Lu Zhiyu's first impression of Finnlit was that there were workshops everywhere. There were military workshops, steel workshops, alchemy workshops, and most of all, manual workshops. Workers could be seen coming and going everywhere. The workers who worked in these workshops had become the most important and the most numerous class in Finnlit.
"The best cotton textiles, whether it's coats, hats, or long skirts and underwear for women, we have everything!" an apprentice shouted at the door of a clothing store.
"Let's see if this hat looks good." A few black-haired Tuten girls with high noses and big eyes were gathered in the boutique. They were chattering and laughing from time to time.
"A new type of steam lamp! Do you want to buy one? There are also all kinds of handicrafts and artistic ornaments, such as vases and music boxes from the West. "This was a shop that sold household handicrafts.
"The clocks of the Hood Watch Workshop are the most famous in Finnlit."
Seeing this shop, Lu Zhiyu suddenly thought of Lars Brown, the son of the clockmaker. With the changes brought about by the steam engine, which had affected the whole world, Lars Brown's reputation had become more and more famous. Even in the entire Sean City-State Alliance, the Brown family had become notorious because of the appearance of Jonathan Brown. However, people's respect for Lars Brown had not decreased at all, but had even increased.
In the square of Akkad Alchemy College, after the statue of Akkad Alchemy College, another statue of Lars Brown had been erected. Just like when Lars had entered Akkad Alchemy College and looked up at the statue of Akkad Alchemy College, all the students who had entered Akkad Alchemy College now looked up at his face and worked hard for his story and perseverance.
"Carol's grocery store, beer, bread, coffee, and black tea from the Tuten Dynasty, as well as the orc kingdom …"
Machines gradually replaced manual operations, and a large number of goods flooded the entire market. The biggest change was the clothing that Lu Zhiyu saw. Most people could now afford a decent set of clothes, which was unimaginable hundreds or even decades ago. Workshop owners had gradually become the most powerful and wealthiest group of people in Sean City-State, after the nobles.
The pollution was a little better than Lu Zhiyu had imagined, because after the city was designed, there was a perfect underground drainage and sewage system under Finnlit, and public toilets could be seen at regular intervals along the road.
However, it was only a little better than Lu Zhiyu had imagined. Because of the discharge of a large amount of wastewater, the entire Pegasus River had been polluted. The originally clear and beautiful Pegasus River had turned into a black river, emitting a stench that could be smelled throughout Finnlit.
The chimneys in the workshops emitted a large amount of black gas and smoke in the sky, making the sky no longer blue as seen before. The clouds became gray, and the air in the entire Finnlit made people feel suffocated when they first entered here.
Because a large number of people had gathered in Finnlit, it had brought great pressure to the capital. In addition to some main streets that were cleaned by professionals, some remote streets and slums were piled up with garbage.
"Sir, please do us a favor! We haven't eaten for days! " Several children were pulling at the skirt of Lu Zhiyu's coat, while another child was waiting for an opportunity to steal the belongings in Lu Zhiyu's pocket.
"Just three copper nars a night, sir!" Several women in loose pajamas were leaning against a wooden pillar and waving at Lu Zhiyu.
When Lu Zhiyu passed through this dirty and messy road, he found a dark world under the light. The arrival of the steam age not only brought wealth and progress, but also a large number of corpses and exploitation.
Lu Zhiyu could see a large number of exploited workers and skinny children, as well as rampant gang members. Many people even made their wives into nightingales in order to make a living. This street and this entire area represented the bottom of the entire Finnlit.
Lu Zhiyu walked around Finnlit, feeling the atmosphere of the changing times, and imagining the future of Maria's World.
"What kind of world is this world going to become?"
After seeing the entire city of Finnlit, Lu Zhiyu went directly to the city hall in the center of the city. After passing through the hall, there was the Congress Castle, which was the political center of the Sean City-State Alliance. Every time the Prime Minister and the Parliament of the Sean City-State Alliance held important meetings, the Prime Minister and the Cabinet worked here. The title of Prime Minister was originally the title of the consul when the Tuten Dynasty had a monarch. Now that there was no monarch, the title was still retained.
In the Congress Castle, a special meeting was being held. This was also one of the purposes of Lu Zhiyu's visit. Not only did he want to see the scene of the steam age of the Sean City-State Alliance, but he also wanted to come here to listen to the meeting and see the familiar shadows and people.
Lu Zhiyu walked through the lobby of the Congress Castle. The guards at the door and the patrolling national alchemy warlocks turned a blind eye to Lu Zhiyu's passing. The entire Congress Castle was five stories high, with multi-story buildings inside. A large number of officials, soldiers, and public servants gathered here to maintain the operation of the entire Sean City-State Alliance.
When he came to a conference room on the fourth floor, Lu Zhiyu pushed open the side door and walked in. He sat in the back of the circular seats on the side. There were already many extraordinary people from all over the world sitting there, including wizards, alchemy warlocks, orc wizards, and some officials of the Sean City-State Alliance. At this moment, everyone was paying attention to the discussion at the central conference table.
"What is the future of our wizards?"
"Or? Do we still have a future? "
"What I want to tell you is that the critical moment of change has arrived. The moment to determine the future of wizards has arrived. We must make a decision immediately, otherwise, we will have no future. Wizards are likely to become a short-lived existence in history, gradually withdrawing from the stage of history."
"This is something we absolutely cannot accept!"
At the table, Edward Kelermo was seriously discussing the future of wizards with everyone present. This topic made all the extraordinary people present look grave. The participants were the legendary alchemy warlock Marina Bossa, the thousand-face illusion wizard Catherine, the orc wizard Felix Bliss, the dean of Colossus College, and two other level four wizards that Lu Zhiyu was not familiar with.
Most importantly, the Prime Minister of the Sean City-State Alliance was also present. The Sean City-State Alliance was currently the only region on the Alen Continent that had not been touched by the gods, and it was also the region that had the highest acceptance of wizards. This was also why Edward, Catherine, and Felix had chosen to hold this meeting here. The intentions of the Sean City-State Alliance were very important to them. In other words, they had come for the Sean City-State Alliance.
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