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Chapter 18 The City of Innocence

This is the paradise for the criminals, this is the paradise of sin, and this is the city of sinlessness.

The City of Innocence is located in the northeast of the Neutral Land, relatively close to the Faral Empire. It is the end of the three major cities of the Neutral Land. The total population of the city is said to be 200,000. Although there is a population of 200,000, it is only the registered population. In fact, including the migrant population, this number often reaches 300,000, or even higher. A small number of these migrant populations are criminals belonging to the City of Innocence. They wander in various countries and cities for years to engage in criminal activities, and will return to the City of Innocence for a while. And more people are indeed nobles and rich people from all over the world. They often come here to spend money.

People who have never been to the City of Innocence will always think that it is a hell on earth, full of blood and killing. The residents inside are accompanied by death all day long and may lose their lives and everything at any time. Therefore, people can't understand why there are still people who are willing to live here. However, only those who have actually been to the City of Innocence once can understand the charm of this city full of sin.

There are the richest wines here, the most delicious food here, the most charming beauties here, the most exciting death fights here, the most reliable assassins here, and the most fair bets here. In the black market here, you may see stolen goods from all over the world, and in the dark alleys here, you may find various taboo technologies. The controller here is the thief union, and everything belongs to the thief union, but the managers here are criminal groups of different sizes. These groups earn a lot of money by operating various entertainment venues, and fight each other through this money to fight for a larger management scope.

"Sister, what are you talking about? Is this introduction to the City of Innocence?" Vivian asked in confusion: "Have you never been here? Why do you know so clearly?"

"Travel guide to the City of Innocence." Catherine folded a few pieces of paper with words in her hand and put them back in her pocket: "What Panis wrote for us is a detailed introduction here."

The two girls are now standing outside the gate of the City of Innocence, staring at the huge city in front of them in a daze.

To the girls' expectations, the city in front of them was completely different from what they imagined. There were no dark streets, no low buildings, and no poor and numb hungry people. From the outside, it was a very sunny and beautiful city.

The total area of ​​the city is about 100 square kilometers. The entire main urban area is surrounded by a circle of white low stone walls. The wall has no defense ability and only plays an isolation role. On the low walls, a large number of yellow vines are climbed. You can imagine the beautiful scenery when green climbs the walls every spring. In addition to the main urban area, the city surrounds the main part of the city, and radiates thirty or forty small manors in all directions in a surrounding shape. The manors have their own characteristics. Some manors are green even in winter, and many small herbivores are raised on the lawns. Some manors are close to the tributary of the Bayergas River, attracting the river to form an artificial small lake. The manors are in the center of the lake. In general, each manor has different characteristics, which not only expands the city's coverage area several times, but also makes the whole city look full of different interests.

To be precise, the city has no gate. In the middle of the wall of the main part of the city, there are four main roads connecting with the outside world, with four gaps. On both sides of the gap are two stone pillars carved with various patterns, and on the top of the stone pillars is an arched stone beam, forming a stone arch. The stone arch is also covered with vines, attracting the attention of the crowd every spring, summer, autumn.

Walking through the stone arch and entering the City of Innocence, the first thing you see is the spacious city avenue. The layout of the City of Innocence is very interesting, with the main part being square. The middle is divided by three horizontal, three vertical and six main roads, which are divided into sixteen blocks. Each block is separated by streets and alleys. Although the internal roads of some blocks are easily lost, it is at least difficult to go wrong between blocks.

The two girls had just walked into the City of Innocence side by side, and seven strong men suddenly jumped out from the roadside on both sides around them. However, the seven people surrounding them did not talk to them at all, but instead confronted each other for a moment. Three of them stood together and did not speak. They rolled up their sleeves with fierce expressions on their faces, and strange tattoos appeared on the skin under the sleeves. Seeing the tattoo, the other four people spat out of bad luck and turned around and left in a bad mood. At this time, the three strong men looked at each other again, and two of them consciously retreated, leaving only a bald strong man with bulging muscles standing in front of the two girls.

After the rest of the people left, the expression of a fierce and fierce man who had just looked fierce and changed instantly, showed a flattering smile, rubbed his hands and said flatteringly: "Two beautiful ladies, it's your first time to come to our Innocence City. I am Swan from the Camel Beast Group, and I am responsible for taking care of the car use business of visitors to Innocence City. I only need 30 gold coins a day to enjoy 22-hour chartered car and tour guide service. Not only can I take you to any corner of the city, but I will also introduce you to the power distribution of every street in every block and every street. If you hire me, no matter you want to go

Where, no matter when you use the car, as long as you activate this resonance crystal within three kilometers of the last time you got off the car, I will definitely appear within ten minutes. Even if you are far away from the last time you got off the car, as long as you say to the nearby shop owner that your special coachman is Swin of the Camel Beast Group, at most thirty minutes, I will definitely arrive to serve you. Of course, you can also choose temporary car rental, which is charged at a price of one gold coin every three kilometers. If you are staying in for a short period of time, or you rarely go out while you are in the city, it is more appropriate to choose this. I wonder which business the two beautiful ladies are interested in?"

Swin spoke very fast but spoke clearly. A long list of professional business introductions and respectful attitudes that sounded different from his appearance were enough to make every stranger have a good impression of him. Catherine took out Panis’s Innocence Travel Manual and looked at it, and asked with interest: “What if I think both are expensive and don’t want to hire you? Is there any problem?”

"Of course there is no problem." Swin's expression remained unchanged and he still kept saying respectfully: "Whether to hire me is entirely up to your choice, and I will not have any objection. However, the biggest advantage of hiring me is that it can avoid a lot of trouble. After all, this is a city of sinlessness. Even if you are a strong man, it is better to try to minimize such trouble."

"Oh? Trouble?" Catherine said with a smile: "For example? What's the trouble?"

"This is unpredictable, but there will be some more." Swin did not say much about the troubles, but turned smartly to avoid any troubles. This technique can prevent the listeners from feeling threatened, and it is more like a kind suggestion: "In the City of Innocence, major organizations now have a conventional rule that will not infringe on their guests in the territory of other large organizations. Our camel beast group is a large organization specializing in passenger transport. Our territory is the city road. As long as you hire me, I will give you my mark. At that time, even if you go out for a walk on the street, you will not be affected by anything.

Harassment from self-organized residents. Of course, there may be some scattered thieves and scammers who don’t follow the rules, but those little people don’t have much ability. Just pay attention to it and you can avoid it. Even if you are really injured at that time, as long as you notify me, our organization will do its best to recover your losses. If you cannot recover, we will try our best to compensate you. This is the biggest benefit of hiring us. Of course, if you want to save money, you can choose to walk or hire unorganized live drivers like the four people who just ran away, but they cannot provide these favorable conditions, at least some of them cannot provide some of them."

"You are so honest." Catherine compared the manual in her hand while listening, and then smiled after Swin finished speaking: "It's hard for me to believe that this is a sinless city."

"Although this is a sinless city, and although we treat our competitors cruelly and cunningly, we are absolutely honest with our customers." Swin said seriously: "Hundreds of years of experience tells us that only in this way can we obtain a large amount of profit in the long run. Using other means may make temporary profits, but in the long run, the losses are far greater than the benefits."

"Good awareness, good habits." Catherine nodded and said, "I am very satisfied. How much does it cost to hire you?"

"Thirty gold coins." Swin showed a respectful and flattering smile on his face: "It only costs thirty gold coins a day, which may be very expensive compared to other cities, but if you stay here for a few days, you will find that everything here is very expensive, and the thirty gold coins a day in a chartered car are considered very cheap."

"By the way, I forgot to say that I came here by the hands of Shadow. The two of them personally invited us to do business. After finding a place to live, I would like to ask you to help us leave a message to the two of them in Shadow Hand's office." Catherine smiled and put away the travel manual again, blinking strangely: "How much did you say just now? I didn't hear it clearly."

Swan's professional smile froze, and quickly turned into a bitter smile, and sighed, "I just said that only fifteen gold coins a day."

"Very good, the deal is done." Catherine said with a smile: "Before I inform you, you were our special masters. Now we need you to drive us around the city with unique places, find a place to live, and then help us pass on a message."
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