296: Chapter 296: Beigeli City 296: Chapter 296: Beigeli City A night passed without incident, or perhaps in such a wilderness, Zhao Guang had to be cautious.
Anyway, his tent was definitely not soundproof, so Zhao Guang ended up in a tent by himself.
He had originally planned to sleep hugging Xi Fei, but then he noticed that Jeana seemed somewhat lonely.
Having no choice, Zhao Guang finally assigned Xi Fei and Jeana to one tent, and took another for himself.
Ocoro, curious, had tried to squeeze in, but was promptly chased out by Zhao Guang who then provided Ocoro with his own tent to solve the issue.
Otherwise, Zhao Guang was worried that the fellow might launch a night attack.
It wasn’t until morning that Zhao Guang saw the returning patrol members and frowned.
“Has there been a battle?”
Despite their bizarre, rooster-like outfits, their strength was genuine, and Zhao Guang could smell the blood on several people.
As his spiritual power grew stronger, Zhao Guang increasingly found himself different from ordinary people.
Take this smell of blood, for instance—ordinary people would definitely not be able to detect it.
From a distance, Jack ran over.
Upon hearing Zhao Guang’s comment, he immediately replied, “We found quite a few people secretly observing us.
We killed three, but the others ran too fast to catch up.”
Ocoro waved his hand: “Normal, but after all, the borderlands are our turf; they can’t mobilize many people here.”
“So we just ignore them and keep moving?” Zhao Guang asked, somewhat puzzled.
“Yes, let’s continue on our way.” Ocoro didn’t seem concerned at all.
On their journey, Zhao Guang finally truly appreciated the desolation of this world.
No, it should be said that the utilization of land here was extremely low; along the way, they only saw a few small villages in the distance.
The land was largely barren, which might have been because they were near the border.
Such good land, unexploited, was truly a waste, Zhao Guang thought to himself.
Of course, he was just musing; after all, it had nothing to do with him.
After three days of travel, the group finally saw a city.
“Here we are, this is Beigeli City.” Ocoro pointed at the city ahead and announced loudly, “This is a city established by the Sibar Family, a well-known major city in the western part of the Empire.”
Zhao Guang looked at the city ahead, which was indeed very large and formidable.
But seeing the high city walls and the numerous defense mechanisms on them, one could tell how difficult it would be to attack this city.
Moreover, the city was very large; one couldn’t see its limits at a glance.
Apparently, this was the real frontline city for defending against the Beastmen.
In front of them, a small river flowed, but on one side of the city was a small mountain.
Unless one wanted to climb over the mountain, they would have to take a detour, which seemed to be another lord’s defensive area.
It could be said that this location was very cleverly chosen and significant.
And seeing this, Zhao Guang finally understood why the Sibar family was so poor in the past.
It turned out it wasn’t that they had little income, but rather that they spent all their income on building this defensive fortress.
“Come on, it’s a pity the welcome ceremony is not at all artistic.
Seeing the soldiers and servants who came out to greet them, Zhao Guang felt that the standard was already very high.
As for needing any artistry, was it really useful in such a serious occasion?
It seemed to Zhao Guang that it was a bit too much, he, after all, was just an ordinary person.
Wait, it seems he really wasn’t just an ordinary person here anymore.
He might not be some top dignitary, but he also wasn’t a nobody anymore.
His mindset, how had it still not changed?
Walking on the central red carpet, Zhao Guang truly felt like a star on the red carpet, profoundly embarrassed.
He could only emulate Ocoro, walking in silence to the end.
In the end, what was this last thing?
Wasn’t this just a prefabricated house?
“Is this where your family lives?” Zhao Guang widened his eyes, shocked by such a twist at the end.
Ocoro shook his head: “We used to live over there; the old house, though large, was inconvenient for everything else.
The prefab houses you sold us are better, very comfortable as long as they’re connected to the water and sewage systems.”
“Hmph, if it weren’t for those old antiques clinging to their prestige, they would probably have moved over here as well.”
The elder people from your family?” Zhao Guang asked, puzzled.
“Yes, those old antiques, each one of them just doesn’t understand flexibility.
Seeing how comfortable we were in the prefabricated houses, they reluctantly bought some and built them elsewhere,” Ocoro explained disdainfully, though he didn’t dare to offend them.
Despite everything, the family elders, all of high rank and seniority, even the Earl Yars wouldn’t dare to easily offend them, lest issues arise later.
As the family grew larger, its power became more dispersed, and Yars, who was often at the borders, needed these people’s help for many things.
Zhao Guang shook his head; these matters were better left untouched by him: “Never mind, I don’t want to rest just yet.
How about I explore a bit?
Any recommendations?”
Ocoro, very familiar with his own city, didn’t even pause before responding, “There aren’t many interesting places; if you’re up for it, head to the grand library over there.
You might find something you want.”
“But remember, you cannot take books out of the library, though you can make copies.”
Zhao Guang smiled, “No problem then, I’ll go take a look.”
Zhao Guang turned and walked away, with Xi Fei and Jeana quickly following, as they didn’t want to be separated from their master in this unfamiliar place.
Ocoro waved his hand dismissively: “Let’s disperse, let’s disperse.
There’s no artistry at all.
Look, Lord Zhao Guang is quite dissatisfied with this.” The servants sighed at his words.
That kind of artistry, even if most of them couldn’t accept it.
The few who could, if they dared to do so, would be killed by their own family members.
After all, they were just servants, many still slaves; naturally, they had to follow their master’s commands.
Ocoro had no patience for such people.
After dispersing everyone, Ocoro returned to his room and took out the books he had just acquired.
This book was from Zhao Guang, who had handed it to him in the carriage since they hadn’t had the time to look at it on the road.
Now, he could finally enjoy it.
As he read, Ocoro’s smile became more and more twisted.