Chapter 6: From Far Away (6)

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In fact, Asa was also in the caravan to Nax, but he did not stay with Link and Doyle as a companion.

Even if he covered his face with a hood, many people saw the scene taken away by Link's transformed Wind Falcon, and in order to avoid being recognized, he didn't even make eye contact with the two people who pretended to be father and daughter along the way.

After entering the city, Asa made a trip to the branch of the Shadow Thorn, while Link and Doyle went to the tavern where adventurers and mercenaries gathered, and the two sides acted separately, only to listen for information.

Unlike the prosperity of Valolet, Nax is a very oppressive city, with pedestrians on the streets, mostly with indifferent expressions, everyone preoccupied and indifferent to everything around them, and it is a lifeless place.

For a moment, Link thought of Gunther, a small town controlled by vampires.

I found a tavern with a lot of people on my senses, and then I pushed the door in, and the noisy space immediately quieted down. The vulgar jokes of the mercenaries and the quarrels of the drunkards are gone, and the people here are more presumptuous than the caravans.

Vera's appearance managed to attract the eyes of most of the people in the tavern, and with the rise of the undead, the elves traveled less often, and the possibility of half-blood was greatly reduced, which was very rare in this day and age.

Link was a little worried that Vera would not be able to control her anger, and in such a crowded place, even ordinary spells would cause a lot of casualties.

To his surprise, Vera reversed her previous impatience, but her face was cold, and her affection could not be seen from her expression.

As soon as Link, who had found an empty table, walked over when an exclamation came from behind him. When I looked back, I saw a burly mercenary kneeling on the ground with his hands covered, his hands were burned terribly, his skin was charred black, and bones were faintly visible.

The crowd stepped back in a big circle with a 'wow'.

His face turned pale in pain. The big mercenary who almost fainted was carried away by his companions.

Perhaps because of Vera's ability to cast spells without chanting spells, they didn't say the classic line when the usual villains chose to retreat tactically.

It took a lot of restraint for Link to not speak out to reprimand Vera for her actions.

It's okay to teach you a lesson, but you don't have to do it. Forget it, a fait accompli. It's useless to say anything, and ...... Even if he is to blame, how can he not know the danger of a mage when he is a mercenary who licks blood from the knife's edge?

In order to avoid this situation, Link asked Gonzalez to change into a female mage's costume, and he did not sympathize with the mercenary who suffered from it at all. Just remind Vera not to hurt the innocent, and not to go too far, escalate the situation or cause unnecessary trouble.

[I didn't do anything, this guy touched my body without permission.] It's just that burning off the epidermis is already considered luck. As a demon dragon, she was born with the element of fire, and now the people in the tavern look at her with the wrong eyes, Vera activated the protection, and sure enough, there are fools who don't care about her outfit and move their hands and feet, which should be enough to deter.

Removing the flame protection, she pulled out a chair and sat down, and skillfully snapped her fingers at the maid who was standing not far away.

[Is it really the first time you've come to this kind of place?] Link subconsciously turned on the spit mode.

Doyle had been on a mission to the slums of the new capital. No different from here. Although Vera does not have the control of the body, she can feel what Doyle sees and hears through her soul. It's no stranger to this kind of mixed place of dragons and snakes. It's just that this time it's different from the past, and the person who controls the body is her.

If she makes a mistake, she really shouldn't be allowed to show her true colors...... Link lifts his forehead.

Originally, he just wanted to use Vera's appearance to distract people's attention from him, but he never thought about it. His attention has been greatly reduced, and Vera's appearance and the special aura of the demon dragon have made her the focus of attention wherever she goes.

The maid came over tremblingly and asked if she wanted to order.

Although the Elemental Tide has greatly reduced the number and power of mages, it does not mean that mages are as extinct as the Children of Nature and the Druids. On the contrary, a large number of apprentices were kicked out of Hohenheim because they could not advance. These people either joined the mercenaries or became the staff of the nobles, but many mages like today, who burned people without even using spells, were seen for the first time, and the tavern was quieter than before.

"Do you have a menu here?"

Link tried to divert the maid's attention to himself, but unfortunately compared to Vera, who was young and beautiful, like a flame moving dazzling her, the middle-aged man with her body bent and most of her face hidden under the hood was really unattractive. The maid only glanced at him, and then turned her gaze to the beautiful woman again. After a while, she realized that she was actually stupid for the customer, and hurriedly lowered her head, forcibly turning her gaze away from Vera, explaining to Link that it was a small shop with no menu.

The maid was quick to deliver a wide range of dishes, including smoked meats, a variety of stewed wild vegetables, and bread.

Link has no appetite when he listens, living on the modern earth, and he can't accept a diet similar to that of medieval Europe anyway. The barbecue is barely enough, the stews and bacon are hard to swallow, the bread is hard and dry, and this is an extraordinary time, the land is eroded and polluted by the undead, and production is reduced everywhere, and even the nobles only have more meat than the common people.

Ordering a few dishes casually, and taking away the timid maid, Link looked around without moving.

The purpose of this place is to mingle with the crowd and listen to what the ordinary people have to say about Nax after dinner. But after the scene just now, not only did people deliberately lower their voices when they talked, but even the content became restrained, not as careless as they heard when they first opened the door.

The atmosphere in the tavern became very oppressive, and Goiás, the bartender and owner, wisely chose to wait and see the culprit of the qiē. When the maid came out with hot food, he quietly stopped him and told him to be careful.

As a retired adventurer, Goiás can clearly feel that this old and young man is not an ordinary person. Everyone focused on the eye-catching elven hybrid, ignoring the middle-aged man beside her, who in Goiás's opinion was more dangerous. It was almost perfect to hide his own aura, and an experienced former adventurer like him couldn't even see the depth of that person's strength.

Just as he was thinking, the man suddenly glanced at the bar, and Goiás's body stiffened.

It's really a sense of crisis that I haven't experienced in a long time, how many years have I not experienced it......

Knowing that the dragon is the king of appetites, Link pushes the food to Vera and gets up and walks towards the bar.

Leaning his short sword for self-defense within reach, Goiás raised a formulaic smile to greet Link as he approached.

"Hello, what do you want to drink?" he said as he looked at him without revealing a trace.

The dress seems to be plain, but it is the style of a mage, and there is no emblem that symbolizes rank and faction, and the apprentice is not like ......

Goiás instinctively felt that the man in front of him was not the apprentice of the past who had been kicked out of Hohenheim because he could not advance. This creepy feeling must be a very powerful character. What would such a character do in a place like Nax? Aside from being the closest human city to the Great Pit, there is only one thing worth paying attention to in the slave trade.

With little interest in food and dislike of the drinks of this era, Link placed a silver coin on the table.

Goiás glanced down, waiting for the other to ask.

"It's changed a lot. ”

Such an opening statement came as a bit of a surprise to Goiás. Judging from his appearance, the other party is only in his forties, and he is by no means in his fifties...... However, considering that the practitioner can change his appearance, it cannot be measured by convention.

"You've been here before?"

"Hmm...... Many years ago, when it was still called Rose Town. Link hadn't actually been to Nax, he had only heard of the city's predecessor, a picturesque town famous for growing roses. It's a pity that after the invasion of the undead, the appearance of many places has changed greatly, and coupled with the relationship between the big pits, the vegetation here has degraded like Sword Blade Mountain.

Goias wondered about Link's identity in his heart, but he complimented: "That was fifty years ago, and you look like you're forty years old at most." ”

Link smiled and said nothing, and even tested his age in turn, this is not an ordinary bartender, bold enough. Normal people's words...... It should be like that maid, trembling and full of fear.

With a creak, the door opened, and it was Asa who entered, and now Link walked straight over.

Link added another silver coin, "Tell me about the city." ”

"What do you want to know?"

"Like its name change. ”

"This ......," Goiás' face showed a look of surprise that could not be concealed.

Although the renaming of Rose Town to Nax is not a big deal, because it is the closest human settlement to the Great Pit, and the former city lord is one of the legendary mages in the world, it is almost everyone knows. Does this mage who deliberately hides his identity really not know, or does he want to use it as an introduction?

After much consideration, Goiás decided to tell the truth, after all, it was not a secret, and if he didn't say it, it might cause the other party to be disgusted. He's too old to stand the toss, and he's counting on this tavern to retire.

Link had just asked about the slave trade when he was interrupted by the bartender with a look of trepidation.

"Shh Beware of the wall, old Nax is a legendary-level mage, and those who slander or want to investigate this matter have disappeared and will never be found again. For your own safety, don't inquire about this anymore. Goiás pushed both silver coins back in front of Link. He noticed that the corners of the wanderer's mouth were slightly raised when he mentioned that Old Nax was a legendary mage, and there was a feeling that he didn't take the words seriously.

Sure enough, this man's origin is extraordinary, and I don't know ...... What is the identity. (To be continued!)