Chapter 773 The Holy Spirit (Part 1)

Romon wandered the streets.

This is not a private interview on Weibo. Just have first-hand information.

According to Nick's data, after the influx of a thousand druids in Yuanfan Port, almost all the hotels were full, and the consumption more than doubled.

Stimulated by this, more businessmen also flocked in.

Due to the establishment of the Great Temple of the Goddess of Commerce, many businessmen have also applied for citizenship. Now the number of citizens has surged to more than 9,000, and there are also 10,000 people who have temporarily poured in. The daytime population of the entire city has reached 20,000, and the population at night is also 10,000.

Plus the establishment of an approved adventurer's guild.

Now, the mage tower, business association, and adventurer's guild are all complete.

Romon, who was wearing a loose robe, looked up.

Although strict planning and sewers have been established, the garbage of this era is also decomposable garbage, which will basically rot after being flushed into the underground, and there are usually cleaners.

But at this moment, it still looks busy and chaotic. It is mainly because of various temporary stalls, making the originally very wide street. It looks cramped.

The smell was not good either. Although the horse manure was cleaned up from time to time, the stench lingered for a long time, coupled with the smell of sweat and some rot, Romon frowned.

Although on earth, he was an ordinary college student and an ordinary townsman in the early years, but after being a social aristocrat for so many years, he also felt a little uncomfortable.

"Should we ban these unlicensed stalls... Forget it, it's not easy!" Luo Meng thought in his heart: "However, if this continues, the second expansion in preparation may have to start."

Due to the early planning, Romon even planned for three expansions.

The first expansion can accommodate 20,000 people, the second expansion can accommodate 50,000 people, and the third expansion can accommodate 100,000 people.

What is the concept of 100,000 people? This is not a unified country in China, but a small kingdom under the feudal system. I remember that there were only 40,000 people in London in the 15th century.

The royal capital of this country only has 50,000 people every day.

Romon believes that there is enough room left.

at this time,

A caravan passed by, and Romon looked at it. This caravan had five carriages. There are also a few who are obviously guards and mercenaries.

After the calamity ended, almost half of the adventurers who died gradually recovered, because the trade route needed them.

In the distance, the Temple of the Goddess of Commerce appeared in front of him.

The Temple of the Goddess of Commerce is very busy, with a large number of businessmen coming in and out.

Some are prayers, some are sacrifices, but more are exchanges and business contracts.

Once inside, all the priests were busy, and there was no priest to greet them for a while, and Romon didn't care.

At this time, a businessman was pulling out a piece of paper folded in two, and handed it to the pastor in a respectful manner: "This is a money order for five hundred gold coins, and I want to exchange it for gold coins."

The priest looked at it, nodded, touched it with a hand with a trace of holy light, and the symbol of "gold coin with wings" faintly appeared on the piece of paper. The money order is genuine.

Only priests of the Goddess of Commerce. Only in this way can the bill of exchange emerge with the holy seal, thus ensuring its safety.

"Five hundred standard gold coins, one deposit and withdrawal, one percent handling fee, since you are less than one thousand, ten gold coins will be charged, are you sure?" the pastor replied.

"Yes, take it out!"

It is obviously inconvenient for businessmen to carry a large amount of currency, one is cumbersome and the other is unsafe.

Three hundred years ago, after the goddess invented the remote access space system and the standard gold coin, her influence expanded rapidly.

The so-called off-site access space system means that you store your gold or silver in a specially opened space in the Goddess Kingdom, and then the local priest will issue a money order to prove how much silver and gold you have deposited.

When traveling, as long as you bring this bill of exchange, as long as there is a temple of the goddess and a priest in any place, you can withdraw the same amount of gold or silver.

The pastor prayed silently for a moment, the space fluctuated, and a bag fell down.

The businessman took the bag and dragged it away heavily. Naturally, his guards were waiting outside.

"Sir, what can I do for you?" The pastor breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped forward and said to Romon. Obviously, being the priest of the Goddess of Commerce is not easy, especially in the city.

"I'm Romon. I have an appointment." Romon said, followed by two attendants.

"...Ah, it turns out to be the lord, please come in, the archbishop is already waiting for you inside!" The priest bowed immediately and said.

Sure enough, when we got inside, Memimi had already greeted me.

Once inside, there is a gust of cold air, which is equivalent to a magic air conditioner.

After the guests and hosts were divided, and they sat down on the sofa, Romon asked, "Memimi, how is your progress regarding the boat?"

Now that everyone is very familiar with each other, I won't say anything polite. Romon once asked her to take care of his ship in an all-round way.

"I have sent people to investigate. Besides the warships, there are eleven medium-sized flat-bottomed brigs, which can be used as main merchant ships."

"These sailboats can become the merchant ships of the business association. Your own business association now has four medium-sized sailboats. You can make ten of them to form a standard merchant fleet. Can you give me the other five? I will buy them at the market price. Our Business associations also have this need."

"Okay, it's just a merchant ship, won't it be recruited in future wars?"

"It shouldn't be within this range." Mei Mimi said simply.

"What about the other ships?"

"Other ships are small, or pirate ships, which are not suitable for sailing in high seas. Except for keeping some as patrol fleets, the others can be sold to small business associations. Or as fishing boats, I will handle these for you. You will get 90,000 gold coins in cash."

"Ninety thousand? Then you can help me repay all the loan, how much is left?"

"Twenty-five thousand gold coins." Memimi said, she thought for a while, and then asked: "By the way, I heard that the shipyard is about to start work?"

"Yes, the construction is about to start. I plan to build two warships in two years."

"Then, build me one too?" Memi Mi said.

Romon's eyebrows twitched. Strictly speaking, Romon himself had no right to own warships in the past, so he had to use the name of the Fifth Fleet until he became an earl. "Eagle Fleet", with large ships of the Battleship class.

Although the business association has the title of Lord and can have armed forces, this is not within the allowed range!

"Romon, you want to build a battleship. I have a set of blueprints. It is a governor-class four-masted warship that can accommodate 225 soldiers. It is a first-class warship."

"I heard that you have a large number of druids who can implement Vajra Wood. In this case, you may be able to turn the ship into a powerful battleship."

"Iron-Wood Art uses spells to make wood as strong as iron, but it only weighs as much as wood. However, this is a sixth-level spell. It is really uneconomical to use a druid above eleventh level." Romon said, shaking his head: "Also, your request really embarrasses me. It will disrupt the order of the territory."

"Owning a warship is fine, I can give special approval to let your local church own a warship like this, how about it?" Seeing that Memimi was a little disappointed, Romon pondered for a moment and said.

"...That's fine, then your shipbuilding workshop, let's build three ships at the same time!"

"The craftsman is a little nervous."

"It doesn't matter, the people I brought also have some craftsmen."

"Then it's decided like this... By the way, it's been a while since I brought you here, how are you all doing now?" Romon nodded and asked.

"Pretty good. I didn't expect your city to be so prosperous. This city alone has absorbed half of my priests, and my business association has also gained a foothold."

"After obtaining your permission, I built altars in five towns and sent people to preside over them. Now basically all of them have jobs, and your city is further expanding, and there may still be a problem of insufficient manpower! "Memi Mi said with a smile.

"Most of the Kingdom of Faith is an inland country, with only a small piece of ocean. We are a coastal kingdom, and our business is indeed relatively prosperous." Romon smiled.

After a pause, he continued: "If there were no coastal plundering by the elves... By the way, Memimi, what do you think about the elves?"

Now, the news of the true god appearing among the elves has spread rapidly. Except for the people who don't know, the other middle and upper classes know the news.

Memimi frowned, thought for a while and said, "It's hard to evaluate. Indeed, it's a big deal. How to deal with it is a matter for God. But from my standpoint, I hope the elves can live safely in the Overseas islands, and then never come back, of course, trade is possible and necessary.”

Romon couldn't help laughing. According to the information he got, at least half of the crowd didn't care much about elves.

After all, thousands of years have passed since the elves posed a powerful threat to humans.

For nearly a thousand years, elves have been completely weak, and the threat to humans has become smaller and smaller. Correspondingly, humans have gradually forgotten their hatred for elves.

However, the immortal will not forget.

After a pause, Memi Mi said again: "And, it doesn't have much to do with you, does it?"

"Why doesn't it matter? Once a war breaks out, my fleet will have to follow orders and go to fight. The most important thing is that my territory is on the coast, so maybe I will suffer..." Romon said with some annoyance: "And , for myself, I don't want to personally participate in this battle."

"Your worry is justified, but if you don't want to fight, no one can force you." Seeing that Romon was puzzled, Memimi couldn't help but said, "Didn't your wife tell you about the Holy Spirit?" ?”

"Oh, she's only at the seventh level, and she just entered the seventh level. The church hasn't told her about this level." Mei Mimi said with a dazed look.

Just a few days ago, Alini was promoted to level seven. (!)