Witch, don't be so lazy

No matter what.

"Little Anke's current task is to accompany Momo shopping. Did you hear that?"

Momo performed a lift high up, her beautiful amber eyes widened,

"If we bring the Skeleton Dragon out for a fight tomorrow, even if it's just for show, the surrounding neighborhood and environment will definitely be affected. We should take advantage of this moment to take one last stroll around Arstar City!"

She said as she rocked up and down.

An Ke felt like a bottle of water, her brain was about to be shaken, and she could only raise the white flag of surrender in a soft voice:

"I know~ Sister Momo, stop shaking~"

A humiliating defeat.

Of course, after learning that Momo would treat them, Anke felt that this was clearly a great victory!

win!

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How is this not a win before six o'clock?!

Chapter 149 Leisurely

Every town has its own temperament, like a business card. Even if you have never been there in person, as long as you hear people tell related stories, the corresponding pictures and feelings will emerge.

Mention Red Rock Town, and the dry, scorching yellow sand greets you. Mention Gray Reef Harbor, and the endless grey reefs and the faintly salty sea breeze are indispensable. Mention Shell City, and the shell-lined streets and ocean orbs sparkle in the night. Mention Winter Bone City, and the pale skeletons and pitch-black cemeteries reflect each other. Mention Pendergar, and the towering towers seem to reach all the way to the shining starry sky...

So what's in Asda City?

Besides the towering sword and the giant dragon statue, are there also the endless dragon-blood monsters appearing all around?

Maybe there is also that harmonious mix and match feeling.

Since Arthda is the first city inland from the southeastern coastal port, the elements here are very mixed.

You can get a glimpse of this by looking at the types and styles of stores.

A large number of weapon forges and alchemy shops either had large black furnaces or banners with three grey feathers in front of their doors, clearly influenced by Black Rock City and the Feather Tempering Workshop.

There are seafood stores everywhere, sea salt stores with exclusive licenses, and occasionally a few stores selling marine pets and shell gambling. There is no need to mention the source of these elements.

As for the exquisitely decorated cafes, perfume shops and fashionable flower shops, most of them are influenced by the Kingdom of Phoenix Flowers.

There are also some fortune-telling houses with a strong northern style.

"Are these divinations really reliable?"

An Ke looked around and said, "They have so many tricks."

It is indeed true. Just by taking a quick glance, there are more than ten forms of divination, and the costumes and props are different.

The most common costume is that of a witch, wearing a black pointed wool felt hat, black gauze gloves and a lace dress, sitting in a small house full of mysterious atmosphere.

Others look like gypsies, with their faces painted with oil paint, wearing purple turbans, and their clothes are decorated with colorful batik prints. Leather tassels, handmade string knots, embroidery and beads can be seen everywhere in the tents.

Divination mainly uses crystal balls, playing cards, and characters, occasionally with numerology, wood chip divination, and water divination.

Both are almost all women, there are far fewer male fortune tellers, and they tend to find other ways.

For example, in Encore, we saw a wizard dressed as a shaman. His animal divination was very interesting. He used a mouse that looked very spiritual to listen to the customer's questions and then draw on the sand table.

Of course, the one with the most popular business was a wizard who set up a street stall. He attracted almost half of the crowd, and they were surrounded by three layers of people.

Looking from a high vantage point, it was dice divination. Although the people in the crowd kept saying "big bet" and "small bet", it seemed problematic no matter how you looked at it.

"It's definitely not reliable."

Momo held Anke in her arms and jumped down from the roof lightly, which stunned the people around her. They either quickly dispersed or shouted even harder.

"Let's not talk about the one playing with dice. The one playing with mice probably only knows the Friends of Animals and doesn't know the Divine Revelation at all."

Momo put Anke on the ground and then said,

"Those witches do seem to be able to do it. They should all be from the Arthda City School of Magic. Unlike the southern continent, there are almost no wild fortune tellers in the North. Because without the support of Lady Adela's Starry Sky Veil, no one can perform normal prophecy operations in this land."

"But even if they knew orthodox divine revelation, it wouldn't be of any use. The reliability of a divination usually depends on five factors: the rank of the caster, the level of the spell, the price paid, the weight of the object of divination, and the level of detail of the answer."

"They're just apprentices of the astrology school. Under normal circumstances, they can only predict trivial matters for ordinary people, and their answers are often mysterious. If a spellcaster were to do divination... you see, they would all hide. They can't afford the price, but they also feel they can't bear the consequences of deceiving the spellcaster."

Following the direction Momo pointed, Anke indeed saw the fortune tellers looking at them carefully, as if they would temporarily close their business if they came near.

In contrast, other small vendors shouted harder and harder than each other, because they knew that spellcasters were much richer than ordinary people. As long as they were more attentive, the small change they received from the other party might be worth several orders of business.

"Then...what exactly is so powerful about the astrology school?"

Anke asked curiously while naturally grabbing Momo's sleeve.

"Divination isn't just about predictions; it has a unique advantage in penetrating secrets. It's difficult for witches to predict what will happen tomorrow for ordinary people, but they can easily find out whether your wife or husband has cheated on you before."

"Applying this to mage battles, a powerful astrologer can use the medium to learn the enemy's spells, items, and even their trump cards. Furthermore, they have a much stronger early warning than the Danger Sense system. While their direct combat effectiveness may not be that strong, they are almost the most difficult mages to hunt down."

"Divination has unparalleled advantages in cultivation. Before Ms. Adela was promoted to the Epic level, her title was the Eye of Insight. She single-handedly restored the Guardian Rune. Since little Anke can use ancient runes, he must have known about runes."

"And you might not know this, but Ms. Adela is a versatile talent. She also possesses Grandmaster-level accomplishments in alchemy and potions. She was once recognized as the next Lord of Cloud City. However, she ultimately chose to go to the North to build a tower, taking with her the youngest Grandmaster of Alchemy at the time, Amo, and Grandmaster of Potions, Her Majesty Secinica. Oh, Secinica is what we often call the Flower Sage, the legendary monster known as the Crowned Flower. Her home has always been in the North, so she can't be considered taken away..."

Momo paused, looked around for a while, locked onto a food stall, and continued,

"Hmm, I've strayed off topic. What Momo wanted to say is that according to Amo, the lady's talent in the three major arts is only above average. She relied on divination spells to excavate and explore numerous ruins, inherit and correct many lost traditions, and mastered a vast amount of knowledge. Not only did she achieve the status of Grandmaster, but she also advanced to Epic at a speed unimaginable to outsiders. As a result, the other forces were unable to react, and there weren't many sniper forces to suppress her."

"Because she has encountered so many extraordinary things that ordinary mages would consider extraordinary, and has restored a great deal of magic and history, she has been honored with the titles of Lucky Star and One Who Can Distinguish Between the Past and the Present."

"Thanks to Ms. Adela's guidance, the success rate of mages in the North is very high. Although I don't know the exact number, Amo once said that the number of fourth-level extraordinary mages in the North is only about three-fifths of that in the Papal States, while the number of regular legendaries is almost the same."

...I am the protagonist of a poem.

A natural born witch, she had numerous adventures and built a power with like-minded partners. Not only did she successfully advance to epic level, but she also cultivated so many high-level wizards in this barren land of the North. It was really too outrageous.

Anke couldn't help but click his tongue.

She sighed and let Momo lead her to the front of the store.

"Momo wants this golden cream egg roll, Xiao Hui... Oh, a Champagne with bitter cod, and Ancho?"

Momo stared at the things in the store eagerly, feeling like she was almost sticking them on. She swallowed secretly and asked aloud.

The main selling point of the Golden Frosted Egg Roll is the brightly colored and sweet and sour cloudberries. Paired with fresh cream and placed in egg rolls or pancakes, it makes you hungry just by looking at them.

As for the so-called Lefon, it is actually a kind of flatbread made of wheat flour, potatoes, milk and butter. The way of eating it is not much different from the corn tortillas that Anchor often eats in Cedar Town, both of which are "everything wrapped in a big flatbread."

The Lefong cake is thinner and softer than the original Lefong cake, and brown sugar and cinnamon are added to enhance the flavor. The special aroma comes to your nose as soon as you smell it.

But...

As the shopkeeper walked into the kitchen and brought out a piece of crystal clear meat, Anke's little face began to wrinkle.

That's cod.

The seafood shipped from Gray Reef Port to Asda City is naturally not fresh, and even frozen ones are rare.

After all, the southern coast is not that cold, so it usually requires a frost school spellcaster to accompany you, or expensive alchemical tools to ensure that the food is safe.

For ordinary caravans, most of them would choose the more cost-effective drying, smoking and pickling methods.

Among all these storage methods, the bitter cod was the most bizarre thing to Anke. It looked like the alkali-pickled fish from her previous life, emitting a fishy smell, a fermented stench, and an indescribable alkaline smell.

This is so weird. It doesn't smell appetizing at all. How could anyone like to eat something like this?

Anke expressed his incomprehension.

She also ordered a purple frosted egg roll, which is a sister version of the golden frosted egg roll, except that the golden cloudberries were replaced with dark purple wild cherry berries.

Things will be ready in a short while.

The total price was seven silver coins and nine copper coins. The most expensive one was the Xianglefeng rolled bitter cod that Xiao Hui wanted, which cost four silver coins. I was really impressed.

Momo casually took out a handful of coins from her pocket, which seemed to contain three gold coins and a lot of silver coins, and gave them directly to the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper was so happy that he smiled and said many auspicious words, such as "The two ladies are so cute, beautiful and kind" and "In a few years, you will definitely become noble wizards."

For a moment, Encore actually felt a little emotional.

He felt that he had almost forgotten how strong the purchasing power of gold coins was, and he also felt that his talent seemed to have long exceeded the limits of what ordinary people could imagine.

Coming back to her senses, she took a bite of the purple frosted egg roll.

Mm, it’s steaming hot, sour, sweet, and juicy, super delicious!

Anke's eyes lit up, and he took a few bites in succession, then saw a pair of amber eyes that were wide open.

Momo stared at the girl eagerly, without saying a word, but it seemed as if she had said everything.

"...Want to buy another one?"

"No, the ones you grab are more delicious, especially the ones you grab from Little Encore."

Momo shook her head and before An Ke could complain, she added, "Exchanging food is a sign of mutual trust! Don't you agree, Xiao Hui?"

...Why don’t you say that exchanging saliva is a manifestation of trust?

An Ke grumbled in her heart, but the wizard had plenty of ways to solve the problem. With a thought, she directly separated the egg roll into a large and a small one in the uneaten part.

Give the big one to Momo and the small one to Xiaohui.

"Ah!" He swallowed it in one gulp, revealing a very satisfied expression, and at the same time generously dangled his golden cream egg roll in front of Encore.

After hesitating for a moment, Anko carefully took a bite of the edge.

Well!

It tastes good, and is less astringent than my own.

Cloudberries are really amazing.

Encore puffed out his cheeks like a cute little hamster.

But when she looked at Xiao Hui with eager eyes and the Lefeng cod handed to her, she still froze for a moment.

Finally, he used his telekinesis to cut off a small piece that he had not touched, and with the thought that "it must be so expensive for a reason" and "it might be something that smells bad but tastes good", he put it into his mouth.

then.

Encore regretted it, the kind of regret that was too late.

A terrible taste spread across her tongue, bitter, astringent, and salty, like a smelly rag covered in oil, disgusting and sticky, slowly sliding down her throat.

The feeling of terror climbed up from the mouth to the nose, then to the head, and finally danced a tap dance of great joy on top of the head.

"Well--"

An Ke looked at Momo with tears in her eyes.

But it didn't seem to arouse much sympathy and pity from the girl. Instead, it made her excited. She hugged the girl and spun her around twice, then said with a smile that the apology was to buy her clothes.

"Otherwise, little Anke would be wearing a monotonous cloak all day long, which would be a waste of such a cute look."

Unable to resist the evil Momo, they went directly to the most luxurious clothing store on the street.

After many twists and turns.

Encore added a set of Lolita-style clothes, which went for a sweet route.

Looking at her new skin in the mirror, Momo was very satisfied, and Anke couldn't help but turn around a few more times.

There are three layers of color in total, a fluffy pink skirt, layers of delicate light blue lace and gauze stacked together, a thin purple bow ribbon tied around the waist, outlining the slender waist, and decorated with white pearls, giving the whole person a sweet feeling.

She looks as sweet and cute as if she just came out of a candy jar, like a little princess from a fairy tale.

Momo also got a new skin.

But, the way she changed was a little strange.

The cloak is black, but the inside is golden yellow, and the clothes are mainly dark gold. At first glance, it gives people a sense of déjà vu of Egyptian elements from the previous life.

Combined with the white bandages wrapped around her arms and thighs, it looked even more like it.

After paying fifty-four gold coins, they left the clothing store, wandered around for a while, and then went to the story hall.

The so-called story hall is a place specifically for bards to perform.

Perhaps it was because the story of the Arthda family's "descendant of a dragon slayer eventually becoming a dragon" was too dramatic, which led to the people in the city loving to listen to the story and attracted more bards.

It’s just that most of the stories are boring, formulaic and old-fashioned.

Some fairy tales are quite interesting.

For example, one of the stories is about the black dogs and the pie. It tells the story of a king who was extremely extravagant and cruel. Fearing that his subjects would betray him, he held a grand dinner and invited the people of the whole city. The main dish was a huge pie made by the queen herself. When the king cut the pie, countless black dogs ran out of it. They circled around the people and bit off their faces if someone didn't eat it. After everyone had finished eating, everyone danced happily together. They sang and danced for several months, and finally the country was destroyed.