Chapter 260: Look, I’m not saying I give good advice, but...
"Whoa..."
If you asked me before about what I would think about a vampire city, I would say something like an eerie castle with a gothic-esque aesthetic, elegant and sinister at the same time. Black! Red! Emo!
Or something like that? Hehe...
But while the place did have the expected aesthetic of those pointy arches and elaborate tracery, it definitely wasn’t a sinister or gloomy place, even in the middle of winter. The city itself, unlike the spacious metropolis that was L’Anaak Eed, was built atop stony hills in terraces, so the moment we got out of the castle gate, I was greeted with rows upon rows of beautiful architecture stretching down the winding terraces.
[Master! It’s like giant stairs!]
"Giant stairs indeed," I nodded in agreement. Lesta had chosen a more open carriage for us, so we could easily sightseeing even while going to our destination.
Which was supposed to be the bank--Natha’s bank--but since we had a child with us, we went straight to the candy store in the commercial district. That way, we wouldn’t have to hear Jade chirping every ten minutes asking about the candy store.
Well, that, and because I was also curious about the snacks from other regions.
Around the center of the ’giant stair’, there was a plaza with a fountain as a centerpiece. Around that plaza was the commercial district, and the canter of activity in this place. Because people came to shop? No.
They came to eat.
When I said commercial district, I did not talk about clothing stores or accessory shops. More than half the stores here had something to do with food; massive grocery stores, herb-specialty shops, rare ingredients auction houses, and of course; ready-made products and restaurants. Lots of restaurants, cafes, and food stalls.