If there was one word to describe the city of merchants, the gold-yearning merchant would say that it was the best city, the traveling traveler would say that it was the most prosperous city, the bard would say that it was the city where legends were born, and the idealist would say that it was the city of materialism.

But in any case, the splendor of the city cannot be hidden, and from the moment it was founded, it was destined to be recorded in the history of the continent.

It is built in the middle of the continent, connecting all the trade routes on the continent, and every merchant will pass through here when he is lucky to buy goods, supply them here or sell them here, and because of this, there is everything that people want. All the unexpected goods you can think of, you can buy here.

It's a bustling place that seems to satisfy all the desires of the people, and it also has all the desires of the people.

And during this time, the streets of the City of Merchants were more lively than ever, as it was preparing for a grand ceremony, or rather a banquet, a coming-of-age ceremony for the richest teenager on the road.

Famous merchants, aristocrats, adventurers, scholars, and poets all came here, and ordinary people naturally came, and the boy invited everyone on the continent, and everyone could come and enjoy the biggest banquet in the history of the continent.

"Let me raise a glass to Mann once again!"

"Oh!"

In a tavern, a man raised his glass and shouted at the crowd, causing a chorus of echoes.

People were flushed with drink, raising their glasses and cheering Mann's name.

One of them didn't raise his glass, and the drinker next to him asked suspiciously.

"Hey brother, why don't you drink it, all the drinks in the merchant city are free during this time, if you don't drink more, you may not have a chance in the future. ”

As he spoke, the drinker took another sip of the wine in the wine glass and sighed, "Hey, I can't afford to drink such good wine." ”

The non-drinker smiled wryly and sighed.

"I believe in Sunday, and I can't drink alcohol on Sunday. ”

"Hmm. The drinker raised his brows and smiled helplessly and raised the wine glass in his hand.

"Respect for faith. As he spoke, he took a sip of the wine from his glass.

"Respect for faith. On Sundays, when they couldn't drink, the congregants had to munch on the vegetables on their plates.

In the corner, the bard sings tales and legends from the continent, and which part of it is he singing, those who are interested should be able to know if they listen carefully, the name of this piece is the Valkyrie of Hescama.

Legend has it that the first person to sing this song was a bard from Hiscama, whose tune was beautiful, but his voice was very strong and powerful, with a sense of desolate epicness, and the story was deeply sung in the hearts of the people.

Gradually, the story of the Valkyrie was sung on the mainland, and it was heard that she could protect people from wild beasts, and many adventurers even made her legendary appearance into an amulet to carry with them.

Amid the laughter of the tavern, three people were sitting in the corner, quietly eating their food.

"Well, it looks like that kid from ten years ago has grown up too. A bearded dwarf said with a smile as he drank his beer, put down his glass.

"Human growth is inevitable. The lizardman beside the dwarf closed his eyes as if he were holding his arms deeply.

"I don't know if Sister Lorna will come, we haven't seen her in a long time. The last woman dressed as a mage smiled softly and held her staff.

These three people are not like ordinary guests, they are guests with special invitations.

You know, the invitation to this banquet was sent by Mann himself, which is rare even among well-known nobles.

There are only a few people who can be personally invited by Mann.

People are celebrating in the tavern, drinking sweet wines, eating sumptuous food, and preparing for the feast that will come tomorrow.

To the east of the Merchant City, in the Mann Chamber of Commerce's chamber of commerce, the highest floor of the building is Mann's office.

Mann stood by the window, looking out with his hands behind his back.

At this time, he was wearing a dark dress, and his figure was no longer as short as the children of the year, but became tall and tall, and his height of about 1.8 meters was already much taller than at the beginning.

His chestnut hair was neatly combed on his head, and he wore a pair of dark monocles on the bridge of his nose, and his fair skin and three-dimensional facial features made him look like a young and handsome aristocrat.

He looked out the window at the city, with a faint smile on his lips.

Behind him, she stood quietly at first, and she was no longer dressed as a merchant entourage, less of a dusty appearance, and more of demeanor and etiquette. There was still not much expression on her face, and she looked at the back of the young man in front of her in silence.

A gust of wind blew outside the window, blowing Mann's hair hanging down from his ears, and Mann squinted his eyes as if remembering something.

"Do you remember my birthday when I was twelve?"

After thinking for a moment, he nodded, and said, "The one on the boat?"

"Hmm. Mann curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Until then, I couldn't even remember what my last birthday was like. And then on that dilapidated cargo ship, you prepared a cake for me, and you and I celebrated a birthday. ”

He still remembers the day when the cargo ship rocked, the deep blue sea had no end, and the stern of the ship dragged a light white wake. Chu stood beside him, with a non-obvious smile, and handed him a cake.

"As a messenger, this is what I should do. Chu blinked his eyes slightly.

"At that time, you were the only one who stayed by my side. Mann smiled and took a gold coin from his pocket and played with it in his hand.

"But now, the whole continent will celebrate me, and everyone will send me their blessings. ”

As he spoke, Mann gripped the gold coin in his hand.

"This thing can really buy everything, doesn't it?"

Everything that has happened so far proves this.

Behind him, Chu didn't answer his question, and Mann didn't ask any more, just quietly waited for his feast to begin.

He's become the richest man in the world, but there's one more thing he wants to do, one thing he thinks he has to do.

On the night of that day, the grand banquet was officially opened, and the lights connected the streets, illuminating the whole city, as if there was no night city, and the celebration of that person began in the cheers of the people.