"Let's go, let's go out of city." Mai Ge snapped out of his thoughts and walked towards Amy and the Ugly Duckling.
"Let's go! Ugly Duckling, this is our first time leaving city!" Amy said happily, hugging the Ugly Duckling.
"Meow meow!" The Ugly Duckling looked around excitedly, its resentment at being left alone to watch the bicycle completely gone.
Mai Ge made an excuse to have the system put the bicycle away, and then led Amy along the flat street paved with black cobblestones toward the south gate.
The south gate of Chaos City is right opposite the Chaos Guild. The city wall is about 15 meters high and the gate is about 8 meters high. This level of city wall is not considered high on the Nolan Continent. The city wall of the capital of the Los Empire, Luo Du, is as high as 60 meters and 5 meters thick, and can withstand the brief impact of a level 10 giant dragon.
The Chaos City was originally built by various races working together, and in order to demonstrate peace, the height and thickness of the city walls were not made too exaggerated.
However, this does not mean that the defenses of Chaos City are weak. In the past, mages of various races inscribed countless magic arrays on the city walls facing other races. Over the past hundred years, the mages of Chaos City have continued to add to and repair them. The magic of various races has been integrated into one city wall, making Chaos City one of the most difficult cities to conquer in the entire Nolan Continent.
Two rows of eight soldiers in black uniforms stood at the city gate, each with an identical black long sword hanging at their waist, scanning the people coming and going.
Mai Ge's gaze lingered on their chests for a moment, they wore badges of peace doves. It seemed that the city lord's mansion was in charge of city guarding. The badges of the Gray Temple were diamond-shaped, with gold patterns on a gray background. The patterns varied depending on the different duties. For example, the teachers of Chaos Academy were also considered subordinates of the Gray Temple, and their badges featured an intersecting pencil and ruler.
Mercenaries of all kinds come and go at the city gate. Except for the giant dragons returning home, ordinary people would not choose to leave the city in this direction.
Because outside the city's south side, there are no beautiful landscapes, but rather dangerous places such as the Black Forest Swamp, the Silent Mountains, the Dark Abyss, and Stranglethorn Vale, scattered across the wasteland outside the city. These places are home to all sorts of terrifying magical beasts, as well as medicinal herbs and wild animals that are not found elsewhere.
Danger often comes with opportunity, making this place a paradise for mercenaries.
"Wait a minute, are you leaving the city?" As Mai Ge led Amy to the city gate, a middle-aged guard in the queue suddenly reached out to stop them, looking at Mai Ge and asking.
"Yes, is there a problem?" Mai Ge smiled and nodded.
"The area outside the south city is extremely dangerous. Magical beasts start appearing as early as 2.5 km from the city. Although I have no right to stop you from leaving the city, but I have an obligation to remind you that taking a child out of the city may lead to danger. Please think carefully about your actions." Ba Di said solemnly to Mai Ge.
He had been guarding the south gate for over twenty years and had seen many arrogant mercenaries, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone like Mai Ge leave the city empty-handed with a little girl and a kitten. Was this some kind of joke?
Every day he would see off many mercenaries as they left, and when they returned at night, some would be missing. Others would return with the help or on the backs of their teammates, perhaps missing a part of their bodies, or perhaps having lost their breath forever.
Being a mercenary is a profession that dances on the edge of a knife. Once outside the city, even the simplest mission may involve the threat of death.
Although the Chaos Guild updates the map daily based on information provided by mercenaries, but magical beasts don't stay in one place forever. It's not uncommon for a three stars magical beast to be waiting for you to jump into a one star magical beast zone marked on the map.
The guards at the city gate and the mercenaries passing by all turned to look at Mai Ge, their eyes filled with curiosity and doubt. This neatly dressed man, with a fair complexion that clearly showed he'd barely seen the sun, was actually taking two little ones out of the city?
"Yes, I understand. Can we go now?" Mai Ge nodded with a smile.
"Good luck." Ba Di gave Mai Ge a deep look and withdrew his hand.
"Thank you." Mai Ge nodded, took Amy's small hand, and walked out with the crowd. Although they were looked down upon along the way, but he could tell that the other party meant well, and there were no elaborate mocking scenes.
To be honest, Mai Ge was a little disappointed, he wasn't given a chance to prove himself.
"Captain, will they be able to come back? That little girl is quite cute." a young guard asked softly.
"Hopefully." Ba Di replied, turning his gaze away from Mai Ge and his daughter and continuing to observe the passersby.
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"Wow, the outside world is so big!" Amy exclaimed as soon as she stepped out of the city gate.
The world that had been blocked by the towering city walls suddenly opened up, with mountains and hills scattered in the distance, some shrouded in mist, others shining brightly even in daylight. Mai Ge's eyes lit up as well.
Just then, a black dot suddenly appeared in the distant sky, magnifying countless times in an instant until it appeared above everyone.
"Giant dragon!" someone whispered, a mixture of excitement and fear in their voice.
"Giant dragon?" Mai Ge looked up, his eyes narrowing slightly.
The enormous wings blotted out the sun, casting a shadow on the ground, and the icy aura seemed to freeze the air.
It was a giant frost dragon with a wingspan of over thirty meters. Its entire body was covered in snow white, crystalline scales. Its massive body did not appear bulky at all, it was elegant yet majestic. A pair of deep blue eyes swept over the crowd below, and those whose eyes were swept over seemed to have their blood frozen for a moment.
The city gate was quiet, most of the mercenaries didn't even dare to look up, quickening their pace as they tried to escape the giant dragon's shadow.
Although the giant dragons did not manage to rule the world during the racial wars of that time, but their powerful individual strength is undeniable. This giant frost dragon's strength is at least comparable to a level seven mage, a level that would place it among the elite in any race.
The dignity of the strong cannot be challenged. Once they leave the Chaos City, they are no longer protected by its rules and laws.
"Hey! Isn't this the giant dragon that Grandpa Turtle Shell conjured up? It's so beautiful!" Just then, Amy's excited voice rang out.
"Meow!" The Ugly Duckling also looked up at the giant frost dragon, stretched out its little paws, and seemed to be somewhat hostile.
"Yes, it is indeed very beautiful." Mai Ge nodded as well. Although Mai Ge • Alex had many memories of slaying dragons, but this was the first time he had ever seen a real giant dragon. It was like a work of art that was finely sculpted from frost. The Frosty Wings fluttered slightly, stirring up a blizzard out of thin air, sweeping away his preconceived notion of a Western dragon lizard with wings.
"This father and daughter..." The mercenary's expression suddenly turned strange. He quickened his pace and consciously moved a little further away from Mai Ge and Amy.
The giant frost dragon's gaze immediately fell on Mai Ge and Amy, and a layer of ice flowers instantly spread beneath their feet. It quickly revealed a hint of confusion: "Why does this man's aura feel somewhat familiar? This feeling... is it fear?"