"This is the Emerald City?"

Behind the checkpoint that was temporarily separated by a wooden fence, D.D. and the vanguard officer Nate Nishi held their mounts and looked at the crowded queue in front of the checkpoint in surprise and the seemingly endless houses behind it.

"Oh, there are too many people here. I can't even get in the queue."

"Is the Emerald City so lively? Or is it some kind of market sale?"

"No, it's not a market, and there's no big sale," Guard Officer Conmuto struggled to squeeze through from the other side, trying hard to reject the vendors selling jewelry to them: "But obviously, we still came at the wrong time..."

"Have you seen the security officers filling the streets? There are more beggars than the beggars in the capital."

"His Royal Highness Thales will probably collapse when he sees it. He is most afraid of too many people..."

"Hey, everyone!"

The real Wyatt Castle dodged a dusty carriage and came to them with his face covered: "Oh my god, it's not easy to squeeze through. His Highness has been waiting behind for too long. Lord Mallos asked

I'm here to remind you, what's going on ahead?"

Conmuto nodded. Amidst the noise of the crowd, he had to hold the shoulders of his companions tightly and raise his voice in their ears:

"I have contacted the garrison here. He has sent a messenger to go with Zonevid to see Commander Marius! But the scene and the number of people are disgusting to me! He suggested that for the sake of safety, it is best to stay in the city.

Wait a little longer outside, wait for the crowd to pass, and they can maintain order before entering the city. Emerald City will send meals..."

Everyone in Xinghu Castle was immediately dissatisfied.

"What a joke!"

"This is too lazy!"

"We've been waiting for so long. If they want to deliver meals, they'd better have Emerald City's famous wine..."

"Is there any mistake? He asked His Highness to wait outside the city? We are the Royal Guards, led from the central government and representing the Fuxing Palace!"

"Why don't they close the road? This mess of vendors is more important than the prince's arrival?"

Huaiya sighed, stood on tiptoes and looked at the dark checkpoint with a crowd of people:

"But at this speed of entering the city...are these people queuing up? Why? Do they have to pay the city tax?"

D.D narrowed his eyes:

"What? There is still a city entry tax these days?"

Conmuto shook his head and led everyone away from the crowd and towards the Duke's motorcade:

"I have inquired about it. It is not a simple city entry tax, but a guarantee fee: everyone needs to register when entering the Emerald City. You must write down the guarantor and specific address in the city, including the amount of property you are carrying. If you enter the Emerald City within the specified time,

If you leave, the Urban Management Office will refund the full amount of the fee. If you exceed the time limit, it will be deducted or even fined. If you violate any rules, you have to pay back..."

Everyone complained again.

"Isn't it still taxing? Won't it drive people away? What if no one is willing to come to the Emerald City in the future?"

"Then do we need to register when we go in? We represent His Highness and the royal family!"

"I heard from the official who received me just now that according to the rules set by the late old Duke, princes and common people are treated equally..."

"Damn it, the old Duke's road is narrow..."

"So he is 'deceased'..."

"Don't worry, we are VIPs. There are dedicated people in Emerald City to take care of filling out forms and paying fees. Your delicate hands are not in charge..."

The three of them finally squeezed out of the crowd, but they were greeted by another acrobatic class. The situation was so fierce that they had to take a detour again.

"We caught up with the Emerald Celebration, so it was very lively."

Conmuto wiped the sweat from his face:

"In addition, the news of Duke Xinghu's visit...guests from the Seven Seas and Six Realms came to the Emerald City around this month to gather together. Did you see that those dark-skinned people are red earth people, and those wearing

The people with strange hair accessories must be Hanbul people, as well as the Kelunsa people from the Tyron trading state, the Nieda people from the Ligur state, and the grassland people of I don’t know what tribe. And I just saw a group of people from the Far East.

The business traveler, I don’t know whether he came from Suye or Chengguo.”

Nixi shook his head and said: "The Dacheng Khanate belongs to the Flame Sea Province, not the Far East..."

"Really? Why do I remember it's Tuoluo Province?"

Conmuto shrugged indifferently: "It makes no difference to me..."

"There are ten countries in the Far East. It may not be Suye, it may be Kurola..."

"Culola is the name of an ancient province..."

D.D tsked with disdain: "Hey, who taught you geography..."

"Elf! I saw an elf! It's definitely a high elf from the Eastern Continent, damn that pointy chin..."

"Nonsense, elves also hate crowds. When the Holy Tree Kingdom visits Yongxing City, their envoys always enter the city late at night. They are very low-key. You will only know when they leave..."

"Don't you see the orc..."

"Looking at the Grand Canal and the big ships on it, I guess it should lead directly to Gonghai City and the Sea of ​​Terminal!"

"Idiot, canal boats will fall apart when they go out to sea!"

Behind the road, in a carriage separated by Emerald City guards, the Duke of Star Lake, Thales Canxing, put down his book and took a deep breath.

Through the car window, with the help of his hellish senses, he felt every breath of this city.

So, he arrived.

The capital of the South Bank, the headquarters of the Kevin Deere family, the city of Lijing, the capital of wealth, the Queen of the City, the Emerald City.

There is no doubt that it is a completely different city from Yongxing City.

"I didn't see the city wall."

Next to the car window, Miranda was riding on a horse, holding a telescope high, trying to get past the guards of the Emerald City:

"Besides people, houses, streets, bridges and trees, there are bridges, houses, people, streets... and trees."

"Strange, I didn't find it either. Could it be that they demolished the city wall?"

Glover on the side was also searching for traces of the city wall.

"Don't worry, you can't see it from here," Mallos, the commander of the Star Lake Guards, was sitting on the luggage cart on the side, calmly reading last month's income and expenditure report, "It's only two blocks from here.

I’ve seen it, and I doubt you can recognize it even after seeing it. Several city gates have been transformed into streets.”

"What? The area and radius of Emerald City are so big? It can't even cover the city wall?"

Miranda put down the telescope and looked at the crowd in front of her suspiciously:

"How many people should this have?"

"It was better than this ten years ago," Logistics Officer Shi Tuo replied with narrowed eyes. "I guess it expanded very quickly."

"Wait, if this is the case, the construction and renewal of the city wall cannot keep up with the expansion of the city blocks, so wouldn't the city's defense be ineffective?" Glover was equally surprised.

These words made the Star Lake Guards on duty around him marvel.

"Then how to defend against enemies? At least against bandits?"

"How did you survive the bloody year?"

"It seems that the Year of Blood did not reach the Emerald City..."

"Help me recall, how long does it take to walk from south to north of Yongxing City?"

"I haven't walked there, but it certainly hasn't been that long."

"When was the last time you guys came here?"

"When I was a child, it was more than ten years ago, but at that time..."

"I came here on a business trip five years ago, but I took the sea route. I vomited all the way on the boat and didn't pay attention. In the blink of an eye, I crossed the Muhe River and arrived inland."

"Three or four years ago, I had a cousin who got married. Damn it, he told me that his home was on the outskirts of the city. When I looked at the surrounding neighborhoods, I thought he was joking or being self-effacing. But now that I look at it, it's actually true.

The ?Periphery?"

"Now I understand why my neighbor's son would rather be a postman here than go back to the capital..."

Thales stretched himself, closed the "Emerald Mystery City Record", extinguished the sin of the Hell River, and shut out the surrounding noise.

Now it seems that the scenery of Emerald City is indeed very different from that of Yongxing City.

At least, it’s quite suitable for sightseeing and broadening your knowledge.

Thales stuck his head out of the carriage and waved to Rolf and Paul, who were standing in silence.

Of course, how great would it be if he really just came to travel?

The young man looked at the bustling crowd crowded at the checkpoint in Emerald City and thought a little depressed.

Or is it okay to just go on a blind date?

Well, it would be better if the woman's brother wasn't Jann Kevin Deal.

"Since you are going to see your fiancée, you have to dress yourself up and look energetic," Sister Valencia, who took care of his image before setting off from Star Lake Castle, once worriedly said, "clothes, accessories, makeup, perfume
To be continued...