Chapter 54: The Price of Provocation
The docks, which I had thought were crowded with people and goods, became much cleaner and quieter, and the materials that had not been carried on the ship or entered the warehouse were not scattered everywhere, but each had a specific location, all marked with white lines and letters on the ground, forming a huge open space in the middle, surrounded by neat passages.
As the lights on the trestle turned on, the sound of horse-drawn carriage wheels could be heard in the distance...... Carriages of all kinds began to enter the square, and some young boys and girls and their relatives and elders came out of the carriages, all of whom looked like they were all looking at each other. Most of the young men and women are dressed as wizard apprentices, and although they are a little reluctant, their expressions are more eager and expectant, but their families do not hide the sadness when they part.
Soon the sound of neat and heavy footsteps ruined the atmosphere, and more than a hundred heavily armed city guards rushed into the square and began to politely but firmly persuade the wagons and the adults who had come to see them off...... In a few moments, the carriages departed one after another, and only the boys and girls and the stern-faced city guards remained in the square.
Merlin was dressed in the gray robe of a wizard's apprentice and stood in the shadow of the lamp, but no one bothered her. There are more than 200 boys and girls among those boys and girls, some of them are familiar with each other, and some of them don't know each other, but they soon began to laugh together, Mei Lin is not a cold character, but in the past few years in Shuiyunjian Academy, she has been treated with white eyes and cold reception by the students, so when she encounters this kind of occasion, she will automatically flash.
Another carriage drove into the docks, and from the ornamentation on the carriage it was recognizable that the lord of Borivia had arrived, and he seemed to be in a hurry, and when he got out of the carriage, he kept wiping his sweat with a handkerchief.
"Are you Mei Lin?" A sound of footsteps sounded, Mei Lin was stunned to see several teenagers come to her in front of her, and one of them even rushed to her and asked in a somewhat fierce tone.
"It's me, what's the matter?" asked Merlin calmly, wondering how the other party knew her name and what her purpose was.
"I'm Mars of Bustow, and you must swear that Villerie of Bustow is the most beautiful girl in the world!" the eccentric teenager made an even more outlandish request.
"Villerie, I don't know?" said Merline with a strange look on her face...... This quirky request seems to come from some ancient knightly kingdom where they think it is an honour for their girlfriend to be praised by others, otherwise it would be an offense to them.
However, today's matter is obviously not so simple, because the object of such inquiries is generally men, and this custom is not prevalent everywhere, and the other party is likely to provoke.
"Now you know!" said the boy stiffly.
"Well, I admit that Villerie of Bustow is the most beautiful girl in the world. Merlin shrugged, as if she was a little helpless, but a look of mockery flashed in the depths of her eyes.
"You ......" Mars obviously didn't expect Merlin to agree so simply...... Even if it is true, what girl in this world would openly say that another girl is more beautiful than herself?
Especially these arrogant future wizards.
"If you don't have anything else to do, I'll go first. Merlin said lightly, making a gesture of leaving.
"Wait. ”
Merlin's performance was greatly unexpected by Mars, he just came over to provoke on purpose, he didn't achieve his goal, how could he let her leave like this, "According to the etiquette of the nobles, you should show something, give the most decent gifts, and hand over all the magic stones on your body!"
That's the real purpose, right?
Merlin was skeptical that 'Villerie' was really there.
"What if not?
Seeing Mars subconsciously nodding, Merlin didn't wait for him to finish, and glanced at the city guards in the distance: "Aren't you worried about them stopping it?"
"Hahaha......"
Mars and the other teenagers around them laughed insolently, "Do you really think those guys with a few iron sheets on their bodies have the guts to bother with a group of future wizards? ”
"That's good, you can come together, who's afraid of whom?!" Mei Lin looked fierce, and her hands were clenched into fists in her chest, as if she was going to fight.
"Haha......"
Several teenagers laughed lowly and gathered around Merlin in unison...... There were two guys with lewd looks in their eyes, and it was clear that there was more to it than just snatching something.
However, just as they approached Merlin, Merlin's clenched fist suddenly released, and a crystal test tube fell out of her right hand, while her left hand quickly shoved a leaf into her mouth.
There was a soft 'pop' sound, the test tube made a crisp cracking sound, a white mist rose suddenly, and the air was suddenly filled with a strange fragrance of flowers.
"Lost ...... Medicine ...... "Among the teenagers, that Mars should be the strongest one...... He was the last to fall, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes.
"Huh...... Since no one cares, then I'm welcome. ”
Merlin glanced around...... Probably because the place they were in was too far away, the boys and girls didn't notice the movement, and a few nearby city guard soldiers saw it, but they all turned their faces to the side, pretending not to see it.
With a wave of her hand, the mist was cleared, and Mei Lin honestly and unceremoniously groped around the teenagers.
There were seven people in total, and they didn't have high-end witchcraft like storage bags, but they brought a lot of golden tickets and magic stones...... Mei Lin gathered these things together and cleaned them up, there were more than 200 magic stones alone, there were more than ten golden tickets with a denomination of 5,000, and there were some small gold tickets and scattered gold coins. Then get up and leave leisurely.
Several city guards had already put on a clay carved wooden sculpture, but after Mei Lin left, they immediately glanced at each other, bent down without hesitation to pick up those small golden tickets, and then quietly changed to a farther position.
It didn't take long for a blonde boy to walk over with a puzzled face, wandering around as he went, and when he saw the seven 'corpses' under the shadow of the lamp, he was really startled, and hurriedly ran over to examine them carefully.
"A bunch of stupid people!" After finding out that a few people were just drugged, the blonde boy said hatefully, but for a moment he was hesitant.
At this moment, there was a loud noise of excitement in the square - in the night sky, seven huge black ships were flying in the direction of the dock......