Early the next morning, birds chirped outside the window, and the sun lit up the earth over the hills. Izumi was woken up by Shanaiduo, although he was very nostalgic for the soft quilt that had been basked in the sun, but there was still something important to do today, and he could only endure the pain and part of the dear quilt.

After getting dressed and going downstairs, Carter had already gotten up, and not only went to the backyard to feed the griffons, but also prepared breakfast - although it was just bread and fried eggs - and he didn't see the Benny brothers, who were probably still resting, so now only the two of them had breakfast together.

Oh, and Shanaiduo together.

After breakfast, the two went out as soon as they were petted.

They are going to go through the formal adoption procedures today, so that Izumi can get rid of the embarrassment of the black household.

The three districts of Corot have their own governing bodies, and they are residents of the Lower Quarter, so naturally they go to the nearest Lower Quarter administration.

This procedure is actually very simple, as long as the adoptive parties go to the department in charge of this matter to sign a few documents, and then go to the household registration office to get a household registration.

In fact, because of the rampant monsters in Battleland, population growth has been restricted, and people from abroad are reluctant to live in Battleland. Therefore, any freeman naturalized Butlans would be welcomed, not only would there be no fee, but if it was an adult, it would also be given a certain tax deduction, and of course labor and military service still had to be fulfilled.

However, Izumi was a child and didn't have to pay taxes until he became an adult, so he was given a loaf of bread and a fruit the size of an apple that the locals called an apple.

It didn't take much time to complete the whole set of procedures, and soon, the freshly baked resident certificate was delivered to Izumi and Shanaiduo.

Yes, considering that Shanaiduo would always be by his side, Izumi asked Shanaiduo to hypnotize the staff member in charge when he applied for the resident certificate, and asked him to get Shanaiduo a resident card as well, the kind of adult.

He didn't hide it from Carter when he did it, and although the latter was surprised, he didn't ask much, just reminded him.

"Adults are required to do hard labor and military service during the war, and if they don't want to go, they have to pay to offset it." Although Battlelands will not fight with other countries, every year they have to send troops to encircle and suppress the demonic beasts in the territory, which is a large expense, so the country has to rely on labor and military service every year to make up for part of the expenses.

So Izumi began to worry about the problem of money.

Later, because it was still early, Carter took them on a walk around the downtown to familiarize them with the streets and layout.

When he got home, it was almost lunchtime, and this time it was Lucy who was in charge of the cooking, and according to Arthur, Carter was also responsible for his mother when he was at home, because Carter didn't cook anything but simple barbecue and omelettes, and everyone else did the same.

Izumi couldn't help but admire the great woman who was responsible for the daily diet of five big men with good appetites, one of whom was underage, but half the size of a child could eat more than an adult, and offered to help in the kitchen.

His cooking skills are also very good, especially when cooking elf food.

Lucy was moved, then refused: "It's good that the child waits to eat." ”

"Koizumi, do you want to come with me to visit my teacher tomorrow?" Arthur asked.

Arthur's teacher is a magician, and his rank is unknown, because although he has registered with the Magic Guild, he has only taken the first-level magician qualification, but according to Arthur, he has seen the teacher use high-level magic.

"Every time I ask the teacher what level of magician he is, the teacher will only say something that I have never heard of at all, such as 'brown robe', and I can't understand it, but I think the teacher should be a very powerful magician, and the reason why he went to the Magicians Guild to register should be the same as you, which is to be a resident."

The magician had suddenly appeared in the lower part of the city more than a year ago, but the magician named Ridagast seemed to be a little forgetful and couldn't remember a lot of things before.

And the place where he lives is very hidden, in a dense forest near the outskirts of the lower city, where it is easy to get lost because of the complex terrain, and there are some small low-level demonic beasts infested, so few people approach, and Arthur is also because of a greedy game and a few other companions ran up to explore there and got lost only to meet Ruidagast who happened to go out.

"I think there must be some special magic cast on the teacher's residence, and no one can enter without his permission."

As an apprentice in magic, Arthur's knowledge is still shallow, but that doesn't stop him from worshipping his teacher.

Izumi was also curious about the magicians here, so he happily agreed to Arthur's invitation.

It's just that Izumi doesn't know if the magician will notice the difference between Shanaduo, so he is a little hesitant to bring Shanaduo.

"It's okay, my teacher likes small animals very much, and he has raised a lot of ordinary animals and monsters himself."

So the next day, they set off with the food and wine that Lucy had prepared for Teacher Arthur.

When they went out of the city gates, they carried a basket full of food and walked down the mountain path, and if it weren't for their cloaks that weren't red, Izumi would have thought that he had become Little Red Riding Hood.

Arthur left the path they knew so well, and took another, more hidden, almost overgrown path, skirting several large trees, and finally stopping at a moss-covered rock.

He took a loaf of bread from the basket, placed it on a stone, and waited quietly.

The grass not far away moved, and Shanaiduo stood in front of Izumi vigilantly.

Beware of the conflict between the two sides, Arthur hurriedly reassured: "Relax, there will be no problem." ”

Under their gaze, a large gray rabbit crawled out of the grass, skewed it on the stones, picked up the bread and barked at them a few times, and ran into the grass.

"Let's follow it."

The grey rabbit is less conspicuous in the grass, but it will often stop and wait for them, so it's still relatively easy to keep up with it.

Then Izumi ran with him to a wooded hut built on the side of a huge tree, and the branches of the tree were used as the pillars of the hut, and they looked very harmonious.

Around the hut, the traces of small animals were very obvious, and Izumi could see a little creature with wide eyes and curiosity when he turned his head.

In addition to common small animals such as rabbits, hedgehogs, squirrels, and birds, there are also some small magical beasts that are no more than the second order.

Come to think of it, in the vicinity of a big city like Corot, it is basically impossible to find a relatively high-level and large demonic beast.

"Don't be too surprised to see the teacher later, he's usually a little unkempt." Arthur said this to Izumi, and only after he had a clear idea of his heart did he step forward and knock on the door.

"Teacher, I'm here."

There was a noise in the door, and it opened.

Inside the open door, stood a ...... An old man like a homeless man.

He must have been very old, and his chest hair and beard were gray and tangled, and he didn't know how long it had been since he had been washed.

He didn't wear a magic robe, but a strange robe sewn together with various animal skins, as strange as the hat on his head that looked like two big ears.

Not only was it weird but it was also dirty, and Izumi thought that the white object that had solidified from the hair under his right hat all the way to his beard was probably bird droppings, as he could faintly hear the sound of birds coming from under his hat.

If it weren't for the fact that the old man was holding a magic wand like dead wood in his hand, Izumi couldn't believe that this scruffy old man who looked like a vagabond was actually a magician of noble status.

He looked at Ather plaintively, was this a bit raunchy? It's never been cleansed.

Although he didn't smell anything too strong, the visual effect was extremely challenging, and he didn't see that Shanado had reflexively retreated several meters.

The old magician was glad to see his apprentice, "Oh, Atholl, you finally have time to see me, an old man." ”

Arthur didn't expect that after not seeing each other for a while, his teacher would make himself look sloppy again, "Teacher, you're building a bird's nest in your hat again?!" ”

Ridagast stroked his beard and laughed, "No way, the birds are used to living in it." ”

"Then you might as well clean yourself up." Arthur rolled his eyes in frustration, and pulled Izumi into the room.

In contrast to the owner of the hut, the hut was very clean, all the furniture was made of simple patchwork of wood, a huge tree trunk crossed the hut, which was well used by the owner, and the table was lined with herbs and tools, and it seemed that before they entered, the old magician was studying the herbs.

At this time, the old magician was rightly saying to his junior apprentice, "It's going to stick anyway, and I don't bother to clean it up." ”

Arthur choked with anger, the first time he saw the teacher, the other party had this thing on his face, and he almost took the teacher for an old madman.

That's why the teacher didn't clean up at the time. Later, he studied for a long time, and he took care of the teacher's hair and beard by himself, but he didn't expect that he was only away for a month, and the teacher became like this again.

"How can this be the same, don't you feel uncomfortable and unhygienic when bird droppings hang on your face? Hurry up and wash up, I've brought guests with me today. ”

Arthur stepped forward and took off his hat directly, and despite the counterattack of the frightened birds inside, he transferred the nest from the old magician's hair to the table, and then dragged the old magician to clean it.

Leaving Izumi and Shanaiduo two, looking at each other.