Chapter 459: Metropolis

Chapter 459 – Metropolis

The boss had finished observing Sol and Agu by now, and pushed aside the boy who was about to reply and stood in front of Sol’s side.

He leaned in slightly and said respectfully, “Yes, my lord, since the third recruitment order was issued by Archaust City three years ago, the little bit of people left in the town have all moved there as well. Now it’s only some orphans, old people, and the sick that stay in the town to live. If I didn’t have this inn to run, I wouldn’t have stayed here either.”

“Urbanization?” Saul didn’t realize that Archaeust City had developed to this extent, but could the underlying productivity of this era keep up?
“If people move to Archester City, what about farming? It can’t all rely on trade, can it?”

Sol’s question stumped the boss.

He had to put it in a different way.

“And who will farm the land?”

“Oh, it’s all the serfs and, and …… who farm the land,” the innkeeper understood Saul’s question this time, but forgot the words halfway through his answer.

“And magic tools, my lord!” The boy looked quite smart and immediately followed the boss to address Saul in the same way.

He could see that Saul wasn’t from the neighborhood, and carefully explained another sentence, “Magic tools are some props related to sorcery made by Baidong Academy, but ordinary people can also use them, and they’re so powerful that the time spent on planting the land is only half of half of the original time!”

Baidong Academy had actually made a batch of magic tools that could be used by ordinary people?
It should be a simple sorcery prop.

But how would they solve the problem that ordinary people would be radiated if they used sorcery props?

And as long as there was magic and spiritual power there was the possibility of contamination being born.

If it was a sorcerer, even just a second level sorcerer apprentice would have some means of solving the contamination.

But how would an ordinary person resolve the contamination after using a sorcery prop to create it?
They likely didn’t even have the ability to defend themselves.

Saul originally wanted to ask them what those molds looked like, but thought better of it. These people didn’t understand the real core even if they had seen it, so it would be better for him to see it for himself.

The boy on the other side was like an open box, still introducing, “The book says that those molds in the suburbs are just the simplest molds, the really powerful ones have to go to see those big factories in the city of Kaukoust. It is said that even ordinary people can make even more powerful magic tools with the help of magic tools. If it wasn’t for the fact that I need to take care of my grandfather here, I would have definitely gone into the city to work with brother Rufus as well.”

The boy was about to say something else when he was tugged by the innkeeper.

Saul glanced at the innkeeper and always felt that when he heard about those factories in the city, his expression wasn’t as yearning as the little boy’s.

There was even a hint of fear.

Next Saul asked some more questions, the little boy told Saul enthusiastically, and said that all of these were what he had read from the book. Saul if you want to fully understand the archaeological city, we recommend reading that book, it is particularly clear.

As it turned out, when he asked the title of the book, it was the very novel that the boy and the innkeeper had just read.

Just listening to the name makes one feel unreliable.

The innkeeper returned to the bar at this time and pulled out a brand new novel of the same type to give to Saul, “Please accept it, my lord, no money is needed. These books are all distributed to us for free in the city, just so we can give them to the travelers staying at the inn.”

The owner didn’t say anything, but when he had pulled them out before, he had charged the travelers for them.

Accepting the books unceremoniously, Saul stopped inquiring from the two men and turned his head to follow the boy as he checked into the adjacent compound.

The innkeeper on the side even came over to deliver food, very enthusiastic.

When they left, Saul heard the young boy still muttering about wanting to work in a factory.

The innkeeper, seemingly not wanting to lose his last waiter, said that the magical tools in those factories had eaten people.

The boy, on the other hand, was full of himself and said that it was because the workers were not operating properly and not following the rules.

Hearing this, Saul turned the book upside down in his hands and decided to finish it before entering the city.

Early the next morning, Saul and his group left the inn and continued their journey to the city of Kaukoust.

Last night, Saul read his first extracurricular book in the three years since he crossed over. But he skipped over the parts that were obviously yyy pastimes and focused on the details of life with the city.

It turned out that those details were also meant to be in double quotes. The book describes many dangers and even some bizarre events that farmer Little John encounters after he enters the city, but they all turn out to be the result of a sinister human heart or a lack of seriousness in the work of others in the end.

Witches are also mentioned in the book, but they are brought up in a few strokes, apparently not daring to go into detail.

The wizards in the book are mysterious, powerful and wise beings. Every time they develop a new magical tool, they bring great changes to the lives of ordinary people.

Even though there was Marsh driving the carriage, they still spent most of the day on the road. By the time the carriage arrived at the foot of Kaukoust City, the sun in the sky was already slanting westward once again.

The huge city drenched in orange-red sunlight appeared in front of Sol.

The skyscrapers lined up as if Saul had returned to his original world.

The city of Kaukoust was built on a mountain, with the sea on the two southwestern sides. To the north was a short mountain with a gentle slope, with only one flat spot to the east where one could drive in and out.

Outside the city was a not-too-high fence with soldiers manning it. A giant crossbow was mounted every few meters on the wall, and there was also a square hole every hundred meters.

It was written in the book where Little John entered the city that the holes hid magical crystal cannons that could be operated and detonated by ordinary people.

The eastern wall of the city opened three entrances, and each one had a long line.

But as Saul’s carriage approached, two soldiers immediately rushed over on horseback.

One of them held a compass in his hand, and after confirming it twice, he dismounted and came close to Saul.

“Honorable Sorcerer Lord, there is no need for you to line up to enter the city, please follow us this way.”

Saul pushed open the door of the car and looked at the compass in the soldier’s hand.

The exterior of his car didn’t have any markings of a sorcerer’s identity, and the other party, who was clearly an ordinary person, was able to identify himself as a sorcerer from so far away.

It was obviously the compass in his hand that was working.

Saul used to be in the Sorcerer’s Tower, where sorcery props were either used for fighting or for research, and there was rarely this kind of facilitated infrastructure.

The group was guided by two knights to the fourth entrance.

The gates here and the nearby walls were painted with concealment spells.

Upon entering the radiant range of the spell formation, the noisy sounds around them instantly became much quieter.

The two knights deliberately stopped outside the range of the spell formation and left after saluting.

At this time, there was already another person welcoming them, wearing a blue and white standardized dress. It was the kind of simple model that was very design-oriented without hindering movement.

The other person’s cuffs and collar as well as the hem were embellished with two silver embroidered lines.

“Good afternoon, Your Excellency.” The other party stood outside the car and spoke, “Welcome to Archaeust, I’m Dumal, a second level apprentice of the Baidong Academy, would it be convenient for you to do an identity registration?”

Agu stepped outside without letting the other see into the carriage.

“Convenient how, and inconvenient how?”

Dumal’s smile remained unchanged as he drew two metal cards from his front pocket.

One red, one blue.

“Naturally, we respect your wishes. Because in Archester, passes are required to enter and exit many places, and to make purchases. That is why we have prepared two kinds of passes for you, the blue one will simply register your information and make it easier for us to provide you with services. The red one is an anonymous pass, which is also available for most of the business, but when it comes to the core business, you may be required to show the appropriate proof before you can proceed. Of course, there is absolutely no problem with your basic living needs.”

Dumal politely handed both passes to Agu.

It was left to him to pick.

(End of chapter)