James woke up to some surprise to find that Giarold was not in the bed next to him. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, blocked the sunlight from the window with his hand, and barely got used to the brightness, so he lazily got dressed, washed his face and rinsed his mouth with the water he fetched, and then walked outside the tent.

Kingsbridge brought in a group of corpse collectors, most of whom were the trainees and friars from the altar of the Three Saints of Arta to act as corpse carriers. James saw Alta standing in command in the middle of a group of black-robed monks, smiled a little awkwardly and nodded, which was regarded as a greeting.

"Did you see my master?" asked James.

"Janold?" Alta thought for a moment, then spoke slowly. "He seems to have gone to Mr. Damac's tent, and he must have discussed some battle news. ”

"Good ......," he said, wandering around the group twice, observing for a moment how they packed the dead recruits into body bags, added all sorts of scented plants, and transported them to the city for further distribution.

Then, feeling that he had nothing to do to wander around here, he tentatively approached Damac's tent, and shook the bell in it, and then a hearty voice came.

"Come in!"

Damac sat energetically at the long conference table, and next to him stood a disliked Janod.

"Xiao Zhan, you came just in time. Damack laughed a few times, and then said, "I went to the house of the birdman in Nebros last night, and with the last threat I had, he became much more well-behaved. Hehe, so we've borrowed a carrier pigeon from Kingsbridge Town Hall and sent the orc battle plan to New Garand along with a petition sheet, and if nothing else, we'll hear from the Warrior Guild in a few days. I think even if they don't give me face, I have to give more care to the big city of Kingsbridge. ”

"Congratulations, congratulations!" James said politely, and pulled a chair to sit down.

"Master, I've almost mastered the explosive fireball technique, what are we going to learn next?"

"Huh?" said Janod, rubbing his beard with his hand, as if he had just recovered from his thoughts, and was stunned for a moment. "Is it so fast?...... Oh...... Yes, you're a genius......"

Damac smiled at James.

"Ahem, master, I heard you say before, you are an ice magician, why did you teach me fireball magic, a typical fire magic?"

"Oh...... Fireball, Ice Storm and Thunderbolt are the three most basic and basic offensive spells, which every mage must know, of course, after learning it, there will be specializations in various sects. As for which department of advanced magic to learn, it depends on the talent and interest of the magician. ”

Garnold gestured to Damac, then waved at James, telling him to leave the tent and talk somewhere else. James walked towards Damac and left with Giarnold in a daze.

"What's wrong?" James frowned. "Why do I think you're different from before, you usually sleep until noon, why did you get up earlier than me today?"

"Where there is, I am no different. Giarnold's eyes were misty, and he didn't know where to look, which made James even more suspicious.

"No, master, you must have something to hide from me. James laughed a few times, then gently patted Giarnold on the back with his left hand and said.

Janold looked around for a moment, and then quickly pulled James under a big tree, and when he saw that there was no one around, he whispered nervously: "Judge, you must not say the next words to others......

"Uh-huh...... James nodded, leaning his ear over.

"I just made a claim and sold myself to Damac. ”

"What!?" James was so frightened that he almost cried out, and Giarnold covered his mouth.

"Shhhh......hh "Not what you think, stinky boy. Damac told me earlier that he wanted me to join their orc crusade, as a mage to release fireballs in the back, throw lightning bolts or something, and then go to the Warrior Guild and apply for payment. What is written on the surface is that the more you contribute, the more you will be rewarded, but in fact, the stronger the strength, the more you will be rewarded. That strength like mine, hehe, Damac said, at least a thousand gold coins as compensation......" As he spoke, Giarnold was about to drool. "Thousands of gold coins...... You have to buy as many good things as you want......"

"Huh?" James was confused. "Are you saying that you joined our orc raiding team and became a mage hired by the Warrior Guild, and then you were paid thousands of gold coins?"

"Hmm!" said Garnod.

"No, master, didn't you say before that you would rather sleep at home than fight orcs?

"Tsk, didn't I figure it out? You see, there is no danger that I can follow behind the big army, and second, I can get so much money. With this money, I can make up for what I stole by that little crook of Aidane, and even have a surplus, which is much faster than swindling people out of King's Bridge. ”

James remembered some of the deceptive tricks that Giarnold had confided in himself when he was drunk before, and he couldn't help but have black lines on his head.

As if reading through James's thoughts, Giarnold laughed a few times, and then poked James's ass with his staff.

"Hey, hey, I'm not thinking about you, you almost died here when you acted alone, and I can save your life if I join this team, right?"

I believe you're a ghost...... James didn't say that. He listened to Jarnold brag for a while, and then the unscrupulous old man suggested that he go out in casual clothes and go around the city of Kingsbridge one more time. James remembered that he hadn't even visited the city a few times when he came here, and he felt sorry in his heart, so he agreed.

With the blessing of last night's meditation, James feels quite different when he walks out on the street at this moment. Before, he saw that Kingsbridge was a thriving city, and every resident in it was very energetic and vibrant, but now he looked at Kingsbridge and found that it was indeed developing rapidly, as if something new appeared every day, but it was also dirty and noisy.

The King's Bridge was already crowded with people by this time, from vendors selling things to jugglers. Adan once said that he was a Kingsbridge acrobat, and now James has seen the real Kingsbridge acrobatics. In the center of the small circle formed by the crowd, there were several clowns dressed in floral clothes and painted with very thick makeup, constantly carrying a colorful leather ball on their heads. While grabbing the ball, they made all sorts of funny poses, which caused everyone to laugh.

After laughing, the acrobats who paid for it only had a few thin copper plates in their pockets, and James looked at it, and there was not even a touch of gold. He touched his equally shy package, picked up a very small and thin gold coin, and slipped it into their hands. The acrobats thanked and whistled and went away happily.

Janold told James that he was going to a nearby antique market to see if there were any new magical objects and let him go out for a stroll. James couldn't find a real magical object among the fakes, and although he was intrigued, he broke up with Giarold with some regret.

Under the King's Bridge, a group of fishermen who have just returned from fishing gathered, and some people are selling vegetables on the boat. Carloadloads of zucchini and beets were shipped to all corners of town. Outside of Kingsbridge there are farmsteads from which the vegetables and grain are supplied.

James was dressed in casual clothes, did not show much of his face, and did not show his identity as an adventurer, so he was not conspicuous. He saw Margaret's alchemy shop from afar, and stood in a hidden corner to observe for a moment. There are several bottles of colorful potions on the shop, as well as all kinds of flowers and plants, as well as beautiful small items. Constance was sitting next to his mother, carefully and dexterously weaving a wreath of blue flowers.

Margaret sometimes turned her head to look at her daughter tenderly, but Constance paid no attention to the people around her. Once, Constance, who had just finished weaving a wreath, looked up and almost saw James hiding opposite, but was dodged by James. He sighed, ready to move on.

Just as he was about to turn around, a strange-looking brown-haired girl jumped up in front of him and spoke mysteriously.

"This brother, I have a very effective talisman here, which can save someone's life when its owner is in danger, how about it?"

"Not interested. Janold told James that normally, the magical items sold in these small markets could not be trusted, let alone the things that were being sold with their faces sold. So he very simply rejected the girl.

"Don't you look at it...... It's really effective. The girl took a blue and white pendant from her bosom and shook it in front of James's eyes.

"I really don't need ......" James turned his head in embarrassment when he saw the girl's face so close, and saw her big watery eyes.

"Oh......" At this time, the girl took out a glass bottle containing a green liquid from her right hand pocket, and shook it in front of James's eyes again. "This is an authentic scorpion venom, native to Friegeld, and a good choice for killing......"

"It's not...... I don't need to kill people, so why buy venom?"

"Hey, this bottle of venom will cost at least 20 gold coins to buy at New Garand, and with me, you only need to spend one gold coin to get it. How's it going?" the girl said with a wink, smiling.

"Don't ......" Her body was almost attached to James's body, which made James almost breathless.

"Cut...... I don't know ...... goods" The girl snorted, took a step back, picked up her satchel again, and flipped through it, "I still have a lot of good things here, such as this, the best medicine of the strongest alchemist in Lannega, now it is only sold for five gold coins, and it can ......cure any disease."

"Lannega, alchemist?" his mind flashed to the figure of the fat alchemist Marcus, and then he watched as the girl took out a bottle of pale green liquid from her satchel.

"I haven't seen it, this is a miracle medicine that cures all diseases, even the dead can cure you for miles......"

"This ......," James pointed to the vial. He knew at a glance what kind of medicine was in this bottle, and if Marcus hadn't introduced him to this bottle of "ogre potion", maybe he would have been deceived by the girl in front of him.

"Five gold coins, do you want to buy them?"

James suddenly remembered what he had said. He had promised to bring Marcus a new set of alchemy equipment and the most expensive and elite alchemy materials to help Marcus regain his glory as soon as possible. Now he saw the bottle of ogre potion in front of him, then at the girl who was winking at him, and then at Margaret's alchemy shop not far away, and suddenly came up with a good idea. So he put on a wicked smile and said:

"I know you're a liar, I've seen this bottle of your potion, it's obviously used to increase strength. If you give this bottle of medicine to the patient, I am afraid that it will have no effect. Oh no, maybe the patient will hammer the bed ......."

The girl's face immediately shrugged. She took a step back, parting her bodies together, and looked around.

If James hadn't been trained in meditation yesterday, I'm afraid he wouldn't have noticed the girl's small movements. But by this time he had already discovered that she had the intention of escaping, so he grabbed the girl's wrist with one hand and pulled her over.

"Don't you run...... Don't worry, I won't report you, I will even buy your things, you just have to promise me one thing......"

"I ......" she looked down at her wrist and looked up, her face completely red. "What do you want to do......"

James felt that the posture of the two was inappropriate, so he had to let go easily.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you to do me a favor, and when it's done, maybe I'll buy your stuff. He coughed a few times to ease the embarrassment. The girl turned her head, muttered a few inaudible words, and made no other movements.

James glanced at her and said, "Behind you, there is an alchemy shop there, I would like to ask you to help me ask the proprietress of that shop: where can I buy the equipment for alchemists, and by the way, what are the materials for making high-grade potions......

"Huh?" the girl was stunned for a moment, then glanced back at the shop not far away, and then said with a look of resentment, "Oh...... That's it, why can't you go by yourself?"

"Hey, why should I ask you for help if I can go by myself? I have a holiday with the proprietress of that shop, and it is inconvenient for me to show up, so you can help me with this. When you say something, I'll probably buy your messy knick-knacks. ”

"What a mess of gadgets, those are what I use for life. The girl shook her head. "If you really have the money to buy my things, I can teach you some of the things I know about alchemy. ”

"Aha?" James looked skeptical. "Just you? What do you know about alchemy? Don't be as lied to people as this bottle is. Let me tell you, I know the alchemist who made this bottle of medicine, and if he hadn't introduced this bottle of ogre potion, otherwise I would have really believed in your evil and fallen in love with your way. ”

"Uh......h Some people are stupid enough to buy these ......" The girl shook her body a little awkwardly, as if she was standing here uncomfortable.

James wondered why the flush on the girl's face was still there, and he had already let go.

"Okay, I'll believe you for once, but you still have to help me ask where I can buy high-end alchemy equipment. James imitated Damac's posture and pretended to pat the girl's back in a bold manner. But at the thought that his strength might not be controllable, he panicked and slowed down his right hand, and finally, the normal motivational action turned into a strange and ambiguous stroke.

The girl stomped her feet, but did not even resist, but snorted with a red face and said, "Wait, you ......"

She staggered to her satchel and ran to the shop across the street with small steps.

"I'll keep an eye on you!" James whispered.

The girl turned her head and gave him a blank look.