Being a Guest

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Being a Guest

At about one o'clock in the afternoon, at a time when most people were still resting after lunch, two carriages left Naspar one after another.

Although both carriages are not marked with their respective coats of arms, it can be seen from the detailed and expensive decoration and workmanship of the carriages that they are obviously different from the carriages usually used to carry passengers and cargo.

Sistia and Sally placed their maids in the carriage at the back. They were now having a heated discussion about what to eat for dinner, which made Perrenli doubt whether Sistia chose to set off at this time.

In order to arrive at Muxing City before dinner time.

Speaking of Pei Renli, he was also on the same carriage, but he was sitting close to the door. The carriage with excellent shock-absorbing performance only caused a slight shake. I am afraid that even a cup filled with water would not spill, but

Just this little shaking made Pei Renli slightly dizzy.

Ravna rushed back to the dormitory last night to report to Perrenli. The community of evil wolves and horned wolves officially joined the Great Tree Sea. Ravna also personally helped solve the coordination problem with the fishmen and led the evil wolves and horned wolves.

After understanding how big the area around the so-called Demon King's Castle is, I told them that as long as they hunt in this area, they don't have to worry about being attacked by monsters and other precautions.

However, Ravna also reported that she had to tell the fish and the wolves that the new demon king had appeared.

Perrenli didn't care about this. He had mentioned it to Ravna several times. When it was really necessary to tell this matter, he didn't have to worry about it. The situation in the big tree sea was much safer than the outside world. As for this 'have

When it is necessary, Pei Renli can let Ravna make her own judgment.

His strength has been strengthened again, and this increase is silent, like drizzle moistening things silently, without attracting the attention of any outsiders.

This is a good thing, but Pei Renli is still worried.

Building a kingdom is no simple matter.

If Pei Renli just integrated all the biological groups in the sea of ​​trees and occupied the place of the sea of ​​trees and became king, he would be just a bandit leader, and there would be no fundamental difference between what he did and what the tyrannical demon king did.

How to build a real country based on the invisible legacy left by the tyrannical demon king still has a mountain of problems to solve.

For example, there are funding issues.

Even if Pei Renli had been an adventurer for eight lifetimes and worked as a 007 every day, he still wouldn't be able to collect the wealth to support a powerful country, not to mention that this kind of wealth is not just about money.

What he has to do is to distinguish himself from the tyrannical Demon King and make his Demon Kingdom a real power country that can establish normal diplomatic relations and trade with the outside world, has a way out, and can operate on its own even without him, rather than just a name.

So even though it is still in the preparatory stage, these issues still need to be considered.

As a result, Pei Renli didn't get enough sleep.

The daily stress has not diminished at all, and there are more and more things to consider. Ravna is more worried that the biggest problem if this continues is not whether she is bald or not, but that Pei Renli will die suddenly on the spot.

Ravna was not the only one who noticed that Perrenli was in poor spirits. Kaya, who was sitting opposite him, asked:

"Did you stay up late reading again last night?"

"I accidentally forgot the time."

This sounds reasonable, but Kaya is very keenly aware that Perrenli is talking nonsense.

"You don't want to distract yourself by reading a book because of your shoulder pain, right?"

"Well... that's right."

Although this answer sounded perfunctory, Kaya felt that it was indeed the truth.

To be precise, at least half of it is true.

Magic tattoos are essentially within the scope of formation science, but it is very difficult to master this technique.

For magic patterns and magic circles to be effective, there are extremely high requirements for writing. A slight deviation will cause all previous efforts to be wasted. This is why Pei Renli's success rate is quite low when he uses a beaker as a compass to draw magic circles.

The most difficult thing is that the human body is not as flat as paper. Muscles, bones and even the wrinkles that appear on the skin when a person is relaxed and tense must be taken into consideration. Since everyone's situation is different, it must be customized.

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Lin, whom Teacher Grace introduced to Pei Renli yesterday, is a leader among magic pattern masters, a quite remarkable person.

The two were originally classmates, but Teacher Grace chose to settle down after two years of wandering, while Lin returned to the Magic University and joined the ranks of lecturers.

The biggest quirk of this person is that he likes to give free tattoos to young and talented mages.

This level of eccentricity is quite acceptable among mages, and it cannot even be considered a eccentricity for many people. After all, hiring someone to get a magic tattoo is expensive, and you may not always be able to find someone.

It is said that many people at the Magic University are proud to have Lin's tattoos. After all, she only gives free tattoos to talented young mages.

Pei Renli's progress was rapid, which was very in line with Lin's hobby. After confirming that Pei Renli agreed, he immediately asked him to take off his shirt and sit on a chair, and asked him what kind of tattoo he wanted.

There are also many types of magic tattoos. There are tattoos that can permanently imprint a certain spell on the body, tattoos that have their own magical effects, tattoos that store a certain spell, etc.

Teacher Grace suggested that he choose the most expensive one, which would be worthwhile. Of course, her suggestion was ignored as usual.

Pei Renli hesitated for a moment and chose the most common Chufa tattoo.

His magic power is not outstanding, that is, the battery life is not good. The magic storage tattoo can store a prepared spell, and the magic power is only consumed when storing it, but not when using it.

It's like a blank scroll that can be reused. When Pei Renli chooses magic items, he always chooses them in a way that increases battery life.

However, since this is just a hobby of Lin, she will not make something particularly awesome for Pei Renli. Even if she does not charge wages, the cost of materials alone is an astronomical figure.

Therefore, the magic storage tattoo she gave Pei Renli could only store one spell up to D level. As a greeting gift for strangers, it was quite good. Pei Renli was very satisfied.

The most satisfying thing was that the tattoo was placed on the shoulder, which made Pei Renli relieved. He thought Lin would shave his hair and put the tattoo on his scalp.

Thinking about it carefully, there is really no need to do this. After all, there are plenty of places on the body for tattoos. Unless they are all occupied, there is no need to do anything on the scalp.

Kaya, who had been watching the whole process, didn't know whether she had taken advantage of Perrenli, but she knew that magic tattoos could not be applied using magic alone, and the process was more painful than ordinary tattoos.

In fact, due to the ointment applied during the tattoo, the pain was numbed and there was no feeling at all. When the numbness passed, the stinging pain that came from time to time made people scratch the wall.

Pei Renli has already taken the painkillers given by Pastor Di Qiuya, but it is estimated that the pain will last for two days.

Seeing Pei Renli recalling the discomfort of being stabbed with needles, Kaya decided to change the topic.

She glanced at Sistia and Sally, who were happily studying what to eat for dinner, and whispered:

"Are you sure you accept the invitation?"

This sounds a bit strange, everyone is on the carriage, and they are asking if they accept the invitation from Cistia's father.

But Pei Renli understood what she meant and responded in a low voice:

"Let's look at the situation. If it's not suitable, we'll treat it as a guest at Sistia's house."

Seeing that he knew what he knew, Kaya stopped asking questions.

Several months have passed since Sistia was kidnapped. If her family really wanted to thank their savior, why did they wait so long?

This almost made it clear that Sistia's father had other things to do, so he invited someone over on the pretext of thanking his benefactor.

Since Pei Renli saw this, he nodded and agreed to the invitation because he understood that asking adventurers like them for something was definitely a profitable entrustment.

But this is only one reason, on the other hand...

Perenli often goes to Muxing City. Every time he needs to take a boat, he has to go to Muxing City. Occasionally, Perenli will rely on Ravna's teleportation ability to go to Muxing City to buy parchment or ink.

But going there often does not mean that you understand that Pei Renli is just a passerby to Muxing City, and vice versa.

Pei Renli didn't know the social characteristics of Muxing City, nor the power structure of Muxing City, nor what kind of situation their senior officials were in.

These things are of little use to the adventurer Pei Renli, but they are of great use to the demon king Atlas.

Muxing City is the closest independent city to the Sea of ​​Trees, and it also controls the best port, which is equivalent to being next to the Demon Kingdom that will be established in the future.

So, once the country is established in the future, how will this neighbor react?

For another example, if the other party behaves friendly, what form of cooperation should be carried out?

In order to be on the safe side, Pei Renli felt that he needed to investigate in advance. If he could establish an existing relationship with the top management of Muxing City as an adventurer, he would probably benefit from this relationship in the future.

It's just that this option is not necessary, because Perenli has always separated the two identities of adventurer Perenli and Demon King Atlas, and this will not be affected in the future.

But preparations still need to be made.

The best entry point for this back-up plan is naturally through Sistiya's family.

Perrenli estimated that the reason he was called by Cistia's father this time was simply to get to know him, and that the expected commission would not be anything particularly important.

It just so happened that Pei Renli also planned to use this matter as a stepping stone. The important point was not whether it could be done, but whether there had been contact.

Thinking of these things, Pei Renli felt the sting on his shoulder getting stronger, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

Anyway, I have anticipated as much as possible what situations I will encounter and possible corresponding measures. I have done my best to do my homework. As a stepping stone, there is no need to continue to think about it.

Kaya couldn't predict what the man in front of her was thinking about. She glanced at Naspar who was looking back:

"I just hope I don't get into any trouble."

What she was referring to was that it was best not to get involved in the power struggle at the top of Muxing City. After all, there were many doubts about the kidnapping of Sistia.

Pei Renli dealt with it casually, but unfortunately, he actually agreed to the invitation with the idea of ​​getting involved...

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