Empire of Shadows

Chapter 24: Save your life

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After cleaning up the mess, it was almost evening. At the invitation of the city lord, Carsen had to reluctantly agree to attend the banquet. Carsen wanted to ask me to go with him, but considering that I had a conflict with the fat city lord yesterday, I immediately rejected his kindness. And I also knew that Carsen and his friends would definitely not enjoy the food if they went. They were not on the same line to begin with, so it would be strange if they could let go. I might as well be the green onion of the soldiers in the barracks! (Green onion = admirer)

The corps commander and the division commanders left, and I, who was only a captain in name only, became a real king monkey (what is a king monkey? Don’t you know that in the mountains without tigers, the monkey is the king?), and celebrated with the soldiers in the camp. Unfortunately, I have always been a poor drinker. Even here, God has not given me any improvement. People say that after three rounds of drinking, I was thrown into the barracks by several captains after I drank a few bowls.

When I woke up the next day, I still felt dizzy, but I didn't have a splitting headache like I did on Earth. I felt much better. I guess it was because the wine here was brewed, not mixed with alcohol like on Earth.

Fortunately, I didn't vomit. I cleaned up and walked out. But when I walked to the door, I was almost scared. A large group of people had gathered in the square of the military camp to train there. It seems that my body is really bad. I drink little and recover so slowly. I will probably die very quickly on the battlefield. This time I was able to escape with my life. In addition to plagiarizing the ancients' tricks, I was just lucky.

"Hanlong, you're up so early? I thought you were going to sleep until noon. How is it? Are you okay?" As soon as I walked out, Commander Kevin caught sight of me.

"Hey, it's embarrassing to be treated as a wimp by everyone. But I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern, Commander."

"That's good. The commander just told you to take a day off today. We'll discuss your duties and other matters tomorrow. Wait for the lord and our reinforcements... Hehe, we can't talk about reinforcements now. When they arrive, the commander will ask the magician to help you see if you are suitable for learning magic. If you are, then you can learn magic. Otherwise, just follow the commander to learn swordsmanship and fighting spirit."

Kevin's words made me very happy. Learning magic? This is a very lucky thing. I think anyone who has read fantasy novels on earth will definitely like this mysterious power. How can I give up this opportunity? I was excited, absolutely excited. For a moment, I threw the plan of leaving Carsen out of my mind. But speaking of fighting spirit, it seems that Carsen is not very optimistic about my health, so Kevin added the word "forget it" at the end.

I hastily agreed to Kevin's request. After saying goodbye to Kevin, I didn't look for Carsen anymore, but rushed out of the barracks. I was so upset the day before yesterday. I saw such a dirty and messy scene just after leaving the barracks. As soon as I started to do that, those Senke Alliance troops showed up. Now it's finally time for me to act freely. I touched the gold coins in my pocket and decided to have a good meal first. I only ate a few bites yesterday and was drunk by those wolves. I was so...

One hand in the pocket, the other holding the hilt of the sword, I have come to this day, it is really awesome, if I didn't have a little self-awareness, I would have almost learned to be a crab. On the road, whether it is the soldiers of my legion or the city guards, they all waved their hands to greet me when they saw me, it felt like the chief inspecting the barracks. In one word, cool!

Although I was wandering around for the purpose of gaining knowledge, I was disappointed after seeing the shops on the street. Handmade works are called green and environmentally friendly products on Earth, but the quality is nothing. Rubbish!

"Sir, what do you need? The weapons and equipment here are among the best in the Eastern Territory. As long as you need it, we can definitely satisfy you. Do you need armor? Or weapons? Or something else..."

As soon as I walked into a weapon shop that looked mediocre, the shop owner came up to me. Hearing what he said, I immediately became interested in this small shop with only two storefronts. He sounded quite impressive. Could it be that he really had good stuff? I guess the shop owners in the magic world don't have so many tricks in their heads? Of course, if I met a guy like Rogge who only sold expensive things and not the right ones, then I would be in trouble for the rest of my life. I can't tell whether magician equipment is good or bad now...

"Well, boss, I want to buy some magician's equipment. Can you recommend some to me..." Fortunately, before I finished speaking, the shopkeeper's face changed, from joy to expressionless, and then to a wry smile. I knew I might have done something wrong.

"Sir, aren't you a swordsman? Why do you want to buy magician's equipment? And where can we find magician's equipment in such a remote town? Besides, this is close to the homeland of the barbarians, and few magicians will come here. Even in the army, since it is a local organization, there are no magicians, so we will not specifically import such goods..."

After getting everything clear, in a word, there are not many magic equipment stores in the Kastek Empire except the capital and a few big cities, as well as cities close to the Free Cities. Damn, I wanted to get some information out of the magic knight Carsente as soon as possible, so that I could perform well in front of that sorcerer, but it seems that there is no hope.

Helplessly, I could only leave in disappointment and go get something to eat first. My stomach seemed to be protesting. After eating, I would go shopping again. However, my plan for the afternoon was to go treasure hunting. Haven’t I seen many fantasy novels where the protagonists all got started by luck? Either they found a super magic staff or touched a dragon-slaying sword? Let’s see if I have that luck this afternoon. . . . . .

"Fuck... ****..." I had just walked to the door of the weapon shop and had not had a chance to enjoy the warm sunshine when I was knocked back the same way I came out. That damn reckless guy, he ran away without a clear mind! I pulled out the sword in anger, and the owner of the weapon shop turned pale with fear.

I rushed out of the weapon shop and was about to get mad when I found that the guy who bumped into me had been surrounded by the city defense army. Oh my god, did those people know that this guy was going to bump into me, and ambushed here in advance to please me? No, maybe these people were here to arrest people...

Arnold. Su Hua apologizes, apologizes, I didn't say the brothers who voted, ^O^