Scientific Travel

Everyone accepted the arrangement quickly, especially Deng Yin. She took the register from Liu Ding and said, "I'll go ask first, and if we can cut in line, I'll come back for you."

When the soldier in charge of checking the registers and travel permits saw Deng Yin coming, he shouted, "Line up, one by one, don't try to cut in line."

Deng Yin held up the register in his hand and asked, "If someone is from the Ten Rebellious Cities, can they cut in line?"

The soldier who had spoken earlier took the register from Deng Yin with some skepticism. Since the Ten Rebellious Cities restricted entry to outsiders, they had already encountered quite a few people who forged registers.

She glanced at it only once before closing the register in her hand.

"If you're going to forge something, at least make it look real. Is that you in the picture?"

Deng Yin shook his head and replied, "No, she's in the carriage behind. I just came to ask if it's okay."

The soldier frowned, still somewhat skeptical. "Lead the way. If it's true, you can cut in line. But if it's fake..."

"Then this is forgery, and I can arrest you."

“Okay,” Deng Yin said. “Come with me.”

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"That carriage over there is it," Deng Yin said, pointing to the carriage ahead as he walked.

Upon hearing Deng Yin's voice, Liu Ding opened the car window and happened to see the soldiers who had come with Deng Yin.

Upon seeing her, the soldier hurriedly saluted and said, "I didn't know it was your carriage. Please forgive me for any offense I may have caused."

Deng Yin's gaze swept back and forth between Liu Ding and the soldiers.

Such a drastic change in attitude—could it be that Liu Ding's mother works in the army? Or is Liu Ding's father a royal physician?

“It’s alright,” Liu Ding replied. “Can we go in now?”

"Of course!" the soldier shouted to the carriages lined up in front of the orange wagons. "Make way!"

“No need,” Liu Ding interrupted. “We’ll take a detour.”

"Yes, sir!" The soldier readily agreed, acting as the groom and pulling the horse forward.

As she passed the carriage ahead, the man who had just answered Deng Yin's question called out to her.

"Hey, miss, is there any important person in your car? Could we come in too?" He rubbed his hands together, looking a little embarrassed. "I've been queuing here for three days now, and it's quite windy."

"I don't know either," Deng Yin said truthfully. "I used to think she was quite poor, but I never expected that she was from Shi Ni City."

You can't judge a book by its cover. People living in the slums of Shimu City may very well have lived in mansions here before.

Seeing that she showed no intention of helping and was even making up lies, the man gritted his teeth and said, "How about this, I won't let you help for nothing. I'll give you money, how about ten gold coins?"

“This isn’t about the money.” Deng Yin pushed the money back. “We’re just going the same way. She definitely won’t listen to what I say.”

Although we don't know Liu Ding's identity, he's definitely not a simple person.

They were already using Liuding's special privilege to get in; we can't cause her any more trouble.

Moreover, she didn't know this man well. If there were any problems with his identity or anything, then the blame would fall on Liu Ding's head.

Deng Yin didn't want to say more, so he turned around and followed the carriage.

The boy watched Deng Yin's retreating figure and spat on the ground.

"Pah, what a load of rubbish, trying to act all high and mighty with me."

.........

Once inside the city, Deng Yincai finally understood why there were so many people queuing at the entrance.

If you only want to go to a big city, you can go to Shimu City. The imperial palace is built there, which is the safest place in the entire Baichu Kingdom.

Moreover, the checks there are lax; you can get in whether you have money or not.

The reason they came to Ten Rebellion City is probably because they believe it is the safest place when natural disasters occur.

The taller the building, the more unstable it is when the wind is strong.

When the buildings were being constructed, no one anticipated the impending storm, but they were all built very sturdily.

This is also related to the large area occupied.

The more solid the foundation, the less likely it is to collapse.

As far as the eye can see, there isn't a single bungalow; it's all high-rise buildings. This undeniably demonstrates the immense human and material resources of Shi Ni City.

That large batch of louvered bricks, in just one or two months, was enough to build high-rise buildings throughout the entire city.

The emperor's original decree stated that buildings below the third floor would be flooded by rain, and suggested that all buildings be constructed to the fourth floor.

Buildings specifically built to house refugees with nowhere else to go are typically four stories or more, in order to accommodate more people.

But in Shi Ni City, every household, and even the major shops, have all built six stories or more.

Shimu City seemed to be inhabited entirely by officials, and the buildings were decorated in a grand and solemn style.

The Ten Rebellious Cities are more like a place where merchants live, and the buildings are decorated in a luxurious style.

The roof gleamed golden in the sunlight; I wondered if it had been sprinkled with gold dust.

Wang Moyu was clearly not a first-timer and had some understanding of the general direction, but she was still surprised this time.

The changes are huge...

It felt like when she last came here, the houses were only three years old, and now they've suddenly grown to be 18.

He grew from a tiny little boy into a tall man in no time.

The wind inside the city was much weaker than outside, probably because the buildings were all very tall, blocking some of the wind. People were coming and going on the streets, and everyone looked cheerful, as if they were preparing for the upcoming Lunar New Year.

Mei Shengke went to the wrong place. If she had gone to Shi Ni City to buy grain, she could have had as much as she wanted.

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Wang Moyu took Wang Xi and Li Pingle to buy clothes. Before they came, she measured everyone's size and memorized it all.

Deng Yin then took Gou Dan and Liu Ding to the inn to book rooms, as they were definitely not going to leave tonight and would have to stay there at least one night.

Moreover, with so many people around, Deng Yin certainly couldn't put the carriage into his spatial storage. The inn had servants specifically to take care of the horses, and also provided them with fine feed.

The process of entering the city for inspection takes a long time, making it difficult for outsiders to enter, but this also provided convenience for Deng Yin.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to book five superior rooms.

Wang Xi lives with Deng Yin; otherwise, Deng Yin wouldn't feel comfortable letting her live alone.

The family of three over there will probably take a long time to buy clothes, so they didn't stay idle and went out to buy some local specialties.

Deng Yin visited three grain stores in succession, buying dozens of kilograms of high-quality grain from each one.

Food is so precious now, and even in Xiye City, there's a severe food shortage. So what's wrong with Deng Yin calling grain a "special product"?

no problem.

Liu Ding was in charge of buying some local specialties from before the natural disaster, while Gou Dan was in charge of buying pastries and fruits.

The six people were divided into four groups to make purchases, with Deng Yin being the busiest among them.

We bought too much stuff, so we couldn't carry it all and had to take it to the inn first.

Deng Yin would occasionally return to the inn to store some of the things he had bought into his spatial storage.

Of the three groups of people who buy, only two groups can collect the items into the space.

Dog Egg always tries a couple of bites of everything he buys, making the process extremely slow. Besides, pastries are difficult to make, so one family can't buy many.

The family of three went to a general store. Deng Yin had come back three times already, and the three of them had just finished picking out clothes.

Judging from the progress, Deng Yin extended the room for two more days.