Chapter 15: The Austro Academy

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Lucy walked up to the little girl, squatted down to help the little girl pick up the flowers on the ground, and asked, "May I ask how the thieves' union is going?" ”

The little girl looked at the burly black-armored warrior in front of her with sobs, and said in a trembling voice, "This gentleman...... Don't pick it up, you can't sell it anymore ....... ”

Lucy said disapprerovingly: "How can it not be sold, as long as you can take me to find the thieves' union, I will buy it all." ”

"Really? The little girl burst into tears and laughed.

"That's still false. ”

Lucy stood up and said, "Don't worry, don't look down on me just because I'm a countryman, don't look good, little sister." ”

“......”

The little girl wiped the tears from her face and said slowly, "But...... I don't know where you're talking about the thieves' union......"

Lucy stood in place awkwardly, it seems that this good person is really difficult to do......

"But...... I can take you to Grandpa Buck, I think he must know. The little girl smiled.

Lucy nodded without hesitation.

"Sir, my name is Paria. ”

"The west of the road, the road of the big road, the west of the watermelon. ”

“......”

Led by the little girl, Lucy came to a slum, a dirty alley, the ground was full of rancid garbage, flies were buzzing and flying, and the stench filled the air, a dilapidated scene.

Lucy didn't expect that there would be such a dirty place in the magnificent imperial capital, which was really eye-opening for him......

The little girl took Lucy's hand and walked into a dilapidated cabin.

"Sister, sister, do you have butter bread today?"

As soon as she entered the wooden house, several children dressed in burlap clothes gathered around Palia, their dirty little faces full of expectation.

"Don't worry, you go play first, and my sister will buy it later. ”

Palia smiled and comforted the children gathered around.

In the hut sat an old man, dressed in a patched robe, sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a hood covering the old man's face, revealing only a handful of white beard, and in front of him was a broken bowl with three copper plates in it.

"Palia, is this your friend?" said the old man, in a hoarse voice.

"Grandpa Buck, he's my guest. Palia walked over to a wooden table in the house, picked up a kettle, and took a sip of water.

The old man was very calm, and said without raising his head: "Your guest...... What's the matter?"

"He wanted to inquire about a place. ”

"Where?"

"Thieves' Guild ......"

Hearing Palia's words, the old man was silent for a while, and said slowly: "That place of black miasma...... What is this gentleman going to do. ”

Lucy scratched his helmet and said, "Find someone, uh, to be exact...... It's looking for a hostess. ”

The old man said indifferently: "You can't go in casually, you can't get in without a strength certificate, of course, if you have the recommendation of an old thief, in short, if you are sure to go, you need to prepare in advance." ”

It's such a mysterious place, Luxi really didn't expect that there are so many requirements for entering the thieves' union, this person is not familiar with the place, where to find the old thief, as for the strength certificate, he also heard it for the first time, and immediately blurted out: "What is the strength certificate?"

Without waiting for the old man to answer, Palia on the side said: "Mr. Lucy, there are many kinds of strength certificates, such as the Derber Medal, which is awarded to adventurers by the Adventurers' Guild, as well as the Osstar Mang Medal, the Oss Sword and Shield Medal, which is the strength certificate issued by the Oss Imperial Academy to magicians and warriors, as well as the Noble Medal, etc., I don't know what kind of you want to ask?"

Lucy pondered for a moment and said dumbfoundedly, "It's the easiest kind of ...... to get."

Palia smiled and said, "Mr. Lucy, strength certificates are very difficult to obtain...... If you have to say it, the Order of Ossin and the Order of the Oss Sword and Shield are relatively easy, after all, every year there are magicians and knights who graduate from the Oss Imperial Academy. ”

"...... the Ottonian Academy," Lucy muttered to himself.

The old man suddenly stretched out his withered old hand, beckoned Palia to come over, and whispered in his ear......

Paria took note of the old man's instructions, walked up to Lucy, and said with a cute smile: "Mr. Lucy, I already know the location of the Thieves' Guild, and I can take you there now, but ...... I haven't paid the money yet, Mr. Lucy. ”

Lucy suddenly came back to his senses and said, "How much?"

"A bouquet of flowers and ten copper plates, a total of ninety-nine bouquets, only nine silver coins, Mr. Lucie. Palia whispered.

Lucy looked at the old man sitting quietly in the wooden house and the children playing, and without hesitation, he took out ten gold coins from the spatial ring and handed them to Palia.

Looking at the shining gold coin in front of her, Parya was flattered and waved her hand again and again: "Mr. Lucy, you heard it wrong, it's nine silver coins......

"I was given very valuable information...... You deserve the money......"

Lucy indifferently continued: "You don't need to go to the Thieves' Guild first, you can take me to the Osian Imperial Academy first." ”

Palia shuddered as she took Lucy's gold coin, tears glistening in her pure eyes...... She really needs this money, every day, this room of children is waiting for Palia's butter bread, Palia has been trying to survive by selling flowers, in the face of bad luck, he originally thought that he was about to run out, Lucy quietly appeared in front of her eyes......

It seems that God has not forsaken me...... Palia silently thanked in her heart.

Paria slowly raised her head to look at the tall Luci, and said stupidly, "Mr. Lucy, are you sent by God to save me?"

Lucy reached out disapprovingly and touched Paria's head and said, "It's not God who saves you, it's you who ...... yourself."

......

The Ossian Imperial Academy, the largest anthropological institution in Kaoz, has created countless legendary magicians and warriors over the past hundred years, and tens of thousands of young people come to participate in the admission assessment every year, although less than half of the people have passed, but it still can't shake people's enthusiasm here, for the children of the powerful, this is the best platform to prove themselves, and for civilians, this is the ladder to change the future.

As one of the scholars of the Ottoid Empire said, as long as you can step into this magical academy, your life is destined to be different.

Lucy stood outside the gate of the Oss Imperial Academy, looking up at the majestic castle complex in front of him, extremely calm, because he was only here to get the strength certificate to the Thieves' Guild, what legends, what greatness, and nothing to do with him.

"Goodbye, Mr. Lucy. Palia poked her head out of the carriage and waved her hand brightly, "If you need any help, you can come to the cabin and find me." ”

Lucy looked back and watched Paria's carriage drift away, then turned and walked towards the Ottoid Academy.

Several Imperial soldiers stood outside the ornate wrought iron gate, stopped Luci, and asked in a brutal tone, "Who are you?"

"I'm here to get a certificate of strength. Lucy replied honestly.

The two imperial soldiers looked at the strange man in front of them with a puzzled expression, thought for a long time, stretched out their hands and pointed to a tall tower not far away, and said, "That's where the admission assessment is place, are you going wrong?"

Lucy bowed his head and thanked him, and walked towards the tower that the soldier had pointed to......