Saint Laurent Prison Warden

Chapter 23 Travel City
【City of Travel】

This city was built three hundred years ago by the Trosa Chamber of Commerce, which was at its peak. During the construction of this city, dozens of magical industrial techniques such as [Magic Machinery], [Fairy Constructs], and [Stardust Factory] were used at the same time. A large piece of the entire continent was torn off and raised to the star ring orbit above the sky, which cost a huge amount of money.

The huge investment also brought huge miracles.

[Travel City] This great city is located in the star ring of [Sky Dome City Cluster]. It roams on the sky cloud road with sixteen mechanical legs, day and night.

If you stand on the ground and look up, you can see the [Travel City] hanging in the [Sky Dome City Group] and moving slowly like a small sun.

Every month, the Travel City completes a travel cycle.

Due to its inherent mobility, the Travel City naturally became the commercial center of the [Sky Dome City Cluster].

Countless commodities are swallowed up and taken out of the [City of Travel], bringing huge wealth to the City of Travel.

The financial abundance provides the Travel City with a high welfare system. Any resident who has a hukou in the Travel City can enjoy good living security.

More job opportunities and higher salary levels, more high-quality educational resources, including well-known universities, research institutions and diversified educational institutions, higher-level medical facilities and technologies, and more professional medical personnel, who can provide more advanced medical services...

Magnificent, absolutely beautiful, one of the nine wonders of the world, a mythical city, a legendary utopia...

Countless praises accompany this great city, and it seems that when people mention the travel city, they think of luxury and extravagance.

The influx of a large population made the Travel City extremely crowded. In order to accommodate as many people as possible, shortly after the construction of the Travel City was completed, land was excavated from the mainland and it was expanded four times. As a result, there were four major suburbs in the east, west, south and north.

But even in this luxurious city, there are still some remote corners that are rarely visited by people - most of these corners are unsuitable living areas that have been sacrificed due to problems with the city's structure.

For example, the Saint Laurent High-Risk Women's Prison located in the Northern Suburbs of the City of Travel.

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“The Saint Laurent High-Risk Women’s Prison is located in the desolate land of [Travel City·Northern Suburbs], surrounded by a dark forest and gloomy swamp.

The prison's architectural style is ancient and gloomy, and the high walls are covered with withered and dried moss and vines.

On the top of the prison wall, there stood a group of hideous gargoyles, their eyes flashing with evil light, as if warning people around them not to approach.

The image of gargoyles is extremely terrifying. They are made of stone, with wide mouths, black faces, fangs, and claws as sharp as knives. Usually, these gargoyles will remain silent, motionless like real stone statues, silently saving energy.

When the prison encounters special circumstances, these gargoyles can instantly come alive, transform into hunters in the sky, and tear apart anyone who dares to offend Saint Laurent Prison.

A large number of magic-forbidden stones are buried underground in the Saint Laurent High-Risk Women's Prison. These stones can suppress the flow of magic power, making it impossible for the imprisoned prisoners to cast their magic, divine arts, and other conventional [magical powers].

Even legendary heroes were blocked by the Forbidden Magic Stones. Only demigods could ignore the influence of these Forbidden Magic Stones.

Of course, magic equipment is no exception. All equipment related to magic cannot be used near the [Saint Laurent High-risk Women's Prison].

Therefore, we cannot take the faster [Magic Pneumatic Car] or [Rune Chariot] to [Saint Laurent Prison], and can only take the slower and bumpier [Steam Car].

It may be a little uncomfortable on the road, Mr. Richard, please bear with it. "

The purple-robed wizard driving the steam train said to Richard with a smile.

"It's okay for me to bear it for a while...but I think the reason why I feel uncomfortable has nothing to do with steam locomotives."

Richard turned around with a cold sweat. Two black-robed mages from the City Lord's Mansion were holding him on the left and right, with their hands pressed against his back.

This posture is so uncomfortable.

The expressions of the two of them, one was furious, the other was gritting his teeth.

There is a fierce god on the left, a vicious demon on the right, and a thief.

Richard asked awkwardly:

"My two brothers, the reason why I feel so bad is entirely because of you!

Um...brother, let me confirm this with you.

You are here to send me to Saint Laurent Prison to be the warden, not to take me in as a prisoner, right?

Even if I am really guilty of a heinous crime and need to be locked up, I cannot be locked up in Saint Laurent Prison.

That's a [high-risk women's prison]! I'm neither high-risk nor a woman, there's no reason for me to be locked up there."

"Heh! Shut up!" "We've been very polite. If you keep making noise, we'll take out the magic shackles and put them on you!"

Shit! You guys are just bullying me because I have lost all my magic power.

If I still had magic, I would have taken out the magic conch and shaken Dean Hank over to save me. How could I let you bully me like this?

Richard smiled bitterly:

"My two brothers, we have never met before, right? I, Richard, have never offended you, right?

Why have you been treating me so badly since we met? "

"Huh? Damn! How dare you ask!" A black-robed wizard leaned over to Richard's ear and yelled loudly, making Richard's ears buzz.

He cursed angrily:
"Richard, I really want to knock your head open and see what's going on in your head.

The media was interviewing you just fine, why didn't you say something else? Why did you have to tell those nonsense and provoke our Xingge City Lord?
Yes! You are noble, you are great, you have the Silver Cross, you are the savior of the city lord. The city lord can do nothing to you.

But we can't run away!
Do you know how badly the city lord has been treating us these days because of his anger towards us?

Just holding you in this position is the result of our best efforts to restrain ourselves.

We wish we could cut off your brother, make you fit into the female category, and put you in Saint Laurent Prison!"

"Huh?!" Richard was stunned. He said indignantly: "Wait a minute, wait a minute! How can you insist that my confession to the Lord of Xingge City is nonsense without any evidence?
Could it be that I really have fallen in love with the City Lord of Xingge?"

"Haha." Another black-robed wizard sneered:

"What kind of person is our eldest sister? Even if others don't know, can't we still not know?

That mouth curses like a magic gun, breaking defense and hitting hard. Who can be interested in her, a tomboy?

You've been scolded by her, how can you still love her? You're lying to the dead! It's obvious you're lying!"

Richard: ...

Shit! What he said made so much sense that I couldn't even argue with him.

Richard held his breath for a long time with a strange expression on his face, and finally said, "Your judgment is too subjective and arbitrary. The mouth of the Lord of Xingge City is very poisonous, but can't I be kind to it?
There is a type of people who just like to be insulted and bullied. "

“Hehehe.” “Hehe.”

The two black-robed mages sneered in unison:

"If you are really that kind of person, isn't our current position just right? You should enjoy it.

To tell you the truth, Lord Xingge originally wanted us to beat you up.

But we consider that you are quite bold. If you really marry the city lord in the future, you will settle accounts with us later. So we are just holding you hostage. I hope you can think of us as a good thing. Richard, just be content. "

Richard: ...

Richard closed his mouth and gave up struggling.

Just detain him. It’s better to suffer a little than to get beaten up.

He relaxed and looked out the window.

[Travel City] is located in the star ring, roaming between the blue sky and the vast sea of ​​stars. This magical city is not fixed in one place, but drifts between reality and the void like a dream. Only when it leaves the star ring will it appear in the Yasha world and become able to interact with the outside world.

It was early morning, and the golden-pink glow of the rising sun shone down, illuminating the walls of the City of Travel, which were made of clouds and eternal stones.

The winding, cobblestone streets are lined with large shops made of magical materials. All kinds of rare treasures are sold here: talking books, wind chimes that can predict the weather, and accordions that can play themselves...

The owners of these shops are either wise elves, humorous fairies, or mysterious human wizards... there are all kinds of people, and no one is surprised.

As the steam train slowly moved forward, Richard and his companions arrived at the center of the city.

In the heart of the city is a majestic pink crystal palace - [City Lord's Castle·Heart of Travel].

[City Lord's Castle·Heart of Travel] towers high into the clouds, controlling the flow of magic power throughout the entire City of Travel at all times. It is the core of the core of the City of Travel.

It is the administrative center of the entire city. Almost all government affairs are handled in the [City Lord's Castle·Heart of Travel]. At the same time, it is also the permanent residence of the Lord of Xingge City and the permanent palace of Mashiel. It is also the resident of the Star and Moon Society and the Dome Mage Corps. Through magic compression technology, the space inside this very tall City Lord's Castle is large enough to create several small cities.

Beyond the [Castle Castle·Heart of Travel], there is a series of intricate [Magic Towers] that are connected to each other to form a [Community].

Each community has residences, parks, gardens, small hospitals, small magic training rooms, and some luxurious [large communities] even have lakes and forests.

“This is the magic tower that Iluna told me about before.

A magic tower has about 7 to 8 floors, with a total usable area of ​​nearly square meters. If I choose a magic tower, I can live a rich, leisurely and happy life just by collecting rent. "

Richard's eyes flickered.

In this magnificent magical age, society is changing with each passing day and productivity is highly developed.

Most of the residents of [Travel City] live a harmonious life. They respect each other and jointly maintain the order and tranquility of the city.

Richard is a member of this city and enjoys its conveniences, but he always feels out of tune with it.

"Perhaps it's because my roots are not here. From the day I was adopted by Teacher Kappa, my roots have been left in the small castle manor in Lundu City.

I don’t know when I will be truly free and have the opportunity to find Mr. Kappa.”

Richard felt a little sad when he thought of this, and turned his head sadly to look inside the car.

"Take another look. One less look."

At this moment, the dark-robed wizard's faint voice rang in Richard's ears.

“When you become the warden of Saint Laurent Prison, you will no longer be able to experience the prosperity of the city center.

That damn place doesn’t even have a bus. If you want to walk to the city center, you’ll have to walk for three days and three nights.”

"Richard, you don't have much time left. Cherish it."

Another black-robed wizard also said.

"There's nothing wrong with what you said, but why does it sound so weird to me?" Richard was speechless.

Happiness is constant and will only shift, never disappear.

Richard was unhappy, and the two black-robed wizards became happy.

"Maybe it's because your hands are being held by us."

"Hey, isn't it uncomfortable? We have had a much harder time than you these past few days."

Richard has an advantage. In work and life, he is always able to humbly accept feedback from his colleagues and motivate their work enthusiasm with an inclusive and humble attitude.

So in the face of the black robe wizard's sarcasm, he was not angry, but said calmly:

“My two brothers, even though you have the upper hand now, it doesn’t mean I will obey you in everything.

Nothing else matters, but I must make one thing clear.

I, Richard, love the Lord of Xingge City deeply, and this is absolutely true.

You think that the mouth of the Lord of Xingge City is like a magic gun when he curses at people, but I don’t think so.

You think that the City Lord of Xingge is a tomboy, but I don’t think so either.

I think the City Lord of Xingge is good-looking, has a good figure, is serious, focused, kind, and talented. She is a perfect match that I can never reach.

Yes, I have no magic power now, so even if you insult my beloved Lord of Xingge City, I can't do anything to you.

But I will remember this grudge!"

Threatened by Richard, a black-robed wizard immediately and silently increased his strength, causing Richard to suffer a severe pain.

"I'm giving you face, but the big sister isn't here, Richard, who are you performing for?

You really think you are the most affectionate person in the Silver City, disgusting!"

Another black-robed wizard quickly advised:
"Don't do that. Richard might really love the big sister. If he really becomes our big brother, will you still be alive?"

"What's the use of true love? Even if he marries the big sister, he is useless without magic power, how much power can he have?" The black-robed wizard looked disdainful. He spoke with full confidence, but unconsciously reduced some of his strength.

"This bastard is obviously a platypus. Even when he is about to die, he still wants to be tough."

Richard closed his eyes silently without saying a word.

Steam locomotives were discontinued twenty-six years ago.

There are two reasons for the discontinuation of steam locomotive production.

On the one hand, the new magic gas locomotive has surpassed steam locomotives in all aspects, squeezing the market share of steam locomotives.

On the other hand, it was because of a scandal.

Some people have discovered that the structure of the steam locomotive's in-car radio is not reasonable. As long as the steam locomotive manufacturer wants, the radio can be turned into an in-car monitor at any time to monitor every word, action and gesture of everyone in the steam locomotive.

This scandal dealt a fatal blow to the already poor steam locomotive industry, causing this once glorious automobile company to go bankrupt overnight.

Big brother, although I don’t know your name, I wish you a pleasant journey.

Richard silently blessed in his heart.

(End of this chapter)