The closer Helena got and the more she saw Harold's appearance, the more certain she became that he was the black dragon that would destroy the world as predicted.
The bone bracelet on my wrist was getting hot, and the black mist almost enveloped the entire bracelet. It was a kind of resonance.
Back then, Alia exhausted all her strength to change his fate.
Later, she peeked at Alia's prophecy crystal, and the black dragon would meet his destined person when he was nearly a hundred years old.
Before that, he was expelled by the dragon clan, lived alone in the wilderness, was tyrannical and capricious, and was an out-and-out evil black dragon.
Unfortunately, he was discovered by Alia at that time. She escaped in a hurry and was unable to see the person destined to be the world-destroying black dragon.
Drex endured the backlash of the contract and hid the young dragon.
As a result, Jinklay has not found any trace of the black dragon in the past few decades.
Helena stroked the bone bracelet under her sleeve, her eyes full of ambition.
The dragon race is powerful and despises everything in the world.
A powerful adult dragon is not easy to mess with, but a young dragon like this is at the most innocent age.
She remembered a scene in the prophecy: the sun was setting and the black dragon was squatting alone on the edge of a cliff, gazing into the distance, his back looking lonely and desolate.
He lost his parents at a young age and was not accepted by his tribe. He must have been lonely and sensitive inside.
Helena walked up to Harold, with bright eyes, white teeth and a gentle smile.
She will take a step ahead and become the destined one of this black dragon and make a contract with him.
Harold handed a flyer to the woman who suddenly stood in front of him, and then turned around to block the passing students from the magic academy.
Based on our experience this afternoon, these students were the most willing to take the flyers.
He was a little annoyed and wanted to send it back quickly.
Helena's eyes twitched slightly, and she took the flyer casually, walked around to Harold again, and tried to exude a gentle demeanor: "Hello, do you need any help?"
Harold frowned. This human was very strange.
But she offered to help so that she could go back earlier if she finished delivering the materials in advance.
He nodded slightly, picked up a stack of flyers from the ground and gave them to her, and reminded her: "Distribute them to people passing by, be sweet-mouthed, and make sure they accept them."
Helena smiled gently and gracefully, and followed Harold in small steps, distributing flyers while trying to strike up a conversation: "My name is Helena, and I study at the Royal School of Magic. What's your name?"
Harold imitated Lu Yao's usual way of scolding him and said seriously: "Don't talk while working."
Helena looked at the young man's handsome and straight back and stamped her feet.
No matter how old a dragon is, he is always so unromantic.
About an hour later, all 2,000 leaflets were distributed.
Harold clapped his hands, feeling a great sense of accomplishment.
Turning around and seeing Helena still there, he pulled out a gold coin from his pocket, "Reward."
Xiao Heilong is not short of money, but he gradually developed a concept of money after working.
His monthly salary was only three gold coins, and because he had no silver or copper coins on him, he took out a gold coin to pay the helper.
Helena was a little surprised that this young dragon seemed to understand a little about the ways of the world.
In order to talk to him more, she did not take the money, lowered her head and shyly asked to have a meal with him.
The little black dragon casually threw the gold coin to her and said in a cold voice: "I want to go home."
Lu Yao once said, go home after distributing flyers and don’t follow strangers.
"… "
Helena stood there, watching the black dragon's back quickly disappear into the crowd and disappear from sight.
She lowered her head and took out the flyer that Harold had first handed to her from her handbag. She quickly skimmed over the unimportant content and saw the words "Luyao Nail Salon" at the end. She gritted her teeth.
It was that store!
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Emerald Town, nail salon.
Three apprentices are trimming nails for a customer.
These three guests have been working all year round, and they have rough calluses on their fingers, irregular nails, and nail beds wrapped around the nails, which need careful trimming.
The three ladies' eyes widened when they saw the apprentices take out sharp knives.
Mrs. Brown was the most nervous and her fingers unconsciously retracted.
Eugenia raised her head and comforted her helplessly: "Mom, don't be nervous, it won't hurt. I just want to help you trim your nails to make them more beautiful."
Mrs. Brown tried to suppress her fear and let out a breath, "Well, I'm not nervous. Just do it."
After a while, the three ladies found that it really didn't hurt, and they were completely relieved.
After trimming their fingertips, wiping them with alcohol cotton pads to disinfect them, and applying nail polish, the apprentices began to communicate with the customers about the style and details of the manicure under the light.
Mrs. Grote from the bakery chose to do stamp manicure from the beginning. Tina took out the silicone sample and discussed the base color and pattern with her.
Mrs. Grote likes small and intricate floral branches. She was wearing a floral dress today and after looking around, she chose two patterns.
Mrs. Creamer from the fruit shop likes both the solid color and the monochrome gradient and can't make up her mind to choose one.
Mumu suggested trying both styles, which would give you a more intuitive feel.
Mrs. Creamer nodded in surprise: "Thank you for your help."
The slime was gentle, not at all rude like the lower monsters. When dyeing the armor, the little claws were steady, not making her feel uncomfortable. Mrs. Creamer liked this slime a little.
Lu Yao was observing from the side and found the performance of the dragon and the slime unexpected.
It was interesting to see that there was absolutely no miscommunication due to racial differences when receiving guests.
Eugenia's personality is much more reserved than that of the dragon and the slime.
Mrs. Brown chose a solid color one, and Lu Yao stood behind her and watched for a while.
When she’s really into her work, Eugenia is serious, exuding a vitality she rarely sees, with a gentle attitude and steady hands.
Lu Yao was quite satisfied that the three apprentices had learned the skills quite well in such a short period of time.
Harold returned to the nail salon. His three colleagues were still undergoing assessment. He approached the store manager and said, "Lu Yao, I'm back."
Lu Yao looked him up and down. "How do you feel? Are you tired?"
Harold wanted to take credit and act like a spoiled brat, but there were so many people in the store at this time. The dragon couldn't let go of his dignity. He drank two glasses of water, pretended to be steady and walked to the sofa to sit down: "Not bad."
Lu Yao came over and patted him on the shoulder, praising him: "You did a great job today!"
The little black dragon's dark blue eyes lit up and he turned his head to glance at Mumu.
Mumu was concentrating on receiving guests and didn't notice the look that implied boasting.
Lu Yao set the assessment time at three hours, and Tina had finished it in less than two hours.
Tina listened to Mrs. Grote's request and made two stamp pattern nails. The white floral wreaths and diagonal plaids were printed on the light blue base oil, which were fresh and cute.
The other three are made of a darker and lighter solid color respectively. There is also a white French border on the ring finger, and it is embellished with an exquisite bow crystal accessory.
Finally, use a magic circle to seal the layer so you don’t have to worry about it falling off during normal work.
Mrs. Grote stretched out her fingers and laughed till her eyes were blinded.
Mrs. Grote is busy baking and selling bread every day. She has to squat in front of the oven early in the morning, and then receive guests after baking the bread. She hasn't relaxed like this for a long time.
She squinted her eyes and changed the angle to admire her nails. The light blue color made her feel happy, and the tiny flowers on her nails looked cuter and cuter. "This nail art is so beautiful. I like it so much."
Tina packed up her tools with her fiery red eyes curved and her expression restrained, but she was actually quite excited.
The first time I did manicure for a customer, I received positive comments. It was such a great sense of accomplishment.
Mumu finished second.
Mrs. Creamer has red manicures. The middle finger and little finger of her left hand are pure dark red, and the thumb, thumb and ring finger are smudged with the same color. The opposite is true for her right hand, with a mix of light and dark colors, which looks both casual and exquisite.
Mrs. Creamer stretched out her ten fingers, the corners of her mouth curled higher and higher, "This is so beautiful! The combination of solid color and gradient is not dull at all. Next time I still don't know which one to choose, they are all so beautiful. Mumu's craftsmanship is also great!"
Mumu blinked her round eyes and said, "Ji."
The last thing Eugenia finished, and Mrs. Brown made, was a set of green cat's-eye armor.
Silver cat-eye nail polish is layered on the transparent dark green base, and a shallow arc of light is attracted to the edge with a magnet, which is simple and high-end.
This was Mrs. Brown's first time having her nails dyed.
It was enough to make her happy that her daughter dyed her nails, and the result was beyond her imagination.
She bent her fingers, palms up, and carefully observed the sequins on her fingertips floating under the light. Her brows relaxed, her eyes lit up, and she murmured to herself, "This is too beautiful. I have to be careful when I pinch needles and cook tomorrow, so as not to scratch it."
Eugenia doesn't know magic, so she asks Mum to help her make a magic seal for Mrs. Brown.
"Mom, after the magic seal is applied, you don't have to worry about it falling off," Eugenia explained.
Mrs. Brown looked down at her fingers and finally couldn't help laughing. "This is so convenient."
Lu Yao looked at the manicures of the three ladies one by one, gave them some nail polish remover paper, and casually mentioned that there would be an event in the store tomorrow.
When Mrs. Grote left, she took the initiative to ask Lu Yao for an event flyer, and Mrs. Creamer and Mrs. Brown also asked for one.
Lu Yao walked to the door and watched them leave.
In the shop, three apprentices sat at their workbenches, looking a little nervous.
Lu Yao walked in, clapped his hands, and said with a relaxed expression, "You have made great progress. All three of your works are very good."
Tina, Mumu and Eugenia's eyes sparkled. The manager's affirmation was more powerful than any praise to them.
Lu Yao took out three flyers and pushed them over, continuing, "You all passed the preliminary assessment. There will be an event in the store tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and you will be responsible for receiving the guests who come. For each guest you receive, one tenth of the income will be counted into your salary."
Tina and Mumu are not very sensitive to salary performance, but both showed a very positive attitude towards this event.
After receiving Mrs. Grote, Tina felt that she had made significant progress and she wanted to further improve her manicure skills.
Mumu is very motivated to do anything as long as it can help the store owner.
When Eugenia heard that there would be a commission reward, plus a fixed salary of four silver coins per month, she became motivated just thinking about it.
After the small meeting to mobilize for the activity, Lu Yao went to the snack bar to pick up a lunch box for dinner.
In the evening, Eugenia returned home.
Mrs. Brown came out to greet them. The sadness that had accumulated on her face for a long time finally disappeared. "Eugenia, you're back."
Eugenia held up a small paper box and handed it to Mrs. Brown. "Mom, these are the leftover snacks from dinner. You can share them at home tomorrow. Nick and Sissi will definitely like them."
Mrs. Brown opened it and took a look. She went to the kitchen to get a knife and divided it into five portions. She put one portion on a small plate and handed it to Eugenia. "We will all eat it, and you can't be left out."
Eugenia smiled and said, "Then save it for me to eat tomorrow morning. I really can't eat it today."
The mother and daughter sat down to chat, and Eugenia mentioned the activities in the store tomorrow.
When Mrs. Brown heard that there was a commission for entertaining guests, she immediately said, "I'll talk to the neighbors tomorrow."
Eugenia didn't expect her taciturn mother to be so lively. She couldn't help laughing: "Can you really convince them?"
Mrs. Brown held out her hand and smiled, "No need to say anything. As long as they see my nails, they will definitely ask questions."
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At four in the morning, Mrs. Grote and her husband would get up to bake bread.
At six o'clock in the morning, fresh bread comes out of the oven one by one, and workers going to work in the mines will come to buy the cheapest black bread.
A little later, housewives who were buying groceries would stop by and buy some whole-grain bread to go with their soup.
Mrs. Grote wore a dark blue floral dress, a beige gown tucked into the skirt, and a thick apron. When she greeted the guests, her eyes were full of smiles, as if she had encountered something particularly happy early in the morning.
When a lady she knew asked her what good thing had happened, Mrs. Grote raised her hand casually, and the lady's eyes were fixed on her. "Where did you paint your nails? They look so beautiful. No wonder you are in a good mood."
Mrs. Grote smiled and said, "Yes, I went to the nail salon across the street to get it done last night. It's pretty good, isn't it?"
When the lady heard about the nail salon, her smile faded a bit and she lowered her voice: "You went to that store? You must be joking."
Mrs. Grote put down the bread plate and said nonchalantly, "Well, that shop is a nail-dyeing shop. Although there is a slime in the shop, it has a very gentle personality and can dye nails. Several of us ladies went to get our nails done together last night, and nothing happened. Look at my nails, they are so beautifully dyed."
The ladies who were buying bread gathered together, and Mrs. Grote mentioned that the nail salon had a recent event, offering a 10% discount on nail dyeing.
The ladies didn't understand what "10% off" meant, so Mrs. Grote took out the flyer and explained it again according to Lu Yao's words, and now some of them were interested.
At around seven o'clock, the fruit shop also opened.
Customers passing by to buy groceries saw Mrs. Creamer tidying up the fruit stall and inadvertently noticed that her hand holding the apple had fingertips that were more delicate and beautiful than the apple.
As the conversation started, the women's topics of conversation throughout the morning were almost entirely about "Luyao Nail Salon" and the 10% off trial event.
By the time the nail salon opened, there were already people queuing at the door.
The shop assistants arrived at the store one after another and began to receive customers.
As usual, Mumu split into two, one to greet the customers waiting in line and the other to do their nails.
The slime form moved slowly, so he simply transformed into the same form he had the last time he went out.
The little boy who looks 90% like the store owner instantly wins the favor of the customers.
Harold snorted lightly, feeling very unhappy.
The customer who had originally made an appointment with Lu Yao canceled his customized manicure temporarily after hearing about the event and also experienced the 10% off promotion.
Lu Yao was able to make this simpler style faster than the apprentice.
After receiving the guests who had made appointments in the morning, I also received a few individual guests.
At noon, Si Jin came back with two large boxes.
The store was busy and no one noticed.
He silently moved the two boxes into the lounge, came out to say hello to Lu Yao, and went to play with Harold.
The rest area was full of customers waiting to have their manicures done. Two guards brought small blue plastic stools and sat in the corner, with nothing to do.
Helena brought two teams of knights and two royal magicians to the nail salon. Seeing a long line of people at the door, she asked the captain of the knights to lead the team to surround the nail salon, and she broke into the store with two magicians.
Seeing the emblem of the Royal Knights, the people queuing outside the door quietly dispersed with surprise and doubt in their eyes.
Helena walked in and saw Harold. She rolled her eyes and walked over, waving her feather fan. "It's you!"
Harold looked puzzled: "?"
Helena tried to show surprise at the chance encounter, "Don't you remember? I helped you distribute flyers yesterday."
Harold remembered, his expression and attitude didn't change: "Oh."
"... I'm here to get a manicure. Do you have any recommendations?" Helena suppressed her temper and racked her brains to find a topic.
Without waiting for Harold to speak, Si Jin glanced at Helena and said with a half-smile: "My dear, you have cut in line. Please go outside and queue up again."
The silver-robed magician beside Helena came out, glanced around the store with his eyes slanted, and raised his chin slightly, "Miss Helena is here in person, why doesn't the owner come out to greet her?"
The customers in the store were already frightened when they saw the silver-robed magician, and they became even more worried when they were glanced at by his contemptuous eyes.
Some people wanted to leave, but when they reached the door, they found that they were surrounded by knights outside. They retreated with bitter faces, feeling extremely regretful. They thought they should not have come to the store to join in the fun, and they didn't know how this store had attracted the attention of the nobles.
Helena gently waved her feather fan and looked at Lu Yao not far away with a smile.
Last time I came here I only brought the knights and it was a big embarrassment.
This time she begged His Majesty to send two royal light magicians, the black dragon that was most powerful against darkness.
This honor was given by His Majesty and is the honor that Jinkley deserves.
She had to first subdue the owner of this strange shop, leaving the Black Dragon with no place to stay, and then she could lend a hand to save him.
The method might be a little rough, but Helena has been doing it this way for many years and doesn't think there is anything wrong with it.
The store suddenly became quiet. Lu Yao stopped and looked at Helena, somewhat puzzled.
Isn't this the guy from last time
Tina saw that Lu Yao was distracted and quickly explained a few words.
The silver-robed magician also noticed Lu Yao and looked at him with a cold face, "Are you the owner? Why don't you get up and greet him!"
Lu Yao didn't respond, but glanced at Harold and Si Jin, and said helplessly: "If you two continue to watch the show, your wages will be deducted, and you are not allowed to enter the lounge during working hours."
!!!
It's okay to deduct wages.
Can’t go to the rest room during work hours
So scary!
Si Jin and Harold stood up immediately, their eyes erect and fierce.
The two light magicians sensed something was wrong, the aura emitted by these two men was extremely ominous, they were not ordinary monsters.
Si Jin grabbed the magician who had just asked the owner to come and greet him in person. His five fingers turned into dragon claws. His eyes were filled with gold and his breath was filled with a strong sense of oppression: "Magician, tell me, what is Helena that requires the owner to come and greet her in person?"
Even we, the dragons, are polite and courteous to the store owner.
Where did this wild chicken come from? How dare he be so arrogant
A little golden scale appeared under Si Jin's eyes, and the magician's pupils widened. He never thought that he would meet a dragon in such a country shop.
One hundred years ago, the Kinclair family signed a contract with dragons and drove the dragons to the battlefield, allowing the empire to dominate the Alexandria continent in a short period of time.
But since then, dragons have rarely appeared in the empire.
It’s funny to say, this was the first time this light magician saw a real dragon, and his legs went limp with fear for a moment.
But after all, he was a royal talent carefully selected from thousands. He retreated for a moment, but the next moment he cheered up, chanted a spell, and prepared to fight back.
Even if it's a dragon, I can still fight it!
The Light Magician was excited, at this moment he felt he could win!
Si Jin let out a bored sigh, without even using any magic power, and raised his hand to knock him unconscious.
Harold had already dealt with the other magician and looked at Helena coldly: "Do you want to go out by yourself, or do you want us to take you there?"
Helena's face turned pale, but she didn't dare to get angry.
She didn't expect that there was more than one dragon in the store.
Because there were customers in the store, the two dragons restrained themselves and sent Helena and her group away in the simplest way.
When the Knight Commander saw the miserable state of the two magicians, he said nothing and fled Emerald Town with his team members, forgetting to use the teleportation array.
The customers in the store were somewhat frightened. Some of them stood up and wanted to leave again, but when they saw Si Jin and Harold coming back, they sat down again in silence.
This is really a shady shop, right