Under the persuasion of the shrewd man at the ready-to-wear store, the Roman nobleman enjoyed the refreshing service of soaking his feet in hot water, and with the help of the man, he erected the latest style of Seris's hair crown, and bought three good hostas to ensure that the hair crown was not messy.

Next, after cleaning the dirt on the Romans' feet, the men at the ready-to-wear store recommended the Romans the best silk socks and thin-soled boots.

The Roman looked at his slippery feet, and his miserable wooden slippers, and then at the spotless and lace-embroidered cloth shoes of the ready-to-wear shopkeeper, and for a moment felt that he was a Roman nobleman, and that he was not even dressed as well as a young man in Seris's shop. With self-esteem, I bought four pairs of shoes and ten pairs of socks.

The young man in the ready-to-wear store successfully caught the fat sheep and slaughtered it for a while. The other jade pendant in his waist, the folding fan in his hand, the hat, the sword, the abacus...... A complete set was given to the Romans.

With his courteous attitude, attentive service, and unstinting admiration, the Romans did not think that the man was inducing him to shop, but thought that the man in front of him was really wonderful, an honest, steady, and trustworthy man.

This feeling is especially strong when you are fully armed and look in the mirror. Seeing himself wearing a crown of hair and a good silk robe in the mirror, the Romans once felt that they were simply a vulgar beggar in Rome wearing a linen robe and barefoot...... He even felt ten years younger...... Not twenty years old. "It's a bit of an aristocracy now."

Out of the same aesthetic, seeing that this Roman nobleman changed into the aristocratic costume of Seris, the rest of the Roman companions seemed to have changed as if they had changed their appearances and temperament, and they followed suit.

So, within three hours, a large number of Romans dressed in fine clothes appeared in the Yangcheng.

Unlike the Roman aristocrats and merchants, Maximin and the Greek and Roman scholars who came with the mission were most interested in the Yangcheng bookstore.

Looking at the more than 200 kinds of printed books and printed materials densely displayed on the counter in the store, Maximin and his entourage were not only excited to find the source of Seris's thoughts, but also shocked by the wisdom and civilization of the Seris people.

In this world, what kind of great wisdom can lead the Seris people to create the magical writing instrument of "paper" and the wonderful craft of printing, and what kind of civilization can derive so many works rich in connotation?

Although they arrived at Seris, the image of Seris did not become clear, but became more mysterious.

Seris's military, craft, civilization, and agriculture are so powerful that they are beyond their understanding, and they are thus clothed in fantasy. They thought they had come to the kingdom of God.

Excited Roman scholars vowed to buy all the books in the store and learn about the real Seris through the sea of words.

Their actions were fully discouraged. Shen Wu told them that the destination of their trip was not Yangcheng, but Luoyang. In the process of going to Luoyang, there is still a long way to go, and buying too many books is just a burden for nothing. These books are also sold in Luoyang, and the Luoyang Hibiscus Xuan Book House is the property of His Majesty Pope Seris, and the printed books are not only of better paper quality, easy to preserve, but also have clearer handwriting. So it's not too late to buy books in Luoyang.

Besides. You Romans don't know the Seris script and can't read it if you buy it, so it's better to wait until you learn some of the Seris script before you buy a book.

In this regard, Shen Wu recommended several comic book books to Roman scholars, including the Madonna Sutra, the Three Character Sutra and the Journey to the West. He also told them that these books were adapted from the works of His Holiness Pope Seris, and that they were suitable as introductory literacy books to learn to read.

Scholars from Rome were grateful for this and thanked him again and again.

After a whole day of shopping, Zhao Tong walked around the city in the evening, and finally found Maximin and Petronius in the bazaar, and informed them that his father, Zhao Tong, the governor of the three armies of the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture of the Holy Chinese Empire, Zhao Yun, the prince of Dingguo, and His Majesty the Pope, the Qiang king and the leaders of the Qiang tribes, would invite them to dinner in the evening.

Maximin and Petronius were also interested in Zhao Yun, the feudal official of Seris, and immediately nodded in agreement, and after returning to the post house to change into a brand new Roman robe, they followed Zhao Tongdao to the Governor's Palace, which was separated from the wall of Yangcheng Cathedral.

In this banquet, Zhao Yun's Confucian demeanor was unforgettable for the Romans, but the delicious delicacies on the table, the endless aftertaste of wine, the melody of three days around the beam, and the graceful dancing under the silk cover made them unforgettable.

After eating the delicacies of the Seris, the Romans once thought that the so-called feasts of Rome were rubbish. The mellow and thick cotton-like and crystalline fairy wine of the Seris people once subverted the Roman people's perception of fine wine.

Beautiful music, more than a dozen instruments bear witness to Seris's outstanding musical attainments. The soft and coquettish dance posture made them realize the true meaning of grace.

The good times always pass quickly, and after the dinner, the Roman scholars returned to the inn, changed into newly purchased silk dressing gowns, comfortable slippers, brewed a pot of fragrant tea leaves, and spread the white rice paper on the table in front of them.

He lifted the brush in an awkward posture and wrote down what he had seen and heard on this trip word by word: "Seris is a great country with an extremely wide territory. They had a powerful army on a par with Rome and a civilization on par with Greece. I'm now in the city of Yang, which has wide, clean streets and a large market. Silk was widely found in the market, considered a luxury by the Romans, and although the commoners of Seris could not afford to wear it, the possession rate far exceeded that of Kushan and Sabbatio. In addition, the glaze, which was priced at more than 100 gold in Rome, was sold here by the pound, which shocked me for a long time.

The Seris are comfortable and cozy. They have a botanical drink called tea leaves, which can be drunk straight after brewing with boiling water. The taste of the tea is a bit bitter, which makes it difficult to get used to for a while, but after drinking it a few times, its bitter taste and then sweetness, as well as its refreshing function, make me want to stop. In addition to tea, they also invented a tool for writing and writing, called paper. Its price is much lower than that of sheepskin, and only a few dozen copper plates can be bought in a thick pile. They also printed hundreds of books on paper and passed on their ideas to the next generation.

Drinking sobering tea leaves and reading paper books, the enjoyment is like a dream.

In the morning, our Guizi guide welcomed us to visit the temple of the Seris. In that building, with its distinctly cyretic style, we visited their prayer hall, where their faith was enshrined; visited the school run by the Seris people in the Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, which was the source of their abundant knowledge; Later, they exchanged a strange paper money at their church bank, where they hoarded the vast wealth of the Seris.

I have never seen faith, wealth, and knowledge in the temple at the same time, and it is enough to attest to that Seris is a people with a strong religious complex.

To my surprise, the quality of the Seris is generally high. This can be seen in their armies. Every General Seris in the army had a large number of books in his possession, so that they could pursue peace of mind in addition to their busy military duties.

According to General Seris Zhaotong, who could speak Roman dialect with him, thanks to His Majesty the Pope, the implementation of compulsory education for all in the country is the fundamental reason for the general high quality of the Seris people. All children born in Seris, regardless of their origin or nationality, can learn to read and write at the church closest to their home by the age of eight.

I think this is the root of Seris's strong civilization, and it is precisely because of the strong academic atmosphere that Seris will have a stable, harmonious and harmonious social order. And then derived a dazzling array of products and mountains of wealth.

General Zhao Tong also said that when the Seris people were twelve years old, they could pass the examination and be admitted to the colleges of higher learning in Luoyang, Qizhou and other places, which was the real academic center of Seris, and it was also the place I was most eager to go. ”

On this day, each Roman summed up his first impressions of Seris in a different form. Whether it's keeping a travel diary or thinking about it, the image of Seris in their minds is all beautiful, like a dream.

The Roman mission stayed in Yangcheng for a total of seven days, and after seven days, under the escort of Zhao Tong, they continued their eastward journey with reluctance and anticipation.

Along the spacious Seris official road, while admiring the exotic scenery, they hurried on the road, and finally arrived in Liangzhou in the 29th year of the Shengyuan Dynasty, and met with the official of Seris, Shangshu Xixicai, who came to greet them, in Wuwei County, Liangzhou.

Before meeting Xi Zhicai, Maximing once thought that the image of Zhao Yun and Zhao Tong was enough to be called an excellent model of the Seris people. It wasn't until he had a relationship with Xi Zhi that he realized how shallow his understanding of Seris was.

That's right, Zhao Yun and his son are indeed excellent, but they are only representatives of the martial artists in Seris, even though they are elegant, polite and kind to others, but they have heroic and rough blood flowing from their bones. Unlike them, Xi Zhicai and the officials accompanying him were all civil servants of Seris, and their demeanor was a model of Seris scholars.

Under their elegant and handsome appearance, under the condition of not losing masculinity, they reveal a bit of gentleness unique to wise people, giving people a sense of goodwill beauty, as if the person in front of them is not an envoy from a foreign country, but a friend who has been reunited for a long time. People can't help but want to trust him and be close to him.