After Simon brought Feng Chou out of the car, they walked into a small alley at the side of the shop and entered the back of the shop through a side door.
In a lounge behind the shop, Feng Chou and Simon met the shop's guard captain.
This guard captain named Ryle was a huge man close to two meters tall. His face was rough, and his eyes were bright and full of expression.
Qiankun Pagoda told Feng Chou that this was a powerful warrior of the eighth rank.
Simon and Ryle were obviously old acquaintances. From their conversation, Feng Chou could tell that he and Simon would be following a caravan to Antalya City tomorrow.
Even though there was a waterway from Fegesack to Antalya City, the Fegesack River flowed faster. Going down with the current was of course enjoyable, but going against the current was more difficult. It required a tracker to pull the boat up bit by bit. Therefore, the boats going against the current were not only slow, but also light.
In order to make up for the lack of water transportation, the land transportation from Fegesack to Antalya was also very prosperous.
After chatting for a while, Ryle had people help Simon and Feng Chou settle down in the shop.
After settling down, the first thing Feng Chou and Simon did was take a bath.
The two of them had stayed in the underground world for more than half a year and hadn't taken a bath at all. The smell on their bodies was simply indescribable.
After spending more than two hours and changing the water three times, Feng Chou finally washed himself clean. He changed into the clean linen underwear that Ryle had people prepare for them, put on his inlaid leather armor, and tied up his clean hair. Finally, he returned to his original appearance.
When Feng Chou saw his true appearance in the mirror for the first time, he couldn't help but be a little dazed.
In the mirror, he had a tall and straight figure that was fit but not too muscular. He had a handsome face with clear edges and corners, eyes as blue as the sea, and a head of reddish-gold hair. These characteristics combined to form a handsome, proud, and somewhat rebellious young man.
Feng Chou, who had been ugly for twenty years, was suddenly struck by happiness. He suddenly felt that all the hardships he had suffered were worth it.
When Feng Chou walked out of the house, Simon happened to walk out at the same time. Seeing him, Simon couldn't help but gawk for a moment, before saying respectfully, "Young master Leo, you truly deserve to have the noble bloodline of the Stuart Family."
Feng Chou shrugged and said, "Come on, Simon. I'm a famous embroidered pillow in Fergesack."
Simon said, "Those who think so must be blind. How can an embroidered pillow escape from Drow's underground city?"
Feng Chou smiled and said, "Mr. Simon, are you sure you're not praising yourself?"
Simon shrugged and said, "Of course, you can also think of it that way … Well, what I want to say is that you are not suitable to walk on the streets like this. If I were a woman, as long as I see your face, I will never forget it. You will definitely be recognized."
Feng Chou thought for a moment and said, "That is possible … But …"
Simon said, "Do you have to go out for a walk?"
Feng Chou said, "That's not it. I just want to change my inlaid leather armor to a set of medium-sized armor. This pair of scimitars to a knight's shield and a one-handed sword. You know, I have received orthodox knight training. I am not proficient in dual-wielding abilities, nor am I proficient in light armor."
Simon said, "That's not a problem. Leave it to me. Do you have any other requests?"
Feng Chou said, "You know, as a decent person, I need a few decent clothes. For example, a few pieces of silk underwear, a few pieces of silk formal wear, a few pieces of hunting clothes, a few pieces of battle robes that can be worn over the armor."
Simon said, "Oh, no problem."
That night, Simon delivered what he wanted.
After changing into the new clothes, Feng Chou strolled in the backyard of the shop. He found that there was a large amount of food piled up in the warehouses around the backyard.
Seeing the food, Feng Chou suddenly remembered the days when he ate Bear Goblin in the underground city. He took a few bags of wheat and put them into the Qiankun Pagoda.
After taking a few bags of wheat, Feng Chou thought that if he was forced to hide in the Heaven and Earth Pagoda in the future, it would be difficult to survive with only wheat. As a precaution, he took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the kitchen and slipped in. He took some ingredients and various condiments into the Heaven and Earth Pagoda.
Early the next morning, Feng Chou changed into his new armor. It was a fitted medium-sized Black Steel Battle Armor with Black Steel Battle Boots, Black Steel Gloves, and a beautiful white battle robe with blue embroidery on the outside. It made him look even more handsome, and it made the staff and guards of the caravan who were preparing to set off look at him.
Feng Chou's caravan had a total of seven carriages. These carriages were quite large and were all four-wheeled carriages.
As an engineering student, Feng Chou curiously observed the structure of these carriages. The chassis of these carriages were formed by two sets of wheels in the front and back and a connecting shaft in the middle. The entire chassis formed a complicated steering mechanism. As an excellent engineering student, Feng Chou could easily understand that these mechanisms allowed these four-wheeled carriages to turn freely. The heavy steel chassis, shock-absorbing steel plates, and steel carriage frame allowed these carriages to carry a considerable amount of weight.
According to Qiankun Pagoda's scan, the weight of goods on each carriage exceeded two tons.
The horse pulling the carriages was also a giant horse that Feng Chou had never seen before. Its back was even more than two meters tall.
However, this was not what surprised Feng Chou the most. What surprised him the most was that the four wheels of the carriage were wrapped in a layer of black substance. Feng Chou pinched it with his hand. It felt very much like rubber.
Leo's memory told Feng Chou that this black substance was called black glue. It was a basic alchemy product that could be produced by an apprentice mage with the help of alchemy equipment.
In Leo's memory, magic and alchemy had already penetrated into every aspect of this world. From the construction of castles to the production of ordinary goods, everything could be improved by magic. And all of this began in the Arcane Empire.
This caravan was mainly transporting crude copper ingots, magic wood, and some herbs. The Fergesack family had a copper mine with good quality upstream of the Elvis River. Coincidentally, there was a black stone mine nearby. The black stone of this world was roughly equivalent to the coal of Earth, but there were also some differences. The Fergesack family had built a copper smelting factory somewhere between the copper and black stone mines.
The nobles of the Ovendale Empire did not have the right to mint coins. This right belonged to the central bank of the empire. If the nobles wished to mint their precious metals into currency, they could only bring them to the various mints of the empire.
The Fergesack family would directly sell the copper ingots to merchants, who would then send them to the Vita Duchy's mints to be converted into currency.
In terms of herbs, there were ordinary herbs as well as some basic alchemy herbs.
In the wild forests, there were large amounts of herbs. Many lords liked to hire mercenaries to sweep through the forests outside their territory and organize militia to collect herbs. The profits from alchemy herbs were considerable.