Star Star, Khalsa Federation.
Since the first year of the Black Iron Calendar, the steam age has hit like a landslide and tsunami, bringing profound changes to this continent.
The ancient empire collapsed, and countless nobles and kings were sent to the gallows. Since then, the largest country on the white continent has been divided into three different countries.
Among them, there are countries like Holy Heber that have been criticized by historians for having a large number of ancient remnants, and there are also commercial centers like Arkham that claim to be completely open and free of trade. The Khalsa Federation is a unique political system in between. The consuls elected by votes exercise great power, and are restrained by tribunes, justices, etc.
In the year 401 of the Black Iron Calendar, in the Khalsa Federation, Jinbot City, in an exhibition hall.
"The next exhibition hall belongs to Vincent Guern. He is a great archaeologist, historian, and painter... He was once famous for researching the origin of Mandala on the Black Continent, and participated in many great Archaeological discoveries, in his later years, he began to turn to art. His paintings are famous for their unrestrained colors and abstract artistic conception, and have developed into a small abstract painting school... Just last month, an auction in Hallone City Above, one of his works, 'Dream', was sold for a whopping price of 3,600 gold punk!"
The tour guide stood in front of an oil painting and introduced in clear and concise language:
"...Mr. Vincent suffered from illness and nightmares in his later years, which can also be seen in his late paintings. In the end, he chose to end his life. This has been the trend in the archaeological and art circles for decades. The biggest loss…”
Fang Yuan mingled in the crowd, quietly admiring the oil painting.
The Vincent above is about forty years old, with a significantly raised hairline and wrinkles on his forehead.
Under the oil painting, there is also a line of artistic calligraphy that reads: "Vincent Gern, 332-385 Black Iron Calendar, archaeologist and artist..."
"Finally, can't you bear the increasingly stronger extraordinary characteristics?"
Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
At this time, Fang Yuan was dressed like a gentleman, wearing a suit and holding a ceremonial staff.
After some travel, he finally arrived at the Sagittarius Galaxy, and naturally chose the more familiar Star Star as his destination.
Unfortunately, one of the family members who was originally thought to be alive ended up going on a crazy path of self-destruction.
But in fact, this is normal. The possibility for a mortal to fully bear extraordinary characteristics is almost non-existent, and sooner or later he will be driven crazy.
"Miss Tour Guide! I have a question!"
At this time, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy among the tourists raised his hand.
He has blond curly hair, brown eyes, and a few freckles on his face.
"What's your question? I'm happy to answer it for you!" The tour guide smiled very kindly.
"Is that legend... true?" The freckled boy said softly: "Vincent was a person favored by bad luck. Almost every friend and relative who had close contact with him suffered in the end!"
"This is an unfortunate thing, but I am more inclined to think that he just has bad luck!" The tour guide smiled: "Although there is also this saying, after the accidental death of his third son, Vincent fell into Because of his madness, every oil painting he painted in his later years was cursed, but in fact there were not many collectors who suffered bad luck because of this... "
"Then the legend about his identity is also false, such as... a wizard?" The freckled boy continued to ask.
"Young man, our federation's ships were able to cross the ocean a hundred years ago, reach the black continent and the yellow continent, and explore almost the entire world. And those ancient legends, such as wizards, werewolves, and those who specialize in kidnapping children Witches, but none of them have been discovered!" The tour guide raised her glasses: "Compared to this, can you believe those historical songs? For example, the ancients rule the planet?"
"Ha ha… "
The tour guide lady spoke playfully, which caused a lot of good-natured laughter.
But in the midst of the commotion, the freckled boy slowly lowered his head, with a trace of unwillingness flashing in his eyes.
"Another occult enthusiast!"
Fang Yuan commented to the young man secretly and then looked at the tour guide.
She is well-dressed, tall and has a small nameplate in front of her plump breasts: "Angelila?! She is also an interesting guy!"
After visiting this exhibition hall, he walked into another hall.
This is a mixed exhibition of historical and cultural figures. There are different scenery in each exhibition hall, and there are even rare specialties of the black continent and the yellow continent.
Although Fang Yuan was somewhat dissatisfied with this method of distinguishing continents based on race and skin color, it was already a common practice in this country, so he went with it.
However, here in the white continent, all residents feel that they are the truly civilized people. As for the yellow and black continents? That's just the place where plantations and slaves are produced, and of course, there are also some terrible charms and voodoo legends...
After he finished browsing, he walked out of the exhibition hall and called a carriage.
The entire carriage was painted in pitch black, reflecting light in the sunlight. The carriage driver sat high in his seat with a serious and respectful expression.
"Go to No. 23 Wutong Street!"
Fang Yuan got on the carriage, threw a silver coin over, and the carriage immediately rumbled into motion.
Although cars have long been around, horse-drawn carriages are still an important means of short-distance transportation.
Sitting in the soft carriage, Fang Yuan played with a gold coin in his hand with great interest.
This is a gold punk issued by the Kasar Federation, the largest denomination unit. The front is engraved with the federal national emblem, and the reverse is a section of a steam locomotive, exuding a charming luster.
"Although this term's governor has issued paper gold punk, it is obvious that there is still a long way to go before the citizens fully accept it. Only some businessmen are using it..."
The two big black horses moved forward happily, and soon they arrived at Wutong Street.
Fang Yuan held the ceremonial staff and came to his property.
This is a double-story loft with a sign at the door - "Daddy Javier's Grocery Store"!
Daddy Javier is a small businessman who has saved a huge sum of more than a hundred gold punks through his business.
This money would have been enough for him to live a relatively comfortable life for the rest of his life. Unfortunately, he drank too much rum and his head became hot. He listened to the bewitchment of a captain and invested all his savings on an ocean voyage.
Unfortunately, the merchant ship sank in a storm. Not only was the originally expected 50% profit completely in vain, but even the principal was not returned. To make matters worse, in order to make a big fortune, Javier's father also Borrowed a loan from a financial company.
The outcome was obvious, divorce, bankruptcy, auction... After going through some procedures, Fang Yuan took over the shop, along with several houses behind it that could be used for daily living.
"Welcome back, Master!"
In the original store, all the goods had been cleared away and replaced with glass counters and tall wooden shelves. A green-haired woman wearing a black and white maid uniform was wiping the glass. When she saw Fang Yuan come in, I almost wanted to kneel down to greet him.
"I told you, Moligu Tata, call me sir from now on! There is no need to maintain such solemn etiquette..."
Although this maid has aroused the covetousness of many neighbors, Fang Yuan even saw the male neighbor opposite him staring at his balcony like a pig every day, but the other party had no idea how terrifying the maid he coveted was inside.
"And... don't make the floor and ceiling dirty. I don't want to scare away our guests or cause any bad changes in them... "
With Fang Yuan's cultivation at this time, he could fully absorb the power of Dao Fruit, just like ordinary people, without any problem of radiation dispersion or contamination.
But Mollygu Tata is different.
Compared to the humans on this planet, it is a real high-energy creature, transforming the surrounding environment every moment.
If Fang Yuan hadn't restricted it, I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before this street would become an environment similar to the one in Arretta's world, completely invaded by metallic life.
"Sorry, sir..."
Mollygu Tata immediately apologized sincerely, but on the surface she still looked like the cute girl who was worried about doing something wrong.
But when Fang Yuan focused his gaze, he saw an emerald eucalyptus trembling.
"Forget it, get ready quickly, our first customer is about to come. As for the signboard and so on, there is no need to change it yet. Is there anything else?"
Fang Yuan took off his coat, hung it on the hanger, and asked casually.
He did not use his status as a Taoist fruit to obtain information, he was simply enjoying the fun of pretending to be a mortal.
"The neighbor's Mrs. Mary once came to visit with a lemon cake and invited you to a party three days later!"
"Well, that's really exciting, what do you think?"
"Sir... In fact, it is difficult for me to understand their thinking mode. Although their technology is so backward, they are complacent and waste their limited lives on meaningless things..."
Molly Gutata clearly didn't like that lemon cake.
"Also...their scientific research spirit is really in a mess. The wizards in Mandala received the technology we supported a long time ago, but they have not developed at all, and are even regressing..."
"However, as experimental subjects, they are still valuable!"
Fang Yuan sat behind the counter, opened a large black book and started reading.
Mollygu Tata quickly followed his habit and served a pot of hot cocoa and a cake.
Fang Yuan's prediction was correct. A few minutes later, a young man entered the store: "Huh? Isn't Daddy Javier here? The store has been newly renovated? How cool!!!"
"Welcome, dear sir!"
Fang Yuan raised his head with a smile on his face: "The products in our store are unique!"