Chapter 47: Back to the Outer City
Returning to the wall after many days, Lee Mingyao only felt that he might have traveled through a century.
Compared with the exterior wall when he left, the exterior wall is now a little more vibrant, and all kinds of high-rise buildings that he had only seen in books before actually appeared in front of him at this moment, which made Li Mingyao feel a little unreal.
The only pity is that because Takema Mingxue has to enter the inner city through the north gate, Li Mingyao did not have the opportunity to go back to Area A to have a look.
He is now in District G, the district where the west gate of the inner city is located, and through the west gate is the White Tiger District of the inner city.
"No, here you go."
A pair of small hands gently patted Li Mingyao's shoulder, calling back Li Mingyao, who was still shocked by the changes in the outer wall.
"Oh, thank you."
Li Mingyao took the crystal gold deposit card handed over by Mingxue Takema, which was the money from the sale of the raw materials he obtained from hunting demonic beasts during the time he lived outside.
No more, no less, just 80,000, if he doesn't buy any methods, it should be enough for him to spend a while in the inner city.
There was also a box of magic stone bullets, a hundred rounds, but this box of bullets was not the same as the ones he bought himself, but he knew by looking at the packaging that it was not a bargain.
Li Mingyao's heart warmed: "Thank you." β
"You're still polite?" Takema Mingxue's beautiful eyes and Li Mingyao, who looked at it with a coquettish appearance, couldn't help but be stunned.
This can't be blamed for his low resistance to beauty, you must know that under the tall lantern tree in the center of the new square, surrounded by pairs of men and women...
Li Mingyao is also a young man who is in the middle of his blood, and it is inevitable that he will have illusions about these beautiful feelings.
However, Li Mingyao quickly reacted - staring at the face of the opposite sex all the time is not a gentleman's behavior.
"It's changed a lot."
Li Mingyao sighed again.
"Hmm... Looks like you haven't been in the inner city in a long time. β
"It's been more than four months, and when I left, Area A with the best faΓ§ade was still all kinds of dark alleys."
Akiyuki Takema silently calculated the time in her heart, and suddenly her heart was clear.
"No wonder, about a month after you left, there were several district chiefs in the 12th district council, so the majority of people in the council who support improving the lives of ordinary people have made the current change." Mingxue Takema looked at the surprise in Li Mingyao's eyes and said with a smile, "But now only a few districts have begun to be rebuilt, and I don't know how long it will take for all districts to be rebuilt." β
Two or three months wasn't a long time, but with the help of metal mages and earth and stone mages, the renovation of the exterior walls was much easier than before.
"Take your time, it'll be all done."
Although Li Mingyao is also a mage now, he still remembers clearly who he was before and lived there.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise in the street not far away, and the people shopping around couldn't help but look at the source of the noise.
It's a mage troop.
The tall six-legged ironclad oxen walked slowly through the streets, carrying heavy supplies on their backs, and although the mages around them could barely form a team, judging by their messy steps and the rough bandaging on their bodies, they had only experienced a fierce battle not long ago.
They dragged their tired and scarred bodies with messy steps, but they did not show any signs of weakness, on the contrary, Li Mingyao felt the tenacity and fortitude of the mage legionnaires from them.
Especially the three mages at the head, each of whom rode a wooden wildebeest to tame the beast, was even more imposing.
The ordinary people on the streets on both sides looked at those mages, and their eyes were full of admiration.
"Are those people the mages guarding the city?"
Li Mingyao tilted his head slightly and asked in a low voice to Mingxue Takema.
"No, they're the Pioneer Corps."
"The Pioneer Legion?"
"Well, a team of mages formed by the cooperation of the White Tiger District, the Baqi District, and the Black Rock District, is responsible for exploring the troops of the Wandering Soul Forest."
Li Mingyao looked at the side face of Mingxue Takema and found that what she couldn't hide in her eyes was the yearning for those mages.
"Moreover, the newly discovered elemental magic dark magic the year before last is the magic obtained by extracting the matter from the spirit forest."
Hearing this, Li Mingyao couldn't help but gasp.
The new Department of Magic, what it means to humanity, is self-evident.
With each more department, the hope of ordinary people awakening is higher, the strength of human beings is stronger, and the hope of living outside the wall is more.
But what Li Mingyao didn't know was that the picture of him and Takema Mingxue bowing their heads and whispering had already fallen into the eyes of the first three.
"Eh, Nagayama-kun, isn't that the eldest lady of the Takema family? You see how she sticks to other men. Lowland Cook of the Black Rock District said jokingly, not caring about Naoki Nagayama's face.
Sure enough, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but turn dark after hearing these words.
"You send the test stuff back first, and I'll be there right away."
Jiang Yideng glanced at him lightly: "Whatever you want, just don't make a big deal about it." β
"I don't bother Mr. Jiang about this." Naoki Nagayama snorted coldly and drove the horse straight towards Akiyuki Takema and Li Mingyao.
And the expression on his face quickly changed from cold at the beginning to a smile like a spring breeze.
"Sister Mingxue, long time no see" (Japanese)
"Long time no see." Akiyuki Takema's brow furrowed imperceptibly.
Naoki Nagayama glanced at Li Mingyao on Takema's side, and found that he didn't seem to understand what the two were saying before he reacted, he should be from the Dragon Kingdom.
"Are you the only one here? It's late at night, and it's not safe for you to be out alone with such a beautiful girl. Naoki Nagayama smiled and gestured to the empty seat behind him.
"If Sister Mingxue doesn't mind, I can send you back personally."
With the size of a wooden wildebeest, it can be just enough for two people.
However, this time Naoki Nagayama did not use Japanese, so what he said was clearly heard by Li Mingyao.
How dare he ignore me!
Sine!
Is it really that when he rides a white horse, is he the prince charming, is it hateful, just a little trimming of his young and promising hairstyle, saying that he is a Tang monk, some people believe it!
"No, he'll give it to me later."
Mingxue Takema smiled slightly and directly grabbed Li Mingyao's arm.
Lee Myung-yao and Naoki Nagayama's expressions froze at the same time, but the former quickly turned into enjoyment, while the latter's face was more like a pig's liver color.
"Mingxue, you should know that our two families have a marriage contract!" Naoki Nagayama's eyes flashed with a hint of cruelty.
He's in a hurry, he's in a hurry!
"That's just the joke of the elders after drinking, Nagayama-kun, you shouldn't really take it seriously." Akiyuki Takema said impatiently.
No, no, no, when is there still an arranged marriage by elders?
Li Mingyao shouted alone in his heart, but he didn't shout this sentence directly.
What are you kidding, he can't afford to provoke the Yongshan family now, and he has to be instigated by a manly man.
Naoki Nagayama opened his mouth, but he couldn't refute it.
Because he understands that what Takema Mingxue said is right, it is indeed a drunken joke between the two parents, but the Takema Parents Association does have the idea of adding Takema Mingxue to the Yongshan family, but it was all blocked by her grandfather.
In other words, as long as Takema Mingxue's grandfather doesn't let go, it is impossible for him to get Takenama Mingxue!
Naoki Nagayama took a few deep breaths and forced himself to calm down.
But when he looked at Mingxue Takema's gaze, he was undisguised greed, just like the kind of greed that a bear child would rather not get than destroy when he sees a toy in someone else's hand.
"Then since Sister Mingxue is already accompanied, then... Have fun. β
Almost every word is squeezed out between the teeth.
After speaking, Naoki Nagayama glared at Li Mingyao fiercely, turned his horse's head and hurried in the direction of the departure of the pioneer army.
Li Mingyao sighed.
"I'm sorry... I remember that he should have been studying in the Black Rock District for the past few months, so he wanted to bypass the Black Rock District, who knew that guy had a brain cramp and actually joined the pioneers. β
Mingxue Takema let go of Li Mingyao's arm with some embarrassment and said.
"It's okay, I seem to have guessed what I'm going to face when I get into school."
Looking at Li Mingyao's face as if there were four big words written on it, Mingxue Takema laughed.
A strange sound suddenly came out of Takema Mingxue's stomach, which was full of strength, attracting the attention of the people around him.
"I'm hungry, you're in for a treat."
The two, who had become accustomed to this, did not care about the eyes of the people around them, and not only that, but Akiyuki Takema also took the opportunity to exploit Li Mingyao's wallet that had just been bulging.
Sure enough, he's still a foodie.
Li Mingyao shook his head helplessly.