After entering the city, Richard saw that the road in Cuijin City was very wide, and the main road was more than ten meters long, paved with smooth bluestone slabs. However, it may be that the construction time is too long, and most of the bluestone slabs have been damaged, and the surface is full of cracks in some places, and in other places it is full of potholes, and the depressions are filled with black sewage.

Pedestrians come and go, and be careful to avoid difficult places. Occasionally, a man on horseback shouted and galloped, and the horse's hooves splattered the sewage in all directions, causing pedestrians to shout and dodge.

The air is a little cloudy and the smell is a little terrible, but the rest is acceptable except for these.

Along the wide road, two- or three-story buildings have been erected on both sides, and the shops are continuous, and the guys are smiling and enthusiastic at the door, and the shops are full of bargaining between customers and bosses. From time to time, there was a lot of noise and laughter in the tavern, and the blacksmith shop "clanged", and weapons or farming tools were crafted and put up for sale at the door......

Pandora carried her suitcase and looked at the scene around her with wide eyes, feeling a little disgusted by the terrible environment, which was far from the freshness, cleanliness and nature of the forest. But I was curious about the way many people were busy, which was never seen in the forest.

Richard dragged Pandora along the way, eventually entering a nice-looking inn.

Not surprisingly, the first floor of the hotel is still a tavern, and there are many people sitting here, all drinking and laughing with wine glasses.

Richard didn't pay much attention to this, and walked to the counter.

Behind the counter stood a fat shopkeeper in his forties. When he doesn't laugh, his face is full of three points of treachery, and when he laughs, a pair of squinting eyes squeezes out, and the corners of his mouth are so upturned that he wants to go to his nose, which makes people subconsciously cover their wallets.

"Hey, hey, this guest, what's the need?" or what?" The innkeeper didn't wait for Richard to speak, he had already taken the initiative to say hello, "If you stay in the hotel, we have rooms of various prices to choose from, you can stay for a short time or rent for a long time." We also have other services, such as helping you find a girl who can relax, or helping you find some people to deal with difficult problems......"

Richard raised his eyebrows, already knowing the role of the innkeeper behind the counter, who was supposed to be a broker, that is, a medieval intermediary merchant. They take advantage of the fact that inns and taverns will come into contact with all kinds of people to introduce people to buy and sell, and earn commissions from them. In fact, in the Middle Ages, many innkeepers and other shopkeepers would have this profession, which is why some craftsmen, mercenaries, etc. preferred to gather in taverns and other places.

The so-called mercenary unions, thieves' unions, and the like could not exist in a world that truly resembles the Middle Ages. Even if it exists, it is a huge gap from what is described in some novels. After all, according to the description, all kinds of trade unions can easily connect the organizational forces of several cities, or even more than half of the continent, and are completely capable of establishing a state, so how can they be content to pump water and earn service fees? And the ruler of a country, as long as he is in his right mind, will never allow similar trade union organizations to exist.

So, in a real medieval world, taverns and inns were in a sense of union task halls, where people could find a way to get a job or find someone who could work for them by talking to the shopkeeper.

But...... Richard was just looking for a place to stay for the time being.

Looking at the shopkeeper, Richard said, "Just give me a room, and the rest of the needs are not available for the time being." ”

"Well, yes. After listening to Richard's words, the innkeeper was not upset that he couldn't make extra money, and still kept a smile, but he was much more efficient. Quickly stretched out his hand and said crisply, "The best room is one silver coin a day, that is, a hundred coppers, and the worst room is five coppers a day." And in the middle were ten of brass, and fifteen of brass, and twenty of brass, and fifty of brass, and behold......"

"The best. Richard spoke up, handing out a silver coin.

"Alright, I'll ......arrange it for you," the innkeeper said with a smile on his face, and was about to greet his fellow, but his eyes swept to the silver coin in his palm, and the voice suddenly disappeared in his throat, and the expression on his face froze for a few seconds, and he frowned slightly.

The next moment, the innkeeper looked at Richard, his eyes flashed, he still spoke politely, and asked in a long tone: "This - the guest is from out of town, not from the Emerald Kingdom, right?"

"Uh, yes. ”

"That's, that's right. The price of the room I just mentioned refers to the silver coins circulating in the Emerald Kingdom, and it doesn't seem that what you gave me is this, but the rest of the countries. Well, don't get me wrong, I don't mean the rest, maybe your silver coin is more valuable than the silver coin of the Emerald Kingdom, but ...... This is the Emerald Gold City, not outside the city, nor the rest of the Emerald Kingdom, some foreign currencies are not very recognized, and I don't want to take advantage of you......"

Richard listened, nodded, not angry, and had no reason to be angry. After all, just as not the whole world speaks the same language, the whole world doesn't use the same coin.

It is true that the use of the same language, the same coin, the same weights and measures is conducive to communication. The same culture and the same political system are all the more conducive to the joint development of each other. But reality is reality after all......

Richard was prepared for the non-universal currency, so when he left the Blue Lion Kingdom, he brought a small number of gold and silver coins, and more luxury goods such as precious stones. Richard's original plan was to travel to a strange land and sell gems in exchange for local currency.

However, considering the many types of currency obtained from the Iron Ring of the Mystic Wizard, it is possible to eliminate the need for gems.

Looking at the innkeeper, Richard lightly touched the iron ring on his hand, activated it with mana, and turned over another silver coin with his hand, "This is the official circulating silver coin of the Emerald Kingdom?"

The innkeeper shook his head: "Well, it's not ......."

"What about this?" Richard pulled out another one.

"Well, it's not ......"

"Like?"

"It's not ...... yet"

Richard tried until the sixth, and finally found the official circulation silver coin of the real Emerald Kingdom and put it in the hands of the innkeeper.

Seeing that the innkeeper finally accepted it, Richard's eyes flashed and asked, "In addition to silver coins, can you also use gold coins?"

"Well, of course you can, as long as it's circulated in the Emerald Kingdom, as long as you have guests. But......" said the innkeeper after a moment's hesitation, "but ...... If you stay for a short time, if you give me a gold coin, I will find you a lot of silver coins, which is not convenient. So, I suggest that you still pay your bills with silver coins. ”