The blue-haired mermaid's face was full of surprise and disbelief. She didn't expect that she would be so lucky as to be selected on her first tour guide job. Many people waited for a day and still couldn't receive a single guest. She nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you, sir!" Her sweet voice was very pleasant, like a wind chime.
"What's your name?"
"Helena, sir."
"Oh, okay. Helena, are you familiar with Velilla? " As she had just joined the job, Reynolds had to ask clearly. Of course, even if she wasn't familiar with him, Reynolds wouldn't fire her immediately out of sympathy. At most, he would hire another tour guide. After all, it wouldn't cost much to hire two tour guides together.
Helena became nervous and said, "Yes, very familiar. I have more than a hundred years of working experience!"
Reynolds smiled and said, "Miss Helena, if I'm not wrong, you have only worked for less than a month, right?"
Helena was very frightened because lying to a guest was a very bad behavior. If she was reported to the guild, she might even lose her job. Therefore, Helena was so frightened that she almost cried. "Sir, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to lie to you, but I really have my difficulties. Please believe me. I have been preparing for this job since I was three years old. I have been running around the city all day. Helena can guarantee that I am much more familiar with Velilla than most of my companions!" (Every year, the scales on the mermaid's tail would automatically fall off and grow new scales until she reached adulthood. Therefore, Helena's tail was still very tender.)
Reynolds was just joking. He didn't expect her to be so nervous. He said embarrassedly, "Helena, I was just joking. Don't be afraid, hehe."
Helena heaved a huge sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her shoulders. She was still worried, so she said a few more words of apology.
Reynolds smiled and said, "Okay, let's go."
Helena nodded and said, "Sir, where do you want to go? Do you want to eat first, find a place to stay, or go to the trade market or something else? "
Reynolds thought for a moment and said, "Let's walk around first." After being chased for so many days, Reynolds was very depressed. He just wanted to relax.
The scenery of the cities on land and sea was indeed very different. The materials of the houses were all different colors of coral reefs or solidified secretions of other marine creatures. It was very regular, but compared to the Devir Empire's rigid square, round, and flat buildings, it was a world of difference. However, marine creatures were natural artists. With their microscopic beauty, they looked very exquisite. According to Helena's explanation, the structure of these houses was very peculiar. The architects manipulated creatures that resembled coral polyps to secrete liquid onto a fixed frame, layer by layer. Once the liquid solidified, the house would be completed. Of course, the speed at which these creatures secreted solidified compounds was many times faster than the coral polyps. In about four to five days, an ordinary small building could be completed.
The transportation of the Sea Nation was also full of marine characteristics. There were only some sea leeches, magic rain, and other sea beasts that could go ashore or go into the sea. Because the Vila River was complicated, they would pass through the waterways from time to time. Reynolds hired a magic octopus that looked similar to an octopus on Earth, but who knows how many times bigger. It also had ten legs and slowly sightseeing.
Along the way, he saw all kinds of strange marine people. Crab people that walked sideways, carp people with fish heads and human bodies, sharkman with sharp teeth, barbarians that spit out sticky foam to block the enemy's movements, funny turtle people with shells on their backs, and two headed merman and mother fish people. Majestic? Humans, a one-eyed behemoth …. Reynolds felt like he had arrived at the Sea Dragon Palace in "Journey to the West". He was overwhelmed for a moment.
The proportion of Akalin's original residents wasn't that high. Because they mainly did business, merchants from other countries made up the majority. There were all kinds of races.
After the initial novelty subsided, Reynolds thought of something and said, "Oh, right, Helena, please take me to the nearest bank immediately." The two of them didn't have much gold coins on them. After buying the tickets and spending eight days on the ship, they were almost empty. They had to withdraw some money.
When Reynolds took out his magic card and swiped it on the machine that automatically extracted gold coins, a clear voice sounded, "Sorry, your magic card has been frozen!"
Reynolds was stunned, and Irene behind him also opened her eyes wide.
Reynolds swiped the card again, unwilling to give up. Unfortunately, it was still the same clear and melodious sentence, "Sorry, your Magic Card has been frozen!"
Reynolds said anxiously, "Fuck your grandpa, your grandpa is the one that's frozen!" Although he knew that the other side was just a lifeless machine, the depressed Reynolds couldn't help but curse to vent.
Irene behind him sighed and didn't care. She helplessly said, "Little Lin, I think the Empire Guild revoked your citizenship and the right to use your magic card."
Reynolds was dejected. Of course, he knew who did it. It was so simple that even an idiot could figure it out. Now that he was a "traitor and spy", how could the Empire still allow him to enjoy special privileges? Reynolds was heartbroken. The crystal coins, gold coins, and the coins that Diao Chan and Athena had given him over the past few months were all gone in an instant. Those were all money, shiny, loud, and lovelier than anything else! Reynolds felt as if his world had collapsed by half.
Irene thought for a moment and said, "Little Lin, try my card."
Reynolds's spirit was lifted. He said, "Yes, yes, yes, let's try."
Under everyone's expectant gaze, the machine still said the same words. Reynolds was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He wanted to blow it up immediately. Then he remembered that he had lost his spiritual power, and he couldn't vent his anger. But in the end, he suppressed the violent impulse to destroy, or he wouldn't be able to pay for it.
The Empire must have realized that Eirinn was with him and froze her card as well.
He sighed and said, "Ai, let's take out the money we have and see how much we have left. Then we'll decide what to do."
So the two of them took out the items in their storage space one by one. After calculating, they came up with a number: 3 gold coins, 2 silver coins, and 5 copper coins.
Reynolds frowned. This amount of money was too pitiful. Akalin's expenses were generally high, so this amount of money would be gone in a few days in the city. Just tonight, the two of them had spent a lot of money on accommodation and food. They thought that they could enjoy themselves in Akalin, but it seemed like their dreams were as fragile as soap bubbles. Reynolds was stunned. Irene behind him also opened her eyes wide.
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