Flowers and wine, blizzards, carnival crowds, beautiful singers, Puluo City is filled with a happy atmosphere. It turns out that today is the Xinyuan Festival, which is a celebration that only Puluo City and the capital of the Mia Empire have. Held in the half month after New Year's Day, the carnival that lasts for a week is one of the characteristics of Puluo City.
A boring scholar once analyzed that, in fact, Puluo City is not just a city, it is almost a country of its own, and its influence and hidden energy are amazing, just because it has no systematic management system There is no threat to the various empires, and on the surface they are peaceful and quiet.
In Yesa City, snowflakes are shrouded in white terror, but here, snowflakes have become a beautiful decoration, adding beauty and romance to the New Year's Day celebration.
The street was crowded with people, and it felt as if all the people in the city had been dispatched. Every store next to the street was decorated with colorful ribbons and balls, and slogans of big sales and promotions were hung up.
Many boys and girls ran past them, some holding bright flowers in their hands, and when they saw something pleasing to the eye, they would shove them with a smile, and then throw a wink on the way, and maybe they would take it again in their hands after a while. They are all youthful and happy after taking the flowers that others have stuffed into them.
It's just that the father and son seem to be isolated from the crowd. When some girls see them, they want to come forward and send flowers, but they lose the courage to talk when they meet Xi Wei's frosty eyes. Only dare to look from a distance, dare not get close.
Kino couldn't take his eyes off of them. The decoration of these stores was so beautiful. Compared with Ye Sacheng, it was like a sky and an underground.
Suddenly the flow of people became hurried, they all rushed in the same direction, and the expressions on people's faces became more excited, as if some star was coming.
There were too many people on the street. They were wrapped involuntarily walking in the direction of the flow of people. Xi Wei began to become more serious. He tried to get out of the control of the crowd, but an ordinary warrior was among so many people. You can only be forced to follow the flow of people, if you don't want to have a stampede and become a ghost under your feet.
When he first came out, Xi Wei was holding Chino's hand, but as the crowd became more and more crowded, he had to carry the little guy on his shoulders, so that he could stand on the shoulders of "giants" and see the world.
Finally the crowd stopped, they formed a huge circle, surrounded by a stage-like thing, many boys and girls cheered and shouted Yasuo's name.
The surrounding voices are very noisy, and the meaning is the same, which is to express the excitement of Yasuo coming here.
Hearing this familiar name, they remembered at the same time that it was the famous troubadour, and Xiao Wu also liked him very much.
The stage was built on the central square, and the snowflakes kept falling, but it was difficult to gather on the stage.
The sound of music sounded, which at first was covered up by the noise of the crowd, and gradually overcame the crowd. People gradually became quiet and listened to this wonderful sound of music.
A young man with long green hair holds a golden harp and translates those distant legends into lyrics and scores to convey to his audience.
Most people are intoxicated by it. From the perspective of human aesthetics, Yasuo is obviously a very beautiful man with long green hair and blue eyes. His eyes are shining with wisdom and justice. However, his clothes are slightly worn. It shows that this is a troubadour who has gone through a long and arduous journey.
Compared with his moving music, what is more surprising is his appearance. Yasuo has been famous for a long time. According to incomplete statistics, it has been at least 30 years since he appeared on the mainland. However, time has passed. It seems that he is particularly fond of him, and it looks as if he will always be twenty years old.
Some people say that Yasuo has the blood of the elf, so he inherits the beauty, wisdom and musical talent of the elf, and even the longevity of the elf. Others say that Yasuo has already broken through the level of human beings and has become a demigod, or even a god.
All kinds of speculations have not been confirmed, because Yasuo seems to be very close but is actually far away. His footprints are all over the corner of this continent. Where there are legendary stories, there is him. He does not shy away from any city. Stopping in a holy place like Puluo City will also spread a ray of light as much as possible to a place shrouded in darkness like Ye Sa City.
However, he just spreads it. No one will come forward to disturb him while he is playing, and he will disappear quietly after the performance. No one knows where his next destination is.
The beautiful music suddenly stopped and turned into a sad tune, and the lyrics in Yasuo's mouth were also dyed with a color of despair.
Kino couldn't describe the feeling, but he "saw" the picture that the poet wanted to convey from Yasuo's mouth, he "saw" the familiar Louvre Street, "saw" the plague demon appearing in Ye Sa City, "Look at" "The expressions of despair and horror at the moment when people who were drunk and dreamed of dying in the city were faced with death were so clear that they seemed to be there.
"There is a girl with love, buried forever in the snow mountain, her love has not bloomed yet, but she has withered."
The sense of sight of such a city being destroyed is too strong, maybe it is hurt by things, maybe the music is too infectious, many people bowed their heads to express their condolences, and at the same time their hearts were full of anger towards the devil.
The last era can also be said to be destroyed by the hands of demons. These terrifying guys will always be the shadow of ordinary human beings, but they cannot be eliminated at all. They can only be sealed and suppressed. Humans and demons have fought for four eras, and there are losses and wins.
At the end of the third era, it can be said that a breakthrough victory was achieved. All existing demons were sealed by two-thirds, and the rest were suppressed. The Red Moon Continent ushered in peace for more than 1,700 years.
This is also the reason why Xia Zuo and Asir have a high status in the hearts of ordinary people. This kind of admiration reflects the fact that Puluo Academy can be almost on an equal footing with the Temple.
When people calmed down a little, they looked up again, only to find that the mysterious troubadour disappeared without a trace like every time before.
Chino was sitting on Xi Wei's shoulder. When he heard about the girl buried in the snowy mountains, he faintly felt that Nami was probably a little more fortunate. It seemed like a thorn was stuck in her throat and she couldn't swallow it. Can't spit.
Of course he didn't notice when Yasuo left, until a girl's voice came from his ear, pulling everyone out of that sad atmosphere.
A man wearing a white hat jumped out of the crowd, stepped on the shoulders of a few innocent passers-by and jumped onto the high stage. After searching around, he was slightly unwilling to find that Yasuo was indeed gone I stamped my feet and shouted Yasuo's name several times, but got no response at all.
Judging from her figure and voice, the person in the white hat should be a girl. After realizing that it was impossible to find the person she was looking for in this place, she jumped off the stage again and chased out in one direction.
There was a kind of good-natured laughter, evidently accustomed to this sort of thing.
The appearance of the girl dispelled the shrouded sadness, and some people even wiped their tears and complained that Yasuo shouldn't bring everyone into negative emotions on such a festive day.
And after such an episode, it was already nighttime. The high and wide stage was lit up with specially customized magic stone lanterns. The colors were very beautiful and dazzling. It is remembered that today is the day of New Year's Eve, when young men and women hold hands and sing and dance around a bonfire.
The stage begins with performances for the celebration, with everything from singing and dancing to acrobatics and magic.
Chino looked around, and even saw Jonia and Evan, and could not help but shorten his short head, trying to reduce his sense of existence.
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Xi Wei stood in the corner of the stage. He didn't want to grab a position with a good view like ordinary people, but was thinking about something quietly, so the twins didn't notice him for a while, and Chino was a stranger to the other world. There is a lack of interest in singing, dancing and clumsy magic performances. Perhaps because the magic civilization is too developed, the magic here seems very rudimentary.
Real magicians disdain to do such entertaining performances, and magicians cannot reach the realm of magicians, so they have always been tepid and tasteless shows, which can only coax children.
A clown was in charge of hosting the show. After another stage play based on a legendary story told by Yasuo, the clown said in an excited tone, "Today, we have a special performance. As we all know, space magicians are It is also very rare among magicians, and we have found a powerful magician, who does not have any magical talent, but can do the things of a space magician, let us welcome the space magician, Leon!"
There was endless applause off the stage, and the enthusiasm was comparable to welcoming leaders, and anger rose for a while. This was a fresh magic show, and space magician was also a novel word.
A woman wearing a magician's high hat and a black tuxedo walked slowly to the front of the stage, and the crowd suddenly exclaimed, yes, this magician Leon is actually a very handsome woman.
Leon made a standard gentleman's bow, and did not consider herself a woman at all. Then she started her own unique performance. Chino watched for a while. He didn't study magic, but only vaguely knew about magic. They all use blindfolds, props, and visual deception to achieve their goals. In the past, they were only seen at various parties in the Celestial Dynasty.
However, with his limited knowledge, he can see that this Leon is really powerful. Her fingers can fly up and down, and she can change all kinds of incredible things. In the cold winter, she only wears a thin shirt and black tuxedo. , it is impossible to hide so many things on the body.
Then the level of magic is obviously the pinnacle.
Jonia and Evan are from the royal family of the Mia Empire, and they have never seen such a miraculous performance, and their expressions are full of amazement.
When Leon's performance came to an end, she still looked calm, not blushing or panting, as if such a wonderful performance was just a piece of cake.
At this time, Leon took the clown's microphone, and her neutral voice echoed from the top of the stage, "The next thing I will perform is my finale magic, called The Big Change, I need two audience members to cooperate with me, no Know who would like to?"
Many children and teenagers are enthusiastically raising their hands, and it is exciting to be able to participate in such an exciting program that sounds exciting.
With a smile on his lips, Leon swept across the crowd slowly, his fingers slowly swept from the left to the right of the stage, and stopped above Jonathan's forehead while the crowd waited nervously, "Then I will invite this beautiful lady. Come up."
Jonia blinked, and when she was excited, she chanted a magic spell, and flew straight to the stage using the not-so-skilled levitating technique.
Leon looked surprised, "Oh, I didn't expect this beautiful lady to be an amazing magician. You really look like a princess."
Having said that, Leon did not have the inferiority complex that a magician should have in front of a magician, but instead gave a free and easy kiss.
I don't know why, even though she was a woman, being treated like this, Jonia's cheeks were still flushed and she felt shy, she raised her head to cover up, and made a gesture that she didn't care much about.
Leon continued, "Then my princess, please choose another audience member to complete this magic with you."
Jonia calmed down, glanced at Evan slightly, and decided not to give him a chance to experience it, let him regret it!
So Princess Rose began to look around the bottom of the stage, her eyes swept across the eager faces, and finally stopped at an inconspicuous corner. People's eyes moved back and forth with her, and when they saw that she no longer turned her head, they all followed her. Her gaze stopped.
In the corner under the stage, it seemed to be drenched in a thick darkness that even the lights could not penetrate. On the shoulders of the black-haired, dark-eyed boy sat an incredible girl with short hair in a dress. The two were dressed in different colors but obviously the same. A series of school uniforms, showing their identity as students of Puluo College.
Suddenly becoming the focus of the crowd made Xi Wei's muscles tense. His feet rubbed slightly on the ground, and in an instant he was secretly ready to escape at any time.
Xi Wei has never been a hero, nor a person who likes games.
Jonia saw the strange pair of father and son. Although she didn't like seeing Xi Wei, the guy who would take revenge, but the child is innocent after all. There is such a child here who I still know, so it's okay to play with him.
The well-intentioned Jonathan only thought for a while and decided to share this rare opportunity with Chino, so she pointed to the inconspicuous corner of the stage with certainty, turned her head and said to Leon, "Magic. Miss Shi, I want to invite this little girl to complete this game with me."
Leon still smiled gentlemanly, indicating that there was no problem, but when they turned their eyes to that corner again, they found that there was no one there.
Jonia was stunned, she turned her head for a while, why did the person disappear
There was also a commotion in the crowd. In the chaos, someone shouted, "I saw that boy with the child running to the northwest."
People looked to the northwest in unison again, and sure enough, they saw the back of the young man just disappearing into the dark night.
Jonia only felt that her blood was surging. This time, she was not shy, but angry. Good you Xiwei, I kindly took your children to play, but you ran away quietly, in front of so many If people lose face, won't she be a laughing stock in Puluo City in the future
As soon as Jonya got angry, she didn't even want to care about the magical magic that she was thinking about just now, so she wanted to bring Xi Wei back and beat him up.
However, Leon patted her on the shoulder and motioned her to take it easy, "Beautiful princess, how could such a beautiful night be ruined by such a trivial matter, that boy was just joking with us. ."
Jonia slammed on the brakes and gave Leon a puzzled look, "You... agreed?"
Leon smiled confidently, "Of course, my princess, the real performance is just about to begin."
So Jonia stayed suspiciously.
At this time, Xi Wei had already run away, and Chino changed into a posture of lying on his back, pursing his lips and secretly laughing, joking. Although it sounds exciting and interesting to change a living person, the Lyon magician No matter how you look at it, there is a strangeness. According to the character of the protagonist, how can you expose yourself to the public eye.
It's a pity that I can't play the game, but being careful is the most important thing.
They left the noisy crowd behind and walked slowly towards Puluo College. The atmosphere around them was high just now. The snowflakes were dissipated by the heat of the bonfire before they fell to the ground. Dipping, Kino couldn't help shrinking his neck.
Looking up at the dark night sky, Kino suddenly felt dizzy, like the weightlessness of falling from a ten-story building. in the ear.
Jonia looked at Chino in front of her with amazement. Everyone here just saw him being carried away by Xi Wei, but at this time, this little girl appeared here out of thin air, and everyone was really watching. To be honest, Leon just covered a wooden box with a piece of black cloth, then pretended to go around it a few times, and then opened it, and Kino was in the box.
It was indeed in line with the name of the big change living person, and the applause from the audience was endless.
But she was surprised, but Jonia was still a little puzzled, "Isn't this right? Did you discuss it, let him pretend to run away, and then secretly send it back from where?"
When she said this, the audience also thought of this, but it was just magic, everyone understood that it was a trick, and how to do it was a magician's unique skill, and it was basically impossible to tell others.
Leon smiled slightly, and there was even a dimple on one cheek, which made her slightly neutral face reveal a sweet feeling, "If the princess has doubts, why not try it yourself?"
No matter how stupid Kino was, he could sense something was wrong. This was beyond the scope of magic. Could it be that Leon is not a magician at all, but a true space magician
From a super long distance, transferring a person's space is a trick of magic, and Kino can't believe the word magic after eating it.
However, it happened too suddenly. Just as Kino stood up from the box, he saw Jonia walking in expectantly, covering Kino's ears according to Leon's instructions, and said in his mouth, "Be good. , close your eyes with my sister."
There was another sway, but this time they were not so lucky. Unlike the dizziness that disappeared quickly, after the sky was spinning, the impact of the strong space distortion directly stunned the girl and child.
Before fainting, there was only one thought in Chino's head, Xi Wei, he must be going crazy.
And Leon, who was standing on the stage, covered the black cloth on the box. When he opened it again, the two people inside had disappeared. The audience cheered again, in order to witness such wonderful magic again. Feel really lucky.
Lyon still bowed gently, and carried the performance to the end with professional ethics, "I hid these two beautiful girls in a hidden place. Now, I'm going to pick them up, please wait patiently."
The audience applauded enthusiastically again, watching as Leon also stood in the mysterious box and pulled on the black cloth.
People are waiting for when the black cloth is lifted again, Lyon and the two volunteers can show up again to make a perfect end to tonight's performance, so that in the future, they can show off today's performance like those who didn't come to the celebration. heard.
People wait, wait, wait... wait... wait...
One minute passed, five minutes passed, ten minutes passed, and the black cloth did not move at all.
People turned from anticipation to suspicion. Evan was the first to sit still. Although he always took pleasure in making fun of Jonia, she was his only sister after all, so Evan jumped onto the stage with ease, He stretched out his hand and opened the black cloth first, but there was no one in the black cloth.
For such a long time, Xi Wei, who felt that the small burden on his back suddenly disappeared out of thin air, has also returned to the same path. His eyes are still frost that will not melt in ten thousand years, only a little later than Evan. On the stage, after seeing Evan's angry expression, with his cleverness and the audience's fragmented words, he almost guessed what happened.
He bypassed Evan without saying a word, intending to check the scene of the accident.
Evan woke up like a dream, punched Xi Wei's shoulder and back, and after being blocked by Xi Wei raised his arm and turned around, the usual lazy expression on his face disappeared, replaced by a serious one. The appearance of questioning, "Xiwei, did you collude with that magician to kidnap my sister?"
Xi Wei had no idea what he was talking about, so he just pushed Evan away and walked over to the box to examine it carefully.
The box is about the height of one and a half people, and it is in the shape of a cuboid. It looks very ordinary, but there are some lines of magic circles left on the edges. Obviously, this is not a magic tool at all, but a magic circle that is teleported at a fixed point!
Kidnapping a student under the eyes of Puluo College, and this student is still the princess of Xia Zuo's birth country, is no longer an easy task.
Seeing that the child of Xiwei's family also disappeared together, Evan decided to temporarily believe in Xiwei, but his doubts did not disappear, so he took a deep breath, stepped forward and said to Xiwei, "I think, We should go see the headmaster."
Ordinary students can't see the principal at any time. According to past experience, Colin should do magic experiments in the magic tower at this time.
They can only try their luck, and Evan is also very helpless. The Mia Empire has such a rule that every member of the royal family who has reached the age of sixteen is not allowed to use the power of the empire in the next five years, and must personally experience it as an ordinary person. , until the fifth year, this is to learn from Xia Zuo. Xia Zuo of the third era, as an ordinary prince of the Mia Empire, did not rely on the power of the royal family, and roamed the continent alone, and eventually became a legend and a god.
Even when they entered Puluo Academy, Jonia and Evan relied on their own talents rather than their identity. At this moment, things were urgent, and there was really no good way to do it for a while.
The Magic Tower of Puluo Academy is the tallest building in the continent. It includes laboratories for various magic researches, as well as the most comprehensive library in the continent. From the first floor upwards, the degree of preciousness will increase, and the strengths are engraved between different floors. The unequal magic circle isolates those who are not qualified to enter from the magic circle.
Their luck seems to be good. It's so late, Belle is still studying magic knowledge in the library of the Magic Tower. Her diligence is unmatched by many people. Everyone in the academy knows how hard the principal's pearl is.
Evan couldn't care less, saving people was the most important thing, so the moment he saw Belle, he was almost certain that Principal Colin must be here too.
However, Belle just looked at the two men with a slight sarcasm, her red lips slightly opened, "Your sister and daughter are lost, why did you come to my father, you can't even protect your own close relatives, if I were you, Just die."
Evan has never felt that any woman is so annoying as Belle, beauty is beautiful, too ruthless.
Xi Wei raised his head and looked at Belle'er coldly. For the first time, he had an urge that he couldn't restrain himself. Yes, Belle's status was noble, and he couldn't afford it. However, at this moment, Xi Wei But she was silently placed on the death list.
Belle was also very annoyed. Why should this inferior pariah look at her with such eyes, she would make him regret it.
The restrictions of the magic tower determine that they can't see Principal Colin today. Magic research is a time-consuming thing. Colin only went in today, and it is impossible to come out without three or five days.
After all, the origin of the magician named Leon is unknown. If Jonia and Chino stay in her hands for a while, they will be more dangerous.
As if to set off their helplessness, as the night got darker, the fluttering snowflakes turned into a huge blizzard, and soon the ground was covered with a thick layer of silver.
Besides Chino, after he and Jonia fainted because they couldn't bear the fluctuation of space magic, they woke up and found something strange, Jonia sobbed lowly, this girl was very scared and grew up in a greenhouse She had never encountered such a terrible thing, and kept mumbling helpless words like "Why can't I see?".
Kino's head was a little dizzy, and his eyes felt strange. After he finally got used to the life of a one-eyed dragon, reality gave him another serious test. , he is better, one eye is black, the other is white.
However, he quickly calmed down. After all, following Xi Wei for so many years was not for nothing. Unconsciously, subtly, he was also infected with Xi Wei's extreme calmness and ability to cope in a crisis. At least it was analyzed that his eyes should not be natural The changes that happened, because Jonia was also out of sight.
They were all caught in a state of absolute visual loss.
Kino stretched out his hand and fumbled around, and he was sure that they were in a narrow dark room where the kidnappers were missing.
But why and who wanted to kidnap Jonia and Chino at the same time? On the surface, they are in a relationship that can't be fought by eight poles. No matter what, it will never be a ridiculous reason for buy one get one free.
Then the question arises. As the second heir to the Mia Empire, Jonia can be understood as a victim of political struggle. What is the inevitable connection between Jonia and Chino that needs to be caught together
Desperate situation can make people crazy and calm. Huge pressure forces Kino's desire for survival to break out, but his own strength is weak, and it is difficult for him to make a decisive change to the current situation.
After they woke up, in another stone room that was also closed, a female magician who called herself Leon put one leg on the knee of the other, clasped her hands, and propped her chin casually listening to the chatter of the person in front of her.
"Miss, you have completed your task well, and now you can leave Princess Rose to me and take it back to the Duke's Mansion."
Leon stared silently at the ground in front of her for a while, and finally spoke after a while, "But I don't want to give you Princess Rose now."
The mysterious man snorted coldly, "Her Royal Highness, the princess, forgets things, you may not remember you, why should you be obsessed with it, just follow the agreement, hand over that girl to Belle, and then complete the things the Duke explained, Miss, you want to become a Duke It's not impossible to be an heir to your lord."
"Lyon" seemed to be immersed in his own world, "You said, why does Belle have to live with such a small child?"
The mysterious man seemed a little impatient, "I don't know, as long as Belle is willing to help us leave, she wants this child and we will give it to her."
Leon suddenly raised his head and looked directly at the man, "Gal, although I am the illegitimate daughter of the Duke, I am also a magister of the space department. You'd better keep the respect you deserve."
After speaking, Leon dusted off the non-existent ashes and left the stone room.
This is the stone room separated in the tunnel of Puluo City, and they have not yet left the city.
In other words, it is impossible to get out of the city on your own.
In the mercenary union, it was already so late, there were only the staff on duty, and the mercenaries who came to exchange for the reward after completing the urgent task. There were not many people. The magic circle at the door was running, ushering in two special guests.
Compared with Ye Sacheng, the mercenary trade union in Puluo City is larger and more beautiful, and the division of labor is also quite fine. There are dedicated employees for registering tasks and releasing tasks. On the ceiling of the second floor of the union, there is a mosaic covering the entire roof. The huge red crystal wrench scrolls and circulates mission information.
I don't know which designer's bad taste, so all the mercenaries who come to choose the task must stare at the ceiling with their necks up and their heads up, which is stupid.
After Evan followed Xi Wei to the door of the mercenary union, he knew what he wanted to do, but Xi Wei looked so poor, could he be a mercenary
Of course he is, although only a junior mercenary.
When he pressed a golden badge on the counter and said I want to release the task, Evan also took out the badge he just applied for today, saying that he was the same.
The registration staff casually glanced at the two inconspicuous junior badges. The night shift made him a little tired, and he asked lazily, "What tasks are you two going to release."
"Closed the city."
Both Evan and the registrar looked at him in surprise. Evan thought he was just trying to find someone, but he didn't expect Xi Wei to be so crazy, so he chose to seal the city. Indeed, it is now during the New Year's Eve celebration. It has become a state of allowing entry and no exit, but once it arrives tomorrow morning, it will be restored, and the kidnappers will be able to leave leisurely.
If you think a little bit worse, the kidnappers may have great powers and will be able to leave the city tonight. In this way, the task of finding people is not as complete as closing the city.
Evan is not stupid. After thinking about it like this, he understands Xi Wei's intention, so he immediately said, "He closed the city, I want to find people, how many crystal coins do these two tasks cost?"
The drowsiness of the registrar was scared away, he swallowed, "The task of searching the entire Puluo City to find people is about 20 crystal coins. As for the closure of the city, no money is required, ah, no, I mean Puluo City belongs to the first class. A city, to put it bluntly, is to prohibit everyone from entering and leaving, and it has a huge impact. If it is true that other cities cannot do it, but Puluo City wants to seal the city, the mercenary union can indeed, but this is an S-level task."
The Mercenary Guild's quests above the s level do not charge money or goods, but only accept exchange. In other words, if you want to release a quest above the s rank, you must first accept a quest of at least s rank.
This rule is very strange. It seems that if a person wants to release a task above S-rank, he just needs to accept another task. Whether he can complete it depends on whether he is willing to go
Looking at the mercenary guild in this way, it seems to be at a disadvantage, but it is not. With the power of the guild, no one can fail to complete the quests they accept, especially the s-level quests. If they die in the middle of the quest, the guild will not pursue it. The only thing is to execute, either complete or die, which is the difference between S-level tasks and other tasks.
Although there has been some unrest on the mainland recently, there are almost no S-level quests. There is a row of purple characters on the top of the red crystal board, which has not been moved, indicating its identity. The purple font reads "Seal the plague demon again". , The strange thing is that the publisher did not sign, this is a sss-level task, and the only task above the s-level.
Evan read out this line of words, but found that there was suddenly a blue task table below it.
"Block the city of Provo." - Siwei.