"How about joining the Mage Gathering? Thinking about considering?. ”

"Mage gathering?"

A wooden table, round and incomplete, with two chairs, each on either side.

It was a corner of a room where a figure walked around on one side, and on the other side of the door, there was a cacophony of noises.

A waiter stood aside, with two wooden cups in a tray in his hand, and the waiter said to Weir and Boder in front of him, "Please use them slowly." ”

Bode took the two glasses of wine handed over to him, and the waiter withdrew.

"Rest assured, this isn't a strange place." Bode pushed a glass to Vere, "Most of the people here are ordinary drinkers who come for fun. ”

"Sitting in front of you and listening to these words doesn't have much credibility...... I haven't drunk it yet. ”

"It's a humble bar, but of course, it's a private room."

"Haha, it must be worth a lot of money." Will shook his head with a smile, raised his glass, and took a sip.

"It's true, there are many, many more bars like this in Birch Town." Bo replied, "Birch Town's drinks are very famous. ”

"Hmm~ It's a little sweet, and it tastes good." Vere reminisced for a while, but he didn't expect that in such a bar that seemed to be about to go out of business, the taste of the wine was really good, even if it was in a normal small shop, it shouldn't be the kind that would drop the price, the only thing missing was a decent cup.

"Birch wine, made of birch sap, a specialty of Birch Town." "Whenever night falls, drink a glass of birch wine and spend a while in the warm room." …… Tsk, it's the most beautiful enjoyment. ”

"It's true that this is a meeting, but to an 'outsider', this is an ordinary underground tavern, stuffed with noise and chaos." Bode put down his glass and opened his eyes. "And I'm a retail merchant, the kind at sea. With this ability, we should always be careful. ”

With his eyes closed, Wer suddenly opened his eyes, "Birch Town? Maritime? ”

"Oh, you're drifting here, you're drifting to Birch Harbor." Bode nodded, "You've come to the southernmost harbor of the Star Spirit Continent. Birch Harbor, don't look at this as the southernmost place, but this is still a place that belongs to the Northern Empire, and few of you family members will care about it. ”

Bode seems to have mistaken Wille for some kind of family member, after all, it is only in that kind of place that he will wear clothes that he does not recognize at all, "In fact, it is not easy to travel by land. Whether it's the scorching desert of dragon flies or the surrounding mountains, even many families don't know about this place. Instead, the empire of the north came to this place from the endless sea. ”

"Oh, yes." Bode took out something from the small bag he was carrying and placed an amulet inlaid with a red gem on the table.

"It's your stuff, I found it in your shirt when I got you up." Boder pushed the amulet towards Vere. "Now, I'll give it back to you."

Weir smiled, "You can keep it for yourself, can't you?" ”

"Ruby is indeed beautiful and valuable, but in this place, a magical item is not as good as a copper coin." Bod nodded.

"Is there any danger about this thing?"

Bode lowered his voice, "It's going to kill you." ”

"Could it be that they arrested me because of this thing?"

"It's magic. Mister Wiel, magic, get those people to notice you. ”

"You can lead me into a dark passage in that kind of place, I think you've been watching me for a long time, right?"

"Yes, after rescuing you, I thought you were just a shipwrecked businessman, but when I came back, I found that the thing I found in your arms turned out to be a magic item."

Bo frowned, and said with a serious expression, "This is a special time, and every unidentified person must be examined by the church judge and registered in the record book of the escort team. Originally, it would be fine if you were an ordinary person, but if you are a mage, you will definitely be seen by the judges. ”

"I should have thought that there are usually no fewer people there, but you're the only one still alive...... This in itself is unusual enough. ”

"That boatman named Harry is your friend?"

"There have to be a few normal friends who can prove your innocence." Bode nodded, and continued, "So, I originally wanted to go to the guards' hut and get you out while it was dark. Then I saw a sign from heaven. Bode gestured to Veil's left wrist, "Fortunately, it's not hard to find you." ”

"Who's chasing me?" Ver described to Bod the appearance of the knight who had fought him.

Bode thought for a moment, "Well, that kind of armor should be the knight chief Snow, it is indeed not easy for you to escape from his hands." ”

"They're knights?"

"Yes, they are knights of the Northern Church." Bo was very talkative, and seeing that Wille listened carefully, he continued, "The whole north is a country of churches, and the pope is also the king. It's not like your family. ”

"Hmm~ It's really different." Weir mumbled.

Wei Er looked around, the simple room, which should have been a sewer or a long-blocked tunnel that had been dug up again, and the people who came and went were all in a hurry, "You can see that your life is not easy. ”

"No mage is better, even if this is already the southernmost part of the Star Spirit Continent, the farthest place from the church." Bode shook his head.

"Why, ordinary people are afraid of you?"

"No, ordinary people are afraid of the devilish monsters that will hurt them, and the pirates, not us. On the contrary, many people will hope that we can do something for them in our own power. ”

"It doesn't sound that bad."

"Yes, wherever we are, there is a place for us people to live."

"Uh-huh." Weir nodded, "Clever way of survival, and thank you for collecting gold." He reached out and put away the amulet on the table.

"So, you still didn't say, why did you want me to join you? If you want me to return the favor, you can just say it. ”

"I'm not going to use privately built emotions like that."

"It doesn't hurt you, does it?" Bode shrugged, "Everyone has their own reasons to join here, but in general, we need to support each other and help each other." ”

"You look sure I'm going to ask for help?"

"It's not unusual for a man who has drifted over from the sea. What's more, you're still a 'devil's minions.'"

Bode's words made Weir frown. "What do you mean by demonic minions?" Wille remembered the Cavaliers' own constant name.

"The demons' minions are just the notoriety they have imbued on us." Bode spread his hands, "It's a difficult time now, and we all have to hide ourselves with our tails between our legs." ”

"What about ourselves? It's just an ordinary person who hides himself and tries to survive. Bo looked a little helpless.

"Why, does the Northern Church have a grudge against the mage?" Wille said.

"More or less, on the one hand, the war between the church in the north and the families in the south is constantly ......," Bo took a sip of wine, "on the other hand, the mages who are being hunted have united, you know, no matter how amazing the power of the mathicil is, there is no way to compete with the soldiers armed to the teeth on their own, and in this way, we formed the Mage Assembly." ”

"But it's not like a family domain here, the mages there are organized, and they can have a good life like you."

"The mages here can only hide and act in the shadows." Bode placed the cup on the table again. "It doesn't hurt you to be here. There's nothing you need to do here, it's just that as a magical mage, who can trust us if we can't help each other? ”

"Thank you for saving me, Mr. Bode, but you must know that although I joined you, my purpose was not to hide from anything. It's that my companions and I are separated, and I hope to be able to find them in some way. And after finding them, I will leave. ”

"It's nothing, at least for a while, we have a common purpose, the mage assembly is not a church, and it will not stop the will of individuals."

"In that case...... I agree with you. ”