It was already eight or nine o'clock in the morning when Suleman got off the public carriage and stepped into Grand Avenue.
At this moment, Grand Street is very lively. Looking around, you can see workers wearing white-washed work uniforms, hurriedly carrying steel bars passing by, and some pushing rickshaws, loaded with loads of minerals, towards the processing plant And the workers who went.
The air above the street is filled with faint smoke and dust. Their source is the towering chimneys that are puffing out mist. The atmosphere full of gray mist is the eternal tone of the steelmaking area.
"Sir, would you like to buy a morning paper?"
A familiar voice sounded from behind, and Suleman turned around to look, but was surprised to find that the other party was selling newspapers to him last time, wearing a clever soft felt hat girl, this time, compared to the last time she met, she seemed to be Grow a little taller.
Correspondingly, the bony feeling on the opponent's body is deeper, his complexion is yellowish, and some eye-catching blue tendons can be faintly seen under the yellowish skin, giving people a feeling of thinness that will fall when the wind blows.
As Suleman turned her head, she seemed to recognize him. After all, the former's appearance was still impressive, especially for the opposite sex. Therefore, her fearful voice became a little easier—
"This gentleman, do you want a copy of "Gangdian Morning Post?"
Suleman nodded slightly, but without waiting for the other party's reply, he took out a banknote of 5 silver ring denominations from his wallet.
Silver Token is the second-tier currency in the currency ladder of the Evernight World. It has a variety of forms, including coins with denominations of 1 Silver Token and 2 Silver Tokens, and 2.5 Silver Tokens, 4 Silver Tokens, and 5 Silver Tokens. Banknote denomination.
Suleman obtained the largest denomination of 5 silver decrees. For him who seized a large amount of cash from President Qisheng, this small amount of money no longer needs to be taken care of. In terms of net worth alone, he is comparable to the Gentlemen, be richer.
After all, the squires with small lands only have an annual income of about 1,500 gold pounds, but they still have a lot of wages for workers, maintenance workshops, maids at home, and maintenance of private carriages. After some consumption , The liquidity in their hands may only be a few hundred pounds, and they are not as rich as Suleman.
Seeing the 5 silver ream banknotes handed over by Suleman, the little girl's eyes were straightened, but she hesitated for a few seconds, and said frankly:
"I can't find such a large denomination."
Suleman tried his best to smile, not to worry the other party, and said softly: "I don't want to buy a copy."
As he spoke, he pointed to the rolls of morning newspapers held by the little girl under her skinny arms.
"My colleagues in the office prefer to read newspapers." Suleman added a reason.
The little girl didn't hesitate anymore, she handed all the newspapers to Suleman, then, she carefully collected the coins, bowed deeply to Suleman, turned around and sprinted, and disappeared in a flash with a speed that didn't fit her body at the end of the street.
This time, Suleman was not worried about the other party. After all, with the intelligence shown by the little girl, he believed that she could protect the wealth.
"You're really sympathetic."
Suddenly, a sweet girl's voice came from behind him. Hearing this, Suleman turned around and saw a familiar, slightly round, lovely face. As for the owner of this face, he was standing in front of the orphanage.
Although she was wearing overalls, she was clean and tidy, which was very different from ordinary workers. In addition, she had a cute face with a little baby fat, like the pretty features of a doll, which attracted some attention.
It was the investigator of the Church of Steam, Annie.
"However, sympathy can't save everyone." Annie stepped up to him, her voice was a little low, and she seemed not in a good mood.
"I'm not sympathetic, just what I want to do." Sensing her depression, Suleman couldn't help asking: "What's the matter? From the way you look, do you seem to be in any trouble?"
Annie shook her head lightly when she heard this, with a confused look on her face: "I am not in trouble, it's just that the scene I saw after I came to Gangdian City seems to be different from the education I received before. There are differences."
While talking, the two walked into the orphanage together. Since Annie was an acquaintance, many orphans knew her. Immediately, they cast curious glances at the young man next to Annie, and some whispered. Whispering, pointing at the two of them like thieves.
Listening to her words, Suleman understood a little bit.
Is it leaving the ivory tower and seeing the outside world, resulting in ambivalence? Suleman knew very well that in the moving castle of the Church of Steam, their lives were like gears, lawful, orderly and rigorous.
In the moving castle under the jurisdiction of the Church of Steam, for example, the hometown mentioned by Anne, the 'Ironheart City' to which they belong.
Every resident will undergo a qualification test from the moment they are born, and if they have a high degree of compatibility with the profession of 'craftsman', they will be absorbed into the Church of Steam. win by a margin.
Such personnel are often labeled as 'technicians'. They will receive better educational resources in the moving castle. They may not be comparable to the officials of the Church of Steam, but they are far better than ordinary people.
When they graduate from the "Secondary Technical School" organized by the church, those with excellent grades can also be promoted to the "Steam University" and receive higher education for free. After graduation, they joined the important industries in the moving castle, served as management, and controlled the fate of a large number of workers. This is the social structure in the moving castle, which is completely different from the civilized city-state outside.
Annie is a typical 'mook player'. Since she was born, she has become an important talent cultivated by the church with a high degree of compatibility, and even her promotion is faster than others.
While Eddie in the same group was still undergoing assessment, Annie was already an official investigator, a craftsman who had mastered extraordinary powers.
Unsurprisingly, she even hopes to be promoted to the second level in a short period of time, and then go to the church of the steam church to accept the trial of the temple. If she can surpass other people of the same age and successfully graduate, at that time, she will be The Holy Maiden of the Church of Steam.
But after seeing the ecology of the residents of Gangdian City, for the first time, she was shaken by the education she received and even her worldview.
This is a very common phenomenon.
This kind of situation usually happens to steam investigators who leave the moving castle for the first time and come to the outside world.
[After all, they are two different social forms]
Seeing her appearance, Suleman was moved in his heart.
Because in his impression, in the current Third Era, in the history of the Church of Steam, a huge change had taken place.
Those who have been oppressed by the 'technicians' for a long time, the middle and lower class believers who believe in steam, and the inside of the church of steam, who are bewitched by a secret organization, have a group of saints who are dissatisfied with the status quo and want to overthrow the original system
It was an epic event that swept across the cold land in the north, even triggered a war of gods, and finally led to the weakening of the north.
[Steam Transformation].
PS: The second update has been rushed out, and the next step is to step into the closing line of Gangdian City, and slowly push to the climax of the first volume.
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