The king seems to be making me laugh

"Thank you." Ai Jia took the small cup of butter beer from the waiter and flipped through the menu in front of her.The first floor of the small hotel where he stayed was crowded and noisy.

"When you don't know what to do, use your ears"—indeed, as the Handbook and General Tunot's own experience had taught him.As for the best place to use your ears, it is a crowded dining place, so Ai Jia specially found a cheap and crowded hotel after entering the city.He has obtained a lot of first-hand information about Weiwo in the past month.

Although in most cases the noise here makes people hard to hear, but Ai Jia's language foundation is good, and can be supplemented by lip reading, so most of them can be distinguished.

"Omelette and oatmeal," he said.

The waiter wrote it down with a smile, and began to enthusiastically recommend a new product called "Hot Dog" to him, saying that it was made under the personal guidance of His Majesty the King, and then became a popular snack in the city overnight.But Ai Jia rejected his kindness, and excellent intelligence workers would never rashly eat food they didn't understand.

The group of people at the table next to him accepted the recommendation of "hot dog" without hesitation, and they had an expression of being surprised by it.

Before the food was served, the table next to it began to chat in full swing.Aijia scooped up a spoonful of the oatmeal that had just been served. Although she kept one ear, she tried to extract useful information from their chat, but she couldn't help being distracted.

He told General Tuno that he could get used to the food here, but he didn't really mean it.Even if he eats it for a month, the only oatmeal he can barely accept is the oatmeal that is available in both countries—and Weiwo's is too sweet, almost greasy, just like the character of the people here, sticky and soft, There is no manliness.

This can be seen from their topics.

"Helena Theater recently released a new play..." "Yes, I heard that it is based on His Majesty's farce—" "Your Majesty brought a large group of children to the premiere..." "Your Majesty Very unhappy, because he thought the jokes told by the man who played him were not funny at all—" "But everyone thought it was much more funny than His Majesty's own jokes..."

farce?When will such vulgar things, which are difficult to be refined, be performed in such elegant venues as theaters?As a king, you still go to see it?

If it wasn't for Ai Jia's understanding of Ricardo during the brief contact, and knowing that this is a very likely event, he would probably think it was just hearsay.

The group resumed their discussion of the gaming hall and the parlor.Ai Jia withdrew her attention, the oatmeal was about to bottom out, he inserted the fried egg and took a bite to ease the sweetness of the sugar.

"However, isn't Your Majesty going to have a birthday dinner? The White Dove said that he spent all his private money this time, and it might be very grand—even the 'double-headed eagle' will be present. Speaking of nobles The meeting is too stingy, and he will not allocate such a small amount of money. I heard that it has been approved for several months, but in the end, His Majesty paid for it himself."

That is to say, this is still valid information.Ai Jia did not expect Weiwo's aristocratic monopoly to be so serious.Maybe Ricardo will need a minister who is responsible for helping him take back the real power of the monarch. In this case, he can recommend himself.

"Birthday feast? Isn't His Majesty's birthday after the Pantheon?"

"Whatever these things are, if you want me to say this is still important—" the man sitting with his back to Ai Jia lowered his voice, pretending to be a joke, "Do you know, "The Coquettish" said that the 'Knights' have recently appeared Signs of activity in Vivo..."

The word "Knights" attracted Ai Jia's attention again.The Knights of the North is a group that is active in the northern part of Weiwo and neighboring countries in the north. It is a group that specializes in "opposing Ricardo" as its highest goal.Because of the unity of goals, the motherland also has an alliance with them based on interests.

If the news is true, it means that Ricardo will be in big trouble in the near future.

Under such circumstances, if he can enter the Palace of Vivo, even if he stays with Ricardo temporarily—then in the event of an accident, he can use his knowledge of the Knights to make great contributions to the king, and the problem will be solved by then .

As for how to enter the palace... Ai Jia scraped off the last spoonful of oatmeal and smiled.Isn't Ricardo's birthday dinner a great opportunity?

The group turned to discuss the "Double-Headed Eagle" who took Ricardo's S-level mission and rushed to Vivo City and was invited to participate in the birthday dinner.

Although Oha resisted magic, and Ai Jia lived in the academy with no news, he still heard about this "double-headed eagle" from General Tuno.

"Double-Headed Eagle" is from Anermen, and it has been named the most valuable magician team for three consecutive years so far this year.As for their popularity... If you have to compare them inappropriately, they are on par with the Regent and Princess Princess of the motherland, and probably second only to His Majesty the Emperor.

Although he really couldn't figure out what a group of jugglers could be after, he would not let it go in vain if he could use it.

Since the double-headed eagle took over the mission from Ricardo and came to Vevey for the first time, they probably wouldn't reject a guide who knew Ricardo's thoughts too simply.

The tower of the Vevey Branch of the Magicians Association is located on the outskirts of Vevey, not far from the hotel where Ai Jia stayed.Standing in the group of stone statues outside the gate, Ai Jia looked over the crowded crowd, and landed on the statue of "Pop and Cato, the great symbol magician, author of "Illustrated Manual of Semiotics"" in front of him, and took a deep breath. tone.

Although there are plans, the future is not smooth.As an Oja person, he shouldn't have anything to do with magic—what's more, the Magician's Association has always been famous for its xenophobia, and talented people who have not joined the association are often rejected.

In this case, children from magician families will register as probationary members when their talents awaken at the age of six, and talented people from non-magician families will not delay too late.

So, a 21-year-old unregistered talent could easily arouse suspicion -- "Oja man" is the most likely first explanation that comes to mind.

His ability to play on the spot has always been a problem, and it seems that he has to find a way to deal with this situation from now on.

There was a crowd of people at the gate of the association, and it seemed that the news that the double-headed eagle had entered the city had spread like wildfire.What is even more surprising is that there are actually many carriages with noble coats of arms parked at the door.Even people with status only know how to pursue these things?

People shouted and seemed to be fighting for a meeting with the "double-headed eagle".The scene was chaotic and the voices were noisy.Ai Jia cannot integrate into such fanaticism, and it is shameful to reveal irrational identification and flatter non-power—even though they are all the same in terms of the purpose of wanting to see the double-headed eagle.

Several men wearing monogrammed cloaks came over, claiming to be staff members, and begging the people in the front row to step back and disperse so as not to disturb the order.But the effect of this move was not obvious. As soon as Ai Jia got to the front of the crowd, she saw the battered staff trying in vain to dissuade the young master of Duke Wenda's house from forcibly breaking in.

There's nothing aristocratic about it.The Army Academy is an aristocratic all-boys school. Ai Jia has come into contact with countless aristocrats, and she has never seen anything like this.Even himself, who became a duke at the age of 15, inherited the duke title and responsibilities of the fallen Turiad family.

Also as a child of the duke's family, Ai Jia doesn't remember that he used to bully others like this when he was a child.

"Hello, please don't hinder our work, the double-headed eagle will meet you soon..." The staff member in the emerald green cloak wiped the sweat from his forehead, moved to Ai Jia, and repeated weakly.

Ai Jia stretched out her fisted hand, which was a polite greeting gesture between gifted people. "You misunderstood, I am here to participate..."

"Magician license upgrade? Okay, please wait a moment."

"No." Ai Jia said, "Test for talent level."

The staff took back the steps they were about to take, and looked at him in surprise, "Well, gifted... huh?"

Ai Jia quickly understood the reason for his surprise.Generally speaking, the awakening of a gifted person is at the age of six, and the best time to test is at the beginning of awakening, not to mention that his awakening time is even earlier. "Please arrange it."

The more guilty he is, the more suspicious he is. He needs to be confident.

The staff glanced at him again, gave instructions to his companions, and left in a hurry. After a while, he brought a message of "Entry allowed".

As expected, there was a great deal of discontent among the crowd at the discovery that someone had been privileged to enter.William, the young master of the Duke of Wenda's family, shook his fist angrily, clamoring to see his "Silver Tooth" Toms, but fortunately the old servant restrained him so he didn't rush forward directly.Ai Jia carefully avoided the person with stones at his feet, and followed quickly.The moment the two of them entered the gate, their shouts fell silent.

It feels different from the inside than the outside, and it must be some sort of protective spell at work.The courtyard is dotted with trading stalls, and the people who come and go are all wearing cloaks.

"The place for the talent level test is here." Apparently worried that Ai Jia would be attracted by the fancy scenes along the way and delay time, he led his staff to say bluntly, and quickened their pace.

To be honest, his worries were completely unnecessary.Because Ai Jia didn't have the urge to linger in it. "Avoid all actions that are not helpful to achieve the goal", this is the iron law put forward in the general introduction of the "Handbook".

The location of the talent level test is on the first floor of the tower.The excited chatter and laughter of the children can be heard from a long distance away.After the staff left in a hurry, Ai Jia couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed even though she tried her best to restrain herself.The oldest of the children in the waiting room was no more than eight years old, and he was the only adult. No matter how he looked at it, he felt uncoordinated.Especially for a person like him who is not good at getting along with children.

Fortunately, he only reported his name to the staff, and the name starting with A made him be ranked very high.After the name was read, Ai Jia heaved a sigh of relief, got rid of the little boy who was pulling him and asking him, and walked into the half-open door in front of him.

There was no one inside the door.There were no long tables and round stools as he had imagined, and only the huge crystal ball floating in the center of the empty room was particularly eye-catching.

In the crystal ball, the milky white fog was swimming irregularly, making people dizzy.

A gentle voice sounded just when his eyes began to slack.

"Come closer, boy."