Chapter 2 Carl Rowland's Dream
This is the upper town of Nagar, the "City of Silver Tides", and along the wide Palm Boulevard, there are many magnificent buildings made of marble.
The style of these buildings is different, but they all have a high entrance hall and a magnificent door, full of romantic and solemn temperament, the high columns and exquisite reliefs, the round arched windows and corner stones, the continuous arches and cloisters, the white marble walls and the light red roof of the red roof tiles, all with a strong ancient Roman style, in the atmosphere and solemnity, full of an elegant luxury.
Karl knew from the memories of the original owner that the "Silver Tide City" was an ancient city, and in the days of the ancient Lotta Empire, which was ruled by ancient wizards, it was a bustling port on the shores of the Harp Sea.
In the days of the ancient Lotta Empire, the atmosphere was free and unrestrained, and people loved public activities, bathing in public baths, rallying and reveling in public squares, reading and giving speeches in public libraries.
The Gulosta people, who were full of free and unrestrained temperament, liked open venues, so the architectural style of that era was dominated by columns and arches with a wide field of vision and a larger space.
It is clear that as an ancient city, the upper part of the Silver Tide City has inherited the architectural style of the Gulosta people. The buildings here are made of numerous marble masonry, with tall columns and round arch elements, and countless exquisite carvings stand around the buildings.
Many of these exquisite marble sculptures are even perfect works of art that have been handed down directly from the time of the ancient Losta Empire, and their artistic value may even be higher than these buildings.
Stroll through the Upper Town of the Silver Tide City, where you will find buildings and squares in the style of Gulosta. Although in the glorious era after the fall of the Magic Empire of Ancient Rosta, the Church of the Lord of Radiance tried its best to erase the existence of the Magic Empire.
But the glorious culture of the Gulosta Empire cannot be erased at all. Even the Church of the Lord of Radiance itself, when building its early churches and shrines, mostly directly adopted the architectural style of the ancient Lotta.
Therefore, although the glorious magical civilization of the Ancient Lotta Empire has become a peerless phenomenon, their many cultural and architectural styles have been systematically preserved, and even because of a certain retro plot of the nobles, they deliberately chase the culture of the Ancient Losta Empire and regard it as a model of elegance and elegance.
As an ancient city that existed during the ancient Lotta Empire, the Silver Tide City has undoubtedly inherited the most cultural elements of the ancient Lotta. In this city, there are not only many relics of the Ancient Lotta Empire, but even many buildings were built on the ruins of the Ancient Losta Empire.
Therefore, walking in the upper town of Gulosta, shuttling through the buildings of different eras, is like walking into a continuous river of history, watching the traces of historical changes in the vicissitudes of life.
It's a pity that the current Carl is not the original native boy who was full of longing for the ancient Lotta Empire, and as a traveler from another world, he doesn't have much interest in these ancient buildings.
The crystallization of art created by countless masters of art throughout history, in Karl's view today, is nothing more than some European-style architecture with the Mediterranean style of ancient Rome, which is not as attractive as a fine lunch, a comfortable bed, and a relaxed and well-paid job.
After walking along the Palm Boulevard through two squares, Carl finally got tired. He stopped in front of a square with a beautiful mermaid fountain, sat on a lawn with blooming irises, leaned against a statue of a forest fairy, and rested.
The square is also full of the Gulosta style, with numerous marble sculptures standing on the wide square. From the fairies walking in the woods, to the shepherdess and their flocks of sheep on the mountains, from the angels on the heavenly mountains to the heroic wars of the nations on earth, each one is a masterpiece of art.
Carl surveyed the beautiful square and wondered what he was going to do next.
His luggage had been lost when he was sacked by robbers on the original main road, and he had the money bag with him, which was also stolen by Goldfinger when he entered the city, and now he is truly penniless and destitute.
If he doesn't want to starve, he must find a job as soon as possible and earn money to support himself.
If it were the Earth in the twenty-first century, Karl would not be worried about that. He has been in society for a few years, and he will not starve himself to a restaurant where he can eat and live for a few days.
But in this world, it's not that simple. From the memories of the original owner, Karl learned that this was a time similar to the European Middle Ages on Earth.
Kings, nobles, lords, knights, churches, monasteries, priests occupy most of the land of this world, and the vast majority of people are bound to the land and have to work hard for kings, lords, knights, priests and priests as serfs, hired farmers, and freemen.
In a village controlled by a lord, a blacksmith may have been a blacksmith for generations, a farmer may have been a farmer for generations, a miller may have been a miller for generations, and a shepherd may have been a shepherd for generations.
In this era of strict hierarchies and class solidification, people's identities and the jobs they engage in are almost completely solidified, and the jobs they can freely choose are extremely limited.
The City of Silver Tide is a well-traded seaport city, which is better off than the countryside under the direct control of the lords, but it is also extremely difficult to find a decent job.
Decent and high-class occupations such as accountant in the finance office, clerk in the circuit court, official clerk in the town hall, etc., must be of good birth (usually the uninherited concubine of a noble family).
Karl also had the opportunity to obtain such a deserving and high-class profession, but Baron Hayfour's unexpected trip made him a chance to become a high-class person, and it was postponed indefinitely.
And his immediate priority now is to find a job to support himself before Baron Haywell returns.
As a traverser, Karl is also helpless and desperate to get to this point.
What kind of work is suitable for him to do in this hellish world?
With such a helpless thought, he had already walked for most of the day, and Carl, who was extremely tired, leaned against the statue of the fairy in the forest and fell asleep unconsciously.
......
"Who am I?"
"I am Alicia, Princess of the Kingdom of Rayandina. ”
Alicia wakes up from her deepest sleep to a ceiling clinging to leaves and flower petals!
"Strange ceiling!" Alicia sighed strangely for no apparent reason, her gaze unmoving, calmly surveying the eyes.
It was a cosy and cozy bedroom, with beautiful leaves and flower petals on the walls and ceiling, a vigorous fire burning in the fireplace, and the fragrance of precious rosin wood that filled the room like the aftermath of a beautiful elf playing a carn.
Alicia rose from the bed and let the soft velvet quilt slide off her body, revealing a delicate and elegant body that seemed to be a perfect sculpture. Her skin was whiter than the purest milk, her hair was smoother than the finest silk of the East, her lips were more delicate than a rose stained with dew, her eyes were brighter than the brightest stars in the night sky, and her breath was holier than the snowflakes of the sacred mountain of Temur. Her countenance was perfect, her temperament was elegant and holy, and even the most jealous and slanderous noblewomen could hardly find fault in her countenance, and unanimously praised her for having a goddess-like countenance, the first beauty of the Northland, and the brightest pearl of the kingdom of Rain.
Alicia stepped out of the bed, stepped barefoot on the soft carpet, and walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, where the dusk sun shone on her body through the thick curtains, covering her delicate and perfect body with a golden halo, exuding a goddess-like sense of sacredness.
With a slight sound, the door of the princess's bedroom was gently pushed open, and a maid with deep hair like the ocean came in, she was Tina, the personal maid of Princess Alicia, with the blood of a frost giant, so not only did she have a rare long ice blue hair, but also had a taller and more toned body than Alicia.
"Your Highness!" Tina called out softly as she walked up behind Alicia.
Alicia turned and looked at Tina quietly.
Alicia's delicate body, like the most perfect statue, radiated an almost divine brilliance under the golden glow. Tina's heart couldn't help but rise with a strange emotion, her face couldn't help but blush slightly, and she couldn't help but stagger her gaze.
Alicia was silent, watching Tina.
After being silent for a moment, sorting out her slightly flustered emotions, Tina remembered her intentions and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, the banquet in the evening is about to be held, please hurry up and prepare!"
Alicia was silent, her calm gaze did not show anything, but Tina, who had been waiting for Her Royal Highness the princess since she was a child, understood her meaning very well, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, this is a celebration party held by Your Majesty to celebrate your promotion to the Knight of the Mandate of Heaven and specially convened all the nobles of the royal capital. ”
After saying that, Tina's eyes were fixed on Alicia, and she resolutely looked at Alicia's blue eyes, which were deeper than the highest heavenly vault. She knew that Her Royal Highness Princess Alicia had a cold temperament, and she didn't care about anything irrelevant except for the cultivation of martial arts. A banquet like this, even if it was held by His Majesty the King, she would never attend it unless she was told that she had to go.
Alicia stared at Tina in silence for a moment, then nodded imperceptibly.