Superpower manga artist Kobayashi Narumi

The importance of money.

After more than two months, Seren and Meddy finally crossed the border between the Kingdom of Insects and the Kingdom of Mermaids.

Then again, because he failed to reach the target city as scheduled, he had to sleep in the wilderness.

Sleeping out in the wild in winter is not a good experience.

Even after finding a sheltered cave, a bonfire was lit.

Close your eyes, still can't sleep because of the shivering sound of your teeth.

So the two got up early in the morning and continued on the road.

"Cross this mountain and you'll be there." Salem held the map and identified the direction.

"The next step is to go east..."

"Wow!"

Meddy's exclamation interrupted Salem's words.

In front of the mountain road, a flat cliff appeared, and there were railings in front of the cliff.

Meddy rushed forward in three steps and two steps, lying on the railing.

"Siren! Look! It's beautiful!"

Salem walked over slowly and looked down the mountain.

Beautiful indeed.

In the morning mist, the city came into view.

A majestic church stands in the center of the city, with it as the center, guarded by countless small houses with red roofs, dotted around, looking like a child's toy box from a distance.

The rising sun plated a layer of gold on the red dome of the church.The gold and red complement each other, making it extraordinarily magnificent.

Even in the early morning, the city is full of vitality and bustle.Bustling traffic and pedestrians enter and exit through the gate on the city wall.

"Siren, that's..."

Mety was breathless in this beautiful city she had never seen before.

"That's right," Seren replied, "That's our destination, Bella City."

He added in his heart: The bright pearl of the East, the most prosperous commercial city in the Divine Grace Continent.

They arrived at the gate of the city near noon.

"Please show your ID." A guard stopped the two of them.

"Identity certificate? What is that?" Meddy wondered.

The guard and the other guard looked at each other, and then said with certainty: "You must be from the Kingdom of Insects."

"It should be."

"Citizens of the Kingdom of Insects do not have identity documents."

The other guard looked more friendly, and he took out a stack of cards from his pocket with a smile:

"I will issue a temporary identity certificate for you to use as a tourist. However, if you want to work or settle in the Merman Country, you must ask your employer to apply for a formal identity certificate for you."

"By the way, murder, fighting, robbery, and theft are not allowed in Bella. Please remember that the city's guards will always ensure the order of the city."

"And you." He looked at Salem, "Please take off the mask."

Salem pulled down the mask, revealing his entire face.

Extreme amazement flashed in the guard's eyes: "I understand."

"Don't worry, the law and order in Bella City is very good. You don't need to wear a mask and it's safe. If you encounter any difficulties, you can ask the city guard for help."

"Ah, I'm pissed off!"

Walking on the flat blue floor tiles in the city, Meddy was still sulking.

"What do they think of us, fighting and robbing. Do we look like bad guys?"

"And you, Siren, are talking to him with a smile! They look down on people so much."

"No way, the reputation of the Kingdom of Insects doesn't seem to be very good on the mainland."

Salem reassures Meddy.

"There is no other way. Finding a suitable place to live is the most important thing."

That's right, Salem and the kind-hearted guard asked where there was an affordable hotel, and he recommended a "Rose Hotel" for them.

After inquiring all the way, Salem and Meddy finally found the hotel hidden in a corner.

A small door face, blue wall bricks, no signboard, just a rose painted on the door.

The Rose Hotel is close to the city center and has a very good location.But its doors and windows faced a narrow alley, and the sun was not visible much of the day.

When they opened the door and went in, the proprietress was dozing off.

"10 magic gold per night."

She didn't even lift her eyelids.

"Ten, magic gold?" Meddy's voice was trembling.

"so expensive……"

"It's already the lowest price in the whole city. If you don't believe me, you can go to another place to have a look. It only costs 10 magic gold and includes a breakfast."

The proprietress shook the key chain in her hand.

"Uh, okay."

Meddy reluctantly took out her purse and counted out ten magic gold.One by one on the counter.

With a "click", the proprietress unlocked a key.

"Thank you for your patronage."

You can't expect better accommodation in Beira for this price.

Pushing open the door, there are two beds in a small space with only one window.Even on the third floor, there was still a musty smell that lingered.

But Meddy noticed the window first.

"Siren! The windows are so beautiful, they are colorful and let in light!"

Seren took a closer look after being reminded by Meddy.It was poor stained glass collaged in the shape of roses.

It was the first time for Maddy to see a colored window. She pushed the window around and watched the colorful projection of the sun on the ground with great interest.

Seeing Mei Di's ignorance, Lin Chengshi felt sorry for his heroine.

He rarely suggested: "It's rare that it's still early, do you want to walk around the city?"

"Okay! I was so angry just now that I didn't take a good look at the city. It just so happens that I can replenish supplies."

Meddy took the purse.

The two had just stepped out of the hotel gate.

"Beware!"

A black shadow came quickly, and Meddy grabbed it reflexively and held it in her hands.

"What is this?" Meddy looked at the ball in her hand in bewilderment, squeezed it, and it was quite elastic.

"I'm sorry big sister, are you not injured? This is our football!" A dark-skinned little boy stood in front of Meddy and stretched out his hands.

Metty returned the football to him: "What is football?"

There are many children around this little boy.After hearing this, they looked at each other.

"Football, that's it. You can play with it." The same black-skinned little boy explained.

"Kicking? Is this kicking fun?"

"Of course it's fun!"

The kid tossed the football up and put his head on the ball like a seal.The football slid down his chest again. He pushed it with his knee, and then turned around and reached it with his foot.This ball seemed to grow on his body, and the flower work was dazzling.

Meddy was stunned: "It's amazing. There is such a game."

The little boy was taking turns juggling the ball with both feet, and suddenly he picked it up with a smile and sent it to Meddy's feet: "Big sister, you should try it too!"

Meddy tried to catch it with her feet, and then sent the ball into the sky with a soaring cannon.

After a few seconds, the ball fell.After bouncing between them several times, it silently rolled to the side.

"Hmm..." The little boy was also speechless.

"Big sister, you may be suitable to be a goalkeeper."

"Archie! It's you again! Don't play here!"

The lady proprietress of the Rose Hotel was leaning against the window with her hips akimbo.

"Oops! Big sister, let's play together next time!"

Archie and his little friends ran away in a flash, and they could be heard laughing and playing in the distance.

"You haven't paid for the window you broke last time—"

The proprietress's angry voice echoed throughout the alley.

Meddy waited until the group of children disappeared before looking away.

She sighed to Salem: "The children in Bella City are so happy."

When she was a child, she didn't have much time to play around with her peers.She wants to help manage her father's martial arts gym, and go to Aunt Madeleine's to learn how to read.If you have time, go hunting in the forest.

After this episode, they continued to their destination - the most prosperous downtown of Bella City.

The more you go to the central area, the more pedestrians and carriages on the road.Gradually, there are fewer residential buildings, and all kinds of shops are filled on both sides of the street.

Mei Di is like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden, dazzled, looking around, everything is novel.

Her gaze suddenly froze on a lady who stepped down from the carriage.

She pulled the hem of La Seren's clothes, and whispered, "Sealen, that pretty sister's clothes are so strange."

Seren looked over seriously, and after a few seconds passed, he didn't find anything strange: "Is it a beautiful dress?"

"A dress? What is a dress?"

Now, Salem had no choice but to look at Meddy with shocked eyes.

"That's right, the one-piece skirt."

He suddenly realized something: "Hasn't Meddy seen a skirt?"

"Is that kind of dress called a skirt? It's so beautiful, but it feels light and fluffy. If you fight, it will be broken in no time." Meidi looked around, maybe because it was winter, there were not many people wearing skirts, but she still found a few. indivual.

"As expected of a big city. The clothes are so fashionable."

Lin Chengshi's tears were about to fall.

His author's conscience was aching.

With a swipe of his pen, he set the Kingdom of Insects as a nation of crimes with tough people.Unexpectedly, the law and order there was so poor that no women dared to wear skirts.

Looking back now, he had never seen a dress like a skirt before.But this is completely a blind spot of thinking, he didn't expect that the heroine doesn't even know what a skirt is!

Just right, there are several clothing stores next to them.

He took Maddy to look in the window, and led her to identify the types of clothes one by one.

Mei Di finally got to know the skirt: "The skirts are so beautiful..."

She stopped in front of a window and lay down on the glass to watch.

It was a pink dress.Elegant puff sleeves, the skirt is made of gauze, and the layers hang down on the ground.The most amazing thing about this dress is that it is studded with crystals all over!

The crystals are like stars, dotted on the silk surface of the skirt, and embellished between the veils, shining brightly, illuminating Meddy's wide-eyed eyes.

But in the next second, her eyes fell on the price tag next to the skirt.

She rubbed her eyes.

"1000 magic diamonds?!" she lost her voice.

1000 magic diamonds are 10000 magic gold, which is 100000 magic stones.

Metty's arithmetic has never been so brilliant.

She has never seen so much money in her life!

"Hey, let's go, Salem. The consumption in big cities is high."

She forcibly pulled Salem away.

Not far ahead is the cathedral.

The square at the entrance of the cathedral is full of traffic and is the busiest place in the whole city.

The country of the sharks is not only famous for its wealth, but also known as the "country of art".

The kingdom of the merman is ruled by the royal family of the merman tribe. They naturally love sea water, and most of them live on islands.

Coincidentally, the Merman Kingdom has the longest east coastline of the Divine Favor Continent, and the largest islands are distributed in the eastern waters of the Divine Favor Continent. Almost all the royal family members of the Merman Kingdom live scattered on these islands.

The mermen love art and have good aesthetic and singing talents.They arrange the islands they live in magnificently, but they don't care about the land part carefully, and most of them are delegated to other races for governance. As long as they pay taxes regularly every year, they don't ask much.

Because of this, the overall atmosphere of the Merman Country is very free, with prosperous commerce and prosperous cities.

Artists from all over the continent gathered here because of the royal family's hobby.After all, the mermaids have never spared wealth for art.

Even if they are not appreciated by the royal family, there are many arty big businessmen in this country, and artists can easily meet generous customers here, so that they can live without worries.

Bella City is the largest city on the mainland of the Merman Kingdom, and of course it has gathered a large number of artists.

The city center is almost occupied by various art vendors.

Most of them are painters who come out to display their works, and there are also many people doing portrait business.

Mei Di was attracted by an oil painting: "The people in this painting seem to be alive, so real."

The portrait was of a red-haired girl with golden eyes.Her face was pretty, but uncharacteristic.Salem could tell at a glance that the artist's level was limited.

But it was the first time for Meddy to see an oil painting, so she couldn't help being amazed.

The painter was also very happy: "Little sister, you really have vision. This is the eldest princess of our Merman Kingdom, Her Highness Elena."

"So it's Her Royal Highness, no wonder she's so beautiful." Metty praised.

The painter sighed: "This painting is just based on the portraits circulated outside and my imagination."

"My dream is to become a court painter, so that I can meet His Highness with my own eyes and make a portrait of His Highness."

"Stupid, isn't it?" The painter scratched his head with a smile. "After all, the status of court painters in the Yuren Kingdom is comparable to that of nobles, and it is not likely that they can increase a few places every year. For a painter like me, if I want to be appreciated by the royal family, it is almost impossible. It's an idiot's dream."

Mei Di didn't know the difficulty, but kindly encouraged him: "I think you draw very well. Your dream will definitely come true!"

The artist was very moved: "Do you want to draw a portrait? Charcoal sketches only charge you 5 magic gold."

"Uh..." Upon hearing the price, Meddy's eyes darkened.

She pulled Salem to turn around and leave.

"Hey, don't go, it's not impossible to get a discount..."

The painter's voice was left behind.

Finally, Meddy and Theron stood before a bard.The poet seemed to be popular, with a circle of people around him.

Listening to music is always free.

The poet is about to start a new performance.He played with the harp in his hand and told a story.

"Once upon a time, under the invasion of the flames of war, the kingdom of the mermaids was reduced to a scorched land..."

"The life is so miserable that even the gods will shed tears when they see it."

"That tear fell from the sky, turned into a pearl, and fell into the boy's hand."

"The spring of life gushes out of that pearl. This spring is endless, gurgling towards the cracked earth."

"Where they passed, the vegetation was revived and full of vitality. It was winter, but the trees were full of heavy fruits. The flowers were also in full bloom... The orcs successfully survived the most difficult time."

"That boy's name is Iden... Since then, this pearl has been passed down from generation to generation in the royal family of the Merman clan..."

This is not the first time the bard has told this story, but every time, as long as the name "Eden" ends, it will trigger an excellent response.

Maddy listened in bewilderment to the thunderous applause, whistles, and cheers of the crowd.

"Why are you all so excited?"

Salem smiled and said, "Because Eden is the first king of the Merman Kingdom."

After telling a story, the bard took off his hat and bowed.Then turn the hat over and hand it to every audience member.

People donated generously in excitement.

Meddy dragged Salem away again.

"Let's go to the church and have a look." Salem offered to propose, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

The cathedral in the center of Beira is a masterpiece in the architectural history of the Divine Continent.

After precise calculation, the dome with perfect curvature is covered with magnificent murals.

This is a masterpiece of art, and under the solemn and solemn atmosphere, Metty held his breath.

They were very lucky and happened to meet the priest preaching.

Meddy and Salem found a place in the back row.

But the more she listened, the more puzzled Maddy's expression became.

After they came out, she finally couldn't hold back and asked Salem, "The priests here seem to speak differently from the priests in my hometown."

Of course it is, the church in the Merman Kingdom has become completely secularized.Their believers are all artists and businessmen. In order to raise funds, they naturally need to cater to their own audience.

He told Metti: "Even if the gods really exist, the priests are only acting on behalf of the will of the gods, not the gods themselves."

"Since we are human beings, we will have our own interpretation of the "Oracle", and human beings will also have their own selfishness."

He rubbed Meddy's curly hair: "So don't take the priest's words too seriously. Faith is your own business. You have to discover your own heart in the end, instead of blindly following other people's opinions."

Meddy's expression seemed half-understood.

But she still nodded knowingly pretending to understand.

After shopping for a long time, it was getting late.A rose-gold sunset glow envelops the city.

Salem stared at the setting sun in the distance and said suddenly.

"Meddy, are we running out of travel expenses?"

"Let's take a detour to the capital of the Merman Kingdom. Let's earn some travel expenses before leaving."

The author says:

Lin Chengshi: My daughter grows up and wants to wear beautiful clothes.What can the old father do, he can only work hard to make money.