When the first rays of sunlight appeared in the morning, the dew drops hung on the leaves, and Sun Guanglong lay on the trunk of the tree, grabbed the branches hard, stretched out his tongue, and went to catch the dew drops on the leaves. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Suddenly, his hand slipped, and the whole person rolled down the tree trunk, and he instinctively grabbed the trunk with both hands and volleyed his feet into the air.

"Oh my God, be careful!" Serena screamed and ran over to hug Sun Guanglong's leg, "You can let go." ”

As soon as Sun Guanglong let go, the two fell to the ground together.

"Are you alright?" Sun Guanglong stood up and pulled Serena up.

Serena patted the dirt on her body and laughed at herself: "I'm so hungry that my chest is close to my back, and I'm not afraid that you will press on me." ”

Sun Guanglong licked his lips, he was thirsty and hungry, and his stomach was in pain.

Spike stood next to another tree, waved his hand, and said, "Which of you is going to help me? ”

Sun Guanglong crouched on the ground, Serena rode on his neck, and the fruit was picked and carried by Spike in his clothes.

"I can finally have something to eat. The three of them sat around and nibbled on the fruit desperately.

Sun Guanglong looked at his hands and sighed: "Damn, if I still have magic, I only need to wave my hand, and the branches will bend down on their own." ”

Spike takes a bite of the fruit, making a crisp chewing sound, and he mutters, "Slowly you'll get used to the feeling of losing things." For example, my left arm, at first I always felt that my left arm was still there, and when my right hand couldn't hold things, my left shoulder subconsciously leaned over, only to find that all the arms below the left shoulder had been cut off. ”

Serena ate a fruit in one bite and said, "I don't think the loss of magic is anything compared to that. The number of people who can do magic in the whole empire, even if it is the magicians who have died in the past 10 years, will not exceed 200. It's more of us ordinary people. ”

Sun Guanglong was stunned, he had never thought about this problem. He rejoiced when he found out that he had a talent for magic, he felt that he was different, in other words, he thought he was not mortal. When you arrive at the Academy of Magic, everyone knows a little bit of magic, and it seems that magic is something that is taken for granted.

"Let's hit the road. Sun Guanglong shoved the last fruit into his mouth and stepped onto the horse. Spike sits on the same horse with him, and Serena rides alone.

It has been three days since they left the abandoned village, and along the way, Sun Guanglong and others spent the night in a cave and under a big tree. They were cold and hungry, thirsty to drink dew, to find water from mountain springs, hungry to eat berries and even leaves. They set out from the border of the province of Meno and planned to cross the province of Meno to the province of Orlando and finally to the province of Sunset. The reason why he did not pass through the city of Menor was because he was afraid that Spike would be recognized.

The border of the province of Meno is mountainous, but most of the mountains are just over 1,000 meters above sea level. At the beginning of May, it rained for a week, but now it has finally stopped.

Serena tugged at the reins, she didn't want the horse to run too fast, there was no changing horse, and urging the horse to run fast was not enough.

"The rain has finally stopped. Serena raised her arm and sniffed, "It's still wet on her clothes, and it's uncomfortable." I really want to take a shower and dry my clothes. ”

Spike took the reins in his only hand and said, "The rainy season should be over." After all, it's early May. Speaking of which, Blackbeard and they have been gone for three days, hurry up, and it is estimated that they can really catch up with the celebration of the empire. ”

Serena snorted, "I think they're going to die." Want to kill the emperor at a celebration? The devil knows what their brains are. ”

Sun Guanglong gently stroked the horse's mane and asked, "We should persuade them to go together." They shouldn't be sent to death. ”

Spike shakes his head, "Blackbeard is very shrewd, he just brags so he doesn't do stupid things." As for Hans, he is not a stupid person either. If he is a descendant of the Iron Guard, I think he can fight with the Imperial Knight, but he is weak, and he is self-aware. ”

Serena tilted her head: "That is to say, two people ......"

"I shouldn't be so stupid as an egg touching a stone. Spike said, "Let's go, there's a checkpoint ahead." ”

There was a long queue at the checkpoint, some vendors leaning on their carts and napping, while others had nothing to do, holding their pergolas and looking ahead.

"Wow, look there, a whole load of oak barrels, I bet, it's red wine. Serena licked her lips.

"Honorable ...... Madame......" said the vendor, looking at Serena's short hair and seeing her towering breasts, "I've got all the wines from the Dorge here, but you guessed it wrong, I'm white wine." ”

"Wow, that's superb, sweet and refreshing, and not astringent. Serena wiped her saliva.

The wine seller exclaimed: "What a knowledgeable person, my barrel of wine is worth 20 Reichsmarks." ”

Serena was stunned, touched her stomach, and smiled awkwardly: "It's really a good product and a good price." It's a pity ......"

The wine vendor immediately turned his face: "No money? ”

Spike interjected, "20 Imperial Marks, that's half a month's tax for a family in Sunset Province." Is this wine really worth the price?"

"Jokes. I'm afraid you don't know that the current monthly tax for a family in Sunset Province is 80 Reichmarks. The wine vendor sneered, "Why do you care about the taxes and fees of the Sunset Province?" He saw Sun Guanglong, carefully looked at Sun Guanglong's face, and said, "This little brother, black hair and yellow skin, but his face has the appearance of a Rhodesian, are you of mixed race?"

Sun Guanglong didn't answer his question, and said, "You just said that the monthly tax of 80 Imperial Marks for a family in Sunset Province is now so high?"

"Where did your news come from?" the wine vendor looked at the three of them, "In March, the Imperial Decree was 60 Imperial Marks, and in April, it was said that there was a temporary increase of 20 Imperial Marks, citing the Imperial Celebration Tax. His grandmother's, shouldn't the Imperial Celebration be tax-deductible?"

The vendor on the side had a bitter face: "Hey, you be quiet, so that the guards can hear, be careful to pull out your tongue." ”

"Dude, what are you selling?" Spike looked up and looked, "Silk?"

"Yes, damn silk. The wool comes from the sheep, and every merchant understands it. The silk merchant began to pour bitter water, "This thing is only available in the Sunset Province, and the empire has increased their taxes, and they have raised the price of goods. ”

"Where are you going?" asks Spike, "these silks are expensive. ”

"Go to Orlando Province, or take a boat to a free trade city-state, where the dignitaries and wealthy merchants can afford it. The silk merchant grimaced, "Let's take one step at a time." In fact, not to mention the tax in the Sunset Province, I heard that the gold miners in Orlando Province are also making trouble. ”

The carriage ahead finally passed, and the long waiting crowd moved forward a little.

"Not really. The Chancellor's brain is estimated to have been kicked by a donkey, and he is crazy about money, raising the gold mining tax, the gold jewelry processing tax, and the gold business tax. The wine seller patted the donkey on the neck and urged it forward.

"If you want me to say, it's the Minister of Justice who has a bad brain. The silk merchant sighed, "Their tax laws are changing all the time. ”

No one dared to say that the emperor was not. Sun Guanglong thought. All this, I am afraid, is the emperor's will.

People and carriages are like water, and they want to rush forward a little.

"What's going on, why is it so slow?" asks Spike.

"I heard that a few days ago, there was a tragedy on Pulsatilla Mountain, and on the highest peak, an old man and a young man died in the tower. At first, everyone didn't know about it, but it wasn't until the temperature rose and the snow melted that someone went up the mountain. The silk merchant recounted what he had heard, "I heard that a large number of books related to magic had been found in the tower, as well as alchemical herbs and equipment. ”

A group of guards came up with spears and shouted, "All the vendors who have passes, take out their passes, and we will open another road and let you go." ”

"I have!" the wine vendor pulled out a piece of paper from his bosom, "a pass from the Imperial Ministry of Internal Affairs, and a tax exemption certificate from the Ministry of Taxation." He was triumphant and glanced at Sun Guanglong and them, "I won't spend time with you." ”

The silk merchant looked jealous and sighed, "Maybe I should switch to selling wine." Damn, His Majesty the Emperor loves to drink the most, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Taxation give priority to liquor dealers. ”

"And then, what happened to the tragedy at Pulsatilla Mountain?" asked Sun Guanglong.

"The guards suspected that it was a struggle between magicians, and they heard that before that, a magician had used his magic to raise the ground so that the carriage could get out of the mud pit. Then came the tragedy. "So they're checking to see if there's a magician, and I've heard that some troops are coming." It's a magician's ......."

"Wolf Warrior Squad. Sun Guanglong said softly.

"Yes, it's the Wolf Warrior Squad. The silk merchant gave the donkey a whip and urged it to move forward.

The guards came to Sun Guanglong and the others and looked at them.

"Are you a magician?" the guards raised their spears and aimed them at Sun Guanglong.

Sun Guanglong looked down and saw that he was still wearing a blue robe. He waved his hand: "No, I'm not a magician. ”

"Search!" the guards dragged Sun Guanglong off his horse, but they didn't find anything.

"There's no orb, arcane crystal. The guard muttered, and he kicked at Sun Guanglong, "Get out!"

"Wait. There was a person walking behind, and Sun Guanglong didn't know him when he saw it.

The man walked up to Sun Guanglong, looked at it carefully, pulled over the blue robe, and looked at both sides.

"Where are you from?" he wears a wolf's head badge around his neck.

Spike has a bitter face: "Official, 1 cripple with 2 imps, go to relatives." ”

The three of them were dirty and smelly, starved for several days, described as withered, and had yellow faces and thin muscles.

"It's like a robe. The man took out a crystal ball and placed it next to Sun Guanglong, "But the mana detection crystal didn't respond, maybe it's just this clothes statue." Let's go. ”

Sun Guanglong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Little brother, how do ordinary people feel?" Serena winked playfully.

"Return to the ordinary, just live as an ordinary person. Spike replied for Sun.