novelhk Chapter 339 Departure to the Royal Capital
Chapter 339 Departure to the Royal Capital
Two days later, Li Shanren said goodbye to everyone temporarily and came to the ticket office of the public teleportation array in Byron Kingworth.
"Where are you going?" asked the ticket seller and registrar sitting behind the counter.
"North, the city of Cyrnos."
Upon hearing the place name, the registrar's hand holding the pen paused slightly.
At this time, running to that country in the north...
"What are you doing there?"
"Visiting relatives."
The registrar took one look at the exotic-looking young man in front of him and the little girl with silver-gray curly hair who was holding his hand. In the end, he said nothing and registered the information truthfully.
"Several people?"
"Three."
"Three people, each person needs three gold luxos, and the child needs to buy an extra set of teleportation protective robes, which costs five gold luxos, a total of 14 gold luxos."
This price made Li Shanren a little shocked. Although he was not short of this money, the teleportation fee was obviously not something that ordinary people could afford. The disposable teleportation protective robe provided to Alice was even more expensive than the teleportation itself.
"A set of teleportation protective robes costs 5 gold Lusos! They're disposable, so expensive, you might as well go and rob them!"
At this moment, a rough voice came from the ticket office on the other side of the queue.
"What's so expensive about it? It's been this price for so many years. It's your problem that you can't afford it. Think carefully about why you think it's expensive! If you can't afford it, just leave and don't block the people behind you!" the ticket seller over there said bluntly.
"What? Say that again?!"
Amid the quarrel, Li Shanren silently took out fourteen gold rusos and placed them on the table. After receiving three bills, he pulled Alice towards the teleportation hall.
Following closely behind him was a figure wearing a white assassin's robe and a long sword at his waist. Covered by the eagle-beak hood, his upper face seemed a little blurry, leaving only the lower half with a faint scar on his lip. It was Ezio who had followed him for some unknown reason.
A moment later, the three of them stood together in a room engraved with mysterious and complex array patterns. Li Shanren placed a space magic crystal stone, which was said to be very expensive, into the designated groove.
The next second, the lines under his feet burst into white light, and the surrounding space shook slightly, making the three people in the room look blurry.
After a few breaths, a white light filled the entire room. When the white light faded, the room was empty.
When Li Shanren came back to his senses from the slight dizziness, they were already standing in another dark blue room.
The purple robe Alice was wearing seemed to have exhausted all its power, and the protective patterns painted on the surface were extremely dim.
"Here we are."
Li Shanren held Alice's hand and walked out the door, and Ezio followed behind without saying a word.
Soon, after completing the entry registration at the exit, the three of them officially arrived at the capital of the Northern Caesar Republic, "City of Silnos", where an election for the consuls was taking place, but it had nothing to do with the three of them.
After leaving the teleportation hall, there is still a wide avenue outside, but compared to Byron Kingworth, the roads here do not seem to have been specially planned. Vehicles and pedestrians are mixed together on the road, which seems a bit chaotic, but the road is wide, so it is not congested.
Now we have officially entered spring. The snow on the streets has long melted, and the warm sun from the sky is shining down, bringing a touch of warmth to the earth.
"Teacher, let's officially separate here. If we stay together, we will be too conspicuous, and my mission may affect you." Ezio lowered his hood and whispered behind Li Shanren.
"Well, if you need help, feel free to come to me." Li Shanren nodded and had no objection.
"I'll try not to disturb you."
After Ezio finished speaking, he turned and walked into the street. In the blink of an eye, he blended into the crowd and disappeared.
He came here on another mission.
When the Assassins' Resistance was first founded, in order to prevent the flame from being extinguished, they spontaneously split into two, half stayed in Olin City to develop, and the other half moved to the Caesar Republic in the north. According to their last contact with the Olin City Resistance, these resistance members have already made the royal capital their main base for development.
When the resistance was split into two, the Archbishop of Sloth in Olin City had not yet joined the Assassin's Resistance. Therefore, unless something unexpected happened, the Assassin's Resistance in the Royal Capital was most likely not infiltrated by the Cult of Sloth and the purity of the organization was still preserved.
However, according to the innkeeper Magris, the resistance society in the royal capital and the resistance society in Olin City have not been in contact for seven years. It is unclear whether the assassin resistance society here still exists. Therefore, letting Ezio come here is just to try his luck and see if he can contact them.
The rebuilt Assassin Brotherhood is short of manpower, and it would be great if we could get the support of the assassin brothers here.
Currently, the assassin activities in Byron Kingworth have been put on track and new assassins are being recruited.
Altaïr apparently has selected four new recruits, and intends to test them before formally accepting them into the Assassin Brotherhood.
As the only gold-level fighter in the Assassin Brotherhood besides Li Shanren, Altaïr had to stay in Byron Kingworth to coordinate the overall situation, so the task of coming to the capital to contact his colleagues was given to Ezio.
By the way, after more than two months of training and development, Ezio's strength has steadily improved to an elite level. Coupled with the special abilities obtained from the inheritance of the Invisible Ones, he can easily escape even when facing ordinary gold-level transcendents.
Originally, Ezio should have set off long ago, but after hearing about Li Shanren's plan to come to the royal capital as well, he postponed his departure and accompanied the assassin mentor to the royal capital.
Although Lee Sun-in stated that he would not participate in the Assassin activities of the Assassin Brotherhood, he would not ignore Ezio if he needed help in a mission.
"Let's go too and find a hotel to stay in first. By the way, Alice, do you still remember where your home is?" Li Shanren took Alice's hand and walked into the street.
Although it is spring, the temperature has not risen completely yet. The little girl is still wearing a light blue sweater jacket and a red scarf.
Li Shanren did not dress himself up as a wizard, but wore a black hooded windbreaker, which was said to be made of a whole piece of black wolf skin.
The two, one big and one small, were walking on the road, just like an ordinary brother and sister from a well-off family.
"I have no impression of this place..." Alice said softly, looking at the buildings on both sides of the street.
"It's okay, let's walk around, maybe you'll find it familiar somewhere." Li Shanren smiled, "Just think of it as a trip."
The architectural style of the Caesar Republic is somewhat similar to that of the Kingdom of Jonia. The most significant difference is that the buildings here like to use patterns related to "dragons". The people of this country worship dragons very much and regard this creature as a symbol of their country.
It is said that this is because when the country was first established, a noble legendary dragon signed a contract with the consul at the time. When the country was in danger, the dragon lent a helping hand to the Caesar Republic.
So far, this legendary dragon has taken action for the Caesar Republic twice. It is said that the last time it took action was more than 50 years ago. Dragon flames poured down from the sky, turning the source of the danger into ashes in an instant.
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On the busy street, Li Shanren was staring at the pedestrians on the road.
As the capital of a country, although the road planning of this city is slightly inferior, in terms of prosperity, it is not inferior to Byron Kingworth and Olin City, and even surpasses it.
From time to time, you can see giant ground dragons three or four stories high walking on the road, pulling cargo almost as tall as themselves, occupying half of the street.
In addition, there seemed to be far more sub-human races here than in other cities Li Shanren had been to. Various sub-humans with the characteristics of various animals such as wolves, bears, lizards, snakes, foxes, etc. walked on the street, making Li Shanren feel as if he had come to a zoo.
The stalls on both sides are very densely packed, with only a few centimeters between the stalls, almost sticking together. The variety of goods sold is very rich, there are cloth sellers, naan bread sellers, fruit and vegetables sellers, handmade jewelry sellers... In short, all kinds of things are on sale.
Moreover, to Li Shanren's surprise, after walking for more than ten minutes, he did not see any slave stalls. However, in the cities of the Kingdom of Jonia, slave trading was a common thing, and a slave stall could be seen every two steps.
"Could it be that the slave trade is not welcomed here?" Li Shanren pondered.
"Kirito, look! The apples here are so big! I want to buy one and try it out!"
"But Asuna, we seem to be penniless now..."
"You two poor bastards, don't mess with my things if you don't have money! You're wearing such nice clothes, but you can't even afford a penny. It's so pathetic!"
"Yes...I'm sorry! We will come back again when we make money!"
When passing by a fruit stall, a young couple apologized to the owner with red faces, and then the boy pulled his girl and quickly left the fruit stall.
Li Shanren couldn't help but look at the two men.
The man and woman looked very young, probably about seventeen or eighteen years old. The boy was wearing a black windbreaker with a high collar and two long swords on his back, while the girl was wearing a black and white top and a red skirt, with an ornate long sword hanging around her waist.
Both of them were dressed like extraordinary people, but they couldn't even afford to sell apples. No wonder they were disliked by the boss.
"Let's find a way to make some money first, otherwise we won't be able to make it through these two months."
When the two passed by Li Shanren, he heard the boy say with a wry smile.
"I'm sorry, Kirito, I'm just too excited. This game is so real, more real than any other brain-connection game we've played before! It's like we've really come to another world!"
"Yes, if it hadn't been for some inexplicable malfunction that required me to stay here for two months before logging out again, I would have given it a full score..."
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Game? Real? Logout?
Hearing these familiar words, Li Shanren turned his head sharply, "Hey! Wait a minute!"
He looked at the crowded crowd behind him and was slightly startled. The couple had disappeared long ago.
Li Shanren narrowed his eyes and released his mental power to instantly cover the surrounding area of several hundred meters and search carefully, but he could not find the location of the two people no matter what.
Alice tugged at Li Shanren's sleeve and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with my brother?"
She rarely saw "Lisern" look so shocked and unwilling.
"No...nothing..."
Li Shanren came to his senses and noticed that some people around him who were obviously dressed as extraordinary people were looking at him unfriendly. He withdrew his mental power without saying a word.
"Sir, it is not polite to release your mental power to detect others in public."
At this moment, a gentle voice sounded behind him.
Li Shanren heard this and looked back.
A young man with flaming red hair was standing in front of him. He was tall and slender, with blue eyes and an inexplicably dignified look. On his waist hung a knight's sword with a dragon claw printed on its scabbard.
"Hello, I'm a patrol guard. In order to avoid unnecessary conflicts, please do not use your mental power to detect others at will." The red-haired young man looked down at Alice, then gave Li Shanren a polite smile.
"Well... I'm sorry, I just wanted to look for the two people who just passed by me. I won't do it again next time." Li Shanren said, knowing that he was in the wrong.
"If you want to find someone, I suggest you go to the Mercenary Tavern or the Extraordinary Guild to post a bounty for someone. I believe many people will be happy to help." The red-haired young man smiled faintly, "You should have just arrived in the capital, right?"
"Yes, I'm new here and don't know much about the rules here," said Li Shanren.
"Then please be careful. It may be because of the election. There seem to be many suspicious people infiltrating the capital recently. Uh... I'm not referring to you and this little sister. I just want to remind you that it's best not to go to remote places or deserted alleys. That's all I have to say. You two can leave now."
The red-haired young man smiled faintly, then walked past them and left.
When they saw the red-haired young man come forward, those extraordinary people who originally wanted to come up and argue with him left in disappointment as if they had seen a ghost.
Li Shanren naturally noticed this. He turned his head slightly and looked at the young man's receding back, his eyes slightly narrowed, "That man doesn't seem to be simple... He should not be an ordinary guard."
However, with this delay, it would be even more impossible to find the couple who had blended into the crowd.
Li Shanren could only shake his head regretfully and continue to take Alice to find a hotel.
"By the way, I remember exactly how those two people were dressed. I can try to post a missing person reward, but their appearance..."
Thinking of this, Li Shanren stopped again.
He found that the couple's appearance was blurry in his mind, as if the other party had used a magic of blurring cognition, leaving him with no relevant memory at all.
"What the hell..."
Li Shanren curled his lips and decided to ignore the matter for the time being.
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------Dividing line------
Kirito and Asuna will continue to appear in this story as Easter eggs, but will not interfere too much with the main storyline.
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