Iron Power And Sorcerer

Iron Power And Sorcerer Chapter 373

2021-12-10

Chapter 373 Carol Edd
[Monta Republic, Steelcastle]
[There are still two days until the blacksmiths' guild election ceremony]
In the afternoon, two carriage one after the other painted with the coat of arms of the white eagle drove into the lakeside hotel and parked in the single-family building under the Baron of Granasi outside.

A well-dressed old man stepped down from the carriage, looking steadily forward into the small building.

The head waiter recognized the old man from a distance as a partner of Navarre Trading Company [Carlo Ed], and greeted him attentively. Still, the foreman could not see Mr. Ed, and Baron's guards dismissed him.

Mr. Ed made a special trip to pick up Winters and Anna.

Although the gathering of the White Eagle family only started in the evening, the hospitable host was worried that Baron, who came to Steel Castle for the first time, would get lost.

“Am I going too?” Anna asked uneasily.

“The White Eagle especially would like to invite you, my lady.” Mr. Ed explained: “This is a private gathering, and other guests will bring their families.”

Anna looked towards Winters.

Winters was inexplicably nervous, and he pretended to be calm: "Mr. Esther invited you, you can decide whether to go or not."

Anna leaned out and teased He seemed to take a closer look at Winters' expression.

Winters was seen looking uncomfortable, turning his head to look out the window, pretending to be nonchalant.

Anna returned to her dignified sitting posture contentedly, with a naughty smile on her face: "Okay, then I'll go too."

tone barely fell , and Anna's face was embarrassed again : "But I didn't bring suitable clothes."

"White Eagle has already thought of this." Mr. Ed tapped the floor tile with his cane: "He asked me to bring you a dress."

"But how does he know my..." Anna asked sadly, "My..."

"Size?" Winters interjected.

"He doesn't know." Mr. Ed explained casually: "So he has prepared a total of twenty-four sets, you can choose at will."

The door was opened, and two A black clothed maid walked into the parlour with a pulley hanger. Twenty-four sets of ladies' long dresses of the same style, material and color were hung on the hanger, as well as matching skirt supports.

Rao is Anna, who was also shocked by the great generosity of White Eagle, and Winters' expression became even more subtle.

Although Father Kaman still had a straight face, the corners of his mouth and cheeks were twitching slightly.

Winters stood up and said politely to Carlo Ed: "Please thank Mr. Esther for me."

"I am also entrusted by the White Eagle." Mr. De's eyes showed a hint of helplessness: "After all, you still need his help, so it's better for you to thank him in person."

Mr. Ed also stood up: "I'll wait in the side hall, Don't bother the lady picking clothes. The carriage is ready outside the hospital and ready to go."

"Let's go now?" "

Mr. Ed explained: "Right now, we can only travel by land. To get to Esther's mansion, we need to go around half of the city, so we should set off as soon as possible."

After finishing speaking, Carlo Ed stooped slightly to salute Winters and Anna, turned and walked out of the living room.

Kaman also intends to leave, he lightly coughed: "Then I also avoid it."

"Kaman priority." Winters grabbed Kaman and said solemnly: "Please You must come with me."

"I'm going too?" Kaman unfathomable mystery: "Montaland was a stronghold of sectarianism twenty years ago, and it is even more so now. In a place like this , I'm afraid it's not good for me to show up in public."

"I'm not even worried, what are you worried about?"

Kaman recalled and laughed angrily: "Why is your revenge so strong?"

"What kind of revenge?" Winters looked innocent: "You said to yourself, who else can be my translator besides you?"

Kaman walked away angrily.

Ana signaled that the maids of the Esther family would also go out to avoid them, so there were only the "Baron couple" left in the living room for the time being.

Winters jokingly asks, "Am I going to shy away too?"

With no one else around, Anna no longer deliberately maintains her dignified and composed image.

She looked around Winters, suddenly wrapped her arms around Winters' neck, and dragged her long voice coquettishly: "So you will be jealous too! Mr. M."

Such an intimate and bold move, the sea blue Lady Navarre is determined not to do. To a certain extent, the trip to wasteland has greatly expanded Anna's painting themes, and at the same time it has also imparted a bit of wild beauty to Anna.

Winters couldn't hold back for a while, and his cheeks suddenly became red and hot from the base of his ears. I wanted to say a few punchlines to resolve the embarrassment, but I couldn't think of anything else to say.

He clenched the teeth and didn't say anything at all, hugged Anna and kissed it. It surprised Anna, and suddenly became at a loss.

"It's not so much jealousy...it should be more of apology..." Winters hugged Anna and said guiltily: "I... owe you too much..."

" Don't say that." Anna patted Winters on the back, as if coaxing a child: "This time is the freest and happiest time I have lived, if it wasn't for you, I might not have walked out of Veneta in my life, and even more so. There won't be so many precious memories. So don't apologize in a heavy tone."

"Okay."

"But you also have to remember." Anna posted Winters' auricle, exhaling like blue: "You will be jealous, and I will be jealous. The sword you gave me, I can always take it with me..."

"...Okay."

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Steel Castle was originally just a small village at the mouth of the Rose River. Most of the land now belonging to Steelcastle City used to be the property of the [Elin monastery].

The discovery of iron ore made the once small village flourish. External populations continue to move in, local residents multiply from generation to generation, villages develop into small towns, and small towns develop into cities.

Montalling has no large plains, only small arable land divided by the mountain range. As the population increases, the steel fort becomes more and more crowded.

As the land on both sides of the estuary became scarce, the settlements naturally expanded outwards, eventually occupying the flat land along Rose Lake.

The so-called "Steel Castle" today is actually a ring-shaped human settlement surrounding the Rose Lake.

Among them, various handicraft workshops are concentrated along the Rose River, the original land of Steel Castle, because they need to use water power.

The urban area along the Rose River is therefore often referred to as the [Blacksmith's Quarter] or the [Old Town].

The old city is not only the handicraft center of Steel Castle, but also the administrative and religious center of Steel Castle.

The majority of citizens and the poor without citizenship live in the labyrinthine streets and alleys of the old town.

From a distance, the three stone high-rise buildings of [City Palace], [Parish Headquarters] and [Elin cathedral] are surrounded by rows of low wood houses, like a crane in a flock of chickens , very eye-catching.

The hydro workshop is very noisy, and the maintenance of the forge produces a lot of smoke. The steel castle is surrounded by mountains, and the smoke is difficult to dissipate. In the worst case, the entire Rose Lake will be shrouded in thick smoke.

Therefore, the wealthy upper-class citizens of Steel Castle have built houses on the north bank of Rose Lake.

Although the space on the North Shore is small and extremely expensive land, the scenery is beautiful and it is in the upper air.

Avoid the annoying noises and the fog from the workshop chimneys.

As for those who want to improve their living conditions but don't have enough money to buy land and build a house on the north shore, most branches move to the new suburbs on the south shore.

Winters stayed at the hotel on the south bank of Rose Lake.

But whether it's South Shore residents or North Shore residents, their industries and workplaces are still in the old town.

So the most common means of transportation in Steel Castle is actually a boat. After the Rose Lake freezes in winter, you can walk directly on the lake.

But now it's nearing the end of winter, the ice is too thin, and it's too dangerous to walk on the lake.

So Winters wanted to go to the Esther mansion, only by land, and circled the lake for most of the time.

That's why Carlo Ed said "go early".

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[Steel Castle, Old Town]
Carriage with the coat of arms of the white eagle drives through the streets, gathering The men warming themselves around the fire retreated and walked numbly back to the fire as the carriage drove away.

"I thought the famous steel castle would be a city full of wealth." Winters put down the carriage curtain and said to Mr. Ed: "But what I see is lower than Gévordan. Dirty slums, and poor people who live harder than the poor in Gervodin."

Mr. Eide replied: "You are not contradictory. Steelcastle is indeed a city full of wealth, The people at the bottom of the city are indeed not as good as serfs. There is not much arable land in the Monta Republic, and even if you want to be a serf, you can’t become a serf. That’s why there are so many Monta laborers at Hailan Pier, so the emperor will be in Monta. Recruit."

Winters sighed.

"What are they doing?" Anna couldn't bear to look at the ragged people on both sides of the road: "Why are you standing on the side of the road?"

"What are you doing?" Mr. Ed glanced out the window and replied casually: "Waiting for work."

Winters wondered: "Waiting for work?"

"If someone hires them, they can The workshops do some manual labor to earn bread; no one hires them, they just wait by the side of the road." Mr. Ed, squinting slightly, asked Winters, "Your Excellency, did you hear that?"

"What did you hear?"

"The sound of a hammer."

Winters did not hear any metal tapping, so she answered truthfully, "I don't know anything. I didn't hear it."

"Yes, it's strange that you can't hear anything!" Mr. Ed opened the curtain and pointed to the wood house in row upon row in the old town: "This is the blacksmith's district, the forge The hammers were supposed to come and go day and night. But now you listen, you can't hear anything."

Winters immediately understood what Mr. Eddard was saying, and asked, "Have the workshops in Steelcastle been shut down?"

"Most of the forges were out," said Mr. Ed lightly. "That's why these hired hands came out into the street, expecting a workshop owner to hire them; they were not apprentices, Not blacksmiths, just coolies. For a day in the workshop, they have bread for the whole family for a day; for a day when the forge is out, they starve for a day."

Carol Edd condescending The tone made Winters a little uncomfortable. He frowned and asked, "Isn't there no decree to help the poor in Steel Castle?"

"The poor? The church will probably give out some gruel." Mr. Ed as it should be by rights Asked instead: "Those people don't have citizenship, why should the council rescue them?"

Winters frowned even more: "Isn't the Steel Castle Council afraid of trouble?"

"The situation is still It's not that serious." Mr. Ed replied calmly: "If it really gets to that point, the Steelcastle Council should provide some relief. It's a matter of Steelcastle people anyway, and you don't have to worry too much."

Winters said nothing and turned his attention to another incident revealed by Mr. Ed: "The workshop at Steelcastle is down?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Why do you think?"

Winters' mind raced: "...trade ban."

"Yes. Carlo Ed nodded approvingly.

However, the more Winters thought about it, the more puzzled it became: "The ban is only a ban on the export of weapons to Palatu. Why should the furnace of the Steel Castle be turned off and the forging hammer silent? Can the Steel Castle not operate without selling weapons? "

Mr Ed smiled and looked towards Anna.

Anna took Winters' hand and explained softly: "It's not what you think. Merchants are not gears, they produce as much as they can't sell. If wool production decreases, wool spinners will hoard wool; When the country goes to war, the blacksmith will..."

Winters answered, "Forge weapons."

"That's it." Mr. Ed said with a hint of sarcasm: "From the day the news of [Blood Night of Kings Castles] reached Steel Castle, the forge owners of large and small steel castles were working around the clock to make weapons and armor. They were gearing up to make a lot of money, and every warehouse stocked up. A large amount of stock has been collected.

As soon as the embargo was promulgated, the stockpiled stock instantly turned into a backlog—a backlog that could crush them to death. Not only that, but the Steel Castle ironware was mainly sold to the south and the north. The route to the south is embargoed, not only will the war money not be made, but even the normal iron exit has to be stopped, so ... they are in a hurry."

Winters listened carefully, and after thinking, humbly Ask: "Are you suggesting that I should not be too eager when negotiating the price, and can be more aggressive and try to lower the price?"

"I just talked about the current affairs of the well-known steel castle, and I didn't suggest anything. "Ed Old Mister's eyelids are drooping, and his eyes are like a dark pool: "Lord Granasi, you must remember that whether it is me or the White Eagle, it is a third party that has nothing to do with you."

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