My Magic Age

I quickly rushed back to the entrance of the slave market. I was running very fast all the way, passing through the hypocritical faces hidden behind the masks of indifference. My heart felt a little regretful at this moment, and I was actually numb. Seeing the werewolf of the beast tribe, he could actually remain indifferent. In a short time, the last bit of my attachment to my childhood was wiped away until only a thin layer of veil-like traces remained. Thinking of this, I felt an inexplicable shudder rise in my heart for some reason. I don’t know when, even After this veil disappears, what else will be left in my mind at that time!

Bobby behind me was far behind me. He was panting and chasing after me. He looked at me with confusion as I ran to the door of the slave market like crazy. He stood in the endless flow of people and looked at me in silence. At the base of the wall in the distance, there was a group of slaves waiting to be sold. The children who had raced the sun had disappeared. I stood helplessly in the crowd, not knowing where to find them.

Bobby panted and caught up with me, put his arm around my shoulders and said to me: "Forget it, Jia, if you miss someone in the slave market, the chance of seeing her is very small. The population flow here is huge. Who do you want to know?"

"People from my tribe!" I said with some frustration.

"People from your tribe?" Bobby seemed a little confused. He turned to look at me carefully, and then said: "You never told me that you have a clan tribe. You are from the wilderness. People who are exiled here?”

I shook my head and looked far away in the direction of the Pai Plateau. In the mountains at the eastern foot of Pai, a few hundred miles west of the city, there is a river named Ulutu hidden. The water there is below zero all year round. Any animal that jumps into the river will be frozen into lumps of ice within a few minutes. There is the liveliest town in the orc tribe there. Its name is Gurudin. It should be regarded as my childhood hometown.

"No, my hometown is on the Pai Plateau. There is a beautiful and rich town called Gurudin. My brother lives there. I'm afraid he has his own new territory now. His territory is drowning. , there are undead dangers everywhere over there. Warcraft is also the best hunting ground for adventure groups. If there is a chance, I can take you there for a walk." I shook my head vigorously to get rid of the disappointment in my mind and looked at Bobby. With concerned eyes, she spoke to him sincerely.

Although Bobby, the fat man, has no magic talent, although he is lazy, and although he is only a second-level magic apprentice and one of the people with the worst magic grades in our class, he has extremely sincere eyes and treats his friends. The enthusiasm filled my heart with warmth.

"It turns out that your hometown is in the orc tribe! No wonder your body is always burning with endless fighting spirit. Did you actually live there when you were a child?" Bobby said to me in surprise, as if he had discovered a new world. With.

The two of us were walking back arm-in-arm in the slave market. He said enthusiastically: "If you grew up in the orc tribe, you must be interested in the food of the orcs! I know There is a restaurant near the slave market that specializes in making exquisite dishes from the orc tribe. I remember their most delicious vegetable dumplings, which are one of the few vegetarian dishes I like to eat. It’s great!”

Vegetable dumplings! The softest side of my heart suddenly seemed to be touched. How could I not know? During the most difficult days when we were leading the Laitu tribe in the wilderness, we survived by eating vegetable dumplings. But even though there were thousands of thoughts in my heart, I definitely didn't want to eat them. I really want to know who is so weird as to dare to open an orc-style restaurant in this small town of El and sell food from the famine in the wasteland.

"That restaurant is very popular, let me think about it! The most delicious thing there is a strange food called 'vermicelli'. A plate of guinea pig stewed vermicelli costs two silver coins. It's really It’s so damn dark.” Bobby had obviously suffered a loss and was very dissatisfied with the high price of the sideboard. He then said to me: "Jijia, after buying the slaves later, I will take you there to have a good meal of hometown food. However, the slave auction in that venue only takes place in the morning, and the slaves there are definitely more than the entire market." The best quality.”

He put his arms around my thin shoulders, put his big head next to my ear, and asked me in a low voice: "Tell me what type of slave you want to buy, and I can help you with advice later."

Bobby asked me this, and I didn't know how to answer him. I didn't want to deceive him, but it was impossible to tell him the secret about Su. If I did, it would be harming him.

Bobby thought that I couldn't speak out. He was very considerate and thought that I should be ashamed to speak out, so he asked me directly: "Do you want to buy a slave with fighting ability who can serve as a guard?" And I hope it’s a female slave? As magic apprentices, how can we not have a close guard by our side? But it’s not easy to find female slaves!”

It was the time when a boy my age felt infinitely mysterious about the opposite sex. I was ignorant and naive and longed for curves. Bobby thought I was thin-skinned and as obsessed with women as he was. Out of curiosity, I naturally thought that I wanted to buy a female slave, but for a magic apprentice, it is best for the slave beside him to be a close combat slave. This can greatly protect the magic apprentice who is better at long-range attacks.

I was selecting slaves for Sue. The slave who could accompany her all day long would be a female slave. If she had a certain fighting ability and could respond to emergencies in time, that would be the best. So what Bobby said at this time was exactly what I thought in my heart. I nodded without hesitation and signaled to him: He said exactly what I wanted.

When we re-entered the slave auction, the previous round of young human slaves had been completely auctioned off. It seemed that the nobles in the venue had strong purchasing power! We slipped in again from the back door. A beautiful elf slave happened to be standing on the circular stand in the center of the stage. Under the candlelight around her, the whole elf slave was wrapped in a thin veil. Her body was dreamy in the haze, as clear as spring water, with a touching sorrow in her big eyes. Her long dark green hair was draped behind her head. Her ears were as white as jade and pointed. Under the bright lights, they were transparent, and the blood vessels inside were clearly visible.

The nobles who were sitting peacefully in their chairs began to discuss in groups, and the excitement had spread to the whole audience.

"Wow! Elf slaves, this kind of top-quality stuff is rare in the slave market auction house! Are you interested? Elves are born excellent shooters, and many even have magical talents. If you can have such a slave girl by your side all day, all the men in El City will be jealous and crazy!" Bobby smiled and whispered to me when he saw the slave girl standing on the stage.

I was also looking at the elf slave girl on the stage without blinking. This was probably the first time I saw a pure-blooded elf. They were obviously a little thinner than us humans. Their white skin, deep blue eyes, and slender and pointed ears made them obviously different from us. Elves are elves. There is no need to distinguish them carefully. Those natural physical characteristics are very obvious.

To be honest, I am not greedy for the beauty of elves. Compared with the pure and unworldly beauty of elves, I prefer beautiful girls like Qi Ge, Helena, and Sophie. But among these girls, only Ying Li really touched my soul. Her faint eyes, shy smile and intoxicating dimples at the back door of the magic academy made me breathless.

If Nichols, the half-elf, is seven points similar to us, then the elves are completely different from us.

Just as I carefully looked at the rare elf slave girl, Bobby rubbed his hands awkwardly beside me, and hesitated to calculate. After only three seconds, he gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh hard with his hand, saying with some regret: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! If you miss this time, I don’t know when I can meet such a pure and good stuff. It’s better to let those old rabbits get away with it..."

"Ahem!" Someone sitting next to me was so angry at Bobby's words that he coughed violently.

Bobby shrank his neck in fear, and then immediately changed his voice and said: "...Masters and nobles, why don't you create some opportunities for us young people? Jijia, don't worry. Even if I have to sacrifice ten years of pocket money, I will help you get her back. If you really want to reject me, it means you don't want to be friends with me sincerely. Real friends never care about these things, especially us magic apprentices, who don't need to take money into consideration!"

"..." He blocked my words in his throat, what else could I say.

A middle-aged man sitting on the right side of the front row next to us, wearing a well-made noble dress, finally couldn't help it anymore, turned around and said to Bobby with a wry smile: "Hey, little Bobby, why don't you listen to your friends' opinions? Maybe they don't like elf girls, but they like orc girls. The way to get along with friends is to accept what they think in their hearts and don't jump to conclusions!"

Just now, he heard Bobby's words and coughed violently. He was wearing an exquisite tuxedo with hand-embroidered clothes, and even his hair was meticulously groomed. The look he gave Bobby made people feel extremely familiar.

Bobby also smiled, his big fat face was like a blooming sunflower, and he smiled charmingly to the middle-aged nobleman and said obediently: "Uncle, why are you here!"

The middle-aged nobleman looked at Bobby lovingly, sighed and said: "If I hadn't happened to be here, would you have given this elf slave girl that I collected with great effort to your friend? Do you know how much trouble it took me to get this elf girl, and how much I paid? What's more, how much trouble does this girl have? If you rashly give it to your good friend, it will only make him... A big trouble! I don't expect you to understand what I'm saying now, but in the future, when your friends encounter some troubles because of this elf slave girl, please don't complain that your uncle didn't remind you! "

"Jia can be said to be my best friend. He has always stood up for me in the magic academy. If it weren't for Jijia's help, I don't know how much suffering I would have suffered during the adventure in Xinliu Valley. It was because you didn't collect enough "hydrotherapy" magic scrolls that I was almost killed in the valley. It wasn't Jijia who helped me at that time..." Bobby faced the questioning of the middle-aged nobleman and defended himself without flinching.

In fact, we want to say that the elf slave girl on stage is not what I want. I want to buy a battle slave who can accompany Su. Even though the elf slave girl has fighting talent, a slave girl who is proficient in bow skills is far inferior to the melee type. Slave girl!

The tone of the middle-aged noble seemed to be powerless to stop Bobby's willfulness. He finally waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't want your ten or eight years of pocket money. When the time comes, you will be short of money. Why don't you come here to find me?" Me! However, I must remind you that you only need one such good friend, you know?"

Bobby nodded hurriedly at this time. I frowned and wanted to say to Bobby: You should listen to my opinion!

At this time, there were already people bidding continuously on the field. The initial starting price was not traded with gold coins. The direct starting price was: a magic crystal. When the old man in white on the stage announced the lowest price, a small group of people cursed in low voices:

"Holy crap, it's actually a magic crystal!"

"Is that elf made of gold? It's not sold with gold coins, my God!"

Those rich nobles were complacent about this. When the price was raised for the first time, there were actually more than a dozen nobles shouting at the same time. The old man in white quickly found the one who was shouting. The noble who made the earliest and highest bid announced: If no one raises the price, the elf slave girl will belong to that noble!

Of course, the competition was extremely fierce. In the end, the price of the elf slave girl had been raised to fifteen magic crystals, which was almost an astronomical amount. Only a few nobles persisted until the end. Every time they increased the price, it seemed very Difficult, every time you add a magic crystal, it is Pay seven or eight more gold coins. For the nobles in this small town, it is impossible to have a few magic crystals in balance in a year. Such a top-quality elf slave girl actually has to spend one or two years or even more income. , this is unacceptable to ordinary nobles.

After all, noble families also have huge expenses. The maintenance of the manor, the salary of the manor servants, daily luxury life, etc. are all piled up with gold coins.

At this time, a nobleman sitting in the front row of the theater suddenly raised his hands, lowered his head and shouted with determination: "Twenty magic crystals! If anyone pays one copper more than this price, I will give it to you!"

The auction house was suddenly as silent as a moonless and starless night.

The middle-aged nobleman next to Bobby finally sighed and said with some regret: "It seems that El City is still a bit too remote and barren after all, and the purchasing power can only reach this point. If in the imperial capital, such an elf A female slave needs at least 50 magic crystals, and if it’s Sloit City, it needs at least 40 magic crystals. Haha, it’s a joke that a mere 20 people here want to have a beauty!”

The middle-aged noble snorted coldly and whispered to Bobby behind him: "It's probably because there hasn't been an elf with such pure blood in El City for a long time. Bobby, tell them how much this elf is worth!" "

The old man in white on the stage was still checking whether anyone would increase the price again, but the middle-aged nobleman had quietly left the table...

At this time, Bobby, who was standing next to me, stood up with great confidence, his belly bulging. Before the old man in white finished speaking, his smile became mean, his round face was shiny, and his eyes were covered with His fat flesh was squeezed into two thin lines, and he shouted with a smile: "I will give you fifty magic crystals!"

The entire auction house seemed to have fallen into an extremely cold abyss at this moment, and there was not even a breath in the auction house.