my age of magic

Chapter 1249 53. The Imperial City in Everyone's Eyes

When every member of the Green Empire rides a magic caravan along the main road of Mount Majaro to the Chengguan on the top of the mountain, they will be shocked by the more than 500 giant hero sculptures standing on both sides of the mountain road. Thousands of years of history and glory, almost every hero sculpture has a glorious history behind it.

Marvin and Spei sat in the magic caravan, and the two of them stretched their heads out of the car window. There were many magic caravans driving on the mountain road, and the speed was not too fast. The two of them happily looked at every Grimm hero on the mountain road .

Whenever he recognized a certain hero, Spee would scream excitedly, and then chat with Marvin non-stop.

The Imperial City is a sacred place in the hearts of every Green Empire member, and Spei and Marvin are no exception. The biggest dream of many Green people is to be able to walk around the Imperial City or take a look around.

The heroes are destined to have a vigorous and glorious life, and their glory has forged the history of the Grimm Empire.

For the northerners, the names of the five heroes most deeply in memory are Xiatun Aili, Qiuguo Lie, Palubui, Ke Mole, and Rongyu.

The statues of the five heroes not only stand on the mountain path of Mount Majaro, but also on the largest square in the fifth district of Sloit City, just like the names of many heroes are engraved in the hearts of the imperial people in other provinces, They are great heroes coming out of the Northern Territory.

Feeling the mountain wind, Si Pei's face flushed, and she asked me excitedly: "Jijia, when you first came to the imperial capital, were you too excited to fall asleep like us?"

I smiled at her, reached out and poured a glass of golden cider. I added a few ice cubes to the glass, which clinked against the sides of the glass.

I handed the golden cider to Si Pei, and said to her: "I remember that the airship I was riding at that time met the rebels in the Ziqing Mountains on the way, and those rebels were going to hijack the entire magic airship to the Ziqing Mountains rebel stronghold."

These are all experiences that I have never told about, and Marvin was also surprised after hearing this.

"Hohohoho... You don't seem to have ever told us about these things." Marvin said to me.

I smiled and said to them: "The more unlucky thing is yet to come. We had a fierce battle on the airship, and we finally got the control of the airship. Unexpectedly, we were attacked by the wind snakes very unexpectedly. The airship crashed on the ground. On the edge of the forest area of ​​the Ziqing Mountains, fortunately, the regular passengers in the airship survived."

"Wow, this is really thrilling and exciting." Spei covered his mouth and said with wide eyes.

That experience, for the travelers on the airship, was all about wandering around the door of death, and survived the danger.

Catalina, sitting beside me, gave me a deep look. She had heard me tell the story, and I mentioned Captain Mackintosh to her.

I went on to say: "Since we were in a hurry to report at the Royal Academy of Magic in the Imperial Capital, we rode a magic scorpion to San Carlos City, and then took a magic airship from San Carlos City to the Imperial Capital. When we arrived at the Imperial Capital, it happened to be At night, even though I knew the magic caravan came from these hero statues, I didn't feel excited."

"You mean 'we', besides you, were there any friends of yours on the airship?" Spei carefully caught my grammatical error, and said to me: "At that time, you had just walked out of El City, and you We must also know friends."

"I met Princess Sha and Teacher Sophie on the airship!" I touched my nose and said to Si Pei.

"Wow... so it's Her Royal Highness Princess of Sloit City!" Marvin exclaimed.

It seems that everyone seems to have a strong interest in the secrets of the aristocratic family, even a magician like Marvin who focuses on business, but I think it is necessary to change the topic, I don't want these things to be passed around, Finally, it reached the ears of Duke Jingyue.

The magic caravan climbed higher and higher. When we looked out from the window, we could already overlook the whole view of the airport town at the foot of the mountain.

"Look at your feet, Marvin!" I said to Marvin.

I pointed to the contiguous caravan outside the airport town, and said to Marvin: "This is not only a small town outside the imperial capital, but also the largest distribution center for supplies in the Green Empire. Here, as long as you can name it, you can You can buy it."

Marvin sat quietly in the magic caravan. His eyes had been looking out of the window since he got in the car, and his black pupils became bright inside.

From the mountain road, you can clearly see that the foot of the mountain is full of large magic caravans and thunder rhino caravans. In order to earn two copper coins for each item, many merchants do not want to rent warehouses to store their own goods, so they will They are hoarded outside the airport town, forming temporary strongholds with large caravans, and will sell supplies transported from far away to the merchants in the airport town.

After the outbreak of the Plane War, it is said that the trade volume of the airport town has shrunk significantly. Even so, it is still a thriving scene.

"Jijia, what do you think I can do here?" Marvin looked at the scene in front of him. The grand scene of the airport town had a powerful impact at this moment, making him seem to have a doubt , I have no confidence in myself.

"It's great that you and Si Pei came to help me." I put my hand on Marvin's shoulder and said kindly to him.

"It was originally planned for you to open a magic grocery store here in the imperial capital, mainly selling copper hot pots, exhaust fans and such metal rune plates, magic scrolls, etc., and I will provide you with the supply." I continued: "However, something happened to a trading firm here. I hope you can get familiar with the affairs of the firm as soon as possible and help me manage that firm."

"You want me to manage a trading house?" Marvin said to me with his eyes wide open, a little flustered, "but I have no experience in this at all."

I patted him on the shoulder again, reassuring him and said: "Before you are familiar with the business of the trading firm, someone will guide you, and the things in that firm are not too complicated, you only need to make statistics from Pai every month. The goods on the magic airship that arrived from the orcs of the plateau tribe, and then purchase the above materials according to the list of goods passed over there, don’t worry, we are middlemen who make the difference, and how profitable it is, you must personally participate Only then can we know."

Speaking of this matter, I was actually thinking that El City is also the owner's unique geographical advantage.

So I said to Marvin again: "Speaking of which, our city of El is the closest border city to the Pai Plateau, and the caravans that come down from the Pai Plateau will pass by us, but no one has ever thought about it. , What can this trade route bring us, we are familiar with the materials transported from the orc tribes, and have seen those caravans coming out of the orc tribes, but there has never been a large caravan in El City."

Marvin argued: "We also have caravans in El City."

I said emphatically, "I mean there must be at least a large caravan with more than fifty thunder rhinos."

Regarding the way of doing business, Marvin still has some unique insights of his own.

Marvin said: "Hey, this kind of big caravan is rarely encountered in El City a few times a year! And even if we have such a big caravan, how can we gain the trust of the orcs on the plateau? It is also a very troublesome problem, just like we do not welcome the orc wanderers on the Pai Plateau, I am afraid that the orcs on the Pai Plateau also do not welcome our caravan."

I said to him: "That's why it is necessary for you to study in this trading firm, and maybe you can understand the business routes in it."

Although his words sounded a little guilty, he still promised.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." He said to me.

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The emperor in everyone's heart is different.

The imperial capital in the hearts of the nobles is in the first block and the second block. The two blocks surround the vast Weiyang Lake and are located in the core of the imperial capital.

In fact, for the central area of ​​the imperial capital where every inch of land is expensive, the closer to Weiyang Lake, the more vacant large tracts of land there will be. Around Weiyang Lake Lakeside Avenue, there are less than a hundred large-scale manors built. The land here is not You can buy it if you have money, and only the top wealthy nobles of the Green Empire are eligible to live here.

The imperial capital in the hearts of commoners is in the sixth and seventh districts, which are like wind circles around the moon on a windy night.

In the outer area of ​​the imperial capital, there are countless affordable housing and low-cost rental houses. There are free washbasins built here, which provide people with fresh water suitable for drinking day and night. Toilets, there are a lot of cheap vegetables in the free market here every day. There are many shops and workshops here, and the common people living in the imperial capital usually make a living from this.

The imperial capital in the hearts of merchants is in the fifth block, which is the most prosperous commercial place in the imperial capital. It has the largest auction house in the Green Empire, the most luxurious opera house, the top hotels and hotels, and merchants who can gain a foothold on this commercial street. All of them are big lords of the wealthy side.

(The Teleportation Hall of the Astrologer's Guild is also located here)

The imperial capital of scholars is in the third block, where almost all the most famous academies gather. There is no doubt that the Royal Academy of Magic is the most beautiful dream in the hearts of almost all magicians. Countless magicians dream of one day It is possible to study here, but the Green Empire is so big, but there is only one Royal Academy of Magic, and the number of magic students recruited in each province will not exceed three each year.

Due to successive years of wars, the population of the northern provinces is much lower than that of the southern provinces. Sloit province awakens hundreds of magicians every year. Compared with some large southern provinces, the number is almost double that. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the magic students of the Royal Academy of Magic are one in a hundred.

The first stop for Marvin and Spei when they arrived in the imperial capital was the Royal Academy of Magic. I took them for a walk around the academy, in front of the lawn of the teaching building, in front of the library, and at the tables in the dining hall. , in front of the semi-circular mask outside the five-series ecological park, Marvin recorded their figures with video crystals.

There are many more people who know me in the Royal Academy of Magic than I know. When the members of the Inscription Society meet me, they will basically take a detour.

Ever since William was defeated by me on the roof of the teaching building last summer, senior sister Adele officially graduated from the Royal Academy of Magic and I was promoted to the second year of the Academy of Magic, and no one dared to come in front of me to provoke me.

Prince George came to the Royal Academy of Magic and became the leader of the Imperial Capital Gang, but he and Quentin were rarely seen in the academy recently.

I chatted with Marvin and Spei on the bench under the banyan tree next to the laboratory building. After Yingli finished his last elective course of magic pharmacy, Marvin and Spei knew Yingli's identity.

Of a classmate with an Angibald princess, Marvin told me, “It just feels a little unreal every time I think about it.”

I smiled and asked Ma Wen: "Would you like to take you to the lakeside manor of Yingli's family? Her sister, Le Die, is also our alumni. She stayed in our academy for a while as an exchange student at Xinghai Magic Academy. time."

Marvin sighed and said: "How can I not remember her? That Princess Le Die turned the War Magic Academy upside down and caused conflicts between nobles and ordinary students at that time. Even in the current El City, nobles and The relationship between civilians is still very delicate, and all this is thanks to that Highness."

That was the most unbearable year for El City. In that year, a group of outstanding students who graduated from the War College died in the flames of war when the barbarians invaded the north.

I said to Marvin: "Actually, conflicts have always existed, but they were not so sharp. At that time, Le Die acted like a bottle of catalyst, sharpening all the conflicts, and then bursting out many problems at once."

When I mentioned the things from my previous school days, there were more topics to talk about, and time slipped through my fingers unknowingly.

It wasn't until Katerina turned her head to look in the direction of the laboratory building that I realized that Yingli might have finished class at this time. I just turned my head and saw a touch of white in front of me. Yingli appeared in a pure white magic coat In front of me, he asked me with joy, "Hi, what are you talking about? Hi! Marvin. Hi Spei!"

"Hey...it's nothing, get out of class will be over so soon!" I quickly stopped this off-track topic.

At this time, I saw a slim girl in tight light leather armor standing behind Yingli. At first I thought it was Helena, but Helena didn't just stand behind Yingli, so I looked over and realized that It turned out to be——

"Le Die, why don't you come to the Royal Academy of Magic when you have time." I said to Le Die who was standing quietly behind Ying Li.

Le Die pursed her lips slightly. If it wasn't for the familiar people around her, Jun An could tell from her beautiful face like a lotus that she had the character of a Tyrannosaurus rex.

Ying Li replied for her, "She came to ask me to go to the opera house together. She graduated from the Advanced Swordsman Academy, so she already has a lot of time, okay?"

When Si Pei heard Ying Li say this, he thought she was going to the opera, so he said to Ying Li, "Are you going to the opera?"

Ying Li smiled kindly, stood between Ma Wen and Si Pei, and said to the two of them: "My old classmates came all the way from the Northern Province, so of course I want to treat you well."

Then he asked me again: "Ji Jia, what are your plans next?"

In fact, I wanted to take Spei and Marvin to the rented house first, settle them down, and then take a stroll around the imperial capital in a magic caravan, but because Le Die joined in, I said to Yingli: "I'm waiting for you to discuss after class!"

Le Die smiled at me and said, "I've asked Helena to book the restaurant for dinner. Let's fill up our stomachs first, and then go to the Tower of Pride."

(End of this chapter)