Volume 16: The Wheel of Reincarnation Chapter 17 Taihang County
After gradually walking from the rural dirt road to the official road, the surroundings are no longer dominated by paddy fields and forests. It seems that the surrounding environment is being consciously cleaned up. There are more and more jungles that are obviously artificially planted. They can block wind and rain but cannot perform strategic tasks such as hiding soldiers. There are also some artificially dug waterways. Small boats began to travel on the river, and there were faint human figures on the built bridges.
Li Linxia is indeed a woman with a talent for acting. Although she said that she didn't believe that Li Lin was from another world, she still played the role of a tour guide conscientiously. Just like a serious tour guide introducing good things to foreigners, she pointed at the ships and waterways and said seriously:
"This is the Taihang Waterway that Taihang County is so proud of. When Taihang County was still a battleground for military strategists, these waterway networks, combined with the soldier hiding caves and organs in various places, could delay tens of thousands of troops for months. But now that the dynasty has collapsed and it has been returned to the people, this place is used . Every day, countless villagers take these sword boats to go upstream along the river, and then unload goods at more than a dozen docks in Taihang County, bringing the products produced in the surrounding fields and villages to Taihang County for sale, ensuring that the products are the freshest every day. There are also special sewage discharge ships and unloading ships. Isn't it amazing?"
"Um."
"Although the water transportation here seems to be very powerful, the land transportation is the same. Have you seen those bridges? They are all straight, without any arches or slopes, just to allow caravans to pass faster. Every year, we have to spend money to find bridge experts to maintain these bridges and bridge decks. Even every night, there are bridge repairmen holding lanterns here to replenish the materials of the bridges, using resin and square stones to replace those that are already a little old. It's very helpful, isn't it?"
"Um."
"Why do I feel like you're a little absent-minded?"
What else are you dissatisfied with?
Li Linxia looked at Li Lin with some dissatisfaction.
Even if the storyteller is talking with great enthusiasm, if the audience always looks listless, their enthusiasm will be quickly discouraged.
Especially when the little girl found out that Li Lin was not particularly interested, the blow became even greater. For the little girl, the favorability of her peers was obviously something worth caring about. Now it seems that others don’t feel anything about what she feels is very impressive, so she naturally feels very sad.
When he started walking towards the crowded side street, Li Lin sighed with some disappointment as he looked at the surrounding scenery.
“I didn’t see it.”
"Hmm? What didn't you see?"
“The city wall.”
Looking at the quaint buildings around him, Li Lin couldn't help but look a little disappointed.
It's not like he hasn't played this kind of ancient style game before, but Li Lin's favorite is the thick black stone walls. Those tall and strong buildings seem to naturally give people a sense of security, and the crowded and noisy crowds at the city gate seem to give people a feeling of "ah, this is ancient times".
But Li Lin walked along the way, except for the time when he was killed on the road, which was quite a Jianghu atmosphere, the rest of the time he felt like living in a peaceful village, or some other similar place, without that kind of strong and eerie atmosphere. And according to Li Lin's eyesight, there seemed to be no structure similar to a city wall in this direction of advancement. It looked like just an ordinary village, and there seemed to be nothing to pay attention to. So what's the fun in this?
"I don't see any city walls. Doesn't Taihang County have any city walls?"
"City walls? Why do we need city walls?"
However, upon hearing Li Lin's question, the little girl showed a proud expression and said proudly:
"Taihang County is the center of today's trade. There are offices of Qimen and various sects here. No one will attack Taihang County unless they are crazy. Moreover, for warriors, it is common to cross dozens of feet in the air. Why should we build city walls? So our Taihang County is actually the first city without walls!"
"oh."
Facing the excited Li Linxia, Li Lin responded without denying.
Because he had already seen the city wall of Taihang County. The invisible but clearly visible city wall was lying in front of Li Lin.
That wall is called order.
Strictly speaking, it was not a wall, on the contrary, it was a road. A white marble road that looked distinct and full of a certain sense of luxury. It was as if God had decided something, directly dividing the ground into two sides, one on the outside and one on the inside. A strict square plan, without even an external extension, only a route for the dirt road to climb up, but no route for the white marble street to extend outward.
It was like an invisible dividing line, just a block away, but it strictly distinguished the difference between the "city" and the "countryside". The most obvious thing was that everything in the city looked clean and tidy, with some workers in blue shirts and small hats holding brooms and constantly sprinkling water and sweeping. From time to time, young men in blue shirts were talking loudly inside, and brightly dressed and riding horses passed by. On the street outside, there were slightly gloomy buildings and people with bare chests or wearing rough clothes. Looking at the people walking on the slightly higher white marble road, they showed envy from time to time .
From time to time, some arrogant knights or people who were working would come up on the small paths. But most of them walked on the slightly obscure sides of the white marble road. There were very few people walking in the middle of the road, as if there was some invisible taboo.
However, all this did not seem to be a big problem for the girl who led him in.
"We have arrived at Taihang County. Welcome to the most vibrant city in Tianyuan."
After crossing the unwritten dividing line, Li Linxia stood in the middle of Baiyu Road with her arms open, and said with a smile.
After taking a look at the blue-clothed servant who stopped some people from entering the white marble road, Li Lin nodded to the smiling girl in front of him and stepped on the jade floor. However, no one came to stop him. Instead, the servants looked at him and smiled friendly, as if it was natural, with a flattering and humble look.
Isn't there still a city wall here?
Li Lin raised his eyebrows, didn't say much, followed the little girl, and quickly integrated into the city .
