Chapter 85: Tasijek (Part 2)
On the ground at the gate of Tasiek, there was a layer of sludge at least three or four centimeters thick, and a suffocating smell came from afar.
After careful observation, this viscous texture and deep color always make people inevitably have bad associations, and the occasionally recognizable animal internal organ fragments and incompletely digested plant fibers seem to confirm something. In short, if a warrior dares to slip, it will definitely be an experience of the soul ascending to heaven.
In "Song of Ice and Fire", when Prince Dorn, the "Red Viper" Oberon, came to the gate of King's Landing for the first time, he was so smoldered by the stench at the gate that he dared not enter the door. Finally, he pinched his nose and gritted his teeth into the city. This plot can be said to be very real.
For ancient cities without modern drainage systems, the large amount of feces produced by tens of thousands of urban residents every day almost all need to be pulled out from the city gate manually.
The cities of the Holy Empire are all residents' settlements spontaneously formed around the leaders of the great nobles.
The public service function of this city is entirely the responsibility of the nobles in the castle. These nobles who regard the untouchables as grass do not usually impose excessive taxes and kill innocent people. It is impossible to pay money and organize public utilities such as urban sanitation. Therefore, if dirt falls on the road at the gate of the city, it is impossible for anyone to take the initiative to clean it up.
Compared with medieval Europe, the cities of the Holy Empire were relatively good.
The people of the Holy Empire seemed to know that using manure as natural fertilizer, and every day there would be untouchables and serfs who would act as temporary cleaners to pull the manure out of the city. If they were placed in some ancient European cities that did not use manure, there would even be spectacular scenes where manure accumulated in the city and eventually blocked the river.
With the filthy things on the ground, everyone at the entire city gate was using various strange postures to avoid the "land mines" all over the ground. Instead, they stepped on the snowy wind on stilts and became the most natural person walking on this street.
"Lu Yang, it's so disgusting here! I'm afraid my cloak is covered with...that disgusting thing!"
Although Xuefeng had nothing to do with him, the problem was that her cloak was dragged to the ground, like a disgusting mop. Just after walking for such a short distance, she felt that the cloak was heavier.
Lu Yang had no good idea, so he could only comfort him: "Honestly, the clothes you wore at the ancestor Gaofeng were not as clean as this cloak, right? You were wearing that clothes at the time!"
"After you left, I washed my clothes well and cleaned the caves well! But this place is really much more disgusting than the caves I live in!"
It seemed that he remembered how he looked when he first saw the god, and Xue Feng's face turned red.
Through chatting with other indigenous people in the Eternal Night World, Lu Yang learned that indigenous people usually don’t take a shower and change clothes without any worries.
Therefore, when Lu Yang first saw Xue Feng, the dirty and torn sack she was wearing close to her body was actually not much cleaner than this cloak.
Xuefeng is a girl after all. Under the influence of Teacher Chenxi and Lu Yang, compared with other natives in the Eternal Night World, there is obviously more cleanliness and love for beauty.
Now Xue Feng heard his previous dark history and even found a crack in the ground to get into it.
Connelia next to her was confused:
How could His Royal Highness Xuefeng actually live in a cave?
Do you still need to clean yourself?
Do you usually wear clothes that are almost disgusting to Xiang's cloak?
No wonder no one on the continent has heard from His Highness Xuefeng over the years. In order to avoid the pursuit, His Highness has survived such a difficult environment for so many years!
Looking at the noble girl in front of her who has a much higher status than her, Connelia's eyes were filled with a hint of sympathy for the first time: It seems that even if a person with such a prominent family background may not be able to live a happy life!
Although most of the untouchables who entered and left the gate of Tasiek were as penniless as the serfs of the Earl of Meadow, there were also many untouchables who carried goods to the city to sell.
The nobles of the Holy Empire were extremely strict and meticulous in exploiting these untouchables who did small businesses, which also led to the entire process of queuing in the city being artificially dragged down for a long time.
Lu Yang and the other two endured the huge disgust, pushed the crowd all the way, and finally squeezed to the city gate.
Tasiek is worthy of being a big city in the Holy Empire. The captain who is in charge of guarding the city gate is actually a real knight-master dressed in light armor.
Beside him, there were several "untouchable temporary workers" like Connelia who were not wearing armor.
Because in this world, the social level of a person's life is too easy to identify. As soon as Lu Yang and the other two approached, the knights guarding the gate "precisely" judged the identity of the three: a noble lady (Xuefeng) with two knight entourages.
In this world where nobles can pass the test, these three people were almost effortless and increased their heights by relying on the snow wind, but still looked very short, and successfully entered the famous capital of the North Wind Kingdom.
After the three of them walked into the city gate, a gatekeeper muttered with a little confusion: "That female knight entourage seems to be the 'noble' Connelia... I have seen her before. But seeing that she was talking and laughing with the noble lady just now, I was afraid of admitting my mistake, so I didn't dare to say hello to her!"
Hearing his mutter, the gatekeeper who was usually disdainful of talking to his subordinates suddenly said with interest: "You say, the woman was called Connelia just now? She doesn't seem to be a real noble!"
"Do you know Connelia too?" The guardian was obviously surprised when he heard the question from the Knight Master. "Of course she is not a real Knight. I have seen her twice occasionally because I live near her old house. I didn't expect that her name will be heard in your ears."
"I just happened to hear this name. You have only seen him twice and you can be sure that this woman is Connelia?" The Knight of the Goalkeeper seemed very interested in this topic and asked again.
"I shouldn't admit my mistake. Connelia is a famous bragging king in the North Wind Kingdom Tavern. After drinking too much, she said she was a descendant of the founding nobleman, "Breaking Dawn Sword". In addition, she is also very beautiful. Although I have seen her twice, I am very impressed.... Haha, if she is a descendant of the "Breaking Dawn Sword", I would also say that I am a descendant of the "Breaking Dawn Sword"!"
These were the gatekeepers next to him who were also attracted by the discussion between the two: "Yes, 'noble' Connelia, I have heard people mention this woman in the tavern, but I have never seen her. It is said that she is not a local and rarely comes to Tasiek. I didn't expect that even a knight like you could hear her name."
"Although I have never heard of this woman, she is indeed very beautiful. Although she can't get to the eyes of aristocratic men like you, she is already a top-notch guy for us untouchables!"
"Hey? I didn't pay attention just now. I was just watching the noble lady! That noble lady is so cute. Awei is dead!"
I did not continue to listen to the gossip of the doorkeepers, and the doorkeeper knight looked at the direction of the three of them leaving and said to his subordinates: "I have something to do, leave first. You can take good care of the door for me during this period. If something goes wrong, you can prepare to go to the forcibol!"
Chapter completed!