the ladder, "welcoming" the royal prince who has returned from a long distance.
"Well ... I already felt it." Suddenly, Brandon's face showed a childlike smile, and he glanced at his wizard advisor behind him with a smile:
"Wait a moment, I should be back soon!"
The little priest on the side didn't say anything, just stood with Loren and watched the palace of the prince, "surrounded" by the guards in the middle of the center, to the sky dome like the dragon city.