Chapter 18 Observation
"Okay, let's settle the account." Lu En clapped his hands and said to the shopping guide.
The shopping guide quickly settled the accounts: "This gentleman, there are two Star Maple gold coins and three silver coins. We only receive two silver coins from the Empire's standard silver coins and the silver coins from the Star Maple Kingdom. The gold coins only receive Star Maple gold coins. Thank you, sir."
Lu En nodded and signaled to know.
The medieval system was a bit bad. Each kingdom and even the only empire had its own currencies. The amount of currencies was very large. There were at least 10 or 20 types. Except for the most common copper plates, the other gold and silver coins were minted in different specifications, and the gold and silver content were also different. The most were imperial gold coins, which were almost pure gold, and were large and thick. Lu En once weighed that one was more than one or two pieces of money, which was the most valuable. The cheap Duchy of Tieang did not produce gold and could only use gold and silver alloys to mint coins. It was called a fake gold coins, and it took more than 30 coins to exchange for an emperor gold coins.
But Lu En could still pay the bill even if he didn't sell the things in the box. After all, he killed so many soldiers and officers, and there were still 40 or 50 gold coins in total.
But Nana was startled: "Gold...gold coins?"
What material is made of this clothes? You actually need gold coins for payment? You know, no matter which kind of gold coins it is, even if it is a fake gold coins, it is enough for ordinary people to spend a while. Star Maple gold coins can probably be used for about twenty days!
"Then... that, master, this dress..." Nana began to think about it after being scared. She wasn't really planning to dress her up and do a flesh-and-skin business, right? Although she almost embarked on this path since she was a child, she still escaped. Being a thief is better than that.
"What are you afraid of? You're not really going to sell you, I'm leaving~." Lu En saw the little girl's eyes flashing, and he knew what she was thinking. He almost laughed out loud, but there was no explanation. It was not the time to explain.
After buying the clothes, Lu En himself was still wearing the clothes made by Kara. Although Kara has good skills, the material is just pulled off from the military uniform. Now it looks like Nanai is wearing better than him.
But this was exactly what he wanted. After preparing these, he was still carrying the box in his hand.
Nana became more and more confused. What exactly did this Demon King want to do?
Lu En, while strolling, was calculating the situation in his mind.
He is actually not familiar with this Star Maple Kingdom and this Larant City. He doesn't know anyone, but this does not prevent someone from coming to take the initiative to find him. He has no doubt about this.
Walking on the street, Lu En watched the situation of the city along the way. He saw many soldiers. He should have arrived at Larant after the coalition forces retreated. The first point for the soldiers of the Star Feng Kingdom to retreat was here.
In addition, Lu En appreciated the prosperity of this trade city. He is now in the central park, a square next to the market, which is the place used for entertainment in the entire city. It is actually not appropriate to say that the park is because there are both concert halls, museums and galleries, and taverns. There are also some shameful places, providing other special services, such as helping some single men to release stress.
I found a newspaper boy who was hawking on the street and bought a newspaper with two copper coins.
When you buy the newspaper, the ink has not been dry yet, and some of the handwriting is not clear. Lu En knows that this is metal movable type printing technology. Not only is the printing very rough, but the newspaper boy also has many different newspapers in his hands. From this, Lu En can infer that there is a newspaper in this world, but there is no systematic paper media. It is similar to the Venetian newspaper in the Renaissance, and it is just a small workshop-style operation.
On the street, small merchants who are intriguing and intrigue are everywhere here, but all they can do is to quarrel with each other and compete for customers to show their goods, basically arguing endlessly over the price of one or two copper coins.
The bustling hawkers are selling all kinds of goods, so many that the stalls of these vendors seem to be shaky. Some food smells come. Open-air food stalls are attracting customers, including exotic barbecue, pancakes, and even edible flowers. It makes people sigh that this city is worthy of being a commercial city. It is really a commercial city and can be found in all places. But this is normal. Where can I buy and sell in places as long as there are people? Especially in such big cities.
Fruit sellers, vegetable vendors, cloth vendors, knife and scissors and tinkerers, bards, restaurants, wine dealers, street magicians and gangs of gangs, these people make the streets of the city liven up.
But in such an active heartland, there is still a place that is very quiet.
It was a building made of black marble with golden texture, a solemn and magnificent building, iron gates and fully armed guards, and a high walled courtyard guarded by the hunting dogs, making it look very safe and trustworthy.
However, this place is still open to the public, and people come in and out from time to time, but the vendors dare not get close to it.
Because this is the real trading center of the city.
"This place is this Glow Hall. There are stall vendors outside, because real bulk goods and valuable things will be traded here, and this is where I am coming." Lu En casually said to Nana beside him.
Nana stared at the vendor beside her, who was cooking eggs with acrobatic techniques.
Hearing Lu En's words, she quickly sucked her saliva and asked casually: "How did you know? Are you very familiar with this place?"
"Of course it's impossible. It's the first time I'm here." Lu En shrugged: "So it's very important to let you read more books and newspapers." Lu En shook the newspaper in his hand, and the front page headlines were:
"The Imperial Alliance won a great victory! The Demon King City was completely destroyed! Isn't the monster dangerous? "
"The major shops in the Hall of Glow suddenly began to distribute goods. The next step for the destruction of the Demon King City will be the next opportunity for the forest to be reclaimed?"
"Is the price of arms plummeting, is it a good opportunity to buy at the bottom? It depends on whether the empire has plans for the next expedition!"
Nana was dazzled by the words on it and muttered aggrievedly: "I haven't been to school yet... How can I understand the words?"
"Ah? Are you illiterate?" Lu En was a little surprised, but then he thought, there was nothing to be surprised about.
The environment where Nana grew up was impossible to educate her, she could only stay on the streets and could not learn that.
"Well... by the way, I forgot to ask you, how old are you?" Lu En asked Nana on the bench in the park.
"Me? I'm 19 years old." Nana replied. She was a little confused. Why did Lord Demon's thinking jump so much?
"Age 19...but you don't look different from 12 years old." Lu En rubbed his chin with his fingers.
"Okay! I know I'm short!" Nana stamped her feet, covering her ears with an expression of disobedience.
"Then do you want to learn literacy? How about I teach you?" Lu En stood up, picked up the box, and looked at Nana.
"Why did you jump to literacy again? Well... But I still want to learn, but are you not doing your business?" Nana asked.
Chapter completed!