Passing through the noisy commercial street, a river with a large flow of water appeared in front of Snow, just like the Tasoke River crossing Backlund. The capitals of the world's big countries seem to have such a large river running through the entire city.
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The name of this river is Serenzo. Different varieties of roses are grown on both sides of the river. Unlike the beggars everywhere in the commercial district, most of the people squatting on both sides of the road here are bards holding bagpipes and harps, or holding harps.
A painter who paints for people on a drawing board.
Only when you come here can you feel the legendary artistic atmosphere of Trier. But this is probably not because beggars and homeless people don't want to get close, or because the artist's fighting power is too amazing, but because it is too close to the Cathedral of the Holy Light.
?
Of course, it's not because of faith, but because...
"The land in this area is the property of the Eternal Sun Church, so the Holy Light Cathedral will collect taxes from people who 'occupy and operate' the surrounding areas."
Ilian pointed at the clergymen wearing the emblem of the Eternal Sun Church and gave an answer that left Snow speechless.
"He is indeed the God of Commerce." The corner of Snow's mouth twitched slightly as he looked at the Holy Light Cathedral on the island in the middle of the river. Compared with the relatively restrained St. Samuel's Cathedral, this building is not too big in nature.
The large church looks extremely grand and full of Gothic Christian style. At first glance, it can be seen that the aesthetics left by Baidu.
The pure white walls reflect golden light under the afterglow of the setting sun. Under the repeated refraction of the river water, a sacred halo is produced, as if the holy power is spreading across both sides of the bank.
Snow's eyes passed through the dazzling light and examined the structure of the entire church. However, he found helplessly that the only way to the island in the middle of the lake was a bridge in the center. There were no obstructions around it, and it was almost impossible to sneak in.
possible.
"Fortunately, I didn't plan to sneak in." Snow walked along the river bank, occasionally buying a bouquet of flowers from the flower sellers, then rejecting their obviously suggestive looks, and continued to measure the banks of the Serenzo River with his steps.
, but his eyes always stayed on the clergy who collected taxes from the street performers.
"Can these clergy be accepted?" Snow looked at the dozen or so clergy and asked the locals around him. Ilian nodded lightly and said:
"This is a land watched by gods. The Eternal Fierce Sun is the god of commerce and the god of contracts. The business activities conducted here are equivalent to making a 'shop lease' contract. No one can violate the contract made with the true god.
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"So the usual job of a 'Day Walker' is to collect taxes?" Snow looked at the Extraordinaries who were fiddling with the abacus and collecting money from the artists, and always felt that something was wrong. Did Russell also create the abacus?
"There are also notaries, stock exchanges presiding over transactions, shopping mall appraisers, pawn shop valuations... Now what you see are actually just ordinary people at the bottom. Wait a little longer, those in the surrounding securities trading centers, department stores and the like
When the local Extraordinaries on duty get off work, you can see more official Extraordinaries."
Ilian talked about professions that no matter how they sounded, should not be held by official extraordinary people, which gave Snow a new understanding of the down-to-earth degree of the Eternal Sun Church.
"In other words, every day the official Beyonders of the Church of the Sun go to major commercial institutions to make money, and then return to the church before the sun sets? The church doesn't even give them dried fish?"
Lily asked in a low voice. Ilian's face darkened when he heard this, and then explained:
"They are not there to make money, but to preach. For the Eternal Sun Church, the development of business is the development of faith. Of course, there are also specialized combat teams. Unlike the 'Day Walkers' who are responsible for business during the day, they are called '
Lawful ones, they are at the lowest level of Sequence Seven."
"Is it an institution similar to the Red Gloves of the Church of the Night?" Snow looked at the clergy who opened their hands to protect the sun from time to time, and had a rough idea in his mind. Ilian nodded and shook his head:
"In terms of strength, they are almost the same, but the Nighthawks and Red Gloves of the Church of the Night are equivalent to the difference between police and special forces, while the Sunwalkers and Lawmen of the Church of the Eternal Sun are equivalent to the difference between civilians and combatants."
"What about the combat configuration of the lawful ones? Usually a group of several people, do they carry sealed objects?" After Snow finished asking the question, he waited for a moment, but did not get an answer. He immediately turned to look at Ilian, only to find that he had a look of helplessness on his face.
looking at myself:
"Master, I'm just a personal servant. Even before this, I was just a collateral descendant of the Sauron family. It's pretty good to know so much!"
"Okay..." Snow thought for a while, and then said:
"Let's go, we will go to Senator Patrick's ball later."
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It was getting dark, but Versailles seemed brightly lit. The lights of the villas also illuminated the street scene outside the window. Dance music came from different mansions, intertwining into a noisy movement.
However, this situation only occurs on the periphery of Versailles. The closer you get to the inner ring, the fewer villas where dances are held. This is not because these upper-class people have abandoned low-level tastes, but because most of them gather in a certain villa.
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Snow took the invitation card from Mr. A and took Ilian to Senator Patrick's house. Unlike Rune's dance where the rules were strict and even required the host to remember each guest's preferences, Intis's dance was more casual.
Sex, the dance here is by invitation only, the host sends
Some invitations are given to familiar friends, and the friends decide who to invite. This often involves a series of exchanges of interests. There are many businessmen who spend huge sums of money just for an invitation to meet a specific person. For some people,
In my eyes, prom is actually a kind of business.
In the eyes of Old Luen Zhengmi Ziqi, this was undoubtedly a vulgar behavior that was worse than that of a nouveau riche, but the Intis people were obviously more pragmatic.
On the dance floor, women in gorgeous clothes led men they knew or did not know, dancing extremely bold steps, twisting their waists without scruples, and some even disappeared on the dance floor without waiting for the dance to end.
middle.
"Mr. Paradox, you don't seem to be adapting to Intis's ball very well?" The lady, who looked about 28 or 28 years old, pressed her body against Snow's body and chatted with a smile on her face.
Snow nodded slightly and responded with a hint of embarrassment while walking in standard dance steps:
"I just came to Trier recently, and I have been living in Backlund..."
"No wonder, Index is different from Loen. The girls here are very enthusiastic! Do you want me to teach you how to get along with the ladies in Index?" The lady's face was full of suggestiveness.
With an expression on her face, Snow seemed to be helpless by her. Just as the dance ended, Snow apologetically let go of his hand and said:
"Sorry, Mrs. Morader, I think I need to go to the bathroom."
"It doesn't matter, there's still time before the next dance." Mrs. Morad blinked and had no intention of following along, which made Snow slightly relieved.
He followed the waiter's guidance all the way to the bathroom door, and then suddenly said:
"You're finally back, meow! The smell of perfume on that woman's body is too strong! Meow, you have to endure it very hard!"
As the words fell, an angel's shadow appeared beside him. As the two slowly overlapped, his body gradually shrank, and finally turned into a black cat.
At the same time, another Snow showed up from the side. He reached out and picked up Lily and said with a smile:
"I know, I know, I'll go back and cook boiled fish for you."
"Boiled fish is so exciting! Meow wants to eat sweet and sour fish!"
