By evening, everyone had returned to Nanbula.
But none of them rested. Instead, they gathered in Night Alley, Nanbula's liveliest nighttime district.
Night Alley was Nanbula's largest den of extravagance. No matter how large or small a place was, it could never lack somewhere like this. Whether it was boasting or not, Night Alley at least dared to claim that it could offer Nanbula's finest goods. Whether beautiful women or fine food, this was the most high-end place in all of Nanbula.
Though Nanbula was a small place, plenty of merchants passed through it, and over time, they had naturally propped this place up.
Though it was called an alley, Night Alley was actually a five-story building that covered a considerable area.
Though it had five floors, it was nearly as tall as a seven-story building. In front of Night Alley lay a spacious plaza, which filled with all kinds of carriages every evening. Naturally, they all had one thing in common: their owners were either rich or noble.
At the center of the plaza stood a large fountain. Not only did it spray a column of water more than ten meters into the air before it fell back down, but a magic array at its base also emitted dazzling, multicolored light. Just maintaining that array's illumination cost thousands of gold coins every day, not to mention that it also had to control the spray of water.
Past the plaza stood a massive gate five or six meters tall. Night Alley's main hall was even more resplendent. The exterior was already lavish enough, but countless magic lamps had been installed within the hall itself. Their light made the entire hall shine brilliantly.
Works of art from all over the world were naturally indispensable as well. The pieces displayed in the