Chapter 85: Human Nature

"Airship?!" Gao De widened his eyes.

Even knowing that in a world with supernatural power, the way the technology tree is pointed must be vastly different from Earth.

But upon hearing the existence of an airship, he was still shocked.

A world without cars or trains, but instead, they pointed out "airship technology" first? You guys are really something! "Yes, airships have always been the most mainstream mode of travel for high-circle magic users on the continent."

"Water routes require various transfers and detours, and the speed isn't fast enough. Needless to say, land routes are even more complex, and land routes in uninhabited areas are extremely dangerous."

"By comparison, airships are the fastest, safest, and most comfortable way to travel."

Gao De suppressed the stormy waves in his heart. "Then why have I been in Bremen City for a month and never seen an airship?"

Pierre sighed and said helplessly, "Because our country is just a small principality."

"Therefore, Xi En's airships are not only backward but also extremely few in number, all controlled by officials, large merchant firms, and nobles, and haven't reached the civilian field yet."

"The price of an airship is extremely high, and it's not just a matter of buying it; you have to spend a lot of maintenance and repair costs every year and equip corresponding staff, so the usage cost is extremely high."

"For airships to be popularized in the civilian field, there must be enough passenger traffic to ensure no losses or even profitability."

"This is simply impossible in a small principality like ours."

"Because Xi En is poor, and the people of Xi En are also poor; most people can't afford to take an airship." Pierre spread his hands.

"Therefore, in Bremen City, there are no airships at all."

Saying this, Gao De understood.

Just like on Earth, only a few cities have "airports."

Even if a pie falls from the sky, it's not a simple matter to eat it... Gao De couldn't help but sigh.

Whether the "recommendation letter" was reliable or not hadn't been figured out, and the next problem had already been placed on the table in advance: the journey to Saint Xi En City was too far and tortuous.

From Hogen City to Bremen City, he could still follow a caravan.

From Bremen City to Saint Xi En City, it would be difficult to find a caravan that could take him for a ride.

Only taking an airship is the most convenient... but where would an airship come from!

"Let's go, lunch is on me today!" Pierre didn't have as many thoughts as Gao De and stood up happily to greet him. "Kid, you can come to me more often when you have nothing to do in the future, even if it's just to chat."

The little old man was alone, and since running away to Bremen City, even the business of the grocery store was gone, and he was lonely every day with nothing to do.

Gao De's visit opened his chatterbox.

"If you don't mind me sponging off your food and drink, I will definitely come more often," Gao De also laughed. "It's just that next time I come, there won't be any good wine."

Pierre could be considered the first acquaintance he recognized after coming to this world, and there was some special emotion in it.

"I live at 437 Kamengde, working as a restoration craftsman, earning a little money to make a living." Gao De also simply introduced his situation to Pierre.

Facts proved that Pierre was indeed wealthy; this lunch he treated him to was at an extremely high-end restaurant.

What they ate was even more extravagant:

4 silver for a portion of custard, 12 silver for a portion of grain-fed chicken, 4 silver 6 copper for ham meat sauce, 8 silver for asparagus, and 3 silver 6 copper for sweet wine.

Totaling 1 gold 12 silver.

This, placed in the small restaurant diagonally across from Lady Misu's house, would be enough for Gao De to eat lunch for a month with leftovers.

After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Gao De temporarily bid farewell to Pierre with a full harvest.

However, his itinerary for today did not end here.

In the afternoon.

267 Kamengde.

After a month, Gao De knocked on the door of Lady Misu's house again.

"Mr. Google, is there something?" Lady Misu opened the door, a bit surprised.

"Madam, there's a little trouble." Gao De showed an anxious expression. "Ah?!" Lady Misu was very concerned and hurriedly greeted him. "What trouble? Come in and talk."

Gao De walked into the room cleanly and sat down in the guest area.

Lady Misu also had no intention of making tea, sat down opposite Gao De, and asked with concern, "What trouble did you encounter?"

"I see your business has been quite good during this time; is there something wrong with the house?"

Gao De shook his head, took out a letter he had prepared long ago from his bosom, and handed it to Lady Misu. "Madam, take a look first."

At the same time, as his thoughts turned, mana flashed through the spell model.

The door that Lady Misu hadn't closed closed the next moment, isolating any possible spying.

【Open/Close】.

Seeing Gao De's serious expression, Lady Misu hurriedly took the letter and unfolded it, preparing to read it carefully.

Just after one glance, she couldn't help but let out a subconscious exclamation, looked up at Gao De in astonishment.

Gao De didn't speak, signaling Lady Misu to continue reading.

Seeing this, Lady Misu lowered her head silently and carefully examined the letter in her hand.

Gao De stood by silently, observing Lady Misu's expression calmly, wanting to figure out some changes in the other party's mentality.

The letter he gave was the one Master Seda had prepared to send to Lady Misu but failed to send.

Just looking at the content of the letter, it was purely expressing longing, reporting his recent situation, and no more information was revealed.

Although he didn't see anything unfavorable to himself in the letter, Gao De was actually drumming in his heart, unsure of how much specific information Lady Misu knew.

It was just that wasting time like this was useless, so he had to bite the bullet and take the initiative to come to the door, then "meet the moves with moves."

After all, except for the apprentices in the medicine garden who knew the truth, in the eyes of outsiders, ninety-nine out of a hundred people wouldn't think that Master Seda would be killed by an inconspicuous little apprentice of his.

This was Gao De's natural protective amulet.

Fortunately, the worst situation Gao De had imagined did not occur.

After Lady Misu finished reading the content of the letter, the expression on her face had become difficult to interpret, as if she had anticipated something, a bit sad.

She looked up at Gao De: "How did my husband's letter end up with you?"

Gao De said "honestly": "Madam, actually, I lied to you at the beginning. I am not from Kamengde City, but a native of Hogen City."

"My true identity is actually Master Seda's apprentice."

"You are my husband's apprentice?" Lady Misu frowned.

Gao De nodded, thought for a moment, decided to test Lady Misu's knowledge again, and selectively told the situation of Master Seda in Hogen City.

"Master Magic User owned a medicine garden in Hogen City and needed apprentices to manage it. He was kind-hearted, seeing that there were many orphans in the city who had no father or mother and died on the street one day, so he brought a few orphans back to the medicine garden, including me."

"After bringing us back to the medicine garden, he accepted us as apprentices, provided us with food and clothing, and taught us to read, learn spells, configure potions..." Gao De naturally and slowly told Master Seda's actions.

This statement was flawless because it was the truth; Gao De just omitted the key point that "the ultimate goal of accepting them as apprentices was to use them to test potions."

Lady Misu listened intently.

At least Gao De couldn't see any flaws in her expression.

Therefore, it could be temporarily concluded that Master Seda had indeed never revealed the detailed situation in the medicine garden to Lady Misu.

It should have been like this anyway.

Before being forced out of Hogen City, Master Seda was not a "black magic user" who disregarded human life.

And after embarking on this path because of his own interests, his previous conscience might not necessarily make him feel guilty, but it would likely make him hide it from those closest to him to maintain his image and persona.

This is human nature.

Human nature is like this.

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