Great time travel

Chapter 1: The Celebration of Arnus City
As the Dark Elf Mission of the Tixiu Clan continued to approach Mount Arnus, the sights they saw along the way became more prosperous and lively.The roadside is no longer empty fields, woods, and orchards, but tea shops and taverns have begun to appear. On the road, you can see merchants' heavy-duty carriages and aristocratic motorcades with various family emblems and coats of arms. Surrounded by Chinese servants on tall horses, they rode in elegant and luxurious four-horse carriages, carrying all kinds of scepters and flags, occupying most of the road in a grand and pompous manner.

Of course, most of them are civilians dressed in ordinary clothes, consciously walking on both sides of the road, driving chickens and ducks, leading livestock, or holding pottery urns and baskets, which contain various items. Fruits, flowers, herbs, cheese, eggs, vegetables and other agricultural and sideline products; there are also handicrafts and daily industrial products from the earth.Most of the people were rushing to the city with their goods, and some people just found a place on the side of the road and set up a stall to sell them.Among them are not only those who directly sell goods, but also those who mend clothes, trim beards and shave hair, and even recycle second-hand goods, such as worn out clothes, broken knives and axes, broken bowstrings, and almost everything. Collection——No way, this is the case in a society with underdeveloped productive forces. Some people are reluctant to discard any scraps of copper and iron, just like the backward poor on the earth will import foreign garbage to make money.

Many attendants and servants who traveled long distances with their noble masters to participate in the celebration would stop here to bargain with the peddlers who collected second-hand goods. Prepared beautiful clothes.But you can dispose of the worn clothes and worn-out shoes along the way here as soon as possible, so as not to take up space in your luggage.

In addition, you can even occasionally see performance stalls. The dark elves heard the joyful melody played by harps and leather drums with their sharp ears from a long distance away, and they could vaguely see a few people wearing veils. , a belly dancer in tight red leather pants, winking at the audience.The surrounding area was surrounded by a sea of ​​people, all kinds of cheers, whistles, and coin tossing sounds came in an endless stream, and there were also a few boos mixed in during the period.

"...Attention! Keep an eye on your luggage and purses! This place is always the messiest"

Yao Hai Tixiu, the female leader of the dark elves with the most experience in traveling in human society, quickly turned her head to remind her compatriots around her. Incomparably weak, and lacking enough convincingness—it didn't take long for a few young dark elves who had never left their hometown and hadn't seen the market much, to be attracted by a juggling booth, and they couldn't help but follow the crowd of onlookers. Going over, I saw a row of poles erected there. A few dwarf teenagers in colorful clothes climbed up and down the poles like apes, and kept swallowing flames from their mouths or throwing eggs in their hands. , causing the dark elves below to keep applauding.It wasn't until Yao Hai Tixiu came back angrily grabbing a sly thief and their purse that they realized that they had been pickedpocketed.

As a result, after Yao Hai Tixiu severely reprimanded these lack of vigilance companions, the dark elves went on the road again.

Then walked a long way, until the sun was three poles, this dark elf mission of Tixiu clan from the Shulz forest in the south finally saw the majestic city wall of Arnus - if it was on the endless great plain In fact, the 30-meter-high city wall of Arnus City is enough to be seen from dozens of kilometers away, not to mention that there are several skyscrapers in the city that are more than [-] stories high.But among the rugged hills and steep mountains, there are too many things that can block the view. When they saw the city wall, they were only a few kilometers away from the city.

Therefore, these dark elves and all the envoys and tourists who came here for the first time in the vicinity had the same amazed expressions, looking up at the giant city walls that were as towering as mountains and as flat as mirrors, and there were seats painted in colorful colors. , The magnificent towers and city gates, as for the colorful balloon banners floating in the air because of the celebration, and the huge colorful flags hanging from the city walls, they were even more shocked.

However, their journey is not over yet.After several years of construction and development, the settlements of Arnus City have far exceeded the constraints of the city walls, and there are also large markets, residences, shops, taverns, inns and brothels outside the walls, forming a A series of irregular and huge buildings.Just the prosperity of these fringe neighborhoods outside the wall surpassed most of the cities on the Farmat continent.

During the celebration period, all stores in the city were required to have a [-]% discount, and the banners of "Hematemesis Big Sale" and "The Lowest Price in the City" were hung everywhere, which made the business market extremely hot these days. It has increased several times sharply than usual.

Horse-drawn carriages full of goods, as well as the metal carts of outsiders that can drive without being drawn by animals, come in and out frequently here, business travelers in various costumes chatter with each other endlessly, and Soldiers with long sticks and shields, patrolling the streets, at first glance look like a hodgepodge of people from all over the continent.The costumes of different races and the language with southern and northern accents make this place dazzling like a boiling boiler.

For the vast majority of outsiders who come to the city for market and shopping, the block outside the city wall of Arnus is already the end of their journey.Here, all kinds of goods and services are sold. Anyone can sell their goods in the market, and then buy refined salt, sugar, candied fruit, pastries, canned food, needlework, cloth, Porcelain, silk, metalwork, and commonly used medicines—everything that is bestsellers from Earth.Or get drunk in taverns, bathe in bathhouses, and enjoy the tender service of girls of all ethnic groups in brothels.

However, if they want to go further and take a look at the scenery inside the city walls, it is not so easy-even on the earth, the rich areas, business areas, industrial areas, and slums of big cities are also distinct.And in Arnus City in another world, the inside and outside of each city wall are completely different worlds.In the suburbs outside the outer city wall, the aborigines can come and go and live temporarily, and they will not be charged any taxes except for the rent for setting up stalls in the market.If the aborigines want to pass the first city wall and enter the outer city, they must have a pass issued by the city hall, and they have to compare photos and have their fingerprints checked at the checkpoint at the city gate.In case of special circumstances, even if you have a pass, you are not allowed to enter.

As for the inner city inside the second city wall, it is completely the private land of the traversers.Aboriginal residents are not allowed to enter unless the mayor issues a certificate for special approval.Even the beast-eared mothers who immigrated to Hong Kong were directly transported to Hong Kong in a stuffy tank truck without windows in the outer city, and then transported directly to Hong Kong like slaves—because this place is the original Arnus Peak, and The only connection point between the earth and the fantasy world is also the location of most of the key military and political institutions in Arnus City. In order to ensure the back road, it is really necessary to be vigilant at all times, just in case.

To give a similar example, if we compare the city of Arnus to the old Shanghai before the founding of the People's Republic of China.Then the messy aboriginal neighborhoods outside the first city wall are the Zhabei and Nanshi districts of old Shanghai; the outer city between the second city wall and the first city wall is equivalent to the concessions of old Shanghai; The inner city behind the second city wall is equivalent to the barracks, forts, military ports, buildings of the Ministry of Industry and consulates in the concession.

Therefore, the vast majority of the natives in Arnus City know nothing about what the inner city looks like, and they are quite curious about it, so many absurd or interesting stories emerged from this. Guessing, often makes the traversers who accidentally learn about it can't help but laugh out loud.

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Although ordinary traffickers and pawns, as long as they can walk around the "castle town" outside the city wall, they are basically satisfied.

However, Yao Hai Tixiu's team of dark elves missions, who are responsible for the survival of the entire clan, must find a way to enter the two city walls and meet the highest official of the outsiders here. Only a female mayor with a fiftieth birthday can fulfill her mission.

So, under the curious eyes of passers-by, Captain Yao Hai Tixiu silently led her fellow dark elves, pushed away shop assistants who were peddling customers, and went straight through the bustling streets, and finally Finally arrived outside a gate of the city wall of Arnus.

In order to prevent the aborigines from directly building their houses under the city wall, there is a deep moat outside the city wall, which is connected to the outside world by a stone bridge.The open space beside the bridge was paved with cement to form a small square.Dozens of luxury-looking carriages were parked in the square. They were nobles and celebrities from all over the world who were invited to the banquet. Some of them were dressed plainly, just ordinary traveler's attire, and put on a more delicate one. cloak.There are also people dressed like peacocks with flamboyant clothes, covered with gold and silver thread tassels and colorful patterns, and there are seven or eight colorful feathers standing on their hats.But no matter how they are dressed, they are all here patiently waiting for an outsider in a gray uniform and a big-brimmed hat to check their invitations one by one with a strange machine that emits light. Make and issue them temporary passes that allow them to enter the city.

However, even after taking out the invitation card and passing the inspection, the carriages and horses of these nobles were not released, and they could only walk in with one or two servants.One of them held his own identity and actually made trouble outside the city gate. He refused to obey such an arrangement and insisted on entering in a carriage.However, the foreigner who guarded the checkpoint at the gate of the city did not intend to give in at all. Instead, he blew his whistle, called a team of soldiers, and expelled the troublemaker and his entourage with sticks and whips. ... All of the other people were so shocked that they were all silent, and they didn't dare to talk or move anymore.

——Those top dignitaries such as the queen, king, grand duke, and high priest all came here on floating warships.The second-class earl and the president of the Great Chamber of Commerce also have a special car to pick them up in Arnus.The nobles in the square at the gate of the city who came by themselves in a carriage and couldn’t even catch up with a special car or a floating battleship are at most barons and viscounts, and they should be country lords who are not very favored by the lord. What qualifications do they have to show off here? ?

There were also a few nobles who wanted to bribe this little official from another world with gold coins, but they failed, and were scolded by the little official in gray instead.

Watching the foreign official wearing a gray uniform and a big-brimmed hat, took the invitation from the noble in front, and then carefully scanned the squares on the inner page of the invitation with a strange machine that glowed in his hand. pattern (barcode or QR code), and then asked the other party several questions carefully before waving and allowing the nobleman to walk into the city gate with two servants for the banquet. Yao Hai Tixiu couldn't help but sighed nervously. tone.

——Things have come to this point, no matter whether you can succeed or not, even if you may be kicked out directly, you can only take a risk.

The next moment, when the little official in gray walked up to the dark elves and reached out to the leader Yao for an invitation, Yao did not take out the invitation, but took out a small leather bag about the size of a human head from his bosom , and then open the display in front of everyone at the gate of the city!

So, in the next instant, everyone present at the scene was dazzled by the shining jewels.

"... Hiss! Who is going to pinch me? Could this be... a natural diamond! It's such a big piece!"

"... How many carats does this have... No, I'm afraid it has to be measured in kilograms?"

"...Well, if it is put up for auction, how much can this diamond be exchanged for?"

"...Who knows! This is already a national treasure, at least it should be able to change to a big manor, right?"

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Seeing such a huge piece of diamond suddenly appear in front of his eyes, shining brightly under the bright summer sun, exuding a kind of indescribable elegance, even the young man in gray who came to check the invitation The official couldn't help but widen his eyes, and gasped on the spot.

And the alien soldiers who followed him, as well as the noble servants and guards who were waiting in the "parking lot" of the city gate to guard the carriage, couldn't help but become agitated immediately.The eyes of a few of the guards were immediately radiant, as if they were greedy - such a large diamond meant more than just a piece of property on the Farmat continent.As long as you have this diamond and find a way to find a way out, you may even be able to afford titles and territories... But the problem is, look at the heavily guarded alien soldiers at the city gate checkpoint, and the same heavily armed The dark elf warriors, who were obviously not easy to mess with, had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​snatching or stealing this rare treasure.

At the same time, Yao Hai Tixiu didn't care about the turmoil of these guys in private, but continued to hold the diamond and said loudly:
"...I am the emissary of the dark elves of the Tixiu clan in the Schulz Forest, the daughter of Tiha, and my full name is Yao Hai Tixiu! Although I have not received the invitation, I am here to present the treasures of my clan to you. Honorable Madam Mayor congratulates you on your birthday, and we have important matters to discuss! Please take the time to meet Madam Mayor!"

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PS: Recently, the UK opened the first official "drug abuse center" in England, providing free drugs to citizens.Perhaps stimulated by Brexit, the number of young drug addicts in the UK more than doubled in 2016 compared to the previous year, which is out of control.It's a trivial matter for these people to take drugs and kill themselves. The problem is that as soon as the addiction comes up, they will do anything to steal, rob and kill in order to collect money to buy fans.After calculation, the shrewd British police found that it costs each person up to [-] pounds a year to arrest them for compulsory drug rehabilitation, while the state only needs [-] pounds to buy powder for them, because drug addicts don’t have to break the law and commit crimes. With drug money, you can drink to death, and social security is expected to improve... probably!