My Magic Age

The dinner provided by the restaurant in Holien Hotel was pretty good. I ordered a sausage and a grilled lizard tail. As for the dessert, it was a local seasonal fruit platter. People in the north of the empire are probably not used to the taste of this kind of sweet and spicy sausage, but the large plate of grilled lizard tail was really amazing. Not only was the meat tender and juicy, but the tailbone was actually all crispy bones. It was crunchy when bitten in the mouth, and it was appetizing to dip it in the secret sauce provided by the restaurant.

Anne also recommended us the famous thin crispy pancakes in Qiyan City, which tasted different when eaten with grilled lizard tail.

However, as a vegetarian, the minotaur Luka could only hold a bowl of thin crispy pancakes and a large fruit platter to eat. Now it was winter in the imperial capital. Except for some fruits such as apples and pears stored in winter, other kinds of fruits were hard to eat. There were many kinds of fruits in Qiyan City. Luka burped, just like the constant emission of methane in the swamp mud, the sound was dull and had the sound of bursting bubbles.

After we had dinner in the restaurant, the waiter came over with a tray and handed me a parchment note. I thought it was the bill for the meal, but the waiter bent down and whispered to me, "Dear magician, a gentleman left a note for you at the door of the restaurant."

I took the parchment and took a casual look at it. I found that it was really a note. There was a line of imperial characters on the cream-yellow note, which read:

'Dear guest, do you need a guide? If you want to explore the dangerous jungle outside Qiyan City, please be sure to find a qualified guide. If you are willing to hire me, I guarantee that you will get unexpected gains. - Shalukshi ’

Ying Li and others were curious and wanted to take a look at the content above, but they were very reserved and wanted to maintain their ladylike image in public, so they could only exchange glances with me frequently. I handed the parchment note to Ying Li and explained to everyone: "A gentleman wants to recommend himself as our guide."

"In Qiyan City, being a guide is a very common profession. Many people here make a living from it." Annie said as she sat next to Su. She had just finished eating the crispy pancakes on the plate and was holding a guava in her hand.

The girls all looked at me. We went to the slave market in Haiyinsi City to meet Jonah Adams, the largest lizard slave owner there, and asked him to recommend us several experienced guides who are well-known in Qiyan City. Because he was worried that the schedules of those well-known guides were very full, Jonah Adams recommended a total of five guides to us. Therefore, for the time being, I want to meet these well-known guides in Qiyan City on the list. As far as I can remember, there is no Sharuksh in the five names on the list.

So I had to think of a reason to refuse. I said, "I'll go talk to him."

After I paid the waiter eleven silver coins for the meal and gave him a silver coin tip, the waiter said calmly, "This man often comes here, Mr. Magician. No matter what deal you make with him, you'd better be more careful."

This is probably the charm of the silver coin tip. I didn't say anything to him, because even the slightest hint would be noticed by the man named Shahrukh at the door, which would be an unnecessary trouble for the waiter.

The waiter and I walked through the restaurant passage one after the other. He walked to the kitchen, while I went straight to the door of the restaurant.

"I don't know you." I said to the young man waiting at the door, and my tone seemed a little stiff.

The young man took off his hat and saluted me, and said in a strong Qiyan accent: "But I know you need a guide like me."

His eyes were very flexible, and his smile was a little bit rogue. He first looked for my magic badge, and then secretly looked at my magic belt. My magic perception felt the taste of a predator on him, but he was just an ordinary person. I couldn't guess where he got this confidence from.

"Sorry, I think I'm going to disappoint you. I don't need a guide." I said to the young man.

He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, waved to me, and said, "If you change your mind, please come to this address to find me. I look forward to working with you." Then he left the restaurant.

...

After dinner, Sue and Helena clamored to go out for a walk. Senior Erica was not interested and stayed alone in the hotel.

We walked out of the Holien Hotel and crossed a wide street in front. Opposite the Holien Hotel was the Municipal Center Square. The square was surrounded by tall coconut trees, and the green belts on the roadside were trimmed very neatly.

A group of young people in the square saw us and came over to ask: "Excuse me, do you need a guide? If you want to explore the jungle, you can hire us. We are very familiar with the jungle around Qiyan City..."

Facing this group of young guides, the minotaur Luka stood up and said to them: "We don't need a guide for the time being."

His voice was like thunder, standing in front of these young people like a small mountain, scaring them back and not daring to approach.

Leaving the Civic Center Square, we walked forward along the street in front of the Civic Center, and met several guides who came up to introduce themselves.

……

Night fell on Qiyan City. We found a magic carriage on the street and told the coachman to go to our Lucky Clover Tavern. Anne came forward to negotiate the price with the coachman, and then the magic carriage took us all the way.

Lucky Clover Tavern is the Thieves Association of Qiyan City. The Thieves Association is the largest intelligence platform in the Green Empire. It specializes in providing various information to customers and also accepts various investigation tasks. The name of the Thieves Guild doesn't sound good. In fact, they are more like an organization established by a group of private detectives.

Lucky Clover Tavern is where they trade intelligence and entrust tasks. Justus is very familiar with these. He ran a tavern of this nature on Dunai Island, specializing in selling various information and accepting some commissioned tasks.

The night in Qiyan City is also a bit hot and humid, with no wind. It feels like the air can squeeze out water, and it is wet everywhere. This environment is very friendly to water magicians.

Justus and I sat on the side seats on both sides of the carriage door. Yingli, Helena, and Becky sat opposite Anne and Su. The minotaur Luka sat on the gift stand behind the magic caravan. Fortunately, this magic caravan can accommodate so many people. The two Gubo horses did not seem to be very strenuous to carry all of us.

The streets in Qiyan City are very flat. The main road is paved with bluestone slabs. The drainage facilities are very complete. Drains covered with stone slabs can be seen on both sides of the road.

The magic caravan is on the main street of Qiyan City. There are a variety of shops on both sides of the street. When night falls, these shops are lit up with colorful lights. Many of the goods sold here have the breath of the jungle.

As Anne introduced, Qiyan City is a city with a large proportion of foreign population. It gathers explorers from all over the world. They walk on the street wearing leather armor and carrying weapons. They can be recognized at a glance, just like our group of young adventurers from the imperial capital.

Along the way, I saw some young people boldly approach these adventure groups and try to communicate with them.

Ying Li withdrew his gaze from the window and couldn't help saying to us: "There are really many guides in this city."

Annie said to us: "It was not like this when I left Qiyan City with the legion. Now Qiyan City has become a little strange to me."

When we walked into Qiyan City, Annie seemed to have entered her role. In her opinion, I asked her and Su to join our adventure group. In addition to friendship, the more important point was that I saw Su's outstanding ability. Nowadays, priests with healing abilities are almost impossible to find in the imperial capital. Another reason was that she saw her life experience in Qiyan City in the past few years, so she needed us to understand this city faster.

I know that Annie thought so in her heart. In fact, I have always wanted to find a suitable opportunity to tell them the truth of the matter, but unfortunately I haven't found a suitable opportunity. I have hesitated until now and have not lifted this veil.

"Have you lived in this city in the past few years? Take me to the place where you lived tomorrow." Su said to Annie.

She took Annie's arm and looked out the window from time to time.

Anne and Su have been apart for several years. This time, when her service period is over, she has not yet decided whether to continue to stay in the South Wind Corps. She probably wants to take the opportunity to spend more time with Su.

Anne's smile made me feel dazed. I seemed to see the shadow of Sister Guoguo in her beautiful face, and then my heart seemed to jump out of my chest at that moment.

She smiled and said to Su: "Okay, I basically live in the barracks. Now, except for the garrison, all the constructed knights have followed the commander of the Ex Corps to the imperial capital. There are almost no people I know here."

Qiyan City is not big. Although it is the capital of Qiyan Province, the rainforest here restricts the development of Qiyan City.

...

The magic caravan soon drove to the door of the Lucky Clover Tavern. Unexpectedly, it was very lively here. We got off the magic caravan and looked up to see a magic lamp plaque several dozen meters long in front of us. The magic colored lights on it formed a jungle pattern, and a group of very conspicuous words "Lucky Clover" were hidden in it.

The tavern was blocked by a dense palm tree. It looked more like a pergola built in the woods. Bright lights shone from it. Many drinkers gathered inside. We walked into the somewhat chaotic tavern, which was filled with all kinds of people. Some were foreign adventurers, some were real drinkers, some were tavern staff and hostesses, and some locals were staring at various fruits and special foods and shuttling back and forth in the tavern. I didn't expect that the largest intelligence place in Qiyan City looked like a busy vegetable market.

"Look at the way the boss runs the tavern, and then look at the days you spent on Dunai Island..." I couldn't help but complain to Justus.

Justus smiled and said to me: "If it weren't for the damn plane war, if it weren't for the stupid Boris Mensa, my tavern would actually have a good business."

The minotaur Luka walked in the front. Almost everyone who came from the opposite side would give way to this burly minotaur. We walked through the messy tavern hall without much effort and walked straight to the bar in the tavern. The bar was crowded with people. Luka and Justus used their eyes to persuade some drinkers to leave. We sat down in front of the bar. The bartender in the bar rolled his eyes and stared at the minotaur Luka and said, "What do you want to drink, Yankee? I advise you not to cause trouble here."

I walked out from behind the minotaur, sat in front of the bartender, put a gold coin on the bar, pushed it in front of him and said:

"Give each of us a glass of coconut milk wine, and I want to see your boss."

The bartender looked at me with some vigilance and asked:

"Magician? What do you want to see our boss?"

As he said, he quickly put the gold coin into his pocket, put a row of wine glasses on the bar, and poured milky white wine from a green coconut shell.

I propped my chin with one hand and looked at him calmly: "I want to buy some information from him."

"Wait a minute..." The bartender raised his arm high and shouted to a young man who was drinking with others at a table: "Willow, come here, there are a group of northerners looking for our boss, want to buy some information."

The atmosphere in the tavern was noisy, and it seemed that no one cared about us, but I could clearly feel that someone was watching us.

The young man jumped over swiftly, his body as flexible as a monkey. He came in front of me, looked at me carefully, and said to me: "Come with me."

The Minotaur Luka and Justus followed me, but were stopped by the young man. He looked at Minotaur Luka warily and said, "You stay here, only two people can come up with me."

Hearing him say this, I waved to everyone. Minotaur Luka and Justus sat back in their chairs, and Catalina followed me. The young man looked at Catalina in surprise, and said nothing more. He took us directly to the room behind the tavern. We passed through the kitchen behind the tavern and walked into a room without a secret room. This room was arranged like a magic grocery store. The shelves were full of bundles of scrolls. A bald middle-aged uncle with a bulging belly was sorting out materials on the counter.

When he saw someone coming in, he pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose, raised his head and looked at us, with a stiff smile on his face.

"Welcome to the beautiful Qiyan City. How can I help you, Mr. Magician?"

"I want to buy some information from the Thieves Guild in Qiyan City." I said, sitting opposite him.

The bald middle-aged uncle signaled the young man guarding the door to close the door, and said to me with a dry laugh: "I am the manager of the Thieves Guild in Qiyan City. Tell me what you want to know?"