Chapter 81 Shock (Please read! Please recommend!)
Chapter 81 Shock
When the merchant Kalio came to Idar territory again, everything in front of him made him feel extremely unfamiliar.
Unlike the mud in Stranglethorn Vale, the road after crossing Stranglethorn Vale is obviously much easier to walk on than before. It is obvious that it is a new road that has just been paved.
The brand new road was extremely hard. Although Kalio had no idea what material the road was made of, what surprised him the most was that the carriage did not feel any bumps at all when running on it.
Even on the road near the imperial capital of the Norman Empire, there probably wouldn’t be such a smooth road!
It seems...
Just as he had guessed before, the Stuart family lurking in the eastern part of the empire was indeed a local tyrant with enormous power.
Otherwise, how could such a road be built?
When he thought of this, Kalio's originally depressed heart was once again ignited with a glimmer of hope...
According to Kallio's original plan, after completing his last deal, he intended to use his life savings to purchase a lowest-level title with a territory from a noble member of the Regency Council.
The Norman Empire did not have strict control over low-level titles, so as long as you had the right connections and offered the right price, the nobles who had long lived in the imperial capital, St. Lawrence, might be willing to sell you a territory that happened to be ownerless.
There are many reasons why this territory is ownerless. Most of them are because the original owner of the territory died without leaving any heirs. Such noble territories are usually regarded as the best choice, and there will often be a large number of wealthy businessmen competing to bid for them.
The other type was formed by some daring aristocratic parliamentarians who, taking advantage of the unclear administrative planning of certain regions, secretly split themselves from the provinces directly under the emperor of the empire.
Such territories and titles are relatively cheap and usually go unnoticed, but once discovered, it can be fatal!
After traveling for most of his life, Kallio finally got in touch with a noble member of the Regency Council. Then, Kallio gave all his life savings to that noble member.
Unfortunately, Kallio, who was only one step away from achieving the class leap, learned the news that the noble councilor was hanged for privately dividing the royal property when he was about to take the final step...
When he received the news, Kallio almost fainted.
But as a blessing in disguise, although he handed over his life savings of the notebook to the unfortunate noble councilor, Kallio has not been implicated for the time being...
However, St. Lawrence could not stay any longer, as he might be implicated at any time.
therefore……
When he was feeling discouraged, somehow, Kallio suddenly thought of the earl who lived in the eastern part of the empire. Sugar, sea salt...
perhaps……
Can he make a comeback in the distant Idar territory?
So, with only one servant and a carriage, Kalio led them towards Idar.
Through the curtains on the carriage window, Kallio looked out at the vast land of Idar County.
In this field located south of the city of Idar, countless serfs and civilians are cultivating the vast fields.
Different from the dull and almost suffocating atmosphere in the inland of the empire, every corner of Idar Territory seems to be filled with vibrant energy.
The civilians were driving oxen to plow the fields, and behind the oxen was a strangely shaped tool. It seemed that the tool was unique to the Idar Territory!
There were serfs who had just finished their work walking on the roadside. From a distance, there didn't seem to be any aggrieved or depressed expressions on their faces. Instead, they had a sense of accomplishment after finishing a day's farm work in advance, as if they were cultivating their own fields. This surprised Kalio from the bottom of his heart.
When the carriage drove into the south gate of Idar City, Kallio's surprise became more and more intense.
On another road south of the Idar Gate, there were actually sparse carriages appearing one after another. Although the number was not large, you have to know that when Kalio last came to Idar, except for his own caravan, the huge Idar did not have a single foreign carriage or caravan!
After spending six copper coins to obtain temporary passes to the city of Idar for himself and his servants, Kalio finally entered the city of Idar smoothly.
Holding the small white piece of paper with the seal of the Idar Immigration Administration in his hand, Kalio felt that the city of Idar, which was right before his eyes, seemed to be shrouded in a veil of mystery.
The appearance of Idar City has undergone tremendous changes compared to the last time. The streets after entering the city alone have been widened by more than twice, enough to accommodate several carriages running side by side.
If Kalio had not known in advance that this was the Idar Territory in the east of the empire, he would probably have thought that he was in a big city in the interior of the empire.
However, Idar City is not as dirty and chaotic as those big cities. As early as the last time Kalio came to Idar City, he was impressed by the fresh air in Idar City.
In addition, the original old houses along the street have been demolished and replaced by a row of neat Norman-style buildings. Many of the shops have been opened and people come in and out from time to time.
The closest to the city gate is a newly opened tavern, which is also the shop with the highest traffic on this street.
So, driven by curiosity, Kallio told the servant to watch the carriage while he walked into the tavern.
Unlike those messy and noisy taverns, the atmosphere of this tavern is obviously much better. Although there are also rough mercenaries coming and going, most of the guests have a separate booth, so it doesn't feel too messy.
but……
The liquor sold in this tavern was pitifully small. Not only was there no wine favored by noble lords, but even the ordinary barley beer most commonly drunk by mercenaries was not available.
There are only two kinds of alcohol on sale at present, one is called whiskey and the other is called vodka.
But without exception, both of these are much more expensive than common alcoholic beverages.
Looking at these two names he had never heard of before, Kalio only felt more and more curious.
"A glass of vodka," said Kallio.
He wanted to see how the wine from Idar was different from that from other places.
…
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