——4E, 201, the last month of seeding, 26th, 10:00——
Sophie was standing on the observation deck in Yuvaska's backyard and looking down. The roads, farms and watchtowers outside the snowy landscape had become very small, and this condescending perspective was very similar to when she was flying in the sky before.
Although she didn't know why Arthur wanted to live with humans, Sophie decided to listen to her father's words, not to reveal her true colors casually, not to eat casually, and to stay at home until he came back.
"Sophie~ let's go out and play~" Riya ran over.
"Dad said to stay at home and not go out." Sophie raised her head slightly and looked at the girl who was slightly taller than her in human form.
"You're right at home~" Riya blinked and waved her arm towards Xueman City: "Our home is as big as this~, and Yuvaska is just one of the houses."
"Is that so?" Sophie tilted her head. From a dragon's point of view, the size of Yuevaska was just big enough to sleep on. It would be just right if the entire Snowman City could be considered her home.
"That's it~" Seeing that her lame excuse seemed to be effective, Riya took Sophie's hand and walked out.
"What do you want to play?" Sophie thought about the Xueman neighborhood she had visited before, and felt that there was nothing interesting about it. The place was too small, and she couldn't even do ordinary fun like grabbing a yak and flying at low altitude to let the giant chase it.
"Well..." Ria pulled Sophie out of Yuvaska Gate and walked towards the winding area not far away: "We can go to Mira and Lucia to play hide and seek, if Bryce is not so annoying today.
You can let her join."
"Who?" Sophie blinked in confusion.
"Ah, no, Mira will be selling goods with her mother in the morning, and Lucia is also helping in the temple. Do we have to go find the annoying Bryce?" Ria scratched her hair.
"How annoying?" Sophie tilted her head.
"She, because Lars from the Zhan Kuang family likes her, she always asks him for money and beats him," Riya wrinkled her nose: "She will definitely become as annoying an old woman as Satya in the future."
"Yeah." Sophie remembered that Arthur was asked to take a lot of money by Satya yesterday, so she nodded.
"Listen, you brat from the Zhan Kuang family, hand over 5 gold coins immediately." "Yes, but I only have two." "That's okay, you still owe me three." "Ah..."
Turning around a lavender garden, Sophie saw a little brown-haired girl about the same age as Leah, pressing a boy who was a head shorter than her against the wall with one hand and holding two gold coins in her other hand.
Although Sophie can't distinguish the human appearance clearly, she can still see her ferocious expression.
"Stop it, Bryce!" Ria let go of Sophie's hand and strode over.
"Isn't this the nosy Leah?" The girl named Bryce let go of her hand and pulled the little boy, and he ran away immediately.
"Minding your own business? If your father and Lars' father fight again, don't we have to mediate as a group of comrades?" Riya said angrily.
"Do you know what 'feud' is? Can you spell the word?" Bryce crossed his arms and pointed at Leah with his chin: "If you don't have a fight every day, what is a feud?"
"You! Humph!" Ria seemed really unable to spell it out, and stamped her feet angrily: "You bully others again, we won't take you to play today!"
"Tell you, I'm not afraid of anything," Bryce snorted: "Guards, vendors, dogs, natchem, there's nothing I dare not fight~ Even the dragon that appeared recently——"
Sophie showed her original form behind Leah, roared silently at her, and then changed back instantly.
"Wow wow wow—" Bryce turned around and ran away crying: "Ria, you are so annoying—"
"What's wrong with her?" Ria turned around and asked Sophie in confusion.
"I saw a dragon." Sophie blinked.
"Are you kidding~" Ria took Sophie's hand again, "Let's go to the city gate to be a tour guide, maybe we can get a few gold coins as a tip."
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"Listen, what we are looking for are 'visitors from other provinces' who are 'entering Xueman City for the first time' and are not short of money."
The guard at the gate of Xueman City stood stiffly as he listened to the two girls behind him criticizing the people who came in and out of the gate. Since they were from the comrade group and had not done anything to endanger the safety of Xueman, he had no reason to drive them away.
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"Pay attention to their gazes. If you are attracted to Longxiao Palace, it must be your first time here," Riya said: "We all know that is where the lord and his three annoying brats live. There is nothing interesting at all.
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"Yeah." Sophie nodded.
"If he doesn't have much money, or plans to live in Xuechang, he won't be willing to pay for a tour guide. Such a person may be scolded if he joins in." Ria whispered.
"Then bite him." Sophie opened her mouth threateningly.
"Hehe~ Good idea~" Riya nodded in agreement without taking it seriously: "Let's continue to see these people entering the city - such as these people wearing masks and robes - they are first attracted to Longxiao Palace, and then directly
Going to the entrance of the winding area instead of the market in the plain area proves that although it is their first time here, they have a purpose and are unlikely to need a tour guide."
"But... there seems to be no prohibition on carrying weapons in Xueman, right? Why do they cover the weapons on their waists with robes?" Riya said doubtfully: "Maybe they are prohibited weapons used to assassinate the lord?"
"Yeah, that makes sense." Sophie nodded.
That makes sense! The city gate guard who was listening happily was so excited that he drew his sword and chased after him: "You guys! Stop!"
Clang! Clang! Bang! Dang! "What Miraak! I've never heard of it! Come with us to the dungeon of Longxiao Palace!"
"Look, I'm right." After watching the strange men wearing masks and robes being beaten and arrested by the gathered guards, and finding several crossbows, Ria shrugged at Sophie.
"Oh, incredible." Sophie exclaimed.
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"It's just the two of them, let's go together~"
After the city gate guard who had done a great job came back, he let the two girls play at the city gate. After discussing it for a while, they finally found their target and surrounded it together.
"Does this beautiful young lady need a tour guide in Xueman City?" "Uncle, we are tour guides."
"..." The tall man wearing unmarked brown leather armor was stunned together with the girl beside him who was wearing a black plush coat that even covered her mouth.
"Sophie, what are you thinking about? This young lady is the one who makes the decision!" "But Ria, all the money belongs to this uncle."
"...Can you see me?" The girl's voice was ordinary, not distinctive and not easy to remember, while the hand of the tall man beside her quietly touched the long sword at her waist.
"Of course, young lady, you are so beautiful and very eye-catching." Ria said again and waved to Sophie, who had found the wrong target, and asked her to come over: "We sisters grew up in Xueman City, no matter you
Wherever you want to go, or what rumors and anecdotes you want to know, it’s okay~”
"...Nothing similar at all." The girl looked back and forth at the hair colors of the two girls.
"Well -" "It's all dad's fault." Ria scratched her head, and Sophie accepted it very smoothly.
The corners of the city gate guard's mouth were cramped, but luckily they were protected by their helmets.
"...Pari." The girl turned her head and looked at the tall man.
"As you command, Miss Amy..." The man named Pari sighed, turned his hand around his waist and took out a small bag: "We only have a few hours to visit Xueman City.
, you have to leave before nightfall, here are 50 gold coins, you two can plan your trip."
"Riya?" Although Sophie agreed to join in the fun, she didn't know how to guide at all.
"Oh, you are so generous," Riya quickly put away the bag and led the way: "In this case, I will take you to visit some places that are not in the Snowman City Tour Guide~"
Why are these two children from the comradeship group short of money? They are probably just doing it for fun and to earn some pocket money. The city gate guard quietly massaged the corners of his mouth.
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“This is Ms. Carlotta Valencia’s vegetable shop and a legal place for fights between her suitors~”
In a corner of the market in Pingyuan District, two suitors of the beautiful vegetable seller Carlotta started fighting again, but instead of stopping the fight, the guards helped to maintain order.
"Ria! If you keep talking nonsense, I won't give you tomatoes to eat in the future!" Mira Valencia, who was helping her mother, waved her fist angrily at the little tour guide.
"This is Grandma Faria's cheap and beautiful jewelry shop, but if you wear it to a noble banquet, you will probably be laughed at~" Riya took Emil and Pari to the other side of the market.
"Hey...it's Riya," the white-haired old lady touched Riya's head and put a bracelet on her: "Go somewhere else to play, I'm worried that my son will be too worried to do business..."
"...Pari." Emil blinked and signaled to the bodyguard as he followed Riya to the next location.
"And here is the Jinaleskin tree that was once lush and beautiful, but is now half dead." Afterwards, Riya came to the winding area and pointed to a huge dead tree that was out of place in the garden.
"Don't talk nonsense, be careful of the Holy Spirit being angry." The little girl Lucia, who was watering the golden tree, glared at Leah.
"La La~ Since Gray Mane and the Zhan Kuang family often quarrel, just look at their big house from a distance," Ria pointed to the huge villa of the nobles in the Meandering District, and then walked towards the Talos statue at the entrance to the Genting District.
"Ah - Talos~ you fought side by side with us before you became the Holy Spirit -" "This is Heimisco, the most devout priest of Talos in Xueman. He spends twenty hours a day shouting here."
"..." Heimisco stopped "yelling" and stared at Riya angrily.
"Well... the next one will be very troublesome," Ria looked up at the Genting District: "A strong man who cannot be defeated without using force is approaching."
"What?" Pari watched as Riya offended everyone in the city. There was actually someone she felt troublesome for?
"Oh~ You are going to Yunding District~" A dark-skinned man wearing aristocratic clothing walked down from the top, with a greasy and artificial voice: "You must not go there often? Do you need me to give you some advice?"
"...You left the lord's palace before lunch, and there are always banquets in the lord's hall for the nobles to take." Emil looked at him: "This proves that you cannot stay to eat."
"You-" Naqim's eyes widened.
"...If you sit down, approach the lord or stay in a fixed position for too long, you will be driven away," Amy paused: "We don't need Mr. Fly's advice."
Nachim was speechless, and finally said "At least I can still go in" and fled.
"Wow~ I was still thinking about where to take you for lunch, but now I can decide!" Ria led Emil towards Yuvaska: "The banquet in our mead hall is no worse than the lord's~"
