My Magic Age

The full name of this small market is the College Market. The entire street on the left side of the college is occupied by this market. The red and green restaurants on both sides of the street indicate the prosperity of this market. Many people who were not hungry at first could not help but stop and take a closer look when they smelled the tempting aroma. If they were greedy, they might go into the small restaurant to eat a bowl of fragrant stew. The stew restaurant here is the most famous in Ayr City.

I remember Fanny brought me here to eat a beautiful stew once before. It seemed that it was when I bought leather leggings for Tracy. At that time, I always liked to stay at home and didn’t like to go out. I remember that I even drank the soup into my stomach. It was very delicious. I can still remember Fanny sitting at the small table leaning against the window, watching me eat with a smile.

Later, I came to this small market specifically. Although it is a bit far from my home, it is worth it for the delicious stew. But now, I am already a magic apprentice in the Magic Court of the War College. I attend classes every day in the academy separated from it by a wall. I haven't come here for such a long time.

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Now, holding Ying Li's hand and strolling around the small market, I didn't expect that this small shop would come into my sight again, but my mood was completely different. In fact, an important reason why I have a special liking for this small shop is that the stew in this small shop is authentic magic antelope meat produced in the Pai Plateau. Although it is frozen, the taste and flavor can still make me feel very satisfied and remind me of many things in the past.

I have always wanted to bring someone to this shop, share a bowl of delicious stew with me, and ask me to tell about my previous life. But as the pace of life continued to accelerate, this idea was always forgotten in my mind. Until today, when I stood at the door of the shop, my memories that were deposited in my heart were awakened by this familiar fragrance, just like a stone thrown into the lake of my heart, rippling on the calm lake surface.

"Do you want to go in and try the stew here? I remember Fanny brought me here when I was a child. I thought it was delicious. I don't know if the taste has changed now!" I asked Ying Li when I saw that there were still a few empty tables in the shop.

Ying Li was soft and glutinous and rarely refused me. Although it was not time for dinner yet, he readily agreed when I asked. The residents of Ayr City are used to having dinner only when it is completely dark. At this time, there are so many people in this shop, which can also show that the business of the shop is very prosperous.

We found a seat by the window and sat down. Originally, I thought it would be a date with Ying Li, but now it was like a small party. Becky, Helena, and Lagertis, three beautiful girls, sat opposite us, and those who were eating in the shop looked over. There is no way. Helena's beautiful face like a fairy is very eye-catching wherever she goes. Although she has not put on makeup, it is helpless that most of the diners in this small shop are students from our college. Now, they can meet the campus goddess here by chance. The excitement is beyond words.

Those exaggerated laughters, and some people suddenly speak with a heavier tone. Some people talk loudly together, talking about this year's water polo game, midterm exams, and outdoor adventures after the end of the semester. I know that these are all to attract Helena's attention, but Helena, who is sitting opposite me, is always used to lowering her head. She has a slender white neck and looks carefully at a bowl of smoothies on the table. It seems that she can't hear anything.

Ying Li is very curious and looks around the exotic decorations in the small shop. Her eyes fall on an oil painting hanging on the wall. It is the rushing Urutu River. Several orcs are paddling a kayak in the turbulent river. The painting is very vivid.

I said to Ying Li: "That is the Urutu River. Its source is the glacier on the top of the Great Snow Mountain, the sacred mountain of the beastmen. It is a river formed by the continuous melting of the snow there. It runs through the wasteland on the northern foot of the Pai Plateau, cutting off the Yelian Mountains in the middle, flowing through the western wilderness of the Blood Wolf Clan, and finally reaches the Baipu Cliff and merges into the Benma River at the foot of the plateau. The water here is freezing cold all year round. Even the strong orcs dare not swim in the river..."

"Ah! Is there really such a magnificent river? The grassland scenery on the shore is really beautiful. I have always wanted to ride a horse on the real grassland, hey!" Ying Li's eyes suddenly burst into countless stars. She looked at the beautiful scenery in the oil painting with envy, and then said to me with a sense of loss: "Painters can always depict the scenery beautifully. Maybe if you really stand there, it may not be as beautiful as in the painting. Maybe the mood is different, and the scenery in your eyes will be different."

I think one day I will return to the Pai Plateau, because my brother Kuz is there, and I must go to see him. So I said, "When we graduate, I'll take you to the Pai Plateau for a walk?"

"Ah! Okay...ah. But I heard that the orcs on the Pai Plateau are very ferocious. Aren't you afraid?" Ying Li asked me worriedly.

At her one-sided words, I smiled and shook my head and said, "Many orcs are still very friendly to humans, not as fierce as you think. When I was very young..."

Ying Li and her girlfriends tasted the stew while listening patiently to me telling stories about childhood. I feel that now we have developed such an ambiguous relationship with Ying Li, one step closer than good friends, and we are very fond of each other. I have a good impression, but I know nothing about her life experience, and she has never asked me about my past. I want her to fully understand the complete me.

She listened very intently, and her bright black eyes were like twinkling stars in the night sky. Sometimes she could always reveal her elegant temperament unintentionally, which made me feel that her appearance was not as ordinary as what I had seen. Becky said that when she was a child, she traveled to many places with her family and stayed in Haiyins for two years. Unfortunately, she was too young at that time and could not remember many things, unlike me who kept everything firmly in mind. .

Ying Li, however, kept silent about his childhood, and just listened to our conversation with a smile.

Through the glass window, I looked out at the street. There were many students among the pedestrians coming and going. I found that their clothes were not just the uniforms of the War College. There were also students wearing the uniforms of Stans College. The streets were crowded with students on both sides. The street stalls are full of vendors, selling a wide variety of products. Most of the products are related to the academy, such as various protective equipment that are often used in the warrior academy, or some exquisite weapons, and some Ordinary magical herbs and some blank magical papers.

When we walked out of the restaurant, Becky quietly pulled my sleeve and put her face close to my ear. She had a very unique body fragrance that made my nose feel a little itchy. She didn't care at all about winning the meeting. What do you think? Put your face very close and ask me: "Jia, what did we eat just now?"

"Demon antelope meat!" I replied,

Becky was a little surprised and asked me: "Isn't the magic antelope on the Pai Plateau very expensive?"

Magic antelope skin is a best-seller in the Imperial Capital. Many magic paper processing workshops use magic antelope skin. The selling price of these magic antelope skins on the Pai Plateau is about 60 to 70 silver coins per piece, but when shipped, Sloit's price will double if he saves money. Many people think that the magic antelope skin is a very expensive item, so the corresponding magic antelope meat should also be very expensive. In fact, the magic antelope meat in this store is not expensive at all.

The reason is simple. During the hunting season on the Pai Plateau, skinned devil antelopes can be seen everywhere in the depths of the wilderness. If you follow a hunting team, it means there is endless devil antelope meat. In recent years, As the orc tribe continued to develop and change over the years, the meat of the devil antelope was not scattered everywhere after skinning the sheep as before, but was sold directly to the caravans accompanying them.

In recent years, the rise of canned lunches has greatly solved the embarrassing situation of the orc tribe being unable to enter or exit. Along with this, there have also been some new industries. Parallel imported frozen meat is one of them. If these magic antelope muttons are transported overland, The cost of carrying those Thunder Rhinoceros down from the plateau would have doubled. Smart businessmen came up with a way, which is to use the power of ice magic to freeze the fresh magic antelope meat into frozen meat pieces, then cut down a large amount of wood on Yelian Mountain, hollow out the huge logs, and fill the middle with them. Freeze the meat, and then push these logs filled with frozen meat into the Ulutu River and let it flow down the river, directly from the Hundred Falls Cliff.

El City is not too far from the Benma River, so a large amount of magic antelope meat poured into the Green Empire, seriously impacting the meat market of the Green Empire. The magic antelope meat here is definitely not as expensive as imagined.

As the bustling crowds of people stroll through the small market, many stall owners are students from the college. The things they sell are often very simple, such as a long-used Roman sword or a half-new boxing glove. I also saw a senior in magic robes squatting in front of his booth. There were only two shabby magic notebooks and a bottle of magic ink in his booth. He had a pair of glasses with very thick lenses on his nose and sat cross-legged. Reading a magic book quietly in front of the stall.

Ying Li squatted down curiously, picked up a magic notebook, flipped through it, and asked, "How much will this notebook cost?"

The stall owner retracted his gaze, glanced at Ying Li, and said eloquently: "Thirty silver coins, this notebook records all the symbolic knowledge that needs to be learned in the magic runes class. With it, at least You no longer need to take notes in the magic runes class! Although it is a bit worn, just change the cover and it will look like brand new. You can see that the entire notebook is bound with parchment and is very thick. Schoolgirl, have you thought about it? It’s definitely worth buying it!”

Ying Li picked up the bottle of magic ink and looked at it.

"Opalescent ink, the ink necessary for making the 'Ice Arrow' magic scroll, I have sold quite a few, and there is only one bottle left. If you want it, I will sell it to you directly for one gold, every magic apprentice The journey of becoming an inscription master is inseparable from this kind of ink." The senior stall owner started selling again.

I wanted to buy a bottle of milky white ink for making frost scrolls, but when I heard the price of the ink, I decided not to mention it. I knew magic ink was expensive, but I didn't expect it to be so expensive. No wonder Yerkes kept silent about those magic inks.

The further you go, the more crowded it becomes. The originally narrow street was filled with stalls. This was not a big deal at first, but the stalls in front were crowded with people. Through the gaps in the crowd, I saw Sophie wearing a magic apprentice's robe from a distance. Sitting in front of the stall, she had several magic items placed in front of her. There were many people around her stall.

Even though her face was covered with a gray veil, it was still difficult to hide her beautiful face. Perhaps a passing student recognized her, and for a while her stall was crowded with people. Sophie's forehead had already It was covered with a layer of fine beads of sweat. It seemed that it would be difficult for her to close up and leave at this time.

The crowd became crowded, and I was worried that Yingli and I would be squeezed apart, so I grabbed her hand. Her face turned slightly red, and she did not dare to look at me. Instead, she whispered softly to Helena beside her, but her little hand was Obediently, I held on tightly. I pulled Ying Li and squeezed towards the stall where Sophie was. Becky pulled Helena and followed closely behind us.

"It's Sophie!"

I whispered to Ying Li, Sophie is the assistant of instructor Heidi. She is usually responsible for the daily affairs of the water magic class, so she is not very familiar with Ying Li. When Ying Li heard what I said, he followed my instructions. Looking over, he said with some surprise: "Ah, it's true!"

Ying Li and I squeezed through with difficulty and stood in front of her stall, ready to say hello to Sophie. Who knew that Sophie grabbed me as soon as she saw me, as if she had met a savior? Pulled directly into the stall, Ying Li also screamed and jumped into Sophie's stall after me.

The annoyed look on Sophie's face disappeared, she looked at me with a smile, and said to me in a voice that no one else could hear: "I was praying that someone could save me, but you showed up unexpectedly, hello! Jia, you can’t just wait and see. I have to organize the magic scrolls for tomorrow’s magic class for Teacher Heidi, but I don’t have time to waste it here. Please help me, help me clear up the stall!”

I thought to myself: How do I know what is on your stall? The stalls here are crowded with people.

But at this time, someone in the crowd was already exclaiming: "Wow, this kid is the one who attended the dance with Teacher Sophie last time!"

Someone else was whispering: "Helena, it's Helena, my God, Helena is actually dating her."

"Fool, you still dare to say that you are Helena's die-hard suitor. Don't you know that he has always been very close to Helena's best friend Ying Li? They are both freshmen of this Magic Court, so it is normal for them to get together... …”

"This roundabout tactic is well done..."

For a moment, my old face turned red. Sophie took advantage of this chaotic opportunity to bend down and hastily pack up some magic books and magic scrolls on the stall. She held them in her arms and pushed towards the crowd. .

"Sophie, what should I do with the stall? What should I do with these items?" I asked hurriedly when I saw Sophie was about to leave.

She turned her head slightly to look at me, gave me a charming smile, and just said: "You help me sell it, then... see you tomorrow!"