140 Arriving at Vei (1/2)

Chapter 140: Arriving at Veit

Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi

Boris Boer International Airport.

A young man in a black sweater, casual pants, and a duff bag looked around the empty airport.

”What is your purpose of coming to Kane?” A middle-aged man in uniform looked up and glanced at him a few more times than usual while fidgeting with the passport in hand.

Asian face, two years ago, it would not be rare. But Veit now, any foreign face was worth the extra glance.

”Travel.” The man smiled and exposed his white teeth.

The middle-aged officer was clearly shocked as he looked at him oddly again.

”I hope you enjoy your trip.”

The passport was fine. The officer didn't say anything as he mechanically stamped it and let him go.

”Phew.”

Walking out of the airport, Jiang Chen relaxingly stretched and scanned the unfamiliar street.

Veit's sky was clear.

Bright sunshine, clear blue sky, clean street, as well as the towering trees.

Baroque and Byzantine Style of architecture could be seen everywhere. The colorful brick walls resembled a small town in the middle ages. Other than the modern looking street lamp and signs, the vibrancy of rich culture was everywhere in the city.

He heard that Oesk and Lugansk were currently fighting, but the flames of war obviously didn't spread to here yet.

Even then, the streets looked empty.

Jiang Chen was disappointed to not be able to witness the ”Beauty infested Kane” as rumors said.

Of course, the purpose of the trip was not to see beauties.

Not long, a personal vehicle stopped in front of him. The window rolled down, and a head with a red nose peeked out.

”Do you need a taxi?” Jiang Chen barely understood the English laced with a Russian accent.

”Of course, take me to Purimir Hotel.”

Hearing this, the driver also glanced at him a few more times.

Although Jiang Chen's Han-accented English was hard to understand, as a local, he easily made out the words ” Primir Hotel.”

Only the wealthy could afford those five-star hotels.

Jiang Chen opened the door, sat on the front passenger seat, and strapped on the seat belt. The sturdy looking Kanian driver started the car and drove out smoothly.

He heard that to ride in Kane, the first thing was to set the price. Or he would be scammed. A ride that only cost 30 may end up costing 150 once they arrive at the destination. But Jiang Chen didn't really mind as it was pocket change for him.

”Tell me about Veit, what's fun here,” Jiang Chen started to chat with the driver by his side.

”Central Street and Independent Square are all not bad places. it's great for shopping and sight seeing.” The driver was also talkative, he held the steering wheel and began telling Jiang Chen about the sightseeing places in Veit.

”If you are interested in the history and culture of the place, you could check out Golden Gate, a lot of tourists like to take pictures there. As well as the memorial museum in the right bank of the Dnieper River.” When they started to talk about the historical sights, the rigid face worn by time had a proud expression.

”Oh? Could you tell me about the memorial museum?” Jiang Chen was quite interested.

Although his destination for this trip was Oesk in the East and he probably won't have time to explore this beautiful city, it would be cool to listen to the perspective of a local.

But for some reason, when Jiang Chen asked about the specifics of the memorial museum. A gloom seemed to cover the driver's face.

”To remember the victory of defending the country. Darn, I remember when I was young, it was beautiful.”

”What about now? I think this place is not bad.” Jiang Chen looked out the window.

The weather was lovely, the sunshine was bright, a great place to explore.

”It's absolutely terrible,” The driver said emotionlessly, ”People with guns divided into two sides, and the innocent people are stuck in the middle. Back when Soviets ruled, this place was not like this.”

Jiang Chen looked at him but didn't continue with the topic.

For the locals, it seemed to be a remorseful topic. The textbook he learned seemed to provide a simple black and white picture. That was the only perspective he saw about the entire event. He faintly recalled that when the Lenin Statue was pushed down, the citizens from Kane celebrated.

It was truly shocking when Veit welcomed democracy, the faces of the people were cheering.

Who actually represented them?

The silence only ensued for a brief moment before the driver spoke again, ”Is this your first time in Kane?”

”That's right.” Jiang Chen smiled.

After hesitating for a moment, the kind-hearted driver continued, ”Veit's security is actually terrible, far worse than what Poroshenko described. Every day, there are countless foreigners like you being robbed, and of course, locals included too.”