Zhao Hai looked at the docks, then he turned to Stack and said, "Brother Stack, why are there docks here? Does the docks here belong to Sky Water City? "
Stack nodded and said, "Yes, although Sky Water City is a natural harbor, there are too many ships. Sea ships, river ships, all of them are full every day. Many ships have no way to unload their cargo. In the end, they built these small docks. Although this place is far from Sky Water City, after unloading the cargo, they can enter the city by land. This is much better than waiting there." Stack nodded and said, "Yes, although Sky Water City is a natural harbor, there are too many ships.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, it's a bit far. Can we reach Sky Water City tonight?"
Stack shook his head and said, "We won't be able to reach Sky Water City tonight. Let's find a pier to rest for the night. Tomorrow, we'll arrive at Sky Water City. Shelley Family has a dedicated pier in Sky Water City, we can dock there so that we don't have to compete with other ships."
Zhao Hai nodded, at the same time, he gained a new understanding of Shelley Family's influence in Sky Water City. According to his understanding, Sky Water City could be said to be a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold. For Shelley Family to have their own dock in Sky Water City, it seems like Shelley Family's influence in Sky Water City was very big.
At night, Stack docked the ship at a place called the Mercenary Wharf. As soon as one heard the name of the wharf, they knew that this was a wharf with a lot of mercenaries. Mercenaries could be seen everywhere in this wharf. Some of these mercenaries were escorts for cargo ships, while some of them were coolies working on the wharf.
Mercenaries doing hard labor? This might sound absurd, but it wasn't. Who were these mercenaries? Most of these mercenaries were ordinary civilians. For various reasons, they lost their land. In order to survive and not become slaves, they could only become mercenaries.
Because their fighting strength was very weak, and many of them had a large family to feed, so they didn't dare to take on dangerous missions. They could only take on missions to run errands and deliver letters. These missions weren't dangerous, but at the same time, their rewards were very low. They could only make a living from scratch.
Even if there were such quests, it wasn't every day. What could he do if he couldn't get such quests? They could only do manual labor, so sometimes, it was hard to differentiate between mercenaries and manual laborers.
Because this pier was in the periphery of Sky Water City, the Calci Family didn't manage it very well. And with the mercenaries coming from all walks of life, this pier had a characteristic, it was very messy, very messy, very messy.
Therefore, when the ship was about to stop at the pier, Stack told Zhao Hai that it would be best if they didn't go out. Although Zhao Hai was very strong, he couldn't provoke him.
Zhao Hai didn't want to go to the docks, there was nothing to see in such a small place. Also, the mercenaries were rough people, if they were to see Laura and the other beauties, then who knows what they would say. Zhao Hai didn't want this to happen.
On the ship, they didn't need to worry about the mercenaries. For the mercenaries, the people on the ship were their parents. Most people wouldn't come to the ship and cause trouble.
After resting on the ship for the night, the next morning, Zhao Hai and the others once again set off towards Sky Water City. After two hours of sailing, they were now able to faintly see the walls of Sky Water City.
The closer they got to Sky Water City, the more surprised Zhao Hai was. He didn't think that Sky Water City would be this big, it was even bigger than River Law City. River Law City was a big city with a population of more than a million, but Sky Water City was at least three times bigger. In other words, the population of Sky Water City exceeded 3 million!
For a place like the Ark Continent to have such a big city was very surprising. And for the Calci Family to be able to control such a big city, even the Emperor of Rosen Empire couldn't intervene, this was even more surprising. At this point, Zhao Hai had a very direct understanding of the Calci Family's strength.
Zhao Hai didn't believe that the Radiant Church didn't know that the Calci Family had a Dark Mage. The Radiant Church knew, but they had no way to make a move against the Calci Family. This was the Calci Family's strength, no wonder they were able to form the League of Dark Mages.
Before long, the ship slowly arrived at a small pier next to Sky Water City. The pier wasn't big, it could only accommodate five or six ships. However, Might told Zhao Hai that although this pier was built by the Shelley Family, they still needed to pay a fee of 1 million gold coins to Sky Water City every year. Otherwise, the Calci Family would take back the pier.
Such a small pier actually required a fee of 1 million gold coins a year. This showed how big of a treasure Sky Water City was. And for the Calci Family to be able to control Sky Water City for so long, this showed how formidable their strength was.
When the ship docked at the pier, Zhao Hai noticed that there were people waiting for them. Many of these people wore silk clothes that were commonly worn by merchants, they were very conspicuous.
Might looked at the appearance of these people, then he turned to Zhao Hai and smiled, "They're here to pick us up. The family has already sent word that mister should be treated as a VIP in the future."
Zhao Hai stared for a moment, then he shook his head and said, "This is too much, I don't deserve it."
Might smiled faintly and said, "You deserve it. Mister's Milk Wine, as well as mister's suffering for the Shelley Family, mister deserves it. Let's go down."
Zhao Hai didn't say anything, he just followed Might to the ship. Naturally, their carriage was also escorted off the ship. The Giant Bull was also escorted off the ship.
When the two arrived on the ship, several people dressed as merchants immediately greeted them. One of them was a fat man, about 40 years old. He smiled and bowed to Zhao Hai and Might, "Shelley Hotel's Sky Water City manager, Marriott has seen Mister Wales and Captain Might."
Might quickly gave a salute to Marriott and said, "I don't dare, Manager Marriott is too polite."
Zhao Hai also smiled. "How could I dare to make Marriott personally come and greet me? I really don't deserve it."
Marriott laughed and said, "Mister is too polite. Mister has helped our Shelley Family a lot, so it's only right for me to greet mister. Mister, please get on the carriage, the hotel has already prepared a meal, we're just waiting for mister to arrive."
When Zhao Hai heard Marriott, he smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite. Manager, please." The group politely exchanged a few more words before they got on their respective carriages and headed towards Sky Water City.
While heading towards the city, Zhao Hai and the others sized up Sky Water City. Sky Water City was indeed worthy of its name, there were a lot of small rivers in the city. Looking at it from afar, one could see bridges that formed a very peculiar scenery.
The city was bustling with people and carriages. Although there were a lot of rivers in the city, the streets were also very spacious. There were many shops on both sides of the streets, various kinds of carriages and pedestrians were going in and out of the shops. One could see that the shops' business was very good.
From time to time, Zhao Hai and the others could see people wearing standard leather armor and carrying standard two-handed swords. These people were carefully observing their surroundings. On the leather armor of these people were the insignia of the Calci Family, it was obvious that they were from the Calci Family.
Zhao Hai looked at these people, then he turned to Laura and said, "Laura, who are these people? Are they city guards? Or were they sent by the Calci Family to maintain law and order? "
Laura smiled and said, "I've heard about these people, they're part of Sky Water City's special organization, they're called city management. They specialize in maintaining the city's law and order. At the same time, they're also responsible for cleaning up the streets. They have a lot of authority in Sky Water City."
Zhao Hai was stunned when he heard this. He didn't think that after coming to the Ark Continent, he would still be able to hear the name city management. Wasn't this too much of a joke? Could it be that the Calci Family also had transmigrators? Otherwise, why would they have such an overbearing name?
Gently shaking his head, Zhao Hai threw away these unrealistic thoughts. Then he concentrated on looking at the city. Zhao Hai couldn't help but say that Sky Water City was the most prosperous city that he had ever seen. Moreover, this city was ranked behind Carson City. It was hard to imagine how prosperous Carson City was.
After traveling for more than an hour, the carriage stopped. Zhao Hai looked around and saw that they had arrived in front of a 20 story tall building. This was the tallest building that Zhao Hai had seen in the Ark Continent.
In front of the building, there was a large square. In the middle of the square was a flower bed filled with blooming flowers. In the middle of the flower bed was the Shelley Family's emblem made of different colored flowers, it was very stylish.
When Zhao Hai got down from the carriage, Marriott and Might immediately greeted him. Marriott bowed to Zhao Hai and said, "Mister, the food and wine have been prepared. Today, we'll be welcoming mister."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "I'll have to trouble Manager. Manager, please." Marriott also said, "Mister, please." Then he waved his hand and led Zhao Hai into the building.
Zhao Hai didn't know if it was an illusion or not, but he felt that Marriott's manager was even more enthusiastic towards him. Moreover, there was also awe in the manager's enthusiasm.
Zhao Hai didn't know that when they were heading towards the city, Might had already told Marriott that Zhao Hai was a Space Mage. For any force, a Space Mage would need a lot of support. When Marriott knew that Zhao Hai was a Space Mage, it was natural that he became more enthusiastic. Moreover, there was also awe in his enthusiasm.
Sky Water City's Shelley Hotel was also very luxurious, it was also of high quality. The people coming and going inside were all well-dressed and had extraordinary conversations. At the same time, one could see that their business was very good. A lot of guests greeted Marriott enthusiastically. It can be seen that these people were trying to curry favor with Marriott.
Zhao Hai looked at these people and knew that they were people from small noble families. Their status wasn't as high as Marriott's. Although they were guests of the hotel, they didn't dare to offend Marriott. On the contrary, they wanted to curry favor with Marriott. This would be very good for their family and their business.
However, Marriott didn't look down on these people because of their status. Everyone who greeted him warmly returned his greetings. No one could see any signs of impoliteness. This made Zhao admire Marriott, this Marriott was really a smooth and slick person.
Before long, the group entered the hotel's magic stone elevator and went up to the tenth floor. While going up, Marriott told Zhao Hai, "Our hotel has two restaurants, one on the tenth floor and the other on the first floor. The restaurant on the first floor is open to the public, everyone can eat there. On the other hand, the restaurant on the tenth floor is different, even people who live in the hotel can't eat there. Only a few people with Shelley Hotel's VIP card can eat there. The chef there is a top chef in the Rosen Empire, even the imperial chefs of the Imperial Palace aren't inferior to them." Marriott nodded and said, "That's right, I'm sure you'll be able to eat there.
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Shelley Hotel being able to open hotels all over the continent is really extraordinary. With a manager like mister, it's no wonder that the hotel's business is so good."
Marriott proudly said, "Mister is overpraising me. In the Shelley Family, people like me are as numerous as the hairs on an ox. I'm just a small manager."
Might smiled and said, "Manager Marriott is too modest. From what I know of the family, among the 11,200 hotels of the Shelley Family, Sky Water City's Shelley Hotel can definitely rank in the top ten. This shows how powerful Manager Marriott is." Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Manager Marriott is too modest.
When Zhao Hai heard Might, he couldn't help but look at Marriott. He didn't think that this fat family would be this powerful. Among the more than 10,000 hotels, his hotel's income can be ranked in the top ten? This was absolutely amazing.
Although there were big and small hotels in different cities, being able to be ranked in the top ten wasn't easy. Even if your location was good, it was still closely related to your management. Opening a hotel in the same place, some people would lose money while others would make money. This was the problem of management. From this point, it can be seen that Marriott was a very powerful businessman.
When Marriott heard Might, his smile became even bigger. He turned to Might and said, "We are very powerful, but we can't compare to Captain Might. Captain Might is the family's main guard force, it's not easy to send you out. You're definitely stronger than us."
Might smiled faintly and said, "I'm just a small captain, how can I be powerful? Manager is too polite." The group chatted and laughed as they arrived at the restaurant on the tenth floor.
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