Lord of Hyranza

Although Suldak only mastered the Land of Holy Light, at his level, he could also feel other magical elements around him.

A little bit of water element on Signa's fingertips was gathered by her spell.

Before the magic pool is awakened, Signa cannot store magic power, and the spell can only arouse the resonance of the magic elements around her.

It was for this reason that this faint light blue light appeared on her fingertips, and then quickly went out.

"Can you feel it?"

Although Suldak has never met a magic apprentice, he knows that the magic elements that many magic apprentices perceive at the beginning are like this.

If Signa didn't like Lance and his friends, he would have wanted Signa to learn magic with Lance.

"Well, with Mr. Cooper teaching me, what's so difficult..."

Signa rolled her big innocent eyes and said in a natural tone.

"..."

Suldak was stunned for a moment.

He picked up the water glass and took a sip before saying: "If you can awaken the magic pool, then you will be a magician noble from now on. I asked Lance that there is also a magic awakening ceremony in Wilkes City, about eight It will be held in the middle of August, and we are planning to go to Wilkes in early August, and it is estimated that by then, the beast tide here will be over."

Signa put the thick magic book on her knees and said to Surdak:

"Well, although I don't think it doesn't matter whether I participate in this awakening ceremony or not, I still listen to you."

Maybe... this is the growing pains.

In fact, Suldak still misses Signa when she was a child. At that time, Signa would just squat by the fireplace, staring longingly at the chestnut rice porridge in the iron pot.

At that time, she was not like what she is now, every word was directed at a small knife.

He pinched the corners of his eyes and was a little angry at Signa's attitude. He tried to make his voice lower and his expression more serious, and asked Signa: "It doesn't matter...how can it be nothing? Don't you want to be A magician?"

Signa spread her hands and said indifferently: "Actually, I think it's good for me to study these magics with Celia at home."

"Look at Selina, she hasn't awakened the magic pool, but can't she cast those magics? Those magics... I will too in the future."

Obviously, she may not understand the essential difference between the ability to cast magic given by the 'Goddess Descending' and casting spells by herself.

But Suldak couldn't refute it, because Selena who accepted the 'Goddess Descending' was indeed very powerful.

Suldak said to Signa: "...Actually, I think if Selena could awaken the magic pool conditionally, her current achievements might be higher."

"Maybe you're right." Signa lowered her head, absently flipping through the magic book in her hand.

Suldak put the empty water glass back on the tea tray.

Seeing Suldak getting up and about to leave, Signa immediately asked, "Are you coming back for lunch?"

Suldak said: "No, if there is not much going on at the town hall, I will go to the barracks."

Signa then said, "Then I'll go too..."

In fact, almost all the guards at the barracks knew Signa, and she was free to come and go in the barracks, just like at home.

The soldiers also knew that she was Serena's daughter, and she was also favored by Suldak.

……

Suldak hung his saber on the wooden frame at the door of the room.

Walking out of the small building where Selena lived, she walked directly to the town hall in the center of the town without riding a horse.

There is a lot of traffic on the main street of Dodan Town, and the main street near the square is being widened. The road surface needs to be re-paved with granite slabs, and the town has recently issued a new law that no stalls are allowed in front of all buildings facing the street. , in order to alleviate serious traffic jams.

Because he was going to the town hall, Suldak didn't wear full-face armor, but only a set of tight-fitting salamander leather armor, which showed his figure very well.

He is tall and tall, with a sword hanging on his waist-a blood-red crescent, the fine linen wrapped around the hilt is fused with blood, as if forming a layer of paste on the hilt, the shield and the holy light torch are filled with magic In the waist bag, it looks very light.

While walking, Suldak was still slowly touching the larynx of his neck, thinking about the words of the rune, but unfortunately there was still no progress for half a month.

The pedestrians who come and go are all town residents. When they usually see him, most of them are wearing full armor, riding a strong ancient Bolai horse, wearing a steel helmet on their heads, and occasionally covering their faces. mask.

So very few people know him.

Suldak blended in with the crowd, like a mercenary or adventurer who rushed over from Wilkes City.

Someone even came over to strike up a conversation and asked him if he had a regular adventure group or mercenary group. If not, you might as well join their team, the treatment is good, and there are beautiful swordsmen and so on.

Some four-wheeled trucks full of goods were blocked on the long street, and a magic caravan was lying across the street. It was probably turning around, but unfortunately, the front and rear were tightly blocked by the trucks. Three coachmen stood on the roof On the ground, the horse whips in their hands were yelling at each other.

Inside the magic caravan sat two noblemen.

A group of members of the adventure group stood on the side of the street looking idly, looking around curiously.

The small vendor transporting vegetables parked his trolley aside, wiped the sweat off his face, and waited for the crowd to pass by.

Some aborigines carrying bags saw the severe congestion here, so they carried sackcloth bags into the alley next to the main street.

On the noisy street, curses in Imperial language came and went.

The crowd of onlookers seemed to hope that the three coachmen would take off their white gloves and throw them at each other's feet just like knights or nobles. Let's fight!

What's the point of cursing like this?

However, the three parties showed restraint, and they only cursed and didn't do anything.

When the sheriff of the town arrived late, he shouted the truck away and made the magic caravan turn around successfully. He saw the people inside the magic caravan wearing gorgeous costumes, and they were still standing outside the car and saluted repeatedly.

The traffic here is slowly recovering.

Suldak stood by the street, the scenery in front of him seemed to touch the dim memory fragments in the deepest part of his heart.

……

As the town of Dodan has gradually become lively these days.

Three hotels and a tavern opened in succession near Main Street.

When Suldak passed by here at night, he could always see a row of beautiful and slender liquor girls standing at the entrance of the tavern. Of course, it was so early in the morning, those ale girls might still be lying in the arms of some generous drinker, Only at dusk, they will dress up beautifully, stand in front of the tavern in beautiful skirts, and greet the passing guests to enter the store for a drink.

As the ant tide in Dodan Town has been controlled by the garrison, mercenary groups and adventure groups can hunt red ants in the hills and mountains, so some business opportunities have emerged, and many outsiders have poured into Dodan Town.

When Suldak walked to the town hall, he saw a long queue in the yard of the town hall, apparently running to the town hall to pay taxes.

Hathaway established a tax system. Merchants need to pay taxes when they conduct large transactions. If they are only traded and digested in the small town, this does not require taxation, but as long as the goods are taken out of Dodan Town, You need to pay taxes.

Otherwise, the guard at the south exit of the town will not let you go.

Of course, tax evasion is not uncommon recently. The system adopted by Duodan Town is... once caught, it will be punished to the heart.

It was just past breakfast time, and the merchants probably wanted to leave Dodan Town as soon as possible, so they went directly to the town hall to declare taxes.

Suldak didn't see the Batra tax officer, only two young tax officers were maintaining order outside.

The magic caravan that made a temporary U-turn in the downtown area was parked next to the flower pond in the courtyard of the town hall. The coachman sat on a chair and put a felt cap on his face to catch up on sleep.

Two horses were secretly nibbling the flowers and plants in the flower pond.

Suldak walked to the gate of the town hall and looked around, but it happened that no one knew him.

The young female receptionist in the hall was also not in her seat, and she didn't know where she ran to at this time. There was only a long line at the door, and the tail of the line had already flung into the courtyard of the town hall.

Suldak stepped in, turned his head and looked around the hall for a while, and then walked directly to the stairs.

The merchants in the queue didn't know Suldak either, and seeing him as suspected of jumping in the queue, someone immediately pointed at Suldak and asked:

"We are all queuing here, please go to the back and queue..."

The businessmen on the side immediately echoed: "That's right, if they all jump in line like this, wouldn't it be completely disorderly?"

Suldak waved his hand and said casually, "Oh, I'm not here to pay taxes, I'm going upstairs."

He didn't care about the offense of these businessmen.

He stepped up to the second floor, planning to go to Mrs. Luna's office first, and communicate with Mrs. Luna first.

Mrs. Luna still needs to continue to be responsible for the daily management of the town. As the mayor, he just tries to keep the development track of Dodan Town in line with the pace of developing the Invercargill Forest.

As soon as I walked to Mrs. Luna's office, I heard a quarrel coming from inside.

"Aunt...why didn't you say a word! When Mayor Marko was still here, he didn't say that everyone had to pay taxes before they could leave Dodan with their goods."

A young man's voice said sharply.

"At that time, you were Mayor Marko's secretary. I came here to make leather voices, and I never paid taxes... Now that you have become the acting mayor and the highest administrative officer of Dodan Town, why are you being confiscated?" Your nephew's taxes?"

"Batra, what's going on?"

Mrs. Luna's questioning voice came from the room...

The young man's voice was sharper, almost roaring: "Batra, it doesn't matter if you don't know who I am, can I leave now? By the way, I also need to give me a customs clearance ticket, without which I can't leave at all Dodan..."

"Of course, you can do it anytime, but if you want to leave Dodan with those goods, I'm afraid you can't." The voice of Batra tax collector came from the room: "Although your aunt Mrs. Luna is the acting mayor, But she can't control me, and Miss Hathaway is responsible for the taxation of Dodan Town now, and the tax for this part of the transaction can't be less than a copper coin."

"Why, my aunt is the acting mayor of Duodan Town. Doesn't it count if she speaks?" The young man shouted sharply.

"Of course not!" the Batra tax officer said firmly.

Chapter 848

"Batra, he is my nephew Likini, and he attended your family's dance last time. What's the difficulty for you to issue a tax-exempt approval slip?" Mrs. Luna asked the tax officer Batra.

"Writing an approval note is certainly not difficult for me, but I must be responsible to the Duodan Township Tax Bureau, and I must be worthy of Miss Hathaway's trust."

Batra tax officer refused righteously.

"Okay, let's wait and see!" The young man roared viciously again.

Suldak found that the Batra tax collector was actually quite strong, and his impression of him improved a lot in an instant.

On Madam Luna's side, he was a little disappointed, after all, he couldn't escape the fetters of family affection.

He was still hesitating whether to go in now to settle the matter, but before he entered Mrs. Luna's office, he saw a young man in black and gold inlaid aristocratic clothes rushing out of the room come out.

An attendant behind him hurriedly chased after him, and happened to meet Suldak in the corridor. The young man strode downstairs angrily, ignoring Suldak.

The attendant looked at Suldak vigilantly, and quickly passed by without saying anything.

Suldak found that this young man should be the owner of the magic caravan in the yard downstairs, and he should have turned the magic caravan around in the downtown area of ​​Long Street just now, causing the street to be congested for a long time.

Suldak originally wanted to promote Mrs. Luna to be the deputy mayor to handle the daily affairs of the town, but now he has some hesitation in his heart.

Just as he was about to step into the office, he heard a whispered conversation from the office: "Your nephew Likini seems to have disappeared, Luna."

"Hey, he has been spoiled by my brother since he was a child, and now he is learning to help the family, and he always takes advantage of opportunities, thinking that he is the smartest one, and it is natural for everyone to serve him." Mrs. Luna's voice carried With a hint of melancholy, he added:

"I hope he can improve a bit this time..."

There was the sound of a chair being moved in the room, and then Inspector Bartra said:

"This time you completely offended your nephew, aren't you afraid that he will hate you?"

Mrs. Luna laughed lightly:

"That's why I pushed this matter on you. Don't worry, their hands can't reach so far. This is the town of Dodan."

Bartra tax officer's laughter became a little rough, and he asked:

"Would you like me to act more fiercely and do it more thoroughly?"

Mrs. Luna quickly said: "He is stern and soft-spoken. Don't scare him. Don't worry. He is much less courageous than he shows. He will obediently pay taxes. You just need to get used to this kind of thing."

The Batra tax officer lowered his voice and asked:

"Okay... I heard that the guy from the barracks is going to take over as the mayor?"

Mrs. Luna agreed: "Well, the letter of appointment has been delivered. I haven't seen him for the past few days. I heard that the barracks are clearing up the ghost-striped red ants, and they are about to cross the border of Nantu Town... ..."

The Batra tax officer then said: "Recently, a lot of caravans have come to the town. Most of the adventure groups and mercenary groups have entered the hills and mountains to hunt. This month's tax revenue will increase a lot."

Surdak stood in the corridor, intentionally letting his boots stomp on the floor 'DuangDuangDuang'.

As expected, the conversation in Mrs. Luna's office stopped.

Suldak let go of his pace and walked into Mrs. Luna's office, just in time to see Mrs. Luna and Batra tax officer sitting at the desk, and Mrs. Luna's assistant came out from the inside holding a teacup.

Mrs. Luna combed her long hair meticulously, wearing a dignified long dress, and sat in front of the desk.

Seeing Suldak striding in from the outside, he quickly stood up and said:

"Commander Suldak..."

Batra tax officer also stood up with Mrs. Luna, and said with a smile: