Teach us how to live in this city
The half-elf 'father' inexplicably wanted to laugh when he heard Professor Bai Huan's words.
As they walked along, Skare had been defeated to the point where it could no longer be called the main city of a country. There was not a single person on the streets and the buildings were more or less damaged.
This dilapidated city is completely opposite to the bustling capital of the Far South Empire.
They had the same idea as Lottie...that is, where could there be any new and interesting things in this rural area that they hadn't seen before
When Professor Bai Huan introduced the earthen kang to them, their idea seemed to be confirmed.
The earthen kang is really rustic in this magical world...They can quickly master its specific functions and methods of use with Bai Huan's demonstration.
"You just throw the coals in there and light it with this kindling straw."
Bai Huan took out a lighter and demonstrated it. Burning coal on the earthen kang sounded a bit extravagant, but the wood resources in Scarre were pitifully scarce, while the coal was so abundant that it could not be used up at all.
So burning firewood in Skarre is a luxury.
The coal began to burn under the kang, and the temperature in the room, which was originally invaded by the cold, gradually rose.
"Sit on it and take a look." Bai Huan said to the three half-elves standing next to him.
The three half-elves all seemed somewhat indifferent. Finally, Lottie couldn't stand the cold anymore and chose to sit on the kang tentatively.
As soon as she sat on it, Lottie felt that she might never be able to get off.
A warm touch spread from her legs to her whole body, and her legs, which had been numb from the cold wind, were awakened again.
Lottie curled up in her military coat, as if she wanted to completely shrink herself into a ball.
"It's warm, right? You can go to the city hall to get coal every day, and there are also food relief. If you want more, the city hall will quickly arrange a job for you."
Bai Huan began to do ideological work on these half-elves.
The half-elf who played the father could only nod. As shapeshifters, they didn't know any of the magic of the Deep Green Clan, but they couldn't gather intelligence just by staying in the house.
"In addition to the kang, there are other things you need to pay attention to. You must listen carefully, it is very important." Bai Huan came to a light switch and said to them.
The two half-elves were a little impatient at this time, but they didn't say anything. When Bai Huan pressed the light switch and the originally dim room was completely lit up, their impatience instantly turned into vigilance and surprise.
Lottie, who was sitting curled up in a ball on the earthen kang, stood up immediately when the light in the room came on.
If it weren't for the warning from the other half-elf, Lottie might have drawn his weapon immediately.
"Are you scared? Don't be afraid. This thing is called a light. It's used for lighting. You can turn it on by pressing this on the wall."
After Bai Huan introduced the electric lights and precautions to them, he began to introduce other modern furniture.
The place where the half-elves live is the only place in the Royal City of Skare...where there are living people. Meera has assigned all the remaining residents of Skare to live in the inner city area.
This also facilitates unified management, and it is extremely convenient for the rabbits to install water and electricity facilities.
Today, electric lights have been installed in the inner city area, and the living standards have basically reached the level of rural areas in China in the 1990s.
"And this is a faucet, and this is a kettle for boiling water."
Professor Bai Huan spent less than ten minutes explaining how to use some modern equipment before he led the soldiers to the next half-elf family to express their condolences.
Lottie watched the old professor leave, then looked at his two colleagues. Lottie could see confusion, surprise... and some joy on their faces.
Most of the shapeshifters in the Far South Continent belong to a national management organization called the Shadow Society, and these two colleagues are also members of it. Their duties are not assassination, but to collect intelligence.
This is the biggest difference between them and Lottie. Lottie is an assassination specialist among the shapeshifters, while they are pure spies.
As excellent spies, they knew what kind of intelligence was most useful! And everything the old man had just demonstrated was useful intelligence! Except for the earthen kang.
"The water got hot in this metal container. I didn't sense any magical energy in it."
The two shapeshifters first surrounded the kettle that was boiling water. Although Professor Bai Huan had already told them how to use the kettle, they wanted to know how it worked!
"The energy that drives this container seems to be transmitted from this line."
The shapeshifter who plays the father is a professional magic spy, that is, he sneaks into other countries to steal other people's magic research, so he has a good eye when looking at some alchemical props.
Based on past experience, he quickly determined that the energy of the kettle came from... that black thread.
“There seems to be something inside this thread,” said the half-elf who played the mother.
"I'll try to see if I can cut it open."
Another half-elf took out a silver knife. This knife was made of black silver, a precious metal that could suppress magic. Whenever he stole alchemical materials and magical research results in the past, he would use this knife to confirm the internal structure first.
Lottie sat on the earthen kang, curled up in her military coat, watching the two 'seniors' busy at work.
To be honest... She really wanted to learn something from these two seniors, but the senior who played her father had just stabbed the black silver knife into the electric wire of the kettle for less than two seconds...
A flash of lightning flashed by in an instant, and the sound of thunder exploded in the room. Although the metal of black silver can shield magical elements, its conductivity is surprisingly good. The most important thing is that the spy's dagger has a hand guard.
So, under Lottie's gaze, the experienced senior rolled his eyes and fell to the ground, then kicked his legs and revealed his original form.
"The old man reminded us that the interface and those wires are very dangerous and can take your lives." Lottie finally spoke at this time. She has always been careful about things that can take other people's lives.
What she remembered most were the recipes of various poisons, but now it seems... there is a new way of killing people in this city
"I'm not dead yet..." He struggled to get up from the ground, and the palm of his hand holding the black silver dagger was already charred black.
It seemed that it would take a little longer for the electricity to kill someone, and Lottie made a mental note of this.
"Can you give me a cup of the hot water in the kettle?"
Lottie didn't care much about the life and death of these two seniors. She was more concerned about when she could drink hot water.
If people in the Far South Empire wanted to have a cup of hot water, they had to ask a servant to go to the kitchen to chop firewood and boil water. More luxurious nobles would use scorching stones that could emit high temperatures under the kettle, but the price of a pot of hot water boiled in this way quickly soared.
So Lottie has only had a few drinks of hot water since she was born. The most she has had is a few hot soups at her master's parties.
But in this place, to boil a pot of hot water, all you need to do is press a button
And the lighting is also... Lottie looked at the electric light above, which was much brighter than the light from the light stone.
Thinking of this, Lottie began to change his way of thinking, from killing the key figures here to kidnapping the key figures here back to the Far South Empire.