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"I'm Salin. May I ask, what can I do for you?" Salin stopped and turned around. The two swordsmen were a head taller than him. He stared into their eyes, neither servile nor overbearing. It didn't seem like he was looking up, but rather, they were lowering their heads. It was as if there was an invisible cover covering him from head to toe. The rain was blocked off above his body, forming a water screen.
This was the eighth level-0 spell Salin had learned, Invisible Shield.
"It's inconvenient to talk in the rain, please come this way." The blond swordsman knew that Chris was in a sorry state, and the viscount had repeatedly told him to show respect to this child.
Salin nodded and gestured for him to lead the way.
Salin was no longer the orphan from three years ago. His identity had changed, and so had his temperament. A mage apprentice might not have much fighting power, but he had a level-5 mage behind him. None of the forces in Ceylon City dared to do anything unfavorable to Salin.
Jason had rescued him from prison, and the viscount hadn't said a word.
Salin's reserved attitude made the blond swordsman feel that things were a bit difficult. After all, the viscount had been rejected by a mage, and this child might be difficult to deal with.
Approaching the deserted tavern, Chris shook his wet hair and called for the waiter.
"Two Lie Lan, um, mage Salin …"
"Give me a glass of water." Salin and the blond swordsman sat face to face. He didn't take off the huge leather bag on his back, and only tied the money bag to his waist. The blond swordsman was very sensitive to weight. The bag on Salin's back was at least a hundred pounds. Looking at his undeveloped body, it didn't seem to be strenuous to carry the bag.
This body was definitely the standard of a swordsman, not a mage.
A mage apprentice with a strong body? The blond swordsman finally started to pay attention to Salin. It seemed that mages were indeed mysterious and powerful figures. Three years ago, this child had almost starved to death. What kind of body could he have?
The waiter served wine and water, looking straight ahead. When Salin entered, he noticed the long robe on the youth. Hearing Chris call the youth a mage, he didn't dare to be noisy.
Chris gave him a silver coin and said, "Close the door and go to the back. Don't come out unless someone calls for you."
Even if it wasn't raining, there wouldn't be too many people in this pub. Moreover, these two swordsmen were from the City Lord's Mansion. Even if the boss was here, he wouldn't dare to object. The waiter hurriedly closed the door, bolted it, and obediently hid behind it.
Salin lifted the cup and cast a Level-0 spell — Poison Detection.
Of course, the water was safe. Salin was just practicing his magic in passing. Anyway, that pitiful amount of magic power could not be used to fight. Furthermore, he had sold poisonous magical potions in Ceylon City before. If he were to be poisoned to death by the potions he created, he would be the most pitiful magical apprentice in the world.
"Wizard Salin, Viscount Guge asked us to visit you." The golden-haired swordsman's words were neither fish nor fowl. He was obviously intercepting them on the road. If he wanted to visit them, he should have gone outside the city.
Salin smiled, not minding the words of the golden-haired swordsman. Basically, no one dared to approach his house. Teacher did not allow it, and even the City Lord had to avoid it.
"I don't have much time. I have to get back before nightfall. Just say it." Salin drank a mouthful of water and narrowed his eyes.
Viscount Guge Freyne was the owner of Ceylon City, where the Freyne family had always resided. When Ceylon City declined, so did the Freyne family. From a second-rank count to a first-rank viscount, they lost a lot of land. His Majesty did not even bother to read any of the announcements in Ceylon City. There was no more profit to be made here. At the same time, it was abandoned by adventurers and merchants.
Salin's teacher, Jason Statham, was the first magician to stay in Ceylon City in two hundred years. He was also a level-five magician. One more level and he would be able to build a magic tower.
As soon as Jason appeared, Viscount Guge expressed his intention to recruit him. Jason directly drove him away, and Viscount Guge did not try again. The first time was to drive him away. The next time, it might be to kill him.
After three years, the viscount came to find him. What good could it be? Salin pondered in his mind, looking steadily forward.
"Mage Salin, the viscount would like to invite you to participate in the Hungry Ghost Festival." The blond swordsman drank a mouthful of Lie Lan, and warmth instantly spread throughout his body. Chris was drying his hair with a towel. The two looked at Salin, waiting for an answer.
"That's it?" Salin was somewhat disappointed. Although the invitation was important, he had hoped for a few hundred gold coins. Salin urgently needed money. Deca's ability to collect goods had reached its limit. No matter how anxious Salin was, he could not wring water from a stone.
The Hungry Ghost Festival was a relatively important day in northern Scotia. The coastal cities would often hold ceremonies to worship the sea to thank the sea for its gift. This was the only memorial left to the Myers Continent after the fall of the Goddess of Nature.
It was a festival for the common people, but it was also a day for the nobles to show off.
Since Viscount Guge knew that he could not invite Jason, he turned to Salin. Having a Mage invited to attend was definitely something to be proud of. Although Salin was still young, he could still see this.
"The viscount would like you to dress more formally as a token of gratitude." The blond swordsman unconsciously used honorifics. He could not understand Salin's attitude. This fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy did not seem to have any reaction at all. He could only take out the gift, put it on the table, and push it in front of Salin.
Dress more formally? Salin looked at his robe and did not feel that it was inappropriate.
The blond swordsman pushed over a small box. Salin opened it casually, and his eyes blurred. There were ten magic cores neatly arranged in the box, each the size of a thumb, shining in the dim light of the tavern. Below the magic cores were a few Imperial Bank deposit notes. Judging from the color, they should be denominated at a thousand gold coins.
Salin's heart beat wildly. The magic cores might be level-three, each worth more than a hundred and fifty gold coins. The deposit notes were estimated to be four or five thousand gold coins. This was a huge sum of money.
There was no need to spend so much money to hire a magic apprentice to attend a celebration. Although Salin had no experience outside, there were many mercenaries in Scotia. No matter how difficult it was to hire a magician, he could hire one with so many gold coins. At least it would be a formal magician, not an apprentice. Salin immediately understood these principles.
The viscount's purpose was to rope in his teacher. If he accepted this money, and his teacher found out …
Seeing Salin close the box gently without even blinking, the blond swordsman felt that something was wrong. He said in a low voice, "Mage Salin, the viscount wants you to temporarily pretend to be a magician. This has nothing to do with your teacher. His Excellency has something else to ask of you."
"What's your name?" Salin suddenly asked the blond swordsman.
"Ulysses, Ulysses Kuya." The blond swordsman did not know why Salin asked for his name.
"Ulysses, go back and tell Viscount Guge that I will visit him in the city next week. Now, I have to go back. My teacher does not like to wait. "Salin smiled, stood up, opened the door, and walked into the rain.
He did not touch the wooden box on the table, and it was placed there quietly. Ulysses did not dare to stop or chase after him. Salin's last sentence was a reminder to himself. Behind him was a level-five magician. All tricks would be useless.
In the mayor's mansion of Ceylon City, Viscount Guge was sweating profusely as he waited on his wife. The long hair on his chest and abdomen showed signs of hard work when he was young. His muscles were well-defined.
"Hurry, hurry up!" The wife was young and enchanting. Her mature body was twisting with all her might. Unfortunately, Guge had an affair with his personal maid at noon, so she could not do as she wished.
"Nasha …" The viscount slumped down and pressed on the wife's body.
The wife pushed Guge away and gasped for air. She knew that Guge must have an affair behind her back, but for a noble, this was not something to be surprised about. At least Guge had some benefits. At least he did not interact with those dangerous women. The problem was that her desires were not satisfied. She had to find something to vent.
"Guge, I heard that you took out 5000 gold coins for that kid?"
"Is a magic apprentice worth that much?" The wife was not ignorant. Her father was also the head of a trading company. When she was young, she had traveled all over the country and seen too many strange people.
"His teacher is worth it." Guge became spirited when he talked about this. He said to his wife, "I don't have enough money on hand. Ask your father to give me another 10,000 gold coins."
"What do you think my father is?" The wife kicked Guge lightly.
Lord Guge lied down with a straight face and began to suck Lady Yun with his mouth and tongue. The wife moaned and patted Guge's head. "Come here. Let me ask you, what are you going to do with the money?"
Guge hugged his wife and said in a low voice, "In the past few years, your father has spent more than a hundred thousand gold coins for my title. The Elders are fine, but I don't have any political achievements. If I want to restore my family title and take back the land, I have to do something to attract His Majesty's attention. "
"What does this have to do with that magic apprentice?" The wife still did not understand.
"There's nothing I can do if that Mage refuses to come to me. But his student is different. I heard that the boy named Salin is desperately trying to make money. As long as I give him money, he will naturally work for me. "
"An apprentice is not capable." The viscount was indeed not a layman. Even if he was a senior magic apprentice, he was at most a middle-level swordsman. There might not be any senior professionals in the manor, but there were still hundreds of middle-level swordsmen. Ulysses was even the youngest beginner swordsman in this area, and he had already formed sword aura.
"He is a pile of dog shit, and also represents the dog shit of that level-five Mage. Once winter comes, I will let him accompany me to eliminate pirates. When I report to His Majesty, I will say that the elimination was successful with the help of a level-five Mage. By then, the entire capital will know that I have the support of a great Mage, and no one will object to the title. "
"But this place is so poor, where will there be pirates?"
"I have executed many criminals in the past few years. In fact, I have kept them. When I throw them on the ship, who knows if they are pirates or criminals? The key is to let Salin follow. Bring back the ship I lent to your father. This time, I will do it myself. "
"What if that Mage knows?" The wife was a little worried. Even a viscount had to be prepared to die if he angered a Mage.
"I spent so much money just to keep the boy a secret. If he doesn't say, the Mage will not know. Even if he knows, it is his student who is greedy. What does it have to do with us? "
"Guge, you are such a genius. Come, again!" The viscount's wife pressed her husband's head and desperately moved closer to his crotch. Her father's investment was right. This Guge was indeed a smart and ambitious man. Such kind and ambitious nobles were rare. If it were someone else, they would have just killed some fishermen to make up the numbers. Guge also knew to prepare prisoners to replace him.
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