Lear eventually went to take a shower, and under the pressure of Adela's strong eyes, he walked out of the inn in the afternoon with the female mage and Valenk - the latter is now also a formal magician, and can go in and out of some formal occasions, and during this time, Lear has also discovered a special talent of his, which is very useful after the start of a new life, so Lear also has the heart to train him.

The location of the Interior Hall was not far from the inn where they were staying, and it was only three streets away and a little bend, of course, because Kaunaston was indeed a small city, and according to the news I had heard in the past few days, even the garrison in the city had only a pitiful two hundred pikemen and a hundred archers.

Fortunately, there is no war, so these people should be enough to maintain law and order, and if there is a dispute, Count Grote will be able to reach his holy cavalry regiment in a day.

After identifying themselves to the soldiers guarding the door, the three Lears were warmly ushered into the reception room of the Interior Hall to wait, and the silver tea set served the finest fragrant tea, and it seemed that Kaunaston, although small, was not short of money.

"Hello, Dear Mr. Magician. ”

Before he could arrive, Lear heard a female voice as pleasant as a wind chime, and when he looked up, a beautiful girl dressed but elegant appeared at the door of the hallway, and as soon as she entered, she showed Lear a charming and friendly smile.

The woman, who looked to be less than twenty years old, was a little surprised by the young interior officer, who had expected to meet a white-bearded village council director similar to Alexandret.

"Thank you, Madam Home Officer, for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet us, and please forgive me for taking the liberty of interrupting me, I am Lear from the Sarabuto Mage Guild, and since I am new to Kaunaston, we need a little help from you very badly. ”

Lear politely returned the favor, and after dealing more with the aboriginal nobles of this world, he also got used to this kind of social hypocrisy.

"You can call me Xana, so what can I do for you? ”

Xia Na, who had just finished dealing with a few large taxes, was resting, but when she heard that a fifth-level magician was visiting, she immediately packed up and rushed over, after all, in this small city, such a high-level magician can really be regarded as a big man.

"I beg you to introduce me to Lord Earl Grote, for I have something important to discuss with him. ”

In fact, in this era, the exchanges between nobles are based on each other's recommendations, and rash self-recommendation is a very bad behavior, and it is usually not easy to be accepted, but Lear has no fame and no friends when he first arrives in Eli, he doesn't want to wait, so he can only come to the door by himself.

Fortunately, the identity of a magician is a gold medal stepping stone, and he will be treated with high courtesy wherever he goes, not to mention that he is still three, which can be seen from the stunned eyes of Xana when she saw Adela and Valenque standing behind Lear when she walked in the door.

"Is there anything you need to do to see Lord Grouter so much?"

Shana asked with a soft smile, not realizing that it was a bit rude to ask this question, as an internal affairs officer, she was not qualified to explore the secret between the Count and a fifth-level mage.

Lear picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip, he looked at Xana with a smile and didn't answer her.

"Oh, I'm sorry, but I beg your pardon for being so obscene, and allow me to tell you my full name, Xana Byron, and that the Lord Earl Grote you want to see is none other than my father. ”

Sensing Lear's doubts, Xana immediately realizes that she had been rude just now, so she quickly adds her identity so that her question can be explained.

However, Lear still did not answer her, according to the rumored Earl Grote's extensive hobbies, the concept of family affection should not be so important, at the rate of ten concubines per year for Mr. 'Piledriver', the children he has in his forties should be able to form a reinforced platoon, although Xiana in front of him can sit in the position of Kaunaston Interior Officer at a young age, but it is really difficult to say what his status in the family is.

Lear, of course, knew what was going on, so he remained silent.

"I would appreciate it if you would help me with this, and I have a little gift for you. ”

He diverted the topic, and when Valenque behind him heard this, he took out a delicate box and gently placed it in front of Xana, and gently pressed the bracket behind the box, and the lid of the box opened upward with a "ding".

A sparkling streamer, an egg-sized ruby.

"Ahh

Xia Na covered her cherry lips with her hands in surprise, even if she was from a big aristocratic family and was an internal affairs official, she had not seen many such gems since she was born, and they were all on other people's bodies.

Lear smiled, and sure enough, the lethality of jewelry to women was fatal.

"It's... It's too precious..."

Xana said this, but her eyes never took a moment off the gem.

"If you like it, then it's yours, and I ask you to consider my request carefully, and if it doesn't contradict the principles, I very much hope that we can establish a good friendship with each other. ”

Lear continued to take a sip of water, and when he looked at Xana's expression through the edge of the teacup, he knew that it would be difficult for him to refuse.

"Of course, I believe that my father will also be very willing to establish a sincere friendship with you, so I will send someone to inform him now, and if there is a reply, I will inform you as soon as possible. ”

With a smile on her face, Xana motioned to the maid behind her to take the box, she didn't need to ask where to tell Lear, it was easy for her to find someone in Kaunaston.

"Well, I'll wait for the good news. ”

Lear smiled and stood up to say goodbye, while Xana kept dropping them off at the door of the Interior Office, smiling and declining when they arranged a carriage for them to take them back, saying that he wanted to wander around as he pleased.

After leaving the Interior Hall, Lear walked casually down the streets, seeing trading vendors and noisy crowds along the way, and occasionally seeing small groups of dwarves and elves, who had come here with iron and forest products to exchange wine and cloth with humans.

Although it is a small town, there is also a clear gap between the rich and the poor, a Jani Avenue divides Kaunaston in the middle, on the left is the area where the small lords and wealthy merchants lived, and on the right is the characteristic and cancer of all major cities - the slums.

There was no difference between the pavement along the street, and the neat shops and clean stalls were in harmony with each other, and it seemed that Xana had taken good care of her area, but after walking five hundred meters deeper, the filth was completely unconcealed.

In just a few hundred meters, Lear met four thieves, two gangs of thugs who were fighting, and a warbler who threw a handkerchief at him along the way, Adela followed him without squinting, but Valenk always exuded a magical aura, ordinary people don't understand what it is, they only feel that this young man has a special majesty and dare not approach, which also saves Lear a lot of trouble.

In fact, Valenk was only unable to control himself well for the time being, and he was still a little excited when he had just become a magician.

He never compares himself to Lil, and contentment is his greatest virtue.

It wasn't until he reached a low wooden shed that Lear finally stopped, as the faint sobbing sound coming from the shed caught his attention.

Valenque brought the wooden planks that served as the gates, and the warm light slanted into the shed, illuminating a thin body and a body lying on the ground, perhaps closed for too long, and a disgusting smell drifted from the board as soon as it was removed.

The smell of corpses.

And judging by the concentration, it should have been dead for a while.

Lear gave a very strange look at the thin body kneeling next to the corpse, and from the time he was on the street just now, he faintly felt a faint but very pure elemental magic aura coming from this direction, and it was this that attracted him all the way into the slums.

The feeling was strongest when he walked here, but what he didn't expect was that such a pure elemental aura would come from a small child.

"Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Lear stooped into the shed and squatted gently in front of the thin body.

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