The solicitor was a middle-aged man with an ordinary appearance. When he lowered the price of the class to five gold coins per session, Zhou Qingfeng finally reluctantly expressed his willingness to give it a try, "Let me tell you first, if the class is too bad, I won't pay.
of."
The middle-aged man soliciting customers had a bitter look on his face. He just saw that Uncle Zhou had servants and a big horse, so he should be a rich man and a potential customer. He nodded helplessly, "Okay, but the audition can only last for a quarter of an hour. More than
You have to pay for your time.”
Can I listen to a ghost class for a quarter of an hour?
Zhou Qingfeng almost died laughing. He also practiced in the 'Gate of True Knowledge' for a year, and finally gained the title of a first-level alchemist and a person who can do a few tricks.
Except that he is not an elf by blood and has no natural ability to cast spells, Uncle Zhou's theory and practice are the most authentic ones of the elf lineage, much better than many rookies.
The middle-aged man probably didn't have any expectations, but in the hope that he could win over one by one, he took the young 'fat sheep' away from the wizard's tower and walked through the streets and alleys into the civilian areas of the city.
Looking at the streets and residential buildings, Zhou Qingfeng became interested in something else. He asked the middle-aged man who led the way a lot of information about residents' lives, price levels, commodity quantities and other livelihood information to judge the strength of Banshee Castle from the side.
"We live in the city, and our lives are better than those of the poor outside the city. We have fixed rations every month, and the prices are cheaper. However, city dwellers need one person from each household to serve in the military, and they have to bring their own equipment.
It’s too expensive.”
The middle-aged people are also filled with bitterness when talking about life. In their description, Banshee Castle maintains a class of free citizens who are given more preferential treatment in peacetime, but in wartime they recruit soldiers and use looting as military pay, thus saving overall military expenses.
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In Zhou Qingfeng's opinion, this kind of military organization is very backward. Not to mention that compared with the compulsory military service system, it is not even as good as the recruitment system, which is better than the serf soldiers. Uncle Zhou currently maintains a small-scale recruitment system, half a pound to eighty
two.
In Banshee City, an ordinary family of three spends three or four silver coins per month to basically maintain food and clothing. If you can join the city guard or become a low-level civil servant, your income can be increased by two or three silver coins, and your life will be easier.
"How many people are there in the City Lord's Guard?" Zhou Qingfeng was more concerned about this.
The city lord's guard is the backbone of a lord's force. The members of the guard are composed of formal knights and a large number of attendants. This is different from the handymen attendants in the Black Forest. They are armed personnel who are truly off-the-job and have received long-term training.
The middle-aged man glanced at Zhou Qingfeng, paying particular attention to his height of about 1.8 meters, and asked: "Do you want to join the Guards of Banshee City? The Guards are recruiting newbies recently."
"Actually, I'm more interested in alchemy." Zhou Qingfeng still wanted to emphasize his personality, "I would be very happy if I could join a formal wizard."
The middle-aged man said nothing more, and the two of them had already walked to the door of a courtyard, where about four or five young apprentices had gathered. Looking at their sitting postures, Zhou Qingfeng knew that they were all learning meditation and trying to communicate with the magic network.
A bunch of rookies, worse than me!
Uncle Zhou was so angry that his nose was filled with smoke, and he almost wanted to turn around and leave - ten gold coins per session for this course? Hiss... Judging from their level, it seems that it is really the price.
When it comes to arcane magic, Zhou Qingfeng was originally a stick. But he couldn't help but meet the main elf god Angelis. The goddess's life essence gave him a perfect body, increased his affinity for magic, and directly contacted the magic network.
The middle-aged man leading the way pointed to the apprentice who was meditating, "This is the basic course leading to the Grand Arcanist. You can sit down and take a look first, and don't make any noise, so as not to disturb other people. The master teaching the lesson has not come yet, you
Wait first."
Damn it, there is still a master in this grass-roots team?
The middle-aged man said a few words and then turned around and left, as if he was seizing time to continue to attract fat sheep. Zhou Qingfeng wanted to leave, but he came in with a lot of noise. He was both a servant and a horseman, which alerted several apprentices present.
Already.
Someone saw Zhou Qingfeng's handsome appearance and took the initiative to chat. He couldn't help but walk away on the spot, and said in a nonchalant manner that his name was 'Dantes' and that he had traveled from the south to experience the customs of the north.
The other young apprentices came from all over the North, and they were all in their teens, and their conversations were not limited to arcane arts.
After a brief chat, Zhou Qingfeng found that most of these people came from the business class and had very narrow knowledge. They were only familiar with their respective cities and had a very low cultural foundation. But the content they talked about was what Zhou Qingfeng was interested in.
For a time, Zhou Qingfeng kept asking questions and listening, with a humble attitude, which attracted the favor of others and turned the meditation study into a dating salon.
Young people are always easier to get along with. Zhou Qingfeng, who has always been generous, simply took out the money and asked people to run errands to buy some food and drinks, so that everyone could chat more enthusiastically. When the master who taught 'meditation learning' rushed over, he found that he
This place has changed hands.
The master is a fat man, and he is very young, in his twenties. As soon as he appeared, the young man who was meditating quickly stood up and said hello. When Zhou Qingfeng took a look, he felt that the 'master' opposite him looked familiar - the master opposite also looked familiar to him
Woolen cloth.
Isn't this the fat follower beside Tambos who once did a business with Zhou Qingfeng? The first construction fund of three thousand gold coins in Harmony Village was earned from the wizard apprentices at that time.
At this moment, the two of them were staring at each other, both of them afraid to speak. Zhou Qingfeng didn't expect that he would be recognized not long after he entered the city. The fat man opposite was even more worried that someone from the 'Fat Sheep' class that he had finally managed to get into was actually here.
What a boss.
Seeing that there was a stalemate in the atmosphere, Zhou Qingfeng quickly laughed and said happily: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so happy to meet you. Who is this...?"
"This is Lord Rom, who was once a student of Lord Fabbro, the chief alchemist of Cold Wind City, and is now an official wizard of the Magic Church." Someone introduced him familiarly: "This is Mr. Dantès, who is also here to study.
of."
Dantès? I’m not blind. The fat man opposite me complained in his heart. The famous Victor Hugo, I owe my official status as a wizard to him. I haven’t seen you for a few months. He is just a lot taller and stronger, but
Don't I recognize this face?
The two of them laughed in embarrassment and refused to expose each other. Fatty Rom could only continue to pretend to be in class, explaining the most basic arcane knowledge to a few novices. The novices cherished the opportunity and worked hard to copy the book.
A few gold coins to attend a class is still too expensive for many people, and it would almost cost them all to study.
Zhou Qingfeng once copied Mondino's basic arcane knowledge, and relied on the 'Gate of True Knowledge', plus Sophia organized it for him, so the arcane theory is quite solid.
He listened to Roma's lectures and felt that what he taught was quite satisfactory, with no deviations and nothing surprising. Compared with the expensive price of knowledge in other worlds, ten gold coins per class was not too much.
Waiting for the end of the two-hour class, everyone else felt that they still had something to learn. They felt that what Master Rom taught today was much richer than before.
Worth it.
In fact, with Uncle Zhou taking control of the situation, Roma subconsciously talked a lot more to avoid being laughed at by this sudden boss.
Waiting for the end of class, everyone took their class notes and bowed to say goodbye. Zhou Qingfeng was the only one left in the courtyard, and the worried fat man Rom lowered his voice and asked: "Sir Hugo, if you are not in the Black Forest, why are you here?
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Zhou Qingfeng was also surprised, "If you're not in Cold Wind City, why did you come to Banshee Castle?"