novelraw Chapter 295
Chapter 295
295~ Chaotic West City~
"Princess, I think this outfit suits you very well."
"Really?"
The Little Princess somewhat embarrassedly scratched the back of her head.
Now when shopping outside, whenever they arrived at a place with no people, or when buying clothes and entering the changing room to try them on, the Little Princess would remove the "Deception Veil," letting the Maid Xiao Xi properly help her look at the clothes.
However, buying them was definitely not something they'd actually do. At most, they'd just use a recording stone to record the Little Princess's current outfit. After returning, they'd directly hand it to the royal tailor for custom alterations.
As a nation's princess, of course she couldn't possibly wear these mass-produced clothes like ordinary people. Otherwise, wouldn't her status be lowered?
Although this was something others had instilled into her mind, she still complied.
This world was just like this. As a nation's princess, she had to comply with these things, regardless of whether she herself was willing or not.
"Princess, are you hungry?"
"Not really......"
As soon as the words fell, the Little Princess's stomach made "gurgle gurgle" sounds.
"Still saying you're not hungry! Princess needs to be honest!"
"Tch, you're just a mere maid......"
The words were said like this, but she still didn't refute anything, only complaining slightly a few times.
"Princess, you're not allowed to secretly speak badly of others behind their backs!"
"Ah yes, yes, yes!"
Everything you say is right!
After trying on clothes, she was pulled by the Maid Xiao Xi to a tavern that looked very upscale.
Just when she thought the Maid Xiao Xi was so bold as to actually dare pull a nation's princess to drink alcohol, she suddenly discovered the staff member at the front desk...... Wasn't that mark on their neck the mark of people from the Glaze Palace?
This shop was actually opened outside by the Glaze Palace!? No wonder Xiao Xi would bring her here......
"Alright, Princess, let's go up to a private room on the third floor to sit for a bit. Soon someone will bring food up."
"Oh."
Following the Maid Xiao Xi halfway, she suddenly thought that up until now, she seemed to have always been led around by the Maid Xiao Xi. She fundamentally hadn't gone to any place she herself actively proposed to go!
This wouldn't do! Wouldn't this mere maid be able to lord over her!?
"Xiao Xi!"
"What is it, Princess?"
The Maid Xiao Xi stopped her steps, turning back to ask.
"After we finish eating in a bit, I want to go play in West City."
"Eh? West City?"
That area was still quite chaotic, and was already outside the Glaze Palace's main control range. Even in the Royal Capital, it was possible to encounter some vicious incidents.
"I want to go to West City."
The Little Princess once again looked toward the Maid Xiao Xi, meeting her eyes.
Xiao Xi: "......"
She really couldn't resist her Princess's gaze!
So she still agreed to the Little Princess's request, bringing the Little Princess to West City. That area counted as the most chaotic place in all of Glaze City, but also counted as the place with the most people.
Living there were mostly not local citizens of Glaze City, but rather people who came from various places in Glaze Nation to make a living, renting there.
However, precisely because of this, order there was relatively loose. Many night market stalls and entertainment venues had appeared.
And the entertainment venues were mostly some miniature gardens and such. The purpose was to keep people there and have them spend more.
And how were these people who came to Glaze City to make a living influenced, thinking that going elsewhere to make a living was the best way out?
That was of course a good deed done by the Little Princess herself.
The large-scale handicraft workshops of Glaze City first arose in the White Glaze Experimental Zone, then gradually spread to every district of Glaze City.
Large-scale handicraft workshops, to put it bluntly, were venues that concentrated productivity, concentrating productivity and labor in one place, uniformly producing the same product. This could make that product's output dramatically increase, both satisfying market needs and satisfying merchants' psychology of wanting to make money.
Theoretically, as long as these merchants weren't too excessively heartless, the Market Bureau wouldn't really manage them. Only when certain goods had major fluctuations would they intervene.
Under this foundation of free market, concentrated labor for large-scale production and trade, it would also attract many merchants to come to Glaze City.
And outside merchants settling in Glaze City, the various investments and cooperation they conducted, as well as large-scale commodity purchasing behavior, would also promote Glaze City's development.
Under such a virtuous cycle, Glaze Nation had only used a few years to already be crowned with titles like "Merchant Capital" and "Merchant Paradise."
Back to reality, the two had already arrived at West City District.
"Princess, please firmly grasp my hand."
She was afraid she'd lose her Princess in this kind of chaotic environment, so she made this request.
"Okay~"
The Little Princess was very obedient, even further directly linking arms with the Maid Xiao Xi.
"Xiao Xi, can we go over there?"
"Uh......"
Her Princess suddenly becoming this cute appearance, she really couldn't react for a moment.
Then she hoped her Princess could always be like this. She felt being silly was also quite cute.
......
"Hey! You two over there, come here!"
The two were strolling along when they were suddenly called out by a soldier.
"Right, you two! Hurry and get the hell over here!"
"Mm? Do what? Is there a problem?"
"Yes! The problem is huge! Honestly say, who are you two!?"
The soldier picked up his weapon, pulling the two to the side.
"You two suspicious guys, what are you doing here!?"
"Suspicious?"
The Little Princess and Maid Xiao Xi looked at each other, instantly feeling speechless.
The two of them belonged to the type who'd done absolutely nothing, yet calamity descended from the sky.
Speaking of suspicious, shouldn't this soldier be even more suspicious!? Crouching in this kind of alley, then as soon as they came over, pointing at the two of them and saying they were suspicious?
"You now have the right to remain silent. Your every word will become evidence in court!"
"Huh?"
Not explaining any reason and directly arresting people? Wasn't that being a bit too bold? And directly arresting her Princess. Really didn't know how to write the word "death"!
"Enough. You don't have the qualifications to randomly arrest people without any evidence or orders! And do you know who you're trying to arrest?"
Speaking to this point, the soldier was more or less already frightened, but seemingly to maintain his superficial dignity, he casually waved his hand.
"Someone! Cuff these two suspicious guys for me!"
"Yes!"
Soldiers who popped out from who knows where quickly took out handcuffs, directly first cuffing the Little Princess.
Immediately after, the Little Princess only felt extremely uncomfortable. She'd actually been looked up and down, and by this soldier with lecherous eyes......
"You, how dare you!?"