"The most common thing in Ewa Corridor is the school... In fact, there are a lot of conflicts between schools." On a red brick-paved boulevard, Catherine and the other three walked slowly with Lu Ning.
"The three largest schools here in Moonstone are Guanwu, Firestone and Bell Tower. The three of us are Guanwu students, and you are our follower. You can come with us to Guanwu and have a good look."
Catherine was the most eloquent among the three, and she had no airs of being a master at all. She directly taught Lu Ning the relationship network here.
"Because of the two major magical discoveries made by Guanwu last year, the ratings were slightly better than those of Flint and Bell Tower. Now the students from those two schools don't like us."
"Ratings...are they useful?" Lu Ning asked.
"The educational resources are tilted. Schools with high scores can get more projects flowing out of the library. And most importantly, this means that after the opening of the lecture forum this year, more than half of the Moonstone area will be placed in our school. Convene! If it were me, I would be so jealous that my eyes would turn red." Catherine made an exaggerated expression.
"But I heard that the lectures can be free..."
"Young man." Catherine shook her finger, "Even the largest seminar hall can only accommodate two to three hundred people. If it is not held in our school, you can't even occupy a seat. At most, you can watch the synchronized photo crystal screen outside. But people in the room can raise their hands and ask questions at any time. What else can people outside do besides just watch? Look at a few more crystals?"
Turning off this secluded road, you will soon see a bustling street. Many tall buildings of different styles line both sides of the road. The entire road is paved with bluestone slabs, giving people a sense of cheerfulness.
But there are a lot of people.
"Wow... I knew there would be a lot of people." Catherine crossed her arms.
"It was like this in the first ten days." Xue Ni looked at the pedestrians on the street. Even Lu Ning could see many different styles in the pedestrians' attire. This was obviously not a normal situation.
"Purchase as soon as possible, there will be more and more people these days." Catherine said with a little dissatisfaction, then she glanced at Lu Ning: "Lillian, you should be responsible for the purchasing matters here in the future, so these days You need to get familiar with this place."
"Okay." Lu Ning nodded.
The shops on this street are not grocery stores. They are basically specialized stores. Business projects that require licenses are basically set up here. Lu Ning memorized the general location of each store along the way, and Catherine and the other three soon walked into a store selling magic materials.
"Secret Demon Chamber of Commerce." Lu Ning raised his head and glanced at the name.
"One of the largest business partners in Shengdu, with stores in all school districts in the middle and outer circles. If you want to buy high-quality things, this is the best choice." Xueni explained.
"Xue Ni, she is an alchemist. The things she needs most should be purchased at 'Midstone into Gold'. There are not so many alchemical materials here." Catherine's voice came from the front.
"Alchemists also need to learn magic." Xue Ni said with a smile.
Lu Ning was really curious when she came to this kind of shop for the first time. In Lillian's experience, she has never been to such a formal large-scale store. Whether it is the various products placed neatly on the shelves or the different colors of light emitting from the simple compartments, these are very important to her. It’s the first time I’ve seen them.
Catherine walked to the gem area very familiarly. Without even looking at the dazzling array of gems in the cabinet, she directly asked the teller to take out the high-quality goods she had recently obtained.
"Does her staff need to be replaced again?" Liz raised an eyebrow.
"She is testing new magic for the intermediate mage exam, and crystal loss is inevitable. But this is really a luxury magic." Xue Ni sighed.
"Crystal magic is something that even ordinary rich people cannot afford to practice." Liz shook her head, walked to a shelf, and began to take down wooden boxes one by one from the top. Lu Ning glanced at the sign next to the shelf. What was sold here were materials used for temporary enchantment of weapons. They were the kind that could take effect by just sprinkling them on the weapon during battle. Of course, a real magician can play more tricks.
As for Xueni, she was standing in front of a row of shelves selling pens, inks and papers, thinking.
Of course, these things are not ordinary writing tools, but necessary props for a series of drawing magic subjects such as contracts, summonings, magic circles, and runes. Of course, these have nothing to do with alchemy, and Lu Ning has no relevant knowledge.
"Five ice owl quills, three turtle paper and two bottles of No. 3 ancient blood ink." Xue Ni took out five gold coins from a small bag on her back.
This is also a very expensive mage... It would be better to say that everyone who studies magic needs financial support, and alchemists are just the more common type.
When Xue Ni was paying and waiting to pack, she turned around and saw Lu Ning's expression.
“Excellent resource stacking is essential.”
"I know……"
“So you have to figure out how to make money, but you also have to know where the money should be spent.”
"I originally thought that alchemists' expenses were very high." Lu Ning said helplessly, "I didn't expect that other mages would also consume so much."
"It's just that the situation is different. There is no need to spend money on magic spells and magic, but who doesn't want to learn a few more techniques?" Xue Ni took the large package from the clerk, "Let's go, let's see if Catherine has any Use up all your pocket money this month.”
But in fact, when the two returned to the gem counter, Catherine was already waiting there with a package, and in front of her stood a red-haired boy, and the two were looking at each other unwillingly.
"Oh, no good." Xue Ni slapped her head and quickly pulled Lu Ning over.
"Catherine! Don't argue!"
"Hey...that's not what I have the final say." Catherine narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the boy opposite her with a bit of arrogance.
"We are not stupid enough to start a quarrel here." The boy sneered, "My time is precious. Even now, I have to practice and meditate hard. I don't want some schools to have holidays when they encounter large-scale activities. .”
"That sounds really pitiful. You don't even have a holiday." Catherine immediately retorted, "Your poor, fragile and sensitive nerves may not be able to withstand such torture."
"You will cry when you fail to pass the intermediate exam." The boy curled his lips.
At this time, a clerk came over and asked in a low voice: "You two..."
"Flint's purchase order." The boy took out a long piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it to the clerk. He then gave Catherine a provocative look and turned around to leave.
"Who is he?" Lu Ning asked after the boy left.
"Zahhem from Firestone, he and Catherine have never been very good at each other. They always make fun of each other every time they see each other." Xue Ni sighed, "Are you okay, Catherine?"
"It's just a barking dog, do I care?" Catherine said disdainfully.
By this time, Liz had also come over to pay.
"Is that guy provoking again?"
"Whatever, if we've bought the things, let's leave now." Catherine waved her hand, but there was still a bit of an angry expression on her face.
At the end of this commercial street, the four people passed through a garden with many greenhouses, and then Lu Ning saw a building with simple red brick walls.
"This is our college. You can't enter the dormitory area. You have to come here to see us every day when we need you." Catherine pointed to a statue of a magician.
"here it is……"
"Don't worry, there are no walls or guards. You can visit the school at will." Xue Ni said, "Of course, don't go to some places with gates. If you are caught, we will not be able to save you. The lightest confinement is three days. .”
"Is it okay to just walk around outside?" Lu Ning asked carefully.
"We'll take you around and you can get a rough idea. Someone will stop you if you're not allowed to enter." Catherine said nonchalantly.
"Then you take her first, I still have to go to the laboratory." Liz frowned.
"It's a holiday!"
"I'm different from you, I can't slack off even a day." Liz waved her hand, "See you later."
Catherine was a little disappointed, but she and Xue Ni took Lu Ning around here.
The school district campus is quite different from the campus Lu Ning knew before. On the one hand, there are no walls and gates. The buildings here are also scattered. Not every building is a school, but the one with the school emblem is the school building. The emblem of Guanwu is an arcane eye in a blue cloud, and its style is quite unique.
After looking at several buildings, the three of them passed by a circular hall. Several large magic crystals in the hall were scrolling and playing various real-time information. Of course, at this time, many of them were about the guests of the exchange meeting. introduce. But when passing by a notice board, Catherine suddenly stopped.
Lu Ning looked up and saw that there were dozens of flags on it. What this notice showed was the list of countries where people of nobility and above were visiting. The reason why Catherine stopped here is easy to guess. She saw the flag of her country.
But Lu Ning couldn't see what the expression on Catherine's face was like. A person who didn't hide her joy and anger was the only one who completely covered up all her emotions here.
She glanced at Xueni doubtfully.
"We won't talk about our past here. At most, I only know where Catherine comes from. You don't need to worry about this kind of thing. You just need to complete your duties according to our instructions." Xue Ni smiled faintly. , "But I probably won't be able to take you around today. This is your salary for ten days. It will be paid to you temporarily. If you can handle the troublesome things properly, I will replenish you."
Xue Ni took out two silver coins and put them in Lu Ning's hand, lowering her voice: "You can go around, or you can go back to the commercial street to buy some things. Tomorrow is the day when you officially start working for us, so don't be late."
"knew."
Lu Ning also knew in her heart that she could not participate in these matters, so she thanked Xueni and left the college.
She was wandering around the commercial street while thinking about the mission. There is no doubt that all tasks are still in the inaccessible stage, and it is extremely difficult to find those twenty or thirty tourists in the Holy City with such a large population. In this case, it might be a better idea to deal with the main plot first. After all, if the optional items are not completed, nothing big will happen.
At this moment, the sound of armor scraping against the floor made her return her attention to the street.
The opening of the exchange meeting undoubtedly attracted people from all walks of life, and this group of people who looked like Japanese samurai also looked very distinctive on the street. Twelve armored warriors, surrounded by a man with gorgeous armor and a middle-aged man with a pale appearance, marched majestically on the street. Pedestrians looked sideways and avoided the team.
Lu Ning quickly walked into a nearby bar. The store is not big and you can directly see the situation outside, so there are also some people in the store discussing this group of people.
"People from Puyun?"
"Pu Yun Saizo, Miyano Tatsuhiko. This is the next generation of Pu Yun's team. His father probably asked him to come to the Holy City to see the world."
"The Pu Yun family was also a famous figure in Topa District in Evarang back then. Wouldn't they be willing to accept it?"
"It's been more than a hundred years. The direct line has basically withdrawn. What will they get back?"
Most of the drinkers were residents of the Holy City, and each had their own knowledge of what happened in the past. After piecing it together, Lu Ning roughly understood what was going on.
This family was the first in the East to enter Evarang. At that time, the family produced several highly talented young people, and also introduced the three branches of magic, onmyoji, ghost power and ghost entangling, to the Holy City. Therefore, It once became a famous family here. Unfortunately, magic talent cannot be obtained by inheritance at all. The Pu Yun family seems to be in bad luck. For two consecutive generations, even the side branches have not detected any children with magic talent. Even if the Holy City is willing to accept people, they cannot accept them. . And this directly caused the Pu Yun family's power to decline rapidly. After all, after so many years, more forces from the East, China and the Islands also sent people to the Holy City to spread their branches. In two generations, that is forty or fifty. Years of time, if it cannot develop, some people will take its place.
Later, the Pu Yun family was regarded as a strong man, and recovered most of the family capital and returned to the East. However, this time, he probably did not give up, and once again led people to the exchange meeting in the Holy Capital.
"What a pity...the world is changing so fast." One drinker finally concluded, and the others agreed.
"What does this lady need? We will not sell alcohol to people under the age of 10." A waiter who had heard the excitement turned to Lu Ning and asked.
"Uh... I would like to ask, is there a bookstore nearby that is relatively good-quality, cheap, and has a large inventory?" Lu Ning said in a slightly embarrassed tone.
The clerk immediately understood: "You are also new to the Holy City, right? No wonder, go out from here and keep walking to the left. Walk into the first alley. There is a second-hand bookstore called 'Old Mo Can Zhang', which sells There are many old books that have been eliminated, and of course the boss will also collect them. Whether you can find something you are satisfied with depends on you!"
"Thank you so much!"
Lu Ning nodded quickly, walked out of the bar, and walked quickly towards the used bookstore the clerk mentioned.
