Chapter 3: A World of Extremes

"Your name is Rogge?" After entering the city, Malmain turned to look at Rogge and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Just go around and get some food!" Rogge still looked curiously at the streets of the city. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info

"Stand guard well!" the big man scolded at the soldiers: "Hmph, a bunch of waste, it's better than a child!"

"What's the matter, the most expensive adult, if it weren't for the hard work of the soldiers and brothers, I'm afraid the carriage would not have entered the city so easily! Besides, the adults are well guided!" Rogge hurriedly waved his hand when he heard it, extremely humble.

"Well, forget it this time!" The big man looked at Rogge curiously again, everyone knew that several soldiers did not help much, if it weren't for Rogge, it was estimated that the carriage was still in the mud pit, and now it was just a symbolic reprimand.

But this little Rogge sold both sides of the good in one sentence, which ordinary people can't do, they are all humble people who do things for food, how can they understand this, where did this little Rogge learn it?

I couldn't help but look at Rogge twice, black hair, black eyes, this kind of person is not common in the empire, although the face is yellow and thin, but the appearance is extremely attractive, especially the bright eyes reveal something indescribable, I can't help but secretly write it down in my heart.

Rogge knew that the big man was observing him, and Rogge also had a lot of doubts about his appearance, so he bowed down and ran towards the side of the county after bowing goodbye.

"Alvin, it's time to go!"

"Malman, what do you think of that kid..."

"Let's go, I don't know how many people in the slums can't survive this winter. ”

......

Trotting all the way, he was already tired and panting, his stomach was hungry, the streets were wide and tidy, the spires were lined with buildings, and people dressed richly appeared in front of him from time to time, Rogge had no idea of begging, and secretly endured it and let out a long breath.

"I really don't know what to say!"

While walking, I sighed, this world is full of magic, the street lamps on the street are magic crystals, the high-end carriages are engraved with magic runes, the weapons of warriors are inlaid with magic energy stones, and the magic potions that cure patients are magic potions, even if you take a deep breath, you will feel some inexplicable power in the air.

"But it's a pity..."

There are magicians in this world, but they are the noble existence of the whole world, and there seem to be few in the entire empire, a world dominated by magical civilization, and in the case that magicians are not popular, the 'magic technology' that spreads around magic has naturally become the mainstream development route of this world.

It's like another dimension, where the world without magic is trying to develop science and technology!

Of course, the term 'magic technology' is Rogge's own definition, and as for the extent of this technology, Rogge does not know.

However, it can be seen from this city that the magical civilization does not seem to be well developed, and it is still in the initial stage of development.

How advanced can a civilization built with magic crystals and original stones be?!

The Magic Rough Stone is easy to understand as a mineral with magical energy, and the Magic Crystal is a companion product of the Magic Rough Stone.

They have different elemental properties, some can emit light, can generate heat, and some can give people or things different abilities.

However, there is no processing and extraction at all, and the technology of direct application is as simple and backward as a rough stone man who takes a stone rich in iron ore and grinds it into an improvised weapon.

Of course, it is only at the surface level, and there may be a lot of advanced magic, but from the point of view, whether a civilization is strong or not does not lie in how much force it has, but in its survivability, the survivability in various aspects!

In addition, there is no industry here, and the economy here is in its 'embryonic period', which is better than the most primitive barter, and the labor force still follows the most primitive mode of operation, let alone liberated the labor force.

Magic, on the other hand, brought only fear and blind worship, and did not make any major changes to people's livelihoods.

"Magic belongs to a kind of civilization in this world, but it does not represent the civilization of this world, compared to the application and development of magic that is not developed, everything in this world except magic seems so backward and even primitive!"

In such a world dominated by magic, there will naturally be no basic physics, chemistry and other disciplines, and even common sense is so scarce, so how can it be a pity in such a world?

"Not only that, but the monarch's ..... system', the feudal system, you don't need to think about it to know what this society is like!"

"The contrast between magic and civilization, the contrast between social classes, it is easy to conclude that this is an extreme society, and it is also an extreme world!"

"But at least there's a lot of magic here, and it's worth looking forward to!" Rogge said with a smug face, "Let's eat first." ”

Looking up, the crowd gathered, this is the largest trade market in the county, in fact, it is also a place of Jiaotong University, a group of people sell their goods, and it has nothing to do with the trade in his impression, but Rogle thinks so.

Only in this way can you always remind yourself where you are from!

"Today is quite lively!" The cold winter is coming, looking at the gloomy sky, it is estimated that the heavy snow will come soon, and the civilians in the city are also busy preparing food and clothing for the winter.

The aristocracy will not come here, and the high-end storefronts are the places favored by the aristocracy.

Looking at the noisy crowd, there are quite a lot of styles here, hesitating next to the 'Everfree Forest', a forbidden place that makes the entire empire fearful, most places in the Duchy of Barton will have bounty guilds, and Dale County is no exception.

The so-called bounty guilds are all over the empire, and there are everyone in them, from the simplest hunters, to high-level mercenary groups, to outlaws, and so on.

It's just a meeting place for a group of people to eat and gamble with their lives, some people pay for it, and they do things simply and conveniently!

So these are the most common people in this kind of market, from selling beast skins to magical items, and if you're lucky, you might see a magical beast.

Of course, a small county town like Dale County is really a once-in-a-millennium event!

This kind of place is the best way to describe it, but at least there are rules in this kind of place, and another place in Dale County makes Rogge shudder to think about it, shake his head and shake off his chaotic thoughts, rub his hands, and observe carefully.

After walking around, Rogge noticed an elderly man sitting on the ground in a remote corner of the market, with an anxious face in front of him, but in front of him were a dozen slightly broken furs.

On the side of the man, a girl about the same height as Rogge, with long brown hair tied into a traditional bun, with a little freckles on her face, and a gray fur in her little hand that was red from the cold, almost begging, but it is estimated that the fur is too shabby to be cared for so far.

"It's up to you, whether you can make money or not depends on this one. Looking at the sky, Rogge walked over.

......

Casey and his father Ed are commoners living in Dale County, his father is a hunter, the family is not wealthy, and he can barely survive on the support of his father.

But my father injured his leg in the mountains and almost lost his life, and the family's life took a turn for the worse, and my mother had to bear a heavier workload, but in order to treat my father's illness, the family was already unable to make ends meet.

In order to survive the winter, he had to take out the only dozen furs in the family, all of which his father had saved from hunting before, but now Casey was anxious.

His father's leg was lame, and his father, who was usually dissatisfied with Casey being a girl, was even more irritable, and he never stopped beating and scolding Casey for a year.

Casey has worked very hard to help his father, but in exchange for his father's scolding and beatings, there is no food left at home, and if he can't sell a single fur today, his father will sell himself as a slave.

Casey knew that there was no way to do it, it was better than the people in the slums, and at the halfway point of the day, Casey was now feeling hopeless and crying when she cried out.

"Huh, someone's coming?" Casey noticed Rogge, who seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and looked at Rogge pleading with tearful eyes, completely oblivious to Rogge's thinly dressed clothes and not the appearance of a rich man at all.

"You... Do you want to buy fur..."Casey hurriedly picked up the fur in his hand: "This... This is the best fur in my house, you see, you look at ......"

"Uh..." The girl's performance made Rogge stunned, and then looked at the middle-aged man with a depressed face on the side, guessed a rough idea, and asked, "How to sell this one!"

"Only... Only twelve copper coins..."

"Where's this one?"

"Ten copper coins..."

"And what about these?"

"It's ten copper coins," Casey's voice grew quieter, and she now noticed that Rogge's clothes were more shabby than what she was wearing, and a heart that had been lifted gradually fell to the bottom.

"Are there any shabby furs that can't be sold?" Rog ignored Casey, who was full of disappointment.

"There's... There is..."The girl said, looking at the middle-aged man pleadingly, Casey knew that they were all kept for her own use, and no one would ask for them, but she vaguely felt that the boy in front of her might buy some, even one piece was better than not selling nothing.

"Hey, boy...", Ed looked impatient, after all, he knew at a glance that Rogge was penniless.

"Hmm... You're the stall owner, aren't you?!" Rogge interrupted Eddard and picked up a piece of fur and drew it on his body.

"The stall owner?"

"Uh... It's a new word..."Knowing that his words were wrong, Rogge raised his head, wrapped a piece of fur around himself, stretched out a finger and pointed to the sky, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly: "Before dark, I will sell all your furs and double your income, and my demand is, I will take half of it!"

"You won't refuse me. Rog stretched out his hand to stop Ed, who was about to speak: "You know that these furs are difficult to sell, and even if they are sold, they won't change much of your current situation, and I tell you, I can!"

"You don't have to think I'm a liar. Rogge shrugged: "That's it anyway, why don't you give it a try!"

As he spoke, Rog stretched out his completely ill-fitting boots, and the arabesque markings on the boots appeared.

ps: I don't know... Expert..... system, why is it blocked!