Struggle in the Steam Age

The reason why Nora said that dealing with Viscount Doropia's side this time is not dangerous is also very simple, because when she tested those samples just now, she could clearly feel the power of the gods contained in them. It came from a certain evil god, and when those churches discover this, they will naturally send enough people to fight together. And Lawrence and the others can easily reap favors as long as they fish in troubled waters.

In the next day, Lawrence and the others went shopping in the city. As a rejuvenated ancient empire, although the history of the building is not long, the style adopted is quite antique, completely different from the White Eagle Federation, which is also a descendant of the western civilization of the Old Continent. It is quite similar to the architectural style of the Xinzhou Republic in the northwest.

For example, both parties imitated the style of their ancient buildings through bas-reliefs and colored paintings on the walls. In addition, the roofs of these buildings all adopted ancient styles to highlight cultural heritage. The only difference is that the Xinzhou Republic uses cornices and brackets, while the Elysian Empire uses onion domes and vaults.

In addition to architecture, local food is also distinctive. Because now the territory of the new empire is far more fertile than the old empire. So their diet has more fresh vegetables and fruits than the old empire. But there is not much change in the style of the dishes, and it is still mainly a variety of baked and stewed foods.

For example, there is a grilled meat with spices rolled in the middle of pancakes, and there is a staple food that bakes rice, meat, onions, butter and various spices in hollowed out tomatoes or green peppers. There is also a special salad made with cheese and various vegetables from the surrounding local specialties.

"Compared with the White Eagle Federation, the food here can be called gourmet. As for the Federation, if you exclude the food from all over the world brought by immigrants from various countries, I think they can say what it is. None." During lunch, Nora wiped her greasy mouth gracefully with a handkerchief after she was full.

"Food culture needs two things." Because Lawrence didn't want to go around right away after he was full, he simply explained some of the knowledge to the little doll. "The first is to be rich enough, and at the same time the whole country is stable. Because only in this way will everyone have the energy to focus on making food more delicious."

"That makes sense." Nora nodded. After all, if everyone is busy surviving when they are hungry or barely full for a long time, there is no time to develop various cultures. After all, even if there are extraordinary powers in this world, it is still true that the economic base determines the superstructure.

"On the other hand, from a historical point of view, if you want to develop a food culture, you must accumulate it for a long time. It is difficult for countries like the White Eagle Federation to say that they have their own culture, so the people there before At that time, most of the food we ate came from other civilizations, and the few local dishes such as fish and chips or meat bread could hardly be called a food culture.”

"You're right. The only characteristic of the unique diets of the White Eagle Federation is that they are quick to make and eat. It's not so much a manifestation of food culture. It's better to say that it was created after the outbreak of the Industrial Revolution. Food specially invented for a faster pace of life." Nora said after thinking for a while, "But you are wrong about one thing, this can also be called a food culture, but it is not a gourmet food."

"You're right." When the little puppet said that, Lawrence also suddenly recalled the fast food he saw in his previous life. To be honest, those fast food were actually a special diet produced under the background of industrialization. Culture cannot be regarded as just food that can fill one's stomach.

"What do you think if we make fast food now?" This kind of dialogue also gave Lawrence an inspiration. He looked at Nora across the table and asked. "If I remember correctly, the catering industry is an industry that is relatively easy to make money. Especially this kind of fast food is very profitable."

"Don't think about it, my dear brother and lord." Nora said watching Lawrence wave her little paw. "Haven't you ever thought that this kind of fast food has become a kind of rigid demand since the beginning of the industrial revolution. But why didn't there be chain fast food restaurants born until nearly 100 years after the industrial revolution."

"You know, compared with modern people, people in ancient times didn't understand a lot of things because they had too little knowledge, but their IQ was not much different. Especially when it comes to making money, you can see They can also see it." The little puppet said to Lawrence with a look of helplessness.

"If that's the case—" Lawrence frowned after hearing Nora's words. But soon he came to his senses. "I understand why. Before the cold chain and transportation system can be established, the so-called standardized industrialized diet cannot exist at all, so there is naturally no such thing as chain fast food."

"It is indeed like this." Nora nodded and stood up and walked out of the restaurant with Lawrence. "So many new products are promoted because of various backgrounds, and many things are not as advanced as possible. This is the case in the catering industry. The same is true for other things."

Lawrence took Nora's words quite seriously. For example, after owning the territory, he did not take the most fashionable industrialization path of this era, but chose to farm. This may seem like a bit of an idiot, but from the perspective of adapting measures to local conditions, his current development of agricultural planting is far more valuable than the development of industry.

Next, the two of them continued to stroll around the city. Unlike visiting the scenic spots in the morning, they mainly strolled around the commercial district in the city in the afternoon to see if there were any special products to buy. As a result, they accidentally discovered that some crew members on the Enterprise were also shopping in the commercial district.

After all, the Enterprise is a warship, and the crew on it is also organized by the Coast Guard, which is equivalent to the navy of other countries. In this case, the wages of everyone on board are not too low, plus a lot of spoils from the previous attack. Naturally there is enough money to buy all kinds of souvenirs.

After saying hello to everyone, in order not to disturb everyone's shopping mood. Lawrence took Nora and quickly left the crew and went to the other end of the store to buy souvenirs. However, considering budget issues, Lawrence finally only bought a set of silver enamel jewelry and prepared to send it back to Safir.

After all, the two parties are going to get married soon, but after thinking about it carefully, Lawrence realized that he hadn't given her any presents. So now that he has come here this time, as a person with a fairly normal EQ, Lawrence feels that he should buy some unique gifts between lovers for Safir.

After finally buying the presents, Lawrence and Nora returned to the hotel where they lived before. And just a few minutes after the two of them returned to the hotel, a rough-dressed priest of the Church of Suffering came to the hotel and sent them an invitation letter.

The content of the invitation letter is very simple, that is, they have almost prepared for the Holy Grail ceremony, and if there is no accident, everything will be completely over at midnight today.

In other words, the church can finally spare its manpower to do other things. For example, accurately judge the contribution of Lawrence and the others last time, and give corresponding rewards.

"The reward this time should not be as big as last time." After reading the letter, Lawrence had a more accurate judgment in his mind, "After all, finding the holy relic is only a temporary benefit for the church, but I proposed it last time. Thoughts that can make a lasting contribution to the Church."