The Sovereign Dragon Ring

Episode 30's

Next to the Mountain Range of Magical Beasts were the Holy Union and the Dark Alliance. And the capital of the kingdom of the Holy Union was the kingdom of Fenlai!

The city of Fenlai, in turn, was the capital of the Fenlai kingdom.

In addition, it also serves as the 'Holy Capital' of the Holy Union, as the Radiant Church itself is headquartered in the western part of Fenlai City.

The entire city of Fenlai is divided into two parts; the City of East Fenlai, and the City of West Fenlai. The city of East Fenlai was ruled by King Fenlai, while the City of West Fenlai was administered by the Radiant Church. As Fenlai City was both the capital of the kingdom as well as the Holy Capital, the luxury of Fenlai City could be matched by several cities throughout the Yulan continent.

The city of Fenlai takes up a lot of space, and has over a million citizens living in its territory. In the entire Yulan continent, it could be considered one of the top five great cities.

As night fell, Linley and Hillman entered Fenlai City.

"Wow . ”

As they walked on Fragrant Pavilion Road, the main street of East Fenlai City, Linley felt as if his eyes were blown away. The Shadowmouse Bebe litle had been instructed by Linley to hide behind his clothes, but he also peeked at the surroundings, and then began to squeak excitement together.

Fortunately, the entire street was filled with all sorts of sounds and flashy things, so no one noticed the sound.

"Quiet down!" Linley gently tapped on the little Shadowmouse, which was obediently silent. But through his mental connection together with Linley, it continued to express his excitement.

The entire Fragrant Street Pavilion was built of symmetrical limestone tiles, wide enough to allow several horse carriages to cross simultaneously. On each side of the tiles are hotels, clothing stores, gun shops, nightclubs, and all sorts of other places. In addition, both sides of the Fragrant Pavilion Road were lined with pine and fir trees.

Madame was rich and the young lady, all dressed in fashionable new clothes, chatted and smiled as they walked along the street.

Seeing Linley's reaction, some of the nearby noblewomen began to secretly grumble amongst themselves while pointing at Linley. Clearly, Linley's reaction was that of the 'hudik country entering the city'. The nobles of the capital had a clear sense of innate superiority towards the people of the village.

"Hmphs. How uncultured. "Linley frowned, feeling very dissatisfied with the pointing and laughing of those noble ladies.

Having been nurtured and educated by the clan since his first days, Linley quickly managed to subdue his sense of excitement, making the expression on his face much calmer, at least on the surface.

"Linley, how do you feel about Fenlai City? It is the largest city in our entire Holy Union. "Hillman walked with Linley, occasionally seeing some soldiers and even one or two magi pass by. He could not help but sigh, "Linley, in Fenlai City, mighty warriors and mighty magi are a very common sight. ”

Linley laughed while nodding. “In the book, it is said that the City of Fenlai is the political, economic, and cultural capital of the entire Holy Union. ”

“This is heaven for rich people or people with status. "Hillman nodded and sighed.

Fragrant Pavilion Road, which was bustling with activity, often had many luxurious carriages running through it. After wandering around Fragrant Pavilion Road for a while, Hillman and Linley headed straight for the ordinary guesthouse to settle down.

There was a small restaurant near the guesthouse, so Linley and Hillman decided to have dinner there.

That night, in the guest house.

Linley and Hillman lived in the same room. There are two beds in this room. Immediately after entering, the little Shadowmouse, Bebe, leaped out from within Linley's clothes and immediately started circling around Linley while squeaking loudly.

“I know, I know, you're hungry. Swallow . "Linley threw the roasted duck she had brought back from the restaurant onto the floor, and Bebe immediately excitedly ran over there and started chewing.

"Linley, get an early night's rest. Tomorrow morning, you will participate in the magus assessment and recruitment event. "Hillman instructed.

“Understanding, Uncle Hillman. "Even as he spoke, Linley walked over to a nearby window and pulled it open.

The guesthouse was three-storied, and Linley lived on the third floor. There were no three-story high buildings in Wushan city at all, but in the capital Fenlai, it was a common sight. The capital even has seven or eight tall buildings.

Peering through the window, Linley saw that the streets were still filled with people.

“Wah It has been quite a while since I was in a big city. "A fuzzy white light shone from the Coiling Dragon Ring, turning into a white-bearded old man. Doehring Cowart and Linley stood side by side as they stared at the street below.

“Kakek Doehring's. "Linley immediately greeted him.

"Linley, what's it like to be in a big city?" Doehring Cowart laughed as he spoke.

"Not a big deal . "Linley twisted her mouth.

Doehring Cowart sighed, “You haven't been here long. You don't know much about how big cities like this work. This place would have many luxurious places to spend money, such as large auctions, where some kings even spent hundreds of thousands of gold coins, or even millions of gold coins to buy just one item. ”

"One million gold coins?" Linley felt his throat dry.

How big is that amount? The treasures belonged to his own family, all of them added together, probably not even going to total a million gold coins.

“There are many rich families here. Money, power, beauty .. The struggle for these things is fierce. Every day, someone dies here. Poor trench diggers in Fenlai City often find buried bodies, which may have once belonged to noble families. ”

“Do not expect to be able to rely on the kindness of others. Everything will depend on you, and yourself. "Doehring Cowart looked at Linley.

In fact, the Dragonblood flowing through Linley's veins also made him thirsty for battle and blood.

"If anyone threatens me or my family, I will kill them. "Said Linley firmly. After reading many history books about the rise and fall of noble families, Linley knew very well that showing mercy to the enemy was the same as being merciless to oneself.

If you let the enemy get away, one day they might kill your family.

“However, right now my strength is very weak. "Linley couldn't help but recall how, when she first entered Fenlai City, the noble ladies had looked down on her. In the eyes of those upper class people, he was nothing more than a poor little hick.

With a calm smile, Linley sat on the bed and entered a trance of meditation, starting to gather energy.

Trans meditation is a good way to practice one's spiritual energy. The way it works is, it uses all sorts of methods to exhaust one's spiritual energy to a minimum, and then let the rest recover it!

Inside dantian on chest …

A misty earth-colored mist billowed within the dantian. This foggy mist was a mageforce that came from the elemental essence of the earth. Based on the teachings of Doehring Cowart, from first to sixth rank, mageforce appeared as a mist. As the magus continued to expand, the quality of the mage's strength would increase, and so would its density.

After reaching the seventh rank, the mageforce of the magus would condense into a liquid.

So, between sixth rank and seventh rank, there was a huge leap to be made!

"This kid, Linley, works really hard. Even at night, he trained his mental energy. "Seeing Linley sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, Hillman couldn't help but silently praise him. Mental energy is very important for magi and warriors!

… .

Early the next morning, on Greenleaf Road in East Fenlai City. One of the main streets of Fenlai City, the buildings built on each side of Greenleaf Street are lavishly crafted and decorated. Some of the buildings actually belong to the kingdom. And the tallest building of them all? It was the Radiant Church Cathedral.

The Radiant Church controlled the entire Holy Union, which consisted of six kingdoms and fifteen dukedoms.

The Holy Emperor of the Radiant Church had an extremely high status. He had the authority to overthrow one of the kings of the various kingdoms! This is why in Fenlai City, the tallest building is the Radiant Church Cathedral.

This morning, many people gathered around the entrance to the Radiant Church Cathedral. Most of the people there were nobles who were well-dressed. Countless carriages filled the space in front of the Radiant Cathedral, and various nobles chatted to each other.

Linley and Hillman had arrived here as well.

“Uncle Hillman, there are so many people here today. Many nobles brought their children here. "Linley laughed at Hillman. At this moment, the little Shadowmouse, Bebe, was hiding inside Linley's clothes, occasionally peeking to look around him.

Hillman laughs calmly, “Lord? Any student of the Ernst Institute could easily become an earl in any kingdom. ”

"An earl in any kingdom?" Linley immediately understood.

It was not difficult to be granted a noble title in any kingdom, but becoming an imperial noble would be extremely difficult. After all, one of the four great empires was suitable for the entire Holy Union. The Fenlai Kingdom could not compare with them.

"Oh, Mr. Doyle [Daoer], are you coming too?"

“Eber [Xi'bo], I'm here because of my son, of course. Hess [He'si], come pay respects to Uncle Eber. ”

Not too far away, a group of nobles chatted amongst themselves. The cost of testing alone at this magus testing and recruitment event was ten gold coins. And if a student was accepted into the magus academy, then the tuition fees would be higher. Most magus academies charge hundreds of gold coins every year! Ordinary families cannot afford the cost. But if their children were chosen, of course they would be able to find a noble protector to pay them.

However, not all magus academies have expensive tuition fees.

For example, the number one magus academy, the Ernst Institute. Since the number of students accepted was very small, every student who came from the Holy Union did not need to pay any fees at all! After all, everyone who could be admitted to the Ernst Institute had to be a genius. In the future, their possibilities are endless.

"Hmphs. The commoners and villagers also came. Aren't they just dreaming? ”A distant noble laughed.

There were a few commoners among the hundreds of people who were crowding the square, and some rural nobles like Linley. Normally, nobles from small rural noble families were also looked down upon. The nobles of the capital were a lot of arrogant who generally looked down on people.

"Linley, don't pay attention to people like them. "Said Hillman in a low voice.

Glancing at the group of nobles, Linley laughed softly. “Uncle Hillman, I won't care about people like them. "Under the watchful eyes of his father Hogg, Linley would not pay too much attention to the selfish, arrogant group of nobles.

The entire square was clearly described into two camps. A circle of nobles who had casual conversations, and others with ordinary nobles or rural nobles.

Currently, two warriors in armor stood in front of the Radiant Cathedral, blocking all the entrances.

After a while, a black-robed official stepped out of the cathedral door. Stopping at the door, he smiled and said in a bright voice, “The magical appraisal ceremony is about to begin. All the recruiters for the various major magus academies were also ready. Everyone who is here for the exam, please follow me to the main hall. ”