Chapter 107 Luxury (Third update, please subscribe)
Hiking in the desert at temperatures exceeding 50 degrees Celsius during the day is undoubtedly a very painful thing.
Even the Calishites, who are used to the hot climate of the desert, drink almost half a bottle of water every hour, and occasionally pour some on their heads and bodies to cool down, just to barely ensure that they don't Can fall into coma due to dehydration and heat stroke.
In less than five hours, more than 280 liters of water were consumed.
And this is almost the same as the load of a camel.
In other words, in just one afternoon, the caravan drank up four wooden barrels with a capacity of 70 liters, and turned a camel from "full load" to "empty load".
What’s even more outrageous is that the camels, the real big consumers of water, haven’t started drinking yet.
Although under extreme conditions, these "desert boats" can go without water for two weeks to a month.
But doing so will cause their physical strength and weight-bearing capacity to decrease, or even cause them to collapse or die from illness.
So the camels in the caravan are normally fed almost one liter of water every day to ensure that there will be no problems with their physical strength.
This means that just one thousand camels consume one thousand liters of water every day.
It is definitely a big pressure for logistical support.
When it got dark and the entire caravan camped on the spot, preparing to eat something and go to sleep...
Everyone stared at the soldiers and the werewolves in disbelief. , first took out a huge wooden barrel from the dimensional bag, then unscrewed a shining silver kettle and poured water into it.
The kettle, which was about the size of an adult man’s palm, filled the entire barrel with a steady stream of water.
Then he took out a tent to surround the wooden basin, and also placed a candlestick with a second-ring magic [Eternal Flame] in the tent.
When all this was done, Zuo Sicai got up and walked in, took off his clothes and soaked in the cold water.
Bathing with clean water in the endless desert? !
Don’t say that the slaves, civilians and mercenaries were stunned.
Even Bernard, who came from a wealthy businessman family, was so shocked that he could not close his mouth for a long time.
"This... this is too luxurious!" The half-orc warrior Rhett couldn't help but exclaimed.
As a person who has followed caravans across the Kalin Desert more than once, he has also seen many eccentricities of wealthy businessmen and nobles, such as having to eat fresh meat, fish, fruits and vegetables every day wait.
But this is the first time someone has set up a tent in the middle of the desert and bathed in clean water.
Although Rhett knew that his weird little master possessed powerful magical power, he never expected that the other party could play such ingenious tricks.
“That’s [Endless Kettle]! A magic item that can be permanently connected to the elemental plane of water. Its price in Calimport is 5360 gold coins!”
A mercenary announced the name of the small kettle in a slightly trembling voice, as well as its daunting price.
"What? More than five thousand gold coins? Just to buy a kettle that can pour out unlimited water? This world is so crazy!" Another mercenary couldn't help but complain.
Obviously, for people like them who lick blood with their swords and exchange their lives for money, this kind of "spending huge sums of money" to buy expensive magic items just for a little convenience is simply "luxury" to the extreme. ,
Not to mention the unheard of thing of bathing in clean water in the desert.
"At least we don't have to worry about the fresh water reserves being depleted too quickly, right?" Bernard defended Zuo Si with his mouth twitching.
The mercenary captain first licked his dry lips, and immediately nodded in agreement: "That's right! It seems that we can open up water supply to everyone, including the slaves and camels. And once there is enough water to replenish , even if the caravan travels sixty kilometers a day, it won’t be a big problem.”
“But I still can’t understand why we have to spend five thousand when we can obviously solve the problem with dozens of gold coins. Many gold coins."
"Same! But this does not prevent me from being envious and jealous, and I also hope that one day I can be so rich and willful." Hahahaha! Just you? Stop dreaming! As far as I know, you always drink the cheapest beer in the pub, and you don’t even want to order wine for five copper coins."
"Tch. ! You don’t understand! Only by saving like this can you save enough money to get married back home.”
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While these mercenaries were bickering, chatting and spanking each other, Zuo Si, who was a bit mysophobic, had washed off the dust and gravel on his body, put on a set of plain clothes and walked out of the tent. As a modern man, his pursuit of good food and personal hygiene have long been ingrained in his bones.
As long as conditions permit, I will take a bath at least once a day and brush my teeth twice a day.
Even when living in the floating city tower, this is no exception.
Since the sun has set at this moment, the temperature of the surrounding environment is falling rapidly, and now it is only about 20 degrees.
So Zuo Si didn't feel any discomfort even after putting away the [Frozen Pearl], except that the air was a little dry and fine gravel would fly around with the wind.
No hesitation!
He directly unscrewed the [Endless Kettle] and poured a large amount of water on the ground until the moisture content in the air increased significantly, and the gravel was wetted and could no longer fly.
After finishing all this, he threw the water bottle in his hand to Bernard and said: "Take it to replenish the slaves and hired civilians with enough water, and by the way, do a simple scrubbing of the body. In this way, To the greatest extent possible, we will ensure that they will not get sick or get tired.”
"You mean...give this expensive magic item directly to those slaves?"
Bernard's eyes widened and he could hardly believe what he heard.
There is no need to talk about Calimshan, who practices slavery.
If a slave owner gives magic items to his slaves, it is equivalent to putting himself in the same position as the slave.
Not only will you be laughed at by everyone, but you will also be ostracized by your own circle.
In comparison, the business empire Amn is slightly better.
But any family with some background will also establish strict rules.
A servant will never be allowed to dine at the same table as his master, nor will a servant be allowed to touch expensive things such as magic items, paintings, and sculptures.
And think it is an offense and insult from a servant to his master.
But Zuo Si replied nonchalantly: "That's right! Anyway, magic items like [Endless Kettle] that have no limit on the number of times they can be used, if they can't be put to their best use, then what's the point of their existence? What’s the meaning?”
identity?
Class?
Status?
He doesn't care about any of this.
As a planeswalker, there are only two things Zuo Si really cares about, and that is knowledge and power.
The former can help him better understand and recognize this complex multiverse, while the latter is a necessary means to ensure his own safety.
The two complement each other and are indispensable.
As for how the "upper class" such as nobles and wealthy businessmen view themselves...
Zuo Si feels that as long as he is powerful enough, even if he wears tatters and patches at the banquet, The beggar's clothes will also be touted as a "trend", and the rude eating will be interpreted as "bold" and "informal".
In short, the strong always have privileges.
This is most evident in Elminster, the first chosen one by the Goddess of Magic, the Great Sage of Shadow Valley, who is said to be one of the most powerful spellcasters in Faerûn.
With his weird temper and personality, he doesn't look like a likable guy.
But even so, there are still a large number of people who take the trouble to praise it.
Businessmen will even make up various stories to use the old man’s fame to gain popularity and promote their products.
(End of this chapter)