If the First University is like the midday sun, shining brightly, and the Silent Forest is like an eternal black hole, dark and deep, then Betatown, a town between the College and the forest, is as dark and white as the color of its streets, gray.

In the afternoon, walking on the bustling streets of the North District, Zheng Qing had a deeper understanding of this passage in his impression.

As a well-known 'recess', the northern district of Beta Town has the largest group of magicians in the entire wizarding world, and naturally it is also home to the largest number of poor people in the wizarding world.

And the best way to reflect this is the clothing of pedestrians walking on the streets.

In the school, most of the robes worn by students are made of ice silk, dragon skin and other materials, and some wealthy families may also use shark silk and Jiao skin as fabrics. But in the northern district of Beta Town, these ingredients that are commonplace on weekdays are rarely used. As far as the eye could see, most of the clothes Zheng Qing could see were linen—men and women, young and old.

It's all the kind of dusty, rough linen that is a little prickly to the touch.

At First University, only some of the people who advocate an ascetic life at Atlas College can stand this kind of material.

This discovery made the three-person team on the march gradually fall silent. Especially as they looked at the pedestrians on the road, the people of the North District were also weighing them with inquiring eyes—those eyes contained cowering and uneasiness, but there was also no lack of malice and prying eyes—which was not a reassuring gaze.

"I thought, maybe we should find a hotel in a different area, right? Fat Xin lowered his voice and whispered his opinion to the two companions.

Zheng Qing immediately seconded.

Although he had never traveled far and had not had much experience before, he had read many history books in middle school and had a deep understanding of the moral level of the people under the conditions of material scarcity.

"To be on the safe side, you really should change the area. The young government-funded student said.

"It's not a matter of safety or insecurity," it seemed that Zheng Qing's words had pricked a sensitive nerve, and Xin Fatzi's face turned a little red: "It's just a group of tricksters, what threat can there be...... I think the environment here is relatively poor, the smell is not good, and there is nothing good to eat!"

As he spoke, he pretended to pinch his nose.

Zheng Qing disagreed with his behavior, but it was not difficult to understand. Getting a wizard from the First University to admit that he would be weak in the face of a group of tricksters is like letting a tiger show his cowardice in front of a cat, which is a humiliating thing after all.

But what the fat man said is not completely unreasonable.

Because of the uneven development, the overall environment of the northern district of Beta Town is indeed worse than that of several other districts. Along the way, the road was littered with residues left behind after refining medicine, white and slender animal bones, and some indescribable paste-like substances.

The air was filled with the strange smell of medicine residue, cat urine, and burning wood.

From time to time, there was a little trickster of seven or eight years old, dressed in dirty robes, holding a slender red leather band in front of the three guests and shouting: "Sir, buy an amulet! Buy a amulet!

Under normal circumstances, a copper naturally can't buy any amulet.

But seeing that these children were pitiful, Zheng Qing and the others still spent some money and bought a few.

"Change districts, which district do you want to live in? Let's not mention whether there is so much budget, just ask the simplest question, how are you going to go?" Xiao Xiao unexpectedly struck the two companions.

Zheng Qing pondered for a few seconds, and suddenly became depressed.

As a subsidiary town, the overall size of Beta Town is not small, but it is very scattered. Three or five streets zigzag and intertwined, along the Silent River and along the walls of Fort Alpha, like the keel of a large umbrella, supporting the entire business circle outside the university.

The apex of the umbrella is Alpha Castle.

Between the keels, there is a large forest of silence, which acts as a barrier and fills between the different areas.

Especially in the North District, due to historical problems, the forest area that separates the North District is huge, which makes the entire North District seem much more remote. With the exception of First University's porch system and the Silent River Wharf, there is no other access to the rest of Beta Town in the North End.

In other words, the idea of changing the area of residence proposed by Xin Fatzi has not been put into practice before it has been put into practice.

Thinking of this, Zheng Qing glanced up at the doctor, wanting to see if he had any other high opinions, but saw that Xiao Xiao was carrying the 'red band talisman' he had just bought.

"What are you doing?" said the young public-funded student, who immediately forgot about his question just now, curious.

"I'm testing what effect these amulets are and what attacks they can withstand. Xiao Xiao replied solemnly: "There is no distinction between high and low magic items, even if it is a bronze talisman, it should have a copper value." ”

"Unless that's not the talisman you remember. Fat Xin sneered beside him, he pinched a 'red band' and shook it in front of Xiao Xiao's eyes: "This is actually a frog's tongue, soaked in medicinal water, and there is no magic pattern engraved on it...... Aren't the old people often saying that a frog has a broken mouth, so cut off the tongue and hang it on the body to resist the attacks of those long-tongued women. But I've always believed that this claim has not been tested by the standards of magic, and can only be regarded as some degree of superstition. ”

Fat Man has investigated the North District several times before, so he knows a lot about the situation in this area.

After listening to his explanation, Zheng Qing twisted the 'red band' tied to his wrist, I don't know if it was because of the psychological effect, after Xin Fatzi's explanation, he always felt that this rubber band was full of slippery and vomiting feeling.

He felt the urge to cut his wrist off.

"If you know so much about the North End, why did you just ask that stupid question? "Young government-funded students try to divert their attention with other topics. So he attacked the topic of Xin Fatzi's previous proposal to change the district to live.

"Oh, that's it. Xin Fatzi disagreed, raised his stubby index finger and shook it: "I used to go to and from the North District at the beginning of the school year, and the campus passage was almost open all day, and I never worried about accommodation...... When did you see me living off-campus?"

Zheng Qing ignored the fat man's answer.

Because he could no longer bear the slippery feeling between his wrists, he felt that he needed a torch now to burn the so-called amulet to ashes.