Chapter 56: Manaforge Initiate Competition Preliminaries (1)
"Damn, even Azmarin City is developed to this extent?" Hal marveled at the skyscrapers with immaculate architecture, the lavish and wide red-brick streets, the neat residential area with rather identical houses, and the divine, savory smell that wafted out of the various restaurants.
Aeloria was among the top ten cities of the Arcanum Imperium, so Hal expected Azmarin to be less developed.
It was.
However, not to the extent he imagined.
If he hadn’t lived in Aeloria long enough, he wouldn’t have been able to notice the subtle differences—the slightly cheaper materials used in the buildings, for example, and the less tall skyscrapers.
The street lights also weren’t as bright, though he couldn’t deny that Azmarin’s red-brick roads surpassed Aeloria’s.
What excited Hal the most were the hung banners of varying hues and the festive atmosphere.
It seemed that Azmarin, being one of the more famous cities for Arcanists and aspirants of the profession, took the Manaforge Initiate Competition far more seriously than Hal had imagined, even though all the participants were Novice Arcanists.
While the more prominent Arcanist Competitions were probably grander, the vibrancy of the current event had already exceeded Hal’s expectations, making him even more excited than before.
"Hahaha! Isn’t this city great or what, Loki?"
"Arf!"