[Principality of Arlan Spring 2025]

Legend has it that an elemental dragon fell to the north of the Duchy of Arlan, the dragon's tail turned into a thick swamp, the dragon's body turned into a continuous mountain, the dragon's wings turned into two towering mountains, and where the dragon's skull lay down, the "City of Dragons" [Wenti County] was born.

Wenti County is located in the Fallen Dragon Plain, although it is on the northernmost border of the Duchy of Arlan, but Wenti County is different from other cold places in the north, it is evergreen all year round, with unique livable climate conditions, ivy climbs all over the ancient walls of Wenti County, and the moat surrounds the marble main city of Wenti County layer by layer, and the moat meanders under Wenti County along the huge sewer mouth, like a long snake entrenched in Wenti County, guarding one side. The underground moat is bounded by the city hall opposite the fountain in Central Park, the commercial area, the living area, and the manufacturing area are clearly divided in order, and the flow of people is surging in each area, and the prosperous scenery is all over the place, people of different languages and races communicate or pass by, and the manned monster carriages pass through every corner of Wenti County, and the vendors are crowded with people, and the vendors who sit on the ground and set up stalls are also trying to sell, they each sell their own strange goods and weapons, and the adventurers of various races hurry by, and they have different clothes, There are different professions and ethnic groups, and caravans are also unhurried through the streets, and there are even circuses passing by, performing rare acrobatics. Marble city sculptures depict dragons soaring into the sky, and more ancient buildings are also inlaid with large and small inlays to record legends about fallen dragons.

Such a scene of various ethnic groups living together in peace with each other can still be seen everywhere in the big cities of the [New Testament era], regardless of the racial contradictions in other places are put aside, the number of races in Wenti County almost includes most of the racial categories, it is one of the rare interracial metropolises in the Principality of Arlan, plus Wenti County is on the border of the Principality of Arlan and the country of beasts, the mayor of Wenti County must also be one of the most powerful henchmen of the King of Arlan, "Dragon Whisker Duke", it is said that the Dragon Whisker Duke has six beards, With an astonishing mind and a gentle disposition, shrewdness and ability in direct proportion to the degree of heart, he is a rare talent, and with his long-term vision, he is the manager of the border metropolis of Wenti County. Under his management, Wenti County also has a rare development.

Of course, it is not only the management of the dragon beard that has created the prosperous situation of Wenti County, which is cold and sparsely populated, but also the legend of the fallen dragon and the strange climate, the two complement each other to add a lot of mystery to Wenti County, a large number of ordinary people from surrounding villages and towns come to Wenti County to make a living, and the number of adventurers who come here is also increasing day by day, of course, they do not come to Wenti County to make a living like ordinary people, but for the legend of [Fallen Dragon], Legend has it that an adventurer found the ribs of a giant dragon in the surrounding area of Wenti County, and ground the ribs into powder to gain unprecedented strength, increasing the level of magic several times. At this point, adventurers in pursuit of power flocked to the city, and even in the surrounding towns and villages of Wenti County. Adventurers come for power, and some people are not so simple as power, they assassinate and rob those adventurers who have gained something to enjoy it, they are notorious, notoriety, they are different from ordinary robbers and robbers, they generally do not rob the finances of ordinary people, only look for trouble with those adventurers and caravans, they are called [shadow hunters], kill those who are on the list, they generally come and go without a trace, change their identity and appearance and hide in the route they travel, They kill adventurers from other countries, even their own compatriots, and for adventurers, they are extremely cruel and fearful, so everyone is condemned. Of course! Among them, there are many special organizations of shadow hunters who are squatting in the jungle to do a great job.

Wenti County is adjacent to the border of the country of beasts in the north, and the town of Bezezik of the Principality of Arlan in the south, surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and is also a transit border city of important trade routes between the Principality of Arlan and the Hundred Beasts, which shows its importance.

A large number of caravans and accompanying adventurers are marching together in the area of Wenti County, and the avenue naturally does not need to worry, but the journey around the mountain is accompanied by hundreds of beasts and monsters in the mountains, and there are silent and dangerous [shadow hunters], then, a good mountain guide is the key to the caravan travel. Guides are generally locals who are well-versed in the mountain terrain and trails, and most of them are natives of the countryside of Wenti County, and although their ability to guide the way is average, the trails generally pointed out can help caravans reach or leave Wenti County safely. Large caravans are usually protected by official troops, but in some cases, these recruits are not familiar with the terrain from the cattle and sheep raised by the rural people around Wenti County. Therefore, it is only natural that a guide in Wenti County can become a hot profession, and more importantly, it is very profitable for rural people to be a guide. However, this profession is still very dangerous, and if you really go toe-to-toe with the shadow hunters, basically those who don't know magic or don't have the ability to save their lives will have to die unjustly under their swords.

[Jack Niemann], 9 years old, the youngest son of the Nieman family in Musi Village, Wenti County, with short white hair, delicate face and some baby fat dimples, tiger teeth clearly with some heroic spirit when showing teeth, coarse linen clothes are obviously a little wide, he is a well-known mischievous ghost in Mousse Village, a naughty egg that the villagers are not optimistic about, and he is also the most magically gifted child known in the whole village, he has long secretly applied to the city of Wenti County to become a guide, but he did not tell anyone in the village, It's just to take some closer guide tasks, which won't make people suspicious, when other children are herding sheep and cattle in the meadow, he will give the cattle and sheep to his sister who is a quarter of an hour younger than him, leave alone, take the smaller caravan from the hidden forest path to a safe place, leave in the morning to go to the county guide to receive the mission, and in the evening his sister Erica will wait for him to come back and go home together, of course, in the eyes of outsiders, he is lazy, leaving the work to his sister alone, and then I don't know where to fool around, even so, The villagers of Mousse Village still don't blame a naughty child, and in front of his parents, Jack is also very polite, not at all like a lazy child, very sensible. It's bold, and it's very shrewd at a young age. For him, it was destined not to be ordinary.

A nine-year-old child is naturally not qualified to be an official guide, and the guide made by Jack is only to lead the way for some small caravans to travel a small distance, and the price is not too high, let alone too formal, and can only receive a small list displayed outside the door, of course, Jack can become a guide at a young age that only adults with relatively topographical experience can become, and let the slightly qualified guide Toms Old praise is not accidental, although it is only to lead the team to a very small area of the surrounding area, Not only because Jack is a native of Wenti County, very familiar with mountain roads and trails, and very proficient in geographical knowledge, but more importantly, Jack is special.

Jack is also a little older, and he only knows how special he is when he is a little self-conscious, he can understand the sounds of animals and plants, and even can see the elves that the human race can't see, their whispers, their chats, and even their postures, Jack can hear or see clearly. When he discovers this little secret, there is another interesting story.

Although Wenti County is prosperous, but the rural areas around Wenti County have to say otherwise, the cattle and sheep raised by the father and mother are plotting every day to break through the cattle pen and sheepfold, but when it is feeding time, I wish Jack to move all the forage over to eat, and even after eating, he is proud to "revolt", at first some cattle and sheep are more stubborn, a little black cow and a little yellow sheep are two typical, they don't eat alive or dead, and the other cattle and sheep are silently eating forage, that is, these two are motionless, Three-year-old Jack followed Rajer Niemann, that is, his father to see the two little ones, on weekdays, when his father fed the cattle and sheep, he was in the house, and he didn't know what was going on outside, and at this time, Rajer was squatting outside the bullpen with his big head, looking at the two sullen "little ancestors" who had no fault at all, and grumbled, "Are these two little beasts sick?" If you are sick, isolate as soon as possible, lest the cattle of the whole village suffer! "I was about to move to pull out the little black cow that was locked up.

"You're sick! Your whole family is sick! A crisp voice echoed in Jack's head, and he tugged at the corner of his father's coat and said in a milky voice, "You're sick!" Your whole family is sick! And laughed, Rajer was blindfolded, looked at the little jack with smiling eyebrows and eyes in surprise, and then looked at the little black cow, "Evil?" “

Seeing Rajer, who was stunned, the little black cow mooed again. Two eyes stared at laughing little Jack.

"Can you understand me?" Jack's milky voice was milky, and he was headless and thoughtless dragging a long note on a word, Rajer looked at the black bull, then at Jack, and hurriedly carried Jack, who was still talking, into the room. Leaving the little black cow who was still jumping violently because he was surprised and wanted to rush out of the cowpen. After that night, the word spread that Jack was the most magically gifted child in the village of Mousse.

Later, Rajer learned from Jack's mouth that the little black cow was just greedy for apples and couldn't lift his appetite for forage, and the little yellow sheep fell in love with the little white sheep girl who was grazing together, and had no intention of eating grass. And those cattle and sheep who are clamoring for a "big uprising" can only be "moo" and "bleat" in the ears of ordinary people.

Jack can understand not only the sounds of animals, but also plants, but not directly like animals, but needs to be touched by hand to hear.

What surprised Rajer even more was that Jack was able to see and perceive the elemental elves and other elves of the elven clan, the elemental elves generally cannot be visualized, they can only exist invisibly in the air, and some elves cannot be seen with the naked eye. Being able to see and perceive both of these things means that Jack's magical talent is very high, and becoming an elemental mage should be a breeze.

But although Rajer Niemann has the heart to let Jack learn magic, ordinary families have to cramp and peel their skins to pay for the entrance fee to the magic school, not to mention that they still need to study for many years, magicians are a profession with absolutely high investment and high returns, but not everyone can learn magic, and those who are born with no magic can only obediently find another way. And Rajer let Jack start by practicing swordsmanship, become a member of the Knights of Wentishire, and then learn magic with his own ability after having a stable salary, but at that time Jack's talent can only follow up on creation, of course, this is only a preliminary idea, in fact, Rajeer will of course do his best to let Jack learn magic at the best age, so he thought that when Jack was ten years old, the money was almost saved, and then consider what Jack meant. Another way is for Jack to pass the official selection competition of the Principality of Arlan [Dragon Competition], and get the opportunity to study in the Duchy's capital [Fran City], the best school in the entire Principality of Arlan, with free tuition. And as long as you go there, the people who return from their studies are the pillars of the country, and several well-known magicians and high-level knights are from there, and it would be best if Jack could go there to further his studies. It's just that that kind of competition, for people who have never learned magic at all, there is no way out, Rajer naturally has no such plan, several famous squires came to urge Rajer Nieman to let him prepare for the [Dragon Competition] early, but Rajer didn't hear it, perfunctory. Rajer still wanted Jack to learn magic in the first two ways, which is why he asked the only magician in the village to teach him. Jack's growth, Rajer saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, but his wish for Jack was to become a relatively ordinary person. Even though he was gifted, he still hoped so. It's not bad to be a knight in Wentishire or to be respected in a small village like the old magician. There's nothing wrong with studying in Wenti County. By the time he reached the age of ten, Jack would be able to enrol in Wentishire, and Rajer's tuition would have already been enough.

The children of poor families are in charge of the family early, this is not wrong at all, even if Jack is talented, becoming a member of the knights or even an elemental mage soaring into the sky is a bit out of reach, the hard training of swordsman skill training, and the maintenance of the elemental mage's talent are like two mountains pressing on Jack's heart, swordsman skills can also be learned from the old swordsman nearby, but the talent of magic is gone, and there is no way to learn magic is a very anxious thing, Even the best archmages today are famous for their self-cultivation after a long period of training, and ten years old may not be a big deal for other races, but ten years is one-tenth of a human life, and ten years old is the only good age for humans to learn swordsmanship or magic.

Fortunately, Jack is sensible, and he will not give up swordsmanship training and magic condensation even if it is windy and rainy, and he will not leave behind the heavy farm affairs. Fortunately, there is a sensible sister to share, and the two children don't need their parents to worry about it in normal times.

Having said that, relying on Jack's special talent of communicating with all things in the mountains and elves leading the way, coupled with Jack's shrewd little skills, as long as Jack is a guide, he can reach his destination safely, so Jack's reputation in the guide team has also increased, thanks to Old Tom.

Old Tom is not bad-eyed, but he is greedy for money, after all, for some guides, the next team mission may be fatal, and Jack is also notoriously stubborn, not the kind of rebellion that you don't let me do what I want to do, but the kind of perseverance that I must complete this thing and do it well, for example, Jack's single-soldier swordsmanship practiced at the age of six has a difficult action of jumping and slashing in the air and turning the sword because of the lack of strength and direction, and it has been difficult to master it because of the lack of strength and direction. Unconvinced, he didn't care about the scorching summer sun at that time, he spent three days practicing, and after falling more than 1,000 times, he finally figured out a little way, and completed the action with strength, but he recuperated for a month because of waist and arm strains. You can only meditate every day to preserve your spiritual power.

There are many similar things, and Jack always jokes with his sister Erica, who bandages his wounds, after being injured, that "these are minor injuries that don't hurt at all", and Erica will also unhurriedly tap his wounds, and Jack rolls on the ground in pain. It can be said that half of Jack's injuries are due to his own naughtiness, and the fierce beasts and wonderful animals and plants encountered in the forest, mountain, and river when he was a child also enriched the beautiful childhood time of the two people.

Jack and Old Tom are a pair of tacit partners. Jack is 9 years old, Old Tom is 55 years old, the age difference between the two is quite large, it is a good friend, the relationship is surprisingly good, every time Jack comes to get an apple from Tom to eat, it is not that Jack is greedy, but Old Tom sits on the steps in front of the bulletin board, shouting and signaling to hold the apple half up to reveal his thin half of the arm for Jack to take, Jack still feels shy and embarrassed to eat Tom Tom's apple for the first few times, and Tom is familiar with him and disappears, because he finds that Tom is always alone, He also mentioned his son, but he is not filial, and his grandson is not close, this is to see that Jack looks a little like his grandson, and treats Jack as his own grandson, Jack follows Tom to learn the skills of the guide, and is commensurate with master and apprentice, every time Tom takes the guide task, Jack follows, Jack goes out on a mission, and Tom also pays more attention, but Jack takes a small path, and Tom doesn't care.

When Jack first came to try to take on the guide mission, he met old Tom, he was very strange half-lying on the ground and closed his eyes to recuperate, some old clothes were still sticking to some unknown green liquid, at a glance it was the blood rushing out of the body of some fierce beasts, it seemed that after a fierce fight, the caravan that came to find the guide looked carefully at the older guide, and there were a few who came to ask for the price and lead the team, at this time the old Tom talked and talked to the caravan leaders in spirit, and was very happy.

Jack didn't know anything when he first came to the Guide Guild, and looking at the flow of caravans coming in and out, they were either tall and tall, or they were expensively dressed, and at first glance, they were incompatible with their shabby clothes and the identity of the cattle herding baby! When I met Old Tom, who looked dirty and a little older, I felt close in an instant.

Jack first arrived at the guide hall in Wenti County after a relatively long journey, from Jack's Mousse Village to Wenti County, the carriage takes about 3 quarters of an hour, Jack because he has learned some small magic, a kind of touch will close the leaves of the big shy lotus leaf with a rod and fold it down, through a relatively simple wind magic with the wind to drag the lotus leaf up and fly over, this small magic is the only old man in the village who can magic to teach, the old man was gone last year, Jack has no one to teach, but this is also a lucky thing, Jack learned to get started with magic and condense magic, but he didn't stick to the old man's self-created method, as if he just opened Jack's second vein, but he didn't teach special martial arts secrets, it all relied on Jack to study alone, Jack himself is also very smart, in addition to the spells he taught more hard training, he also relied on the talented elemental cognition to practice a few practical small spells, including fighting, farming, and play, as far as the cattle are concerned, Jack's cattle must be relatively fertile, Although Jack could not change the fertility of the land out of thin air, he could make it moist and fertile with the elemental power of the water spirits and earth spirits.

The wind elves spun around under the mimosa lotus leaves, and Jack's journey back and forth was much faster, and more importantly, he didn't have to pay for the carriage. The mimosa lotus leaf is put away from the pole, and with a tap of the lotus leaf, the lotus leaf will be folded up, and a large umbrella that can be flown can be lived. When it was put away, the shaved pole was wrapped in lotus leaves and placed in a special thin bamboo tube, and two openings were connected to it and a white rope passed through it, and it was carried on Jack's body, like carrying a blue scroll, but such a poetic corner of the scenery was really incompatible with Jack's linen clothes, and the rich people also rode in carriages, where would they rush in this way?

Jack put away the lotus umbrella and put it on his back, looking at the flow of people in a hurry, people of different races also dazzled Jack, what cat-eared orcs, what black-haired, big-sleeved and wide-robed Chinese, what kind of embarrassing goblins, all gathered in the guide hall, anxiously waiting, full of joy, sad faces, they are thousands of forms, different expressions, for Jack there are still some shocks. There are not many people of other races in the small village of Mousse, the only people I have seen a few times are only the dwarves who come to Mousse Village to borrow things, they are short in stature, almost all men are bearded, I heard that they are ingenious and skillful, and it is very rare to come to Mousse Village to borrow things, Jack was still learning magic with the old man at that time and did not pay attention, but he felt strange that there was such a strange race, and even delighted.

But now looking at these unfamiliar faces, I still feel a little inexplicably uncomfortable.

Nine-year-old Jack, with short flowing blonde hair, a wide coat of gray-yellow coarse linen, and a slender cyan bamboo tube on his back, looked down the steps of the guide's hall so familiar and yet so unfamiliar.

Although Jack has been a guide for almost a year, he still hasn't received an invitation to the official guide hall, becoming an official guide, and has entered the guide hall.

This year, Jack relied on his "outstanding talent" and familiarity with the geographical environment, he did not have any mistakes, his reputation was extremely high, he looked at the special abilities that ordinary people did not know, relying on animals and elemental elves and not even once encountered the [Shadow Hunter], plus he was only nine years old, he could be regarded as a legend in the guide world of Wenti County. This is also thanks to the old Tom taught Jack a lot of wild knowledge and experience, although Jack led the team is a short-distance team, but the capable experience still helped Jack a lot, Jack is still very grateful to Old Tom.

Today was the day he was going to sign up to be an official guide, and old Tom didn't wait for him outside, and there was no sign of him everywhere, a little bit of loss only exacerbated the pounding tension of Jack's heart.

Standing at the foot of the steps, Jack was a little hesitant to go as a formal guide and lead a formal team, thinking of his father's lack of expectations and visionary expectations for his future, becoming a member of the Knights is by no means his life, and being a little mage is by no means his upper limit, in order to make up the funds for the [Dragon Competition], Jack often breathed a sigh of relief, as if this year's efforts to lead the team were worth it, he gritted his teeth, and finally mustered up the courage to walk to the guide hall, But despite this, he still felt that the few steps seemed to be very long, there was no one around to ask, or no one had time to be asked, and the unfamiliar environment and noisy crowd made Jack feel stressed.

Jack opened his legs, puffed up his confidence, held his head high, opened his hands and feet wide open, and wanted to walk dignifiedly, most of the caravan leaders who entered and exited the guide hall were graceful and luxurious, and their clothes were gorgeous and elegant, which really gave Jack an inexplicable pressure, and his big opening and closing wanted to look dignified and not so ugly, but now it was even more funny. When his eyes came into contact with the slight fragrant shoulders exposed by those tall beauties, and even those eyes that looked at him like looking at a strange creature, Jack needed to raise his head and turn his face away, his face was flushed, and even unintentionally looked at this side, he would suddenly feel embarrassed, not only because it seemed a little abrupt among so many people, and he felt that many pairs of eyes were looking at him, and for a while, he didn't know how to be embarrassed, but more because the yellowed coarse linen clothes were worn on his body and seemed not so into the flow here. There was a little unwillingness in his heart, and the gap in his identity made him breathless. Of course, compared with those aristocratic dresses, it really can't be compared.

Why is this staircase so long? Jack muttered to himself. However, Jack, who was a peasant child, was immediately attracted to something else, and the gorgeous clothes and gems glittered on the people who entered the guide hall to seek guidance, they were like the focal point of the whole guide hall, and the precious jewels and silk clothes were eye-catching. For a moment, Jack's eyes involuntarily followed the gorgeous costume, and his mind wandered.

"Ahh Jack bumped into something with a bang, and the white barrier as hard as an iron plate blocked Jack, Jack was shocked, he just cared too much about the eyes of others, and suddenly lost his mind and hit something!

"Be careful, kid!" A somber male voice sucked out Jack, who was holding down half of his face by the white barrier. Jack swallowed the pain back, looked in the direction of the voice, and hurriedly said sorry. The man with the voice had blonde hair, a symbolic duchy uniform, and a grim face with a hint of majesty. Jack can't understand the military rank, and he doesn't know the rank of this person, but looking at his dignified appearance and majestic appearance, the military rank should not be low.

This one of his minds accidentally wandered and was stopped by others, and everyone was a little embarrassed, and the eyes of the whole hall seemed to be attracted. Jack was stunned, he looked at a pair of eyes looking at him in unison, their eyes glowed with cold, like a cold sword stabbing at his side, there was no strength left to look at each other! He felt that his voice seemed a little hoarse, not very clear. I can only watch as Kaft traps himself with the Magic Streamer, dizzy!

"I have every reason to arrest you and put you in prison, didn't I see Her Royal Highness?" The officer shook his arm fiercely, looked at him with disdain, walked to the "imperial daughter" who was watching him next to him and said, "Your Highness, don't panic, it's just a child." Then he waved his hand, and the white barrier was removed, and his white magic power was clearly visible, and then it was fleeting, and his strength was extraordinary.

"Captain Raft, don't care." With some calm, mature voice came from the cherry lips of the princess, her forehead was embellished with the national flower "jasmine" pattern, red hair and blue eyes, her delicate face was a little inferior to even the pink beauty, and the smile on the corner of her mouth could melt people's hearts. Her snow-white skin is like snow, her dignified and well-proportioned posture shows the black rose skirt more luxurious, her eyebrows and eyes reveal a touching look, she is a beautiful jade carved by the Heavenly Father, with a holy brilliance, she is the princess of the principality, with the spirit of ten thousand admirers. At just one glance, Jack was stunned by attraction, her beautiful face, her demeanor, and her demeanor made him feel that the princess should be high and unquestionable. Instead of interceding for Jack, she called out to the captain, and without any more words, she glanced at him, and with the only one she had, she turned away, like a goddess of the mortal world, looking down on his people. Even if he was so far away from the princess, he could still feel her majesty!

Then, he realized that today's day was a big day for all the Wentijun guides! Even though half of his face was still pressed by the white barrier and he didn't have a good face, he could still feel the warm guilt on his face.

Fortunately, in an instant, he saw old Tom.

Old Tom ran over in a panic from the side, he knelt in front of Jack, and pleaded with Captain Craft: "This is the righteous grandson of the villain, he has eyes but does not know Mount Tai, and it is really eyeless to offend the captain, the child is still young and ignorant, I hope the captain will bear with me." He hurriedly pulled Jack again and made Jack, who was stunned by the princess, bow and apologize.

"Your Highness is as kind as a god, and I won't hold you accountable, but there will be no next time, in case it is a little assassin, I can't afford it! Got it? Lord Cruise Tom. Kaft was visibly still angry.

"Yes, yes, my righteous grandson is very well-behaved on weekdays, how do you know that he will be stupid at this time, he is also a good guide in Wenti County, he has not been in any danger, and he is more powerful than many people. I panicked all of a sudden, so please don't mind. Her Royal Highness is magnanimous, and the old man thanked Her Highness for him. Tom took Jack, who had his head down, bowed and apologized, and walked out. A small stone protruded from Jack's heart, and he couldn't pull it out. His ears were already red, and he couldn't see his face when he lowered his head. He saw many pairs of footsteps stop, and he could sense that they were deliberately making way for the two distinguished guests. And it's really bad to crash in headfirst, and now he can't wait to find a hole to get into. Fortunately, there is old Tom, otherwise, he may not be able to say half a word in fear.

Captain Kaft shook off the general's robe, bowed respectfully to the princess, and waved his hand to leave the guide hall, and the others had already made a way. Kaft took the fingertips of the princess's light veil and withdrew with the solemn sound of his boots. The long road to the outside of the hall was so complicated that the princess glanced at the grandfather and grandson who were still kneeling on the ground, and then got into the carriage and left in a dignified manner.

After that, Jack was led by Old Tom to the registration desk in the guide hall and completed Jack's official guide registration. It's just that Old Tom didn't say a word the whole time, and his frowning brows didn't disappear.

In the tavern, Old Tom sat in a corner cubicle, a few tables away from the counter and the busiest central hall, and basically no one passed by or cared. The light was blocked by the bustling guests, so that it was dim, and there was no extra light to shine through, even in broad daylight, it was necessary to use a magic lamp, but the magic lamp in this bad position was all dim yellow light, soaking the grandfather and grandson in the color of dusk. Old Tom's wrinkled face was not tired, half of his face was not in the dark, but he was very energetic, but his brows were still wrinkled, and his eyes were shining at Jack. Jack lowered his head and didn't speak. He knew that his mistakes were much bigger than the previous ones, not the small mistakes made by being a guide with Tom that could be solved by a scolding, but the big mistakes.

Although Jack did not directly hit the Queen's team, as long as he recklessly entered the Queen's side, he could be killed by the guards hiding in the shadows as an assassin. Captain Kraft's timely stop can be regarded as allowing Jack to save his life.

Although Jack didn't know that there was a hidden guard, he still knew what he had done, and a dignified woman really shouldn't be approached by a poor child like herself, just like a toad shouldn't think about swan meat, and he has no qualifications to stand in front of a swan. So, he didn't say a word, he didn't cry, he just stared at the dim table illuminated by the old magic lamp.

"Tom? It's been a long time since I've seen you here," a slightly hoarse voice sat down with a smile. It was the owner of the tavern, with his thick beard and squinted eyes, who smiled and said, "Found another good seedling?" He put a glass of wheat wine on the table, and the orange juice was pushed to Jack's side, and by the way, he glanced at Jack, Jack's and baby fat faces were a little red, and he heard the boss's words and turned to face the boss, their eyes met, and the boss also looked at the little boy carefully.

I saw that Jack's eyes were a little red, and he might feel a little wronged, but his eyes were still smart, and he had aura at a glance, and the boss laughed at Tom: "Wronged?"

"Whew-" Tom stopped talking, a little angry, and breathed a sigh of relief, ignoring the boss who had been squinting.

"This bad old man can't do anything else, he is very good to his apprentice, don't be angry" He turned to Jack who buried his head again: "You follow him and study hard, it will not be a problem to become a great guide in the future, I have heard of you a long time ago, I came for the first time today, it's free!" As he spoke, he pushed the juice to Jack's table and walked away. Leaving Tom and Jack behind, Tom still didn't speak, took out a paper cigarette stick, took out a small flint and knocked out the flame, "whoosh" lit it, making a small sound, cigarette sticks and flint are some age things, not now ordinary people will use them, old Tom on the dim light, trembling and sucking, heavy exhalation, snuff on the face rolled and then dissipated, just begging for mercy as a master Although there is no face, But it's a good thing that Jack is safe now, and he shouldn't be so depressed. It's just that....

Tom never smoked at Jack's side, but today he smoked a whole cigarette, and Jack looked at him blankly, and the smoke sometimes rushed to his side like a winding ancient dragon, sometimes like a tumbling auspicious cloud, and sometimes like a funny human face.

"Jack, do you know what's wrong with you?" Old Tom asked slowly, took a sip from the bowl, and without a sound, pointed his finger at him to drink the juice. "I know, I shouldn't bump into Her Majesty's side." Jack also coughed dryly and cleared his throat.

"That's not right! Rethink! Old Tom, said hello, the boss ran over with a smile and a tiger, and Jack followed to see his direction, the boss was short and a little funny to run.

"You shouldn't ignore the crowd, if I notice the crowd that is already alert, I guess I'll see that what happened today will not happen," Jack looked at the juice with some regret and drank it with a clatter.

"No, think again!" Old Tom beckoned the boss to go, he ordered two dishes, and they were both meat dishes, which was usually rare, Old Tom had always been thrifty, he didn't eat meat, he only picked vegetables and fruits, Jack was also a little strange, but he didn't have the time to care, and he was still scratching his head thinking about why. I inadvertently contradicted the princess today, and was scolded by that Captain Craft, if I hadn't paid attention, I wouldn't have had today's thing with a little snack, and Master Tom wouldn't have been so depressed. If it wasn't for such a mistake, what would it be?

"I don't know," Jack shook his head.

"I've taught you, as a guide, the most important thing is to concentrate, and you should concentrate on everything you do!" Old Tom took a pair of chopsticks and a bowl and put them in front of Jack's table, moved the juice aside and said, "What I have taught you is not those vulgar truths, and if you don't pay attention and don't always remember what I say, I am very derelict as a master!"

"Master! You don't want me anymore? Jack was so shocked that he was about to take his chopsticks and put them down. That's certainly not it," Old Tom smiled, he hadn't smiled since he had entered the door, and now he suddenly felt a little lighter.

"Today is a celebratory meal for you to officially become a guide, not to expel you from the school! Stinky boy, think about what you did wrong! “

"I'm a little happy today, I was very happy to be a guide today, and the people in the guide hall didn't stop me, how did I know that Her Royal Highness the Empress was there!"

"Of course they won't stop you, the people in the guide hall are not familiar with you, either high-ranking officials and rich people, or everyone who comes to seek a guide to open the way, and you have no relatives and no reason, for you to offend the royal family for a little hairy child, isn't that a real fool?" Old Tom put the meat in Jack's bowl, "Your fault is that you didn't stand up for yourself at the time!" Old Tom glanced at the puzzled Jack, his eyes glowing white in the light.

"If the tiger that stands in front of you today is a wild tiger! What will happen to you? “

"I'm going to run away!"

"That's right! You will run away, running away is what you should do, your current magic and sword strength can't beat the tiger at all, all you can do is run away! That's how you should "stand up" for yourself! Old Tom took a sip of his wine and continued, "What do I see today?" Old Tom looked at Jack, and Jack thoughtfully said: "I saw a cowardly child, not a brave man" Old Tom paused: "If you encounter a tiger, you can't beat it and run away!" That's not cowardice, it's about surviving, not being food for the tiger, it's a brave escape! Old Tom finished his drink and said in a fixed voice: "Today, you who have been blocked by the magic of that boy from Kraft are real cowards!" You don't even have the courage to defend yourself! “

"If it's a tiger today, you'll only be scared and eaten!" Listen, the meat that Jack ate with relish suddenly felt like it had lost its taste, and slowly he put down his chopsticks, not knowing what to do, he was still young, he hadn't experienced this situation, and he could understand it when he was dizzy for a while, and he shouldn't be called a coward by the master. Besides, the master is so embarrassed today, it's more like a coward, isn't it! He felt very uncomfortable.

"Do you know how many guards were sent today to secretly protect Her Royal Highness?" Old Tom saw that Jack stopped his chopsticks, and continued: "There are three elite troops, hidden in the crowd, and if they find the slightest disturbance, they will quickly gather there, and if it is a threat, they will be wiped out on the spot!"

"What!" Jack was startled, and the cold sweat behind his back spread all over his body like goosebumps like newborn pores!

"Eat quickly, eat quickly, and we'll get down to business later!" Old Tom was snorting and eating, knocking on Jack's bowl to urge him.

Jack was crawling on the meal one bite at a time, and even forgot to clip the dishes, the master's meaning was already very clear, he could be wiped out at any time at that time! Now, he was stunned again, frightened, he was so far away from Her Royal Highness the Imperial Daughter, he was stopped by Captain Craft, and he had gone over without a brain to give way to Her Royal Highness, and the disaster of killing was just a thought! Old Tom didn't smile at all when he looked at him, but just helped him put the meat in the bowl with a blank face.