Chapter 63 (1/2)

Time goes back to the night before.

Novigrie, the city of freedom.

A hundred years ago, it was the largest city and main port in the northern part of the country.

The northerners call this place the capital of the world. This kind of shameless and shameless argument often leads to regional keyboard wars in reality. However, for novigri's book, this kind of praise is not without reasons.

Here is a dense community of buildings, stone road extending in all directions, connecting the whole city's transportation network.

There is also a harbor, many warehouses, four water mills, slaughterhouses, sawmills, a large shoe factory, and all the industries you can imagine.

Mints, eight banks and nineteen pawnshops.

In addition, there are two things that are extremely democratic. They are 35 hotels and 12... Brothels.

A novigri citizen named Patricia engeginde once said this:

”You can find anything you want in novigrie. Zerikan spices? Here we are. Sword cast by ancient dwarf furnace? No problem. Buy one and get one free. Dorset? Whatever you want - as long as you have money, more money. ”

If there is anything wrong with novigri hundreds of years ago, it can only be said that the civilization in the city is not yet civilized.

So, at that time, the city's spectacular buildings and commercial facilities were inhabited by believers called eternal fire.

Local religious leaders and temple guards firmly grasp the fate of the city, they use superstition to control the city's residents, and they control more and more residents. It is strictly forbidden to wear any symbol of other gods for other religious rituals or missionaries.

Of course, this was a hundred years ago. Now there is no church of eternal fire here. Instead, there is an organization called ”healing church”. They are mysterious, knowledgeable and do not bind the people with thoughts.

On the other hand, the architectural pattern and style have also changed. In the real world, the Gothic buildings with romantic and mysterious atmosphere in Europe in the middle of the 19th century are arrayed in cities.

The development of the times has not brought about the destruction of the environment. Magic is always an unavoidable topic in the wizard. The church and the state use some means to deal with the energy problem effectively.

However, there is one thing that no one can handle in novigri, that is, the rich and the poor.

In the extended outer city area, dilapidated and damp buildings, dirty streets and muddy paths constitute the living scenes of the lower class people.

In novigri, the official name is ”South Street District”, but civilians like to call it ”the city outside France”.

It was night, and the crescent moon was in the air.

A thin young man was walking on the dirty street, passing the beggars who begged from him and the children who were unconscious on the muddy road.

Until he saw a freelance woman waving to him, he stopped and looked at the past with eager eyes.

The woman was overjoyed to see the business coming, and she was such a nice looking guest. She immediately put her hand around the guest's neck and said, ”Sir, in such cold weather, come in with me and relax for a while.”

The man reached into his trouser pocket and pulled out something.

”We can talk about it in the house.” When the woman saw that the guest was so eager to pay, she immediately began to imagine how to get more money from him tonight.

The man takes out the things in his trouser pocket for the woman to see.

”Miss, do you want a match?”

The air solidifies in an instant.

”Matches?”

The man took out one and drew out a flame. ”This is a magic match. It can show you a roast goose, a Christmas tree, or even a bridge at Grandma's house.”

The woman pushed him away, took a cigarette and put it in her mouth.

At this time, the man will be burning matches to her cigarette, help her light the cigarette.

”As long as one copper plate, buy one box and get three free.”