Chapter 62 Chapter 62 Hurts?

"Camus has a meeting here?"

The two walked on the streets of the town. It was already noon, the sun was shining brightly on the cobblestone road, and there was a warm air everywhere.

"Yes, he also knows people in the imperial capital."

Kai said casually.

He was obviously not the kind of leader who would meddle in everything, and he would not ask in detail about the personal matters of the members of the mercenary group.

So he didn't know and probably didn't want to know what the blood mage was doing.

Su Cheng was already very sure of this.

Just like they were coming out of the bookstore now, as long as she behaved normally, he wouldn't ask her what she bought or who she met.

If she showed a bad mood, he might ask out of concern and care, and more importantly, he wanted to help her solve the problem.

Thinking of this, Su Cheng felt inexplicably better.

The black-haired man next to her tilted his head slightly, as if wondering why she suddenly smiled.

"Ahem," Su Cheng coughed lightly. "Camus's friends, I imagine, must be those kind of academic geeks. They'd discuss all sorts of things that no one else could understand..."

"Indeed, most of them are still research in the field of supernatural magic," Kai thought for a moment. "I've listened to their discussions, and I feel that those topics have limited appeal to me."

Su Cheng blinked. "So what are you interested in? Fighting with swords?"

"Pure combat is more like a habit," he thought for a moment. "Maybe drinking and reading? But I prefer reading storybooks."

Su Cheng couldn't help laughing, "...Luckily you can't get drunk and won't be affected, otherwise your first hobby would be quite dangerous."

He curled his lips as well. "What kind of danger are you referring to?"

Su Cheng feigned fear and crossed his arms. "I don't know. For example, if you get drunk and go crazy, you'll arrange a fighting spirit training course for me and have me fight a giant dragon in a one-on-one duel?"

"Hahahaha——" He laughed out loud, as if he was amused. Then he looked at her seriously and said, "Sorry."

Kai put his hand on her shoulder, and his handsome face showed obvious apology and shame.

"Those training programs must have been very difficult for you. I must admit that I didn't seriously consider the human magician—"

"It doesn't matter," Su Cheng said calmly, "At least we all gained something, otherwise I would have been devastated."

The man's big hands tightened slightly, his thick palms covering his shoulders, and the coolness of the leather penetrated his skin through the thin fabric.

Su Cheng looked up at him, and happened to meet those golden eyes filled with sunlight. The words he wanted to say were stuck for a second.

"Oh, right," she whispered, "I haven't had time to report my progress in fighting spirit to you yet. Earlier in Miseros... I was dueling with people in that illusion, and after I came out, I was able to—"

Su Cheng described the situation of Dou Qi attaching to the sword blade and releasing it, then suddenly changed the subject and asked expectantly, "So, can I learn combat skills?"

The concept of combat skills is similar to that of spells, both of which use a certain fixed way of circulating fighting spirit to release more powerful killing moves.

It can multiply the destructive power.

If you don’t want to be a warrior or can’t learn fighting spirit, then forget it.

But since he's already a half-baked warrior, no one can help but be interested, right?

Kai hesitated to speak.

The girl looked at him excitedly, and little stars seemed to light up in her amber eyes.

Kai: "...Okay, just give me some time."

Su Cheng: “?”

Su Cheng: "Oh, then our mission must come first. When you are free——"

"No," the black-haired man sighed softly, "I'll first look for some descriptions of combat techniques in other Dou Qi classics, because I don't know any so-called combat techniques myself."

Su Cheng: "...Are you just using your fighting spirit to fight based on your feelings?"

"Yes."

"Or," Su Cheng was silent for a few seconds, "since my fighting spirit is the same as yours, should I follow the same tradition?"

"No," he patted her, "since you want to learn, I'll figure it out - do you have any preferences?"

"Uh, something practical in battle? Or something that looks gorgeous?"

"Gorgeous?" Kai repeated the word. "I hope you don't mean the color?"

"Of course not. Our black fighting spirit can also be very gorgeous... uh, it seems a bit weird. What I want to express is the kind of shocking visual effect?"

As they talked, they left the town center and entered a quiet and peaceful tavern.

In the lobby downstairs, Su Cheng also saw his neighbors.

Luo Wen was sitting at a table in the corner, eating with two other people. He waved to her when he saw her from afar.

Su Cheng couldn't help but waved as well, then looked up at the group leader, "That's my classmate and neighbor in the next dormitory. I'll go talk to her."

Kai nodded slightly, "We are not pressed for time, you can spend as much time as you want with your friends."

Su Cheng didn't want to disturb them while they were eating, he just wanted to say hello and leave.

However, as soon as she walked over, Luo Wen gave her a thumbs up and said, "No wonder you are not interested in Yin Ning. It turns out you like that type."

Su Cheng frowned, "...that's my partner."

Although outwardly she did like that, that was another matter.

"Um, sorry," Rowan waved his hand, "In just a few seconds, you've already looked towards the stairs three times. Hurry up and go up."

Su Cheng: “?”

Really?

Su Cheng hesitated to speak.

After saying goodbye to her neighbors, she went up to the second floor. The private rooms here were divided by curtains, and the tables in the corners were embedded with special magic arrays that could provide two-way sound insulation once activated.

But if guests want to use it, they need to pay more.

Sasha was already sitting in the corner waiting for them.

"Okay, dear, we're about to enter the imperial capital, and there will be a lot of people around, so let's make things clear here first."

The vampire waved at her and patted the scroll on the table.

Kai sat across from him, they each took their own side of the table, and then they both looked at her at the same time.

Su Cheng was still standing in the aisle.

Su Cheng: “…”

This is a standard four-person booth with a rectangular table in the middle and two rows of sofa seats next to it.

So now she had to choose a side to sit on.

Su Cheng sat next to the leader without hesitation.

With Sasha's eyes showing that she had known this before, she picked up the scrolls and looked through them, discovering that they were all about information about the next mission.

A gathering of elemental mages will be held in five days at a top-notch club called Jinzhan Palace in the imperial capital.

This event is held every year and is hosted by the Olu family, one of the great noble families of the Silver Moon Empire, who have always had marriage alliances with the royal family.

Because of the continuous financial support provided over the past thousand years, the Oulu family now has great say in the Imperial Bank and the Magic Guild.

This information was vague in the original book, and she hadn't read it carefully. Now that she had read it carefully, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed.

According to intelligence, the essence of the gathering is to trade various magical materials, and there will also be an auction.

It’s just that these materials are very rare, and there may be some contraband.

——The prohibition violated was not that of the Holy See, but that of the Magic Guild.

The two are still quite different.

The Vatican's ban focuses on isolating dark forces and examining various heretical objects, one related to the Dark God and the other related to various false gods.

In the final analysis, they are all enemies of the God of Light.

However, the Magic Guild cares about more than just this. They will of course give face to the Holy See and will not openly sell anything that the Holy See does not allow.

But in addition to this, the guild also controls some materials whose safety is questionable and which may easily cause major accidents.

For example, some alchemists' failed experiments could blow up half a street, or some magicians' failure to do their job properly could cause a building to collapse.

Similar accidents were once very common, and later the Magic Guild issued various regulations to strictly control the circulation of certain materials on the market.

The situation has improved a lot since then.

"Your mission," Sasha said, resting his hand on his chin, "is to enter the gathering and see if there are any dragon bones from the Sunless Ruins for sale."

He paused. "The invitations have stopped being distributed, but that's not a problem. Camus can get them. You don't have to worry about that."

Su Cheng nodded, "I understand, dragon bone, wait-"

She had an impression of this plot in the original novel, but she couldn't remember some details clearly, so this time she just wanted to confirm it carefully.

Su Cheng: "Is there only one? Or maybe there are many? Or do you not know?"

Kai pondered for a moment. "If there are multiple similar items for auction, you only need to care about the largest one. Well, it may be different from the other bones, and those people may claim that it cannot be identified."

"Okay," Su Cheng didn't ask any more questions, "and then what? Just grab it and run away?"

Sasha laughed out loud, "Of course you can if you can do it!"

"No," Kai looked down at her helplessly, as if he knew she was joking, but he still corrected her seriously, "Just make sure where it goes."

He paused. "See who the buyer is. Try to confirm the buyer's identity as much as possible. Do whatever you can do. Don't force it."

The tavern waiter approached with a tray, stood outside the soundproof magic circle, and gently lifted the curtain.

Hot apple cider, charcoal-grilled lamb chops, mushroom chicken pie, and a few snacks were placed on the table one after another.

Tender lamb ribs with crispy golden skin and juicy interior, served with charred roast potatoes.

The pie is filled with chicken thighs, shiitake mushrooms, onions and peas, stewed in cream until it is thick and rich, and the aroma overflows when cut.

After spending quite a bit of time in the bookstore, Su Cheng actually felt a little hungry again.

But her mind was full of tasks, and she rarely resisted the temptation of delicious food, not even moving the spoon in her hand.

"By the way," Su Cheng raised his head, "I guess that thing is very valuable to you? If I find a way to get it directly, wouldn't it be better - um!"

The black-haired man took her fork, put a piece of baked potato in her mouth, and said, "No need for 'if'. It's best if nothing happens to you."

Su Cheng: “…”

Su Cheng punched him angrily.

She didn't use much force, but it didn't make much difference. She couldn't hurt the guy anyway even if she used all her strength.

Kai was a little surprised, "Sorry, did I hurt you?"

He was obviously very sure that he didn't use too much force, or definitely not to a degree that would make her uncomfortable.

Su Cheng swallowed the baked potato with tears in his eyes, "This is hot!"

Kai: “…”

The vampire on the opposite side watched everything and laughed so hard that his body shook with laughter, "Hahahahahahahahaha!"

Kai quickly apologized to her, reached out to hold the girl's delicate jaw, and gently pressed his thumb on the soft corner of her lips.

"Are you burned?"

His beautiful golden eyes were filled with concern.

As someone's teacher, he naturally knew in his heart——

The little fighting spirit she had could only protect her internal organs and bones, and even superficial injuries were unavoidable, let alone her lips and tongue.

Su Cheng shook his head slightly, thinking that it was okay, at least he wasn't burned, just a little hot.

Anyway, compared to the suffering she had experienced on the back of the dragon eagle, this was nothing.

The man in front of her frowned slightly, turned around and leaned closer, his broad shoulders completely covering her, his eyes still full of regret.

He had taken off his gloves before eating, leaving his bony fingers bare and feeling refreshingly cool.

The fingertips brushed across the beads of lips, and Su Cheng felt that the kiss was like a handful of snow.

My lips, which were slightly painful from being burned, instinctively liked the touch and couldn't help but want to stick to it.

He rested one arm on the back of the sofa and put his other hand to her mouth.

The moist and hot breath in the mouth brushed across the fingertips, and one could see the pink and tender tip of the tongue shining with water in the slightly open lips.

...It's really not that serious.

"I'm sorry," Kai whispered, "You like to eat cold food. It must be uncomfortable to be scalded."

"It doesn't matter," Su Cheng muttered, "You didn't mean it—"

Before he could finish his words, a figure flashed by and a cold glass touched his cheek.

Sasha had left her seat at some point and came back with a glass of lemonade filled with ice cubes, which she put in front of her face.

"It will be fine after it cools down." The silver-haired young man bent down and stood beside her, looking at her with a smile, "Am I not good to you?"