"Speaking of which, how can I make money?"
After entering the town, Iss immediately found himself in a dilemma. He couldn't just go and find a job right now, and he had no idea what kind of work he could do in this other world.
"But is this really a city in another world... it feels more like being in medieval Northern Europe."
The entire city was made entirely of stone, and when you looked around, it presented a gray world. The unpaved roads twisted and extended outward, with houses of various heights and sizes, giving it an overall impression of antiquity and age. Looking into the distance, you could also see what appeared to be windmill-like structures.
Most people seemed to be busy with work in the afternoon, so there were fewer people on the streets. The disparity in wealth between people was also quite pronounced, with some wearing long-sleeved clothing suitable for autumn, while others could only cover themselves with tattered short clothes full of holes. However, even those wearing long sleeves had patches all over their clothes. Other than Iss, no one on the street wore brightly colored clothing.
"Is the level of productivity lower than imagined? When it comes to other worlds, most of them give off this kind of feeling... By the way, when are these people going to stop staring?"
'These people' referred to the passersby who kept turning their heads to look at Iss. Since entering the town, Iss had noticed that people were constantly focusing their gaze on him.
Was it because his attire stood out? If that was the case, maybe he should change into more ordinary clothes later. It wasn't a good thing to attract attention.
As for why Iss could walk in the sunlight, according to the memories left by the Earl's eldest daughter, the pure-blooded vampires in her family were extremely rare, and sunlight was a privilege enjoyed only by superior vampires and pure-bloods.
The whispers of the passersby didn't stop there.
"Where did this noble come from? Such a strange dress."
"Hey, keep your voice down. That noble lady looks like she's not to be messed with."
"I feel like if she were to glare at you, you wouldn't be able to sleep well all night."
Hey, hey, don't casually discuss someone's appearance, and it's not my fault that the Earl's eldest daughter looks aloof.
"But speaking of noble status, even the way they walk is different from us commoners."
Just as Iss was just complaining, his whole body suddenly stiffened, and subconsciously, his walking posture became unnatural. It was like walking in formal wear on the street would make people's words and actions more formal. When people around him would offer compliments, Iss would unconsciously straighten his back.
The problem was that Iss had never learned how a noble girl should walk, so he could only walk with steps that were filled with a sense of grace based on his impression. In Iss's eyes, his walking posture could already be described as bizarre.
I really want to die...
Can I, as someone who is male in my heart, really do this?
If there was a crack in the ground, Iss would definitely not hesitate to crawl into it. He didn't want to experience this kind of embarrassing attention again.
After about ten minutes, with the help of the all-knowing map, Iss finally escaped from the hellish sight and arrived at the only inn in the city.
Along the way, he had already figured out a way to make money - directly using the currency from "Ragnarok."
Although he had traveled to another world, for some unknown reason, all the various collections in his game warehouse followed him in the form of storage magic. Of course, Iss also considered the possibility that the game currency and the currency of this other world might not be interchangeable, but the currency in "Ragnarok" was predominantly made of rare metals such as gold. If he simply used the game currency as gold, it should solve the crisis of having no money. After all, in the memories of the Earl's eldest daughter, it was a customary practice in this world to use gold as currency.
"The only inn... it looks a bit shabby. Well, it's completely fine as a temporary place to stay. Let's not be picky."
Unlike the surrounding stone buildings, the inn in front of him, with the sign of "Saru Inn," was a two-story wooden structure. From the slightly blackened door, you could tell that the inn had been around for a while.
Iss took a deep breath, lifted his foot, and stepped onto the steps, pushing open the inn's front door.
Accompanied by the sound of a bell, Iss entered a much brighter inn than he had imagined. There were a few tables and chairs on the left side of the inn, a counter on the right, and directly in front of Iss was a spinning wooden staircase leading to the second floor.
It felt like entering an inn in Middle-earth. If there were fairies dancing around with wine glasses, it would probably be an enchanting and fantastical sight."Excuse me, is there anything the guest needs? The accommodation is three copper coins per day, and an additional two copper coins for three meals."
A middle-aged woman behind the counter smiled and greeted Iss, perhaps due to her regular physical labor, her skin was very rough, showing the marks of time.
Of course, Iss was not concerned about the appearance of the person, but rather the way of greeting. The humans in this world did not differ from themselves in terms of greeting.
Thank you for your help.
Iss couldn't help but feel fortunate. Before entering the inn, he had already prepared himself for the other party to scare him with a "Wow!" after all, it was normal for there to be differences in greetings between two different civilizations.
Iss politely returned the smile and walked forward.
"I need to stay here for half a month. Can I pay with this?"
Reaching into the pocket around her waist - due to aesthetic reasons, the dress did not have pockets, so Iss could only wear a belt around her waist and hang a pocket on it to conceal the fact that she could use storage magic - Iss took out the game currency and placed it on the counter based on her feeling from using storage magic in the game.
It's worth mentioning that there were less than one hundred thousand coins like this in Iss's game warehouse, with a front side depicting the portrait of a goddess and the back depicting the 'Ragnarøk' symbol.
The boss lady who received the currency first weighed it in surprise, and then examined it under the light, her expression gradually becoming serious.
"This... is gold coins?"
"Yes, I am a traveler from a distant land and do not have the currency of this country. Even if I lose a little, it doesn't matter if I can use this to pay."
"It does look like gold coins, but..." The boss lady's face showed a bitter expression. Gold coins were too precious to her. If this unfamiliar gold coin was only wrapped in a layer of gold on the surface and had other metals inside, she would suffer a huge loss. "I'm very sorry, but I cannot accept this kind of gold coin. If the young lady must stay, I suggest taking the gold coin to the pawnshop across the street and exchanging it for currency from the Yumi'er Theocratic State."
"Is that so... Ah!"
In the process of storing the gold coin in the warehouse, Iss suddenly made an unexpected discovery.