6kv Chapter 253 Fairy Tale City
Chapter 253 Fairy Tale City
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Amidst their exclamations, the nobles followed Karl into the city, where the magnificent Chiffon City instantly came into view.
wide!
This was the first thought that popped into everyone's head.
A wide, flat central avenue paved with bluestone slabs stretches straight into the depths of the city. The slabs are laid so tightly that not only is there no mud or dirt, but even the slightest bit of gravel or debris can be seen.
In the flowerbeds along the avenue, roses, lavender, cornflowers, marigolds, and sunflowers, their colors so intense it's as if the entire summer has been locked inside.
The nobles were incredulous!
What's going on with these flowers? How can they grow so vibrant and beautiful in the far north? Did Viscount Richard apply his farming techniques to flowers?
Outrageous!
The wind swept through the street, and Baron Darion of Thorns sniffed, finding only a strong floral scent, without any other unpleasant smells.
When the thought popped into his head, he himself found it somewhat absurd.
How could a territory not smell bad?
The drainage ditch was overflowing with sewage, horse manure was piled up on the street corner and had not yet been cleared away, and kitchen waste had been stale for several days in the corner.
The flavors of these things mixed together create the "city" flavor that every lord and every citizen knows by heart.
But chiffon cake definitely doesn't have that flavor!
He subconsciously took a few steps toward the roadside, wanting to see where the drainage ditch was.
After searching for a long time, I only found a groove covered with a stone slab near the outer side of the sidewalk. There was an iron fence at the opening of the groove, and I could hear a faint sound of water flowing under the fence.
Have pipes been laid?
That shouldn't be happening!
Flavors are everywhere, so how does Chiffon City manage to dissipate their flavors?
...
Earl Lawrence stood at the front and remained silent for a long while.
The main street of Golden Lion City is already one of the most respectable streets in the North, but compared to the scenery before us, it seems to be far inferior.
He thought of the gravel road in his village that became muddy and impassable every time it rained, the crooked wooden shacks beside the road, and the annoying flies and mosquitoes.
And look at the chiffon cake, how neat and beautiful it is!
Flowerbeds and low hedges separated the main road from the sidewalks, with carriages and horse-drawn carriages traveling in the center and pedestrians on the sides, so that they did not interfere with each other.
Every so often, stone benches and small pavilions are placed along the sidewalk, with vines climbing the roofs of the pavilions and pale purple flowers hanging from the leaves.
this...
...
Melanie's gaze slowly swept from the flowerbeds along the street to the distance, and then over the colorful houses.
The hot springs in Snowfox Territory are quite famous in the North. Every winter, some wealthy freemen bring their families to soak in the hot springs all winter long.
She always thought that Snowfox Territory was already quite clean, while Qifeng City could only be described as spotless clean, even the noble district of the capital city might not be able to compare!
Is this really something a town can do?
Paul walked at the very end of the line, his heart filled with awe.
He knew what was going on with these flowers; they were seeds that Oscar had requested the Snow Deer Knight to collect from various territories.
It's no wonder he's the founder of farming technology; if he can increase grain production, growing some flowers is a piece of cake.
He began to secretly make plans.
How much would it cost to rebuild the main street of Snow Deer Territory, and how much more maintenance would it cost to plant flowers along the roadside each year?
He sighed silently as he calculated how many houses would need to be relocated to lay a vast network of underground drainage ditches.
It would be better to tear it down and rebuild!
...
Baron Grey Valley stared blankly at the two-story stone house facing the street behind the sidewalk.
The exterior walls of the stone house on the first floor have been removed and replaced with bright shopfronts.
A wooden signboard stood outside a bakery, with a round bread pattern drawn in charcoal.
Next door seemed to be a clothing store, with several brightly colored ready-made clothes hanging in the window, the styles of which were much more novel than those made by the tailors in his castle.
Further on was a liquor store with several oak barrels piled up at the entrance and a sign that read "Chiffon Ale, five copper coins a bottle".
Only five copper coins?
Could it be water from washing dishes?
...
Baron Blackthorn's attention, however, was focused on the Chiffon Clan members on the sidewalk.
A young woman came out of the grain shop carrying a bamboo basket full of fruits and vegetables. The few bright green cucumbers in the basket were as thick as small clubs.
A young woman, barely out of her teens, ran out of a clothing store carrying her newly bought clothes, the hem of her new dress fluttering in the wind.
On a stone bench by the street, several old men sat chatting and basking in the sun. One of them held a ceramic cup in his hand and took sips of wine every now and then.
These people do not exhibit the humility and timidity commonly seen among the lower classes, nor do they suffer from the sorrow and hardship brought on by the weight of life.
Instead, they wore a calm, relaxed, and content expression.
...
The nobles had only been in the city for about ten minutes when they arrived, yet their first impression of Chiffon City had already formed.
Beautiful, clean, spacious, orderly, and relaxing, it's a place that seems to exist only in a fairy tale, as if it doesn't belong in this world.
Is this really a town?
Or rather, is this what towns can be like?
None of the nobles knew how to describe the shock they felt, so their faces were completely frozen.
They wanted to discuss it privately, but they didn't know where to begin, because each point was beyond their imagination.
Except for Lucy.
From the moment she stepped into the city, those icy blue eyes never stopped moving.
She had sparred with Richard and witnessed firsthand the Unicorn Knights he summoned from the heavens outside Ironwater City, so she naturally knew of her beloved's extraordinary nature.
The city before her was beyond her imagination, but her eyes were filled with pride and joy.
...
Suddenly, Darian spotted a wooden barrel about half a person's height by the roadside, and there was one of these barrels every ten meters.
He stared at it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what the bucket was for.
If it's for storing water to extinguish fires, why carve a lid? If it's for storing grain, why leave it by the roadside?
His curiosity was driving him crazy. He looked around to make sure no one was watching, and quietly lifted the lid of the bucket.
A foul stench, a mixture of fruit peels, rotten vegetable leaves, and broken bones, hit me.
He snapped the lid shut, and the fat on his face jiggled.
garbage can!
A trash can placed by the roadside, specifically for throwing away garbage!
He looked again at the clean stone pavement on the side of the road and suddenly understood why the street was so clean.
Baron Blackthorn walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, and whispered, "When we get back, we'll do it the same way."
Darian nodded solemnly, his expression as if he were discussing some matter of national importance.
Why didn't I think of that before?
If we just put some trash cans on the street and stipulate that littering is not allowed, or else give away ten free draws, wouldn't the environment be much better?
"So beautiful!"
Melanie finally couldn't hold back any longer and exclaimed with deep emotion, and all the nobles nodded vigorously, even Earl Lawrence agreed with her...
Just then, two Snow Rabbits pushed a handcart, chatting and laughing as they passed by on the nearby sidewalk.
Earl Golden Lion narrowed his eyes, watching the rabbit ears twitching incessantly, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips.