The mage arrives

Gordon asked, "Chuck, do you know where there is a place in High Rock City that sells spell materials?"

"Of course, Sir Baron Freeman." Chuck pointed to the road to the left after entering the city, "Go here, and you can reach the commercial district in less than 10 minutes. Although Gaoyan City is a fortress city, its commerce is not as developed as Clear Water City , but starting from here, not far to the northwest is the Orlandos Snow Mountain, and you can quickly reach the Great Wilderness to the southwest. These two places are famous adventure areas, and many adventurers and mercenaries will replenish their supplies in High Rock City, so maybe You can't buy spices and carpets from the desert empire across the sea here, but you can buy many precious magic props."

"That's the best." Gordon nodded.

"If you don't mind, maybe I can introduce you to some shops with reasonable prices."

"Wouldn't it delay your reunion with your family?" Gordon asked.You know, the Dragon God's Blessing Day just passed yesterday, and the soldiers of Saivato Fortress just survived a great battle, and now they should miss their families very much.Even Gordon himself missed his sister Xiona all the time during the trip.

"It's okay, I've already returned to Gaoyan City anyway, so I'm not in a hurry."

Along the way, Chuck followed Gordon, and his attitude could almost be described as "attentive".In fact, Gordon could vaguely guess the other party's mind.

After yesterday's battle, the defenders of the entire Saivato Fortress suffered heavy losses.Nowadays, it is probably impossible to replenish manpower and rebuild in a short period of time-the war is imminent, and no one has the time to care about a small border guard.So Chuck and the rest of his men.It is likely to be directly incorporated into other troops.

The soldiers under him are fine.Anyway, they are all bitter soldiers, no matter which army they go to.But middle-level officers like Chuck are in trouble.

In the army, there are also carrots and pits.It is impossible for other troops to hand over five hundred soldiers to him in vain, so Chuck may face the dilemma of becoming a polished commander.As for his future in Freyton's army after this war, I am afraid it is even more difficult to predict.

He was an officer of civilian origin with few connections.After the battle yesterday, the experience of being almost humiliated by the flag officer of the Winter Claw cavalry team made Chuck understand even more.If he can't find a backer, let alone achieve greater achievements in the future, he may even cause trouble.It might even hurt the family.

Anxious in his heart, Chuck, who was a bit sick and rushed to the doctor, locked his target on Gordon.

Isn't it the best choice for a young noble mage who is powerful, has a bright future, and has a deep relationship with Grand Duke Rob Antello?

not to mention.The two also had a friendship fighting side by side.In the conflict with Durrington, Chuck also sided with Gordon.The combination of various factors made the platinum centurion decide to get as close as possible to Gordon in order to find a way out for the future.

Gordon didn't care what Chuck thought.All he needed now was a guide familiar with High Rock.If Chuck wanted him to help him get a good job in the Army, he'd be disappointed.But if Chuck's ambitions aren't in the military, Gordon might be able to help.

Wait until you get the fief.The Freeman family would be in a state of ruin.Gordon needs a lot of people—whether they are really scarce talents, or just servants who can only serve tea.Chuck has extensive military experience.He may not be an invincible and peerless warrior, but he can definitely do a good job as the captain of the garrison of a barony, responsible for daily security and driving out bandits.

Everything needs to be prepared for a rainy day.Although he has not obtained the fief yet, Gordon feels that if he has the opportunity, he should prepare to form his own team.

Since Chuck is eager to lead the way for Gordon, it is not easy for the latter to refuse.The two walked slowly along the city wall and on the tightly rammed dirt road.

Gordon looked left and right from time to time, observing the scenery on both sides of the street.Unlike the buildings in Clearwater City with different shapes and styles, the houses in Gaoyan City are almost all square houses made of strips of feldspar.Except for the size and height, each house is almost the same.

Moreover, the architectural style of building large floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights to obtain bright sunshine in the southern part of Freyton, especially in the coastal areas, is completely absent here.In addition to having the most basic lighting functions, all the houses in Gaoyan City make the doors and windows as small as possible.In addition, he often sees square holes in the walls of buildings that are only big enough for a pair of eyes to peek out - if soldiers holding crossbows hide in buildings, they can easily shoot out of such holes .

These buildings are completely built according to the standards of small fortresses.

Even if an enemy breaks through Gaoyan City, they will probably fall into a cruel and bloody barricade.Every step towards conquering the city will come at a great price.

"What an amazing city!" Gordon exclaimed.

"Amazing? For you outsiders, maybe so." Chuck smiled wryly, "But for the residents of this city, living in such a house that is not at all comfortable in the cold winter and hot summer can only be regarded as a It is a kind of chronic torture. If possible, I would like to move my family to the warm south. The boy may be able to grow stronger in the tempering of the north, but the three little girls in my family are more suitable for the lush south. "

"You are a good father."

Chuck shook his head: "It's just a good father in words. In reality, I can give my family very little."

The two chatted for a while, and finally came to a street in the business district that sells magic items.Chuck didn't lead Gordon into those big stores with gorgeous facades, but came to an inconspicuous shop with a shabby sign at the end of the street.

"The few battle mages in the fortress used to come here to purchase, the price of the goods is fair, and there are no fakes." Chuck explained.

"Okay, let's take a look here."

Gordon opened the door first and walked in.

This shop called "Wild Gem", just like the previous "Ogre Scalp" in Douluo, is the most typical small magic shop that is self-employed.

The store is small and can only accommodate up to five people.All kinds of gadgets are messily placed on the yellowed and bug-eyed wooden shelves around.Except perhaps the shopkeeper, no one can figure out which type of product is placed where.

The only person in the store was sitting behind the counter, burying his head in writing and drawing, muttering: "No, it doesn't seem right here. I can feel that if I do this, the drawing of this magic scroll will fail again... What? Do? Do I really not have the talent to become an official mage?"

The young man in his apprentice's robe was so absorbed in his drawing work that he didn't notice Gordon and Chuck walking in.

The centurion was about to call him, but Gordon waved his hand to stop him.

Gordon walked to the counter and found a piece of parchment spread out on the table, and the young man was using magic ink to draw rune patterns and words on the parchment.Gordon glanced slightly, and saw that the other party was drawing a magic missile scroll.

The promotion standard proposed by the Mage Guild stipulates that if a mage apprentice wants to be promoted to a first-level mage, he needs to master at least two first-level spells and be able to use them proficiently.The so-called standard of proficient application is to be able to copy magic scrolls, or use them to enchant items.

Looking at the patterns on the parchment, Gordon felt a familiar feeling in his heart, as if he had returned to the time when he just came to this world and was a little one-ring mage.

"You can replace the rune 'aoi' with 'nue', and then replace the five stars in the middle of the three runes with an inscribed circle equilateral triangle..."

The mage apprentice pondered for a moment, then suddenly stood up as if suddenly enlightened, and laughed loudly: "Haha, that's right, that's right. You are so right!"

After expressing the excitement in his heart, he looked at Gordon embarrassingly: "This is Dalinar, respected mage, thank you for your generous guidance."

This young man named Dalinar looks very... distinctive, with thin eyes that seem to be peeking around all the time, and a face that is pointed and long, like a mouse.Although he is very young, when the muscles on his face move and his expression changes, there are deep wrinkles...

Wretched - only this word can most accurately summarize the appearance and temperament of this young man.

If an unknown person walked into this store and saw Dalinar's appearance, he might immediately think that he had walked into a black shop run by a profiteer.

It is a miracle that Dalina can manage this "jewel of the wilderness" until today.

"Dalina, this is Baron Gordon Freeman, a five-ring mage. He wants to come to you to buy some things." Chuck said.

"So it's Centurion Chuck, welcome. Do you want to purchase spell-casting materials for your field mages?" Dullin took out two chairs to greet the two of Gordon, "And respected Master Gordon, Please sit down."

Gordon grinned, almost laughing.It was the first time he was dubbed the title of "Master".

However, in the eyes of magic apprentice Dalinar, a five-ring mage is indeed a master figure.

"Forget it, those guys have been buried in the ruins of Fort Saivato." Chuck waved his hand.

"I heard the news of the orc invasion early in the morning, but I didn't expect that Fort Salvatore fell so quickly..." Dalinar sighed.

The fall of Anduin's Great Wall means that Gaoyan City will face the orc army directly.For the residents of the city, this is by no means good news.In fact, from the moment he entered the city, Gordon saw the faint sorrow and uneasiness between the brows of pedestrians on the street. (To be continued..)