Chapter 70: Different urban areas, differences in the world.
Beicheng District is a high-end residential area.
There are no so-called high-rise apartments, just single-family villas.
Even the entertainment business establishments are opened in large villas with different decoration styles but all are luxurious and luxurious.
Those who can own real estate in Beicheng District are basically formal wizards of level two or above, and then there are wizard apprentices who come from big families.
If the family's power is slightly lacking, it must be considered.
After all, the background is not strong enough, and the strength is even less strong. If there is a slight conflict, there is no power to fight back.
It may even bring disaster to the family behind it.
Only when there is a real need will one bite the bullet and squeeze into this life circle.
The few wizards who are permanently stationed in the various management agencies of Reversos City basically live in the North City District if they do not build their own houses in the surrounding areas.
Link took the rail transit train and hurriedly passed by without getting off the train and stayed in Beicheng District.
Class is reflected everywhere in life.
Money is one aspect, power is another aspect, and strength is the most important aspect.
Without money, power and strength, we can only do what we are doing now, passing through the door but not daring to enter.
After turning into the East District, Link got off the rail transit train.
This is the most prosperous urban area in the entire city of Reversos, with both residential and commercial areas.
Big shopping malls, independent shops, small shops, you name it.
Eat, drink, play and have fun, everything is available.
Link did not go around the residential area in the East District, but spent a long time in the commercial and entertainment area.
It's a pity that even at the smallest restaurant, entry-level consumption requires half a standard first-level magic stone.
This is probably where the "middle class" of Reversos City gathers.
Most of the people living here are formal wizards who are studying in advanced colleges, or wizard apprentices from small and medium-sized families, as well as businessmen who come from other areas to do business.
Life here is very comfortable and consumption is not low. Although it is not as good as Beicheng District, it is far beyond the financial affordability of ordinary people such as Link.
Link couldn't afford it, so he could only take a look at it.
After all, he was just here for an on-site inspection, to familiarize himself with the terrain by comparing it with the map of Revosos City that he had memorized in his mind.
It's not because you're poor that you don't go into the store, right?
The sun was high, and it was approaching noon. Link turned into Nancheng District.
Compared with the East District, the decoration quality of the houses, consumption levels, and entertainment venues in Nancheng District have all dropped by more than one level.
All the factories, workshops, and studios in Reversos City are concentrated here.
Those low-level wizard apprentices (most of whom are from the new blood of the Storm Sea) who have to accept exploitation in factories, workshops, and studios and work hard to survive, live together in apartment buildings like pigeon cages.
The work is tiring, the pay is low, free time is scarce, and it is difficult to enjoy it.
Therefore, the most common business establishments in Nancheng District are restaurants, followed by grocery stores selling affordable items, and the least common are bookstores, laboratories, etc. related to knowledge, culture, and witchcraft.
There is very little mobility here, or, more accurately, very little out-migration.
Every year, a group of new blood from the Storm Sea who failed to be promoted to official wizards within four years, as well as a very small number of local wizard apprentices for various reasons, are sent to major factories, workshops, and studios in Nancheng District.
In their lifetime, only a very few lucky people will be able to walk out of Nancheng District alive, and they will be promoted to official wizards within ten years of graduating from the academy.
Even after these people go out, they will still be at the bottom of society, which is better than living hopelessly in Nancheng District.
Clothing, food, housing, transportation and other aspects in Nancheng District are mainly affordable or even cheap.
The main ones in circulation are standard first-level magic stones, but gold and silver coins can be used in many places.
Link was a little tired and hungry from shopping, so he randomly picked a small restaurant that looked quite clean and walked in.
Through the smart computer installed in the lower left corner of each dining table, Link ordered a steak set meal and spent 30 silver coins!
When Link went out, he took some gold and silver coins with him.
A gift from Jasmine.
This steak set meal cannot be said to be of the same taste, but it is really unpalatable.
The quality of the ingredients is so low that it is not even as good as the synthetic food made in the smart kitchen in the college cafeteria.
In line with the principle of not wasting food, Link reluctantly swallowed it, feeling very hungry.
From this small meal, Link discerned a lot of information.
Others are not worth mentioning, but one point must be emphasized.
That is, the low-level wizard apprentices are really exploited in all aspects, as long as they don't die.
There is no such thing as quality of life.
Nancheng District is adjacent to East District, and faces Beicheng District across the small Central City District, but they are in different worlds.
If Beicheng District is compared to heaven, East District is the world, and Nancheng District is located in the depths of hell.
Link left Nancheng District and headed to the West District with a somewhat heavy heart.
This time, he did not take the rail transit train, but walked.
The West End is special.
As humble as Nancheng District, the buildings, streets, and various public facilities are all in line with urban planning and are straight and smooth.
The West District is bright on the outside, but a mess on the inside.
In the section immediately adjacent to Beicheng District, there is an "aircraft" airport, a "rail transit train" station, and a "passenger car" station.
It just separates the West District and Beicheng District.
The section next to the college is an "aircraft" airport, a "rail transit train" station, and a "passenger car" station.
Block the view from the academy.
In the section directly to the west, there are six "truck" stations and one "passenger car" station lined up.
These three sections are connected into the shape of "匚", enclosing the interior of the West District.
Inside the West District, the public facilities are in a semi-dead state, and the buildings and streets are like the people who live and frequent the West District, growing wildly and without rules.
If we want to make an analogy, no two words are more in line with the role of the West End in River South City than the two words "trash can" and "sewer".
Link walked slowly into the West District.
His eyes were not squinting, he was calm and calm, his steps were neither fast nor slow, and he did not look like a newcomer coming to the West District for the first time.
Faced with the malicious looks from almost everyone he met along the way, Link didn't have any reaction.
He just stayed alert and walked steadily.
A few street gangsters who really had evil thoughts saw that Link was covered in runes and items, and even two witchcraft weapons. They were a little ready to make a move, but they were hesitant.
People without a bit of discernment will not survive long in the West End.
Several street gangsters were unsure whether Link was a fat sheep or a man-eating wolf.
Don't let yourself be slaughtered if you don't eat meat then.
By the way, those fishing guys are really damned!
It’s so tempting that street gangsters don’t dare to start pickpocketing directly!
After walking for several streets, when Link's destination was determined, several street gangsters finally withdrew.
This man is going to the black market and should not be moved lightly.
Nine times out of ten, he is a ruthless fisherman!
This concludes the first volume of "Fresh Off the Boat".
The follow-up is a little rushed, but it doesn't make too much progress. There is only a small plot, about four to six chapters in length, which may be moved to the back.
Just like the introduction to each volume added later, the snail stretched out its tentacles and sensed this strange world. Link Grande, who had just arrived, was indeed too cautious in many aspects.
In the second volume "Outside the Ivory Tower", the stimulated snail bravely steps out of the comfortable shell, takes the initiative to withstand the wind and rain, embraces the wind and rain, and accepts the hardships.
Thank you to the book friends who have been reading, thank you all for your encouragement, and thank you for the encouragement in the comment area.
Life is a long journey, everyone should cherish it. I wish you all a happy life and good health!
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