Nolan returned to the room, and finally fell asleep obediently this time. Four hours later, when he woke up, the time was just right, and the Ye Mingzhu began to dock.
Nolan opened the door and rushed to the deck. A gust of wind blew up, messing up her long light blonde hair. Squinting his eyes and looking out of the ship, the sea surface infected by the red sky is glowing red, spreading past is a circular port, the edge of the port is stretched apart, full of blue sea rose flags, busy Dolly sailors and laborers dressed in simple and shabby clothes, busy walking, forming a lively scene. You can see the general outline of the city facing inward from the harbor. It is an island city built of gray-blue boulders. The large boulders not only synthesize various houses and palaces, but also appear everywhere on the coast and land, forming a wonderful form of construction. The rough and powerful architectural style reminded Nolan of the images of ancient Egyptian cities he had seen in the information stream. It's just that the blood-red sky also dyed all the gray-blue boulders on the shore with a rosy glow, making the seemingly peaceful scene inexplicably more chilling.
Green appeared next to her in a short while, and the boat docked at this time.
After taking back the mount and stepping off the Night Pearl, Green did feel more glances from the Dolly people. So, he hurriedly took Nolan on the horse, and rode the horse towards the urban area in the center of Whirlpool Island.
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Passing through the port and intending to enter the city, you need to pass through a huge stone arch and be questioned by Dolly's guards. There is a line of about a dozen people at the gate, moving slowly.
Looking up, there is a line of words engraved on the arch: [The sincere people bathe in the grace of God, the hypocrites are swallowed by the storm, the storm city exists for justice, and evil cannot live. ] After repeating it several times, Nolan finally understood that the main city of the Dolly tribe on the whirlpool island was called Storm City.
Green laughed at her hindsight, and said by the way: "Although the Dolly family is a hybrid of humans and elves, it can be regarded as an ancient race. It combines the emotional intelligence of humans and the sensitive perception of elves, and has many natural advantages. Born here There are many excellent mages and hunters, and it is also the area where Keen produces high-quality thieves."
"Fantastic." Nolan promised, but her interest still remained in the name of the royal city, "Their main city is called Storm City, is it because storms often occur here?"
"You can understand it this way. Whirlpool Island is surrounded by seas, so there is no shortage of chances of encountering sea storms. However, I have a guess as to why they are called this name... I did hear Bernice mention it once, It is said that the royal family of Dolly imposed the death penalty on the perpetrators—that is, the storm lord Eggstin summoned a storm on the Tingfengtai to shatter thousands of pieces, leaving no bones. The name of this death penalty is the broken storm. Egostin has the ability to summon storms, which should be the origin of the name Storm City."
The two were talking, the team moved slowly and finally it was their turn. The four guards wore simple light armor on the outside, and the cloaks on the back were slightly faded, but the swords in their hands were polished to a bright steel. They did have pretty faces, with serious and tense expressions. Nolan looked at them and felt that he was not even in the mood to make a half-joke.
After gesturing for Green and Nolan to dismount, the guard in the head looked at them for ten seconds with piercing eyes, and asked, "I am posting in the name of Storm Queen Claire, two adventurers, why are you coming to Storm City? "
"We're just here for a transfer, and we'll leave when we find a transfer ship." Green replied truthfully.
"Where are you going in transit?" The guard on the other side, who was standing on one side, scribbled and asked.
"Rainbow Valley." Nolan tilted his head, trying to see what he was writing, but was immediately glared at by the guard.
The guard at the head was stunned for a second when he heard this answer, and then said: "Since it's just a transit, don't wander around the city for too long, you are limited to leave within three days."
"There are so many guards in this city?" Nolan complained to Green after hearing this, and immediately received stares from the guards.
"We know, we try to leave within three days." Green could only say with a smile.
When passing through the gate, the leading guard murmured: "May God bless you."
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Passing through the stone gate, what is displayed in front of you is a seemingly disorderly "Stonehenge city combination". The boulder is carved to look like a guardian sea beast. Most of the roads in the city are narrow, and can accommodate at most four horses in parallel. There are only two avenues. The single one looks like an S-shaped line that divides the center of the eight trigrams, but two crossings divide the Storm City into a pattern of flowing leaves and darts. The city's four gates in the southeast, northwest, and so on also divide the disorderly arrangement of market houses into four functional areas, namely the commercial area, the slum area, the military area, and the noble area. Wangcheng Blue Rock Fortress stands in the center of Storm City, about 400 meters high, built of huge stones, like Lego blocks, and like a silent giant stone man, rough and spiritual.
Green and Nolan entered from the west gate, with the business area on the left and the poor residential area on the right, which was very lively. When Green entered the door, Ben was still thinking about how to find the hotel, and the hotel soon appeared in sight—the house was just 200 meters away from the west gate, with a huge signboard clearly written "Seastone Hotel" in big characters, and the door In addition to various discount notices, there is also a map of Storm City on one side.
Pulling out the city map and putting it in their backpacks, the two led the horses to the stables at the back of the hotel along the notice board at the door, then went back to the front door, pushed open the heavy birch gate, and entered the hotel lobby.
"Welcome." When entering, the hotel owner was checking the account book, and said a welcome speech without looking up.
When Green and Nolan walked up to the counter made of white stone, the young and beautiful female owner of the Dolly tribe raised her head, and was obviously taken aback when she saw the appearance of the two.
Green waited for a long time before the boss asked the next question like "Dining or staying in a hotel?", and said, "I want two rooms, and we can order at the table later for dinner."
The beautiful boss finally came to her senses, and said perfunctorily, "Stay in the hotel? Then register with a stone..." Afterwards, she looked up and down again, and added meaningfully, "I'm afraid you are not a person who comes to Whirlpool Island at this time. Well, before something happens, I advise you to leave as soon as possible."