Chapter 419: Proof of Existence (7)
0% The rhythmic clatter of hooves added to the thrill of the journey.
Leaving the city behind, we entered the outskirts where unfamiliar scenery and passersby greeted our carriage. Unlike in the Empire, the sentries here wore gray uniforms, each bearing a cross on their chest.
Truth be told, I’d never set foot outside the Empire before.
I was merely the second son of a rural viscount not long ago. There was no reason for me to visit a foreign land nor did I have the luxury to do so while immersed in my training. After entering the Academy, I struggled just to keep up with the rigorous curriculum.
I also never felt a strong urge to go abroad. I assumed that all cities would look more or less the same anyway.
But I finally get it now that I arrived in the Holy Nation.
The reason people say that one must travel in order to expand one’s perspective.
From the architectural styles to the language and customs—everything was different. Though I had known this in theory,experiencing it firsthand left me somewhat dazed.
Yuren, who was sitting beside me on the driver’s seat, turned to ask,
“Ian, do you speak the language of the Holy Nation?”
“Siendel, right? That was actually my primary foreign language at the Academy.”