My Magic Age

We did not go to Tanton City Hall to find the Disraeli Knight, but quietly found a small hotel to stay.

This is a three-story masonry building. Colorful sheets are hung on the terrace outside the attic window on the top floor. There is only a maple leaf painted on the front door of the hotel. This hotel does not even have its own name.

The shopkeeper and I chatted for a while next to the bar. He was very talkative, but always cautious when speaking. Every civilian has awe of magicians.

The owner is a native of the country. He has three wives. The older two wives and six children currently live in Pereira City and are waiting in line for teleportation tickets to Durva Province. He is still here. The reason is simply that he wants to make more money. His youngest wife is by his side, there are fewer women around him, and there are less noisy things in life every day, so life has become more comfortable.

The third wife of the owner looks very young and very diligent. She helps in the hotel and is responsible for making breakfast for the guests every day, cleaning the hotel, and working with the other two maids to unpack and wash the piles of sheets. Unexpectedly, the business of this shabby little hotel was actually quite good, with almost all the rooms occupied.

I asked the shopkeeper: "Mr. Billy, are you afraid of staying in Tanton City?"

He smiled, with a bitter expression on his face, and said to me, "It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid."

"But what can we do? We always have to consider the future life." He took out a pipe from his arms, took two puffs in his mouth, and said.

Leaning on the wine cabinet behind the bar, his eyes fell on the passers-by outside the window and said to me: "Everyone has a reason to stay, right?"

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The sky in Tanton City seems to be always gray. No matter whether it rains or not, those gray clouds always float above the heads of the residents of Tanton City.

There was a filling restaurant downstairs, serving scones, white bread and broth, and of course ale.

The owner of the restaurant is a shy cook. It is said that the pancakes made here are very delicious, but the restaurant owner does not make them often, and this dish is not on the menu for ordering. Whether you can eat it depends on the restaurant. The boss was in a mood, and there were some drinkers sitting in front of the bar in the restaurant.

A group of five of us walked into this restaurant and found an empty table in the corner and sat down. The waitress placed a dark and greasy menu on the table and carefully asked us what we wanted to eat. She was wearing a white linen dress, a gray cotton apron, and a pair of faded leather boots. Her skin was slightly dark, her eyes were big, and her lips were thick. Like a mixture of Green people and Hierro indigenous people.

We come here not to taste the most famous pancakes here, nor to fill our stomachs, but to inquire about the current situation of Tanton City from the mouths of the drinkers. Based on the current situation of the Hierro plane, It is unrealistic to think of rebuilding a small town in the Trum area.

I casually ordered some white bread and fresh seasonal vegetables, believing that the tauren Luka must have a good appetite.

In the eyes of outsiders, our small team is the kind of adventurous team that makes people shine. There is no other reason than that there is a strong tauren warrior in the team, and the two ladies in the team are wearing coveted clothes. A three-foot gorgeous magic pattern suit, and there is also a mysterious magician wearing a magic robe and a hood hidden in the team. Regardless of our strength, these three items are enough to stop anyone's curiosity.

After all, no one wants to cause trouble for themselves.

In such a small restaurant, Justus has the most say. He has opened a tavern on Dunay Island before. He knows what kind of people to communicate with. Everyone wants what they want, and we are more like An adventure team came from other places to make money, and it was the most popular model among other adventure groups, the elite adventure team.

So Justus, holding a glass of bad ale, quickly found out the news we wanted.

The current situation in the Hierro plane is much worse than I imagined, especially the area around Tanton City, which has completely become a hunting ground for the Niburu spider warriors.

Those giant spiders can be regarded as predators without natural enemies in this black forest. In order to provide enough nutrient solution for the spider warriors, the giant spiders hunt wildly in the black forest. Now it is difficult to find them in the forest near Tanton City. Hunting any beast, so the giant spiders move their camps to areas with more prey. They chase the herds of beasts that run long distances in the black forest. It is difficult to stay in a certain area of ​​the forest, so the spider camps also As the herds continue to migrate.

Because of the supply line constraints, every time they attack Tanton City, the spider warriors have to come from the spider camp deep in the black forest. The spider warriors do not need to eat during the battle, but they can only last for more than ten days. , the spider warriors basically only stayed outside Tanton City for about seven days.

The spider man warrior captain has a strong body, and his running speed in the forest is not much slower than that of the ancient Bo Laima. He has every advantage in launching a raid in the black forest, and the spider man camp is now far away from Tanton City, making these people who rely on Tanton The adventure team of City Supply did not dare to take risks easily.

Duke Samoyed led the Construct Knights to several expeditions to the Nibru Spider Camp in the southern part of the Black Forest, causing the Nibru Spiders to take advantage of the emptiness in the rear and, under the command of several Spider Generals and thousands of Spider Warriors, successively broke through several forest cities of Duke Samoyed. Although Duke Samoyed had some gains in these wars, the huge losses in the rear had made the situation worse to the extreme.

A large number of people poured into the already saturated city of Pereira. When other cities became ruins, people had lost confidence in the war here and were unwilling to stay and rebuild their homes. Instead, they resolutely abandoned everything they could not take away and ran to Pereira to squeeze the portal that was about to explode.

Today, Tanton City has lost its former prosperity. Most of the residents in this city have left here. They began to go to Pereira City, the rear of the Duke Samoyed's territory, a long time ago. The people who stayed in Tanton City can be roughly divided into three types:

The first category is the army stationed in the city. Tanton City currently has seven heavy infantry regiments and two light cavalry regiments stationed.

Each heavy infantry regiment has about 1,500 people, and each light cavalry regiment has about 500 people. The current garrison in Tanton City is about 11,500 people. At the same time, after the surrounding defense lines collapsed, the supplies of those strongholds were stored in Tanton City, which allowed Tanton City to have a large amount of military supplies, among which the most abundant war weapon was the bed crossbow. This is also the most effective weapon for the imperial people to resist the spider warriors.

Fortunately, Knight Disraeli only needs to lead people to defend the inner city, otherwise such a small force is not even as good as the El City Guard Battalion. If the outer city has not fallen yet, even if the force is doubled, it is obviously insufficient.

The second category is the merchants who stay in Tanton City and wait for war fortunes.

Just like the innkeepers, restaurant owners and vendors who sell supplies in the city. They stay in Tanton City to earn the last pot of gold. They are betting that Duke Samoyed will not give up Tanton City.

The third category is the adventure group and mercenary group that gathered in Tanton City from all directions.

These teams are led by one or several elite construct warriors. Their purpose of going to Tanton City is very simple, that is, they want to hunt spider warriors and obtain the black magic crystals in the heads of spider warriors.

These adventure groups will swarm out like locusts when the war is advantageous, follow the defeated spider team, and greedily extend their ferocious fangs. At the same time, these people are also the most sensible people. When the war is in an unfavorable situation, they would rather stay in the tavern drinking all day than go out to die. Although the warriors in these adventure groups have an adventurous spirit, they are not stupid.

We sat in the small restaurant for half a day. Many adventure groups tried to contact us and tried to persuade us to join their temporary team. Many adventure groups were tired of staying in Tanton City, and occasionally they would go out of the city to hunt the spider scouts in the Black Forest. Some brave adventure groups would also go to the spider camp deep in the Black Forest to hunt the spider warriors there.

We did not make a hasty decision to form a team with that adventure group, because we are fundamentally different from these adventure groups. For them, Tanton City is like an isolated island in a storm. However, for us, this place is like our own backyard orchard.

We came here for only one purpose, that is, to pick fruits, and we were not prepared to share the fruits in our backyard orchard with others.

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Mr. Billy, the innkeeper, is a very tactful person. When he heard that I wanted to go to the black market in Tanton City, he took the initiative to say: "It just so happens that I also want to go to the black market to buy some wheat flour and oats. There is not much food stored in the hotel. It's time to purchase a batch. It's just right that we go together. With you accompanying me, I don't have to worry about my own safety! Otherwise, every time I go to the black market, I feel a little nervous."

I set my sights on the black market in Tanton City, because during this kind of war, when there are no caravans traveling between cities, many materials will become extremely precious, and some materials will become worthless. This is the most normal thing.

For example, in Tanton City, the prices of weapons and food have always been high, but because magic airships have been traveling between Pereira City and Tanton City, as long as you have money, you can still buy these things.

At the same time, many materials have become worthless. For example, the real estate in Tanton City. In this city that may be broken at any time, the inner city was originally where nobles and rich people lived together. Now these people have almost left Tanton City, and many houses are vacant. Many houses near the city wall are inhabited by the army under the command of the Duke of Samoyed, and many empty houses in the city have become temporary bases for some adventure groups.

The Minotaur Luka stayed in the hotel. For this tall Minotaur warrior, no matter where he appears, he will become the focus of attention. This orc warrior is still very popular in the Green Empire. I don’t want to be recognized so quickly.

Before Kalancuo and Katarina went out, they covered their magic pattern armor with black cloaks. Justus took off the "Demon Snake's Fang" and put on ordinary leather armor. He combed a very handsome hairstyle and even put some hair wax on his head, making him look more like a down-and-out noble baron.

I wore a black robe of a magic apprentice and hid my face in the hood. Of course, the hood on this magic robe is not a mask and cannot actually cover my face. As long as I stand in front of me, it is still very easy. You can see my true face.

Apparently the hotel owner, Mr. Billy, accidentally saw my young face. Then he froze in place with some surprise. Then he smiled and joked to me: "Master Magician, you are so young!"

His young wife also ran over curiously, wanting to see my true face, but he glared at me and told me: "Keep a good eye on the store!"

Then we hung a fully occupied sign at the door of the small hotel, tied a cloth bag around our waist, followed by a servant, and took us out of the hotel.

The depressed street scene in Tanton City made me sigh with sadness...

I still remember when the reverse auction was held in Tandon City, the nobles crowded the courtyard. Now in Tandon City, those who can escape have probably escaped. The current Tandon City is like a large defense stronghold.

On both sides of the street, you can still see some destitute civilians. They just spread some hay or tattered furs under the eaves of the street, lying on them like dead dogs. Their empty eyes, numb expressions, and emaciated bodies are just like those in Egypt. There is no difference between a homeless person who has endured a winter in the city.

The hotel owner, Mr. Billy, took us to the front of a house with ease. We saw that the entrance of this big house was crowded with people. There were actually magic caravans parked on both sides of the gate. There were also two guards standing at the door of the big house. Unexpectedly, The black market in Tanton City is more like a managed and orderly free market.

When a group of us walked into the big house, the guards did not stop us. The hotel owner, Mr. Billy, whispered to us: "This black market is already semi-open in Tanton City. Sometimes, even people from the military even I will also buy some supplies here.”

Then, Mr. Billy added: "There is no fee to enter the black market, but if you leave the black market, you will have to pay taxes on the purchased goods. The guard at the door will check the tax bill. If it matches the amount of materials taken out, then If someone wants to evade taxes, he will be fined eight times if he is discovered."

I asked Mr. Billy in a low voice: "Then how do they check the magician's magic pocket?"

"You just need to grab something in your hand and issue a tax bill. Who can have trouble with a magician noble?" Mr. Billy said casually: "Now, in Tanton City, there is one more magician. A teacher means one more therapist, which is a benefit.”

I asked again: "What if I buy a little too much?"

"That's more casual. Who can go out of their way to remember what you bought!" Mr. Billy squinted his eyes and smiled at me kindly.