As soon as Anthony and Jaina boarded the carriage, they noticed how different it was. It traveled smoothly and steadily along the road, without the slightest jolt. That might have been because the road was level, but even nobles' carriages shook considerably on flat roads because of their solid wooden wheels.
When he boarded, Anthony had already noticed that this carriage's wheels were different. They were made from a black, rubbery material. Combined with the carriage's subtle shock absorption, they struck him as something entirely new.
Jaina, meanwhile, felt she had never ridden in such a comfortable carriage. The carriages she had used back in her kingdom were utterly pathetic by comparison.
While the two of them were examining the carriage curiously, a middle-aged woman sitting nearby looked at Jaina with amusement. "You haven't ridden in carriages much before, have you, girl? Let me tell you, this carriage the Holy Church developed is wonderfully comfortable. It's fast, it doesn't shake, and it carries plenty of people. The Holy Light Clerics in our village said that once they develop that train thing, we'll even be able to travel abroad in just a few hours."
The woman chattered away, regardless of whether Jaina understood her. She had once been an ignorant village woman, but things were different now. Many relatives who came back from the city envied their current lives.
Jaina's eyes shifted. "Ma'am, what are this Holy Church and these Holy Light Clerics you mentioned? Why do they make things like carriages for you? Could they have some secret agenda?"
At Jaina's words, the woman's expression immediately soured. "Girl, what nonsense are you talking about? How could the Holy Church have bad intentions? They're wonderful people! Just look at the lives we had before they came, and the lives we have