Chapter 199 The Church and Timely Rain(1/3)
Longgue Port City is always so prosperous.
The road along the street on the west side of the city is always filled with various stalls.
Vendors with better conditions may set up a wooden table or build an awning.
Vendors with poorer conditions put a piece of cloth on the ground and do the same business.
Walking in the west part of Longgue Port City, you can hear the sounds of hawking incessantly.
In Erathia, Longgue Port City is a pearl in the south, but it is a small one.
Northeast of Longgue Port City is Via Port City.
Port City of Via controls the largest canal outlet in Erathia and has the strongest navy in Erathia.
Every year, the tax revenue from passing ships alone is enough to keep the upper class of Via Port City fed, clothed and clothed.
If Via Port City is a pearl as big as a tennis ball, Longgue Port City can only be an egg.
But this still could not stop the civilians near Longbao Port City from crowding towards Longbao Port City.
Every household in Longgue Port City is drying salted fish, and when the sea breeze blows, the salty and wet smell penetrates directly into the nose.
But this is only in the south of Longgue Port near the sea.
The aristocratic district in the north of Longgue Port City is another scene.
Agava is a specialty of Longgue Port City, a special magic spice.
It has no roots and floats like a sea anemone under three meters of water near the sea surface, quietly sucking in the radiance of the sun god.
Every time the tide goes out, agaves wash up on the beach sand.
Finding agave is not easy and requires special training.
The aglossus washed ashore will quickly dry up and dehydrate, and its color will change from emerald green to the same deep yellow as the beach.
It will also quickly produce rhizoids and bury itself in the sand.
If the farmer who collects aglossus is not careful enough, he will not notice it even if he steps over it.
Every day, a large number of farmers can be seen "grazing" on the beach of Longgueang City.
They kicked the sand that was not the right shape and color with their feet, kicked up the sand, and found the agaves half buried under the sand.
Farmers are always pleasantly surprised every time they harvest something.
A slightly larger aglossus can be exchanged for 12 silver coins in the alchemy workshop in Beicheng District. (one hundred silvers and one gold)
Buying wheat noodles for 12 silver coins can feed three adults for three and a half days.
(Usually, the price of a unit of marching rations is 3 to 4 times that of a unit of wheat flour)
Of course, ordinary farmers do not have access to alchemy workshops, and there will be "grass merchants" who charge farmers half the price, which is 6 silver coins.
These "grass merchants" usually have gang backgrounds and are the "gloves" of some nobles in Longgue Port City.
Finely crush agave, and its strong, refreshing fragrance can make anyone who smells it feel refreshed and clear-headed.
Use the leaching solution of agave to soak the dried salted fish in the south of the city carefully, and then dry it for another day to make the most famous specialty of Longgai Port City, dried fish with fragrant leaves worth a full 5 gold coins.
In the age of famine, a hero can spend 10 gold coins to buy a farmer to help you through life and death. Of course, he has to take care of the food, otherwise he will run away.
Luo Xiang is a coachman, a level 1 and 3 coachman.
Luo Xiang started out as a level 1 farmer, and by relying on his ability to collect aglossus, he accumulated enough gold coins to advance to a level 2 fisherman.
It took more than a year to save a total of 8 gold coins by getting up early, working hard at night and saving money.
At first, he wanted to save gold coins to buy the tiger girl from the next village.
Unfortunately, by the time he saved enough gold coins, Hu Yatou had already married the hunchback from the next village.
But it doesn't matter, he is no longer the same person as before.
He relied on the gold coins he accumulated to become a Level 1 and Level 3 coachman, and through his intelligence, he stood out from the crowd of coachmen.
Luo Xiang had a driving license from the North District and rented a luxury carriage. By himself, he could save ten to thirteen silver coins every day.
In just over two months, you can save the wealth that took you a year before.
And, most importantly, now he can go back and forth to the North District every day and breathe in the fragrance of the aglossus in the North District.
Once you have seen the sun, you cannot stand the darkness.
The most uncomfortable thing for Luo Xiang now is getting off work every day and returning to his residence in the South District.
No, it should be said that from the moment he left the North District, the moment the smell of fish hit his nose, he couldn't stand it anymore.
If it weren't for the car dealer's regulations, he would even want to sleep on the horse in the North District.
However, these days will soon pass.
Luo Xiang has accumulated enough gold coins, a total of forty-six. With four more gold coins, he can try to advance to become a fourth-level city guard spearman.
The City Guard Lancers are a noble combat unit, responsible for night patrols in the North District, and can get a separate dormitory in the military camp in the North District!
This is his chance to rise to the top.
The drivers at the car dealership were all trying to persuade Tuo Xiang to think carefully. The risk of being a combat soldier was so high that he might be taken by a hero to fight wild monsters and become cannon fodder. Moreover, when monsters attacked the city, he had to be the first to fight against them.
But Luo Xiang thought clearly.
He inquired from the nobles riding in his carriage that the city guard's spearmen were a special force for defending the city, and all special skills would only come into play during the battle to defend the city.
Unless the hero is crazy, he will never lead the city guard's spearmen out of the city.
As for siege.
This is Longgue Port City!
One of the safest main cities in southern Erathia, it has not been attacked by wild monsters in ten years.
Luo Xiang touched the blue flower on his chest.
It's not that Luo Xiang wants to work hard, he is married and has a child.
His wife is a fisherwoman he met when he was a fisherman. She just gave birth to a fat boy for him a while ago and is short of money.
He had calculated that if he could become a city guard spearman, as long as he could live peacefully for five years, he would be able to save the gold coins to advance to level 5.
If by luck he starts the path of a hero and becomes a hero, then he can be like those nobles.
My not-beautiful but considerate wife and young son no longer have to suffer.
Thinking of a better life in the future, Luo Xiang made a big mistake.
He diverted the luxurious carriage onto a road dedicated to the church.
"Get off!!!"
"Hush!!"
A loud roar made Luo Xiang's horse stand up in fright, raise its hooves high, and start running.
Luo Xiang broke into a cold sweat and quickly used his own special skills to calm the horse.
But it was too late.
"There's an assassin!"
"Saint Protector!"
It’s over!
Luo Xiang's heart dropped.
Blood spills into the sky.
It's not Luo Xiang's, but Luo Xiang would rather it be his.
The huge horse was cut in two by the 4th and 5th level Holy Guards. The Holy Guards flew up and kicked the horse.
The carriage, which was as big as a small car, turned over and Luo Xiang was thrown to the ground. His arm was rubbed against the rough white stone ground and a large gash was created.
Luo Xiang felt burning pain from his shoulder blades to his big arms, and some rough small stones were embedded in his flesh.
But he didn't care. He turned over and knelt on the ground, kowtowing vigorously.
Bang! His head hit the white stone, as if he wanted to smash his head into pieces, fearing that the sound was not loud enough.
I can't die. What will they do if I die? They are still waiting for me.
Regardless of the buzzing in his head, Luo Xiang used all his strength to shout:
"Holy Angel! I am not an assassin! The horse is frightened!
Holy Angel! The horse is frightened.
I'm not an assassin!"
Luo Xiang wanted to raise his head and kowtow again, but he failed to raise his head halfway and his head was stepped on.
The Holy Guards stepped on Luo Xiang's head with heavy white fine iron boots, pressed his entire face on the white stone, raised the sword with angel wings on the handle, and placed it on Luo Xiang's head.
on the neck.
"You mean it's not true if you say it's not? Tell me honestly, who ordered you to assassinate the Saint? Are you a spy of Kerrigan (Hell)?"
Luo Xiang's face was pressed against the white stone, and his nose bones felt like they were broken. His chin and lips were pressed against the rough white stone, and he could not open them at all. He could only exhale and make a grunting sound.
"Humph, the spy is quite brave and he didn't say anything yet, then I'll send you on your way!"
The Holy Guards raised their heavy swords and prepared to chop them down.
To be continued...