I stayed here for more than a month. There was no other reason. I just wanted to understand the city that was comparable to Rome. However, what made me slightly confident was that the system here was not as perfect as Rome's. It made me feel that what I had learned before was not in vain.
We've been staying in the tavern this month, and I've been wandering around by myself. Emma knows a lot of people here. I think it's his identity as a priest, right?
Mercenaries were bound to be injured, so they would inevitably need the help of priests. Therefore, Emma was still able to do well in this place. As for me, I was a little underestimated by them.
"A poet came to the garrison at the border? Are you kidding me?" This was everyone's reaction every time Emma introduced me. It was only when I took out the badge that I seemed to accept this incomprehensible truth.
The time I stayed here allowed me to see how strong the fortress was. The entire fortress was a long arc-shaped city, with the same curve as the city of Zhan Jiang. The entire city was 30 miles long and only a dozen miles wide. It was much smaller than Rome. Although the defense of the city had a larger attack area for the enemy, the traffic in the city seemed to be inconvenient.
There were a million residents in the city, and the people were valiant. It was as if everyone could go to the battlefield at any time. There were nearly a million soldiers in the city!
There were even oil ditches and tunnels outside the city. It seemed that the Emperor of the Ordin Kingdom was not someone to be trifled with, or perhaps only his subjects were not?
The commotion on the street pulled me back to reality. I looked at the road and saw many people running towards the city gate. I followed them and thought," Is someone coming?" Are you stupid? There were more than 200,000 soldiers guarding this area!”
As I walked, I asked the man running beside me,"May I ask why you're rushing off?”
That person didn't even turn his head back. Instead, he ran faster and faster and shouted at me,"There's a military exercise outside the city!"
When I was about to ask him again, he was nowhere to be found.
Military exercise? Was this a drill?
Originally, I couldn't get up the city wall. That was because I saw Emma on the city wall from afar. I shouted at her a few times, and Emma got me up the city wall. However, her friends didn't seem to understand why Emma wanted a poet to watch the military exercise.
It made me feel as if I was invisible. Rome was so glorious! They didn't think much of it here. Perhaps Rome was too far south. They always thought that Rome was just a small town, because it used to be Luo Town!
I feel like I've been labeled as the village chief's deputy…because even Emma has never been to Rome…
When he got on the city wall and took a closer look, it really was a drill. However, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that this plain battle was a little boring. Wasn't it just two groups of people charging at each other? There were square formations on both sides. At the very least, he should have used a conical formation, right?
It was good to have strict training and excellent armor, but why didn't he have outstanding strategies and formations?
I was a little distracted.
Emma's friend saw me yawning and thought,""Humph! Why would a poet join in the fun if he didn't understand the military exercise?”
But on the surface, he still gave Emma face and said,""I don't think your friend is interested. Maybe he wants to go back and rest.”
As soon as he finished, I continued,"That's right…that's right…there's really nothing to see. I think I should go.”
I walked back to the tavern and sat there eating some snacks while thinking about trivial things."How could there be such a leisurely time in the past!”
Just as he was dreaming, he suddenly heard a conversation at the next table."There will be a competition in Odin City in a month. I heard that Emperor Mitheus will be there personally!”
After hearing what they said, my spirit floated back to my body. I didn't care about the strangeness. I approached them and said,"Can you elaborate on what this brother said just now?”
"You're the poet Emma brought, right?"”
I nodded and he continued,"This year is the first time that there will be a non-regional competition. There will be magic and martial arts. The victors of both sides will have a friendly match next month in Odin City.”
I chatted with them for a while more before returning to my seat, thinking to myself,'It's time to go to Odin. What does the capital of the continent's strongest country look like?”
When Emma came back at night, I told her that I was going to Odin. I planned to leave early the next morning, but she told me,"I still have some things to do. Can you wait for me?”
"Wait for you?" I asked her inexplicably. I didn't ask you to come with me…I just wanted to tell you so that you wouldn't think that I suddenly disappeared.”
Emma was stunned for a moment." Oh…Alright then, you can go on your own!"”
From Emma's tone, she seemed to be angry. What is she doing? Gambler, go to hell. Have you been influenced by him after being friends with him for so long? As if I would die without her, and she wants me to wait for her? Were they very familiar with her? She seemed to have forgotten that she was with me now…
Although I was grumbling in my heart, I still left the hall and returned to my room to pack my things.
I left the city gates early in the morning and looked back at Masada Fortress. It was a long city, and everyone looked like mercenaries. Although they were at the border, I couldn't feel the aura of killing. It seemed like it had been a long time since the war had come, right?
Sitting on my horse, I shook my head and left Masada Fortress.
" Feng... Feng..." I rushed into the room that was supposed to be mine. When I opened the door, Emma was stunned.
"What happened? Where is he?" After Emma muttered to herself, she rushed downstairs and asked the waiter,"Where are the guests in the original room?”
The waiter replied," The poet left this morning. Didn't he tell you yesterday that he was going to Odin?"”
Emma ignored the waiter and walked out of the door angrily. She cursed in her heart,"You think you're so great just because you killed a few Green Mark Swordsmen? He's just a poet!"
Emma had been influenced by her friend's thoughts during this month. She thought that he was just a poet and that even if he knew martial arts, he wouldn't be any better. Therefore, I shouldn't have to watch any competitions. Emma's initial good impression of me had also dissipated at this moment.
Along the way, I looked at the winding official road and occasionally went to other places to see if there were any non-official roads. I drew a map while looking. I also drew a map of the fortress. I had no choice. Red Thorn was not with me, so I had to do everything myself. Fortunately, I had learned how to draw. Otherwise, I would have drawn it as a doodle.
I had been walking slowly for the past few days. I thought that Emma would catch up, but unfortunately…it wasn't New Year's every day. I was wrong. I had no choice but to speed up and rush to Odin City. Otherwise, it would have taken me more than a month to reach Odin City.
However, even if they were hurrying, they still had to draw the map. When would they draw it? I'll draw it during the break.
After nearly 20 days on horseback, I finally saw Odin Gate!
Along the way, there were always a bunch of people on the official road. There were mercenaries, adventure teams, and even mercenary groups!
Merchants and passers-by were all human beings. Fortunately, there were still horse roads in Ordin. Otherwise, the horses would probably be crowded.
Looking at Ordin, my eyes widened.
The city wall was nearly 200 meters tall, and it seemed to pierce through the sky. There were ancient marks on the wall, proving that it had been a world-shaking battle.
The city walls on both sides were built into the grasslands and mountain walls. The city walls were built against the mountain walls. They had a square appearance. After the baptism of time and the ancient battlefield, it was like an upright ancient warrior standing on the grasslands of Finland. Those who invaded it would never return!
Besides, a two-hundred-meter wall? What kind of bow and arrow could shoot it up? Even if the catapults destroyed the city wall, they would only reveal the mountain wall behind the city wall. If they wanted to attack the city, they would still have to attack the city gate.
Moreover, Ordin was in an absolute advantage. There was a wet valley in the northwest, which was not conducive for a large group of people to pass through. It was humid and had a lot of marsh gas. If there was an enemy attack, they would probably have to pass through the marsh gas first. To the west was the Savanna of Finland, which stretched as far as the eye could see. The slightest movement of the wind and grass could easily be seen. There was the Red Sea in the southeast. Although it was a sea, it was actually a lake. A lake whose horizon could not be seen with the naked eye was still called a sea. The Red Sea always had a faint red light. It was said that the former Emperor Ordin led his people to fight against the enemies from the south and sent more than 400,000 people into this lake. After that, there would always be a faint red light, telling the story of the blood of nearly 600,000 people...
However, he did not care about the restrictions at the city gate and opened the city gate like this. Was he confident in himself?
After entering the city, they saw a wide avenue and pedestrians. Everything seemed so orderly. It was obvious that the roads in the city had been planned. The commoners had their own roads, the officials had their own official roads, and the horses and carriages had their own horse roads. It was clearly a six-lane road...
Unknowingly, I habitually walked to a small teahouse. After sitting down, I asked the waiter,"Where's the auction house? Where were the guilds? How do I register for the competition?" After a series of questions, the waiter was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to answer.
A young man in his twenties walked over and said,"It seems that you are a foreigner, right?”
"Yes, yes," I replied immediately,"Brother, please tell me."”
The young man pulled out a chair and sat down. He said,"Sure, I can even lead the way for you. I have nothing to do anyway. Have you found a place to stay?"
I smiled awkwardly." I haven't looked for him since I've just entered the city."”
The man slapped his forehead and said," That's not good. Many people have come in recently because of the auction and competition. Many shops are full. Do you mind staying at my house?"”
"I'm just afraid that you'll laugh at my family.”
I replied seriously,"It's good enough that you let me stay. How can I be so insensible?"”
The man laughed and said,"You're indeed straightforward!" My name is Tantalos. How should I address you?”
"Feng, just call me Feng!"”
" It's great to meet you today," Tantalus said with a smile." I'll bring you around after I fill my stomach."”
As they ate the side dishes, Tantalos talked about the people of Odin and laughed. Time passed.
After paying, Tantalus asked,"Brother, where do you want to go first?"”
"Let's go to the auction house first…I have some things to sell, otherwise I won't have enough money to live."”
Tantalus smiled and said,""Look at what you're saying. I'll pay for you, okay?”
Fortunately, the market was not far from this small teahouse. It only took a short ride along the horse path. When we reached the door, Tantalus handed the rope to the servant at the door and pulled me directly to a small house."Fatty! I have a friend who sells things!"
The fat man opened the door and smiled when he saw Tantalos.""I was wondering who it was, so it's Tazi!”
The fatty led us into his small house and said to me,"My name is Clone. Tazi said that you have something to auction?”
I took out the digital watch, dagger, and Muramasa that I had brought with me before. I said,"That's all."
"What a light and sharp dagger!" Clone praised as he looked at the two knives. What a sword with a hidden light!"
When he looked at his digital watch, he asked with a puzzled expression,"Forgive me for not being able to see what this is. Please explain.”
I coughed and said,"It depends on the time."”
Then, I demonstrated how to use the digital watch. The clone was stunned.
After the performance, I said,"There are only these five in the entire continent. We won't be able to find them anymore."”
" That's right," Clone said." I'll set a starting price of 50,000 gold coins each for these five. What do you think?"”
Then, he said awkwardly,"Those two weapons can only be priced at 1,000 to 2,000."”
I nodded." I know that because they don't have any magical characteristics. I know that."”
After all the procedures were completed, they could only wait for the day before the competition to come and watch the auction…
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