Chapter 48 The Square
There are three ports in Jiaomu Harbor City.
The Ban Provincial Port in the northeast corner is the largest port. It is open for business, has a natural deep-water dock and a vast coastline, and has a huge cargo throughput.
This time the ship to the Elf Continent departed from the port of Ban Sheng Nu.
As early in the morning approached, Muduoyaka settled the accommodation fee and walked out of the door of Huding Hotel carrying the iron cage holding the black cat Cheng Ke and Xiong Jie.
Just last night, the heavy snow stopped falling.
At this time, the street lights had not yet been extinguished, and the streets were filled with heavy milky fog. From time to time in the heavy fog, several carriages and spider-legged mechanical vehicles drove through the thin ice, with oil lamps and magic energy tanks mounted on the front and rear of the vehicles.
Shining brightly.
The snow on the neat and spacious roads is cleared on time, and a light layer of coarse salt is sprinkled on the slippery streets. Coupled with the cinders leaked from the coal-carrying trucks from time to time, walking on them is not special at all.
Difficult to walk.
The black cat Cheng Ke glanced at the eagle that was also in a cage through a thick barbed wire fence, then quietly put his head on his forelimbs and fell asleep.
Muduoyaka stopped a mechanical car with a rental sign. Eight huge metal pillars like spider limbs made a clicking sound and stopped in front of Muduoyaka. The door on the lower abdomen opened, and a stream of people poured out.
There was a shallow warmth. Muduoyaka approached the cabin door and took a quick glance into the cabin. There were several figures sitting inside.
"Sir, where are you going?" The driver, who was sitting in front with his back to the cabin, turned around and asked loudly, his voice a little hoarse.
“Ban Sang Nu Port.”
The driver looked around among the passengers and replied: "Sir, five of the six passengers here are going to Ban Sang Nu Port. They are all on the way. The toll is 8 fatah copper coins. By the way, do you have a lot of luggage?"
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"Okay. I don't have much luggage."
"Then you get in the car straight away, and there's almost no space left in the suitcase."
Mudoyaka got into the cabin and closed the door. There were people sitting on the benches on both sides, so he had to sit in the middle seat on the right side.
At this time, the driver restarted the spider-legged mechanical vehicle and clicked along the road. This type of spider-legged mechanical vehicle can actually install wheels on eight spider legs, and can drive smoothly and quickly on the road, or without
It relies on wheels and the crawling power of spider legs to move forward.
It is best to ride a spider-legged mechanical vehicle in areas with thick snow on the road or in mountainous and hilly areas.
Mudoyaka carefully placed the cage on the ground, and glanced at the passengers again. Five men and one woman, all wrapped in heavy coats, with personal luggage placed in front of or behind them.
Muduoya pulled off his wide-brimmed hat to hide his face.
On the way, two more passengers came up, heading to the port of Ban Sang Nu.
Half an hour later, the spider-legged mechanical vehicle stopped at the edge of the spacious square leading to the destination. The driver got out of the vehicle first, opened the cabin door, and collected money in the order in which the passengers got off. There were maids doing odd jobs beside him.
(similar to a porter) came up and asked if he needed help carrying his luggage.
After handing the driver a Fata copper coin worth eight, Muduoyaka got out of the car and looked around for a week. With his excellent eyesight, he naturally saw the house signs and road signs clearly, confirming that this was the Ban Seng Nu Port.
Behind the huge building complex, in addition to the medium-sized magic tower that is clearly visible in the city, the unique outline of the sea ship platform can also be vaguely discerned in the white mist.
He took long strides and walked towards the gate of the port building complex.
All kinds of expensive scooters can be seen everywhere in the square. Nobles with high heads are walking towards the entrance gate of the building complex with many powerful guards. Among these guards are mages who mark the sixth ring.
After walking in the square for just one minute, Mudoyaka, who was always paying attention to the movements in the square, was surprised to discover a problem.
So, he subconsciously stopped and thought about this problem seriously: There seemed to be a lot of high-end nobles on this cruise trip, and they all looked familiar. However, these high-end nobles did not have much industry and influence in Jiaomang Harbor City, and their tentacles were not at all
This harbor was out of reach. Many of the great nobles and powerful figures he had seen in newspapers and projection crystals seemed to be wearing light clothes and marching in this spacious square with their own escorts.
For example, Mr. Cody's brother-in-law who sold him the scalper ticket - Deputy Director of the Wanted Department, Lyle Enfei, is an ordinary character attached to the Kevin family, the largest noble in Harbor City. And he stands out among the Kevin family's status.
At this moment, the patriarch Kevin Endick, who emerged from the highest point of the pyramid, was leading a group of family mages and warriors to the gate, wearing a robe with the clan emblem of a smiling deer antlers.
For another example, Barbara Weston, the chief heir of the Weston family, was stepping down from the carriage painted with the Weston family, surrounded by a group of guards with faintly exposed sword scabbards and staffs.
At the bottom right of the square, a rather dull roar sounded, and suddenly several stylish and streamlined four-wheeled magic vehicles without noble emblems were parked. It seems that similar magic vehicles have not been sold on the market yet.
, so many people stopped and looked at the group of people getting out of the car.
There are no family crests or flags on the magic car that can reveal the background.
The car door opened, and two seventh-level warriors and two seventh-level mages got out first. The four of them stood guard on all sides. A man in a cloak with a cuff marking an eighth-level warrior walked into the back door of the second car and opened the door lightly.
Opening it slightly, a short figure jumped down. The short figure seemed to feel the cold, shook his shoulders lively and stamped his feet, and then walked towards the gate of the building complex. Then, the eighth-level warrior in charge of opening the door
The cloaked man walked in front to clear the way, followed by two seventh-level mages, and behind them were more than ten seventh-level or seventh-level warriors. Among them, there was only one sixth-level mage with the lowest level, and the logo could be seen from the cuffs and chest.
, turned out to be a dark element mage.
Surrounded by these guards were figures wearing snow fox cloaks and hoods, and a cloaked man with a nine-ring symbol embroidered on his chest and a blood-colored glass staff.
The patriarch of the Kevin family and others who originally walked to the harbor Jiaom City in the center of the square seemed to notice the new group of people. The patriarch, who was among the seven-ring mage, only glanced at it, with an expression of disbelief in his eyes.
, unexpectedly stopped immediately, turned aside, and waited quietly for the group of people wearing snow fox cloaks to come to the way.
When the little figure in the snow fox cloak passed by the Kevin family, the Kevin family, including the patriarch and others, bowed to pay tribute.
"The Kevin family sends its regards to you."
The little figure kept walking, seemingly turning a deaf ear to the Kevin family's overtures. On the other hand, the mages and warriors responsible for guarding were looking at the Kevin family with unusual vigilance.
Seemingly noticing the unusual behavior of the Kevin family, some members of the family and powerful people also stopped. Suddenly, they rushed to the edge of the path of the small figure and the group, lowering their originally high heads. Then, in the square,
The flow of people is like rain falling on a glass window, gathering into dozens of thin streams, and the hollow part in the middle is the path of the little figure in the snow fox cloak.
Muduoyaka secretly pondered: "Which empire is this prince and princess or a direct descendant of an extremely powerful noble?! Is the purpose also to go to the Elf Continent to watch the Elf Athletic Competition? If possible, this big shot should be able to ride
It’s your own family’s ship, or you can buy an armed ship directly from any ship sales chain store.”
It wasn't until the small figure in the snow fox cloak disappeared behind the gate of the harbor building complex with the flow of people that many big families stopped watching and moved on.
The scene in the square in front of them seemed to remind everyone in the square that overnight, many great nobles and powerful forces hidden under this seaport city came out of the darkness openly and brightly, like giants lurking in the deep sea.
The beasts emerged from the sea, revealing their ferocious claws and fangs.
Muduoyaka felt that the howling cold wind seemed to be getting bit colder, and the temperature was getting lower. When he looked up, it seemed that snow had begun to fall in the sky again.
He gathered up his coat.
"May the mother tree of the forest protect her children."
Chapter completed!