Chapter 15 Vigorously Develop the New Prison of Feudalism
The gentle sea breeze blows along the coastline at low tide, and the terraced city along the hillside is ushering in its last busy day before sunset. The small houses made of white limestone are like immaculate pearls, scattered on the gentle slope shrouded in the glow of the sunset, neatly arranged in a triangular shape, and finally extended into the top of the tall black and gray castle.
Walking through the city and standing on tiptoe, you can see the lighthouse that has begun to work on the island not far away, and the white sails of the fishing boats hurrying back from the far sea after a day's work.
"This is the Fuyuki Peninsula?"
Leading the tall black horses of Louise and Anthea on them, Nagi walked aimlessly through the city of countless one- and two-story white houses, and after Anthea killed her servant with her own hands, she picked up the armor that the bearded man had left in the world, said a word to follow, and took Nagi all the way here. However, when Nagi made her way through the primeval jungle at the exit of the tunnel, she was presented with the same thriving scene she had just mentioned. If it weren't for Devin and Barack's claims that this was a place of exile for prisoners, Nagi would have even thought that this was a thriving seaport commercial city.
"It's incredible, when I first took the boat here, I wanted to sell some low-quality crystal balls and other gadgets with the natives here in exchange for money, but I didn't expect that the prosperity here was not at all!"
Anthea glanced at Nagi wryly, pouting and muttering, as if Nagi's exclamation reminded her of some not-so-good memories.
"Anyway, this armor is not ordinary, and it should be able to exchange it for a good price when it is taken to the auction house in the imperial capital. β
Judging from Anthea's expression, Nagi felt that Anthea must have lost a lot this time, using some cheap magic products to defraud the indigenous people in remote and uncivilized areas of gems and gold, which is a common method used by adventurers, however, this time Anthea seems to have lost a lot of money.
"Don't mention any auction houses to the old lady! For a nameless adventurer like us, those evil ghosts can eat you for nine and a half cents, not to mention that the more ordinary this thing is, the more dangerous it is, do you understand the truth that it is a sin?"
Anthea is more inclined to sell her inferior magical toys than to buy and sell rare treasures, after all, no one will be a thief to a merchant who sells gadgets, but if you have a priceless treasure on your shoulder, that's a different matter.
"Long-winded! If you get cheap, you still sell it! Don't give it to us!"
Looking at Anthea's aggrieved look, Nagi felt angry, this guy didn't want to do any legitimate business, but just wanted to exchange some worthless things for the precious wealth that the indigenous people could accumulate for generations, and people were not cheated or wrong?
"Cut! Here it is, here it is. β
Turning her head unhappily, Anthea pointed to a second-floor store with a wine bottle signboard on the side of the road and said, although I don't know where this unknown heroic spirit is, but Anthea inexplicably felt a deep sense of immediacy from the other party's body, but even if the two sides have the same name, this Nagi is still too far from the Lori mentor of St. Lawrence that he had seen before.
"Is this a store?"
Gently pulling the reins to stop the black horse, Nagi raised his head and looked at this inn that was not much different from other houses, and there was a faint noise of drinkers in the hall on the first floor, if I guessed correctly, this is a very common shop pΓΉ that combines accommodation and bar, although the environment is very poor, but the rooms are generally surprisingly cheap.
"What, at first glance, it's a garbage dump for ordinary people. I don't want to stay in this kind of pig nest!"
Louise glanced at the shop lightly, and immediately turned her head in disgust, she would rather starve to death in a noble castle than enjoy the happiness of her rich manor, even if she went out to stay, she would choose the most luxurious inn, this kind of tavern full of drunken speculators and criminals, she felt that if she stepped into it even half a step would pollute her expensive leather boots.
"I can't help it, gold doesn't work here, the currency they circulate is this little gadget called the Blood Essence Stone. β
Turning over and jumping off the horse, Anzia spread out her palm, revealing a small blood-red stone the size of a grain of rice in it, and said with a sneer to Louise, who was sitting on the horse and unwilling to move.
"Huh?"
Squinting at the red stone she had never seen before, Louise blinked, a little unresponsive.
"That is to say, gold coins here have no meaning except for looking good, the value is about the same as iron, and it is this thing that can really be spent as money, if you don't want to live here, you can sleep on the streets!"
Carefully receiving the small piece of blood essence stone into the money bag around his waist, Anzia waved her hand at Louise defiantly.
"And where did you get this?"
Nagi had never seen such a strange little stone before, and perhaps only collectors could find a few of them, but the moment Anzia opened her purse, Nagi found that it was filled with red blood essence stones.
"Although that uncle is useless, it's quite easy to ask him to steal things~"
With her hands crossed over her waist, Ancia said triumphantly, if the other magicians heard that she had converted her precious Heroic Spirit to help her do the business of stealing chickens and dogs, I am afraid that the number of a division would be formed to crusade against this stupid hanger of tyrannical creatures, right?
"We don't have any news about Jin, cough, or the Holy Fruit yet, so this kind of tavern is a good place to gather information, and the next magician with a servant won't have to be a layman like Anthea, so we'd better be careful. β
In the case of the Blood Essence Stone, you can refine as much as you want with alchemy, but an outsider like yourself is a rare variety on the Fuyuki Peninsula, and if you venture in and out of a high-end inn, you will inevitably be targeted, so Nagi thought about it and decided that it would be better to settle here for the time being.
"I don't care, this kind of place is not something that educated nobles will go, as long as you stay for a while, you will be infected with the dirty virus of the common people and die!"
Listening to Nagi's words, Louise reluctantly glanced at the tavern again, but when she saw the black hula door, the oil-stained shutters and the cobwebbed windowsill of the guest room, a strong acidity almost made her vomit in public, even if she couldn't even eat, she would still ask Amber to clean her room spotlessly. Whether it's because of cleanliness or hypocrisy, she just thinks that if she lives in this kind of place, let alone save Amber, I'm afraid she will die directly because of suffocation.
"A mouthful on the left, a commoner, a mouthful on the right, a lowly, who do you think you are, eldest lady? Isn't the bread you eat every day grown out of the ground by us ordinary people?
Comparing his right hand that was raised high above his head to a middle finger to Louise on the horse, Anthea scolded loudly angrily, looking at Louise, who was abused for the first time in her life, looked dazed and at a loss, but she didn't know what to say next, Anthea angrily dropped a sentence, turned around and strode open the door of the tavern, and walked in first.