February 1, 775 A.D., Jialan, Falan City.

When he walked out of his house, he was blown by the cold wind and couldn't help but shiver.

He raised his head and looked at the sky, the snow was beginning to clear, the blue sky was like a wash, it was a good weather, but the cold winter was not over, and he took a deep breath and the cold air in his lungs.

There is still a month left before the new semester of Jialan Academy, and the vacation is not over yet, but he can't stay at home anymore, after all, the rent of this apartment is very expensive.

……

Walking in the noisy Copper Fire Alley, there is an endless stream of mercenaries, mixed with a large number of mages wearing high hats.

After all, this is the capital of Jialan, a holy place in the eyes of countless mages, and Falan City, which is known as "standing on the spire of the Truth Square and throwing a brick down can kill 10 mages", there is no shortage of mages here. On the contrary, what is missing is the mercenaries who surround the mage, acting as scouts, cannon fodder, and even "meat shields" at critical moments.

A lot of crappy guys are rushing to the last one, after all, the mage master is generally very rich, if he can be lucky enough to save the life of the next mage master with a humble **, then even if he ends up paralyzed in bed, he will have no worries about eating and drinking for the rest of his life.

As for those who lost their lives, they must be rewarded more.

No one ever doubted how rich the mage community was, and it was no different for Deres that he was able to move out of Jialan's student apartment and into a brand new apartment.

Two months ago, after that mission in the Kansa area, he received a commission of 5,000 gold coins, which was the most exaggerated in history, and it was eight times more than promised.

This solves the problem of his tuition fees for the coming year.

In addition, as a token of gratitude, the Garcia brothers of the Silver Candle Society, Emma, the witch of the Grint family, and other nobles who accompanied him also sent some gifts one after another, which were then exchanged for money by Dreestone.

Although the descendants of these aristocratic families all look arrogant, no one will be at odds with the shiny gold coins.

Among these people, Lucien was the only one who did not send a gift, and Deres knew very well why, after the guy desperately tried to save him, he coldly threw down a sentence, and the two never had anything to do with each other again.

"We're clear, untouchables."

Every time he thought of this, Drés had to sigh once, he was really a mage with eyes on the top of his head.

However, the experience of 2 months ago can be called thrilling, and now it often appears in his dreams.

The dragon with amber eyes, the small note in the cellar, the hoarse voice in the air, and the critical moment when he is forced to become the savior and forcibly take away the undead creatures.

He woke up in the temple of the Elemental Tower, where the priest had a serene appearance and a gentle voice that seemed to have a natural affinity, but he still didn't tell the truth, only that he had been snatched away by the light, and when he opened his eyes, he found the trapped Martin and the Lich's lifeguard.

Naturally, these words could not satisfy the superiors, and a bishop in a sky blue robe even hypnotized him, trying to get some words out. But the strange thing is that Deres was unusually sober in that situation, and repeated the previous lie again to completely convince the other party.

He began to suspect that this was the magic of the "Lord Zayx", who said that he would not think of a way out for himself, but in fact he did it, and he was really an interesting person.

However, this should also come at a price, and Deres remembered Martin who was in his house.

From that kid's mouth, he learned something about the past, and that gentleman named Shamu may be the necromancer Zayx, right? No matter how bad it is, it's his apprentice or something, otherwise he wouldn't be so kind to himself and Martin, maybe the order should be changed, that one is just treating Martin well, and as for him, it's taking advantage of this guy's light.

This is also the reason why he is willing to take him in when Martin is homeless and unaccompanied, and he always has to be honest.

So he had to move out of the school apartment and rent a house outside to live with Martin, which was a burden for him, but also a new beginning.

……

After walking about two or three hundred meters to the west in Copper Fire Alley, Deres stopped at the door of the mercenary hall.

Come to think of it, he hadn't been here in at least two months.

Since that mission, he has torn his skin with Hans, who is no longer his friend, and the two have broken off contact.

As a result, he can no longer receive the school's mandate to take care of the stupid students, the content is simple, at most, he is a little angry, but he can't receive any of the fat poors who are paid a lot of money and are absolutely safe. Because Hans's uncle, Mr. Hans, who led the team that time, was in charge of this.

Compared to these fat differences, the commission of the mercenary guild is like a big bone stick with little meat, but he still has to gnaw hard, or he will starve to death.

It's really unlucky.

Shaking his head and shaking off his distractions, Deres made himself more capable and walked in.

……

Stepping through the soundproof barrier, a noisy sound rushed to his face, Rao was ready, but Deres was still distended by the noise.

Sure enough, it's a lot rusty.

Here you can hear that the Jialan people deliberately mixed the lingua franca of the elven language, which is mostly the subordinates of the nobles who came to issue commissions and select mercenaries. With the lingua franca of various accents and greeting around, the loud voice is mostly the local mercenary captain showing his connections. There are also many orcs and half-orcs who use the lame lingua franca to bargain with their employers, and most of them use short words and gestures to communicate, because they are large and have a large range of movements, they will run into other people, and there will inevitably be more disputes when the time comes.

It's noisy and lively.

Dreas remembers a sociology teacher saying that the Mercenary Hall and Amber Tavern in Copper Fire Lane are a good sample pool, which shows the various forms of beings, the different faces and the cry for survival. He forgot what else he said later, and the reason why he noticed this sentence was only because the noun mentioned by the other party was himself.

The new semester must be listening carefully, and the trip to Kansa has made him full of respect for these students who once scoffed at them.

After taking less than two steps, Deres instinctively dodged sideways, and a hand that tried to tap him on the shoulder suddenly missed.

It's almost a reflex.

"Hahaha, you kid is still so flexible!" A hearty laugh came, and this time the hand directly wrapped around him, and there was no way to avoid it.

"Eugene the One-Eyed Dragon." Dreas slammed his elbow into the other's chest, smiling as well.

"I haven't seen you for a while, where did you get rich? I heard that some time ago, Jialan had a big operation, and even the eldest lady of the Grint family was sent out. Eugene winked at him. How about it, did you have a 'deeper' conversation with that girl? ”

Deres rolled his eyes. If Lucien heard this, I am afraid that it would be a fireball thrown over.

However, he had a strong interest in Eugene's intelligence network, and the other party even knew about Jialan's news in this school park specially opened for nobles, and there were only a few people who came out to him to take on tasks to support their families after all, and most nobles disdained to deal with mercenaries, and as for that operation, even fewer people knew about it.

"I didn't make any money, but I broke a lot." Deres vaguely brought up the topic, and said to Nunu, the most crowded place, "What are you doing there?" Another 'Dragon' class mission released? ”

Eugene glanced at the crowded counter, a scorn flashing in his eyes.

"Although it is only the 'Lynx' level, the difficulty is even higher than the 'Dragon' level."

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