Chapter 237 Half Elf

As the caravan walked out of the woods, a wide stone road came into view.

After seeing the stone road, they hurriedly drove their livestock onto the stone road. Compared with mud roads and dirt roads, stone roads are much better.

Looking along this stone road, you can see this long road connecting all directions and extending into the distance.

Even the caravan members who had been here several times still sighed when they saw these.

In Donnar, it is almost impossible to see this kind of cobblestone road connecting the entire territory.

Ever since the Central Kingdom entered the Great Interregnum, the central power has been divided up, and the entire Donnar has been torn apart into independent knight kingdoms.

After that, there were few forces that came to build this kind of stone roads. Most of them were rammed earth roads, and at most one or two stone roads were built in some key places.

For a case like Jiuqi, repairing so many things at once would require a lot of manpower and money, which an ordinary knight kingdom simply cannot afford.

You have to know that some poorer knight kingdoms took decades to build even their own castles.

Moreover, in addition to the issues of manpower and money, in a knight kingdom under the feudal system, road construction is still a political issue. How to build it and where to build it first all require discussion and coordination with the knight nobles below.

Moreover, the most important prerequisite is to convince the feudal knights and nobles to be willing to build the road.

You know, not every feudal knight noble is willing to allow the king to have a shortcut to their territory, because this will strengthen the king's power.

Looking at the cobblestone road in front of him, Belon had a simple idea of ​​the wealth and centralization of old Qi.

After stepping onto the cobblestone road, the caravan's speed obviously increased by several levels. At the same time, Veron, Edison and others also became a little busier.

At the request of the caravan, they strengthened surveillance of the refugees in the rear to prevent them from merging with the refugees brought by other caravans and causing unnecessary trouble.

At the same time, under the urging of the caravan steward, the caravan also quickened its pace and successfully arrived at the target city that afternoon.

At the invitation of the caravan steward, Belon and others handed the refugees over to some local officials.

While the caravan steward was discussing the profits from this refugee shipment with officials, Veron was also curiously watching the orderly actions of the officials and soldiers in front of him.

Under their orders, the refugees passed through a metal gate one by one. Every time a person passed by, the metal gate would make a sound. After the sound was made, the official next to the metal gate would take a pen and write something on paper.

After completing the record, the refugees will be taken to the camp in the rear, and they will not be able to see what is behind them.

He listened roughly and heard about seven or eight different voices, and the officials' records seemed to be different depending on the voice.

This is weird, what is going on?

Veron scratched his head. Although he was not from a common family and had received some basic education, he still found it difficult to understand this completely unknown thing.

If you don’t understand, then ask.

Veron elbowed Edison who walked beside him, pointed at the metal gate and asked.

"How is it? Did you find out? What is that thing?"

Edison nodded and replied.

"I think I understand. Just like when we buy horses, the horse merchants will classify war horses into different qualities. That is a wizard's tool to identify the quality of refugees."

"It seems that the stronger and healthier the refugees are, the higher the price they offer."

"No wonder the stingy caravan steward never let the refugees starve. It seems that he wanted to sell them at a good price."

Veron nodded and said.

"I see. Did you find out anything else?"

"Oh, yes. If we want to enter the city, we have to register, state our identity, and get a card before we can enter the city. Otherwise, we will be treated as enemies."

Edison said in a somewhat speechless tone. "The wizards coming from Sinar are trouble."

"Keep your voice down. We are still in their territory. I heard that they call people spellcasters in Sinar. Be careful and don't keep calling them wizards."

Veron reminded.

"understood."

Edison nodded nonchalantly, not listening at all.

While the two were chatting, all the refugees brought by the caravan were finally inspected.

The recording officer handed the checked paper to the officer who was talking to the caravan steward.

He took the paper and read it several times. Then, he took out the seal he carried with him, stamped it on the paper, and then handed it to the caravan steward who was smiling in front of him.

After the caravan steward took the paper, he glanced at it and the smile on his face became even brighter.

After the caravan steward left with the papers, another caravan came over with his refugees.

After the refugee deal was completed, the work of Veron, Edison and others was over.

After receiving the due compensation from the caravan steward, Veron and Edison immediately headed to a nearby city.

They had long been curious about Jiu Qi, and if the work had not been completed, they would have run to the city long ago.

Belon was leading his warhorse in line, looking up at the tall city wall in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh.

“Is this the old Qi City?”

Just as Veron exclaimed, the person who was also queuing up to register heard the voice, looked at Veron and said with a smile.

"Is it your first time?"

Hearing his words, Veron looked over and saw a young man wearing simple clothes and carrying a longbow on his back. He looked experienced, but his face seemed a little childish.

However, after seeing his pair of pointed ears, Veron understood.

Half-elves, a subspecies of elves, have inherited some of the talents of elves, such as longevity, so it is normal for them to have young and immature faces.

Veron nodded and asked with some confusion.

"How do you know?"

The half-elf boy smiled and pointed at the city in front of him and said.

"This is not the old Qi City. This is a new city built just to facilitate trade with caravans. Even the official name has not been determined yet. It is just called New One City. The old Qi City is much more prosperous than this."

"what?"

Belon was a little surprised. This tall, prosperous city was actually just a new city. Wasn't it worse than the old one?
Thinking of this, Veron asked hurriedly.

"May I ask, sir, how is the old Qi City compared to here? Where is it? And how do we get there?"

The half-elf smiled and continued.

"Old Qi City, there are so many amazing places there. In my opinion, this place is not even one-tenth as prosperous as Old Qi City. If you want to go and have a look, you can buy a map and walk along the main road after getting an entry permit."

　Oh my god, how come it’s already past 12 o’clock? I’m fully present! ! ! !
　　Oh, by the way, my smart push notification has also been sent.

　　Shit! The average subscription was already dropping, now it’s all over.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)