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"Hey, don't move so far, this fish is delicious!" Beside the campfire, Jasmine, who had her hair tied up in a double twist, waved a branch in her hand, and a small shriveled fish poked on every small fork of the branch.

"I won't eat it. If you want to eat it, you can eat it. It smells too bad!" Xio wrapped her robe tightly and moved a little further away, holding "Elements Expansion" in her other hand. Since then, he has been studying hard all the time.

Those small fish were taken out of a ditch-like mud, and he would not taste them even if he was killed.

Jasmine shook her head, without further persuasion, she took out a lemon from her bag and cut it in half with a pocket knife, threw half to the orc man who was watching the carriage, took the half by herself, rubbed it on the small fish, and the flames burned. , Lemon juice and small fish combine to form a special smell, which can't be said to smell good or bad. Anyway, the people present can only feel nauseated.

The summer fire made the hairy orcs feel uncomfortable. They were two meters tall and stood on the side of the carriage, performing guard duties.Orcs are different from lycanthropes, only the ears, hair, tail, and body are quite different from purebred humans. They are not half-human and half-animal, but they are a little special as employers: they have all been stamped with taming marks.

Orcs used to be widely distributed throughout the continent because of their strong reproductive ability and physical fitness, but they were regarded as materials by spellcasters and hunted ruthlessly - spellcasters of all races, in that era, all used [Spellcaster] rather than their own ethnicity.

But now, if the orcs want to find a job in human territory, they must accept the engraving of taming. This engraving is different from the engraving of slaves. It is not a life-and-death restriction, but it only prevents them from killing their employers and taking their property.After the employment is over, the major chambers of commerce have a service to wash off this engraving.

The orcs hired by Xio and Jasmine are all giant dogs. Among the orcs, they are the most popular hired race among humans. They are both strong and honest. It disappeared into the mouth of the orc on the left in an instant, without even spitting out a scum.

After Jasmine finished eating all the small fish, Xio leaned against the fire. The progress of this operation was not smooth, and he needed to talk to Jasmine.

"Jasmine, let me say, let's go back to Mirelia and continue looking for useful children? The border races are too hard to find. Although they are in a state of war, where can we find a group of children gathered together?" He couldn't help emphasizing his tone: "That's ridiculous! With our two apprentices and those two honest mercenaries, can we deal with cavalry or bandits?"

"Hugh, you." Jasmine reached into her backpack, took out a piece of candy and put it in his hand: "You know this is impossible, right? Mirelia, the country has been subjugated for several months."

"...I know, so what?" Xio's teeth clicked: "Mirelia, there are many children who may have magical talents. Moreover, no one will protect them after the country is subjugated. We collect It's also easier to get up."

"That side has already been occupied and divided, and the best talents have been divided up by various forces. Even if there are some omissions, it is not worthwhile to go there. Besides, there are still wilderness wizards and border races to discuss business here." Jasmine There is tenderness and pity in the voice, but the language is full of interest and reason: "We have not found any qualified children, but we have already negotiated two deals, and the ore and fur are so cheap that it is unbelievable."

"These frontier races have nothing to do with magic! We have found several groups of refugees these days, and we have spent so much bread to make them stop for testing, and the result is!" Xio crushed the branches under his feet as if venting his anger: "There is not a single qualified one. !"

"Hugh, they are also qualified to survive." Jasmine raised her head and confronted the angry young man: "They have not received much education, are very poor, have no water to bathe, and are not the people of your hometown, but they are also qualified to live come down."

"That sounds good! We are not saviors, but two speculators who took the teacher's money to help find apprentices!" Xio snorted coldly: "Even if there are talented and qualified people, who has the time to teach them from 1, 2, 3, Learn A, B, and C!"

"Hugh, let us do this, but teacher? How do you think the teacher will answer you?" Jasmine patted her skirt and stood up: "I'll go back to the carriage first, you can think about it yourself, Hugh."

The boy didn't answer, he knew the answer.

In the next two days, Xio didn't complain again. He is also a smart person and understands the principle of doing less things that don't help.In a little silence, he and Jasmine finally found another chance—there were city-like settlements on the border!

Taking down the binoculars, he greeted Jasmine in disbelief: "Hey, look over there, there are actually people who have established settlements in such a remote place."

Jasmine took the binoculars and took a look. The settlement was not that big, but it was closer to a small town than a village. The settlement had earthy walls, and thorny thorns were its fences.There are no guards standing guard around the vacancy of the door. I don't know if there was no one in the first place or something happened to them and they ran away.

The two of them tidied up their luggage a bit and let the mercenaries walk in front—if they encountered an ambush or greeted unceremoniously, they could free up their hands to release magic. Having a reliable front row and a team of spellcasters is not easy to mess with, let alone a carriage There are also a few mechanical puppets in it as backup combat power.

All the way to the gap, there is no one on the dirt slope as a street, only tumbleweeds are rolling.

"There is someone." Jasmine nodded towards Xio, obviously someone was there, and there were a few traces of walking on the street that were still fresh and not covered by sand.

Walking a few steps forward, a thin, skinny dog ​​sprang out of the alley. The dog backed away while barking. It didn't dare to rush up to bite people and didn't want to let go. It was picked up by the mercenaries, thrown aside and fled away. .

"Is there anyone~" Jasmine's voice was much more friendly than Xio's, and she shouted in the empty street: "We are traveling businessmen~ we don't stay overnight, we only trade~"

It's unclear what the situation of the people here is, and Jasmine didn't directly ask for a talent test.

After waiting for a while, there was a sound from a certain house, and an old man with a wrinkled face led a strong man out of the door. The old man did not need a cane, and his eyes were as bright as those of a young man.

"Do you... have anything for sale?" The old man stopped a few steps away from the two of them. He was not polite or introduced himself. The ruby ​​ring on his finger revealed that he should be the little boss here.

"There are a lot of food, meat, cloth, daily necessities, tea - the small things are all in the car, and the big things are all in the follow-up convoy. As long as you can give the corresponding gold nuggets, furs, herbs, and gems, we will send them to you at any time." I can notify the convoy behind." Jasmine agreed with all her heart: "Excuse me, is there anyone here who wants to work in a big city? We have pretty good jobs here, and there is no need to sign a slave contract, but ah—"

Seeing that the old man didn't intend to get angry or interrupt, Jasmine knew that the matter was half done [I really don't want to "introduce" children to the Mage Tower, but they will interrupt when they talk about work]: "As long as it meets the standards, The money given is more than buying and selling.”

"What's the standard?" The old man was very calm, and the strong man didn't seem to move.

"It's a talent for magic. The test process is very simple. Even if no one passes, I will pay for a sack of bread, not a small sack~" Jasmine snapped her fingers, and the mercenary dropped a sack from the carriage and untied the rope. , which is full of dry bread, without honey and butter, but it seems to be able to smell the sweet fragrance in the dry air.

"Deal." The old man's expression did not change. He walked over directly, checked the weight of the dry bread, and let the strong man carry it. Then, he took out an iron whistle from his pocket and blew it.

The sharp whistle lasted only a few seconds, but it was enough. One after another, people came out of dirt houses, small alleys, and who knows where. Jasmine noticed that most of them were children and scrawny teenagers... only A few are middle-aged women who have nothing to do with plumpness, and the least few are strong, middle-aged men... What is the situation in this town.

"Choose it in your own way." The old man sat on the stone by the roadside, and Jasmine nodded. Now is not the time to pay attention to the reasons behind it: "I only need to choose children under the age of 15."

Hearing her words, several women wanted to take their children back, but they were forced to give up this useless move by the gloomy eyes of the old man.The children gradually came to Jasmine's side.

Jasmine took out the crystal for identification from her pocket, and held it above her head: This test method can only test children with outstanding talents. The principle used is very simple. When the crystal is injected with magic power, a beautiful broken line will be formed in the middle of the crystal. This broken line will become stronger and stronger, and then light spots will emerge—the number and position of the light spots represent the number of nearby spellcasters.

As a child without an awakening circuit, the magic power in the body can only be the upper limit of the circuit's automatic storage, it is static, not a particularly outstanding talent, and can't show anything at all, which is what the teacher meant. [The kind of guy who can't release an ice storm for five years is useless. 】Although the teacher's words were harsh...it was because of limited resources.

The crystal gradually glowed, and then three spots of light appeared, one was Xio, one was Jasmine, and there was another one!There are really good kids here!

Jasmine quickly locked onto the only lucky one. It was a shriveled girl in tattered cloth strips, her hair was gray and she couldn't tell what color it was, and her eyes looked at the ground with numbness.

"This child has passed!" Jasmine grabbed the girl's wrist, which was so thin that it made people feel distressed. She didn't dare to use any force, and she always felt like a dead branch that was easy to break.

"Add more money." The old man was straightforward, with undisguised greed in his eyes.

"Naturally, it's a one-buy price. Do you want beautiful silk enough to make five sets of clothes or more bread?" Jasmine shielded the girl behind her: "Don't ask too hard, you don't want to—— with the spellcaster Are we enemies?"

【I know, even if I pretend not to know, here it is...】 Jasmine guessed what is going on in this kind of place, but she is not yet qualified to manage it.

One day, I will be qualified to manage.

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