Act XXIV: Lucius's Observations (I)
Lucius walked between the streets, and it has to be said that every aspect of Greenwich was beyond his imagination.
Most of his impressions of the workshop city came from the Templar's books, but those books were written at least fifty years ago, and Lucius didn't have much of an idea of what was going on in Greenwich today, especially in the last decade.
But watching the steam carriages running through the streets, the sky, the hot air balloons floating by, and the various machinery running in the streets with unknown purposes, Lucius still had a somewhat different view of the so-called mechanical industry.
"Serijek...... Huh?"
Just as Lucius wanted his subordinates to find out what the machines were for, he found that Serijek was buying something in front of a stall not far away.
"Boss, this thing seems to be called ice cream, which is a mixture of chilled cream and chocolate. ”
The appearance of the tall Serijek with an ice cream cone in one hand made Lucius tremble for a moment, and he took the strange-looking food in the other party's hand in a daze, and watched Serijek swallow the milky cream on it in one gulp.
"It tastes good, you can taste it too, boss. ”
Hearing Serijek's urging, Lucius came to his senses and took a bite of the ice cream in his hand.
The chilled cream flows into the mouth, bringing a hint of coolness, the moderately sweet ice cream is paired with the slightly bitter chocolate, and if Lucius guessed correctly, the chocolate is also embellished with rum to make the whole ice cream even richer.
Lucius had always believed in penance, and the food was extremely simple, so naturally he had never eaten such a unique snack, and in his opinion, such enjoyment was a kind of depravity, an act of indulging in pleasure.
Therefore, he looked at the ice cream in his hand with some embarrassment.
"Serijek?"
"Well, Boss, I mean we need to understand these things, and we have to try them for ourselves. ”
Seryrk heard the questioning tone of Lucius's words, and suddenly trembled a little, he knew that if his boss started a fire, it would be very terrifying, so he could only explain in a whisper, waiting for Lucius's punishment.
However, Lucius did not question Serijek next, but took another bite of ice cream and continued to speak leisurely.
"No, you're doing a good job, we need to learn more about the material comforts of these people, and see what the secrets of the mages are to corrupt people's hearts. ”
Hearing Lucius's words, Serijek was stunned for a long time before nodding.
"Well, the barbecue stand over there smells good......
"Go buy it. ”
Lucius waved his hand, causing Serijek's eyes to light up and he hurried over to the stall.
"I'm sorry, Serijek. ”
As for Lucius, after Serijek left, he smiled, then looked at the ice cream in his hand, but fell into deep thought.
Part of what he just said is true, and only by understanding what people are using today can we respond to the enemy's cultural aggression.
On the other hand, Lucius wanted to do an experiment with Serijek.
Even a strong-willed night watchman like Serijek, whose hands were stained with the blood of countless infidels, couldn't help but want to try new things when faced with them, so how could ordinary people resist such temptations, so Lucius decided to let Seryek try all kinds of new things, and he himself recorded them to see how attractive these creations from mages were.
Now that the temperature in Greenwich has begun to warm, the ice in the wild has long since melted, and ice cream can only be made at such a low temperature, it seems that it can be done by relying on a machine called a freezer, Lucius secretly gathered next to the ice cream stall, he saw that most of the people who bought here were couples or parents with children, this kind of sweet tooth is very popular with children and women, and it is the two groups that are most easily attacked in civilized society.
From the square box, you can feel the familiar magic of Lucius, there is no doubt that it is a cryopreservation machine made of magic, this convenient device will not only increase people's hedonism, but also increase the dependence of ordinary people on magic props, just imagine what a terrifying picture it would be if this kind of freezer became popular in the future, and every household had one.
In a trance, Lucius had finished eating the ice cream in his hand, and he saw Serijek running over excitedly with a few skewers of barbecue.
"The owner of the shop said that if you buy 10 skewers, you can get 2 skewers free, so I'm really lucky. ”
Serijek brought six skewers of skewers with a strong aroma to Lucius, and with his other hand he had already begun to put the burnt meat in his mouth and feast on it, he did not practice complete penance like Lucius, because the tactics used by Serijek himself required strong muscles as a basis, so his diet was mostly meat, and there were no taboos.
Lucius looked at the meat skewers in front of him, the fat and thin mutton was grilled, and then accompanied by cumin and other spices, exuding an exotic and attractive flavor, the fat meat was rich in fat, and the lean meat was soft and tender.
This kind of lamb skewer is grilled over a charcoal fire, which retains the maximum original flavor of the food, and even the skewers used to skewer the meat are wood with a fragrant aroma of fruit wood, making the lamb skewers look fat but not greasy.
"It tastes good. ”
Lucius ate two skewers of lamb and threw the rest to Serijek, touching his mouth with a handkerchief.
In the past, this kind of mutton skewers could only be eaten in places near the shallow sea and desert, because fresh mutton could not be stored for a long time, and most of them needed to be salted or dried to make salted meat, although it could ensure that it would not spoil, but it also lost the original flavor of mutton, and this mutton skewer stall obviously used fresh mutton.
The secret lies in the freezer next to the stall owner's barbecue, from which he takes out several fresh lamb skewers and puts them on the barbecue grill to grill, and soon the lamb skewers with a charming aroma are baked.
"This freezer looks quite practical, not only can it make food that is contrary to the season, but it can also preserve food at low temperatures, and most importantly, it doesn't need to be able to use magic, even ordinary people can easily use it. ”
Lucius muttered to himself, the last point is the most important, if in the past, the reason why the Templars did not do their best to erase the power of the mages was that the mages mostly communicated with the nobles, and acted in order to maintain the rule of the nobles, so that the nobles formed a balance between the mages and the Templars, then now, once the magic penetrates into all aspects of the commoners, the Templars need to pay a lot of attention.