"You have good taste. This shop is owned by a merchant from the Cloud Flow Empire."
"It's not that I have good taste. I just feel that this shop is bigger, so it'll be easier to take action." Salin followed Rex across the square and suddenly felt that his words were ominous.
"Master, why are you taking action? Are you planning to rob this shop? "Neris asked quietly. Salin glared at her fiercely. Neris stuck out her tongue and slowed down to follow behind Salin.
Humans were really perverted creatures. Even someone as strong as Rex had to spend money to get what he wanted. In the Demonic Plane, everyone robbed. Neris cursed silently. She already had an idea. She had to steal something when no one was paying attention. If she couldn't rob, she could steal, right?
Walking into the shop, Salin found that the design of the shop was indeed unique. From the outside, the shop only had one floor. After walking in, Salin saw that there was a spiral staircase in the center of the spacious shop. The entire second floor was supported by metal keels and covered with thick square glass. Light shone down from the upper floor through the glass and shone on the counter on the first floor, causing light and shadow to scatter.
There was a small staircase on the right side of the door. There was a half floor between the second and first floor. There was only a wide crystal counter on this floor.
There was a silver magic lamp above the counter on the first floor, making it stand out even more. The goods displayed on that counter must be more expensive.
A beautiful girl walked out from the depths of the shop. She was wearing a long dress from the Cloud Flow Empire. The waist was slightly high, and the neckline was very low. The people of Qinyin would think that the proportion of this dress lacked beauty. The people of Tanggulas would think that it was immoral. If the people of Skocania saw this, their first thought would be how much fabric would be wasted by this long dress with hundreds of folds.
The girl had put on light makeup and some perfume. Salin sniffed and felt that the perfume was mixed with a magic potion. It was a cheap healing magic potion that could soothe the mind of the patient or make the injured calm down quickly. This potion also had a small side effect, which was to make people lose their vigilance.
A beautiful girl paired with a magic potion and perfume that made people lose their vigilance would easily make customers spend all their gold coins. But to the people of Skocania, this was just a small trick.
The girl blushed when she saw the young mage sniffing her perfume. She knew that the little trick in the perfume could not be hidden from a Magician.
"Sir Mage, is there anything I can help you with?" The girl spoke in the Qin Yin language and did not hide her Yun Liu accent. Even if she didn't say anything, just by looking at her gentle and submissive demeanor, she didn't look like Qin Yin at all.
"What's your name?" Salin asked before Rex could speak.
"Gesica."
"Alright, Gesica, can you help me call the boss over?" Salin smiled warmly, but directly rejected Gesica. He did not let her accompany him to choose the goods.
The girl called Gesica had a disappointed expression that made people feel pity for her.
"Sir Mage, the boss is talking to a guest and can't come down for now."
"Then let's see for ourselves first." Salin ignored Gesica's expression. If Gesica hadn't used that perfume, he wouldn't have minded asking Gesica for help. Salin knew that there was basically no money to be made from this kind of work. If he wanted to make a living from this, he would mainly rely on the tips from the guests.
Rex didn't know the hardships of the life of the people at the bottom, and she didn't like the smell on Gesica either. As a level-six Magician, she was much more sensitive than Salin. She looked at Gesica with obvious disgust and turned to walk toward the stairs one and a half floors down.
Gesica looked at Rex's back and then at Neris's appearance. She knew why Salin was so cruel. There was an insurmountable gap between her appearance and these two women's. That was temperament.
Neris also appeared to be docile and obedient, but in Neris's green eyes, you couldn't see her heart at all.
Gesica was embarrassed and didn't know what to say when two people walked down from the middle of the building. Gesica immediately put on a joyful expression and pointed at the middle-aged fat man walking down the stairs. "Sir Mage, that's my boss."
Salin casually gave Gesica a silver bean as a tip. His attention was attracted by a young man beside the boss. This young man was about 25 or 26 years old, with long black hair, dark blue eyes, a broad forehead, and dark eyebrows. He wore a narrow-sleeved brocade robe and was dressed in a flowery outfit. If it weren't for his good looks, such clothes would look silly on him.
Salin didn't pay attention to this. He could feel that this young man was a strong swordsman. His level was similar to that of the Bronze Sword Saint he killed, maybe even a little higher.
Since studying the sword energy of the Bronze Sword Saint, Salin was more confident in how to distinguish a swordsman's level. In this regard, Icy Vision was much more effective than Eye of Truth, allowing Salin to judge the opponent's ability in detail.
This young man was not only a strong swordsman, but also from a good family. The jade belt on his waist obviously hid a soft sword, and the boots on his feet were made of high-level magic beast leather. It was just that this young man's eyes were frivolous, looking like a rich young master, and the type who lived a life of debauchery, eating, and waiting to die.
This kind of person was difficult to deal with. He never showed his claws and teeth, and once he did, it was time to kill.
Salin disliked interacting with this kind of person the most. He would rather make friends with Ani. He walked into the depths of the shop, and unexpectedly the young man shouted behind him, "Mr. Mage, Mr. Mage!"
Salin turned around helplessly, only to find that the young man was looking at Rex, who was on the first and a half floors. His gaze was a little presumptuous, but it was also very simple. Even an idiot could see that he was attracted to Rex.
Rex was used to being sought after in Bitter Water Commandery, and was used to such gazes. Salin was very uncomfortable. He coughed heavily, and the young man's gaze turned back.
"What did you call me for?" Salin asked, keeping his words to himself.
"Ah? I forgot. Sir Mage, can you introduce your companion to me? "The young man spoke bluntly, his eyes sliding to Rex again. Salin thought he would beat around the bush, and didn't expect the answer to be so straightforward.
"No, we don't have the time." Salin was angry. Originally, he only had a slight liking for Rex, not love. But the young man's appearance made Salin's testosterone explode.
"It's okay. I'll go get to know him myself," the young man said, and really walked to the stairs.
Salin snorted heavily. He didn't say anything, and simply took out a level-five magic scroll. If Rex turned on him, he would attack immediately. This reminded him of what he'd said in the square. He didn't expect it to come true so soon. He should really become a mage. Prophecy was so accurate almost every time.
Seeing Salin take out the magic scroll, the middle-aged fat shopkeeper panicked. He took two steps forward, bowed, and said to Salin, "Sir Mage, please don't attack. This is the castellan's son."
"The castellan?" Salin's tone was cold. I don't care who you are. As long as Rex attacks, I can't stay idle.
"It's the castellan of Pompeii City, Duke Dominic." The shopkeeper rubbed his hands anxiously. He was only a businessman, and couldn't afford to offend either side.
"Oh? A duke! "Salin didn't put away the scroll. Instead, he paid more attention to this young man.
After coming to Qinyin, Salin had also come into contact with some nobles. He realized that they were different from the nobles in his impression. Most of them were very smart and powerful. There were basically no nobles like Baron Minghui in Scotia. Also, the higher the rank, the harder it was to find idiots.
These nobles had excellent family education. Even if their children were not very talented, they could be educated to be much better than ordinary people.
This young man was the duke's son, and also had the strength of a sword saint. He couldn't be an idiot. He could at least tell that Rex was a mage. There must be a reason why he went up to talk to him like this. Just for Rex's beauty? That didn't seem possible.
Salin was still young when he first met Rex, so he didn't feel much. After spending some time together, he got used to Rex's looks. Without comparison, he couldn't see how outstanding Rex's looks were. What Salin cared more about was Rex's identity as a level-six mage.
Rex turned around and said to the young man who was walking up the stairs, "Stop. I don't want to talk to you."
She heard the shopkeeper's words. This young man was Duke Pompeii's son. But what kind of person was Rex? Even if he was a duke, she wouldn't feel wronged and cater to him. Her words were very cold, and there was no room for argument.
The young man smiled nonchalantly, and said, "Beautiful mage, can you tell me your name?"
"No."
"Then I'll tell you my name. My name is a little long. Even if I'm so outstanding, I can't bear the glory of so many ancestors. I'll tell you my nickname …" The more the young man looked at Rex, the more he liked him. Especially when Rex was wearing a colorful magic robe, which contrasted well with his gaudy brocade robe.
It was the first time he saw a female mage with such high taste. This made his heart beat even more intensely.
"As a noble, you shouldn't be so rude to a mage. I didn't hit you because of your father. If you continue to pester me, I won't be so courteous anymore."
"It's okay. Don't be courteous with me. Once you spend some time with me, you'll find that I'm really very generous."
Salin suddenly wondered if this young man was really a bit of an idiot. He heard that some nobles would marry close relatives to maintain the purity of their bloodline. According to the research of mages, the offspring of such marriages would, in fact, mostly be defective. Only a very small number of them could give birth to a genius.
However, the probability was even lower than a junior swordsman killing a dragon.
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