Luoxia City, Buyi Tavern.
As the premier tavern in Luoxia City, Buyi Tavern was already packed with people before it even got dark.
As you pass the closed door, you can still hear loud shouting and laughter coming from inside.
Joseph had just finished serving the guests and was about to turn around to clean up another table littered with cups and plates when he suddenly heard the sound of the bell as the door opened.
"Welcome!"
Joseph shouted subconsciously, but when he turned around he was slightly stunned.
This was because the man was not only wearing a loose gray robe that covered his entire body, but he also wore a mask that covered most of his face, with only his chin exposed. His skin color seemed a little gray under the light.
"Isn't he a wizard?"
This thought first came to Joseph's mind, but he immediately rejected it.
Although wizards often come and go in Luoxia City, and it is said that there are more than ten wizards stationed in the lord's mansion all year round, those high-ranking figures will not come to such a noisy place.
"He's probably a guy who worships wizards and dresses like them."
Joseph had seen many different kinds of people while working in a tavern, so he was not surprised. He went up to them and said attentively, "Guest, please come in and take a seat. Our fine beer is a specialty of Luoxia City. It is brewed with the finest fine malt, and has a delicate taste and excellent flavor. Would you like a glass?"
Led by Joseph, the man in gray robe came to a newly vacated table in the corner of the tavern and sat down. He snapped his fingers, and a silver coin fell towards Joseph with a crisp sound.
"A glass of fine ale, and a lamb chop."
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
Joseph quickly caught the silver coin and retreated with a smile on his face.
Not long after, a glass of yellow fine beer and a portion of fragrant lamb steak were served.
"Please enjoy your meal."
Joseph was about to leave when he was stopped by the man in gray.
"Wait a minute, let me ask you something."
Joseph turned around and saw a golden light falling towards him. He subconsciously reached out to catch it and his eyes suddenly widened.
A gold coin! Joseph swallowed his saliva, then clenched his palms, a brilliant smile appeared on his face, and he nodded and said:
"Guests, please feel free to ask. I will answer if I know anything!"
The gray-robed man said, "I heard there are many wizard apprentices in Luoxia City?"
"Yes, there are more than ten people stationed in the lord's mansion, and there are also people coming and going on a regular basis. If you are lucky, you can occasionally see those adults riding on black rock leopards passing by on the street."
"Black Rock Leopard?"
"A kind of puppet. I heard it was made by wizards. There are also many black rock leopards in the army."
The man in gray nodded and asked another question.
"I heard that there are wizards in the Star Alliance. Is it true?"
"this."
Joseph scratched his head and said awkwardly:
"That's indeed what's being rumored outside, but sir, to be honest, common people like us can't tell the difference between a wizard and a wizard apprentice. In our eyes, they are all big shots, and we usually address them as wizards. So I really can't answer your question."
The man in gray robe didn't say anything when he heard this, but just nodded.
At this moment, the door of the tavern suddenly opened with a clang, and a group of burly men walked in, shouting loudly as soon as they entered the door.
"Boss, as usual, serve the food and drinks!"
The sound was so loud that it temporarily drowned out the noise in the pub.
Several people near the door looked back in dissatisfaction, but when they saw who was coming, their expressions changed slightly and they immediately turned back, pretending nothing had happened.
When the other guests saw these people, they also showed expressions of awe in their eyes.
The pub owner immediately ran out from the kitchen and greeted them with a smile on his face.
"Welcome, welcome, Lord McCarthy. I heard this morning that your business caravan had arrived in Luoxia City, and I have been looking forward to your business. Please come this way!"
Seeing this, the man in gray asked Joseph, "Who are those people?"
"They are the guards of the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce." Joseph's face showed an expression of envy mixed with yearning.
"Is the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce very famous?" asked the gray-robed man.
As soon as these words came out, Joseph's expression when he looked at the gray-robed man suddenly became extremely strange, and his eyes seemed to say "You don't even know about the Firefox Chamber of Commerce", as if this was something incredible.
Although he was confused, Joseph patiently explained: "The Fox Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in the empire, with shops and caravans throughout the empire. It is also the largest of the imperial merchants appointed by the empire."
"I heard that when the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce was just a small chamber of commerce, it met the founding emperor of the empire, His Majesty Key, and became friends. Since then, it has developed rapidly and has become the leading chamber of commerce in the empire today."
"More than half of the magic energy machines in Luoxia City are sold by the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce."
"Magic machine?" The gray-robed man's tone, which had been flat just now, suddenly showed a hint of curiosity. "What is that?"
Joseph's expression became more and more strange.
It would be fine if you haven’t heard of the Firefox Chamber of Commerce, but how come you don’t even know about the magic energy machine?
You know, even the villages in the countryside are using magic energy machines now. Could this person have just come out from some remote mountain area?
Joseph secretly complained, but for the sake of the gold coin, he still explained:
"A magic machine is a machine that can provide powerful power as long as it is filled with secondary magic stones. Magic carriages, magic airships, and military cannons are all made with magic machines."
"According to what those nobles said, this seems to be called some kind of sub-magic technology. It sounds very powerful."
"I see." The man in gray robe thought thoughtfully.
Bang! A wine glass suddenly hit the table heavily, and the golden wine spilled out, splashing the sleeves of Joseph who was unable to dodge, and there were a few wet spots on the chest of the gray-robed man's robe.
"Hey, kid, we brothers want this table, get out of here!"
The speaker was a big man with a rough face and a lot of flesh. He glanced at the man in gray robe with a pair of triangular eyes.
Following behind him were four or five men, all with a joking look on their faces, looking the man in gray robe up and down with unfriendly eyes.
Seeing this scene, the experienced Joseph understood everything. He glanced around the tavern and found that all the tables were full. There was only one guest sitting at this table, which stood out in the crowded tavern.
Seeing this, Joseph couldn't help but curse himself for being stupid. He should have taken the customer to the counter, which was the area where individual customers usually sat.
It was just that he felt at first that the man in gray robe was not an ordinary person, so he specially arranged a table for him, but he didn't expect to encounter such a situation as fighting for a seat.
Joseph was anxious and was about to speak to ease the atmosphere, but he saw the man in gray robe didn't even raise his head, didn't even look at the strong man and others, and just said something in a deep voice.
"roll!"
Joseph's heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself that something bad was going to happen.
But what happened next left him dumbfounded.
The sturdy man and others actually listened to the gray-robed man's words, turned around and walked towards the gate without saying a word.
Under the light, the faces of several people seemed a little dull.
It was not until the figures of the sturdy man and others disappeared at the gate that Joseph came to his senses. He swallowed his saliva, and when he looked at the man in gray robe again, there was awe in his eyes.
He was not stupid. Considering the various powerful and magical abilities of wizards in the legend, he naturally guessed that the person in front of him must have used a legendary spell.
This guest turned out to be a powerful wizard!
"Sir."
"Thank you for the information."
The man in gray interrupted Joseph's stammering words and picked up the fine ale on the table.
Joseph understood immediately and said flatteringly, "Please enjoy your meal. If you need anything, please let me know at any time."
After saying this, he tactfully excused himself and left.
The man in gray robe tasted the wine and food leisurely. Although his movements were elegant, his eating speed was not slow. After a short while, he had finished all the food on the table.
Placing a gold coin on the table, the man in gray robe left the tavern without looking back.
It was already dark outside.
The dark night enveloped the entire city.
The silver moon hung high in the sky, and the moonlight fell on the street like a layer of light gauze.
For some reason, not long after he walked out of the pub, the number of people around him gradually became sparse, and in the end he was the only one left on the huge street.
There was silence all around, as if he was the only one left in the world.
The man in gray robe keenly sensed something was wrong and stopped to look around.
With the sound of light footsteps, two figures walked out from the shadows one after the other, blocking his front and back respectively.
With the help of moonlight, the man in gray robe quickly saw the figure of the person coming.
They were two men in grey robes, both wearing star-shaped badges on their chests.
"What's the matter with you two stopping me?" asked the man in gray robe.
The man standing in front of him looked at him for a few times and said calmly, "You are a wizard apprentice, right? We are the law enforcement team of the Star Alliance. According to the Star Alliance regulations, any wizard apprentice must be registered before entering the town. Please go back with us to register and explain your origins."
"Don't worry, as long as you haven't committed any crime, we won't do anything bad to you."
A hint of doubt flashed across the gray-robed man's eyes.
How did the Covenant discover his identity?
He obviously didn't show any flaws from beginning to end! Wait, could it be because of the spell he cast in the tavern just now?
Seeing that the gray-robed man remained silent, the man from the law enforcement team frowned and said in a deep voice: "Please go back with us!"
The gray-robed man remained silent.
Upon seeing this, the two law enforcement team members looked at each other, quickly reached a tacit understanding, and suddenly attacked at the same time the next moment.
Ma Youfu's strong acid arrow!
Scorching rays!
Two second-level spells attacked the gray-robed man at the same time, one after the other.
As one of the important cities for housing secondary star cores, Luoxia City has a garrison force far exceeding that of ordinary towns.
The most obvious one is that there is a law enforcement team stationed there all year round.
The Star Alliance Law Enforcement Team is well-known throughout the Starlight Continent, especially among those wild wizard apprentices, where they are even more feared.
Over the years, there are many wild wizard apprentices who have fallen into the hands of the law enforcement team.
The first requirement to join the law enforcement team is to be a third-level wizard apprentice.
The two law enforcement team members who were besieging the gray-robed man at this time were both third-level wizard apprentices.
The two had teamed up to deal with many wild wizard apprentices and had never been defeated. They were as confident as ever about this operation.
But the next second, in their astonished eyes, the two spells hit the gray-robed man, but he disappeared without a trace like a drop in the ocean, and there was no reaction at all.
What's going on?! Both of them showed horror.
Before they could react, the gray-robed man raised his hands, and two lightning bolts suddenly burst out, tearing through the night sky like sharp arrows, hitting two members of the law enforcement team respectively! In an instant, there were a series of small "puffs", and the protective force field and energy particle protection layer on the two people were almost instantly broken, and the lightning flashed all over their bodies like a little snake.
Plop! The two men were instantly paralyzed and fell to the ground. It took them a long time to recover.
But when he looked up again, he found that the man in gray robe had disappeared.
"What kind of spell was that just now?"
"It's not a spell, it's just simple energy particle manipulation!"
"How is that possible?!"
Only a wizard could knock down two third-level wizard apprentices in an instant with just energy particle manipulation! Could it be that the gray-robed man was actually a wizard? The two immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. One of them took out a book and opened it. Countless thin rays of light floated out from the pages, interweaving to form a human-shaped phantom, vaguely recognizable as a middle-aged man.
"What happened?" the middle-aged man asked in a deep voice.
"Captain, we missed our target."
The law enforcement officer holding the book quickly recounted the incident.
After hearing this, the middle-aged man also realized that something was wrong and immediately said, "You guys come back first. The target is not something our team can handle. I will ask for support from above."
As soon as the words were spoken, the shadow disappeared.
The two law enforcement officers looked at each other and both smiled bitterly.
"I didn't expect to encounter such a difficult target. Where on earth did that person come from?"
"No matter where he came from, his life breath has been recorded by the Star Eye. He will not be able to escape capture even if he runs to the ends of the earth!"
After knocking down the two law enforcement officers, the man in gray immediately left Luoxia City and went into the remote mountains and forests away from the main road.
"Star Alliance?"
"I didn't expect that this plane has been controlled by wizard forces, and the other side seems to be quite large. In any city, you can encounter two third-level wizard apprentices."
"It looks like I need to find a place to hide away for a while."
As soon as this thought came into the gray-robed man's mind, he suddenly stopped.
Two tall and slender figures slowly walked out from the shadowy woods ahead.
The moonlight fell on the two of them, illuminating two delicate faces that seemed carved from the same mold, and two slender figures that were almost indistinguishable from each other.
"Who is it?" the gray-robed man asked in a deep voice.
Unlike the two people just now, the two beautiful women in front of him gave him a very dangerous feeling, and he no longer had the leisurely mentality he had before.
"The Covenant Witch Hunting Corps." said the woman on the left.
"Surrender." The woman on the right followed closely and spoke.
The gray-robed man's eye twitched.
What's going on?
How could the Star Alliance locate his location so quickly and send people over? Isn't this efficiency too exaggerated? (End of this chapter)
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