Hearing her master's words, the maid named Elevia immediately blushed and lowered her head, but did not dare to express any objections.

Jude looked at her, thinking that the girl had probably been sold to the Duke of Nobles, but she had only been here for less than a year, indicating that she was not a member of the Duke's Court before, and she did not know what the story was.

The young man did have a little bit of excitement, but he still rejected the duke's kindness: "You also know that the adventurer's home is in all directions, the journey is uncertain, life is full of unknowns, and he will face all kinds of dangers. I wasn't even able to protect myself, and I obviously couldn't take a maid with me. ”

"That's right. Duke Norberry looked sorry, "Then be sure to accept this badge." ”

As he spoke, the young duke took out a badge and handed it to the young man: "Silver wolf, this is the family crest of Norberis. ”

Jude took the coat of arms and found it to be made of sterling silver, delicately carved in silver and black with a lone wolf howling in the sky.

"By wearing this badge, you identify yourself: a member of the Norberis family. The Duke stared at the boy solemnly, "Wherever it goes, it is where the will of Nobles reaches." ”

"I see. Thank you, Lord Duke. Jude nodded solemnly, and then carefully put away the silver badge.

"As for Xiao Ai, I'll keep it for you. The young duke changed his words, and suddenly laughed again, "Jude, if you figure it out one day, you can come back and take it away at any time." ”

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When Jude stepped out of the Duke's Palace, it was early afternoon, and the autumn sun was shining on him, warm and comfortable.

Elevia was ordered by her master to see him off, and perhaps because of the words of the Duke of Norberis earlier, the maid was so preoccupied that she kept her head down all the way, not daring to look directly at the young man. Jude shook his head, smiled and patted her on the shoulder as he reached the door, before turning away.

After leaving the Duke's Palace, the boy walked back to the tavern in the trade area, and perhaps because of his sumptuous star-patterned silk mage robes, passers-by voluntarily gave way or even saluted him.

What kind of existence does the mage have in the minds of ordinary people, Jude is quite emotional, and after returning to the guest room, he immediately takes off this expensive robe, and puts it away properly after performing a cleaning on it.

Taking out the trench coat, which was still a little damp, the boy recited the mantra of cleansing: "Icnivos_sencirea." ”

After restoring the coat to a new, clean state, Jude expertly put it on and re-tied the sheathed black sword behind his back.

It was still more comfortable like this, and although the weight had increased, the boy felt much more accustomed to it than in a frivolous and luxurious robe.

On a new day, Jude moved his body, not thinking about the past storms, and determined to start over.

Obviously not the right place to go back to the office, the boy pondered his next move, and after being taught by Mr. Stanxiu, he realized that he needed to work with teammates of the same or higher caliber and learn from them.

When Nossa said goodbye, he told him to go to the Raven Tavern in Lanlens to find him and experience the life of a bounty hunter together. Jude estimated the travel time from Curran to Langrens, and since it was the 21st, the bounty hunter had probably returned to Lanlens.

Without further ado, the boy decided to set off in search of the "Crow Tavern".

After questioning passers-by and making his way through the streets of the trade district, Jude finally found himself in the depths of this nondescript alley.

It was a tavern that no one cared about, and the boy noticed a picture of a pitch-black raven carved into the lintel and was looking back at him. It was so delicate and lifelike that it even made Jude feel slightly cramped to the eye, as if he had life.

When he pushed the door open and walked into the tavern, there was not a single customer in the store, and he looked out to see the owner of the shop at the end of the hall: it was a middle-aged man dressed in black, who was intently reading an item on the counter without noticing the arrival of the customer.

Walking through the empty hall, Jude came to the counter and managed to attract the attention of the boss: "Hello, excuse me, is there a guest named Nossa living here?"

The middle-aged man raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him expressionlessly: "I'm sorry, I don't have the authority to answer questions about the privacy of guests." ”

"Uh...... Am I his, friend?" Jude added, "and he told me to come here for him." ”

"Yo, Jude, you're here. At this moment, a familiar voice came from the side staircase, and the bounty hunter was steadily walking down, smiling and waving to the boy, "Come and experience the life of a bounty hunter?"

"Yes. Jude nodded at him, looking at Nosa with a serious face.

"So, the first step: relax. So saying, the bounty hunter came to the counter, helped the boy to sit down on a barstool, and then sat down beside him, and casually asked, "What to drink?"

Jude glanced at the price list and saw that it was full of drinks he didn't recognize: "Uh...... Twilight plum juice is good. ”

"Jude, you didn't come to the tavern to drink twilight plum juice, did you?" Nosa seemed to hear some kind of joke, "Give our little mage a glass of 'Dawn Wind', we're still the same." ”

With that, the bounty hunter took out a silver coin and placed it on the counter, and the boss tacitly accepted it, and then began to mix wine.

"These two glasses of wine add up to a silver coin?" The young man was surprised to find that the boss had no intention of making change, "I look at the price list ......"

"The excess counts as a tip. Nossa interrupted his questioning and replied casually, "Can a bounty hunter care about this little money?" ”

Money. Jude couldn't help but reminisce about his previous adventures: how hard it was for the average adventurer to earn a single silver coin to make ends meet, and even lose his precious life.

And Teacher Stan Xiu ordered a mage robe for himself and cost four gold coins, and the luxury and wealth of the Duke's Palace shocked the young man, and Nosa made such a generous move...... In this world, the gap between people is so big.

And they all turned a blind eye to the plight of the poor, and Jude was a little sullen when he thought of the "Flower Blade" team. If one day he could match a character like the teacher or Nosa, he would definitely try his best to help as many people as possible, and the boy secretly decided.

Just as Jude swore to himself, the boss had finished mixing the first glass of wine and slid it to the boy.

Hurriedly catching it, Jude found that it was a golden cocktail with some orange and red, like the rising sun, no wonder it had a name like "Xi Feng".

Take a sip from the glass, the taste is very mild, mellow and sweet mixed with fresh fruity aroma, and you can hardly taste the spicy stimulation of alcohol.

"It's amazing, how is this wine made?" the boy took two more sips, and couldn't help but admire and be curious.