Chapter 142: Shopping

Chen Zhi couldn't be bothered with such trivial matters; he was more concerned with whether Evans could obtain the information he wanted.

After a burst of activity on the forum, everyone began discussing practical things, and topics like the various prices in the Royal Capital were brought to the table.

Luolita: The prices here are truly expensive. The black bread we usually eat costs nearly 100 Tana to buy here; it's simply absurd. The most absurd part is that even this kind of black bread is mixed with sand! No wonder these nobles are so impatient for their grain to be transported to the Royal Capital to sell for a good price.

Ye Shengzu: There is basically no farmland left in the Royal Capital. According to Evans, apart from the nobles' estates, there are only factories or the Royal Family's horse farms here. In short, grain can only rely on other Federal regions to provide it. Low-end industrial manufacturing is also basically not in the Royal Capital; most of it consists of relatively high-end technological products, while the low-end stuff is phased out to the surrounding Federal areas. In short, there really is a different feeling here, and the architectural style is also more modern, completely different from Tana City.

Feng Buxi: As expected, Ye Laoshi finds out more detailed information.

You'eryuan tipped Ye Shengzu 20 Tana Coins.

Yunxiao tipped Ye Shengzu 100 Tana Coins.

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Ye Shengzu: I didn't find out much either. It would be good if the photos Luolita took could be published. I don't know if it's a system issue, but in short, it is indeed quite different here. The townhouses look like modern Europe, and the cultural atmosphere here is also much richer. There are over 30 universities and over 60 technical vocational schools here, which export quite a lot of talent. The Factory District is also very prosperous and relatively tidy. In short, it is very different from what I imagined.

Zhuguli: I'm starting to want to go see it myself.

Yaohuanghuang: I want to go see it too. I wonder how other aspects are developing. I heard that major religions have headquarters and the like over there. How are the War Church and the Wealth Church developing? What is the situation with the Sun God Cult?

Ye Shengzu to Yaohuanghuang: I have also asked about the questions you raised. Almost no one here mentions the Wealth Church; most people call the Wealth Church a Chamber of Commerce. It has more of a merchant attribute, and there is no concept of faith or anything like that. The Awakened actor we met today was disdainful of the Believers of the Wealth Church, and the Wealth Church will not protect so-called believers like us. They only recognize their own Gold Tie; beyond that, it would be a huge mistake for an Awakened to use the name of the Wealth Church.

The Wisdom Church here seems to be the best developed; many nobles in the Royal Capital are Believers of the Wisdom Church. The newspapers are also mostly news and information about the Wisdom Church, such as what some Believer has invented. There is also a lot of content about attracting investment, and the Wealth Church provides some support behind the scenes.

At the same time, there is also a financial industry here. Within the Wealth Church's Chamber of Commerce, there are things like stocks. There is already a preliminary model of stocks here, and documents for opening companies and the like need to be reviewed at the Chamber of Commerce.

I don't know much about the rest; it's mainly because I learn through newspapers, and the newspapers we bought are not enough.

Shurima Continent: Teacher Ye, Teacher Ye, besides that, how is the development of the clothing and fashion culture industry? What is profitable to sell?

Ye Shengzu to Shurima Continent: I personally think that selling things still depends on the situation of the Wealth Church. Currently, the shipping costs for the Train are very high, and warehouse logistics are very difficult to solve. If you must sell, I personally think that valuable items like Spiritual Material might be a better choice. First, the premium is high, and second, they are easy to carry.

Lolita to Shurima Continent: Of course it's Spiritual Material, if you won't get caught. The buying and selling of Spiritual Material here is very strict; many organizations are underground organizations, and it is very difficult to sell them openly. However, listening to Evans, although sales are difficult, they definitely exist and are the most complete. As long as you want it, someone can definitely get it. It's not like Tana City, where you don't even know where to go to get some materials.

This information is also very useful to Chen Zhi. He has several recipes on hand for which it is impossible to find suitable materials.

For example, the Thief recipe; although it exists, no player has been able to awaken as a Thief yet.

The reason is that the materials are simply too hard to get.

Chen Zhi not only wants to get the prices of these materials, but also hopes to know where these materials can be obtained.

This way, players can get these materials, solving the problem from the root.

Of course, he is not encouraging players to become thieves, but in the game, the role of a thief might be greater than that of an Illusionist.

The next day, Evans went out looking exhausted with two young people. He had looked through the newspapers yesterday and contacted some old friends through his own channels; he had already mastered the locations of three gatherings.

The nearest one is the auction at the Desili Hotel. The top floor of this hotel has an auction hall, and many rich people come here to spend money like water.

Besides that, the bottom floor of this hotel also has a casino, which is said to be the private property of a certain Prince.

He needs to get his own outfit sorted out first, as well as the outfits for the two servants.

So he went to the second-hand market for the first time, then pointed to a stall of formal wear and asked: "Please give me the cheapest set of formal wear. Of course, it has to be passable."

Luolita pouted in dissatisfaction, but thinking that it wasn't her spending the money, she still agreed with Evans's way of doing things.

The cheapest formal wear here also looked very luxurious. The red slim-fit velvet formal wear was covered in shiny crystals, but according to the shopkeeper, these crystals were not red crystals, but imitations from the Wisdom Church, so it only took 100 Xide to take it away.

Luolita tried it on, feeling a bit flattered. It must be said that her figure was still quite good, and the shopkeeper had chosen this dress to be a very good fit.

"It's really a bargain for you. Many people who came to buy this couldn't fit into it, which is why I gave you this price." Seeing Luolita dressed, the shopkeeper also felt amazed. "The person who ordered it discarded it precisely because they couldn't fit into it."

"50 Xide. This thing is leftover stock after all, it's not worth that much money," Evans said expressionlessly. "Not to mention I'm only buying it for a servant to keep up appearances."

"Look at this workmanship, this material, it's not just about keeping up appearances. With her beauty, becoming a noble lady wouldn't be a problem," the shopkeeper hinted to the other party. "90 Xide, it's definitely worth that price!"

Evans directly ordered Luolita, "Take this dress off, let's go to the next shop and see."

"Forget it, alright, let's just make friends," the shopkeeper immediately compromised. "50 is 50. Don't forget to come to my place to buy next time."

(End of chapter)