Affected by the recent monster tide and plague, many shops in Gudries City have been closed one after another, and Merlin lost his temper when he couldn't eat his beloved smoked sausage a few days ago, only to go out a week later and find that there was more than just smoked sausage.

The flower shops and dim sum shops he usually frequents have been hung with signs that they are temporarily closed, and the drinkers in the tavern have become scarce, in this disaster, the free city-state is the most timely response among the three major forces of mankind, and the impact of the monster tide is not as serious as that of the Lionheart Empire and the Holy Alliance, so there was no large-scale refugee migration in the follow-up, but the Wizards Association has recruited almost all the teachers and a large part of the students of the magic academy, making Gudris look a little deserted now.

But fortunately, all the shops under the Haifa Chamber of Commerce are still operating normally under someone's instructions, and the fox mask man got up early in the morning today, put on a new dress, and went to the tailor shop to choose a top hat, and then hummed a little song to the silver salmon restaurant, which is the second largest aristocratic restaurant in the entire university town after the golden rose, and the big proprietor behind it is the Haifa Chamber of Commerce, which can also be regarded as owned by Merlin himself.

He had instructed the waiters there a week ago not to receive other guests today.

Merlin was the only guest in the entire Silver Salmon, and everyone else would be stopped when they came to the door and politely told that it would not be open for the day.

Merlin first asked the waiter to open a bottle of red wine, but this time he was different, he only took a sip before putting down the glass, tucking the napkin into his neckline, and then two small plates of caviar came first.

Merlin dug a spoonful, put it in his mouth, closed his eyes, listened carefully to the beautiful sound of the caviar popping between his teeth, and exclaimed, "The best caviar in the entire human world is in Guderis, and the top caviar in Guderies is here." ”

When he opened his eyes again, there was already one more person on the other side.

Obviously, the silver salmon no longer accepts other guests, but the waiters outside the door have no idea when this person has entered.

The visitor took off his cloak, and it was Rob's face.

Merlin didn't make a fuss, dug up another spoonful of caviar, and said leisurely, "Do you know how much a small spoonful of this stuff costs?"

His Excellency the future Ultra Magister raised his eyebrows.

Merlin asked himself, "The top-quality black caviar, usually about thirty gold coins a gram, but now is an extraordinary time, no one cares about tasting food, and it is rarely sold on the market, so the price has also been speculated to one hundred gold coins, which is why I hate war." ”

Rob didn't speak, watching the Fox Masked Man swallow a second bite of caviar.

"But the interesting thing is that no one has experienced more wars than me, when the first magical war started, this top-notch caviar was still a diplomatic tribute for elves, and as the creator of these caviars, humans could only taste it through the black market, and the price used to be as high as three hundred gold coins per gram, and those nobles of Gudris at that time would be richer than anyone could eat the most black caviar, tsk, it was really a nostalgic time. ”

Merlin wiped his mouth with a napkin, " Unfortunately, the war that happened after that destroyed all this, several of my friends died in that battle, and Guderies also suffered heavy losses, I don't know if you have ever seen a scene like that, as if the whole city was burning, and the night was as bright as day, and there were weeping and wailing everywhere, but anyway, under Roland's leadership, we won that battle, although it was difficult, but it was not without positive aspects, at least something like black caviar, it can finally belong to us"

Then the waiter came over and served a second course, salmon sashimi, and Merlin made a gesture of please.

"After this battle, everyone happily built Gudries again, and it was even more majestic and beautiful than before, in fact, at that time, the whole human world was being built everywhere, in full swing, although many people died, but most of them had happy smiles on their faces, because for the first time in so many years, human beings held their fate in their own hands, and the most important thing is that we earned it ourselves, and we have enough reason to be proud. ”

"You were part of that battle too?" said the future Ultra Magus, the first thing he said as soon as he stepped into the silver salmon.

"Doesn't this answer surprise you?" Merlin forked a piece of sashimi and said leisurely, "Never believe in history, because history is written by people, and it is human nature to lie, not only me, the Saint Laurent Brothers School of Magic was also very active during the First Magic War, even no less than Roland's Saint Laurent School of Magic, but this history has been lost with time." ”

Rob was silent for a long time, "I'm sorry, but I'm not here for nine hundred years. ”

"Don't worry, young people can't be a little patient, I know why you're here, and in that case you should listen to me finish this history. Merlin smiled slightly, put down the fork in his hand, and beckoned, and the waiter not far away immediately walked over.

"Since our guests are not interested, let's not serve the dishes in the back yet, you and your companions can go out and rest, just leave this place to us. Merlin commanded.

The waiter nodded and stepped back.

"Oh, by the way, me and my Saint Laurent Brothers Academy of Magic. Merlin snapped his fingers," Forgive me, it's been a long time since I've told anyone about this past, anyway, the difference between me and Roland is real, he wants to make humanity strong with the help of magic, and I'm more focused on exploring the mysteries of life, Roland himself admits that the magic system he created is flawed, and the part about life is always blank, so after the end of the First World War, the two of us parted ways, and he developed a temporary organization for the dispatch of magicians created during the war into the current Magicians Association, and he served as the first president himself, leaving the position of vice president to me。 ”

The Fox Masked Man paused, as if caught up in a memory, "But I've never been interested in this kind of thing, I was wandering through the endless sea of trees, where I stumbled upon a dungeon, and eventually found the answer to that question in it, I think you've met our mutual friend Matata." ”

"You understood the truth nine hundred years ago, but never warned humanity?" Rob frowned.

"No, on the contrary, the first person I told when I got the news was Roland. Merlin shrugged, "He was the one who convinced me to keep this matter under wraps, because humanity was too weak at that time, and we didn't have a chance of winning if it leaked out." ”

(End of chapter)