Its daybreak.
"Da da da… "
The sound of horse hooves sounded, and Richard and Gallie rode into Jialan City.
Jialan City is located in the south of the main continent, thousands of miles away from the nearest seaport. It has broken away from the coastal category and is an inland city - a typical inland city.
Due to the undulating terrain around it, transportation is not very developed, which has prevented the rapid development of Jialan City, making Jialan City only a medium-sized city so far.
However, there are disadvantages and advantages, because Jialan City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has unimaginable ore resources, so the locals can basically earn a lot of income without having to work hard. Of course, most of the income was divided among the nobles, and only the little food scraps left between the teeth were distributed to the ordinary people.
Most residents rely on hard-working jobs such as mining in the mountains in exchange for a certain amount of money to meet their daily needs. This is better than farmers in other places who depend on the weather. After all, their income is stable, but it is also difficult to find a good future.
It was precisely because of this that Jialie left Jialan City and went out alone, hoping to get ahead.
But obviously, he underestimated the dangers of the outside world and overestimated his luck. He was hit one after another and became a beggar.
Fortunately, fate did not abandon him completely. It gave him a chance at the last moment and a job, allowing him to return to Jialan City.
There is a gap between this job and Gallie's dream of becoming a servant of a wizard, but it is better than any job he has ever experienced. Therefore, Gallie worked hard to do everything he was asked to do, hoping to do this job for a long enough time.
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"Da da da… "
The sound of horse hoofbeats sounded in Jialan City. Jialie led Richard to look at the unused courtyards in Jialan City.
This is Richard's request.
Since he came to Jialan City and planned to stay for a while, he must find a place to stay.
At this time, Gallie, who was riding a horse, carefully pulled the reins of the horse and controlled the horse to stop.
After successfully stopping his horse, Gallie breathed a sigh of relief, quietly wiped his sweat, and turned to look at Richard, who was parked easily aside. Pointing to a courtyard on the street, he introduced: "Master, look, this is the largest unused courtyard in the city. It is said that it belongs to a noble with a title.
Because this nobleman left Jialan City and went to a larger city in the north, he entrusted the courtyard to his friends for sale. The price should be about one thousand two hundred gold coins. If you want it, you can lower the price to about one thousand gold coins. "
After hearing this, Richard raised his eyebrows.
According to the purchasing power of gold coins in Jialan City, one thousand gold coins is equivalent to about 1.8 million to 2.2 million yuan on earth. At such a price, it is considered very cheap to buy a courtyard of more than 1,000 square meters. but…
Richard shook his head.
Seeing Richard shaking his head, Gallie asked carefully: "Master, do you think the price is too high?"
"No." Richard looked at the carriages and pedestrians passing by on the street from time to time, "The price is not an issue, the main thing is that this place is too lively. I don't like lively places, the more remote the courtyard, the better, so as not to be disturbed by people. "
"Is that so?" Gallie nodded after hearing this, feeling a little weird in his heart. He didn't understand the harm of being more lively, but it could only be attributed to the wizard not liking to be in contact with people.
After thinking about it, Jia Lie said: "There is another courtyard in Beicheng. It is smaller than this one, but because of its remote location, it is really deserted. Master, why don't you go and take a look?"
"Then go take a look." Richard said.
"Yes." Gallie said, gently patting the horse's butt to make the horse move, holding the horse's reins tightly to prevent it from falling, and took the lead to walk away.
Richard followed behind, watching Jialie's careful riding, and he knew in his heart that Jialie's caution was not due to cowardice, but because of poor riding skills.
As a commoner, there was a natural gap between Galle and the nobles, and he had very few opportunities to ride horses. Without long-term practice, it is considered good if you can ride on a horse without falling off.
After riding on the road to Jialan City, Jialie's riding skills have improved somewhat, but they have only reached the entry level, so caution is a must.
After all, the risk of riding a horse is not low. If the control is not good, falling off the horse will at least cause a minor injury.
In a more serious case, he would fall off his horse and die.
In the history of the earth, no matter in the East or the West, many people have died from falling horses, and celebrities are not immune. For example: King Huailiang of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhao of the Northern Qi Dynasty Gao Yan, Genghis Khan recorded in "The Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty", William I, the "Conquering King" of the British Norman Dynasty, etc.
In some ways, riding a horse is more dangerous than driving a car on Earth.
It is worth mentioning that in the current world, even wizards still rely on horses to travel long distances on land, and no other means of transportation have been developed. In the novel, the horned eagle, griffon, and wyvern are completely invisible, and the teleportation array only exists in legends.
This obviously hinders the communication between wizards and restricts the emergence of higher-level wizard civilization. As for whether it can be improved in the future, it is unknown.
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Thinking about this, Richard followed Jia Lie to another courtyard in the north of the city.
It can be seen that the courtyard is much smaller, with dense cracks on the wall, and weeds growing out of the cracks in the door. It is very dilapidated.
Jialie introduced aloud: "Master, this is the courtyard I told you. He was once a wealthy businessman. After making some money, he bought this courtyard. However, because he offended someone, he was If he is killed, the courtyard will be inherited by a collateral relative of the other party.
The collateral relatives who inherited the house have been trying to sell it, but the asking price is very high, at least one thousand gold coins, so no one has bought it yet. If you want it, master, six hundred gold coins should be enough to get it done. "
After listening to Gallie's words, Richard did not say anything, but looked around, and his eyes fell on a stone building not far away.
The stone building is four stories high. Standing on the top floor of the stone building, you can see everything in the courtyard clearly.
Richard frowned slightly, then shook his head, and said to Gallie: "It won't work here, there is a risk of being spied on. In addition to being quiet, the place I plan to live must be kept secret and cannot be spied on."
"This..." Jia Li's expression became a little tangled, "Master, there must be a courtyard that meets your needs, but it is not easy to find in this city, at least for a day or two. Unless... you go outside the city, Buy an estate.”
"manor?"
"Yes, the manor." Gallie said, "As far as I know, there are several small manors that are quiet and protected from prying eyes. After all, they are surrounded by fields. But the problem is... the price is a bit expensive."
"How expensive?"
"The cheapest one costs two thousand gold coins." Gallie said carefully. In his eyes, this was a huge amount of money that he would never make in his life.
Who knew that Richard nodded lightly and said, "Two thousand gold coins, that's not a problem. Let's go and have a look." After saying that, Richard rode his horse and headed outside the city.
Jialie was stunned and quickly followed, looking at Richard's back with a twinkle in his eye. After reflecting on Richard's words, he suddenly realized that the wizard master he served might be richer than he thought.
Maybe... Unknowingly, he hugged someone's thigh
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