Two days passed.
Although in the past two days, Lin Ke had almost given up on everything else and focused on learning and comprehending the "Wind God Finger", and Lin Ke still had the experience of using the finger wind magic Hurricane Finger, but he still could not completely master this magic skill. He could only occasionally display a incomplete "Wind God Finger" in the cultivation chamber of the Qing Feng family, which weakened his power by many times.
Xue'er's progress was also relatively fast, and she was also able to feel the entrance to the magic skill.
It was a skill that could greatly increase the speed of arrows. Although the increase in power other than speed was relatively small, the advantage was that the hidden energy consumption was relatively small. Even when Xue'er was at the third stage of Bear Power, she could still release it three times, so there was no support skill that was more suitable for Magic Archers.
Lilisse, on the other hand, had barely made any progress.
The normal level combat skill that Elder Wood had given her was called "Instantaneous Steps". It was a kind of mobile combat skill which could instantly burst out all the Dou Qi in her body and combine it with the explosion of all the muscles in her body to cross a large distance in a straight line in an extremely short amount of time. It was definitely a type of ability that was most popular to assassins who pursued speed and stealth.
Lilisse was indeed the one who progressed the slowest, but at the same time, she was also the one who worked the hardest and the most hard. Every day, she was the first to arrive at the cultivation room, but she would always be the last one to leave, never making a sound even though her whole body was filled with pain. This made Lin Ke understand that a genius who could advance all the way to the fourth level of Bear Strength in a commoner's environment was definitely the result of a combination of talent and hard work.
Lin Ke and his group had already spent enough time in the Liu City. If they did not set off now, they would not be able to familiarize themselves with the environment by the time they arrived at the imperial capital.
From Liu City to the south, about 400 kilometers away was the imperial capital. It was one of the top 10 cities on the continent - Ares Fortress. According to Xue'er's and the caravan leader's speed and route, they would reach the imperial city in ten days if they counted some unforeseen situations. This way, they would be able to obtain some time to update themselves on the academy's current situation and settle down.
The fleet of carriages was quite huge. In addition to the Moutes' caravan and the caravan guards themselves, there was also Lin Ke's group and his Sixteen Iron Guards. Now there was also Donna, another disciple of the Qing Feng family that was going to join War God Academy, Sam, as well as a group of clan guards.
"Grandpa, you should go back as soon as possible." Link was already sitting on the big black horse. The big black horse appeared abnormally docile in front of Wood, and its huge head was lowered to show its respect. But even so, Link was still much taller than old man Wood.
"En, good," Wood promised, but he didn't show any signs of stopping. It seemed that he wouldn't stop until they had reached the next street, "Cohen, take good care of yourself on the road. If you run into any trouble in the imperial city, go to the shop at the Fresh Breeze family and ask for help. Show them the token Grandfather gave you, they will give you some help."
"Alright, grandfather, you've said it many times," Rinko smiled helplessly. "Steward Keith will go there to take care of the Imperial Capital's business, I'll remember it all."
"Alright, alright, people talk a lot more when they get old," Wood laughed self-deprecatingly before turning to Donna, who had a small head sticking out from the carriage beside Linke. "Donna, don't mess around and listen to Cohen when you go to the imperial city. You must learn to take care of yourself if your mother isn't by your side."
Donna pouted unhappily, but she didn't dare to retort. She could only reluctantly nod her head. She even muttered something about 'I'm his cousin' in a low voice, making people at a loss whether to laugh or to cry.
"Cohen, although Donna is older than you, she's actually not as mature as you. When you go to the capital, no matter if you're qualified to enter the academy or not, you'll still stay there for a while to see the world. Donna needs you to take care of her."
Lin Ke looked a little helplessly at Donna, then nodded. "Grandfather, Auntie, don't worry. I'll take good care of her."
"Cohen, Sam is your nephew. Although he's a bit older than you, if he doesn't do well, you can teach him a lesson in my place. But Sam is still rather sensible, I hope you can take care of him when we get to the imperial capital," Kent, who had become the successor of the next generation Patriarch of the Cool Breeze family, also imitated Wood and Renqin and entrusted his grandson to Lin Ke. This made him suddenly feel like a butler.
There was always a lot to say about parting.
He waited until the long line of people had left.
Kent came to Wood and Renqin's side and said, "Uncle, I'm afraid that in a few years, this child will become famous in the empire. He is indeed the best candidate to be the guest elder of the Cool Breeze family."
"If one day he is willing to be a guest elder, then he is the best candidate."
Kent was stunned. He looked at the caravan in the distance and remained silent for a while.
But Lunqin gave a big smile.
The imperial city was truly a great stage.
It was already the beginning of autumn.
After leaving the vicinity of the Liu City, it was as if everyone had gone from the height of summer to the beginning of autumn. Liu City was truly a good place to live in.
The population density of the wargod empire is really high.
This was the biggest touchdown that Link had had after following the team for three days.
From old man Fisher's story, he probably knew that the other two big empires in the human race had a land area that was several times bigger than the wargod empire. Therefore, although the total population was about the same as the wargod empire, the land and resources were actually a lot more abundant than the wargod empire.
Fortunately, the natural environment of this world is excellent, the land is more fertile, and the water veins are more abundant. Most of the country's territory is flat land, and the high degree of development of agriculture can also meet the basic needs of people.
According to old man Fisher, the overall military strength of the wargod empire wasn't much worse than that of the other two empires, but there was such a huge disparity in the size of the territories, and there must be some other reasoning behind it. It was just that he couldn't see it clearly with his current height, and old man Fisher didn't intend to explain everything clearly to his students, so he was more willing to let them see for themselves.
The convoy travelled very quickly, and they did not lack any supply points along the way. Thus, according to the latest news, if there were not too many accidents, they could arrive in the imperial city two days in advance.
Early this morning, the mood of the people in the caravan was very good. Feya couldn't help but be curious, so he ran to the Moutes' caravan to inquire for a long time before finding out from a bashful young fellow that the caravan would arrive at the biggest supply point in the middle of the journey — — Azure Flower City.
This is a city slightly smaller than the Wind City and the Liu City, but it's very famous. The reason is because this is the largest bar street and the prettiest girl in the Empire of Wargods.
For the caravans that travelled between the capital and the north of the empire all year round, everyone was willing to pass by the Azure Flower City. After a long time, the Azure Flower City's caravans came to a tacit understanding.
The hardworking men needed fun, Linke could understand that.
But Donna didn't look happy, because the city was for the fun of men, and the fun of men lay in women.
Thus, that evening, when the carriages arrived at the Azure Flower City and settled down, most of the men went their own ways to have some fun. Even the guards left in batches after lining up, and Linke got pestered by Donna. At the same time, there was also the fourth generation of the Cool Breeze family, which was ordered not to go out and mess around, Linke's and Donna's juniors, poor student Sam.
Link didn't have too much desire to go to some bar street, but he hated the feeling of being coerced into doing nothing by Donna's rudeness, so he wanted to go to the bar street. Miss Donna's temper came up and she started crying and making a ruckus, but after a single indifferent glance, he turned around and led Xue'er, Lily, and the others away.
Donna just sat blankly on the ground, staring in disbelief at the empty door, as well as the Sam beside her, a little at a loss for what to do.
Phias obviously wouldn't miss this opportunity. Although the old man who didn't like to talk much kept telling him not to mess around, he still planned to open his "eyes" there, even if it was just to watch.
Heller walked with Link. He was wearing a large black cloak that covered his face as he followed the group. He was not used to this kind of environment.
"Hey, Cohen, why do you always bring your two little maids with you wherever we go? We're going to meet at the most famous bar street in the empire, isn't it inappropriate to take them with us?"
"Don't worry, I'm just going to drink. Just like you said, just knowledge is enough," Linke waved his hand nonchalantly. In fact, he didn't even think about going over to meet some girls. With beautiful girls like Xue'er and Lilisse staying by his side every day, he thought that they would be unable to stand up to his beauty.
Bar Street in Blue Flower City was actually not a street. Strictly speaking, it was the name for all the streets in a large area. The criss-crossing roads that were filled with bars of all sizes would be called Bar Street here.
At night, all kinds of magic lights in front of the bar illuminated all kinds of lights, which slightly dazzled Link. While he was at a loss, he seemed to once again return to the bright and green commercial street on Earth. After a long time, people's unique clothing and even more bold actions finally pulled him back to reality.
Of course, the cost would be shocking, the height of the buildings on Bar Street would usually not exceed 5 storeys, which could be considered to be rather low. Lin Ke and his group were already very conspicuous walking in such a place, especially Xue'er and Lily, the combination of the witch and the fairy behind them had instantly aroused the interest of many of the mercenaries and members of the caravan. The whistle and the seductive eyes were not bad, and Xue'er was actually better, as though they couldn't see her, Lily had already entered the fringes of the explosion.
Hence, Linke casually chose a large five-storey bar nearby to enter as the head of the bar.