Lu Zhiyu's first impression when he came to Finnlit was that there were workshops everywhere, including military workshops, steel-making workshops, alchemy workshops and the most numerous handicraft workshops. You could see them everywhere. Often working class, working in these workshops, workers have become the most important and largest class in Fennlit City.
"The best cotton, whether it's coats, hats, or long skirts and underwear that ladies need, our store has everything you need." An apprentice shouted loudly at the door of a ready-made clothing store.
"Let's see if this hat looks good." Several black or black-haired Tutan girls with high noses and big eyes gathered around the clothing store, chattering and laughing from time to time.
"Why don't you buy one of the new gas lamps? There are also various handicrafts and art ornaments, including vases and music boxes from the West." This is a shop selling household handicrafts.
"The clocks produced by Hooded Clock Workshop are the most famous ones of Finnlett."
Seeing this shop, Lu Zhiyu suddenly remembered Lars Brown, the watchmaker's son. With the changes brought about by the steam engine, it affected the entire world, and Lars Brown's reputation also grew. As time goes by, even in the entire Sheen City-State Alliance, the Brown family has become notorious because of the appearance of Jonathan Brown, and people's respect for Lars Brown has not decreased at all, and has even become higher and higher.
On the square of the Akkad Alchemy Academy, after the statue of Akkad, another statue belonging to Lars Brown was erected, just like when Lars entered the Akkad Alchemy Academy and looked up at Akkad's statue Like a statue, all the students who are now studying at the Akkadian Alchemy Academy are looking up to his face and working hard for his story and perseverance.
"Carol's Grocery Store, beer, bread, coffee, and black tea from the Tutan Dynasty, as well as from the orc country... "
Machines gradually replaced manual operations, and a large number of products flooded the entire market. The biggest change was the clothing that Lu Zhiyu saw. Most people could afford a set of decent clothes, which was not the case hundreds of years ago or even a few years ago. It was unimaginable ten years ago, but the workshop owners have gradually become the most powerful and wealthy people in the city-state of Sheen after the nobles.
The pollution is better than Lu Zhiyu imagined, because after the city was originally designed, there was a complete underground drainage and sewage system under Finnlit, and public toilets can be seen at regular intervals on the road.
But it was just a little better than Lu Zhiyu imagined, because the discharge of a large amount of wastewater polluted the entire Tianma River. The originally clear and beautiful Tianma River turned into a black river, and the stench could be smelled by the entire Finnlit City. .
A large amount of black gas and black smoke emitted from the chimneys in the workshops filled the sky, making the sky no longer the blue it had seen before, the clouds became gray, and the entire Finnlit air filled the sky. Anyone who enters here feels suffocated.
Because a large number of people gathered in Finnlit, it put huge pressure on the capital. In addition to some main streets that were cleaned by dedicated personnel, some remote streets and slums had piles of garbage.
"Sir, come on! We haven't eaten for several days!" Several children pulled at the skirt of Lu Zhiyu's coat, while another child was looking for an opportunity to steal the belongings in Lu Zhiyu's pocket.
"Just three coppers a night, sir!" Several women wearing loose pajamas with open breasts leaned on the wooden pillars nearby and waved to Lu Zhiyu.
When Lu Zhiyu passed through this dirty road, he discovered a dark world under the light. The arrival of the steam age not only brought wealth and progress of the times, but also brought a large number of corpses and exploitation. .
Lu Zhiyu can see a large number of exploited workers and skinny children, as well as rampant gang members. Many people even have to make their wives become nightingales in order to make a living. This street and this entire area represent the entire Finnlit's bottom.
Lu Zhiyu traveled around Fennlit, feeling the changing atmosphere of the times and imagining the future direction of Maria's world.
"What kind of world will this world become?"
After watching the entire Fennlit City, Lu Zhiyu went directly to the city hall in the center of the city. Passing through here is the Parliament Castle next to it, which is the political center of the Sheen City-State Alliance. The prime minister and parliament of the Sheen City-State Alliance each time Important discussions will be held here, and the prime minister and cabinet work here. The title of prime minister was originally the title of consul when the Tutan Dynasty had a monarch. Now that there is no monarch, it still remains.
In the Capitol Castle, a special meeting is taking place at the moment. This is one of the reasons why Lu Zhiyu came here, not only to see the complete arrival of the steam age of the Sheen City-State Alliance, but also to come Listen to the meeting here and see the familiar shadows and people.
Lu Zhiyu passed through the lobby of the Capitol Castle. The guards at the door and the patrolling national alchemist turned a blind eye to Lu Zhiyu's passing. The entire Capitol Castle was five stories high, with multi-story buildings inside, and a large number of officials, soldiers, and public servants. Groups gather here to maintain the operation of the entire Sheen city-state alliance.
Arriving at a conference room on the fourth floor, Lu Zhiyu opened the side door and walked in. He sat at the back of the circular seats on the side. There were already many extraordinary people from all over the place sitting here. There are wizards, alchemists, orc wizards, and some officials from the Sheen City-State Alliance. At this moment, everyone is paying attention to the discussion on the central conference table.
"What exactly is the future for us wizards?"
"Or? Do we still have a future?"
"What I want to tell you is that the critical moment of change has arrived, the moment that determines the future of wizards has arrived. We must make a decision immediately, otherwise we will have no future. Wizards are likely to become a flash in the pan in history, and gradually withdraw from the stage of history."
"This is absolutely unacceptable to us!"
On the table, Edward Clemo was seriously discussing the future direction of wizards with everyone present. This topic made all the extraordinary people present look solemn. Among the attendees were the legendary alchemist Marina Bosse and Thousand Faces. The illusion wizard Catherine, the orc wizard Felix Bliss, the dean of Castle Colossus Academy, and two other fourth-level wizards that Lu Zhiyu was not very familiar with.
And most importantly, the Prime Minister of the Sheen City-State Alliance was also present. The Sheen City-State Alliance is currently the only area in the entire Alan continent that has not been touched by the gods, and it is also the area with the highest acceptance of wizards. This is why Edward, The question of whether Catherine and the fox-man Felix would choose to hold this meeting here, the intention of the Sheen City-State Alliance is very important to them, or in other words, they are coming for each other. 8)