quack……
Suddenly, a crisp crow call interrupted the two of them looking at each other. Lin regretfully looked away and looked in the direction of the sound - a palm-sized gray crow was standing on the counter. Above, he was staring at himself intently.
[Drunk Man] The owner of the tavern is an authentic Gewit businessman with a shrewd and philistine air. After hearing the crow, he couldn't help but stop wiping the wine glass and grinned, revealing his yellow teeth. Greeted warmly.
"What a rare new face. Welcome to the [Drunkard] Tavern... Is there anything you need, my guest?"
"A glass of Guro wine requires four vintages. If I heard correctly, it should be seventeen Secas copper coins." Linn walked straight to the stage and arranged the copper coins in his hand in equal parts of five, five, and seven. on the table.
The owner of the tavern looked at Linn carefully, his eyes lingering on the long sword hanging at his waist, the expression on his face did not change. "That was last year's standard. Now...it costs twenty-one coppers!"
Lin En was stunned for a moment, but before he could answer, the pretty female bartender on the side pursed her lips and said teasingly. "Old York, are you trying to fool the newcomers? Why didn't I know that the price of Cologne here has suddenly increased?"
As he spoke, the female drinker looked at Lin En with interest. Although a cup of seventeen coppers of Cologne was not a luxury item, few people in the [Drunkard] Tavern would be so generous.
In particular, that man was young and handsome, with strong muscles. He should not be the type to look at but not use...
Old York didn't care about the woman's troubles, and grinned. "Two cargo ships have capsized at the harbor this year. The raw materials for Guro wine are scarce, so they are always more expensive..."
Linn frowned and spoke again. "But I only have seventeen Sekas copper coins!"
When the young female drinker heard this, her interest in Linn suddenly dropped by half. She seemed to be just another poor guy who squandered his savings just for a sip of good wine.
"Then I suggest you change your taste..." Old York shrugged, "Of course, if you are interested in making some extra money, I can help you. Lame Laud is currently in need of someone who can help him with his private work. , he has always been generous and generous!"
Cripple Laud? Linn raised his eyebrows. During the time he stayed in Ur Town to explore intelligence, he had heard this name more than once.
The rumors about the other party are not very good...
"Very good, I'm looking for a suitable job." Lin En thought about it, but nodded and agreed.
Old York swept the copper coins on the table into his pocket and asked the waiter in the tavern to temporarily take over his work. Then he looked at Linn and spoke again.
"Come with me. The Cologne you want is in the cellar. Get it first and then I will take you to see him..."
Seeing Linn leaving with Old York without any precautions, the drinkers watching the excitement couldn't help but smile with gloating smiles.
Everyone living in Ur Town knows that although the lame Laud is generous, he is also famous for his black heart. It is rumored that many people who ran ships under him have disappeared inexplicably, and sometimes not even a body can be found. arrive……
You have the life to take the money, but you don’t have the life to spend it...
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While the drinkers were gloating about their misfortune, Old York led Linn through the back kitchen and into the storage room filled with wheat flour and wooden barrels, and then stopped in front of a huge, dirty wine barrel.
Click...
Old York pressed hard on the lid of the wine barrel on the side. With the sound of wine surging, the wine barrel slowly rotated half a circle, and the bottom wooden board suddenly popped out, revealing a half-person tall man. Secret passage.
"Follow this path, the person you want to see is inside!" Old York lowered his voice, stuffed the lit candlestick into Linn's arms, and warned impatiently. "Be careful and don't get me into trouble!"
Linn thanked him, picked up the oil lamp and stepped straight into the secret passage. The huge wooden barrel covered with wine stains behind him rotated back to its original position, followed by the sound of wine being refilled.
The faint light coming from the outside world disappeared, and the dark passage was pitch black, extending to unknown places. Only the weak candlestick in the hand could barely illuminate the road ahead, and the smell of low-quality wine could still be smelled in the air.
Lin En walked along the dim passage, already alert, and kept recalling the information about several fellow apprentices in his mind.
Because his mentor Kelu has been running around all these years, he does not have a fixed residence, let alone keeping every apprentice by his side.
After all, too many new faces popping up suddenly in a city are really eye-catching and not conducive to hiding one's identity.
Therefore, the original person's understanding of these people is very limited. Most of them have only met a few times and know their names and looks.
The only one he was familiar with was Jonny, who had sent him a letter before.
Of course, this familiarity is one-sided.
To be precise, the original Carl had subtle feelings for Jonny that were unique to teenagers.
To put it in understandable terms, it is unrequited love caused by lust.
As Kelu's most favored disciple, Jonny was very talented in magic and was only one step away from becoming an official wizard. He was also the apparent leader of their group of apprentices after Kelu's death.
It's a pity that this one-sided and delicate relationship obviously cannot provide him with any help.
While Lin En was distracted, the narrow secret passage ahead gradually became wider. Through the weak candlelight, Lin En was shocked to realize that this secret passage actually led to a dense forest outside the town of Ur.
It was already late at night, but the sky was not as dark as expected. The silver moonlight fell through the gaps in the jungle branches and leaves. The solid loess ground seemed to be covered with a layer of transparent tulle. Lin En felt faintly inside his body. The magic power has become more and more active.
Is this Sunday?
Through the dense trees, Linn could vaguely see the bright stars and the huge moon in the sky. According to the memory of his predecessor, Karl, this peculiar astronomical scene only happened once a year and lasted about three to five days. .
However, there is no record in the memory that moonlight can affect magic power.
That's right, my predecessor became a wizard for only half a year...
Just as Lin En was thinking about it, a rapid sound of breaking through the air suddenly sounded, and a dozen condensed [magic missiles] shot out from the surrounding closed woods, blocking his escape routes in front, back, left and right.
trap?
This idea immediately came to Lin En's mind, and he reacted the next moment. He flipped his free left hand, and a ball of gray powder was thrown out and fell into his palm. It was exactly what was left before. Casting material - [Embers of Red Fire]!
Lin En threw it hard, and the dots of powder instantly ignited under the influence of magic power, forming a scorching wall of fire in front of him.
However, the new type of magic used in a hurry - [Secondary Fire Wall Technique] was naturally no match for the cooperation of several wizard apprentices, and the [Magic Missile] penetrated the sea of fire almost instantly.
Fortunately, Lin En's goal had been achieved. The heat wave and high temperature caused by the fire wall caused these magic creations to lose their accuracy and hit the tree trunks and the loess soil behind them randomly.
Seeing four figures covered in black robes forming a semi-circle surrounding him, Lin En silently pulled out the long sword at his waist, and at the same time untied the storage bag containing the white phosphorus, getting ready for the battle. .
Due to time constraints, the amount of white phosphorus he produced was limited, but now was obviously not the time to hold back...
But before Lin En could take action, a cold voice came out first.
"Karl, why did you betray us?"
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