Chapter 700: The House of the Horses
The city of Semos, the capital of the Donmat Empire.
Compared with the small cities that I passed before, the scale is not half a star.
Jia Zhengjin has been to Tanzantia, the capital of the Xiongfeng Empire, and Bolivia, the capital of the Principality of Hales. But both small and medium-sized countries, the city of Semos is larger and more prosperous than the two capital cities.
The main reason is probably the existence of the Knights Templar.
As the second largest force in the Light Camp, its popularity among the people is second only to that of the Church of Light. Therefore, there is an endless stream of pilgrims here, and tourists and merchants are willing to stay and rest for a few days to enjoy the unique religious atmosphere here.
Arriving at the entrance to the city of Semos, Olivia was nervous in the face of the guards who were checking passers-by.
She wasn't worried about the "Lord Peyton" in front of her, but she didn't know what kind of serious situation would happen after the soldiers found out the true identity of "Lord Peyton"! Once the two sides started fighting, would the strong men in the city be able to arrive in time and prevent "Lord Peyton" from turning this place into a world of the dead?
But if his strength is limited and he is not expected to pose any threat to "Master Peyton", should he help "Master Peyton" in turn in order to gain his trust and continue to pass on news and location to the outside world?
Compared with Olivia, who has a complicated mind, Jia Zhengjin walked to the front as generously as a nobody.
What made Olivia secretly angry was that these soldiers couldn't even recognize the mastermind who stole the Hero's Eye in person, so they just casually glanced at the mercenary badge on his chest and let him go!
Damn soldiers! It's been so long, and the magicians in Maltis haven't passed on the image of "Master Peyton" looting the museum? Haven't the Templars known his true face? Shouldn't they have known that day and then issued a city-wide wanted notice?
"Olivia?" Jia Zhengjin, who had already entered the city, saw that the newly recruited entourage had not yet followed, so he turned his head and shouted.
"Yes!" Olivia was angry at these blind soldiers, but since this man had entered the city of Semos, he could not fly with his wings! This is the headquarters of the Knights Templar, and the strongest of the Order are here!
Jia Zhengjin walked leisurely in front, and Olivia followed behind, leading the two stunned eagles to follow suit.
The two soon arrived at a luxury hotel in the city, called "House of Horses".
Of course, Majia Zhengjin knows that it is a good livestock for transportation. But this luxury hotel doesn't have a horse, why is it called such an unpleasant name?
As soon as he asked this, the shopkeeper at the counter immediately laughed: "Many people have asked this question. In fact, the reason why it is called the House of Horses is because my father came to the city alone more than 30 years ago. He had nothing on his body but an old, thin horse. The horse was his property and a playmate since childhood. My father was hungry for days without food, and he was dying but unwilling to kill his playmates. Just as he fainted from hunger, he woke up and the old horse was gone. Later......"
"What happened later?" Before Jia Zhengjin could speak, Olivia couldn't help but ask curiously.
Jia Zhengjin glanced sideways at her, smiled and continued to look directly at the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper sighed with emotion: "Later, there was a kind aristocratic lord who came to my father with a lot of money. He said that he was in a hurry when he went out today, so he didn't pay attention to the road conditions ahead. As a result, the mounted Ceratosaurus galloped and severely injured one of the horses. This aristocratic lord originally thought that an old and thin horse was actually not a big deal. But when he came down, he saw that although he was seriously wounded, he insisted on standing up, and with a fruit in his mouth that he did not know where to find, he staggered forward. It is said that at that time, the noble lord saw tears in the eyes of the horse!"
"How is that possible?" Olivia's eyes widened, her face incredulous.
"Yes!" said the shopkeeper, nodding, "no one believed that a horse would shed tears, much less that it would bring back food for his master who was dying of starvation." The noble lord was astonished when he saw this, and he followed the horse step by step, and at last came to my father, who was dying of starvation. The horse did not make it, and he died with all his strength, unable to bring the fruit to my father. It is said that at that time, it looked at the eyes of the noble lord, full of pleading. The noble lord was deeply moved, so he took out a lot of money, and had his servants buy a lot of food and deliver it to my father himself, and confessed that he had killed his horse while riding a horned dragon. As a sign of apology, we have made a special compensation. At the same time, he also told the horse in detail about the things along the way. A horse is only a few dollars? The nobleman paid compensation hundreds of times its own value! My father was not starved to death, and became a rich man. But he lost his best friend, lost his best friend. He buried the horses in the ground and then built the inn in this place, and named them the House of the Horses in honor of his old companions. I grew up hearing my father tell this story, and even before he died of illness, he asked me to bury him with his horse......"
"What a touching story!" Olivia burst into tears after listening to it.
Jia Zhengjin didn't believe it very much, feeling that this was just a gimmick for the store owner to make money. If, as he said, the corpses of his father and his horse were crawling underneath the hotel, wasn't that disrespectful to his own father?
It is estimated that it is made up, like a fairy tale fake story. And Jia Zhengjin doesn't think that any brainless aristocratic lord would pay hundreds of times more than its own value for a horse that is about to die of old age! Even if the money burns too much, then he won't do such a brainless thing, right?
Seeing that Olivia really believed it, she even cried profusely. Jia Zhengjin said in his heart! Even if she is a guard, she is a relatively strong existence in character, and she is easily deceived by such a touching story, and her sympathy is too great!
"Boss, the story is very touching!" Jia Zhengjin said indifferently, "Help us book two rooms, we want the best!"
"Unfortunately!" the shopkeeper shook his head with a smile, "There is only one room in the store now, and all the hotels in the city are estimated to be full! These two days are the days when the Lord of the Temple prays to the Holy Angels, and tourists from all over the mainland gather here to see the miracle! Are you two husband and wife?"
"Don't dare! I'm a follower of Master Payne!" Olivia hurriedly explained.
"Since it's a follower, why do you need two rooms?" said the shopkeeper with a smile, "If you two don't want it, I guess someone will take this room soon!"