High Above

Triangular Tower City, one of the lower cities ruled by the Xinbier family.

This family was once a well-known noble family with military merit in the eastern border of the empire. It had strong authority in the vast plain area south of Icewind Valley.

In history, the Xinbier family has repelled more than a dozen raids by the Cangtian Royal Court's land assault fleet, and finally cooperated with the Imperial Army to stop them east of the mountain fortress. They are one of the great nobles with both meritorious service and force.

However, even such a powerful local noble had to give up his family's original power in the East and became the leader of the lower city of the imperial capital under the orders of Axel, the defender of the land who originally had a great reputation in the East. One of the leaders.

This is actually not a bad thing for them.

The Triangular Tower is a super giant alchemy tower. As a local landmark, it is 395 meters high. The area under its jurisdiction has a high-quality population of more than one million and contains more than a dozen large alchemy companies. Workshop, with production lines ranging from armored freight vehicles to military armor, and an extremely developed alloy smelting plant.

Almost all industrial alchemy products in the Imperial City, including but not limited to farm machines, fertilizers, weed killers, communication equipment and various types of alchemy machinery, are produced here. In addition, some large-scale processing plants for special sublimation materials and sublimation plants are also produced here. Built here.

If the Xinbier family was originally just a rich man from the Eastern Territory - a rich man with a bit of military power - then now they are a member of the core power circle of the imperial capital, possessing enough power to be respected by any force in the world.

At least, for the Xinbier family, which was originally an important ally of Axel, this choice can be said to be a huge profit.

Ian was walking on the streets of the lower city, where people were coming and going. Pedestrians on the streets were walking along the sidewalks, and vehicles were also driving on the solid roads in an orderly manner.

Orderly, lively, and full of life - there are always plenty of goods in the stores, and these goods will be sold continuously, the guards patrolling the streets will not extort citizens, and the people here are also hospitable and welcome outsiders. The city is filled with people who are passionate about settling in and are more than happy to help with directions.

"No, thank you, I know the way. Well, I just came here not long ago, but I know the way."

Ian politely declined the warm invitation from two ladies and a gentleman to guide him. He felt a little moved by the friendliness of the residents of the imperial capital.

On the way back to Zhongcheng District, Ian brought a gift he had prepared for Mo Feng: his handwritten account of his experiences in the Great Maze of the South China Sea.

Based on observation, Ian determined that the wind fairy named Mo Feng was very fond of this kind of book, and it would be even better if it was an adventure related to the maze and various mysterious relics of the pre-era civilization - —Her adventure in the South China Sea happened to be her favorite type.

Moreover, as a handwritten book, as a gift, it has absolute sincerity. The boy believes that the other party will definitely be very satisfied.

Imperial City Midtown, third floor.

At this time, the third floor area is covered with a layer of hazy mist. This is a purification method used to settle and absorb dust and various possible toxic substances. The hazy mist will gradually turn into a light rain and slide down to the ground along the eaves. , and then submerged into the developed water circulation system in the central area of ​​the Imperial Capital, and after purification, it merged into the natural water system around the Imperial Capital.

Following the address Hua An left, Ian soon arrived at Mo Feng's address.

This is a small southern-style building with a red tile roof, and a rather high base designed to prevent moisture. However, in the imperial capital, this kind of structure is just the personal preference of the builder. On its third floor, or in an erected spire, there is a small study room surrounded by transparent glass. You can imagine its owner reading books and admiring the scenery from a high place.

In addition, there are many weeds and wild flowers planted in the front yard of the small building. Yes, they are weeds, carefully planted and fertilized weeds. They are quite vigorous and bloom with all kinds of variegated flowers. In the middle of a pile of weeds, there is an artificial beehive, and many bees are mingling with it. flying in the grass garden.

"It seems that this lovely elf lady has a different way of understanding the natural landscape. But I have to say that this is indeed the most natural planting method - and it is indeed very worry-free."

This is Ian's comment. He doesn't think there's anything wrong with weeds, he just doesn't know that he should stand at the door and shout, 'Here I come! ’ Or try to find where the doorbell is.

How do goblins greet guests?

But obviously, it's not needed. A bee in the hive saw Ian, flew around him, and the door of the small building opened.

Ian walked toward the building along the path covered by grass. The door was already open, and he could even hear Hua An's voice saying that he was coming to pick him up.

But it was another goblin who came to open the door for him.

——Purple ink that exudes the scent of books.

This was the first thought in Ian's mind.

The light flowing out from the small building has a warm orange color and overflows from the door, illuminating the figure of the white-haired boy, while a fairy girl wearing a dark purple dress floats in the air, her dark eyes flashing Curious, she smiled and nodded at him.

She has beautiful long dark purple hair, but if you look closely, you will find that these hair are actually some kind of fluid, which is just gently held by the wind and flowing in the air, while her dark eyes are like ink, flowing in the air. Bringing up a trace of ink ripples.

No, it's not just that... the entire body of the opponent, whether it's the slender wrists or the long pointed ears, the elegant dragonfly-shaped wings or the wizard hat on his head, are all made of some kind of fluid, water mist. Made with Japanese style!

——This goblin is painted in the style of ink and wash? !

Will there be abstract fairies in the future? With a bright future in mind, this does not seem impossible...

Mo Feng, Mo Feng... is really ink and wind...

"It's our first time meeting in real life." At this moment, the purple-haired Miss Mo Feng greeted happily. Her tone was quite familiar. Obviously, there is no difference between reality and virtual world for the goblin. She already felt that Ian was officially meeting. They were acquaintances: "Come in quickly, Hua An and Shuangdie are waiting."

"yes……"

Immediately surprised by Mo Feng's realistic painting style, Ian walked into the small building.

Then he realized that this place was more like a small library in the shape of a small building than a house.

There are books everywhere on the four walls, and all kinds of books and anthologies are neatly placed on their labeled bookshelves, with only a piece of leisure furniture like a water bag chair placed in the center.

Hua An and Shuangdie happened to come down from the second floor: "Ian, are you here?" "Father~"

They had obviously been chatting with Mo Feng before, because flying over with them was a water bag chair of the same style on the ground.

"This is where fairies often gather in the Imperial Capital, but I'm usually the one taking care of it."

Mo Feng said softly, her tone was like a breeze blowing through the fragrance of flowers in the courtyard, and Ian also smiled and presented the gift he had prepared, making the fairy lady make an unexpected sound: "Ah, this Is it...a record of your experiences written by you yourself?"

"It's still a maze adventure - I've been wanting to ask about this since I heard Hua An talk about it. I didn't expect you to actually write a book about it. It's really great!"

Facts have proved that even a 'book' fairy like Mo Feng is just as lively when he is happy.

After Mo Feng happily took out a bag of human-sized water bag chairs from the basement, Ian sat on this cool and soft chair with the other goblins and began to listen to the happy afternoon chats of the goblin ladies. While happily taking out a book from Miss Mo Feng's private collection, he flipped through it.

Because of the quite appetizing gift, Miss Mo Feng readily agreed to Ian's request to borrow it, and even agreed that Ian would take it home and read it slowly. Although he didn't need it, he was indeed very happy.

A good gift can indeed make making friends more effective with less effort.

But soon, because of a keyword, Ian raised his head from the book and began to listen to the goblins' unbridled chat.

That keyword is naturally the ‘Gushan Conference’.