Through the slightly lifted curtains, I looked at the familiar and unfamiliar scenery outside the window. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 Rows of tall and straight trees with only a few leaves hanging from the treetops galloped by, and Lin knew that it was a rare and precious tree called the Anlan tree, but here it was just a roadside decoration.

The road is a straight loess road, with no bends and no forks. The road surface is not flat, there are many potholes, and a thick layer of dust has fallen.

Now it is the height of summer, and this year's weather is a bit abnormal, without a drop of rain for more than half a month, the scorching sun has dried up the earth, and even those tenacious weeds have died at this time.

The Anlan tree on the side of the road also looked depressed due to the lack of water, but the trunk of the adult's arm was still straight. Like a spear with a mark, it is pointed straight at the sky.

Anlan tree is a kind of artificially cultivated precious tree species, because of its low survival rate, the seedlings of an Anlan tree even surpass gold.

The aristocracy likes to plant a few Anlan trees in their homes, if not for anything else, but to show off that they are rich. Because the Anlan tree not only has a low survival rate, but also cannot be transplanted once planted. When all the roots of the Anlan tree leave the soil where they took root, it is the time when the Anlan tree dies. And it takes ten years for each Anlan tree to give birth to a seedling.

Unless the seedlings are preserved in a special way, they must be planted in the soil within three days, otherwise they will die, and even if they are successfully planted, they may not survive.

But this precious Anlan tree, which is almost equal to gold, is planted on both sides of this loess road at intervals of 30 meters, and it looks as if it was planted here casually.

Lin sat in the bumpy carriage, looking at the Anlan tree galloping by outside the window, and felt guilty in her heart that this road had not been repaired, and she didn't know if the lord here really didn't take his life seriously.

Looking at the wilted Anlan trees galloping by outside the window, Lin couldn't help but think of the happy life in the Nightmare Forest half a month ago. At that time, I had to figure out how to have breakfast the next day every day, but it was better than now.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be back.

A hint of sadness flashed in Rin's dark eyes, and once upon a time he even thought that he would live a busy but fulfilling life in the Nightmare Forest for the rest of his life. But who would have thought that when he went out to sell eggs once, he was caught by someone squatting, and it turned out that the time flickered for half a month and now he is here.

For half a month, in the hottest time of mid-summer, Lynn sat in the closed carriage and felt as if she was in a sauna. There was a foul smell inside the carriage. It was in the middle of the carriage, in a basket.

Those were some food, which was left for Lynn, but half a month had passed, and there was no shortage at all. The scorching summer food itself is not easy to preserve, and these foods have been left for half a month, and the stench emitted by them is even unbearable even for Lin.

Lin now regrets a little, she knew that she had eaten these things in the first place, and now she emits this unpleasant smell. But even if Lin came again, she wouldn't touch those things, not to mention whether there were any strange things in them, such as drugs or poisons. It was just that it was food from a stranger, and Lynn didn't dare touch it, not even thinking of lifting the cloth on the basket or throwing it out of the window.

But there is no way, if you come, you will be safe, there is a good saying, since there is no way to resist, then close your eyes and enjoy it.

Forget it, just think it's a stamina exercise.

Lin comforted herself like this, but the next moment she closed her eyes and began to breathe evenly, but the interval slowly slowed down, and she soon fell into a deep dormancy.

Meditation for the Mage.

After Lynn fell into meditation, the person driving outside the carriage seemed to let out a long sigh. It was a man who was shrouded in a black robe, holding the reins in his hand as if he couldn't feel the heat, and he didn't say a word or move.

The cart was pulled by two pure black horses, without a single variegation on their bodies, and even their teeth were pure black. The two horses looked like they were just strolling, but they were extremely fast, and they ran a hundred meters away almost instantly.

The carriages are also pure black and look like wood, and even have some wood textures. But it's actually a metal, very hard, incredibly heavy, and very strong.

This carriage is like a prison, and if you go in a cage, you don't want to come out.

......

When Lynn finished her meditation, she opened her eyes and saw the door wide open. Some of the harsh sunlight sprinkled on the body felt a dry heat.

Lin didn't think about it, rubbed her eyes and got out of the carriage. The wind carried the hot dust, but there was no unpleasant smell, and Lin took a few steps to the side and walked to the shadow of an Anlan tree, which was not big but better than nothing.

Lin stretched and moved before she looked at the coachman standing on the other side, shrouded in black robes.

Although he has been driving the car for half a month, Lin has seen this person for the first time at this time. The figure shrouded in black robes is tall, about two meters. Lin, who was more than 1.7 meters tall, had to look up to see the man's face.

But the man had a smiling clown mask on his face, and Lin couldn't see his face, only the dark black eyes of Furui Bubo.

Suddenly, this person half-knelt down and said to Lin in a respectful tone, "Young Master, you have arrived at the place." But the next road still needs to be walked by yourself, and when you come, the master has already instructed you to go to the school by yourself. The old slave will not accompany you, young master, and it is time to go back to restore his life. ”

Lin was startled by this person's sudden movements, but her face did not show it, she just quietly took a step back, looked at this person expressionlessly, and did not speak, but her hand had moved to her waist, ready to let go at any time.

The man's voice sounded a little old, like a kind old man who had lived for nearly a hundred years and had countless experiences. But if you listen carefully, it seems to be a young man's voice, a little lively, with the arrogance of not being afraid of heaven and earth. Listening to it again, it became a woman's voice again, gentle as a stream, gently brushing through my heart.

Lin suddenly slapped herself and woke up from that delusion, and she was almost hypnotized just now. Every word and deed seems to have a strange magic, and if you are not careful, you will be bewitched and manipulated by this word.

Lynn's eyes became cautious. This person gave him the feeling of danger, which is why he has not moved at all in the past half a month.

Although the gaze of this man through the clown mask is very gentle, like the loving eyes of an old man looking at his favorite junior. But Lin had no doubt that the person in front of her would be able to kill herself without hesitation in this kind of look.

This is the intuition that Lynn has cultivated for a long time, and there is no room for resistance in this person's hands, and it is impossible to escape from under this person's nose unless he desperately.

And even if you are desperate, you can only escape.

Lin is confident in herself, she will definitely not be able to beat the person in front of her, even if this person seems to be respectfully kneeling in front of her, but Lin can be sure that once she has the idea of escaping, then she will definitely die a miserable death in the end.

Lin didn't relax in the slightest, but she wasn't too nervous either. If this person wanted to kill himself, he would have died a long time ago, in fact, as long as he was thrown down halfway, he would almost be dead.

And this person didn't show a clear killing intent, so Lin wouldn't be stupid and boring.

Seeing Lin slap his face, some satisfaction flashed in the eyes of the man in black, and then with a flip of his hand, a roll of sheepskin appeared in his hand and handed it out.

Lynn took the roll of sheepskin, and just glanced at it to determine what it was.

It was supposed to be a map, and it looked like the sheepskin was a bit old. In these days, very few people use sheepskin to record things, and paper is cheaper.

The man in black watched Lin's movements, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and his gaze became more gentle, vaguely showing love, which made Lin feel a little strange.

"This is your living expenses for the year, young master, all here, please don't squander it at will, because you only have this money this year. The family will definitely not give you another penny, so save a little. The man in black said again.

The man in black handed Lin a black card, and Lin took it and looked at it for a few moments before waking up from the shock.

This turned out to be a black card. There is a legendary chamber of commerce on the continent that has gone from obscurity to the largest chamber of commerce on the continent in just twenty years.

Later, this chamber of commerce began to implement a kind of 'all-in-one card' business, which is divided into three colors: gold, silver and purple.

The three colors of the cards represent different amounts, the purple card represents 1,000 gold coins, the silver card represents 10,000 gold coins, and the gold card represents 100,000 gold coins.

As long as you hold it, you can use it in any of the industries under that chamber of commerce, and can be used to replace bulky gold coins.

No one carries a sack of gold coins every time they go out, but this type of consumption was not favored by too many people at first, and even many people opposed it. But over the course of a hundred years, this method has become familiar and accustomed to most people, especially the aristocracy.

Because the chamber of commerce is so large that almost every industry has intervened, it is not difficult to implement a new system in this way, anyway, as long as most people can accept it.

In addition to the gold, silver and purple cards, there is another color card that is not known by most people, that is, the black card.

The purple card is equivalent to a thousand gold coins, which is enough for the normal expenses of an ordinary civilian family for two lifetimes.

The silver card is 10,000 gold coins, and the gold card is 100,000.

But the black one does not mean a million, let alone ten million. Rather, it is synonymous with debt.

When you pay with this card, the color of the card will become lighter and lighter, and when all the amount of a card will turn white. However, turning white does not mean that this kind of card is abolished, and it can still be used. If you continue to use it, you will be overdrawn and you will have to pay it back, but you will not need interest.

If the overdraft reaches a certain level, this card will turn black. Not only can a black card not be able to continue to overdraw, but it is also said to bring bad luck.

It is said that once a minor nobleman blackened a purple card and then went bankrupt the next day.

And the man in black gave Lin such a black card.