In the spring of 979 of the Soul Calendar, Huang Cang, who had accepted all the skills of Yuan Qing, left Qingyun Academy together with Kai Dun and embarked on a journey to save the catastrophe.

Both of them are great in skill, after a day of hurrying, finally out of the Qiton Empire, looking back at the rolling mountains, the three of them have a feeling of being separated from the world.

Kai Dun said: "It's dark, let's rest for a while, wait for tomorrow morning, let's go west from here, it is estimated that we will be able to pass through the Aden Empire in three or four days, and reach the territory of the Celestial Star Empire, and then we will search each city one by one, and we will definitely find the whereabouts of the elves." ”

Huang Cang's face suddenly moved, as if he had noticed something, as if there were several faint energies around the two of them. Standing up cautiously, Huang Cang's whole body emitted a faint white light, searching everything around him. The sound of insects and birds is all in the ears, but there is nothing special to find.

"Huang Cang, what's wrong with you?" asked Kaiton.

Huang Cang sat down and frowned: "Just now I seemed to feel that there were people around, but when I listened carefully, there was no movement. ”

Kaiton said with some doubts: "You are just too sensitive, how can anyone." Take a good rest. ”

Two days later, the two passed through the Aden Empire and entered the territory of the Celestial Star Empire.

"What a tall city wall!" Huang Cang exclaimed. In front of them is a huge city, the city wall is more than 30 meters high, completely made of huge stones, there is a moat about 20 meters wide in front of the city, the suspension bridge is lowered, connecting the two banks, the bustling flow of people is constantly passing through the suspension bridge, it seems to be very lively. Kaidun grew up in the Puyan clan since childhood, and this was the first time they had seen the city, so they were naturally amazed.

In the middle of the city wall, above the wide gate, a stone plaque hangs high with three large characters written in a special script - City of Light.

Kaitun unfolded the map, looked at it carefully, and said, "This should be the City of Light, the provincial capital of the Celestial Star Empire." In the Celestial Star Empire, this is one of several big cities, it is really magnificent! I heard that a few years ago, the Celestial Star Empire fought several small-scale battles with the Barron Empire on the basis of this place, and both sides suffered damage, and no one was helpless. ”

Huang Cang agreed with Kai Dun's words, from the outside, this bright city was much larger than Niya City, and the wide city wall could not be seen at a glance. "Brother Kaiton, let's go in and find a place to rest first. Tomorrow we will continue to hurry, and since this city is so big, there must be nobles in it, and maybe we can find traces of the elven clansmen. ”

Kaiton shook his head and said, "Probably not." The Celestial Star Empire has always regarded itself as bright, and its style of acting in every aspect is very upright. It is the only country in the three empires other than the Aden Empire that does not have brothels and casinos. If it weren't for their uprightness, there shouldn't be any nobles who would have paid a high price to buy elves to make an effort. At the beginning, the reason why the Yue Lun brothers said that the nobles of the Barun Empire were the most suspicious of catching the elven clan was very reasonable. The Barron Empire, on the other hand, was the most shady country on the continent. There, not only brothels and casinos are rampant, but most of the strongholds of many shady forces are located there. Wrap your enemies in the slayer will be inside. ”

Huang Cang's face changed, and he said, "Killing the Guild, big brother, do you know where their headquarters is?" After his skills were greatly increased, Huang Cang's confidence also increased, and he very much wanted to avenge Ha Wen as soon as possible.

Kai Dun smiled bitterly: "The headquarters of the Killer Guild is very secret, don't say I don't know, even the people in the Killer Guild, only the high-level knows the location of their headquarters. ”

Huang Cang said with some disappointment: "Then it seems that you can only look for it slowly." Brother Kaiton, what are the brothels and casinos you just mentioned? Why haven't I heard of them? ”

Hearing Huang Cang's question, Kai Dun was speechless and speechless. Kaiton laughed and said, "You'll know when you get to the Barron Empire." That's all a gold hole!"

Huang Cang nodded inexplicably and said, "Then let's go to the city first." ”

At this time, Kai Dun suddenly asked, "Brother Huang Cang, I forgot one of the most important things. ”

Huang Cang asked with a blank expression, "What's the matter?" ”

Kai Dun said: "Do we have money? This is the key, if there is no money, it will be difficult to move an inch on the mainland." ”

Kaiton's words made Huang Cang stunned. What Kai Dun said was true, Huang Cang had given Ling Yue all the money he had at the beginning, and he also spent a lot on the way back to the school, so he basically didn't have any money. When he left Qingyun Academy, everyone was immersed in the grief of Yuan Qing's ascension, and no one would care about these details.

Kaiton scratched his head and said, "This is difficult, hey~"

Huang Cang suddenly had an idea, took out a red card inlaid with gems from his baggage, and said, "I almost forgot, I'm an intermediate magician! I haven't received a reward for using this card, and that money should be enough for us for a while." ”

Kaiton smiled and said, "That's great, I've forgotten you know magic for so long, so let's hurry into the city now." ”

The City of Light is worthy of being the most prosperous city of the Celestial Star Empire, as soon as you enter the city gate, you will be greeted by a wide street, the street is lined with shops, the sound of selling one after another, the pedestrians coming and going are endless, and occasionally there are some noble carriages driving slowly under the royal driver, a scene of prosperity and wealth. Coming here, Huang Cang felt very comfortable as if he had arrived at home, and the pedestrians around him were all yellow-skinned with the same black hair and black eyes as him, and no one would cast a curious look at him.

Hearing that the Magicians' Guild was not far from here in the east of the city, the three of them hurriedly quickened their pace and went straight to the Magicians' Guild.

Like Nia City, the Mage's Guild in the City of Light still lives next to the Mercenary Guild, but the Mage's Guild here is not so depressed. Although the number of people coming in and out is far less than that of the mercenary guild, there are quite a few magicians coming and going. Moreover, in terms of architecture, the Wizards' Guild here is much larger than the Mercenary Guild, and the tall hexagonal building completely compares to the Mercenary Guild. Huang Cang didn't know that this was the general meeting of the Magician Guild on the entire continent.

"This is it, let's go inside. The two of them walked towards the gate of the Wizards' Guild. As soon as he walked to the door, a wooden staff suddenly stretched out from inside the gate, and an old voice said: "You are wrong, the mercenary union is next door, and this is the magician's union." Huang Cang looked intently, and saw a person inside the gate of the Magicians' Union, this person had white hair, looked at least seventy or eighty years old, wearing ordinary civilian clothes, with drooping bags under his eyes, and he didn't look at Huang Cang and Kaiton.

Huang Cang also encountered the same situation, and hurriedly said politely: "Grandpa, I am a magician, I am here to receive payment, this is my friend, you let us in." The old man slowly raised his head and looked at the two of them, his eyes were dirty and yellow, and he looked them up and down. Huang Cang was afraid that the old man would not believe it, so he hurriedly handed over his magic card. The old man didn't answer, just glanced at it, and said, "Since you are a magician, then you can go in." He's not, can't get in. ”

Kai Dun was angry and said, "You old man, why are you so wooden, let's just go in and have a look, and we are not making trouble." When my brother finishes receiving the money, we'll leave immediately. ”

The old man snorted, and didn't look at Kaiton, but still said the same thing, "It's not that magicians can't enter." ”

Kai Dun was about to have a seizure, but Huang Cang hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Brother Kai Dun, since this old man won't let you in, forget it, how difficult it is for him to guard the door here at such an old age! Let's not embarrass him." You guys wait here for me, and I'll be out soon. ”

Kaiton nodded and said, "Okay, brother." Then you go and come back quickly. With that, Huang Cang turned around and ran towards the Magic Guild.

When Huang Cang walked through the gate, he said to the old man: "I'm really sorry, my eldest brother is actually very good-hearted, but his temper is a little short-tempered, don't care." ”

The old man's cloudy eyes swept Huang Cang, and said lightly: "The world is going down! There are not many young people like you, go in quickly." ”

Huang Cang smiled slightly, saluted the old man, and walked into the magician's union. The light inside the union is not very strong, there is a huge six-pointed star pattern on the ground, and on the inside, there are several counters that are not marked. In the center of the hall, there were already more than a dozen magicians, gathered together to chat, and they all seemed to be talking about some magic experience. One of the magicians saw Huang Cang walk in, greeted him with a smile and said, "This little brother is very fresh! "The man was dressed in a red magic robe, and looked to be in his thirties, and the logo on the magic robe indicated that the man was a high-ranking magician.

Seeing that people took the initiative to say hello, Huang Cang hurriedly said: "Hello, hello, I'm new here, and I'm here to receive the magician's payment." Excuse me, where can I get it?"

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "It turns out that the little brother came from afar! I don't know what level of magician you are, why don't you wear a magic robe?"

Huang Cang said with some embarrassment: "My magic robe is broken, I just came here to get a set by the way." I am certified as an intermediate magician. ”

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "I see, my name is Jean, and I can be regarded as a steward here, you give me your magic card, and I will help you get paid and magic robes." ”

Huang Cang hurriedly handed over the magic card in his hand and said gratefully, "Uncle, thank you." ”

Jean took Huang Cang's magic card and glanced at it, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you, like me, are also water magicians, so we will have a chance to communicate more in the future." You're welcome here, the magician is like returning to his own home. Oh, by the way, don't call me uncle, I'm still young! With that, he turned and walked to a counter on the side. He handed Huang Cang's magic card to the counter and said something.

The magicians chatting on the side all threw a kind smile at Huang Cang, and Huang Cang hurriedly returned the salute. Among these magicians, four or five of them were at the level of a great magician, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other. A fire archmage said, "The Barron Empire has been a lot more honest recently, and I don't know what conspiracy those filthy guys are brewing. ”