3 months later, in Shangjing City, the capital of Shang Country in Goldmoon Continent …
The slanting wind and drizzle covered Shangjing City, causing peach blossoms on the banks of Qinan River to fall into the river, almost dyeing the river pink.
Qinan River flowed all the way to the east. After bypassing the north of Shangjing City like a moat, it went straight to the sea. Over 300 miles to the east of Shangjing City was the sea, which was also the Donggang District of Shangjing City. Over half of the goods, money and grains that were transported from the south of Shang Country to Shangjing City were transported to the Donggang District by sea …
Needless to say, the Donggang District of Shangjing City was prosperous.
On the No.7 Pier of the Donggang District, a huge cruise ship with 3 huge chimneys and a length of over 200 m slowly approached the shore with the sound of the steam whistle.
As this huge cruise ship approached the shore, the passengers who had stayed on the cruise ship for over half a month got off the ship one after another in the drizzle with large and small bags.
For many people, Shangjing City was a place of dreams.
It was the capital of Shang Country, the seat of the Dark Battle God Church in Goldmoon Continent. It was the most prosperous and largest city in Goldmoon Continent with over 10 million residents. It seemed that as long as a person came here, he or she would be related to numerous wealth, reputation, status, prosperity and those big figures who influenced the pattern of all countries.
In Shangjing City, numerous people came here every day to seek for gold. Numerous people expected to soar into the sky and amaze the world with a single brilliant feat.
"Ping 'an, my young friend, the camp of the Judgement Army of Dark Battle God Church is in Phoenix Feather Mountain in the north of Shangjing City. It's a long way from here to Phoenix Feather Mountain. I wish you a bright future as an adjudicator in Shangjing City. If you're free, you can come to Wanli Bookstore in the East Avenue of Shangjing City to have tea and play chess with me …"
On the cruise ship, a well-dressed old man wearing a top hat, gold-rimmed glasses, and a cane in his hand was bidding farewell to Xia Pingan.
This old man was Xia Pingan's "roommate" on the cruise ship. Xia Pingan stayed in a two-person economy cabin on the cruise ship, and this old man was the other guest in the cabin.
The old man's surname was Jing and his name was Jing Yuxing. He was a native of Shang Jing City and opened a small bookstore in Shang Jing City. Some time ago, the old man went to Jinzhou to visit a friend. When he came back, he took this cruise ship and stayed in the same room as Xia Pingan.
These days on the cruise ship, when the old man was bored, he would play chess with Xia Pingan and chat. After more than half a month, they got along very well.
"Thank you, Elder Jing. After I settle down, I will find time to play chess and drink tea with you …" Xia Pingan said to the old man with a smile.
In Xia Pingan's impression of this old man, although he was a bookstore owner, he spoke well and was knowledgeable. For half a month, Xia Pingan learned a lot just by chatting with this old man.
"Hahaha, well, that's a deal!" Elder Jing revealed a smile as his face turned a bit solemn. He then said earnestly, "Before leaving, this old man has one more word for you. Shang Jing City is the most prosperous and dangerous place in Goldmoon Continent. As you're new here, even if you're ambitious, you'd better be careful. Do you know why the locals in Shang Jing City don't eat the fish in Qin An River?"
"Why?"
Elder Jing pointed at Qin Anhe River not far away and sighed, "Qin Anhe River would be cleaned every 10 years. God knows how many ships' worth of corpses would be cleaned each time. Those corpses were either tied up with iron chains, beheaded, broken bones, broken tendons or even black bones. Who would eat the fishes from this river?"
"Thanks for your advice, Elder Jing. I will be careful!" Xia Pingan said seriously.
"If that's the case, let's part ways here!" Elder Jing bade farewell to Xia Pingan. After that, he drew out a black oilcloth umbrella from his suitcase. After opening the umbrella, he carried the suitcase and went down the stairs on the deck, disappearing into the crowd below.
Elder Jing was not young. However, he was very vigorous and didn't look old at all. Even with a suitcase in hand, he still straightened his back.
Seeing Elder Jing leaving, Xia Pingan also carried his suitcase and got off the ship in the crowd.
The leather suitcase was bought by Xia Pingan before. It was a brown leather suitcase, which was quite normal. People who traveled long distances did not carry a leather suitcase with them. It was too conspicuous to walk in the crowd. Many people would look at them curiously, and if they carried a leather suitcase, they would look much more ordinary.
The drizzle sprinkled on Xia Pingan's face, making him a bit cold. Walking towards the wharf in the crowd, Xia Pingan felt that he had returned to the days when he drifted in Beijing.
It was too similar.
In his previous life, he drifted in Beijing to study and make a name for himself. This time, he came to Shang Jing City for the same purpose — Shang Jing City of the Shang Dynasty. It was the gathering place of resources, information, power, and experts in the Golden Moon Continent. At the same time, it also had the largest national library and national archives in the Golden Moon Continent.
For a summoner, the fastest place to cultivate was not the deep mountains or old forests, but the bustling city in front of him.
As long as he could make a name for himself in this city, the cultivation resources he could obtain would definitely be incomparable to other places. At the same time, it was also the most likely place to find clues about the Dark Tower.
The Dark Battle God Religion's defense force was called the Judgement Army. Those who could join the Judgement Army must be summoners. Furthermore, the Judgement Army recruited summoners from outside the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as they were below the One Sun Realm, they could come here to try and see if they could join the Judgement Army.
Summoners who joined the Judgement Army were all one in a hundred. Once they joined the Judgement Army, they would become a member of the Dark Battle God Religion's Judgement Army. Then, they would have found their "organization".
However, it was said that it was very difficult to join the Judgement Army, and the conditions were harsh. The Judgement Army's summoners were almost one in a hundred. They chose the strongest of the strong and the best of the best.
Xia Pingan followed the crowd that got off the boat and left the dock. After the bustling crowd walked out of the dock, they came to the street outside the dock.
On the street, rows of rickshaws were parked by the roadside. Those rickshaws were almost identical to rickshaws. When they saw people coming out, those rickshaws pulled the rickshaws and ran over to pick up the customers.
In addition to the rickshaws, Xia Pingan saw four-wheeled carriages, small cars, and trolley cars on the streets of the city.
The large grasshoppers that he had seen in Dawan City previously were nowhere to be seen here.
When the rickshaws rushed over, the people from the various broker houses waiting outside the dock also held up all kinds of recruitment signs outside. They were looking for nannies, maids, manservants, apprentices, bodyguards, and so on …
When they saw a slightly attractive young woman carrying things out of the exit, a large group of broker house employees holding up recruitment signs for maids and nannies rushed over and began to promise all kinds of conditions.
Some beggars and children selling newspapers also rushed over.
The exit was a bit chaotic for a moment …
The scene in front of him was somewhat similar to that of Shanghai in the old society.
Xia Pingan, who was squeezing in the crowd, had just taken a few steps when he felt two chopsticks quickly reaching into his clothes pocket from the side …
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PS: Thank you for your valuable advice. Tiger saw it. I've been a bit jammed these days, so the update time is a bit irregular. Please forgive me. I'm also here to reflect on myself.
From tomorrow onwards, Tiger and everyone agreed that the daily update time would be fixed from 7: 30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every day. All the updated chapters would be released during this time period. If the chapters were released after this time period, they would have to be updated. If they were not released after this time period, they would have to ask for leave from everyone for that day.
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