It has been two or three days since Nafu City came out, and we are getting closer and closer to the royal capital.
Claire was lying in the carriage at this time. He didn't bring anyone here, so he brought the wolf king as a mount. Because he didn't want to walk, he wanted to get on the carriage and was kicked by Claire.
Behind them was a row of carriages, all of which were horsemen selected by Claire from the original shop to transport goods. The carriages carried MSG as well as snacks like squid shreds and wooden boxes.
There were no guards accompanying him along the way. There were several level four Magic Scrolls in Claire Spatial Ring, so he was not afraid of any robbers who would dare to come and rob him. If a Archmage level robber really comes, then he will consider himself unlucky to have reached the Archmage level and still do such sneaky things. What can he do? If the other Archmage didn't spend nearly 100,000 Gold Coins, you can't even think of asking them to do this kind of thing. The goods in your own fleet have not yet reached 100,000 Gold Coins.
The closer we get to the royal capital, the more horses and convoys we encounter, which makes it safer and safer.
Suddenly the carriage paused, and Claire sat up in shock.
The coachman outside panicked and explained, "Sir Viscount, there is a strange bird in the sky!"
Claire opened the curtains, lay on the window and looked up at the sky.
With his knowledge, he quickly recognized it. It was Royal Capital Magic Academy's traffic mount. Light Chasing Bird's wingspan could reach more than two hundred meters, and it could easily carry hundreds of people on its back. It was said that it was a hybrid of the Royal Capital Magic Academy's Archmage. It was very fast but had no attack power. It was later used as a means of transportation.
However, it is not something that ordinary people can afford, at least with Claire's current net worth, it is completely unaffordable, and the threat from the air is also huge. Because its own strength is too weak, it usually has to be followed by a Archmage level mage to resist interference and sneak attacks from other aerial monsters.
Claire also saw the young men sticking their heads out from time to time on the back of the bird, their eyes full of expectation, and said to themselves, "This time period should be the time for the Magic Academy to recruit students. These should be noble children from various places."
Magic is different from Battle Aura. Generally, only those with a lot of money in their families can practice it. Except for a few really talented magicians, most magicians are from noble families. Otherwise, just doing an experiment will cost dozens of Gold Coins. But your family's annual income does not exceed three or four Gold Coins. What kind of magic are you doing?
Magic Academy officially entered school at the age of sixteen. Before Claire, when his family's financial situation was not yet in decline, his father spent tens of thousands of Gold Coins on his behalf to hire some High Mage to teach him magic. The purpose was to directly enter Royal Capital Magic Academy as a junior mage when he was sixteen. But it is a pity that Claire finally learned the rank of junior mage. If he entered Magic Academy, he would definitely be far ahead of the other students. But when the family went bankrupt, he could only return to the viscounty to inherit the territory.
However, the strength of these noble children sitting Light Chasing Bird is definitely not as strong as before Claire. The truly powerful nobles either live in the royal capital or live in the big cities in the kingdom, and those big cities There is also a dedicated Magic Academy here, so there is no need to go to great lengths to come here to study. Even if they really admire Royal Capital Magic Academy, they will not come with so many people on Light Chasing Bird, which will lower their status.
"It's okay, just go." Claire pulled down the curtain and ordered.
The coachman looked at it a few times in surprise, then reluctantly looked back and continued to drive the horse forward.
After almost half a day's journey, Claire finally saw the gate of the royal capital. From a distance, it looked like a hill, much more imposing than Nafu City.
Claire touched his nose, "In a few months, I came back again."
After arriving at the gate of the royal capital, Claire got off the carriage and rode on the Wolf King. These goods had to go through several levels of review before entering the royal capital. You can just leave them to the people below. You don't have to follow. When the time comes, just ask Shane to send someone to pick them up.
The soldiers guarding the city didn't react too much when they saw Gale Wolf King sitting under Claire. They were used to seeing these nobles riding strange monsters in and out of the royal capital.
However, the captain still politely called Claire: "Dear Viscount, your mount needs to be subject to some control, otherwise it will not be able to enter the royal capital."
Claire nodded and passed the message to the Wolf King to tell him not to resist.
"Have you seen that the soldiers guarding the city are all Silver Rank in strength, and their captain is a Gold Rank knight. One knife can cut you in half, so be careful not to wander around in the capital, understand?"
The Wolf King whimpered a few times, and then he honestly put on a metal ring like a collar. It was a magic tool that could instantly release electric magic to paralyze the opponent's body when the monster went crazy and bit people. Every monster that entered the capital had to wear it.
The royal capital is divided into Inner City and Outer City. There are more residents living in Outer City, while the number of residents in Inner City is not that small. It can also be thought that the people living in Inner City are wealthy businessmen or nobles, while Those in Outer City are more ordinary residents. Of course, there are exceptions. Four of the five churches are in Outer City. Among them, the main church in the kingdom is also in Outer City. Magic Academy, which occupies the largest area, also has nearly half of its land in Outer City.
There are no obvious architectural barriers between the inner and outer cities. This is a regional concept spontaneously formed by the residents of the royal capital.
The store opened by Shane is in Inner City. Claire rode the wolf king to Inner City. He just entered In Inner City, Claire can clearly feel the difference in Outer City, just like walking from Residential Area to the business district all at once, you can see very obvious changes.
"Emmmm, I seem to have forgotten to ask, where did Shane open that store." Claire scratched his head.
But I didn't care, since it's so famous and I should be able to find it just by asking anyone.
Claire focused his attention on a girl in front who seemed to be waiting for someone, "Excuse me, do you know where Iodized Salt can be sold?"
"Are you calling me?" The girl turned around and pointed at herself and asked.
Only then did Claire see clearly that there were two cat ears that were different from human beings on the other person's head. "Cat-ear girl?" Claire thought to himself.
"Well, can you tell me where the store that sells Iodized Salt is?" Claire asked again.
The cat-eared girl showed a sweet smile when she saw Claire's outfit, pointed to the tavern not far away and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let's go have a drink first, and I will take you there myself after finishing the drink."
Claire was startled, as soon as he entered the royal capital, he met a wine bearer?
So he refused. "Well, I'm not an adult yet and can't drink."
"It's okay, young master, no one else will know between you and me." The cat-eared girl winked at Claire again, deliberately lowering her body to reveal a large expanse of snow-white skin.
Claire twitched the corner of his mouth and secretly kicked the wolf king, signaling it to leave quickly. He didn't want to get entangled with this Half-beastman.
"I'm allergic to alcohol." Claire said expressionlessly.
The cat-eared girl took a few steps forward, closing the distance between the two. "It's okay to do other things without drinking. People can get drunk even if they drink juice."
"Hiss!" The wolf king showed a fierce expression and scared the opponent back a few steps. As Claire's mount, it still doesn't know if Claire is tempted, you hairless ugly monster!
"Please get out of the way, otherwise my family's wealth will bite."
Seeing that Claire really couldn't be tricked, the other party could only stamp his feet angrily and turn away.
Looking at the back of Claire, the cat-eared girl said angrily, "It's obviously very effective for these little boys, why don't you take this soft and hard thing?"
Half-beastman's status in the kingdom is not high, and they are usually sold as slaves. Claire was heard in the royal capital before, and a nobleman specially purchased a large amount of Half-beastman to open a brothel, but as time went by, there were They are some free people, but they are also engaged in some humble jobs. For example, the Half-beastman that Claire met just now is probably a wine waiter. He uses his beauty to lure people to spend money in restaurants. Then when you check out, you find that you have spent a lot of money. When you want to take the next step, the person can't be found.
The other party is also very good at selecting guests. Generally, the locals will not attack. They specifically select those who come to the capital to live a life of wealth and have no foundation. Those people can only break their teeth and swallow after being deceived. It is obvious that the beast-eared girl just targeted Claire. If she is a local, how can she find someone to ask for directions.
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