Chapter 257 Clock Tower Capital

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Frost Rose, the first district, the former Ruerna country, Mozwa, the capital of clock towers.

The chimneys in the suburbs emit thick black smoke, rows of neat factories are densely distributed on both sides of the river, and tall ships sail slowly across the river, bringing up long wakes. These ships sailed inland from distant estuaries, constantly unloading all kinds of heavy cargo, some black coal, some heavy metals.

These things are shipped from all over the world, and then gathered here, they will be processed into various alchemy products, and then sold to various places. It contains weapons, cannons, clocks, telescopes, metal parts, etc. The huge profits generated by it have made the alchemists of Rourna extremely rich.

The streets in the city are very spacious, and the brass street lamps are exquisite in shape, but unfortunately some corners have been covered with a layer of light rust.

There was a small amount of water on the road after the rain, and as the carriages passed quickly, there was a splash of water. Some of these carriages are drawn by horses, and some are driven by machines, or should not be called carriages, the magic locomotive is more appropriate.

As a magic locomotive stopped, a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper stepped out of the car, opened the door, and gently walked down with a girl in a blue dress.

The high heels stepped on the wet floor, and there was a slight splash of water. The girl with blonde hair and blue dress looked up at the towering building in front of her lower body, the long spire extending to the sky. There are four huge stone pillars in front of the main entrance. People in clothes and shoes are constantly entering and exiting the door. There are also various voices of conversation from time to time.

"Is this the branch of the Aroni Chamber of Commerce?" The girl walked in front with her skirt, and several bodyguards in black walked behind. Looking at the exquisite patterns of the mechanical long swords in the hands of these bodyguards, you can see that these are exquisite alchemy creations after enchanting.

"Yes, miss."

The housekeeper on the side led the way, and then introduced the background of the Aroni Chamber of Commerce.

"The Aroni Chamber of Commerce mainly deals in books and paper, but also in the opera and performance industries."

"It is said that over the years, because of the cultivation of a group of famous singers who perform operas and poems, the sales of their books have greatly increased." The housekeeper continued.

"Then their products should be very popular with the nobles or rich ladies. Why not set up their headquarters here? The rich people in Mozwa should be among the top three in Xuehua Seven. The alchemists and scholars of our country are more interested in literature and drama than the profit-seeking Yubere merchants, and have more guests."

"This, it is said that most of their paper mills are located in Verga, because it is more convenient because it is close to the forest farm and some raw material production areas. Later, Verga split, and they were also divided into the west side, and only some industries were transferred."

"New Verga..." The blond eldest lady thought thoughtfully, then walked into the hall and looked at the rows of windows and the long queue.

"There are a lot of people, have you made an appointment in advance?"

"The appointment is made, Miss, please come with me. The person in charge of Aoni's branch is on the third floor."

Not long after, several men in neat uniforms stepped forward to greet them.

"Welcome to the eldest lady of Shelia's family, please come with us." A long red carpet was put down, and then stood on both sides and bowed to pay tribute.

Looking at the grand scene on this side of the hall, some people next to them began to discuss.

"Who is that lady? Let the Aroni Chamber of Commerce be so welcome."

"I don't know, but looking at her appearance and the bodyguards around her, it should be born from a big family."

"I haven't seen her before, but she is really beautiful." A guest sighed.

"Okay, okay, just those few words that come and go, you are a literature lover anyway, don't you know other adjectives?"

"Isn't this out of my mouth? It's better to keep things simple in life. By the way, do any of you know that lady? I want to know her name."

"But I don't know either."

"I don't know."

After a long time, a voice came from the corner: "That is the leader of the faction at the moment of the hour, the eldest lady of Shelia's family, Letis."

As the voice fell, the blond girl also disappeared at the corner of the stairs.

As the capital of Ruerna, Mozwa is known as the capital of clock towers. This is because in the early years, as precise creations, only a small number of alchemists could make clocks, so they were in short supply among the great nobles and rich people, and their value was extremely high. high.

Most of the alchemists are also proud of their ability to make accurate clocks. Because it is the capital, Mozwa has gathered many well-known alchemists in the country. There are many factions, and most of them will build a large clock tower on the building of the faction. , in order to demonstrate its own technical excellence, but also has the role of advertising.

In this way, there are more and more clock towers in Mozwane, and finally it is named the capital of clock towers.

Hundreds of years later, the number of alchemists in Rourna has multiplied, and although the precision of clocks has gradually become less rare, these towers have remained. And to this day, some alchemy factions also retain their initial names, and 'The Moment of the Clock' is one of them. Descendant of , Letis naturally also has a lot of power.

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Aroni Branch, third floor.

"In other words, does Miss Letice want to publish this publication herself?"

A man in a white shirt and a neat vest

The young man sat on the sofa, looked at the blond lady opposite, and asked carefully.

"Yes, everyone's aesthetics are too vulgar nowadays, they are still those with thick powdered faces, wearing layered skirts, and the accessories hanging on them are estimated to weigh a few pounds. It looks uncomfortable when women are decorated like vases. ."

After talking in detail, the blond girl picked up the white porcelain teacup in front of her and took a small sip. She was already dissatisfied with some of the current clothing styles. When other girls of the same age were still chasing the trend, she had already begun to think about what to do. Create a trend.

"Then what are your thoughts, or Miss Letis, what kind of beautiful style do you want to convey?" The person in charge of the chamber of commerce thought about the words and asked the eldest lady cautiously. The current headquarters of the Aroni Chamber of Commerce is far in the west. As a branch, this side is already weak. If you offend this eldest lady, it is estimated that you will encounter all kinds of troubles in the future. This is not what he wants to see.

"Well..." Lettis put down the teacup, but her mind gradually drifted to the distant roommate, the friend who had almost no accessories.

"Maybe it would be much better to be simple and natural."

The blond eldest lady seemed to have an explosion of inspiration, and described a new style of dressing to the head of the chamber of commerce in front of her, which was mainly simple and fresh, while the other party took pains to understand the whimsy of this lady , and then note them down one by one.

"We have a general understanding of what Miss Letis thinks, but if the first edition is to be published, we probably won't be able to publish it until next year."

"No, even if you find someone to make an appointment, do the preparatory work and print it, it won't take so long." Lettis was a little puzzled.

"I'm very sorry, because the current printing line is running at full capacity, and there is really no spare time to re-commission and print new products."

"Are you perfunctory? Or treat me like a child?"

Although at school, her temper was somewhat restrained, but when she returned to her familiar homeland, the eldest lady of Letis had her temper again. Moreover, what she said was not without reason. With so many printing houses in Aroni, it was a trivial matter to free up your hands to print a few magazines.

"Sorry, this... How can I explain it to you better? It is indeed an extraordinary situation at present. It is inconvenient for me to say it directly. If you ask Shilia Patriarch, he will tell you the reason." The person in charge of the Aoni Chamber of Commerce The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and tried his best to explain the reason.

Lettis turned to the butler behind him with a little doubt, who leaned down and whispered in his ear.

"Miss, the Aroni Chamber of Commerce is really unable to take action at present, because the war is about to start."

In the distant Black Rock Principality, Falcon Kingdom, and Sanctuary Kingdom, airships passed by from the sky, snow-like papers fell from the sky, and documents printed with rose patterns announced the Quartet.

Under the sky, flags with rose patterns were gradually erected and ran into the distance.