Chapitre 370: Good teacher
After handing the invitation to Beta, Benedict left after saying a few polite words. He seemed to be afraid of spending too much time with Beta.
Beta did a simple wash. There was little and precious water in the desert, so the hotel didn't provide much water. After doing these small things, Beta ate the jerky provided by the hotel and walked out of the hotel.
The nobles were very proud, and under normal circumstances, they wouldn't eat and walk at the same time. But Beta was different. Even though he was now a lord, even though he was now in the upper class of the nobles, he was still a player in his bones.
Players were creatures. No matter how elegant and courteous they appeared on the surface, deep in their bones, they still had the style and habit of doing as they pleased.
Beta walked out of the hotel, swallowed the last mouthful of jerky, looked around, and then found that the atmosphere of the city was a little strange.
At this time, the sun was already hanging in the sky, and the coolness of the desert night had not completely dissipated. Normally, many vendors would have occupied both sides of the road and begun to loudly advertise their business.
But at this time, there were only a few vendors on both sides of the street selling some small items, and they looked a little melancholy.
It was obvious that something had happened in this city, and it affected the people of the whole city.
Beta thought for a moment, returned to the hotel, and asked one of the attendants.
It turned out to be very simple. According to the experience of the past hundreds of years, there would be heavy rain for nearly ten days during this period. Light rain, which was commonly known as the desert rainy season.
Today was the last day of the desert rainy season. If there was no heavy rain, it might be four months before there was new rain.
After hearing this, Beta was a little puzzled. "I remember there is an oasis on the north side of the city, and there is enough water there to last four months. It should be no problem."
"There is less than a third of the water in the oasis," the attendant said worriedly. "And that is the lord's water. When there is a lot of water, he can let us use it, but now there is not much water. The lord has sent people to surround the oasis in the early hours of the morning. Except for the nobles, ordinary people are forbidden from fetching water."
Beta left the worried attendant, walked out of the hotel again, and then wandered on the street.
The special talent of the Divine Descendants, "internal affairs," worked again. Beta observed the layout of the city, listened to the conversations of the citizens, and quietly checked the number and whereabouts of the goods on the streets or in the shops. Information was collected by the system, then sorted and filtered in the internal affairs system, and finally came to a conclusion.
Beta seemed to be wandering aimlessly on the street, but as time passed, the internal affairs system interface showed more and more results. By evening, the internal affairs system had sorted out some things.
City: Perth
Belongs to: Sunland
Lord: Cole Middleton
Population: 200,000 (estimated)
Specialty: cactus fruit, gold dust
Cleanliness: 42
Happiness: 59
Number of guards: 4,500 (estimated)
Looking at the basic attributes of the city, Beta narrowed his eyes. The current lord of the city wasn't good at management, and his happiness was only 59, which wasn't even a passing mark. It was surprising that the city didn't riot.
But on second thought, it was normal. If a lord of the city, such as Beta, knew how to manage, he would indeed regulate the water supply during such a drought, but it would be an equal distribution of water. Everyone could go to the water source to get a certain amount of water every day to ensure the most basic survival conditions. After all, people could easily have problems if they didn't drink water for a day.
Then he would send people outside to look for water, and even use his own private money to organize teams to transport water from other places.
Unlike the lord of Perth, who only allowed the nobles to fetch water, he didn't care about the lives and deaths of the commoners.
For this reason, Beta suddenly had a bad impression of the lord of Perth. Even so, he still had to go to the banquet later. Until now, he hadn't found any clues in the city, and there was no movement from the Rats, either. In other words, it was likely that he would have to stay here for a long time.
In this case, it was necessary to get in touch with the local nobles. And this banquet was an opportunity for him to enter the circle of the local nobles, or maybe he could find some useful information from these local nobles.
He returned to the hotel and used magic materials to make an enchanted ruby.
When the night got darker, he walked to the mayor's mansion.
Unlike the earth-gray rock castles of other countries, the mayor's mansion in Perth was a sand-shaped building with a white dome.
Sand could be made into sand sculptures, and then solidified with earth magic. In this way, step by step, a solid castle could be built. Perth had two dual Mages of earth and fire, so it was a very simple thing to do.
The mayor's mansion was brightly lit. After showing the invitation to the attendant at the door, Beta walked in.
In fact, he didn't have to show the invitation to enter. After all, he was wearing a Mage robe, which was the final proof of entry.
As soon as he entered, he was in the reception hall of the mayor's mansion. There were many people standing in small groups. They talked in low voices, and although there were a lot of people, it wasn't noisy.
The attendants of the mayor's mansion walked quickly and elegantly among them. Most of them were women with wheat-colored skin, and their average looks weren't bad. Occasionally, when the hands of the nobles fell on certain parts of their bodies, they would smile coquettishly.
This was the norm at most noble banquets, with the only difference being that it was obvious.
Sunland's culture was bold and unrestrained, and they were more aggressive in this regard.
Most of the guests were nobles. Of course, they were mainly minor nobles, and there were also some rich merchants. Most of them were Sunland natives with dark skin, and a small number were fair-skinned foreigners.
Beta's dazzling blonde hair attracted a lot of attention as soon as he entered the hall.
With his noble temperament, talent, and identity as a Mage, Beta was like a luminous pearl rolling into a pile of fireflies. He was so eye-catching that people couldn't take their eyes off him.
The nobles whispered to each other, asking each other who he was.
The few well-informed nobles already knew who Beta was. After all, these nobles would be able to find out information that even a mouse could find out with just a little effort.
Besides, Sunland bordered Hollevin, and Perth was a major transportation route to Hollevin, so it was normal for the nobles here to inquire about the neighboring country. Most importantly, Beta wasn't famous among ordinary people, but he was famous among the upper echelons of Hollevin.
Beta entered the hall and stood there for less than ten seconds before Benedict left the person he was talking to and came to Beta.
"Thank you for coming, sir." Benedict bowed first. "Please wait a moment. The mayor will be out soon."
Beta nodded.
"Please come with me, sir. The lord has prepared a place for you. With your identity, you shouldn't stay in such a noisy place."
After speaking, Benedict led the way in front, followed by Beta.
The guests in the reception hall almost all watched the two of them pass through the hall and go up to the second floor. When their figures disappeared at the top of the stairs, the guests were a little excited.
They knew very well that Benedict, the spellcaster, had the highest status in Perth except for the lord. Although everyone knew that Aisha was stronger than him, Aisha was a woman, and in Sunland, women didn't have a high status, so Aisha's deterrence and even real power was a little less than Benedict's.
Seeing Benedict show a humble appearance in front of this young man, more people were curious about Beta's true identity.
Walking up the stairs, Beta was led to a wing, and Benedict knocked gently, very rhythmically, as if it was a secret signal. Soon, the door opened, and Aisha's rather exotic and pretty face appeared.
"Your Excellencies, please come in." Aisha stepped aside and slightly twisted her waist at the same time, very flirtatious.
The two entered the room, and Benedict invited Beta to sit at the head of the table.
Beta wanted to refuse, but seeing that the two seemed to be a little nervous under their relaxed expressions, he did as they said and sat at the head of the table.
The hierarchy in Sunland was very strict, even more so than in Hollevin. Beta was a Master, and of the three of them, he was the most powerful. If he didn't sit at the head of the table, the other two dared not sit at the head of the table.
After Beta sat down, Aisha inwardly sighed in relief and said with a smile, "Mr. Beta, you are really amazing. Not only are you a Master at such a young age, but you are also a senior bishop of the Temple of Woking. I wonder if you can teach us how to improve our strength faster."
Hearing this, Beta knew that the two in front of him already knew his identity.
That was normal. Even the "Rats" here could find out about Beta, and as Mages, it wouldn't be difficult for them to find out.
Benedict, however, was somewhat nervous. Increasing one's strength quickly was a secret that every spellcaster longed to know. Those who knew it wouldn't say it casually, and most people wouldn't ask casually.
Aisha, on the other hand, was a beauty, and beauties always had some privileges.
Benedict knew very well that if he asked like this, the consequences wouldn't be good, but if a beauty asked, even if the other party was unwilling to answer, they wouldn't be too angry.
There was still some time before the banquet officially began. Beta thought for a moment and said, "My method isn't very suitable for you, but I know a method that almost everyone can use. If you want to hear it, I can tell you."
"Really?"
The two spellcasters' eyes lit up at the same time. Aisha had only asked casually as an opening remark to break the silence. She didn't expect that the other party would agree, but now there was a pleasant surprise.
"I don't know if you have heard of the magic creation training method?"
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
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