The mage arrives

() When eating in the morning, only Xiona appeared in the restaurant alone. Gordon asked her to find out that after Shelley returned to her bedroom, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep all night, and did not fall into a deep sleep until early morning .

"It seems that a good thing is interrupted, not only for men, but also for women."

But Gordon didn't have time to go to Shelley to relive the beauty of last night. After breakfast, he was going to the city council to report to Lord Julian.

The city council is in the north of the city, and it almost crosses half of the city from the aristocratic district.Gordon, who was already exhausted from staying up late, didn't want to walk over with his legs.If I knew it earlier, I should have bought a carriage and cared for a coachman, so it would be convenient to travel.

But this little thing can't help the mage.Gordon has learned a lot of spells recently. Although they are all low-level spells of the first and second rings, they have various functions and are very useful at certain times.

He took out a pinch of horse's mane from his pocket as a spell-casting material, and then used a ring of conjuration spell "Summon Mount" to conjure a light riding horse.Gordon got on the horse, tried it out, and found that the summoned creature was easier to steer than ordinary horses.

As the son of a noble knight, his riding skills inherited from his previous owner were not bad. Gordon rode his horse forward, walking on the bustling main road.

Clearwater City has experienced the carnival of the Harvest Festival, most of the citizens are still asleep, except for the cleaners, there are almost no pedestrians on the street.

When passing by a pottery shop, there was a rumbling sound like thunder in the distance.A moment later, a huge shadow broke through the early morning autumn fog and came straight towards Gordon.

It was a huge bear with a height of more than two meters even if its limbs touched the ground, and its weight was at least equivalent to four strong war horses.From its thick and dense snow-white fur, it can be concluded that this is a giant frost bear.Its claws faintly emitted ice blue flames, and the two huge red eyes were full of violence and anger.

Gordon could even feel the trembling feeling of summoning the mount under his crotch in front of the giant bear.

"How could a giant bear suddenly appear in the center of a bustling city?" Gordon wondered.But he didn't have time to think about it, because it was obvious that this ferocious beast was heading towards him.

"I wish I was a druid..." This giant bear with a unique appearance was probably a pet kept by a rich man or aristocrat.Gordon felt that in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it would be better to subdue it rather than kill it.However, he has never learned the School of Mind spell that can control animals, and it seems a bit difficult to achieve this goal.

Gordon thought for a while, and took out a handful of hemp rope from the mage's robe.While chanting the spell, he threw it forward, and the hemp rope grew dozens of times under the effect of magic power, and it twisted flexibly in the air as if it had been given life.Under the command of Gordon's thoughts, one end of the activation rope was firmly tied to a sword-leaf fir whose trunk was as thick as three people's arms, and the other end was tightly wrapped around a huge stone pier by the street.

The crazy Frost Bear didn't notice the simple trip wire made by Gordon at all. While moving at high speed, its forelimbs were caught by the magic-hardened rope.

This gigantic beast weighing more than three tons suddenly fell to the ground, splashing dust all over the sky.The huge inertia caused the giant bear to rush into the pottery shop, causing a burst of clanging noise.

That shopkeeper is really unlucky.

Gordon quickly released two more activation ropes, tying up the four Frost Bears behind their backs, preventing them from using their strength.

"The second time I used the activation rope, it was actually used on a big fat bear. This once again violated my original intention of learning spells."

"Quick! Flame Claw is out of control again. If you don't control it quickly, I'm afraid it will hurt other people!" An anxious female voice rang out.

Gordon looked in the direction of the voice, and found a tall girl, almost as tall as himself, running over.She was wearing a wild animal skin skirt and leather jacket, revealing a flat and firm abdomen and slender legs. She ran like a beautiful female leopard, her long silver hair fluttering freely in the wind.

Her speed was so fast that the ten heavily armed cavalry behind her had to hurry their horses to keep up.

"It seems to be the eldest lady of some noble family. But her dress is a bit different..." Gordon didn't want to cause trouble, so he turned up his collar to cover half of his face, and left quietly.

The silver-haired girl glanced at Gordon and didn't seem to care.

After a small disturbance, Gordon finally arrived at the city council on time.This is a four-story stone building, the center of which is the gorgeous main building, which includes a circular parliament hall that can accommodate 300 people, and is also the main office of the city government.However, the municipal councilors only have the right to make proposals and discuss matters, but they do not have the right to vote. The real power of governance is still in the hands of the Lord of Clear Water, Earl Julian, who rules one city and five towns.

Perhaps Count Julian felt that the establishment of a mascot-like position like a municipal councilor could appease the minor nobles and satisfy their desire to participate in state affairs, which would be good for consolidating the rule.But Gordon doesn't care about these, anyway, there are all kinds of weird political systems in this world.

Gordon dismounted in front of the smooth and tall stone gate of the parliament, snapped his fingers lightly, and the mount was unsummoned and returned to his own plane.

The two guards at the gate jumped in their hearts when they saw this scene, and they couldn't help but wonder: "Which powerful mage is this? How extravagant is it to spend a spell slot to summon a mount without using an ordinary carriage?"

Even a strong archmage who has mastered various spells of flying, teleportation, or summoning fast-riding creatures will not use these spells to rush on the road unnecessarily.In normal times, mages would rather choose the same means of transportation as ordinary people.This is because spell slots are the foundation of mages and cannot be wasted easily.Without knowing what dangers they will encounter, mages generally reserve limited spell slots for the most important spells.

Dorne Lannister specially prepared a Transfiguration to meet the needs of the bed, which is undoubtedly extravagant.However, Gordon's behavior of using summoned creatures to travel instead of saving a little effort is actually a serious waste in the eyes of outsiders-is this in a city without any danger, is it necessary to spend spell slots to summon mounts?

Of course, this is nothing to Gordon, who relies on mana to cast spells.

A guard saluted Gordon and said respectfully, "My lord mage, what can you do?"

"I'm Gordon Freeman, and I have a meeting with the Santo."

Suddenly, a human face appeared on the smooth surface of the porch.It opened its mouth and said, "Mr. Gordon Freeman, Earl Julian is waiting for you in the city lord's office on the third floor."

Well, although many mages will add such a function similar to the concierge notification on the gate of their house, please don't be so scary!If such a talking human face suddenly appeared on the wall at night, it would really scare people to death.

Seeing that Gordon had an appointment, the guards retreated to both sides.

When Gordon walked into the luxurious office with a good view on the top floor overlooking the entire Clearwater City, Earl Julian was looking into the distance from the window with his hands behind his back—perhaps these powerful people like this kind of condescension and control. overall feeling.

"Good morning, Mr. Freeman." Earl Julian turned around with a warm smile and approached Gordon, "I already know a little about you through Dorn's introduction, and you should also know that I am Who. So let's move past the polite nonsense and get down to business."

He opened the desk drawer, took out a heavy money bag from it, and threw it over.

"You deserve it," said the city lord, twirling his beautiful beard. "Citizens who expose the conspiracy of traitorous merchants and protect the interests of the empire should be rewarded."

Gordon glanced slightly at the purse, and found gems worth about five hundred gold coins.

This is a lot of money, equivalent to the annual income of a middle-level official in Clear Water City.But for Gordon, it's just the ten-day profit share of "Duro's Treasure Chest"—it seems that adventurers' money is indeed the best money, as long as you find a way.

After putting away the money bag, Gordon thanked him, and then quietly waited for Count Julian's next words.If it was just a reward of money, there was no need for him to summon Gordon at all.

Sure enough, as the mage expected, Earl Julian took out a letter of appointment bound with a red ribbon and handed it over: "You showed enough ability yesterday. I think Clearwater City needs someone like you. If you want Accept this appointment, then please sign your name in the lower right corner."

"Market Magic Inspector." Gordon meditated on the new position offered to him by the Earl.Due to the activity of adventurers, the commercial activities of Clear Water City were driven, and a large number of magic items flooded into the market.Then it is necessary for a professional to check whether there are illegal merchants selling dangerous magic gadgets that can easily cause serious consequences-especially those related to the abyss and the undead.

This position is not high level, like the divisional captain of the Public Security Department, it belongs to the middle level of the zheng fu department.However, due to the need for rich magic knowledge and appraisal ability, there are not many people who can do it.And because of the nature of the job, it is easy to get extra benefits from the merchants, so it is a demanding and coveted job.

"Your Excellency the City Lord thinks highly of me." Gordon thought, picked up a pen, and prepared to write his name on the letter of appointment.

Suddenly, arcane fluctuations stirred up in the room.A silver-white portal opened in the middle of the luxurious office. A middle-aged man wearing a golden silk magic robe and a neat dress came out of the portal.He held a platinum scepter in his hand, and there was a natural majesty on his face.

"Lord Antaello, you are using any door casually again. If you want to come to me, can you go through the main door?" Count Julian looked helplessly at the middle-aged man in front of him.