The entire imperial palace is basically in a state of no defense, and the city walls cannot be seen. Even the towering magic towers are different from the general style. It seems that they are also used to study or maintain the environment, rather than defend against attacking the enemy. At least Richard did not see a device on the spire that releases magic energy attacks.

If an enemy travels through the whispering forest and attacks directly from the Dream Lake, then you can cross the city and go straight to the Imperial Palace. Richard just thought came to his mind and then he denied it.

This is a shortcut, but it can be said to be the most difficult route, because the imperial palace lives with Emperor Galan, and the manor of Wusheng Cangjian is deep in the whispering forest.

The city walls of Jade Tianhu are more used for decoration and urban management than to defend against enemies.

Thousands of years ago, when the Millennium Empire was established, the founding Emperor Roma Rolland once stood on the shore of the Lake of Dreams and delivered a famous speech on founding the country.

She once said at the time: "If my enemies can fight here, then the empire will surely perish. Therefore, the Emerald Sky Lake will be an unguarded city. My descendants must have the courage to block any enemy from the country."

Since then, the Millennium Empire has continued its extremely tough external style.

After that, generations of emperors continued to expand abroad, and the biggest setback in hundreds of years was the failure to go north, but at that time, the Thousand-year Empire was defeated by Charles.

At that time, Charles and his seven generals were arrogant and swept across the northern continent and established a sacred alliance on this basis. Later, he launched the largest expedition in the history of the human race, completing the great cause of killing the demon dragon Daramoa, the great lord of the abyss. His peerless martial arts are unprecedented and no one comes after him.

In addition to the beauty given by nature, Emerald Sky Lake can feel the precipitation of history and time everywhere when walking in it. Perhaps a very ordinary sculpture may have a long history, which is completely different from the somewhat strange exotic style of Ukiyoshi De.

Richard stood in front of a small hotel and looked at the fountain in the center of the courtyard in a daze.

There is a stone sculpture of an elf girl in the fountain. Various decorations and sculptures about the theme of elf are so numerous that it is about to flood the Jade Sky Lake. This stone sculpture has a history of at least hundreds of years or even longer, but there are many older sculptures in the Jade Sky Lake. What really attracts Richard is the details of the clothing of this elf girl.

"Master, do you like this statue very much?" A crisp voice interrupted Richard's thoughts.

Richard turned to look over and saw a young girl talking in the clothes of a hotel maid. Then he smiled and said, "Yes, it looks very historical, and her clothes and hair accessories are very special."

Seeing Richard's face clearly, the girl's eyes lit up and she showed a brighter smile, saying, "You are so knowledgeable, and you are so young. In fact, this statue comes from the Eternal Night Forest, and was originally left by the Silver Moon Elf."

Richard nodded and said, "It is indeed a masterpiece of art."

The girl suddenly said with some angriness: "The Silver Moon Elf is all noble and elegant real high elves. The Eternal Night Forest is said to be the most beautiful place on the Norland Continent, but it was destroyed by the upstarts and barbarians of the Holy Alliance. I heard that they even burned the World Tree with fire. Oh my God, can you imagine how bad this is?."

Richard was a little embarrassed, and at the same time, he felt lingering sadness in his heart. It was Geun and Ilanni who got together in this war, and then separated in a blink of an eye and never met again.

Richard sighed deeply and said, "That is indeed an eternal regret."

The girl suddenly remembered something and said, "Ah, I'm going to work. If Aunt Wense knows that I'll chat with people and forget the time, I'll scold me again. By the way, have you just arrived at Jade Tianhu? Have you found a place to live? If not, stay in our store. I will prepare a pot of flowers for you. Aunt Wense can also make baked pies at night, and many people come here to eat."

"Okay." Richard agreed, then looked up and looked at the hotel again.

The courtyard and building in front of you are not large in scale, but it is very delicate and clean. Like many buildings in Jade Tianhu, it is also quite old and has existed for at least two or three hundred years.

Richard asked for a bright and clean room, and the price was moderate by the standards of Jade Tianhu.

The girl immediately verified her view of Richard, a young, elegant, and promising intermediate mage, who traveled to find opportunities for breakthroughs, or came to Jade Tianhu to find a future.

When Richard settled down, the girl brought a glass of wine and dessert, then quickly said, "My name is Erin." Then she ran out quickly.

Erin, this is a name that has almost been forgotten by Richard, but when the dust is wiped away, I find it hidden in the corner, intact.

Richard shook his head helplessly and buried the memory again. Outside the window, the girl of the same name came the cheerful laughter of the silver bell. The scent of flowers evaporated from the slightly hot afternoon air in the afternoon. All sorrow and haze seemed to pass away with the wind.

Richard came out for a while and picked up the Emerald Sky Lake map prepared by the hotel on his desk for the guests, looked carefully, and engraved every detail in his mind.

Now there is still one day before the official auction. He can walk around the city and maybe he can find some interesting things.

Tongshu District is a famous adventurer paradise in the city. It is full of various shops related to war and adventure. Most shops will also purchase materials from visiting adventurers, so there are quite strange things. Richard is planning to spend an afternoon strolling here and try his luck.

When Richard walked into the Tongshu District, the first thing that caught his eye was the various shop signs and eye-catching door decorations hidden under the shade of the tree. These shop buildings are works of art themselves and have given special value from their long history. All kinds of adventurers are walking here, looking for opportunities, or exchanging spoils for money.

Richard walked over one shop after another and was surprised to find that there were many high-level magical items here, and the goods were even higher than the Ukiyo-se-Terrand trade zone.

Along the way, Richard's backpack gradually filled up, filled with magic materials he had found, and even a few materials that could be used on the Midarren battle version. This was an unexpected surprise, of course, it was not expensive. For this whole package of materials, Richard paid a magic crystal equivalent to 500,000 gold coins.

At dinner, Richard returned to the hotel and enjoyed Aunt Wenser's delicious pie. He chatted with Erin for a while, then stretched to go back to his room. Erin's eyes were a little resentful, but Richard only left her a smile and closed the door.

Richard opened his hand-in-hand tool kit and began to draw a batch of key functional magic circles, and the quiet night passed like this.

Early the next morning, Richard hired a carriage to go to the site of the planned auction house, the private theater of the Duke of Abis.

When Richard walked to the gate, two guards in gorgeous armor blocked the way, and at the same time, several powerful spiritual fluctuations swept across Richard, showing that the defensive power in the secret was extremely powerful, far from as simple as these two flashy sentries on the surface.

Richard took out the invitation letter, handed it to the guards, and then waited quietly.

A moment later, an elderly mage rushed out, saluted Richard with a reserved but respectful attitude, and said, "Your Highness, please come with me."

Richard was directly led to a private room in the theater, where three people were waiting for him, one was Marquis Lu Yao who sent the invitation letter, the other was a great magician close to the legend, and the third was a middle-aged nobleman.

Marquis Lu Qi looked in his early fifties and half gray in his hair, but he dressed meticulously and obviously paid great attention to details.

When Richard walked in, the three of them stood up politely.

Marquis Lu Qi smiled first and said, "I didn't expect His Highness Richard to come in person. Especially in this sensitive period, we feel extremely honored. Please let me introduce it first. Master Tom is a famous appraisal master."

The great magician and Richard gave each other a mage ceremony. Although the old mage still said nothing, his expression became softer.

Marquis Luz continued to introduce: "This is Count Lomdock, the agent of the imperial family. Many important procurements of the imperial family are handed by the Count. So, since there is still a long time before the auction, His Highness Richard, what's wrong with you coming so early."

Richard took out a small magic box and placed it on the table, saying, "I have two things that I hope to sell at the auction, or use them to offset the fees that need to be paid for the auction items."

Lu Qi nodded to Tom, and the old mage took the demon-sealing box and opened it carefully. When the box cover opened, an indescribable rich bloody smell immediately overflowed, causing the three of them to change their faces.

The old mage focused his mind and felt it for a moment before fully opening the demon sealing box. The demon sealing box was divided into two upper and lower layers. After pulling the upper layer, you can see that there was a picture of the same structure on the lower layer.

The old mage took out an alchemy magnifying glass, put it on his eyes, carefully checked the two pieces of composition, and almost put his face on it. He looked at it almost one centimeter by one centimeter. After an hour, he raised his head and said, "It is certain that these two pieces are life-defeating."

Lu Wei and Lomdock both showed a little disappointment on their faces. They were looking forward to Richard being able to produce an unprecedented new work, which would cause enough sensation at the auction.

In fact, the higher the level of the designer, the less it is, the more difficult it is to innovate. However, Richard has brought too many surprises to people in the past, so Lu Wei instinctively expected something. Life is indeed worthwhile, but it is not enough to be the highlight of this auction.

However, Tom wiped off the sweat from his forehead, took off his magnifying glass and wiped it hard, and said the second half.
Chapter completed!