Chapter 74, Sancha Town
After passing through the Shield Fortress, Klose and his party finally arrived in the "Misty Lands" ruled by the Silver Lion.
The name "Misty Lands" comes from the fact that the continent spends half of its twelve months in a state of mist due to its geographical location and climate.
The adjacent Bankaz Territory is sunny, half the time.
If you add the Holger territory to the south, it forms a fork in the border between the three countries.
There happens to be a small town at this fork in the road, which is also known as the three-fork town.
The location of this town is very special. To the west is the Misty Lands through the Forest of Disillusionment, to the northeast is the territory of Kaz, and to the south is the shield fortress that the Kloses have just passed.
The town was originally a camp of merchants and adventurers who came and went about business.
But over time, it grew into a small town. At this moment, although the area of Sancha Town is still far from the first-tier cities on the mainland, its population is far beyond its accommodating area.
Most of the people who come and go here are adventurers and mercenaries. Of course, there is no shortage of spies here.
Klose and his party set out from the Stronghold Fortress and arrived at Sancha Town in just one day. This is most directly related to the speed of Bajie.
Once here, everyone could faintly see that a black thing was floating in the sky in the distance.
Yes, that's the Magic Capital--- Floating City!
The pig cart drove at the unguarded gate of Sancha Town, and Klose looked out curiously.
"Why doesn't this town even have a gatekeeper?"
Falke laughed and explained, "Because this is a borderless city!" It was originally the size of a camp, but now ~ wow~~ how prosperous! I love it here! ”
Yes, bustling. Even before the pig cart approached the town, there were noticeably more pedestrians on the side of the road.
These people have all kinds of shapes, but Klose noticed that even the vendors who sell baked potatoes have short swords hanging from their waists.
"Maybe it's because it's not very safe here, right?" Klose thought so.
The pig cart drove into Sancha Town, and the streets inside immediately became crowded.
But the exaggerated size of Da Zhu Bajie, coupled with his fierce fangs and eyes, really opened a relatively spacious road for them.
The streets, which used to be quite spacious, are occupied by all kinds of small vendors.
At a glance, there are as many as seven or eight companies selling weapons! Not to mention the common things like small goods, portable food, and simple healing potions.
When Klose saw this scene, he suddenly missed a profession in his previous life.
"! A team of chengguan is needed here! ”
In addition to the vast number of small vendors, the adventurers who walk the streets have become another landscape.
Klose saw that these people were dressed in exaggerated and weird ways, and they didn't know that they thought that a "who dares to be uglier than me" theme makeup party was being held here.
The boys sat on the roof of the carriage and looked around, and their strange combination attracted the attention of passers-by.
Although the people here boast that they are well-informed, this is the first time they have seen pigs pulling carts.
"Hey, look at that! Those people are using a pig to pull the cart! ”
"But the pig is so big! It can't be Warcraft, right? ”
"Ignorance! How can a monster be driven by man? I think it's mostly a genetic mutation. ”
"Hey guys, this group of people looks like fat sheep~~~ Although the car is pulled by pigs, you can see the workmanship and materials of the carriage, all of them are of the highest quality!"
"Why are you blind, do you want to attack that group of people?"
"Come on! Don't listen to him, he just said, don't you see that these people are all armed? I guess it's a mercenary from the north, right? Look how thick that lizardman's arm is! I bet he could blow the old blind man's other eye with one punch! ”
"Hahahaha~"
In this way, the people in the car are looking at the car, and the people under the car are looking at the car, and both sides are curious about each other.
But Klose told the eight families to pull the car in front of a four-story hotel, and then jumped out of the car.
"We're rich now~~ If you want to stay, you can stay in the most upscale hotel here, and we'll stay here tonight!"
Klose patted his chest generously, isn't he rich? When he opened his mouth, he blackmailed the presiding judge with 3,500 gold coins!
Although these gold coins need to be exchanged at the bank, in some first-tier cities, many merchants can directly accept vouchers, and I don't know if this Sancha Town recognizes it.
Speaking of banks, Klose had previously consulted Jessica specifically.
The currency of this world is quite preserved, and a coolie who works at the docks for a day will get three copper coins, which is 90 a month.
According to the currency calculation method of the Ryan Continent, one hundred copper coins can be exchanged for one silver coin, and one hundred silver coins can be exchanged for one gold coin.
Some wealthy people would also melt the gold coins and mint them into gold bars for convenience. That's why when the Capybara Chamber of Commerce talked about 200,000 gold coins at that time, even the well-informed Hu Bolu would be surprised.
However, the purchasing power of coins is strong, but it cannot solve the problem of the large gap between the rich and the poor.
It's like the Duchy of Holger, there are many small villages or third-tier towns, and most of the people are still in a primitive society of bartering, and they may have never seen what a silver coin looks like in their lifetime, let alone a gold coin, just like the Ink Wolf Clan.
However, in the Imperial City or other first-tier cities, there has been a product of "banks" that can only be found in the civilized world. I have to say that this is also a kind of spectacle.
As soon as a few people arrived at the door of the inn called "Trident", a man dressed as a waiter quickly greeted them.
"Welcome~~~ Several gentlemen and ladies welcome you to Trident! We are one of the best hotels in Sancha Town, not only the rooms are comfortable, the meals are delicious, but even the scenery is superb! ”
Klose generously threw a copper coin to the other party and ordered, "Feed my pigs well." ”
What's what? The waiter's face froze with a smile on his face, and by the time he could react, Klose and the others had already entered the hotel gate.
Okay~ The waiter thought, which rich young master is this, the rich family's style of action is different, others use horse-drawn carts, and he uses pigs to pull carts? It's a long experience.
Klose and his party walked through the door of the hotel, and the smell of food and the hot air rushed to their faces.
The arrival of their group made the originally noisy hall on the first floor quiet for a moment.
Everyone was like Klose, and they cast scrutinizing glances. There are curious, indifferent, observant, and malicious in these eyes.
Klose also seemed to hear someone whispering about them.
But as Kane walked into the hall with heavy steps, the voices of the chatters instantly became low.
"Wow~~~~ This is the taste of the world!"
Klose sighed, and then ran excitedly to the front desk.
At the desk was a beautiful little girl with red hair and freckles on her face. When she saw Klose, she immediately lifted the hem of her skirt and made a flick.
"Hello sir, is there anything you can help with?"
Klose popped out a copper coin again and said with a smile: "Prepare three rooms for us, the best!" ”
"No problem! You are so generous~~"
The freckled girl skilfully slipped the coin into her neckline, and then looked down to find the key to her room.
"Sir, your three best rooms are on the top floor. There are 10 copper coins per room per day, and you and your friends can also have exclusive access to the terrace of our hostel. If you are hungry, the first floor is the lobby where you can enjoy the free set menu offered by our shop. Of course, if you want to try your own à la carte, the second floor is an elegant cubicle. ”
"Okay, please give me three rooms, we want it."
"Julie~~~~! Take this gentleman and his friends to the fourth floor to see the room! Sir, I wish you a nice time in Sancha Town~~"
After the freckled girl cried out, a little girl in an apron, who was about twelve or thirteen years old, trotted all the way to Klose's side, and she was that Julie.
"First... Please, sir... Please follow me. ”
The little girl looked shy and a little flustered, and her speech was a little stammering. This suddenly reminded Klose of his little maid, Lisa.
"Hehe, don't be afraid, take it, please take us upstairs!"
Klose treated them equally, and the little girl had a copper coin in his hand.
The little guy probably received the tip for the first time, and his nervous little face was red, and he didn't know where to put his hand.
A few people followed the little girl up the stairs, and Klose observed that there were quite a few people eating on the first floor of the hotel, and at this time the meal had not yet arrived, and there were no empty tables. I just don't know if there is a place to eat on the second floor.
"Little sister, let me inquire, do you always have so many guests here?"
The little girl named Julie bit her lip nervously and hurriedly replied, "No... No, although there are a lot of people on weekdays, but... There are not as many people as recently as they have been. ”
"Oh? Do you know what's going on? ”
The little girl seemed to suddenly come to her senses when she talked about this, and she said excitedly: "Because of the floating city! The Floating City now floats above the Forest of Disillusionment, and the closest town to that is the Three Forks! People who want to rush to the floating city must rest and replenish here~ So there are more people all of a sudden! ”
"Oh~~~ I see... Floating City.... Could it be that these people are going to the Floating City to take classes? Do you want to apply for a magician? ”
The little girl looked at Klose innocently, and rejected mercilessly: "How is it possible? There are people here who are even older than my grandfather, and they can't even go up the stairs of the Floating City, let alone learn magic. ”
Klose was embarrassed for a moment, feeling that he was being despised by the little girl.
Falk tugged at his clothes behind him: "My Mr. Magician, don't ask around for common sense questions like this, it is estimated that any child over the age of three on the mainland knows it!" Everywhere they go in the Floating City, in addition to recruiting magic apprentices, they will also open a magic bazaar! People in need rush there to buy and sell some magic supplies, which is why there are so many people all of a sudden. ”
Klose suddenly realized that these people were here to buy and sell magic items.
At this time, Jadeite also came over and interjected: "It's not all for magic props~~ In the magic bazaar, there will be a magical astrologer who divides a hexagram for you!" Or maybe it's the Transfiguration Artist who lets you experience what it's like to be a critter! There are also experienced pharmacists who will process the precious materials brought by the guests into the potions they need. Or it's an enchanter, in short, there are many divisions~~~"
Many "divisions" .... Well, Klose admits that he's looking forward to this trip to Floating City more and more.