Throne of Magical Arcana

"The song of the nightingale floats gently towards you through the quiet grove."

In the tender serenade ballad of the bard, Lucien left the bar, walked slowly and sat down opposite the three adventurers, startled the little flaxen-haired half-elf girl who was intoxicated by the music, His back straightened abruptly.

"Dear guest, do you want to hire us?" The mature and beautiful half-elf lady patted the wine table in front of her lightly and asked amusedly.

Although she, like other adventurers, thinks that Lucien is a noble young master who ran away from home and was poisoned by knight novels. There is a slight joke in his smile, but he is very polite on the surface, because this kind of young man has always spent a lot of money as an employer. One of the best choices, no one will hate quintale.

Lucien nodded unhurriedly: "I'm going to Kesel City, I wonder if the three of you are willing to accept employment?"

The half-elf lady seemed to be responsible for communicating with the employer among the three. She smiled and pointed to herself and the two next to her: "I am Joanna, a two-handed giant sword warrior, and a high-ranking knight attendant. This is my husband, The sword and shield warrior Simon also has the level of a high-level knight attendant. This is my sister Betty, an excellent archer, not much worse than us. So, dear guest, it is not cheap for you to hire us. Of course, our reputation has always been Yes, unlike some guys whose employers always like to disappear, you can ask Uncle Hansen for confirmation on this point."

Hansen is the tavern owner and the head of the local adventurers guild.

Joanna didn't lower her voice. All of a sudden, the faces of some adventurers and mercenaries in the tavern became very bad, but the strength of Simon and the three of them is obvious to all in the local area, and the team match is very reasonable, unless it is a knight Level strong, otherwise at least three times as many adventurers would dare to attack them.

"Going to Kesel City? That's really great. I heard that Bert, a talented musician in the Principality, is going to give a concert in Kosser City, and I'm looking for a chance to go back." Lucien hasn't answered yet, the half-elf girl Betty yelled happily, causing her sister to give her a sideways glance. This little guy who is not yet an adult is always confused about the situation, and now is the critical time to bargain.

Under limited conditions, music that can be spread everywhere through bards is a common form of entertainment that is rare for ordinary people in this world. Other circuses, operas, etc. all need specific times. This is why musicians are widely welcomed, although they do not bring musicians any benefits.

Betty realized she had made a mistake after being stared at by her sister's beautiful eyes. She stuck out her tongue quietly and closed her mouth tightly, but her flaxen eyes looking at Lucien were full of expectation, and her half-length ears shook slightly.

"I don't know how much you need to pay?" Lucien asked indifferently. Although he spent a lot of money on food and other things along the way, he still had a full eighty-five gold on him. . Besides, I am really short of money, and I can get rich again by holding a concert in a big city. That's the benefit of being a famous musician.

Tsk, it really is a rich noble young master, Joanna narrowed her eyes slightly, sighing and thinking about what price would be better.

"Everyone has one silver gnar a day." Seeing his wife's hesitation, Simon, who had short brown hair and was lean and strong, smiled and answered instead of her.

Joanna couldn't help but glared at her husband, and asked him with her eyes, why is it the same as usual? Are you as silly as Betty? !

Simon hung the shield and long sword on the small hook on the back of the leather armor: "I don't want to destroy the reputation we have built up over the years, which is recorded in the guild. By the way, respected guest, the only request It is a daily reward that is paid every day, and it is paid directly to me, not to Betty. She always does not know how to cherish money, and we need to help her save it, and return to Kosher City for formal knight training later."

In the south-central countries of the mainland, the run-down nobles are not as decent as Alto's, so free knight training to train their loyal servants has become a way to make money. Of course, this also gave ordinary people more opportunities. After all, in Alto and other northern countries, if ordinary people want to conduct formal knight training, they can only pass the knight's assessment, and money plays very little role.

Betty pouted and looked at her sister and brother-in-law pitifully, but her bad past could only be exchanged for shaking her head mercilessly.

Seeing that their price was only half of that of Aalto's colleagues, Lucien pointed to the bar: "Let's sign the contract."

With the guarantee of the Adventurer's Guild, the chance of problems will be greatly reduced.

At the bar, Lucien handed the identity documents and certification documents to the tavern owner Hansen, asking him to identify the authenticity and draw up the contract.

"Happy to serve you, dear guest." Hansen said, smiling as he took the two documents, but when he took a serious look, his expression immediately became weird, but he is not young and has a wealth of life experience. He quickly restrained his surprise and didn't attract anyone's attention.

Hansen lowered his head, read it carefully a few times, and then checked the magic imprint, then smiled more politely: "There is no problem with your identity documents, I will draw up a contract for you right away, Mr. Evans."

He was a little excited, which came from the excitement of being able to show off to his grandchildren in the future: "Hey, Grandpa, a big man came to my tavern. That is the famous musician Lucien Evans from all over the continent."

The contract was drawn up quickly, and after both parties checked that there were no problems, Lucien took the lead in signing his name and affixing his seal.

Joanna took the contract and the three silvers paid in advance, looked at the seal, and then stamped her handprint.

"You are such a generous gentleman. By the way, can I just call you Mr. Evans?" Joanna asked politely with a charming smile. Her family was illiterate.

Lucien nodded slightly: "Yes."

Seeing that the contract was signed, Betty smiled brightly and said, "You are also Mr. Evans? Hehe, he has the same surname as Alto's talented musician Lucien Evans. He is my favorite musician. He is talented and handsome! Listen! Said that he is traveling around the mainland to collect music, and I don't know if he will come to Djibouti." A look of longing.

"How could such a great musician come to such a remote and poor country as Djibouti?" Joanna shattered her younger sister's illusions while educating her without losing the opportunity, "If you can arouse the strength of your blood after receiving formal knight training, you can apply for it." Join the Violet Knights, and then our family will move to Alto."

Lucien asked amusedly, "Miss Betty, how do you know that Mr. Lucien Evans is young and handsome?"

"That's what bards say." Betty regained her composure after being slightly disappointed.

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Outside the Dragon Tooth Tavern, Lucien was about to get into the carriage.

"Wait, wait!" A young man walked over quickly:

He is in his twenties, wearing a white flowing robe, with long blond hair and blue eyes, neat facial features, and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Evans, I heard that you are going to Kesel City. I can join the team." Is it? I am willing to pay one-third of the compensation."

Since the price of hiring adventurers and mercenaries is not cheap, many people choose to join other people's teams, so they only pay part of the reward.

"Sir, you don't seem to be short of money, why don't you hire yourself?" Lucien had also accepted many similar travelers during his two-month trip, and his eyes became vicious.

Joanna, Simon, and Betty didn't cut in on the conversation because they wouldn't earn a little more.

The young man replied indifferently: "Hansen, the tavern owner, told me that Simon has the best reputation and strength, and the other adventurers are rude and impolite, so I want to join your team, Mr. Evans."

"What are you doing in Koser City?" Lucien asked.

The young man took out his identity document: "I went to the Musician's Association in Kosel City, er, to study music." He looked gentle and restrained.

"Musicians Association... Burt Wise, I don't know..." Lucien flipped through his identity documents, and nodded considering that he was also a musician, "Mr. Wise, you are welcome to join the team, but I personally Not in a good state of mind and need quiet and sleep, so try not to disturb me."

Wise smiled slightly: "Of course, I also like silence. Only silence can make people full of inspiration."

"Mr. Wise, you want to go to the Kosher City Musicians Association? Are you a musician?" Betty heard the topic she was interested in, and when Lucien agreed, she immediately asked Wise excitedly.

Wise smiled modestly: "I just went to learn music."

"That's great too. Have you heard "For Sylvia"? What do you think of it?" Betty ignored her sister's anger and happily discussed music with Wise until the carriage was ready to drive.

Wise stepped into the carriage, smiled lightly at Lucien, "The little girl is so enthusiastic, but actually I don't know much about music."

"I don't quite understand either." Lucien smiled perfunctorily, then closed his eyes, and was about to start his own magic analysis.

But at this time, another traveler asked to join the team. She was an ordinary lady in her thirties holding a baby, with a calm and gentle expression: "Hi, Mr. Evans. My name is Lina, and I am going to Longya If you can join the gray mist town in the middle of the town and Koser city, I will bear my own expenses."

Seeing that Ms. Lina was carrying a baby, Lucien agreed with her to ride in the carriage, but was a little surprised that she only had a child at such an old age.

The carriage moved slowly, Simon was in front, and Joanna and Betty followed each other.

Just after leaving the town, a short and stocky man who seemed to have the blood of a dwarf followed him.

Joanna was vigilant and said with a dangerous smile: "Chris, do you also need our protection?"

"Haha, I just happened to be on the same road with you when I went back to Koser City. Joanna, when you save enough money, you can let Betty follow me for knight training. I am a good teacher who has taught a real knight!" Ke Reese flaunted loudly, "As long as I can stimulate the blood, or have enough money, I can immediately restore the honor of the family and regain the title of Lord."

While showing off, he looked at the carriage, but there was no movement inside.

Under the scorching sun, the carriage drove steadily on the rugged road full of dust and mud towards Kosel City.