Lizard Keeping Diary

Schatz had long heard that Efka's port was very dirty, but seeing the bird droppings all over the ground with his own eyes still had a huge impact on his mind.

Schatz dragged his suitcase and squeezed through the crowd as fast as he could.

There are map sellers everywhere outside, aiming at foreign tourists and jumping on them, they are often sure.

Schatz also bought a map, and on it he found where he was going: the station.

After walking for a long time according to the map, Schatz paused for a while, fed the lizard with water and food, and continued on his way.

About two kilometers away from the post station, Schatz came across a street, and the sign floating in the void showed that this was the local "mysterious market".Schatz was amazed.He originally thought that a city like Efka would not rank well in the whole country, and it must not have formed a magic industry. Who knew that there was even a mysterious market here.

Shatz hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't bear his curiosity, and decided to go in for a stroll, anyway, the time was not tight.The dazzling array of goods here immediately attracted his attention, and even the lizard on his shoulder looked up and looked around, looking for something he was interested in.

In front of a booth, Schatz found a pyramid made of white snow crystals, which was both spectacular and creative.

He stopped to look at the work of art until the boss spotted him and came from behind.

"Hey, this face-to-face little brother, do you know what you need? A set of white snow crystals!" The boss took a snow-white stone from the top of the pyramid, "With it, the magic power will flow like a spring. With it, cultivation Becoming a god is not a dream.”

Schatz shook his head, "I'm just looking."

"It's okay, just look around, and you will find that my white snow crystal is the purest, without any impurities."

This is of course bragging.Schatz could already see a few speck-like grains.

But Schatz didn't say anything, he just moved his gaze down and stayed on the price tag.

Wow, 1 gold coin 1!What about stealing money?These white snow crystals were not as good as those given to him by the man in black.

"Do you know what you need?" The boss asked suddenly, staring at Schatz's shoulder.

Shatz was stunned for a moment, but before he could react, he saw the boss put a box on the countertop.

"A high-end reptile terrarium!" The boss patted the top of the box with his hands, "100% solid wood frame, with sliding doors and shock-proof glass windows, imported calcium sand mats, natural and beautiful green plant landscaping, and hideout houses, Luxurious configurations such as terraces and night lights fully guarantee the comfort of crawling pets. All this is only 20 silver dollars!" The boss became more and more excited as he talked, "20 silver dollars!! The purchase price is more than this price, you can earn it if you buy it! "

Why is it selling pet supplies here?

Shatz was silent for a moment, feeling that he couldn't think of an answer to this question.

But he may really need this, after all, to keep a good pet, basic equipment is indispensable.

It's just that the price is a bit unreasonable, and he believes there is still room for maneuver.

"10 silver dollars."

"No, no, at least 18!"

"12."

"18!"

"15."

"make a deal."

Schatz readily took out his wallet.Or rather, he tried to reach for his wallet.But when he found that his pocket was empty, he felt as if he had been splashed with cold water. A few seconds later, he had no choice but to speak up, explaining his situation, and his whole body was lost.

But the boss, after learning that his wallet was stolen, patted him comfortingly, "If you haven't been stolen, you don't count as having been to Efka. The thieves here are notoriously rampant, and magicians will take a detour when they see it. After all, they have a lot of people, and the sheriff doesn't care." After a pause, the boss suddenly changed the subject, "Do you know what you need? A job."

"But I can only play the piano..." Schatz said frustratedly, "Now I can't even afford a Pegasus ticket."

"You can play the piano? That's not right. I heard that the City Lord's Mansion is recruiting temporary workers. It seems that they will be able to play the piano. I don't know the details. If you are confident, you can try it. After all, the situation cannot be worse."

The last sentence is the truth.

Schatz thought about it and decided to pull himself together.

You won't die if you try, but you will die if you don't have money.

"So... where is the City Lord's Mansion?"

later.

The boss didn't lie to him.The City Lord's Mansion is really looking for musicians.And there are a lot of people applying.

Schatz sat on the bench in the waiting room, looking at the people carrying musical instruments on the left and right, feeling a little uneasy.

This was the first time he applied for a job on his own initiative, and before that, he didn't have to worry about such things.

Leaving aside the discrimination in the magic world, in fact, magic musicians are very popular no matter where they go.

The number of people who master magic music is very small, and the market demand has been increasing all over the world.

Even so, he has just graduated, will he be dismissed for lack of experience?

Schatz clenched his palms nervously, looking out of the window from time to time, the sunset was setting.

The lizard on his shoulder rubbed against his neck, as if to cheer him up.

no problem.Absolutely no problem.

Schatz touched the lizard and smiled.

The number of people on the bench dwindled, and finally it was Schatz's turn.

"Number 32. Come in."

When Schatz went in, he held his lute with both arms, as if he was afraid that the strap would break and the body of the lute would fall out of his hand.His cautious appearance earned the interviewer a reprimand, "Don't shrink your head there, stand up straight, and raise your head."

Xia Ci did as he said, and when he raised his head, he saw a total of two interviewers.

When one of the interviewers saw him for the first time, he whispered something to the other interviewer.

Next, Schatz was asked some questions, including basic information such as name, age, origin, address, education history, and family members.

After a brief conversation, Schatz found out that what the other party wanted was not a magic musician, but an ordinary musician, so he decided to hide his background, calling it self-taught.

In addition to these, there are some questions that do not sound relevant, such as whether he is married, height and weight, religious beliefs, personality hobbies...

Xia Tzu answered one by one, a little absent-minded.He is always waiting for the other party to assess his music.That's the really important question.

Schatz had a plan for what kind of repertoire he would play, but the interviewers did not give him the freedom to play, and directly assigned him to play "White Cormorant", a folk song with a long history, and every musician must be familiar with it Practice song.

When Schatz plucked the strings, he had to concentrate more and carefully restrain himself.

Since he had already decided to hide the magic music, he couldn't show this ability.

"Okay. Stop it."

The music stopped abruptly.Schatz was a little dazed, not understanding why he was interrupted.

The interviewers waved to him, and he stood up and bowed slightly to them.

"As a person who has not studied specifically, your level is very good." An interviewer commented.

Schatz unconsciously felt guilty.But when the other party asked him if he could start working tomorrow, he nodded hurriedly.

According to the interviewer, this job is a temporary part-time job.The city lord has been suffering from mental stress all year round. After dinner every day, he needs to listen to some soothing music to relax.The problem is that the original musicians here have all left, and the house has to recruit new people, and the scale is not small.Everything is only to provide 24 hours of freshness to the city owner.

"This is your room."

Shatz stepped into the door and found that there was already someone in the room.

"If there is anything you need, I will serve you nearby." The maid said, "The housekeeper will come over later and ask you to confirm some issues, and teach you some basic rules by the way, so as to ensure that your life here will be convenient in the future."

She distributed pamphlets, what appeared to be some kind of instructions, to the two people in the house.

Then she left, leaving Schatz and the other person alone, looking at each other.

"Are you new here too?" Schatz saw Mo Linkuer in the corner, and deduced that it was the other party's instrument.

"Yeah, I heard that the salary here is good. Although it's a temporary job, it's better than teaching children." Another person rolled up the booklet, sat at the table and fanned himself, "I thought the assessment would be difficult. , but they only asked me to play "White Cormorant", which even beginners can play, so it is not difficult."

no difficulty...

Maybe.

Schatz put his luggage away, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat down at the table.

The table is not big, so he is very close to the other person, so close that the pores are almost visible.

Shatz could tell that this was a well-trained musician, because anyone who could use Molinkull was more or less capable.

Later, the butler really came, a middle-aged man with a serious face, confirmed their basic information with a tone similar to an interrogation.Schatz repeated what he had said in the afternoon.Even so, he was questioned by the steward.

"You said both of your parents died? Then what are you doing in Efka?"

"Working... part-time job." Schatz stuttered a little when he lied.

The other musician was not questioned so severely by him, probably because he was a local. The housekeeper only asked a few questions and stopped worrying about that musician.Schatz also took a religious oath at the end, assuring that what he said was true.

Regarding etiquette and rules, all the rules are listed in the booklet, and the housekeeper only mentioned a few key points.

For example, when a musician sees the lord of the city, he should behave like a servant when he sees his master.

Do not look directly into the castellan's eyes while talking, unless the castellan expressly orders the musician to do so.

Where the city lord is present, the musician cannot leave first, unless he has asked the city lord to leave.

blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

"My office is on the second floor of the main building." The housekeeper finally concluded, "If you have any questions, you can come to me."

"I have a question." Schatz raised his hand, "When will the salary be settled?"

Schatz found himself particularly unpopular with the housekeeper.As soon as he heard him speak, the housekeeper looked at him coldly, his eyes were like knives, and he almost cut off a piece of flesh.Unexpectedly, this question is very important, Xia Ci waited in fear for a while, and finally got the butler's answer, which was as cold as three feet, and he cherished words like gold.

"The next day."

Oh, that's okay.Schatz breathed a sigh of relief.

By the time the room was completely clean, Shatz was paralyzed from exhaustion.

"I feel like he doesn't like me."

"Who? The butler?" The other musician turned his head, suddenly thought of something, ran to close and lock the door, and then came back and continued to talk to Schatz, "He seems to be a little hard on you. But don't worry about it, I think you are fine Yes." He smiled at Schatz, "My name is Finny, what about you?"

"Shatz."

"Shatz, do you have a pet lizard?"

"Ah, that's right." Schatz remembered now, "I hope you don't mind..."

"I don't mind at all." Finny smiled and stretched out his hand, as if to touch the lizard, but before the fingertips touched it, the lizard dodged like lightning, huddled on the back of Schatz's neck and refused to show his face.Feeney had no choice but to withdraw his hand, "It seems that your pet is a bit cynical."

"Probably." Schatz wasn't sure if that was the case.After all, he had only gotten along with the lizard not long ago.

The two went out together later, went to the designated place for dinner, and brought the lizard with them.

The restaurant was full of young people, similar to Schatz and Feeney, presumably today's hires.

When Schatz went to pick up the meal, he observed the musicians carefully, and unexpectedly found that they had a common feature.

They are not necessarily tall or short, nor are they necessarily slender or bloated, and even their appearance is uneven.

But it is precisely such a group of people who all have a neat sense of youth, like chickens that have just broken their shells.

What is this, a coincidence?

Xia Ci was thoughtful, and after a long time came back to his senses, the orange juice in front of him was actually reduced by half.

Who stole it?Shatz glared to the side, and saw the lizard at the end of the straw trying to sip the sweet and sour drink.Facing his stare, the lizard not only felt guilty, but puffed out its belly. It pointed its paw at the dinner plate on the table, and opened its mouth to signal Schatz to feed it.

Well taken for granted.Schatz twitched the corner of his mouth, but still cut the food into small pieces before feeding it to the lizard.

There is no way, since he picked up this little guy, he must take corresponding responsibilities.