Recalling the various plans for making a fortune in countless time-travel novels, Lucien sadly discovered that he knew too little about the world and had no idea whether these methods were useful. Moreover, no matter what he did, the first pot of gold was particularly important.
, and he only has seven copper fils.
So when the nine o'clock sun shines on the market area, Lucien is already carrying a heavy bag of goods and heading towards the city gate area. After all, survival comes first most of the time.
Sweat couldn't stop sliding down his face, getting into his neck, soaking his linen clothes. The not-so-strong sun shone on Lucien, making his heavy steps even more painful. At the same time, Lucien, who was struggling, had to endure the fat man next to him.
Gucci’s chatter:
"Damn it, who brought such a kid here? You should walk more carefully and don't damage my goods!"
Looking at Gucci, who was wiping the sweat from jumping up and down with a handkerchief, Lucien cursed: "It's all because of your stinginess that you only invite one person."
Of course, in this way, Lucien's reward increased from three copper fels to four.
After finally arriving at the city gate area, Lucien safely placed the goods on the waiting carriage.
Fatty Guqi reluctantly took out his money bag, took out four copper fils, and handed it to Lucien: "Your reward, young man, I didn't expect that your strength is really strong. If there are goods that need to be moved in the future, I will come to you directly."
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Lucien's strength is actually not as strong as that of young people of the same age who have been trained, but the advantage is that the price is cheap, and one can be used as two. Naturally, the stingy Gucci praised him like this, completely forgetting how he cursed before.
As soon as he got the Copper Fair, Lucien saw two men in linen coats walking over, looking rather fierce.
"We are boss Aaron's subordinates, you can call me Andre." The brown-haired man who spoke showed his identity, with a shallow scar on his face.
Lucien understood what they were here for. He was already prepared and did not intend to do anything special. He took out a copper fern and handed it to the man named Andre.
Another burly man glared at Lucien: "Two Copper Fairs!"
"Didn't you agree to only give one?" Lucien is now a pauper. Even though he knows that he is currently unable to fight against the gangsters, he still can't help but argue.
"If you hadn't shown off yourself, Gucci would have hired two people, and each of them would have given us a copper fil. Of course, we cannot bear this loss." Andre smiled like a legitimate businessman.
It was just a copper pher, which did not involve Lucien's survival and bottom line. Therefore, Lucien only hesitated for a second between being chased by gangs and a copper pher, endured it, and took it again.
He took out a copper fir and handed it to the man who was walking around Andre, as if he was showing off his strong figure.
"Well done, boy, you understand the truth very well. In the past, there were always some young guys who liked to challenge us. However, you also saw that we are still here, and some of them have sunk to the bottom of the Belem River. Okay,
Mag, someone is coming over there." Andre threatened him a few times as usual, and then he and Mag turned around and walked to the other side.
Lucien looked at the backs of the two of them and felt a little aggrieved. Although he knew from the beginning that he would be exploited by the gang, when he actually met them, he couldn't help but feel his emotions change.
After scolding himself for not being passionate enough, Lucien understood that to get out of this situation, he either had to have strong personal power or have a certain social status.
Of course, in this world, strong personal power often means high social status.
"I wonder if there is a potion in the magic notebook that can increase strength and physique?" Lucien couldn't help but think about this, even though he knew very well that this was a dangerous sign, a sign of being unable to resist temptation.
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The Musicians Association near the Administrative District's Chant Hall is famous in Aalto for its unique architectural style. Therefore, Lucien, who was pushing a rented four-wheeled cart, only asked for directions once before he found this building called "Dancing Flame".
"building.
The extensive use of vertical lines, small spires, flying buttresses, stained glass, and flame-shaped window lattice gives the entire five-story light-colored building an asymmetrical, exaggerated aesthetic that makes it appear light and complex.
Seeing Lucien coming, a wretched, thin, middle-aged man with a goatee walked down the steps quickly: "Why are you here so late? Look at the clock in the golden cathedral, it's already one o'clock!"
After Lucien accepted the commission, under the arrangement of the dwarf Coen, he had already met this middle-aged man once and knew that his name was George and that he had some connections within the Musicians Association.
"George, there are still ten minutes." Lucien pointed to the tall, majestic golden cathedral in the aristocratic district in the distance, which seemed to control the entire city. The hour hand on it still had a long way to point.
Top.
George complained: "The servants hired by the association have finished cleaning in advance. You come in with me to hand over the cleaning, otherwise there will be a mountain of garbage piled up behind the association, which will affect the mood of the musicians who come here to do things. It will be troublesome."
Lucien was very curious about Uncle Joel's dream of being a musician, so he didn't argue with George, put the cart aside and let the guards watch, then climbed up the steps and walked towards the door.
As soon as he pushed open the door inlaid with stained glass fragments, Lucien saw the bright, majestic and spacious hall.
The floor was covered with a soft, thick carpet, and there was no sound of footsteps when walking on it. With very few people coming and going, the entire hall seemed quiet and cold.
Under the leadership of George, Lucien walked to a wooden platform half a person's height in the middle of the hall.
Behind the wooden platform, a beautiful girl with brown hair and blue eyes sat, with a sweet smile and a clear voice: "Uncle George, has the person you were looking for arrived?"
As she spoke, she took out a jingling money bag and handed it to George. According to Lucien's visual inspection, it contained at least forty copper fils.
to eight copper fils.
George took the money bag, showing two rows of yellow teeth, and his eyes narrowed into a straight line when he smiled: "Elena, find someone to take Lucien to the garden behind. Even though he is young and not strong,
But it’s very powerful.”
After saying that, he said to Lucien: "I will leave your money with Andre in the city gate area, and you can pick it up when you come back."
Lucien nodded, not worried that George would squander the money. Although the Aaron gang was ruthless in collecting money, it was very reputable in this regard. According to Cohen, someone once tried to squander the employment fee, but the result was that
In the end, he obediently paid double the reward.
Elena was about to ask the servants in the hall to take Lucien to the back garden to carry garbage, when she suddenly saw a middle-aged man wearing a large red coat walking in. He quickly stood up and bowed slightly: "Good afternoon, Mr. Victor.
"
This middle-aged man was dressed simply and elegantly, with a light mustache and black curly hair, and his sea-blue eyes were melancholy: "Good afternoon, Elena, give me a copy of Music Review."
"The voice is mellow and deep.
Seeing Elena taking out a brand new newspaper from the cabinet under the wooden table, Lucien couldn't help but be surprised: "Alto has already developed a newspaper? And it's a specialized type."
Thinking of the situation in the slums, Lucien sighed in his heart: "The world seems to be very polarized. However, there are still not many people who know how to write. How much do newspapers need to be sold to recover the cost?"
Victor first took the "Music Criticism" in his hand, flipped through it casually, then gave Elena ten copper fils, nodded politely to Lucien and George, and turned around with the newspaper and headed for the stairs next to the hall.
Go.
"This Mr. Victor has a really nice demeanor." Lucien commented quietly in his mind.
When Victor went upstairs, Lucien asked Elena curiously: "This "Music Review" is only ten copper fils?"
Knowing that people like Lucien, like herself before, had no chance to contact the upper class, Elena couldn't help but show off her experience working in the Musicians Association in the past year: "Although in the year 426 of the Holy Calendar, Adelaide
After the cardinal invented a simpler and more versatile paper-making method, the price of paper became cheaper and cheaper. Now you can buy a stack for a few copper fils, but only members of our Musicians Association can buy it for ten copper fils.
Fair bought the Music Review, but everyone else, even the aristocrats, needed a denarius."
"Because Music Review and Symphony Herald are the two most authoritative newspapers in the field of music in the entire continent, representing the direction of music development. Every score and review article on them is the crystallization of wisdom. This month
The "Music Review" even contains comments from His Majesty the Grand Duke and His Royal Highness Princess Natasha on the music played at the Psalm Hall Symphony Orchestra last week."
I have to admit that in addition to wanting to show off for Elena's gushing, Lucien's dark hair, dark eyes, and rather delicate appearance also played a big role.
"A silver?" Lucien suddenly wanted to rob these newspapers. As long as he had five copies, his problem could be easily solved. However, considering that even if he succeeded, he would not be able to find a buyer, Lucien turned off the light in frustration.
Got this feeling.
Elena's show off got Lucien's cooperation, and she became even happier: "Haha, don't think a silver is too expensive, in Tria, in Antiphoul, in Ephesus, in Diris, in Anhadur
, these two newspapers are highly sought-after items, and can be sold for as much as a quintal at most. The nobles of these countries are proud to follow Aalto's music trends, even if they read newspapers that are long out of date.
"
Lucien took another look at the remaining newspapers in Elena's cabinet, resisted the urge to rob, and at the same time deduced some information from it: "The currency of the entire continent should be unified, well, the church with divine magic must
Very powerful. There is probably no such thing as a space teleportation array. Even if there is, the conditions for use must be very strict. Otherwise, when so many nobles need it, how could they only see outdated newspapers."
Lucien absorbed the insights he lacked most from Elena's words like a sponge, until more than ten minutes later, Elena woke up and asked the hall servant to take Lucien to the garden behind.
"Lucien, you must be quiet, don't speak loudly, and don't make loud noises when carrying garbage. Mr. Victor will hold a symphony concert in the Psalm Hall for the first time in more than three months. During this time, he is under great pressure.
The spirit, well, the spirit is more sensitive." Elena kindly reminded Lucien.
Lucien nodded to her gratefully, and then cautiously followed the servant to the garden behind.
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