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Chapter 19 Features of the City of Innocence

The carriage of the Camel Beast Group is not simple, it is worthy of the gold coins it costs. The body to be pulled by two horses is made of thick plates, and the exterior is painted soft beige. The body that can accommodate six people is three meters long and two and a half meters wide. Catherine and Vivian have no problem even if they lie horizontally on the seats of the car. Six transparent crystal-ground windows are opened on the front, back, left and right walls of the car. The wide windows allow passengers to see everything outside at any time. The seats of the car are made of refined lizard tail gum, which is soft, comfortable and elastic. When sitting on them, they match the shock absorption system of the car, and they can hardly feel the vibration. Between the two rows of opposite seats, a square table

Fixed at the bottom of the car. The square table is supported by a thick square column with four small drawers on the square column. Open the first floor drawer and you can find that this drawer is solid, with only a few grooves, with three water bottles and six tea cups embedded in the groove. The water bottle contains three freshly squeezed juices for passengers to drink. The second floor drawer is the same as the first floor, but the three water bottles are replaced with a bottle of champagne and six slender goblets. Champagne can only be considered ordinary, and the market price is about one gold coin. The third and fourth floor drawers contain seven or eight common snacks. These things are replaced once a day for free. Although the price is not high, they are enough to show the sincerity of the supplier.

Pushing open the windows in front and side, the cold winter wind dispersed the slightly dull air in the car. The two girls looked at the slowly retreating scenery outside with curiosity.

"The two ladies entered the city from the west gate." Swin introduced while driving in front of the car: "You will definitely walk on this street, that is, Henger Street. On both sides of the street are the fifth and ninth areas. The fifth area on the left is the antique area, and a large number of high-priced items are concentrated here. Ancient porcelain, famous paintings, sculptures, specimens, ancient gold and silver ware, and bronze ware. Any antique you can think of can be found here. Of course, I can say responsibly that these are all stolen goods, so the price is about 20% lower than the estimated price. If you want to buy some antiques to decorate your residence, this is the best choice. In addition, the antiques here are true unless the appraiser's identification is wrong. There will never be any intentional sale of fake goods to customers or deliberately provide false information, because the owners who dare to do this are basically dead. So you can rest assured."

"On the right hand is the ninth area, and the ninth area is the precious item area. Except for antiques, all precious items can be bought here. Rare medicines, rare materials, precious jewelry, powerful magical products, strong armor, sharp weapons, and even legendary that two hundred years ago, someone once sold a complete dragon leg bone, of course, the price tagged was a sky-high price."

"The leg bones of the dragon?" Vivian said in surprise: "It should be left behind in the war era at the end of the Third Age. However, isn't you really afraid of death when you provoke the guardians in person? You dare to buy and sell their remains. How many gold coins were sold in the end?"

"Haha." Swin laughed dryly and replied regretfully: "Half a block was burned by six demigod dragons. The three demigod city lords at that time didn't know about this. When the dragon attacked, they realized that they personally came forward to admit defeat and apologize, and returned the leg bone to relieve the anger of the dragon clan. As for the shop owner who held the leg bone, they had already turned into coke under the dragon breath, and they could not blame others for their death."

"The expected ending." Vivian sneered: "Although the Guardians cannot escape from the world, they attach great importance to their companions. The same is true for their companions' remains."

Swin shrugged and said without caring: "Someone died. Naturally, others will not do such stupid things anymore. From then on, everyone knows that they cannot attack those races with too strong individuals. Otherwise, the revenge will sometimes be amazing, and even the city lords cannot compete."

"Wait, there seems to be a strange sound." Catherine suddenly said to Swind through the window: "Did you hear it from the right?"

"No, what sound?" Before Swin's words could be finished, a shrill scream suddenly came from a narrow alley on the right. With the screams, a man staggered out of the narrow alley, fell to the ground, and a large amount of blood emerged from the three terrifying wounds behind him, quickly soaking the clothes of the fallen person. Faced with all this, Swin seemed to have seen nothing, and continued to move forward as if nothing had happened.

"Don't you go and see?" Catherine did not go to rescue the injured, because when she saw the injured location, she knew that the person was completely helpless. However, she was still surprised by Swin's reaction and couldn't help asking, "Is it appropriate to leave like this?"

"Beautiful Miss." Swin said without looking back: "Didn't your friend mentioned the thing you wrote to you? In the City of Innocence, the most important thing that cannot be done is meddling nostalgic."

"Sorry, he didn't write it." Catherine said, "because he knew it would be useless to write it, but I wouldn't follow this advice."

"Huh, Miss, look at your outfit and what you said. If you guessed correctly, you are a knight." Swin said distressedly: "Knight is troublesome. Alas, you should know that the only official law of the City of Innocence, which is guilty of any infringement activities, and if someone discovers it on the spot, otherwise any act will be innocent. We didn't see the scene of the crime just now, so there is no such situation to discover it on the spot, so there is no need to stop and see it."

"But, shouldn't you go and see if he needs help?" Vivian asked, "Where is someone who is injured in front of him, you should go and see it anyway."

"This is not any place, this is the city of sinlessness. Never think about helping someone here, because everyone here is a cold-blooded villain. Your kindness and assistance will only be exchanged for a dagger or a secret looting, and there are almost no other possibilities."

"Is this the true face of the City of Innocence?" Catherine sighed: "The calmness and beauty on the surface are actually just a cover-up."

"Yes, the City of Innocence is the City of Innocence. There is no mercy, no forgiveness, no mutual assistance, and no friendship. Only by treating everyone as an enemy can we survive here smoothly. Looking at the clothes of the man just now, it is obviously a scattered villain without organization. There is basically only one possibility for such a person to die here, that is, he is looking for a target in the territory of other people. This obviously violates customs and is not surprising at all. Now it is just murder. If you are unlucky, there are still many scenes that may be seen later. You will know that for most people, death is reasonable, and it may be unreasonable."

"Including yourself, too?" Vivian asked for Catherine.

"Of course, I also include myself." Swin smiled naturally: "There are no innocent people here."

"Forget it. No need to continue." Catherine suddenly felt very depressed and interrupted Swan's words: "Continue to introduce the city."

"The main road we passed by when we were talking just now is a street. After passing through a street, which is the left and right sides of the sixth and tenth areas. The sixth area is a grocery area, also known as a stolen goods area. The shops here specialize in purchasing stolen goods and then manually organize them. Special goods that can be sold in other areas will be sold to shops in those areas, and the rest of the items are placed in their own stores. The things here are often very cheap, and the price is at most one-third of the outside world. So many people come here every day to try their luck, and they may encounter something they like." Swin turned his hand to the sixth area in another direction: "It's the tenth area, also called the men's area."

"What a strange name." Vivian asked in confusion: "Are all men here? What's the special nature?"

"No, here are mainly various taverns, dance halls, leisure houses, performance halls, gyms. There are all kinds of people living here, but there are no men." Swin turned around and blinked mysteriously: "No one."

"That's the end." Catherine's face turned slightly red. She said with a little anger: "I already know the purpose of this place, say something else."

"Hehe." Swin smirked for a while before continuing: "The Men's District is the most chaotic among the twelve open urban areas around the central trunk road. Seven medium-sized organizations are fighting for territory here. However, as foreign tourists, as long as they do not take the initiative to cause trouble, basic life safety can still be guaranteed. There are only a few exceptions, and the perpetrators are dealt with quickly. In general, this is the kingdom of heaven, but it is also hell."

The wheels rolled forward and were very fast. After about fifteen minutes of moving forward on Henger Street, the two girls saw another trunk road intersection in front of them. In the middle of the intersection was a circular small square. Two statues of gods stood on the square, representing the god of conspiracy and assassination, the god of thieves and the god of stealth. The two intersections of main roads circled around the small square and continued to extend to both sides.

"This is the central square, the center of the city." Swin continued to introduce: "The other main road is Shun Second Street. The seventh district is opposite to the grocery area on the left side, called the Guild District. The headquarters of Shadow Hand and the two temples are in this block. The two senior managers you are looking for are there. The right side is opposite to the Men's District, also called the Hotel Area. All hotels in the City of Innocence are concentrated in this block. It is said that all hotels can accommodate more than 10,000 people at the same time. I suggest that the two ladies choose a hotel to settle in first, and if they are still interested, they can continue to stroll around the city."

"Do you have any recommendations?" Catherine asked.

"It depends on what the two ladies have to ask for." Swan was as dedicated as a professional tour guide: "Luxury, comfortable, safe, quiet, lively, interesting and exciting. These hotels have their own characteristics. As long as you make a request, there will be choices that meet your requirements."

"Be quieter and safer." Catherine hesitated and replied: "It's better not to be too expensive. Although it's the Shadow Hand responsible for all the expenses, I don't want to waste too much. I only have these requirements, so you can choose one for us."

"I understand." Swin said: "You will definitely be satisfied, so don't worry."

"I've always been wondering about one thing along the way." Vivian asked, "Why are there so few pedestrians on the road and so few places to open? Is this always the case here?"

"No, because this is the city of sinlessness." Swin replied loudly: "The day and night here are the opposite of other cities. For this place, it is late at night. I have sat firmly and set off now."
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