In the afternoon of the next day, the ship began to enter the range of Danma.
The temperature began to break away from the cold and gradually warmed, and the snow began to melt in view.
The banks of the river are full of rice paddies, and since it is late winter, only low stubble remains, and the paths that stretch through the fields.
The depressed dwarf trees by the river, the villages that appear from time to time, the houses in the independent fields, the sloping straw men with ribbons, the road occasionally appears in the field of view of the travelers on the boat, the carriage travels far between the gaps in the trees, and after a while is overtaken by the sailing boats, there are aristocratic luxury villas surrounded by trees and water, and the brightly dressed children are chasing on the balconies facing the water, and I don't know which room is heard distant singing.
A scene of peace and tranquility.
Due to the influence of a large number of nobles, Danma at this time, the land included in the territory was actually the first in the Atroka Empire, and it was announced that it had entered Danma shortly after lunch, but in fact, it was still in the early morning of the next day when it arrived in the city.
In the twilight of the night, the man-made buildings on both sides of the river began to increase, and from time to time there were ships passing by the hull of the silver viper, and then you could see a lively wharf, the firelight gathered together in a piece, large and small ships in and out of docking, a busy scene on the wharf.
But it was only a cargo dock, and the massive hull of the Silver Viper crossed the river, and in a few moments the river split into two in front of it, and the ship entered the narrower tributary on the left.
Gradually, the sky began to appear as white as a fish's belly, and the majestic city walls began to appear in front of me.
The walls were flanked by tall towers on both sides of the river, with huge wooden gates separating each other, and thick barrages hanging high in the air.
As the ship sailed into the city, a loud horn was heard in the distance.
"It was one of the largest and most ambitious projects of the Atroca Emperor's reign three hundred and eighty years ago, and it took thirty years to complete the walls around Tammar until eleven years after the Emperor's death.
The two water gates were made of the giant wood of the gods given by the Light God Palace, and it took more than two years for three hundred botanical mages to strengthen the gold and iron, and they were not afraid of magic, and they were difficult to erod.
The barrage is not usually lowered, but there is still a major military parade in March every year, when the situation is spectacular, but it is located in the heart of the empire, there has never been a war, and the horn is a daily peace horn, wishing those who travel far away a smooth journey, and those who go out to sea return safely."
The voice of the old man Stanley beside him was quite vicissitudes, and the morning breeze in front of him was cool, which was refreshing.
Tang Yi stood at the bow of the boat with Xiaoxue in his arms, looking at this lively and bustling metropolis, and there was a sudden feeling of enlightenment in his heart.
Entering the city, the river is further dispersed in front of it, forming five or six tributaries, on both sides are huge bluestone embankments and roads, full of European-style houses and shops, the first rays of sunlight from the rear, there are already many pedestrians on the road, young women in white dresses, soldiers in armor, swordsmen in gorgeous clothes, magicians wrapped in cloaks, performers playing and singing on the roadside, vagabonds in sloppy clothes, children running and chasing, and hobbling beggars, horse-drawn carriages moving slowly on both banks, From time to time, the cries of merchants can be heard.
In a few moments, the road on both sides gradually rose, and the great ship passed under the huge arched bridge, and the sailors who were watching from the mast visually measured the distance to the bottom of the bridge, and shouted down to report.
Then there is a quiet and serene aristocratic district, with gorgeous villas in the shade of trees, quiet and comfortable small estates, and servants working on the grass.
The aristocratic district was followed by a commercial area.
With the light morning breeze, the seagulls flew in from ahead, swept over the high masts, and flew around the hull, occasionally making pleasant calls.
Due to the warm climate, seagulls choose to spend the winter here when it is cold.
Xiaoxue was so excited when she saw that she jumped up and grabbed the seagulls several times, and each time she missed them by a fraction of a second, causing the seabirds to chirp.
In such an energetic atmosphere, the Silver Pit Viper finally sailed into the military harbor.
There were already several horse-drawn carriages parked on the road of bluestone, and when the accompanying civilian travelers disembarked and left, Tang Yi also said goodbye to Lady Catherine and Christina, who came out last.
"Al, don't you really want to be my teacher, don't go, I like to see your magic tricks."
Christina reluctantly shook Tang Yi's hand for the final stay.
"Heh, I've already said it, it's not that I don't want to, but I can't do it at all, I don't even know the words."
"Hmph, who believes you" "And Mr.
Stanley is a very good polymath, and it would be right to study with him.
Little girl, don't be willful. ” "It's all said that people are not that small," Christina jumped and protested, "What's more, that old man has been defeated by you, and the loser is not right, no, there is no right at all."
Patting her on the head, Stanley said, "Indeed, as Kna said, it would be great if Al could be her erudite teacher." ” Shaking his head gently, Tang Yi smiled: "I have seen a theory before, called the good fighter has no outstanding merits, although it may not be appropriate to put it here, but the brilliance shown on a certain side may not be a complete understanding, if you get along for a long time, everyone will understand that I am not so powerful, a person like Master Stanley is the best teacher, because you have a wide range of knowledge, although I happen to be overshadowed by me in some side doors, but in fact I am still far from yours, What's more, I still have important things to do in my industry, and I don't want to affect other people."
"No, Al, you're afraid we'll get into your troubles, no, Mom."
Christina shouted as she shook his hand, but was interrupted by Catherine: "Kerna, since Mr.
Resaduk insists on staying, we don't have to force him.
Everyone has important things to do that they don't want others to interfere with, you know."
A soft and graceful voice came from behind the veil, and then, those eyes that could naturally make people feel good turned to Tang Yi: "Since Mr.
Ray Saduk is unwilling to stay, we won't keep it much, this sign has the address where Kna and I live, if there is any trouble in the future, I just hope that Mr. will never forget that there are a few of our friends in Danma City." ” Wearing snow-white gloves, she took out a thin silver card from her body, with two lines of words in Juanxiu, of course, Tang Yi couldn't read it, and only guessed that it was probably her name and address.
Nodding and taking the card, the group walked off the boat, Tang Yi found that Catherine's entourage was a lot, more than forty people escorted Catherine, Christina and Stanley into the carriage, Christina lay at the window and said goodbye to Tang Yi: "Al, where will you and Sister Xue'er live, can I go to see you?"
"I don't know yet, but," he waved the silver medal in his hand, "I'll go find you with this." ” The carriage slowly drove past the fork in the street at the end of the street, Catherine and her party went to the road on the right, Tang Yi waved goodbye to the little girl with big glasses, and then walked to the left with Xiaoxue.
In the next day, Tang Yi inquired about the location of the Danma Noble Academy, and after learning some necessary information, he and Xiaoxue rented a house in the slum next to it to live, because the Noble Academy had not yet opened at this time, and as for the home, it was natural that he couldn't get in at the moment, so he had to find Furna first and then make plans.
In fact, most of the city in Danma is a slum, but the waterway into the city is probably carried out as a face project, so it looks prosperous and gorgeous.
Of course, the slums, which make up most of the city, are not necessarily prosperous, with low shacks, rough tiled houses, dilapidated courtyards, crooked two-story wooden buildings, and countless strange buildings, narrow and dirty streets, sewage flowing freely in some places, shacks on the roadside with hawkers, all kinds of strange objects, people talking, laughing, scolding, beating, resting, performing or begging on the streets, and occasionally the nobles' carriages pass by, and countless people scream and scurry.
The children were thin and dirty, the women splashed dirty water into the streets from their rooms, the occasional prostitute solicited customers along the streets, and the big men with great swords on their backs went on a rampage with their nostrils pointed at on the road, often passing by a magician, which immediately drew a finger at the fingers.
This is Tang Yi's main impression of this place in the past few days, although it is chaotic and different from what he originally imagined in his mind, but in any case, it is more realistic.
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In the past few days, he has been asking more about the aristocratic academy and home in various parts of the city, the headquarters of the family is in Danma, located on the outskirts of the city close to the sea, a huge and strict castle, Tang Yi has circled around the castle for half a circle, it has taken half a morning, there are cars and horses coming and going from time to time at the side door, and the guards are three big and five thick.
It's easy to get in, he has this opinion in his heart, but if he wants to go deeper and see the real master inside, he may be very difficult to rely on his own ability, and as for finding things such as the giant god soldier level that are hidden by the family, it is probably tantamount to a fool's dream.
During the month she spent with Verna, she had been told that if she returned home before the wedding date, she would still return to the noble academy to teach magic and enjoy the last free half of her life.
Although it seems unlikely now, that is the only way Tang Yi can think of at the moment, so he can only wait for the noble academy to get in touch with her after the school opens.
If this line is broken, it will be quite difficult to find a way to get close to the upper echelons of the family.
Of course, he didn't think of a way, as long as he showed his piano skills at the right time and accumulated popularity step by step, it is probably not impossible to reach the peak level of music in this era, and he may be able to accumulate some chips against the family.
It's just that this is a lot of time and effort.
Tang Yi always had some doubts about the moment when Furna hit him with a stone when she was separated from him, whether she wanted to trick herself into letting down her guard and knocking herself unconscious, or if someone behind her controlled her by despicable means, if it was the latter, I am afraid that things would become quite troublesome At present, there are nearly two months left before the opening of the Noble Academy, and the money on Tang Yi's body is only five silver coins and a bunch of copper plates after renting the house, even if he is frugal, I am afraid that it can only last for a month.
He spent a few days preparing, and then began to perform magic tricks on the streets.
The house that Tang Yi rented was next to a small vegetable market, and because of the flow of people, it was a good place to perform.
Next door to him was a woman who could play the seven-stringed harp, and every night, there would be a night market to sell some snacks, and the woman would come out to play.
However, this woman's performance has no characteristics, and the harp is not played spiritually, and I am afraid that she has not learned it systematically, and she will not engage in some gimmicks, and she will sell poorly.
Every day, he just wears a yellowish soap-colored cloak, wraps his body and covers his face at the same time, and sits by the wall and plays with his head bored.
He doesn't speak, his body seems to be weak, and he can occasionally hear a cough.
Tang Yi secretly wondered if she was sick, because some people who were obviously in the know would always stay away when they passed by, occasionally throwing some copper plates in front of her, and they all walked away quickly with sympathy.
Compared with her silence, Tang Yi is obviously much more flexible, and in fact, she also learns some skills from watching TV.
It's nothing more than a set of strange costumes, playing gongs and drums, saying a gorgeous word, and then performing.
It was a small wooden table with many small magic tricks, probably rope magic, coins or balls that had been practiced for a long time.
Occasionally, when I was in the mood, I would perform a game of 20 magic tricks in five minutes, and everyone was dazzled, and the most popular one was a fake flower made from fire scrap products, and then a real flower was conjured.
Whenever he used this trick, he would give the conjured flowers to a woman present, and the flowers sent by such a handsome and beautiful young man often caused a scream.
In this way, although others are asked to give money voluntarily, the daily income is more than one silver coin.
I've read some books before, and if the protagonist in the book is a performer, he will often encounter things like bullies collecting protection money.
Tang Yi is no exception, the next day someone came up to collect protection fees, but only one copper plate per day, not only Tang Yi, but most of the merchants on this street also collect, except for the woman who played the harp.
After collecting the money in the evening, the big men stayed on the side to watch the performance.
In fact, such a novel performance attracted many people to watch in just a few days, which was actually the first time Tang Yi made money by himself, which made him feel a little satisfied.
When Tang Yi performed, Xiaoxue hid in the room and didn't come out, even if she watched, she just quietly opened a crack in the door, and sat in the room and watched his flying look stupidly.
The woman who played the harp sat under the wall next to her, wrapped in a cloak.
Probably because of her condition, people who watched Tang Yi's performance were reluctant to approach her.
In this way, the semicircle formed by everyone surrounded the woman, and every time she performed a magic trick, there was a harp that was not beautiful to accompany her, and Tang Yi's plate filled with money was often filled with copper plates, but there were few in front of the woman.
After a few days, Tang Yi felt that she had taken advantage of her.
At the end of the day, he bought two bowls of snacks from a nearby stall, walked over to the woman, sat down, and handed one to her.
"Oh, I'm tired, I'll invite you."
The woman's harp stopped abruptly, and after a while, she moved quietly to the side, and a hoarse voice came from under the cloak: "What are you going to do?"
"It's nothing, we're neighbors, and we're performing together, and your harp plays very well, which helps me a lot.
This bowl of things should be taken as a thank you for it, of course, there are other things to discuss with you. ” "What, what's the matter" The woman's vigilance seemed to be extremely strong, Tang Yi smiled, took a bite of the food in her hand first, and muttered in her mouth: "Meet, let's talk about it after eating on Chiguan Street."
As he spoke, regardless of the other party's doubts, he ate a lot, the woman looked at him for a while, because the light was too dim, he couldn't see the face under the cloak clearly, stretched out his hands, picked up the bowl and took a bite, it seemed that his stomach was also hungry, and he couldn't stop a bite, but Tang Yi noticed that the hands were very small, but they were full of bandages.
The woman has a strong smell of perfume, fragrant to the point of vulgarity and desire to cover up.
Tang Yi finished eating in two bites, but the woman ate it in small bites for a long time, and when it was time to return the bowl to the stall owner, the stall owner looked at the bowl that the woman had eaten and didn't want to ask for it anymore.
"Oh, Mr.
Magician, you don't know, this woman is sick, it is contagious, who dares to ask for things she has touched."
"Oh" Tang Yi looked at the two bowls he was holding in his hand, feeling a little tricky, "That's it, I'll buy the bowls with two copper plates, is there anyone around here who has been infected by her?"
"That's not true, alas, I've been doing business here for a long time, and I've known this woman for a few years, in fact, it shouldn't matter if I touch it a little, but the bowl she has eaten, if it's for someone else, no one is sure, Mr.
Magician, I think you're a good person, but if you want to help her, you have to stay away from her."
What the peddler said was indeed right, Tang Yi nodded and smiled, and secretly wanted to take the two bowls back and bury them.
He put the bowl back under his performance table, and then walked up to the woman: "Well, that's right, I think you play the harp very well, so let's just sit down a little more every day and help me accompany, how about we perform together, and half of the income from each of us" "No, no, it's taking advantage of you."
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The woman said in a hoarse voice.
Tang Yi shook his head: "It's okay, you play the piano well, it can help me a lot, I've already figured out how to combine my magic with your music."
Moreover, you should need this money too" Magic combined with that kind of crappy music is naturally nonsense, but Tang Yi doesn't like to take advantage of others, and he also noticed that this woman has five or six children living with her family, these children are not her own, most of them call her sister, and they go out before dawn every day, or pick up rags or beg, and they will come back late at night.
He was touched by the sight of one of the children having a severed hand, two being lame, and one of the children who seemed to have problems with his ears.
Speaking of the money, the woman was silent, and Tang Yi nodded: "Then it's settled, I'll prepare a stool for you tomorrow."
He turned to leave, but the woman reached out and took out two brass plates, and handed them to him.
"You don't need those two bowls anyway, sell them to me" So, the cooperation between the two began.
The next day, the woman began to sit in the position prepared for her by Tang Yi to play the piano, but in this way, the number of people watching the performance around decreased a lot for a while, and when the woman silently wanted to quit, she was pulled by Tang Yi: "Don't worry, it will get better slowly, look, even if you earn half of the points today, it is much more than what you earned yesterday, right, it means that our strong alliance is still effective."
He picked up a copper plate from his plate and smiled.
Things turned out to be as Tang Yi said, the next day there were more people again, but often people who were not familiar with the woman's internal affairs stood inside and watched, and the acquaintances all hid in the periphery, but the money earned did not decrease after all, and it became more and more day by day with a stable momentum.
After more than ten days, it will be the time of the most solemn light festival in this world, which is equivalent to the New Year in Tang Yi's original world, taking the last day of the year and the first day of the next year for a grand carnival.
That year was busy and bleak On the dragon sky, it was evaluated as food and grass, and at the same time, it was predicted that it would hit the street, and I didn't know whether to cry or laugh in my heart, but in short, it was a positive evaluation of the book, and it was needless to say that I was happy, and as for the complex feelings after being happy, I didn't want to hit the street, but at the same time, I couldn't change the style of writing, so be it.
The first two days were very tired and not in much shape, so the first two chapters were poorly written, and I was ashamed.
But then I'll find a way to adjust the state.
Say to yourself: Roar, Osaka-san, you are the best, come on It suddenly occurred to me that someone might scold me for being a traitor of Chongri because of this sentence That's it, some digressions, you will be scolded if you talk too much
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