On the Seven Towers

On the last day of the New Year, the atmosphere in the capital was very different from the past. The king, who was always reluctant to spend money, sent people to hang some colorful flags on the road of the New Year parade, adding a festive atmosphere to the city.

The New Year parade is an activity that has been passed down since the Black Dragon Empire. The empire was easily destroyed, but the tradition remained. On this night, the royal family, nobles and civilian representatives will all participate in the parade on foot. Everyone holds a leather lamp with lighting crystals, oil lamps or candles inside, and walks around the three holy places in the capital. Naturally, there will be music, singing and dancing along the way.

Of course, the soldiers guarding the bridge will not let a civilian cross the bridge to enter the noble area on the eve of the New Year. In the early morning of the last day of the year, the bridge leading to the noble area will be closed. Civilians who come to participate in the parade will start queuing on the bridge in the afternoon. They may be allowed to enter the noble area only after being reviewed by the city guards. Participants must at least dress appropriately and be clean before they can be allowed to come. If they can be given a few bronze shields, it will be easier.

As a result, more than 90% of the civilians have no chance to participate in such activities. However, the people in the civilian area will also find their own fun to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Those who cannot go to the other side will hold a more enthusiastic and cheerful spontaneous parade around the river bank and several main roads. Since the number of civilians is far greater than that of nobles, this event is naturally more lively than the other side.

This grand event that many people in the royal capital are looking forward to is giving Xiao Chen a headache.

The source of the headache is the four women standing in front of her. Xiao Chen is against participating in such a noisy event at this time. Someone has just paid attention to them and tried to test Luo Ling. In his opinion, the best choice today is for everyone to finish the New Year's Eve dinner and go to bed early, but none of these people in front of him is easy to deal with.

"Senior, I received an invitation from Javier and Miss Mei. It's fine if you don't go, but it's not appropriate for me not to go. Besides, with Miss Mei around, what accidents are you afraid of?" This is Ye Zi. Not only has her body recovered completely, but her strength has also improved. She has already shown signs of a breakthrough. Under Mei's guidance, she may become a mid-level warrior at any time.

"That's right, don't you want me to be a good person? Now is the best opportunity for me to observe humans. I just need to follow Ye Zi obediently. What trouble can happen?" This is Xiao Mu. She has been quite well-behaved recently, practicing seriously and working carefully. When she has time, she also talks to magic apprentices about the cultivation of mental power. It seems that she cherishes the opportunity to change from a dog to a human.

"Brother Xiao, when you are happy like this, people are often the least guarded. I... I can collect intelligence. No one here is more familiar with the capital than me. Are you still going to shoot me and get into trouble?" Catalina said with a smile. As a local, she has heard about the parade in the capital for a long time and has been looking forward to it for more than one or two days. It is estimated that even if Xiao Chen does not agree, she can slip out by herself.

Xiao Chen looked at Luo Ling, sighed and asked, "What's your reason?"

"Do I need to find a reason? Of course I can go if I want to." Luo Ling smiled and covered her mouth, "It's just that they want to go, so they need your permission and ask me to give them courage. After all, you are the person in charge of this office, and I am just the head of the foreign affairs group."

"Li Tianrui, Roger, what do you think?" Xiao Chen saw the two standing in the room and looked over here furtively.

"Hehe, Brother Xiao, I think there is nothing wrong with going deep into the masses." Li Tianrui said, "This is not just my opinion. Comrades think so. Right, Roger?"

"Sir, if the ladies want to go, it's better for us to protect them."

"You all want to go? Then who will look after the house?"

"Of course, those who don't want to go will look after the house." Luo Ling replied.

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The task of looking after the house finally fell on Jacob and Li Jia. The former was mature and prudent, and offered to look after the house, while the latter was because Serinda didn't like this kind of excitement, and planned to visit on New Year's Eve to spend some time alone. In addition, half of the soldiers in the guard team were left behind, and the rest were almost all out.

However, when choosing which parade to go to, there was a disagreement, and almost everyone wanted to participate in the parade in the noble area. But Luo Ling wanted to go to the civilian area.

"But the fun things are all in the noble area? The three holy places will have their own programs, the palace will be decorated with colorful lights, the natural temple will have New Year blessings, and the royal magic tower will also have magic performances, but the civilian area doesn't have these." Catalina asked puzzled.

"That's not necessarily true, they will definitely have their own excitement there." Luo Ling said and glanced at Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen scratched his head and said, "Since it's decided, let's go. Everyone, be careful. I won't go with you. It's not safe for Luo Ling to go alone, so I'll accompany her."

Katerina said, "Then I'll go with you. I'm more familiar with that place."

Xiao Chen said, "Don't worry about us. We'll just walk along the main road. You can go and have fun."

Xiao Chen and Luo Ling parted ways with the others, each wearing a simple set of casual clothes, a cloak, and walked towards the civilian area.

When they came to the bridge, they found that in addition to them, there were actually some people walking from the noble area to the civilian area. These people, like them, wore low-key clothes, walked in groups of three or five, and looked very happy.

When passing the checkpoint, the guarding city guard saw Xiao Chen's mage badge, nodded and smiled, "I wish you two adults have fun."

"Why are there so many people from the noble district running to the civilian district?" Xiao Chen took out two copper shields from his pocket and stuffed them into the soldier's hand.

"Sir, don't you know about the parade in the civilian district?" The soldier was a little surprised. "The parade in the noble district is very orderly. People dare not make noise while walking on the road. But the parade in the civilian district is very lively, and the songs and dances are also very different. Those young people who like to move and make noise naturally think that it is more interesting. Besides... many girls from civilian families will also come out to play. Tonight is a good time to hook up with them."

The soldier saw Luo Ling beside Xiao Chen and said, "Of course, there will be a big bonfire party in the market area, and you can see many handsome guys coming out to dance. They have all taken a bath today, so they are not as dirty as usual. Many young ladies like that kind of excitement."

"It sounds like each party gets what they need." Luo Ling said.

"Of course, if you can catch the eyes of the nobles and get some rewards, you can let their families use it for a long time. If you are really liked by a young master or a young lady, you can live a good life as a lover."