Chapter 12: The City of Finlay (4,000 words)
Although it has been six years since Yog traveled through rebirth, in this kind of medieval world, in this country town, six years from baby to toddler. No matter the people you come into contact with or the things you experience, they are not as good as a year or even a month in the information age in your previous life.
Don't look at the fact that he single-handedly planned and promoted the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce from weak to strong, from a corner of the township enterprise, to a business giant in the kingdom, but he has always been hidden behind his parents and has never shown up.
Therefore, even if Yog thinks of himself as an uncle who has lived for 30 years and has experienced many vicissitudes in his heart, he is essentially the young man of the 21st century, a college student who has just stepped out of the ivory tower and entered the society.
With the vision of the future, the innocence and weakness that has not been polished by society, and the common disease of modern people who are far away from labor and pursue enjoyment, it is difficult to resist the pain and exhaustion from the body, and the boredom and boring repetitive work from the heart.
From this point of view, Yog, who is easy to give up when suffering from pain and difficult to persist in important mechanical exercises, is like a weak-willed, pampered hothouse flower.
But on the other hand, try to meditate, develop telekinesis, conceive and experiment with new skills, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how many times you fail, it makes people anxious, but they are willing to give up, and they never complain about giving up, and they are like an undefeated warrior with a steel heart and perseverance.
This may sound like a paradoxical and schizophrenic, but human beings themselves are the most complex emotional creatures, not programmed intelligence, and if they are set, their personalities will never change.
People change, and Yog grows, from delicate greenhouse flowers to resolute undefeated warriors, but it will take time.
Because Juge knows that disgust with laziness cannot support his ambitions, and only pain and sweat can make him a real strong man.
Especially determined to save his mother, he knows that he has no capricious capital, so he has insisted on meditation for four years and sports for three years.
Elemental affinity and outstanding spiritual talent can make the professional level of Yog magicians rise rapidly within two years, as the main combat force to reverse their fate, but warriors are not like magicians, people are not naturally powerful magical beasts, even if the qualifications of Yog warriors are good, it is impossible to improve by leaps and bounds in the early childhood when the body has not yet grown.
But the body is the foundation of everything, a strong body, can improve the ability to protect oneself, no matter how weak the energy will be beneficial to magic cultivation, so uninterrupted exercise is indispensable.
Originally, Yog had this idea, and he did it.
And now, he has a little willful capital, although he will not give up hard work, the single focus has been shifted, because compared to the slow progress, before the fifteen-year-old body is completely grown, the formation of combat power is basically hopeless warrior, Yog has both offensive and defensive potential of the great potential.
At least until comprehending the Sanctuary of the Law Attack, telekinesis had an overwhelming advantage over warriors and even mages.
The key is that with telekinesis and the 'Heavenly Question', Yog believes that he will develop a more superior way of refining his body.
After all, he is a modern person who is good at 'lazy', and 'laziness' is the first driving force, probably~~~
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So the time flowed through two months of hard development of Yuge's mental power and body, and he spent the still warm autumn and entered the cold winter.
It was the time when the auction in Finlay City began, and it was also the deep winter when the major magic schools in the Magnolia Continent were enrolled.
During the past two months, with the illumination of the ability crystal, the progress of the materialization of Yog's spiritual power has reached 70%, and his strength has made a qualitative leap.
It is worth mentioning that as his strength grew, the cooldown period for the 'Heavens Ask' World Search began to shorten, from the previous month to the current week, which was shortened by four times.
Six otherworldly searches have added seventeen apertures to Yog's starry sky.
There is a world that is very kind to Yog, and has been chosen as the next goal of otherworldly cultivation.
But wait until this trip to Finlay is over.
To the west of the Demon Beast Mountain Range of the Magnolia Continent, it is divided into the Holy Alliance and the Dark Alliance, among which the kingdom headed by the Holy Alliance is the Finlay Kingdom!
The city of Finlay is the royal capital of the 'Kingdom of Finlay'.
At the same time, it is also the 'Holy Capital' of the Holy Alliance, because the headquarters of the Holy See of Light is located in the western city of Finlay.
The entire city of Finlay is mainly divided into two parts: the east city and the west city. The eastern city is governed by the kingdom of Finlay, while the western city is governed by the Holy See of Light. It is precisely because Finlay City is both the royal capital and the holy capital that the prosperity of Finlay City is second to none in the entire Magnolia Continent.
Finlay City covers an extremely vast area, with more than one million residents inside, and it is also one of the top five super cities in the entire Magnolia Continent.
A day earlier, in the evening, the carriage of the Yoggs and Hillman and the other guards entered the city of Finlay.
After entering the inner city, the group of people who got out of the carriage walked in the eastern part of Finlay City, preparing to go to the vicinity of the auction first and find a hotel to stay.
"Wow."
Walking on the main street 'Champs Boulevard', the brightly lit shops and the dazzling array of goods are dazzling.
Wrapped in a thick down jacket, Xiao Lin Lei, who was already three years old, rode on Hogg, looked at the crowded streets, grabbed his father's chin, and shook it around, very excited. He had never seen such a lively scene, and he had never seen so many people get together.
Hogg, who was shaken awkwardly, was full of helplessness, but he couldn't bear to stop it, so he could only look at the snickering Lina Yuge with some annoyance.
'Haha, Hogg you admit it, in fact you are the one who spoils children the most. ’
Yogg smiled and looked at Hogg, who looked angry and awkward, and warmth rippled in his heart.
Yog, who has lived in the modern city for more than 20 years, is fine, only a little fresh, but some young guards who rarely go out of Wushan Town and have little experience are a little unbearable.
Exquisite and expensive luxuries, dressed sexy ladies and girls who pass by from time to time, the slender black silk, white thighs, and deep valleys, so that the young their eyes don't know where to go.
"Don't these noble ladies and ladies know that it's cold?"
Simon, who was nervous with his hands and feet, his young face was full of shame, and he said what most people wanted.
Even the sixth-level master Hillman wore long clothes and trousers to keep out the cold, how did these delicate noble ladies and ladies manage to sway and bloom in this sword-like cold wind!
Yog, who was walking at the forefront, couldn't help but smile when he heard it, he often had this question when he watched Japanese dramas and Korean dramas in his previous life.
So he turned around and said to Simon and the others with a serious face, "Scientific researchers have found that at the same temperature, the temperature actually felt by women is much lower than that felt by men......"
Isn t it just that women are more hardy, the young master is saying something that sounds lofty again, and the guards are in their hearts.
"Okay, Yog, don't tease them, you can take a closer look at their short skirts, the red lace is a miniature magic array, which will automatically absorb the elements of heaven and earth, transform a slight fire magic, and play a role in heat preservation, this is the main product of our Chamber of Commerce this winter, 100 gold coins (100,000 cents, equivalent to 50,000 yuan)."
"Oh, that's amazing, we can only buy one for this year's salary."
The guards first blushed, and were frightened by a six-year-old child, and then they were shocked when they heard the price, they were already considered a high-paying profession as professionals, and they needed to save for a year to buy a dress, which made them proud and frustrated.
"By the way, lace is a magic array, what if it is damaged after washing." Curious baby Simon asked again.
"Hehe, I'm sorry, our products are never considered washing." Hogg looked embarrassed and before he could speak, Yogg answered proudly.
All the guards were instantly sunk.
I'm sorry, but poverty limits my imagination.
The entire Avenue des Champs is paved with smooth bluestone slabs, which can accommodate several carriages in parallel. On both sides of the street are hotels, clothing stores, weapons stores, bars, and other commercial establishments. At the same time, there are rows of neat and straight pine and cypress trees on each side of the 'Champs-Écoupés'.
Ladies and ladies dressed in the latest fashionable costumes produced by the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce strolled down the streets chatting and laughing with each other.
Some of the noble ladies around saw the guards in shock, and they all sneered at each other in a low voice, and most of them closed their mouths when they recognized the golden dragon pupil symbol of the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce, but some of the noble ladies who had originally maintained their manners and dressed luxuriously began to climb with disdain on their faces, and sometimes pointed twice.
Obviously, even if the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce has climbed to the upper echelons of the kingdom, they are still full of prejudice because they are from a remote town. The nobles of the royal capital have a natural sense of superiority over the countrymen, just as the people of the capital and the people of the demon capital in the previous life looked down on the outsiders.
As big nobles, they disdain to despise ordinary country nobles, which will lower their style, but in the face of the Shining Gold Chamber of Commerce that has suddenly risen up in the past two years and stepped on them to climb to the upper echelons of the kingdom, they have no noble demeanor, and they are not stingy with their contempt, but this posture is full of distortion, because it is full of envy, jealousy and hatred.
"Hmph, no upbringing." Hogg frowned, dissatisfied with the ladies and gentlemen.
Hogg, who has been educated by his family since he was a child and has eaten many white eyes in the past four years, let his dissatisfaction be hidden in his heart for just a moment, and smiled at the ladies who pointed at him.
For the sake of the dignity of the nobles, they also put away their mean faces and smiled in return.
On the surface, a harmonious posture has returned.
'Hehe, hillbilly, nouveau riche. The noble ladies who deliberately ignored the more than 5,000-year-old history of the Baruch family smiled and despised in their hearts.
'Oh, let you be cunning like a ghost, and drink my son's foot-washing water.' Hogg, who was familiar with hypocrisy, smiled as he looked at the golden tulip logo on the lady's dress.
I like you guys who hate me and buy our luxuries. ’
A year ago, the goal of the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce was to deeply cultivate the low-end market, and the "Abundance", "Rock" and "Blade" series were deeply loved by civilians, mercenaries, and bounty hunters.
With the popularity of the 'adventurer' battle suit launched by the Flash Gold Chamber of Commerce on the mainland, the influence is far-reaching, and many mercenaries and flash gold hunters have begun to call themselves adventurers.
But when Hogg was about to enter the high-end market with fame, Yugg stopped him, and instead of using the world-famous, but already positioned by the public, the 'adventurer' was transformed into an elegant and noble 'tulip', to enter the high-end market and enter the aristocratic wardrobe.
Many aristocratic ladies who buy luxury goods do not know that the luxury clothes she buys are the sister brands of the mud-legged clothing 'adventurer' that they despise the most.
Quietly, golden tulips bloomed everywhere in the Finlay Kingdom, and before the enemies of the Chamber of Commerce could react and start resisting, the trend was unstoppable.
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"Yog, how is Finlay City? The city of Finlay is the largest city in our Holy Alliance. Hogg and Yogg walked in the front, and sighed when they saw some powerful warriors walking by, and magicians that they couldn't see in the countryside.
"Yog, mages are very common in Finlay City, and there are many mid-level and high-level mages, but unfortunately, except for low-level old mages who have no advanced potential, no one wants to be hired by us. Otherwise, we can improve it, and the magic array on the short skirt will not only be worn once. ”
Yogg smiled and nodded first and then shook his head: "Finlay City is the political center, economic center, and art center of the Holy Alliance. ”
"Why do you want to improve, you can sell a few more pieces in such a winter."
"Be serious, little Yog, I'm not kidding, I've already learned that some competing chambers of commerce are spending a lot of money to ask a mid-level peak sixth-level mage to develop a more durable and wear-resistant miniature magic circle."
"Father, I'm not kidding." Yogg looked serious.
"Forget it, it's okay like this, monopoly makes people jealous, and there is no strength, no matter how much money you make, you are just a fat sheep, and it is difficult to obtain a real status." Hogg sighed faintly.
Hogg, who had visited the Lucas family several times to buy back the slaughter knife, was rejected by nearly a million gold coins, and knew this very well.
Although the Lucas family is not as old as Baruch, it is also a relatively old family, with a history of nearly a thousand years. Although the wealth of the entire Finlay Kingdom can only be regarded as average, its influence among the nobles is very large.
And most importantly...... The patriarch of the Lucas family was a very stubborn old fellow and was extremely fond of collecting. The treasure of the Dragon's Blood Family, but the personal weapon of the first Sanctuary Dragonblood Warrior. After all, it is of great significance, and it is worth at least more than 400,000 gold coins so far.
If it weren't for the recent disappearance of the Dragonblood Warrior in the last thousand years, I'm afraid the value would have doubled.
If the deal fails, Hogg can only pin his hopes on Yog and Lin Lei.
On the bustling Champs-Avenue, there were often some luxury carriages passing by, and the Hogg family took the guards to walk around the main road of Finlay City, the 'Champs-Ésésés', and directly looked for a good inn to live in.
That night, inside the hotel.
Hoglina and Lin Lei Yuge lived in the same room, there were two large beds in the room, and as soon as they entered the room, Lin Lei, who was staying outside for the first time, was even more excited.
"Yog, rest early, go to the auction tomorrow, and go to the magic test the day after tomorrow."
Hogg asked.