On the Seven Towers

Xiao Chen pushed open the wooden window of the bedroom, and the cold wind wrapped in fine snow rolled into the house. He blew a breath of hot air into his folded hands, and then propped his hands on the windowsill.

The snow has been falling less and less these days, spring is coming soon.

Looking out from this room on the third floor, there is a thin layer of snow on the courtyard downstairs, the street outside the door, and the surrounding high and low roofs. In the days of struggling unknowingly, this world is about to pass the winter. They, the immigrants from Earth, have been in this world for more than half a year. However, Xiao Chen still dare not say that he has adapted to this world. There are always times when he feels that he is in a dream that is difficult to wake up.

Xiao Chen touched a snowflake on the windowsill with his fingers, and the slight coolness brought him a sense of reality.

This three-story house is the property transferred by the earl, with more than ten rooms and two courtyards in front and back. Even in the rich area of ​​the royal capital, it is a pretty good house. Now it is the school's office in the royal capital. Oh, no. It is the Chinese Office in the Kingdom of Iberia. Now everyone in the school has publicly declared that they are Chinese, coming from a powerful country far away. In this strange world, such a name will undoubtedly give people a sense of sustenance.

Most of the houses around are built of light yellow rocks, and the roofs are continuous deep red. Even if such a color is mixed with pieces of snow white, it does not seem too cold. To the north is the location of the mansions of the great nobles and the royal palace. The royal palace is more like a tall castle than a palace. It is built on a hillside four or five stories high in the city, and the outermost edge is a stone wall at least seven or eight stories high, making the royal palace seem unattainable. Behind the royal palace is the Zhanlong Mountains that rise from the ground. The mountains are like the natural city walls in the north of the royal capital, cutting off any possibility of attacking the capital from this side.

There are two other buildings in the city that can compete with the royal palace, one is the Royal Magic Tower and the other is the Temple of Nature.

The Royal Magic Tower is located in the southwest corner of the palace. It is not a tower, but a combination of five towers. The five silver-gray towers are of different heights and sizes. They are concentrated together and connected by arch bridges. Even the shortest of the five towers is taller than the main building of the palace castle. A large arch bridge connects the lower end of the Mage Tower from the podium of the palace to the lower end of the Mage Tower, connecting the Mage Tower and the palace.

These five magic towers represent the inheritance of five saints, and they have existed for much longer than the kingdom itself. When the Black Dragon Empire existed in the previous dynasty, they were the Royal Magic Towers, and they are still the same now.

The Temple of Nature is close to the edge of the noble area, across the river from the civilian area.

In Xiao Chen's eyes, this temple is the most unique building in the entire capital. Completely different from the Greek-style temples or medieval-style churches he imagined, the main body of the Temple of Nature is six huge blue stones. The stones are slightly flattened ovals, each of which is 20 meters wide and 70 to 80 meters high. They are inserted straight into the ground and form a circle, like six giant black rice cakes. Dense green vines climb on the surface of the stones and connect the gaps between the stones, like green thin lines wrapped around them. These vines are evergreen all year round, and in this early winter, they are also full of yellow and red flowers. The temple has no roof, no walls, and no statues. These stones, vines and flowers are the objects of people's worship and blessing.

Xiao Chen had to admit that even though he was full of vigilance and suspicion of the gods, this temple was still a stunning beauty.

Xiao Chen looked further away. A river passed through the city through two water gates. On the other side of the river, there were mainly gray and brown wooden houses, most of which belonged to civilians in the capital. Most of these houses were crowded and crooked, with irregular windows and doors, and the walls were opened up and down. From a distance, they looked like layers of wooden strips full of wormholes.

However, it is in these dilapidated houses that 80% of the city's population lives. These people who work as hard as ants are the organs and blood vessels that feed the capital.

Although the sun has just risen, the streets and squares on this side of the river are still quiet and deserted, and many figures in the poor streets and alleys opposite have begun to rush for a day's life. The cold weather makes these thinly dressed people hunch their backs, shrink their heads, and walk hurriedly.

Xi Luo said that civilians don't like winter. For magicians, priests, and princes and nobles, winter is a different landscape. The cold is just a matter of adding a few heating arrays, but for most civilians it is the beginning of a difficult life. Even in the capital, many people freeze to death or starve to death every winter.

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen looked at the city decorated with white snow in front of him again, and felt a little depressed in his heart.

Xiao Chen retracted his gaze, and the door was knocked at the same time. He closed the window, adjusted his wizard robe, and opened the door.

Katarina was standing outside the door. In order to better find out the news of the capital, reliable local mercenaries were indispensable. Therefore, Katarina followed Xiao Chen to the capital and walked through the streets every day to collect intelligence.

The girl who had awakened her fighting spirit had a little more restlessness in her expression. She had not yet fully controlled her fighting spirit, and her expression between glances always revealed a little restlessness. That look had evolved from a cat to a little female leopard.

"Brother Xiao, today is a big day. That is the Royal Magic Tower, one of the three major resorts in the capital. I never even dreamed of stepping into such a place." After Katarina came to the capital, her mood became much more cheerful, and she regained some of her lively girlish nature.

"Haha, it's just a test. My strength is there, isn't it?" Xiao Chen felt a little more cheerful after hearing the girl's chattering. He closed the door and followed Catalina downstairs.

"You're not nervous or worried at all?"

"Hey, little Catalina, you have to cultivate your face as a human being." Xiao Chen pointed at Catalina's cheek, "Even if you are flustered, you have to appear calm and normal. Even if you are worried and afraid, you have to appear fearless. Otherwise, people will see through your mind at a glance. You have to learn something."

"Ah? I don't want to. This is too fake." Catalina turned her head away and avoided Xiao Chen's finger. "Besides, it's not that easy to see through my mind. Can you see through my mind now?"

Xiao Chen looked at her left and right, and saw a red mist rising slowly on the latter's face. "Your secret must be that you made something delicious."

"How do you know?"

"Otherwise, why would you urge me to eat?"

Catalina snorted lightly, lowered her head, walked a few steps quickly, and just led the way.

After walking for a while and reaching the stairs, she said, "Yesterday I bought turmeric at the market, and today I got up early and made some gingerbread. You must try it. I want to improve my craft so that I can make all kinds of gingerbread men for everyone to eat during the New Year."

"I said there are delicious things." Xiao Chen smiled, "The Mage Tower often has gingerbread, but not often. For me, the temptation of food is much greater than magic."