Vinaya Port mainly has two piers. One pier faces the outlet of the Pangbo River, and the other faces the sea. The two piers are nominally controlled by the Governors of the Three Kingdoms, but in fact the control of the piers is in the hands of the United Kingdom General Chamber of Commerce.

For ordinary people, the General Chamber of Commerce of the United Kingdom is a business organization affiliated to the United Kingdom government, because the president and founder of the General Chamber of Commerce is Rupert Fitz, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, but people who really understand the structure of the General Chamber of Commerce know that

The General Chamber of Commerce is a purely commercial organization that is completely independent of governments and composed entirely of businessmen.

In this organization, members of the Chamber of Commerce influence the decisions of the Chamber of Commerce, and even Rupert Fitz, as the president and founder, cannot pursue his own plans arbitrarily.

At first, there were only about 30 members of the Chamber of Commerce, mainly factory owners from Lanxi. However, with the establishment of the United Kingdom, Rupert Fitz improved the rules of the Chamber of Commerce and took the initiative to hand over the absolute rights of the Chamber of Commerce.

With most of the power, chambers of commerce from other countries were invited to join, which allowed the number of members of the General Chamber of Commerce to increase slightly to 130 seats, turning it into an international chamber of commerce organization.

In the past month, the General Chamber of Commerce has also been discussing whether the title of the United Kingdom should be changed to the Vilon International General Chamber of Commerce.

The reason why the General Chamber of Commerce was able to obtain control over these two important terminals was mainly because they provided important help during the peace talks at Vinaya Port five years ago and invested a lot of money in the subsequent urban reconstruction.

After the restoration of Vinaya Port was completed, they obtained the right to control the Vinaya Port Terminal for 50 years and a quarter of the tax rights.

The steam cargo ship Leo is currently on is a maritime trading company under the name of a member of the General Chamber of Commerce. When the ship was approaching the dock, the captain ordered the crew to hang the flag of the General Chamber of Commerce on the flagpole, and then a small boat

He got close, chatted with the first mate on the ship for a few words, and then led the ship to dock slowly at the predetermined dock.

Although steam engines with faster speeds and larger loading capacity have been invented and applied, due to production capacity and other unknown reasons, there are not many maritime trading companies that actually own steam engines. A large number of semi-trailers docked at Vinaya Port

It can be seen from the sails and semi-mechanical ships that steam engine ships made of all steel are still a new thing to many people.

After the ship docked, Leo said goodbye to the captain, stepped off the ship, and walked toward the city. After watching Leo leave, the captain, first mate, and others couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief.

Because it is a free port, urban control is not very strict. An outsider like Leo who has no status can only spend some money to apply for a temporary resident certificate at the General Chamber of Commerce office in the port.

Only Leo had to go to the local Chamber of Commerce Bank to exchange currency for use in Vinaya Port.

Five years ago, during the period of control by the Kingdom of England, the currency in circulation here was mainly the legal currency of the French Empire and the Kingdom of England. Of course, currencies such as the United States, Canada and the Kingdom of Sigmar could also be used sometimes.

However, as Vinaya Port entered the era of three governors, the General Chamber of Commerce, which led the port's commercial trade, proposed to issue a currency that would only circulate in Vinaya Port to reduce the losses and confusion caused by the large number of currencies and confusion in currency values.

Trouble, then the Vinaya coin came into being.

The General Chamber of Commerce has set up three currency exchange points at the two piers to exchange currency for merchants traveling to and from Vinaya Port. It also has trading markets at the currency exchange points. Almost the merchants who come here do not need to enter Vinaya.

In the inner city of the port, various transactions can be completed and goods can be shipped out.

However, the vast majority of people who arrive at Vinaya Port will still go to the city because of the convenience brought by the special commercial environment of Vinaya Port, which allows shops in the city to buy all common and rare products from all over the world.

Commodities, the monthly auction house held by the Vinaya Port General Chamber of Commerce is a feast for businessmen, nobles and collectors from all over the world.

If the former city of Milia was the center of world politics and culture, then the current city of Vinaya is the commercial and trade center of the world. And with the promotion of telegraph technology, pure trade of goods is no longer enough to satisfy Vinaya.

Hong Kong’s business model, so institutions similar to the stock exchange market have also begun to be established in Vinaya City in the past two years.

After Leo applied for a temporary identity document, he climbed up from the War Gate and the five hundred and seventy-eight levels of bone stairs behind it, and entered the urban area of ​​Vinaya City.

The War Gate and the Bone Stairs at the Vinaya Port Pier are the two most important landmarks in Vinaya Port.

The War Gate is a steel arch made from the incomplete weapons abandoned in Vinaya Port. It is not known whether it is due to the casting itself or due to the influence of some unpredictable forces. After the arch was cast,

As the sea breeze eroded the surface, some rust stains began to appear, and these rust stains looked like faces with angry expressions and loud roars.

If the rusty faces on the War Gate are an unintentional special effect, then the Bone Staircase is a scenery deliberately created by the builders of the city.

After more than a hundred years of war, tens of thousands of people died in Vinaya City. Most of these people did not even collect their bodies, and they were all left in Vinaya City. Later, the Forge City of the Kingdom of England

The emperor collected these bones and mixed them with plaster to create the bone stairs we see today.

Legend has it that the two bone stairs located at the north and south ends contain powerful power and mysterious knowledge. People who walk on them may have the opportunity to peek into the mystery of death and gain knowledge that transcends death.

When the captain first introduced the various attractions in Vinaya Port to Leo, he focused on the Bone Staircase. At that time, he was also very curious about the Bone Staircase and speculated whether there was a magic circle hidden in the Bone Staircase.

, can affect people's minds and produce the so-called hallucination of death. But when he walked on the bone staircase, he knew that his judgment was wrong. This was an ordinary staircase where human bones could be seen.

However, walking on this staircase can still bring a spiritual shock to ordinary people. After all, for the vast majority of ordinary people who have never seen even the dead a few times, stepping on countless corpses under their feet is like...

It's like walking with death, so the rumor that the secret of death can be understood from it is not unfounded.

Perhaps the Vinaya Port authorities also knew that this road was too shocking for ordinary people, so they built an ordinary staircase road next to it for ordinary people with a bad mentality to walk.

However, the construction of this ordinary staircase not only did not reduce the number of other people walking on the bone staircase, but also made many people who were not accustomed to this bone staircase have the courage to walk up. After all, no man wants to be looked down upon.

What’s interesting is that some smart businessmen also saw the business opportunities in this, and simply contracted the certification rights of this ladder with the General Chamber of Commerce, and specially produced some exquisite certification badges for this ladder. As long as it is the first time to walk this ladder,

People who climb the stairs can buy a beautiful silver badge here, and people who wear this badge can get discounts at certain taverns and hotels in the city.

Just like the Bone Staircase, everything that can be used for commercial operations in the entire city of Vinaya Port has been thoroughly developed. The moment you enter the city, you can feel the extremely strong commercial atmosphere.

Roadside stalls, shops, hotels, hotels, taxis, newsboys running around, street salesmen selling stock purchase certificates, and other people and things make people who come and go feel the commercial atmosphere all the time.

It is also because of the special commercial atmosphere of Vinaya Port that some boring people can't stand it. They specially created a business goddess in the name of art and made a statue of the Commercial Goddess and gave it to Vinaya Port.

The statues of this commercial goddess are all made of coins from various countries. They are made of a female statue. This female is blindfolded, holding a money bag in one hand, and a scale tilted towards the money bag in one hand, as if to satirize Vinaya.

Hong Kong's chamber of commerce only values ​​money and not fairness.

Faced with this almost humiliating statue, the General Chamber of Commerce, as the commercial controller of Vinaya Port, was not angry. Instead, it generously placed the statue at the entrance of the city near the sea pier, and even built a commercial building nearby.

The church of the Goddess, and finding specialized religious scholars to perfect the teachings of the Goddess of Commerce, turned this originally ridiculing thing into a new religion.

Although the Church of the Business Goddess has not yet been recognized by the Orthodox Church, judging from the attitude of the chambers of commerce from various countries that currently trade with Vinaya Port towards this church, I believe that it will not be long before this Business Goddess will be included in the Orthodox Church.

Within the roster.

After Leo climbed the steps, the first thing he saw was the business goddess who was created out of ridicule and has now become the symbol of Vinaya. Although she is called the goddess of commerce to the outside world, the local people of Vinaya and the businessmen who come and go are more

It is customary to call it Goddess Vinaya.

"Is there a psychic reaction?" In the eyes of ordinary people, the business goddess is just a statue, but in Leo's eyes, it is a very powerful magical artifact. He can feel the strong psychic fluctuations on the statue. According to his estimation, this

The psychic energy fluctuation must be at least level six.

The anomaly of the statue aroused Leo's interest. After looking around the statue, he quickly discovered something interesting from the base of the statue, a magic circle composed of Turing roots. And he traced the past from the edge of the magic circle.

, you will find that this magic circle spreads around. The streets and houses seem to be part of the magic circle. The contents related to the magic circle are all hidden in the form of decoration in the patterns and reliefs on the walls and pavement. If you don't look carefully, you won't see it at all.

Unable to identify.

Seeing this scene, Leo couldn't help but take a breath, because he was already sure that there was probably a large magic circle hidden in the entire city of Vinaya Port, and what exactly was the function of this magic circle? For the time being, Leo

It's not clear yet, but it's certain that the person who buried this magic circle had a very serious intention.

Although he didn't know who designed this magic circle, Leo was certain that the person who built this magic circle must be the United Kingdom General Chamber of Commerce. Because only the General Chamber of Commerce responsible for urban reconstruction work has the ability to deploy such a large-scale magic circle.

.In addition, this statue that looks like someone humiliating Vinaya Port may have been secretly planned by the General Chamber of Commerce, in order to naturally erect the statue in an eye of the magic circle, and also to smoothly let the goddess of commerce

The church appears.

Because he had a guess in his mind, Leo couldn't help his strong curiosity. Instead of finding a hotel to stay, he went directly to the Church of the Goddess of Commerce not far from the statue of the Goddess of Commerce.

Although the appearance of the goddess of commerce seemed to come from a mocking joke, the General Chamber of Commerce did not treat it as a joke, whether it was writing canonical doctrines, building churches, or recruiting clergy.

The General Chamber of Commerce regards the Church of the Goddess of Commerce as a real church.

The shape of the Church of the Goddess of Commerce is modeled after the church of the Three Goddesses of Wealth in ancient times. The fifteen pillar statues around the church have changed from the original Three Goddesses of Wealth to fifteen business goddesses with different postures, and each statue is inlaid with different inlays on its surface.

National coins correspond to fifteen different countries in the Velen world.

Although the appearance looks the same as the three goddesses of wealth, the interior is completely different. Except for the church, which is mainly used for prayer, the rest of the interior of the Goddess of Commerce is more like a bank, and it is indeed a bank, because the ten members of the General Chamber of Commerce

The United Bank of the Five Nations is located here, and there is a huge vault underneath the bank, which is specially used to store the valuables of merchants in the city.

Among the gods in the world of Velen, there have never been gods related to business, but there have been gods related to wealth. However, the three goddesses of wealth are not involved in business, they are only focused on wealth itself, and have no knowledge of how to obtain wealth.

Requirements, such as wealth obtained through robbery, wealth obtained through theft, and other illegal means, are also protected by the three goddesses of wealth.

Perhaps because of this paranoid doctrine about wealth itself, the three goddesses of wealth were quickly banned by various governments after a period of prosperity. Even the Orthodox Church removed the three goddesses from the list of orthodox gods, thus making

The three goddesses of wealth soon disappeared from the religion of the world of Velen, and there was not even an underground church.

After Leo entered the church, he directly entered the prayer hall of the Goddess of Wealth with others. At this time, the priest of the Goddess of Wealth was preparing to carry out his daily routine. There were already many people sitting in the prayer hall. From the words of these people,

Judging by their clothing and demeanor, they must all be businessmen, and Leo was a little surprised that so many people would waste their precious time listening to sermons.

However, this kind of accident did not last long. When the pastor began to give a formal sermon, he realized that the so-called teachings of the Goddess of Wealth are business instruction manuals that teach others how to do business, and the most interesting thing is at the end of the sermon.
Chapter completed!