Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Ring of Mana

Holding a few books and preparing to walk out of the library, he found that the old man who was lying at the door had already arrived in the library, behind a desk near the door, "You come here." ”

"What do you see, what about you kid?" the old man had no pipe in his hand and held a red pen, "If you want to borrow a book, come and register, the old man's surname is Qiu, and he is responsible for taking care of your bear children." ”

Zhou Nan walked over to register, and after borrowing the book, Mr. Qiu put down the red pen in his hand, walked with him to the outside of the library pavilion, and then lay down on the recliner again, took out his pipe and pointed in a direction, "That's the canteen, and it's where you usually eat." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Qiu, then I'll go and have a look first. After speaking, Zhou Nan was about to fill his stomach first, but before he could take two steps, Mr. Qiu's voice came from behind again.

"I'm not done yet, what are you anxious about. He said slowly, "It's the school holiday, so of course the cafeteria won't be open, so if you want to eat, you can only go to the street over there." ”

The pipe in his hand pointed in the other direction.

"Then thank you, old man, and wish you a long life. After Zhou Nan finished speaking, he quickly left.

Only Mr. Qiu was left smacking his pipe on the recliner, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "This kid, curse me." ”

Walking in the academy, the scenery here is very beautiful, almost called a five-step scene, pavilions and pavilions are located everywhere, rockeries and rockeries are also arranged with unique mysteries, all the way over, Zhou Nan has seen countless scenery.

Walking out of the side entrance of the academy, separated by a wall, it seems that there are two worlds, and the academy seems deserted because of the school holiday, but this street is full of fireworks.

The wide road was full of people, people in period costumes were everywhere, and he even thought he had come to a movie set. But there are scenes that you will never see on a movie set, such as roadside vendors selling pets, and cages filled with all kinds of strange animals.

There is a bird that looks like a pigeon, but the feathers on its body are more like a rooster, Zhou Nan always feels very annoyed, because this bird is called irrigation, and the cry is like scolding, how can someone buy this kind of bird as a pet, buy it back and be angry with himself.

He turned around and left, and saw a small shop on the side of the road, with a tattered signboard hanging on it, the signboard was full of oil stains, and he could vaguely recognize the four big characters on it, delicacies from the mountains and seas.

According to his own experience, this kind of roadside shop generally tastes very good, but what really attracted him to it was the cook in the shop, who was much fatter than the average person, and the vegetables flew up and down, and from time to time there would be flames in the pot, and all the ingredients would automatically fly into the pot.

As the old saying goes, a skinny cook is 200 pounds, and this chef looks like more than 200 pounds, so the craftsmanship must be good, and along the way, this shop tastes the most fragrant.

"Boss, what's there to eat. Zhou Nan walked in and saw a person counting money, so he walked over and asked, "I want to ask, can gold eat here, I came here for the first time, and I have no money on me." ”

"Yo, crooked nuts, still a little crooked nuts. The boss who was immersed in counting the money raised his head, and he looked the same as the cook who was stir-frying outside, but he was a little thinner, "Gold is fine, but I still recommend that you go to the money village to exchange some money, it is more convenient to use." ”

"Then I'll eat this meal first, and it's not too late to go back then. Hearing this, Zhou Nan found the innermost seat and sat down, looking at the wooden sign on the wall, which said today's menu. Each wooden sign has the name of a dish, and turning it over means that there is no one today.

The names of the dishes on the wooden plaque are extremely realistic, such as roasted and stuffed, red simmered tofu, and roasted lamb shank, all of which have been recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", and the real name of the original book is "The Book of Mountains and Seas", "Give me a roasted and stuffed, and then a lamb skewer, and there is nothing else to drink." ”

I was just poured and scolded all the way on the street, and now I can eat it in my mouth, which can be regarded as revenge for a while.

"Yes, of course there is, there are only begonia juice and Zhuyu juice today, what do you want to drink?" The chubby boss pointed out to him another wall, and there were some wooden signs hanging on it, but like the recipes, most of them were turned over, which meant that there was no today.

"Boss, you don't have so many things, is it good-looking. Looking at the only two wooden signs, Zhou Nan casually pointed his finger, "That's it, Shatang juice." ”

"How can it, there are fewer and fewer delicacies from the mountains and seas now, and what you can buy depends on luck, so it can only be like this. As he spoke, the boss took a cup, and with a gesture of his hand, the juice jar on the counter flew over, and then poured him a glass, "Use it slowly." ”

"Wait, boss, I want to ask you something. Seeing that the boss was about to leave again, Zhou Nan hurriedly asked: "Is it really like what is said in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" after eating these things, such as drinking this cup of begonia juice to avoid water." ”

"I didn't expect you to know so much. The boss found out that he was a knowledgeable person, so he didn't leave in a hurry, but chatted with him a few more words, "Maybe it really had that effect in ancient times, and now it's purely delicious, basically nothing special, but after all, this was written by the ancestors, who knows if it was true at the time." ”

Zhou Nan took a sip of Shatang juice, which tasted sweet and sour, and it was indeed refreshing, but avoiding water had no effect at all. Most of the countless exotic beasts recorded in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" record the taste or the effect of eating. Maybe it's all normal now, but it's a little better than ordinary things, or maybe it's because the records of the year are exaggerated, and no one can say for sure after a long time.

After a while, the lamb skewers came up first, the huge pieces of meat were skewered on the skewers, the rich fat fell on the plate, and when it was served, it was still sizzling, and the rich mutton fragrance came to the nostrils. As soon as he bit into it, the distinct fibers contained the fragrant gravy that filled his mouth.

The lamb is delicious enough, the roasted and stuffed is even more delicious, and the crispy skin is covered with smooth tendons, and there is hardly too much seasoning, just the taste of the stuffing itself, which is delicious enough. The chef's skillful technique locks in the moisture in the meat and adds a flavor to it.

The first meal in Huaxia made him feel delicious again, compared to the monotonous food in England, it is not an exaggeration to say that he threw out eight streets, even if he ate the price of the previous ten meals at this meal, he was satisfied.

After eating and drinking enough and paying for his meal with gold, he decided to go to the money bank to exchange some money, which would be more convenient to use, and by the way, also take a look at the monetary system of the Chinese magic world. I don't know if it's the same as the goblins in Gringotts, the ratio of gold, silver and copper is confused, the key is that the conversion ratio of the three currencies is extremely troublesome, and 17 and 29 are specifically picked out from the numbers, anyway, Gallon Sike and Nat are not the same size, why not just unify the specifications, and then convert them to decimal or something.

Walking around the streets, many people have an animal on their shoulders, some of them are sloppy, which may be one of the few mountain and sea beasts that can maintain their former abilities. No one knows whether the absence of sorrow refers to its ability or its appearance.

They looked like cats, except that they all had a long white tail, and they didn't have many breeds like modern cats, and they had different shapes. They all look similar, only the difference in body size and coat color.

Others may not be able to afford a cat and can only have a cat, but few cats can have a long white tail, and few cats can be so well-behaved.

Along the way, he heard all kinds of shouting, and seventy or eighty percent of them were hawkers selling snacks, but he didn't have a penny now, so he could only put it down for the time being and wait until he finished cashing out the money. As we were about to reach the bank, a shop selling the magic ring appeared on the side of the road.

Compared to other shops, this store is obviously more spacious, not only in front of the door, there are two tengus, one on the left and one on the right, watching the customers come and go. It is still a rare stone house, and when he looked in from the door, Zhou Nan also saw a pixiu, the color of gold and jade, except for the lack of wings on the back, the others are exactly the same as those described in the "Treasure of Mountains and Seas", and there is a single horn on the head, stretching out to the back.

On the way to the academy, Tao Chengzhi told him that Huaxia also used magic wands a long time ago, but they were larger and had different shapes.

Later, the number of Fangshi in China gradually increased, and they began to compete for territory with all kinds of strange beasts, and the number of foreign beasts at that time was far more than that of Fangshi. The endless emergence of new and strange beasts, accompanied by absolute numerical superiority, made the Fang Shi collapse for a while, and the stranger the staff, the faster it died.

So all the alchemists gathered together and together they explored the best wand form. As a medium to release the magic power in the body, the ring is light enough and does not fall easily, so it has become mainstream in one fell swoop.

Later, with continuous efforts, the monks finally defeated the strange beasts, and the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" gradually took shape during this period, in which most of the edible beasts were real, and the rest of the geographical records and humanistic features were difficult to distinguish between true and false. Because these are all written down by people back then based on what they saw and heard abroad, and after returning to their hometowns, they were finally sorted out by the official.

Walked to the money village, there are three steps in front of the door, so that the money village is higher than the ground, and the plaque on it has a gilded letter, Longshun.

He walked in, now is not the time to be busy, the sky is already dark, and a crescent moon can already be seen outside the east mountain, but the money village is still as bright as day, and Zhou Nan has not been able to see the existence of a lamp.

There were several pixiu running around on the counter, looking golden, and one of them was very large, and even had a pair of wings. Behind the counter, except for those who were counting the ledgers, they were basically idle and walked to the front of the counter.

"How do you calculate the gold currency?"

"A silver ticket is equal to eight big money, and a golden ticket is equal to sixteen chapters of silver tickets, how about it, it's simple enough. The person behind the counter ran over and said attentively.

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