It was not a very short journey from Cangbi City to Gloren Harbor, and Lu Xi originally thought that it would take at least a week, but the speed of this thing called the "Star Spirit Chariot" was far faster than Lu Xi imagined. In less than four days, the passengers were already able to see the bay and walls of Port Glorem from their windows.

Feeling the salty sea breeze on his face, and listening to the low chirping of seabirds, Lu Xi knew that he had come to the farthest place in his life from the Norda Forest.

The Star Spirit Chariot was running on the main road, and when the city gate appeared behind the horizon, Lu Xi clearly felt the slowdown of the vehicle.

The multicolored rose crest on the body of the carriage shone brightly in the coastal sun, and the guards at the city gate hurriedly stood up and watched the carriage pass through their procession.

Although the port of Gloren is a free port, it is still theoretically part of the Natya Federation, which is also the only port and window of the Sky Nation on the land. Located on the impact plain of the Gerna River and the Gulf of Carudit, it has developed transportation and convenient shipping, and over time it has become one of the largest seaport cities in the Gaberia continent. Every year, caravans travel between the sky and the ground gather and transit here, bringing the vitality of trade to the world.

Lu Xi has been here several times, but the high price of goods makes him feel tight every time. In comparison, although the town of Lingu is a little simple, after all, it is cheap and stupid, isn't it a lot more cute?

The carriage crossed the avenue and winded into the path east of the city, stopping in front of a secluded inn.

Orucello took out a money bag from his bosom and threw it to Lu Xi.

"I have some business to attend to when I get to the Governor's Palace. Today you will stay here, go and do a lodging procedure, and then walk around by yourself. Remember, tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock, arrive at the port on time to meet me. ”

Olivier gave Orucello a proper salute.

"Master, thank you again for your generosity, this trip will definitely be unforgettable for me."

"It's just a gesture," said Orucello, glancing at Olivier with a very meaningful gaze, "and maybe soon we will meet in an unexpected way." ”

The armoured coachman waved the reins and drove the carriage away.

"Cut," Lu Xi couldn't help but scold: "I thought there were at least five-star hotels and luxury dinners." Just sent me away? I've just had a crush on you. ”

The hostel is small and secluded, and there are no extravagant furnishings, but the rooms are very clean and the beds look neat. Lu Xi went through the formalities, put down his luggage and went downstairs, only to find Olivier sitting on the sofa in the foyer of the hotel, cross-legging Erlang's legs and humming an out-of-tune song.

"Why are you still here?"

"Huhu," Olivier wised his blonde hair, got up and grabbed Lu Xi's shoulder with one hand, and pointed to the harbor at sunset with the other, "When you come to Gloren, how can you not taste the world-famous seafood feast and white wine here." Lucy Friends, let's go to the most luxurious sea-view restaurant here, and watch the sunset by the seaside while enjoying the delicious food and wine, and sing the song of our friendship. ”

"Taste also needs material as the foundation, and I am different from you, the young master who was born wrapped in a feather blanket." Lu Xi knocked off the other party's hand on his shoulder, "However, if you have a treat, I'll go." ”

"Money or something is the most annoying. Is our friendship still subject to the worldly things of gold and silver? ”

"When did you become my friend?" Lu Xi pursed his lips.

"Oops, is this the legendary tsundere?"

"You're tsundere, your whole family is tsundere!" Lu Xi was furious. …,

Although such a small episode happened, but only brute force, Lu Xi could not be Olivier's opponent anyway, so he was dragged away by the blonde stupid man. The two walked to the coastal area and soon found an open-air sea-view restaurant called "Coastal Sunset".

The world-famous seafood feast is still quite good. The oyster cream soup as the first soup is not a good idea, but the main course is good with lobster and grilled tuna, and the dough and seafood salad with shrimp sauce are also delicious. Lu Xi felt that if the zero behind the price was a little less, the meal should be considered perfect.

In addition to this, Olivier ordered another bottle of white wine. It can be seen from his skillful movements and professional demeanor when choosing wine that this guy probably comes to such a high-end place to consume.

"The Virginia Empire must be a very rich country, right?"

"Oh, how so?" Olivier asked, putting the crystal wine glass down.

"Didn't you say you were a little country aristocrat? As far as I know, this kind of consumption is probably not something that a small rural aristocrat who eats land rent can afford, right? ”

"Whereever, our family is just more special, and we have a very rich relative. In fact, Virginia is the same as other countries. The powerful ministers fought for power and profit, thinking about how to kill their political opponents; The aristocrats were drunk and dreamed of death all day long, thinking about how to pay less taxes to the central government on the one hand, and how to scrape more money from the common people on the other; The common people prayed all day long that the lords were killed by thunder, while thinking about how to kill one or two dogs of the landlords to relieve their hatred. Olivier touched the rim of the crystal cup with his fingers and looked at the crystal liquid inside.

"I really admire you for evaluating your motherland so unchangeably."

"As a guardian of love and peace, integrity is the minimum virtue."

"When did you have such a title again...... Ah, forget it," knowing that the other party would definitely continue to go crazy, Lu Xi quickly changed the topic, "What are your plans after that?" Facts have proven that Purple Feng's Heart is just an international joke, so won't the task given to you by your father be completed? ”

"That's okay, I'll just go back and apologize to him?"

"Ah, apologies?"

"If he would not forgive, I would kneel outside the door with a lute, crying and singing a tragic aria; He's not going to let me in, is he? ”

“…… It's like something you can do. ”

"And what are your plans, Lucy friend?"

"What do you mean, I'm already going to be Master Orucello's assistant?"

"Hehe, sure enough, you don't have any concept of this matter, it's really naïve. However, the innocent Lucy is also very cute. ”

"Either you talk to people, or I'll stab you in the stomach and throw you overboard, which is the most energetic time for sharks to mate." I've heard that they like the most things with golden skin and tender meat, so your chrysanthemums must be very popular, right? Lu Xi smiled brightly.

"Please, don't say such cruel things with such a cute smile. Well, let's get down to business. Your future immediate boss, or even your future teacher, do you know who he is? ”

"The doctor of the Learned Alliance, the councilor of the Federation, the lord of what island, well, should still be a very powerful mage. Contemporary Huang Laoxi, I know all this. ”

"Although I don't know who Huang Laoxie is, I always feel that it is very powerful...... Well, but I'm afraid you don't know: Master Orucello is the strongest of the four archmages of the Natya Federation, and the top arcane master of the human race; He is also an expert in alchemy, magic, and mechanical engineering, and any of his research results is highly sought after by all countries. ”…,

"I know he has a lot of knowledge; However, listening to your description, I think this old man is really remarkable. ”

"Not only that, although he is only a member of the federal council for life; However, Master Paron, the dean of the Central Academy of Magic, was his classmate, and Master Russell, the Federal Minister of Military Affairs and Deputy Chairman, and fourteen members of the House of Lords were his students when he was a lecturer; Even in the Federal Standing Army, there were three generals who served as his retinues. ”

"It sounds like a big demon behind the scenes......" Lu Xi couldn't help but smack his tongue.

"And such a person, there is no official disciple until now."

"Didn't you say he had several students who were councillors?"

"A student and a disciple are two different things. The senior magicians of the Learned Alliance, who do not have a position as a lecturer or professor in the university, are nominally full of students all over the world. Disciples are different, the formal disciples of magicians represent the inheritance of their knowledge and power, and can even be seen as a continuation of their mind and soul. Therefore, any magician is probably more cautious when choosing an apprentice than marrying a wife. ”

Lu Xi had nothing to say for a while. He suddenly realized that he seemed to be caught in a very large whirlpool.

"Rather than blood, the Scholarly Alliance attaches more importance to the inheritance of ideas and Taoism. If you become a disciple of Master Orucello, then you will officially become a nobleman of the Nadia Federation and the sole heir to his fortune! ”

It sounded like it would be a very bright prospect, but Lu Xi couldn't be happy anyway. The so-called puff is not guilty, but he is guilty. Just think about it, a poor and white hairy boy suddenly becomes the heir to a large fortune, and he will inevitably become the target of people with intentions. As long as you are a little careless, you will be torn to pieces by the open guns and arrows under the undercurrent in an instant.

Banana you lungs...... Mother of Heaven, I'll continue to be an otaku in the forest.

"You don't have to worry too much, though," Olivier smiled and comforted, "after all, you're still his assistant now. In the meantime, you have to study hard to strengthen your self-preservation. There was no need to doubt the skills of Master Orucello, and besides, his collection of books and notes was a treasure more valuable to the magician than a mountain of gold. As long as you become strong enough to prove that you are worthy of the name of the heir of Orucello, then all the blame and suspicion and blat guns and arrows will be solved. ”

"Suddenly I felt a lot of pressure," Lu Xi looked at Olivier and couldn't help but smile wryly: "Although I don't know why you said so much to me, I still want to thank you, it really helped me a lot." ”

"Oh, Lucy, I'm not helping you, I'm helping myself."

"Eh, what do you mean by that?" Lu Xi couldn't help but be stunned.

Olivier didn't speak, with the sassy smile of the galaxy beauty young man, he looked Lu Xi's face up and down, and kept seeing the latter's cold hair stand on end. The gaze shot out of the smiling blue pupils was full of aggression, as if it was facing a trembling little beauty, which made Lu Xi suddenly have a sense of crisis that the chrysanthemum was not guaranteed.

Is this guy really a?

Lu Xihan's hair stood on end, but he didn't avoid those two dangerous eyes, if he really did this, it must mean that he lost. Thinking of this, Lu Xi sneered three times, and at the same time stretched out two fingers and thrust them into Olivier's eyes.

"Ah, Lucy my friend, what are you doing here? How dangerous! Just as Lu Xi had predicted, Olivier dodged.

"Don't worry, I know you can avoid it."

"What are you going to say if you can't avoid it?" …,

"Then I'll definitely use a fork."

"So I said, please don't explain such a terrible fact with such a smile. Such a contradictory mix and match is really not something I can afford! Olivier groaned, paused for a moment, and then added, "Besides, I have always believed that you can become a great mage." Maybe in a few years, you will not be proud of Master Orucello, but the master will be proud of you. Isn't it helpful to have an archmage as a friend? ”

Lu Xi shook his head in annoyance and said, "You also know, I can't learn any martial arts in sixteen years, and even the elves have given up their plans to educate, why do you think that I can become an excellent mage?" ”

Olivier groaned for a moment and smiled, "That's how I'm convinced. Well, maybe it's a gut feeling. ”

"Huh? Gut feeling? Lu Xi snorted, "This is not scientific." ”

Olivier smiled mysteriously: "Little Lucy, have you forgotten? When we first met, I had never shown my skills in front of you, but you said at a glance that I was the master of knightly martial arts in both Auckland and Vikia. Doesn't that tell the story? ”

Oops, it's exposed. Lu Xi was slightly stunned, and his heart became a little nervous.

"I'm not trying to doubt that you knew me before. Moreover, many strong people can see each other's strength and learning at a glance, so at least it shows that in terms of eyesight, you can already be compared with those top powerhouses. ”

I can't tell you: the system told me that you are a level 21 royal knight and a level 17 paladin, right? The tension in Lu Xi's heart eased slightly, and he replied angrily: "That's because I am the illegitimate son of Nadia, the goddess of the sky, and Elunelily, the goddess of life. Do you believe it? ”

Olivier was really happy this time: "You see, such a rebellious attitude of ignoring gods and demons is the material of a natural magician." Although the Alliance of Learnings says that the Sky Federation is a gift from the goddess of the sky, and even the name of the country is Nadia, they are still outright atheists in their bones. I'm more confident that you can be a great mage now. ”

Lu Xi let out a long sigh, a little happy and a little distressed: "Forget it, in order to live up to your expectations, I really have to work hard." But anyway, thank you, Olivier. ”

This seems to be the first time that Lu Xi has officially called Olivier's name, and the latter is full of relief, and his smile is even brighter: "Where, we are companions who have such a steel bond as fighting side by side, and we are relatives and friends with brotherly feelings!" ”

"It's great that that's the case." Lu Xi smiled and said, "We have a saying there that tells our brothers to settle accounts. If I'm not mistaken: you still have the balance of 20 gold baht to pay. ”

"Isn't the bond of friendship as iron as it resists the erosion of money? I'm desperate, I'm completely desperate for this world where money worship is rampant! ”

"Woohoo! My obsession with money is stronger than diamonds! ”

Out of the restaurant, the sky had gradually darkened, and the dim red glow of the setting sun left only a faint trace on the horizon. The seabirds are also gradually dying down and returning to their nests.

"Let's break up here." Olivier said to Lu Xi, "There is one last passenger ship to Vigia today, and I will return home." ”

Lu Xi sighed. Although this is a blonde dumb with intermittent convulsions, I don't know why, I have become a little used to his croaking and tricks. After all, this is the first friend of the same age I have met since I came to this world. (Elf friends are several times older than Lu Xi) Of course, friends or something, even if they are pseudo-mothers, Lu Xi will never admit it! …,

"Take care!"

"So are you." Olivier said cheerfully, "If you can't stay in the Federation any longer, come to me in Veguia." I will entertain you with a hundred and twenty points of hospitality. By the way, we have a shop where the beautiful hostesses are all dressed as maids, and you can play peek-a-boo with them......"

"I'm leaving." Lu Xi immediately turned around and left.

"Lucy friend, don't you give a parting hug?" Olivier shouted in a mournful voice from Luci.

Lu Xi had already walked a long way, and by the way, he made a middle finger without looking back.

"Hey, hey." Olivier smiled and shrugged his shoulders, "This time, it's really rewarding." ”

The blond-haired youth walked briskly in the direction of the port. Instead of waiting in the waiting area of the passenger ship, he went straight through to the berth of the private boat.

He came to a three-masted ship with a dragon head carved on the bow and walked up the trestle.

The sailors on board did not stop them, but instead bent down and saluted.

A heroic young man with brown and black hair obviously showed a relieved expression when he saw Olivier, but he said angrily: "You still know to come back." I thought you were being used by some elf in the forest to make flower fertilizer. ”

"Oh, friend Mura, shouldn't you greet me in a more welcoming way in the face of relatives and friends you haven't seen in days?"

"If it's really a friend, then please be considerate of our mood for worrying about you, okay?"

"Ahh

"If you don't like I'm hanging on the mast like a cocoon, give me a good talk!" The heroic young man's forehead already had obvious green tendons.

"Ah, I'll reflect on it, please don't do it." Olivier shuddered, as if remembering some terrible memory. He straightened up, and his expression gradually became stricter.

"How's it going in Auckland?" I have to admit that when Olivier got serious, he actually had a bit of domineering and majesty in killing decisions.

"I just got the news that Crown Prince Di Lios had passed away three days ago. The Aucklander's Pak Tell should be here tomorrow night. ”

"The Sun King is also old, plus such a blow...... It is estimated that the situation in Auckland will be turned upside down in two years at most. Olivier laughed.

"We should have prepared in advance, too."

"This is natural, it depends on whether my father is willing to listen to it or not."

"What about you?"

"As expected, the Norda Forest is now full of demons, and it feels like half of the crypt monsters have escaped, and now, the wood elves are in a hurry. However, although there are many monsters, it is only a matter of time before they are destroyed...... It's just that in this way, there will be much less vigilance in other areas. ”

"Didn't you go warn the elves?"

"Why should I remind them?" Olivier glanced at the young man with a strange gaze, as if he had asked some stupid question, "That's a good thing for us!" ”

“…… Yes, under the gaffe. ”

"By the way, this time, I actually met that person."

"Oh? What kind of teenager is he? ”

"I'm still a cute kitten, but I'll see what the future holds. Oh hehehe......"