Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 411 Disguise
The capital of the Roman Empire, Brucega is located in the south of the mainland. No matter what the season is, it is very warm. Even in the coldest months, you only need to wear long sleeves.

As a result, the city stinks more than any other city in the Roman Empire.

Among the long queues in front of Rhodes City Gate, they were dizzy from the stench from the city.

"I've been to all the countries on the mainland except the eastern grasslands, and only the cities of the Roman Empire have this unique flavor." Rhode couldn't help complaining to Al behind him.

Al smiled awkwardly: "It will definitely get better in the future."

"It is difficult to change this situation in less than ten years. Even if you become the ruler of this city and formulate many laws on this aspect, it is impossible to change these immediately. Many bad habits are deeply rooted in the bones. no.

Maybe there will be a riot because the ruler of the city forbids residents to urinate and defecate indiscriminately. The most important thing is to strengthen education, such as letting them understand how such a dirty environment is harmful to their bodies. " Rhodes smiled.

While the two were talking, it was finally their turn to be inspected by the soldiers at the city gate.

"Where are you from?" A soldier asked with a very impatient tone.

On the way, Rhodes and the others heard that since the Roman Empire was at war with two countries at the same time, all cities have entered a state of alert, and the checks near the city gates are very strict, in order to prevent people from other countries from entering the city and causing chaos.

"I'm a resident of this city. I left here a few years ago to work as a mercenary outside. It's normal that you don't know me." Al replied, with some accents unique to this city.

"Then where did you live before?" the soldier just now asked again, and a soldier next to him was constantly comparing Rhode's appearance with the portraits on the animal skin paper pasted on the wall beside him.

The paintings on these animal skins are all criminals, and they are the kind that are highly valued. Ordinary murderers will not be drawn on animal skins and hung here.

"I used to live near the Nightingale Lane on Rose Avenue in the East District. There is also a very famous tavern in the whole city on that road. I believe you should know about it." Al replied.

The soldier nodded, and he pointed to Rhodes again: "Is he also a resident of this city?"

"No, he is a friend I met when I was a mercenary outside. He was born in Gulfstream City, Kingdom of Fish, and he is a well-known mage." Al explained.

The soldier sized Rhodes carefully.

"Give me twenty silver coins and go into the city." The soldier said again.

He doesn't think Rhodes is like a person from the Nord Kingdom. He heard that people in the Nord Kingdom are generally more than two meters tall and look very fierce, but this person is only slightly taller than normal people.

Although the skin is very fair like a person in the Nord Kingdom, but considering that he is a mage, he may not like to go out, so it is normal for his skin to be white.

As for the steppe people, there is an obvious difference between them and people from other countries on the mainland. Their skin color is a bit darker, and even a three-year-old child can tell the difference clearly.

"Twenty silver coins? Why is it so expensive?" Rhodes asked in surprise.

"It's fine if you don't want to go in." The soldier sneered.

He bought this position with a lot of money. If he doesn't get his money back, won't he lose money?

"Can it be cheaper?" Rhodes asked.

The soldier smiled. He was sure that Rhodes was from Fish Kingdom, because only people from this country would think of bargaining with you.

People from other countries either left silently, or paid money cursingly.

"Get out if you don't want to enter the city." The soldier said impatiently.

After Al counted twenty silver coins from his bag and put them in the soldier's hand, he led Rhodes into the city.

After passing through the city gate, a strong stench came over the surface, making Rhodes almost vomit.

The streets are full of sewage, which is all composed of the excrement of city residents and domestic wastewater.

Just like the Middle Ages on Earth, there are no sewers in the city, so the residents of the city pour all kinds of sewage from their homes directly into the street, and then wait for the sun to evaporate the sewage on the ground.

If it rains, the sewage will flow into the moat along with the rain, which also caused the moats of many cities in the Roman Empire to smell bad.

Therefore, in the Roman Empire, if you want to say that others stink, you will say "Did you fall into the moat?"

Some people will give a warning before dumping waste water, and some people will deliberately pour it on the pedestrians downstairs.

A middle-aged man not far from Rhodes was splashed all over by a bucket of feces. He stood still and pointed at an old man holding a wooden bucket in the window and cursed loudly.

Al pulled Rhodes to leave here immediately, because the old man poured down with a wooden bucket again. If the two stayed in the previous position, the sewage would definitely splash on them as well.

"Isn't there a cleaner place?" Rhode felt sorry for the shoes on his feet, and he would definitely throw them away after they found a place to rest.

Fortunately, the shoes are made of cowhide, which is very waterproof.

"This is the outer city, the inner city will be much better." Al said.

"Then can we enter the inner city?" Rhodes asked.

"The inner city only allows nobles to enter. If we want to enter, unless we can get a coat of arms that can prove the status of nobles." Al replied.

"Is it okay if I take out a noble coat of arms that the soldiers guarding the inner city don't recognize?" Rhodes asked.

"You can try it, do you really have it on your body? If not, we can go to someone else to buy one. I know that there is a store that secretly sells this kind of thing." Al said.

"Let's go buy one. In case someone doesn't recognize the coat of arms on my body and remembers our looks, even if we buy a fake, they won't let us in," Rhodes said.

Al nodded, and he led Rhodes to turn left and right, and stopped in front of a shop with a very deserted business.

"I'll just go in." Al said to Rhodes.

Rhodes nodded. He wouldn't help Al if he went in, so let him deal with it.

He stood on the street and looked around, in case someone suddenly threw something filthy at him.

If this kind of thing happened, he would definitely rush up, grab that man, press his head on the street floor, and let him taste the taste.

"Come in." Al walked out.

Rhodes followed Al and walked in. The decoration of the store was similar to that of an ordinary grocery store.

"Come with me." A bald and fat middle-aged man said to the two of them.

He should be the owner of this store. He took the two of them upstairs and came to a small room. He opened the wardrobe in the corner of the room, looked back at the figures of the two, and took out the Two sets of clothes.

"You guys change into your clothes." The shop owner handed two sets of clothes worn by nobles to Rhodes and Al respectively.

"Right now, the inner city is very strict. If you just hold the coat of arms and don't wear the clothes of the corresponding noble family, you will definitely be detained by those guards." He explained to the two.

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