Heimarian Odyssey Chapter 410: High and low status
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"This waterline, two Kintons a week." On the dock, a middle-aged tax officer walked up to the ship, first observed the ship's waterline, and then said.
It was the chief mate on the ship who received the tax officer. If nothing was left, the chief mate offered two golden thumb-sized round coins.
On the front of the gold coin is a picture of a carriage representing business, and on the back is a sketch of a golden wheat representing grain.
Kinsuo, the most popular currency in this area of the East Coast.
The golden shield demanded by the tax officer is the national currency of the Kingdom of Manhattan, the country where the Port of Morrington belongs. The chief mate pays it with the golden shield with stronger purchasing power. On the other hand, it also means bribery.
Two gold cables are roughly worth two and a half gold shields, and the tax officer can earn money.
Giving the first mate's praise look, the tax officer took his account book, headed up and went to the next parking lot to collect taxes.
"I didn't expect ordinary people on the East Coast to have such great rights." Locke touched his chin and said in surprise.
The first officer's vindictive level is at the high-level attendant level, while the tax officer is a downright ordinary person, but the relationship between the two is swapped here.
"Knowledge, decides fate!" A sudden sigh beside him frightened Locke.
Able to approach him silently, the person speaking is indeed Pearson, the official magician on the ship.
Today, the master did not wear his usual hat, instead he wore a mage robe, with a blindfold on one eye, and a pair of single-frame glasses on the other. Not only does it mean nothing, but on the contrary Give Locke a sense of knowledge.
The reason for this is related to the strength of Master Pearson's first-level magician and the knowledge and experience accumulated over hundreds of years.
Today's dress has transformed Master Pearson from a formal image of a sorcerer who is unkind and mysterious to an erudite wise old man.
People rely on clothes, horses and saddles.
Through the casual guidance of Master Pearson, Locke knew that in this area of the East Coast, arithmetic literacy is an essential skill for ordinary people to live a good life.
Farmers cannot live a good life here, because there is not much fertile land for the civilians to cultivate.
Business and transaction are the mainstream here.
Looking to the social atmosphere here, it is not difficult for Locke to understand why an ordinary person can confidently find high-ranking servant-level experts to collect taxes.
Looking at the chief officer looking at the tax officer with envy, Locke is supporting his head, is it really knowledge that determines fate?
Knowing that the boat was loaded with activated goblins, Locke did not drag the water and took Christine and Rafi directly off the boat.
Santa sent an official magician to bring so many activated goblins to the East Coast. There must be a decisive deal for the Holy Tower. Locke is closely related to the Holy Tower. After all, he is still a knight. Good.
"This is the business card of the Bryan Chamber of Commerce. If you want to return to the three western islands, go to this Chamber of Commerce for help." The wizard Pearson took out a piece of hot silver cardboard and handed it to Locke.
Rock catches it carefully. It seems that this Bryan Chamber of Commerce is a hidden child placed on the east coast of the three western islands.
After bidding farewell to Master Pearson, Locke and his two daughters walked onto the streets of Port Morrington.
Although Port Morrington is a port, in Locke’s view, both its size and population are close to the size of a provincial capital of the Omor Empire.
There are many soldiers patrolling on the street. Depending on the strength of those soldiers, most of them are ordinary people. Occasionally there are two entry-level servants, and the leader of the several captains is low-level servant-level.
From this point of view, the general level of human knights here is similar or slightly stronger than that of the Western Three Islands.
The Rock trio, who had just stepped into Port Morrington, did not attract the attention of the patrolling soldiers.
Their dressing is very different from that of the residents here, but the caravan ships that go to and from Port Morrington every day are more than tens of millions, which is even more unusual clothing habits. People here have also seen it.
These soldiers are on the street. On the one hand, they are to prevent people from making troubles. There are always desperadoes who take the risk of a small amount of money in the Port of Morrington; on the other hand, they are to check the vagrants without status and status.
The three of Locke also have no identities, but judging from their clothes, they are definitely not beggars and tramps, and these soldiers have never been boring.
"Brother, where are we going first?" Christine asked excitedly. Everything on the streets of Molinton aroused the little girl's great curiosity.
There is a magic shop here. It is in Princeton, the capital of the Omor Empire. Such a store dedicated to magicians is also very rare.
"Go get an identity first, and then change some gold coins here." Locke said.
The administrative area of Port Morrington is located in the southeastern part of the town. This is the area where the Port of Morrington first developed. The paving on the ground is impressively white marble tiles.
"Hello, what level of status do you need?" A formal dressed official asked politely in a room in the city hall.
Officials who work in the city hall all have a good look.
When the three of Locke and Christine walked in, their walking posture, expressions and subtle movements revealed their extraordinaryness.
Either rich or expensive, this is the evaluation of the staff.
In addition, the strength of Locke's quasi-knights also has to be confronted by this group of officials.
How did they know Locke's strength? The city hall is naturally equipped with a set of props to obtain the true strength of others.
In order to show their importance, the city hall official took them to a separate room for discussion.
Facts have proved that this official's actions are extremely correct.
A whole box of gold bars was removed by Locke from the Space Ring.
"What rank do you want? The knighthood requires five thousand golds, ten thousand for lord and twenty thousand for baron." The young official licked his dry lips.
The value of the box of gold bars in front of me is worth thirty thousand golds.
"I want a baronial title. By the way, you will exchange all the remaining money for gold." Locke said word by word.
"So these two ladies?" the young official asked.
In the East Coast, women inherited the title. There are several calendars of famous grand dukes, but Locke doesn't know it.
"Their normal status will do." Locke said.
They didn't come out for a tour of the mountains and rivers. They wanted a level of identity just to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"Ok, please wait," the young official said.
They started this, and the car was very familiar, and Locke was only half tasting a cup of tea, and all the regulations were completed.
When the medals and documents representing the baron were neatly placed in front of Locke, Locke somewhat understood the reality of this place on the East Coast.
It turns out that it is not only knowledge that determines fate, but also the rule of money first.
"Is this lady an honorable magician?" the official asked respectfully.
He was referring to the bored Christine sitting next to Locke.
Christine’s dress is very different from Locke and Lafite. It is wrapped in a light red robe and looks like a magician. He also deals with various people all the year round. This official can observe that Christine is different from ordinary people. The side.
"Yes, I am." Christine said in a daze. She didn't release her magic power. How did this ordinary official see it.
"On the East Coast, noble magicians can directly hold the title of lord when they reach the intermediate apprenticeship. What is your magic level, can it be convenient for us to see your level certification?" After speaking, it seems that he often said this to others.
Christine didn't have a grade certificate to show to this official. She used a beautiful wall of fire to accurately control the magic, so that the powerful fire wall did not damage anything in the room.
When the officials saw this, they didn't talk nonsense. They took out a copy of the Lord's medal and papers and handed it over. They were already prepared.
The wall of fire is the signature magic of the middle-level apprentice. It integrates offense and defense. On the East Coast, even ordinary people like him know it.
With an extra layer of aristocratic status, Christine was very excited and looked at it over and over for a long time with her medal.
"Go find a place to live first," Locke said. In his opinion, this medal is worthless.
If you are not given a medal, it means you are a nobleman. The nobleman is accumulated over the years and represents your rights and status.
Loke and others, who did not have their own manor and influence, did not lead the people and land, and spent tens of thousands of jinsuo, now have the status of a nobleman at best.
But that's enough.
Hongye Tavern, the iconic name of the store, made Locke remember the tavern with a glance on the street.
The prosperous level of Port Moreington makes many pubs work part-time as hotels.
After inquiring, the three of Locke asked for an oversized guest room on the second floor.
When you first come to a strange place, it is better for the three of you to live together. Locke does not deny that he has other careful thoughts.
Lafite has no opinion on this kind of thing, Christine only listens to Locke, and of course Locke decides.
"The treatment here seems to be especially good for magicians." In the room, touching Christine's noble medal, Locke thoughtfully.
Being generous to magicians, in turn, is that they don’t have much special treatment for knights.
With the strength of Locke's quasi-knights, no matter which country in the three western islands, if you want a knighthood, you can at least be a viscount, but here, he still needs to spend money to get a baronship.
And Christine doesn't need to do anything. An Xin becomes an intermediate magic apprentice, and he will be given the title.
"Is the status of the magician higher than that of the knight?" Locke said to himself. He is not sure whether this is the case in the Kingdom of Manhattan, which is part of Port Morrington, or on the east coast.
Or, is the whole wizard continent like this? !
This is the birthplace of magic, the most prosperous and powerful place in the wizarding world.
Let's take one step at a time. In the face of the new environment, Locke is not in a hurry.