Chapter 6 Is it a city built on water?
The next morning, Alice looked at Linge with a very strange look, so weird that he didn't want to describe it positively in words and tried to avoid it, but she was still entangled and asked strongly.
"I said Linger." The golden-retriever maid leaned closer, deliberately lowered her voice, and asked mysteriously: "You and Ovela... didn't actually sleep last night, were you? What were you doing?"
When Linger heard this, she immediately looked at her side: You have discovered this, how did you know?
"Because I didn't sleep either." The maid said the most unreasonable words with a look of confidence: "I was staying up late to play games, but in the middle of the night I heard a conversation coming from your room. I originally wanted to go over and ask, but because I was about to pass the level, I didn't do that. Later, when I went to bed, it was about 3:30 in the morning? You still didn't sleep. Tell me, what are you doing!?"
In the end, she suddenly raised her tone and tried to intimidate and bluff Ringer to let him tell the truth without hesitation. Unfortunately, the young man had long been immune to this move and replied expressionlessly: "Did nothing."
"Really, I don't believe it?" She looked suspicious, her eyes rolled up, not knowing what the hell was thinking: "Who stays up late for serious people? You must be doing something unreasonable, I caught the tail of the ponytail! Say it quickly, if you don't say anything, I'll tell Metien?"
After saying that, she became proud and thought she had pinned Ling's weakness, but the latter didn't take this trick at all. She ignored her walking past her. Seeing that she was still entangled, she asked indifferently: "So, have you passed the level?"
"Hey!?" Lan
Alice was stunned, then her eyes tilted unnaturally, and she quibbled: "That's just a little bit short. I'm too sleepy and was in a hurry to sleep, so I didn't finish the fight... Yes, that's it, I'll pass the level sooner or later! I'll pass it today to let you see the power of the genius players..."
While she convinced herself, Linger left.
In the next few days, Ovela slept in Linger's room every night, which caused the young people's sleep quality to fluctuate. Sometimes they could fall asleep, and sometimes they inexplicably lost insomnia, so they could only stay up late with her. Apart from the person involved, probably only Alice, the maid in the next room, knew about this, because she also liked to stay up late, or she was just a nocturne, and she was more energetic at night.
Because they knew that these two people were alone and did not do anything that was not suitable for children, they heard them talk about how to copy and organize books, so Alice secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly told her companions who had been paying attention to this matter, saying that this was indeed a 6 game, and both adults and children were relieved.
St. Charlie was very calm. She originally thought it was no big deal. Ringer's personality was very reassuring. Xie Mi was a little disappointed. As for what he was disappointed, no one knew. Metien's mood was even more complicated. In addition to being happy and relaxed, she was also a little confused. She was mainly entangled between St. Charlie and Ovela. She thought that although Sister Ovela was good, Sister Xiaoxia was also very good. How should she choose?
Uh, you ask Alice?
Who is she?
...
On December 30, the Princess of Bemão gave the first copy and bound potion book to Metien. The day when the pink-haired girl got the joyful smile and a sincere "thank you" was heard. Nimshall, which had been lively for several days, finally ushered in the opening ceremony of the 11th International Expo.
The opening ceremony will be held in the Municipal Square in the central area. At that time, heavyweights such as the mayor of the Nimshall Municipal Government, the Chief Secretary General, the Director of the Public Affairs Bureau, the Prayer of the Nimshall Diocese, the representatives of the diocese, and the bishop of the St. Micaires Cathedral. The opening speech will be conducted by Professor David, the director of the Lübeon Museum.
After the opening ceremony, the east and north areas of the city will become the venues for the expo. The originally closed exhibition halls of various countries will be opened, displaying thousands of exhibits from more than 50 countries, spanning thousands of years of history and some future creations that only exist in the conceived. Such a large-scale investment is indispensable behind the support of the most prosperous night habitat in the sect association.
Ringer was not interested in listening to any opening speech, but when he saw that everyone else was very interested, he did not object. Moreover, he thought that perhaps he could meet Rochelle, a traveler from the fertile soil sect, at the opening ceremony.
However, contact with him is a dangerous thing and may attract the attention of night watchmen and balance of order, so it is best to avoid it - although from the beginning, he invited himself to the city.
On the opening day, everyone got up early, and even Alice, who liked to stay in bed, was pulled from the bed by Metien and Shemi. After washing up, everyone set out to the Municipal Square. The distance was not too far, so they chose to walk.
Even though it is known as the "City of International", such a large-scale event is the first time in the history of Nimshall. Therefore, the streets are bustling with pedestrians, carriages, four-wheeled carriages, two-seater convertible carriages, and even subways and steam trains... are all heading in the same direction. Not only foreign tourists, but also citizens of this city actively participate and participate in the grand event.
Walking on the streets and enjoying the city scenery everywhere, compared with the dark and heavy city of Linwei and the lively city of Rostin, Nimshall has another unique flavor. In history, it was washed by three great rivers. The river water from the Middle Ages has not completely disappeared and still flows through the underground of the city. While nurturing fertile soil and vast forests, it also won the reputation of "City of Springs" for Nimshall, which was earlier than the period when it was called "City of International".
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The long-term relationship with water has made the Nimshall people understand their temperament. Therefore, the city's street drainage system and underground drainage system are quite developed. Wherever you see, there are silver, and waterways with dark snow, gurgling ditches, fountains filled with snow and drainage pipes set up under the fence grid can be seen everywhere, and the cold winter still motivates the active water flow.
When they turn into the gutter alleys, they are stained with moisture and dirt there, like a shady snow pile; but when they enter the tree-lined streets, they become a grand and bright atmosphere, which may indicate that the water also invisibly reflects various images of the city streets and alleys.
In the past, the three big rivers were considered mothers of the Nimshaer people. Although they have disappeared with the river's divert route today, there are countless traces left behind, which can also be regarded as their gift to their children. So far, the city of Nimshaer has discovered more than a hundred natural fountains and hot springs. The popularity of tap water pipelines completely derived from mountain streams and rivers is among the top ten in the mainland. Excluding the capitals and important cities of the three kingdoms, it can basically be considered as the top level in the mainland.
The river is also complicated, with a slight turn and till the turn. On the way to the municipal square, the group passed at least three stone bridges, two of which are leftovers from the Middle Ages, and only one is modern renovation. The river water, which is integrated with the cold snowflakes, is crystal clear, is stained with low temperatures in winter, and half-life aquatic plants are undulating with the waves. The boatman on the river surface drove a small boat like a strange dragon, carrying foreign tourists through the underneath the bridge hole. Every few hundred meters, there is a small snow-covered pier for docking.
It may be considered that this is a city completely built on the river network.
When Ovela saw these rivers, he would think of the citizens of Rostin who were standing on the stone bridge to feed the gray wild pigeons. Nimshall had no gray wild pigeons, only starlings, crows and a kind of seagull called arrow gulls. The locals would not feed them deliberately. These creatures themselves pecked at the water plants and small fish in the river and could fill their stomachs. Sometimes they also landed on the bow of the gondola, staring at a swimming fish in the river, and ignored the boatman and passengers behind them.
If the Rostings feeding the ash wild pigeon was a sense of mission inspired by artistic inspiration and urban image, the Nimshalls were completely familiar with the relationship with these creatures, just as they were used to being with water, and regarded as the fusion of culture and faith.
Typical characteristics are that small shrines can be seen in the docks of the river, at the bottom of the river, at the corners of the fountains and ditches, anywhere where water flows through, or where snow accumulates. Although there are no gods worshipped in it, the holy spring monks who once built the Tifes Church here and taught the residents to "pray for water and life" have long been expelled.
The princess was touched and murmured in a low voice: "The river is still roaring and filial to swallow more creatures... The young Julius roared at it: Come, I am the king of this river, the god of the water! Submitting to me, so that you can still flow through this land! So the river rested in an instant, and from then on, it nurtured his country and people."
This is a passage she saw in a book a long time ago, and now she felt it was quite appropriate. The intersection of river and civilization is actually as long as the intersection of fire and civilization.
Others didn't care, and knew that her literary and artistic atmosphere was happening again, and occasionally inexplicable words burst out from her mouth. Saint Charlie also carefully pulled an extra thread of fate to her sister, so as not to eavesdrop on these literary and artistic words by passing humans.
Strangely, although the river network is dense and the water resources are abundant, almost all the rivers in Nimshall are small rivers with a width of no more than twenty meters, which are exquisite and exquisite, and can only accommodate small boats like Gondola; most of the water resources are concentrated in underground rivers and fountains and hot springs, and large-scale inland rivers and lakes have not been formed. Therefore, Nimshall is not a port city, and its economy is not developed.
"So that's the case," the curious student asked: "Why did it become an 'city of international'?"
Then, before leaving, I read a lot of relevant information, and Linger, who has a certain understanding of the city, would answer her: "Because in international politics, Nimshall does have a very special status."
Not very important.
But it's very special.
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