Chapter XXXIII: The Sarabuto Mage Society
Seven days later, Lear and his party finally arrived at Sarabuto, the largest province on the Dimon border, a huge city of 500,000 people.
The seven-kilometre high walls proclaim its grandeur, and the east-west length of ten kilometers makes it an invisible veil even when presented to the world, compared to Palofodi's distant country market town, not to mention the desert settlements of Arissanret, which are even parapets made of bamboo and wood.
On the way to Sarabhutto, Kenlo Haag ate three wild boars, a bantam deer, and most of the Sarabuto's spotted tiger, which he had captured himself under Mrak's direction, and he didn't feel anything wrong with that, in Lear's words, 'feeding and closing', at least much better than the starvation he had had been every day for the year.
It's not wrong for barbarians to be brave, but that doesn't mean they're good hunters at the same time.
The squad ran into a little extra trouble as they passed through the Sarabuto gates, as they were heavily vetted by the city guards because of their status as barbarians.
All of them were asked to surrender their sidearms during the process, but they were treated more leniently after Lear and Adela and Valenque revealed their apprenticeship in magic.
But the warriors can't.
To do this, Lear had to shove a gold coin into the palm of the captain of the guard in a gap where no one was looking, and the latter glanced at him and announced to his subordinates that these were great good citizens and that it didn't matter if they were allowed to go.
For the first time, Lear was presented with the bustle of the medieval wizarding world.
Although he had seen it many times in films and books from his previous life, Lear was still shocked by his first encounter with these real images.
The neat pavement of huge stones, the endless flow of horse-drawn carriages and crowds, the enthusiastic shouting of the vendors along the street to everyone who passes by, and the noisy voices of the mercenary associations and the joint chambers of commerce.
This is still a relatively dilapidated corner of the outer city, the towering monastery in the center of the city and the huge magic guild insignia that can be distinguished from afar seem to show a horn in the clouds, and the shining divine light of Cloudsdale is the pride of the city, and it also guards the peace of Sarabhutto.
Ah, the great Might and Magic.
Lear, who originally wanted to compose a poem to express his mood at the moment, could only praise helplessly after searching his stomach three times only to find that he really couldn't find any ink.
"Chief, where are we going now?"
After seven days of all-round and non-stop MLM-style brainwashing, Mr. Haag has been completely impressed by Lear's unfathomable wisdom and great ideals.
When it comes to painting flatbread, Lear feels that he has a high talent.
"The Wizards' Guild. ”
With a certificate in hand, I have it all over the world, and no matter where I go, it will always be much more convenient to have a loud nameplate, so I still hurry up and get the official magician badge out.
After asking all the way and walking through the streets and alleys for more than a dozen streets, Lear and the others finally stood in front of a gorgeous and tall retro building.
Unlike what he imagined, the Sarabuto Wizards' Guild was not in the inner city, because it was also the location of the military camp, so it was guarded by an inner moat and a large number of soldiers, and ordinary people were not allowed to come within twenty steps of the drawbridge, otherwise they would be mercilessly shot by the crossbowmen on the corner tower of the inner city.
The tall building that looked like it was built beneath Cloudsdale was Sarabhutto's High Magic Guild and Research Institute, a meeting place for high-level magicians in the service of the war and a place where a large number of practical magic scrolls were stored.
After Lear revealed his identity and intentions, the waiter led them to a large hall and pointed him to a counter, before walking away without looking back.
"Hello. ”
Lear greeted the middle-aged woman behind the counter and repeated his intentions again.
"Name. Academy. Letters of recommendation from mentors. Is there an appointment? Didn't go there to fill out the form. ”
The middle-aged woman didn't look up at Lear, and after a mechanical reply, she still stared intently at the magazine in her hand - this is a good thing, it contains the latest issue of the famous poet Tatarodi's long love novel, the goddess of light is above, and the love story of Tirseus and Perona is really touching.
"Forehead ......"
"I mean, I'm here to get my official magician certification. ”
"Go fill out the form! Don't you understand me?"
The middle-aged woman was very dissatisfied with this little ghost who rashly disturbed her immersion in the world of romantic love, and it seemed that she was only fifteen or sixteen years old and was just messing around, if the magician was so good, her son in Hammondale should have sent her good news, you must know that she had been praised by the neighbors since she was a child, and after three years in the magic academy, she was now only a fourth-level magic apprentice.
This milky little imp in front of you has only been learning magic for a few years?
"I think I need to see your leader, as a ninth-level magic apprentice, I should have that right. ”
Lear slapped the nine-bar magic apprentice badge directly on the table.
For this kind of office aunt who only reads newspapers, chats, drinks tea, gossips, and doesn't care about anything, he really has enough of it.
After suspiciously identifying the authenticity of the badge, the middle-aged woman immediately put on a smiling face that made Lear feel at home.
"This little brother, you said it earlier, really, you see how misunderstood this is, you wait a minute, I'll call you someone. ”
After saying that, the aunt trotted to the back hall, and the two fat buttocks swung in the air in an arc that could make people lose interest.
It didn't take long for the office aunt to follow a young man in a magician's robe and return to the counter with a smile, if you ignore her bloated figure and appearance, she looked at the magician like a young girl with a spring in her eyes.
"Which one needs to take the mage's exam?"
The young mage asked politely, and Lear saw the brass badge on his chest with three purple bars on it.
"It's me, honorable Mr. Mage. ”
For people who can't beat him now, Lear is generally very polite and polite.
"Who is your college and tutor?"
The young mage continued to ask questions.
"Palofodi, my mentor has passed away. ”
At the mention of these two words, there was still a trace of coldness in Lear's eyes, but he quickly adjusted himself.
"I'm sorry, maybe I shouldn't have asked that, but please understand what my duty is. ”
The young mage looks regretful and apologizes to Lear.
"It's okay, I can understand, when can I start my assessment?"
"Probably not today, because you don't have a letter of recommendation from your mentor, so we need to follow the normal process to make arrangements, three days later, please leave your address, and someone from the Magic Association will notify you in advance at that time.
And because you were supposed to take this kind of assessment at the Mage Guild in Tataria, but now that you've transferred to us, although any magic association in the Antaglisi Continent can conduct this assessment, we have to ask you to pay a fee of fifty gold coins for this off-site certification, so can you understand?"
So this is the difference in treatment between the academic school and the wild road, but there seems to be no other way.
"I can pay a hundred gold coins, but do you need you to tell me if the level 8 magic apprentice is also qualified?"
In the past month or so, Lear could feel that Adela's magic level was also growing rapidly, and it should have reached the level of a ninth-level magic apprentice, and if there was one more magician in the team, it would definitely be exciting news.
"Strictly no, but you can spend five gold coins to certify at the apprentice union next to you, it's not difficult if the young lady behind you has reached that level, and then she can go through the first-level mage certification with you, but one thing I must remind you is that if you fail the assessment, the Magic Association will not refund any fees. ”
The young mage explained in detail, and Lear was very satisfied, only Adela stared wide behind him.
"I understood, I will come back in three days. ”
"The Sarabuto Mage Association welcomes you. ”
After paying the fee of one hundred and five gold coins, Lear's fortune immediately plummeted by nearly half, and Adela passed the certification of the ninth level apprentice without any obstacles, which did not bring him any relief.
It's really a headache to find a way to make money again.
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