Chapter 3204: Times City
The sight turned from the north to the west of the street, and a few birds flew across the skyline. The tall bell tower stood in the gray fog in the distance. The height of the bell tower was not as high as the "Belindel Big Ben" in Moon Bay, but the bell tower itself seemed to be surrounded by clusters in the middle of the city in this island city.
"Shilun City - the city clock tower. Due to the maintenance of local watchmakers, this clock tower is known as the most standard and most punctual clock in the world."
The temperature in the bay is significantly colder than that inland Tobesk. After seeing the city skyline, Shade sorted out his scarf - a gift from Iluna's end-of-year festival two years ago, then put his hands in his pockets and walked towards the city bell tower:
“A brand new city, a brand new adventure, a brand new journey.”
【And a brand new witch.】
"She" said with a smile, Xia De did not refute, but the pendant on his neck did not heat up.
He has no urgent matters in this city, nor has he ever had acquaintances from the past to visit, so today, in addition to being familiar with the island environment, his only itinerary was to go to the local black market to take a look, and the news about the black market was also provided by Sylvia.
Because they are far away from the two kingdoms, there are relatively more ring warlocks in the Principality of Lagson, and the security of islands and port cities makes people who wander in the gray areas feel quite at ease, so the local ring warlock black market is quite prosperous.
The black market introduced by Sylvia to Xiade is the largest and oldest black market in the local area - the clock tower. The location of this black market is just below the city clock tower. According to Sylvia, she suspected that one of the operators of the black market is the local church of the Orthodox God.
The city of Fatummonster is located on the coastline of the southern part of the island. Due to the existence of snow-capped mountains in the center of the island, it is difficult for the city to expand to the north and south. Therefore, today's cities present a fusiform flat shape that runs east-west.
Victoria Street is located in the northeast of the city, and it is actually a long way from here to the clock tower in the city center.
But Xia De came today with the intention of sightseeing, so he did not go to the carriage, but used his legs to measure the context of this strange city.
Several rivers originating from the snow-capped mountains of the island run through the city from north to south, but the flow of these rivers is generally not large, so the rivers in the city do not divide the city into pieces.
The city of Fatumonster is roughly divided into five districts. The dock area in the south of the city is formed due to its geographical location, while the industrial area in the northwest of the city relies on high-quality iron ore to expand rapidly in recent years.
The remaining three districts of the city are the core urban area and the East and West City on the east and west wings. These places are the main places for citizens to move around. When Shade left St. Victoria Street in the East District, he determined that local buildings mostly use ferrous metal as a means of decoration and decoration, which is a city feature, rather than just the style of Victoria Street.
The meaning of the name "Shilun City" became more and more obvious after Xia De left the residential block.
Various watch shops are stuffed on almost every street where Shade passes, and the huge black gears hanging with the signs are engraved with the name "Jimmy's Pocket Watch Store"; a series of brass-colored gears bite each other and rotate continuously, pieced together the letters "Old Henry's Clock Row".
Xia De even saw a tall pocket watch placed in the window of a street shop. The pocket watch dial consists of hundreds of metal pieces, which will be flipped inward at every hour, and then form a brand new dial pattern.
Merchants from all over the world came to this island for the exquisite handmade clocks of "Shilun City". Therefore, although the island is lonely in the bay, there are people from all over the old continent in the city.
Now the end of the year has just passed, and it is the new year's picking season. Xia De came here at the busiest time of the city, but this just concealed his northerner appearance.
Looking along the way, Xia De found that pocket watches seemed to be the standard for every decent person in the city, and the pocket watch chains could be seen on almost everyone. He even really walked into the shop facing the street, thinking about buying a few beautiful pocket watches at home to fill the scene, but later he gave up on this idea because it made him feel betrayed Adele's pocket watch:
"The next time I see Adele, I will wait until next month."
When he finally arrived at the city center of Fatummonster, it was just about time for lunch. Xia De found a restaurant nearby to eat. Before he got the menu, he guessed that most of the above were fish meals, and he was not surprised when he saw the menu.
It is still the middle of winter, and fresh meat and vegetables are indeed not too common for a city on an island where snow-capped mountains occupy most of the area.
As for the food tastes of the Principal of Lagson, they are similar but somewhat different from the many cities in the United Kingdom of Carsonrick that Shade visited. The food here is a bit saltier, but the taste of fish food also looks more delicious because of this salty flavor.
The local specialty food recommended by the waiter for Shade is a meal called "Golden Roast". This slightly expensive "famous dish" is made by a chef cutting a part of six fish, cod, halibut, bass, salmon, sea bream, and eel, and then re-patching a whole fish and cooking it.
It is said that different chefs have different experiences in choosing the variety of fish to cook.
Xia De really ordered this dish with curiosity, but after this dish appeared in front of him, he suspected that the fish on the plate was actually a new variety that had mutated after being contaminated by extraordinary power.
The smell of "Golden Roast" smells pretty good, but its appearance can even be compared with the Carsonrick food "Fish Head Pie". Xia De endured the disgust and in a spirit of not wasting, he tasted a few bites of fish from different parts. Although the chef's skills are indeed very good, he feels that he will definitely not order this "food" again in the future:
"It makes sense that Xiaomia doesn't like eating fish. What kind of mentality does the chef create such a recipe?"
Then he thought about bringing the cat to taste the taste here next time.
However, the drinks called "Youzha Tea" provided by the restaurant are very good. This kind of tea drink is brewed from a small amount of deep-sea cyanobacteria and black tea mixed with snow-capped pure snow water. After adding lemon juice, the color turns to a light purple.
Therefore, it not only tastes in line with the taste of foreigners, but also has a very beautiful color that makes him like it.
After lunch, Xia De officially went to the "Clock Tower Black Market". Although the black market is underground, the entrance is not in the sewer pipe.
According to the information provided by Sylvia, Shade first walked around the "Clock Square" between the city clock tower and the city hall to familiarize himself with the environment, then left the square, entered the alley behind the clock tower, and found the "trout tavern" that opened in the alley.
This tavern is located in the heart of the city and has three floors, so although it is located in the alley, it looks good business.
The third floor of the tavern provides accommodation services, and the other two floors are filled with tables. After entering the door, Xia De walked directly to the counter, knocked on the table and signaled the bartender to look over, and then said:
"Give me a glass of ale, and I need to use snow and mountains and water to cool it."
"Guest, it's winter now, are you sure you want iced ale?"
"Of course, although I am from another place, when I traveled to the foot of the snow-capped mountains a few days ago, I heard from the locals that I had to drink iced ale in winter to enjoy it."
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The bartender confirmed:
"I am also from a tribe at the foot of the snow-capped mountain. I wonder which one you met?"
This is correct. After confirming the relationship, Xia De said:
"The other party called himself 'Uncle Quite who guided fate'."
As he said that, he gave 3 o'er coins as the deposit for entering the door for the first time, the bartender nodded:
"Okay, please come here."
He signaled to the other bartenders to take his place temporarily, and then led Xia De to the second floor of the tavern. However, after turning into a small private room, he came from the stairs on the side of the tavern to the garbage alley behind the tavern.
Two rude men guarded a warehouse in the alley. After confirming their identities, Xia De got another mask. After entering the warehouse, the trap door was opened. Xia De followed the steps down and soon arrived at an open underground rotunda.
Gas lamps illuminate here, but there is almost no sound of talking in the hall. The small blackboards hung on the walls contain the names of items that are available for trading in the black market. About twenty people are standing by the walls to check the contents on the blackboards.
However, Xia De did not approach the blackboard immediately. The bartender who led the way took him to the counter on the left side of the entrance and turned away. There was a row of round stools on the outside of the long counter. At this time, two ring warlocks were sitting there talking with different "bartenders" inside the counter.
Seeing that Xia De also sat down, he was in the fifth ring level behind the counter, and a man in black formal attire received him.
Compared to the black market administrator or bartender, this meticulous man with a delicate mustache and short black hair combed, he looks more like the butler of a great nobleman:
"Is it the first time I came here? The black market of the clock tower is a tower hanging upside down on the ground. The upper floor is the first floor where we are located. It is doing relics business, the second floor sells books and knowledge, the third floor is alchemy, potions and materials transactions, and the fourth floor is human employment, capital loans and event commissions.
The fifth floor only accepts important guests. If you trade enough here and perform trustworthyly, you can become an important guest."
He pointed to the position where he was going down the stairs:
"Don't disturb others here. If you like something, please find the administrator on each floor to explain it. Just go directly to the way you came when you leave. In addition, there are unified rules for the local black market. Any consignment business costs 100 yuan to 7 yuan. If it is a high-value item, you can discuss it separately."
These rules are not much different from the black markets in other cities, and the "Clock Tower Black Market" seems to integrate multiple single functional black markets. It is impossible for a business of this scale to be without the participation of the church.
After hearing the rules, Xia De asked according to the procedures of each new city:
"Can I hold a long-term commission? I have purchased coins for a long time. In addition, if there is stock, I want to buy it now."
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