Chapter 387: What He Saw
When he got closer, Lin Qi could see more clearly.
Humans cleverly made use of the small islands in the lake, connecting them with wooden bridges, which dotted the largest island near the shore. Then there were exquisite bridges connecting the islands and the cities.
When he entered the abandoned suburbs of Erengrad, Lynch thought it was a city without roads, and its roads were bridges.
On the bronze gate is a crude depiction of Misaka, the female khan of the Gospadar people.
That was the legendary first Tsar of Kislev. Before the conqueror and the conquered merged into the Kislev nation, it was Queen Misaka, who was revered as a demigod by the local indigenous Ugol people, who conquered the city.
Some of the Ugol traders still remember that the city was once called Norlund, but now it is just a word in history books.
Later generations believed that Misaka was the embodiment of the ice and snow power of Kislev, so it was no surprise that Lynch found snowflakes and the ice sled she drove in the pattern of the first Tsar.
Maybe she was just a powerful ice witch who was deified in order to rule future generations. The truth is no longer known, but Lynch could vaguely touch the power dormant under this land.
The locals also spread the legend of Misaka's battle with the ancient widow, but Lynch did not think that the impact of a wizard fighting a natural spirit would be far-reaching enough to change the topography - some said that the plains of Kislev were flattened by the battle between the two, and it was originally a mountain.
Lynch would rather believe that it was Ersun who punched out the flat terrain of Kislev. Yes, those Ersun priests believed that it was Ersun who punched out the flat terrain of Kislev.
Of course, every lizardman knew that this was something Shi Lan did ten thousand years ago.
The younger races of later generations naturally had other ways of interpreting it, and each was different.
The carriages entered the city unimpeded. Some of the defenders noticed the lizardmen, but their superiors and teammates did not see Lynch, and neither did more merchants, so they could only force themselves to think that they were hallucinating.
The elves may have never seen such a dense flow of people. Regardless of whether they saw the truth or not, all the humans approaching Lynch unconsciously made way, allowing him to pass unimpeded.
But ordinary citizens do not have such ability. People are closely connected to each other. From time to time, pickpockets are caught in public, and from time to time, pedestrians who find that they have lost their property shout out.
The sounds of arguments and vendors' shouts rose and fell, and carriages were competing to block each other. In the end, riding a horse was worse than walking.
Almost no one dared to ride a horse in the city. Occasionally, one or two people would be caught on the spot by the guards of passing merchants after knocking down a few unlucky people.
Only the Winged Hussars decorated with the lord's emblem could get unanimous concessions from the people. There was a difference between the ignorant dandies and the soldiers with heavy responsibilities. At least these guards who had traveled thousands of miles respected the warriors in old armor more than the nobles who showed off their power.
By the time the servant mentioned by the horse rider finally arrived to rescue the situation, the troublemaker had already blended into the crowd and disappeared.
Here are merchants from the Empire, traders from Bretonnia, travelers from the cities of Tilia, and even caravans from the Far East. According to Lynch's observation, the locals prefer to keep things quiet unless something serious happens.
The main road forked shortly after entering the city. The workers went to the road leading to the Gunners' Guild, the Tilians went to the Tilian Commercial District, and the rich preferred to drive their carriages to the High City District, which was a wealthy area on the eastern highlands.
Lin Qi looked at the castle standing in the southeast of the city, where the local boyars held meetings. It was said that the Mikhail family was once a large family in the local area, but after the eldest boyar Alexei Mikhail suddenly went crazy, the family fell into decline.
This boyer was once a strong claimant to the throne. Not long after Vladimir of the Boha family came to power, he suddenly lost his former rationality. Perhaps human greed destroyed his mind, or it could be other reasons. Lynch just listened in as a pastime.
Humans always like to talk about the affairs of the upper class and the gossip that arises from them. Every tavern filled with people is discussing the private lives of the boyers. Lynch can even find out the color of the local boyer's underwear from the conversation.
Looking around the city, the lizardmen discovered a group of towers that were out of tune with human buildings. The halo of magic was overflowing between the towers, and there were even walls separating the area where the towers were located from the city, making it look like a city within a city.
There is no doubt that it is the territory of the elves. If there is a lack of material assistance, perhaps Lynch should drive the carriage into the elven area. Here is the second largest elven colony in the Old World. The Phoenix King and the local elven ambassador would be happy to provide some gold or gems to Teclis of the White Tower.
Of course, Teclis doesn't need money, nor does Lynch, only dwarves and humans do.
Temples of the gods are scattered throughout the city. In addition to the Kislev pantheon, Lynch also saw the Great Temple of Sigmar, which is near the Imperial Embassy and is far smaller than the Temple of Ursun.
The most magnificent in appearance is the Temple of Manavi, which stands on an island in the lake and is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
The sea god seems to be quite famous in Erengrad, which is normal. He has unquestionable influence in every coastal city of mankind.
Fear and awe of the sea led the locals to build his temple higher than the native temples in Kislev.
But the Manavi Temple is not the most eye-catching building in the city.
In the southwest, on the edge of the dock area, above the city, crystal clear towers filtered the sunlight. Female sorcerers who could command ice and snow were busy coming and going in the magnificent buildings made of ice crystals. They were ice witches, spellcasters who only existed in Kislev and would lose their power once they left Kislev.
Even the drunkards who were full of dirty jokes rarely talked about them. Lynch basically didn't hear any discussion about them, and the few times he did talk about them were expressed in suppressed awe.
No wonder the ratmen were defeated outside this city. Perhaps only the legions of the Blood God or the Lord of Change can threaten this city. Many of the wizards here are abnormal.
This is a very dangerous thing, so when Lynch heard the cult legends and midnight ghost stories circulating in the city, he was not surprised at all - not all spellcasters are called Tigris, even elven wizards are often in crisis brought by chaos magic, let alone humans.
What's more, there are not only ice witches here. Witches who believe in the "ancient widows", or in other words, female wise men and prophets have also taken root in the city. Lynch is very curious whether they will start an unknown fight at midnight.
(End of this chapter)
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