Chapter 591 The Unwelcome Foreigner of Ishruna in the Painted World
After continuing to walk for about half an hour, Gray and Olga Marie finally saw the Elus mentioned by Gale. The first thing that caught their eyes was the mottled city wall that was nearly three stories high.
Not only that, you can also see some guards wearing armor and holding spears wandering above, seemingly doing patrol work.
"We don't go through the main entrance. As foreigners, if these guys see you, they will drive you out without mercy."
Gale suggested at this time.
"So where should we go in?"
Gray looked at Elus below the hillside. The city was built in the valley, shielded from the wind and snow by the mountains on all sides.
Standing in this position, you can have a panoramic view of half of Elus. At least as far as you can see, it is protected by tall city walls.
For them, as magicians, it is indeed not difficult to climb over a three-story city wall after using strengthening magic to strengthen their bodies.
But if you do that, you will definitely be seen by the guards patrolling the city wall. If there is a conflict, it will be more than worth the gain.
"Don't worry, just follow me."
Gale said proudly, walking at the front immediately, then walked a short half circle around the city wall, and finally stopped in front of a frozen stream.
"Well, this is it."
He stretched out the page and pointed to the source of the stream, which was the corner of the wall covered by dry trees.
"Is this...a secret passage?"
Olga Marie stepped forward and pushed aside the trees in front of her. What she saw was a semicircular hole about half a meter high, which was the source of the stream.
She leaned down and looked into the deepest part of the cave, and could faintly see a glimmer of light.
"Hmm...it's a secret passage, maybe."
Gale paused for a long time, seemed to be organizing his words, and then continued.
"This is the place where Eros treats the city's wastewater. If you enter from here, you can bypass the main gate and enter the city."
"In other words, is this a sewage outlet..."
Olga Marie stood up, with a look of struggle on her face. There was no doubt that as the heir of Animusfia, she had never done anything like drilling into a sewer drain.
But someone else has said that whether it is good or bad things in life, you must experience them before you can call it a complete life.
She felt that her life was becoming complete.
Gray did not refuse. After all, looking at it now, this sewage outlet is the best passage to Eros.
After getting through the sewage outlet, they successfully entered Elus. They could see simple and gorgeous architectural ruins everywhere. From the ruins of these buildings, they could see a high level of craftsmanship and aesthetic concepts. These buildings should be
It was originally built by rare people.
In contrast, most of the buildings in the city are still rough stone buildings. They have no aesthetic requirements at all and they just need to be able to withstand wind and snow.
These two types of buildings were mixed together to form the current Eros, but in comparison, the latter occupies the vast majority, so it is more of a large town than a city.
Almost no one could be seen walking on the narrow streets. Everyone was hiding in the house. The people who occasionally saw them quickly hid in the house and locked the door, as if they had seen some monster.
.
"this……?"
Olga Marie was a little puzzled, but in order to obtain information, she still chose to knock on one of the doors.
Dong dong dong——
After waiting for several minutes, she thought that no one was home, before angry voices sounded in the house.
"Go away, we don't welcome outsiders here!"
Seeing this, Olga Marie could only helplessly walk to the next house and continue to knock on the door.
"Despicable foreigners, don't try to deceive us anymore."
This time the door was still not opened. The third house, the fourth house... walked half a street, but no one opened the door. Instead, they responded with abuse and insults.
Only then did they deeply understand what Gail meant by "not welcoming outsiders".
Not only does this mean that foreigners are not welcome, but they are treated as enemies.
"We probably didn't do anything, right?"
Olga Marie said with a little helplessness. After working for nearly an hour, it cannot be said that she has gained nothing. It can only be said that she has gained nothing at all.
"There must be some hidden secret."
Gray hesitated for a moment, and then said. The experience in Elus reminded her of the village where she once lived, which also did not welcome outsiders.
From her experience, there are reasons behind these inexplicable abnormal situations, and nothing exists independently.
"Let's not talk about asking for information. If we can't find a house that can shelter us from the wind and snow, we will have to sleep outside tonight."
Olga Marie joked half-jokingly,
"If you sleep outside in this weather, I'm afraid there will be two more ice sculptures tomorrow morning."
"Um……"
Gray nodded in agreement. There was no shelter near Elus, and what was worse was that she already felt a little hungry. After all, the long journey for most of the day took a lot of physical energy.
Gu——
But it was Olga Marie's belly that rang first. Olga Marie's face turned red, she subconsciously lowered her head and defended in a low voice.
"It's normal to feel a little hungry. If you can open the imaginary pocket, there are a lot of desserts in it. You don't have to worry about this problem at all."
"No, Miss Olga Marie, this is indeed a serious problem."
Gray pursed her lips. They were so hungry that there was no way they could continue their fire-passing journey. More importantly, they didn't find anything edible during their trek through the snowfield.
"I can only keep knocking on the door. I hope there are locals who don't reject foreigners."
Olga Marie sighed softly, and seemed to understand the dilemma they were facing. Now information and other things had to be put to the back. The first thing to solve was the problem of accommodation and food.
A scholar named Maslow once proposed a five-level needs theory. The needs at the bottom are physiological needs, that is, food, clothing, housing and transportation. Only when these are satisfied can we pursue other goals.
If you look at it this way, this five-level demand theory is really very practical.
With random thoughts in her mind, she knocked on the door of the last house on this street and waited for a long time. Just when she was about to give up, an old voice came from the house.
"People outside, please come in."
Olga Marie could hardly believe her ears. The responses they received were not insults and abuses.
"Sorry, let's come in."
After responding politely to the old man's words, she and Gray looked at each other and instantly understood each other's thoughts.
Although they still had doubts in their hearts, after being fully prepared, they still opened the door in front of them.