273. Lion City, the capital of Siwadi
"That Earl of White Blade is not a fuel-efficient lamp!" Li Lifei looked back and glanced in the direction of the teleportation array behind her and sighed, "If I hadn't known in advance that Baisha's little white rabbit was a spy, this heartwarming reunion between father and daughter would have been impossible.
The scene will definitely move me. And the warm and hospitable persona of their father and daughter is really deceptive."
"That's not all. That Playboy flag is the biggest trap!" Deming said: "The rabbit people, who are famous for their caution, would be so careless and rashly use the Playboy trademark without first investigating the meaning of it.
Use it as a military flag? What they do is nothing more than spreading doubts, making us think they are ignorant and dismissive of them, taking them lightly, and giving us the illusion that they are all "war scum" to prepare for future incidents.
If necessary, a thunderous strike will catch us off guard."
When the others heard Dai Mingdao's words, they couldn't help but feel cold and sweaty. Didn't they despise these bunnymen because they saw their short stature, cute appearance, and random use of flags?
"I will argue with anyone who says 'cunning like a fox' to me in the future. It should be changed to 'cunning like a rabbit' from now on!" An showed a trace of embarrassment on her face, and shouted as if she was angry.
An's words made everyone smile, but after laughing, everyone secretly became wary in their hearts. There are so many intelligent races in the world of Predas, and maybe one day someone will stab them in the dark.
, it really makes people very difficult to guard against. As the saying goes: You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. From now on, it is absolutely necessary to be more careful when encountering people and things!
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The Siwa Empire is a galaxy empire composed mainly of the Lion Tribe, Tiger Tribe, Werewolf Tribe and Fox Tribe, plus a wide variety of other vassal races. It is dominated by the entire planetary system where the Shiva Planet is located, and its sphere of influence extends to several surrounding countries.
A planetary system, united with the Elephants Empire, which is dominated by giant powerful orc races such as the Elephants and Ursines, and the Setas Empire, which is dominated by skills and magic, such as the Cat People and Rabbit People.
, became the master of the Levata star system - the United States of the Levata galaxy. They have the same belief - the beast god. All orcs are the subjects of the beast god, and they are all brothers and sisters. But they also pursue strict
The racial system stipulates that intermarriage between different races is prohibited except for specific races. This extremely conservative marriage system is essentially opposed to the system advocated by the Tinopule Empire that ignores the marriage of all races. This is why
Originally belonging to the same empire, the two sides were incompatible with each other. It can be said that the existence of the orcs had a very long-term impact on the entire world of Predas.
This is a vast plain, surrounded by two mountain ranges in the southeast and southwest, forming a heart shape. The two winding rivers are like two huge blood vessels, continuously transporting the sweet source of life to the entire plain, watering it.
A beautiful and fertile land. This is the birthplace of the Shiva civilization - the Lion Heart Plain. As the economic, cultural and political center of the Shiva Empire, the Shiva Imperial Capital - Lion City is located in the center of the Lion Heart Plain. This
This Lion City with an extremely long history has witnessed the origin, growth and rise of the Siwa civilization, which can be seen from the layout of the entire city.
As the center of the imperial capital, the inner city where the emperor is located is located in the center of the entire Lion City. This is the only protrusion in the entire Lion Heart Plain, with an altitude of about fifty meters. The inner city is built according to the terrain, with a city wall built outside.
The city wall is a trapezoid with a width at the bottom and a narrow top, with a height of eight meters and a width of more than three meters. The city wall surrounds a circle and isolates the inner and outer cities. Only one city gate is left on the southeast, southeast and northwest sides. The south gate is the largest among the city gates.
, with a width of five meters, is the main entrance, which is majestic and domineering; the other three doors are only half the width and are side entrances. These complete protection measures protect the emperor, and the architectural style meets the combat needs of the ancient cold weapon era. It is said that it
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an iron wall fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Outside the towering city wall of the inner city is a slope about three kilometers long. Four avenues connect straight up to the four gates, dividing the entire slope area into four parts: political, economic, military, and cultural. There are rows of buildings representing different periods in the slope area.
A tall building in an architectural style. On the top of each building, bright flags representing their respective functions fly in the open space. This is the administrative center of the Siwa Empire, managing all large and small affairs in the vast territory of the Siwa Empire. These four parts are
Importantly, the outer city is also surrounded by tall city walls. The city walls here are much taller than those in the inner city, with a vertical height of twenty meters.
Outside this city wall is a group of postmodernist-style buildings. From here on, there are no city walls or passes. What you can see are all strange-shaped buildings, various hovercrafts flying back and forth, and busy figures on the ground.
Speaking of busy, the number one place is naturally the teleportation array area where Dai Mingdao and the others are located. All the exchanges of personnel and materials rely on the transmission of these huge teleportation arrays. In addition, this place is located on the outskirts of the imperial capital, so safety and stability are particularly important.
The garrison of the imperial capital is also very strict in inspecting people and materials. The cumbersome inspection procedures are incompatible with the busy transportation status. Therefore, Dai Mingdao said that there was an endless queue in front of them. Judging from the current traveling speed,
Even if it gets dark, you may not be able to enter the city as you wish.
Dai Mingdao looked around and soon found a group of Siwa soldiers on patrol. He quickly left the group and went to meet them and asked if there was any other way to avoid this long wait. The leading captain spread his hands and went from Dai Mingdao's hand.
He gave him five gold coins and then pointed him in the direction. It turned out that these people and materials waiting in line for inspection were for ordinary people and small caravans entering the imperial capital. Some large caravans have inspection-free permits and can pass directly through the inspection-free channel. Except for
In addition, imperial officials, those on special missions, and students from the Siwa Royal Military Academy have special channels to pass through.
Other staff are easy to understand, but why can the students of the Siwa Royal Military Academy enjoy exemption from inspection? That is because the Siwa Royal Military Academy is not within the scope of the Lion City at all, but is located in the hilly area in the northern part of the Lion Heart Plain.
, because there is no need to pass through the imperial capital, there is no need to undergo inspection, and the student passage is a teleportation array, which can be teleported directly to the entrance of the college, saving the students the pain of traveling. Dai Mingdao asked about the location of the student passage and thanked the patrol.
Captain, take the girls and walk directly towards the passage.
On the way, Dai Mingdao suddenly remembered that Li Lifei, Xiaowei and An had no letters of recommendation. With the soldiers' urinary temperament, they would even ask for money when asking for directions. How about those gatekeepers trying to find ways to ask for benefits? He frowned.
He took the initiative and found a deserted corner to explain the situation to everyone. After obtaining the consent of the three girls, he brought them into the living space together with Shituiduo.
Dai Mingdao took Mu Xiaodie and Meng Yuanyun to the entrance of the student passage and took out the letters of recommendation to the soldiers guarding the door. The two soldiers just glanced at the letters of recommendation in Dai Mingdao's hands, and they didn't even know whether they were true or false.
Identify and directly ask for money: tolls, teleportation array usage fees, material loss fees, personnel service fees, etc. Ten gold coins per person. This fee was collected confidently and reasonably, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. They also told De Ming
They pointed out a clear path: if Deming said they did not want to pay the money, they could also choose to take the ordinary route, continue to line up for inspection, and then go to the Siwa Royal Military Academy on the northern edge of the Lion Heart Plain. In this way, the whole journey would be about
It will take ten days and a half, and it is up to them to decide on their own.
"Then if we are foreign envoys, will we also be charged?" Dai Mingdao rolled his eyes and suddenly asked a strange question.
"Of course it's free if you have an official position or are a foreign envoy. But if you are envoys, then wouldn't our two brothers be generals?" The two soldiers looked at Dai Mingdao and the three of them, looking at their clothes.
He was full of disdain and even laughed at him.
Dai Mingdao didn't say anything, took out something as big as a palm and threw it at someone's face.
"What are you doing? Are you willing to kill yourself if you dare to attack the guard?" When the other person saw that this guy dared to attack, he immediately pulled out his sword and threatened.
The man who was thrown had quick eyes and quick hands, and he hurriedly reached out to catch the thing that Dai Mingdao threw. He only glanced at it and immediately broke out in cold sweat. As the saying goes, you don’t know if you don’t see it, but you will be shocked when you see it. This is the real lord
What a big seal! He hurriedly stopped his companions, tremblingly handed over the big seal in his hand, and said with a shy face: "Don't... don't be impulsive! It turns out... it's the lord who's coming here. This villain is really blind.
Sir, please be patient! This...this is your seal, please keep it..."
Dai Mingdao grabbed the big seal and stuffed it back into the vacuum space, and asked casually: "Who set the charges?"
"Reporting to your lord, it is decided by the military department and reported to the financial department for verification. It is used to improve the military's salary. It is a normal fee." The man who drew the sword even threw away the sword at this time and rushed to tell all the information. He was more obedient.
The baby is ten times better behaved. Just kidding, if you threaten a lord with a sword, you will lose your head, so you should make up for it while you still have the chance.
"Hmm..." Dai Mingdao touched his chin and turned around to leave. Mu Xiaodie and Meng Yuanyun followed quickly. The three of them quickly crossed the teleportation array and disappeared.
Chapter completed!