Chapter 1 The most prosperous port in West Caro
After a week of sailing, the airship finally arrived at Stanley's hometown, Liberty City on the east coast of Ilion.
This is not only the east coast of Ilion, but also the easternmost part of the entire Carlo continent. As the largest port city in Ilion, Liberty City is located in a bay. The solid continent forms a natural safe haven, isolating the surging waves from the winding sea, making Liberty Bay a peaceful and peaceful water.
The winding sea is the sea area that separates the east and west continents. It connects Yongyao Island to the north and the primitive continents to the south. The uneven coastline of the east and west continents outlines the winding sea into a narrow sea area with a font of "一". If there are satellite cloud maps from this world, from a high altitude, it is a strip-shaped ocean.
However, the narrowness of the winding sea is relative to the vast land of the east and west roads. In fact, the narrowest part of this sea area is more than 1,500 kilometers wide, and the widest part is nearly 3,000 kilometers wide. Because it connects the two sea areas with completely different climates in the north and south, the climate of the winding sea is unpredictable and undercurrents are surging. Therefore, in the long history, few people have been able to cross this natural barrier. The exchanges between the east and west continents are not frequent, and each has developed completely different cultures.
Later, with the development of navigation technology, the East and the West began to trade in a true sense. A large number of Eastern specialties flowed into Sicarlo State across the winding sea, and Western materials also transported to the east. Among them, Free City has become a key hub for trade between the two continents with its unique geographical advantages. After hundreds of years of development, it has transformed from a small dock into the largest port city in the entire Sicarlo State!
The rise of Liberty City also led to the rise of the Sandro family, who was in charge of the East Coast. Originally, the Sandro family's status in the Ilion aristocratic circle could only be considered as a normal person, with fishery as the main source of income. Although it did not need to rely on others like the small nobles, nor was it as rich as the royal family and the grand duke.
However, as trade became more and more frequent, the Sandro family became a famous noble in Irion and even the entire Sicarlo State! Although it was only a marquis, in terms of status, influence, and especially financial resources, he made the great dukes of the entire continent far beyond the reach... It is said that during the war, the Irion royal family also borrowed debts from the Sandro family to fill the deficit in the treasury.
And our Young Master Stanley was born in such a family, which may be the richest family in the continent!
Moreover, he is also the eldest son, and he is extremely talented and has obtained a fourth-level combat position at a young age. If nothing unexpected happens, in another ten years, the huge wealth of the Sandro family will definitely fall into his hands!
Of course, now, this kid is still a young man who is not tempered, has a serious aura of rich second generation, and he is only a fool all day long.
But that was outside. When the airship approached Liberty City, the eldest young master immediately smiled confidently on his face, and pointed to the bustling and beautiful harbor city below through the glass: "It is Liberty City, my hometown! The freest and richest city in the whole continent!"
Zhao Qiankun looked along the way. This was a semicircular city. The side of the seaside seemed to be cut by the coastline. It extended from the seaside countless piers inserted into the sea. Countless ships of large and small loaded and unloaded cargo here, like a busy scene.
On this side of the land, there are buildings of various styles. Perhaps because it is influenced by Eastern and Western cultures at the same time, the architectural styles have both Eastern and Western styles. They look a little dense, but staggered. Several main roads are spacious and tidy, connecting various blocks in the city. Several huge buildings are distributed among them. They must be some government agencies and large entertainment venues.
"Look!" As the airship got closer, Stanley introduced excitedly: "Did you see the huge dome building over there? It is the largest theater in Liberty City, which can accommodate thousands of spectators... And that is the Grand Arena of Liberty City, one of the best venues in Irion... And that is the trading center; that is the adventurers union; that is the tower of judgment; that is the branch of the Magic Association..."
Stanley was constantly introducing, with an excited expression filled with his love for his hometown. Although he was a little nagging, and he couldn't tell why he was so tall. Zhao Qiankun still smiled and listened quietly to him until the airship landed.
The airship slowly landed in the airport outside the city, and many people were already waiting outside.
Those who can afford to ride in airships are either rich or noble, so they are very popular, but the most exaggerated one is Stanley.
It is worthy of being the richest family in mainland China. The guards and servants who came to greet each other stood in two rows, and there was an orchestra holding drum trumpets behind him. Before Master Sandro could walk down the ladder, a red carpet rolled over from a distance. At the same time, the orchestra beat the music together. The song was not grand and unique in style. It should be the local folk music of Irion.
This exaggerated scene made the other passengers lined up behind him look at each other, and Stanley's face turned red with a shame. He hesitated for a moment and did not step on the blanket. A servant dressed as a housekeeper thought Stanley was inconvenient, so he hurriedly ran forward to support him, but was kicked away by the eldest master!
"I am a fourth-level samurai at least, so I need you to help you!" After saying that, Stanley gritted his teeth and stepped on the red carpet, lowered his head and covered his face and walked forward quickly, shaking his hands while walking: "Retreat quickly and retreat soon!" His embarrassing look made Zhao Qiankun and Xue Lian behind him hold back their laughter.
At the end of the red carpet was a luxurious carriage with four horses and led. Stanley almost ran in in the last few steps. Zhao Qiankun and Xue Lian followed closely behind and got in. Stanley then pulled up to the door and ordered to set off quickly.
The carriage galloped away, and the remaining servants and musicians began to clean up the scene, and the scene was very lively.
"Wowhahahaha..." In the car, Zhao Qiankun and Xue Lian laughed and said, "You are going home on holiday. If you don't know, you think the head of the country is here to visit!"
"Mr. Zhao, Miss Anna, don't make fun of me..." Stanley looked helpless: "It must be my mother's work. Every time I go home, I will make it very grand. No matter how I persuade you, I don't listen. Whatever I do is stingy, I can't show the temperament of our wealthy family. I think this way makes me look like a cheesy local rich..."
"It's strange..." Zhao Qiankun asked: "Overy local wealthy people don't have this kind of self-consciousness. Why is your first and second generation in the mainland so highly conscious?"
"To be honest, I thought it was normal at first. It was not until three years ago when I left my hometown and went to Karentis to study, that I realized that the nobles there were completely different mentalities from me... People pay attention to etiquette, taste, rather than just burning money to show off their wealth. There, many of my habits became the objects of ridicule by other noble children... Once, I was very inferior. But later..."
"But later you found that those who laughed at you were not as good as you, nor were they rich!" Zhao Qiankun smiled. He didn't feel that Stanley had any inferiority in school. Instead, he felt that as soon as he appeared, there were always a bunch of people supporting the moon.
"That's right!" Stanley nodded, "I can't change my family background and habits. I can only work hard and be better than any of them! Whoever says that a local rich man can't make a master!"
"Until you met Joan of Arc?" Zhao Qiankun seemed to be able to guess what Stanley would say next: "You are not a person without confidence, but you care so much about other people's opinions must be because of the girl you like!"
"Yes..." Stanley curled his lips: "I'm not afraid of others talking about me, but I'm afraid that Joan of Arc will look down on me... So I tried hard to learn Karentis' noble etiquette and tried to integrate into their circle, but once I got home, I would be surrounded by my mother's nouveau riche's aura in all directions... Alas..."
"That's because you're too careless!" Zhao Qiankun smiled and said, "Joan of Arc is not a person who cares about these things!"
"You seem to know her very well?" Stanley raised his eyebrows and smelled a different smell...
"Of course!" Zhao Qiankun was arrogant: "Don't forget who blocked the knife for you at the banquet and who confessed to Joan of Arc! Don't say anything, the trick of confessing directly is really effective! Do you know that after returning to the college, Joan of Arc asked me to go to the grove alone..."
"What?!" Stanley rushed up at that time, his head trembled with his head on the roof of the carriage: "What did she say to you?"
Zhao Qiankun smiled a little and deliberately imitated the posture of a little girl: "I actually like you for a long time, and I am very moved when I heard your confession. Why not be here..."
"No!!!" Stanley could no longer stop and was approaching the verge of collapse.
"Don't worry, he is the sun of the lion's heart. How could he fall in love with him as a dignified female dragon knight?" Xue Lian curled her lips and pointed at Zhao Qiankun and said, "He has asked someone to send a good person to a card!"
"What card is a good person?" Stanley was stunned: "Miss Anna, is this a numb word among girls?"
"No!" Xue Lian pointed at Zhao Qiankun with her mouth: "A good person card means rejecting love, and I heard it from him! I don't know if there is any allusion..."
"Then I'll be relieved..." Hearing the words "rejection", Stanley finally settled down...
While chatting and laughing, the carriage slowly stopped. Several people got out and saw that it was a luxurious villa. The door sign was written with Sandro's surname in Erion, which was obviously Stanley's home.
"Hey? Isn't your family the lord here?" Xue Lian pointed to the towering castle on the high ground in the center of Liberty City: "Why didn't you live there?"
"That's where I grew up!" Stanley said with a smile with his chest straight: "A man, when he grows up, he has to leave home and go out for a stroll!"
"So you built a villa under your Marquis' dad's nose?" Zhao Qiankun shook his head: "It's been far enough..."
"Don't reveal my shortcomings, can you..." Stanley smiled bitterly: "Besides, I'm going to study far away!"
While speaking, several people had already walked into the yard. Suddenly, Stanley looked shaking and raised his nose and smelled it: "Is this smell, can I say..."
Chapter completed!