Chapter 175 (1/2)

The blue sky, the dusty road, the singing of birds and the fragrance of flowers at the tip of the nose. When the pace of spring comes quietly, the whole journey seems to become better.

After saying goodbye to Leia and leaving the border of the Principality of lottel, Loren Turin, who abided by the agreement, finally embarked on the road to eboden and became alone again.

Of course, it's a little wrong to say so, because strictly speaking, he is not ”alone”. The black haired wizard looks back a little and glances at the exquisite four-wheel carriage behind him. The dark pupils seem to see someone peeping into his sight.

This is a small caravan, with more than a dozen horseback guards and accompanying servants and servants. It has a scale of dozens of people. It looks no different from the caravan that usually appears in the market near villages and towns.

Just after leaving the last town of the Principality of lottel, they accidentally met their black haired wizard. When they heard that they were going to eboden, they were hired as wandering knights and became a caravan escort.

Looking at the bulging linen purse at his waist, the weight alone was heavier than expected - Loren had been a wandering knight with Leonardo Turin for two years, and so many silver coins were enough to hire two or three more mercenaries.

So the other party is definitely not just because of vagrant knights. They must have other reasons to hire themselves, but they don't know yet.

However, considering that the salary was so generous and that he also had to go to eboden, following a caravan would certainly save a lot of trouble than going on the road alone. It seemed that Loren could not find any reason to refuse, so he agreed.

After leaving the Principality of lottel, even the weather seemed much better than before. It was cloudless and clear for several days, which made Loren feel much more comfortable.

”It's amazing, my dear Loren, that you should be so unguarded?”

The scarlet eyes of the black feather eagle on his shoulder blinked, and a very clear ”voice” appeared in Loren's mind - it seemed that after swallowing part of mazka's consciousness, Asriel suddenly had this ability, that is, he could maintain the form of a bird and communicate with himself.

”Please forgive my words, but even the heartless guy can see that the caravan leader who hired you must know you are a wizard, and you will promise him?”

”Of course I know, but so what?” Lauren, who was riding on the horse, replied lazily and quietly, ”if a black feather eagle can more or less reflect its value as a 'bird', we don't have to follow them, so we don't have to worry about getting lost!”

”... just as you expected, complaining about others has become your habit.”

Although the bird has no expression, it seems that Loren can see the aggrieved expression on a young man's face - well, this has become a habit.

The black haired wizard slightly raised his mouth. In fact, whether he got lost or not was not the most important. The reason why he really agreed to each other was because it was a caravan from eboden. In fact, they wanted to return.

In other words, if it goes well, Loren can get a lot of information from the caravan before arriving in eboden. And if you enter eboden as a caravan escort, you can save a lot of unnecessary trouble. You just need to be a good escort.

Just the rumors heard from the caravan guards in recent days have corrected many mistakes in Loren's past understanding - yes, eboden is a city of wizards, but the real ruler of the city has never been wizards, but a group of powerful door valve aristocrats.

Some of these families have fleets that can carry out ocean trade, some control the workshops and chambers of Commerce in the city, and some are the leaders of some mercenaries... In short, they are a group of rich and powerful people who control the power of the whole eboden.

These nobles have strong financial resources and influence in all corners of eboden. If all wizards who have completed their studies want to have a place in this city, they must find one of their families to become their own sponsor, otherwise they will have no future.

This is indisputable - no matter which discipline, research is very expensive. Without a stable and rich source of income, it is impossible to maintain the operation of a laboratory.