And so they chatted idly as they rode in the carriage.
Less than a quarter hour had passed before the quickly-moving carriage finally brought them to their destination.
——This is the Riverbank District.
The two alighted from the carriage and walked along the roads of the Riverbank District.
When they had gone to register at the investigation bureau, Ronald and his companions had actually passed by here once before, when Raphael had pointed at the theater building, inviting Ronald to enjoy a performance.
Curious, Ronald looked around at his surroundings; he was quite intrigued by the place he planned to live.
In Springs during winter, the temperature was even colder than in Biberonwich, with quite a few people out walking on the streets, most of them dressed in very warm and thick clothes.
Walking along the street in this manner, Ronald and Raphael engaged in intermittent idle chatter, largely about the city’s construction and the convenience of its geographical location.
After a sowhat short stroll beside the river,
Raphael led Ronald to a quiet apartnt building alongside the river.
To describe it more precisely, this wasn’t just a simple cluster of buildings, but rather a whole row of planned and constructed apartnts lined up along the street, with the Wis River stretching across the entire city of Springs just behind them.
Whether in terms of geographical location or the surrounding scenery and buildings,
this row of apartnts was definitely of a very high standard.
Raphael brought Ronald here, pointing at the second building in the row and saying,
"Ronald, this is the place."
"Based on your idea just now, it would only take about five or six minutes to walk from here to the municipal library, and if you’re interested in attending lectures at the nearby university, as long as their campuses are not closed, that wouldn’t be a problem either."
At this point, Raphael elbowed Ronald in the waist and said in a teasing tone,
"Let tell you quietly, there are quite a few cute young ladies in the Riverbank District, especially a lot of kids studying art. You could take this as an opportunity to make so new acquaintances."
Ronald imdiately gave Raphael a look.
"Don’t talk nonsense, I don’t have those kinds of weird hobbies!"
Seeing Ronald’s reaction, Raphael laughed heartily:
"Hahaha——"
"Anyway, the houses here are nice, and as I recall, there are also vacant apartnts for rent."
"If it’s alright with you, renting an apartnt here would definitely be a great choice."
Watching Raphael’s eager recomndation,
Ronald just shrugged noncommittally, then walked up and knocked on the apartnt door.
Knock knock knock——
"Who is it?"
After the door was knocked, a few breaths later, a man’s voice ca from inside the apartnt.
Soon, the front door of the apartnt opened from the inside.
A middle-aged man, about forty, with hair mixed with silvery strands, ca out, looking at Ronald and Raphael standing at the door with a sowhat curious tone, he asked:
"Gentlen... may I ask who you’re looking for?"
Ronald nodded politely before asking,
"Sir, I’m planning to move to this area soon."
"So I ca to inquire whether any nearby apartnts are available for rent?"
Hearing Ronald’s reply, the middle-aged man suddenly nodded in realization and quickly responded generously,
"If you’re looking to rent an apartnt, there are actually quite a few here along the river that are available for rent, although each has a different person in charge."
"If you don’t mind, sir, please co in and have a seat."
"I’ll go call the landlord for you."
As he spoke, the man stepped aside to make way for them to enter the apartnt.
Ronald nodded to the other person as he walked in:
"Then, excuse my intrusion."
Upon the middle-aged man’s invitation into the apartnt, Ronald first surveyed the interior decoration of this residence.
Unlike Biberonwich, where gas was the main focus of urban developnt, Springs had electric lights running throughout the streets, and even ordinary residential houses were already equipped with a basic electrical system.
Moreover, judging from the construction inside the house, various well-designed light industrial products were visible everywhere, which allowed one to infer the advanced economic developnt of this apartnt, and perhaps even of the entire Springs.
From remote villages at the start of his crossing to the large city of Biberonwich.
And now to Springs, with its absolutely superior economic strength.
The various aspects of this era’s developnt uniquely unfolded before Ronald’s eyes.
This feeling was genuinely fascinating.
Next, the man who welcod Ronald and his company into the room introduced himself.
He was actually a university art teacher nad Eito rk,
and also a tenant on the second floor of this apartnt.
After waiting for a while, following Eito’s introduction, Ronald t the owner of the apartnt.
Unlike the teacher-tenant,
the landlord was a young girl nad Cynthia, who was also the art college student Raphael had ntioned earlier.
Since she also had to attend school, Cynthia was generally not present at the apartnt.
The cleaning of the house was done by hired servants who ca regularly.
In such a situation, Cynthia only provided the most basic housing rental, and expenses like gas, water, and municipal managent fees were shared between the tenants and her, the landlord.
After a thorough understanding with Cynthia that took about half an hour, Ronald confird that the apartnt accommodation t his requirents and then rented a room on the third floor at the price of 13 De Pu per week.
Of course, this cost did not include food.
After all, this was a boarding apartnt, not a full-board one.
If necessary, Ronald could contact the servants to prepare food for him, or he could cook for himself without any issues.
Having agreed on all rental matters and paid the rent and deposit,
Ronald thus secured his accommodation for the upcoming days.
He entered the room with Raphael, and the size of this place was not much different from his previous residence in Biberonwich. The overall construction of the apartnt was semi-open, and there was even a small garden in the middle.
As for the rooms exclusively for the tenant, the essential rooms like the bedroom and living room were quite nice.
Definitely, a suitable place to live.
After helping Ronald tidy up the house, the afternoon officially arrived.
Glancing at the direction of the sunlight outside the window, Raphael then stood up and said:
"Ronald, I’ve spent half the day with you; I should get back to work now."
"It’s ti to say goodbye."
Watching Raphael’s smiling face,
Ronald pondered for a few seconds before he curiously asked:
"Raphael..."
"Or should I say, my friend."
"If you would, could you tell your na?"
Upon hearing Ronald’s question, Raphael showed a very subtle smile.
In two steps, he was beside Ronald, almost whispering in his ear:
"If you encounter another new identity of mine, I’ll tell you then."
"..."
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