The Remnant City—The Ideal Across the Sky Chapter 21 Preparation for Landing on the Island
"Mr. Noel, it's very good, the wine has just warmed up." In a country with only humans, dwarves who are unusually tall are one of the most noticed. Especially in this hotel lobby, another person who attracts attention is
The businessman was greeting him, so his attention doubled, but the businessman didn't care.
"Hahaha, just right." Noel walked to the table and sat down. "I was in a hurry before. What do you call me?"
"My surname is Li, and my given name is Zian. Just call me Li." He waved his hand, and two small white porcelain cups appeared on the table. Then he picked up the white wine jug and poured wine for Noel -
This should be a foreign culture.
As a dwarf who loves to drink, Noel smelled a strong aroma of wine that was not inferior to that of dwarf fire wine. "I'll do it first as a courtesy." Noel put down the flask, raised the glass with both hands, and drank it up. "Okay, I'll call you.
Mr. Li." He couldn't help but swallow when he smelled the smell, and he swallowed it down as he spoke.
After the spiciness, the aftertaste lingered in my mouth. "This wine is really good. The last time I had such a good drink, it was a good product from us dwarves."
"I haven't had a drink in a long time, and I won't get home until I'm drunk today." Li Zian filled a glass for Noel and himself.
"Okay, Mr. Li is also a cheerful person. With this good wine, I will never get drunk again!" Noel also hasn't had a good drink for a long time, so naturally he will not refuse.
While drinking, the two started chatting. "From what I saw in Mr. Li's appearance and name, as well as his words, he didn't sound like a local, let alone from Ndigon. I wonder where he came from?"
After three glasses of wine, Li Zian burped. "Isn't Mr. Endigong Noel from the Principality of Cyrus? Then he must have never heard of the Zhusuolu Co-Prosperity State. There is an important connection between the Co-Prosperity State and the Principality.
Mingzhi. Oh! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Chongming means the sea."
"So, Mr. Li came across the ocean to do business here?" Noel asked while changing glasses.
"No, no." Listening to the tone, Noel felt that the meaning should not be like this. "The further away from the coast, the more ferocious and strange things are in the depths of the deep sea, which are extremely dangerous. It's just that a sudden big storm will bring me on board."
The fleet had been resting for more than half a year, and then unexpectedly arrived at the principality."
Hearing the ferocious and strange Noel, he nodded in agreement. "Is Mr. Li developing here now, or is he gathering strength to return to his hometown?"
"Let's talk about it." They had been drinking for a while and the wine bottle was drained. Although Noel was not drunk at all, Li Zian was already drunk and hazy.
"Mr. Nuo... Mr. Nuo... I'm laughing... I'm so drunk... I'll drink some more tomorrow... I'll... say goodbye..."
Seeing that the other party was almost in a daze, Noel was going to send him back to the room to see if there was a waiter nearby and call him over if he was.
It was already dark after the waiter sent him back to his room. Li Zian had already paid and there were a lot of soups on the table.
After asking the waiter to take him back to his room, Noel left him with a full meal and happened to have spent almost all his money. This was the frugality of a mercenary.
Li Zian also ordered local dishes, mainly river fresh food, and Noel hadn't eaten fish for a while, so it was a treat for his stomach.
Eat and drink enough, go back to sleep. If anything happens, we’ll talk about it tomorrow.
After taking a hot bath, Noel had a rare night of comfort. He slept until noon and relaxed his tense mind and body. After getting up and bringing his things, he went to the association to see if he could find any comparisons.
Appropriate delegation.
I found that there was basically no need to queue up when I came to the association. Within a few minutes, it was Noel's turn. "Hello, please help me see if there are any commissions with suitable difficulty. It is best to be of the crusade type."
The clerk shook his head without even looking at it. "In recent years, there have been no two commissions suitable for the most advanced explorers."
"Then let me ask about the nearby big cities. It would be better if there are cities with teleportation array associations." Noel planned to leave directly.
"It's fine here, but it won't be used unless it's an emergency. This is not a matter of consumption, but there may be some accidents during the transmission process." The last time an accident happened, it was the last time.
"There will indeed be accidents." Noel nodded and reached out to wipe his sweat.
"Although the three explorers who teleported with Mr. Noel last time were not in danger, they all took more than half a year to recover, and even damaged some of their potential."
"The nearest big city in Nurri is more than two months away, but I'm afraid there is no commission suitable for Mr. Noel. Commissions that need to be handled by the most senior explorers usually only appear once a year or two, otherwise it would have been a mess long ago.
, isn’t it?” The clerk smiled.
"Yes, this is a luxury worry for me. I'll say goodbye first. I should stay here for a while. If there is any news about the commission or if there is any task that I can do, please be sure to contact me." After saying goodbye, Noel said goodbye.
The clerk goes out.
"Walk slowly."
What are you going to do? Anyway, go shopping first, looking for a place to buy something that can tell the time at any time. Noel looked around and found a machine shop. There was a shiny golden pocket watch on the counter, and he looked around as soon as he entered the door.
With.
A young blond boy was dozing behind the counter. There were many kinds of machinery in the store. Noel even saw a spring-powered rivet nail gun.
Noel was a little curious about the things he had never seen before, but the money he did not have made him give up any unnecessary thoughts. Noel coughed lightly. "Ahem."
"Well... welcome." The short boy stood up and greeted hurriedly after waking up.
"Well, hello, I want one like this." Noel pointed to the pocket watch on the counter. "It's a small thing that can tell the time. But it just doesn't look good. I want one that can withstand being dropped and bumped."
"Then this one will definitely meet your needs. It is made of 1.5% fine gold and is quite strong. This is also the highest standard pocket watch of our machine shop chain store."
"Ahem, fine gold? The price..." Noel looked bitter. "I just cleaned out my wallet, but there isn't much left."
"The goods shipped from the factory are all sold at the same price." The young man said that he could not negotiate the price.
"Ten Lindsays, right? That's reasonable." Noel took out the money and asked, "If it's broken, will you guys fix it here?"
The young man said directly without thinking: "If it is a simple repair, there is no charge, but if there are missing parts or it is deliberately disassembled, it will not work."
"Okay, let's take one." Noel put ten gold coins on the counter and pushed them towards the boy.
He took out a fine gold pocket watch from under the counter and handed it to Noel with both hands.
After buying the things, Noel happened to take a look. It seemed that it was not too late yet. After putting away his pocket watch, the dwarf got up and left the shop and went back to the hotel to find his new friend Mr. Li to see if he had any needs.
Noel returned to the hotel, but Li Zian was not in the room at this time. At least, no one answered the door.
However, there are no waiters on the second floor. They will only temporarily clean the room when the tenant checks out. Unless the tenant goes to the waiter to leave a message, no waiter will know when the tenant will return or plans to return.
So far, all hotels have a lobby on the first floor and rooms on the second floor. Except for the hotel in the ancient underground city that Noel visited.
After thinking for a while, Noel went to the waiter to confirm whether Mr. Li had not checked out yet. Then he asked the waiter to convey that he invited Mr. Li to come to his room at eight o'clock tonight to discuss something, maybe even business. Of course, if he comes back
If it's too late, forget it. Noel will naturally go find him tomorrow.
Although it is generally not allowed to be disclosed, the waiter saw the two of them drinking yesterday and told Noel that he had not checked out and would inform Mr. Li if he came back.
After that, I went to the city to find out if there was any place similar to the Mage Association. Noel had the ability to cast spells through the harvest from the last commission, so he just went to learn something practical.
Noel asked passers-by where he found the place, and of course there were some scrolls of memory spells for sale. He first bought a scroll to protect against evil, and then bought a pack of ruby powder for 50 paise, a total of ten packs. He also gave a bag containing spell materials.
packet.
The boy clapped a bell under the counter, then went to the second floor and opened the door. "You should be sorting it out by the time you go up."
"Okay." Noel took out twenty-five linseys from his poor wallet and gave it to the clerk before going upstairs.
After ascending the creaking stairs that had not been maintained much and even needed to be rebuilt, Noel saw a steel golem with transformed hands as delicate as human hands holding a parchment scroll.
The golem stood still in the corridor, as if it was stuck. Noel stepped forward and tried to take out the scroll. He gently tugged on it but it didn't move. Then the golem let go of its steel fingers without realizing it, and the parchment was
He was pinched by Noel in mid-air.
According to Sophia, this kind of scroll can be automatically learned by being attached to the forehead and will be burned directly. It cannot be taught to others. It is very suitable for arcane spell casters other than mages.
So Noel followed the method he heard and put the scroll on his forehead. As long as he needs to practice frequently, Noel will soon be able to master this spell.
The dwarf secretly decided on his free time homework for the next few months, and then slowly went downstairs. The golem had left at some point, and Noel left the Magisters Association after that.
During the rest of the time, Noel continued to wander around the city while collecting intelligence about the pirates that had recently moved in and the route from here to the nearest coastal city.
He slowed down slightly as he passed each tavern, trying to hear if any sailors were talking about pirates inside. Unfortunately, he did not hear this relevant information amidst the noise of people.
As for the route to coastal cities, just follow the river eastward. The only tributary flows southward, so you can't go wrong.
Although there was a harvest, it really cannot be said how big it was. It was getting late, so Noel decided to walk slowly back to the hotel to wait for Mr. Li.