As the capital city of Great Yan Empire, the Qin Imperial City was naturally the grandest and largest city in the empire. The majestic city walls were more than thirty meters tall, and the length and width were more than a hundred miles. The entire city covered an area of nearly ten thousand square kilometers and could accommodate more than ten million people. It was on a completely different level compared to the Yan City where the Feng Family was located.
"Is this the capital of Great Yan?"
Chu Ming muttered to himself as he looked at the ancient and majestic city.
It had been more than half a month since Chu Ming had left the Feng family. He had suffered a lot on foot during the journey. He had lived in the open, and he had encountered three waves of bandits along the way. Fortunately, these three waves of bandits were not very strong. In the end, they failed to kill them and instead became Chu Ming's merit points. With these merit points, Chu Ming had upgraded his Martial Warrior rank to Level Two and arrived at the Imperial Capital three days before the Martial Arts Examination officially began. Overall, Chu Ming's journey was relatively smooth.
At the city gate, the bustling crowd formed a long line. Everyone had to pay a certain amount of tax before they could enter the city. Even some well-dressed noble children had to dismount and walk when they rode here. They had to pay taxes according to the rules. After about fifteen minutes, Chu Ming finally reached the front of the line. After paying a tael of silver, he successfully entered the city gate.
Stepping into the city, Chu Ming was slightly shocked to see the wide streets paved with neat bluestone. It was large enough to accommodate ten horses. It was at least 30 meters wide. Even some of the pedestrian streets in the modern society in his previous life were probably far from this wide. On both sides of the street, there were rows upon rows of restaurants and shops, and the city was bustling with people, fully demonstrating the prosperity of the capital of Great Yan.
There were still three days before the deadline for the Martial Arts Examination, but Chu Ming wasn't in a hurry. After strolling around for a bit, he decided to find a restaurant to fill his stomach. Soon, a three-story restaurant appeared in front of Chu Ming. The restaurant was entirely made of wood, and there were exquisite carvings on the outer walls. One look and one could tell that it was a top-notch luxury restaurant. There was a gilded plaque on the main entrance of the restaurant, with the words "Spring Breeze House" written on it.
Chu Ming didn't think much about it and stepped in.
As soon as he stepped onto the first floor of the restaurant, a waiter immediately came to welcome him.
"Dear customer, the second and third floors of our Spring Breeze Restaurant are all full. There are only two tables left on the first floor.”The waiter said enthusiastically.
Chu Ming looked around and casually pointed."The table by the window."
After taking a seat, the waiter immediately handed over a menu that he had written down. At the same time, he enthusiastically introduced,"The famous dishes of our Spring Breeze Restaurant are Sanwei Red Fruit and Dismount Dian Er. These Sanwei Red Fruit and Dismount Dian Er are the signature dishes of our Spring Breeze Restaurant. They are all on the menu.”
"I'll see for myself!" Chu Ming took the menu.
Sweeping his eyes over, he found that the dishes in Spring Breeze Restaurant were indeed extraordinarily expensive. A simple side dish was already one tael of silver, and the two signature dishes recommended by the waiter were even more expensive than ten taels of silver. It should be known that in other places of Great Yan Empire, an ordinary family's annual consumption was only seven or eight taels of silver. They were really unscrupulous. However, Chu Ming didn't care much about the expensive food and drinks. Feng Lie's inheritance and the loot from killing three waves of bandits were enough for him to not worry about spending money for a long time.
After a few glances, Chu Ming ordered seven dishes in one go. Six of them were meat dishes and one was vegetarian. He roughly calculated the price and found that it cost more than thirty taels of silver. As for the alcohol, he did not order it. Firstly, he was not good at drinking. Secondly, he was afraid that he would easily go berserk under the stimulation of alcohol.
Not long after, the waiter brought Chu Ming's dishes to the table.
"It tastes good!" Chu Ming nodded as he tasted the delicious food on the table. Although the prices of Spring Breeze Restaurant's dishes were expensive, the taste was really extraordinary. It could be said to be worth the money.
"What, full?"
Just as Chu Ming was enjoying the food, a commotion came from outside.
At the door, a white-robed noble young master said to the waiter with an unhappy expression,"I came to your Spring Breeze House today to invite my brother to a banquet. There are no private rooms on the third floor, and there are no ordinary seats on the second and first floor?”
"I'm sorry, but we're really full!”The waiter explained.
"I don't care. You have to make room for me today!”That noble young master's expression turned stiff as he spoke in a rude and unreasonable manner.
" This..." Hearing this, the waiter's face immediately revealed a difficult expression. Most of the people who could enter Spring Wind Restaurant to eat and drink were either rich or noble. How could a mere waiter like him afford to offend them?
"Humph!" Seeing this, the young master snorted and pushed the waiter away. He looked up at the first floor and finally stopped at Chu Ming by the window.
It was normal. All the guests on the first floor were well-dressed, except for Chu Ming. His hair was a little messy, and his clothes were covered in dust. He looked like a country bumpkin from another city.
Chu Ming didn't pay attention to the conversation at the door. He ate his food and looked out the window at the scenery.
"Sir!" At this moment, the waiter suddenly ran to Chu Ming's side.
"Hmm?" Chu Ming looked up.
" It's like this..." The waiter said apologetically,""There's a guest over there, I hope you can give them a table. The price of the dishes you ordered will be covered by that guest.”
"I disagree!" Chu Ming glanced at him and lowered his head to continue eating.
There were a total of four people at the entrance of the restaurant. The noble young master and a handsome young man in a blue robe stood side by side. Behind these two were two burly guards holding swords. Hearing Chu Ming's answer, the young master's face turned ugly. This was obviously not giving him face!
"Friend, I advise you to stop while you're ahead. Otherwise…Hmph!”The young master stared at Chu Ming threateningly.
Chu Ming didn't even raise his head as he said,"Get lost!"
Whether it was in his past life or this life, Chu Ming was never a good-tempered person. Especially after Feng Lie's death, his personality had become even colder and more irritable. If this young master had been nice to him, he might have given him some face, but this guy had been bullying people the moment he opened his mouth. Why would Chu Ming be polite to him?
When these words were spoken, the faces of the noble young master and the blue-robed young man beside him turned ashen. The surrounding people also turned their gazes over. Those who were eating here were either rich or noble. They were also happy to watch the show.
"Looks like you're not giving me face!”The noble young master stared at Chu Ming, his eyes burning with anger. He waved his right hand and shouted,"Take him down!" The two guards behind him immediately stepped forward.
" Don't, don't, don't. Guests…" Seeing this, the waiter was also anxious.
"What happened here?"
Seeing that a conflict was inevitable, a rough and loud voice suddenly came from outside. Then, there was the sound of messy footsteps. A large group of people walked in from the door. Chu Ming also turned to look at the door.
This group of people were all wearing black light armor. The leader was like a black bear standing upright. He had a stubble on his face and his eyes were like copper bells. His entire body was extremely thick and different from the others. The black light armor he wore had two golden lines printed on it. As these people walked in, the atmosphere on the first floor instantly froze.
His terrifying gaze swept across everyone. Immediately, the bearded man fixed his gaze on the noble young master and said coldly,"Why? Do you want to cause trouble?"
"No, no, no…"
Faced with the burly man's question, the noble young master was like a mouse that had seen a cat. He immediately cowered and repeatedly waved his hand to deny,"Commander, you've misunderstood. We were just joking with this friend. We didn't mean to cause trouble at all!”
" Yes, yes…" The blue-robed young man hurriedly said,""We're just here to eat…"
"Alright!" The burly man impatiently interrupted their explanation and said with a straight face,"I'm warning you, the Martial Selection Meet is about to begin. During this period of time, our city guards do not wish to see anyone causing trouble in the Imperial Capital!”
" Yes, yes, yes, of course…" The noble young master nodded repeatedly. At the same time, he heaved a sigh of relief. Although the commander of the city guards in front of him sounded stern, he did not mean to pursue the matter.
"Yes!" Seeing that the noble young master was so tactful, the large man's tense expression eased up. He nodded,"In that case, let's disperse!"
"Yes, yes. Lord Commander is busy with official matters, so we won't delay any longer. Goodbye!”After saying that, the noble young master and the others immediately turned around as if they had been pardoned. The group of people left in a sorry state.
Seeing the noble young master and the others leave, the man in black armor didn't stay any longer. He glanced at Chu Ming and led his subordinates out of the restaurant. A conflict was easily resolved.
"The Imperial City's City Guards are really impressive!”Chu Ming muttered to himself as he watched the city guards leave. The noble young master and the others were obviously not ordinary people, but they were all submissive in front of the commander of the City Guard Army. They did not have any temper at all. It was obvious that in the capital of Great Yan, the deterrence of the army and the imperial court was far above that of ordinary nobles.
"Perhaps, joining Great Yan's army is not a bad choice.”Chu Ming made a decision.
The army was the weapon of a country. War and slaughter were the best way to quickly obtain merits and increase one's strength. Of course, before that, Chu Ming first had to complete the novice quest.
After filling his stomach, Chu Ming didn't delay any longer. He paid the bill and walked out of the restaurant, heading straight to the registration area for the Martial Arts Examination…
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