After two days of sailing, the supply ship arrived at Memphis on the afternoon of the third day. Memphis is a city of similar size to Ayr, but because it is responsible for military supplies, the atmosphere is much more serious than that of Ayr.
Many people in military uniforms can be seen at the docks and in the city. For some reason, the military uniforms here are 60% to 70% similar to those on Earth, giving Xiao Chen and others the feeling that they have arrived in a strange country on Earth in the early twentieth century.
"It's not magical at all." Luo Ling said. As she walked along the main street in the city, her eyes lingered on the windows of several clothing stores. If those windbreakers and dresses on human-shaped racks were directly moved to Earth, they wouldn't look too abrupt, at most they would look a bit retro. But in the fashion world of reincarnation, this style might set off a new trend.
Xiao Chen touched her and pointed forward.
I saw two workers laying wires on a telephone pole. This should be a newly installed wire. There were several poles in front that did not have any wires.
Luo Ling said: "Don't you think it's magical that there is such an Earth-like civilization in the magic world? What kind of power restrains them from using convenient and efficient magic in this way?"
Xiao Chen also shook his head.
"Electric wires are still a new thing in the South," said Ethelite. "Southerners are always conservative, and they are always a little slow to adopt new things.
Just like these power supply companies, most of them started in the north of the continent. The one that is laying power lines in Memphis now has a large stake in Commander Montanio’s family.”
Esselit already had some trust in these people from the East Continent and did not have too many taboos. On the contrary, he felt proud when he talked about these things.
"You can also see similar scenes in our territory in the East Continent." Roger said.
"You have magic power, but you still use electricity?" Esselit was very surprised. His understanding of magic in the past two days made him feel that this was an energy source that far exceeded electricity.
"Just like your steamships use magic crystals and coal at the same time, right? These two energy sources are not contradictory, and... they can be used in case of emergency."
"But speaking of it, it's only been about a decade or so since electricity was used as a major energy source. But in those ten years or so, there have been huge changes."
"However, as an important military city, Memphis did not take the lead in using electricity?" Roger asked.
"That's not the case." Eselite pointed to a six or seven-story building in the distance and said, "Important facilities like the headquarters have long been connected to electricity. The lines being laid now are for some peripheral facilities or for civilian use."
Sure enough, when they passed a street corner, they saw workers installing electric lights in the window of a clothing store, and they were taking down the original oil lamps and candlesticks. It seemed that as long as the wires were connected here, there would be a brightly lit window at night.
"I still remember when I was a kid, most lamps were powered by oil. The glass in the windows was always green. Of course, there were also more advanced lamps that used crystal wicks. But crystal wicks were very expensive, so only rich people could afford them."
"What is a crystal wick?" Luo Ling asked curiously.
"It's just about breaking up the fire crystal, grinding it into powder, mixing the powder with something like charcoal powder, and then lighting it to burn."
"You never use magic circles to light up crystals, right? You don't use lighting crystals, healing crystals, imaging crystals or anything like that?" Luo Ling asked.
"Are you talking about these?" Aethelite took out a small crystal from his pocket. Judging from the color, it should be a healing crystal. "Of course crystals are used, but we must use fighting spirit to activate them, so they can't be used on objects. As for the magic circle... it's the power of the devil here. I heard that some wizards can make similar things. But using them in public is seeking death."
"Since the city of Memphis changed its logistics commander, there have been such changes. That commander is General Montanio's cousin." Esselit showed an expression of "you know what I mean". "When the Saint was about to end her last life, she told us that this was the beginning of a new era. At that time, many people did not understand what it meant. Now, everyone is beginning to understand. Since the advent of steam and electricity, so many things have changed in the world, and those changes are so fast that people can't understand."
Eserit led them out of an alley and came to a main intersection. This should be the most central and prosperous location in Memphis. Carriages passed by them one after another.
"During this revolution, many changes occurred. Some families seized the opportunity and became important families. Some ancient and noble families did not catch up with this wave of changes and gradually faded away. General Montaño's family is undoubtedly one of the best."
"It seems that their family is good at accepting new things?" Luo Ling said.
"It's not that they welcome innovation. Their family has a... very firm belief in the Saint, and this family has always followed the Saint's footsteps. No matter how incredible the instructions given by the Saint are at the time, they will try. Even if they get hurt many times, they will not stop. Sometimes they will suffer a lot of setbacks from the beginning, but the Saint's guidance will always be proven to be correct in the end. So... their family, as well as some other families that firmly follow the Saint, are often at the forefront."
"So, there are still some people who don't agree with the Saint, and even oppose her?" Xiao Chen asked.
"It is impossible to have no different opinions. There are always things that involve various interests. In order to protect their own interests, some people can do anything. No one in this country will openly oppose the Saint, but you can oppose the Sages' Council or the City Hall. If you want to oppose something, you have many ways to do it." Esselit said.
Xiao Chen nodded. She herself had a deep understanding of this kind of thing.
Xiao Chen and others saw patrolling military police on the road, but since Eselit was wearing a naval colonel's uniform, he could move freely in the city.
General Montanio must have made connections long ago. They did not stay in the city for long and went straight to the transport convoy. By the evening, the group had already mixed in with the convoy and headed towards the Holy Maiden City.