Mage? Spell Engineer!

Chapter 18 Gasder Yaz and the Fortress City

The rest of the journey was peaceful and peaceful, as the convoy traveled on dirt roads in the fields, wading across streams and passing farmhouses from time to time. If it is a larger farmhouse, Mr. Aller will stop the convoy, and he and the driver will go to the farmhouse to buy some eggs and homemade cheese.

Rorschach and Mr. Aller maintained a lukewarm distance, and Mr. Aller never agreed to Rorschach's vigil again on the grounds that Rorschach needed a better rest.

"Parsip seeds and dill fruits." As soon as she took a break, Tasia would collect herbs from all over, then pound them and dry them on the bottom of the pot.

Hill felt that Tasia had no consciousness of being monitored at all: "What are you messing with!"

"Don't be nervous! Don't you think it's too boring to eat rabbit all the time?"

There were no wild boars or deer to hunt when far away from the forest hills, and Hill hunted during the rest period of the team and lacked time, so most of the harvest was only rabbits that lacked flavor. Rabbit is quite bland, basically the meat tastes like the stew.

"I'm studying magic that can attract wild birds." It turned out that Tasia planned to change the target of the fairy's magic.

At this time, it is the end of autumn and the beginning of winter in the mainland. Food and fruits are ripe, and birds are getting fatter. From time to time, flocks of wild ducks and geese fly over, as if there are flocks of birds migrating south.

"It's done!" Unlike before, this time Tasia put the powder into the bonfire, and a burst of smoke suddenly rose. She cast her magic again, and the smoke rose straight into the ground.

"Quack! Quack!" Wild ducks are really coming. They come here from the distant river bank, circling around the smoke column and descending in a spiral.

"Quick! Quick! Shoot down the picky ones!"

It's really doable. It doesn't seem necessary to lift the crossbow. Hill's improvised slingshot made of wild boar sinews and branches came in handy. One by one, the other mallards were not aware of the reduction, but their calls became louder and louder.

The ducks were about to land. Luo Xia estimated the distance and used his magic hand to grab one of them.

Rorschach held the duck in his hand. The duck was quite plump, with a snow-white belly and brown-grey back, and was covered with pockmarked patterns.

The shelduck turned its head and looked at him with its big eyes for a while, then began to squat down and flap its wings, stretched its neck and bit Rorschach's cuff.

Rorschach had a premonition of the damn duck's intentions and pushed the little creature away.

The duck refused to give in. It quacked around Rorschach, then tilted its head and found an unlucky grasshopper. As a late-autumn insect, it is immediately caught by the duck's hard jaws.

Then the duck swayed and held in its mouth the unlucky grasshopper that had been fattening on grass seeds and presented it to Rorschach.

You beast is good at licking. Rorschach broke off the grasshopper's barbed thighs and hard-palate head, threw it to the duck and ate it in one bite: "Everyone, it seems that this beast is close to me, so why don't you let me keep it as a pet."

Snap...pop, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap, snap.

I don’t know who took the lead and started applauding. When the smoke dissipated, the applause made the ducks still in the sky wake up from their dreams and quack away again. The only ones left alive were the ducks who had a good meal at Rorschach’s feet.

Rorschach borrowed scissors to trim its flight feathers, and then gave it a name that no one knew why:

Gasder Yaz.

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The convoy finally reached the edge of the empire. The fortress city of Andorilla, the core of this city is a strict fortress, composed of thick stone walls and towers. There are multiple watchtowers and arrow towers attached to the stone walls of the fortress, overlooking the surrounding area. The entire building is pentagonal in shape, held up by exposed stone hills, and surrounded by housing and shops for urban residents.

There has been peace between the Empire and the Holy Kingdom for a long time. The originally dug moat has been wrapped in the houses of citizens, and the city wall has been built three times, from the thick stone wall like a fortress to the brick wall, and then to the low outermost ring. Earth wall.

When the convoy arrived, they found that many coarse cloth sheds had been erected outside the city, people were coming and going, and there was a long queue at the gate into the city.

"Why are there so many people?" The people who lined up looked around and saw that there were small vendors in every shed. Not only outside the city, but from the doorway, there were also stalls in the city. It was a lively and huge market.

Entering Andorilla from the north gate is very simple, as long as you have the imperial identity certificate and the caravan pass. However, leaving the city to the south is regarded as leaving the empire, and all customs duties, carriage and horse taxes will be collected.

Because the inspection upon entering the city is relatively simple, the queue is not slow.

"Is this a market? Can I pay less tax if I put it outside?" Tasia poked her head out of the car and guessed.

Mr. Ale recalled, "The southern part of the empire and the Holy Kingdom have the custom of holding carnivals at this time. We should have happened to coincide with the celebration day."

"Is there a celebration now? How did the birthday of the God of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry evolve?" Rorschach searched for his knowledge of mythology and folklore. At this time it was his turn to enter the city, dismounted and showed his mage badge and adventurer's silver medal to the guards.

"Maybe, they are all dead gods. Who still remembers it so clearly? Now is our Carnival and Harvest Festival. Master Mage welcomes you to Andorila and wishes you a happy holiday!" The guard looked at this for a while. The young mage, and the duck on his shoulder.

"Thanks."

Rorschach was followed by Tasia, who took out Limbaugh's ID and the badge of the Forest Tower. The guard seemed unable to recognize the latter.

The group of people did not join the celebration after entering the city. They first registered their itinerary at the Adventurer's Guild, submitted an application to go abroad to the empire's authority here, and checked in at a hotel.

"Even if the application has been processed, you will not receive the approval tomorrow or even the day after tomorrow. Do you want to rest first or do you want to join the celebration? Let's talk first. The city of Andorilla is chaotic and big, and it is carnival time now. We can't get separated. Now, it’s best to move together when we leave the hotel.”

"I'm going to a magic guild."

"I'll just lie down in the hotel for a while. I haven't slept on a soft bed for a long time!"

"Then, except for Master Rorschach, how about we rest in the hotel first and go to the celebration in the evening?"

Tasia clapped her hands happily, and seeing the mediocre response from others asked strangely: "Don't you want to experience the customs of a city?"

Mr. Aller asked Tasia and Hill to share a room, on the grounds that they had contributed to the hunt after all. Hill reluctantly agreed, and Tasia, who had little money, was moved to pieces.

Walking from the hotel to the street, Rorschach felt that the so-called Harvest Festival was a day for large-scale markets, because people coming and going were either shopping or on the shopping road. The shops were filled with goods. One shop stood out in particular, with its storefronts piled high. The painted tin tankard is filled with myths and scenery.

Rorschach now holds the map provided by the Adventurer's Guild in his hand. On the map related to city defense and security, there are large blank spaces and restricted areas, but many restaurants and pubs are marked.

"Is this the advertising fee..."

Using the map, Rorschach found the magic guild's headquarters here - a five-story building imitating a mage's tower, built of red bricks and wood.

It's said to be an imitation, because the Magic Tower is a place where mages and apprentices study and live. In addition to the guild hall, the first floor here also has stalls selling scrolls and potions at a discount, as well as a sign saying "Free Divination". People come and go. There are also sounds of bargaining. The guild's branch headquarters in the imperial capital is majestic and grand, but the place reveals an overly commercial atmosphere.

"Why does it feel unreliable..." Luo Xia looked at the "Free Divination" sign with some concern.