After Transmigrating to Become the Daughter of a Duke, I Just Want to Pursue a Career

"Also, can you talk to me about your past? From the way you look, your life should be pretty good."

On the other side, the boy was looking at the old man in front of him in amazement. He had an instinctive feeling that something was wrong with the man in front of him, but he couldn't tell what was going on. In the end, for the sake of the silver coins, he gave up and continued to explore. , honestly replied,

"Yes, sir, because I signed an employment contract with [company], I have been taken care of by [company], plus I have the opportunity to do odd jobs in various factories, and now I can have enough food every day."

"Did you...haven't had enough to eat before?" Although he knew the answer to this question, out of some psychological factors, Alves asked too much, and for his question, the little boy Suddenly, a look of unbearable past appeared on his face,

"Sir, don't look at me looking like this now. In fact, more than a year ago, my body was very, very thin. The skin was almost attached to the bone. I was hungry!"

"Especially during the period when Marquis Aaron died in battle, the entire harbor was blocked by the Pirate King. At that time, not to mention having enough food, not to be starved to death was my greatest wish."

"I remember that before I left the orphanage, there were dozens of companions living together, but there are less than ten of them who have survived until now. The others either starved to death or 'disappeared'."

"But it's fine now..." Speaking of this, it seemed that the most sincere part of his heart was touched, and the boy's expression suddenly became excited.

"Since Your Majesty the Grand Duchess became the owner of Chris Harbor, I have never been hungry again, and I still have some savings in my hand."

"Now I plan to save more money, and when I have enough money, I will go to the Apprentice Technical School to sign up for advanced classes to learn more advanced skills."

"In the future, I want to be a clerk. I heard from the teachers in the school that this job pays a lot and is respected. However, the requirements for reading and writing are very high. If there is a chance in the future, I would like to try it. try.............."

At this moment, Alves, who was standing quietly aside while listening to the boy's chatter about his vision for the future, suddenly became a little dazed.

At this moment, the high-status presiding judge seemed to feel some kind of power surging along with the boy's joy. It was a seemingly insignificant but irresistible mighty power. He couldn't explain this weirdness. The origin of the feeling can only subconsciously look at the boy's face.

And when Alves' eyes fell on that small face, he was stunned to find that there seemed to be a bright light dancing in the boy's eyes... ....

ps: Let me explain in advance that the author is not singing the praises of capitalism, but objectively affirming that in the early days of capitalism, capitalism, which had not yet formed a monopoly, was advanced compared to feudalism and could To a certain extent, it has brought about good changes in society.

Chapter 101 98. A Day Trip to Port Chris

After an unknown amount of time, Alves, who woke up from a trance, suddenly felt a little emptiness in front of him, so he raised his eyes and found that the boy had already disappeared into the crowd.

Seeing this, Alves was subconsciously stunned, and then he realized with an afterconsciousness that he was raising his hands in a farewell gesture, obviously, the boy's departure was approved by him.

After he calmed down, he looked at the candy lying on his palm, Alves let out a deep breath, and then continued to walk along the main road of the city, while gently unwrapping the candy bag.

And after putting the candy into his mouth, when the hard shell sugar coating on the surface of the candy collides with the taste buds on the tip of his tongue and melts, Alves' brain responds quickly.

Suddenly, a magical force invaded Alves' brain, making him feel more relaxed than ever, as if all the troubles were quickly gone, and the whole person was immersed in happiness.

However, soon, relying on his strong will, Alves quickly broke away from this wonderful feeling. He knew very well that this was a false sense of happiness, which would only use physiological feedback to quietly fade away The human will destroys the human body, and finally lures people to sink into it and cannot extricate themselves.

As the presiding judge of the church, Alves, who needs to keep a clear mind all the time, doesn't like this kind of false feeling brought by foreign objects, but it doesn't stop there, because he knows very well that in the depths of the human soul , with a sugar craving factor.

This is the rule that the Creator engraved in the human soul with divine power when creating the human race, and no one can stop it.

The reason why Alves focused on the boy was not for no reason, it was because the boy's behavior of selling sugar attracted his attention.

Due to the backwardness of the current sugar making process, the sugar production in various countries is extremely low, and sugar with a slightly better quality is almost equivalent to gold. Generally, only the royal families of various countries and some wealthy nobles can use sugar as their daily food. condiment.

There is even such a ceremony in the church. When someone makes great contributions to the church, the high-level church will prepare a bowl of sugar water for him, and give it to him when he accepts the reward, and let him drink it in front of the statue of the god. , so as to feel the grace of the gods more deeply.

In Alves' perception, eating sugar should have been a symbol of power.

But now, it seems that this right no longer belongs exclusively to the superiors in human society. The ultra-low price of two coppers is enough for the vast majority of civilians to also experience this right that once belonged to the superiors.

Alves was deeply worried about the weird situation in front of him.

Don't get me wrong, Alves has no objection to common people eating candy. What really makes him feel agitated, worried, and even panic is that no one has stood up to stop the common people eating candy.

You know, once upon a time, Alves often heard nobles flaunt being able to eat candy once as a deed of glory when holding banquets.

But now, commoners are selling finished sugar on the street at will, but no one is responsible. For those nobles who regard glory as their life, this is really abnormal.

Things shouldn't be like this. The rights that belonged exclusively to the nobles have been encroached on by the common people. Why doesn't anyone stand up and make trouble?

At this moment, looking at the candy in his hand and recalling the boy's words just now, Alves fell into a deep confusion. He felt more and more that his wisdom was limited, and it was really difficult for him to understand the city under his feet. Need more information.

And at this moment, a loud noise rang in Alves' ears...

"... Ouch, my lovely ladies, you do me so wrong for saying that."

"My products here are the most affordable ones nearby, not only cheap but also of good quality."

"A year ago, these good things could only be used by noble ladies. Now the price can't be lowered. If you don't believe me, you can go to a few more shops and inquire about it. You can't go wrong... ......"

Hearing the call in his ear, Alves subconsciously looked over, and then, a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman with a bloated figure, and two women wearing uniforms of the same style quickly came into his sight middle.

After sizing it up for a while, Alves couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, the current three people discussing a deal is a very normal scene, but in Alves' view, what happened in front of him This scene is quite abnormal.

According to the observation skills that Alves had cultivated in the trial court, he could easily see that the male businessman among the three should have a long-term habit of alcoholism, and alcoholic men often like to beat their wives.

Being able to use force against his wife means that the man has a contemptuous attitude towards women's status. According to normal circumstances, even if such a man wants to do business with women, he should not show such a low-key attitude.

But now, when the businessman faced the two female guests in front of him, his face was full of coquettish smiles, looking at that posture, he wished to twist a flower on his face, this phenomenon was very abnormal.

In addition, the two female guests also had problems, relying on some secret means, Alves was almost certain that the two women must have engaged in "sex"-related work!

In the current era, the mainstream values ​​of society attach great importance to women's reputation, and women who have engaged in "sex"-related work, when they go out, are almost always despised and looked down upon by others, and they cannot be lifted up in society. start.

But now, not only are these two women wearing neat clothes, they dare to walk on the street without any scruples during the day, and they don't have the kind of low self-esteem that is unique to female branch girls.

If it weren't for Alves' full confidence in his ability to observe people, he would even wonder if the two women were acting for him.

Finally, after observing silently for a long time, just when the deal not far away was about to be concluded, Alves left here silently. Cleared up an objective reality......

The city under my feet is a very special city. The ruler of this city has created a set of social order for his city that is completely different from other places. It is a new set of social order that surpasses the current era. social order.

And most importantly, this set of social order seems to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and both nobles and commoners can accept the new rules of life.

And this means that this brand new social order can easily replicate itself in other regions!

After realizing this, Alves suddenly decided to take a look at the church in this city. Although he knew that such a reckless move would inevitably expose his whereabouts to the city's rulers, he still did not intend to give up.

The reason is simple. After realizing the existence of the new order, Alves, who had too many doubts in his heart, was very eager to know where the church he was in was in this new social order. .

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About half an hour later, outside the gate of a certain church in the south of Port Chris, Alves stopped about 30 meters away from the church.

At this moment, looking at the church building in front of him, the presiding judge of the Church Tribunal subconsciously widened his eyes, which were full of surprise.It wasn't because the church in front of him was dilapidated, on the contrary, the reason why he looked surprised was because the church in front of him was too resplendent.

Before coming here, Alves had envisioned the appearance of Chris Church many times, but no matter what he imagined, he did not deviate from dilapidated, shabby or even abandoned factors. But what he never expected was that Chris’s Not only is the church not dilapidated, but it reveals an atmosphere of extreme luxury.

Looking around, the materials used to build the buildings of the church are obviously some kind of precious stone, which is full of brilliance when viewed from a distance, and around the main building of the church, all are planted with beautiful flowers and plants. An unfinished fountain!

What a luxury!

You must know that according to the tacit agreement between the nobles and the church after countless struggles, the nobles will control the materials of the secular world, while the influence of the church can only stay at the spiritual level.

In this case, apart from the church's headquarters in Santa Hera, no church branch in any other area can buy property, and this rule predestined that the churches in each area would not have a stable source of income.

Generally speaking, the income of a local church is mainly composed of three parts, the first is the offerings of local believers, the second is the donations of the local nobles, and the last is the service fees for the priests to provide magical treatment for patients.

It is conceivable that with such a financial structure, except for a very small number of rich and highly trusted aristocratic territories, the churches in most areas can barely maintain a decent level, and in many impoverished areas, the church's clergy and Civilians make little difference.

But what about the church in front of us?

Where is that church?Mid-level aristocratic villas may not have such luxury!

At this moment, facing the strange situation in front of him, Alves was completely stunned. No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't figure out why this situation happened.

Before coming here, Alves already had a lot of understanding of the target person of his trip. He knew very well that the other party was an unbelievers who refused to even make superficial efforts. Because of this, it was difficult for him to understand why the other party Will build such an extremely luxurious church in his own city.

Finally, after thinking for a long time without getting an answer, Alves let out a deep breath, and then he started to walk towards the church in front of him, intending to ask what was going on.

However, just when Alves had just reached the gate of the church, a carriage suddenly drove up from the street, and quickly stopped in front of the gate of the church. Someone shouted into the church,

"Father Elgar, the statue you ordered has arrived, hurry up and sign for it!"

With the sound of shouting, the door of the church opened quickly, and then, a figure wearing a priest's uniform obviously made of silk poked his head out from the door.

After taking a look at the carriage, the fat priest waved his hands at the people on the carriage angrily.

"Got it, got it, what's the hurry, I haven't inspected the goods yet!"

"Why are you still standing there, show the things and let me see~"

With the permission of the priest, the businessman driving the carriage immediately tore off the canvas of a certain cargo on the carriage, and immediately, a statue of an angel appeared in front of people.

Looking at the statue in front of him, the priest who felt quite satisfied was just about to say something when he suddenly heard a sharp scolding sound coming from his ear,

"What's the matter with this statue? Why does it look like this?!"

The one who spoke was naturally Alves. After seeing the appearance of the angel statue in front of him, anger welled up in his heart almost instantly.

At this moment, the reason why Alves was angry was not because of how ugly the statue of the angel was carved. On the contrary, the shaper of the statue of the angel made it very delicate, not only did the angel's holiness In front of people, even the facial expressions come to life......... And that's the problem!

Angels can't have faces!

To be precise, the face of an angel cannot have an actual image, because according to the doctrine, an angel is a messenger of God, and only God can define the appearance of an angel. Human beings are not qualified to define an angel, so any statue of an angel must be vague in appearance.

However, the statue of the angel in front of him has a clear facial expression, which means that someone artificially defines the attributes of the angel. In the eyes of Alves, this is completely a serious sacrilege, so he is so angry .

However, regarding Alves' anger, whether it was the priest or other people present, they all had inexplicable expressions on their faces, as if they didn't understand what he was going crazy, and finally the businessman who transported the statue was the first to react , asked Alves with a dazed expression,

"Sir, are you a believer from abroad?"

"I know you may be a little uncomfortable, but I hope you remember that in our Chris, Angel looks like this."

At this moment, facing the businessman's remarks, Alves sarcastically laughed out of anger,

"Oh, I would like to know who dares to shamelessly fit his ugly face on the body of the messenger of God......"

"Presumptuous—!" The next moment, before Alves could fully express his anger, the priest standing aside shouted loudly with an attitude even more angry than Alves,

"You scum that deserves to go to hell, how dare you slander the princess!"

ps: The previous chapter was mainly about the changes of capitalism to people's lives, and this chapter is about the impact of capitalism on the old power structure and ideology of the feudal period.

I wanted to talk about the new military system by the way, but the role of the presiding judge is a smart person. If the military ability is revealed early, the subsequent plot will not be able to unfold, so let’s leave it at that for now.

Chapter 102 99. Alves' Decision

It was another cold and windy night, in a small hotel with a relatively cheap check-in fee in Port Chris, Alves sat on a dilapidated wooden chair and quietly looked at the dining table opposite him. Dim oil lamps are provided in the room.Facing the dim light, the presiding judge of the church was in a daze.