Chapter 142 Ginza
Ginza.
The capital of the Silver Empire, the city of world desire, the brightest pearl of Sinar, and one of the two most prosperous cities in the history of human civilization.
This is a city praised by countless people. No matter who they are, even if they are tired of hearing the praises and have made all kinds of preparations in advance, as long as they come to this city for the first time, they will be shocked by the prosperity and glory of this city.
It is a product of the Silver Empire's most powerful and prosperous period during Littorio's reign.
Ginza was born by a legendary spellcaster who led thousands of spellcasters, used the unlimited support of the entire Silver Empire, and forged a huge city using countless precious and extraordinary materials.
This is a miraculous city that is almost impossible to replicate even if Littorio is resurrected, takes over power again, and rules the Silver Empire once again.
Even after experiencing the division of the Silver Empire, the bloody civil war, and changes and upheavals both large and small, this city that has been established for thousands of years still looks bright and beautiful.
Especially after the Central Kingdom collapsed in the green tide and the only city that could communicate with it lost contact, Ginza also solidified its position as the most prosperous city for mankind.
During Littorio's reign, he swept across Sinar, and obtained a large amount of mithril through mining, collection and plundering. He also used legendary magic to melt it into a mithril throne symbolizing wisdom and power. The throne, named "Silver Throne", is located in the central palace of this city.
Almost every Silver Emperor sits on the Silver Throne, maintaining and commanding this vast empire.
Standing under the tall walls of Ginza, Hela pulled the packhorse with her left hand, raised her head slightly, and looked at the tall city in front of her with a hint of amazement.
The outermost huge city walls were made of the finest common materials, mixed with a large amount of extraordinary metals, and were enchanted with extremely complex runes, forming a huge rune model.
Although the runes were vague and difficult to see clearly, Hela could sense the astonishing scale and power of this rune array just by looking at its appearance.
Hela has traveled to many places with Roland, so in this world, she can be considered well-informed.
She originally thought that Ginza was at most like Blue Glory or Black Domain, but with this outer wall, it surpassed all the school cities Hela had seen in the Tower of Truth.
What an exaggeration.
Looking at the city wall that seemed to be glittering in front of her, Hela felt a little emotional.
Except for Hela, outside Ginza, most of the ordinary people who came here for the first time, or who had been here several times but were not used to it yet, and the extraordinary people were looking at this huge city with amazement in their eyes.
Not far from them, the residents who were already accustomed to the beauty of Ginza raised their heads and chests with proud expressions.
Even the poorest patriot of Ginza can't help but straighten his chest when he thinks of Ginza's wealth and prosperity.
However, although Hela was surprised, Roland, who had seen big scenes before, naturally didn't feel anything.
In Roland's opinion, Ginza is no different from the school city of the Tower of Truth, except that it is a little bigger. In the final analysis, it is just a feudal city with a bit of fantasy.
It doesn't feel as good as Castle in the Sky.
Although Hela was indeed shocked by Ginza, she was a fourth-level spellcaster after all, and she had also seen the mountains of resources piled up after Roland harvested several ruins. Therefore, Hela was the first to come to her senses.
She looked at Ginza again, then followed Roland and followed the crowd into Ginza.
Relying on the spellcaster badge, the two easily passed the city inspection. Then, after passing through the long city gate, they finally officially entered this prosperous city.
When the sunlight shone on the two of them again, a flock of white doves flew past in front of them.
As the wings flapped, Hela subconsciously closed her eyes slightly.
After the white doves flew past, she opened her eyes.
A neighborhood that perfectly satisfied almost all of Hela's imaginations appeared in front of her.
The ancient streets are wide and flat, with neatly paved floors. People come and go, and there are busy shops on both sides of the street. The windows are filled with a wide variety of goods, and the various bright colors are dazzling. Bursts of laughter and piano music can be heard from the taverns on the roadside, and guests gather together to drink and chat.
Residents walked around in colorful clothes with smiles on their faces, and children ran and played on the streets, enjoying the sunshine and freedom. It was very lively, and the ancient streets witnessed the peace and prosperity. Peace and prosperity, this was Hela's first impression.
So perfect that it seems fake.
Hela silently observed the passers-by in various clothes, as well as the various expressions and body languages they revealed.
Although she couldn't see any problem, she still felt that there was an indescribable sense of incongruity in everything she saw.
She followed Roland, frowning and thinking.
However, until Roland booked a room and the two of them rested in the room, she couldn't figure out the source of the sense of disobedience.
After Roland tidied up the room and set up a small warning magic circle, he sat opposite Hela, looked at the thoughtful Hela, and asked.
"You've been like this since we entered the city. What are you thinking about?"
Hearing Roland's words, Hela also looked up at him and told him what she had seen and felt when she entered the city.
“It feels inconsistent.”
Roland smiled, opened a map of Ginza city that he had bought when he went upstairs, put it on the table, and said.
"Maybe this can solve your doubts."
After hearing Roland's words, Hela looked at the map on the table curiously.
At the same time, Roland pointed to the edge of the map and said.
"We came in this way."
Looking at the densely packed urban divisions on the map, Hela frowned thoughtfully, her fingers following the roads on the map through the intricate urban areas.
She bit her lip and recalled what she had seen along the way, combining the structure of the map.
What's the problem?
Hela felt as if she had overlooked a crucial condition.
"A reminder: don't apply the common sense of the Tower of Truth to Ginza."
Seeing that Hela still couldn't think of an answer, Roland began to offer a hint.
Hela looked up at Roland in confusion. Common sense in the Tower of Truth?
An inspiration flashed through Hela’s mind, and she quickly looked down at the map.
Ginza is very different from the academic city in one respect.
The school city never hides the existence of supernatural powers, and many repetitive daily maintenance of the city is handled by puppets.
However, Ginza does not have such an open atmosphere, and many advanced technologies are not widely used. At least, Hela did not see any puppets responsible for the daily maintenance of the city on the streets.
Judging from the population density she had just seen along the way, combined with the number of districts in the city, the population of Ginza might be in the millions.
If there were no puppets, the number of workers needed to maintain Ginza's daily life would definitely not be a small number.
Even in Ginza, Hela didn't believe that these high-ranking nobles would offer such high wages to so many workers.
What Hela saw along the way were all those bright and colorful guys. So, what about these workers?
(End of this chapter)