"I have been to Loen, the capital of the Kingdom of Hampavo, but it was summer. To be honest, I have only heard about the Kingdom of Ice and Snow."
The rich publisher stroked the ring on his index finger with his thumb, "Do you need me to help you find a few people who have been there? Some young people in my caravan ran over the trade road over there. He is a brave young man, there are not many young men who dare to work hard now!"
"Thank you very much, but I don't need it right now."
Jenkins politely refused, because he remembered that according to his pen pal Miss Mary's first letter, she was a resident of Loen. Loen is the capital of the Kingdom of Hampavo. In the northern part of the entire continent, winter accounts for half of the year.
Jenkins' understanding of Loen City was limited to an extremely weird creature there: A-01-2-3000, the Fountain of Youth. This is a spring that can only appear in the snow, and after taking it, its appearance will be frozen forever. But no one who took it has ever survived ten years. They are very afraid of the cold, and for the rest of their lives, they will never get rid of the strange whispers in their ears and the accompanying severe headaches.
"Maybe I can ask Mary for help in the next letter. The girl who lived there since childhood should know more about the so-called Ice and Snow Kingdom."
A successful book usually takes a lot of time to write. Excellent authors all write books in units of "years", so they are not in a hurry now, and readers will understand this behavior.
Before Mr. Brow left, he left a share of the sales of this issue of stories, which was almost 300 pounds. Jenkins recently spent a lot of money on learning rituals and purchasing materials. He sat alone at his desk at night, stacking stacks of paper money. He stretched out his right hand and licked his index finger and middle finger, then skillfully counted the banknotes, put together every ten 100-pound banknotes, put together every 100-pound 10-pound banknotes, and finally stacked 81 stacks of 10-pound notes and 70 stacks of 100-pound notes . In addition, there are some scattered banknotes. Although there are 100-pound banknotes, they are difficult to spend in daily activities, so 10 pounds is the largest denomination that can be circulated. Jenkins usually keeps coins and 10 pounds in his wallet. banknotes.
There was a slight smile on his face, even though the recent learning of the [Astral Perception] ceremony cost a lot, but this amount is enough for an ordinary person to enter the upper class. If you know how to invest, it is not difficult to live your life in style. But for the Giver, this is just the beginning.
Jenkins has very few social activities, and he enjoys the life of working and studying during the day and writing and studying at night. An excellent gentleman must endure loneliness, and a qualified adult man should always improve his abilities.
During the rest time, teasing the cat can relieve physical and mental stress. Chocolate has been adopted for two months. Although it has not grown much, it is in good health, which is enough.
The old man once again suggested that Jenkins pay more attention to the social life of young people, that he can take more leave at ordinary times, and not go directly to church or go home after work. There are many interesting places in Nolan City.
He recommended several bars to Jenkins, and told him that operas, concerts or charity events were all ways to meet friends. But Jenkins never drinks alcohol, and he is not interested in operas he doesn’t understand. All donations are made directly to the church for help—this is more reassuring.
"Why can't you be like those young people today, how should that word be said? Well, indulgence? No, more pursuit of quality of life?"
It was early Saturday morning, Jenkins simply cleaned up the shelves, and began to transcribe today's tadpole text.
The old man held a golden wine glass in his left hand, and carefully wiped it with a clean cotton cloth dipped in alcohol in his right hand. This is an antique of genuine value that he received from a guest after Jenkins left yesterday.
"I think the quality of life is good now."
He lowered his head and said, shaking his wrist, originally thought about using [Reading] to copy, but just using the ability gave him a splitting headache.
The old man was not surprised at the side, not that no one had made such an attempt, but they all failed. He attributed this to "the sage's punishment for the lazy".
"You're fit for an ascetic. I mean it, don't laugh."
Dad put the scrubbed cup in a wooden box, fiddled with it a few times, and locked the box on the counter with a small lock.
While wiping his hands with a towel, he continued the topic just now.
"I appreciate young people with your personality, hardworking, humble and talented. But if you don't marry because you studied with me, Mr. Bishop will curse me even if you die!"
Jenkins laughed again:
"Marriage is a must. I now have my own house, rich savings, a decent job, and an honorary baron. I don't think there are many adult unmarried men with my conditions in this city."
"That sentence is right."
The old man pushed his glasses: "But what's the use if only you know about it? If you don't get in touch with those young girls, even if you are a king, it's useless..."
"It's time to start the usual persuasion again!"
Jenkins thought, thinking about how to change the subject. He is not in a hurry about getting married. Now it is time to improve his strength, find divinity, and explore strange places. This dangerous and strange world is not suitable for old age, and other things can be put aside until the mighty power belongs to oneself.
There is no clue about the divinity. The last time Jenkins may have used up all the luck he had accumulated after crossing. He also knows that this kind of thing can't happen often, but he always has to work hard.
The power of thermal weapons in the steam age is far from comparable to those in memory, not to mention that people in this world are too obsessed with steam power, and some people even propose to develop steam-powered rifles.
What consequences this will lead to, Jenkins can't guess for the time being, but the development direction of technology has already produced a subtle shift. Decades later, steam pipelines that span the entire continent, steam airships that cut the sky, and factories that spew white mist may really appear.
"Speaking of which, it's not safe for me to have so much cash on me, and I'm also considering investment. Does dad have any suggestions?"
He found himself distracted, shook his head, and asked again.
"Changing the subject again?" Dad curled his lips, "Hmph, the safest way is to exist in the church, but you need to pay a certain amount of storage fees every year. I don't think you have this plan, do you?"
"Yes."