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The other side of the funnel was still flickering with a faint light like yesterday. Riko only knew how long had passed when she looked at the clock. This place's time system was different from Earth's. She studied it for a long time but was still confused.
Hence, she had a feeling that if she stayed here for a long time, there would be a problem with the biological clock.
The group of people woke up one by one, went downstairs, sat down on the first floor of the hotel, and ate something.
Other than the fact that there was indeed no seafood, there seemed to be all the food on Earth. There were even some small fish and shrimp. But she had never seen any of them.
Riko was a little curious and did not know how people did it in the darkness, so she poked Meiko who was the most familiar with this world.
"There is no light here, how did people plant vegetables?"
"They probably used artificial light sources in the greenhouse."
"That's troublesome."
" Yes. "
"So how much is the price of these dishes? "
Meiko looked at the bill and seemed very calm.
"Two Tarans, fifteen Gs. They are worth about ten Aldran Shield."
Riko was shocked.
"So they are quite expensive."
"What do ordinary people eat?" The silver-haired girl asked.
Meiko rubbed Riko's hair.
"Synthetic food."
"Do they taste bad?"
"[They taste pretty bad] They are basically just egg pieces with no taste. "
Riko did not know what to say. The conversation ended there.
In the hall on the first floor, there were two outsiders besides them. These two people were talking about the famine in Lierberg that happened thousands of miles away. There seemed to be a malfunction in the synthetic factory there. A voice praising Watt came from a dark church not far away.
It seemed a little too flamboyant to travel through this densely populated city with the flying skill. Only Meiko could understand the crooked notice board written in the language of this world. She pulled everyone to the lift leading to the Lower City District.
People rarely left the area they lived in, so the lift brought along mechanical noises and slowly descended with the group. The only person accompanying Riko and the others was a young man who looked to be in his twenties, dressed in proper formal clothing. He was obviously a resident of the Upper City District.
The Lower City District was still as crowded and dark as usual. The ashen faces of the people revealed stiffness and numbness. Riko followed yesterday's memories and went through the complicated steam pipes to find Edina's small and dark room.
She opened the door.
It was still the same mess. The scattered mechanical parts on the floor seemed to have never been cleaned up. But unexpectedly, there was no one inside. Not only was Edina not here, her younger sister Carol was also not here.
They should have gone out.
But where would they go?
The silver-haired girl led the group and waited for a while. During this period of time, Lorin's hand tried several times to touch the small internal combustion engine in the corner of the wall but was stopped by Angarmarin every time. About half an hour later, no one appeared.
If she was going to buy something, she should have already returned.
Riko blinked her eyes in surprise and waved her hand. A small screen made of water elements appeared in front of her. The elements in the air still retained the image of this place for a period of time. The technology to rely on magic to see what happened not long ago had already matured in Elven Empire.
The figure in the image swayed and did not appear to be very clear, but Riko could still see Edina take out an old and broken hat and wear it on her head. She pulled Carol out of the door together with her.
Riko Hasegawa saw the girl in the image walk through the narrow streets. After turning a few intersections, she walked into a factory that was much bigger than the crowded residential area.
Edina coughed twice and this sound quickly drowned out the rumbling sound of the machine operating in the textile factory workshop. Most people who lived in the Lower City District would spend their entire lives in such a factory. There were only a few people like her who had dreams and goals.
She sat there, holding a small stick in her hand. She guided the flowing cloth in front of her. These fabrics reminded her of the rivers that existed in the legends of ancient times. She stared at them in a daze, and then she thought of the sky and the clouds.
One. A young man in his twenties came to the factory today, and Edina shoved her sister under the table. They avoided a disaster. But other people were not so lucky. A child who looked about the same age as Carol was chased out. The inspector stared into the child's eyes and asked why the child did not keep his promise to go to school. The child started to complain that someone starved to death at home two days ago. They were very poor.
Edina sighed and sighed in her heart. She pulled Carol out from under the table and rubbed her head.
"When the internal combustion engine is recognized, we will have money. We will never need to come to such a place again." She revealed a gentle smile filled with hope. The blonde girl blinked her eyes in confusion. She still couldn't understand what her older sister was saying.
At this moment, she heard someone calling out to her.
"The great inventor."
Lorin Ludovich was the first to pass through the door of the workshop. He waved his hand and shouted in the direction of the girl. His voice was infused with a trace of magic power, which made his voice more penetrating in the noisy environment. The person in charge of the factory walked up to stop him, but was pushed away by an invisible force.
"Why are you here?"
Edina looked a little confused.
"Do you want to go to the Holy City to see the Pope?"
Riko walked up and blinked.
"Then let's go together."