Mage? Spell Engineer!

Driving an alchemical horse consumes a lot of ether. The trio takes turns playing the role of the driver. In fact, the "horse" is driving the horse himself, and the "coach driver" continuously inputs ether through the reins embedded with silver wires.

When Pascal was working as a coachman, he simply pulled off his hood to block the light and squinted his eyes. As a result, there was a carriage on the road with the driver not looking at the road. Other pedestrians and vehicles were so frightened that they took a detour to avoid it.

Fortunately, in order not to be ostentatious, Rorschach removed the logo of the Tower of Stars. Now it is just a well-made carriage, which is not as good as a noble's car, so no one pays attention to it. After paying to park the car in the backyard of a hotel, the three of them officially started their shopping trip.

The people on the Avenue Dupont are indeed not as well dressed as the gentlemen and ladies on the pastoral streets, and are more practical wrapped in thick wool or burlap clothes. If you look carefully, the shops on the street are a bit more plain. Except for the grand storefront on the left, the imitation Empire's door is one floor higher than the adjacent store. It is the hottest store on the street.

"What kind of store is this?" Rorschach just said to himself and wanted to look forward, but was answered by the passers-by behind him: "Young sir, if you and your companions are upright people, it is best not to enter this store."

"Flolan?" Rorschach turned around when he heard a familiar voice. He still remembered that the tall and thin man was the aquatic products manager at the market.

"Master Rorschach, what a coincidence to meet you here. We meet again, I am Floran. Who are you two?"

"My classmate, Ms. Pascal Paulina."

After asking, Floran explained: "Everyone, the luxury store in front is a magic cave where gold is sold. Our wise Majesty, in order to create income for the palace, robs the income of poor and hateful people. Yes, it is a casino. These Valois is opening more and more this year.”

Rorschach noticed that Floran didn't call the Holy Kingdom, and was a little surprised: "Thank you for reminding us, we are going to buy some winter clothes. Is Mr. Floran going?"

Mr. Aquatic Product Manager's expression was a little unnatural: "Oh, I came out of a friend's place, um, a small club." He gave Pascal a deep look.

"Okay, bye Mr. Floran."

"Goodbye."

Passing by the entrance of the casino, Luo Xia saw two fierce and strong men at the door. Some went in with expectations, while others came out in despair. Rorschach shook his head and walked away quickly with his companions.

"Let's start from this store!" Mrs. Pingdu's signature, well-cut ready-made clothes are displayed at the door. Rorschach and Paulina went in. Pascal yawned and leaned against the door without going in.

Most of the fabrics here are not very conspicuous, but mostly camel and milky white, combined with woolen fabrics to give people a gentle feeling. However, the sign said "Madam", but the person doing the accounting at the counter was a young man.

Seeing someone coming, he looked around, hesitated a little, opened his mouth but did not say anything to Luo Xia and the other two. Instead, he puffed up his chest and shouted loudly behind him: "Madam, a customer is here!"

From the deepest part of the store, there was the creaking sound of the wooden ladder, and the voice of an old woman: "Valan, if you can't entertain guests, what's the point of asking you to sit on the counter? I can use a bell, a dog or even a goose instead." .”

"Madam, I'm still settling accounts for you." Valan suppressed his blush, and Rorschach noticed that his clothes were exquisite and close-fitting, but very worn, especially in an environment surrounded by new clothes.

"Then who will choose first, the young gentleman or the pretty girl?"

"I'll do it." Paulina had her sights set on the target from the beginning. She picked out a blue dress and asked Pascal at the door: "How about this?"

"It's not bad if you don't consider the season." Pascal turned his head and glanced away, as if this action paralyzed his strength.

"You can match this with this one if you like." The proprietress brought a shawl and put it on Paulina. At this time, it was a common female dress in Valouana.

The old woman turned around and took out a light yellow woolen cloak from the shop and tied it on Paulina: "Put it on when you go out. I only have two pieces indoors. If you feel cold, you can wear a cotton lining..."

The young man behind the counter, Valang's eyes lit up and he thought of something, but then he lowered his head in frustration and continued to flip through the account book in his hand.

"Then let's go with this one." Paulina was satisfied with the boss's recommendation. The lady immediately pulled out a tape measure and asked her to go to the fitting room to measure her figure and change the size of her clothes.

There was no men's clothing in this store. Rorschach was waiting outside and had packed everything when he came out.

"Seven silver coins from Chenghui. It will take time to change your size. You can pay a deposit of three coins first and pick it up after tomorrow."

"How long will it take at the earliest? We won't have time to come here again after today."

The madam was a little embarrassed: "This young lady has a beautiful figure, so she doesn't need to change it too much... You guys can come back and have a look after three o'clock in the afternoon at the earliest, and I will speed up the tailoring for you."

Paulina thought about it and counted seven silver coins from the cowhide bag: "Then please hurry up and I'll pay you the full price."

The next store mainly sells men's clothing. Rorschach directly bought ready-made clothes that did not need to be altered, and selected uncomplicated styles. Those that required the help of servants to wear were passed.

"Let's go and eat." Rorschach remembered that this place is very close to "Valuana's Stomach", and the food in the restaurants around it should be relatively fresh: "Thank you, senior sister, for bringing me here. I'll treat you to a meal."

"Huh? What kind of help is this?" Paulina was about to refuse, but Pascal had already come over: "What about me, Junior Brother Rorschach?"

"Of course, including senior brother."

"You're welcome."

They had to cross the Seine River from Dupont Street to the market place. They walked to the bridge. At this time, there were so many people watching that they almost blocked the bridge.

"Someone jumped into the river!"

"Want to save?" Paulina asked softly.

"Why are you hesitating to save people?" Pascal had already taken off his coat, rolled up his sleeves and was about to jump.

"Save, but not on the bridge." Luo Xia thought of what happened at the market when he entered the city, and asked the two of them to walk quickly to the other side with him.

In the eyes of onlookers, the young man who jumped into the river was still flopping subconsciously at first, but now he is almost sinking. "Oh my God, who will save him! In the name of God." "It's so cold, both the rescuer and the rescued will get sick!" The onlookers who could see it most clearly discussed each other on the bridge.

Just then a miracle happened, a turbulence swept him up and pushed him unceremoniously to the shore. Two pedestrians passing by quickly reached out to the drowning man, and the river cooperated to help, and the young man was saved!

"He's definitely going to be frozen!" "He's going to jump on his own, so what's the use of rescuing him?" The others muttered and dispersed.

"Pfft! Ahem... Sir, you are a mage..." Only then could the person involved clearly feel that he was being held firmly to the shore by an unnatural force.

"What are you trying to do to save me? Save a person who has nothing and is so desperate that he throws himself into the river... Oh, thank you two anyway..."

"Your name is... Valan?"

"You are Mrs. Pingdu's customers!"

"It was fine this morning, but now what?"

The young man smiled miserably and shuddered. When Paulina saw this, he made a gesture. After finishing it, Valen was surprised to find that although he was still wet, he no longer felt cold:

"Thank you, you are so kind-hearted! But I'm afraid it's all in vain... After you left, my creditor came to see me. The lady boss found out that I went to the casino and still owed money, so she fired me. I have nothing! Only one card The shabby donkey skin given by the old man..."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of gray leather from his arms, with a few lines of writing on it.

There has been a lot of lack of pacing recently, and the plot has become a bit scattered... It's more like the protagonist going shopping in a new city and triggering events. But if there is an outline, please feel free to read it