Recalling the countless schemes for making a fortune in the novel, Lucien sadly found that he knew too little about the world to know whether these methods were useful or not, and that no matter what he did, the first pot of gold was particularly important, and he only had seven copper fairs.
So when the sun shone on the market area at nine o'clock, Lucien was already carrying a heavy bag of goods and heading towards the city gate area, after all, survival came first many times.
Sweat couldn't stop sliding down his face, burrowing into his neck, soaking his linen clothes, and the not so strong sun shone on Lucian, making his heavy steps more and more painful, and at the same time, Lucian, who was struggling, had to endure the chatter of the fat man next to him, Gucci: "Damn, who found such a child to come, you go steady, don't break my goods" Looking at Gucci, who was wiping the sweat from jumping up and down with a handkerchief, Lucien sneered: "It's all your stinginess, please only one person." ” In this way, of course, Lucian's remuneration was raised from three copper fairs to four.
Finally arriving at the city gate area, Lucien put the goods safely on the wagon waiting here.
The fat man Gucci reluctantly took out the money bag, took out four copper fairs, and handed them to Lucian: "Your reward, young man, I didn't expect your strength to be really small, and if there are goods that need to be carried in the future, I will look for you directly." ” Lucian's strength is actually not as good as that of a young man of the same age who has been trained, but the price is cheap, one can be used for two, and the stingy Guqi naturally wants to praise it like this, completely forgetting how he cursed before.
As soon as he got the copper fair, Lucien saw two men in linen jackets walking beside him, with a very fierce appearance.
"We are Aaron's men, you can call me Andre."
The brown-haired man who spoke identified himself and had a shallow scar on his face.
Lucien understood what they were here for, and was prepared for it, and did not intend to act independently, so he took out a copper fell and handed it to the man named Andre.
Another burly man glared at Lucien: "Two copper fairs" "Didn't you say it's good to give only one" Lucien is now poor, and even though he knows that he is not capable of fighting the gangsters at the moment, he can't help but argue.
"If you hadn't done it yourself, Gucci would have hired two people, and each of them would have given us a copper fil, and of course we can't bear the loss."
André smiled like a legitimate businessman.
It's just a copper fair, and it hasn't involved Lucian's survival and bottom line, so between Lucian being chased by the gang and a copper fair in the future, he only hesitated for a second, then endured it, took out another copper fair, and handed it to the man who was walking around Andre, as if showing off his strong figure.
"Well done, boy, you know the truth, there used to be some hairy lads who liked to challenge us, but, as you can see, we're still here, and some of them have sunk to the bottom of the Belém.
Alright, Mag, there's someone over there.
André said a few words of intimidation as usual, and then with Mag, he turned and walked to the other side.
Lucien looked at the backs of the two of them, feeling a little aggrieved, although he knew from the beginning that he would be exploited by the gang, but when he really met, he couldn't help but change his emotions.
After scolding himself for not being enthusiastic enough, Lucien understood that in order to get out of this situation, he either had strong personal strength or a certain social status.
Of course, in this world, strong personal power often means high social status.
"I wonder if there are any potions in the magic notes to increase strength and constitution" Lucien couldn't help but think in this direction, even though he knew very well that it was a sign of danger, a sign that he couldn't resist temptation.
The Guild of Musicians near the Chant Hall in the borough is known for its unique architectural style in Aalto, so Lucien, pushing a rented four-wheeled cart, found the building called "Dancing Flame" after only asking for directions.
The extensive use of longitudinal lines, small minarets, flying buttresses, stained glass, and window lattices shaped like flames give the entire five-story pale building an asymmetrical, exaggerated aesthetic that appears light and complex.
Seeing Lucien coming, a lewd and thin middle-aged man with a goatee walked down the steps briskly: "Why are you so late Look at the clock of the Golden Cathedral, it's already a little faster" After Lucien took over the entrusted task, under the arrangement of the dwarf Korn, he had already met the middle-aged man once, and knew that his name was George, and he had some connections within the musicians' association.
"George, there's ten minutes left."
Lucien pointed to the golden cathedral in the distance in the aristocratic quarter, which stood tall and majestic, and seemed to control the entire city, and the hour hand above pointed to the top.
George complained: "The servants hired by the association have finished cleaning in advance, you should go in with me and hand it over, otherwise the mountain-like garbage will be piled up behind the association, which will affect the mood of the musicians who came to do business, and it will be troublesome." ” Lucien was curious about Uncle Joel's dream path as a musician, so without arguing with George, he put the cart aside for the guards to watch, and climbed the steps towards the door.
As soon as he pushed open the door inlaid with stained glass shards, Lucien saw a bright, imposing, and wide hall.
The floor was covered with a thick and soft carpet, and there was no sound of footsteps walking on it, and there were very few people coming and going, so the whole hall seemed quiet and cold.
Led by George, Lucien walked to a half-man-high wooden platform in the middle of the hall.
Behind the wooden platform, there was a beautiful girl with brown hair and blue eyes, with a sweet smile and a crisp voice: "Uncle George, the person you are looking for has arrived" As she spoke, she took out a jingling money bag and handed it to George, who, according to Lucian's sight, had at least forty copper fairs, and couldn't help but curse in her heart, except for the money for renting a cart, she could only earn eight copper fairs.
George took the money bag, showed two rows of yellow teeth, and smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a line: "Elena, you find someone to take Lucien to the back garden, don't look at his young age, he is not strong, but he has a lot of strength." ” After speaking, he said to Lucien again: "Your money, I will put it with Andre in the city gate district, and you can go and get it when you come back." ” Lucien nodded, not worried that George would take the money, Aaron's gang was ruthless in collecting money, but it was very reputable in this regard, according to Cohen, there were people who tried to pay the hired fee, but in the end they obediently paid double the pay.
Elena was about to call the maid in the hall to take Lucien to the back garden to carry the garbage, when she suddenly saw a middle-aged man in a red wide coat walk in, hurriedly stood up, and bowed slightly: "Good afternoon, Mr.
Victor." ” The middle-aged man was dressed simply and elegantly, with a faint mustache and black curly hair, and his sea-blue eyes with a melancholy color: "Good afternoon, Elena, give me a musical review."
"The voice is mellow and deep.
Seeing Elena take out a brand new newspaper from the cabinet under the wooden table, Lucien couldn't help but be surprised: "Aalto has developed a newspaper, and it is a specialized type. ” Thinking about the situation in the ghetto, Lucien sighed in his heart: "The polarization of the world seems to be serious.
However, there should still not be many people who know how to write, and how much money does the newspaper have to sell to recover the cost."
Victor took the music review in his hand, flipped through it casually, then gave Elena ten copper fairs, nodded politely to Lucien and George, and turned to walk down the stairs next to the hall with the newspaper in his hand.
"This Mr.
Victor has a really good demeanor."
Lucien whispered in his mind.
When Victor went upstairs, Lucien asked Elena curiously: "This music review is only ten copper fairs" Knowing that people like Lucien, like herself, had no chance of coming into contact with high society at all, Elena couldn't help but show off her knowledge of working in the Musicians' Guild in the last year: "Although in the year 426 of the Holy Calendar, after Cardinal Adelaide invented a simpler and more versatile method of making paper, the price of paper became cheaper and cheaper, and now a few copper fils can buy a stack, but only our members of the Musicians Guild can buy music reviews for ten copper fils, and others, even nobles, need a silver narr." ” "Because this music review and the Symphony Herald are the two most authoritative newspapers in the field of music in the whole continent, representing the direction of music development, and every sheet music and commentary article on it is the crystallization of wisdom.
This month's music review even included comments from Her Majesty the Grand Duke and Her Royal Highness Princess Natasha on the music performed in the Chant Hall Symphony Club last week. ” I have to admit that Elena is so talkative, in addition to wanting to show off, Lucien's black hair and black eyes, and quite delicate appearance also play a big role.
"A silver nar" Lucien suddenly wanted to rob these newspapers, as long as five copies, his problem could be easily solved, but considering that even if he succeeded, he would not be able to find a buyer, Lucien depressed and extinguished this thought.
Elena's show-off was matched by Lucien, and she became more and more happy: "Hehe, don't think that a silver nar is expensive, in Tria, in Antiphre, in Ephe, in Tiris, and in Anhadur, these two newspapers are sought-after good things, and the most expensive can be sold for the price of a quintal."
The aristocrats of these countries are proud to follow Aalto's musical trends, even if they have read newspapers that have been outdated for a long time. ” Lucien glanced at the remaining newspapers in Elena's cabinet again, resisted the urge to rob, and at the same time deduced some information from it: "The currency of the entire continent should be unified, well, the church with divine magic must be very strong."
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There is probably no such thing as a spatial teleportation array, and even if there is, the conditions for use must be very harsh, otherwise how could they only see outdated newspapers when so many nobles need it. ” Lucien soaks up the knowledge he lacks most from Elena's words, until ten minutes later, Elena comes to her senses and beckons the hall maid to take Lucien to the back garden.
"Lucian, be quiet, don't talk loudly, don't make a loud noise when carrying garbage, Mr.
Victor will hold a symphony in the chant hall for the first time in more than three months, and he is under a lot of pressure during this time, and his spirit, well, spirit is more sensitive."
Elena kindly reminded Lucien.
Lucien nodded gratefully to her, and then cautiously followed the servant to the back garden
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