Soul Echo

Along the edge of the Black Forest, Zhong Ye and the others headed south to Tübingen.

This is a city with no ancient history. From the beginning of its construction, it has 'only' a history of more than two hundred years. It is impossible to compare it with other cities with a history of five, six or even thousands of years. .

At the beginning of the construction, the city may just be to provide a supply point for the adventurers coming and going, but due to the extraordinary transportation capacity of relying on a tributary of the Rhine River, it gradually developed into a city.

This tributary of the Rhine named 'Neckar' runs from south to north, connecting Tübingen and Stuttgart, then traverses the Black Forest and joins the Rhine near Mannheim.

Black Forest is not a standard geometric figure. Its edges are concave and convex. Stuttgart, northeast of Tübingen, is just in a depression in the Black Forest. An advancing fort of the Druids in the Black Forest, now the capital of the Duchy of Württemberg.

Goods from the south pass through Tübingen before reaching Stuttgart, which is how this small settlement developed.

Like other towns and villages on the edge of the Black Forest, Tübingen recovered ahead of time, with adventurers, merchants to-and-fro, and the still windy streets full of cries.

Because of this, the streets become quite crowded.

Even Zhong Ye, who was already able to handle the draw horses proficiently, had to reduce the range of motion as much as possible, keeping his movements at a level that could just happen to command the draw horses without making them irritable. ——As the environment became noisy and noisy, the two horses also showed a little unease.

The adventurer's house in Tübingen is located in a noisy street, and before the door is opened, even Lilian hears a chaotic sound from inside.

Register the carriage and the two horses. Zhong Ye asked the staff of the Adventurer House to help hire a car mechanic. The carriage wheels have been used for a long time, and the axles are the same. Depending on the frequency of use and the environment, maybe the next trip will break down halfway.

After arranging everything, Zhong Ye picked up the heavy luggage and entered the lobby of the adventurer's house through the side door.

The shoulders pushed the door panel, and the sound of laughter, table clapping, cheering, shouting, etc. exploded instantly. Even if Zhong Ye heard these sounds in the warehouse behind the main building, it was separated by a few walls. The sound is obviously much lower.

I raised my eyes, glanced over, and soon found Lilian and the others sitting near the front desk.

Across from them sat a bard, who placed his zither on the table in front of him, fiddled with it, and sang a 'Legend' in a fairly audible voice. '.

"...the demonhunter from the east shouted: 'We must not let them continue to harm the world', and flew up among the many monsters, and then the blessings of the gods fell from the sky, the light of Supreme Granted him the divide force that there is no stronghold one cannot overcome, Lady Strict sheltered his body, and the master craftsman forged a sharp weapon for him, allowing him to cut through the darkness and usher in the light..."

Zhong Ye walked up to them, looked at the fascinated adventurers around the bard, put down his luggage, and asked in a low voice, "What did he sing?"

"...the gate It collapsed, and the rays of light of the sun were able to pierce the shroud of darkness, destroying all terrifying and deformed monsters, our hero fell from the sky, wounded all over, one after another extending the hand below , a pair of hands woven into a soft bed as soft as a cloud, gently supporting the hero's wounded body, and a pair of distinctive healing hands descended from the sky, gently stroking his cheeks, the healing wounds in the sky He was relieved and sad, tears fell on our hero's face, and then, a miracle happened..."

Hearing this, Zhong Ye didn't understand what the bard was singing, and finally understood. Why did Lilian and the others look at him playfully, the corners of their mouths twitched slightly.

How come this is getting more and more outrageous? Apart from smashing the gate of the abyss, he did nothing else.

After the bard finished singing the story, Lily and Lillian each gave him a Copper Coin, and Lily ordered him a skewer of grilled meat by the way, then got up and left.

Before the bard finished singing, Zhong Ye left there. After all, his features were quite obvious. If he was accidentally recognized, he would be in big trouble.

"How is it? Interesting, right?" Lily stuck her head out from behind Zhong Ye and looked at him with a smile.

"It's really interesting." Zhong Ye picked up his luggage and walked towards the stairs, "It's like hearing someone else's story, it's very novel."

Lily and Lillian followed Zhong with Zhong Ye Behind Ye, hehe haha, in a melodious manner, he learned the story that the bard sang just now, about 'destroy the city gate', 'win the clock tower', and similar tricks one after another.

In the story, he seems to have 48 hours a day, and at the same time he will be Avatar, while killing monsters, he can also fall in love with the duke's daughter who appeared out of nowhere, destroying There is still time for the last round after the city gate.

The folk art of this era is just like that, like these bards who set their goals on the adventurer, it is impossible to sing without two yellow accents, half of the time in a story is It is not uncommon to have a yellow accent.

They followed Zhong Ye into his room and sat on the only two chairs in the room while Zhong Ye put his luggage.

Zhong Ye cautiously sat down on the edge of the bed, the bed creaked under the heavy weight.

"What did you find?"

Hearing Zhong Ye's question, Lily and Lillian looked at each other, Lillian cleared her throat and said, "teacher, just now we When I was in the lobby, I heard a lot of news, including the 'transportation' issue that you are concerned about."

hearing this, Zhong Ye slightly nodded, "That river, isn't it?"

hearing this, Zhong Ye slightly nodded. p>

Lilian was not surprised. With Zhong Ye's mind, it was reasonable to guess such a thing.

"Yes!" Lillian nodded, "Transporting people by boat instead of on foot or in a convoy minimizes the footprint left on the road, and can be faster, plus, there are boats for cover , they can buy a lot of supplies all at once, and no one else will find out how to use them."

The Neckar River, which flows beside the city, is wide enough for use as a canal.

“In an ordinary cargo ship, even if there is a lot of cargo, the owner will be willing to take a few people on board. However, there seems to be a rumor that there is a 'merchant ship that never pulls outsiders'.”

Zhong Ye eyebrow raised , which he didn't expect.

At this time, Lily on the side added: "But they didn't say too much, that is, they said a word. After all, most adventurers will not go to other places by boat."

Although the behavior is strange, because it is staggered from the life trajectory of most people, no one will pay attention.

When docking on the river bank, there will definitely be port managers on board to check and collect taxes. However, port managers are assigned by nobles. As long as they can get enough bribes, they may keep silent.

Not everyone in the Western Land will follow the rules set by Spiritual God. Human trafficking is not considered a major event in their eyes. Which noble family does not keep a few slaves?

Even if you are caught, there will be no problem, because you are a member of the nobility, so everything is fine if you pay some money, at most, you will not be able to make money in the future.

Thinking of this, Lily couldn't help but have a bit of haze in her eyes.

After she left the palace, she really realized how corrupt the nobles were, and what the meaning of the rules set by Spiritual God was for this world.

She is not qualified to comment on the corruption of the nobles, because before leaving the palace, she was also a part of them, enjoying the benefits of squeezing others.

"Are you going to investigate?" Lillian asked, blinking.

Zhong Ye thought for a moment and nodded his head, "The carriage's wheels and axles need to be replaced. In a short period of time, we It shouldn't be leaving Tübingen. Go ahead and investigate to see if it's possible for the traffickers to transport people by boat and pass through Tübingen on the way."