"I'm so sorry. If possible, I would rather entertain you in the elegant restaurant of Sainte-Nali... The construction time of this city is too short, and there are still many imperfections."
Fisher and Rafael followed Kerken into his carriage, and his carriage took them to his "City Lord's Mansion", which was a more complete building than other buildings and was located on the street of the city.
Central location, next to some banks and government offices in Saint-Negli.
It's just a few streets away from where Fisher goes shopping, so we can have a little chat in the car.
"It doesn't matter, this is already a very good city in the Southern Continent."
Fisher went south from Karl Harbor and passed through many cities built by people from the Western Continent. Kerken's city was already considered the best among them. I still remember that when he stayed in some small cities, shooting incidents actually happened.
The residents were beaten to death but no criminals were caught the next day. The police simply ignored the case after searching to no avail.
Fisher's compliment made Kerken touch his head in embarrassment.
"It's really overrated... I wonder where Mr. Fisher is going now? Will he continue to explore south or..."
"My destination this time is Port Karl, from where I plan to return to the Western Continent."
After hearing Fisher's words, Kerken showed regret on his face, but soon he thought of something and reminded Fisher,
"Ah, it is estimated that there have been no ships back to Narli from Karl Port in recent months. If you want to leave from Karl Port, you must first disembark in Shivali, and then return to Narli from Shivali...I
I heard that the contract between the port and the Narli government has expired, and the guys in the parliament are not satisfied with the annual fee required by Karl Port. Both parties are still discussing how much this year’s annual fee should be.”
Fisher was stunned for a moment, and then sighed helplessly.
No matter what the guys in the parliament did, he was not surprised. It reminded him of the proverb passed down by students and professors in school,
"Parliamentary..."
"All the people in the Council together can't come up with a complete brain."
Just when he was about to speak, Kerken in front of him already said this proverb first. Then he was slightly stunned, looked at Fisher and laughed,
"Sure enough, this is the tradition of the Royal Academy - to denigrate Parliament."
"The premise is that there is always something to criticize about parliament."
Rafael next to him couldn't understand the words of the conversation between the two. He leaned against the car window closer to Fisher's position and looked out. He didn't know what he suddenly saw, but Fisher caught a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye.
Her pupils shrank into a straight line again, and her scales stood up.
This sudden move startled Kerken in the car. He looked at Fisher,
"Mr. Fisher, is this the slave you bought here?"
"Ah...research subject, you don't have to worry about..."
Fisher didn't say much. He followed Rafael's gaze and looked out, only to see several cages standing on the side of the street. Outside the cages, a man wrapped in bandages was soliciting customers. And the cages
Inside, as expected, there were several demihumans, probably captured in the wild by hunters here.
In the top cage, a green male young draconian huddled in the corner of the cage, with scars all over his body.
When Fisher saw Rafael's claws clenching the frame of the car window, he understood what she was thinking. But Fisher just took the matter into his heart and said nothing on the surface.
He looked back at Kerken and continued the previous topic.
"If Mr. Fisher still wants to take a boat directly to Narei, it is recommended that you go northwest to the city of Philon after leaving the city. The port of Crete to the north of Philon has not yet signed a contract with the government.
Due. And..."
Keken's face showed a little envy,
"Philon City is the most prosperous city in the entire Southern Continent, even if it is compared to Saint Nali, it is not far behind."
Sannere?
When Fisher heard the other party's description, he couldn't help but feel doubts in his heart.
No matter how early it is, the construction of Philon City will not take more than five years, and its evaluation can actually make others compare it with the capital of Nali, Saint-Nali.
Should I say that the governance of the Council is really bad or that the governance of the city of Philon is really good?
"That's it. I understand. Thank you for reminding me."
Keken smiled and nodded, saying you're welcome.
The carriage had already passed the street where demihumans were sold on the street, so Rafael also withdrew his gaze, but his pupils were still tight, and the whole dragon seemed to have a strong desire to attack, which made Kerken feel a little unnatural.
He moved his butt in the direction of the coachman. If he knew that Rafael's slave article had been canceled by Fisher, would he jump out of the car in fright?
"We're here, Mr. Fisher."
The carriage slowly arrived at the door of the city lord's palace. The guards who looked a little lazy with guns in their hands stood straighter.
Leading Fisher and Rafael into the gate of the city lord's palace, a woman with black hair and black eyes wearing a milky white dress was already standing dignifiedly at the door. When she saw Fisher and his entourage coming in, she bowed like a lady and said,
"welcome."
Fisher also gave a gentlemanly salute, and Kerken walked up to the woman and raised his hand to introduce her,
"This is my lady, Dora... This is Mr. Fisher, a well-respected gentleman in St. Louis. I want to entertain him for a lunch. Can you please help me tell the chefs?"
Would you like to prepare more at once? Ah, by the way, tell your sister too."
"No problem, I'll go right away."
Dora smiled shyly, bowed slightly and left.
Fisher glanced at the two rings on Kerken's hand and couldn't help but smile and said,
"Is she a Kadu?"
Kadu is one of the three major countries in the Western Continent along with Nali and Swali. It is famous for its almost ascetic religious atmosphere. Most of the sources of religion currently worshiped in Shiwali and Nali come from Kadu, but they are always
Some adaptations were made, resulting in Kadu not recognizing the orthodoxy of their religion.
But Shivali and Nali don't care. After all, not everyone can endure praying and taking holy water baths every day. Even couples have to choose specific days for intercourse, and they must sleep in separate rooms on other days to avoid "sun day".
The moon phase is upside down"...
In short, it is an extremely conservative country, but it is unexpectedly the hometown of magic. After the reform decades ago, Kadu has changed a lot now, otherwise Fisher would not be able to learn Kadu scholars in university
Compiled "Comprehensive Book of Magic".
Black hair and black eyes are the characteristics of the residents there, and Dora just looked like this.
"Ah, yes, Dora and her sister are both. At that time, Kadu's seminary was communicating with our school, hehe..." He smiled gentlemanly and looked at the ring on his hand, "Although there are thousands of things in the southern continent
It’s not good, but there are still some benefits, such as the marriage law here which is in name only.”
There is no legal committee here to investigate whether you are a bigamist. As long as you pay the parliament, they will give you permission to demarcate land and build a city - although the parliament has never declared sovereignty on this continent, and I don’t know where such a face comes from.
It is done, but Shivali and other small countries do it this way. Others in the parliament will not follow the same example.
This has led to confusion in the territory of the current Southern Continent. Most people use the city as the boundary, and the wilderness outside the city is public by default... along with the demihumans living there, they are all regarded by them.
It's just a public resource.
Fisher glanced at Rafael next to him. She was standing behind him, warily looking at the luxurious decorations in the city lord's palace, as if he wanted to use his eyes to see through the sting traps or other things designed inside, but after searching around
After that, I found nothing, so I started to yawn sleepily again.
"Lunch will be ready soon. Mr. Fisher, please come over here and take a rest first."
Kerken came over respectfully and took the cane and hat from Fisher's hand, walked ahead and hung them on his own coat rack, and then led Fisher towards the restaurant.