At first, Yang Yi thought that Black Hunter was too exaggerated, after all, the Western Continent Royal City was very beautiful and majestic from a distance.
The riverside surrounding the royal city seems to be very beautiful, how can it be so unbearable.
But when he gradually approached, his face became more and more ugly - he was stinky.
"This river water..."
When Yang Yi approached, he saw the water in the river clearly, and felt dizzy. The scene was indescribable, the smell was even more pungent, and breathing became a luxury.
"This is too dirty!"
As soon as Yang Yi opened his mouth, he was rushed back a few steps by the turbid smell of river water with all kinds of animal viscera and excrement floating in it, and began to retch.
Rao was well prepared, and when he really faced it, he was still stimulated.
The faces of the other Starfire people were also not very good-looking, and they were all very shocked.
Although they are proud of the Xinghuo Tribe, they have been impacted by the Western Continent for so many years, and their deep-rooted impression of the Western Continent is still difficult to change.
I always thought this place was a civilized and developed world, how could I know it was so dirty!
Even if it is not in the Starfire tribe, other tribes rarely make the river so dirty.
This river is not like the backwater moat dug by hand at the beginning of Yicheng, but a large flowing river, but it is still so dirty and smelly, these people really regard the river as a garbage dump!
The soldiers with a more sensitive sense of smell silently put on the masks they had prepared before.
Because everyone has heard about the "notorious" reputation of the western mainland city, Yang Yi also made some simple preparations.
At first I thought it might be too exaggerated, but now it seems that it is a wise move!
"This river should be the main source of drinking water for Wangcheng, right? If it's so polluted, won't you be afraid of getting sick if you drink it?" Yang Yi was puzzled.
Mo, a doctor in the team, explained: "They don't know this. When people from the Western Continent were treated in the hospital before, they were puzzled by many of our practices and didn't trust them."
The medicine of the Xinghuo Tribe has developed rapidly in the past ten years. Everyone knows about germ theory and other knowledge, so a lot of it is common sense to them.
But in the Western Continent, there is no cheat like Yang Yi, and medicine is still in a very backward state.
Today's surgeons are done by barbers with good skills, but the medical skills are terrible.
It was originally just a minor illness, and it was very likely that he would die immediately after treatment.
Because of the backwardness of technology, generally no one would blame the barber for his poor medical skills. They would only think that the person had not received the favor of the gods and had his life taken back early.
People from the Western Continent like to go to the Eastern Continent for treatment and to buy medicines. It is because their technology is too backward, and whether they can be cured depends entirely on luck.
Although the Xinghuo tribe has just begun to develop, there are many people who still can't make things, and some medical principles are not very clear.
After all, although they have books, everything depends on themselves. Yang Yi can't provide any professional help, and the time is short, so the development is still limited.
But compared to the showy operations like the West Continent, the medical skills are still very good.
"Even if some people believe it, those are nobles, and they cannot be popularized among the common people." Hei Lie said.
Yang Yi looked at this river which looked very beautiful from a distance, but when he got close to it, he looked scary to death, and for a moment he didn't want to go into the city.
But curiosity still made him continue to walk towards the city, wanting to see what the royal city looks like.
When he reached the gate of Wangcheng, Joe was already waiting there, and saw them greet them warmly.
"I heard the crisp calls of birds early this morning, so I guessed that you should be able to reach Wangcheng today." Qiao walked in front of Yang Yi and saluted.
"Respected envoys, welcome to your arrival."
Joe has been doing very well in the Western Continent these years. Compared with En who concentrates on running caravans, he prefers noble activities.
Now he seldom goes out to do business, and spends most of his time in the Western Continent, relying on the things he brought from the Xinghuo Tribe, and mixing among the nobles.
Knowing that Yang Yi and Hei Lie's group were about to arrive in Wangcheng, they rushed here early to receive them in person.
"I haven't seen you for so long, I almost don't recognize you." Yang Yi looked at him sincerely.
Joe has always liked to dress up, like a peacock.
Every time he arrives at Xinghuo Tribe, he puts on a splendid attire, for fear of damaging his image as a gentleman.
Yang Yi thought that those attires were already at his peak, but he didn't expect them to be more exaggerated now, with more complicated clothes and various jewelry.
He still had high clogs on his feet, a wide-brimmed hat on his head, and a delicate walking stick in his hand.
This shape makes him taller by a large margin, making him look particularly tall.
Unlike the Eastern Continent who likes strong and powerful men, the nobles of the Western Continent prefer men who are taller and leaner.
Joe's face was also made up with powder, the makeup was still very heavy, and a wig was used as decoration on his head.
The strong aroma of his body can be smelled from a distance, the whole person is like a moving essential oil bag, and this strong smell can be smelled a few meters away.
When the fragrance is too strong, it will also become an uncomfortable smell, and Yang Yi is a little dizzy from the smoke.
"This is the real me."
Joe is very satisfied with his current appearance, and obviously prefers his current life to wandering around.
Under Qiao's leadership, Yang Yi and his party entered the royal city.
Sitting on a tall ostrich, you will be greeted by everyone's attention.
Most people in the Western Continent have never seen anyone riding an ostrich, and the appearance of the Eastern Continent is quite different from that of the Western Continent, so they are very eye-catching.
But as he walked into the city step by step, Yang Yi's complexion became more and more ugly, and he finally understood why Joe was wearing such high clogs.
The garbage on this street is more than ten centimeters deep! There are all kinds of garbage, including excrement, household garbage, and animal offal, etc., mixed together to give off a black stench.
If people who pass by don't wear high wooden clogs, their feet will be caught in the garbage, and once they are pulled out, there will be a big hole.
The thick garbage is sticky, but the people here walk on it very flexibly, and they are not trapped because of it. They are very used to such road conditions.
Yang Yi frowned tightly, and put on the mask silently, the smell was too choking!
"Is this the latest popular decoration of the Starfire Tribe?"
Seeing that everyone was wearing masks, Joe asked very curiously, but didn't understand the intention.
Yang Yi finally understood why he made himself so fragrant, it was to better shield the smell from the outside world!
"Yes, this is our new attire." Black Hunter opened his eyes and said nonsense.
Joe still thought it was quite interesting, but it didn't fit his aesthetics, so he didn't continue to ask.
Along the way, Yang Yi was slapped in the face by reality. He thought that it might be dirty when he first entered the city, and it would be better later, but he didn't see any good things after walking for a long time.
Moreover, Wangcheng is not as grand as imagined, the roads are very narrow, and everywhere is dirty, and the houses are also very low.
There are also small second-story houses, but the second floor is not high, and you may have to bend over to stand on it.
The ordinary people passing by all looked ashen. Although they were not as disheveled as many places in the Eastern Continent, they could also see that they were very poor.
They walked on the main road, and the gap between the rich and the poor was very obvious.
The wealthy are like Joe, who can't wait to hang all the expensive cloth, gold and silver jewelry on his body.
And it's not a random match. Although Yang Yi doesn't like this style, he can still see its delicacy and exquisiteness.
The clothes of the poor are very old, and there are many patches on the handy clothes, otherwise they are tattered.
Yang Yi looked around at the buildings here. Not all the houses here are made of stones, but many of them are built with wooden boards. The houses are very compact.
One by one, the population density is very large.
The residential area and the commercial area are not separated, they are mixed together, so this central avenue looks very chaotic.
There are also various animals running on the street, often running and excreting all the way.
"Gulu Gulu—"
[So dirty, so dirty, my feet have never been so dirty! ]
Xiaobai, who was following beside him, was devastated, and kept muttering that the whole goose was not well.
Xiao Hui was also much quieter than usual, and her walking steps became extremely heavy.
Yang Yi heard it sighing non-stop, but it didn't mutter like Xiaobai.
"Persist for a while, and it will be fine when we arrive at the castle." Yang Yi comforted.
Maybe it's just that the place where the common people live is relatively dirty, and the castle should not be like this.
Such a beautiful castle, and there are many slaves there, it will definitely not be buried like a civilian area.
"Gulu Gulu—"
[Hey, why is there a butt exposed there? ]
Xiaobai was muttering, and even gossiped over to watch.
As soon as he walked nearby, he saw a foul-smelling object that he didn't want to describe, and it fell down, almost splashing Xiaobai.
"Cuckoo -"
Xiaobai is going crazy even flying and jumping the whole goose, crazy, crazy, people in this place are crazy!
As a spiritual goose, Xiaobai is very clean, unless he is not particular about hunting in the wild, he even has a little cleanliness at ordinary times.
It has its own special house, which is neatly tidied up. If there is a little mess, it will find the cleaning staff to clean it up.
As a result, when he came to the Western Continent, his beautiful feathers were almost splashed by human excrement. If Yang Yi didn't stop it, he would have pecked his ass to pieces.
No, it's so dirty that such a noble goose can't eat it!
"Oh, master, let's go, get out of this frightening place!"
Xiaobai kept purring, and the whole goose was blown.
Yang Yi was also dumbfounded, surrounded by greetings and exclamation marks.
What's even more frightening is that the passers-by from the Western Continent were very calm, and no one showed a strange look at such a thing.
At least curse one bad luck, and then there will be no more.
Joe was a little embarrassed, and gave a fake cough: "Our place is not the same as the Starfire Tribe."
I didn't think there was any problem with this before, although it was very dirty, but after returning from the Xinghuo tribe, I always felt that it was too rude.
But the general environment was like this, and Joe couldn't change anything. After returning, he gradually got used to this scene.
But when facing the Sparkman, Joe felt uncomfortable.
Thinking of the clean and spacious streets of the Starfire Tribe, and looking at their ground completely submerged in garbage, Joe's most eloquent mouth is hard to salvage.
"What's it like in the castle?" Yang Yi said with difficulty.
As soon as Joe heard this, he immediately regained his spirits and began to introduce excitedly:
"The castle in the royal city is resplendent, luxurious and beautiful, and every part represents the nobility and wealth of the royal city. The gold decorated with the castle alone can be piled up into a mountain, and there are countless gems as inlays. The largest hall is very spacious , it takes 8,000 candles to illuminate the entire hall..."
Until he was about to enter the castle, Joe was still praising how luxurious the castle was, but as for the answer Yang Yi wanted, he never responded.
Walking into the palace garden, before entering the castle, Yang Yi already looked at the very magnificent and exquisite castle and had no desire to enter.
With excellent eyesight, Yang Yi saw someone splashing water from a window in the castle, the color and texture, and the state of it falling on the umbrellas of passers-by, and he understood something.
Yang Yi showed an awkward yet polite smile, is it too late to leave now