Arcane Lord

I have experienced so much today, participating in the mage tower assessment, the mages' fireworks show, the troll's super self-healing ability, the Karatu bard's spell, Old Neil's malicious gaze, the residual effects of the spell and the vigilance, Xia Duo didn't fall asleep until midnight.

Listening to the sound of the bonfire party outside, it gradually became quieter. In a daze, Xia Duo seemed to hear someone downstairs saying something like "Tomorrow...outside the town...brand...the price is easy to say...".

Xia Duo was immediately excited. He sat up from the bed, quietly got out of bed and moved behind the door. He listened carefully. Downstairs, Old Neil was talking, and there was also an unfamiliar rough voice. At this moment, they seemed to have reached an agreement. Just listen to that voice saying:

"No problem, you can rest assured about the reputation of our Wild Wolf Group. When the time comes, the slaves will be registered under the name of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce, and they will be yours to use. Our leader and a steward of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce are brothers, so you can rest assured. Bar."

Words such as "slave" and "use" reminded Xia Duo of the keywords such as "outside the town" and "brand" that he had heard in a daze before. His breathing suddenly became stagnant. It seemed that Old Neil had already conveyed his malicious intentions. Take action.

Xia Duo really couldn't think of anyone else besides Xia Duo himself who could be close to the slaves.

Is a slave expensive? Of course it is. From what Xia Duo knows, a healthy dwarf slave in Savile Town can be sold for at least 150 gold coins. Human slaves are slightly cheaper (short life span) and require a certain identity. Status can only be purchased.

Old Neil was obviously not qualified to own slaves, but the words "register the slaves under the name of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce" made Sha Duo feel like a thorn in his back.

The price of slaves seems expensive, but it usually only takes two or three years to get back the cost, and then it is considered a profit. Sometimes Xia Duo can't help but imagine that after becoming a mage, he must buy more slaves and start farming and climbing ( Magic) technology mode.

He is happy to let Xia Duo use a slave, but if he is asked to become a slave, then he will definitely not be willing. Not only is he unwilling, he would like to kill the person who said this on the spot.

But at this moment, Xia Duo obviously couldn't beat the strange adventurer downstairs, and even Old Neil might not be able to beat him.

How sad!

The fate of the weak is always so fragile, or the weak can only use fate as an excuse for being powerless.

Xia Duo didn't want to be a weak person forever. At the moment, Old Neil didn't want to make him a slave immediately. This was Xia Duo's opportunity. He wanted to leave the hotel immediately.

At this moment, the image of Mu Yan, a Karatu man with the same black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin, suddenly appeared in his mind. Perhaps he could only seek refuge from him at this moment.

In the huge Savile Town, Xia Duo couldn't find anyone he could trust, so he could only place his hopes on a stranger he had only met once. This feeling was really uncomfortable.

Xia Duo silently experienced this feeling and kept it in his heart. Then he carefully came to the bedside, opened the hay mat under the sheets, and carefully counted the income of the past six months by the dim light of the bonfire outside the window. .

There were more than 100 copper coins, 150 silver coins, and 5 gold coins in total. Except for the 5 gold coins that Old Neil paid for "purchasing" Xia Duo's pajamas and slippers, the rest were his wages during this period, and he spent part of what was left.

If you really count, it's not even 1 silver coin per day.

You must know that in Savile Town, the salary of hotel receptionists and helpers is at least 2 silver coins a day, which means at least 6 gold coins a month, while Xia Duo's salary for these 8 months is only 18 gold coins.

There were a lot of copper coins and it was inconvenient to carry them around. Xia Duo did not count the copper coins, but he roughly knew the ones he used. This pile of copper coins seemed to be a lot, but if converted into gold coins, it would probably be less than 2.

Xia Duo only took the 5 gold coins he got from "selling" pajamas and slippers and hid them close to his body. He also grabbed a handful of silver coins and wrapped them tightly in a long strip with a piece of linen cloth torn from the bed sheet, and then used The wide strip of cloth he used as a belt was wrapped around it and tied around his waist.

The rest was nothing worth taking. He was living in someone else's house. Xia Duo had no desire to shop. He only had a set of worn linen clothes. Old Neil asked for 2 silver coins when he sold them to him.

Later, he learned that a new set outside only cost 1 silver coin, and this is the set he is wearing now.

It was just after midnight, and the crowd attending the bonfire party had not completely dispersed. Xia Duo did not escape immediately, but lay on the bed again. However, he was not ready to sleep, but pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside the window. .

Now I can see the advantages of living on the street side. Although it may be a bit noisy at ordinary times and may be thrown by naughty children with mud, but at a critical moment, this is an escape route.

Xia Duo couldn't help but praise himself for his foresight, completely ignoring the fact that this small cubicle was too small and too noisy. Not many guests liked it and it was empty all year round. If there were frequent guests, Xia Duo might have to live in the basement. .

If you encounter a situation like this, it will be difficult to escape.

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Time passed little by little, and Xia Duo's tense spirit couldn't bear it anymore. Sleepiness came over him, and Xia Duo could only pinch his thigh hard, reminding himself that if he fell asleep, he might become a slave tomorrow.

Suddenly, there was a commotion downstairs, and Xia Duo was startled. After listening carefully, it turned out that the guests staying at the hotel had returned from the bonfire party. From their uncontrollable laughter, it seemed that they had all learned something.

Whether it's free holy water, or something else.

Several guests who had fallen asleep early were also awakened. They cursed a few times and then stopped. When everything in the hotel became quiet, there was no sound at all outside.

But Xia Duo still didn't take action. It was still quite a while before dawn, and the gate of the town had not yet been opened. In addition, with the night watchman who might appear at any time, Xia Duo did not dare to provoke the order of the territory.

Most of these night watchmen are followers of Jergal, but they are not destiny recorders who focus on recording life and death, but ruthless people who focus on the field of power. These people regard Jergal's teachings and the laws of the lords as their lives.

Any nightwalker without permission may become one of the Night's Watch, if they choose to take on undead form.

Basically, everyone in Savile Town, including the mages, is afraid of the Night Watch.

Xia Duo is not so stubborn that he wants to see if he is the special one.

After patiently waiting until the noise of the night watchman disappeared, Chateau gently opened the window a crack. At this time, there was silence outside the window, and the streets were full of messy traces left by the Midsummer Festival celebrations and bonfire parties.

Fortunately, at this time, the moon had just risen, and the soft light of Su Lun was quietly shining, seemingly guiding Xia Duo on the way to escape.

But Xia Duo still didn't take any action and continued to observe and wait by the window until Su Lun disappeared among the stars to make way for the coming Lord of Glory.