It was late autumn, and the north was already covered with snow and ice, and even in the warm south, there was already a noticeable chill in the air. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Most of the pedestrians who came and went on the street were dressed in thick clothes, and even civilians with lower incomes had as many layers of clothing as possible.

Although many of them had patches on their clothes, they were generally dressed neatly and warmly, enough to withstand the cold wind and maintain basic decency.

Such a situation is not easy to see even in the capital of the Principality of Thunder. Out of the upper city, where the aristocracy lived, and the inner city, where the rich lived, in the middle of the city, although the local residents were well-dressed, it was still common for workers to wear shabby...... Every morning, the patrol has an important job, which is to clean up the homeless who have frozen to death.

Every winter, even the capital of the Principality of Thunder freezes to death hundreds of homeless people, bringing snacks to the beasts outside the city.

But not in this city, and of course people die in winter, but definitely not from starvation.

Since more than 20 years ago, the previous lord Baron Crick Keane, after two generations of barons, the current Keane City has become the richest place in the entire Principality of Thunder. Unlike ordinary lords, the Keane family pursues a policy of "hiding wealth from the people" and pays great attention to the interests of the people. Every winter, the lord would arrange a lot of work, large and small, so that the poor people could get a stable income, and most of them would also have a free lunch by the way.

Naturally, this costs a lot of money, and it has been ridiculed by the other lords around it. But it is undeniable that after more than 20 years of operation, the living conditions of the people of Keane Collar are indeed quite good. According to the earth, they have been detached from the basic need of "food and clothing" and are on the road to a moderately prosperous society.

Although, perhaps, it's just getting started.

Sui Xiong sat at the table facing the street on the second floor of the "Whitebeard" tavern, ordered some ordinary food and ordinary rice wine, and watched the street below while eating and drinking.

He looked at it for a long time, and finally smiled with satisfaction.

"All these years...... Anna: they're doing a great job......."

At this moment, he is neither the appearance of Crick Keane, nor the appearance of a green flying jellyfish, but the appearance of Sui Xiong, an earthling.

Black hair, black eyes, yellow skin. Medium and slightly short, well-proportioned and slightly thin, wearing very ordinary black-rimmed glasses, and his face is full of bookishness.

Such people can be found everywhere on the earth, but they are relatively few in this world. Even though the Church of the God of Knowledge has been trying to promote universal education in recent decades, the results have not been great, and "reading and literacy" is still out of reach for most people. Even in Void City, which has the highest level of education, most of the residents can only read and write their own names, and by the way, they can only understand a hundred or so common words.

Keenling also attaches more importance to education, but there are not many bookish people like Sui Xiong. The tavern guy was a man with an eye, and he recognized him at a glance, so he was very polite and attentive to him. At this moment, seeing him smile at the pedestrians on the road, he couldn't help but come over.

"Sir, have you seen anything interesting, is there a place where I can serve you?" asked the hotel guy, who was a little older than Sui Xiong, who was a little older than Sui Xiong, with a smile on his face.

"I'm just sighing. Sui Xiong said, "I am a traveler and have traveled a lot of places......

He noticed the glimmer of suspicion flashing in the tavern guy's eyes, and couldn't help but be a little embarrassed - the image of "Sui Xiong" definitely didn't look like a traveler, because he didn't have the calluses on his hands from holding a cane for a long time, and he didn't have the wind and frost accumulated from long-term travel on his face, especially the corners of his eyes were flat, and he obviously didn't blow much wind. It is no wonder that the knowledgeable man agrees on the surface, but in his heart he does not believe it at all.

But he really didn't lie, he had been to most of the countries on the main plane, although he generally remained invisible, slowly floating through the sky, but at least in terms of "going south and north" and "seeing a lot", he could indeed be called a traveler.

"I've traveled a lot and seen a lot of cities. Many of them are more prosperous than Keene, but very few of the poor have a higher standard of living than here. Sui Xiong wisely ignored his man's suspicions and said to himself, "It is not difficult for a city to be prosperous and strong, but it is not easy for the poor to live a stable and decent life." From this point of view, Keane City deserves to be called the 'Pearl of Thunder'!"

"Of all the cities I've visited, there are probably only a few cities in the North-West Republic that are similar to it. Sui Xiong added, "I once heard that Baron Crick Keane, who presided over the administration of Keane City, was the Holy Spirit of His Majesty the Void Mask who created the Northwest Republic, and I had always been a little suspicious before, but now it seems that this rumor may be true." ”

The guy nodded again and again, and the smile on his face became a little sincere.

"I'm not sure if the rumors are true or not, after all, the matter of the gods is too far away for us mortals. He said happily, "But what you said before is too true, our Keane City is indeed a good place! Although I don't travel as far and wide as you do, I have also been to several nearby cities, and I can't compare with us at all!"

"As you said, in our place, even the poor can live in peace and security, and they don't have to worry about not being able to get by. And as long as you are willing to put in the effort, as long as you put more effort into it, it is not difficult to make some money. "My parents fled here after the flood more than 20 years ago, and most people like us would live at the bottom of society, no matter how hard they struggled, it would be useless, and it might not be long before the whole family would freeze to death and starve to death." But we only relied on our own hard work to get out of the predicament and slowly accumulate a fortune - you know? My sister was recently found to have certain qualifications, has received a stipend, and is studying medicine!"

Looking at his smile, Sui Xiong also smiled, picked up the wine glass and poured a glass of wine and handed it to him: "Cheers to a good day!"

The guy didn't refuse, took the wine glass and drank it down, and left with a smile.

Looking at his departing figure, Sui Xiong smiled and poured himself a drink again.

"Such a nice place, of course, is worth protecting. Neither Crick nor Faceless Void are suitable, but even if that were, would I sit back and watch others come to its trouble?"

He smiled and shook his head: "Okay, just let me see, who is so greedy that he dares to stretch out his claws?"

"Also, I'm going to come up with a funny idea to clean up those guys and teach other people a lesson to stop doing this kind of mad thing. ”

As he spoke, he poured himself another glass.

It's just that at this moment, all that flashed in his eyes was a sharp cold light. (To be continued.) )