Chapter 331 I am a Crusader, and I am stunned! (Part 2)
The scorching sun at noon shone on the city of Idar, and the buildings standing on both sides of the street seemed to be coated with a layer of light golden light.
Although it has not officially entered summer, the temperature in Idar Territory is already a bit hot and humid, and people on the streets always like to stay in the shade.
It has been two days since Will Roch arrived in the Principality of Idar.
During these two days, he traveled almost all over the city of Idar, saw many new things, and heard many things that made him unforgettable.
The purpose of Stonehenge cannot be concealed, as it is almost an open secret among the people of Idar.
No, this is not even a secret, but an open fact! The existence of the Stonehenge and the magic crystal wire has built a complete magic transmission line for the Principality of Idar, creating an Idar magic industry system based on magic elements.
Many Idar citizens work or have worked in the large factories of the Principality of Idar.
With the help of magic machinery, a task that originally required three or four people to complete may now only require one person, and a production plan that originally took two or three days to achieve may only take less than a day.
Street lamps powered by magic were erected on both sides of the road, and Idar policemen armed with magic weapons patrolled the streets. The entire Idar Principality seemed to be associated with the word "magic", which seemed unattainable to ordinary people! Will Roche was a legion commander of the Crusaders. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was already a highly respected lord.
However, as a legion commander, Will Roche's understanding of magic and the number of times he had come into contact with magical things were not even as good as those of ordinary people in the Principality of Idar.
after all,
On this continent,
No other noble territory has been able to integrate the concept of magic into the lives of all its people like the Principality of Idar.
So, to Will Roach, the land before him was like a paradise that had never been shown to the Church of Light.
From social life to legal system, from power organs to economic order, everything on this land seemed extremely new to him.
Wherever he looked, Will Roach was dazzled.
Today, if we want to comment on the scale of the city of Idar, the reference object has long gone beyond the scope of the eastern part of the empire.
Only the imperial capital of St. Lawrence, the holy city of Bethlehem and several giant cities in the western part of the empire can be used as references for comparison with the city of Idar.
Note that this is not a comparison, just a comparison.
Although the imperial capital of Saint Lawrence has a towering wizard tower, a majestic Norman palace, a magnificent Imperial Parliament, and a large population, but...
Let me ask you, in the entire Norman Empire, is there any city that can isolate sewage from houses?
Even the imperial capital of St. Lawrence and the holy city of Bethlehem could not do this! The sewage was flowing everywhere and the smell was touching.
This is the most common situation in cities of this era.
Speaking of manure water,
With the improvement of living standards and growth of per capita income of Idar people, the once extremely busy job of Idar poop scooper has been neglected, and the original Idar poop scooper Shabi has also stepped down.
Under Bruno's instruction, Shabi's brother Sadio became the new Idar's poop scooper. It can be said that the brother follows in his brother's footsteps.
Of course, although the name of Idar the poop scooper has not changed, the actual authority has changed.
The system of exchanging three large baskets of feces for one copper coin has not been abolished, but public toilets supervised by the Idar Urban Environment Department have begun to appear on the street corners of the Principality of Idar.
Three large baskets of feces in exchange for one copper coin, this price is actually very low.
You know, the baskets in the Principality of Idar are all very large.
This means that even if a whole family works together for a month, they may not be able to produce three large baskets of feces.
The price one must pay to get this copper coin is that one's entire house will be surrounded by a foul smell.
It would have been fine if the city of Idar had always been full of sewage, but when the city of Idar had fresh air for the first time, the people living on this land never wanted to go back to the previous days.
In addition, the income of the Idar people has increased significantly, so... many people think that it is not cost-effective to live in sewage every day just for a mere copper coin.
And in a sense, the fresh air actually stimulates the consumption desire of Idar people in another way.
For example, now
If the smell of feces was everywhere in the street, Will Roach would never set foot in Uncle Dale's fried chicken shop, let alone sit in a chair with anticipation, waiting for the delicious meal.
"Captain, come and try it, it's still hot from the pot..."
A Crusader soldier finally came over carefully with a tray and swallowed before speaking.
Although the waiting time was actually only a few minutes, Will Roach was already impatient.
Crispy fried chicken, juicy French fries, hamburgers, tacos...
There was no way. For these country bumpkins from the holy city of Bethlehem, they had never even seen such fragrant food, let alone tasted it.
"How much did it cost?" Will Roche couldn't help but ask as he looked at the mouth-watering food on the tray.
"I ordered almost everything, and the total cost was twenty-six copper coins," the soldier said cautiously.
“So expensive?!”
"Yes..." The Crusader soldier nodded cautiously.
Although the Crusader soldiers do not have to worry about food, they only receive a fixed salary every month.
If Will Roche had not received the mission to come to the Principality of Idar and obtained a considerable amount of "activity funds", he really could not afford such a lunch.
only……
Whenever Will Roche looked up and saw the Idar people queuing in front of the counter not far away, he would feel an inexplicable shock coming from the subtle details.
Admittedly, if you just choose the simplest dishes, a person may only spend three or four copper coins.
but……
For the vast majority of the lower-class people living in the inland of the Norman Empire, three or four copper coins were a huge sum of money that had to be kept in their trouser pockets! How could it be described as "only three or four coins"?
"What have you found out about the things I asked you to go out and investigate?"
Will Roach asked as he picked up a French fry curiously.
And more...
(End of this chapter)
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