Hideletla is one of the metropolises developed along the Xingyue Gonghui River. The scenery here is no different from that of other metropolises along the river.
The Xingyue Gonghui River flows into the city and is divided into many tributaries, forming an extensive water network system. Goods from all over the world converge here, and Xideletla also sells its specialties to all parts of the world through the river.
During the day, the city is bustling with traffic. Small boats loaded with cargo pass under the stone-stacked bridge. Next to the river is a wide avenue. The goods unloaded from the ships are carried by workers to horse-drawn carriages on the streets and sent to where they should go.
At night, the city is bustling with lights and music. Businessmen who have been busy all day follow travelers or local residents to the Hidlela-style street food stalls to enjoy the delicious food.
If they are wealthy bosses, they will choose an elegant building, overlook the prosperous scenery outside, taste fine wine that ordinary people cannot afford, and invite singing and dancing girls to entertain them.
If Yang Yu passed by in a small boat, following the waterway, leisurely admiring this harmonious and prosperous scene, he would definitely exclaim:
Who designed this? This combination of Chinese and Western styles is so awkward. Why would such a misty Jiangnan scenery appear in this kingdom dominated by royal families and aristocrats
There is no sense of poetry at all when seeing tycoons of business dressed in luxurious aristocratic clothes walking in such a beautiful town. It only makes people feel like they have walked into the wrong set.
The smell is too strong.
However, after complaining, Yang Yu would try to understand the reasons behind this phenomenon.
The reason for this kind of design in this game is probably not because of forcibly splicing elements together, but because this river basin may be somewhat similar to the Yangtze River.
However, due to many reasons, this place did not become a unified and complete empire, but continued to exist in the form of a kingdom.
Standing at the bow of a small boat, Iyas would never think about such useless questions, nor would she be attracted by the bright lights and nightlife around her.
The laughter and chatter of others were nothing but harsh noise to her; the bustling buildings were nothing but obstacles blocking her view.
Due to the well-developed waterways, the lords here have very lenient management over people entering and leaving the city.
Especially for those who came by water, they basically just counted the number of people and let them in at random.
Therefore, even though Iyas was wearing a hood and looked a little suspicious, she could easily reach Hidletra by water and carry out her plan.
Until now, Iyas still firmly believed that her brother was imprisoned in the Xideletla Auction House by the Chaoyang Chamber of Commerce, and as long as she could sneak in there, she could rescue her brother.
After arriving in the city, Iyas followed Yang Yu's example and went to the tavern to collect intelligence, looking for intelligence dealers who could provide key intelligence.
The information Iyas wanted was not much, just the location of the Chaoyang Chamber of Commerce's slave auction house, the internal structure diagram of the slave auction house, and the work and rest schedule of their employees.
Taking advantage of her beauty, Iyas was surrounded by countless people just sitting in the tavern, asking questions.
Iyas naturally changed the topic to the need for some information on the demihumans.
The reason Iyas used to collect intelligence was that a friend of hers had lost her beloved demi-human slave and suspected that he had been captured and sold to the auction house here, so she was asked to come and investigate.
Iyas sincerely hoped that the customers in the tavern could provide information, or provide someone who could provide information.
Although the reasons were a bit far-fetched, with the blessing of her beauty, many people told Ias how to find the intelligence dealer, and some even volunteered to lead the way for Ias and sneak in with her.
Iyas politely declined and immediately set out to look for the intelligence dealer.
A few people who were unwilling to give up or who were attracted by Iyas's beauty followed Iyas quietly. Iyas quietly turned into an empty alley, jumped onto the roof, and suddenly disappeared, then pinned all the people who were following her to the wall.
She has grown up enough now. Even without Yang Yu around, she can sense the malice in other people's eyes and take corresponding countermeasures.
She also firmly believed that she would be able to obtain the information she needed and sneak into the auction house to rescue Huck.
Taking advantage of the night, Iyas trotted and found the intelligence dealer who had settled on a small boat.
When the intelligence dealer heard that Iyas needed clues about the Chaoyang Chamber of Commerce's Xideletla branch, he inadvertently breathed a sigh of relief.
Iyas sensed something strange and asked the intelligence dealer why he was relieved. The intelligence dealer calmly explained that Iyas came in such a hurry that he thought it was the creditor who came to him, but it turned out that the business came to him.
The information dealer smiled apologetically and said that he happened to have information about the Chaoyang Chamber of Commerce. He was a bit short of money recently and could sell it to Iyas at a low price.
Iyas was overjoyed. She didn't have much money, and now the other party was selling information at a low price, so she could save as much as she could.
Without money, you can't take a single step in human society. This was the first lesson Yang Yu taught her.
It costs money to collect intelligence and rescue Hake, and it also costs money to bring Hake back to the Elf Village.
Without Yang Yu as the financial pillar, every penny seems particularly precious.
In order to solve the urgent problem, except for the bottle of resurrection potion that Yang Yu gave her in the library, Iyas sold almost all the valuable things she had and saved the money.
Once, someone saw Iyas alone and plucked up the courage to steal Iyas's wallet. Iyas chased him for three blocks and used a bow and arrow to make a hole in the thief's palm, so that he would never dare to steal again.
Iyas doesn't have the time to leisurely make money, so she will never allow anyone to covet her wallet.
The lives in there are her and her brother's.
After talking for a while, Iyas finally reached an agreement with the intelligence dealer. In exchange for half of the gold coins she had with her, Iyas got the information she had always dreamed of.
After Iyas checked the information and found it to be correct, the person who sold the information said, "I heard that the people from the slave auction house are meeting an important person and holding a party today. Today may be more relaxed than before, which is more suitable for sneaking in." Then he rowed the boat and hurriedly disappeared into the dark streets.
After carefully keeping all the information, Iyas took advantage of the night and rushed to the slave auction house.
The slave auction houses here are not much different from those in other places. They all use villas as bases to cover up the slave trade and auction slaves as gifts to others.
Now, just as the intelligence dealer said, a grand party is being held in the villa and there are very few people on duty, which is a perfect opportunity to infiltrate.
In addition, according to information obtained by the intelligence dealer, there is a garden behind the villa, and there is a passage leading to the underground auction house in the garden.
It is night now, and except for those on night shift, there is basically no one in the auction house. As long as you use the map and avoid a few main patrol locations, you can reach the room where the slaves are held.
(End of this chapter)