Chapter 1408.1
Chapter 1408.1
Davey didn't have any frame of reference for the value of the currency in the world they'd entered. However, he didn't need any expertise to recognize that the coin purse he'd snatched from the pickpocket didn't have much money in it.“Three peons. Eat up and enjoy.”
Josiah frowned, looking at the meat skewer, which offered far less despite being much more relatively expensive than on Earth.
“I thought the ones on Earth were too small... but this is ridiculous. Are they overcharging outsiders?” she grumbled, munching on the impossibly tiny meat skewer.
“You've probably noticed on the way here, but the overall price of goods is pretty high in general,” Davey remarked.
It wasn't just the skewers. While overcharging outsiders played a part, the basic cost of living was nonetheless quite substantial.
Josiah frowned. “Then...”
“Yup. There’s only one reason why an entire territory would be like this.” They had to live under a severe tax rate. He continued, “Do you see how everyone’s dressed, what they’re carrying, and their faces?”
“Their faces?”
“Yeah. That person over there, for example...” Davey went through each person one by one, explaining the emotions they were likely feeling.
Josiah looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.
“Teacher, where'd you learn things like that?”