Chapter 1: The Grocery Store and Magic
In the past, demon kings, known as demons or evil gods, who possessed great power to dominate the world, appeared several times, and the world was almost destroyed by them every time.
However, every time there is a crisis, a warrior known as the legendary brave man and more powerful than the demon king will appear, and destroy the monsters one by one!
Even the monsters that destroy the world can be hit, and the legendary brave man is comparable to the god who saves the world, and if you can find the relics of the brave, its value is immeasurable!
Now, a new Demon King is about to rise, and the shadow of darkness once again hangs over the land!
So, mighty warriors, healing priests, soul warlocks, and mystical magicians, unleash the power in your hands to storm the dungeons of the Demon King and search for the relics of the brave!
In this way, you will be the legendary brave and the savior of the new world!
Alan looked at the leaflet of "The Legend of the Legendary Brave" in his hand, and laughed, "Demagogic trick!" casually put it in the pocket of his jacket, swept the back basket behind him, faced the rising sun, and strode into the city of Yuktrasil!
The City of Hope, Yuktra Sil, is the last refuge opened up by the remaining gods after the ninth Demon King came to the world, also known as "Ragnarok", and the last refuge opened up for humanity displaced by the apocalyptic catastrophe!
In the north, there were vast snowy wastelands and barren deserts covered with yellow sand, in the east of it were the endless sea, in the south of it were mysterious rainforests, and in the west of it were towering snow-capped mountains!
Humans are squeezed into the city of hope Y-t-Tra Sil like canned sardines, more like a dried carp, and they will not be able to survive without the protection of the City of Hope Y-t-Tra Sir!
Fortunately, after nearly 10,000 years, with the unremitting efforts of the new gods and humans, the living conditions of human beings have been greatly improved, and they have cultivated large fields outside the city of Yuktrahir, growing food and vegetables, and basically achieved self-sufficiency!
Set up a magic martial arts academy in the city to teach human martial arts tactics and magic knowledge, so that they have the means to save their lives in the harsh living environment!
Passing through the deep city gate, Alan glanced up, in the extreme distance, at the top of the hill, the inner city of Yuktrasil, which had become blurred and faintly visible, sighed, "I don't know when I can go in and study?" and cursed again, "Damn the noble rank!"
After surviving without worry, human beings are like rats constantly giving birth and reproducing, and when the population increases, it is divided into three, six, nine and so on, nobles, rich merchants, and strong people live in the middle city of Ugdrasil, and commoners and slaves live in the outer city of Ugdrasil!
The Academy of Magic, the Academy of the God of War, and the Temple of Light are all located in the Inner City!As a result, the Inner City of Yggdrasil has become the most desirable and revered sacred place for mankind, and it is said that there are gods there!
If you want to live in the inner city of Yğtrasil, you must be a student of the Academy of Magic or the Academy of the God of War, or a priest of the Temple of Light, and if you want to visit the inner city of Yğtrasil, you will have to pay an expensive entrance fee.
And Alan is just a small owner of a grocery store, and his identity is a commoner, so he can only look at the inner city of Eugtrasil from afar, and then force himself to leave the unrealistic idea of "enrollment" behind, and his main concern now is to run his own grocery store and improve his life!
Alan walked through the streets and finally stopped in front of a grocery store, and the sign sticking out of the street painted a four-leaf clover, which he had drawn by hand, hoping to bring him good luck!
"Master Allen, you're back!" a girl's voice as melodious as a yellow warbler sounded in the grocery store! There was anxiety and joy in the voice!
Then, a handsome young girl about fifteen or sixteen years old caught Allen's eyes, especially her big watery eyes, which were endearing!
"Alice, how many times have I told you to call me Brother Ellen!" she said, placing the basket at the foot of the counter while Alice quickly stepped forward to remove the bow and quiver from him and hung them on the wall!
"Alice was picked up by Young Master Allen, and it is the name given by the young master, then Alice is the slave of the young master, so you should be called Young Master Allen!" Alice turned around and said in a firm tone!
Looking at Alice with a serious face, Alan was speechless again, they had argued several times about this matter, and each time Alan would lose to Alice's stubbornness, "As you like!"
After hearing this, Alice happily poured a cup of tea for Allen, "Young Master, how is today's harvest?"
"The harvest is good, dig up a dagger of good material, as long as you polish it carefully, you can turn it into an extremely sharp dagger, and you can sell it for a good price!" while talking to Alice, she took out a rusty dagger from the back basket!
On weekdays, in addition to hunting wild beasts and selling their furs and flesh, Alan also digs up discarded or lost weapons in the wilderness outside the city, digs them up, polishes them with his own hands, and then resells them to adventurous mercenaries!
"Great!" must have suffered from not having money, so when Alan said that he could sell it for a good price, Alice danced excitedly!
Looking at Alice, who was jumping up and down in front of her, it was difficult for Alan to associate her with the unkempt, yellow-skinned, curled up in the wind and snow, and the little girl who shivered half a year ago!
He felt that his momentary kindness might be the greatest gain in his life, and that it would be worth it even if he spent all his savings to heal Alice! At the same time, he was ashamed of the evil thoughts that had risen in his heart: he had feelings for Alice, a young and ignorant girl!
"Sullen virgin!" Alan scolded himself, he didn't dare to look at Alice's innocent eyes, and immediately bent down from the back basket and took out a meat steak wrapped in large bamboo leaves to cover up his ugly mentality, "We also hunted a wild boar today, and I got a piece of meat steak!
"Young Master, is Alice useless?"
"How so? You can help me do the laundry, dry the quilt, and look at the shop for me! If the city of Uggtrasil holds a maid contest, our Alice will definitely win the championship in one fell swoop!"
"But Alice can't cook well!" It's not that Alice's food isn't delicious, but it's not for Alan's taste!
"Alice, don't pull your little face, I'll teach you how to cook in the future!"
"Thank you, young master!" Alice immediately turned her worries into joy, and walked into the back kitchen with Ellen holding the meat steak, only to hear the sound of ping-pong cutting the cutting board after a while, and the mouth-watering aroma of broth began to spread in the grocery store!
Crystal white radish, soft and fragrant wild boar, light and delicious soup, and a few green coriander and green onion leaves, like a pleasing landscape painting, and a bowl of fragrant white rice, it is appetizing!
"The young master's food is delicious!" Alice devoured three large cutlets, a bowl of white rice, and half a white radish, and drank two bowls of clear soup before finally satisfying her gluttonous stomach!
She touched her round little belly and burped again, without any ladylike image! But it is a blessing to be able to eat, and Alan likes Alice who is unpretentious and reveals her true feelings!
"Ding Dong!" A doorbell rang, breaking the silent warmth of the two! A burly man in leather armor pushed the door in!
"Brother John, today you are the first to take care of our four-leaf clover grocery store! What do you want to buy? We can give you a discount!" Hearing the doorbell ring, Alice dropped the dishes and chopsticks in her hand and immediately entered the role of grocery store work, with a professional smile on her face!
However, when she saw that it was the mercenary John who pushed the door in, she was a little unhappy in her heart, "He should have a dog nose and can smell the smell of food thousands of miles away! Every time we start eating, he can always step into the grocery store!"
"I have something to do, and I'm looking for your young master Allen!"
"Brother John, sit down here!" Alan beckoned John to sit at the table, and then instructed Alice, "Give Brother John a bowl of the untouched stew in the back kitchen!"
"Thank you, little brother Alan!Then you're welcome!" The mercenary John took the wooden bowl, swallowed the stew into his mouth, and chewed it crunching, while saying: "It's still the most fragrant food at Little Brother Allen's house, but it's a pity that there are less!"
Alice, who was standing behind Allen, was so angry that her silver teeth squeaked, "Give it to you, you should thank God for the young master! I dare to be too little, it's shameless! Hmph, next time I'll put a handful of croton powder in it to make you diarrhea!"
"Brother John, you said you were looking for me, what is the matter?"
"I need a two-handed sword!"
"Yes, I have a two-handed greatsword here that is suitable for Big Brother John!" Alan took a greatsword from the shelf and placed it on the counter, "This greatsword is forged from a single piece of fine iron, it is strong and extremely sharp!"
"The mercenaries of the entire city of Eugtrasil know that the four-leaf clover must be a high-quality product! The two-handed greatsword personally recommended by the little brother Allen will naturally not be wrong!" John's eyes showed a greedy gaze, and his hands kept rubbing the sharp blade, he had coveted this two-handed greatsword for a long time.
Every time he saw it, he had an urge to snatch it up, but he was afraid of Alan's revenge, his fast arrows could silently take the life of his prey! He didn't want to be the ghost of Allen's arrows, "Although I like it very much, I didn't bring enough gold coins today!"
"Since we don't have any money, don't waste our time! We're not as laid-back as Big John, and there's a lot of work waiting for us to do!" Alice, who was cleaning up the dishes, heard that John didn't bring any money, and broke out along with her previous resentment, and sneered at him!
"Alice, I told you that customers are our food and clothing parents, whether rich or poor, we must treat everyone equally!
After being reprimanded by Allen, Alice's eyes were red, and she glared at the mercenary John fiercely, "It is because of him that I was reprimanded by Young Master Allen!
If John the mercenary knew that he was blacklisted by Alice, he would definitely cry out for being wronged, "I just told the truth, I really don't have any money!"
"I don't have any money, but I can exchange something else for this two-handed greatsword!" he said, mysteriously taking out a package from his bosom and carefully placing it on the counter!
"Brother John, the ugly words are ahead, if what you have in your hand is not worth this two-handed sword, I will not exchange it!"
"I know that, but I can guarantee that you absolutely like it!"
When Alan opened the package, he was fascinated by a book inside, which was exactly what he had been looking for for a long time, because it could help Alan open another window in his life.
He quickly picked up the book and flipped through a few pages, then pushed the two-handed greatsword to John, "Brother John, this two-handed greatsword belongs to you from now on!"
"I knew that Little Brother Allen would definitely like it, you look slowly, I'll go first!" After saying that, he happily ran out of the grocery store with his two-handed sword, he wanted to show off this two-handed sword to his companions at the first time!
"Alice, we're closing early today!"
With Alice's puzzled expression, Alan quickly stepped up the stairs and walked into the bedroom on the second floor, where he sat quietly at the table, and waited until he was calm before he began to read this thin book, and on the first page he turned over, there were six big words "Introduction to Magical Knowledge"!