Chapter Twenty-Seven: It's Not Easy to Live in a Big City

The bazaar in Nimitz, like Betty, is not only larger, but also more regulated. In the market in Betty, the vendors in Betty City set up their stalls on both sides of the road wherever there was a place, regardless of the business around them, while in Nimitz, the market is divided into several zones, each selling different things.

When entering the market, the closest to the door is the daily goods shop, selling things that ordinary people can use every day, such as pots and pans, such as scissors and kitchen knives, and here John can also see some merchants in horse-drawn carriages to various shops, some buying, some selling. See this. John remembered Lawrence and wondered how he was now.

John and the others walked a little further along the market avenue and came to a crossroads. The intersection is quite large, and each road is wide, if you use Lawrence's horse-drawn carriage, each road can accommodate 10 horse-drawn carriages alongside each other, even if it is designed as a double carriage, it can be very wide enough for five horse-drawn carriages to go in parallel, not to mention that there are sidewalks for pedestrians on both sides of the lane.

The sidewalk next to the intersection has a signpost indicating the direction, which conveniently indicates the main types of business in each direction, John Hoselina walked into the market from the south gate, the business scope of the merchants here is mainly daily necessities and ready-to-wear, and the business scope of the north side opposite the daily necessities is the fresh cooked food area that John is most interested in, and the east side is the sundries area, most of which are not used by ordinary people or are not often changed, such as the furniture such as beds, cabinets, tables and chairs, and the pony carts commonly used by merchants, which is also a gathering area for large trading houses, and many trading houses use this as their headquarters or branches in the kingdom of Nimitzใ€‚ The most special is the west, where all the "instability" in the eyes of the upper class such as mercenary adventurers gathers, whether it is a hotel or a bar, and John also sees two blacksmith shops marked on the shop.

It seems that there is not yet a place in Nimitz where it is possible to open a blacksmith. John wondered if he would be rewarded enough to buy a shop here. In the records of the Great Library of Los Ric, the housing prices in such a prosperous place will be very high, and he only has a small bag of money on him. Let's hope tomorrow's bounty is enough. John sighed.

But it's useless to think about it now, just plan according to tomorrow's reward. If it's not enough, go outside to see if there is anything to make money to do, if you don't have a fixed place to live when you start the big plan, how can you make those otherworldly primordial souls believe in themselves.

Fortunately, John's money was enough for the two of them to stay in the hotel for ten days and half a month. John sat in the room of the Pyras Inn, thinking about things, while Selena next to her leaned against the window and stuck her head out to look out, and whenever she saw a pedestrian walking under the window, her eyes would follow the other person's forward steps, and from time to time she let out some exclamations of unknown meaning.

But after all, it is a child's heart, and Selena watched it for about half an hour, and she felt bored. When Selena turned around, she saw John take out the money bag, pour all the money on the bed and count them one by one, and asked, "Big man, what are you doing?"

John didn't look up, and as he counted, he said, "I'm looking at how much money I have left." Selena walked over to the edge of the bed and lay down on the bed, disrupting John's money. John was not angry, and continued, "I plan to buy a shop here to be a blacksmith's shop, but it seems that there is not enough money." I don't know how much the bounty is in the Eternal Sun, I hope there is enough money to buy the shop, and it would be better if there was still more renovation fee. โ€

Selena rolled over, lay on the bed with her head in her hands, and asked, "Do the big men need money?" I can go to Sister Dalia or Brother Abbot and get some." Although John didn't know who those two were, he could hear a sense of familiarity from Selena's tone, and guessed that they were also ancient gods like Selena. John said, "I'm not in a hurry, but I'll go tomorrow and see how much the bounty is." Anyway, I haven't signed the scroll of the big plan yet, and there is still a lot of time. โ€

Selena listened and didn't say anything more. After all, although he has a lively personality, he has no shortage of wisdom, and he will not interfere after knowing that John has a plan.

After eating in the evening, John and Selena both did not need to sleep, and seeing that the night market was booming outside, they went out for a walk, and by the way, they took a look at the approximate prices of the houses here.

Early the next morning, as soon as the sun was rising over the horizon, John heard the bell ringing. If you follow the bells, you will find one of the two tallest buildings that can be seen outside the city, the Cathedral Bell Tower. The bells of the cathedral are the signal for the start of a new day in Nimitz. After the bell rings, the believers of Il pray in the direction of the sun, and after doing the praise, they begin their lives.

John's inn was also home to many followers of the Eternal Radiant Sun Sect, and even in his room, John could hear the sound of salutation coming from outside. John and Selena, of course, did not stay in the room, and the two went downstairs and ate the breakfast prepared by the innkeeper - brown bread and pickles.

After eating, John prepared to go to the Eternal Sun Cult to receive the reward, while Selena prepared to walk around the city of Nimitz. John naturally didn't worry about Selena's safety, and asked Selena to pay attention to whether she was ready to sell the property when she was resisting, and if so, look at the price.

After John and the others walked out of the market, Selena waved to John and jumped away by herself. John walked in the direction of the bell tower, and along the way, many believers also walked towards the cathedral with fruit cakes in their hands as offerings. Most of these are peasant believers in the suburbs, and because Il has been promoted to the upper god, his followers naturally have to congratulate him. In this way, John in full armor stood out among the believers holding the sacrifice in their hands. But the believers did not say much, and when they saw John, they smiled and nodded their heads to say hello, and then they talked to their companions or read their own hymns. Perhaps they thought of John as a newcomer to the Church.

When he arrived at the cathedral, John saw that the believers had stopped in the square outside the church, and one by one they consciously lined up, placing their sacrifices on the altars on the left and right sides of the church gate, and then retreated to the square from the other side, and found a place to sit or stand, as if waiting for something.

John was not in line, watching the movements of these believers, thinking of the pilgrims of Rondell.

While the faithful were praying, a number of people came out of the cathedral, including priests who gave doctrinal lectures and Templars who maintained order. John saw the vice-captain he had met earlier, and was ready to wait for the other party to work and then go up to ask about the bounty.