Chapter 88: The royal city Aldolph
After passing through the swamp, the boundless rice fields and farms, the group finally arrived at the capital of the empire. The largest and richest city in the empire surrounded by tall white walls.
Aldolph.
Because General Past was on the side, Duanmuhuai did not encounter any trouble when entering the capital of the empire. The soldiers returned to the barracks, and the soldiers of the group settled their final rewards. Most people can''t wait to go to this bustling city to eat, drink and have fun.
As for those dimensional stones, they were handed over to the court wizard under the surveillance of the witch hunter - they were a group of guys who were wrapped in long robes, even their faces were not exposed, and they could see that the words "I''m very suspicious" were written. They seemed to have not noticed the trick on the dimensional stone, or they were shocked by the huge dimensional stone fragments on the carriage, so they had no time to investigate the authenticity of the gravels, but no matter what, these fragments were taken away by the palace mages for disposal.
At least that''s what I said on the surface.
Walking out of the barracks, Duanmuhuai weighed the purse in his hand. According to General Paste, fifteen days later, the eldest prince would hold a grand banquet for them at the palace to celebrate their recovery of the cursed city of Maudheim. And the commanders of Duanmuhuai and other battles will naturally participate.
"Are you going back to the Holy City?"
Duanmuhuai looked at Lorena and Meluti, who thought for a moment, looked at each other and shook his head.
"We want to stroll around this city, Lord Knight."
Looking at the surrounding buildings, Lorena seemed to be very interested in this city. After all, it is another world, the capital of an empire, so Lorena also wanted to take a look.
"Now Fia will accompany you, don''t cause trouble."
Duanmu Huai didn''t care. He was not worried that these people would have problems. If they were attacked, he would know immediately and summon them back through the cards.
As for those palace mages, the witch hunter volunteered to investigate, and Duanmu Huai also summoned two murder puppets to follow behind to monitor their every move at any time.
"What are you going to do, Lord Knight?"
"I plan to go to the library to look for records and clues about the country of Manalia."
Nothing was found on the side of Modheim. Duanmu Huai can only see if there are any clues on Aldolph.
So next, Lorena and others went shopping, while Duanmu Huai took Ojis to Aldolph''s large library.
Along the way, Duanmuhuai discovered that something was wrong in this city.
Aldolph looked full of vitality and prosperity, and was full of bustling crowds. However, Duanmu Huai discovered that this change was filled with a disorderly chaos. For example, it seems difficult for him to find the right path on the street, or rather, the road was originally there, but a strange force seemed to affect the city, making it very difficult for Duanmuhuai to tell whether he had taken the right path.
This is like a person standing at a crossroads. He originally planned to cross the road, but when a group of people crossed the intersection, the person suddenly found that the intersection that was originally opposite him seemed to be moving to the other side. At this time, it is easy to make people suspect that there was a problem with his eyes... or the city itself has a problem.
Duanmu Huai is sure that he is definitely not a road tycoon, so the current situation of Aldolph is very intriguing.
Disorder chaos, change-the symbol of the deceitful god.
Looking at the city in front of him, Duanmu Huai looked solemn. As a royal city, Aldolph must have many nobles and high-ranking officials, which means that the city is full of conspiracies and tricks. In addition, Aldolph''s magic academy, the arrival of the God of Deceit, almost all the elements and conditions of Aldolph''s arrival.
To be honest, even if all the mages and senior officials in this city are believers of the deceitful god, Duanmu Huai would not be surprised.
"Master, it seems very noisy here."
Ojisi followed Duanmu Huai, looked at the scene in front of her and spoke in a low voice. Duanmu Huai nodded - Aldolph was full of special noisy, but this was not because of the excitement or something. On the contrary, almost everyone walking here looked hurried. Whether it was civilians, merchants, mages or laborers, their behavior was as if someone was waving and urging them at all times, making the whole city full of a sense of noisy and impetuous atmosphere.
To be honest, this place is not conducive to physical and mental health at all. Duanmuhuai looked at a carriageman almost roaring and waving the reins, driving the carriage and rushing past the road. It was as if he had road rage, and he wanted to kill everyone who stood in front of him.
"We''d better go to the library quickly."
Aldolph''s library is located in the Magic Academy District. Because of General Past''s certificate, Duanmuhuai easily entered the library.
He originally thought he would get a moment of peace here, but what Duanmu Huai didn''t expect was that even in the library, it was also annoying.
Logically speaking, the library should be a quiet place for people to fall asleep quietly, but the fact is that a group of mages gathered together and whispered in a low voice. From time to time, someone quickly stood up, trotted towards the bookshelf, then picked up a book and then quickly returned to his seat... It seemed that if his position was snatched away by someone.
This kind of lowly whispers and footsteps sometimes make people feel more and more irritable.
“I want to find some reference materials.”
Duanmu Huai came to the librarian and whispered, the latter didn''t even raise his head, but just stared at the book in front of him, as if there were flowers inside.
“I want to know something about Manalia.”
As he spoke, Duanmuhuai took out a few silver coins and threw them on the table. The jingle sound of the silver coins coming into contact with the table finally made the librarian raise his head. He glanced at the silver coins on the table, then quickly reached out and took it back at a speed that was no less than a professional pickpocket.
“Bookshelf No. 15, legends and allusions of Rick’s collar.”
"Thanks."
Duanmuhuai took out a few silver coins again and placed them on the table, then turned around and left. He followed the librarian''s instructions and came to the bookshelf No. 15 and found the thick book. Then Duanmuhuai opened the portal without hesitation and returned directly to the holy city.
“Huh……”
Back at the holy city with blue sky and white clouds, feeling the warm and comfortable atmosphere here, Duanmu Huai finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, the feeling that Aldolph brought him was not good at all. Even Duanmu Huai could feel an unknown sense of uneasiness, as if some threat was spreading around him, but he could not find his true body at all.
But now it''s fine.
Duanmuhuai came to the central park of the Holy City, then found a big tree to sit down, and began to read the books in his hand. Aojis sat beside him, staring at Duanmu Huai, or observing the crowds and animals around him, which was also a pleasure.
It took less time to spend Duanmu Huai to find the record about Manalia.
However... it is a fairy tale.
Legend has it that a long time ago, a war broke out on this continent, and the evil dragon tried to destroy humans, and humans were in crisis. But later, the princess of the human country stepped forward and led the soldiers to defeat the dragon and gain peace. And that human kingdom is called Manalia.
Only this is the record.
But there are not no clues.
"This story is widely circulated in Dunkerberg and is a well-known fairy tale in the local area. Although it cannot be verified from its source, the author believes that this story is not just a superstition of rural villagers..."
Well, the next target has been found.
(This chapter ends)