The outer city is where An Yu and An Ran are now. It is built around the inner city. Due to the existence of the inner city, the outer city is divided into four cities: east, west, south and north. The four cities are interconnected but also isolated from each other.
East City is the location of the Magicians' Guild, because they believe that the east is where the sun rises, and the sun is the source of all things, and it is also the source of their endless practice of magic, so they occupied East City with great dominance from the beginning!
South City is where they came from. It is the place with the largest inhabitation of foreign population. There are people from all corners of the world. All kinds of people live here, a mixed crowd. The largest group of people are mercenaries. Therefore, the Mercenary Guild is located here, which makes it very convenient to issue and hand over tasks.
West City is the home of the Alchemist Association, a place revered by the people. Since alchemists are hard to come by, and refining requires not only a large amount of medicinal materials but also space, the Alchemist Association will provide a room for almost every second- and third-grade alchemist.
As for the alchemists above the fourth rank, each of them has a courtyard. Looking around West City, there are hundreds of courtyards of all sizes, but there are only less than ten independent courtyards!
As for the North City, because the imperial capital was built near mountains and rivers, there is a mountain range to the north of the imperial capital. Although the imperial capital has existed for a long time, it is said that there are still high-level magical beasts in the mountains to the north of the imperial capital. They often come down the mountain to look for food in nearby villages, making the villagers miserable. Now, almost all the villagers in the north have moved to the South City to live, and the North City is a bit lonely.
Although there are differences between the four cities of east, south, west and north, it does not mean that there are no ordinary people in East City and West City. It’s just that those people are more eye-catching than ordinary people.
The commercial streets of the four cities are also clearly divided. The East City is mainly for magic wands and magic eggs, the West City is the Alchemy Hall with more prescriptions, and the South City sells all kinds of things because of the Mercenary Guild, even more than the East and West Cities. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the South City is the most lively of the four cities.
The place where An Yu and An Ran rested last night was Nancheng. Now An Yu is also helping An Ran familiarize herself with some things in Nancheng. An Yu tells An Ran about some things in Nancheng in detail.
By the time An Yu finished telling An Ran about the main roads of South City, it was already time for lunch. An Yu took An Ran and casually walked into the nearest store on the street.
It was almost noon, which was the time when the store was busiest. There was all sorts of noise in the hall downstairs, and all the private rooms upstairs were gone. Although An Yu was reluctant, he had no choice but to take An Ran to sit in the hall.
"Dear guests, what would you like to order? Our restaurant has recently introduced some new dishes. Would you like to try them?" As soon as An Yu and An Ran sat down, the waiter came over and greeted them warmly.
An Ran looked at the waiter's attire and hospitality, feeling happy. She said to the waiter with a smile, "Okay, then let's do this. Bring me three or four of your signature dishes!"
Seeing that his sister was not dissatisfied, An Yu felt relieved and started chatting and laughing with An Ran.
Soon, all the dishes An Ran ordered were served. They looked good, and after a taste, they tasted surprisingly good. An Ran nodded in satisfaction and began to eat with a smile on her face. She had almost always eaten dry food at noon for the past two months, and she really hadn't eaten anything hot in a long time...
An Ran and An Yu were eating and chatting when suddenly they heard a loud noise.
An Ran looked towards the source of the sound and saw a woman in a yellow dress arguing with the waiter with her back to them. There were several guards standing behind the woman. She seemed to be a lady from a wealthy family.
"Hey, I came to your house to eat to give you face! How dare you tell me there are no private rooms?!"
"Miss, it's not that we don't want to open a private room for you. It's just that there are so many people here today that only the lobby has empty seats." The waiter argued anxiously.
"I don't care! I only sit in the private room! I disdain to have dinner with this group of vulgar country people!" The woman in yellow said arrogantly.
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent. An Ran could clearly sense several streams of anger around her, shooting towards the woman in yellow!
"Miss, why don't you change to another restaurant? The guests in the private room are all eating, there's really nothing we can do..." the waiter pleaded humbly.
"I've looked for so many stores, and they're all full. Now you want me to change stores? Do you want me to starve to death?!" The woman in yellow shouted angrily at the end.
"Miss, the waiter said there are no private rooms left. Why do you have to make things difficult for him?" A man sitting at the table next to An Ran said indifferently.
"I can sit wherever I want, but you... Forget it, I'll sit in the lobby. I want to sit next to him!" The woman in yellow turned around, and the moment she saw An Yu, she immediately changed her mind. She pointed with her little hand, insisting on sitting next to An Yu!
Seeing that the woman directly said that she wanted to sit next to him, An Yu did not respond and pretended not to see it. He picked up some bacon for An Ran with chopsticks and then ate as if nothing had happened.
Everyone in the hall was a little confused by An Yu's nonchalant look. They really didn't understand why An Yu didn't refuse or agree. However, seeing An Yu eating, everyone else also ate with laughter and noise, if it weren't for their pricked ears betraying their true thoughts.
Seeing that An Yu ignored her and was still gently serving food to An Ran, the woman in yellow's eyes blazed with anger, as if her things had been stolen. She glared at An Ran and said to the waiter, "Go, kick the woman next to that man out! I want to sit there! Otherwise, I'll smash your shop!"
The waiter looked at the woman awkwardly, and after thinking it over, he finally moved to An Yu's side and said apologetically, "Sir, how about letting that girl share a table with you?"
An Yu did not respond, but continued to eat his food calmly, and did not forget to pick up some food for An Ran from time to time.
An Ran was originally looking forward to watching her brother's show, but seeing An Yu's indifferent look, she became even more frightened.
Seeing that An Yu didn't respond, the waiter smiled awkwardly, walked over to the woman in yellow with some embarrassment, and said apologetically, "Miss, that young man may not be willing to sit with you. How about you change seats?"
The woman in yellow also noticed An Yu's reaction. She pushed the waiter aside, walked in front of An Yu, looked at him, and said domineeringly: "I must sit here today!"
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