My Magic Age

The sea breeze blew gently from the sea. Ying Li, Helena, Becky and I stood under the statue on the left side of the most famous gate of the Holy Statue in the south of Haiyinsi City. We looked up at the nearly 100-meter-high lapis lazuli statue. The clouds in the sky passed by the top of our heads, as if the statue was slowly pressing down on me, making people feel like they were about to suffocate.

This magnificent stone statue in front of us stood on a huge stone base. The entire statue surface did not seem to have any traces of splicing. This was a statue of a wizard. The great wizard held a staff inlaid with gems in one hand and a heavy magic book in the other hand, looking up at the sky.

Several of us stood at the outermost edge railing of the stone base. Ying Li pointed to the giant stone statue of the wizard and introduced to me that the statue on the left side of the Holy Statue Square was originally just a lighthouse. Because the Feven Portola Ridge sank into the sea here, foreign ships often ran aground here, so the locals built a lighthouse on this reef. Later, Haiyinsi gradually formed its scale around this island reef.

The residents of Haiyinsi City thought that the lighthouse on the reef was too old, so they raised money to build such an artistic wizard statue on the original site. This statue is actually a lighthouse. The top of the wizard's staff symbolizes the position of the ruby. There was actually a huge brazier there, which was filled with whale oil. Every night, the brazier on the top of the wizard's staff would be lit.

This place is called the Gate of the Holy Statue. In addition to the wizard statue on the left, there is also a knight statue standing on the right side of the square with a long sword in both hands. The knight is wearing heavy armor, has a burly figure and looks into the distance. This knight statue is the portrait of Prince Gorivar Angelbold, the first governor of Haiyinsi City. It was this prince who founded Haiyinsi. It stands on the square with the wizard statue on the left and right, becoming the most famous gate of the holy statue in Haiyinsi City.

There is a waterway between the two statues, and almost all ships entering Haiyinsi City from the open sea must pass through it.

However, in recent years, the Janna Sea Clan has strictly controlled the territory of the Endless Sea. The sea area outside the seawall outside the city is all the territory of the Janna Sea Clan. Ships that have not obtained the Janna Sea Clan's pass can only sail in the inner sea within the seawall. Few ships have the right to sail in the open sea. However, this time the Janna Sea Clan promised the Empire that the Janna guards in the sea area 200 nautical miles around Haiyinsi City will be withdrawn, which means that Haiyinsi City can open a channel on the sea and go north directly to Ignaz City in Emerald Bay, Palestina Province.

The Holy Statue Gate is the main river in the southern area of ​​Haiyinsi City, and there are a constant stream of large and small ships coming and going every day.

Ying Li told me that every autumn during the Harvest Festival and the Coming of Age Ceremony, this square will hold a grand celebration ceremony. As the governor of Haiyinsi City, Prince James will personally light the fire basin on the statue of the mage in the evening of the Harvest Festival every year.

Looking north from this square, you can almost see most of the area of ​​Haiyinsi City. The buildings made of granite, bluestone and marble are arranged in rows, which looks so well-proportioned.

Ying Li jumped off the stone pier, ran to a small stall at the edge of the square, bought a paper bag of fried fish, and then stuffed the whole paper bag into my hand.

I looked at her a little strangely. I don’t like fried fish very much. I like barbecue. Only elves like to eat this kind of food.

Ying Li leaned beside me and whispered to me: "When Manda followed James back to Haiyinsi, on the one hand, she missed her hometown, and on the other hand, she was not used to the lifestyle of the Green Empire. She only lived in Haiyinsi City for three months, just like leaving the Green Empire and returning to Buenos in the elf world. Do you know how James kept Manda?"

"You don’t want to tell me that Mrs. Manda stayed because of these fried fish?" I looked at the bag of fried fish in her hand, and I was a little surprised that the fragrance emanating from the paper bag was actually quite good.

"It's love and family!" Ying Li said to me with a smile.

After that, she stuffed a fried fish into my mouth. I found that the fried fish here in Haiyinsi tasted very different from those in the imperial capital. The fried fish here had almost no seasoning and was very crispy. Probably because this is a coastal city, the ingredients are relatively fresh, so the fried fish made is particularly delicious.

Many young people would buy such a paper bag of fried fish, and three or two people would sit on the marble railings by the sea, and share the fried fish while chatting. After the four of us finished eating the fried fish in the paper bag, we actually felt that we had not finished eating.

The only beach in Haiyinsi City is near the Gate of the Holy Statue. There is a base formed by a reef under the statue of the Gate of the Holy Statue. To the west of this reef is a not very large silver beach. This beach is connected to Haiyinsi City, but there is no such beach in other parts of the city. Under the buildings in other places are stone pillars erected in the sea, surrounded by a large amount of sea water.

There were many people gathered on the beach. Some were lying on the sand and sunbathing, some were standing in the sea and playing, and some were paddling farther into the sea with skateboards. We walked along the stone road to the beach.

I asked Yingli with a smile if she learned to swim on this beach.

Yingli smiled and shook her head, telling me that she learned to swim in the garden of her home.

No matter where she is, the perfect-looking Helena is definitely the focus of everyone's attention. She wears light leather armor, a pair of short boots, and a crimson sword on her waist. Her long golden hair is tied into a ponytail, standing with Becky. Together, the former looks sweet and the latter has a sexy figure.

Yingli and I followed them, holding hands like the young people in Haiyinsi City, admiring the sea view here.

When I first arrived in the imperial capital, I felt that the girls in the imperial capital were much bolder than the girls in the north. The girls in the imperial capital dared to wear vests and short skirts on the streets. They would show off their slender legs and waistcoat lines. Man Yao, now that I have arrived at Haiyinsi City, I have discovered that The girls here are more open-minded than the girls in the imperial capital. They can wear swimsuits and lie on the beach to bask in the sun, making the entire beach covered with white flowers. The density is as dense as a certain Rows of dried pickled radishes were placed on the window sill of the courtyard.

"You are not allowed to look around!"

Helena stretched out her hand from behind me, covered my eyes, and spoke sourly.

When I grabbed Helena's outstretched little hands, I don't know how many eyes secretly looked away. There was envy and jealousy in the complicated eyes.

We didn't plan to stop on this crowded beach, so I suggested: "I heard that there is a five-story magic tower here in Haiyinsi City. How about we go there for a stroll?"

My understanding of Haiyinsi is limited to the fact that Scholar Sean once told me that every water magician should actually live in Haiyinsi City for a while. The Mage Tower there has a collection of many information about water magic. books and documents, that’s why I made this proposal.

Hearing what I said, Ying Li also raised his hand in approval: "This is a good suggestion. Many famous water magicians came out of Haiyinsi City. Some of the handwritten notes they recorded are stored in the magic tower in Haiyinsi City. We You can go and have a look, I just want to visit a magic scholar there."

After we decided on our next destination, we planned to rent a boat at a nearby pier.

According to Ying Li, it takes at least half a day to walk to the Magic Tower.

The pier closest to the beach here actually has to go around to the north side of the Icon Gate. After walking a long way, I saw the pier over there. Countless ships with colorful flags on them were fluttering in the wind, but I saw that there were still quite a few boats. After a long journey, I complained: "After all, going out here is not as convenient as the imperial capital."

Ying Li on the side immediately comforted me and said: "Let's rent a kayak. The speed of the kayak is not much slower than the magic caravan."

Looking at Ying Li's well-behaved appearance, sometimes I wonder if all the princesses of the Angel Bould royal family have such soft and waxy personalities.

During this season, the weather in Haiyinsicheng was still very hot, and the scorching sun made Ying Li's cheeks slightly red.

Helena was worried that her skin would darken under the scorching sun, so she ran to a small vendor next to the square and bought three sun hats made of palm leaves. Then she stood by the stall and complained that the sun hats were not consistent with the prickly clothes on her body. The crystal lion leather armor didn't match well, and I was considering changing into a cooler dress. However, this proposal was opposed by Becky. Becky believed that she and Helena should at least wear armor when no one else was around. Just be there.

"It's an honor to meet you all. I am Morad and I live in this city. Are you a traveler or an adventurer?"

Unexpectedly, someone would come up to chat with us at this time. Moreover, this young man wearing aristocratic clothes was pretty good-looking, his hair was meticulously combed, and when he squinted, it would not make people think that his eyes were small. , after he walked up, he stood directly in front of Helena and asked.

"..."

Helena said nothing. Her proposal was opposed by Becky, which made her a little angry. But what Becky said made sense, so she had no choice but to accept it.

"If you are a traveler coming to Haiyinsi City, then..." The young nobleman saw that Helena did not speak to her, so he was not discouraged and asked patiently.

"Please give way, you're blocking my way." Becky stood up with a cold face and said a little impatiently. She wanted the other party to give up.

However, the young nobleman obviously did not want to give up. Like a tour guide trying to sell his cruise ship, he continued to say to Helena: "If you want to find a cruise ship, my ship is over there." On the pier, I can take you for a ride around Haiyin Silk City on the inland sea. When you see Haiyin Silk City again on the sea, you will know that this is the same as your appreciation of the city in Haiyin Silk City. Scenery is completely different!”

Becky stretched out her hand to push away the young noble standing in front of them, and said: "Thank you, no need, we can also hire a boat ourselves."

Feeling that his body took three steps back to the left uncontrollably, the young noble Morad immediately shouted angrily at Becky with a cold face: "Do you guys know who I am?"

"Morad, okay, put it away." A companion behind him quickly grabbed Morad, who looked a little angry, and dissuaded him.

Although Morad was pulled away by his friend, he still looked unhappy and asked the friend next to him: "Why are you holding me? Shouldn't you be helping me? I just invited them to come to the boat. Just for fun, isn’t this good?”

At this time, the young nobles had walked more than ten meters away, and the words they were discussing in low voices came to my ears:

"Stop making trouble. I don't want to be grounded again this month. Please behave yourself. Also, when you invite others, at least keep your eyes open." The companion who dissuaded Morad continued.

Morad asked in confusion: "Did I do anything wrong? Aren't those two girls from other places pretty enough?"

The companion who dissuaded Morad took Morad a few steps forward and said: "I want you to see their identities clearly. They are not ordinary people. There are at least two magicians among the four people. If you cause a dispute with them, it will not be resolved in the House of Representatives. Those old guys in the magic union are never easy to mess with."

After such a thing happened, Helena was not in the mood to buy a sun hat, and we left the vendor's stall.

"Okay, stop talking, they are far away."

Morad's voice came from my side.

"Ah... If you continue like this, you will suffer enough one day."

The companion sighed and complained again.

When we passed the pier next to the Gate of the Holy Image Square, there were nearly a hundred cruise ships moored at the pier. I was thinking that the yachts mentioned by the young nobles were probably moored here, but I didn't pay attention to which one they were talking about.

Seeing us standing on the pier and observing the yachts on the pier, several older children immediately ran towards us. The fastest one suddenly stopped in front of me. He looked plainly dressed, but very clean. His skin was tanned by the scorching sun, but his teeth were very white, and he spoke fluent Imperial Capital dialect, without the strong accent of Haiyinsi.

"Do you want to hire a guide? I know that yacht here is good and cheap, and I am familiar with every street in this city. If you hire me, you can save a lot of time, and it only costs fifty copper coins." The older child tried hard to sell himself to us.

The other children saw that the older child had taken the lead and immediately dispersed to look for other targets.

"We don't need a guide. Go ask someone else. We just come to rent a kayak." Becky stepped forward and said to the older child with a smile.

Hearing Becky say this, the older child's eyes showed some frustration, but he didn't get entangled. He bowed respectfully to us and turned to leave.

"Hey, wait... Then tell me, where can I rent a fast and good kayak?" Ying Li smiled and stopped the older child.

The older child turned around and pointed to a corner of the dock. Before the older child could speak, a buzzing silver coin appeared in a parabola from Ying Li's hand and was thrown directly to the older child. The older child grabbed the silver coin and put it in his palm.

"Thank you for the information!" Ying Li waved to the older child, and then took me to the dock...