As Xiao Jian moved forward, the road became wider and wider, and the original dirt road gradually turned into a road paved with stones, with more and more rut marks. The paths were like the sources of streams converging into the big rivers. , each small road will eventually converge into a larger and more open road.
As the sun slowly set, the sky gradually darkened. Xiao Jian looked ahead and vaguely saw a city wall appearing on the horizon. As the distance got closer, the city wall seemed to slowly rise from the horizon. , this city wall can be seen more and more clearly.
"Come on, come on, Xiao Yan, we are almost there!" Xiao Jian said silently, and then quickened his pace.
It wasn't until the sun completely set on the other side of the horizon that Xiao Jian carried Xiao Yan and walked to the city gate. A thick gray-black city gate came into view. The city wall was covered with Wei national flags. The word "Anyi" was clearly written on the tall city gate. Guardsmen stood on both sides of the city gate, guarding the people entering and leaving the city. Personnel coming and going will be checked.
At this time, Xiao Yan also recovered his strength, jumped off Xiao Jian's back, took Xiao Jian's hand and walked towards the city gate together.
Xiao Jian took Xiao Yan to the city gate and was about to enter the city when he was suddenly stopped by the sergeants on both sides.
"Who is here? Show me the official documents!" A soldier shouted as Xiao Jian and the others came over.
"What official document?" Xiao Jian asked the oncoming soldier with a confused look on his face.
"You want to enter the city without official documents? Do you think the capital of Wei is a vegetable market? Come and leave whenever you want?" When the soldier saw that Xiao Jian didn't have official documents, he became even more arrogant and looked like he wanted to eat. The human appearance then shouted, "Get out!"
Then the soldier was seen raising the spear in his hand towards Xiao Jian, and pointed at Xiao Jian aggressively, asking them to leave the city gate.
Xiao Jian was also helpless. He had just arrived and had never been exposed to this country or this period of history. In his impression of the history of the Warring States Period, he only knew the names of the seven powerful countries of Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin, as well as a number of other small countries. I don’t know the names of these countries, nor the history and national policies of these countries, so I didn’t know that I was in trouble in this game.
They retreated from the city gate dejectedly. They were far away, and they could still see the Wei soldiers staring at them fiercely.
After retreating far away, until the city gate was out of sight, Xiao Jianfang breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Xiao Yan aside who looked curious, and said, "Xiao Yan, we may have to sleep on the streets tonight!"
"It's okay, it's okay..." Xiaoyan was talking when he suddenly pointed at the cavalry behind him, "Brother, look, look quickly, there are so many soldiers..."
Looking in the direction of Xiaoyan's finger, sure enough, a group of cavalry with about 500 people was marching towards Anyi City. The soldiers were wearing light leather armor and holding high the torches in their hands. The red torches illuminated the night like day. , this group of soldiers surrounded by a large carriage drove slowly.
"It's such a big battle. I don't know which prince or noble has returned from a trip to the city..." a young man in shabby clothes carrying a pole next to him sighed.
Xiao Jian looked around, who knew there were so many people next to him. Could it be that they all couldn't enter the city without official documents?
"Friends, do you think you can't enter the city without official documents?" Xiao Jian asked curiously.
"Official documents? What are you doing here in Anyi City without official documents?" The young man rolled his eyes at Xiao Jian angrily and said.
Xiao Jian was speechless for a while, not knowing what to say next, who knew that this young man spoke first.
"Are you from a foreign country? I don't know that it is normal to use official documents, which is a system that has only been implemented in the past two years." The young man continued, "When the old King Wei was alive two years ago, our Wei State was very powerful. For a moment, how could there be any affairs in the two countries of Yan and Qi? Who knew that the old King Wei was gone as soon as he said he was gone? I also heard that there was civil strife in the royal court. The eldest son Wei Tao, his wife and his mother fled overnight. In the capital, it was not long before the second son Wei Ji succeeded to the throne. Unexpectedly, this Wei Ji soon indulged in drinking and debauchery, sang and danced every night, and paid no attention to the political affairs of the state of Wei. As a result, internal conflicts among civil servants and generals intensified, and some The capable and righteous people voluntarily resigned and returned to their hometown. From then on, the Wei State was like that lonely boat, experiencing the ups and downs in recent years, with constant internal and external troubles. Alas..."
Xiao Jian also didn't expect that the NPC in this game could be quite chatty. Just like in real life, the NPC would also complain based on the scene and historical background.
"So that's it!" Xiao Jian, who had a preliminary understanding of Wei's history, then asked the young man, "How can I obtain the official documents?"
"It's easy to get, but it takes some trouble!" the young man replied.
"Oh? Can you be more specific?" Xiao Jian leaned down and asked.
"There, have you seen it?" The young man pointed to the poster posted on the edge of the city gate.
Xiao Jian followed the direction of his finger and saw a dilapidated list and nodded.
"There are some tasks published on the list there. As long as you complete them, you can go to the city gate officer to exchange for official documents for entering the city, and you can also get corresponding rewards according to the different tasks." The young man patted his head when he said this. He said, "Hey, look at my memory, I almost forgot to tell you. These articles will be updated every day. There are some unions not affiliated with Wei State stationed inside and outside the city. They will also go there every day according to the situation of their respective unions. Accept the corresponding tasks. If you are new here, it is more reliable to join some unions, so as not to do the tasks alone and even lose your life!"
Xiao Jian suddenly realized that this was the bulletin board for accepting tasks. He was thinking about entering the city at that time, so he didn't notice these details. Hearing the young man mentioning the union, Xiao Jian immediately became energetic and finally met other players. All he saw along the way were NPCs and not a single player. It turned out that they were all concentrated in the capital.
The young man then said, "Let's go, we can go into the city too!"
Xiao Jian saw that the cavalry brigade that passed by him had entered Anyi City. The civilians on both sides of the road returned to their previous appearance. Those entering the city entered the city, and those leaving the city left the city. Everything became orderly again.
Xiao Jian and Xiao Yan followed the young man to the edge of Anyi City. They said goodbye to each other politely and then turned around and left.
Then Xiao Jian took Xiao Yan to the place where the notices were posted by the city gate. The patrolling soldiers were still staring at Xiao Jian warily. This look made Xiao Jian feel uncomfortable all over.
After being seen too much, Xiao Jian became accustomed to it. Xiao Jian raised his head and saw that he didn't seem to be able to complete these tasks alone.
