The shadows of the old world, the tides of the new era. Light and darkness, chaos and dawn... arise alternately in a world of machinery and witchcraft!
But what does this have to do with me, ...
A lot of rats?
Sean did remember that the little girl who bought fruit before also mentioned this incident, and one of the peaches was even bitten at that time.
"Is it serious? I heard about it when I was buying something before." The overall sanitary environment in this other world is definitely not as good as that of modern civilization. Garbage can often be seen piled up on the streets.
Brucan Avenue was fine when I came here before, as other streets still had dirt roads. The accumulated water never dried up all year round, making the entire street very dirty.
"I've heard about this too. The driver also complained about it when I had someone deliver something for me before." Esmeralda also said from the other side.
"Is the rat outbreak in Koga City cyclical?"
"Not really. I've heard about it in previous years, but I feel like there are more this time." Esmeralda hadn't seen it with her own eyes, but she heard other people complaining so she felt that there were more this time.
If there are no good prevention and control measures, it is easy to encounter this problem.
It is not long since the beginning of spring. If we are plagued by rats at this time of year, this year's harvest may be affected.
Koga City is a large city in the southern part of the empire. Even if the harvest is occasionally poor, they can still use their financial resources to purchase it from outside...
Sean looked at Claude peeling a peach, and suddenly he thought of an idea.
"What do you think of growing fruit trees in Thelemian?"
"Fruit trees. My Lord wants to develop an orchard."
"There are natural conditions around the town of Telemian. I remember Luke mentioned before that there was an orchard in the town in the early years, but it was later burned down in a fire." Sean had also read some records about the orchard. Almost every generation of barons would write a diary to record major events, and he also continued to write this diary after the avalanche disaster.
But there is not much description about the orchard, but I have written a lot about the previous thoughts.
From the words, we can see that Baron Weigel at that time also wanted to find ways to improve the living conditions of the townspeople, so he thought of a lot of ways and finally got fruit tree seedlings from foreign merchants before starting to plant them.
But since the fire, all that was written was: The fire burned down the entire orchard.
It was just a few simple words with the time, and then there was no other description, which made it feel very strange.
"An orchard, this is a good idea. But do the people in this town have the skills to grow it?" Seeing the "Absent-minded!" state appear above Esmeralda's head.
The girl is thinking about other things.
It seemed that she had been in this state since she mentioned Luke.
Whatever.
He was the Lord of Telemian, and all he had to do was say a word. Asking too many people for their opinions would only disrupt his own thinking.
The town is already so poor, what else can happen? The worst that can happen is failure.
Just find a few more ways.
"I'll contact Luke about this matter. There's a coachman I'm familiar with at the trade market who can help deliver the message to the town." Sean said.
The two siblings in front of him suddenly stood up and spoke.
"If Master Weigel needs any help, just let us know. We siblings will help."
Looking at the two siblings nodding repeatedly.
Because of Luke's recommendation and their good impression, Sean also chose to believe them.
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In the next two days, Sean needs to familiarize himself with the environment of Koga City, otherwise he won’t know how to get around.
I originally wanted to buy a map first... because I can see the location and environment of various buildings on the map, and in order to see more clearly, I want a map that depicts the entire city environment.
However, Claude told himself that it was difficult to find because most maps only provided large-scale directions, such as the areas around the city of Koga and the route distribution of various towns and cities.
In fact, there is a map inside the Scovey store, which is a large-scale marking.
For example, the city of Koga is right in the center of the map... There are several winding roads drawn below, and to the west is the so-called Xiaowan Town, while to the southeast is a group of mountains with a special circle inside and the word Thelmian Town written on it.
As for the north and the east, the descriptions are similar.
This is the kind of map most people should use, which only tells you the approximate location so that you don't get lost.
The map is not big...
Draw on parchment paper about the size of a towel.
The paper had a limited range, and more importantly, the map's zoom scale was limited, preventing Sean from seeing more clearly.
The roads and mountains on the map did appear before his eyes, and the city of Koga also took shape, a square, projected shape. But that was all he could do. As long as all the towns marked on the map appeared, including his own town of Thelmian...
But this is already the limit. You can't even see the whole city, let alone the people.
The only thing that remains unchanged is the arrow of your own location, but because of the large zoom ratio, your location is almost the entire city!
If I have to describe it with a metaphor: it's like using 'm' to open the map, and right-clicking to see the larger map, which only tells you where you are and doesn't detail the buildings in the city.
Unless you can find something like a city map, you will be able to see it clearly.
But Claude said that such maps are hard to find. Maybe travelers have them, but because they are difficult to draw, they may not sell them... You have to try your luck to find them.
Another thing is that Sean has already sent a letter to Luke through the Trade Market Team about his idea of rebuilding the orchard, and told him that he is now living in the Scovi store...
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