Yaro waved goodbye to his mother in the shadow, then hugged the black cat, opened the wooden door and walked into the hotel.
The flames burning in the fireplace dispersed the few shades of coolness brought by dusk. The living room of the hotel was bustling with people coming and going. After hearing the sound of the wooden door, some people subconsciously turned their heads and noticed this man in a strange gray suit. A handsome boy in a black robe, holding a big black cat.
Shhhhh!
Several whistles sounded, and the wandering mercenary in worn-out leather, his face flushed, stood up swaying, faced around, and joked loudly: "What did I see? Another poor child who has been brainwashed by childish books. It seems that he I am really fascinated by the weird clothes, the nondescript long sword, and look at his arms."
"What's that? A black cat?"
The hall burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became more and more lively.
Even in a world where the flow of information is very fast, when faced with some truths, there will be many 'intelligent geniuses' who will reversely interpret it in order to show their superiority in IQ, let alone this world with a closed environment.
Because many things need to be hidden from ordinary people, most of the resident wizards will arrange the identity of an ordinary person. For example, Biallo's grandfather had a title, but that title was just for publicity for his grandfather. , even my grandfather himself couldn’t remember what the specific title was.
Unconventional wizards have no need and are too lazy to communicate with ordinary people. In addition, there are all kinds of ignorant and bold liars. This has resulted in the image of wizards in the eyes of many ordinary people. They are all nonsense. A lonely lunatic.
Even if there are a few people who have truly witnessed the wizard's ability and spontaneously promote it, they will be despised and ostracized by others. There are also some people who know the truth and will deliberately conceal it.
You know, although the academy recruits students every year, they cannot recruit everyone, let alone the issues of talent and human reproduction.
Simply speaking of the theory of 'if you don't know, you are not there', if there are too many new students, every student may be in danger. The existing instructors will not be able to protect them, and the instructors will not be willing to do it all day and night. nanny.
Then, among the limited number of students recruited, those with good qualifications will get more resources, and those with medium qualifications can also enter the academy. Even those with poor qualifications will not have no chance of becoming a wizard apprentice as long as they are willing to pay a small price.
Just like Yaro's previous life, there were many people who promoted the theory that 'reading' was useless. After the number of people snatching resources was reduced, those who knew the correct information had some benefits.
For those who choose to hide the truth, these are real benefits!
Faced with the ignorant ridicule of ignorant people, ignoring is the best choice!
Otherwise, if you really have to argue with them, if you lose the argument, you will still be laughed at, but if you win the argument, these fools will make a lot of money.
Yaro looked indifferent and walked towards the wine cabinet indifferently. To him, the sarcastic remarks around him were not as good as the cool breeze in front of him.
"Quiet! This is not a place for you to get drunk!"
The middle-aged bartender scolded him, turned around, put his hands on the wine cabinet, and asked with a smile: "Future wizard, how can I help you?"
He has been here for a long time, because ships transporting the 'Knight Breakthrough Potion' often pass by. In the past, he has also seen powerful knights treating wizards respectfully. Although he doesn't know the reason, he is willing to give in. .
This is not because he knows how powerful the wizards are, but because the middle-aged people are in awe of the world.
"My mother has reserved a room here. Can you take me there?"
After Yaro finished speaking, he took out a wooden sign given to him by his mother.
The middle-aged bartender recognized it and exclaimed softly: "The luxurious coastal view room on the top floor is the best room. Your mother is so kind to you!"
I don’t know why, but those who run hotels and restaurants like to give a room such a long name. Will this make the room better?
No!
This just makes the room more expensive!
After confirming that the blond boy in strange clothes in front of him was his big customer, the middle-aged bartender became even more enthusiastic, "It's so late, do you need something to eat? It's fate that we met for the first time. I will give you this meal for free." "
Yaro had actually seen it a long time ago. The wooden sign said 'three meals free', but he pretended not to know and nodded politely: "Thank you very much."
"You can go over there to dine," the middle-aged bartender leaned over and whispered, "I have heard their conversation, maybe you can become friends."
oh?
Yaro looked in the direction pointed by the bartender and noticed two men and one woman sitting in the corner, three young people of the same age as himself.
The three of them are not wearing gray and black apprentice clothes like Yaro, but with a little inference, it can be understood that at this time, if they meet a young man of this age and have had a conversation with wizards, there is a high probability that they will do so tomorrow. Wizard test man.
Thinking that his mother wanted him to mix with other teenagers and go to the port together tomorrow, Yaro thought for a while and made a decision.
After briefly looking at the menu and ordering a few random foods, Yaro held the food in one hand and the black cat in the other, turned around and walked over there.
"Good evening, gentlemen and lady, I'm sorry to disturb you. My name is Yaro Garner. I'm glad to meet you here and now."
Yaro smiled slightly, his golden hair shone faintly under the firelight, and his gray-black apprentice robe was draped on his strong body, neat and mysterious.
"Can you allow me to sit here? I think there may be some common topics between us."
Yaro said this, but he had already put down the plate, hugged the black cat and sat down on the empty seat.
Opposite Yaro, a boy wearing luxurious clothes and full of flour whispered angrily: "Judging from your conversation, you should also be a noble. How can you be so rude? I don't know, no Can I sit next to the lady?"
Any place with inconvenient transportation may have different pronunciation for ten miles, so even if they all speak 'Finn language', there will be subtle differences in the pronunciation of civilians in various places.
Mostly, only nobles can have the most authentic 'Fionn pronunciation'. Coupled with the unique pronunciation methods of some nobles, Yarrow is recognized as a noble for the first time.
The girl sitting next to Yaro was also very exquisitely dressed, with fair skin, big eyes, and a few cute freckles on her face. When she turned around and noticed Yaro's face, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she quickly said : "It's okay. After all, this is not a formal restaurant. Everyone can sit casually. Well... my name is Emily Harlin, you can just call me Emily."
"Thanks."
Feeling the boy's tension and anger, and the girl's appreciation and expectation, Yaro couldn't help but laugh.
What a premature world.
First handing a grilled fish to his first teacher, Yaro then raised his head and said with a smile: "What do you call these two gentlemen?"
The boy in linen muffled: "Mengli."
The noble boy glared at Yaro with dissatisfaction: "You haven't answered my question yet!"
Yaro recalled for a moment, and then he remembered what the noble boy had just said, so he smiled and shook his head and said: "Look at my clothes, I am not a noble."
The noble boy sneered and said: "So you think you are a wizard? Do you think that dressing like this will make the wizard take a high look and pass the test?"
Yaro smiled and said nothing, lowered his head and ate his food.
On this 'small island', there are indeed other wizard apprentices guarding various places, but it is difficult for other wizard apprentices to happen to have children around ten years old who need to go for further training at this time.
Yaro will not explain. The clothes he wears can indeed make wizards look at him. Even the opportunity of these boys this time depends on him to some extent. If there is no guarding wizard apprentice family to report, , Jungle House will not send ships to this 'island' to recruit students.
This is a benefit for those wizard apprentices who are willing to stay here for a long time.
Of course, the benefits provided by the Jungle House only include sending wizards to come with the ship. Whether the standards are finally met and whether one can truly enter the academy depends on the individual's qualifications and strength.
Feeling that the atmosphere was a bit dull, the girl Emily quickly interrupted: "His name is Joseph Whiteaker, Joseph, we are all people who want to become wizards, there is no need to delve into our past identities."
Are they all wannabe wizards?
Yaro glanced at the girl.
You have such a big heart!
But he was quite smart. With a simple sentence, he got rid of the problem of Yaro's clothes, and at the same time, he also solved the noble boy's questioning.
There wasn't much food on the tray. Yaro had been practicing for a long time and had always had a good appetite. Without losing his elegance, he finished it all in just a few mouthfuls.
"Thanks."
After thanking the bartender who came to pick up the tray and bring him a glass of water, Yaro tidied up for a while, then turned back to the girl next to him with a smile and asked: "Can you tell me what you were talking about just now? "
"Of course," the girl explained without any resistance to Yaro's smile, her eyes blurred, "We were chatting about Mengli just now, and you know that even among us nobles, there are only a few people who know about the existence of wizards. We didn't expect that, There is actually a civilian here alone."
That's true. Although the wizard academy doesn't care about nobles or not, unless the wizard personally recruits students, these children who gather will definitely be led by nobles.
After all, how could the children of ordinary civilians have the capital to travel such a long distance.
Yaro glanced at the Mai Yi boy curiously and asked, "Why?"
Mengli explained in a muffled voice: "When I was a child, I fell into the bottom of a well and entered a mysterious place. After I got out inexplicably, I told my parents."
"My parents didn't believe it at first, but they spread it during the chat. Later, our baron heard it and let me enter his castle. Just yesterday, he sent someone to send me here."
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