Chapter 341: Glory?
With the pinnacle of poisonous tongue and ridicule, Punk successfully "scolded" Jonny Zodas, this kind of low-level and childish dialogue in the eyes of punk is always very effective for a stubborn fighter like Jonny, especially Punk has been chasing Jonny's most painful things, in this case of course Jonny will not be Punk's opponent.
So, so far, Punk has managed to pull back a game in the clash of languages.
"Two adults, please follow me."
After the menacing paladins gathered up and returned to the camp, a young-looking full-rank paladin approached Punk and Ben Rachel, apparently the same Oaks that Jonny had arranged to lead the way before leaving.
"Two adults, the residence arranged by Lord Jonny has been prepared, but the time is in a hurry, and the reception along the way is rude, and the two adults are invited to do a lot of Haihan. ”
I have to admit that the holy warrior army of the Zodas family is really very disciplined, even if they are unscrupulously humiliated by the punk, they can still suppress their anger and unwillingness to show their calmness, if it weren't for the punk who could sense the violent mental fluctuations of this Oaks in front of him, he really couldn't see the slightest change in this guy's feelings on the surface.
Oakes, who didn't know that his inner emotions were like a blank sheet of paper in front of the master spellcaster, still abided by strict aristocratic etiquette, and after bowing in a matter-of-fact manner, he seriously walked in front to lead the way.
Punk ignored the guy, for him, a full-fledged paladin was just an insignificant small character, and Punk, who had never let his guard down, would not live in the residence arranged by Jonny, he would at most walk around the door of the house and find an inconspicuous place to spend the night.
Ben Rachel, however, maintained great enthusiasm, and he went up in complete obsession with Oakes' rejection of people thousands of miles away:
"Haha, I've long heard that the Maple Leaf Kingdom's roast duck is very delicious, if you can, you must prepare this dish for me."
"No problem, my lord, the royal chef has prepared a lot of ingredients, and I believe that the two adults will be satisfied."
Seeing Ben Rachel come up with half an elbow from his leftovers, Oakes took two quick steps in disgust, but on the surface, he still responded politely to Ben Rachel's question, although this time the response was very perfunctory.
Without much communication, the three of them walked along the towering gate of the City of Charming Maple Flowers.
It was a sunny morning at this time, and because the city of maple flowers had a curfew policy, it stands to reason that there should be many merchants and travelers waiting to leave the city in the morning, but there was no such scene in the city of maple flowers, even though the city gate had been open for a long time, there were still few people entering and leaving the city gate, and there were no caravans leaving the city.
Obviously, this depressed traffic situation is very inconsistent with a royal city with a population of more than 400,000.
As if he was feeling a little embarrassed, Oakes walked ahead and began to explain:
"The main industry of the city of Maple Flower is the mining and primary processing of ore, and generally speaking, there are still many caravans for mineral trading, but now is the preparation period for war, and for the great battle of glory, all ore must be handed over to the army free of charge, so the current city gate seems a little deserted."
There is nothing unusual about Oakes's explanation, and the tone is just a simple "popular science explanation", even when he says "all ores must be handed over free of charge", his words are full of reason, as if this kind of thing is a matter of course.
However, Ben Rachel was surprised by Ochs's natural attitude, and Ben Rachel, who had a lot of experience in business, undoubtedly had a certain study of the economy, but he knew how deformed and abnormal the development of this mineral economy was:
"If that's the case, will the nobles who deal in the mines really be willing, and this way will collapse the economic order, if nothing else, don't you think the beggars in this royal city are a little ...... Is it too much"?
The surprise in Ben Rachel's words was not surprising at all, and following his gaze, the punk also saw the "beggars" he said were "a little too much".
That's more than that!
I saw that under the elegant and artistic buildings, unkempt and uncovered people almost crowded all the corners of the walls that could block the wind, and these poor people, who were almost all composed of the old, weak, sick and disabled, could be seen everywhere, and whenever a nobleman passed by, they would tremble together and stretch out the dirty wooden bowls and pray.
At this time, many nobles either whipped it and continued on their way, or they simply broke a piece of bread and sprinkled it among the poor people like an animal, and then laughed as some of the hungry poor people fought for a little food on their stomachs............
Such a scene would not be unexpected if it appeared in a refugee camp, but it would appear in the capital of a country's royal city............ At least punk had never heard of anything like this.
"There's no way around it."
Oakes saw the same scene, but he just turned his head away in surprise.
"This is all the pain that the hateful Dragonroar Kingdom has brought to this country, and the invasion of the Dragonroar Kingdom has left our people hungry............"
"Hey, isn't that the case, how did I hear that the Dragonroar Kingdom often distributes food to aid your country............"
"That is a despicable infiltration and the greatest insult to the Maple Leaf Kingdom...... Is that...... Sorry, I lost my temper"!
Hearing Ben Rachel's question, Oakes' voice raised a lot, but soon, he also realized that he was facing two master-level powerhouses, so Oakes quickly bowed respectfully and apologized.
But he did not change his mind because of this, and after bowing, the sharp-eyed paladin said to Benrachel in a tone that was not rude and righteous:
"It's not enough for the despicable Dragonroar Kingdom to invade our country, they are still trying to erode the will of our people with meaningless petty favors...... This is an insult that the kingdom cannot tolerate, so all the dirty food from the Dragonroar Kingdom will be burned by the Zodas family, and anyone who dares to receive the supplies of the Dragonroar Kingdom will be considered treason and executed immediately!
It can be seen that this concept of the supremacy of glory is unwavering from top to bottom in the Zodas family, and in Oakes's heart, it is the supreme concept that does not hesitate to resist the master-level powerhouse and refuse to back down.
"But ............"!
Of course, Ben Rachel felt extremely ridiculous about this kind of inside, and when he saw two little children fighting over a piece of moldy bread and even beating their heads and bleeding blood, Ben Rachel couldn't help but want to say more.
"Okay, don't do anything indifferent, our time is precious, Oakes, I think you can continue to lead the way".
The impatient punk quickly stopped the nosy Ben Rachel, who came here to slay dragons to earn exchange points, and the people's livelihood and statecraft of the Maple Leaf Kingdom really didn't matter to him except for boredom.