Seck City is located in the east of the Eslar Continent. It is a very important transportation hub in the territory of the Holy Alliance Empire. The southern part of the continent is extremely rich in products. If the caravans coming to the south do not choose to take a boat from Seawind City to Sunrise City, , most cities that want to transport goods to the north will pass through here.
More importantly, due to historical reasons, several cities actually controlled by the imperial royal family are all in the north. Once they lose control of Sike City, the southbound passage will be blocked, which will eventually lead to the division of the country between the north and the south. Therefore, Only Senat, the original lord of Seike City, ignored the legend of the undefeated Royal Knights and raised the battle flag.
When Senat first rebelled, many lords were ready to make a move, preparing to follow his footsteps and raise the so-called "independence" flag as soon as he took control of the situation. However, Orlando led the Royal Knights south overnight, and defeated Senat's army several times his own in one battle. He also sent Captain Bacon to hunt down Senat, and almost captured Senat in the battle at Giethoorn.
Now that the transportation hub of Seike City is directly under the jurisdiction of the empire, the young Fernando XIII has aroused his ambitions in his heart, hoping to strengthen the empire's ruling power in the south in ten years. for this purpose.
Of course, Ryan and Allendo are not clear about this. They are now standing outside the city of Seike. The walls here are not tall. Of course, this is a conclusion drawn from comparing with the imperial capital, but the roads here are indeed It extends in all directions. On the way here, carriages and pedestrians were busy moving forward. Ryan and Alando saw four carriages running parallel to each other more than once. During the period when Ryan went out for adventure, similar scenes could only be seen in the imperial capital. Therefore, young Ryan was full of curiosity. What does this city of Sike look like
"What are you here for?" A soldier holding a spear said to Ryan at the city gate.
Ryan knew that this was just a routine inspection. Almost all cities would do this. Of course, the ultimate purpose of doing so was to collect some city tax. In many places, this tax accounted for a large part of the city owner's gold coins.
"We are adventurers, here to try our luck." Ryan said calmly as he looked at the sergeant in front of him who was about the same age as himself.
The sergeant wearing a leather helmet and gray leather armor looked at Ryan and Allendo up and down, and then spoke a long paragraph as if reciting: "If you want to find a job, You can go to the business district, where there are businessmen recruiting buddies all year round; if you have some skills, go to the mercenary guild; if you come to do business, you must go through the legal procedures first, otherwise it will be illegal. Warning you, do not go there Make trouble in the city, otherwise the law enforcement team will make you regret coming here. Finally, give the city tax of one silver coin per person to the guy behind me and you can enter."
This was the first time that Ryan and Allendo heard someone say this to them. Ryan asked the sergeant: "What, do you still care about these things?"
The young sergeant glanced at Ryan, with a sense of pride on his face, and said proudly: "Is this your first time here? I can tell at a glance. Let me tell you, there are a large number of adventurers here every year. Come try your luck, but most of them are not familiar with this place, so we need to explain it to them clearly when they enter the city, otherwise they will cause trouble in the city and eventually affect those merchants."
"Then why do you only charge one silver coin?" Allendo asked, "I think other cities have at least one gold coin?"
"Don't you understand this?" The sergeant patted Allen Duo on the shoulder and explained: "Do you think the city that charges you a gold coin has more people, or do we have more people here?"
"Of course it's here."
"Yes, ours is a very important city. Everyone has to pass through here when traveling from north to south. But if the tax into the city is too high, businessmen will bypass here. Without these businessmen, where will we eat? ? Let’s talk about it, it’s our city lord Senat…”
Before the young sergeant could finish his words, he was suddenly slapped on the face, knocking back what he was about to say. The young sergeant covered his face in pain and shouted loudly: "Which bastard dares to hit me?"
"You don't want to live anymore?" A man wearing brand new leather armor and a beard who looked like he should be a leader yelled at the young sergeant: "If you want to die, go dig a hole in the cemetery outside the city. Bury yourself and don’t implicate others.”
The young sergeant turned around and saw that it was his captain. He was so frightened that his face turned pale. He quickly bent over and said to the bearded man: "I, I..."
"Get out!" The bearded man raised his leg and kicked the young sergeant on the thigh, and the latter ran away as if relieved.
The bearded man glanced sideways at Ryan and Alando. Today, Ryan and Alando were dressed in very ordinary adventurer attire, and Ryan did not wear his magic apprentice mark on his chest. The corners of the bearded mouth moved twice, and then he said to Ryan and Alan: "I'm warning you, you didn't hear anything just now. If you are sensible, pay me the money to enter the city, or get away." of."
Although the beard's words were very rude, Ryan and Allendo didn't care about him. Ryan took out a silver coin, threw it to the tax collector, and then walked into Seike City with Allendo.
Although the streets of Sike City are not as wide as those of the Imperial Capital, both sides of the streets are also lined with various shops. The dazzling array of goods, the continuous hawking and the crowds of people on the streets still make Ryan and Allen excited. I was amazed at how lively it was here. If you hadn’t seen it with your own eyes, no one would believe that a rebellion took place here more than half a year ago.
Ryan and Alando walked around casually on the street. Most of the shops here sold daily necessities such as food and cloth. This did not arouse the interest of Ryan and Alando. After a little discussion, the two decided It's better to go to the mercenary guild first and then find a place to stay.
However, both Ryan and Alando came to Seike City for the first time and were not familiar with it. How could they know where the Mercenary Guild was? Allen looked at Ryan and motioned for him to think of a way. Ryan nodded. He looked around and suddenly had an idea. He decided to use the simplest and most direct method.
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