"Boss, another plate of grilled fish!" Calis said loudly as he slapped the table as he sucked on a few bamboo skewers in his hand.

"Okay, kid, you can really eat!" The fat boss who was full of fat brains heard what she said, smiled and squinted, agreed, and not long after, another plate of fresh grilled fish was served.

James' face was full of black lines, and he sat on the sidelines and ate with his belly turned upside down, and he couldn't swallow anything anymore, so he could only lie down in his chair, not even knowing where to put his hands.

"Calis......" he called softly. "Calis ......"

"Huh?" The girl who had just received the name was not very familiar with the words Calis, and James called it several times before she reacted, wiped her mouth full of oil, and stared at him.

James looked into her eyes, and the complaining voice was stuck in his throat, so he had to say a few words: "If you eat again, if you eat again, I will go bankrupt......"

Calis took out an old handkerchief with two fingers and wiped it on his mouth, burped with satisfaction, patted his stomach and said, "Well, look at your stinginess...... Didn't you first propose to bring me here to eat, since you've opened your mouth, it's none of your business how much I eat......

"The point is that you're using the money I just paid for your counterfeit medicine. ”

"yes," Calis blinked. "Since you spent that money to buy my medicine, it means that the money is mine. Can't I dispose of my own money at will?"

"You ......" James tried to straighten up, but he was too full to eat, and after several attempts, he still gave up. "Forget it, I don't have the same knowledge as you, let me rest and rest. ”

"Ouch......" she gestured toward where James was sitting. "James, tell me something about you?"

"What are you talking about?" James glanced at her.

"Tell me about your previous experiences? Didn't you say you were an adventurer? Tell me which cities you've been to before?"

"I'm afraid I've been an adventurer for less than two months......" James scratched his head in annoyance. "I had a good intention, but then I met a thief near Lannega, and he stole my whole belongings, so I had to look for work everywhere, and I ended up in Kingsbridge, but my goal was to go to New Garand to have a look. I've heard that there are more opportunities in the capital, maybe I'll try my luck there. ”

"Then why are you asking about alchemy?"

"Ah...... I promised the alchemist Marcus in Lannega to bring him a complete set of alchemy equipment and high-end alchemy materials. He stretched out a hand to prop himself up in his chair and helped himself up. "Calis, didn't you say before that you knew a little bit about alchemy, and where did you learn these things?"

Calis raised an eyebrow.

"When I was in Friegeld, I used to work as a clerk in the little alchemy shop there for a small salary. Later, the shop was attacked by pirates, and I took advantage of the chaos to escape, and began to walk around. Calis propped his chin with one hand, as if caught in a memory. "However, I still wanted to be a doctor, so I continued to learn some knowledge of alchemy during my wanderings in the past few years. ”

"What medicine have you refined?"

Her eyes fell on James's face.

"The scorpion venom I introduced to you earlier was extracted from the scorpion's body. The scorpion poison is really poisonous, and people will be poisoned to death as soon as they touch it even a little. She raised an eyebrow slyly. "Come on, James, if you want to buy it, I might give you a discount. ”

"Poof...... Whoever buys that thing from you, you should keep it to yourself...... One day you meet a bad guy and throw this venom in his face. ”

"I'm going to meet the bad guys, don't you have you, what do you need that bottle of poison for?"

James was stunned for a moment and coughed awkwardly.

"Let's go, it's not too early...... Do you have a place to stay? If not, I can find you a place in the barracks at the back gate of Kingsbridge. ”

"How can you find a room in the barracks?"

"The leader of that little army has some friendship with me, and I live there now. Don't worry, that person is very bold and has a good heart, and he will definitely take you in. ”

"Cut ......" Calis stood up, stretched as if no one was around, patted his bag, and reached out to pull James up and walk out of the street.

"How's it going?"

"Even if I stay there, I'll have to leave later. ”

"Why go? I can help you get more authentic training, and you might be a good scout. James looked at Calis's squirming waist and swallowed.

"Woohoo...... Forget it, I don't want to be anyone's vassal. ”

"No, Calis, no one there treats you differently. We are all equal, we are all peaceful, you can enjoy the treatment that the highest level of people have, you can train with us in the same training ground, you can spend the night in tents of the same size. Even if you don't have relatives now, I can help you find a better development. ”

Calis bowed his head.

"Come on...... What can I do there?"

"Do you have a place to stay here, do you have enough gold in your bag to buy the worst room?" James tugged at Calis' arm. "Let's go, even if they don't like you, don't they still have me?"

"This ......"

James took a closer look at Calis again, and her sturdy body because of her years of wandering, and her white skin that reflected the light in the sun, all faintly hinted at James that she must be more talented as a warrior than herself.

"It's okay, Calis, if you're not interested in physical training, I can teach you some magic. Hey...... Actually, I'm a magical genius......"

Before James could finish speaking, the hustle and bustle not far from the two attracted his attention. Calis was the first to jump into the crowd, unleashing all sorts of heavy shoulders and finally pulling out a small slit so that James could barely see the scene inside.

"Gems buy white wolf skins!" a green-skinned native of Valannari stood in the center of the crowd, with a small sparkling white diamond in the center of two fingers on his right hand, and shouted at the crowd.

"Hey, James, come and see, there are natives here who trade gems for wolf skins. Calis made it to the innermost, but James could only linger on the outermost side, sweating profusely.

In the center of the circle stood several Valranari natives, most of whom covered their bodies only in straw skirts and hides. Many Kingsbridge residents gather in front of the stalls of some of the Varannari natives to exchange all sorts of small things for gems and Valanari souvenirs.

It was at this moment that James saw a Valranari standing in the middle of the crowd not far away, with a very familiar face. He stood there thinking for a moment, and the other party noticed him.

"James?"

"Yoggs?"

Suddenly realized, James walked up with a smile, greeted the other person in the usual way of greeting Valannari - fist bumps, and then struck up a conversation. The young native in front of him is the leader of the team that saved his life near Lannega and helped him complete the task of hunting goblins: Yoggs.

"I can still meet you here. James looked back at the large group of Valranari hunters and said with a smile. "How's it going, did the trip go well?"

Yugs raised an eyebrow.

"It's not good, we were attacked by orcs near the Blue Mist River on the way, although the main force remained, but a few people died, and many members of the team were injured, so we had to speed up and come to Kingsbridge, and sell the gems or other cheap in exchange for all kinds of healing herbs. ”

James heard the helplessness in Yuggs's tone, thinking that he had been helped by others, and it was really unreasonable not to help others. So he hammered the palm of his left hand with his right hand and said:

"Where are your wounded?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Yuggs' appearance barely changed, but his face immediately sank when he heard him say these words.

James hurriedly waved his hand. "Nothing, I just want to see if there is anything I can do to help, I can find a priest and a doctor, I can also find a place for the wounded to stay temporarily......"

Hearing this, Yuggs's face turned better again.

"Thank you so much. However, please ask the pastor to do it, because the healing effect of the pastor is of no use to us. ”

"Ahh

"Because it's ...... It should be said...... It's a curse, I guess it's a curse. Yuggs pursed his lips. "The Three Sages have defeated the evil witches, so they have cursed that all healing spells will not work on the Valranaries. ”

"Well......" James was feeling sorry for this, when he saw Calis, who had just disappeared, squeezing out of the crowd.

"What's wrong?" Calis jumped up in front of James, looked at James and then at Yoggs beside him.

"Nothing, I just met an acquaintance. James smiled and introduced the two to each other. Calis didn't seem to be afraid of life, but Yuggs looked a little embarrassed, muttered a few words of lingua franca, and he didn't dare to take it again.

At this time, there was another commotion in the crowd not far away, and Yuggs made an excuse to leave.

"Hey, James, what do you see I've got?" Calis jumped in front of James, smirked evilly, took out an owl-shaped wooden ornament from his bag, and shook it in front of James. "Look, do you know what this is?"

"What?"

"Hey, I've seen this kind of thing in Frigald before, and the Doge there hangs a Valranari carving at all times, and it is said to bring good fortune to those who wear it. As long as I tell me this name, I will definitely be able to sell it for a good price. ”

"What did you get in exchange?" said James, secretly feeling sorry for the Valranari who had exchanged the goods.

"Take my scorpion venom...... I told them that if you put that scorpion venom on an arrow, you could kill any animal in one hit. She said as she placed the pendant on James' hand. "As soon as the natives heard me say this, they were immediately very happy to exchange this thing with me. ”

The wooden pendant was cool to the touch, and had a strange, ominous smell coming out of it. As soon as James touched the thing, he immediately felt some strange change in the magical power in his body.

He frowned, but at the sight of Calis's expectant eyes, he sighed and took the object into his arms.