Florentine.
Florence is obviously not the largest city in the world. The largest is just an exaggerated statement by the villagers of Arubach Village. But we have to admit that even if Florence is not the largest city in the world, it is an extremely prosperous and huge city on the entire east coast, ranking firmly among the top five cities on the entire east coast.
The reason for this is that we must talk about the situation in Florence and its surroundings.
Floren is located in the middle of the Moorish Plain, and the Moor River, the largest river on the entire east coast, passes right outside the city. The abundant water flow of the river brought extremely developed transportation, making Florentine more attractive to merchants from all directions than some coastal ports, thus making Florentine the most famous city in the Moorish Alliance.
But Florentine was not the capital of the Moorish League.
This is because the Moorish Union is different from the political system of ordinary countries. It is a loose federation of city-states, similar to the Greek Federation in the history of the earth - every city in the territory nominally belongs to the same system. Sometimes, we will unite to resist together. In normal times, there is a high degree of autonomy and no jurisdiction over each other. Whether the development is good or bad depends on their own abilities.
This political system cannot be said to be bad, but it obviously has a huge disadvantage when facing many feudal-ruled countries around it. After all, there is no strong ruling core. Even if they can unite when they are invaded, it will be difficult to win.
This political system has been maintained and has not been destroyed by the attacks of neighboring countries. This is because many wizarding forces continue to fight and temporarily reach a peaceful result. In other words, it was caused by the wizarding forces.
The Moorish Alliance has hundreds of cities, large and small, distributed in a long and narrow strip of territory along the Moorish River. Surrounding it are four wizarding forces that are no less powerful than the White Stone Tower: White Mist City in the northwest, White Mist City in the northeast, Rose City, Deep Blue Castle in the southeast and Mushroom Forest in the southwest.
In addition, White Mist City has a good relationship with the wizard force further north - Rotting Swamp, Rose City has a good relationship with Black Castle, a wizard force to the north, and Jungle House has a good relationship with another wizard force nearby - Mushroom Forest. Out of Yiyuan, Deep Blue Castle itself is extremely powerful, and has recently had frequent exchanges with Death Valley in the south.
It can be said that the Moorish Alliance and Floren are the places where eight wizarding forces meet and are the center of the wizarding forces on the east coast.
Every wizarding force has tried their best to capture Florentine and the entire Moorish Alliance, but without exception, they have been strongly targeted by the other wizarding forces. In the end, a strange balance has been reached - each wizarding force is different. I am not interested in Florentine anymore, but as a place where I can communicate with other wizarding forces.
People with various purposes gather here. Ordinary people who do nothing, traders with dreams of getting rich, adventurers who yearn for excitement, young people who pursue powerful forces, sinister and cunning villains, hypocritical and cautious nobles, all live together with wizard apprentices and wizards, forming a unique world. Florentine.
Leaving Arubak Village, Richard spent three days arriving here.
Florence, outside the city.
Richard stood and stared at the huge city in front of him.
From the defense alone, one can see Florentine's majestic momentum.
The city walls of Florence are all made of large pieces of bluestone. The bluestones are bonded with clay and lime. There are no gaps and they look natural. In order to ensure its strength, the entire city wall is thick at the bottom and narrow at the top, in a trapezoidal shape. The narrowest part of the top is nearly five meters thick, making it extremely difficult to destroy.
A normal first-level spell smashed down with all its strength would not be able to penetrate the city wall. Ordinary troops trying to use trebuchets or the like to break open the gap would be like reaching the sky.
The entire city wall is like a man-made moat, with a height of nearly fifteen meters, blocking most people. Except for formal wizards who can leap, the rest of the people, including wizard apprentices, must either obediently walk through the city gate or find another way on their own. .
In addition, there are a large number of patrolling soldiers on the city walls and gates. They are well-equipped with long bows and machine crossbows with extremely long ranges. Some elite archers even have mana fluctuations on their arrows, which are specially used to deal with comparisons. It is a cheap magic prop for troublesome targets. Maybe you can't fight against the official wizards, but some figures like the leaders of the thieves dare to show off their strength and teach you how to behave in minutes.
Richard didn't want to cause trouble. He followed the flow of people, passed the city gate guarded by soldiers, and walked into the city of Florentia.
It can be seen that because the city of Florentine is built on a plain, there are no winding roads like White Rock City - here, the roads go straight.
Thirty-six broad main roads, three horizontally and vertically, divide the entire city into sixteen standard areas, and each standard area is divided into different places. There are both commercial streets with dense shops and quiet residential streets, which are well organized. sequence.
While walking on the road, Richard discovered that the most common thing here were various bakeries.
This is understandable. After all, the entire population of Florentine is estimated to be hundreds of thousands, or even close to one million. So many people are like a gluttonous beast, consuming a large amount of food every day.
In addition to bakeries, there are various public facilities such as public baths, theaters, arenas, statues, squares, and pools. Because of the huge size of Florence, everything can be found here in an astonishing way to meet the needs of most people. quantity.
Benefiting from this, everyone in Florentia seems to have a good standard of living. Even the beggars are not as weak and weak as elsewhere. Instead, they have bright eyes and walk with wind.
Seeing a person in gorgeous clothes, the beggar quickly stopped him and begged skillfully: "Sir, Your Excellency, you are so pitiful, please give me a few coppers and a piece of bread to eat.
Sir, you are such a good person, thank you for your copper. But... can you give me some more? I see you still have copper coins in your purse, so just give me some minced meat. Also, I couldn’t bear the thirst and wanted a bowl of soup.
Thank you very much, you are a great person. However, after eating and drinking, it will be dark and I will be homeless. Give me some more money and let me find a place to spend the night. But my clothes are so shabby, the hotel will definitely not let me in. How about you continue to be kind and let me buy another dress... Hey, sir, don't leave, don't leave..."
Richard looked at the beggar begging loudly on the roadside with a funny look on his face, shook his head and moved on. His clothes were all dark and there were no gorgeous decorations. He didn't look like a rich man, but he was not harassed. He walked through less than half of Florence smoothly, and he already had a general impression of the city in his mind.
In front of a fountain in a square, Richard stopped slowly and murmured: "Florent... Tsk, Florent!"