Riding and slashing the stars of empire civilization

Compared to other towns in the empire, most of them are located in relatively flat terrain for more convenient transportation.

The empire's capital, Karad, went against the grain and was built on a hilly terrain.

Along the banks of a river, seven hills of varying heights have become the main landscape of the city.

The city walls built between the hills guarded the political and economic center of the empire. The lowest point of each wall was more than ten meters high. In the middle of the city wall, there was a city gate that could allow four caravans to walk in side by side to welcome them. Travelers from all over the world.

Unlike when passing through other towns, Lawrence would leave his fleet at a station outside the city in order to avoid the city entry tax as much as possible.

The Wolf and Spice Merchant Guild drove the convoy directly into the city after arriving at their destination.

The soldiers guarding the door just randomly checked the goods and chose to let them go, not even caring about the Nord mercenaries who were guarding them.

At most, his eyes stayed on the armored cavalry for a while.

However, these armored cavalry would not wear nearly a hundred kilograms of armor on their bodies during daily operations. What these guards only care about is when the Wolf and Spice Chamber of Commerce can afford to hire cavalry as escorts.

There is no need for caravans to siege cities and land. Hiring such troops is simply a waste of money.

The slackness of the defense surprised even Milin. Could it be that this was one of the manifestations of the general collapse of the empire in Great Xia.

"The Wolf and Spice Chamber of Commerce is a large chamber of commerce with a dedicated hall in the imperial capital, so it avoids a lot of unnecessary costs."

Ever since Milin ignored the agreed terms that day and directly performed a heavy cavalry charge.

Lawrence, who often deliberately avoids Milin, takes the initiative to introduce Party B out of Party B's sense of responsibility.

At Lawrence's reminder, Milin also noticed that not all caravans were only inspected symbolically.

There are also small caravans, and soldiers will lift the hood, open the carriages, and carefully inspect the goods one by one.

However, judging from the fact that these soldiers collected part of the goods to pay the city entry tax while inspecting, this kind of inspection is not so much checking whether the goods are dangerous, but rather estimating the price of the goods to determine the amount of tax.

The guards hired by these caravans were also inspected, but they were only compared with the same wanted warrant as Zhang Mazi.

Whether it was swords or crossbows, these guards paid no attention to them.

Such a relaxed defense makes Kalad look like a capital city at all, especially now that the empire is in a period of war between princes.

Seemingly noticing Milin's doubts, Holo, who held Lawrence's arm, said with a smile:

"This is Kalad, no one dares to cause trouble here."

"Why?" Milin felt that there must be a reason why he was like this in this chaotic era.

"Because this is the location of the Guardian Temple." After walking through the nearly five-meter-wide city wall, Holo, standing between the inner and outer walls, raised her finger and pointed into the distance.

Following Holo's gesture, Milin saw a building built on the top of one of the mountains, shaped like the Parthenon...the Parthenon before it became a ruin.

"Is this the headquarters of the temple guards?" Milin was a little surprised why he didn't detect a strong light side aura in this building.

Theoretically speaking, an area where a bunch of Force users gather together will inevitably have a continuous impact on the Force, and may even cause the Force to have a tidal effect.

However, in Milin's perception, this "Parthenon" did not have any fluctuations in the Force.

"The Mountain of Light is the most famous area of ​​the Imperial Capital. The temple guards living there ensure the peace of the city. You should visit it if you have the opportunity."

Seeing his wife mentioning the Guardian Temple, Lawrence also introduced it.

"Oh... can we still visit?"

It is understandable that Jedi Knights protect peace. Milin guesses that it is because of the presence of these otherworldly versions of Jedi Knights that the defense of this imperial capital is so relaxed.

"Of course. It is one of the four famous attractions in the Imperial Capital, along with the Arena and the Grand Theatre. You must not miss these places when you first come to the Imperial Capital."

It's like Lawrence is playing a tour guide.

"..." Milin, who seriously suspected that the real Guardian Temple might be somewhere else, wondered: "Why are there only three and a fourth?"

"The fourth one..." It seemed that the fourth one was a bit difficult to say, and Lawrence's eyes suddenly became uncertain.

Holo, who was holding Lawrence's arm, quietly pinched her husband's waist with a smile.

Seeing the painful expression on Lawrence's face, Milin immediately reacted and said:

"Understood. If you have the chance, you must go to the fourth scenic spot to pay your respects."

"Admiral, you don't plan to go there, do you?"

Walking beside Milin, Ella, who was once a Roman, realized what Lawrence was talking about faster than Milin.

"Of course, now that I'm in Rome, how can I miss a place like that...even though it's not called Rome," Milin said.

"It seems that Gray Wind and the others made the right choice in building the hanging garden." Ella looked at the energetic Milin and complained helplessly.

"I'm just going to take a bath in the big bathhouse. What does it have to do with the hanging garden?"

That's right, the fourth attraction that Lawrence couldn't say was the Great Baths of the Imperial Capital. As the Roman Empire in a parallel world, of course, this iconic building cannot be missing.

As for why I can’t say it…

"Admiral, you don't know the other uses of the Roman Baths, right?" Ella sighed and said.

"I know, it's a gathering place for special industries." Milin certainly knew the additional uses of this large bathhouse: "But what does this have to do with me who wants to take a bath?"

"Admiral, do you really just want to take a bath?" Ella said doubtfully.

"It's been a month since I've been away from home. Of course I have to be kind to myself." Milin replied seriously.

"Well, this seems to be your style too, Admiral."

Milin's answer reminded Ella of the time when the ship's bathhouse was just built in the port area. Everyone thought that Milin, who had the same hobbies as other admirals, would move his office to the bathhouse that replaced the repair canal.

The surprising result was that Admiral Yonebayashi, who had never concealed his LSP behavior, didn't care about it at all, acting like a serious person who used the bathhouse as a way to repair canals.

"Um...you can't delay the battle of the ship girls just because of me." Milin said a little embarrassed. He couldn't just tell Ella directly that he really wasn't interested in the two-headed body.

"That's true..." Aila also knew that although Milin was fishing, when he really encountered some war (huo) things (dong), he would not do anything that the king would not do in the morning.

"So you come too." Milin invited Ella to take a bath together.

"Ahem, let's forget it. Even if we pay for this, it won't do." Ella refused decisively.

However, in the end, Ella still held a change of clothes, and followed Milin into the large bathhouse with Lapland.

Sure enough, the Romans couldn't resist taking a bath, especially after traveling for a month in the wind and sun.