"This is the capital." Ma Runing sighed again as she looked at the tall buildings in the distance and the city that looked like a rocky jungle.
She felt that she had used up all the sighs she had in this lifetime.
Once she came out of the train station, she could feel the prosperity of this place. It was completely different from other cities.
Everywhere was bustling with people.
The capital of Great Xia was also very prosperous, but it was completely different from this place.
"Roasted sweet potatoes, roasted eggs!"
"Roasted corn, roasted sausages."
"Scorpions, all kinds of poisonous scorpions. Even a Cardinal Heaven expert would feel like an immortal just by inhaling it!"
"Mutton skewers, mutton skewers … Square Heaven alpine crooked horned sheep, 20 yuan per skewer, free if it doesn't taste good!"
When Ma Runing smelled the aroma of food, she felt energized after a long journey. She looked around and saw that there were people everywhere. There were actually food streets on both sides of the train station. Many burly aboriginal men and beautiful women had changed their professions to become chefs.
"Map, the latest map of the capital with subway and bus routes marked. It's a must-have for newcomers! The two of you, do you want a map? "A teenager ran to the two of them.
"Let me take a look first!" Ma Runing said.
"Look, this is the latest version. Bus routes, subway routes, major markets, shopping centers, tourist attractions, and even some well-known shops are all here! With this, you can travel alone even if it's your first time in the capital. "The teenager was young, but his eyes were sharp and his mouth was fast. A row of bamboo tubes hung on his back.
He untied one of them, opened the lid, and took out a roll of map.
Ma Runing took it and opened it. It was a very exquisite map that was one meter wide. Every location in the capital, including the palace, was marked on it. Furthermore, the regions were divided by color, and the bus routes were marked with different colored lines.
There was also a row of words below: Printed by Black Bamboo Institute, Year 94 of the Dayao Calendar.
It had to be said that this map was much more exquisite and detailed than the official map of Great Xia.
"I'll take it." Ma Runing rolled up the map and said.
"1,200 yuan. I'll tell the two guests that this map is out of print and won't be available in the future." The teenager grinned. He calculated their expressions and attire and increased the price by six times.
"What's wrong?" Ma Runing asked curiously. She felt strange in her heart. Could it be that this kind of map violated some sort of taboo? But I heard that Black Bamboo Academy was founded by Prince Zhao.
"From now on, it will be the first year of the Human Emperor, five years, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years. There's no more Dayao history. "The young man's face was beaming with joy, even though the big shots above him had nothing to do with him.
"This is my business card. If the two of you need a tour guide or something, you can call me. I can arrange it for the two of you. However, there was one thing that had to be said. A tour guide was a tour guide. They only sold their skills and not their bodies. Even the ladies in the brothels don't sell their bodies here. "Seeing that the other party was willing to pay the bill, the young man stuffed his name card in.
"This can contact you immediately?"
"Of course, this is a local number. As long as you are within the range of the Imperial Capital, you can find me at any time." The youth took out a small phone from his bag.
"This is a phone? Can I have a look? " Ma Runing saw something new. She had a phone at home, and the line was connected from the back court. However, it was much bigger than this one.
The phone in the young man's hand was the size of a palm. It looked rather exquisite, and it didn't have any wires. It could be carried around.
"Can this thing make calls outside of the city?"
"A landline is fine. If it's a local number, it can't be used outside of the city."
Ma Runing inquired for a while, and the doubts in her heart were resolved. In the end, she was dragged to a nearby telephone shop to buy a pair of phones.
A country bumpkin, a young lady, not lacking in money, and there was even a payment machine beside her. This was simply a standard fat sheep. Before the young man left, he even asked the two of them to give him a call if they needed a tour guide.
"This young man is quite impressive." Ma Runing played with the phone in her hand and felt that it was rather interesting. Just now, she heard from the young man that he was actually a student and that he came to sell maps during the school holidays.
Jian Fang hesitated for a while before saying with uncertainty, "Perhaps, he has enlightened the people!"
"It's not the same. Look at those scholars. They speak and do things in a genteel manner. They give off a completely different feeling from this young man. Also, the people in the phone shop are all literate and young, but they don't seem to have the habits of scholars at this age. "
Ma Runing excitedly walked around the two food streets and ate for the entire afternoon. With the strength of an Earth Wheel expert, the food disappeared after entering her stomach, but it was a feast for her.
Although the food was crude and not exquisite enough, it was full of variety and very unique.
Along the way, she saw many people walking and eating while holding food or sitting on the benches by the roadside. This was a scene that couldn't be seen in Great Xia.
Furthermore, this place was bustling. Needless to say, the two food streets were packed with people. The signage at the side was also very interesting. It could even be hung from the first floor to the fifth floor.
"How many people are there in the capital?" Ma Runing suddenly asked.
"About ten million," Jian Fang said with uncertainty. Jian Fang said with uncertainty. Although he had been here twice, every time he came, there was an earth-shaking change.
For example, the two streets beside the train station were originally filled with open-air stalls and hawkers. Now, they had been built into buildings, and both sides were filled with shops. Many of them simply opened their shops by the roadside.
Furthermore, based on his character, he wasn't too concerned about these things.
However, it wasn't only him. Even the businessmen who came to the capital frequently would discover many new things every time they came.
"This is now a gathering place in the north of Dayao, and resources from all directions are gathered here. In fact, there is another city that is not much different from this one. It is the old capital, Lan City, which is not far away. It is the transportation hub of Dayao, and countless goods from all over the world are gathered there and distributed from there to other places.
Speaking of this, there is something interesting. Lan City used to be called the Sleepless City. Later, after the capital was moved to the capital, the name of the new Sleepless City also spread. However, the people of Lan City disagreed. The empress had moved the capital, but the Sleepless City had to stay. Therefore, every household hung skull lanterns outside their windows. As a result, at night, Lan City is incomparably resplendent and not inferior to the capital. "
"It sounds interesting. The people there are also very bold to compete with the imperial family." Ma Runing laughed.
"You will know when you go there. There are strings of skulls hanging everywhere. As long as the wind blows, it will be like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves. It is as if countless ghosts are whispering in your ears. Now, that place is called the Ghost City! As for their courage, they are, after all, the people of the old capital, so they are naturally more ambitious. Furthermore, the empress and Zhao Prince Consort aren't petty people. They don't care about this kind of thing and are happy to see it happen.
Zhao Prince Consort once said that it is a good thing for the people of Lan City to live like themselves and should be praised. However, I heard that he doubled the allocation of electricity to the city management department in the capital. "
"Very interesting people." Ma Runing was amused.
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