"Fresh baked bread! Bread!"
"Freshly grilled sausage—"
"Outdated newspapers are on sale—"
"Leave one, let one, this is the exit, don't stay! Keep going! There are signs on the ground!"
After getting off the train, Talia felt that the temperature was much higher. Obviously, the temperature here is much lower than that near Elson, but the train station is crowded, and the sense of dryness and heat caused by the busyness of countless people is very clear. When she stood here, she suddenly realized that she had never been there in her memory. At the same time, I have seen so many people appearing in the field of vision at the same time.
Houlier City Railway Station was built two kilometers outside the city. When it was first built, it was surrounded by barren land. There was only one road into the city. ticket gate.
But the current "Hollier Railway Station" has just derived the appearance of a developed town: around the railway station, there are already checkerboard streets in three directions, and the buildings spread out, directly connecting with the Houlier City Gate. The area borders.
Nefer took Talia and walked out with Mage Ethan and a few entourages. At the same time, her eyes widened and she looked around—she hadn't been to Houllier City since she came back from Laximan.
It used to be just a "fortress" city in the northwest of the kingdom, and it had more military functions, but now just seeing the busy scene of the train station, she knew that the development level of this place had far surpassed the capital of the king, even more so than La Durrell City, where the six major colleges of Seaman gather, is even more developed.
I thought I could get out of the station after getting off the train, but I didn’t expect that the shops and bustle in the “waiting hall” would be comparable to those of the most developed streets in Duriel City as soon as I got out of the ticket gate... If it wasn’t for taking the initiative to pull Talia , the latter is estimated to be washed away by the crowded crowd back and forth.
"Follow me! Let's go out first, don't get separated!"
"Ah, yes, yes."
Talia grabbed Naifei's hand tightly, and hurriedly followed with her luggage. She saw huge signs on both sides saying "Stuart Magic Supplies Flagship Store", "Hogarth Circle Rental Center", "Charlie's Wand Shop", etc., and the undisguised magic fluctuations were like volcanoes. The goods displayed in the glass window were gorgeous and precious, and Talia was completely a "country bumpkin" at this time, and she was surprised to see everything.
The group walked for a long time before they figured out the crowded station, but they encountered a problem when entering the city: identification.
Nephi and Master Ethan both produced their own identification documents, but Talia "run away from home" and did not carry any identification items, so she is now regarded as a "black household"...
"Without identification, it is now impossible to enter Houllier City."
The city defense soldier in uniform said with a serious face: "You don't need to pay me. You don't need any fees to enter Houlier City now, but you must have a clear identity."
Talia panicked when she heard that, she hadn't thought about her "identity" at all. After all, she is considered the daughter of a nobleman. From the beginning of learning magic to the present, no one has ever made things difficult for her in terms of status. And in a fringe place like Berg Village, no one would trouble the high-level mage Ethan, so no one thought that "identity" would become a mountain that prevented Talia from entering the city.
Master Ethan talked nonsense, but the soldiers kept shaking their heads.
Nefei rolled his eyes, trotted to the side and asked those soldiers respectfully, then hurried over and pulled Talia and said, "Don't worry, they said that similar situations have happened..."
"How did you deal with that?"
Talia was a little anxious. In just a short while, there were more than six high-level mages coming and going at the gate of the city, and there were countless other mages. There were even a lot of valuable spell-casting materials in the carriages that came and went— Talia remembers that one of the ores, Mage Ethan, was distressed when she used it, but here she just pulled the whole car over here... The huge difference in resources is vividly reflected here, and it also strengthens her belief that she must enter the city.
"If you don't have an ID card, you can choose to apply for one now and take an oath to become a citizen of the Karen Kingdom. If you are a mage, you can also directly apply to become a 'Hollier City citizen'. I heard that ordinary people are even struggling for this qualification. Yes, but if you are a mage, you can pass directly! Then enjoy various preferential treatments..."
After Naifei finished speaking, Talia didn't even ask, and immediately replied: "Where should I do it? I'll go now!"
Master Ethan obviously didn't want to wait any longer. Nefe simply said that he would take Talia to go to the office and go to him after entering the city. Then he carried his luggage and went to the "Household Registration Office" with Talia to get an identity certificate. .
Talia was stuttering nervously. She thought she would experience a lot of difficulties or questions, but the staff here were very polite when they heard that she was a mage—after all, there are so many "mages" in Holy City , she is a very small minority among the entire population, she just put her mental power on the test circle and passed it smoothly.
"It's like this. To become a citizen of the Karen Kingdom, you have to abide by the laws of the Karen Kingdom. And citizens who choose to become Houllier City have certain obligations while enjoying sufficient rights and benefits. The Prime Minister has emphasized that, 'Rights and obligations are relative', no matter how you have lived in other places before, here, you must first swear allegiance to our queen—Her Majesty Sally I..."
Talia agreed without hesitation, but she later discovered that it was not enough to sign a letter or say an oath. All mages who have become "Citizens of Houllier City" through this method will now be registered, and a ceremony will be arranged on the 1st of next month, and the queen will personally witness their oath...
"Wow, I actually have the opportunity to meet Her Majesty the Queen!"
Naifei sighed, while Talia was a little dazed: "What do I need to do?"
"Just read the oath at the ceremony. Here are the laws and regulations that need to be obeyed in the city. This is the oath. Take it well. Now that the documents are successfully processed, you can enter the city directly."
The staff handed Talia a brochure and a "household registration card" for identification, and at the same time stuffed her with a city map: "Congratulations, Houllier City welcomes you, and, we I am proud that such an excellent and beautiful mage as you can join here."
This was obviously a polite remark countless times, but Talia was still stunned after hearing this, and felt a strange sense of belonging inexplicably.
She took the papers with flushed cheeks, and stammered, "Thank...thank you!"
When they entered the city, Talia still felt dizzy, and the two little country bumpkins were almost driven to the hem of their robes by a "car" whistling by - the wide-eyed Talia couldn't even imagine what it was The vehicle, raised her head, she stared intently at the towering magic tower that was being repaired, but was full of apprehension.
"Nafei, do you think I can find a way to treat it?"
"You have to try to know, don't you?"
Naifei looked down at the map for a long time: "Go this way, Master Ethan said to wait for us here."
As a result, just after taking two steps, the two of them stopped in front of a window at the same time.
Because there is a huge "infected beast" specimen placed in it...