Alien Knights

Standing at the door of the longhouse, Maeve took her two sons by the hand, staring blankly at the rough furniture in the room.

A tall woman wearing leather armor, a short sword and a feather crown said to Maeve, "Here we are, this is your residence."

Maeve looked back at the speaker, and said with a smile: "When my child and I left the kingdom, we were in a hurry and didn't bring any food or supplies with us. Could you please buy some..."

As Maeve said, she took out a valuable ruby ​​ring from her bag and handed it to the woman in front of her.

"The order I got was to bring you here, not to fulfill your request!" The tall slender woman pushed Maeve's hand away.

Maeve didn't show any resentment, and said with a smile: "This ring was made by imperial craftsmen in the southern desert, and it can be exchanged for five good war horses... It may be inconvenient for me to go out with my children, if you are willing to help I bought some necessities, and I am willing to present this ring to you..."

The tall slender woman was furious when she heard the words, she pulled out the dagger on her back, hit Maeve on the forearm with the back of the sword, and said angrily: "I repeat, I am not your servant! Use money to lure a Being a Valkyrie is the most stupid act in Froststone City!"

Maeve's two sons, one is four years old and is ignorant of the world, and the other is only two years old and just learned to speak. They have never seen such a scene when they grew up in the palace, and they immediately cried loudly in fright.

Hearing the cries of the two children, the Valkyrie closed her eyes with a headache, and said helplessly while retracting the unsheathed dagger: "Go out from here and follow the road of Lumali to the north, you can reach Froststone City. The big market. You can exchange the property on hand into currency to buy what you want."

The Valkyrie opened her eyes, looked at Maeve from head to toe, raised her chin and signaled to the room: "There is a wardrobe in the room, and there are cloaks and face towels in the closet. I suggest you change into a set of clothes."

After saying this, the Valkyrie walked out of the room without looking back, leaving Maeve and her child at a loss.

Looking at the blue bruises on her arms, Maeve, who was once a queen, recalled the pampered days in the palace, her eyes turned red and she almost shed tears.

"Mother, where is father? Where is Uncle Minaj? Where is Zoya?"

The eldest son's sudden question made Maeve stop her sadness, and forced herself to smile: "Your father stayed in the kingdom to deal with matters, and he won't be able to see us for a long time. Mi Naijie and the others are accompanying your father, and I'm afraid they will come too." It's over... As for Zoya's maids and attendants, I gave them a long vacation..."

The younger son looked at the room in front of him, broke away from Maeve's hand, looked around, and finally ran to his mother, crying and shouting: "Hungry."

Maeve gritted her teeth, stood up, went into the back room and found out a long robe. After dressing neatly, she hugged her younger son in one hand and led her older son in the other, and walked out the door.

Walking outside the door, Maeve looked back, only to find that her residence was built in the middle of a neat longhouse community, and the people who came in and out were all similarly dressed Valkyries.

There are lush greenery and colorful flowers and plants here. Although the environment is not as luxurious as the Connaught Palace, it has a different kind of elegance.

Going a little further, Maeve left the longhouse area and entered the road of Lumali mentioned by the Valkyrie.

This road paved with bluestone slabs has obviously been carefully taken care of.

The surface of the stone slabs has been polished smooth, and there is no rubbish or sundries on the road, and various flowers and shrubs are planted on both sides of the road.

With the warm sunshine and pleasant breeze, the original haze in Maeve's heart was immediately diluted a lot.

Walking a little further, Maeve saw a group of civilians in common clothes squatting on both sides of the road, sweeping the road and maintaining the vegetation.

These people are slaves in Froststone City who are responsible for cleaning the city?

As soon as this idea appeared in Maeve's mind, she immediately denied it.

This group consisted of men and women, old and young. Judging from their attire, there were indeed ragged slaves, but there were also some well-dressed civilians.

Judging from everyone's expressions, they were not forced to clean the road, but more like they were working voluntarily.

Walking out of the Lumali Road, Maeve walked along a flat granite step and climbed onto a high platform. Looking ahead, there was a vast and boundless square in front of her.

In this vast space with no boundaries, it was the first time in Maeve's life that she saw so many buildings and so many people gathered in one place.

The continuous stone buildings are located in the square in a patchwork manner. Roughly counting, there are already more than a thousand.

Tens of thousands of people dressed in various clothes, with different skin colors, and speaking different languages, shuttled on the square like a huge school of fish in the river and sea.

Looking at the scene in front of her, Maeve stayed in place for a moment, a little at a loss.

Looking at the two children beside her, she took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, stepped off the high platform, and walked towards the square.

Arriving at the edge of the big market, Maeve looked at the dozens of huge wooden signs erected, with simple and easy-to-understand pictures marking the roads and areas of the market, and even under the wooden signs, there were several standing Ten people answered doubts for those who came and went.

Seeing everything in front of her eyes, Maeve opened her eyes and opened her mouth in disbelief.

She never dreamed that Froststone City would be such a city.

With the mood of giving it a try, Maeve picked a kind-looking old man and asked him, "Excuse me..."

The old man turned around, looked at the woman and her two children in front of him, bowed slightly, put his right hand on his heart, and said, "May the glory of the son of the gods protect this land forever."

Maeve imitated the other person's posture and repeated the prayer.

Seeing the other party's actions, the old man laughed: "This is the first time you've come to Froststone City?"

Maeve was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

"Froststone City is the atrium of the world, and it is also a blessed place where good and evil are distinguished." The old man looked at Maeve and said, "Here, lies and deceit are equal to bad karma. Before the balance of fate, good and evil will eventually be liquidated."

Maeve nodded half-understood, and said in a low voice, "I hope to sell some of my valuables in exchange for daily necessities and food..."

Before Maeve finished speaking, the young son in her arms was so hungry that he started crying again.

Seeing Maeve's embarrassment, the old man smiled and took out a wooden box from his arms, opened the lid, and there were some handmade snacks inside.

"Eat, the child is too young, it is not good for the body to be hungry."

Looking at the food box handed over by the old man, Maeve hugged her son tightly, with a hesitant look on her face.

The old man shook his head disapprovingly, picked up a small piece of snack with a smile, put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Seeing this, Maeve quickly apologized.

Handing over the entire wooden box, watching Maeve and her children gorging on snacks, the old man said with a smile: "Under the watchful eyes of the children of the gods, it is the most unwise to do evil. Even if opportunism can make you Living comfortably in life, but in death, the scales of fate will judge justly, and the wicked will be dragged to hell."

After a while, Maeve looked at the empty food box, and looked at the old man apologetically: "These foods... I can pay you money..."

The latter didn't mind waving his hands: "In Froststone City, choosing to use money to measure and define the kindness of others is the biggest mockery of the word good deeds."

Maeve stopped talking.

The old man patted himself on the chest: "My name is Freed, and I am an ordinary old man among all living beings in Froststone City. If you want to buy items in the market, I can be your guide."

Maeve was overjoyed and quickly nodded her thanks.

Freed looked at Maeve, and asked hesitantly, "Let me ask first, do you have an identity badge for Froststone?"

"Identity badge?" Maeve was puzzled, "What is that?"

Just as Fried was about to explain, he caught sight of two Valkyrie not far behind Maeve who were also walking in step, and then smiled and said, "No, it's nothing, I don't think you need that..."