Chapter 112: There is no end in sight to Brother Ben's road to robbing money
In the end, the City of Fire lived up to Dongxing's expectations, and it could even be said that it overfulfilled its task.
It is a city where tradition and the present are mixed, with various dislocations and at the same time a sense of harmony.
It's like hiking in the deep mountains and old forests, stepping on mossy bluestone slabs to visit ancient temples, feeling that you have been far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, and when you return to the time hundreds of years ago, you suddenly see a telephone pole in the courtyard of the temple, and when you look up, the wires are going over the courtyard wall of the temple to the outside world, and the temple with glass windows instead of papier-mâché wooden frame windows is still lit with incandescent lamps. It's a feeling of intertwining modernity and history, but it doesn't feel strange, it just takes it for granted, and then laughs at yourself for being too deeply influenced by the environment.
This is the feeling that this city of fire brings to the Eastern Star.
There is a mixture of modern and traditional everywhere, and when I first came in from outside the city walls, the apartment building-style buildings were still relatively dense, and the more I went inside, there were many fewer modern buildings, and there were four or five storeys high, and two or three storeys lower, and most of the small buildings had a tree planted in the courtyard, perhaps this was a popular trend among the petty bourgeoisie in the city of fire who could afford to live in such a house.
Led by officials who had come to greet the ninjas sent by Konoha Village, Tohoshi and his party walked through what looked like a mid-to-high-end residential area and walked onto a spacious street with a strong commercial atmosphere.
Unlike the tea street or leisure street in Konoha Village, the street here is wider, and the shops on both sides are very dense, and the storefront houses are generally at least two storeys used as a façade.
Just from this shop, Dongxing can already see the peaceful atmosphere that war breaks out when there is nothing to do, and the turbulent ninja world is out of place.
The City of Fire is indeed a city that makes Dongxing feel very kind.
If you want to say that the most intimate thing about Dongxing is the street itself.
To be honest, the technology tree in the world of Naruto feels a little crooked no matter how you look at it.
Obviously, electricity is very popular, and even household appliances such as TVs have appeared, but there are no cars on the streets.
In such a city, the people on the streets are actually carrying people and pulling goods, but they are all horse-drawn carts, donkey carts, or man-powered carts and carts. As for the ox cart, it was a luxury used only by the wealthy and of status.
Unlike Dongxing, who has eaten and seen, Ino can't hold back his excitement when he enters the Grand View Garden with Grandma Liu: "Wow! Here, this place is even more prosperous than the village! ”
The official who led the way next to him replied with a smile: "Of course, the City of Fire is the most prosperous city in the Land of Fire, and under the wise leadership of His Royal Highness the Daimyo, the City of Fire is also the most prosperous city in the world. ”
Dongxing shuddered, remembering what the daimyo had said about him.
Now looking at the official in front of him who is estimated to be proficient in smirking and sycophancy, and has also worn a platinum badge, Dongxing feels that it is really embarrassing for the daimyo to compare himself with the officials under him, let alone pat the horse, and the horse is not comparable.
Lu Jiu lowered his head slightly and glanced at Ino with the rest of his eyes, and then regained his calm level gaze: "Excuse me, how long will it take to reach the Daimyo's Mansion?" ”
The official who led the way bowed slightly very politely and replied: "It will take about half an hour to walk, the Daimyo's Mansion is not far from the castle tower, you can see the distance when you look up, the city of fire is relatively large, please be patient." ”
Today's meeting was held in the Daimyo's Mansion rather than the castle tower, and it would only take place in the castle tower when the details of the cooperation between Konoha and the City of Fire were formally negotiated, which was also a typical manifestation of the high-ranking aristocratic class, although it was indeed a show of power, a sign of respect for the visitors of Konoha Village, and the need to standardize etiquette.
The castle tower is the largest building in the entire city of fire, equivalent to an imperial palace, and a symbol of the power of the daimyo. The Daimyo's Mansion that I am going to today resembles the Daimyo's holiday villas, summer resorts, and other houses, and the architectural style is more delicate than majestic, which is suitable for receiving distinguished guests in an informal situation, and it seems intimate.
Lu Jiu, as the main person in charge of this negotiation, has already lowered Ino a little score in his heart.
Momentum is a very important thing in the negotiation, and Ino's words just now have lowered the aura of Konoha Village to a lower level, although the official who is leading the way around him should not be a powerful person, but there must be no similar behavior, otherwise Konoha will automatically be in a state that is very unfavorable to negotiation at the negotiation table.
Lu Jiu glanced at Dongxing again, and his curiosity suddenly became strong.
Konoha rarely receives a mission that requires entering the interior of the Fire City to complete, because the Fire City itself has enough ability to deal with all kinds of unexpected situations.
The vast majority of Konoha ninjas will never have anything to do with the City of Fire in their lifetimes, and making an uninformed voice like Ino or just looking for new things that interest them like Tinji is the norm for ninjas of Kujo's age. However, Kujo Dongxing's demeanor was not at all like a novelty or shocked by the prosperity of the Fire City, but with scrutiny and appreciation, and, after only looking at it for a short while, Kujo Dongxing lowered his head and didn't know what he was looking at.
In short, it's weird.
The official always maintained a position half a position behind Lu Jiu to show everyone the way, and Dongxing slowly and leisurely shook to the end of the team and did the same thing as Ding Ci, coming to such a prosperous city, how could he not find some restaurants that looked delicious to eat.
Dongxing came this time with a target that even Lu Jiu didn't know.
The cooperation between Konoha and the City of Fire has been finalized, and now looking at the prosperity of the City of Fire, if you want to grab jobs with these businessmen in the City of Fire in the new city, it will not work if you only rely on some of the favorable policies that the village can obtain, you must personally feel the standard of living here, do market research, and strive to get something that the masses like to see, but no one has made it yet.
On the one hand, it is still necessary to find a way to make Konoha more profitable.
On the other hand, when the way of eating money has changed, Dongxing is not short of money, but needs money more.
Because just now, shortly after entering the City of Fire, the system unlocked a new feature shop feature.
In a sense, Clumsy can continue to use ordinary money to raise, because the current store sells iron treasure chests and keys, and there is also a deposit machine, which is probably used to upgrade the store level by depositing money.
As for the price of the iron treasure chest and the key, one million taels each, it can be said that it is very n, and the reward for an entire S-class task is probably enough to open the iron box twice at most, which is really affordable for stepping on a horse.
Looking at the interface of the store, Dongxing shed tears of poverty in his heart, can you give me back the ordinary banknote that was fed to the stupid 11