Chapter 314: Golden Flower, Silver Dragon Bird, Glorious Colossus

Saying that he came to Holder Town, he actually only saw it.

Holder Town is a small town located at the foot of the Treasure Sword Mountain Range.

Yes, the place Gao De came to through astral transmission was the Treasure Sword Mountain Range of the Golden Flower Dynasty.

In the geography class of the Ceris Academy, Tutor Mo Sen showed the terrain of the Nolan continent to everyone through spells, and the Golden Flower Dynasty left the deepest impression on Gao De, which was its geographical advantage of being easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The overall territory of the Golden Flower Dynasty is actually not particularly vast on the vast Nolan continent, at least it is completely incomparable to the Holy Empire.

Even if only comparing the territory area of the Holy Empire on the Nolan continent, the territory of the Golden Flower Dynasty is one-third of the Holy Empire.

—And you must know that the legion cavalry of the Holy Empire has already roamed on the other two continents, continuously expanding its territory.

However, in terms of wealth and resources, the Golden Flower Dynasty is not inferior to the Holy Empire at all.

The terrain of this dynasty is just like a "river valley plain" magnified countless times.

It is surrounded by mountains on three sides. The north is the towering Erwenlaya mountain range, which, as the first mountain range, keeps the biting cold snowstorms of the northern realm out.

The east is the Green Tooth Mountain Range. This mountain range is just like the ferocious fangs of the earth. The sharp peaks are arranged like sawteeth, spanning here, like a natural chasm that is difficult to cross, blocking potential enemies from the east.

However, at the junction of the Green Tooth Mountain Range and the northern Erwenlaya mountain range, in the middle section and at the junction with the southern mountain range, it seems to have been split by the Creator, each with a large river running through it.

Through these three large rivers, the Golden Flower Dynasty can maintain contact and trade with many countries in the east, and even establish three passes with its own powerful strength, collecting high tariffs, becoming one of the important sources of the dynasty's wealth.

The southern mountain range is the Treasure Sword Mountain Range, which as a whole is like a treasure sword, extending from the land to the Sea of Radiance, cutting off the landing path of invaders who might come from the Terra continent.

On the south side of the mountain range are cliffs and precipices, and the surging sea waves beat against the cliffs, and the white waves splashed are like the sword flowers danced by the treasure sword.

The three mountain ranges close together, just like three Great Walls, happen to protect the Golden Flower Dynasty firmly in the middle.

They are like loyal guards, guarding this land for generations.

Embraced by the three mountain ranges, the Golden Flower Dynasty possesses the most vast river valley plain on the Nolan continent.

If you look down from a high altitude, this flat and vast plain area is like a huge green carpet, nurturing countless vitality and prosperity, as if it is a special gift from Mother Earth.

The land territory of this dynasty, except for the three mountain ranges, is all river valley plain terrain, and the fertile land is planted with the highest quality food.

In addition to the three large rivers in the east, the Erwenlaya mountain range in the north and the Treasure Sword Mountain Range in the south have many rivers, like silver ribbons, winding down from the mountain peaks and entering the river valley plain.

They intertwine with each other, forming the crisscrossing river network of the Golden Flower Dynasty.

These many river branches make the Golden Flower Dynasty's shipping developed, commerce powerful, and interconnected. They are the arteries of the economy, continuously transporting wealth and resources to every corner of the dynasty.

At the same time, these rivers are also the basic guarantee for agriculture.

And finally, these rivers all converge toward the southern bay of the Golden Flower Dynasty—Jianwan! Although the No. 1 port of the Nolan continent is in Linhai City, in terms of the scale and ideal degree of the bay, Jianwan is undoubtedly the well-deserved king.

Standing on one of the mountain heads of this so-called Riverside Forest, looking down, the knowledge Gao De learned in geography class was concretized at this moment.

Looking around, the boundless plain is vast and boundless, spreading wantonly, extending infinitely toward the horizon.

Looking from this mountain head, there is no object to block the spread of the plain within sight.

And you must know that this is still in the area near the coastline. The inland territory of the Golden Flower Dynasty is even more spectacular.

In his previous life, there was a saying of deer chasing in the Central Plains, which is roughly looking at Henan from the perspective of Shanxi, boundless, let alone mountains, even a small mound is hard to see.

Such a plain is like a huge magnet, attracting generations of heroes to launch the bugle of charge.

No wonder it is said that the Holy Empire has always coveted the Golden Flower Dynasty.

This kind of landform is truly unique—actually, strictly speaking, the plain area of the northern realm is even more vast and boundless.

It's just that the plain area of the northern realm is a snowfield, and in a general sense, it is considered a meaningless plain area.

Only land that can be farmed and grown can be called a plain.

This mountain head is not high. Walking down along the mountain road that has been opened up, it took less than an hour to come to the gate of Holder Town.

Visibly, Bade breathed a long sigh of relief.

And Gao De felt for the first time what a dynasty is.

Obviously, this is only a town in name, but the scale and prosperity are several times that of his "birth point" Hogen City, and even ten times that of Phoenix. Calling it a city is not a problem at all.

If Gao De's impression of the Golden Flower Dynasty was still stuck in the introduction before, then when he saw Holder Town with his own eyes, he had a clear understanding of the power and foundation of the Golden Flower Dynasty.

Bade took Gao De to handle the entry procedures for Holder Town, and did not forget to popularize science for Gao De:

"Ordinary people are fine, there are no too many requirements, but if it is a mage who comes to the Golden Flower Dynasty for the first time, generally speaking, they have to honestly do the procedure registration. If you neglect this, you may be treated as a spy. Don't find it troublesome."

"Of course, this registration is universal. You have done the registration here, and you don't need to repeat the tossing when you go to other towns later."

Gao De nodded slightly, with good acceptance—it's equivalent to a landing visa.

Under Bade's leadership, Gao De came to a small house on the side of the town gate.

The small house is not large, the appearance is ordinary, and walking in, the layout of the house is extremely simple.

A few tables and chairs of ordinary style are placed neatly, a set of utensils that look like they are used for boiling water and making tea is placed in the corner, and apart from that, there is nothing else.

In the middle of the room, sat a middle-aged fat man wearing a uniform, the fabric of the uniform was a bit old.

At this time, he was sitting on a chair leisurely, holding a curled book in his left hand, and occasionally picking up the teacup next to him, taking a light sip of hot tea.

Hearing the sound of Bade and Gao De pushing the door and entering, the fat man then put down the book in his hand unhurriedly, raised his eyelids, and moved his gaze slowly.

He directly ignored Bade, but kept looking at Gao De.

"Sir, I brought him to do mage registration," Bade said respectfully.

"Come here." The man nodded, then rummaged out a milky white jade plaque from a box under the table.

Above the jade plaque was also engraved a blooming golden flower, the texture of the petals was clearly visible, as if it was about to bloom from the jade plaque in the next second.

"What's your name?" The "Sir" picked up the quill on the table, and at the same time patted something similar to a "button" on the table lightly.

Subsequently, on the ground, on the wall, some patterns glowed.

The light flashed and disappeared, and then a faint magic fluctuation rose in the small room.

Gao De's face changed slightly, and he instantly understood something.

"Domain of Honesty."

He had already been pulled into the Domain of Honesty.

But it's not a spell, but a small magic array, a Domain of Honesty driven by a magic array.

"Gao De." He calmed down and said frankly.

In fact, Gao De didn't prepare to lie.

Except for the fact that it is not easy to reveal that he came from the northern realm, other things are not secrets. "Mage level?" The fat man asked without raising his head while writing on the jade plaque.

"First circle." Gao De answered truthfully.

Hearing Gao De's answer, the man writing looked up at Gao De, somewhat surprised: "Not bad, looking so young, actually first circle."

But that's all.

A first-circle mage of this age is a crane standing among chickens in the Saint Xi En Principality.

But in the Golden Flower Dynasty, even in an ordinary small town, it is not a rare thing worth making a fuss about.

Roughly equivalent to a college student coming out of a village and needing to beat drums, but college students are everywhere in the small county under the big city, which is not surprising.

"Where are you from?" The man continued to ask.

"Saint Xi En..." Gao De paused, realized it was inappropriate, and corrected: "Saint Xi En Province of the Holy Empire."

"Oh, that side is a bit far from us." He sighed casually.

After speaking, he put down the pen in his hand, and then put the jade plaque into a "alchemy machine" on the side.

In the version with no errors!

The machine's shape is ancient, the surface is engraved with runes, and there is exactly a groove in the middle, which fits the outline of the jade plaque perfectly, as if it were tailor-made.

The man operated the machine skillfully, and in an instant, a burst of light flashed, covering the jade plaque.

After a while, the light dissipated, and there were some more patterns on the jade plaque.

Then, the jade plaque was taken out and floated toward Gao De.

"Okay, the material fee is 1 gold, and the plaque must be kept well. If it is lost, it must be replaced as soon as possible. It is also a material fee of 1 gold. Otherwise, if you encounter an inspection and cannot take out the plaque, you will be treated as an illegal intruder."

The fat man explained skillfully, and then stretched out his palm, palm up, the meaning in it is self-evident.

The material of this jade plaque is not simple at a glance, and the processing process also involves spell changes.

So the price of one gold, even if there is a small profit, is definitely not slaughtering people, and it is completely within the acceptable range.

Gao De pondered for a moment, took out a Saint Xi En gold coin from his pocket and handed it over.

"Is this okay?"

The currency systems of various countries are different, but in most cases, gold coins are universal.

The fat man took the Saint Xi En gold coin, stretched out his thick and short fingers, took the Saint Xi En gold coin steadily, and then moved a weight-like object from a box under the table.

This weight-like utensil looks a bit old, the copper rust on the surface glows with mottled green, but it is still wiped bright, and it can be seen that it is often used.

He raised his hand lightly and threw the Saint Xi En gold coin onto the scale pan. The weight swayed slightly, making a slight creaking sound.

The fat man squinted and examined it for a while before opening his mouth slowly: "Purity 95%, reached the standard, the weight is a bit short, but the difference is not much, no problem."

The fat man did not make things difficult for Gao De.

"After entering the town, go straight for a street, and then turn left to the first shop. There, you can exchange your coins for our coins. It's okay for me here, but most people in the town only recognize Golden Flower coins." He also kindly reminded Gao De.

"I understand, thank you for the reminder." Gao De thanked.

Leaving the small house, there was no obstruction at the gate, and he successfully entered Holder Town.

As soon as he entered the town, the bustling noise rushed toward him like a tide, with people like a tide on the road and houses connected.

In the Saint Xi En Principality, except for individual special buildings, the houses on both sides of the street that Gao De saw were generally two stories, and there were many low bungalows.

And here, the houses on the side of the road are basically three stories and up, one next to another, and the layout of streets and buildings is even more staggered.

Walking through the first street, he came to the shop the fat man explained.

Saying it is a shop is actually a conservative statement.

This is a large building with five floors, built very atmospherically, and the gold-plated signboard hanging at the door tells Gao De its full name is "Holder Town Gold Bank."

Looking at this name, you know it should be the official shop of Holder Town.

"I'll go in and exchange money." Gao De said to Bade.

"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."

Gao De stepped into the gate of the gold bank, and a unique smell mixed with paper, ink, and metal rushed toward him.

The layout of Holder Town Gold Bank is surprisingly similar to the bank in Gao De's memory before crossing.

Entering the eye is a spacious and bright hall. Outside the hall is the waiting area, with several rows of wooden long chairs neatly placed, and several customers are already sitting on them, either talking in low voices or waiting quietly.

Walking inside, there are windows one after another, all inlaid with exquisite brass frames, glowing with soft luster.

In every window, staff wearing unified dark uniforms are sitting upright, busy handling matters at hand.

As soon as Gao De entered the door, a clerk wearing a dark uniform greeted him.

"What do you need?" He asked politely.

"Exchange money."

"Okay, please follow me." The clerk took Gao De to a window without guests.

Gao De handed over all the coins he had left, totaling 18 Saint Xi En gold coins plus 6 three-leaf flower silver coins.

The coins made a crisp collision sound on the wooden counter.

The good-looking female staff member responsible for reception stretched out her fair and slender hands, collected the coins one by one, and placed them gently on a machine also similar to a balance.

However, this machine is much more exquisite than the one the fat man used before. The metal machine body is polished brightly, and the scale marks are clear.

All kinds of fine small parts flash with the cold light unique to metal in the subtle places, which is thought to be used for more precise weighing and identification.

On the way here just now, Gao De had already learned the currency system of the Golden Flower Dynasty through Bade's mouth.

It is still the universal "gold coin-silver coin-copper coin" three-level system. This point will not change, and the purchasing power of the Golden Flower Dynasty gold coins is roughly equal to that of Saint Xi En gold coins.

It should be said that the purchasing power range of gold coins in the entire continent is in a roughly equal range, so it is said that gold coins are universal in most cases.

It's just that the gold coins of the Golden Flower Dynasty are called Golden Flower coins, with the half-length portrait of Lister I, the first monarch of the Golden Flower Dynasty, engraved on the front, and the national emblem of the Golden Flower Dynasty, a blooming golden flower, on the back.

The silver coins of the Golden Flower Dynasty are called Silver Dragon coins, with the half-length portrait of the ancestor of the Wang Mian family, the most glorious family of the dynasty, engraved on the front, and a silver dragon bird spreading its wings and about to fly on the back, hence the name Silver Dragon coins.

The copper coins here are called Copper Stone coins, because the national stone statue of the Golden Flower Dynasty, the Glorious Colossus, is engraved on the front.

What made Gao De feel unusually satisfied is that the currency system of the Golden Flower Dynasty is a touching "10-100" system, not the dog-shit "20-12" system of the Saint Xi En Principality.

That is, in the Golden Flower Dynasty, 1 Golden Flower coin = 10 Silver Dragon coins, 1 Silver Dragon coin = 100 Copper Stone coins.

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