Knight Surdak led the ancient Bolai horse and stood on a high cliff about 20 kilometers away from Epsom City.
At your feet is a vast plain formed by the alluvial flow of the Kepatow River. Epsom City is located at the easternmost end of this vast plain, next to the Kempator Moss River, a branch of the Kepatow River. This is a native of the Warsaw plane.
The transliteration of the language, if translated from the indigenous language, is "the arm of the goddess", and the Kemperto River can be translated as the river of the goddess or the river of the mother.
The Kempatomos River surrounds Epsom City for most of its circle, and the river channel forms a "" shape here. Within the circle is Epsom City, the first majestic city built by the Busman family in the Warsaw plane.
The entire city is covered with waterways extending in all directions. The height of the ordinary city walls of Epsom City reaches more than 80 feet. On the nearly 50-kilometer long circular city wall, there is a two-hundred-foot-high arrow tower built every 500 meters.
A total of 91 archery towers were built on this circular city wall. There were five large city gates built on the side of the city wall without a moat outside the forest. There was also a large pier and a shipyard on the south side next to the Kepattomos River.
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There is a light haze of smoke and dust hanging over the city. Looking from a distance, the city is built in a light haze of sand and dust.
Knight Surdak's current location is a stone cliff next to a pass. This pass is the only way to go from Handanar County to Epsom City, and it is also the last place along the way where you can overlook the love.
If the team leaving Epsom City wants to take a last look at Epsom City before leaving, they need to climb this cliff, and then enter the rolling mountains and ride horses.
It probably takes seven or eight days to walk in the mountains.
And Knight Surdak just happened to come out of the mountains in the east of Epsom City. Because he was only one person and one horse, and there was almost no courtesy, he had plenty of food and water prepared along the way. Even if the road was blocked, he would
You can also lead the horse along the way, even if you go around a steep hillside, you can still find the original road.
There was almost no delay along the way, and we arrived at the outskirts of Epsom in only sixteen days, nearly four days ahead of schedule.
On the way, when he introduced himself to his fellow travelers, he always introduced himself as "Knight of Surdak". He tried hard to make himself forget the name that no one had ever called before.
During the second half of the journey to Epsom City, Surdak did not blindly pursue speed. He followed a caravan. The captain of the caravan was very enthusiastic and saw a knight following his caravan.
, every time they have a meal, they will take the initiative to serve a delicious broth and scones, and they will also sit down and chat for a while. These traveling businessmen are very talkative. When they heard that Knight Surdak was serving
The knights who had completed their military service and were about to retire took the initiative to invite him to join their caravan, but seeing that Surdak was not interested, he never mentioned it again.
He introduced a lot of things about Epsom City to Suldak, including how to stay in this city, how to eat, etc.
Businessmen are clever and calculating, and they can always find good-quality and cheap hotels. Even in Epsom, which is as crowded as a sardine can, travelers can find a place to stay.
"Knight Surdak, we are about to set off..."
The merchant Elijah shouted loudly towards the cliff, and 'Suldak' waved his hand towards the slope next to the pass, indicating that he would go down immediately.
The convoys in front had already set off one after another. By the time 'Suldak' rode down the cliff, the bonfire on the slope had been doused with water and covered with a layer of mossy soil. Finally,
A carriage was already five hundred meters away, and businessman Ilya was sitting on the last carriage, waving to him constantly.
'Suldak' gently poked the thigh of Gubo Lai's horse with his riding crop, and the horse rushed out like an arrow, and soon caught up with him from a distance of 500 meters.
As the caravan entered the Kemperto Plain, more travelers and pedestrians were met along the way. It seemed that a large number of Green Empire people were preparing to move to a safe place. Apparently everyone wanted to find an opportunity to return to the Roland continent.
The merchant Elijah said to 'Suldak': "After arriving at Epsom City, we will camp outside the city. Are the knights of Suldak prepared to enter the city overnight?"
"Uncle Elijah, do you know where the teleportation gate in Epsom City is?" Suldak asked Elijah with a faint smile on his face.
"...Knight Suldak, don't you even know where the portal is? You have been living in the plane of Warsaw since you were born and have never left?" Businessman Ilya asked with a suspicious look on his face.
asked.
"Almost!" 'Suldak' touched his nose and said vaguely.
Businessman Ilya took a serious look at 'Suldak' and confirmed that he was definitely a member of the Green Empire and not a spy who sneaked in from somewhere, and then said:
"Oh, the portal is located in the Peace Square in front of Epsom City's city hall, but there are many guards there. I heard that a second-level strongman is guarding that door. Only the portal pass can pass through that door.
Gate. Knight Surdak, do you have a pass?"
He felt that this Knight of Surdak might not even have the pass certificate needed for teleportation, so he asked tentatively.
"Yes, a friend has prepared this for me before leaving." 'Suldak' said lightly.
After saying that, he took out the sheepskin scroll from his arms and showed it to the merchant Elijah. Elijah calmly glanced at the red-brown seal on the scroll and immediately recognized that it was a genuine one.
He didn't close his mouth for a long time. You must know that the portal pass is not easy to obtain. Recently, only the military can issue such a one-way teleportation voucher at any time.
Businessman Elijah felt that he might have picked up a treasure. His face was instantly filled with a smile and he said to 'Suldak':
"Seeing that you are alone, don't you have any knights to follow you?"
"I am alone at the moment." 'Suldak' replied.
"Then are you willing to carry goods for our business group? What I'm talking about is a paid method of carrying goods. Our knights will temporarily dress up as your knight followers and follow you through the portal. Then, based on the total value of the goods,
I’ll give you a certain percentage of commission.”
After hearing the merchant Elijah's request, 'Suldak' thought of what the swordsman Baikal said in Handanar City. It seemed that this kind of thing was really common.
"..."
He Boqiang did not expect that the first request to bring goods was actually made by the businessman named ‘Elijah’ in front of him.
"You want to bring goods...can you tell me what you want to bring?" So he asked carefully.
"Well, the biggest specialty of the Warsaw plane is the thick skin of the giant swamp crocodile, and the black-striped demon skin of some evil spirits. As long as these things are transported to the imperial capital, they will be hot commodities in the market." Businessman Elijah also said
Don't be afraid to speak out without hiding anything.
"Uncle Elijah, can I think about it?"
Swordsman Baikal said that if you encounter something that is inconvenient to refuse immediately and cannot make a commitment, then you might as well say to the other party, 'I'm thinking about it!'
"Of course, if you think about it, you can always find me outside the city. I will be handling some things in Epsom City in the next half month!" Elijah said.
It seemed that the businessman Elijah did not feel discouraged or depressed at all. He was still chatting with him as usual, and his mood was not affected at all.
After countless roads continued to converge, they finally converged in front of us into the last seven roads leading to Epsom City. The caravans on those roads finally gathered together, and everyone rushed to the majestic city of Epsom in front of them.
city.
Looking across this vast plain, the roads extending in all directions are dotted with travelers and merchants heading to Epsom City.
From a distance, it looks like seven chains extending from Epsom City. A large number of imperial people poured into Epsom City from different places, making this city that can only accommodate a population of two million now crowded.
There are nearly 3 million permanent residents, as well as a large number of travelers and merchants. These people bring prosperous trade to Epsom City and make the city full of vitality.
Many large caravans and some poor people who could not pay the tax to enter the city set up tents on the open space by the river outside Epsom. This resulted in a large number of tents outside Epsom, and there seemed to be other tents outside Epsom.
A large market that facilitates trade.
'Suldak' followed the merchant Elijah to this prosperous market outside the city. The merchant Elijah's caravan was very familiar with this place and quickly found a suitable place to camp by the river.
The businessman Elijah introduced the sounds in the market here to 'Suldak' in detail. He told 'Suldak' that any product in this market would be at least 20% cheaper than the shops in the city.
If you want to buy anything, you might as well do it here before entering the city. The city tax is charged per capita, and there will be no additional surcharge for any large items you bring.
However, the ancient Bolai horse 'Suldak' has to pay the tax of two ordinary people. The reason is also very simple. The number of horses in the Warsaw plane is seriously insufficient, and there is space in Epsom City.
Limited. In principle, the Bussman family does not want knights to bring horses into the city. There are cheap stables outside the city where they can foster their horses. If you just want to stroll around the city, it is best to choose to leave your horses outside the city for foster care.
The most cost-effective way.
Even knights who want to enter the Green Empire through the portal can sell their horses at the horse market here. The official purchase price at the horse market here is definitely more expensive than that in the Green Empire. Knights
After arriving in the Green Empire with this money, you can buy war horses of the same quality with less money in any city.
The reason why the Epsom City Horse Market is like this is entirely to control the loss of livestock. Now the portal is overloaded, so every resource sent to the Warsaw plane is very precious, including these well-trained animals.
War horses, but usually knights will not give up their mounts, because they regard their mounts as combat partners, and generally will not give up their war horses in order to pay this tax.
Of course, there are also temporary mounts, because with this move by Epsom City, they will be kept as much as possible.
The free market in summer is full of various mixed smells. Under the scorching sun, it is like a huge steamer, with the sour smell of people's sweat, the salty smell of leather, the smell of horse manure, etc. mixed together.
, making this place full of the atmosphere of life in the market.
'Suldak' led the horse and followed the merchant Elijah into the market inexplicably. He clearly didn't want to buy anything, and it was the biggest mistake to lead a horse through the market, because
The market was simply too crowded. People crowded around were always clinging to their horses. What 'Suldak' was most worried about was that his horse had a bad temper and would accidentally kick down the people behind it.
But it's not good.
Businessman Elijah enthusiastically introduced the goods here to 'Suldak'. In his eyes, these goods seemed to be marked with various quality levels and price points, and any defects in each item could not escape him.
Eyes, it is a pity that the knight "Suldak" has no desire to buy any goods.
Excellent Warcraft leather, high-quality weapons and armor, and some weird things, such as the bear bile of the Earth Dire Bear, the deer whip of the Ice Blue Deer, the necklace made of the fangs of the Wind Wolf, the horns of the Demon Antelope, etc.
Regarding World of Warcraft materials, the markets are still full of plaques offering to buy magic herbs at high prices. It seems that magic herbs are scarce in the entire Warsaw plane.
Just when the businessman Elijah thought that the 'Suldak' knight might not have anything he wanted to buy, unexpectedly, the 'Suldak' knight actually stopped in front of a stall selling women's accessories. The businessman said
Leah also stopped.
'Suldak' held a string of pearl necklaces in his hands. Businessman Elijah felt that this necklace was just ordinary goods. If it were of better quality than this necklace in coastal cities, the price would not exceed five silver coins.
But I'm afraid it will be more expensive here in Warsaw, especially since the necklace connecting buckle is very delicately designed.
"Fifteen silver coins." The stall owner also seemed to be a weird guy. He quoted the price without raising his head, and he didn't seem to want to bargain.
Knight 'Suldak' thought that he should bring some gifts to his relatives in Helensa City, but he didn't expect that the pearl necklace he chose was a bit expensive. He was hesitating whether to bargain with the stall owner, but found that the businessman on the side was using profit.
Ya secretly glanced at him and put the pearl necklace back quietly.
After leaving the stall, the businessman Elijah whispered to the knight 'Suldak':
"Pearl necklaces of this quality can be found in any jewelry store in Ivorson City, and the price will never exceed ten silver coins. If you want to buy jewelry for your family, this is not the place.
A good place, why not bring some blue deer leather unique to the Warsaw plane? Even if you return to your hometown, you can find a leather shop and customize some blue deer leather boots according to the size of your family, whether they are long or short.
Short style, this kind of leather boots is very popular in the Green Empire."
'Suldak' himself didn't have any good ideas. After hearing the suggestion from the businessman Elijah, after thinking about it, he realized that it made sense.
Businessman Elijah is good at the leather trade here. He happily took 'Suldak' to three stalls in a row, and finally negotiated a price with the stall owner in front of the third stall.
'Suldak' bought two pieces of blue deer leather for fifty silver coins each.
At this time, the businessman Elijah finally realized that the knight "Suldak" seemed not too short of money and had plenty of money. He took out a gold coin without any hesitation.
Just as the two people were passing by a stall, 'Suldak' suddenly stopped and his eyes fell on a stall selling furniture. This stall was filled with all kinds of old furniture, but these
The wood of the furniture is very good, including some ironwood and indigo wood tables and chairs. Moreover, these old furniture have been sanded by the stall owner and painted with varnish several times, so they look really good.
Just behind this stall, there are still piles of old furniture waiting to be refurbished. A man with a beer belly is sitting there, repairing these old furniture with a file and a claw hammer in his hand.
, the carpenter looked focused, not affected by the lively atmosphere of the market at all.
Businessman Elijah was still wondering whether the knight 'Suldak' wanted to buy a set of furniture and take it back to the Green Empire?
I saw the knight 'Suldak' standing in front of the furniture stall. He didn't even look at the stall owner, but showed a sincere smile to the carpenter who was repairing the furniture inside, and said, "Hey, John, why are you here too?"