Floating Mech City was bustling as usual.
At the center of the crowded business district, a melodious piece of music was suddenly heard. The music was soothing and elegant, which made people slow down to listen carefully.
The noisy street became a little quiet because of this piece of music.
People couldn't help but look for the source of the music.
In the middle of the crowd, at the edge of a three-story elegant fountain, there was a young man with slightly long curly hair. His eyes were closed, and he held a saxophone in his hand, playing it attentively.
The young man looked carefree, unrestrained, and unrestrained.
With his elegant music, people couldn't help but wonder about the story behind this unrestrained man.
After the first song, people still wanted to hear more. They all wanted the young man to play another one. However, the young man's action surprised them.
He lazily took out a basin from the bag on his back and placed it in front of a person nearby with a smile on his face. His meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Begging for money.
The corner of the beggar's mouth twitched as he cursed inwardly. Seeing that the people around him were looking at him, he felt embarrassed to not give anything. He could only rub his nose and endure the pain in his heart as he took out a small cut magical crystal and threw it to the young wanderer.
However, the beggar wasn't satisfied yet. He held the basin and begged in front of everyone.
People glared at him, but the young man had a thick face. He smiled and said, "I'm going to participate in the Rising Star Competition, so I don't have any spare money. I have to ask for your help."
People relaxed a little when they heard that the young man was going to participate in the Rising Star Competition. After all, those who dared to participate in the Rising Star Competition weren't weak.
It wasn't a bad thing to get acquainted with someone who was going to participate in the competition.
People with such thoughts all gave some money to the young man's begging. Each person gave a small amount, but if one counted carefully, the total amount was quite a lot.
At this moment, two people wearing the uniform of the law enforcement team were watching the scene below silently from the higher clouds in the sky.
One of the weaker apprentices frowned and spoke in a tone that could be either resentment or jealousy, "Captain, should we go stop him? This is simply too abominable. How can there be so many people giving him money for a no-cost business?! "
The law enforcement captain in charge of the business district was an official wizard. He looked at the angry team member beside him and said, "Don't worry, he knows what he's doing."
"Appropriate? What do you mean? "the law enforcer asked, puzzled.
"This fellow only comes once every three days. Every time he plays a piece of music, he leaves immediately after. It won't cause any major impact, and it won't cause any traffic jams, so we have no excuse to stop him, "the law enforcement captain explained.
After the law enforcers heard this, they became even more dissatisfied. From the captain's tone, it was obvious that this young man had been doing this for a long time. If he could earn so many magic crystals every time, it would be very unpleasant to watch!
But since the captain had let him go, as an ordinary member, he could only endure.
"If he has to rely on performing to survive, I reckon he won't be able to get a good ranking in the New Star Competition," the law enforcer couldn't help but mutter.
After the law enforcement captain heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "He said that he will participate in the competition, and you believe him?"
"Ah?"
The enforcement captain shook his head and said, "This guy is not an ordinary person. He is a spirit. The real contestant is the person behind him. "
The unruly young man, who was being discussed by the law enforcers, did as they said. After playing a piece of music and begging for money, he disappeared into the crowd with his beautiful saxophone.
The young man walked quickly, and soon arrived at the entrance of a narrow alley in the business district.
Although this alley was located in the downtown area, the alley was filled with unknown experimental waste, emitting a foul smell, so not many people walked in.
The young man didn't care about the stench, and directly stepped into the alley. Not long after, he saw a person who looked like a young man leaning against the mottled wall. Under the weak light of the gas lamp hanging on the wall, he was holding a book in his hand, reading seriously, his eyes filled with fascination.
"My dear master, you don't like Dark Codex anymore?" The young man pretended to be hurt.
The young man who was reading slowly raised his head, his face full of confusion.
"Your beloved Dark Codex has been back for two minutes now, and you didn't look at me, but read this stupid book." The young man picked up his saxophone and pointed at the book. "So, you don't like Dark Codex anymore?"
The young man who called himself "Dark Codex" suddenly transformed into a voluptuous and seductive woman with a smoking pipe in her hand. "Or do you prefer this look, master?"
The young man grumbled, "Dark Codex, stop messing around. Change back!"
Dark Codex wanted to continue teasing his young master, but he knew his limits. He could still hold back for now, but if he continued, his young master's face would turn red.
Dark Codex turned into an elegant middle-aged man wearing a black trench coat with golden embroidery.
"Master, these are the magic crystals we got today. They're all cut up, but there should be more than ten intact magic crystals in total." Dark Codex took out a bag of magic crystals from his pocket.
The young man was delighted. "So the people in Floating Mech City are all rich. Ten magic crystals from beggars? That's more than what I can earn in a month!"
The young man took the magic crystal and took out three magic crystals, handing them to Dark Librarian. "Go to the bookstore and buy another copy of 'Firefly's Night Language'. You can use the rest of the money yourself."
Dark Codex glanced at the book in the young man's hand. "Didn't you buy it this morning? Why do you need more?"
The young man opened the cover of the magazine and pointed at the characters that had been retouched by the artist. "Do you see this? That's Angor, my best friend! It's the first time he's on the cover of Firefly's Nighttale, so I have to buy another copy for my collection. "
Dark Codex knew about Angor since he met the boy before he became a spirit. In other words, Angor and Nausica were both important to the master.
This was the first time Dark Codex saw Angor's face after becoming a spirit.
Handsome, young, and full of youthful vigor.
"Why is Angor on the cover of Firefly's Nighttale?" Dark Codex asked curiously.
"Because he did something big," the young man said proudly. The young man spoke proudly as if he was talking about himself. "I didn't expect Angor to have such a strange experience. I really want to see him and ask him about it. What's the Master of Glacier Valley like? Where's the Origin Fire? And … "
The young man couldn't stop talking.
"I wonder if he'll come to the Rising Star Competition? I don't think so. He's not strong enough to join the competition. Ugh … I guess I'll have to wait until after the competition and go back to Brute Cavern. "
Dark Codex suddenly remembered something. "Oh, right. Go buy me another copy of Firefly's Nighttale. It'll be terrible if it's sold out."
Dark Codex nodded helplessly and left the alley.
At this moment, under the illumination of the lights in the alley, the joy in the young man's eyes was all reflected. It was Sailum, who came to Floating Mech City to participate in the Rising Star Competition.
…
There was a city called Palladova near the edge of the Evron Empire's northern sea.
The city was divided into two parts: the new city and the abandoned city. The new city was built in the same style as Evron's. Steel, cement, and steam machines were everywhere. The sky was gray and filled with industrial waste.
The abandoned city was actually a deserted area separated from the new city by a river.
The abandoned city was built in the same style as Evron's. It was built in the Byzantine style with a religious feel. There were similar buildings in the new city, but they were surrounded by all kinds of steam machines, which made the place less religious.
The Desolate City was basically deserted. Only a few wanderers and some poor people lived here to pass their days.
The tall domed buildings were not maintained. Debris was everywhere, which made the place look like the ruins of a religious city.
The sun had just set, and the moon and stars had just woken up. The thin darkness of the night gradually drove away the afterglow of the sunset and invaded the land.
Inside the abandoned city, a young apprentice sat on top of a church that was once used for religious worship.
It was a witch wearing a blue-black robe, which looked old. The only two things that stood out about her were her bright red dancing shoes and her bright red bow.
A broom floated around her. The design of the broom was very interesting. There was a curved design on the handle, and there was a black-framed, transparent glass portable oil lamp hanging from the curved part.
The light from the oil lamp allowed the witch to read the letter.
This letter was sent by her mentor, and the first sentence was the mushy "Dear Keely", which made her shudder involuntarily.
She quickly finished reading the letter. 99% of it was about how much he missed Evron. The remaining 1% was not about anything serious. It only said one sentence: "There should be a magazine with the letter. You can check it out. You'll be surprised. " …
Although Keely was scolding Kanter for not being serious, she still carefully folded the letter and put it into the satchel at her waist.
"Luna, is there a magazine that came with the letter?" Keely asked in a low voice.
After a series of soft meows, a small black cat suddenly ran out from the dark desolate city. Although it was small in size, its movements were very agile. It quickly jumped to Keely's side using various landing points.
After the little black cat landed on the ground, it rubbed against Keely's feet for a moment before taking out a magazine that was twice the size of its face from the bell on its neck.
"Firefly's Night Tales? Why would my teacher let me read such a gossipy — Wait, isn't that him? "Keely looked at the cover of the magazine in confusion.
Why did the cover look so much like him?
At first, Keely didn't want to read such a gossipy magazine like Ying City Night Language. But now, she was curious and opened the book.
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