Chapter 15 The Queen and the Whip
(I made up for the chapters I owe yesterday~ps: Friends who are first exposed to Western fantasy may feel a little headache in the early stage, and it will definitely be fine if they stick to tens of thousands of words~)
The prosperous and dirty slave trade and frequent underground bank transactions brought Alpha City a vitality. The most direct result was that it brought Alpha City a nearly 400,000 permanent population. There were the bloody and cruel slave traders, the most treacherous and sleek bankers, and a large number of gold diggers. There were a large number of industries and places derived from the entertainment habits of nobles and rich people. Jewelry stores with keen sense of smell can always be matched with the trend of the imperial capital. As long as you have money, you can buy pet shops of interesting creatures. Of course, there is no shortage of cheap salons and clubs and brothels of all levels. The emperor has it, and there are reduced or counterfeit versions. The imperial capital has it. The imperial capital has it. Alpha can transform it for you. The most important thing is that the emperor has countless old-fashioned priests and prosecutors, but there is only one city lord, Earl Marseille, who only recognizes money but not the law.
McDowell, a big banker who came to Alpha to invest in a black goods auction house, said the truth after drinking at a private banquet: If you have 100,000 Caesar gold coins on you, you are the friend of Count Marseille. If you have one million, you are the biological son of Count Marseille. If you accidentally have ten million, congratulations, you are already Count Marseille's me.
Augustine's little carriage without badges was so tragic that it could only move forward in the snobbish and bustling city of Alpha. Elizabeth, who used to pay attention to the most pomp and liked to be extravagant, was unhappy. However, she was just a little housekeeper who hoped for all the growth of wealth on a shabby priest. She had to roll around in the carriage angrily, shouting that Augustine would go to the Dragon Vein of the Dreye, and instigated him to rob a banker full of fat. Augustine was too lazy to pay attention to her intermittent "lady madness", drove the shabby carriage lazily and admired Alpha's urban planning.
There are three large markets in Alpha, two of which are black markets. The underground market in the north of the city, called the Crow Market, mainly sells items obtained through various improper channels. The slave market in the west of the city is nicknamed "Lolita", from a collection of poems. Augustine is now going to the Crow Market. When he arrives at the crowded market, he entrusts the carriage to the professional carriage management office. In 5 hours, 100 copper plates were found. Augustine glanced at the price list and found that a luxurious carriage with a specification like the Greenspan family was at least one hour, and of course the horses would also receive VIP treatment.
In Alpha, everything can be accurately measured with money.
Holding Elizabeth in a cloak, Augustine walked into the crow market in dust. There were crowds of people. Augustine lowered her head and whispered to remind Elizabeth to be careful of the thieves with vicious eyes. As a result, Miss Elizabeth didn't hear it at all. After seeing a large jewelry store at the entrance of the crow market, she couldn't move away. She ran out of the glass window and stared at a gem necklace worn by a plump blond woman on her long blue neck.
Women who are all in a good shape are above the level and have a very popular figure. They can earn two or three silver coins a day when standing in a glass cabinet. If they are lucky, the jewelry they wear will be bought and they can earn a relatively generous reward. They often stand on a day during the day and then lie on a big goose-bed of a wealthy businessman for one night at night. This is equivalent to making two portions of money. Of course, at their speed of making money, they will never be able to buy a dazzling jewelry piece for several lifetimes.
But they are all proud because they wear expensive accessories during the day and do the same thing at night, and the money they get is several times higher than that of ordinary prostitutes and girls.
If they see customers with potential, they will smile brightly and even bend down, allowing customers outside the window to look at the jewelry and their charming breasts more clearly. However, in the eyes of the blonde beauty in front of Miss Elizabeth, Master Augustine is the type of passerby who is a waste of time when he looks at it, so she continues to proudly stand up her plump breasts that are not tightly covered with clothes, like a female peacock.
"The necklace is pretty good, but this hen is so annoying."
Elizabeth's words were as sarcastic as ever, and she turned around and left. It was probably because she was stimulated by the mature figure of a row of women in the window, otherwise her love for jewelry would never retreat so quickly. Because the crow market was very noisy, the Peacock sister, who was ridiculed as a hen, did not hear the vicious comments of the little loli. Augustine couldn't help but drag her away and taught her a lesson: "Miss Elizabeth, don't argue with another woman face to face in the future. I'm afraid you will drive them crazy, and I will still be responsible at that time."
"I will be very friendly to any woman in the world who has no breasts or butts!" said the little loli viciously.
The crowded road was suddenly split and dodged to both sides by a knife, causing Augustine and Elizabeth to be squeezed into a small shop specializing in selling sexual objects. The little girl who almost entered the rampage climbed onto Augustine's shoulder and saw a team of five or six carriages driving into the Crow Market in an extremely arrogant manner. No market manager dared to rush out to stop him, allowing the carriage with griffin badges to drive straight in. It felt like a noble master who could prostitute the crow market without paying for it.
"That group of people on the road?" Elizabeth calmed down and asked softly.
"'Barbar' Greenspan, the most famous nouveau riche among the imperial nobles in recent years, is the largest family in the northwest of Marceau County. It is almost the same as Pompeii in the imperial capital. I guess they went to the largest legal orange auction for the crows. There are always some amazing things that cannot be seen in Jupit. Just now, there are so many carriages of large and small families in Maceau County outside the market. " Augustine patiently explained that when he was young, Luotongchild had a private etiquette teacher who was specifically responsible for explaining the history of the development of the imperial clan to him, so he was not unfamiliar with Greenspan, who had not squeezed into the 20 major families of the Empire but was notorious.
"We'll go to the Orange of Leaf, too." Elizabeth said gritting her teeth.
"It's useless. Even when you reach the door of the Orange of the Leaf, you can't get in. There are only two types of people who can swagger in. They can drive a carriage into the big family of crows like Greenspan. There is another kind of rich man with 100,000 Caesar gold coins on them. In addition, even if you are a baron or even a viscount, you will be blocked outside the door."
Augustine smiled and pulled the little girl off him, "Of course, if I say I bring a great shaman from the Muse and can prove that you are really His Highness Queen Elizabeth, I will be regarded as the first VIP."
"Then let's go and find the buyer of the 'hot spring' first." Elizabeth said with a depressed look on her face, because before entering the city, she had estimated the overall strength of the Knights of Greenspan, which was almost ten big knights. This did not include Greenspan's private magicians hiding in the dark, which was not easy to mess with. Elizabeth did not want to become the number one auction item at the Orange Auction of the Legal.
"Sir, we have the latest toys here. Do you want to take a look with your friends? There are styles that suit you." The owner of the shop who has been observing Augustine and Elizabeth piled up extremely enthusiastic smiles, bowed his waist, and pointed to a series of sex toys placed on the counter. Although the young man with white robe in front of him did not look like a noble heir with a thick waist, he concluded with his own tricky eyes that the little loli in the black robe had an ambiguous relationship with the young man. There are many "fraternal" people who like to raise little girls or handsome boys in Alpha City.
Of course, the fat shop owner would not miss any opportunity to promote a brand. He was afraid that Augustine would underestimate the quality of the goods because of his small shop. He hurriedly said with pride: "Sir, you have to know that many masters in Botton District, south of the city like to visit our store, such as Viscount Sava and Sir Maas, are old customers of our store??"
Listening to the fat man talking about his wide connections and the fraternity and peculiar habits of the little nobles, Augustine was overwhelmed, while Elizabeth listened with relish, and accompanied the fat man into the inner room to appreciate the stairs of more wild and unrestrained items. Augustine kept a difficult smile and asked, "Do you know the best-reputable magic prop trading hall?"
The fat man rolled his eyes, and he looked like he wouldn't say anything if he didn't buy anything.
"I want that, how much does it cost." Augustine sighed in her heart.
The fat man widened his eyes and then glanced at the little loli who was always hiding in his wide black robe. He smiled and was entertaining, but he soon returned to his profession and smiled brightly, "5 Bourbon silver coins."
Augustine hesitated for a moment and took out the only few silver coins left.
Queen Elizabeth lowered her head, laughing strangely, and her little shoulders kept shaking.
Because it was a whip!
Chapter completed!