When the Kingdom of Mulholland ruled the Serre region, the city of Dehumi was the capital of Serre.

Since the Red Mage came to power, its political position has been replaced by Eltabar on the southern shore of the lake, and the once glorious past has been reduced to a relic by wars, and the land has gradually declined due to its relative barrenness.

Now it is a major trading town in the north of Serre, and can still maintain a certain degree of prosperity, and now Penny Sean and Dean James are sitting on the second floor of a tavern called 'Celine' on Grulett Street in the south of the city, the atmosphere of the tavern is quiet, and Jhanvas enjoys a sip of low-alcohol wine, and asks Penny Sean, who is standing next to him, "How is it here?"

"It's quiet......," Penny frowned, considering his words, he didn't like the atmosphere of the tavern, there were no guests, two or three bartenders, a dozing bartender, and the coldness was excessive: "But, it doesn't look like a tavern." ”

"Oh?" Zhan Huashi raised an eyebrow, "Can you tell me what the tavern in your mind looks like?"

"The tavern in my heart ......," Penny observes the tavern facilities, "at the very least, the chairs should have a comfortable backrest for drunken guests to lean on." ”

"Oh. James nodded and motioned to continue.

"The service staff should be enthusiastic, even if they can't do it, they can't have this kind of expression on their faces that everyone owes him money, and they can't be free and casual. Penny looked at the yawning bartender behind the bar.

"Oh. Zhan Huashi also saw the bartender, and a trace of murderous aura flashed in his eyes inexplicably.

"In addition, the two gnolls at the door will scare away many guests. Penny's eyes skimmed at the two vicious gnolls guarding the doorway, and shrugged his shoulders, it was strange that someone would come in such a tavern.

"What else?"

"And ...... A lot. Penny shrugged, there were so many things to complain about, he couldn't speak: "This tavern doesn't look like a tavern, hasn't it closed down until now?"

Kaba――

Penny heard the sound, but saw James Worth lightly throwing the fragments of the glass into the trash can under the table, as if he couldn't control the strength of his new arm: "If you were the owner of this tavern, wouldn't business be better?"

"Yes. Penny nodded, sensibly deciding to stop complaining.

"Well, that's decided. Jhanwald beckoned to an old man who was guarding the door: "His name is Damon Soler, and he will tell you what you should know, Damon, and he will be in charge of all matters in this tavern in the future." ”

Penny secretly wiped the sweat on his forehead, knowing that it was impossible for the red robe to not have his own inheritance, and the cheapest gems for spell casting would cost more than a dozen beren, that is, a dozen golden gold coins, and in Serre, these money were enough for a man in the prime of life to live for two months. If there is no income, where is the capital to study spells?

The Red Robe Mage Society is famous in Faeron, not only because of Searle's shadowy rule, but in fact, in the outside world, people's impression of the Red Robe is not extremely bad, especially in countries outside the Peerless East that are not subject to Searle's army, the Red Robe Mage Society often represents cheap and reliable magical creations, especially among some of the upper echelons.

Over the centuries, due to the restraint and balance of the Great Sage of the Shadow Valley and the Seven Sisters, the main means of expansion of the red robe has gradually changed from violence to money, and the chief of the necromantic department, the most powerful voice of the red-robed lich Sazastan - Searle, actively promotes this policy with his allies.

"Yes, sir. The Damon nodded, and Jhanworth stood up and walked towards the door, leaving behind a string of words to Penny: "I use my authority to relieve you of your apprenticeship and duties to Serge, and in return you must work for me." ”

"Yes. Penny replied that it was much better than staying in the Red Robe Academy, not to mention that he didn't know what to do after leaving the Red Robe Academy, and it was great that someone would give him a meal ticket.

As soon as he looked up, Zhan Huashi disappeared along with the two gnolls at the door, and the dozing bartender behind the bar suddenly let out a sharp scream and ran wildly into the street.

Penny was speechless and tilted his head to Damon Soler, who was waiting respectfully, "Sir, why don't you hire a business consultant?" ”

The gnoll guards were placed at the entrance of the tavern, and the stools for guests to sit on were small domed stools for mages (uncomfortable to sit on, without backrests, to prevent mages from falling asleep during meditation), such a strange way of running a business would not have been possible with a little business acumen.

"This ...... Uh......" This old man in his fifties, whose eyes have been squinting all the time, seems to be a little dazzling, was stunned for a moment, thought for a while, and then said: "The master doesn't like businessmen." ”

"If you don't like it, you don't need it?" Penny pursed his lips, he had the impression that the efficiency of the red-robed mage should not have this kind of thought, there must be other reasons, and said that Zhan Huashi didn't like merchants, did he like him?

Penny felt a sense of disobedience in his mind, and his expression became strange, and when he saw that the old man was looking at him wrongly, he quickly coughed twice to cover up.

The old man lowered his head, his expression was extremely respectful, this old man had no arcane power on him, it could be seen that there was no connection with the magic net, probably a servant of Zhan Huashi: "You are the first tavern manager that the master has opened in the past ten years. ”

A moment of flattery surrounded Penny Thean, and what made him even more incredible was that this dilapidated tavern that should have been on the street for ten years had been open, which was obviously impossible in his worldview, and when he came in with Jan Wash, he was almost scared to death by the two fierce gnolla guards at the door, how could there be guests here?

The red-robed mage's private affairs were seldom discussed with servants who did not understand magic, because in their eyes those who had nothing to do with the arcane art were humble slaves, and the old man's attitude was probably that he thought that Penny was some kind of big man.

Penny saw that the old man was respectful, and he was happy that he misunderstood, but in his heart he knew that he was here to work to get a meal ticket, and he had to work first: "Close the tavern door and take off the plaque." ”

"What?"

"I said those two gnolls have been standing in the door for several years, and I'm afraid that the first impression of the drinkers who come here is that they have a bad reputation, so we need to reshape the image of the bar. Penny rubbed his temples: "Staff, decoration, you have to start again, temporarily closed for two days." ”

"Clever. The old man admired.

"I'm going out for a walk. ”

The old man wrote down the errand, shrugged helplessly, and ordered his subordinates to do things, and suddenly remembered that there were some things that had not been explained clearly to Penny, and when he looked up, there was no one to see, so he had to pat his head in annoyance.

Dehumi City is not big, there are only four main roads, less than two hours of walking, Penny came to another street east of 'Celine', there is a lot of sand in the air from the mountains and the Serre Plateau, it has the taste of the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire in the previous life, and the sandstorm is seriously polluted, but it makes Penny very happy, and he takes a deep breath, this is the first time in his eight years that he really feels free.

No more putting up with malicious stares from others.

Don't worry about being fatally attacked every night while you sleep.

Don't be afraid that you won't be made into a specimen by the weird-tempered red robe.

You don't have to give up more of your self and endure the cruel torture of being crushed by your moral bottom line.

What a red-robed mage, see the fucking hell.

On a somewhat deserted afternoon in the streets, the townsfolk of Dehumi saw a madman laughing nervously to the sky, and then knelt down and wept bitterly, and several city guards tried to get closer, and when they saw Penny's black robes, which were not far from the lakeside college, they looked at each other a few times, and then gave up the idea of coming forward.

"What are you looking at?" At the end of the road was another tavern, at a crossroads, where the mandolin in the hands of the bard wafted out soothing music, and the tavern was full of laughter and excitement, in contrast to the desertion of 'Celine'.

"A kid is going crazy. On the third floor, a young woman answered the question just now, she was in her twenties, her high-necked shirt held up her plump breasts, and the corners of her mouth were very surname-like.

"It's a crazy country. The middle-aged man who was talking to sighed when he saw the figure lying on his stomach crying and laughing.

"Whatever, I just need to care about whether I can make money, make enough money early, and go home early. The woman stretched: "I've had enough of this crazy place and thugs running around the streets." ”

"By the way, the Gnoll Tavern down the next street is closed. ”

"yes, that's great news......"

...... There are actually recommended tickets, and there are so many collections...... I'm so happy, I asked weakly...... Anything else?