Under the bright sunshine, a Yohn horse pulled an ordinary carriage along the road. Although the carriage looked very ordinary, the person sitting in the driver's seat was not a human being, but a cute white creature that looked like Like a magician's familiar.
Although the magician¡¯s familiar has various uses, the only familiar that can be used as a coachman is Mona.
Oz and his party rode a carriage and headed south along the official road. Occasionally they encountered some blind bandits and orc cavalry. Fortunately, Oz and Sashala were strong enough, so there were some surprises along the way. No risk.
Finally, after a long journey, the carriage finally arrived at Holder City, the gateway city to the Southern Golden Rose Duchy.
Holder City is a large town located at the junction of the Taniguchi Plain and the Ironwood Forest. As an important commercial city connecting the central and southern parts of the kingdom, there are red wine and grains from the Southern Golden Rose Family, various minerals and alchemy materials from the Western Fengxi Family, various high-end magic items from the Royal City, etc., which travel to and from the kingdom. Businessmen from all over the country have brought a lot of business opportunities and money to this place.
However, since the royal city was destroyed by the dragon, the trade routes to the capital have been cut off. The invasion of the orcs not only threatened the trade routes to the north, but also caused the destruction of a large amount of farmland, which eventually led to a large number of refugees pouring into this city. The gateway city to the south.
Because there are too many refugees pouring in from the north, which has greatly threatened the security of the city, the city lord of Holder City issued a curfew order not long ago. And the refugees who had nowhere to go that night had no choice but to camp outside the city.
When Oz and his party arrived in Holder City in a carriage, they saw the tall city walls and the refugee camp located outside the north gate.
Mona drives the carriage. He was stopped by soldiers outside the gate of Holder City.
Oz looked at the situation outside through the window, then opened the carriage door and jumped out.
And Oz left the carriage, so Sashala naturally didn¡¯t want to stay in the carriage and get along with Weier and her daughter. So Weier also jumped out of the carriage.
¡°We finally arrived at a city with living people.¡± Shashala raised her head and looked at the guards standing on both sides of the city gate.
On both sides of the road, refugee camps were set up in a mess in the forest. The carriage of Oz and his party was parked alone on the road. On both sides of the city gate in front, two soldiers wearing half-armor stretched out their spears and blocked the way of the carriage.
At this moment, a tax official came over with a notebook. I saw the tax officer holding a book. He walked to the carriage, opened the carriage door, looked at Weier and his daughter in the carriage, and then looked at Oz and his group with strange expressions. Neither Weier nor her daughter, nor Sashala, were dressed like ordinary people, but Oz was wearing ordinary linen clothes, completely incompatible with the three ladies on the team.
The look in the tax officer¡¯s eyes. Making Oz a little nervous.
Since the destruction of Billy City was closely related to the Oz family, Oz was somewhat worried that he and Sashala would become wanted criminals in the kingdom.
? But what makes Oz feel lucky is that. The tax official didn't seem to regard Oz and his group as wanted criminals. The tax official came over and said in a businesslike manner: "Register and pay the city tax!"
Oz asked the tax collector: "How much is the entry tax?"
"One gold coin for each person, and one gold coin for the carriage. Five gold coins in total."
"So expensive!?" Oz was shocked by the amount.
The tax official glanced at Oz indifferently. Pointing to the refugee camp outside: "If you don't want to pay, then stay outside the city!"
Oz looked back at the refugee camp outside the city and frowned slightly.
Although Oz felt that the other party was blackmailing, Oz and his party were not short of money, so there was no need to argue over this small amount of money. So after some hesitation, Oz finally paid the city entry tax.
After paying the city entry tax and completing registration, Oz got on the carriage. Sitting next to Mona. Afterwards, Mona drove the carriage and entered Holder City.
When entering the city, Oz took a look at the wanted posters posted on the walls on both sides of the city gate. What pleased Oz was that although there was a wanted notice for Luca, the faces of Oz and Sashala did not appear, not even the face of Mrs. Irene.
Oz touched his chin: "I don't know if it's because the wanted order hasn't arrived yet or for other reasons. Maybe I should ask someone about it after entering the city."
As the group of people passed through the city gate, a prosperous scene appeared in front of Oz.
Spacious streets?A wide variety of shops are located on both sides of the street, but the sad expressions on people's faces do not match the bustling scene.
"Lord Demon King, where are we going next?" Mona asked Oz from the driver's position in the carriage.
"Let's find a hotel to stay first." Oz said calmly.
At this moment, the carriage window behind Oz opened, and Mrs. Misiya¡¯s voice came from it: ¡°Master, if you don¡¯t mind, you can stay at the local branch of our Chamber of Commerce.¡±
"Oh? Your Chamber of Commerce has a branch here?" Oz turned his head and looked at Mrs. Misiya who showed her face from the window.
"Yes." Mrs. Misiya showed a shy smile like a girl on her face, "The branch has an independent courtyard, which is enough for us to use."
"No problem. Then you can lead the way."
Hearing that Oz agreed, Mrs. Misiya was very happy: "Okay. Go straight along this street"
Under the instruction of Lady Misiya, the carriage stopped in front of a shop called "Snow White Magic Shop" not long after.
This is a large magic store with three shops. The overall decoration is white, giving people a very neat feeling. In a transparent floor-to-ceiling window, many magic props and alchemy materials are neatly displayed, and their prices are marked below.
Oz took a look at the prices of those materials, and unexpectedly found that the prices were not expensive. The prices of some materials were even cheaper than when he bought them at the Silver Leaf Grass Alchemy Shop!
When the carriage stopped outside the magic shop, Lady Misiya gently touched her chest, trying to calm her beating heart. For some reason, Lady Misya found that as long as she stayed next to Oz, her heartbeat would speed up involuntarily and she would not be able to stop.
¡°Woo~ It seems that I am completely conquered by the master. With a strange blush on her face, Mrs. Misiya opened the door of the carriage and slowly stepped out of the carriage.
Weier stroked her heart, which was also beating rapidly. She looked at her mother and then Oz with a complicated expression, clasped her fingers, followed Lady Misiya, and stepped out of the carriage.