"Sir, do you need a tour guide?"
"Sir, do you need a servant?"
"Sir, please buy a newspaper!"
"Sir …"
As soon as Zuo Yi walked out of the isolation fence outside the central tower, a lot of children immediately surrounded him, recommending themselves to him or trying to sell him goods.
These children were all in their teens. Most of them had withered yellow curly hair and blue or red eyes. They were obviously descendants of immigrants from the Kingdom of Selis.
There were fifty to sixty thousand Extraordinaires from Da Xia in Dragon Den Fortress, and the number of immigrants was more than one hundred thousand!
Other than a few mages, knights, and craftsmen supported by the Kingdom of Selis, most of the immigrants were civilians and untouchables. Although their status was low, their role in the city was irreplaceable.
The workers in the workshops, the farmers in the underground farms, the cleaners, the handymen, the waiters, the shop assistants, the artisans … Without their hard work, Dragon Den Fortress would not have been able to survive for even a day.
Zuo Yi had once read an investigation report on Dragon Den Fortress. He believed that these Selis immigrants had become an important bargaining chip for the Kingdom of Selis to maintain their influence over Dragon Den Fortress. Their role was even greater than the mages and knights sent by the royal family!
Most of these Selis people who had traveled thousands of miles to Dragon Den Fortress to make a living were poor and bankrupt. Most of them could not survive in their hometown, so they took the risk to choose this city as their new home.
Dragon Den Fortress was located at the northwest border of the Kingdom of Selis, and it was constantly under threat from the Orcs.
Who would be willing to come here if they were able to settle down in the local area?
It was said that the most attractive thing about Dragon Den Fortress was that the class gap in the city was not very big. The Extraordinaires from Da Xia were quite friendly to them, and there were no nobles above them. Whether it was the environment or the security, it was far better than most cities in the Kingdom of Selis.
Of course, if they wanted to live a better life in Dragon Den Fortress, they had to work. Even children were no exception.
Zuo Yi did not have a single coin in his pocket, so he ignored the salesmen and pointed at a girl about ten years old who was looking for a tour guide. "What's your name?"
There were four or five children who wanted to be Zuo Yi's tour guide. She was the only girl, thin and small. Although her clothes were a bit shabby, she dressed up neatly, unlike the others who were sloppy.
"Greetings, my lord."
The little girl suppressed the joy in her heart and respectfully bowed to Zuo Yi. "My name is Niya. It's an honor to serve you. I was born in Dragon City, so I'm very familiar with this place."
Her Chinese was very standard, and there was basically no awkwardness in her accent.
But Zuo Yi chose her, and the other children scattered in disappointment, waiting for the next target.
"Very good."
Zuo Yi nodded and said, "Now, take me to the bank."
The currency circulating in Dragon Den Fortress was not the Da Xia yuan, but the gold, silver, and copper coins of the Kingdom of Selis. Extraordinary people from Da Xia could bring gold to the bank to exchange for gold.
The bank in Dragon Den Fortress was jointly opened by Da Xia and the Kingdom of Selis.
If the Transcendents of Great Xia wanted to live in Dragon City Stronghold, they would either bring gold to exchange for gold, accept various missions issued by the Dragon City Management Committee for rewards, or join the various departments under the Dragon City Guards and the Management Committee.
Zuo Yi didn't plan to stay in Dragon City Stronghold, so of course he wouldn't do any quests or work. He still had hundreds of tons of gold stored in his spatial ring, and any piece of it would be enough to spend here.
Niya immediately said, "My lord, please follow me. The bank is just ahead."
Beep beep!
At this moment, a black four-wheeled steam car drove past the two of them, accompanied by the sound of a steam whistle.
Zuo Yi could not help but take a few more glances.
The environment, the roads, the buildings, the clothes of the pedestrians, and the steam machines driving on the road gave off an aura of the industrial revolution.
"This is the Bison Type 3 steam car …"
Niya introduced, "It's the latest product of the Bison Steam Machine Factory. The price is more than a hundred gold coins."
The metal currency of the Kingdom of Selis was 1 gold = 10 silver = 1000 copper, and there were also copper coins. The purchasing power of one copper was roughly equivalent to one Xia yuan, so more than a hundred gold coins was more than a hundred thousand Xia yuan.
It was considered a luxury here.
Zuo Yi was curious, "You even know about cars?"
Niya puffed out her chest and said proudly, "My father works at the Bison Steam Machine Factory!"
No wonder.
Under Niya's lead, Zuo Yi soon arrived at the bank.
He exchanged a 10kg gold brick for Selis gold coins and filled a large bag with more than 3,000 gold coins.
Zuo Yi took out a few gold coins and gave them to Niya, "Here's the tour guide fee."
"My lord, it's too much."
Niya's face immediately flushed red as she waved her hand and said, "One silver coin is enough."
"Just take it when I tell you to."
Zuo Yi stuffed it into her hands and then put the bag of money into his spatial ring, "Let's go."
Niya's eyes were red, "Thank you, my lord."
She dutifully took Zuo Yi on a tour of Dragon City Fortress and did her best to answer Zuo Yi's questions.
Zuo Yi understood more or less. Seeing that it was already dark, he said, "Alright, let's stop here. It's getting late, you should go home."
Niya did not expect her mission to be completed so quickly. She was stunned for a moment before coming back to her senses. Then, she bowed deeply to Zuo Yi and said gratefully, "Thank you, my lord!"
Zuo Yi gave her a full six gold coins, equivalent to two months of her father's salary!
Zuo Yi could not help but reach out and rub her head, saying, "Go."
Niya grunted, turned around, and ran away, like a rabbit chased by a hound, looking flustered and timid.
Zuo Yi could not help but laugh.
He stopped a rental carriage that had just passed by and asked the coachman to send him to the largest and most lively tavern in the city.
The largest and most lively tavern in Dragon City Fortress was called the Copper Dragon Tavern. When Zuo Yi arrived in the rental carriage, the tavern was already very lively, with one to two hundred drinkers gathered there.
Many of these drinkers were from Seres, but there were also Extraordinaires from Da Xia. The waitresses who served drinks in the tavern were all beautiful blonde girls, each of them charming, bold, and attentive. This was probably the main reason why business was so prosperous here.
Unlike the customers whose eyes were glued to the tavern girls, Zuo Yi looked for a target in the crowd and soon found one.
He ordered a cup of ale at the bar and walked directly to the target with the cup in his hand.
"Hello, everyone."
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