Magic and Vientiane Card System

Helsing City gave Charlotte a very good impression. The wide streets were paved with thick stones, and there were small brick and stone buildings with two or three floors or even higher on both sides.The stones are bluish black, giving the whole city a simple and long-standing atmosphere.

It is different from Gruyar, a backward town that seems to be still in the middle world.Helsing feels like Paris or London during the Renaissance.

The street is bustling with pedestrians, occasionally passing a gorgeous carriage.The carriages were adorned with intricate heraldry.Even the coachman driving the car is well-dressed, with confidence and pride on his face.

The city has a strong business atmosphere, and you can hear various business topics from their conversations.Everyone is very concerned about the price fluctuation of a certain commodity, or what a big move a certain chamber of commerce has made.

There will even be some people talking about how a certain decree will affect the market.

One must know that no matter in Gruyar, Wood Creek Town, or Wolfheart Town, the topics discussed by people are nothing more than what the harvest is like, what the year is like, and at most they are concerned about whose wife has a bigger buttocks.

But the people of Helsingin care about market business, policy and current situation, or opera performances.

Of course, you can also hear all kinds of gossip, stories that a certain noble lady and her gardener have to tell.What a certain knight married a rich widow, even the child is ready.

After all, the fire of gossip is burning in the multiverse, and no one can stop the idea of ​​​​gossip.

Charlotte took Alice's little hand and walked through the streets and alleys of Helsing.Watching the vendors gathering in the small square, watching the citizens bargaining, and watching this lively and bustling city.

Sometimes you have to sigh that two people with different living environments are like two people from different eras.Their hobbies, habits, and even three views are completely different.

Although Helsing City can't compare with the cities of the later generations of our Great Heavenly Dynasty, its area is almost the size of a prefecture-level city.

The city of Helsingo faces south and is divided into several large districts.

The first is the city gate area as soon as you enter the city. This area is quite small, but it also includes more than a dozen streets.There are city guards stationed there, and they guard the safety of the city gate.Most of Helsing's violent institutions were set up here.

Charlotte and the others lived in the city gate area last night, where there are many taverns and hotels, specially for the floating population business.To the east of the city gate area is the artisan area, away from the crowds, where artisans and workshops gather.

Then go north to the trade area, which is basically the largest area with a lot of permanent residents and merchants.Most small vendors and shops will choose here.Walking here, you have to be extra careful with your wallet.

Just now, when Charlotte took Alice through the trade zone to the Temple of Woking, there were no fewer than five people staring at Charlotte's purse along the way.However, Charlotte has a small map, and any hostile actions will be displayed in red on the map.

So every time the thieves didn't wait for them to start, they found that Charlotte was already staring at him.

To the east of the trade area are the Arcane and Dock areas.The Arcane Quarter is the gathering place for those who cast spells.There are many minarets and magic shops.Because Helsing was built on the banks of the Mississippi River, water transport flourished.So there's this docklands, which is second only to the bustling strip of trade.But relatively messy.

Further north of the trade zone is the Temple District. The reason why this place is called the Temple District is because the temples are clustered together.Helsing does not block any neutral and good temples unless they are evil deities.

In fact, there are often priests of evil gods who preach privately.After all, this is a big city with a permanent population of 10,000+.

The entire Norfolk area is about the size of several provinces in China, but there are no more than five cities of this size.No one will let go of such a big city.

Further north is the administrative district, next to the aristocratic district, and the two can basically be regarded as one area.The guards there are also the strictest, and there is no way to approach it casually.The entire administrative area of ​​Helsingo has the highest terrain.

The whole of Helsing is high in the north and low in the south.The southwest corner, which is the lowest in the rainy season, will be very bad, and the roads are muddy.There is a cemetery area and a poor area.

The goal of Charlotte and Alice is the poor area, but they did not choose to turn back to the trade area.Instead, it was inserted directly from the old city to the west of the temple area.

The Old Town is the second largest area in the whole city, but it is not in good condition.Helsinga suffered a catastrophe that nearly destroyed it a few decades ago.And the Old Town is what remains.

Later, the city expanded, and no one took care of the old city. Until now, some abandoned houses can still be seen in the old city.The people who live here are all civilians and handicraftsmen.

And the slum area that Charlotte and the others are going to is not an officially recognized area.That's part of the old town.The part of the Old Town next to the cemetery was called the Ghetto, because no one wanted to live there if he had a little money.

The cemetery area is full of cemeteries, and no one lives there except the gravekeepers.In addition, the terrain is very low and the conditions are very poor.

Those who live in the slums are the veritable poor.They have no steady source of income, or even a craft or ability to live by.Basically, they are refugees who fled in disaster years.

If it is said that the administrative and aristocratic districts live in the upper class, then the trade districts live in the middle class such as small businessmen.The old town, city gate area and dock area are the first choice for civilians.

However, the slums are the most helpless life.

Charlotte and Alice first came to the orphanage in the old town, which is no longer an orphanage.There are more than a dozen adventurers stationed here. After the orphanage closed down, an adventure team bought this place from the government affairs hall as a station.

There are no more orphanages now.

Charlotte touched Alice's soft blond hair and comforted her softly: "Don't be sad, because you are no longer an orphan."

"Well, then will I have a home?" Alice raised her head and looked at Charlotte with shining eyes.

"Yes, we will buy a house when we find a city we like..."

"Then will you marry me?"

"Pfft! You are only 12 years old, why do you have so many strange ideas?" Charlotte almost wanted to ask the police uncle to take him away.

I don't want to endure this torture anymore!

"I didn't refuse immediately! Sure enough, Charlotte likes little girls, right? Hee hee hee..."

Charlotte was in the "囧" state again, but at least Alice came out of her disappointment.

The two laughed and walked towards the slums like this.

Walking into the slums, you will gradually find that the environment is getting worse and worse, the roads are getting narrower and narrower, and the roads are no longer paved with stones.The muddy road was full of sewage, and there were excrement in the corners.The strong smell of urine can be smelled from a distance from the base of the corner wall.

The people who live here keep their doors tightly shut, staring furtively at people on the road through the cracks in the doors and behind the windows.Occasionally, pedestrians pass by in a hurry, but they all have sallow skin, ragged clothes, and numb eyes.

Helsing City is the most prosperous city Charlotte has ever seen, but at the same time its slums are the worst place Charlotte has ever seen.

Now, traveler from afar, Helsing welcomes you...