In the 728th year of the Dylan Empire Calendar, September 2.
After exhausting the two-day itinerary, Kane and the others finally arrived at the capital before the celebration.
Looking at the huge towering city wall in the distance, and the city gate that can accommodate a dozen people, they understood that the king's capital, St. Derby's City, was ahead.
The morning sun shone on everyone. Although they had come early, there were still many farmers or businessmen waiting in line outside the city gate.
In order to sell the vegetables and fruits they grow in the city as soon as possible, the farmers came here early.
The nobles in St. Depis love this kind of fresh seasonal vegetables, and they send their servants to buy them every day.
As for merchants, most of them travel between various cities to sell goods.
At this moment, a businessman wearing silk clothes and a gold bracelet was yawning boredly.
There are several carriages behind him, carrying all kinds of goods. Besides the servants on both sides of the carriages, there are also a dozen hired soldiers guarding them.
Of course, even if these businessmen were as rich as the enemy, they still couldn't change their status as commoners, and they still had to bow their heads to salute when they saw nobles.
No, the two groups of people on Kane's side walked through the queue, and the noble flags of their families were fluttering on the carriages. The nearby farmers and businessmen hurriedly bowed their heads and saluted them.
A group of people walked to the city gate that was still closed. When the guards saw that it was a nobleman's carriage, they hurriedly informed the soldiers above to open the city gate and let the nobleman enter first.
This behavior did not arouse the dissatisfaction of businessmen and farmers, in their view, this is a matter of course.
In this way, Kane's two teams entered the city of St. Depis very smoothly.
The bustling scene caught their eyes.
There are many shops on both sides of the street, and there are a variety of shops here. There is nothing you can't think of here.
Looking into the distance, one can see a gorgeously decorated, towering giant castle, which is where the king and the royal family live.
On the west side of the castle, you can vaguely see some mage towers, which is where the mage academy is located.
On the east side, there are also several extraordinary buildings. Kane knows that it is the Royal Academy, a school that many common people dream of, but only those with extraordinary talents can enter.
Seeing that he had reached the interior of the king's capital, Juta came to Kane and bid farewell.
"Thank you, Your Excellency Kane, for taking care of you this day. I will go and leave first. I hope we can meet again during the celebration."
Kane smiled and said, "Okay, Mr. Uta, have a good journey."
After waiting for Uta to leave, Kane led everyone in the team to a more luxurious hotel.
His Highness Andena invited him to attend the celebration this time, and also prepared several accommodations for him.
This is the case with the inn in front of me, which is only open for nobles, and the owner behind it has some relationship with the royal family.
Asking the driver to park the carriage in the stable of the hotel, Kane led several people into the hotel.
The waiter in the store greeted him with a smile on his face, and he asked with a smile.
"Are the adults looking for housing?"
Kane, who was the leader, nodded, and handed the other party a piece of gold-rimmed ticket paper, which was attached to him by His Majesty Andena in the letter.
The waiter saw this ticket and understood that this was a distinguished guest invited by His Majesty the King. Immediately, he led several people to the third floor of the hotel, and generously arranged eight guest rooms for them.
Like magic, the waiter took out eight bunches of keys from behind him, gave them to Kane, and said, "My lord, this is the key to the room for your group. We provide free meals on the first floor of the hotel. You are welcome." Come and enjoy."
After speaking, he saluted and left the third floor, leaving only Kane and the others.
Holding the keychains, Kane first distributed them to everyone one by one, and then told everyone to take a good rest today, and then he walked into his room first.
Opening the door, the interior decoration is not as gorgeous as the outside of the hotel. There is a big bed, a chair, a desk, and a fireplace for keeping warm in the room.
Kane was a little tired and put his luggage on the ground. He took off the armor he had been wearing for the past few days, changed back to noble clothes, and relaxed on the armchair.
The hotel's sound insulation is very good, and within a short while he actually gradually fell asleep, which shows that a lot of fatigue has accumulated in his body in the past few days.
On the other side, Sitz walked into the room very excitedly after getting the keychain.
But he didn't stay for long, he picked up his staff and left the room.
Sitz did not forget one of the purposes of coming to the capital, which was to browse through the specialty stores of spells and staffs, and to buy something for his family back home.
He walked downstairs to the first floor of the hotel, where the previous waiter mentioned that the hotel provided free meals.
And Sitz, who had been on his way early in the morning, hadn't had breakfast yet, so he wanted to come here to solve this problem.
Under the guidance of a waiter, Sitz came to the restaurant on the first floor, and at the same time, he also found Catherine who was feasting.
"Eh?! Sitz, sit here." Catherine said in surprise, and then waved.
Sitz came to Catherine's table with a smile and sat down.
"What a coincidence, Catherine, that you come down to dine, too."
Catherine nodded and said, "Well, I'm just hungry, anyway, it's still early, so let's have a meal first."
The waiter filled a set of tableware in front of Sitz, and introduced the meals here to him.
Catherine suggested: "I recommend you to eat the desco set meal, it tastes pretty good."
Sitz readily accepted and ordered the meal from the waiter.
While waiting, Catherine asked, "Are you going out later?"
"Yeah, I'm going to take a good look at the city," Sitz said.
Catherine took a sip of the milk in the glass and said, "That's right, I also have the same idea, I'll wait for you to finish eating."
"OK."
The meal was served in front of Sitz in a short while. Hungry, he ate it and quickly finished the meal.
After the meal, the two left the restaurant together and walked out the door of the hotel.
The noisy voices filled their ears again. This is the capital, an extremely prosperous city, far beyond the comparison of Kane's Eagle Fort.
"Where do you want to go?" Catherine asked Sitz.
Sitz thought for a moment and said, "My lord, as I mentioned earlier, the largest shop for selling spells and staffs seems to be in the south. I want to go there first."
"Okay, let's go."
The two passed through the bustling crowd and walked towards the south. Although one of them was wearing leather armor with a long sword hanging from his waist, and the other was wearing a large mage robe and holding a staff, among the various crowds in the capital, It seemed inconspicuous.
(end of this chapter)