<h4>Chapter 25: West Trade City</h4>


    While they were on the train, Matt looked at one of the scrolls he got from that cave.


    It was only a tiny part of the scroll; you could see it because it was torn at the ends.


    But this small part appeared to be a map.


    ''They broke it recently... Why did they do that?'' Matt thought doubtfully as he studied it for a long while.


    If Matt thought the map was a normal-sized sheet of parchment, he would need another four pieces to reconstruct it.


    "What is that, Matt?" Alice asked doubtfully as she looked from the side.


    "It appears to be a map. We got it in that cave next to the scrolls." He answered truthfully, as he tried to find something different about it that would give him some information.


    Alice looked at it and frowned.


    "That''s weird. Isn''t the piece very small? How did you find out it''s a map?" she asked doubtfully, and Matt smiled.


    "Apparently, they broke it recently. Look at this area here; they look like mountains, right? If we do it like this..." Matt said, grabbed another piece of parchment with a quill, and started drawing mountains in a t format to make it look better, trying to shape the strange figures shown on the piece.


    Even though he was doing it with an idea he had in his mind, it came out pretty good.


    "Oh... If it looks like that, it certainly appears to be a map... Matt, you''re very good at a lot of things." Alice said with a smile as she stared at this.


    Matt shook his head with a smile, "It''s still pretty small. It doesn''t give much information. Still, maybe it can be of some use." He said and then put it away.


    For the rest of the trip, Matt was teaching the ancientnguage to the pair of beautifuldies traveling with him until they finally see what the world knows as ''the West.''


    It is nothing more than aplex of cities of the five kingdoms. Each town is vast, and there are many of them. They are built in a way that surrounds the west''s mountain range.


    Most cities belong to the five kingdoms, but some are independent, such as the Western Trade City.


    It is one of the main cities for trade in this world. Diverse racese here, being a city with an incredible geographical position within this vast world.


    Practically, the entire world economy passes through here, except for the economy of the distant Human Empire and the devourer territories.


    This Western Trade City is so big that it had already surprised Matt before entering.


    ''Shit, even on earth, big cities built with technology couldn''tpare to this.'' Matt thought with surprise as he saw it from afar.


    Once inside the city, the feeling was much better.


    The infrastructure was beautiful, andrge buildings could be seen from side to side, built uniquely and precisely, with gorgeous decorations from side to side.


    The ones that inhabited here the most were the Vampires, which were side by side.


    But, as the three walked through the city, they could see Elves and Dwarves on several sides and arge influx of various interesting and diverse races gathered here.


    ''There are even people with wings.'' Matt thought with surprise after seeing this bustling city.


    Also, the order in the city was surprising.


    The city had a huge river running through it, a great tourist attraction. This river was beautiful, with crystal clear water flowing into ake in the city''s center.


    Thiske was beautiful and one of the leading centers of attraction in the city.


    ''Undoubtedly, this is a big, beautiful fantasy city.'' Matt thought as he saw it.


    "Awesome, Matt, look at that ship." I said suddenly in a surprised voice as she looked over her shoulder.


    There was a giant flying ship passing by.


    "It''s really big." She said with excitement at the sight of it.


    She had never been on a flying boat before, so she was passionate about ever getting on one.


    "Oh, that''s the ship of one of the Vampire ns. The Turner n, our destination, is one of the Cities that belong to that n." Alice said suddenly, recognizing the n logo.


    Matt looked at her with surprise, "Do the ns have such big ships?" He asked, and she looked at him doubtfully.


    "Of course, my family has two." She replied with a quiet smile as if that was a matter of course.


    But that stunned Matt.


    ''Two things that big? Unbelievable, that looks like a whole city. I wonder how much it''ll cost.'' He thought as he nced over his shoulder at the ship that was already moving away.


    Still, this was no time to waste time.


    "Well, we''d better go to the cksmith." He said, and soon they walked through the cksmith area until they came to a vast store.


    The sound of hammers shing against metal echoed throughout the street, but here, it seemed to be more booming as it was thergest store in the area.


    Alice crept in and made her way to the front desk.


    "Sir, may I know if Mr. Paul is in?" Alice asked as she got this far.


    The one attending to them frowned, "Paul Cox?" he asked, and Alice nodded.


    "That''s right, is he in?"


    "No. He doesn''t work here. Four streets down." Replied the man disrespectfully and moved to another location.


    Alice was surprised to see this.


    "How disrespectful..." I said suddenly upon seeing him like this.


    This was something the aggressive-looking man attending them heard and looked at them, "Disrespectful? Hmph, you''re lucky I don''t kick you out bying looking for that guy in our exalted store; how dare you call me that?" he asked angrily as he approached, but Matt shot him a dangerous look suddenly, startling the man.


    Though he looked muscr, he was just a tiny fly in front of the current Matt, so he was startled by this look and backed away, slightly bumping into the shelves behind. Although it was only slight, he fell and formed a stir in the ce because he lost control of his legs due to the fright.


    Many were attracted to this and came to see what was happening, but Matt grabbed Alice and deftly slipped out unnoticed.


    When they were outside, Alice frowned.


    "Four streets down is Mr. Paul''s house... It looks like something happened; let''s go there, Matt." She said, suggesting what they should do.


    Matt had nothing to say; they walked to that ce soon after.