Chapter 111 Going out for dinner and shopping
"Ugh!" Shu Li scratched his hair. "There are geniuses among humans, right?"
Ilio asked, "Do you know the French Saint Danlov?"
Shu Li's eyes lit up and he nodded, "I know! He's the first human to be blessed by the King."
"True," Ilio said. "His talent is among the best among humans, but it took him twenty-five years to reach the rank of high-level magician."
"Is that so..." Shu Li blinked her gray-green eyes. Fairies and elves were indeed the God of Light's favorites, gifted with extraordinary talents. Many of them became high-level magicians by the age of twenty.
The two left the room, went down the stairs, and walked into the restaurant on the first floor, where they saw the members of the chorus eating.
Mary was sharp-eyed and waved to them enthusiastically: "Mr. Al, little Almo, come and have dinner with us!"
As soon as she shouted, Shuli and Ilio instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.
In addition to the chorus members, there were other diners in the restaurant. When they saw the young man invited by the beautiful girl, they all showed envy.
Some people are dismissive.
He's just an ordinary guy. What's the point of being handsome? Can he keep a beautiful girl?
Elio ignored the various glances he received and walked Shu Li to the chorus' table. He politely declined, "Thank you for the invitation, Miss Mary. However, little Amo wants to go shopping, so I'll go out with him first."
"Okay!" Mary looked regretful.
Sim, pinching a fresh grape, gave them this advice: "Watch your money carefully."
Although the city of Daoto is wealthy and prosperous, there are actually many vagrants who do not have proper jobs. They form a theft gang and specifically target outsiders.
"Alright," Ilio said. "Thank you, Captain Ximu, for the reminder."
"You're welcome." Simu winked at him, stroking his bright red lips with his slender fingers. "Would you like to come to my room to chat tonight?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the men around her showed expressions of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Elio said calmly, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint Captain Ximu. Little Amo doesn't sleep well at night. If I don't keep an eye on him, I'm afraid he'll roll onto the ground."
Shu Li, who always sleeps well: ...
Sim snorted in displeasure and waved his hand, signaling that they could go.
Ilio bowed briefly, took Shu Li's hand, and walked out of the hotel calmly.
After they left, an adventurer with a pointed face and monkey cheeks walked up to Ximu's table, holding a wine glass. He reached out and smoothed the hair hanging on his forehead. He said pretentiously, "Beautiful captain, that man doesn't understand romance, but I can! I can chat with you tonight, even until tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he squinted his eyes and looked lewd.
Ximu narrowed his eyes, looked at him critically, and curled his lips in disdain: "It's not your fault that you are ugly, but it's your fault that you come out and hurt people's eyes."
"Ha ha ha ha--"
Suddenly, exaggerated laughter broke out in the restaurant.
The adventurer's face flushed red as he glared at Simu, gritting his teeth. "You stinky woman, don't think I'll be polite to you just because you're pretty!"
Sim ignored him and tapped his fingers on the table.
The next second, four burly men surrounded the thin and short adventurer, glaring at him murderously.
The adventurer was frightened and retreated cautiously. "Um... I... I was just kidding, ha, ha, ha!"
He returned to his table embarrassed, only to be laughed at by his companions.
"Jack, you don't even know who Captain Ximu is. You actually want to 'chat' with her. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"Those four bodyguards are orcs. One of them can defeat two mid-level warriors. They are very powerful."
The thin adventurer was furious. "Alright, alright, stop talking!"
My companion shook his head and continued eating.
Sim glanced over there coldly, picked up his glass and drank slowly.
Is she such a casual person?
A man who lacks appearance and character is not even qualified to carry her shoes.
The reason why I deliberately asked the black-haired young man was just to test him.
As she expected, this man named Al was arrogant and self-disciplined, and he was impossible to seduce.
Tsk, what a pity.
What a handsome face!
On the busy street, Shu Li would look up at Ilio from time to time, and Ilio couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at?"
"I'm not sleeping well? Will I roll on the ground in the middle of the night?" Shu Li bared her teeth at him.
Elio said innocently, "Just looking for a reason to refuse."
Shu Li grumbled in dissatisfaction: "But you are spreading rumors."
He sleeps so well! He never rolls onto the floor.
Elio bent down and patted the goblin's head. "Then I apologize, okay?"
"Hmph, that's more like it." Shu Li reluctantly accepted his apology. "But then again, why did you refuse? It's just a chat!"
Ilio's eyes flashed.
How could he explain to the innocent little goblin that this "chat" was not an ordinary "chat".
Elio coughed lightly and pointed ahead, "Aren't you hungry? There's a nice restaurant over there."
"Oh, yes! Let's go eat first!" Shu Li's attention was immediately diverted.
Only after eating a full meal can you have the energy to take the magic badge test.
But, doesn’t the Magic Association close at night?
He asked Ilio, and Ilio replied, "Other cities might close down after dark, but Daoto is different. The nightlife is just beginning, and evening is the best time for people to have fun."
"I see!" Shu Li tugged at Ilio's hand. "Let's go to the restaurant! I'm hungry!"
Having successfully changed the subject, Ilio curled his lips and led the goblin into the restaurant.
The restaurant is neither too big nor too small, suitable for ordinary people to consume. Even if they are wearing coarse clothes, they will not be driven out by the contemptuous staff.
Ilio ordered two plates of vegetables and fruit, two bowls of milk, and finely ground wheat cakes.
Shu Li was so moved that she almost cried after finally eating fresh vegetables and fruits.
He found that after being a fairy for ten years, he had almost become a vegetarian. He felt a happy satisfaction when he chewed on juicy fruits, but meat made him feel greasy and nauseous just by looking at it.
While eating the fruit with relish, he glanced at the customer eating steak next to him.
Sure enough, the desire to eat meat disappeared.
Seeing this, Ilio thought he wanted to eat meat, so he asked, "Would you like a plate of beef?"
Shu Li shook her head like a rattle. "No, no."
The fruit is good, the vegetables are good, and the wheat cakes are good too.
Ilio watched the goblin eat voraciously with a smile.
It’s so easy to feed!
After eating and drinking, Shu Li touched her bulging belly, and left the restaurant with Ilio and headed to the Magic Association.
The Magic Association was located in the central area of Daoto City, at least an hour's walk away. To save time, they took a horse-drawn carriage and squeezed into a compartment with seven or eight other people.
More than twenty minutes later, the carriage arrived at the central area, and Shu Li couldn't wait to get off the carriage.
He had just taken a shower and was a clean baby. The passengers in the same car exuded the stench of sweat and feet, which was suffocating him.
"Hu——" Shu Li felt saved when he breathed in the fresh air again.
Ilio raised an eyebrow.
The little goblin is good in every way, except that she is a little spoiled.
However, it is normal for an underage goblin to be spoiled. If it weren't for the curse, he would still be living a carefree and happy life in the goblin forest.
Going out to gain experience is something you should do after you reach adulthood at the age of 100.
Sperian was ninety years ahead of schedule, which really made things difficult for him.
Before going to the Magic Association, Ilio took Shu Li to a nearby weapon shop and let him choose a low-level magic wand.
As a magic apprentice, you can't hold a high-end magic wand inlaid with top-grade sunstone, right?
Shu Li thought, since it was just for temporary use, it didn't need to be too expensive.
The owner of the weapons shop saw two men in coarse cloth coming in with a cold attitude, and sat behind the counter and continued to do his own thing.
Shu Li didn't care. He stood in front of a row of low-level magic wands and looked at the prices on the labels. After a while, he set his eyes on the cheapest magic wand.
50 silver coins.
"This is it!" He pointed to a black magic wand and said to Ilio.
"Are you sure?" Ilio asked. The magic wand, which cost 50 silver coins, looked like a twig, polished and topped with a low-grade power stone.
"Sure." Shu Li picked up the magic wand and gestured twice.
This black magic wand is very light and of the right length, perfect for him to use.
Seeing that he liked it, Ilio took a gold coin from his backpack and placed it on the counter.
The boss looked at the pure gold coins, then at the cheapest, low-level magic wand in the child's hand, and felt a little regretful.
If he had known earlier, he should have come out to entertain them and introduce more expensive magic wands to them.
"Wouldn't you like to buy a magic robe, sir?" He was unwilling to give up, so he put on a smile and promoted the goods in his store.
"Isn't your house a weapons store?" Shu Li asked curiously.
"We also sell some protective gear, but there aren't as many styles as in specialty stores." The boss opened a cabinet with swift movements and displayed the magic robes inside.
"This one, this one... and this one, they're all pretty good. They have an advanced magic circle attached to them, and a defense level of seven. They can withstand one attack from a high-level magician."
Shu Li looked up at Ilio. He was the paying parent, so he had the final say.
Elio took the robe from his boss, examined it, and returned it. "No need. My brother is just a magic apprentice. He doesn't need such a fine robe."
The attached magic circle looks useless, yet it dares to boast that it can resist the attacks of high-level magicians.
"How about this one? Dear sir, take a look at this one." The boss wanted to earn the remaining fifty silver coins and tried his best to sell it.
Ilio refused it resolutely, and the boss had no choice but to give him fifty silver coins with a sullen face.
Shu Li took the newly bought low-level magic wand and left the weapon shop with Ilio under the resentful gaze of the boss.
"Want a magic robe?"
Standing at the door of the weapon shop, Ilio lowered his head and asked the goblin.
"Do you need it?" Shu Li asked. Didn't he reject the weapon shop owner's recommendation?
"All his items are defective." Ilio put his arm around his shoulders and took him to the clothing store across the street.
The owner of the clothing store was more enthusiastic than the owner of the weapons store. He asked his staff to entertain them and introduce the clothes of various prices in the store for customers to choose from.
Shu Li held his magic wand and followed Ilio obediently, watching him bargain skillfully with the boss. He not only picked out a magic robe that suited him, but also selected some daily clothes.
The quality is better than coarse cloth.
Ilio seemed to have entered shopping mode, buying eight sets of clothes and two pairs of boots in one go.
Although they are all ordinary styles and not expensive, the quantity is large, which makes the boss very happy.
"Why buy so much?" Shu Li was shocked.
Eight sets of clothes, four sets for each person, wouldn’t that be a bit wasteful?
This trip won't take more than a few days, and I'll be back once the curse is lifted. It's more than enough to buy two sets of clothes.
Ilio paid two gold coins and ruffled the child's hair. "Don't save money for me."
Shu Li shrugged. "Okay!"
The one who pays the money is the most powerful, and everyone listens to him.
After packing their clothes, the two were about to leave when a young man in gorgeous clothes came towards them, followed by two servants, and stepped over the threshold with a proud look on his face.
The young man glanced at the coarse cloth clothes on Shu Li and Ilio, curled his lips, and said disdainfully, "Coffin, why do you accept anyone? Aren't you afraid of losing your class? If you do this again next time, I won't buy clothes from you anymore."
"Well, this, haha... when you're running a business, how can you refuse a customer?" The boss laughed awkwardly. "Don't worry, Master Merster. Your custom-made clothes are all made by famous designers. From the style and fabric to the added magic patterns, they are all unique."
The boy named Moster glanced disdainfully at Shu Li and Ilio, who hadn't left yet, and snorted. "Hurry and bring out my custom-made clothes."
He took two steps inside, and suddenly his ankles seemed to be restrained by something, and he leaned forward.
"Master!" The servants behind him were startled and reached out to grab him, but their feet also stopped and they all rushed forward.
"Bang--"
The master, servant and three others fell into a pile.
"Oh my God! Master Most, are you okay?" The boss was horrified and hurried forward to push away the two big servants and help up the young man who was pressed underneath.
"Hiss...hiss..." Moster, who had fallen flat on his face, covered his aching chin and glared at the two useless servants angrily.
The servant bowed his head, admitted his mistake, and asked for the master's forgiveness.
“Puff—”
A laugh sounded, which was particularly harsh to Moster's ears.
He turned his head sharply, glared at the child standing at the door, pointed his finger, and asked, "Hey, what are you laughing at?"
Being pointed at, Shu Li asked innocently, "Isn't it okay to smile when you're in a good mood?"
After saying that, he grinned, revealing a row of white and neat teeth, and smiled brightly.
Most was furious and turned around to scold the two stupid servants. "What are you standing there for? Go teach this little brat a lesson for mocking me!"
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