There are people in Tenalon City. This is nonsense, but every city is always built by people, so it does not seem strange that there are people living in it.
However, as the legendary passage to the underworld, according to Qi Zhen's idea, it should be a deserted town. Not to mention that it is as lifeless as the ghost city Fengdu, where hundreds of ghosts walk at night, but there should always be some uneasy and depressing atmosphere.
However, in fact, the environment here is exactly the opposite of what everyone in the team imagined.
Except for the dark clouds in the sky that seemed to hang over the town forever, Thenaron was very prosperous, and the war in Athens didn't seem to have any impact on the place.
There were many people walking on the street, and everyone had a kind smile on their face, just like a certain commercial town that Qi Zhen visited in the game "Sword of Immortals".
The business here is indeed so prosperous. There are shops and stalls selling all kinds of daily necessities and rare gadgets everywhere, making it dizzying.
Perhaps Athens before the war was more prosperous than here. When the helpless team entered the game, the city of Athens was already in a state of war. Naturally, it was difficult to see what the most prosperous streets in ancient Greece looked like. .
However, it is not difficult to tell from the expressions of everyone in the team at this time that the complicated appearance here not only made Qi Zhen scream strange, but also everyone was dumbfounded.
Of course, except Lin Biao.
"Damn it, with this attitude, where are we going to find the entrance to the underworld?" Wang Jiangguo sighed.
"Since this city is protected by Hermes, I think it is not far different from the situation in Athens. How about we go find the temple of Hermes first?" Liang Sicheng suggested.
Everyone had no opinion.
So everyone gathered in groups and decided to inquire about the news separately, and then meet again later.
There are no soldiers on duty at the gate of Thenaron City. In fact, there are only a handful of soldiers in the entire city. It is difficult to imagine how order is maintained here in such an orderly manner.
The streets and alleys are not crowded, but there are indeed a lot of pedestrians. After walking into the crowd, the speed of travel slows down.
Wang Jianguo, who seemed to be rich and powerful, got his wish this time and became the flower protector, staying together with Sun Jienuolan.
Qi Zhen and Zhaka were together, and Lin Biao and Liang Sicheng were together.
Soon the teammates disappeared from everyone's sight. Firstly, the streets and alleys here extend in all directions, and secondly, the flow of people was really messy, so everyone quickly dispersed.
"ah!"
Nuolan's exclamation suddenly came from the earphones, which shocked Qi Zhen.
"Are you okay?" Qi Zhen asked.
Among the three of them, Nuo Lan was looking around with an angry look.
"Old Wangtou, how do you protect girls?" Sun Jie stabbed him.
Not long after Sun Jie joined the team, she had already begun to use nicknames from other people in the team. From this point of view, Wang Jianguo's goal of getting close to girls had been half achieved. At least the two girls were not strangers to him. .
Wang Jianguo scratched his head with a grimace, thinking that young girls nowadays are really bad at learning.
"How can I see these people?" Wang Jianguo said.
"Someone touched my butt..."
The three people continued to move forward with the flow of people, and then Nuolan's voice came over.
"Old Wangtou, you have to keep an eye on me.
He is actually over level 40. "Qi Zhen instructed.
"Okay..." Wang Jianguo just agreed twice, followed by a curse in ancient Greek: "His grandma, whoever touches me will not want to live anymore?!"
puff.
Liang Sicheng almost burst out.
"Old Wangtou, what gangster can like your style without opening his eyes?" he teased.
"I didn't pay attention." Wang Jianguo looked angrily, "I have been playing with the eagle for so many years, but I didn't expect that a house bird would peck it."
Qi Zhen did not tease him anymore, but instead said a little seriously: "Please pay attention, I don't think you are just playing a hooligan."
"You said that..." Sun Jie suddenly said.
"What's wrong?" Qi Zhen asked.
"The people around us don't seem to be surprised by what happened to us, and they even feel a little gloating about our misfortune." Sun Jie looked at the eyes of the people around her and said.
"Be careful yourselves." Qi Zhen pondered for a moment and said.
Sun Jie nodded, stretched out her divine power, and wrapped Nuo Lan and Wang Jianguo in it. Although this was a bit tiring, she didn't mind letting the other party remember it for a long time if anyone dared to have evil intentions like just now.
But after that, the abuse never happened again.
So the three of them continued shopping.
This little incident didn't seem to affect the mood of the two girls shopping too much.
It has to be said that the prosperity of Tenalong City seems to have its own reasons, and it is by no means just a simple commercial development as it seems on the surface.
Judging from the feedback from Lin Bian and Liang Sicheng, there have been several different languages and accents here. Of course, ancient Greek is the main language of communication, but in the bargaining of certain goods, there is still Many strange languages can be heard, which even the team cannot understand.
At the same time, everyone in the team discovered that the people on the streets of Tenalon City had obvious similarities and differences in appearance and skin color. Black people were not special here. Qi Zhen even saw two Asians in the crowd. face.
There seems to be a reason for the development of commerce here. Judging from the wide variety of products along the way, it is not an exaggeration to say that there is a dazzling array of products. Qi Zhen seemed to have seen two pieces of Tang Sancai porcelain, and she did not know whether they were genuine or fake.
It’s hard to imagine that this country has actually broken away from the original trading method of bartering and has developed a sufficiently developed monetary system.
Upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that there are Attica silver coins, Obol silver coins, etc., and the unit of money is also subdivided into "minna". Tarant and minna are used as currency measurement units, and some correspond to today's The meaning of circle and minute.
Of course, these are what everyone has seen and heard along the way. As for the exchange rate conversion methods between different currencies, and even how everyone conducts transactions in a relatively fair way, there is a set of rules for Qi Zhen to press the call magic.
Naturally, he has no experience in studying the monetary history of ancient Greece, but it is not difficult to see that the status of commerce here is extremely high, which seems to be incompatible with the general atmosphere of ancient agriculture and animal husbandry.
"It's like a golden mountain." Liang Sicheng sighed.
It is not difficult for anyone who has been exposed to modern economics to discover the huge business opportunities contained here. The exchange rate changes between various currencies alone, coupled with the premium space between many strange and weird goods, are enough for people to make a lot of money. The bowl is full.
But it is obvious that the bustling scene here was not created in one or two days. How can it be maintained?
To have maintained prosperity for such a long time, I don’t know whether it should be said that the ancient Greeks were not smart enough, or that someone was behind the scenes to control this trade stability.
But those are not important, because Qi Zhen has been unable to sit still for a long time, and he is ready to make a fortune here.
When leaving the city of Athens, the team did not ask for money from the Templar Knight. Rebuilding the city of Athens requires a lot of financial resources, and Qi Zhen still disdained to take advantage of the situation.
But among the remaining bricks and rubble in the city, Qi Zhen still did not forget to pick up those valuables that "no one wanted", but there were not many silver coins.
Qi Zhen took Zaka to find a place with relatively few people. No matter how he moved, a field of fresh fruits appeared in front of him.
These melons and fruits are specially provided by the Athenian royal family, and they have been kept in human bags where time hardly flows. Therefore, when they are taken out, they have maintained their fresh appearance, making people salivate at the sight of them.
Soon, Qi Zhen’s small mobile stall was surrounded by crowds.
Based on the experience of looking around, Qi Zhen’s pricing is very reasonable, but it is much more expensive than ordinary fruits.
Things are rare and expensive, not to mention the delicious fruits specially supplied to the royal family, which naturally caused everyone to rush to buy them. Soon, Qi Zhen made her first pot of gold.
After sorting different currencies into categories, Qi Zhen started his business of relying on the exchange rate.
"I bet you that money fans are definitely doing business somewhere!" Wang Jianguo said to the two little girls.
"So are you going to pay for it or not?" Sun Jie was not distracted by Wang Jianguo's words and still said.
Wang Jianguo looked bitter: "Aunts, if you want to buy things, go to Qi Zhen. He is a rich man, and the rest of us are poor."
Nuolan begged Wang Jianguo with a pitiful expression: "Uncle Wang, just buy me one."
In her hand, a simple pendant looked very delicate.
Wang Jianguo curled his lips and said angrily to the stall owner who obviously looked like a profiteer: "Can it be cheaper?"
"My dear Hermes, this is already the cheapest price." The stall owner looked compassionate, like a devout believer.
After looking at the pitiful Nuo Lan, Wang Jianguo took out a silver coin from his watch and handed it over.
"Thank you." The boss smiled happily.
1 Albo is the price of this pendant.
If Wang Jianguo knew that the living expenses of an adult man in Athens was only 2 orbos a day, he would probably be so angry that he would blow up the stall.
It's really amazing when girls go shopping.
Along the way, Wang Jianguo finally understood why Qi Zhen was so kind and asked him to be the flower protector this time, and even Lin Biao didn't interfere.
These young people don’t follow martial ethics.
Wang Jianguo, who was over level 40, felt his legs were a bit sore from walking. The two girls were still looking around like nothing happened, which really made Wang Jianguo feel like a donkey.
And the most amazing thing is that after spending all Wang Jianguo's savings, the two girls still have no intention of stopping, and they are determined to dig up the ground of Tenalong City today.
The girls were busy shopping, and Qi Zhen was busy making money. It seemed that everyone had forgotten about seeking information, showing that they were not doing their job properly.
