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There is a widely circulated proverb in Olin Continent, if you haven’t been to San Pedro, you don’t know how beautiful the heaven is; if you haven’t been to Samanranti, you don’t know how prosperous the world is.

The former is the imperial capital of the Garter Empire, and the latter is the imperial capital of the Charlemagne Empire.

Yannick has also heard this sentence. After arriving at the imperial capital of the Garter Empire, he realized that the first half of the sentence was praising the building of St. Peroen as beautiful as heaven. From this, it can be inferred that the meaning of the second half of the sentence is It's talking about the prosperity of Samanranti.

Samanranti is indeed very prosperous. It is said that this city is fully one and a half times the capital of the Garter Empire.

It is not as stunningly beautiful as being in the city of glass with its unified spire and blue body like the capital of Jiade, but there is an obvious difference between the capital of Charlemagne and the capital of Jiade. Its commercial area is not separated from the residential area, but It is mixed together, whether it is a residential area where the nobles live or a commoner's residential area, there are also commercial areas, which is somewhat similar to Yannick's original world.

Of course, the things sold in the commercial areas of the aristocratic areas must be completely different from the things in the civilian areas, and because Alfonso VIII has accumulated power for many years, the entire empire is basically his one word, and the power of the nobility has been weakened invisibly. In contrast, civilians have more room for freedom, so many free citizens emerged in the Charlemagne Empire, and they were more civilians than poor. This was one of the reasons why the Charlemagne Empire was stronger than other countries.

After staying in the Imperial Capital of Garter for a while, when they came to the Imperial Capital of Charlemagne, they would no longer look like country bumpkins. Yannick and his party got off the rented carriage at the gate of the city, and then walked into the city. Since they were all wearing priest robes, The guarding soldiers were very polite to them, and after verifying their identities, they were quickly let in.

"Sell newspapers! Sell newspapers! The freshly released Samanranti Daily, come and buy it!"

A child in old but not shabby clothes ran past them with a box in his arms.

Yannick couldn't help being surprised, there are still newspapers in this world, could it be that another traveler came here?

"Bart, stop him, I want to buy a copy." He said.

Bart got the order, ran over quickly, and quickly stopped the child, allowing Yannick to see the contents of the box.

You know, there is no paper in Olin Continent, or they don’t know that bark can be processed into paper that is many times cheaper than parchment scrolls, and it is more convenient to carry and spread. The prevalence of magic will inevitably lead people to rely more on this kind of paper. Unnatural forces, ignoring the fact that many things can be created with the wisdom of human beings themselves.

Inside the box is a thick stack of leaves, a tree Yanick knows, called Heiner tree, its leaves are the largest among all trees, the smallest is equivalent to the palm of three or four adults, and its texture is flat, It is suitable for writing. Although it can be stored for a short period of time, this kind of leaf is naturally very popular when not everyone can afford parchment scrolls. It is also very suitable to use it to record short-term things.

"Dear priests, do you want to buy leaf papers? You won't see this kind of leaf papers in other places outside the imperial capital!" The child sold Yannick immediately when he saw that Yanick was curious.

"Is it only the Imperial City? Who invented it?" Yannick asked.

"Invention? I don't know. I heard that His Majesty ordered someone to make such a thing. I need to earn some money from it!" The child spoke very articulately, "Many people in the imperial capital like to see this kind of leaves. As for the newspaper, the official newsletter will be issued for a week to spread to the public, and there are also leaf newspapers for different classes of nobles and commoners, I have many kinds here, which one do you want?"

"How much is a serving?"

"It's cheap, a copper coin is enough, sir."

"Then give me one of each."

"Okay, sir!" the child said cheerfully, quickly took out four leaf newspapers from the box, and handed them to Ai Fuli, who was in charge of paying the money, and continued to yell happily and walked away.

Avery, the treasurer, is about to start babbling again, which he seems to have contracted since he took over the financial reins: "My lord Hill, I don't really want to appear wordy, but you know, four copper coins are actually You can also buy a lot of things…”

Yannick looked at him helplessly: "Avery, that's only four copper coins, I remember we still have more than 1 gold coins in our account!"

Avery: "Yes, sir, but that's not an excuse to waste. You must know that many things are accumulated from less to more, and if we don't pay attention, no matter how much wealth we have, it will be squandered. good……"

Augustine: "Shut up, Avery."

Avery: "...frugality."

Augustine: "You're annoying."

Avery: "Speaking of which, Augustine, I think the most wasteful person in the team is not His Excellency Hill, nor Darwin, it should be you."

Augustine: "..."

Darwin lying innocently: "..." What does it matter to me?

Avery: "I remember that you bought ten magic scrolls in Rouen town the night before yesterday. You used public funds for them, and you came to ask me for reimbursement."

Augustine: "I was preparing for the next unexpected situation. Those scrolls have been distributed to you. At least you can choose to escape the next time you can't fight any strange creatures."

Avery: "But what you bought are all intermediate-level teleportation scrolls. What can those cheap ones do? At least you have to take them out and recite a long spell. By then, Darwin probably won't even have time to take them out. If there is one, it will be instantly killed."

Darwin lay down again: "..."

Yannick: "Okay..."

Augustine said angrily: "That's because you said that the ultimate teleportation scroll is too expensive, so I only buy intermediate ones!"

Avery: "So I mean, instead of buying this bargain, you might as well not buy it at all and save a ton of money."

Augustine: "..."

Everyone: "..."

"Okay, let me say, please stop for a while, didn't you notice that passers-by are looking at you?"

The silver-haired bishop had to raise his voice, pulled down the hood, and covered the elf with the cloak. The content of their quarrel made Yannick feel ashamed, and those who didn't know thought they came from some poor country As for the priest who begs for alms, after all, he is also the bishop of the second most powerful country in the mainland!

So embarrassing, so embarrassing!

"Anyway, I think it is necessary to formulate a new rule. Article [-] of the Hill Priests' Regulations prohibits discussing our lack of money in public."

Bart: "Your Excellency, is the Hill Priests your new name for the Priests?"

Avery: "That's not the point, Bart, the point is Sir Hill, if we really have no money, shouldn't we say it?"

Yannick: "Yes, but Avery, I don't think we have no money yet. Don't keep talking, it's really shameful. Others will think we are priests who ran away from some country church, but I wear The cloak doesn't really matter, I'm thinking of you."

Avery: "Of course, if you can win [-] gold coins at once like last time, and don't throw them away in a blink of an eye, I promise I won't say it again."

As a dedicated treasurer, Avery felt very heartbroken about the huge sum of money that Yannick gave away as a favor without blinking an eye.

Yannick: "...I will work hard." There is a lot of pressure, okay?

At this time, everyone's mental activity was: It's so miserable, even His Excellency Hill was defeated by this cheapskate, and they must not mention any words related to money in Ai Fu's words in the future!

Chris on the side ignored their excitement, and started browsing with the leaf newspaper bought by Yannick.

It has to be said that it is much more convenient to have this kind of thing. At least now that they have just arrived in Charlemagne's capital, they basically know what happened recently.

There are a few major things mentioned above.

The first is the upcoming magic seminar.

As mentioned earlier, the magical atmosphere of the Charlemagne Empire is very strong. With the deliberate support of Alfonso VIII, the mage has a noble status no less than that of the priest in the Charlemagne Empire. Of course, this does not mean that in other countries, the mage is not Honorable.But in the past, considering the reaction of the Holy See, the emperors or grand dukes of various countries always had some scruples when getting along with mages, even the Garter Empire was no exception, even when Francis II had the worst relationship with the mages. At that time, he did not completely tear himself apart from the Holy See.

But Alfonso VIII had no scruples at all. Since his grandfather and mother were both mages, in the view of the Magic Guild, the emperor had a deep relationship with mages, even though the Charlemagne Empire also had bishops and priests. Received the courtesy of the emperor, but generally speaking, mages have a higher degree of freedom in this empire. They can hold various gatherings and lectures at will, and there are also some activities between mages to learn from each other from time to time. Among the academies of magic, the Central Academy of Magic of the Charlemagne Empire has the most talents, and there is even a holy man in it.

This free atmosphere has attracted more and more magical talents to gather here. From this point of view, the Charlemagne Empire is the best of all countries, and these magical talents also form the defense of the Charlemagne Empire itself. Guarantee, the mages have a sense of belonging to the empire, and are respected and treated by the emperor, so they are naturally willing to fight for the empire when the empire is in trouble. This is a win-win situation.

Just because of his strength, the emperor didn't need to look at the face of the Holy See at all. He could follow his own ruling wishes and come however he wanted.

The magic seminar is a grand event in the magic world. It is held once a year. Mages gather from all directions to share and discuss the magic results they have studied. High-level mages can take this opportunity to get to know each other and enhance their relationship. Lala In terms of interpersonal relationship, low-level mages can find a suitable mentor, or hope that they will become a blockbuster in the seminar, attracting the attention of a certain great magister or even a holy man, and from then on they will become disciples and soar into the sky.

At this time, magic academies from various countries will also send people to exchange and study. It can be said that magic talents from all over the world gather here to participate in the grand event, and it is very lively.

Although it is called a magic seminar, and light magic is also magic, the Holy See has never attended this kind of seminar, nor does it bother to participate.Just kidding, the old enemies met, and they were extremely jealous. It would be good if they didn't come to make trouble, and also participated in the seminar held by the mage?Do they have such a big face!

Not to mention dark magic, this kind of magic has been shady since it was born, and is despised by the world, and dark magicians will not come to make fun of it.

So in the final analysis, magic research is limited to elemental magic.

As for the second major event, it was the upcoming marriage between Princess Orthea of ​​the Charlemagne Empire and Prince Felton of the Garter Empire.

This matter has not been officially recognized and announced by the government, but for some reason, it has already been rumored in the market, as if Princess Orthea is going to get married tomorrow.

Because this topic is very gossip, it occupies much more space in the leaflet than the magic seminar, and the writer is so idle that he even went to the Garter Empire to interview various passers-by. Combined with the views of various people in the Charlemagne Empire, they are mainly divided into two distinct factions.

The majority of people opposed this marriage, for many reasons, but the main reason was that Princess Orthea was gentle and beautiful, she was called the "Rose of Charlemagne's Empire", and she was the goddess in the hearts of many unmarried men. His target, the so-called Prince Felton, is indeed an illegitimate son with an unjust name. When the former emperor of the Garter Empire was in power, his identity was not even officially recognized. Almost everyone in the Jiade Imperial Capital knew her character and demeanor, gloomy and indifferent, autistic and paranoid, how could such a person be worthy of the almost perfect Princess Orthea? !

Of course, it’s not that there are people who agree. This voice is much weaker. It’s nothing more than saying that the two are of the same family and have similar identities. Besides, the rumors may not be accurate. With the national strength of the Charlemagne Empire, Princess Orthea may not be unhappy when she marries. So, all in all, very unconvincing.

The higher-ups almost overwhelmingly demoted Prince Felton, whom few people had seen, to nothing, except that his appearance was as ugly and sinister as a monster. Yannick couldn't help laughing.

And one of the parties involved in the gossip, Prince Felton, who is "gloomy and aloof, autistic and paranoid", is reading derogatory news in his valet costume.

Of course, apart from these two major events, there are other current news, such as the news that the bishop of the Garter Empire was ordered by His Majesty the Pope to visit various countries.

After all, Olin Continent is not like Yannick’s original information-rich world. What happened one second will be known to the whole world through the Internet in the next second. Its news still has a certain lag. For example, the above It didn't say that Yannick and others had left the Principality of Mecklen, but was still reporting that Yannick had a duel with the magister Richard Dilkin and ended in a draw, and that Yannick sent a message to the countries through Bishop Michelle. Donate money to things that help the poor.

Although the duel is a draw, one is a bishop and the other is a magister. Especially when the former is still very young, everyone will think that this is equivalent to the victory of the bishop. After all, there is a huge gap in strength between the two. , indicating that the bishop's strength has far surpassed his own status and reached an unpredictable level.

The matter of donating money has undoubtedly won Yannick a huge reputation. From the time when the event happened, through the brewing period in the middle, and now it spreads, people from all over the world have gradually become familiar with the name of Yannick Hill. In particular, his legendary beauty, which was not inferior to that of Princess Orthea, was what really excited the public.

The things recorded in the leaf newspaper are basically the things that the people of the Charlemagne Empire have recently discussed after dinner. Yannick and his party walked on the streets of the imperial capital, and most of them heard these things, which were mentioned many times , is also the one that everyone is most interested in, and it is undoubtedly the last one. Compared with the appearance of the new bishop of the Garter Empire or the "Rose of the Charlemagne Empire" Princess Orthea, which one is more beautiful?

The silver-haired bishop listened to the discussions of the passers-by, and heard the titters of Ai Fuli and the others, his forehead twitched: As a man, why would he compare his appearance with a woman!