I have a wizarding world

New Moon City, as the only city in the New Moon Barony, was much more dilapidated than Morton City.

Along the way, Fang Cheng saw that the entire city lacked a moat, and even the city walls were just piles of broken stones. The walls were very short, less than five or six meters high. Entering the city, the scene was different from the prosperity Fang Cheng had seen in Morton City.

It was very desolate here, and there were few pedestrians on the dirty and messy streets.

In fact, Fang Cheng didn't know that many of the residents here had fled to the heartland of the Eastern Holy Empire. Almost all those who remained were old, weak, sick, or disabled, without the ability to travel long distances.

After all, the Otherworld was not as convenient for transportation as Earth. It was quite difficult for ordinary people to travel here, mostly relying on walking. Those who were slightly wealthier could take a carriage, but whether walking or riding in a carriage, it was obviously too much for those who were not strong enough.

McCausland was the young Baron of New Moon Territory, barely in his early twenties.

Inheriting the New Moon Territory at such a young age, McCausland should have been considered a winner in life, but that was not the case. If it were a year ago, the New Moon Territory would have been considered a fairly ordinary border territory.

However, since the Eastern Holy Empire destroyed the Nova Duchy, the Nova Duchy had been filled with terrifying monsters. These monsters were incredibly strong, cruel, and bloodthirsty. Civilians in the territory were often killed and eaten by wandering monsters.

Many civilians risked being killed by guards or captured by slave traders to flee to the heartland of the Eastern Holy Empire.

Later, even the guards of the territory fled.

If McCausland wasn't the Baron of New Moon City, he would have packed his bags and run away himself.

At this moment, McCausland was sitting at the dining table in the castle hall. The hall was dimly lit, which complemented McCausland's listless face. McCausland resembled his deceased father, both being chubby.

However, compared to his father, McCausland seemed much more cowardly.

"Baron! Baron!"

Outside the castle gate, a man nearly 1.8 meters tall and very burly rushed in, covered in dust. His hair was gray, and he looked quite old.

Hearing the butler's call, McCausland immediately raised his head and stood up to greet him.

"Uncle Euan, how did it go?" McCausland asked, his face full of anxiety.

Seeing the hopeful look in his young master's eyes, the disappointment in Euan's eyes flashed away. He forced a smile and said, "Baron, they want ten thousand gold coins."

"What?"

McCausland was stunned, as if he had misheard. He placed his hands on the butler's shoulders and repeated in disbelief, "How much did you say? Ten thousand gold coins? Why don't these greedy bastards just rob us!"

McCausland was furious.

"Baron," Euan secretly glanced at his master's face and explained cautiously, "That's the price for finding a formal apprentice from the Black and White Tower. They also said, or ten magic stones."

"Magic stones?" McCausland became even more agitated. "Where am I supposed to get magic stones? I'm just an ordinary person with fourth-class aptitude, how would I have magic stones?"

McCausland angrily picked up the silver goblet on the dining table and smashed it to the ground.

"Just for a recommendation letter from a formal apprentice of the Black and White Tower, they're charging such a high price. These wizards are too greedy."

Euan watched his master venting his anger and didn't say anything, but thought to himself, 'If you had seen how arrogant those wizards are, you wouldn't think greed is their biggest problem.'

"Baron," Euan hesitated for a moment, "Maybe we shouldn't go to the Black and White Tower. Let's just live peacefully in New Moon City."

"Peacefully?" McCausland seemed like a different person today, abandoning his usual cowardice. His face flushed as he shouted, "Euan, do you know? I have nightmares every night, dreaming that I'm being caught and eaten by those monsters.

Can you understand that feeling? How many civilians are left in New Moon City now? Our guards are almost all gone, sob sob sob--"

As he spoke, McCausland actually squatted down and began to cry.

"Uncle Euan, I'm scared, I want to leave here."

This was McCausland's true intention. Going to the Black and White Tower to learn magic was just an excuse to escape New Moon City.

"Maybe, we should run away too," Euan said after hesitating for a long time.

McCausland was tempted, but after a long while, he shook his head and said, "A noble abandoning their territory to flee is a capital crime."

"Then," Euan thought for a moment, "we could sell New Moon Territory."

"Pfft! Hahaha!"

Hearing this, McCausland laughed through his tears, and the laughter grew louder and louder. Euan, seeing his master acting like a madman, knew he had said the wrong thing.

This wasn't a rich territory. This was New Moon City. This territory couldn't be sold, and even if it was given away for free, no noble would take it. The Nova Duchy had such a large territory, why didn't anyone occupy it?

Wasn't it because of the rampant living corpses? New Moon City was slightly better, but being close to the Nova Duchy, it was still often invaded by living corpses, which was why the population of the territory was declining so severely.

Such a territory was like a hot potato; no one wanted to take it, not even a wizard apprentice with extraordinary abilities would choose to take over such a troublesome territory.

Originally, McCausland had planned to obtain a recommendation letter from a formal apprentice and become an ordinary apprentice at the Black and White Tower, but those greedy guys were charging ten thousand gold coins.

Ten thousand gold coins could buy a formal knight slave.

McCausland was thinking.

A male servant in gray clothes walked in. He knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and said, "Baron, there is a guest requesting to see you outside the castle."

In front of the servant, McCausland immediately assumed the proper posture of a noble. He quickly wiped the tears from his face and said in a deep voice, "Who is it?"

"I don't know, but he gave me this, saying you would understand when you saw it." As he spoke, the servant took out a metal badge, lowered his head, stood up, and handed it over with both hands.

McCausland frowned as he took the metal badge from the servant. It seemed somewhat familiar. He carefully looked at the complex patterns on the metal badge and felt a sense of dizziness.

McCausland didn't dare to look too closely. He then asked, "What does that person look like?"

"He's wearing a black robe," the servant thought for a moment. "Oh right, there seems to be a silver pattern on the robe."

"What?" McCausland instantly became excited. "Are you sure it's silver?"

The servant carefully recalled for a moment and nodded.

Seeing the servant nod, McCausland quickly said, "Quick, invite him in."