Deep in the Berserk Sea, a certain area far away from the regular south North Continent channel.
Four Three-Masted Sailing Ships fully loaded with cargo were sailing hard among Storms. They furled half of their sails to prevent the ships from capsizing in the strong wind. The helmsman carefully controlled the direction, passed between two groups of rain clouds, and returned to the sunshine.
"I didn't expect that far away from the safe channel, there is such a channel that can avoid dangerous sea areas... Last time I went to the Southern Continent, there was no way to enter here..."
Standing on the deck of the "Red Haired Woman", the red-haired Ilian Sauron murmured as he picked up a telescope and looked into the distance. He soon discovered the destination of the fleet in the mist on the sea: a small island with virgin forest and several low hills.
This island without even a name has an inconspicuous mark on the chart, and it is recorded that it has a natural haven and fresh water resources. However, the ships in the channel near Pathway would rather travel hundreds of more nautical miles to Dirinius Island in the north to resupply, rather than stop at this uninhabited island.
"But it's different now... With a safe channel leading here and an artificial port, this place will become busier and busier... And my fleet is the first batch of pioneers to call at the port of 'Dream City'..."
Thinking of this, Helene puffed up his chest with some pride. Unfortunately, William, Tia and others were assigned to other ships due to the rapid expansion of the fleet. At this time, there were only some people looking at her new Sailor with half awe and half amazement, but there were no old friends to talk to.
By the way, where is Ariel? Could it be that my destiny is to be with a Siren... She looked around and suddenly found that the flexible Siren in the water had swam away impatiently, leaving only a white spot near the water antenna.
Even she left me...
In Helene's frustration, the four cargo ships approached the island, went around to the backside where it was sheltered from the wind, and docked next to a temporary dock.
Near the dock, the originally dense trees, hills and hills have been flattened by some force, and the prototype of a huge port has been initially established. Countless workers are shuttled among them, building houses, paving roads, and laying foundation piles for the dock. They are very busy.
Because of this, the fleet of Helene can only unload the cargo next to the temporary dock, which inevitably increases the operation time. According to her estimation, she will have to stay here overnight before she can complete all the work tomorrow and set sail back to Bayam.
Leaving the rest of the work to William who was good at calculations, Helene got on the carriage leaving the port and prepared to go to the "Dream City" that Miss Angelica said.
The person riding in the carriage with her was a tall middle-aged woman who seemed to have some Feysac blood. Taking advantage of her eloquence, Helene got everything she wanted to know out of her within a few minutes.
This lady's name is Kaya. She is indeed Feysac people as Helene guessed. However, she came to settle in this city more than ten years ago and the residents who call themselves Dream City have long since disowned the country in the north.
This city, which is said to have been founded more than a thousand years ago, has 100,000 residents. It used to rely entirely on its own internal production cycle to be self-sufficient. However, due to an internal crisis some time ago, it changed its policy and resumed external contact.
"Can one hundred thousand people be self-sufficient? You have to have people producing industrial products and creating cultural works, right? But that will cause problems with food production..."
Helene asked in disbelief.
She has traveled extensively and experienced a lot, and she knows that a city of 100,000 people can be called an industrial city, an art city, or a university city, but it is absolutely impossible to meet all the needs by yourself without communicating with the outside world for more than a thousand years!
"I don't know the specific principle, but it is said that the extraordinary power of High Sequence is used... You are also Beyonder. You should know that many Pathway have magical powers that completely subvert reality. I know a 'biologist' who can greatly increase the output of farms and pastures..."
Kaya scratched his head and explained.
Relying on extraordinary power... I have never heard of any city that relies on this method to operate... Helene had more and more doubts in his mind. He was about to continue asking questions when he heard the coachman shouting outside the carriage:
"We're in the city."
So fast? Helene was stunned for a moment, and did not bother to talk to Kaya anymore. He opened the car door and left the car, which seemed a bit cramped due to the other party's tall stature, and stepped onto the street paved with black stone slabs.
In front of her eyes, a picture scroll slowly unfolded that looked like Fourth Epoch depicted in a history book.
Compared with the red-walled and green-tiled buildings of Intis, the rough and solid vaults of Feysac, and the neat but featureless streets of Loen, the houses of "Dream City" are mainly black in tone, and the roofs are mostly asymmetrical structures. Distortion There is a peculiar order in. The straight streets extend into the distance, gathering towards the park in the city center like the spokes of a wheel. With Helene's excellent eyesight, he can see an ancient but very huge Three-Masted Sailing Ship in the middle of the woods in the park.
That is the ship of "Golden Queen" Angelica Zaki, "Queen Anne's Revenge"!
It had an accident while traveling through Spirit World and was stranded in this city? Or maybe the entire city was actually created by Miss Angelica, so her ship is parked in the city center?
Thoughts popped up in Helene's mind one after another, until the female Feysac people Kaya got off the carriage and came to her side, saying with a smile on her face:
"I was just as surprised as you when I first came here... It's a pity that you didn't catch the best time. Now, it's just an ordinary city."
"The best time?"
Helene looked back at the stranded Ghost Ship and asked subconsciously.
"At that time, this 'Dream City' was still a floating city..."
Kaya answered with a slightly sad expression, then felt in his pocket, took out a page of colorfully printed paper, and stuffed it into Helene's hand:
"By the way, in this city, you'd better obey these laws, otherwise you will be severely punished."
The latter's eyes naturally looked at the "law" in his hand.
"Dream City Provisional Law (Version 3):
"This law is enacted in order to maintain the stability of the city and protect the safety of residents' lives and property. No residents, outsiders, or the creatures or objects they control are allowed to violate it, otherwise they will be subject to various penalties in accordance with the regulations!
"Article 1: The following acts are considered crimes: murder, theft...
"Article 2:..."
They are similar to the laws of other countries and cities, but they are written very roughly. They should be just general regulations. The real laws may be in a thick book... Helene's eyes quickly scanned the "Prohibition" lines, and he felt a little more relaxed.
Until she saw the last line of information that was completely inconsistent with the previous serious content:
"West Borough Raphael Street Saint Angelica Church has been repaired. Welcome to listen to the sermon. Demoness, who is in charge of Calamity, will give you the blessing of avoiding disasters."
"... This city is filled with an atmosphere that makes me feel comfortable. The architectural planning is neat but not rigid or cramped. The residents are polite and law-abiding, but not rigid. Their clothes are very retro, as if they walked out of a museum, but without the pedantry and obsolescence of that period...
"I was recognized as a foreigner when I first arrived here, but the local residents did not make things difficult for me. They just kindly reminded me to abide by the laws of this city... The word they talked about most was law. This made me curious, what kind of consul can be so respected?
"... I met the consul. She didn't even look like an adult. She was only a little taller than Xio, but her stern eyes made people breathless. She should be an Beyonder of 'Arbiter' Pathway, and Sequence is much taller than Xio's 'Judge'!
"According to the suggestion of my new friend Goredolf, I visited the pasture outside the city and tasted the fresh milk. It was more mellow than what I drank at Backlund... According to the 'biologist', the raw materials of food do not need to be high-end, freshness is the most important. The highest state of eating steak is to chase the cow. I doubt it...
"... I visited the stranded Ghost Ship in the park in the city center. It is a hundred meters long, completely black, and has a scale-shaped bow carving. It reminds me of the Ghost Ship in a certain novel. It is strange that no one can tell how it appeared in the park lake.
"After coming out of the City Hall, I plan to go to the city's Memorial Hall. It is said that it has been converted into a church to enshrine the city's Guardian Angel.
"In a city of 100,000 people, there is actually Guardian Angel? In an occult sense, this means that a Angel of Sequence 2 is protecting the city! Backlund probably doesn't have such treatment..."
Taking a long breath, Fors closed the notebook and looked up at the church in front of him.
It has bifurcated black arches and eight ten-meter-high stone pillars on both sides, which together support the dark dome and the Distortion, majestic relief.
From time to time, residents come in and out from the door, bringing out the smell of incense inside. Looking in from the perspective of Fors, you can see rows of wooden benches and the altar at the deepest point.
For her, who has entered the largest steam church in Loen - Saint Hillan Cathedral, although the church in front of her is very grand in style, it is completely inferior to the former in terms of staffing and interior decoration, let alone Archbishop Cathedral located in Intis Trier Cathedral District.
As far as I know, Angel is the only one stationed in the steam church of Trier, who is on duty with Sun Church... I still can't believe that such a small church can worship a Grounded Angel. Fors hesitated for a moment, stepped into the black arch, and came to the interior of the church.
She scanned the concave and convex marks on the walls on both sides like knives and axes with a "Scribe" scrutinizing gaze. She passed by the asymmetric number of candlesticks above her head, 40 on one side and 41 on the other, and finally stopped at the deepest altar of the Prayer Hall.
Unlike Orthodox Church, which has a holy symbol hanging above the altar, this altar enshrines a female statue whose proportions are exactly the same as those of a normal person.
Her long hair is flowing, her face is hazy but it is difficult to look away, she is wearing a complicated classical dress, her feet are bare, her toes are on the ground, one hand is leaning on her chest, and the other is raised forward, with patterns of lightning and flames on her palms.
The expression of the statue is lifelike, and the movements are vivid and natural. If it weren't for the fact that the material looked obviously stone, Fors would almost think it was a real person acting.
Is this Guardian Angel... Her eyes reluctantly left the statue's face and swept over Gentle Beauty's slender body set off by the long skirt, and she was suddenly stunned.
This Guardian Angel is the "Empress" Miss of Tarot Club!