I didn't have a good lunch.

The chef of the restaurant lamented that the world could not go back to the past, and talked about the ability of His Excellency Hugo, which made the city dazzling and changing with each passing day.

It is also a prosperous city, and the Banshee Castle ruled by the Buchi family is also a thriving market, crowded with people, and has a strong commercial atmosphere, bringing together wealthy merchants and goods from all walks of life.

Elegant aristocrats and beautiful ladies can always be seen on the streets. The faithful servant trotted after with the fashionable goods in his hand.

Crisp horses' hooves clattered from time to time, and hawkers of seven or eight years old peddled along the street. Guards were watching at the intersection, and beggars and homeless people were hiding in corners and peeping.

This is a familiar scene for Powell.

Victor. Hugo seized the city of Coldwind for a year, and the truce with the Buchi family for half a year, the nobility in the city has disappeared. Occasionally, I left one or two, and I didn't feel like I was going to show up.

It was also crowded, but the happy ones were all poor ghosts who were bitter, dressed in tatters and with ugly faces. Underage hawkers have disappeared and have been replaced by regular vendors.

As for the beggars and the homeless, they were all placed in a centralized manner, and they did as much work as possible to earn a living, so as not to wander everywhere. Whether the people like it or not, the rule of Coldwind City can be said to be a stick stuck in the end.

"Even civil servants are admitted by exam, how did you come up with this? In the past, bureaucrats were appreciated by the aristocracy, and now they are no longer needed. ”

Powell had a kind of lament that 'the world changes, and the program is often reversed'. After a pity, he can only focus on his current business, and how to make more money is the right thing.

In the afternoon, when Johnson returned from the Wizard's Tower, the illusionist was like a 'frosted eggplant', wilting and slumping. Powell asked what was going on, and he didn't say.

Decisively asked Dudu.

The cheap-mouthed demon pet craned his neck, muttered a few times and said unhappily, "My master has been hit." Even I was devastated.

When Hugo captured the city, he first captured the Wizard's Tower. The wizards who were on Hugo's side in a daze all benefited afterwards. They are now proud, and when they open their mouths, they are wise and wise, and they have a big heart.

Even their demon pets dared to provoke me, boasting that their masters were powerful and intellectual, but they didn't get a chance in the past, but now they have accumulated a lot of money and risen rapidly. ”

Johnson sighed even more wiltedly, and said: "Those guys are just shit luck, but they have been generally promoted by one or two levels in half a year." A few guys who weren't as good as me in the past are now riding on top of me.

When they met, they came to greet me with whom I was working now, and advised me that I might as well switch to Coldwind City, and tried to list the benefits, and their words were very enthusiastic, but they sounded extremely harsh to me.

Tari does serve good food, but it doesn't taste as good as it used to be. Knowing this, I might as well go to the tavern in the square and sit with the vendors, so that they would not dare to ignore me, lest they be angry. ”

From his facial expression, Powell knew that Johnson was only more angry than he imagined. The most important thing is the phrase 'there are so many guys who are not as good as me'.

When you are unlucky, it is better to have someone more unlucky, and when you are down, it is better to have someone who is more down. What I was most afraid of was that I originally wanted to 'watch the fire from the other side', but I ended up 'setting myself on fire', and the enemy began to 'watch the fire' step by step.

How can Johnson endure this?

Powell comforted: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, wait for us to do a few more trips to business, and we can be promoted quickly when we make enough money." This Coldwind City sells a lot of good things publicly, and it will be cheaper for us to sell them when they change hands. ”

Annoyed even more, Johnson grabbed Powell's front collar and shook it vigorously: "Think about it clearly, do you really think someone will put the best things up for sale?" We thought we were making a big deal, but in fact it was just someone else's leftovers.

I've just wandered around the tower and met a number of old acquaintances. They openly flaunted to me the magic materials and advanced magic books that were available from within, and even the apprentices had more resources than I did.

Before, there were only about thirty wizards in Coldwind City, and there were only about a hundred magic apprentices and low-level wizards. But now the tower is as lively as a bazaar, with a total number of more than 500 people.

Although most of them are rookies below level 5. But they are making rapid progress. Hugo rebuilt the eight factions, set up a magical association, and even asked the mysterious lady to perform a miracle and raise the Wizard's Tower one level. ”

Hearing the miracle, Powell looked up in shock at the Wizard's Tower, which was near the downtown square. The towering tower is still surrounded by clouds and mist, but its height has indeed risen a lot.

Each floor of the Wizard's Tower expands tenfold and its power increases. There are great benefits for shamans who study their cultivation in it.

This is bound to attract more high-level wizards, just as prestigious universities always have better students and the best professors. Even with more external donations and investments, the output is naturally richer.

Alas...... The attraction is simply irresistible.

Powell asked, "So you want to stay?" ”

Johnson was stunned for a moment, but shook his head again: "There is no shortage of wizards in Coldwind City at the moment. If you want to stay, you must either be very good, or you will spend money on sponsorship. ”

"Didn't you just say that someone advised you to switch to Coldwind City? Can't get someone to help? "Powell feels that he should be shameless at the critical moment, and he should seize the opportunity.

Johnson was even more angry, "Those guys are just talking, and they don't have the qualifications to recommend." Now the Magic Association even has an extremely valuable place to observe, and the official members also engage in an internal elimination system, which is very cruel.

A few wizards who despised me were also deeply frightened when they talked about 'internal elimination', and after a few words of chat, they ran away. If you say that you have to do the project quickly, if you can't complete it, you will really be expelled from the association. ”

Speaking of this, Johnson finally regained some self-confidence, and shouted: "I don't want to join any magic association, I am busy every day to produce results, and I am tired to death."

How free I am now, I can do whatever I want, I can go wherever I want, and it's good to make some money casually, without constraints! ”

This was said sourly, and Dudu complained with disdain: "The wizards of the entire Northland want to come to Cold Wind City for academic exchanges, even if they can't join the official magic association, it's good to mix in the periphery."

Only those whose strength is too poor to get in will say that they will not join, and they will not say that if they can enter. Alas...... Pity me for being such a smart pet, and if I meet a stupid master who can't stand in line, I will be ruined for the rest of my life. ”

Johnson was probably used to being poured a belly of poisonous chicken soup by his own demon pet, and he was not annoyed, but only sighed together. Powell shook his head as he listened, thinking that the master and servant were hopeless.

The two rushed to Coldwind City overnight, purchased goods that day, and returned to Banshee Castle in the afternoon. They came here, supposedly to make a lot of money soon, but they were not in a good mood.

Along the way, you will make a lush southward journey, stopping at several supply points, passing through the town of Fog and entering the territory of the Banshee Fortress. The carriage stopped, and the two had to change their means of transport to continue their journey.

It's just this one change.....

The tax collector of the Banshee Castle stepped forward to stop the two, stared at the wooden suitcases they were carrying, and sneered:

"According to the latest law of the Buchi family, in order to protect the property of the Banshee Castle, all inbound goods must pay punitive duties according to the value of the goods."

What the hell is a tariff?

Johnson and Powell were suddenly angry!