Putting on his coat, Lanqi picked up the code borrowed from the border library on the table and walked out of the room.
As the morning light gradually becomes brighter, you can see the outside world more clearly.
After enjoying breakfast as usual, exchanging a few words with the butler Hans and saying goodbye to the maid Francine, Lanqi walked straight out of the mansion and headed towards the street corner in his memory.
Soon, he saw Talia standing by the wall.
"Good morning, Tata."
Lanqi greeted Talia who had been waiting there early in the morning.
Earlier, when Lanqi asked Talia's name, Talia did not tell him her real name.
Instead, he said his name was "Tata".
Even though Lanqi already knew her real name, he had to pretend not to know it.
Otherwise, if you accidentally call out "Talia", it will definitely cause big trouble.
There is no reason for an ordinary citizen like me to know the true identity of this demon princess.
So Lanqi naturally called her by the pseudonym "Tata".
"Um."
Talia just nodded and ignored Lanci.
When Lanqi started his journey for the day, she followed him at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.
…
About half an hour later, Lanci and Talia arrived at the Card Makers Association - the branch stationed in the South Wantina border territory of the Kingdom of Hutton.
Before Lanqi touched the heavy door, a mysterious energy began to permeate the door of the Card Makers Association.
Before my eyes, driven by this force, the ancient emblem on the black iron-like metal door gradually flashed with a faint blue light, as if it had life, beating with magical energy.
With a slight vibration, the gap in the door of the Card Makers Association gradually widened.
What came into view was a scene completely different from the outside world—
The interior space of the association appears simple and elegant. Apart from the neatly divided counter area, there are no excessive and complicated decorations. The whole layout gives people a sense of order.
Although it was only morning, the association was already full of busy staff. Many visitors were waiting in front of the counter, discussing topics related to magic cards and the shadow world.
Lanqi just took a step and stepped into this magnificent and spectacular huge building, but suddenly stopped.
"Tata, I'm not sure when this will end today, why don't you come in with me?"
He asked, looking back at Talia.
Since he made a deal with Talia, he would almost always tell Talia about his schedule in advance these days, including what time he would leave in the morning and what time he would return home in the evening.
And Talia is also very dedicated as a bodyguard.
Previously, whether Lanqi went to the Border Library or the Card Makers Association, Talia would wait outside the door until he came out.
The guarding force at this important location was not weak, and Lanqi explained to her that there were some places where she didn't need to accompany them.
For example, at Lanqi's house, as long as Lanqi is sent back to the mansion, she won't have to protect Lanqi anymore.
In addition, Lanqi himself was also very clear that Talia did not have the identity to enter these places.
Now, she is just an unidentified stowaway in the Kingdom of Hutton.
If your identity is investigated for breaking into the branches of these large associations, it may cause a lot of trouble.
"No."
There was no emotion in Talia's tone.
But her voice was still as distant as ever.
Lanqi sighed, put his hands on his hips and looked at her:
"I may have to stay here for a long time every day. If you wait outside for me every day... this kind of squatting may make you more conspicuous, right?"
"… "
His words left Talia silent, as if she was considering it.
"Don't you think it would be much more convenient for your work if you could also enter and leave the Card Creators Association freely?"
Lanqi asked again,
"It's like this. I will rent the card-making workshop in the association. There will be no one else in the room except me. You can just stay in the room to kill time. If anyone in the association asks, I will just say that you are my bodyguard."
As Lanqi spoke, he took out his savings crystal card.
Obviously, the highest level.
The Card Makers Association of the border city-state would not offend a distinguished guest like him at will.
"good."
Talia hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, and followed.
Instead of waiting outside, she had actually wanted to go into the Human Card Creators Association to take a look.
Unfortunately, he suffered from lack of legal identity for many years.
This human being... always manages to make her happy by accident.
…
Not long after Lanqi brought Talia into the association, a deacon came up to Lanqi to greet him.
Although he was not a registered card maker of the association, the staff of the association knew that Lanqi came as a "businessman".
After all, the Lanci family is a well-known Wilford Chamber of Commerce in this southern Wantina border area.
"I want to rent a high-end single-room card-making workshop, and I also need some materials."
Lanci expressed his intentions to the deacon in a concise and clear manner and handed him a list.
The deacon then nodded respectfully and extended his hand to invite the two to follow him.
Led by the deacon, they bypassed half of the indoor area of the first floor of the association and reached the third floor of the association via a suspended staircase.
The corridors of this building appear to be several decades old, but in order to preserve a certain artistic feel, excessive renovation was chosen.
At the end of the corridor, a room with a purple sign on the door came into view of Lanqi and Talia.
The deacon opened the door for them, then made way for them, signaling that they could come in.
"Mr. Lanci Wilford, the rental fee is 1 pound per hour. You can settle the rental bill when you leave. I will deliver the materials later."
The deacon operated the small magic device in his hand for a while, and handed the crystal card engraved with Lanqi's identity back to him.
"OK, thanks."
Lanqi was chatting with the deacon at the door.
Talia stood silently near Ranchi, examining her surroundings.
She could see at a glance that this spacious card-making workshop had a complete set of card-making facilities, and all of them were relatively high-end equipment.
It is quite good to have these things in a border city-state.
Talia couldn't remember how long it had been since she last touched these familiar tools.
But she didn't want to touch these things at all now.
The magic cards she made, which were engraved with demonic language, could not be traded freely in the human kingdom.
If we leave clues and are tracked down by the Human Kingdom Alliance Council, it will only cause fatal trouble...
…
Not long after, the staff prepared and delivered the materials purchased on Lanqi's list as promised.
In addition to regular materials such as whiteboard cards, energy crystals, magic stones, magic core liquid, etc., there are also a bunch of scrolls.
The main materials required to make the three major types of magic cards are different.
Equipment cards must have equipment prototypes and props such as enchantments and encapsulations.
Summoning cards require materials such as monster cores or soul crystals.
To make spell cards, you need magic scrolls as materials, which need to be processed and rewritten.
For practice, spell cards are undoubtedly the best choice.
Because a large part of the materials and craftsmanship required for spell cards have been integrated into magic scrolls.
Compared to creating from scratch, making spell cards is more like "reprocessing"!
"In addition to staying here, you can leave at any time. Just find the deacon and he will bring you in."
Lanqi picked up a chair and placed it not far from the workbench, indicating that it was for Talia.
Talia nodded.
She also doesn't like standing around waiting all day.
So Talia walked to the chair and sat down gently, with her back straight and her hands gently folded on her knees, like a noble queen.
She looked ahead calmly, as if she was not paying attention to the things around her.
But after sitting down, she found out.
It seems that the only thing I can do from now on is to watch this kid making cards to pass the time.