Five days later at noon.
Arro, who arrived at the Mannheim Market again, ignored the strange looks from passers-by and immediately walked towards the alchemy shop of Harvey's shopkeeper.
Pushing open the store door, a small early warning magic array emitted a faint light, and a small thumb-sized bell on the side jingled.
"Guest, please wait a moment, I'll be out right away."
A slightly dull voice came from the bright copper-colored metal ball next to it, and it sounded like a recorded voice.
After waiting for a moment, there was a rush of footsteps in the direction of the alchemy room, and then a bald middle-aged man was seen walking out.
Before he could see the situation clearly, he heard a sound that made his heart tremble.
"Haha, Junior Harvey."
"Ya...Ya..."
Harvey's shopkeeper suddenly thought of something. He glanced around and saw no one was around. Then he lowered his voice and greeted, "Sir Yaro."
"Hey, it's okay, just call me 'Senior Yue'," Yaro warmly hugged Harvey's shopkeeper's shoulders, "Senior, how have you been lately?"
The owner of Harvey's shop hunched over his body, accommodating Yaro, who was a head shorter than him, and said uncomfortably: "It's okay..."
"I knew you must be doing well!"
"Mr. Yue, please tell me if you have anything to say."
Harvey's shop owner couldn't help it. He might not know the saying "To be courteous for nothing is not to steal", but he also understood a similar truth.
"Haha, it's not a big deal..." Yaro paused, "You haven't paid me my portrait fee this month, have you?"
Yaro really had no choice. He had no money in his pocket and couldn't even afford the purification potion. He could only try to see if he could make a fortune from Harvey's shop owner.
"Portrait fee? What do you mean?" Harvey's shopkeeper frowned and straightened his back secretly.
"You are using my image to make money, shouldn't you pay me portrait fees?"
"Ha! Senior Yue! I know you are a reasonable person..."
Harvey's shop owner first praised him, and then poured out his bitter words.
"...It's been a little over half a year since the wanted record stone happened. Ya...Yaro hasn't heard any new news for so long. Many young wizards have long been attracted by new things. I spent a lot of money before. All the armor materials I brought in are sitting in the warehouse and cannot be sold. Seeing that the rent is due again, I am so worried that I can’t sleep every day..."
Yaro naturally knows that any hot spot will have to cool down, but now it is cooling down too fast, isn't it?
How long has it been?
Harvey saw the doubt in Yaro's eyes and asked:
"Do you know why you... Yaro Garner suddenly became popular?"
"Tell me."
"The reason why Yaro Garner became so popular is that, in addition to the novelty and attention-grabbing things he did, the most important thing is that he successfully catered to a large number of young wizards and their aversion to vicious authority. It can be regarded as following the trend."
"It sounds reasonable." Yaro thought for a moment, raised his head and asked with a smile, "Why do you think of studying these things?"
Harvey, the owner of the empty alchemy shop, sighed: "Because I also want to know why my business suddenly became so deserted, especially how to sell the inventory in my warehouse."
"Then have you figured out the reason?"
"The reason?" Harvey's shopkeeper sighed, "How could there be any other reason for things to cool down so quickly? Naturally, the mainstream forces took action to suppress it."
"Mainstream power? A large wizarding organization would pay attention to such a thing?" Yaro was surprised. Is that event so influential?
"No, the mainstream force I'm talking about is not a large wizarding organization."
"Where is what?"
Harvey's shop owner looked back at Yaro, with a somewhat complicated look in his eyes:
"They are the elders of the little wizards, they are the family of the little wizards, they are the mentors of the little wizards... They are the various people who control, govern and teach them."
"What?!" Yaro wondered if he heard wrongly.
"I don't know if there was any guidance from other forces, but Yarrow Garner's deeds did cause quite a commotion."
Harvey shop owner added:
"Maybe it's because people of the same age have a greater sense of empathy. People influenced by Yarrow Garner are very young, and it's difficult for them to judge who is good to them and who is not good to them."
"At the same time, people who have access to the recording stone basically have a certain level of strength."
"Think about it, if those little wizards suddenly attacked their teacher..."
Well... that kind of scene is very 'beautiful' just thinking about it.
"...Okay." Yaro didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
He was persuaded by Harvey's shop owner and was too embarrassed to continue discussing the 'portrait fee'.
"No wonder when I came here, the passers-by looked at me a little abnormally. I thought it was because of the 'Moon Dancer' incident, but now it seems..."
"Wait a minute..." Yaro suddenly thought of something else, and his expression changed slightly, "If that's the case, then... can Ian still accept the appointment?"
All the preparations that need to be done are done, the things that need to be explained have been explained, and the magic materials are waiting for the pot to be put into the pot. Naturally, Yaro cannot return empty-handed.
Thinking of this, Yaro looked at Harvey's shopkeeper again: "Has there been any message from Ian during this time?"
The last letter was delivered to Yarrow by Harvey's shopkeeper, so he naturally knew Ian.
"No, he hasn't been here for a long time."
"Is this so..." Yaro breathed out.
No message was left, and Yaro had no way of contacting Ian.
In this situation, we either have to wait here, or we have to find another way.
"Do you have a map of the Dark Plains here?" Yaro asked instead.
"Detailed maps are the treasures of the hunting team. Of course I don't have them..."
Harvey's shopkeeper managed his expression so well that Yaro couldn't tell whether he really didn't have it or was just perfunctory.
Noticing Yaro's appraising gaze, Harvey's shopkeeper suddenly changed his tone and suggested:
"If you want to go to the market in the Dark Plains, just take a few main roads. You can go to the caravans and pay some money to go with them.
If you want to hunt World of Warcraft, then find a hunting team to join. They have connections, veterans, and routes. They are much better than you fighting alone. "
First of all, exclude the caravans, they have to collect money, and they are taking the main road, so it is unlikely to find the magic plant.
"Where can I find a hunting party?"
"Taverns, they usually recruit new people there. Everyone knows your strength. If you go there, there will definitely be many hunting teams rushing to take you." Harvey the shopkeeper complimented.
"I hope so."
Yaro didn't want to give up Ian's route, but still wanted to see if Ian could come today.
"Junior Harvey, I will go to the tavern to check the situation first. If Ian comes, just tell him and I will wait for him in the tavern."
(End of chapter)
