Chapter 543: Masked Mage Guild (Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a subscription)
Sure enough, the next morning, countless people came to visit Solam! Some of these people really want to buy, but more people are not so simple! This morning, Solam had at least come across the idea of nine groups of people fighting a bully.
There are a few blind people who directly start to threaten, if Solam doesn't give them a little profit, they will have to worry about what accidents will happen in Asterkara!
The response to this stupid Solam is also very simple, just beat him up and throw him out of the hotel!
After that, Soram simply handed over the matter to Nazaire to take full responsibility, he didn't have the heart to grind his teeth with these people! He's going shopping.
In fact, Solam was going to go shopping yesterday, but he was disturbed by those paladins, and Lilith was frightened yesterday, for fear that she would be robbed, so she kept holding Soram and didn't let go, and finally slept with Soram at night.
Soram can't even play a game with Loris. So Solam's impression of those stupid paladins was even worse.
This incident also taught Soram a lesson, he originally thought that Lilith's abnormality would not be discovered by others, so he didn't hide it much, but this time it was seen by those paladins, and Soram understood that he couldn't underestimate others.
So last night, Solam asked Viorette to make a magic pendant to help Lilith hide her strength.
Fortunately, this time it was seen by a group of paladins, if it was seen through by those cultists, then Lilith would not have to face persuasion, although with the strength of Solam's current side, he was not afraid of those people using strength, but in the end, it was a trouble, it was better to cover it up.
At the same time, Thoram also decided to keep Lilith away from those temples in the future, until she was sent to Silvermoon City, where Mavis and Jacqueline were under her care, and it was estimated that no one would dare to beat her idea.
It's really not good, Soram can also let Queen Xinbu take care of it directly! He didn't believe that anyone on the mainland who had eaten the ambitious leopard dared to ask for someone from Queen Xinbu!
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After the big storm, Asterkara did not have the flowers of the past, but in the end, it was an international metropolis, although the market was a bit bleak, but it was not depressed to the point of no one around.
Walking on the street is still full of people, but these pedestrians are all in a hurry, and their faces are also depressed and not relaxed at all, in some street corners, many people are squatting there waiting for work, these people look at the passers-by with blank eyes, and see only sadness and resentment on their faces.
Looking at these various people, Solam felt that this was fortunate to be a natural disaster, otherwise the citizens here would have started to make noise. There is no way, the suspension of maritime trade has hit the civilians here the hardest.
They work hard in this city surrounded by copper stench with a meager salary, without the slightest foundation, as long as there is a change, they are the ones who will be affected the most. This is the sorrow of the civilian population.
Of course, Solam is just feeling it, and Solam has no way to deal with these people. Even if he were a god, he couldn't have let shipping resume again at once, right?
After passing through the bridge area that links the south and north of the city, Solam and they entered the business district, where the atmosphere is much better than the previous neighborhood, and it is still very lively with people coming and going, but now only this district is more lively in the whole Asterkara.
Unlike other cities on the mainland, the whole of Astcala is in fact a huge commercial city, and the so-called business district is just a simple geographical indication.
The whole of Astkala is divided into: dock area, commercial area, temple area, administrative area, bridge area, cemetery area, civilian area, and slum area.
With the exception of the temple district, the administrative district, and the cemetery area, several other districts are extremely prosperous in terms of commercial activity! Especially in the slums, don't look at the shabby but privately prosperous, there are a large number of private ports, smuggling is rampant, and the government almost never interferes.
However, because of the geographical location of the business district, many high-end shops are gathered in this area.
This is also the reason why the business district can maintain a certain degree of prosperity after a major storm. After all, even if the market is in a depression, those aristocrats can still live a very good life, and the shops in these commercial areas are not affordable for ordinary people.
But instead of going shopping right away, Soram went to the magic registry to register first.
The city also has a special law that no one is allowed to use magic in public.
Otherwise, you will be wanted by the Masked Mage Guild. Legend has it that the electors of the goddess of magic, such as Ilminster, had to be honest and obedient here. Otherwise, they will be consumed alive by the steady stream of masked mages.
The Masked Mage's Guild, like the Shadow Thieves, is a semi-official organization that solves all occult problems in Am, and their lair is in the business district.
However, unlike the Shadow Thieves, the Masked Mage Guild is more closely controlled by the Shadow Council, and in fact, there has always been a legend that the successive presidents of the Masked Mage Guild are members of the Shadow Guild.
Walking the streets of Askatra, any mage should be careful to hide his identity as a mage.
Because of the Ammen's aversion to magic, even powerful members of the Masked Mage's Guild hide themselves. They usually work as shopkeepers, booksellers, or pharmacists, and they don't reveal their true identities except those closest to them.
So for the sake of trouble, Soram still felt that he had to find someone to buy a few spell casting licenses for himself. Solam doesn't want to be chased by masked mages if he is not careful, you must know that there are legendary mages sitting in the mage tower at the headquarters of the masked mage guild.
As soon as he entered the business district, he immediately rushed to the headquarters of the Masked Mage Guild, which was located near the north of the business district.
As soon as he approached the headquarters of the Masked Mage's Guild, Solam immediately sensed the sparse flow of people here, and in fact any Astercarans who approached here became hasty, looking like they were afraid of getting into bad luck.
This made Solam feel very strange, although the image of the mage among most ordinary people is not very good, but there are really not many people who directly put the fear and dislike of the mage on the face like this.
Entering the hall of the Masked Mage Guild Headquarters, it was even more deserted, with only a few old burping old men sitting there weakly behind the desk, looking idle.
It's as if the entire Masked Mage Guild is like just a few living people. Solam thought that he was not entering a mage organization, but entering a funeral home, no, funeral homes are more lively than here.
In fact, what Soram saw was only an illusion, and the real Masked Mage Guild headquarters was not here at all.
It's more of a look for outsiders, and the real headquarters is in the administrative district north of the city, but it's kept strictly secret, and only the real Masked Mage's Guild is allowed to enter there through the guild's teleportation device.
This is also done in order to take care of the emotions of the citizens of Asterkara, after all, so many mages come and go, and those citizens will definitely fall into panic. It's actually an empty shelf, but the staff inside are real high-level mages.
Solam casually walked to the edge of an office desk and said to an old mage wearing a green robe with white hair, "Hello, I want to apply for a spell casting permit, can you do it?" ”
Mages, most of them like simple communication, too polite or tactful, in their eyes it is completely unnecessary, you can't come to the Masked Mage Guild to eat and pick up girls, if you have something, say it quickly, you don't need to be polite.
"Yes, I'm in charge of managing and registering all magic users. There are quite strict restrictions on the use of magic in this country. Unless you prove your worth, you are not allowed to cast any magic in the city. ”
The white-haired old man stared at Solam's group of people tightly, and immediately lost the half-dead appearance he had just made, and solemnly warned.
He had already felt the surging magical power from the bodies of the Solams, and he was afraid that they would cause large-scale chaos by indiscriminately casting magic in the city.
Solam didn't care about his warning, and asked bluntly, "So how is this so-called value proven?" As far as I know, many mages are free to cast spells in the city. ”
The old man thought about it for a few minutes, then replied, "Uh...... You can do this by donating a sum of money to the Masked Mage's Guild so that we allow you to cast spells in the city. But one thing to keep in mind is that if you are a madman who can't control yourself, then the right to cast spells will be forfeited at any time. And he will be imprisoned in the Forbidden Demon Prison until he dies. ”
The Forbidden Prison is a specialty of Asterkara, a small island protected by magic, said to be off the coast of Asterkara, but few people have ever seen it, only those who have committed crimes are lucky enough to enter it, and this prison is notoriously forbidden to enter or leave.
Over the years, there have really been few people who have been able to escape from the Forbidden Demon Prison, and it is said that there are still many demons who have been captured in the Dark and Boiling Age.
Soram had read a lot of books, and knew a little bit about the forbidden prison, which was said to be part of the mysterious relics left over from the Elven era, which was discovered by the Masked Mage's Guild many years ago and transformed into a prison where spells could not be cast without permission.
The masked mages have been studying the mysteries for years, but the outside world doesn't know what they've studied. The Masked Mage's Guild is always very secretive in this regard, and there is no way for the outside world to find out.
"Rest assured, I've always been very sensible. Now please tell me a specific number so that we can settle the money all at once. With that, Soram took out the dimensional bag from his bosom, ready to pay the bill.
The old man looked at Solam and the others, and at the same time secretly used the "Camp Reconnaissance" spell to screen their positions, and found that although they were not good people, they were not crazy people in the chaotic camp, so he breathed a sigh of relief. He pulled out two pieces of parchment from under the table and handed them over. "Twenty thousand gold coins per person, not a copper plate is missing. In addition, you will need to fill out this form. ”