The plane landed in Rhine City, which is the largest port city in eastern Central Continent and is responsible for the port's freight, import and export trade.

This time the negotiation was held here.

After landing, Liu Yi left with the caravan. After a simple goodbye, Gu Shen and Lu Nanjin "parted ways". Their final destinations were different... According to the senior sister, she wanted to take a look.

The legendary Tower of Source.

She needs to start from the Rhine to the west and pass through several cities before she can reach the "upper city" where the Tower of Source is located.

"Grandmaster Ian lives in seclusion in the small town of Linz in the southern continent of Central Continent."

Chu Ling pulled up the electronic map and said: "Linz is not far from the Rhine City. If the speed is faster, it will only take two or three hours by car."

The purpose of this trip to Central Continent is to find the "Great Scholar".

This task is important, but time is not urgent.

"This is your first time in Central Continent...of course, it's also my first time. How about we 'slow down a little bit'?"

Gu Shen looked at Chu Ling, smiled and spoke.

Before the plane landed, he was amazed by the beautiful scenery of this Central Continent trading city.

The architecture of the Rhine City is as exquisite and delicate as an oil painting.

The streets here are very spacious. Standing on the street, you can feel the warm and humid sea breeze and hear the melodious sound of horse hooves... This is a progressive city with a developed economy. It has already been highly integrated with the [deep sea], but

People still retain some old customs and habits.

Many nobles in Central Continent like "horse racing", and each city will also be equipped with its own escort team, which usually rides horses to patrol.

certainly.

There should also be "horse creatures" who have awakened to the extraordinary.

"What do you mean...slower?"

Chu Ling was startled.

…

…

"Da da da."

The horses stepped on the ground, making a clear and sweet sound of marching on the streets of Qingshiban Street.

The whistle blows.

The two voices were mixed together, creating a sense of confusion in time and space.

Chu Ling, who was sitting in the carriage, still wore the white cat mask. She suppressed her curiosity and did not lift the curtain to look at the scene outside the window.

"How does it feel?"

Gu Shen smiled and said, "Does it have a retro feel from the last century?"

"It feels... not bad." Chu Ling's face under the mask had a hint of smile. She thought about it carefully and said with a smile: "So this is how people traveled before?"

Of course she knew that people in the past went out on horses.

But she didn't know what it felt like.

"Yes, will it be a bit confusing?"

It was also the first time for Gu Shen to ride in a carriage. He smiled and said, "Do you need me to ask the master in front to slow down?"

"Need not."

Chu Ling smiled.

First time in the world.

She wants to feel everything and experience everything.

Taking a horse-drawn carriage is indeed a very slow and bumpy mode of transportation... Reason told Chu Ling that this was an inconvenient means of transportation that was eliminated a century ago.

But as she sat in the car, she couldn't help but feel happy.

Maybe it's because of the man beside me.

As long as she is with Gu Shen, even if she encounters some twists and turns, she feels that this kind of journey is very happy.

Hire someone to drive a carriage from the Rhine City to the small town of Linz. Along the way, you need to pass through an ancient forest with a long history. There are towering ancient trees that have survived for hundreds of years, monkeys chasing and playing, and all kinds of insects, birds and beasts...

After disconnecting from the [deep sea], you will become aware of the unknown beauty of this world.

Finally in the evening, the carriage stopped.

The red leaves are swaying, and the outline of "Linz" can be clearly seen in front of you. It is indeed a small city, incomparable to the Rhine... The bachelor lives in seclusion there.

Gu Shen paid the commission and took Chu Ling downstairs.

"Holy Cross College has a great influence in Central Continent. The descendants of celebrities from all over the world want to enter this college to study." Chu Ling and Gu Shen entered the small town, looked at the dilapidated door plaques on the street twice, and asked subconsciously in confusion.

: "After Ian retired from Holy Cross College... he should have accumulated a lot of wealth. How did he come to such a small town?"

At first glance, this small town looks a bit like Gu Shen's hometown, a backwater in the remote suburbs of Qinghe District.

However, Zhongzhou has a small population, and most residents in small cities can basically own a single-family house of their own... This aspect is incomparable to Qinghe.

Although Chu Ling came into the world, some things still retained the thinking habits of [source code].

She will make some rational and objective comparisons of materials.

Having wealth and choosing to enjoy it are often equated.

"Perhaps this is the 'rest of life' chosen by that great bachelor?"

Gu Shen smiled and said: "Some people are willing to enjoy the support of thousands of people on high-rise buildings, while others are willing to hide quietly in the streets and alleys... But no matter which choice, the final outcome is the same."

"The final outcome is the same..."

Chu Ling was startled.

"In the end, they all return to dust."

Gu Shen stopped.

In front of him was a small courtyard. The walls were old, but not dusty... The railings outside the courtyard were covered with ivy and were not messy. They were obviously often cleaned. At this moment, there was a squatting figure in the vestibule.

Figure of tidying up weeds.

This figure is dealing with the weeds and debris in the front garden garden and vegetable patch. This is a trivial task that requires time and patience.

He has both.

So I just bent over and squatted silently.

Gu Shen and Chu Ling also have these two things.

The two of them did not ring the doorbell, and just stood in front of the door of the dilapidated courtyard, looking at the man in the courtyard pulling weeds and rustling through the iron fence and ivy.

After a while, the people in the small yard stopped weeding.

"You are looking for someone?"

The figure hidden in the weeds raised his head and looked at the two strange visitors outside the door.

His voice didn't sound old.

Out of respect, Gu Shen did not use his mental power.

Therefore, under the cover of layers of weeds and fallen vines, he could not clearly see the true face of the weed puller in the courtyard.

However, it is rumored that Archmaester Ian is over one hundred and twenty years old.

So... this man who is cleaning the courtyard should be Ian's disciple?

"Yes."

Gu Shen smiled and got straight to the point: "We want to see Grand Bachelor Ian."

As soon as he said this, the figure lowered his head and said calmly: "You two can go back."

Gu Shen was not angry, and still smiled and asked: "Why?"

"The reason is simple."

The people squatting in the courtyard seemed to be bored. They gave up the weeding tools and squatted down to grab the last handful of weeds: "One, Ian doesn't see any strangers. Two, Ian

I don’t know you.”

The combination of these two conditions is the answer.

"Your Excellency is..."

Gu Shen carefully released a ray of energy and saw clearly the appearance of the man in front of him.

He is indeed not an old man.

A thirty-year-old young man.

"You can call me Hooper."
To be continued...