COSG - Chapter 100.1: Weisshem Has Changed

In the continent of Navalon, there were two standards used to distinguish the "upper class" in big cities from the "lower class" in towns and villages. The first was whether they had electricity and gas supply, while the second was the presence of a landline.

Electric lights illuminating their homes, gas for heating and cooking, and being able to provide the household's telephone number on top of a home address when asked for contact information were the standard portrayal of the big city middle class in Navalon.

One might ask why there's a classification of big city middle class?

Because towns like Camore in the Duchy of Shiga or Weisshem of the Rhine Kingdom, even if they were close to big cities and certain areas could have access to electricity, would find it impossible to install gas pipes and telephone lines—the construction and maintenance were simply too high, and gas and telecom companies couldn't afford this sort of loss-making business.

In large cities like Indahl, only a few blocks enjoyed the privilege of having electricity and gas supply, and one could only hear the ring of a telephone in the affluent areas.

For the vast majority of Indahl citizens that needed to contact their families when away from home, their only options would be letters and telegrams, though the latter was only possible if there was a telegraph office in the area.

Weisshem, however, had no telegraph office. While some streets in Weisshem had access to electricity, telegraph companies didn't think that revenue generated from a local telegraph office would be enough to justify the investment required for returns. The income from the local post office could barely sustain the postmaster and three mailmen, and there was little surplus to send back to the headquarters.

Yet, over the past week or so, the Weisshem post office had been relatively busy as large amounts of letters went back and forth between Weisshem and Indahl, on top of a significant amount of stamps being sold.

On this particular morning, in the dim light of daw

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