Jumping out of a horse-drawn carriage and discovering that the streets here are far less spacious than those in the East End, which is lined with low bush strips and low walls that cut the sidewalks from the carriageway, and this is the northern part of El City, which is commonly known as the Civilian Quarter.Although the stone roads are still smooth, each street is not too wide, and the flow of people and horse-drawn carriages are intertwined, forming a vanity of busy traffic.There are many shops on both sides of the street, but most of them are simple small storefronts, and various small processing workshops are also lined with the street.Adjacent to the civilian quarters is the largest slave market in El City, which, according to Bobby, is one of the least safe places in the city, where thieves, crooks, hooligans, and ruffians all flock to make a living.There are all kinds of livelihood here, all kinds of cheap snacks, leather and paper blacksmiths' workshops are mixed together, the whole street is filled with all kinds of noisy sounds, a team of hard laborers carrying heavy goods, fine bronzed upper bodies walking past me, they seem cautious, and the heavy goods make every breath make them very heavy, some of the laborers still have slave status around their necks to change the sign, and some of the laborers have tattoos on their faces that can be prisoners, An overseer with a leather whip in his hand walked at the front of the procession, leading the pair of laborers to their destination, followed at the back of the procession by several merchants, beside whom several maids were holding umbrellas, dressed in fine robes, who seemed to be chatting about the recent hot weather and the lack of rain.There was a filthy sewer beside the street, the black, greasy sewage emitting the pungent smell of industrial soap, and a few children with a tattered piece of linen around their waists were crouching on the edge of the canal, carefully scooping out the floating grease from the ditch with a small wooden spoon and putting it into a black, smelly wooden barrel full of flies.In the northern district of El City, people are accustomed to a fast-paced life, and under the bustling traffic is the fetters of countless interests.The reason why I dared to run out alone during the period of cultivation was because the new news brought by Morayar and Sophie yesterday, after many negotiations with the Academy of Magic, the guard battalion has given up the charges against me, which means that the guard battalion has finally focused on Simon Joe and Oyacho, and those knight lords have withdrawn their surveillance of me, which is really a good thing to celebrate, and my heart is beating for joy.After all, the progress of the Dark Arts Retreat in El City was mainly carried out by relying on some clues I provided later, and if Simon Joe's true face had not been revealed in the martial arts arena, the guard battalion might not have made any progress in this matter so far.The evidence proves that I am an upright apprentice of magic who can fight the forces of evil to the end.I stood out in the street in a clean grey robe, and there were many teenagers of my age on the street, who always liked to wear their most modest clothes and hang out with their friends in this mixed street.There are all kinds of people here, there are also all kinds of shops, this is a concentrated area of fights, maybe just stand here at the corner of the street to see some bustle, the most important thing is that all kinds of snacks here are very cheap, for many greedy teenagers with not enough silver in their pockets, this is simply a paradise.You may be able to buy a very good quality copper dagger at a stall in a small shop in the next second, but don't care if it's stolen or picked up from a dead man.A splendid carriage passed by me, not more than ten meters, the emperor on the carriage stopped the rapid carriage in the middle of the road, the neighing of the two Gubolai horses, the pedestrians on both sides were startled, but at a glance at the emblem on the gorgeous carriage, lest they avoid it and dodge one after another, but also cast a respectful gaze at the carriage, the black door of the caravan opened, and a fat figure appeared at the door, the first thing that caught my eye was his belly like a cauldron, squeezed out of the door.Bobby squinted his eyes and jumped out of the car with a smile on his face, the moment his clumsy body landed on the ground, I felt the ground shake, he was wearing a gray apprentice-style robe, and pinned the apprentice badge very coquettishly to his chest, and saw me standing at the corner of the street looking left and right, hurriedly beckoning to me, and walking towards me again.He smiled at me and said, "Jia, you're really early!"
I thought I was closer to my house, but I didn't think you would get there first!
”A strong young man walked down from the carriage, with a strangely styled scimitar hanging from his waist, I think no one in the north of the Grimm Empire is good at covering up weapons, he must be a warrior from the barbarian tribe, see him follow Bobby inch by inch, his eyes are like knives, staring at every pedestrian who approaches Bobby, one hand is on the handle of the knife all the time, the whole person is like a bow with a string tauted, he feels like a dead soldier.I looked curiously at this bronzed-skinned, black-tower-like young man with eyes like brass bells, walking barefoot on the stone floor, with a dozen brass rings on his right ankle, and clanging as he walked.Behind him, there was another woman in a simple cloth skirt made of white linen, her graceful body was hidden under the cloth skirt, and when she walked, she was hidden from time to time, she was full of mature woman charm, she held a seal leather parasol in her hand, quickly jumped down from the carriage lightly, trotted to Bobby's side, and propped up the umbrella to shield him from the scorching sun.After looking closely, I found that she was actually a slave girl, and she actually wore a polished and shiny copper ring around her neck, which was clearly engraved: Bobby, the owner.The character seal is engraved on the copper circle very smoothly, and at a glance you know that it comes from the hand of the blacksmith master.I didn't expect that Bobby usually traveled to have such pomp, he saw me curiously looking at his entourage, and hurriedly pulled me closer to the shadow of the parasol, put his arm around my shoulder and asked me with a smile: "I usually ask you out, you are too lazy to come out, why is it suddenly interested in visiting the North District today, although it is also very fun here, but compared to the prosperous East District, the quality of the goods in the shops here is not a little bit worse, there are not too many good things, there is nothing worth visiting, there are many thieves on the street, It's really troublesome. ”Without waiting for me to answer, he turned around and patted the strong young man with his big hand, and said to me ostentatiously: "This is my follower, his name is Baburu, he is a person who has signed a contract with me and can be trusted, and his sword skills are great!"
”Then he glanced at the slave girl beside him again, squeezed his eyes at me with a smile, and whispered, "You know, Millie didn't come with me today, I dared to bring it out, she was a gift from my grandmother after I awakened the magic pool."
She's charming, isn't she?
”The two of us walked shoulder to shoulder in the bustling market of the North District, and the passers-by on both sides were obviously a little more afraid of Bobby, seeing him come and avoid him, Bobby was even more accustomed to it, and Baburu behind him has been following us closely and not leaving an inch."
By the way, is your injury really healed?
Why don't you take the opportunity to rest for a few more days, the life of the academy is really not good, tomorrow there are endless magic runes, endless magic pattern magic circles, endless ancient elf words, it's really annoying!
”Bobby took the handkerchief handed by the maid, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked me while wiping the sweat while walking on North Street in such a hot day.I replied, "Well, it's almost good, I'm resting, but I'm worried that I will fail all the final exams this semester, and I still plan to go back to the lectures early, I don't want to fail the magic academy because I failed the course!"
”I smiled self-deprecatingly, and when I thought of Mrs.
Joyce's old-fashioned appearance, I wondered if she would give me the green light for the final exam!
Bobby withdrew his eyes from the body of a revealing street woman, reached out and grabbed a handful of crispy dates from the dustpan above the head of a vendor who passed by him, and just as the vendor turned around, two yellow, orange and orange copper plates were tossed by Bobby and flew into the vendor's jacket pocket, the vendor nodded and thanked him repeatedly, and then disappeared into the crowd.He threw crispy dates into his mouth, and said to me vaguely: "Hey, that half-elf has been very active in the class recently, always in the limelight in class, very flattering, won the favor of many teachers, and is the prince charming in the hearts of countless girls, there are always girls who don't open their eyes to send love letters to our class, but since you are not a carrier pigeon, it seems to be a lot boring!"
”I looked at Bobby in amazement, made sure I had heard correctly, and repeated in disbelief: "Popular?
”Bobby said with great certainty: "Well, that's right, except for a few people in the class, almost all of them are very familiar with him, and I feel that he is very easy-going, very funny in his speech, and well-informed from the imperial capital."
Among the boys, I'm afraid that only Swift and Thomas, me, and Ma are still wary of him, and among the girls, only Theresa and Ying Li are cold to him!
I always feel like that kid is selling and buying people's hearts!
”Otherwise, in the deep-rooted thinking of the Empire, the group of people who despise the most are the mixed blood, although the half-elf blood is a little noble, but it will never change the minds of some people by virtue of this!
Why did they accept this half-elf so easily?
I couldn't help but gain a new appreciation for Nichols' abilities.Thinking about it, I noticed that I was a little distracted: "Hey, hey, hey, did you hear me?"
”Bobby gave me a hard push on the shoulder.When I was woken up by Bobby, I looked at Bobby apologetically and replied, "It's boring, what's there to hear?"
”"Hey, I'm a little weak when you say that!
Aren't you really worried that this transfer rival will snatch your chick away?
You must know that girls don't have any immunity to the appearance of elves, not to mention a promising half-elf nobleman, and his magic results are not bad!
”Bobby joked to me."
Humph!"
I snorted, unwilling to talk to him about this anymore, and I had simply come to the end of a road.At the end of the road there is a lively little bazaar, and at the entrance of the bazaar stands a stone monument with four words engraved on it: Slave Market!
That's right, that's the purpose of my trip, in fact, I met Bobby here to buy two slaves to go back, Sue is still too lonely to stay alone in Xinliu Valley after all, let's find her two companions, and maybe take care of her life.The life of slaves was closer to that of civilians, and they knew better how to survive in the wilderness.The reason why I called Bobby to come with me was because he had bragged to me about the slave market.As soon as I walked to the entrance of the market, I was surrounded by a group of people, all of whom were dressed ordinarily, but they were all fairly clean.A man in the crowd was the first to stand up, his complexion was ruddy, full of energy, his eyes swept over me and Bobby, and immediately shifted the target to Bobby's body, and began to lobby him: "This future magician, please stay a little, if you are willing to take a little time and listen to my introduction, I can guarantee that you will definitely make this trip worthwhile, in the slave market, you need a guide to guide you, of course, if you trust me, I can also introduce you to some of the best slaves in the market!"
”It turned out to be some brokers waiting at the gate outside the market, they always sell themselves to some fresh faces, Bobby and I were blocked at the door of the slave market for a while, and the Bobby's follower Barblu let out a lion-like roar in his throat, and his hand touched the scimitar hangar, and he took a sharp step forward, and the full momentum forced the brokers to retreat one after another, making way for Bobby and me.Bobby looked at me in surprise at this time, opened his mouth and couldn't speak for a long time, and then fell into my ear and said to me, "Jiga, do you want to buy slaves in the slave market?"
”I nodded and said, "That's right, I've wanted to come here for a long time" "Oh roar!
Of course I'm the best at this, I'll take you to pick the best slave here, I'm sure no one is better at this than me, and I'll keep it so that you can spend the least amount of money and buy the best quality!
”After saying this, he glanced slightly to the side, and motioned for me to look at the woman who was holding the umbrella behind him without saying a word, but was taking care of Bobby from beginning to end, and it seemed to be very caring.I'm a little curious, I don't know why Bobby is so confident to say this.But he whispered to my ear with a smug face, and explained to me: "The largest slave owner in this slave market is one of my elders, and he has always been very fond of me, and if I bring my friends, he will never push those old and sick people with dark diseases to me!"
”Just as Bobby was patting me on the chest and promising to find me the best slave, I saw a little orc girl in a tattered straw mat in the corner of the market, five or six years old, already hungry with yellow skin and thin muscles, and her big innocent eyes staring at the rows of cheapest black bread hanging in the bakery across the street, and her eyes were about to fall off!
To be continued.