Chapter 317: Hidden in the Ancient Capital
Chapter 317: Hidden in the Ancient Capital
Relying on Buji's identity, everyone entered the Hidden Ancient City smoothly. As soon as they stepped into this ancient town, everyone present except Buji couldn't help but exclaimed.
The flat and solid brick and stone ground, the spacious and clean welcoming avenue, the pavilions and towers everywhere, everything here seemed to make Bai Hao feel as if he had come to another world, to the ancient Daxia that was familiar yet unfamiliar to him.
Standing at the city gate and looking inside along the Welcoming Avenue, Bai Hao could even see palaces and temples at the far end, which was almost beyond the limit of what the naked eye could see, which was enough to show how flat the ancient city of Shenyin was.
No, perhaps it should be said that this also symbolizes equal status in the humanities.
You know, in all the towns in the Central Plains, even including Campbell County, the inner city and the outer city are clearly divided, and the houses of those lords or nobles are always much higher than those of ordinary people.
Even if Bai Hao didn't stand on the Mage Tower, but just stood on the rooftop of a building in his own manor, he could easily see the inner and outer city areas, because Lord Campbell's manor was at the highest terrain.
As the base headquarters of the Cult of Destiny, everything in the Ancient City of Shenyin strictly follows the doctrine of destiny. It is an independent city with a strong religious flavor in the East.
The Church of Destiny advocates equality for all, although the "people" here are limited to the human race, but this is already different from all the countries in the Walterlan continent.
There are no nobles or so-called ruling class here. The priests are not superior to others, and the archons who govern the ancient city of Shenyin are almost all ordinary people with no background.
Maybe your family has been farmers for generations, but if you are talented and can stand out in schools and universities, then you will be able to get the job of consul and enter the management and decision-making level of the ancient city of Shenyin without any obstacles.
The hereditary system does not exist in the ancient capital of Shenyin.
Here, talent is the only means to determine whether you can escape mediocrity. Of course, making money through business can also make you a superior person, but you will only be at the bottom of the upper class.
Although he had learned everything about the Hidden Ancient City from books, Bai Hao couldn't help but ask Buji, "Isn't there a place like the Outer City in the Hidden Ancient City?"
"Haha, no, in the Hidden Ancient Capital of the Gods, in this city directly managed by the Gods, I can assure you that every house here is clean and tidy."
Seeing Buji so confident, Bai Hao shook his head and said, "But how do you explain the old man who showed us the way just now?"
"His clothes were tattered and he was skinny. On such a cold night, he had to come out alone with a cane to collect firewood..."
"This..." Buji was suddenly speechless when he heard this. He didn't know how to answer Bai Hao's question.
Seeing Buji's speechless look, Bai Hao sighed softly. There must be no perfect system, perfect country, or perfect city on the Walterland continent.
Take Campbell County for example. Whether it is the legal system or the welfare system, or the public facilities and livelihood policies that are convenient for the people, or the various economic supports for farmers and merchants...
In Bai Hao's opinion, Campbell Territory can be regarded as the best among all the noble territories in the Omo Empire.
But despite this, there are still poor people in Campbell County, there are still dark places of injustice, and there are still poor people who freeze to death or starve to death every day.
Thinking of the kind old man who had just shown him the way, Bai Hao knew that this hidden ancient city was far from being as perfect and civilized as portrayed in the books.
After a while, Buji led everyone to a hotel near the East Suburb Temple of the Destiny Cult. There were many cult properties in the ancient capital of Shenyin, and this magnificent hotel was one of them.
Once again relying on the distinguished status of the Buji missionary, Bai Hao and his party easily stayed in the best rooms in the hotel, and even their meals and bathing were arranged.
This made Bai Hao feel that bringing Buji along was indeed the right choice.
At the dinner table, after a brief discussion, everyone decided to rest in the hotel for one night and then go to Shenshan Court to look for someone the next morning.
During the meal, Bai Hao once asked Buji if there was any very famous person in Shenshan Court. After all, the person Bai Hao was looking for was the incarnation of the God of Mountains and Earth, Mykins!
This is the fifth main god in sequence, and he is also responsible for keeping Hillya's divine body. He definitely cannot be an ordinary person. At least his strength must be at the level of a great magician!
But Bai Hao still couldn't understand why the God of Mountains and Earth would appear in the Shenshan Court, which is the headquarters of the Cult of Destiny.
But unfortunately, it has been nearly 30 years since Buji left the East. He has no idea what bright new stars have appeared in the East during this period, and he has never mentioned them in his occasional correspondence with the missionary chief at the headquarters.
After dinner, Bai Hao took a shower and returned to his room. Looking at the decoration full of ancient Daxia style, Bai Hao felt very at home.
Bai Hao even felt that this hotel should be renamed as an inn, and this upper room should be renamed as a more elegant name like Tianzi No. 1.
"dong dong dong dong"
Hmm? Four tones, that should be Youla.
Without thinking too much, Bai Hao waved his hand and used telekinesis to open the door. The moment the door opened, a mysterious light-colored object suddenly flew towards his face.
Bai Hao reacted quickly and reached out to catch it immediately. When he looked closely, he realized that it was the panties that Youla showed him during the day. Bai Hao remembered the light yellow pattern and lace very clearly.
"I, I haven't washed it. You can smell it and see if there is any floral scent!" Youla put her hands on her hips and closed the door with her feet. At the same time, she was very careful to put her hands behind her back and quietly lock the door.
Bai Hao did not move forward to smell it impolitely, because he could already smell a faint scent of lilies, which was Yura's body odor.
"Haha," Bai Hao smiled and shook his head, then sat on the bed and gently patted the quilt next to him and said softly, "Come and sit down."
Although Youla still had a stern face, she walked obediently to Bai Hao and sat down. Then she crossed her hands in front of her chest and turned her head to look to the side with a proud look on her face.
Seeing Youla's reserved look, Bai Hao was not going to tolerate her. He immediately lifted up Youla's nightgown and pretended to be surprised, "So you really only have this one pair of underwear?"
"Yes, so what!" Youla's face flushed, but she did not cover anything in a panic. She just kept her body tense and let Bai Hao look at her.
Bai Hao sighed, then rushed over and looked at the somewhat flustered Youla and said calmly: "Not very good, but I am going to transform into a beast."
Even though she was pressed down by him, Youla still said stubbornly: "It's okay if it melts, I'm not afraid!"
"Okay, this is what you said!"
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