19 Clouds End city. (1/2)
After another day of traveling, their little caravan reached Cloud's End city. Even though Cloud's End city was considered a rather small city in this world, it was still incredibly large, easily covering enough space to house a million people.
The city was located just outside the Cloud Wilderness, so it was surrounded by not just a large moat, but also by massive metal walls. The walls reached several tens of meters into the air, shielding the city from attacks. The walls were completely black in color and covered with winding marks that were a deep red in color.
These marks were drawn using blood from Demonic beasts as well as blood from powerful cultivators. Using this blood as well as a few other materials, a person proficient in arrays could draw up an array that would increase the strength and toughness of the walls.
The gate into Cloud's End was guarded by ten guards, with each side of the gate having five guards. If one was not part of the Royal Dragon Pavilion or any of the merchant guilds, one would have to pay a small amount of money to enter. Shentu He and Li Yang were not part of the Royal Dragon Pavilion yet, so they had to pay a small fee before they could enter.
Upon entering Cloud's End city, it's full splendor was laid bare for them. Every building in the city was constructed out of sturdy stone and inscribed with arrays that strengthened them. Like this, every house could become a fortress if the city was ever invaded.
The houses were all two or three stories tall, with large triangular roofs. Some of the buildings had statues of various famous people standing around them, while others were engraved with old legends as well as pictures of mythical Demonic beasts.
”See those three buildings? The left one belongs to the Royal Dragon Pavilion, the middle one to the Universe Merchants, and the right one to the lord of the city.”
After entering the city, Ren Jie pointed towards the center of the city. At the center of the city stood three tall buildings that completely dwarfed the other buildings in the city. Each building built in its own distinct way.
While the city lord's house was large, it was slightly smaller than the buildings belonging to the Royal Dragon Pavilion and the Universe Merchants. The Universe Merchants was just that, a merchants guild that bought and sold anything that people could think of. Just like the Royal Dragon Pavilion, they had a branch in almost every city on the continent.
The house of the city lord was five stories tall and completely round in shape. It was a pristine white in color and its engravings told the history of the city. The roof of the building was completely flat, allowing the city lord to place several large statues of his predecessors on the roof.
The building belonging to the Universe Merchants was six stories tall and shaped like a pyramid. It was made out of light blue stones that made the entire building give off a calming atmosphere. There were no engravings or statues on the building, making it look clean and pristine.
The building belonging to the Royal Dragon Pavilion was also six stories tall, but it was in the normal square shape. The building itself was built using black rocks, a statue of a golden five-clawed dragon winding around the entire building gave it a ferocious air.
”This is where we will split up. Should fate will it, I am sure that we will meet again.”
Ren Jie smiled at Shentu He and Li Yang, bidding them farewell. He had to deliver the wares he had brought with him, while Li Yang and Shentu He were going to do their own things, so it was time for them to separate.
Shentu He did not say anything, nodding at Ren Jie and Li Yang, before heading towards the building belonging to the Royal Dragon Pavilion. Li Yang bade Ren Jie farewell and left to find an inn. Jinwu was perched on his shoulder, curiously looking at the city around him.
Li Yang quickly found an inn that he felt was cheap enough. He spent nearly all of his money, leaving behind only a measly few coins for himself, to rent a room for an entire month. The money he had gotten from Liang Zhou was just a tiny amount, so one month was all he could afford. After that, he would have to earn more money.