Changqiao Port, the largest deep-water port in Free City, has a total of thirteen docks. In theory, 70 large ships or hundreds of small and medium-sized ships can be parked at the same time. Such throughput scale is rare in the entire Yara world. Every time the freight peak season, you can see a very spectacular scene here. The thirteen docks are full of large ships, and even the anchorage outside the port is filled with cargo ships waiting to arrive at the port. Thousands of tons of cargo can be concentrated in Changqiao Port every day, and then diverted and shipped to surrounding countries and cities.

It is already one day's evening, and the afterglow of the sunset is spreading on the port buildings. Although it is too late, it does not affect the lively scene on the dock. Once a cargo ship is docked, a large number of dock workers will gather around to wait for employment. The ship owners will inevitably need a large number of strong labor to unload the full warehouse of goods and transport them to the warehouse. In a few days, more labor will be needed to reload the new goods onto the ship.

In free cities, dock workers are actually a very good short-term job. Not only are the rewards relatively generous, but they also have employment needs at any time, regardless of season or time, which solves a large number of employment problems for the city. In this city where mercenaries live, even a small or small mercenary group composed of low-level professions and strong ordinary people will go to the dock to work together when they really cannot afford to make a living. Although they will be ridiculed by their peers and the eyes of ordinary workers in the dock, they can at least have a lot of income every day to survive this tragic low period.

As the employer, the ship owners often prefer to hire these mercenary groups that act as dock workers. Although each of these people has a slightly higher asking price than ordinary workers, their capacity is also stronger than that of ordinary people, especially those professions. Although it is only the lowest level, its strength is far higher than that of strong ordinary workers. One person can be regarded as several ordinary people. In this way, hiring them is obviously more cost-effective. Therefore, it is no wonder that ordinary workers roll their eyes at these mercenaries who are snatching jobs.

As the bells rang out from the port, several large cargo ships were docked next to the dock. The crowds on the dock quickly began to get busy. The packs of goods were carried on their shoulders and transported to the designated warehouse. The originally calm pier became a noisy in the blink of an eye. Even the temperature on the pier was raised several degrees due to the high-intensity work of these strong workers. However, inconsistent with these busy workers, the five people were in a leisurely manner, and they walked forward along the pier easily through the port level and entered the interior of the free city.

Since it is a duty-free port, the checkpoint is only responsible for recording and randomly checking the types and quantities of cargo. Unless it encounters sensitive or dangerous items from the embargo, these port officials will not cause any trouble. These official fortunes are surprised today. Few passengers who have not cargo taken off the ship from Changqiao Port. After all, this is a long-distance cargo port and there are no passenger ships docking. However, you can see just by looking at the appearance and outfit. These people are all high-level professionals, and they are willing to enter the port by cargo ship, which is not something that ordinary port officials like themselves can interfere, so they simply bow their heads and pretend that they have not seen anything.

"It feels great to step on the land again." Catherine said with a happy face. After spending so many days in the sea, there were only about ten hours in the middle of living on the land of the island. When the girls stepped on the land just now, they could hardly walk. They shook for a long time before getting used to it again. Catherine wiped the sweat from her forehead: "I haven't been to free city for a long time. Let's find a hotel to stay for one night tonight. I'll have a good time in the city these two days? Well, do you have any problems? If you have any concerns, just go home."

"Anyway, most people can't recognize me anymore. What's the problem?" Freya said without caring at all: "I haven't been here for a long time, so it's good to play for a few more days to rest."

"That's what it's decided." Catherine said happily: "Sometimes find a place to celebrate our successful completion of the task. Ha, the rewards this time are quite generous and worth celebrating."

"Before celebrating, should you save the thing behind you first?" Panis looked at Katherine, sweaty and said, "Or are you really going to run around with such a heavy thing on your back?"

"No." Catherine immediately protected the deep-sea lighting device behind her back, shook her head and said, "I will feel at ease if I keep such a valuable thing by my side, otherwise I will cry if I lose it."

"So I said, just take out the most valuable Tears of Light inside and take them away." Panis rubbed his forehead distressedly and said, "This kind of lighting device is not ideal on land. It only works in water. Even if you take it back intact, no one will buy it. It is better to remove Tears of Light, which can be sold for money and lightweight."

"No." Catherine said without compromise: "This kind of equipment is the most valuable only if it is kept intact. If it is disassembled, it is not valuable, so I will not be fooled."

"The problem is only valuable if it is disassembled." Pennis shouted almost collapsed: "The scope of application of a complete lighting device is too large, and almost no one will be interested except the sea clan."

"Give up, Panis." Freya sighed: "At this time, no one can convince her."

"That's right." Catherine nodded proudly: "Give up, let's go and take a bus to the Kateblu Hotel in the city center. It's a good place to celebrate. Lina, hurry up and put away your book, Vivian, come back to your senses, everyone set out."

The five people walked out of the port together and came to the bustling Free City. Free City is the first city established in a neutral place and a spiritual symbol of a neutral place. Although it has experienced a migration in the past four hundred years, its basic style has been preserved. The laws here are quite relaxed, and as long as you do not violate the law, no matter what you do, no matter what you do, two hundred years ago, there were even a few drunk mages who took off their clothes at midnight and used amplification magic to sing loudly in the tavern. As a result, for some reason, the whole tavern was drunk.

They took off their clothes and ran out of the tavern, ran along the city roads and sang, which attracted more and more drunks to join the nude running team. In the end, they turned into a large-scale nude running activity that affected the entire process. The harsh and terrifying songs disturbed the sleep of residents in the city and almost developed into a turmoil. But even so, the laws of Free City did not stipulate that nude running and singing were not allowed, so these mages were not held accountable in the end. However, after this, two more were added to the laws of Free City.

As long as the law is not violated, everyone is free and can do whatever they want. This is the paradise of mercenaries in the free city and neutral place.

Leaving the port is a straight street, with taverns and small hotels on both sides of the street. This is an entertainment venue for sailors. You can buy the strongest wine, find the most cost-effective nightingale, and participate in the most lively gambling game. The street has all the facilities that sailors need, so that sailors are reluctant to leave the street. Sailors who have been here know the benefits of this place. They are like addicted. Every time they stop, they can't wait to live in, willingly being squeezed out by the merchants every gold coin in their purse.

Moving forward along the street, sailors shaking naked with their upper body can be seen everywhere along the way. From time to time, drunk sailors walked past the streets with exposed nightingales. The exposed teasing made the hearer blush. Walk forward for more than ten minutes, you can leave this street soaked in the smell of spirits and perfume and turn to the normal city road. Since this is the dock, it is located in a relatively remote location in the city. If you want to enter the city, you have to walk at least ten kilometers more. Moreover, this is a freight terminal, so no taxi carriages will pass by here. The public carriage that only waits for a long time to come is burdened with traffic problems.

Fortunately, everyone was not in a hurry. They walked along the city roads like walking, allowing the afterglow of the sunset to drag the shadows of the five people behind them. There was no sunshine in the deep sea. Now, after returning to land, even if it was just the sunset, the girls felt warm and friendly.

The urban layout of the Capital of Knowledge is a block structure, and all roads are north-south or east-west. The free city is different. The urban layout here is a radial structure. All main roads start from the Free Square in the city center and extend radially in all directions. The circular city is like a cut pancake. Each cut part is a different area. These main roads are connected to each other by secondary roads, making the city look like a complex spider web when viewed from a high altitude.

"In fact, this layout is indeed not very friendly to outsiders." Catherine commented: "It is said that every outsider has a miserable experience of getting lost here. However, if you are familiar with this place, you will find that this kind of road is very convenient. When you want to go, you don't have to turn around right angles like in the Saint City."

"Then you have to find the way." Panis shrugged: "If I remember correctly, Changqiao Harbor will keep walking down, and it should be the second shopping area."

"Yes, that's there." Freya nodded and said, "The most convenient area is that only commercial facilities related to shopping can open in these shopping areas. There are almost no other commercial facilities, and I don't know whether it should be convenient or inconvenient."

"At least it's not a bad thing," said Panis. "This way of planning allows most people to directly choose their destination when they want to do anything. As for the products they need to use in daily life, they can be bought in small shops in various areas, so there won't be too much trouble."
Chapter completed!