Knock! Knock!

The knock on the door was soft and rhythmic, showing the politeness and culture of the other party, which made Merlin breathe a sigh of relief...... Obviously, if it were someone from the Phila family, they would definitely not be so calm.

"May I ask if Miss Merlin is here? I'm Canaan Carlos, and I'm staying at this inn with you," said the visitor outside.

Merlin groaned for a moment, then walked over and opened the door, "Your Excellency Carlos, what are you doing?"

There was a blonde boy standing outside, with a lofty bearing and handsome appearance, especially the wizard's robe worn on his body, elegant and somewhat mysterious, which was the kind of temperament that was most likely to attract the opposite sex.

"Can we go in and talk?" said the blonde boy with a warm smile.

"I'm sorry, the house is a bit messy and not suitable for entertaining guests, hehe. Merlin laughed dryly, and rejected the other party a little rudely.

The blonde boy was obviously stunned for a moment, this is a bit unreasonable, because in this kind of inn, there is no need to worry about security, and the other party is also a wizard apprentice, even if he is an enemy, he will not choose the time to attack at this time...... This is very rude.

For Mei Lin, a faux pas is always less than a loss of life, no matter how special her identity is, after all, she is a fourteen-year-old girl, and she is not accompanied by a companion, so it is natural to have concerns about receiving such a guest of the opposite sex in such a grand manner.

After Merlin finished speaking, she also felt a little rude, so she repeated the question just now: "Your Excellency Carlos, I was a little rude today, but I want to take a break." ”

A hint of anger welled up in Canaan Carlos's heart, but he controlled his emotions very well, and a smile appeared on his face: "It's okay, but it's still early today, why don't we go have a drink, maybe ...... It is possible to learn more about each other. ”

This guy spoke so ambiguously that Merlin could tell what he meant no matter how dull she was...... In the wizarding world, strength and pleasure are two extremes, and many wizards are not very serious about the relationship between men and women, especially for wizard apprentices...... An experiment could kill them, and in order to get the resources for cultivation, many female apprentices didn't mind the belonging of their bodies.

However, none of this has anything to do with Merlin, her quest is the pinnacle of the wizarding world, and nothing else...... I really haven't thought about it.

Originally, she still had a good impression of this blonde boy, but now her perception has changed, and the smile on her face has stiffened a little, "Your Excellency Carlos, you have found the wrong person!"

With that, she slammed the door shut.

"You ......" Canaan's original sunny face suddenly turned into a haze.

As a noble son, he already has a great advantage among women, especially after being put on a wizard's robe, he is the favored object of girls and young women wherever he goes, how can he ever suffer such a cold reception?

"Canaan, where's the beauty?"

When Canaan returned downstairs with a gloomy face, a thin boy asked loudly, and many people immediately looked at him, which made Canaan's face even more ugly.

"Maybe Canaan had already sent her back to her room and came to talk to us. A young girl said in a weird way, and several wizard apprentices around her immediately laughed strangely, and the people around her probably knew what was going on, and their faces showed a look of understanding.

"Hmph! She's probably too tired to fall asleep. Canaan sat down stupidly, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it with a tilt of his neck, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, "You wait and see, in less than three days, she will obediently become my woman!"

Several of the surrounding wizard apprentices all had disbelieving looks on their faces, but they didn't stimulate him anymore, obviously worried that Canaan would go berserk.

However, Canaan's rhetoric was destined to be unfulfilled because Merlin had moved...... Of course, it wasn't because she was afraid of him harassing her, but because she had another place to live.

Early the next morning, Merlin simply cleaned up and called the carriage to visit an old friend introduced by Salchi, an old man who was also a third-level wizard apprentice - Fernando.

Fernando was a celebrity in Bolivia, and in addition to being a wizard apprentice, he was also the dean of the Academy of Nobles of Annas in the Kingdom of Farouk.

If Merlin wants to join the Arisian Wizarding Alliance this time, someone must recommend her, and the safest way is to enter the Annas Noble Academy, and then recommend her to enter in the name of the student. After reading Salchi's letter of recommendation, Fernando happily agreed and arranged Merlin to be enrolled in the Annas Noble Academy.

Merlin returned to the inn that day and returned the room to the Annath Noble Academy, and when Canaan looked for her again, she naturally couldn't find her.

……

Half a year later.

The wind blowing from the ocean blows away the bitter cold that envelops the streets and alleys of the city, and the harbour side is a bit chaotic compared to the main part of the city, and the roads here are like intertwined tree roots.

Originally, there were several main roads in the city that led directly to here, but at the moment those main roads have been built with buildings, and some are filled with miscellaneous goods. At the end of the harbor on the left in the distance, a row of brand new docklands can be faintly seen, under construction.

Merlene arrived early on the pier, her long hair lifted by the chilly sea breeze. Half a year has hardly changed for her...... If I had to say anything, it was that the height had increased a few points, and the demeanor was more elegant.

Normally, it's dangerous for a girl like her to come to the docks alone, but her wizarding robes have put a lot of eager people out of their minds...... If the nobles are the Grim Reaper, then the wizards are undoubtedly the more terrible devils, and those guys can tell the difference.

The sun had finally set in the distance, and although the sky was still shrouded in the twilight of the setting sun, the east had gradually darkened, and a crescent moon could be faintly seen radiating a hazy light.

As the bell rang, the porters on the docks seemed busier, and from their hurried looks, it seemed as if they were chasing time.

"Quick, quick, everyone speed up, don't be stunned there, pack all the goods that can't be carried today, and if there's anything missing, I'll settle accounts with you." ”

"Everyone hurry up, you want to rest early, and so do I, quick, there is still half an hour. ”

"Push those things back to the warehouse, damn it, it's too late today. ”

"Lazy worms, speed up for me, only the last one, hurry up, or I'll let you work overtime in the dark, you should have tasted that." ”

“……”

With that bell, all kinds of urgings, filled the entire dock.

And the porters, who had seemed unhurried, also became rude and anxious at this moment with the sound of urging. Soon, however, the surrounding noises gradually became quieter, and the porters, who had quickened their pace to complete their work, began to dissipate.

Only one or two boats could be seen on the dock still busy there.

Another bell rang, and the dock immediately became calm, and now the sky had become darker, and the stars in the night sky were blinking their eyes incessantly.

Echoing the stars in the sky are the lights lit on the ground, and the lights that are intertwined and scattered throughout the city are as if they are stars falling from the world.

Two people carrying a pole several meters long in their hands used the candles on the top of the pole to light up the row of lamps next to the pier next to the trestle.

All of a sudden, the dock, which was originally chaotic and extremely crowded, immediately changed to a different look.