The sun is high

Military transport vehicles parked along the wide road add a special touch to the streets of Leyland district.

The military group has always enjoyed a good reputation in Votel.

This is closely related to the initial composition of Votel's army and the propaganda given to them by the kingdom. When the Kingdom of Votel was first established on the plateau, neither civilians nor so-called nobles often had a way to escape their military careers. , and the Kingdom of Votel has always been extremely strict in controlling military discipline and regulations, so every Votel person knows very well that soldiers are actually a symbol of honor and justice.

Just as Shuge saw when he first arrived in Bolden City with the 5th Chasseur Regiment, young girls always have a good impression of soldiers, and this is the epitome of the Votel people's feelings towards the army.

But in Leyland District, it's different.

At least for Shuge, an "insider", when he saw the kingdom's army appearing on the territory of the Walter nobles, he would have some associations.

Fortunately, it was not the Ymir Legion who appeared here.

If those elite soldiers covered in black military uniforms were walking here, I'm afraid there wouldn't be anyone on the road at all.

"It's the Chasseur Regiment."

Ellen, who had been in the army, was very familiar with the organization of soldiers, so he immediately gave his professional judgment: "There are badges on the vehicles, well, they are the Fifth Chasseur Regiment... Some of them were indeed Training near Bolden."

"It's them."

Shuge nodded and looked at the soldiers standing beside the transport truck chatting. These young men all carried their own weapons. Even in a relaxed state, they stood straight.

Shuge had already seen the discipline and appearance of the members of the Fifth Chasseur Regiment before.

It now seems that even during the training and rest periods, these young men have not slackened in any way.

The moving vehicle was not stopped, so under the attention of these soldiers, Shuge finally arrived in front of the largest alchemy store in "Leyland's Kiss".

It's actually not appropriate to call it an alchemy store, because an ordinary store would never be of such a large scale. Instead, it looks more like an exhibition for nobles. The facade is also extremely elegant and luxurious, carved from precious metals. The silver words were fixed on the top of the door. Xiuge only took a glance and found that there were many magic rituals attached to this metal sign. They might even have been permanently fixed. Only in this way can he resist. Metal rust and all kinds of weather.

"Bolden's Wonder..."

Xiuge gently read out the words on the signboard, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "What a great spirit."

The Votel people have always believed that their country is the core of the Rowe Plateau, and Bolden is the core of the entire Votel Kingdom... With such a name, the meaning it wants to express is very clear - the entire All the wonders and wonders of Luowei Plateau will be gathered here.

However, only such a name is worthy of its astonishing scale.

If he had any free time, Shuge would definitely pay a visit here, but now, the things that are pressing on Shuge's heart and the soldiers of the 5th Chasseur Regiment standing at the door of "Bolden's Wonder" are... He had to give up this idea.

"Sir, Bolden's Wonder is currently unable to receive ordinary customers."

Seeing Shuge walking towards the door, the two soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment guarding the door immediately stretched out their hands to stop him. They didn't even pay attention to which family Shuge belonged to - this kind of thing was meaningless to them.

"What happened? I need to buy some alchemy products urgently."

"We're sorry, but no regular customers are allowed here at the moment."

The soldier explained mechanically: "According to the material mobilization order, the Chasseur Regiment will currently inventory the goods and inventory in the major alchemy stores in the city."

"Is there a material mobilization order?"

Xiuge raised his eyebrows, then turned to look at the transport trucks parked nearby.

From this point of view, these vehicles are most likely here to pull things... It seems that the Fifth Chasseur Regiment probably wants to empty this place.

"No one is allowed in?"

Xiuge frowned, and then he took out his brand-new mage certificate and pendant: "I have the latest certificate documents issued by the Mage Council here. I really need to buy some items at the moment, and I can check them with you."

Apart from anything else, the new certificates and rating pendants produced by the committee are still very eye-catching. They look magnificent in the bright sky and immediately attract the attention of people nearby.

The two soldiers looked at each other, and one of them immediately stepped forward and took the certificate from Xiuge's hand with both hands.

"Please wait here."

After saying this, the soldier walked into the gate with Xiuge's ID, and his vacancy was immediately filled by another sentry.

Although these soldiers all belong to the 5th Chasseur Regiment, Shuge can't see a familiar face.

This is a very normal situation. After all, the size of a Chasseur Regiment is very exaggerated. Even a carefully selected elite unit such as the Fifth Chasseur Regiment can have more than two thousand regular soldiers. Previously, The people who performed missions in Lone Wolf Ridge and escorted Shuge back were only part of them.

Beside them, the two bodyguards Ellen and Igor were very relaxed. Being soldiers, they had a good impression of these soldiers and trusted all the work arrangements they made here. Among them, Igor had even worked with one of them. The resting soldiers struck up a conversation. They both seemed to have Saint Steele blood, so they were naturally very cordial when they met fellow soldiers.

Ellen asked quietly from the side: "Mr. Sugar, I remember you said before that you have just started to learn magic?"

Xiuge responded in a low voice: "It's true that I have just started, and I have only read half of the basic books."

"ah?"

"I'm serious... but maybe my teacher is in the council, so he can enjoy himself more?"

"oh……"

Ellen nodded. He knew that the teacher Shuge was talking about was most likely the young female mage who separated from him at the intersection of Waibin Avenue. Without discussing anything else, just based on the image... it was indeed a meeting. Popular people.

As a bodyguard who had been in the aristocratic circle for a long time, he had heard of many different things... so he had already imagined a series of bizarre stories in an instant.

Of course, Xiuge didn't know that the honest and silent bodyguard beside him was already speculating on the complicated relationship between him and Wei Lin. He raised his head and saw a familiar figure walking out of the door in front of him.

The hood, the cane, and of course the featureless and strangely impassive face.

"Mr. Krauts, I haven't seen you for a few days."

The mage nodded to Xiuge, accepting his greetings, and then the soldier who left before came up and handed the mage certificate back to Xiuge.

"Follow closely, it's a mess inside, and there are no shopping assistants to entertain you now."

Krautz whispered, then paused his cane, and without waiting for Shuge's response, he turned and walked into the store.

Seeing the soldiers making way, Shuge hurriedly chased forward. Ellen wanted to follow, but the soldiers stopped him with their hands, so he had no choice but to stay outside.

The first thing that connected the interior of the store was a very gorgeous corridor. The cabinets on both sides contained a variety of magical items with collectible value. However, Krautz's pace was too fast, so Xiuge had no choice but to speed up his pace.

"There's nothing interesting to see. Most of them are flashy toys."

Krauts glanced sideways at Xiuge, and then made a sharp comment on the products in the cupboard: "Unless you think you or your family need something...a urinal that can automatically capture the user's needs and walk over by itself, otherwise It’s better not to waste your time on them.”

Shuge nodded.

In fact, when he heard Krautz's words, the figure of Old Zeke first appeared in his mind.

Although a walking urinal sounds very shabby, as a pragmatist, Shuge feels that it does not seem so bad.

As if he had guessed Shuge's thoughts, Krauts suddenly sneered: "It's not as good as you thought. The thought detection ritual attached to it operates continuously. That is to say, as long as the user generates Once you have an idea, it will definitely come, regardless of occasion or time.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Xiuge immediately gave up the idea of ​​knowing about this kind of product.

Obviously, in this world, magic, as a part of productivity, also carries the boundless imagination of human beings. This kind of commodity is indeed... too early for the nobles.

"I heard this morning that the Council has relaxed the review of spell casters and the recruitment conditions for wild mages, but I didn't expect that you would be the first batch of beneficiaries."

"It's better to arrive early than to arrive late."

"Interesting statement."

Perhaps because he is not in a military camp now, Master Krauts is a little less serious and a little more humorous than before.

At this time, the two of them had arrived at the inner hall of "Bolden's Wonder". Here, Shuge saw many busy soldiers of the Chasseur Regiment as well as the accompanying mages and physician apprentices, just as the sentry on duty outside the door said before. , they are currently busy counting various alchemy materials and items. Whenever an item is found on the list, soldiers will immediately step forward to seal it.

"The war will begin soon. The Legal Committee has reached an agreement with the Delan people. They are working together to blockade important supplies on the plateau. Crystal mines, magic supplies, and alchemy materials are the top priority."

"So the country is preparing to enter a state of war?"

"That's all."

Krauts nodded: "These businessmen and those giant-eared goblins... I'm afraid they will all be in trouble, especially the giant-eared goblins. They like speculation too much, so they are the key control targets now. It may not take a few days. , you will see the news of a group of goblins being executed."

"Execution? What crime?"

"Treason."

Krauts pointed to a corner of the hall, where Xiuge saw a large number of alchemical materials being sorted, stacked and processed. The mage explained: "Can you imagine? Even though the country has issued a material mobilization order, there are still There will be situations where a large amount of strategic materials are deliberately hoarded, and this is still in the Leyland District."

Shuge saw that there was indeed a logo of the God of Commerce symbolizing the goblin merchants and caravans in that corner. Regardless of whether it was the goblins who decided to hoard these materials or not, they would bear the blame.

"Okay, I do need to purchase some things. This shouldn't trigger a ban, right?"

"If it was three days ago, you might have been taken to the side for questioning by now."

Krautz raised his cane, and then a message transmitted by magic entered Xiuge's brain.

"But Princess Sophia believes that you deserve a certain amount of support...but you have to be careful not to go too far."

After saying this, Krautz walked aside. The mage apprentices over there seemed to have made some new discoveries and needed to ask him for instructions.

So Xiuge walked towards that corner. The alchemy materials here had already been packed into dozens of different boxes, large and small. Several mage apprentices were checking the items and writing magic labels on them.

Krauts had obviously already said hello, so the two apprentices immediately came up and asked Shuge what exactly he needed.

So, the list of items that once shocked the shop owner Gerald in Salem City was listed in front of the apprentices again. Of course, this time, Shuge deliberately deleted some of them, which didn't look right. Alchemy materials, after all, he will still need to live in Bolden City in the future.

The items in the list obviously made the apprentices very confused, but they were still considered to be Walter's soldiers, so they took action immediately. While they were counting and searching for items that met the requirements, Shuge wandered around in other places. He got up, and soon he had some new gains.

Two good quality magic books.

They are all black covers and have been waterproofed. They are produced in St. Steele. The image of a fine-scaled sea snake is outlined in dark golden ink on the surface, which looks mysterious and noble. There are also three matching ones specially used for magic patterns and magic patterns. The ink pen engraved with the magic model looks equally high-end.

In addition, Shuge also took a fancy to some alchemical bombs and new firearms produced by Walter's workshop. Unfortunately, these things have now become important strategic materials. Even if Krautz said hello, Shuge did not Way to reach out.

Just as Xiuge was staring intently at the closely guarded metal boxes filled with alchemy bombs, the apprentice who was previously responsible for counting the alchemy materials came over.

"Sir, according to the check, there are a total of eight items in the list, and we can satisfy two of them. The rest are either on the danger list, or are too tricky and unpopular..."