Chapter 708: Own Master

"... Enter the city."

After a long silence, Venerable Shengtian said.

Although this propaganda method opened her eyes, it is too early to draw conclusions now. When she first arrived in Shangyuan City, the prosperity presented by the capital city also made her astonished. Yancheng is located on the east bank of Shenzhou, and it has taken in so many refugees. The impression in the city must have dropped significantly, which also allows her to see Princess Guangping's governance methods more clearly.

At this point, she is still quite confident in the Salvation Church.

More than 100,000 refugees have been brought back to Baiyao Mountain one after another. They are placed in the courtyard in an orderly manner, and their food and clothing are arranged. They are trained to be warriors who can stop evil spirits. This requires extraordinary abilities and means to achieve. Although the Pope is so weak that he can't act independently, his wisdom is still brilliant.

After registration, the "caravan" camped outside the city, and Venerable Shengtian, Li, Luo Qingqing and others passed through the west gate and entered the Jinxia Inner City Avenue.

"Fresh meat buns are out of the oven. Does anyone want to try them? The fillings are all top-quality fresh fish meat, and each one is only fifty cents!"

"Come and try Master He's craftsmanship. They are all small dishes. Take whatever you want!"

"Specialties of Youzhou, roast goose and roast liver, delicious and sweet, would you like some?"

The moment she stepped onto the stone street, the lively shouting came over her and instantly filled Li Mengyun's ears. In contrast, there was an extremely crowded flow of people - the road, which was three or four feet wide, was divided into four opposite carriageways. This was a size that was completely in line with the capital, but it seemed a little insufficient in Jinxia City. People had to squeeze from the roadside to the center of the road, and the huge crowds of people almost formed a surging river.

On both sides of the "river", there were shops. Their signs were all hung above the door, and the things they sold were clear at a glance. To her surprise, most of them were related to food, ranging from pastries to home-cooked dishes. What was even more unbelievable was that there were actually quite a few people patronizing these shops!

"Incredible, isn't it?" Luo smiled gently, "People are willing to choose to have dinner outside."

As the eldest disciple of the Luo family, she has traveled to many towns and is familiar with the geography of various countries. Naturally, she knows the reason for the fleeting surprise on the face of the Venerable.

At any time, buying food and cooking it yourself is the most economical way.

When you are short of money, just pick some wild vegetables and put them in the pot to cook.

If you have a little extra money, you will add some beetroot, bones and even minced meat.

Only during the Chinese New Year, fish, meat, chicken and duck will be made into dishes to reward a year of hard work.

As for eating in hotels and inns, that is something that only wealthy families will do. They can pay more silver to pay for the premium of dishes in cooking and service. At any time, ordinary people are not the ones who can afford to go to restaurants. For this reason, there are not too many restaurants in a city, and brothels and casinos will also have their own kitchens to satisfy the taste buds of customers.

The situation in Jinxia City is absolutely unique in the six countries.

Going out to eat is just a superficial phenomenon. Its deeper meaning is that ordinary people are willing to spend more money to pursue enjoyment beyond filling their stomachs. This not only requires that the people have surplus in their pockets, but the entire city must be in a state of abundant food to achieve it. Even Jingji Shangyuan is far from this goal - it certainly has the most lively flower street, but it pales in comparison to the most basic "food".

Ordinary people may not understand the gap between the two, but the knowledgeable Shengtian Venerable can see it.

This is also the reason why she looked surprised.

"How could it be... Didn't you recruit a lot of refugees?"

This information came from the eyes of the Salvation Church, and the estimated number of people was more than 300,000. How could such an excess population squeeze into a city without seeing any impact? The beggars and gangsters she expected on the streets seemed to have disappeared without a trace.

"In fact, a large part of the people you saw were refugees." Luo replied softly, "But since Jinxia implemented work-for-relief and vigorously carried out infrastructure construction in the surrounding areas, they quickly got rid of their status as poor and had a place in this city."

Is that all?

Venerable Shengtian walked slowly in the crowd, looking at the surrounding street scenes. The deeper she went, the more new things she saw.

There were not only Jinxia people in the crowd, but also many visitors from the Western Extreme and monsters.

Especially those monsters with pointed ears, their light golden or light gray hair was particularly eye-catching in the crowd. There were even some long-eared monsters walking with the locals, and there was no gap in their conversation. They were completely integrated into this secular world.

As for the red-haired merchants and blue-eyed seafarers, they also gathered around the shops and pointed at something. Faced with this situation, the Jinxia people seemed to have gotten used to it. At most, they would take a look when passing by, and would not scream or stop to watch because of the strange appearance of the other party.

Occasionally, one or two huge bipedal mechanical beasts would appear on the street. Unlike the liberation type seen at the city gate, this type of mechanical beast held a shield on one side and a short knife on the other side, and it was not easy to deal with at first glance.

Yes, the powerful weapon used by Jinxia to defeat the Ten States Coalition should be it.

"Are there so many people on the street on weekdays?" The Venerable couldn't help asking.

"No, everyone is busy during the day, so the streets are empty. But today is the weekend, so there are more people." Li explained.

"Why?"

"Because the last day of the week is a holiday set by the princess. People don't have to work, but they still get paid, so everyone has time to go out and play." Li suddenly slapped his head and said, "By the way, there will be a concert by Miss Chi tonight. Let's go and see it after we put our gifts away!"

"Salt, salt field meeting?" Venerable Shengtian asked in confusion, "Who is this Miss Chi?"

"She... is Jinxia's most famous idol!" Li smiled secretly.

What is an idol?

She opened her mouth, but didn't ask the question.

Li Mengyun found that she hadn't encountered such a situation for a long time - almost every sentence of the other party contained words that she couldn't understand, and the last time a similar situation happened was when she was just learning to speak.

In addition, she also noticed that the complexion of the people here was completely different from that of the people outside. This difference did not refer to food and clothing, but to spirit. She couldn't tell the specific details, such as the noble families or big landlords, they also have no worries about food and clothing, but they are still different from the people in Jinxia City.

Is it the lively eyes, or the face full of expectations for the future? Is it the free manners, or the figure walking with a straight back?

For a moment, the Venerable suddenly felt that these people had lost contact with the world she was familiar with -

They are the masters of themselves.

Reporting the situation, the doctor said it was blepharitis. After applying eye ointment and taking anti-inflammatory drugs, my eyes are much better today and I can open them to see things. Thank you for your concern!