Matthew noticed Henry's contempt for him, but he was not angry, but touched his nose in embarrassment.

In order to lighten the atmosphere, Matthew said:

"Your Highness Sean, speaking of dwarves, there is a joke about dwarves circulating in the city of Vernis. Do you want to listen to it?"

Sean didn't want to hear any jokes, he was only interested in talking about the Church of Holy Light increasing experience points.

But Sean also noticed the little friction between Henry and Matthew. In order to save Matthew's face, Sean still said: "Jokes about dwarves? Tell me."

Matthew breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This joke is very popular among the people of Vernis. You may not have heard of it if you have lived in the capital for a long time. The joke goes like this:

A dwarf brought a parrot to a tavern. As soon as he entered the tavern, the bartender asked: 'How did you find this guy?'

Before the dwarf could speak, the parrot standing on the shoulder was the first to answer: 'Dwarf Plateau! It's everywhere there.'"

"Haha." Sean was amused by Matthew's joke, "Matthew, have you ever been to Welness City?"

"Of course." Matthew straightened his back and said proudly, "Not only Vernis, I have also been to many countries, from the 'Land of Sand Sculptures' in the north to the Principality of Lane in the south.

My footprints."

Matthew's eyes looked into the distance with a nostalgic look, as if he was recalling the days when he wandered around.

"Wait! 'Land of Sand Sculptures'? What is that place?" Sean asked hurriedly.

The country of sand sculptures? This name is too...emmm

...

Matthew saw Sean suddenly become excited. Although he didn't understand the reason for Sean's excitement, he patiently explained: "

The 'Land of Sand Sculptures' refers to the Principality of Sunflower in the northwest of the Kingdom of Anjou (the Principality of Lane is in the southwest of the Kingdom of Anjou, and the Principality of Sunflower is in the northwest, but the two countries are not bordering). The Principality of Sunflower is geologically barren.

More than half of the country is covered by desert.

Due to climate reasons, the capital of the Sunflower Principality has relatively abundant dew at night, so the sand is also particularly moist.

Local residents enjoyed it and carved various sculptures out of wet sand. Later, this trend spread to the entire Sunflower Principality.

That’s why the Anjou people like to call the Sunflower Principality the ‘Land of Sand Sculptures’.”

"Haha, that's it." Sean laughed out loud, this name is really interesting.

Matthew was confused when he saw Sean's smile. He was not telling a joke. Why was Sean laughing?

Matthew shook his head and continued to tell Sean all kinds of anecdotes he had heard and seen around the world.

...

Matthew was very good at telling stories, and Sean listened with great interest. Time flew by while chatting.

After the carriage drove for more than ten minutes, Sean found that the carriage suddenly became bumpy.

Of course, the carriage was bumping just now, but it could only be considered a slight bump. Now the whole carriage was shaking up and down, which was already considered a violent bump.

Sean looked out through the car window and saw that the road was not only full of potholes but also littered with debris. No wonder the carriage was bumping so violently.

Henry, the butler, saw Sean looking outside the observation window and explained: "Your Highness Sean, now we have arrived at the slums in the south of the city. The roads here have been in disrepair for many years, so some bumps are normal."

"Is this a slum?" Sean looked through the car window and began to look at this slum in a different world.

...

Compared with civilian areas, the houses in slums are more dilapidated and densely packed.

The streets here are in chaos, and there is no longing for life in the eyes of passers-by, only the pain of not having enough to eat.

On the sewage-filled streets, thin little faces were stained with stains, and pairs of hungry eyes stared at the bakery.

In the cold back alleys, the frightened screams of women and the desperate wails of patients could be heard faintly.

If the rich area in the west of the city is paradise, then this place must be hell.

...

During the five minutes that the convoy passed through the slums, Sean did not talk to Matthew or Henry anymore, but kept observing the slums outside the window.

Matthew and Henry also looked at each other and said nothing, and the carriage suddenly became quiet.

When the convoy left the slums and arrived at the south gate of Jon City, Sean said:

"Matthew, I heard you say when we were having dinner just now that after the Black Death, the power of the church was weakened, but the people unexpectedly became stronger in their faith. Churches were built one after another, and the Holy Spirit of the God of Light was

The brilliance is like the warm sun, merciful to the people and shining on the common people. Is this really the case?"

Matthew heard the meaning of Sean's words and said with a somewhat disappointed tone: "In the corner abandoned by the God of Light, this is what it looks like in front of you.

And after the Black Death, people also realized that God was no longer omnipotent, and people began to realize their own value rather than existing as an accessory to God.

It was at that time that magicians who practiced the power of elements began to rise, and now they have become a force comparable to the Holy Light Church."

"Magician? Matthew, are you familiar with magicians?" Sean's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly.

Sean is quite concerned about magic. After all, he is a lord and is unlikely to fight hand-to-hand on the battlefield. He is more likely to follow the path of a magician than a warrior.

"I still know something about magicians." Matthew replied while thinking: "Magicians play a great role in war. In my impression, a thousand-man magic army with a thousand shield guards can easily destroy them.

Five thousand cavalrymen, the casualties did not even exceed 200..."

Halfway through, the carriage stopped, and Matthew stopped talking.

At this time, the voice of Captain John came from the front: "Your Highness Sean, we have arrived at our destination."

Sean looked out the window. The tents one after another outside the window showed that they had indeed arrived at the refugee camp.

"Okay, let's get down to business first and talk about it when we get back." After Sean said that, he got off the carriage directly, and the butler Henry followed closely behind Sean.
Chapter completed!