The Thousand Year Dynasty
26. Pier I City
In the morning they continued their journey to the city of Zeraza which only took a quarter of a day. Lumire's party also headed to the city of Zeraza, because after the robbery yesterday, they needed goods to be purchased from the city.
Nata and Aksa's entourage parted ways with Lumire and Pietro's entourage after entering the city of Zeraza. Because they each have their own purpose.
The city of Zeraza feels new to Aksa and Nata, because this city is a pier city. Trade city between the northern mainland with the southern mainland. So even though viewed in terms of its layout that is like the city of Albas, but this city is very dense.
From the front of this city only has a dividing wall as high as the chest of an adult man. Made of rocks that look irregular. As if arranged accordingly so that at least the city had a dividing wall.
On the back of the city, directly facing the sea. There is a large pier with many sailing ships anchored. Next to the demarga stands a high fortress wall that looks solid. Which seems to confirm indirectly that the front of this city is directly facing the sea.
Then after handing over the eight bandits to the city guards who were there and asking them to report to the city, the group immediately followed Caspian to his friend's place.
And along the road Aksa and Nata are unceasingly doing such tacky things as when they just arrived in the city yesterday. They point at everything, try everything, ask everything. Just like Lily, Lucia was always happy when she saw Nata and Aksa being like that. Jean seemed very disturbed by this.
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They finally reached their destination. A small bar that sits just a few buildings from the end of the pier. Even the road they passed now was made of wood that crackled when stepped on. The cold blowing wind carried a fishy smell from the sea.
"He is Luna" Caspian introduces a long gray-haired female Getzja in the braid. And visible on the forehead between his eyebrows, a sign like a crescent moon with a curved position down. Wearing clothes with matching motifs with clothes worn by the Lumire family, merchants from Azure.
"Greetings. So you're the ones who are rumored to be building the city on Pharos' land?" Luna asked as she took out five ceramic glasses from under the table.
"True to that I want to ask for your help" Lucia said as she sat in front of a long bar table in front of Luna. His entourage then sat next to him.
"Caspian has told me everything" Luna replied as she offered Lucia and the others a glass of alcohol.
"Then how?" Lucia asked not to touch the glass.
"What will I get then?" Luna asked back.
"You will get a special contract to deal with material needs issues as long as our city needs it" Nata replied. He sat on Lucia's left side.
"And what guarantee will your city continue to need and can last long? It's like buying a cat in a sack. Speculation is too big"
"Well then, how about we give you the information in return. I heard from Mr. Caspian you also traded this" Nata made an offer.
"information? Not to underestimate, but for that I think I have more than you have" said Luna disparagingly.
"Right, I don't think we'll win with you when it comes to the information that's been circulating on this land. But not for information that has never been circulated at all" Nata replied with a confident smile.
Nata took out a roll of paper from inside his bag. Then hand it over to Luna.
"What's this?" Luna asked as soon as she opened the scroll. Then he was seen closely watching the contents inside the scroll. Then it began to change its face. "Don't this be a star map?"
"Right" Nata nodded.
"Where did you get this?" Luna was surprised.
Nata simply smiled "And it's only a quarter of this entire sky map"
"A quarter of a part?" Seen this time Luna began to be a little in disbelief. "Who are you really? Until it can have a star map that is usually only owned by the priests of the Falling Star temple?"
"You can take that, and try asking those expert pastors. I heard that this city also has a Fallen Star temple that learns about the stars" Nata said without answering Lina's question.
"We'll meet again when you want the rest. We were in the same inn as Mr Caspian" Nata added later. "Then we'll excuse you" he concluded, inviting Nata and Lucia to leave the bar.
With Jean the four of them came out of the bar. Caspian was staying there to talk to Luna.
"Where did you find those boys, Cas?"
"I'll tell you when the time is right" replied Caspian, who was sitting at the bar table in front of Luna. Sipping alcoholic beverages from his glass.
"And how until they have a star map that looks convincing like this?"
"Don't be surprised first. You will be made even more shocked after you hang out with them for longer" Caspian replied with a fluffy smile.
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"Why are we rushing out of that place Nat?" Ask Lucia later.
"We'll give Ms. Luna time to think about the offers we have. Plus I already want to rush to see the sea" replied Nata.
"I want to try getting on a real yacht" Aksa sidelines later.
Then they spent the rest of the day going around the dock and continuing to ask about everything they found. Before then they headed to the inn in the area near the city gate.
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