Chapter 251: Bright Summer Flower (II)
Tonight, the street lights came on again, causing people to let out another exclamation.
This is not the first time they have seen the street lights lit up, but every time they see the street lights on, they can't help but let out a soft snort, as if this is the only way to vent the surprise in their hearts, otherwise they will always panic in their hearts.
They had heard the 'legends' of the 'city that never sleeps' - because it was so far away from them, it was a 'legend' to them.
Merchants and adventurers who traveled from place to place were indispensable to boast to them of the 'city that never sleeps' they had seen, and the cities that were lit up all night were always fascinating to the listeners.
Because of the legend of the 'city that never sleeps', the children want to see the real 'city that never sleeps' with their own eyes, so when they grow up, they become merchants, adventurers, and mercenaries, and their dream is to see with their own eyes what the real 'city never sleeps' looks like.
In their barren imagination, the street lamps of the 'City That Never Sleeps' should have been lit with candles, and the pavement was paved with bluestone—bluestone like the section of the road in front of the lord's house.
The men drank in taverns, and when they were drunk, they went home with their shoulders hooked;
The women comforted their children at home, but the children were always disobedient and always liked to run out of the door to look at the street lamps and cheer;
Vendors hawked along the streets, and even at nightfall, those who wanted to make money would continue to work hard;
The nobles let the coachmen drive the carriages to 'here' or 'there' for elegant balls and evenings, for the day was just over and the night was just beginning.
They believe that the people of the 'city that never sleeps' will be active until midnight, laughing and scolding in taverns, chatting on the roadside, or talking to their loved ones in front of the fountain in the dim light of their longings.
The people of the 'City That Never Sleeps' should be merry, smiling and loud;
The night in the 'City That Never Sleeps' should be bejeweled, and whether it is a nobleman or a wealthy man walking under the protection of bodyguards, the jewels they wear will always reflect a beautiful light.
The night in the 'City That Never Sleeps' is probably lively, with adventurers and mercenaries chatting and boasting to each other, always ending in laughter, the vendors cries from day to night, the two meals a day have long been used in the afternoon, and the hoarse voices are still shouting.
The presence of the 'three hands' tends to make the market more lively, and the 'city that never sleeps' is definitely a big city, and the big city definitely can't do without the presence of those people.
That's what people think, because they don't have enough insight to support it, and their poor imagination can only imagine it to this extent.
They didn't think about how much 'lamp oil' they needed to spend in a night if they used 'oil lamps', they didn't think about how a merchant who had two meals a day could drag his tired and hungry body down the street at night, they didn't think about how merchants and nobles could walk the streets at night, they didn't think about why the commoners of the 'city that never sleeps' worked so hard when they lived so hard.
They didn't think about it...... They don't dare to think!
The 'City That Never Sleeps' is an unrealistic fantasy for the common people, and the merchants and adventurers who have a bad taste will always describe the 'City That Never Sleeps' as magnificent, and then when they lie on the cold and stiff beds, they will remember that they seem to have been deceived in this way, and then they will fall asleep without any psychological burden.
'Because they were deceived in this way, they will deceive people in the same way!'
It's a 'cycle' - most of the adventurers and merchants are not very kind, especially the merchants who have organized caravans, not to mention putting on a scarf and turning into bandits when no one is around, just saying that they are 'cheated and abducted', they are good enough.
There is no guarantee of doing business, not only to deal with the bandits who stand in the way, but also to pay the nobles who rebel, and at the end of the trip, the money that can reach the hands of the merchants is actually not much—at least less than those noble lords.
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Moore and O'Gordon are better, because Moore is a nation of merchants, and O'Gordon needs to maintain a semblance of glory, so they won't go overboard.
Whether it is an adventurer or a businessman without a backing, they are a group of hard-working people, and the only thing that can make them happy in their suffering is probably to watch others look like them.
But when the 'dream came true', they realized what a stupid thing they had done before!
The adventurers and merchants who had just learned the news and had come from other cities looked at the street lamps that could not be said to be dazzling, and were stunned.
One of the adventurers suddenly choked up: "'The City That Never Sleeps'......"
"The 'City That Never Sleeps'!"
After the shout, the adventurer fell to the ground, covered his face and wept.
Standing in front of the tavern, his companion could only squat down and pat him on the shoulder, unable to say a word of comfort, and even his companion himself felt a sour nose, and buried his head and sobbed.
When night falls, the heart-warming white light comes on, a mild cool light that isn't bright enough but enough to drive away the darkness.
Under the white lights, vendors shout along the streets, young men and women stroll hand in hand, children laugh and play on the sidewalks after a day of studying, patrolling policemen tell 'stay safe', the smell of food in taverns wafts into people's noses, and the snack bar on the corner is still open.
People laugh and talk to outsiders about the rapid changes in the city of which they are proud;
There is nothing jewelal, but the wanton glow of the street lamps already indicates the wealth of the city;
It's a lively place, adventurers are laughing or crying, but their hearts are the same, they see the same!
Standing in the city, they can't see the starry sky, because they are obscured by the light of the street lamps, standing in the city, they can't see the bitterness, they can see the laughter as far as they can see, and standing in the city, they can't see the lifelessness, and everyone's face is full of confident and proud smiles.
When a pearl dots the river, when a little light grows on the dark earth, when the moon is soft and the stars are gorgeous, and people can only see the gentle light of the street lamps - what could be better?
At night, the lights are on!
Under the stars, it shines brighter than the stars!
In this vast and vast earth, every place is dark, every place is dull, every place is bleak, and that pearl - like the beauty of the 'kingdom of God on earth', like heaven has fallen to the earth!
Autumn is gone, winter is coming, the howling wind brings cold to the continent, and the 'Winter Maiden' steps are light...... Not again.
People can't help but change their clothes, and cities can't help but put on new clothes for themselves.
Amidst laughter and crying, a beautiful flower bloomed!
In the middle of autumn, before the cold winter, a beautiful flower blooms!
Breaking through the darkness brings brightness and color to the surroundings, growing in the dullness and bringing laughter to people, and blooming for the 'bleak world', in order to show the world that there is a magical power in the human heart......
Standing in late autumn, blooming before the poor winter, like a 'summer flower' blooming wantonly—bold and rebellious, but at the same time, the most luxuriant and beautiful!
That beauty has been shown to the world!
The lanterns are up, the songs and dances are sounding, and the lanterns are on at night.
The pearl has quietly landed, and the flowers have bloomed - in late autumn, in the cold wind, the life is gorgeous, like summer flowers!