A golden object crossed a shining parabola and fell into the arms of the bald businessman.
"Take it! This is the commission you deserve!" Leylin withdrew his hand and walked around.
"Thank you for your reward, noble young master!" The bald head bowed quickly.
"Next, I need a housekeeper, two guys who can keep accounts! If you can find it, this other gold coin will be yours!" Leylin immediately tossed the gold coin in his hand.
"Let me think about it! Let me think about it!" Seeing another gold coin beckoning to him, the bald head immediately regained his energy, a little incoherent, grabbed his bald head and began to think hard: "That's right!!! Old Walker! Old Walker once worked as a housekeeper for a baron, and recently he has been clamoring to come out to make money again!"
The bald businessman said.
"Very good! Take me there!" Leylin nodded in satisfaction.
Two days later, in the early morning, the white mist had not completely dissipated, and the air was filled with chill.
Squeak! The gate of Roland City opened slowly, and a carriage team came out from it.
More than a dozen mercenaries wearing tattered leather armor and armed with iron spears, bows and arrows, surrounded a large black carriage and slowly drove out of the city gate.
In front of the carriage, Fei Lun was riding a brown-red steed. Behind him was a mercenary about 20 years old, carrying a red flag with a black eagle embroidered on it. This was the Roland Eagle Mercenary Group. sign.
Around the carriage, Goering rode a horse and gave up a seat for the coachman. Sitting on it was an old man with white hair. Although his hair kept flying in the wind, he arranged his clothes meticulously.
This is the candidate for the housekeeper that Leylin found. Old Walker, the baron's family he served before went bankrupt, so he was unemployed. He hit it off with the bald businessman who came to the door and joined Leylin's team.
It only takes about seven days to go from Roland City to Polar Night City. Roland's Eagle is indeed worthy of Faerun's previous bragging. He is very familiar with the route, and can often find a place to stay, which saves the team the pain of camping.
Seven days later, the team safely arrived at Polar Night City.
Leylin opened the car curtain and looked at the gloomy sky in the distance. Layers of black clouds piled up in the air, blocking all the sunlight, as if it was about to rain.
The surrounding shrubs and bushes also cast a layer of black shadows, looking gloomy.
"Ferun!" Leylin walked out of the carriage door: "Didn't it say that there is a large area of withered vegetation near Extreme Night City? Which area is it?"
"Master!" Fei Lun grabbed the reins, slowed down the horse, and paralleled the carriage.
"Extreme Night City is very large, and the area where the strange incident happened is only a small part in the east. We usually try to avoid it as much as possible. After all, human beings always avoid danger as much as possible..."
"Where is that forest?" Leylin leaned against the door of the carriage, as if admiring the distant scenery.
"The eastern part of the Dark Night Forest is closer to the core!" Fei Lun glanced at Leylin, lowering his voice: "The Dark Night Forest is rich in various medicinal herbs, but since the withering event occurred, the supply of medicinal herbs in the Extreme Night City has been reduced. Reduced by 30%!"
"Really?" Leylin smiled lightly. Polar Night City is considered a big city in Donglin Province, and a large part of its economy is supported by the medicinal material business. Now that it is like this, the city lord and stewards are probably very anxious.
"Dark Night Forest? I remember it!" Although the forests in the Principality are relatively dangerous, they are only for ordinary people. Leylin even broke through the Black Forest near the academy, so naturally he doesn't worry about the dangers inside.
"Did the herbal pickers disappear in the withered area?" Leylin asked suddenly.
"Herbal pickers? Are you talking about all kinds of mercenaries, thieves, and adventurers?" Fei Lun shrugged: "The forest is full of dangers. It's normal for a few to die every day. Who knows?"
Following the conversation between the two, the convoy gradually drove to the front of Extreme Night City.
The city wall is not very high, but it is very thick. It seems to be directly piled up with a kind of black granite, which looks very strong.
The guards at the gate of the city clearly recognized Fei Lun, and after collecting a fee for entering the city and traveling and horses, they let everyone enter the city.
"Find a hotel and settle down first!" Leylin ordered lightly.
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As night fell, Leylin sent away the servant Anna, and stayed alone in the hotel room.
Open the window, and the whistling cold wind pours in. It is relatively dark outside, only a few bright yellow flames.
Leylin closed the door and took out a blue crystal ball from the bag he was carrying.
This crystal ball is small, but exudes a strange brilliance, and there are many golden light spots in the center of the glass, swimming around constantly, just like fireflies.
"Turn it on!" Leylin recited the incantation.
As the sound of the incantation sounded, the light spots in the crystal ball began to fluctuate continuously, and finally formed a somewhat strange symbol.
This symbol twisted and twisted, spinning continuously, and finally turned into the shape of an eye, and the color also turned red.
Leylin's expression turned serious, and he first pointed the symbol at his face, reflecting his somewhat thin face into the crystal ball.
"Year 1032 of the Shadow Calendar, the month of winter, the day when crows crow." Leylin said slowly, his voice was relatively slow, but very clear.
"Today, I arrived in Polar Night City, and I am currently sleeping in the Holford Hotel." Leylin turned the crystal ball around to reflect the surrounding environment on the front of the symbol, and then went to the window to capture the scenery not far away. Included.
"Currently, the withered area is located in the eastern part of the Dark Night Forest, and there are no reports of casualties. I'm going to go out tomorrow to inquire about it, and maybe I'll gain something else."
"Above! Second class apprentice Leylin Farrell!"
After Leylin finished speaking, he wiped the crystal ball with his pale fingers, hehe! whee! A strange sound came from the crystal ball, as if a child was laughing, and then the eye symbols flashed away and turned into countless golden light spots floating in the crystal ball.
This crystal ball is the mission certificate given to Leylin by the academy.
The crystal ball can record certain scenes and sounds, but what Leylin has to do is to record some important scenes of completing tasks, and then he can submit them for verification after returning to the academy.
Of course, the control of the crystal ball is still in Leylin's hands. As long as he doesn't open it himself, without the support of mana, the crystal ball won't record anything on his own initiative.
This is the basis of Black Bone Forest Academy's daring to let apprentices go out to do missions for a long time without being afraid of being deceived.
"Judging from Fei Lun's description, the danger of the withered area is not very great. I'm afraid it's some tree monsters or sucker-like creatures. Second-class apprentices are enough to deal with it!"
Leylin thought lightly, "There's no need to be in such a hurry, I have more than two years! Send some mercenaries over there to have a look..."
"The top priority is to stabilize here first, and visit 'friends'..." Leylin revealed a mysterious smile.
Although the location of Extreme Night City is relatively remote, it is close to several wizard resource points, and there is even a magic stone mine that has been mined nearby. Of course, it has been exhausted, but it has also attracted many wandering wizards and small families. Coming here, a small wizard market was born, which was marked on Brigitte's map.
Moreover, during Leylin's brief entry into the city today, the chip detected several apprentice-level energy fluctuations. It seems that there are some wizard apprentices living in this city.
This is normal. After some wanderers or retirees are tired of the life of wizards, most of them will choose a remote city to live incognito.
Of course, due to reasons such as longevity, appearance, radiation, etc., they cannot live in the same place for a long time, and they often have to move after living for a few years.
"Anna!" Leylin yelled loudly while thinking.
"Master! What are your orders!" Not long after, Anna came in wearing a beautiful red dress, raised the hem of the skirt and gave a slight salute, revealing her snow-white calves.
"Get a gift ready, I'm going to visit guests tomorrow!"
"As for what gift to use, you can go to Walker and he will tell you!" Leylin yawned and said calmly.
After dismissing the somewhat disappointed Anna, Leylin casually placed the energy particle warning, blew out the candles, and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Leylin went out with Anna who was wearing a beautiful hat.
"Is this the gift that Walker chose?" Leylin took the hat, and found that it was made of animal skin, and the handle was very smooth, with a feather stuck on it.
"Butler Walker said that in Polar Night City, a fur hat with nighthawk feathers represents peace and goodwill, and is the first choice for first-time visitors!" Anna's face showed a look of embarrassment and some fear.
"Master... Master! Is the person you are going to visit also an 'adult'?" Anna's voice trembled.
"Yes! He is also an apprentice wizard!" Leylin lowered his voice slightly, only he and Anna could hear him.
As soon as the words came out, the girl's shoulders trembled a little. Leylin smiled. Anna became a slave only after being sold to a wizard. It seemed that she had left a deep shadow on her.
"If you're afraid, you can go back first!" Leylin stepped forward and put his arms around Anna's slender waist.
"No! Anna wants to be with the young master!" Anna forced a smile.
Leylin shook his head, "Follow if you want!"
The buildings in Polar Night City have a Gothic style, with spiky roofs everywhere, and the roads under their feet are paved with solid stone slabs. It seems that Polar Night City is relatively wealthy financially.
Leylin and Anna came to the east of the city. The pedestrians here were clearly dressed more decently than those in other places, and there were more ornate decorations on the buildings.
"It seems that the eastern part of Polar Night City is a gathering area for nobles, scholars and other high-class people in society!"
Leylin looked at the flowers on both sides, as well as the outdoor fountain, and couldn't help but smile and said to Anna.
Afterwards, the two came to a small white western-style building with the words "Champs Elyrele Avenue, No. 59" written on the house number.