Chapter 8 Building Momentum

Seeing the burly mercenary take out another dagger that was exactly the same as the one Ryan took out, the onlookers immediately talked about it, and the scene suddenly became noisy. A shrill voice in the crowd said, "Pike, is that the scar that killed your companion a year ago?"

The burly mercenary known as Pike didn't answer, he looked at Franna and then at Ryan, and asked loudly, slightly suspiciously, "Who killed the bastard Scar?"

Flanner pointed at Ryan and said, "It's him." ”

"He?" Pike said in a skeptical voice, "Impossible, he's so young, so possible?"

At this time, someone from the mercenaries around spoke: "Maybe it's a big mercenary group, what's impossible?"

Franner gracefully gave a noble salute to the onlookers, and said, "Gentlemen, beautiful ladies. The contempt is a merchant of the Dorok Chamber of Commerce, called Franna. ”

The shrill voice just now rang out again: "Pike, your wish has finally been granted." With a Chamber of Commerce as big as Locke, what's so difficult about dealing with a small scar?"

"No, it's not. Flanner hurriedly explained, "I pledge my reputation as a merchant that the one who removed Scar the Thief and his five companions is this Mr. Ryan beside me." ”

Hearing Franner's words, the scene suddenly became chaotic. Almost no one would believe that the young boy in front of him had removed the "Scar" that had been wanted in Elfa City for several years.

Seeing everyone's faces, Franner naturally knew what they were thinking, and he continued: "I am very honored to have an adventure with Mr. Lane. On our journey to the beautiful Elfa, we encounter the evil Scar and his five accomplices. At that time, I thought I was going to die, and I even prayed in front of the god of light, asking for God's help. However, our Mr. Ryan bravely stood in front of the six vicious thieves and used his power to rid the thieves who had plagued Elfa for many years. ”

"Maybe people don't believe it. To be honest, I didn't believe it at the time, thinking that what I was seeing was a hallucination, but I assure you with my reputation as a businessman that my words are absolutely true!"

"Just him?" Pike asked Flanna, "Scar, this bastard, once killed two of my companions, and I was also hit in the back with a knife thrown by him, if it wasn't for my companion who blocked the damn guy with his body at the time, I wouldn't be standing here today! ”

Speaking of this, Pike took out his warrior badge and pointed it to Franna: "See, there are three short swords on this badge, which is the symbol of a third-level warrior, and my two companions are both third-level warriors, and they are still defeated by that bastard." ”

Speaking of this, Pike pointed his hand at Ryan and said to Franna, "You said that this little guy who didn't even have any hair killed Scar, who has at least the strength of a fifth-level thief?

Although his words were questioned by others, Franner did not change his face and said calmly: "My friend, please keep your calm and silent like a gentleman when you have not listened to me finish the whole story, okay?"

Seeing this matter getting bigger and bigger, Ryan felt a little uncomfortable, he pulled Franner and whispered in his ear, "Okay, Franner." ”

Franner turned his head, smiled and whispered in Ryan's ear, "Ryan, you stand without talking, look at me." Rest assured. ”

Seeing that Franna gave him a mysterious look, and then looked at the dozens of mercenaries around him, Ryan felt that he really couldn't say anything on this occasion, so he just listened to Franna, although he and he had known each other for a long time, he still trusted Franner's character and character, and believed that he would not harm himself.

Franner exclaimed, "Dear gentlemen, beautiful ladies. I'm going to get to the bottom of it. "Scar is at least a level 5 thief, and he has 5 accomplices, even if his accomplices are a little worse than him, then there are level 4." How did our Mr. Ryan defeat a bunch of evil bastards alone?"

Speaking of this, Franner deliberately paused, glanced at the mercenaries around him with his eyes, and found that dozens of mercenaries were attracted by what he said, he suddenly had a sense of satisfaction, and continued: "Actually, the answer is very simple, our Mr. Ryan is a respected magician!"

"Wow~" Hearing Franner's words, everyone was in an uproar.

Enchanter?

Young magician?

Can you be a powerful magician with a pair of six?

In countless legends on the continent of Aislar, there will be a magician, if not the protagonist, then also the protagonist's most loyal friend, or the evil villain full of endless power in the story, in short, the magician is a group of omnipotent and powerful people. Since the young man in front of him is a mysterious magician, of course he can remove the scar that has harmed Elfa for many years, what is so strange about this?

"Wait!" Pike shouted to stop the crowd as he pointed at Ryan and said to Franna, "You say he's a magician, so why doesn't he have a magician's badge on his chest?"

When the mercenaries heard Pike's words, they felt that it made sense: "That's right. Each mage will have a badge on his chest that symbolizes his identity, just like the warrior badge that the burly mercenary took out just now. This boy doesn't have it on his chest. ”

Franner smiled and said, "This gentleman's observation is indeed very careful, and he deserves to be an experienced and excellent mercenary. However, our Mr. Ryan is an apprentice of a master, and he has come to Elfa to complete the trial given to him by his master. It is clear that our Mr. Ryan was an apprentice in magic before he completed the trial. Magic apprentices, on the other hand, don't need to wear the mage badge. ”

Flanner paused and said, "Of course, Mr. Lane's teacher is a very kind master, and he doesn't care too much whether his disciples observe these etiquette. If it is beneficial for Mr. Ryan to complete the trial, I don't think Mr. Ryan will mind going to the Magic Guild is a strength assessment. ”

Through Franner's explanation, the onlookers accepted the fact that Ryan had cleared the scar and gradually dispersed.

Lucy recorded the approximate location of Ryan's burial of Scar and was going to send it to verify it, and if it could be confirmed, then the reward for Scar would be 50 gold coins for Ryan.

Ryan pulled Flanner aside and asked, "What did you just do? ”

Flanner smiled and said, "Didn't you say that you were looking for a group of partners to participate in the AtlΓ©tico Royale tournament? ”

Ryan scratched his head and said, "Then you don't have to make such a big fuss, right?"

Flanner held out a finger and said, "Ryan, you have never been a businessman, and you don't know the techniques that are commonly used by businessmen. For example, we purchased a batch of ordinary wind attribute magic cores from the town of Takri in the west, and shipped them to Yegnath City to sell. If you just sell magic cores, then the competition will be very fierce, and the natural profit will not be high enough. But we can build momentum to improve the positioning of these wind demon cores in the hearts of others. We can first hire an alchemist to make these wind cores into exquisite necklaces, and then carry out large-scale publicity to let others know that we have purchased a batch of precious goods from a distant place, and vaguely say a little bit about how precious these necklaces are, and have the characteristics that can keep the lady's mood happy, slow down aging, and arouse the curiosity of others. Then there will be a grand auction, a public auction of the necklace, in the crowd bidding, the price of the necklace will be raised higher and higher, then our final income will be dozens of times the original income. Moreover, as long as we conduct a few such high-grade auctions, our fame will open. Our name will become synonymous with boutique, and every piece of jewelry we sell will be sought after by others. That's where the momentum comes in. ”

Ryan was dumbfounded, he had never heard of such a way of doing business, in Fog or Takri, the most astute merchant would simply shout a high price, and then slowly lower the price in the bargaining with the customer, until the price fell to the price he intended to sell, which was as deep as Franner said. Ryan scratched his head again and said, "Can this necklace made of wind demon cores really delay aging?"

Franner smiled slightly and said, "It's very simple, when we made it, we deliberately carved a magic circle on the necklace so that the wearer could keep his head awake. And every lady who spends a lot of money to auction a necklace will enjoy a pleasure called vanity in the envious eyes of others. Isn't a happy mood and a clear mind the best and easiest way to slow down aging and prolong your life?"

Ryan felt his head seem to be a little unable to turn, and he scratched his head again, not knowing what to say. After holding it for a long time, a sentence came out: "Franna, I don't know if you are a qualified businessman." But I think it's a shame that your eloquence doesn't go to be a bard. ”

A mist appeared in Flanner's eyes, and he sighed and whispered, "If I hadn't been born into this family, maybe I would have really become a wandering bard." ”

Ryan didn't hear what Flanner said clearly, and asked, "What did you say?"

Flanner smiled at Ryan and changed the subject, saying, "Let's go, Ryan." Aren't you going to check out the Magic Guild?"

Ryan nodded, agreed with Flanna, and said, "Okay, let's go check it out." ”

As soon as he walked out of the gate of the Mercenary Guild, a doorman wearing the pride of the red and blue lion king ran towards Franna, and when he saw Franna, he hurriedly shouted: "Lord Franna, the Chamber of Commerce has overseen it, and he asks you to go see him immediately." ”

When Franner heard the news, his expression was stunned, and he turned to Ryan and said, "Ryan, it seems that I can't accompany you to the Magic Guild." ”

Ryan didn't want Franna to delay Franna too much time for his own affairs, so he comforted Franner and said, "You go and get busy, I'll go alone." ”

Franna patted Ryan on the shoulder and stepped into the carriage. The coachman whipped his whip and struck the horse's buttocks, and the horse neighed and ran.

Ryan watched Franna's carriage drive out of the long street before turning around and walking towards the Magic Guild. The Magic Guild in Elfa City is right next to the Mercenary Guild, and Ryan saw it when he came.

The Magic Guild is a seven-story tower-shaped building, which seems to be the common architectural shape of all mages in the Eslar Continent. In fact, the magic guild in each city is a magician tower. Ryan had heard about this kind of building, and he knew that the Wizard's Tower was very troublesome when building, using a large number of magicians to bless magic in the raw materials, and would carve all kinds of magic circles in the tower to prevent uninvited guests. Each mage who is allowed into the Wizard's Tower will have his own laboratory, where he or she conducts a variety of magical experiments.

Ryan approached the Wizard's Tower, gently pushed open the door, and entered the Magic Guild.

Unlike the spacious Mercenary Hall, the space inside the Wizard's Tower is small. On either side of the door, a large iron golem stood. Although the Iron Golem has a rough appearance and ridiculous proportions, resembling two chubby dolls, Ryan has heard from Drane that this is the first line of defense of the Wizard Tower. Under the spell of its master, the iron golem, which usually stands still, pounces on uninvited guests with malicious intentions, tearing enemies to shreds!

Seeing someone come in, an old man with gray hair and beard and wearing a magician's robe, who was sitting there reading a book, stretched his waist and said in a slow voice, "What are you doing?"

Ryan didn't dare to slack off, no one knew if the ordinary old man in front of him was a magician with great strength, even if magic aside, the old man in front of him was old enough to be Ryan's grandfather. Ryan said, "Hello, my name is Ryan, and I'm here to do a magic strength assessment. ”

The old man looked at Ryan, with a happy expression on his face, and said, "These days, there are fewer and fewer magicians. Last month, I didn't even have a review here, so it's really boring. He stood up and said, "Come with me." With that, he led Ryan up the long staircase that surrounded the mage's tower.

Ryan followed the old man to the second floor of the Wizard's Tower. As soon as I walked up, I heard an irritable voice: "Damn, I've failed again." ”

The old man shouted to the floor, "You guy, don't mess with your boring experiments, come here." Someone has come to a magic test. Before he could finish speaking, a mass of thick fog floated over. The old man said to the pedestrian object, "All right, change back to your original form, don't frighten the child." ”

"Got it. The humanoid muttered, followed by an obscure incantation, and after the spell was cast, the fog-like humanoid object began to solidify, and an old man with messy hair and wearing a somewhat shabby mage robe that had not been washed for many days appeared.

The old man who brought Ryan up said, "Young man, my name is Vlajimi, the president of the Magic Guild of Elfa City;" and then pointed to the old man who had just condensed the entity and said, "This guy's name is Gilrien, and he is the vice president of the Magic Guild of Elfa City. ”

Gilrien looked at Ryan and couldn't help but shake his head, saying, "He's too young, I guess it's good to pass the magic apprentice test." ”

"Without further ado, let's start testing now," Flajimi said. Then he said to Ryan, "Young man, according to the Magic Guild's Magician Test Code, I will first ask you what level of test you are taking. ”

Ryan thought for a moment and said, "I've never done this kind of test, I don't know what levels they are?"

Flajimi explained: "The classification of our magic guild is very simple, and those who learn from a magician belong to magic apprentices, but generally speaking, as long as a magic apprentice can skillfully cast the simplest level 1 magic three times in a row, such as magic missiles, he is considered qualified. ”

Ryan said in his heart: "It seems that this magic apprentice has no problem with me, just this magic missile, I can cast a dozen of them in one go." ”

Seeing that Ryan was a little distracted, Vlajimi was very upset and said, "Young man, don't be distracted while I speak. ”

Ryan felt very embarrassed and quickly apologized.

Flajimi reluctantly accepted Ryan's apology, and continued, "After a magic apprentice is released, he is usually promoted to apprentice magician, then junior magician, intermediate magician, and senior magician......"

Gilrion hurriedly said, "However, our Elfa City Magic Guild can only evaluate the highest level of intermediate magician......"

Before he could finish speaking, Flajimi reprimanded loudly, "Shut up, you guy, I know these things." ”

Gilrien was reprimanded by Flajmi, and he was very unconvinced, he confronted Flajmi and said, "You were only born one day earlier than me, why do you always teach me with a straight face?"

Vlajimi slapped Gilrion on the head with his hand and said, "I was born a day before you, and I will always be your brother!" and a large piece of slang came out of his mouth, which Ryan didn't understand, probably in the dialect of somewhere.

The younger brother Gilrien was almost unable to raise his head after being taught by his brother Vlajimi, and he pointed aggrievedly at Ryan, who was standing next to him, and motioned to his brother, there is still an audience.

The elder brother Vlajimi looked at his brother's finger and found Ryan, only then did he remember the purpose of himself and his brother here, and quickly stopped the hometown slang that was comparable to a long magic spell, smiled at Ryan embarrassedly, and said, "Well, where did we just go?"

The younger brother Gilrien couldn't help but interject again, "You just said the evaluation of a high-level magician. ”

Brother Flajimi opened his mouth, wanting to scold his mouthy brother again, but he forcibly held back, and his face was flushed. He said to Ryan, "Well, that's basically it, what level of test are you going to do?"