The well water is warm and fragrant.
The moment he fell into the water, Luo Binhan closed his eyes subconsciously, so he saw nothing. He only felt that the water surface was very sticky, similar to what he had experienced when he crossed the sky wall not long ago.
Then he landed in a very noisy environment. It was not the sound that flames and flying fish could make, but the unmistakable human voice. There were people talking, laughing, running, shouting, murmuring, and there was also melodious music. He felt as if he was suddenly in the marketplace.
Luo Binhan wiped the water from his face. He finally saw his surroundings clearly.
He was standing on the side of a street at the moment.
This is a very strange street. It is magnificent, nearly ten meters wide, and is paved with countless bright yellow bricks. The architectural styles along the way are very different, some with pointed flower windows, some with bamboo eaves and cloth doors, tall metal buildings rising from the ground and Gothic style buildings. The spiers were piled up against each other as if they were covered in rags. Although there was no one around, all the rooms seemed to be noisy.
Luo Binhan stared blankly for a few seconds, then turned to look behind him.
Behind him is a dark gray stone building. The building was square and without a door, just like a simple and desolate abandoned mausoleum. Directly in front of the building is a fountain, with water splashing down from both sides of the eaves and gurgling into the shallow pool at Luo Binhan's feet.
There is a half-person-high niche under the stone eaves, with the edges carved with spiderweb-like patterns. There is a beautiful stone sculpture of a goddess placed in the niche. The statue is reclining, holding a harp in her arms, playing it leisurely with her cold stone fingers. The music Luo Binhan heard earlier was composed by her.
While the stone sculpture continued to play, it turned its head and looked at Luo Binhan quietly with its stone eyes.
"Excuse me." Luo Binhan said, "I'm sorry to meet you in this way. Goodbye."
He rushed out of the pool and hid behind a nearby apple tree. When he looked back at the statue, he found that it had been obscured by the fountain. A shadow loomed behind the water curtain.
The water curtain opened to both sides, and Jing Huang and Yaleriga stepped out of the pool one after another.
"Why the hell are you holding onto someone else's house?" Jing Huang said.
Luo Binhan raised his head in confusion. He found no living creatures, but the branches and leaves of the apple tree trembled slightly in displeasure. The tree looks angry.
He immediately rushed back behind Jing Huang.
Momolo and Zhou Ba also appeared from the pool. They all turned a blind eye to their surroundings and walked straight onto the bright yellow brick road.
Yaleriga fiddled with the chain on the sheep's horn, and for some reason Luo Binhan felt that she seemed to be in a good mood.
"Captain," she said, "what's next?"
Jing Huang looked around, and then said: "You guys find a place to stay first, and then go to the market for a stroll. I'll find someone."
He left alone at the end of the street. Momolo walked to Luo Binhan considerately and said: "Mr. Luo, welcome to Gate City for the first time! This is a neutral transportation port at the border of the Far Realm and the Alliance. Races from all star levels will travel here quickly and Passing the station. We are now at the estuary at the end of the Carbon-based Social Species Association. To avoid being considered as an illegal intrusion attempt, please be sure to stay in the public area."
"Public area?"
"It's just these yellow brick roads."
Luo Binhan looked around carefully. He found that those buildings maintained a clear boundary with the yellow brick road, and even the shade of the apple tree did not invade the yellow brick area.
They walked in the opposite direction from Jing Huang and walked to the other side under the leadership of Yalerga. Luo Binhan still heard the noise around him, but this time he distinguished it more carefully, and finally realized that the noise was coming from the buildings on both sides. Sometimes it was a solitary sigh, sometimes it was the sound of many voices laughing and playing, but there was no one in sight.
As they turned the corner a shadow rushed out from a nearby tower. It is only the size of a cat or dog, but it is wearing a dark blue dress studded with pearls and small leather boots with gold thread on the upper.
It seemed to appear out of thin air, landed on the yellow brick road, and then hurried to the opposite side. At this time, Luo Binhan was looking at the tower when the other party bumped into his leg and fell to the ground.
Luo Binhan was startled. He leaned over to look at the other person and found that the creature actually had a snow-white beard. It looks like a dwarf from a fairy tale.
The other party quickly got up from the ground, patted his clothes and pants as if nothing had happened, and then bowed to Luo Binhan.
"Qiulu apologizes to this gentleman," it said in alien language. "Qiulu should have acted prudently, but the situation is urgent. Qiulu must send the letter to Anshiqiu."
After saying that, it ran away quickly. The rest of the people couldn't react in time, only Yaleriga lightly kicked the ground with her horse's hoof a few times.
"It's going to Anshe Hill."
"What's wrong? Where is that?"
"It's the nearest hotel." Yaleriga said, "We're going there too."
They continued to follow Yaleriga, and occasionally saw one or two strange-looking passers-by along the way - some looked like beasts, some looked like insects, and some were just a ball of light, but they never encountered them again. That beautifully dressed dwarf.
Finally they came to a clearing. On the left side of the clearing is a huge red and white tent, and on the right is a windmill with an open door.
Luo Binhan looked around and saw that nothing looked like a hotel, and there was no dwarf in gorgeous clothes.
Yaleriga left the yellow brick road and walked to the center of the open space. There is a small pile of stones among the green grass. It is only the size of a basketball, and the stone surface is covered with moss.
She knelt down in front of the pile of rocks and tapped the top of the pile with her fingers. Three times is long, three times is short.
A little man stepped out from the gap in the pile of rocks. It was even more inconspicuous than the previous dwarf, almost as big as a grasshopper.
Luo Binhan stared. He subconsciously wanted to take out his small lenses from his pocket, but Momolo quietly stopped him.
"Mr. Luo, please don't use a telescope to look at elves." Momolo whispered, "That is very rude to an elder of an intelligent race. They will be very angry."
The villain walked slowly to Yaleriga, holding a twig. It asked in a loud voice that was completely inappropriate for its size: "What are your orders?"
"We need three rooms." Yaleriga said. She almost fell to the ground so that she could maintain a relatively parallel line of sight with the villain.
"I am happy to serve you." The villain said, "Is this your first time visiting this place?"
"One is."
"Then in accordance with the decree of the Lord of the Gate City, the guest must sign his name on the agreement before he can check in."
"We'd love to."
The villain nodded almost indiscernibly, walked into the pile of stones, and came out again after a while. In its hand it held a leaf almost as tall as itself. Yaleriga took the leaf and handed it to Luo Binhan.
Luo Binhan stared at him.
"Take it and close your eyes." Yaleriga said.
Luo Binhan complied. He waited in the darkness for a while, and golden words gradually appeared in front of his eyes.
"The sun, the moon, the sky and the earth, the stars, the waves, and all the gods I believe in, I swear an oath in the name of the above: I will never let the blood of others spill on this city; I will never let the things in this city be destroyed by my hands; I will never let the things in this city be destroyed. Throw away what is mine in the city. This oath comes from my mouth, my blood, and my heart, witnessed by fire and gold."
The golden text appeared for a moment, and another line of small words appeared below.
"Please turn the page (leaf)."
Luo Binhan turned over the leaves with his eyes closed. The golden writing appeared again.
"Consent Form for Civilized Travel of Gate City Pan-Community Comprehensive Passengers"
I have read the "Neutral Port Traffic Safety Instructions" and agree to abide by all its terms, including but not limited to: 1. You shall not participate in illegal violent activities in Mencheng. 2. Do not damage any shared property or property owned by others. 3. It is strictly prohibited to litter or dispose of garbage without classification. Violators will be dealt with by the Golden Guard in accordance with the law, and those with serious violations will be deported from the country through rocket channels.
In addition: All rights of interpretation of this agreement belong to the owner of Gate City, and are subject to change without prior notice. "
