Russell's party was getting closer and closer to the town of Serra, and the famous town of Serra was close at hand, just from the crowds of people on the road.

As soon as the sun was setting in the west, Russell, Buddy, and Betty arrived at the gates of the town of Serra, where they lined up in a long line, waiting for the guards to check on them.

Of course, there is also a fee to enter the city, which is an important source of income for the lords of the city.

According to Russell's team, they need to pay less than a silver coin to enter the city, but the guards will not bargain with ordinary people, whether you are an adult or a child, whether you should pay according to the lord's regulations, it all depends on the mood of this group of guards.

Except for the noble lords in the town of Serra, and those who were authorized by the lord to be exempt from the entrance fee, the rest of the people had to pay the fee when they entered the city.

Therefore, the three Russell, who did not have any status, could only line up in front of the city gate, waiting to pay the fee to enter the city.

While waiting to enter the city, Russell was given a long time to observe the layout of the town.

Russell couldn't help but nod his head as he gazed at the walls of the town, which had been built very tall by the workers, even though it was only a town.

Overall, the town's defenses were very rigorous, far exceeding Russell's original defenses of most of the world's cities.

Russell can see from a small point of view, and the hidden strength of this kingdom should not be underestimated!

"Russell, what are you stunned about? It's time for our team to enter the city!"

Buddy urged Russell, who was standing in place, to be punished by the guards for not leaving the city gate.

Russell came back to his senses under Buddy's reminder and hurriedly took Betty and followed Buddy into the town immediately.

Buddy opened his money bag and counted the few coins and complained, "The entrance fee to the city has been getting more and more expensive lately, even a child like Betty is considered an adult's expense, and the lord is really crazy about money." ”

Russell nodded absentmindedly, in fact, his attention was all on the shops on both sides of the road, and within a few steps Russell saw the blacksmith shop, the tailor's shop, the bakery, and other places where he needed to buy things, which were indispensable to Russell.

Buddy leads the way as he tells Russell and Betty about their days,

"The market is usually open for three days, and we are already a little late when we enter the city today, so we have to find a hotel to stay in now, and then we will go to the archon to report the orc invasion of the lord's territory, which is also what the village chief was going to do, so let us do it. ”

Russell nodded that he knew about Buddy's plan, and the group hurried to the location of the hotel.

As he passed through the square deep in the town, Russell vaguely saw a tall tower with its tip exposed, dotted with colorful lines, which looked very spectacular.

Russell pointed to the tower and asked Buddy suspiciously, "Buddy, what is that tower, and why does the tower have such a special design?"

Buddy glanced in the direction Russell was pointing, bowed deeply to the tower with respect, and explained to Russell: "Russell, this is not an ordinary city building, but a temple to the goddess of grain, thanks to the goddess of grain, we have been able to have a good harvest of grain for the past few years. ”

Russell was a little surprised that there was a religion in this world.

In Russell's world, by contrast, the empire abolished all religions hundreds of years ago in order to consolidate the rule of the royal family, which led to a great rebellion at that time.

Therefore, under the rule of the empire, most of the commoners revered the heavens and the earth, and only some secret societies believed in special gods.

Therefore, Russell did not believe in the existence of gods in the world at first, but since the invasion of the abyss, he has wavered in this belief.

Russell pondered for a while, but couldn't help but ask Buddy, "Is there really a god in this world? Have you ever seen a god with your own eyes?"

Russell's question seemed to shock Buddy, he looked at Russell with wide eyes in surprise, and hurriedly covered Russell's mouth to warn him,

"Russell, don't talk nonsense, if the guards hear about it, you will go to jail, this is a crime of disrespect to the gods, are you a believer?

Russell put down Buddy's hand and said, "I see, I won't talk nonsense about the existence of gods or anything like that, thank you Buddy for your kindness!"

Russell knew that Buddy was stopping him from continuing for his own safety, so he understood that he would not bring up these topics again.

It seems that the people in this place believe in the goddess of grains, so you should be more careful and don't mention too much about the gods.

After all, Russell couldn't be sure of the existence of gods at all, and he didn't know much about this belief, and now that he was in a foreign country, he still had to be careful about acting as a person.

In order not to get into trouble, Russell had no choice but to keep silent and follow Uncle Buddy straight to a luxurious hotel.

Russell looked up at the three-story inn and was very surprised, he had only seen a hotel of this size in the capital of the empire, St. Caron, but he did not expect that there would be such a large hotel in this ordinary town.

"Buddy, is this the hotel we're staying at tonight? isn't it a little too luxurious?" Russell asked, looking at the hotel's gilded door plate, with some surprise.

Buddy was a little confused when he heard Russell's question, he pointed in the direction of the alley on the opposite side and said, "This is the hotel we stayed at tonight?

When Russell heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to take a look, and immediately felt goosebumps fall to the ground, just by looking at the door, he found that the dense oil stains in the hall could reflect the light, and the hotel looked a little crumbling.

Russell thought for a few seconds, but still decided that he could not put his life on the conscience of the innkeeper.

Russell pulled Buddy and walked to the front of this luxurious hotel, pointed to the inn and said, "Buddy, stay here tonight, it's really not a place for people!"

Buddy replied with a strange expression: "What is this? When I went to the town with the village chief to run errands, I stayed in this hotel, which was really very affordable, especially the proprietress of his house, who was really a beauty!"

Russell glanced at the dilapidated inn opposite, just as the proprietress of the house came out to pour dirty water, Russell looked at her waist comparable to a bucket, and the momentum of wanting to paint her face with gouache, and did not dare to compliment her too much.

"Forgive me for not accepting it, I'll pay for the accommodation during this time, so you should come and live here with me!"

With that, Russell pulled Buddy, who was looking back at the proprietress with some reluctance, into this luxurious hotel.

After a while, Russell, who had checked in, was lying on the big bed with a goose down quilt and didn't want to move too much, but Buddy on the side looked at Russell and kept complaining.

"This inn is also too expensive, a room costs a silver coin for a night, which can be used by a family in the town for a whole week, why don't they rob it!"

Russell lay on the bed with his back to him and ignored his words, he also knew that the accommodation of this inn must be very expensive, but the last time the knight chief gave him a lot of silver coins, enough for him to stay here for a few months, for which he was still willing to live in a comfortable room, there was no need to live with himself.

Russell kept thinking about the future arrangements in Buddy's constant complaining words, and he brought a lot of money this time, more than a hundred silver coins.

One is to buy your own armor and weapons, preferably a horse, but to find out the news here, and there is always a chance to return to your own world.

Of course, Russell did not forget to leave the money to buy a dress for Betty, Russell had already discovered in her home that Betty only had two clothes, and one was worn at the festival in the village, as in this case, the clothes were covered with patches.

Russell made up his mind that the money must be put to good use, and in case of a battle, his luck might not be as good as before.

Russell was a wise man who would be prepared, and he would not be ready for battle.

Buddy's whining continues,

"You said you live in this hotel, why do you want to give little Betty a separate room, she just has a child to make do with you, so it shouldn't be a waste of money for her to live nearby!"

Russell smiled and replied to Buddy, "Isn't Betty a girl, and she should be given a room!"

This sentence seemed to poke Buddy's sore spot, and he angrily said to Russell: "How old is Betty? She is not a young lady from a noble family, and it is not a good thing for her to hold her like this!"

Russell didn't want to discuss this, he knew in his heart the reason why Buddy was suddenly angry, he was a little worried about money, although it was not to spend his money to stay in a hotel, but this kind of extravagant and wasteful behavior in his eyes was a serious violation of his living habits.

By the time Buddy finally stopped complaining, it was already dark, and Russell was almost recovering, and it was time for dinner.

Russell called Betty, who was enjoying the queen bed in the other room, and went to the lower floor to buy three large meals for a huge sum of silver coins.

Although Buddy is still complaining about this waste of money, Russell can see from his gobbling up that he is not so resolutely opposed to it, and Betty is very happy to eat, but her eating is much more elegant than Buddy.

Russell also scooped up a mouthful of soup with a spoon, and after putting it in his mouth, he couldn't help but sigh, he finally ate such delicious food, recently in the village Russell ate either black bread or stinky peas, Russell has never eaten such a difficult food to swallow since he was a child.

With a delicious meal for energy, Russell's tired mind was back in action, and he remembered what he had to do tomorrow.

The first thing to go to is the consul's hall, and the situation of the orcs must be reported to the lord of the town.

Russell looked at Buddy, who was about to bury his head in the food, and asked, "Buddy, how much time will it take to report the situation of the orcs to the government office tomorrow?"

Buddy wiped the residue from the corner of his mouth and replied, "It won't take long for us, the village chief told me that if I spend a silver coin, I can get to the front of the line, and it won't matter!"

Russell couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, "Can you cut in line?"

Buddy looked up at Russell and said with a sneer: "This rule is set by the consul, and he still takes the most weight of this money!"

Russell suddenly fell silent, it seems that the believers who believe in the goddess of grains are no different from the commoners of the empire, probably because they think too much!

After eating, Russell and Betty said goodnight to each other, and Russell fell asleep with a heavy heart.