Chapter 368： Moros city-state

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"Captain, we have arrived at Roman!"

"Hahaha... I can finally get off the boat and have a good time."

"..."

Suren and Chijo were still testing the alchemy gargoyle in the captain's room, listening to the cheers of the crew on the deck at this time.

After sailing at sea for so long, the days of docking for supplies are the happiest time for the crew.

Su Lun put away the gargoyle and came to the deck with Chijo.

As soon as I came out, I saw that the coastline in the distance was already very clear.

The blue sky is cloudless, the sea and the sky are the same color.

Because of the proximity to the coast, seagulls also appeared in groups near the ship. Some soared in the sky, some hunted in the sea, and some landed on deck.

Seagulls are said to bring good luck, so sailors love these sea messengers. These birds are also unborn, and happily accept the feeding of the crew.

Su Lun stood on the bow, looking into the distance. There is a huge city built on the mountain on the coast, and the buildings with the main colors of white and blue can be seen from far away.

On the cliff by the sea, there is a magnificent temple built by hundreds of huge stone pillars.

That is the "Agaparte Temple", the most sacred place in the entire Roman state.

The Romans were warlike, rich in heroic epics and gladiators.

They believe in the **** of war, and the **** of war is enshrined in the Agaphanon Temple.

Romans has no royal family, only dozens of free city-states, each city-state has its own consul, which is regarded as half of the city lord.

In front of him is the largest city-state among the dozens of Roman city-states - "Moros".

Because this city-state has the highest quality deep-water port and is also the place where Romans’ foreign trade is most concentrated, it is naturally the most economically developed city.

There are a large number of pirates, speculators, slave traders, and adventurers from all over the place.

......

"Be careful after getting off the boat, try not to be too ostentatious. Let me know in time if there is any situation."

"Yes, Captain!"

"Hahaha, let's go, I heard that Roman's arena is very lively, let's go and have a look."

"..."

The Dawn regiment sailed into the port with the humble pirate flag.

Hundreds of pirate ships of all kinds are moored in the deep water port. After the advent of the Great Pirate Era, a large number of such "new" pirate groups appeared in the North Sea. There was one more, but it didn't attract anyone's attention.

The crew disembarked happily, and went to the city in groups of three or five.

Su Lun and Qianjo together, as well as the sword-wielding little boy and Ban Lolota. They got off the ship and strolled on the pier. They saw the Sea King-class battleship "Princess Skadi" and eight frigates in the port.

Neither were surprised.

After all, Dr. Banks had already sensed that the marked submarine was on the seafloor near here.

Qiantiao only glanced at it, then narrowed her eyes, and whispered: "The Princess Shuangyue is also in the city now, I don't know why she is here."

Su Lun stripped off the memory of the former vice-captain of the Eighteenth Fleet and learned some confidential information, saying: "It should be waiting for the time. After all, the sea area near the Void Ruins is very dangerous. We have to wait for the right wind direction and ocean currents. Only in the past can I meet you a few times a year.”

There are a lot of ancient equipment in the Void Ruins, and the level of pirates cannot be digested at all, so I plan to develop it together with the technical staff of Marfa.

There is nothing to see in the warship, and I can't eat it.

Now that Princess Shuangyue's people are in the city, they can also find an opportunity to inquire about Kai's news.

I really want to save people. The conditions here are much better than in the pirate city Hastelling.

The three of them entered the city in a hurry.

......

Going up the stone steps of the wharf, you can see a beautifully repaired white stone city wall, with fine carvings on the battlements and arrow towers.

This is the most beautiful city wall Sullen has ever seen.

Not only did the Romans love war, they were also very skilled in art. There have been many master painters, musicians and poets in this country. They have created many epoch-making works of art...

The pursuit of artistic beauty flowing in the blood can be seen in the details of the buildings in the city.

At the gate of the city was a body of guards dressed in armor and armed with spears.

Unlike the guards of other city-states, they looked strong. His bare arms were muscular, his eyes were piercing, and he had a murderous aura on his body.

This is just an ordinary guard.

Su Lun couldn't help but take a look.

There was no inspection, and the three of them entered the city without a hitch.

No wonder pirates always come back here to recruit crew, Romans are born warriors.

Only after entering the city did they discover that the rumors were true.

Pure Romans are blond and blue-eyed and easy to identify. On the streets, shirtless adult men can be seen everywhere. They may not be tall, but they are as strong as cheetahs, with wheat-colored skin, covered with tendons, and shiny in the sun.

It's rare to see a fat man with a big belly.

Even children chasing and playing on the side of the road can clearly see the lumps of abdominal muscles.

Weightlifting, wrestling, sword-fighting, javelin throwing... this is a playful project for the little ones.

They pride themselves on being strong.

Romance was still an agrarian society, with hardly any industry. Most of the women on the street wore sackcloth linen clothes, and the rich ladies wore long cotton spun skirts imported from overseas. But this dress style is very simple and can't hide much privacy. As long as you pay attention and look closely, you can see the **** that are half exposed at the bottom of the dress, and the slender legs are also unobstructed. Especially those young girls, who are not stingy to show their delicate body, and look like they are coming and going on the street as usual. They worship heroes and are happy to have a night of fun with the strong.

As the legend goes, the folk customs here are unrestrained.

Su Lun also found it very seductive when walking on the street.

The buildings in the city are very dense, and you can tell at a glance which are residential and which are public buildings.

"Central Colosseum", "Senate", "Molos City Hall", "Muse Opera House", "Public Baths", "Marketplace"...

The public buildings are very large and have a unique architectural style.

......

There are also many outsiders in the city, and the three of Su Lun are inconspicuous.

In addition to hanging out and looking at the local customs, their top priority is to inquire about some information.

The current Roman Kingdom has nominally belonged to the "North Sea Kingdom", and the flag of the North Sea Fleet's mace is hung around the city.

After all, Su Lun and the others have only destroyed a few squadrons of the North Sea Fleet, so they must be careful.

Fortunately, he was well prepared. In the previous battle, he deliberately stripped away some information in the city. Su Lun also knew some safe information exchange points and reliable information businessmen.

Not long after, when they came out of a "Lavender Tavern", they had roughly figured out the information they needed.

"Kay was sent to the arena to be a slave gladiator. It seems to be participating in some kind of 'trial of the hero'. There is a game tomorrow..."

"If you can, try not to fight. I spent some money in the arena, and I went to the middleman to find out the news. When the time comes, I will get in touch with Kai, and I should be able to find a way to rescue. Besides, there are also some in the arena. A group of royal knight slave gladiators from the capital of Lu Yinghuang, I suspect that is the person Barrett and the others are looking for. Maybe Barrett and the others are lurking in the city now, and then pay more attention..."

"..."

Chijo and Su Lun walked all the way, exchanging the information they had just obtained.

The current situation is quite ideal for them. This is Oleg's territory in name, but in the arena, the North Sea Fleet's right to speak is not too heavy.

As long as you are willing to spend money, there are many ways to find ways to save people.

Moreover, the focus of the current situation is not on them, but on "Princess Frostmoon" Skadi.

"The situation in the city is very complicated now. The Royal Family of Lu Ying, the Grand Duke Raphael, and some other big lords are all staring at Princess Frost Moon's group. There are a lot of outsiders in the city now. We can guess that they are Those who went to the space ruins can naturally guess. There may be a big movement recently."

"The Princess Frostmoon hasn't shown up much recently, probably because she's afraid of being assassinated. But even if she didn't go out, there were rumors about her and Oleg's second son, Onis Popov... tsk tsk, this The princess really doesn't stop."

"Hehe... It's good to be lively."

"..."

There is also good news that Su Lun has not heard of anyone wanting their Dawn Mission.

On the contrary, the wanted orders for the "Holy Judgment Fleet" were posted everywhere on the black market, and the price of the bounty soared more and more exaggeratedly.

And the three pirate squads of the Eighteenth Fleet that were destroyed by the regiment are currently classified as "missing".

There was a bounty for the news, but no one knew what happened.

This is a big advantage for Su Lun and the others, because there is no survivors before, this news should be kept for a long time.

......

There are some shops selling fruit, jewelry, and clothes on the street, and the three of them have little interest.

The blacksmith shop went for a stroll. The quality of the swords and armor were good, and I bought some for the crew on the ship.

Now that the news has also been inquired, Su Lun spent money to find a local snake to operate, and all they have to do is to wait for the news.

The three of them strolled down the street.

They have been at sea for more than ten days this time, and the sea breeze blows their body with the smell of the sea.

This is unbearable for people like Qianjo who like to soak in soup.

At this time, she said: "I heard that Roman's public baths are good, with natural hot springs and large baths. I plan to try them now. Su Lun, do you want to go together?"

Su Lun nodded, "Okay."

Roman's bathing area is indeed famous in the Beihai. The folk customs here are open, and there is a famous celestial body mixed bath.

But as soon as he answered, he thought of something, and said again: "But I want to go to the trading market to see. If you and Lolotta go first, I will come back later."

Compared with taking a bath, he still thinks it is better to go to the market.

The high-end Warcraft materials here are very cheap. Buying some materials and buying some magic crystals can save a lot of money.

Might as well get it out.

The more remote the place, the easier it is to dust many valuable things.

Qianjo couldn't wait to go to the soup, and didn't say much: "Okay, I will contact you if there is anything else."

With that said, the three separated.

Chijo and Lolota went to the bath, while Su Lun strolled around the city to the market area on Shell Street in Beicheng.

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Winter in Romance is very long, accounting for three-quarters of the year.

There are only two or three months in summer, so Roman produces very little food and has a great demand for food imports.

As the "first Roman city-state", Moros can have such a large population because the city has a large number of food merchants.

The Romans are very belligerent. In addition to fighting, they hunt and kill monsters and sea-monsters on weekdays, so this place is rich in various advanced monster materials and weapons. Those speculators brought in food in exchange for the materials of monsters that could be sold at high prices elsewhere, in order to make huge profits.

These businesses have continued for thousands of years.

Food, slaves, weapons, monster materials... These are the most popular types of business in Moros City.

Before Su Lun entered the market area, she heard the clamor of hawking.

The trading market here is not much different from other cities, but it is more primitive.

Grain was piled on the ground in piles, and so were the slaves.

The Romans were warlike and had a high fertility rate. There are wars between city-states all year round, so a large number of war slaves will appear on the market.

Most of the men were sent to the arena, or sold to pirates and nobles as warriors.

In the slave market, women were stripped naked, chained in rows and standing on the side of the street. Most of them are young and good-looking, and they can sell for a good price.

Buyers can touch and knead at will, and the female slaves are also numb, as if they have accepted this tragic fate.

Suren had no interest in slaves, and went straight into the depths of the market.

He strolled around in several material stores. The monster materials here were even cheaper than those in Pirate City, and he could find a lot of advanced materials.

For example, the blood of the seventh or eighth-order beasts is the necessary material for drawing high-level runes.

These are all things that Su Lun is in urgent need of now, and he is not stingy with money, so he bought a bunch of them.

The current situation in the city-state of Moros is a bit complicated, and the trading market, where a large number of outsiders gather, is even more mixed.

As Su Lun walked all the way, he saw a lot of guys who looked like spies, and there were some familiar faces in the memories of harvesting.

He also had no interest in secret spies from all sides. After shopping around the big shops, he walked towards the flea market.

Those stalls are full of small traders and hawkers, and they also have a lot of good things in their hands.

"Come and see, the ancient secret stone tablets, scrolls, and classics that have just been produced in the ruins are cheap."

"The fragment of "Book of the Dead" three thousand years ago, come and see if you need it."

"Professional sale of all kinds of secret treasures, [Blackbeard's Treasure Map], [Ancient God Stone Tablet], [Acavian Times Chronicle Tablet], [Aladdin Magic Lamp], [Magic Flying Carpet]..."

"..."

There was a lot of noise along the way, and all kinds of strange things appeared on the carpet.

The world's population base is huge, and there are many lucky people.

Maybe there is a cave in the mountain, which is the tomb of an ancient king. Those funeral objects can make people rich overnight, and they will also produce many ancient treasures.

Su Lun walked all the way, and the pupil of omniscience also identified the past.

There are a lot of fakes, and there are also some "small ones".

But like a cursed object at the "Forbidden Object" level, even if you don't have eyes, you can feel its extraordinary curse characteristics.

Therefore, the possibility of wanting to directly detect large leaks on treasure materials is very low.

Suren's main target is those books, secret scrolls, documents and the like.

He has always kept in mind the high rank of Seria, the alchemist must be learned.

This world has buried countless treasures of civilization eras, and no one knows what will be undiscovered underground, and no one knows what big secrets are hidden in those documents.

The all-seeing eye looks at [rough imitations], [inferior antiquities]...

You can pass directly.

He was walking around the stalls very fast.

When encountering genuine goods, read the content without using them at all. When Su Lun encounters the right price, he will buy it directly.

Those lions who opened their mouths didn't pay any attention at all.

In pirate circles, almost no one is interested in these ancient texts that are like waste paper.

It is rare to have such a customer, and those stall owners enthusiastically took out their treasures.

Commodities have a certain amount of regionality, especially ancient relics.

Antiquities produced in this Roman country are rarely seen elsewhere.

Su Lun also gained a lot.

But while strolling around, he accidentally discovered that the proportion of puppet materials in these flea markets is relatively high.

Like special wood, silk thread, puppet power core... and some related materials.

This made him a little strange.

The puppet master is a very small profession, and the materials are usually not easy to find in the market.

But here, Su Lun found a lot.

Moreover, at this moment, Su Lun was walking and found a special booth.

He looked at the dolls on sale at the booth, and exclaimed in his heart, "Rune Puppet?"

Su Lun didn't expect to see someone selling finished products here.

......

The stall owner is a young girl with big brown braids and a little freckles on her face, which doesn't look like a local Roman.

At this moment, she was sitting cross-legged on a blanket, and her whole body was "suspended" in mid-air.

Su Lun saw it at a glance, it was a transparent silk thread hanging up.

Many stall owners in this flea market like to attract the attention of customers in strange ways.

And it wasn't this person that made Su Lun look at him, but the things for sale at her booth.

Some obviously need materials for puppets, and there are a few finished golem dolls with runes engraved, which are the most common two kinds of [Wailing Dolls] and [Smiling Dolls].

Su Lun is an expert in this field, and he naturally saw at a glance that the quality of those rune puppets was not high.

Whether it is the level of rune carving, or the utility of the finished product, it is a lot worse than his own carving.

It seems that the original drawings are incomplete, and some changes have been added, adding some new functions.

But that didn't surprise him.

"This... Could it be the lineage of the 'Puppet Master' passed down?"

Su Lun felt very strange.

His inheritance is directly from the founder of the lineage of rune and puppets, Seliya, a thousand years ago.

Now that a thousand years have passed, there may still be some skills that have been passed down.

Su Lun thought it was "same class" and walked over.

At this time, he saw that there was a man who was chatting up beside the female stall owner.

"Kama, can I invite you to dinner tonight?"

"No, I want to set up a stall, I don't have time!"

"Hey, I said Karma, stop setting up a stall. How much money can you make? I am now the captain of the North Sea Fleet, a serious second lieutenant officer, with a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan. If you marry me, You don't have to worry about life anymore."

"Abel, I said that I don't dare to be a pirate. Those despicable pirates killed my parents and robbed our manor, haven't you forgotten?"

"That was in the past, forget it. Now the North Sea Fleet is a royal army. And you must know that my father is now the commander of the Third Fleet and has a lot of power. We form a family, and we will definitely in the future. very happy."

"Sorry, please don't get in the way of doing business."

"Then how much do you pay for these things, I bought them."

"I won't sell it to you!"

"..."

Listening to the content of the chat, the two seem to be acquaintances.

But listening to the girl's tone, the two didn't seem to know each other that well.

Su Lun roughly understood.

Thinking about it, he walked to the booth and asked, "Miss, how much is this wooden puppet?"

......

Seeing that someone else was coming, the man who accosted him left with a look of resentment.

The female stall owner looked at the rare person asking for the price, and hurriedly introduced her product: "This is not an ordinary wooden puppet, this is a rune puppet. It has a very special effect, this is a [Strange Laughing Doll], activate it Energy crystal core, it can release visual illusion in a range..."

Su Lun knew the Rune Puppet like the back of his hand, and at a glance he knew what was going on.

But he listened patiently.

It seems that this female stall owner made it herself.

In other words, she is a "puppet master".

Su Lun didn't plan to ask about her inheritance and family background as soon as she came, UU read but tentatively asked some other normal questions, "By the way, take the liberty to ask. I just came to Moros city-state, and I found that There seem to be many puppet masters in the city, why is this?"

Hearing this question, the girl's face was obviously surprised, and she said in surprise: "Ah...you don't know? Didn't you come for the [Heart of Four Color Elements]?"

"???"

Su Lun frowned, feeling that she seemed to be talking about a very powerful puppet treasure.

Thinking about it, he seems to have seen this name in the classics, and then tentatively said: "The [heart of four-color elements] you said is the powerful energy core in the legend of ancient goblin civilization?"

The girl said: "Yes!"

When Su Lun heard this, his eyes lit up.

Is there such a legendary treasure in this place?

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