Chapter 1244: Advanced Value
November had brought a considerable drop in Gefra's temperatures. The damp chill in the air made even thick clothing seem like a joke.
No matter how much one wore, after spending enough time outside, the cold, damp air could seep through people's supposedly windproof clothes, pierce their flesh, and burrow into their bodies.
The biting chill was like countless bone-piercing awls, constantly drilling into one's bones!
Yet if one dressed more thickly, added more layers—even just a little more, not much—
Before long, one would be sweating all over. Then that sweat would merge with the cold, damp air outside, becoming a bone-chilling winter that gave people a splitting headache!
Winter was coming...
Yes, autumn had passed. Wasn't winter naturally next?
The pedestrians on the road hunched over and lowered their heads as they pressed forward against the cold wind.
The quiet imperial capital seemed scarcely different from before, but beneath that cold, peaceful surface lay a volcano about to erupt! "He was very close to my uncle..."
In the warm room, more than ten copper per pound was being spent on the excellent firewood burning in the fireplace.
The greatest difference between this expensive wood and cheap firewood was that it produced less smoke when burning, while the oils secreted by the wood gave off a more pleasant fragrance.
The room needed no incense. The distinctive woody scent from the burning logs continued to spread throughout the room.
It was not as pungent as chemical fragrances. One breath could leave the pleasant scent lingering for a long time, yet once people left the room, they would immediately stop being affected by it.
The fire in the fireplace burned vigorously as Small Earl recalled the past. "When my father was seriously ill, I was still very