I'm not a magician

In the middle of the Fren Desert.

Wave after wave of travelers appeared under the scorching sun, and the heat rising in the air and the fine gravel distorted the vision.

It was only seven o'clock in the morning, and the temperature in the desert was already unbearably high for the soldiers.

Bud took off his top hat and fanned it in front of him to dispel the sudden sweltering heat: "It really hasn't changed at all. Hey, Xiaojia... Cough cough, Ji Chi, it will take some time to get from here to the dungeon, you Are you sure you can take it?"

He put his hat back on his head to block the sun, looked sideways, and suddenly couldn't ask any more questions, full of doubts.

The young man from the east was standing on the sand dune where the teleportation array was located. He raised his eyes and looked into the distance. The gray wind and sand seemed to be consciously avoiding him, and the scorching sun seemed to be extraordinarily gentle on him.

In such a harsh environment, the collar of his shirt was still ironed white, and his face under the hood was still fresh and calm.

His swarthy eyes turned around, as if he didn't understand what he said just now, he looked at Bud with some doubts: "Huh?"

Bud pressed down the brim of his hat to cover his exposed skin and uncomfortable expression on his face: "Forget it, it's nothing..."

He tidied up his cooling jacket and walked forward against the wind and sand. Confusion flashed through his mind countless times. This was the first time in hundreds of years that he felt a little fear of a little guy... The last time he had this emotion was in the When the afterglow of the God of the Forge was glimpsed.

The remote middle of the desert should be sparsely populated, but the vicinity of the teleportation array is quite lively. There are not only travelers coming from afar, but also drivers driving desert monitor lizards to provide transportation services for travelers.

Bud seemed to have prepared everything long ago, and walked to the southwest of the teleportation array without thinking.

In that corner, an inconspicuous man in black was sitting cross-legged on the monitor lizard, throwing small pieces of jerky forward one by one, watching the monitor lizard shake its head trying to catch them .

A man and a lizard hid in the shadow of the sandstone, and many travelers passed by in a hurry, but none of them noticed him.

The man melted silently into the darkness as if being swallowed by shadows.

"Don, I'm here." Bud raised his top hat slightly, revealing his deeply wrinkled face. After all, he was old, and after walking such a short distance under the scorching sun, he looked a little tired.

The man in black named Tang turned his head and saw them. With one hand, he jumped off the monitor lizard nimbly. He walked into the sun, raised his hand and pulled off the kerchief covering most of his face: "Yo~ Bo Master Ge, you are finally here! I misremembered the time and thought you would be here at six o’clock, so I almost mistook several dwarves for you while waiting for more than an hour, and I..."

Bud raised his hand in a daze to stop him from continuing, and said weakly, "How long have you been doing this mission..."

Tang patted his head and laughed: "Have I started nagging again? I'm sorry, I've been sneaking for three months in the last mission and couldn't speak. It was a nightmare experience... It's a pity that the adults who hired me thought My task was very easy and I didn’t want to pay for it. Then I dragged him and talked for more than ten days, but he couldn’t stand it and crashed into the stone pillar and died. It’s so funny hahaha!”

After Tang babbled, he didn't care if no one was cheering him on. He raised his head and shifted his gaze to Ji Chi.

Only then did Ji Chi see Tang's appearance clearly.

He was very young, he looked to be in his twenties, and he also had black hair and black eyes, but his facial features were more western-like, and when he narrowed his eyes slightly, he looked like a black panther lurking in the bushes waiting for an opportunity.

With a quick glance, Tang marked several flaws on Ji Chi's body. They were all unsuspecting parts that would kill him in one blow. He raised his eyebrows slightly: "This is the mascot you brought? Uh... from the east. The little magician is quite cute, like a kitten~"

Ji Chi looked down at Bud: "Mascot?"

Bud pretended not to hear, coughed, and introduced to Ji Chi: "This is Tang, he is a very good stalker, and he will guarantee our safety along the way."

Ji Chi blinked: "Didn't I protect your safety?"

Bud obviously hadn't heard the rumors about the Academy of Magic at this time, he secretly glanced at Ji Chi's small body in disgust, and coughed again: "Don is the chief mercenary of 'Ned Hogg', he very powerful……"

"Nid Hogg" is a mercenary organization in the Demon Sword Continent, and it is also the name of a legendary dragon. They all symbolize unparalleled strength.

Ji Chi tilted his head: "Then let me bid for the auction?"

Bud was inexplicably guilty, and coughed again: "I have prepared enough gold coins..."

Ji Chi crossed his arms and changed the topic: "So what am I here for? To be a mascot?"

Seeing that he couldn't hide it anymore, Bud sighed and said, "Yes...that's why I came to you in the first place. You may not know a saying among the equipment masters - only those favored by the god of forging can have the legendary weapon. thing."

Bud stared at him, and said seriously: "Believe it or not, legendary things are attractive. In the dark, they will bring people favored by the gods to find lost legends. And we all have A legendary item, this will greatly improve the luck of finding the parts."

Ji Chi snorted and said, "Then it's really a good deal for me. I don't need to do anything to get the promise of the equipment master."

Bud couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

Before changing it, he would never give the "mascot" a good face, but since he discovered that this thing is simply a cornucopia, Master Borg has also succumbed to money.

Tang stepped forward to grab Ji Chi's shoulder, and said familiarly: "Hey! Little guy, do you know who is the most important in the mercenary team? That's right! It's the mascot! So you just need to be in charge of cute Well, of course it would be great to have a chat with me anytime!"

"Okay." Ji Mascot Chi glanced at them and raised the corner of his mouth. He felt that this mission was starting to be interesting.

Ji Chi looked at the two real mascots with a smile, and cutely sat on the sled behind the monitor lizard.

The desert monitor lizard is a kind of creature that runs in the Flen Desert all year round. They have a gentle temperament and move extremely fast on the sand. They have been domesticated by people to become the most outstanding mounts in the desert.

The monitor lizard controlled by Tang was very good-looking, with strong limbs and agile movements. While running fast in the desert, it could also keep the sled behind it stable.

The sun rose higher and higher, and the temperature of the desert also rose sharply. The sweat on Bud's face flowed down to his chin like a stream. He kept sipping the water bag in his hand, and his lips were still very chapped and peeled.

Tang sat on the giant lizard and controlled the direction. His endurance was much better than Bud's, but he was also so sun-drenched that he couldn't even speak nonsense.

Tang turned his head and glanced at Ji Chi who was still fair and white, and couldn't help poking his face with his hand: "Are you a real person?"

Ji Chi patted his hand away and gave him a cool look: "No, I'm a mascot."

"Hahaha!" Tang was amused, "Then mascot, you are about to start working, welcome to the city-state of the dwarves~"

After the monitor lizard turned over a towering sand dune, there was no longer the same red and yellow sand in front of them, and a desert oasis with lush vegetation appeared in front of it.

This oasis is in the shape of a crescent moon, surrounded by a clear blue lake. On the other side of the crescent moon, there are sheds built with hard rocks. There are many people inside, and there are many monitor lizards living nearby.

Ji Chi was in a good mood at first, but when they got closer and closer to those sheds, he realized something was wrong.

Those bustling figures were all working under the scorching sun. They wore the most shabby clothes, bent their backs, and carried baskets of ore from the distant mines all the way to the shed.

Along the way, many people knelt on the ground panting for breath because they couldn't bear the high temperature. At this time, a guardian dwarf holding a strange instrument would beat them severely with the instrument in his hand.

The whipping of these instruments on the bare skin did not leave scars, but the people who were hit by it could not stop rolling and crying on the ground, and the screams spread far in the open desert.

Bud also saw this scene. A trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and then turned into deep helplessness. He sighed softly, and turned his head aside, unwilling to look again.

Ji Chi watched the scene without changing his expression, and asked, "Are those all slaves?"

Tang seemed to be used to this kind of scene, he looked straight ahead, but his tone became cold: "Not necessarily, there are slaves and civilians, but it doesn't matter, they are all trying to survive."

This was just a small episode on the road, and they soon passed the stone hut and came to a more spacious and atmospheric area.

It was a square paved with granite. In the center of the square stood a tall and gorgeous stone gate. The gate carved with ancient totems was always open, and a row of well-equipped guards stood on both sides.

Bud got off the sled and walked towards the door with the deerskin case.

Before the guards came up to intercept him, he took the lead in removing the cooling coat, revealing a quaint bronzing badge inside, engraved with a palm holding a seven-pointed star, which symbolizes the highest honor of an equipment engineer.

The guard was startled, and immediately put the weapon behind him. He bowed deeply to Bard: "Welcome back to the city, Master Borg."

After the gate, there is a wide staircase leading straight down. At the end of the staircase, the bright flames produced by the burning of countless ores illuminate the entire magnificent underground building like the sun.

On both sides of the smooth streets, the buildings, markets, and facilities are almost the same as any prosperous country on the ground.

The only difference is that the sound of tinkling iron is the main theme of the city.

Bud looked at this scene with nostalgia, he took off his coat covered in yellow sand, and walked into the cool and comfortable dungeon.

Tang fostered the monitor lizard in a special animal shed, and after catching up slowly, he smiled and said to Ji Chi, "Little cutie, remember to keep up, it will be troublesome if you get lost."

As Tang said, he stepped into the shadows. At the moment his slender body disappeared into the darkness, it was like a drop of ink smearing the night sky, and it was difficult to notice his traces.

Ji Chi looked up at Tang's direction accurately, and smiled slightly: "Don't worry, how could the mascot be lost?"

After he finished speaking, he raised his foot to follow in Bud's footsteps.

Behind him, Tang looked at Ji Chi's back in surprise, touched his chin, and said to himself, "You're so sharp...is it a coincidence that you can notice me all of a sudden?"

"Hey~ Things seem to be getting more interesting..."

The dwarf dungeon does not distinguish between day and night, and time is just a series of iconic numbers in this always-lit city.

Ji Chi doesn't like this place very much. The dungeon is mainly the domain of dwarves, and all kinds of buildings are also built small and exquisite. It may be spacious and comfortable for dwarves, but it is a bit depressing for other races.

Just when his patience was about to reach its limit, the auction was finally about to start.

Bud was wearing a straight suit, standing in front of the silver mirror at the door, and said to Ji Chi and the mirror: "The auction in the dungeon is held every five years. It gathers precious ores and materials from all over the mainland, and some of them will also be auctioned. Top artifacts made by masters."

"Even in such a grand auction, there has never been a legendary item, so..." Bard asked him with a sigh, "Do you know what we are going to face this time?"

Ji Chi imagined that scene, but couldn't get excited: "Local tyrants gather?"

Bud looked at him with hatred for iron and steel: "Isn't this nonsense!"

He raised his expression and said in a deep voice: "In this place, no matter what your status is, when the importance of treasures far exceeds you, your life is no longer important."