Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 521: 522 Pilgrimage and Sightseeing

Chapter 521: 522 Pilgrimage and Sightseeing

Chapter 521 Chapter 522. Pilgrimage and sightseeing

The Port of Piraeus is an important hub for communication between Athens and the outside world.

The air here is full of odors: the smell of sailors' sweat, the stench of feces, the aroma of bread and snapper in the oven, and the intoxicating aroma of wine, all mixed together.

Soldiers dressed in blue and white uniforms lined up neatly, shuttled up and down the densely packed warships in the harbor, while carts loaded with grains used pulleys to unload bags of grains from Egypt and sent them to the port. White flag on the pier.

Wow. Fubai, wearing new shoes, followed Lan En and looked around at this prosperous port. "There are so many people here!"

Indeed. Lan En was looking around freshly from the front.

Athens, ancient Greece, who has studied history wouldnt want to come and have fun?

According to statistics, there are thirty to forty thousand citizens in this city-state alone, and there are countless slaves and foreigners.

The number of citizens alone is much larger than the population of Temeria's capital in the magical world.

But why are you so shocked? Suddenly, Lan En turned his head and looked at Fu Bai in confusion. "Aren't you from Athens?"

The little girl suddenly made a cross face: "I am only twelve years old, and I have been living in Kefalonia for several years. What do you expect me to remember?"

So Lan Ens plan to get a local guide for nothing came to nothing.

Fauber, a local, can only learn about his hometown by following a foreigner.

The city of Athens is a sea of red tile roofs, and the Acropolis is like a marble island. Together with the breathtakingly magnificent temples and monuments on it, it has become a prominent presence on the sea.

The Parthenon shimmers: the silver-white stone carvings and glossy paint in the temple radiate a dazzling light under the sunlight. The statue of Athena made of red copper is solemn and proud. She holds a spear and stands like a sentinel, and the luster on her body can be said to be as blazing as a flame.

Lan En looked at the huge bronze statue of Athena whose head could be seen standing on the edge of the port.

Although he had already seen the huge Zeus on Cephalonia Island, the statue of this size still made him twitch the corner of his mouth inadvertently.

One finger of this statue is almost the size of an adult, which means it is basically 50 meters long!

It belongs to the type that does not lose the special film when it comes to the activity.

The [Spiritual Vision] in his mind was also slightly inspired by Lan En's emotion.

Two people, one large and one small, went deeper into the city, and they got to know the city better.

At various intersections in Athens, or in places where people gather, there will be several three- to four-meter-high statues of warriors wearing armor and drawing swords, or statues of wise men in robes and holding pens.

You can obviously see different kinds of people on the street.

One type is a person who lives a comfortable and leisurely life, spends a whole day strolling in a lively market, and speaks in an orderly manner. These are the noble citizens of Athens.

The other type is a slave who does light or heavy work and rarely has time to stop. There are also foreigners who sell goods and provide services.

Having not walked two hundred meters, they already saw at least two groups of people arguing with each other.

Most of their debate topics revolved around thinking about life, the will of the gods, and the like. The most popular topic was whether the gods existed.

Lively discussions and debates allow people to deepen their thinking.

There were many obvious foreigners and slaves watching the excitement, but they could only listen for a short time at most, and then the depth of the discussion exceeded their understanding and common sense, and they became unable to listen.

The surrounding Athenians were still holding clay wine glasses or bunches of fruits with contented faces, and easily followed the rhythm of the debater's thinking.

Even from time to time there is some sharp sarcasm or appreciation.

This kind of stimulation of ideas colliding with each other and seeking understanding or assimilation was even more exciting to the Athenians than the pleasure brought by love between men and women.

Lann can easily understand these debates, and his good education foundation and extra memory can even give him a sense of overlooking these topics.

But this is only for the topic itself, not for the human spirit of inquiry. Lan En is very clear on this point.

This rational, pure desire for inquiry and desire for knowledge made Lan En feel very comfortable. Among humans in the magical world, it is estimated that only the rumored Oxenfurt University may have this kind of atmosphere?

Lan isnt too sure.

After all, even at Arethusa College, the sorceress apprentices there will focus more on future palace struggles.

Power is more attractive to them than knowledge. It has even become a trend.

But just when Lan En was walking forward refreshed and briskly, Fu Bai behind him suddenly slowed down.

Lan En turned around without knowing why, only to see Fu Bai twisting his face and looking towards the market next to the road.

Under a simply erected linen awning, a small, thin, dirty child was taking something out of a fish basket when the stall owner wasn't paying attention.

This is not a high-end market. It is estimated that the fish baskets only contain sardines that the poor can afford.

With the little boy's silent movements, he was successfully stealing a sardine with shiny scales.

Lan En looked down and saw that Fu Bai's palms were clenching unconsciously, as if silently cheering the little boy up.

But just when the sardines were about to come out of the fish basket, the fish that was not dead yet shook its tail.

The wicker fish basket made a soft 'snap' sound.

The owner of the stall immediately drew his attention away from the debate at the side and discovered the little thing with dirty hands and feet.

He seemed to be used to it, so he put a rough linen handkerchief on his hand and pulled the sardine out of the boy's hand.

Because the speed was too fast, the fin cut the boy's palm open and blood flowed out.

Immediately afterwards, the vendor who threw the sardines back grabbed the frightened boy who was trying to escape and slapped him without mercy.

The thin and small boy was instantly slapped to the ground. The vendors around him burst into laughter, and the fishmonger hung his handkerchief around his neck again.

Seeing that the fishmonger didn't take any further action, the little boy thanked him and quickly ran away.

Under normal circumstances, the street vendor will beat the thief until he can't get out of bed or vomits blood.

"Let's go, Lan En." Both of them were watching this farce, but it was Fubo who first tugged on Lan En's clothes and asked him to continue walking.

The surrounding vendors and passers-by were accustomed to returning their attention to the wonderful debates of the Athenians.

Children, thieves, being caught, being beaten. All are common things in life.

Lan En obeyed Fu Bai's slight force and left.

Apart from the fact that there are statues all over the place that require a lot of manpower and material resources, these scenes are in line with Lan Ens knowledge established when studying history.

Athens was a dynamic and progressive civilization, but at the same time, it was also a civilization built on slaves.

Pericles's speech claimed that the "noble", "supreme" and "I serve you, not the other way around" citizens only refer to the more than 30,000 people in this city.

Lan En continued to walk on the cobblestone roads and sandy roads in Athens, but after seeing this, he still knew clearly in his heart: Socrates, Pericles, Alcibiades, etc. are now living in this city. A figure who has appeared in history books and textbooks.

But he no longer viewed the city with a "pilgrimage" mentality.

Its touristy at best.

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