Chapter 1,361 Whale Bones
When it comes to things other than the spirit of this city, Lin also sees a little bit. Generally speaking, in this kind of developing city, the old and new urban areas are clearly separated, and the city will appear dirty and messy because it accommodates a population that exceeds its capacity. Especially the treatment of urban sewage is a nightmare for most areas in Midland.
However, the planning of the Port of Azores is quite advanced, and the mere presence of sewers is quite remarkable. Moreover, the sewer does not discharge directly into the sea, but leads to a very simple sewage purification tank.
Since the sewage in Midi does not have many chemical components, the purification system that combines a sedimentation tank and a purification tank uses biological culture to purify the sewage. In other words, it looks simple, but its connotation is quite scientific.
Seeing this, Lin had a feeling about this city. This must be the legacy of one of his predecessors who traveled through time.
Speaking of the five great empires of Midland, the Karlsruhe Empire was the last to be established. However, no matter the development route of this empire at the beginning of its establishment, its geographical location, and various national policies, it is somewhat incompatible with the practices of other regions in the Lost Land.
At first, Lin thought it was just some kind of regional characteristic and never thought it might be man-made. But the deeper you get to know it, the more special you feel it is here. However, this does not mean that the Karlsruhe Empire has the momentum to unify the entire land. Just seeing that the empire is still tug-of-war with the Haider Empire in the Plains of Oz, we know that its development has hit a bottleneck.
Will the introduction of a constitutional monarchy into the empire continue to produce any changes on the existing basis?
This idea was immediately rejected by myself. In my hometown, what really changed the times was colonialism and the industrial revolution. Changes in the political system are actually changes made to adapt to the times. They are passive rather than active causes.
At this time, someone suddenly realized that he was no longer just participating in an era, but creating an era. Whether it is the forum in the past, the bank now, or even the constitutional path that the empress may choose. This item is a pioneering work.
And all this... is so unreal...
Someone who was thinking like this drank down the mug of beer in his hand.
That's right! It's beer, not the same as ale. Most of the wine provided in other places in Midi is ale, mainly made of barley. It pays great attention to brewing techniques and has a relatively single taste.
But there are many sources of raw materials for beer. Barley or wheat can be used, and fruits, honey, or other plants can also be added. One of the most important raw materials is hops. These all enrich the taste and flavor of beer, far beyond the monotony of ale.
Of course, it is not impossible to confuse the two. Judging from the history of the development of alcohol, the boundary between the two is indeed not that clear. But in Midland, hops-added wine can only be drunk in the Port of Azores.
At this time, someone had to admit in his heart, ah ~ that time-traveling senior is really a good person. To be able to leave such a precious legacy...
Hmm... that one should be dead, right? Still alive?
While Lin was lamenting many things, he suddenly thought of this very important issue.
If it were someone with the same origin as him, he would be just an ordinary human being. But it is not ruled out that the other party may have an adventure, such as jumping off a cliff and eating Tianshan Snow Lotus, which will increase his skill level by sixty years and his lifespan by sixty years. After all, this is a magical world. There are gods and demons, and it’s not surprising that strange things happen.
As for the place where someone drank, it was the largest and most popular tavern in the Port of Azores - the Whale Bone. In fact, this tavern has no signboard or name. It just has a giant whale skeleton captured by local fishermen on the outer wall when the Azores Port was first established. Over time, whale bones became the name of this tavern.
I heard that in the earliest days, when fishermen returned from fishing, or when the wind and waves were too strong to go out to sea, they would gather in the tavern to have a drink, warm up and chat at the same time. Later, the Port of Azores developed, and merchants, adventurers and even mercenaries came.
At that time, a powerful adventurer was seriously injured and his career as an adventurer ended. With a broken leg and one eye, he returned to his hometown and became Whalebone's bartender and waiter. This retired adventurer not only brought cooking methods from other places, but also different wine-making techniques. Eventually, he even had the Adventurer's Guild stationed at the Whalebone, and the two combined into one, becoming the most popular location in the Port of Azores.
There is also a saying that the adventurer was actually a hero who became a god. The whale bones are the site of the spirit's final traces on earth.
In a slightly romantic way, the hero who could become a god did not choose the path of igniting the divine fire in the end. Because her lover was on Dragon Island, it was for that lover that he settled here.
The love between man and dragon is the most widely circulated theory, and it must be a human male conquering a female dragon, not the other way around. Just hearing this, Lin felt that the credibility of these rumors was probably the same as a dwarf shaving off his beard to pretend to be a dwarf. Whoever is stupid will believe it!
However, combining the good wine with the functions of the Adventurer's Guild, Whalebone is indeed very lively, and it also attracts bards to take turns to stay here. In fact, it is a group of people who can play musical instruments looking for opportunities to be rewarded. When they have finished singing all their skills, they will leave the opportunity to others.
In his spare time as a supervisor, he would come to the Whale Bone to drink a few beers and listen to the bards singing heroic poems that happened in unknown places. This was Lin's daily routine these days. Most importantly, Lin didn't want to meddle too much at the bank construction site.
It'll be fine if the craftsmen watching the construction don't skew the bank of the Gold Coin Goddess. It would be unlucky for a time traveler who is lazy to the core to have everything taken care of.
The reason why I can live this decadent life is that my previous life was too monotonous. In other words, it's not monotonous, I just want to find some different excitement.
It is said that people always pursue excitement in life when it is dull, and seek tranquility in excitement. Just like an electrocardiogram, it goes up and down, sometimes with a large amplitude and sometimes with a small amplitude. If it's flat, if you play a long note, it'll be really flat...
Thinking of a joke that only he could understand, Lin asked the bartender to serve him a new beer.
The bartender in front of him was polite and polite, completely different from the great adventurer in the rumors. But don't underestimate him, because he is also a formal employee of the Adventurer's Guild and the person in charge of the tavern business.
As for the orc girl who brought the beer, she was a temporary part-time job by a cash-strapped adventurer. For adventurers who are in the repair period or recovering from injuries, the guild will provide some simple jobs to help them tide over the difficulties temporarily, as long as the other party needs them, instead of leaving the person alone regardless of life or death, and even provide financial compensation. It sounds like a pretty humane organization.
So, it looks like a hotbed for the development of the insurance business... Do you want to start a second financial business besides the bank?
While someone was thinking wildly, he sent a silver coin in his hand and placed it on the orc girl's tray. This is the cost of the drinks. In fact, there is still some leftover, so let’s treat it as a tip.
Although the beer mug is large, a glass of wine costs nearly one silver, which is quite expensive. If you buy the lowest quality ale for the same price, you can buy a barrel! However, Lin loves the taste that he has not tasted for a long time. It is not intoxicating. After it is chilled and paired with the white foam, it is delicious.
And a magician who only drinks expensive wine and spends a lot of money will certainly attract a lot of people's attention. Even the orc girl in front of me didn't mind making some extra money, so she kept flirting with her these days.
But...if the other person looks like a cute human girl with an extra tail and animal ears, someone will still consider it. But the 'orcs' of the lost land are really a race of Homo sapiens with complete beast characteristics, standing on two legs like humans, and their forelimbs are hands.
The orc chick in front of me is probably some kind of long-haired feline. It doesn't matter if the body hair is thick, but just looking at the cat's head, pointed claws and sharp teeth, someone would feel that he might be eaten by the female praying mantis as a nutritional supplement during the mating process, just like the male praying mantis.
This is really not discrimination, it is just far from my ideal type!
But if we can't have a relationship beyond friends, we can still be friends. Especially in Lin's observation, this orc girl had suffered a minor injury before and was having trouble walking, so she was left behind by her original companion to carry dishes in the guild.
Putting the question of "how many mammary glands does a cat have" out of his mind, Lin waved and asked the orc girl to take a few steps closer to him and asked: "There are many new faces today, is there something big going on?"
Lin's voice was as soft as possible, not wanting to alarm others. Judging from the way the fur on the orc girl's ears stood straight up, it seemed that she had heard her own voice.
As an adventurer, the orc girl is a vanguard fighter and has the keenest sense of danger. The atmosphere in the tavern today was unusual, and the magician in black robes in front of him was not the only one who noticed it.
The Adventurer's Guild is not an organization that claims to be a neutral zone, especially the drunkards in the tavern are not easy to get along with, and it is common to get into trouble over something. Usually the guild's attitude is to stop it if it can, and if it can't be stopped, everyone will have a good time before stepping in to clean up the mess.
So if you say that the orc girl will be nervous when something like this happens, that would definitely be a lie. But when the cheerful magician in front of me asked, it wasn't like she couldn't help answer the question. Without asking for any more information fees, she picked up her three-jointed feet, walked on the catwalk, and said, "I'll go ask it for you."
He raised his beer glass and took another long sip. There was a bard singing loudly next to him, but Lin's attention was still on the nearly twenty strangers who were vaguely surrounding him.