Chapter 219: Urging Marriage

There are truly too many of these newspapers; just the ones from the last six months are stacked three people high. If one were to read every single page, it would take five or six players at least three or four days.

Moreover, the text on them is like an examination; it still takes some time to find the key information.

After glancing at the forum and finishing the screenshots, Amao sat down in relaxation.

Then, Mofate was seen walking out of the room.

"Today is another safe day. I feel that ever since you all have been here, my spirituality has never again warned me that danger would occur," Mofate said with satisfaction. "I wonder how my engineering progress is going today?"

"The ground has been completely leveled, and we will start digging the foundation tomorrow," Amao replied easily. "There is no relevant information about this in those newspapers; we have already checked."

"You are more efficient than I imagined. I will increase the commission for each of you, though since you often change personnel, I fear you will need to distribute it yourselves." Mofate felt that these people from Tana City were remarkable; even with such chaotic scheduling, they could keep the tasks clear and even complete many extra tasks.

They were not even afraid of those Awakened, even though they themselves were not awakened.

Mofate seemed to recall something. "If there is an opportunity, I will assist you in awakening, as long as you have the need."

"If you have a way to access gatherings of transcendentals, it wouldn't be impossible to tell us; we could also attend more transcendental gatherings," Amao's eyes lit up.

He hadn't expected this NPC's favorability to be so easy to farm.

"No problem. I do know of a few ways to access transcendental gatherings, but I don't know if they are still using the same methods now, and they are all in the Royal Capital..."

After lying in bed for two days, Lijia finally followed her maid toward Gannaer.

She did not want to go home and was filled with dread regarding this trip.

The moment she thought about returning home, where her family might arrange a marriage for her again, she felt afraid.

"Miss, if you truly do not wish to return home, you could also stay here. The master and mistress will come to visit you." The maid soothed her mistress; she had noticed that ever since her mistress returned the day before yesterday, she preferred to hear the address "Miss" rather than "Mistress."

Her hairstyle had also changed from that of a married woman to a pretty, youthful style. Although she had not maintained herself much in recent years, years of living in luxury still made her appearance look very young.

Lijia shook her head. "Since I have already decided to go back and take a look, I cannot go back on my word."

"Miss, you are truly making people worry like this," the maid muttered. "If you go back, the master and mistress will surely be worried when they see you like this."

"I know, I know it all, it is my fault." Lijia felt a bit aggrieved, but she still braced herself and followed her maid to the pier.

The pier was bustling with noise and excitement; it was now even livelier than Port City, with people everywhere who had come to inquire about news.

Several shops had already been built in the vicinity, and there were people recruiting workers. Many people dressed in simple clothing would also disembark from cargo ships coming from Port City, appearing to be immigrants from other places planning to find work here.

The Federal government's identity verification for outsiders was not that strict; many people did not have identification, such as players.

However, as long as someone provided a guarantee, one could obtain an identity.

The slaves of the Wealth Church, for instance, all obtained their identities this way.

And they were sold to those nobles.

But now, the nobles could no longer obtain these slaves cheaply; the previous slaves would also choose to run away.

As long as one had ears and could listen, one would want to live a better life.

They would find ways to escape to the pier area.

Here, the players would also turn a blind eye to the runaway slaves.

Therefore, those nobles still needed to hire some thugs to guard those slaves.

And they dared not be too harsh on those slaves; after all, if they were too harsh, the slaves would run away again, and the price to purchase a slave had risen quite a bit.

"There are too many people here." Lijia, who rarely interacted with others, could no longer understand the prosperity here.

Although she had eaten lunch in the port area once, she did not know at that time that there would be so many people at the pier.

"Indeed, if it weren't for the fact that the master pays enough, I would even want to find a job here," the maid said with a smile. "The current Tana City accepts everyone; it truly accepts everyone. No matter what kind of life experience you had before, you can find a job here."

"Can find a job?" Lijia was a bit lost.

She had not worked for a long time; after all, she could live very well without working.

"Can someone like me also find a job?" Lijia no longer had the idea of starting a business; the moment she thought about making money, she felt panic about her previous experiences.

At that time, she could be considered a strong woman who wanted to give her family the best.

But that man had deceived her and ran away with everything.

From then on, she had given up on herself.

The maid said with surprise, "I think that is certainly no problem. It is said that on the Store Street in the city, there is a witch running a shop, and everyone knows it. But everyone knows she is a good witch, so no one reports her."

A witch?

Lijia looked at her maid in confusion.

She did not know about the matter of the witch.

She was also completely unaware of the initial upheaval in Tana City.

Because her mind was only occupied with her own affairs, where would she have the time to pay attention to the outside world?

"It's those terrifying fellows; they plunged the entire Tana City into crisis, and many people were sacrificed by them." The maid could not explain it clearly either; these things were clearly written in the newspapers, but her mistress simply did not read them.

"I understand." Although Lijia did not know what her maid was talking about, she had more or less realized that the other party was saying that no matter how bad a person was, they could have a way out in Tana City.

Perhaps she could ask Saina; she shouldn't ignore her, right?

Sigh, it is truly too much trouble for a friend.

Once on the ship, Lijia realized that the people she had just seen were still but a drop in the ocean; the restaurant on the ship actually required queuing...

Who would have thought that for a voyage of less than two hours, there would be so many people wanting to taste the delicacies on the ship?

"It is said that the food on this ship is quite good. I will go queue, and you wait here for a while." Perhaps knowing that the voyage was truly too short, quite a few picnic tables and parasols were set up on the ship's deck.

People coming on this ship to Gannaer were not short of money, so people here would likely choose to dine in the restaurant, even though the voyage time was not long.

"The time spent queuing is truly too long, but the food sold here is really quite good. You should try it." To the side, Fred, carrying fast-food items, said to his good friend opposite him, "You shouldn't miss it."

"I know, you have already recommended it many times. I really cannot eat anymore." The man speaking spread his hands helplessly. "I have eaten too much in Tana City these past few days, and I have already started to become constipated."

"Oh, god, can you not say such things while I am eating? You are still so crude." Fred frowned.

"As long as one can make money, what does it matter if one is a bit crude?" The man speaking had the small belly of a successful businessman; he sat in front of the thin Fred and talked eloquently. "With me here, the trip accompanying you to Gannaer will surely be a success. Your current state is a bit too relaxed."

"I see those Xiahui People are all very relaxed, and I feel it should be the same," Fred said while eating, "You shouldn't think that doing business is a very difficult thing; sometimes it is very simple."

"Uh... you are just lucky," the merchant who was speaking said somewhat unconvinced, "If I could become friends with those Xiahui People, I could earn even more."

Lijia looked at these two people, feeling somewhat envious of their confidence.

For some reason, everyone on this ship felt that they could earn a lot of money in Gannaer.

However, Lijia felt that Gannaer was not a good place suitable for investment; compared to Tana City, Gannaer could be said to be very unworthy of investment.

The consumption power of the people there is not strong; they are only willing to spend more money on the matter of death.

It was precisely because Lijia felt that the entire city of Gannaer was very dull that she wanted to leave Gannaer.

Just as she was thinking this, the maid returned with the meal, "This is the very famous Lemon Black Tea here, and this, it is their specialty Rice Bowl."

"Rice Bowl?" Lijia remembered the restaurant she went to yesterday.

Because it was not mealtime then, Lijia only ate a few pan-fried dumplings, plus a portion of Iced Jelly.

The taste was indeed not bad.

However, it is said that their signature dish is the Rice Bowl.

"Yes, it is just pouring stir-fried dishes over rice. The classic dishes here are Fish-flavored Shredded Pork and Fish-flavored Eggplant, so I ordered two portions, plus a portion of somewhat spicy Saliva Chicken; you should like it. For dessert, I chose Caramel Pudding; these are all ready-made, and it is said they were ordered from the Mengmeng Shop in the city."

It is precisely because the ship provides these delicacies that one would have to queue for on land that there is a queue on this ship.

Lijia also understood the business secret of this ship, thinking to herself that they really know how to do business, and then she picked up a spoon and tasted a mouthful.

The taste was really not bad.

She looked at the scenery on the shore, felt the breeze on the river, listened to everyone's fantasies about the future, and then ate the delicious food.

Her mood suddenly improved a lot.

It was as if someone like her, entangled by bad luck, could also have a decent life.

An illusion, she thought with some disappointment, but soon, she was influenced by the food.

Whether it was the Caramel Pudding or the Saliva Chicken, both suited her taste; she had not been influenced by such stimulating flavors for a long time.

The taste of that Lemon Black Tea was even better; unfortunately, by the time she finished tasting it, it was already time to disembark.

Fred in front was still introducing to his good friend Thomas, "The city of Gannaer is a city dominated by women. Women here can do many jobs, but the status of men is not high; they can only do manual labor. Our business direction should be closer to women."

"But you told me you wanted to open a bar in Gannaer. The people in that place are very devout believers and don't drink at all, yet you actually want to open a bar," Thomas muttered, "I think you are just getting a bit carried away after earning a sum."

"Those wines are thanks to the help of the Xiahui People. If it weren't for their prints and the advertisements in the Royal Capital, I wouldn't have been able to clear all the inventory," Fred said with a satisfied smile, "Several of my Xiahui friends, Yunxiao and the others, opened a bar here, and I think I can learn from it. They said that industries have a cluster effect; if they open one, and I open another nearby, and operate our exclusive wines, it will definitely be successful."

Even if he lost money, it would not matter to Fred.

After all, Fred has now made a comeback, once again surviving by relying on his winery, and he has earned a large sum of money.

Now the Royal Capital orders a batch of the wine he brews about every week.

Relying on the Train and shipping, his factory has recruited three times as many workers, and even the fruit wine with the shortest brewing time is now in short supply.

"Your luck is really too good, but I plan to operate women's clothing here..." The two of them did not forget to fantasize about the future while disembarking.

This made Lijia even more envious.

This ship docked at the public pier, and Lijia could see that the public pier had been widened and several new docks had been added, enough to accommodate more than 100 ships at the same time.

This change was quite huge compared to three years ago; she still remembered that the docks here could only accommodate thirty or so ships at most back then.

"The changes here are huge," Lijia said softly, and then she saw her parents waiting for her on the pier.

Her mother is Viscountess Arianna, who is also in the aristocratic class in Gannaer.

It is just that this Baroness is very low-key, basically does not manage the internal affairs of the kingdom, and only made many arrangements in commerce.

And because her blood relationship with the Royal Family is relatively distant, Viscountess Arianna also does not have her own private port.

Besides her, there were also Lijia's two older sisters, and neither of them brought their husbands.

"Mother." Lijia respectfully bowed to her mother, and then to her father.

"It is so good that you could come back." Lijia's mother hugged her daughter, but judging from her expression, she was not as enthusiastic as she appeared.

Lijia felt somewhat disappointed; she knew that her return would put her family at ease, but she also did not like returning home, as the family had high demands for her, and she was indeed somewhat unconventional.

After her mother finished speaking, she turned her head and said to Lijia's two sisters: "Lijia should not have been to the Temple for a long time. We must hurry and take her to the Temple to pray to the gods for a good marriage."

"Mother..." Lijia said with dissatisfaction, "I don't want to remarry."

"Child, if you go on like this, who will be able to take care of you in the future?" Lijia's mother urged, "Let's go quickly, and then we will go to that newly opened shop to taste those Tana City crafts."

(End of this chapter)