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At five o'clock in the evening, as it was already autumn and the Dune Kingdom was located at a high latitude, there was only a red glow left in the sky. In less than two hours, the night would completely cover the earth.

However, in sharp contrast to the bleak scene in the sky, the originally quiet city of Juan became extremely lively at this time!

Every street and alley in Juan City was decorated with lights and colors, creating a lively scene. At the same time, big red lanterns were hung under the eaves of every house.

Every fifty steps or so on the street, there would be a blazing bonfire.

The two kinds of fire reflected each other, making Juan City, which was already in the evening, still brightly lit.

At this moment, the people in the city took to the streets in groups.

Men and women held hands and sang traditional songs of the Dune Kingdom while performing traditional dances.

Xia Yun and his group came out of the Vienna Hotel and looked at the bustling scene on the street. For a moment, they couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

"Boss Xia, the Harvest Festival is the most relaxing day for the people of Juan City. The mayor has issued an order to exempt the people from taxes for three months..."

As Xia Yun and his group walked on the street, Victor spoke one after another, constantly explaining to Xia Yun the origin and benefits of the Harvest Festival.

“This kind of festival is pretty good.”

After hearing Victor's explanation, Xia Yun nodded thoughtfully.

Because of the arrival of a festival, the people were directly exempted from three months of taxes. Although this approach was a bit rash, it was really good for the people.

And such a thing obviously could not happen in the Daliang Dynasty.

The Daliang Dynasty was headed by the emperor, and local governors held enormous power.

But they did not have the right to arbitrarily reduce or exempt taxes for the people.

This is also the different customs and practices presented under the two power systems.

"Boss Xia, there will be a grand fireworks show in the city center later. Do you want to go and see it?"

Victor then suggested.

"No problem, lead the way."

Xia Yun nodded.

Since he was here, he might as well make the best of it. This grand harvest festival really interested him.

The various celebratory scenes that one sees before one's eyes alone are already extremely lively.

Not to mention the spectacular fireworks display in the heart of the city!

"Boss, I think we can have a festival like this."

On the way to the city center, Xu Wan'er suddenly had an idea and made a suggestion.

Xia Yun was stunned when he heard this and glanced at Xu Wan'er out of the corner of his eye.

"What do you mean?"

Xia Yun asked directly.

"I mean, we can also hold a festival like this in the Jiangnan area or in Dai County. It will definitely be very lively then."

Xu Wan'er explained with a smile.

As a woman, Xu Wan'er obviously cares more about this kind of thing.

"This is a good suggestion. You can consider it when you return."

Xia Yun thought for a moment and nodded.

In his opinion, everything in the Daliang Dynasty seemed too serious and formal, and indeed lacked a cheerful and lively atmosphere.

In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour passed.

Victor led Xia Yun and his group and successfully squeezed through the crowd and arrived at the huge square in the center of the city.

"This square was built by the previous mayor of the Virto family. It is also the largest square in the entire central region of the Dune Kingdom. It is called the Hilltop Square."

"Boss Xia, look, those people on the left and right sides of the square are now making final preparations for the fireworks display."

After the group arrived at the Hillente Square, Victor pointed to the left and right sides of the square.

I saw a large group of people dressed in colorful and strange costumes, busy putting fuses on the fireworks.

"Will the mayor of Juan City come too?"

Listening to Victor's introduction, Xia Yun suddenly asked a question.

"Well... according to past practice, the mayor will come to the Hilltop Square after the fireworks show and give a festive speech to the people of the city."

Victor hesitated for a moment, a look of uncertainty on his face.

"Boss Victor, what is the name of this city lord?"

Xiang Wentian, who was following behind Xia Yun, suddenly asked.

"The name of this city lord is Albert Vieto, and he has been the city lord of Juan City for three years."

Victor responded immediately.

"Boss Victor, what kind of person is your city lord? Is he gentle?"

At this time, Xu Wan'er couldn't help but ask.

But as soon as he said this, Victor smiled bitterly.

"Ms. Wan'er, the Vierto family is the largest force in Juan City. If you think they are a gentle group of people, then you may be too naive."

Victor responded with a wry smile.

However, Victor's consecutive responses made Xia Yun suddenly realize something.

"Victor, do you speak Chinese?"

Xia Yun looked quite surprised.

Neither Xiang Wentian nor Xu Wan'er knew the Dune language, so when they asked questions just now, they spoke Chinese.

But Victor was able to answer their questions very skillfully, which was beyond his expectations.

You know, when Victor and Xia Yun were talking to each other before, they were always using Dune language!

"Boss Xia, I'm a hotel owner, so I know some foreign languages."

Victor responded immediately, his words neither humble nor arrogant.

He had no intention of hiding this matter. Xia Yun used the Dune language to communicate with him from the beginning, which left him no chance to explain the matter clearly.

It was not until Xiang Wentian and Xu Wan'er took the initiative to ask questions that he had the opportunity to use Chinese in front of everyone.

"I was lucky enough to visit the Daliang Dynasty once through the Mobei grassland. It was a country completely different from our Shaqiu Dynasty. Some places there were beautiful, but some places were also cruel."

Victor then added.

"So that's it."

Xia Yun responded thoughtfully, and also used Chinese to communicate with Victor.

At this time.

The staff who had been preparing for a long time on both sides of the Qiulingte Square finally completed all the preparations.

As the sound of a bell rang over the Hilltop Square, the staff quickly carried buckets of fireworks to the square.

Then, under the expectant gaze of a large number of people around the square, the staff lit the fuses of all the fireworks at the same time.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

All of a sudden, a symphony of firecrackers rang out in the already bustling Hill Square.

In the sky, round after round of fireworks appeared, presenting a series of colorful and gorgeous pictures.

The people of Juan City, who were celebrating the Harvest Festival, cheered at the same time.

Various sounds intertwined together, and the noisy scene even made people lose their hearing for a while!