Dawn, meaning rising sun, is the first glimmer of light after dawn.
As the sky dimmed, a silver-blue figure passed through the clouds above Gelfondo.
The huge figure reflects a gentle light under the light of the morning sun. Among all giant creatures, this is the only one that makes people naturally yearn for and worship it.
The noble silver dragon is the knight among the metal dragons and the guardian of Cairns.
Legend has it that at the beginning of the founding of Cairns, the Silver Dragon's Lair called the Reshiram Clan and the Thirteen Founding Heroes signed a contract together to protect Cairns' justice and harmonious civilization for a long time.
So the silver dragons nested on the Mayan peak in the hinterland of the empire. Only those brave men who have justice in their hearts and have the perseverance to climb the peak alone can be recognized by the silver dragons.
They will send a silver dragon to accompany the warrior to practice justice and kindness in their hearts. The silver dragon will not return to its lair until the recognized person dies without regrets.
Despite this, silver dragons have not been seen in Gelfendor for many years. In fact, in recent hundreds of years, the frequency of silver dragons' activities in Cairns has also significantly reduced.
Therefore, for the vast majority of civilians, the Silver Dragon is still a legendary existence.
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This is Xu Yang's first time entering the central city. The streets in the central city are very wide, and each road is wider than the horse paths in the central city. There are clear paths for pedestrians and vehicles.
Each different road is separated by flowers, plants or trees, so the air is much better than in the middle city.
It's just that there is almost no flow of people on the streets, and there are very few shops. Most of them are restaurants, rented magic laboratories, or golf courses and racecourses.
This completely different environment seems like entering another country.
"How is it? The environment in Central City is very different."
Accompanying Xu Yang was Gale, a genius mage from the Gelfondo Academy of Magic. Also traveling with him was Ifreya, who just followed Xu Yang quietly.
"It's really different. People here seem to be enjoying the beautiful side of life."
Gale's bitter expression flashed across his face and was quickly buried.
"Gale knows that only a few people can live this kind of life forever, and the vast majority of people in this world are chasing the right to be one of these few people."
"I never expected to hear such words from Lord Cravenna again."
"I thought you were going to ask me which restaurant in the central city has the best food."
Xu Yang shrugged and smiled nonchalantly, "Of course, that's the next question."
There are usually three types of people who settle in the central city, nobles, servants, and many high-level spellcasters.
Gale belongs to the last category. In fact, even if he is the last category, most people who are not born into nobles will not choose to settle in the central city. The capable fourth-level mages will choose to build a mage tower in the central city.
Because the land in the central city is too expensive, unless a nobleman deliberately woos it, the money to buy the land alone is enough to build a magic laboratory.
Of course, Gale is the most special one among them, that is, he is too poor, and it takes a lot of accumulation to build his own mage tower in the middle city.
Most mages who can start planning to build their own mage tower at the fourth level are worth a lot of money.
And more mages will choose to embark on a traveling adventure, accumulating knowledge, wealth and magic books in countless strange places and plane adventures.
Until you get tired of traveling and encounter an inconspicuous city in a corner of the world. In fact, a powerful mage may not like to build his own mage tower in a giant city like Gelfondo.
If they don't plan to take risks, most mages will choose to be loyal to a noble.
The growth of a magician consumes a lot of resources. In fact, like Xu Yang, who can steal magic proficiency by killing monsters, it is a rogue talent in itself.
After all, it is actually much easier to find a dungeon full of strange things to gain proficiency than to write all kinds of weird magic materials.
The growth of a mage often requires continuous trial and error and improvement through the magic circle. Only by studying step by step can you understand where your mistakes are.
Only by sorting out, experimenting, and making corrections can we make progress in a certain magic.
Therefore, some mages will even embark on a potentially life-threatening adventure for a certain key magic material.
This is the saying that it is enough to hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening.
Of course, the more in-demand wealth is magic books, and knowledge is always the most cherished wealth of mages.
A one- to two-hundred-page third-level magic annotation can be sold in the market for hundreds of thousands of dollars. What's even more regrettable is that it is almost impossible for magic books recording third-level and above to circulate in the market.
The majority of civilians who accidentally embark on the path of magic, just like the four mercenaries who have become the Eagle's adoption materials, can only master some first- to second-level magic throughout their lives.
And a few people have good luck, or are extremely talented like Gale, and can enter magic institutions with inheritance.
If you want to borrow a high-level magic book, you often have to travel for several months, and borrowing is only a scratch.
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The most famous restaurant in the central city is called Joseph's Manor. The name is derived from the legend of Suellen, the Lady of the White Night. It is the property of Verzant Kahal, one of the four Marquises of Gelfondo.
"Eh? Gale! You actually came to Joseph Manor for dinner?"
What I met at the door was a blond female mage wearing a light blue robe with gold thread.
"Oh, are you finally enlightened and planning to enjoy life? Or have you finally chosen one among the noble ladies?"
As the blonde female mage spoke, she glanced at Xu Yang inadvertently, and then at Evelea, who was following Xu Yang.
"No way, our Gale actually gave up his lofty vision and planned to become a retainer of a certain noble?"
"The female mage looked surprised on the surface, but she was secretly happy and laughing in her heart."
Xu Yang smiled and said nothing, while Gale explained seriously.
"If I don't explain clearly, I will probably face harassment from a large group of noble ladies."
"Cravenner and I are just friends. He came to Central City for the first time and wanted to see the best restaurants in the city."
Hearing this, the blond mage looked at Xu Yang with a hint of contempt.
"Really? I didn't expect you, Gale, to have such a wealthy friend. Well, as a friend, you should... I don't mean anything else, but the prices here are a little different after all."
"If you need help, you can ask the waiter to find me. I'm in room 12."
"Female mages usually don't behave in such an aggressive manner. After all, it will make others think that she is a clingy bitch, but facing Gale, this is one of the few opportunities for humiliation."
Gale just smiled politely, and then cast an apologetic look at Xu Yang.
Xu Yang waved his hand to the blonde female mage and said as if thanking him, "Thank you very much, if I understand correctly.
Well, is this beautiful lady planning to sponsor an exquisite lunch for me and Gail at Joseph Manor? "
The blonde female mage raised her eyebrows. Xu Yang's beautiful appearance and otherworldliness made her feel a little ashamed. This emotion aroused the inferiority buried in the woman's heart, so much so that she didn't even have the confidence to look at Xu Yang. No.
But I don't know why, even though he is such a person, I don't feel disgusted at all, and I still have the slightest urge to pay the bill.
The blonde female mage finally held back. Although she could not afford a meal, she certainly could not suffer the loss of being dumb, especially in front of Gale.
"Oh, of course not. What I mean is that I will help you make up for what you can't afford. And I believe that this gentleman will not bring you a penny to enjoy lunch at Joseph Manor. I think Geer No one in Findor would dare do that.”
The blond mage played a trick of his own
, Xu Yang put away his polite smile.
"So you're not invited, so what are you talking about here? Do you want the guests who step into Joseph's manor to avoid it?"
The blonde female mage looked ugly and wanted to say something, but she heard a deep voice coming from the side.
"Ahem, welcome to the distinguished guests. If you want to enjoy lunch, please come in."
The speaker was a dragonborn with silver-white shiny skin. Because the silver dragon nested in Cairns, dragonborns were occasionally seen in Cairns.
There are many theories about the origin of the Dragonborn, but no matter which one, the Dragonborn is willing to follow the dragons most of the time.
As a minority race that cherishes animals, dragonborn are one of the few people in the Cairns tribe who have a good status. It is rumored that there is a dragonborn lord in the western border of the empire.
"Miss Lorna, your friend is already waiting for you in the room, please come in."
Lorna straightened her neck slightly, pretending to be a proud peacock, and looked at Gale with her peripheral vision as she walked.
Although Joseph's Manor is a restaurant, it does not entertain all guests. If you have money, you can enter. What's the difference between the low-end restaurants outside, and how can it make the noble gentlemen feel decent?
But what Lorna saw was the scene she least wanted to see.
"Mr. Cravenner, I have heard a lot about your deeds recently. I hope you can have a satisfying lunch at Joseph Manor."
In the haze of Luo Na's disbelief, Xu Yang was invited into another private room by the Dragonborn manager and two cat-eared waiters.
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Xu Yang's reputation in Central City gradually spread thanks to two aspects.
During the first period of time, Xu Yang arranged for Evelea to make a lot of efforts in the aristocratic circle of Gelffindor.
It doesn't matter whether the gift is expensive or not, what's important is the respect the gift represents. Every emerging nobleman will go through this stage.
If you are not respected, then you will not be respected in the future. Xu Yang doesn't want to trigger some bloody plots where some superior people look down on the declining nobles because of this trivial matter. After all, he doesn't have to visit each one of them. .
While sending out gifts, Ifreya was also passing on Xu Yang's achievements in helping expose the cultists' conspiracy, and building momentum for Xu Yang's restoration of his title.
However, this alone is not enough to attract the attention of the Gelffindor noble circle. For a restaurant manager to be famous for a long time, the promotion of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce is indispensable behind it.
Qiao Li almost trumpeted Xu Yang's wealthy behavior at the auction two months ago, which made many nobles realize that Xu Yang was likely to inherit the treasure left by Cravenna.
The Cravenna family is the bloodline of the Thirteen Heroes. Although it has experienced several declines, the heritage of such a family is not something ordinary people can imagine.
There are even rumors that Xu Yang himself has extraordinary strength and has already established a firm foothold in Eagle Heights. Naturally, the nobles do not dare to look down upon him.
The waiter began to introduce Xu Yang to the special offerings of Joseph Manor.
"Mr. Cravenner, Joseph Manor has six special dishes for lunch today, including Sea Breeze Snowflake Ham, Shankaraner's Blue Ale Beer, Black Feather Goose Gras from Mingxin Lake, and a selection of caviar from Yuewan Lantian. , the blue field lobster in Moon Bay, and finally the moonshine grapes in Gandhi Plateau.”
The six dishes correspond to six kinds of ingredients, each of which is accessible to ordinary people.
Sea Breeze Snow Ham comes from a huge coastal city called Antru on the eastern coast of the Cairns Empire.
The pig breeds on the coast there are suitable for fatness and thinness. The locals smear the fresh pig hind legs with thick sea salt, hang them up to dry, repeat this process six times, take advantage of the sunshine in July every year, and then bury them in piles of dried seaweed to ferment.
Sea Breeze Snow Ham is named for its alabaster-like texture and sea-breeze-like scent of sea salt. It was shipped to various places in Cairns along the harbor of Antru, and because of its limited production, it became a luxury product only supplied to the nobles. Two thin slices cost 12 gold coins each in the restaurant.
The Lake of Mingxin is a natural lake about three thousand meters long and wide located in the middle of the empire.
Legend has it that in the ancient past, two ladies, Night and White Night, had their last afternoon tea as sisters here.
Lady Night put a potion in the tea that would cause eternal sleep. During the tea party, just as Lady White Night was about to drink the poisonous tea, a white swan flew up and took away the teacup.
The swan who grabbed the tea cup accidentally drank the tea. His body instantly lost consciousness and fell into the lake. The remaining potion also sank to the bottom of the lake with the swan.
After the battle between Lady of the Dark Night and Lady of the White Night, Lady of the White Night fished the swan out from the bottom of the lake. However, at this time, the swan's body had been dyed black by the remaining potion.
Lady White Night resurrected and awakened the swan, but unfortunately the swan forgot the appearance of White Night because of the long period of darkness.
Ms. Bai Ye's guilty tears fell into the lake. From then on, the lake had the ability to record beautiful memories, and the black swan still lives there to this day.
Of course, there is also getting out of there, in the form of food.
In addition, several other items are also very famous luxury goods. The high price is only one aspect. More importantly, these items are simply not available in the ordinary market. Even if you really find special channels, they often cost a lot of money. Sky-high price.
"Okay, no introduction is needed. All the signature dishes you have here, all the signature dishes and special dishes that can be served at noon."
The waiter was stunned.
"Can……"
Before the cat-eared waiter could say anything, he felt a pain in his buttocks. It turned out that he was secretly pinched by another waiter. Then he remembered that this was a customer that the manager showed sincerity to, so he immediately changed his mind.
"Okay sir, if you have more than three servings of our special dishes, you will have to pay three times the price. I hope you enjoy your meal."
After the waiter left, Gale rolled his eyes at Xu Yang.
"Brother Cravenna, can you eat so much? Besides, these things must be available at the dinner. We can save our stomachs for dinner."
"Don't worry Gale, I will eat them all." Ifreya, who had not spoken for a long time, said quietly.
Because she had been in Gelffindor for a long time, Ifreya had completely fallen in love with human food. Her taste had been cultivated and she was no longer interested in the frogs on the roadside.
Unless you're really hungry.
Then Gale saw the appetite of the Shoggoths.
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At the same time, Lorna in Private Room No. 12 was toasting a noble prince.
The incident at the door made Lorna a little distracted, so she did not follow the proper etiquette when toasting.
The young master opposite didn't pay attention, but when Rona reacted, she smiled apologetically and punished herself with a drink.
"Rona, aren't you tired of just drinking?"
The yellow-haired young man on the left of Lorna is Lorna's boyfriend. They say he is her boyfriend, but in fact, this young man has already been engaged to a noble lady from another family.
Lorna had also imagined that this was a love affair, at least for a certain period of time, until her boyfriend introduced her to other noble young masters.
Although she knew that her boyfriend regarded her as a high-end prostitute, Lorna was not willing to leave the circle just like that, because once she left, her reputation would never come back.
However, today, this scumbag actually sent a signal to himself on this occasion.
What does it mean?
Lorna looked at the yellow-haired noble with some confusion.
The desire in the yellow-haired noble's eyes was not hidden at all, like firewood that had just been lit.
Lorna looked around again. The other two men were also men she had a relationship with, and they had the same look in their eyes.
"Rona should really want to attend tonight's banquet."
Lorna swallowed hard, and recalled the scene at the door in her mind. She recalled that a few years ago, when Gail, who was born like herself, was so dazzling in the academy, and when Gail rejected her. expression.
Why? Why are you so talented even though you were born with poor legs? How come you don’t know how to cherish invitations from so many families? Why can you always pretend to be clean and self-possessed?
Why do you look down on me?
Lorna thought about drinking the remaining half glass of wine on her table, and then gave the yellow-haired young man a vicious look.
"You can't break your promise."
Then he slowly knelt down under the table. The two young men at the other end of the table looked at each other and gathered around with a smile.
