my age of magic

Chapter 1460 10. The Gate of the Icon
The sea breeze was blowing from the sea, and Yingli, Helena, and Becky and I stood under the statue on the left side of the most famous icon gate in the south of Haiyinsi City, looking up at this nearly [-]-meter-high lapis lazuli statue, The clouds in the air passed overhead, as if the statue was slowly pressing towards me, making people feel as if they were about to suffocate.

The majestic boulder statue in front of me stands on a huge stone foundation, and the surface of the whole statue does not seem to have any traces of splicing. It is a statue of a mage. Staff, the other hand is holding a thick magic book, looking up at the sky.

A few of us were standing at the outermost edge railing of the stone base. Ying Li pointed to the giant stone statue of the mage and introduced to me that the statue on the left side of the Icon Square was originally just a lighthouse, because the Fevenpodora ridge was submerged here. In the sea, foreign ships often ran aground here, so the locals built a lighthouse on this reef, and later Haiyinsi gradually formed a scale around this reef.

The residents of Haiyinsi City thought that the lighthouse on the island was too old, so they raised money to build such an artistic mage statue on the original site. This statue is actually a lighthouse. The top of the staff in the hand symbolizes the position of the ruby. There was actually a huge brazier filled with whale oil. Every night, the brazier at the top of the staff of the mage's giant stone statue will be ignited.

This is called the Gate of Icons. In addition to the statue of the mage on the left, there is a statue of a knight standing in place holding a long sword in both hands on the right side of the square. In the distance, this statue of a knight is the portrait of the first consul of Haines City, Prince Gorival Angibald. It was this prince who created Haines by himself, standing on the left and right of the statue of the mage. On the square, it became the most famous icon gate in Haiyinsi City.

There is a waterway between the two statues, through which almost all ships entering Haiyinsi City from the open sea pass.

It’s just that in recent years, the Jana Sea Clan has strictly controlled the territory of the Endless Sea. The sea area outside the big embankment outside the city is all the territory of the Jana Sea Clan. They can only sail in the inner sea within the big embankment, and very few ships will have the right to sail in the open sea. However, this time, the Jana Sea Clan promised the empire to withdraw the Jana guards from the sea area [-] nautical miles around Haiyinsi City. , which means that Haiyinsi City can open a channel on the sea, and go north to Ignaz City, the emerald bay in Palestina Province.

The river of the Gate of the Icon is the most important river in the southern area of ​​Haiyinsi City, and there is an endless stream of boats and boats coming and going every day.

Ying Li told me that every autumn harvest festival and coming-of-age ceremony, a grand celebration ceremony will be held in this square. As the consul of Haiyinsi City, Prince James will personally light the brazier on the statue of the mage every year on the evening of the harvest festival. .

Looking north from this square, you can almost see most of Haiyinsi City clearly. The buildings made of granite, bluestone slabs, and marble are lined up side by side, which looks so patchwork.

Ying Li jumped off the stone pier, ran to a small stall on the edge of the square, bought a paper package of fried fish, and then stuffed the whole package into my hand.

I looked at her a little strangely, I don't like fried fish very much, I like to eat barbecue, only elves would like to eat this kind of food.

Yingli leaned against me and said softly to me: "When Manda followed James back to Haines, on the one hand, he missed his hometown, and on the other hand, he didn't adapt to the way of life in the Green Empire. I lived in Yinsi City for three months, just like Buenos who left the Grimm Empire and returned to the world of elves, do you know how James kept Manda?"

"You don't want to tell me that Mrs. Manda stays because of these fried fish?" I looked at the bag of fried fish in her hand, and I was a little surprised that the fragrance from the paper bag was actually quite delicious. good.

"It's love and family!" Ying Li said to me with a smile.

After finishing speaking, she stuffed a piece of fried fish into my mouth. I found that the fried fish here in Haiyinsi was very different from the taste of Imperial Capital. The fried fish here hardly had too many condiments and was very crispy.Probably because this is a seaside city, the ingredients are relatively fresh, so the fried fish produced are particularly delicious.

Many young people will buy such a paper bag of fried fish, and three or two people will sit on the marble railing by the sea and share the fried fish with each other while chatting.After the four of us finished eating the fried fish in the paper bag, we felt unsatisfied.

The only beach in Haiyinsi City is near the Gate of the Icon. There is a pedestal formed by a reef under the statue of the Gate of the Icon. To the west of the reef is a not-so-large silver sand beach. Haiyinsi City is connected as one, but there is no such beach in other parts of the city. Under the buildings in other places, there are stone pillars erected in the sea, surrounded by a large amount of sea water.

There are many people gathered on the beach, some are lying on the beach and sunbathing, some are standing and playing in the sea, and some are holding skateboards to go further into the sea. We walked along the stone road to the beach go over there.

I smiled and asked Yingli if he learned to swim on this beach.

Ying Li smiled and shook her head, telling me that the place where she learned to swim was in their garden.

No matter where she is, the beautiful Helena is definitely the focus of everyone's attention. She is wearing light leather armor, stepping on a pair of short boots, wearing a crimson long sword on her waist, and her long blond hair is tied into a ponytail. Standing with Becky Together, the former looks sweet and the latter has a sexy figure.

Ying Li and I followed behind the two of them, holding hands like those young people in Haiyinsi City, admiring the sea view here.

When I first arrived in the imperial capital, I felt that the girls in the imperial capital were much bolder than the girls in the northern border. The girls in the imperial capital dared to wear vests and short skirts on the street, and they would show people their slender legs and vest lines. Pretty waist, now that I came to Haiyinsi City, I realized that the girls here are more open than the girls in the imperial capital. They can lie on the beach in swimsuits and bask in the sun, making the whole beach white. A piece of flower, the density is like rows of dried pickled radishes on the window sill of a certain yard.

"You are not allowed to look around!"

Helena stretched out her hand from behind me, covered my eyes, and spoke sourly.

When I grabbed Helena's outstretched hands, I don't know how many eyes secretly looked away. There were envy and jealousy in the complicated eyes.

We don't plan to stop on this crowded beach, so I suggested: "I heard that there is a five-story magic tower in Haiyinsi City, why don't we go there for a stroll?"

The only thing I know about Haiyinsi is that Scholar Sean once told me that every water magician should actually live in Haiyinsi City for a while. books and literature, so I have this proposal.

Hearing what I said, Ying Li also raised his hands in favor: "This proposal is good. Many famous water magicians came out of Haiyinsi City, and some of their handwritten letters are stored in the magic tower of Haiyinsi City. We You can go and have a look, and I happen to be going there to visit a magic scholar."

After we decided on our next destination, we planned to rent a boat at a nearby pier.

According to Yingli, it takes at least half a day to walk to the Tower of Magic.

The pier closest to the beach here actually has to detour to the north side of the Gate of the Icon. After walking a long way, I can see the pier over there. Countless boats with colorful flags are waving in the wind there. After a long distance, I complained, "After all, going out here is not as convenient as the imperial capital."

Ying Li on the side immediately comforted me and said, "We rent a kayak, and the speed of the kayak is not much slower than the magic caravan."

Looking at Yingli's well-behaved appearance, sometimes I wonder if the princesses of the Angibold royal family are all so soft and sticky.

This season, the weather in Haiyinsi City is still very hot, and Ying Li's cheeks are slightly reddish from the scorching sun.

Helena was worried that her skin would turn dark under the scorching sun, so she ran to a small vendor next to the square and bought three sun hats woven from palm leaves, and then stood by the booth and complained that the sun hats were different from the punctures on her body. The tailed crystal lion leather armor didn't match very well, so she was thinking about changing into a cooler dress, but this proposal was opposed by Becky. Only by yourself.

"It's a great honor to meet you all. I'm Morad and I live in this city. Are you travelers or adventurers?"

I didn't expect that someone would come to chat with us at this time, and this young man in aristocratic attire looks pretty good, his hair is combed meticulously, and when he squints his eyes, it won't make people think his eyes are small After he walked up, he stood directly in front of Helena and asked.

"..."

Helena didn't speak, and she was a little annoyed that her proposal was opposed by Becky.But what Becky said made sense, so she could only accept it.

"If it's a traveler coming to Haines City, then..." The young nobleman asked patiently, not being discouraged when he saw that Helena didn't talk to him.

"Please step aside, you are blocking my way." Becky stood up with a cold face, and said a little impatiently, she wanted the other party to retreat.

However, the young nobleman obviously didn't want to give up, just like a tour guide trying to sell his cruise ship, he continued to say to Helena: "If you want to find a cruise ship, my boat is over there On the pier, I can take you around Haiyinsi City in the inner sea, and you will know it when you see Haiyinsi City on the sea again. This is the same as you appreciate the city in Haiyinsi City Scenery is a completely different matter!"

Becky stretched out her hand to push away the young nobleman standing in front of them, and said, "Thank you, no need, we can hire a boat ourselves."

Feeling that his body took three steps back uncontrollably to the left, the young nobleman Morad immediately scolded Becky in a low voice with a cold face: "Do you guys know who I am?"

"Morad, okay, put away your tricks." A companion behind him hurriedly grabbed the angry Morad and dissuaded him.

Although Morad was pulled away by his friend, he still looked unhappy, and asked the friend next to him: "Why are you pulling me? Shouldn't you help me? I just want to invite them to the boat Play around, isn't that good?"

At this time, those young nobles had walked more than ten meters away, and the words they discussed in a low voice came to my ears:

"Don't make trouble anymore, I don't want to be grounded again this month, please be quiet, and when you invite others, at least keep your eyes open." The companion who dissuaded Morad continued.

Morad asked a little puzzled: "Did I do something wrong? Are those two foreign girls not pretty enough?"

The companion who dissuaded took Morad a few steps forward and said, "I want you to take a good look at their identities. They are not ordinary people. There are at least two magicians among the four, and The disputes they caused will not be resolved by the House of Representatives, those old guys in the Magic Union have always been easy to mess with."

This happened, and Helena wasn't in the mood to buy a sunhat, and we left the vendor's stall.

"Okay, stop talking, they are all gone."

Morad's voice came from beside me.

"Hey... If this goes on, one day I will suffer a lot."

After the companion sighed softly, he complained again.

When I passed the pier next to the Gate of the Icon, there were nearly a hundred cruise ships moored on the pier. I was thinking that the yachts that the young nobles were talking about were probably parked here, but I didn’t pay attention to what they were talking about. ship.

Seeing those of us standing on the pier observing the yachts on the pier, several older children ran towards us immediately, and the fastest one stopped in front of me. He seemed to be dressed plainly, but very He is clean, his skin is tanned by the scorching sun, but his teeth are very white, and he speaks fluent imperial dialect, without the strong accent of Haiyinsi's local accent.

"Do you want to hire a guide? I know that the yacht here is good and cheap, and I am familiar with every street in this city. If you hire me, you can save a lot of time and only need fifty copper coins. "The big kid was trying to sell himself to us.

The other children saw that the older child took the lead, and immediately dispersed to find other targets.

"We don't need a guide, you can ask someone else, we're just here to rent a kayak." Becky stepped forward and said with a smile to the older child.

Hearing Becky say this, the older child obviously showed some frustration in his eyes, but he didn't bother, he saluted us respectfully, turned around and was about to leave.

"Hey, wait a minute...then tell me, where can I rent a fast and good kayak?" Ying Li smiled and called the older child to stop.

The older child turned around and pointed to a corner of the pier. Before the older child could speak, a buzzing silver coin appeared in a parabola from Yingli's hand and was thrown directly towards the older child. Grabbing it casually, he grabbed the silver coin into the palm of his hand.

"Thank you for the information you provided!" Ying Li waved at the older boy, and then pulled me towards the pier...

(End of this chapter)