On the Seven Towers

After two days of sailing, the supply ship arrived at Memphis City on the afternoon of the third day. This is a city similar in size to Ayre City, but because it is responsible for military supplies, the atmosphere is much more serious than Ayre City.

Many people in military uniforms can be seen at the docks and in the city. For some unknown reason, the military uniforms here were 60% to 70% similar to the military uniforms on Earth, which made Xiao Chen and others feel like they were in a strange country on Earth at the beginning of the 20th century.

"This is not magical at all." Luo Ling said. As she walked through the streets of the city, her eyes lingered on the windows of several clothing stores. Those windbreakers and dresses placed on human-shaped shelves, if they were moved directly to the earth, It won't look too abrupt, just a little retro at most. But in the cyclical fashion world, this style may set off a new trend.

Xiao Chen touched her and pointed forward.

I saw two workers laying wires on a telephone pole. This should be a newly installed wire. There are several poles in front of which there are no wires.

Luo Ling said: "Don't you think it's magical to have such an Earth-like civilization in the magical world? What kind of power restrains them from using convenient and efficient magic in this way?"

Xiao Chen also shook his head.

Eselit said: "Wires are still a new thing in the South. Southerners are always conservative. When new things come out, they always wait a few beats before using them.

Just like these power supply companies, they basically started in the north of the mainland. Commander Montaño's family now owns a large stake in the company laying electric wires in Memphis. "

Eselit already has some trust in these people from the Eastern Continent and does not have too many taboos. On the contrary, he felt a sense of pride when talking about these things.

"You can also see similar scenes in our territory on the Eastern Continent." Roger said.

"You have magic power, and you still use electricity?" Eselit was very surprised. His understanding of magic power in the past two days made him feel that this is an energy source that is much more powerful than electricity.

"Just like your steamship will use magic crystal and coal at the same time, right? These two energy sources are not contradictory, and... they can be prepared for emergencies."

"But speaking of it, electricity has been used as a major energy source in various places for more than ten years. However, in these ten years, various changes have been too great."

"However, as a major military town, Memphis didn't take the lead in using electricity?" Roger asked.

"That's not true." Eselit pointed to a six- or seven-story high-rise building in the distance and said, "In important facilities like the headquarters, electricity has long been connected. The lines now laid are all for some peripheral facilities. facilities, or for civilian use.”

Sure enough, when passing by a street corner, they saw workers installing electric lights in the window of a clothing store. They also removed the original oil lamps and candlesticks. It seemed that as long as the wires were connected here, there would be an extra bright light at night. The window is up.

"I still remember that when I was a child, most lamps used oil. At that time, the glass in the window was always green. Of course, there were also more advanced lamps that consumed spar wicks. But spar wicks were very expensive, so only those with Only those with money can afford it.”

"What is a crystal wick?" Luo Ling asked curiously.

"It means breaking up the fire crystal, grinding it into powder, mixing the powder with charcoal powder, and then igniting it."

"You never use magic circles to light up crystals, right? You don't use lighting crystals, healing crystals, image crystals and the like?" Luo Ling asked.

"Are you talking about these?" Eselit took out a small crystal stone from his pocket. Judging from the color, it should be a healing crystal stone. "Of course the crystal stones are useful, but we must use Dou Qi to activate them. "

"This change has only occurred since the city of Memphis changed its logistics commander. That commander is General Montaño's cousin." Eselit showed a "you know" look, "Saint At the end of the last life, we were told that this was the beginning of a new era. At that time, many people did not understand what this meant. Now, since the advent of steam and electricity, everyone has begun to understand. "There are too many things changing in the world, and those changes are so fast that people can't understand."

Eselit led them through an alley and came to a major intersection, which should be the most central and prosperous location in Memphis. Carriages passed in front of them.

"A lot of changes have taken place during this revolution. Some families seized the opportunity and became important families. Some ancient and noble families did not take advantage of this wave of changes and slowly fell into silence. Monta General Neo’s family is undoubtedly one of the best.”

"It seems that their family is better at accepting new things?" Luo Ling said.

"It's not that they welcome innovation. Their family has a... very firm belief in the Saint. This family has always followed the Saint's footsteps. No matter how incredible the instructions given by the Saint are at the time, they will try. Even if they get hurt many times, they will not stop. Sometimes they will suffer a lot of setbacks from the beginning, but the Saint's guidance will always be proven to be correct in the end. So... their family, and some other families who firmly follow the Saint, are often at the forefront."

"So, there are still some people who disagree with the Saint, or even oppose her?" Xiao Chen asked.

"It is impossible to have no different opinions. There are always some things that involve various interests. In order to protect their own interests, some people can do anything. No one in this country will openly oppose the Saint, but you can oppose the Sages Association or the City Hall. If you want to oppose something, you have many ways." Esselit said.

Xiao Chen nodded. She herself has a deep understanding of this kind of thing.

Xiao Chen and others saw patrolling military police on the road, but Esselit wore the uniform of a naval colonel, so she naturally had no obstacles in the city.

General Montanio must have made connections long ago. They did not stay in the city for long and went straight to the transport convoy. By the evening, the group had already mixed in with the convoy and headed towards the Holy Maiden City.