Li Yu pushed open the door of the bar and saw three scattered customers and an old man standing behind the counter.

The old man had a bald head, a broad face, and a messy pale beard from below his ears to his chin, which made him look particularly old. He seemed to be a bartender, but he was not wearing a uniform, just a loose t-shirt.

shirts.

The old man wore a pair of rubber gloves that were almost elbow-length, washing and wiping the cups slowly and carefully.

Li Yu glanced around and quickly determined that the three drunk customers were not the people he was looking for. So, Li Yu came to the counter.

The old man at the counter raised his head and asked with a smile: "Want to drink?"

Li Yu asked back: "Do you have any other options here?"

"Haha, of course there are other options. You can choose to drink, and the more you drink, the more intoxicated you will be. You can also choose coffee, and the more you drink, the more awake you will be. Or, add ice to the coffee, which will not only taste bitter, but also very cold."

"Give me iced coffee."

Hilelia next to her watched the conversation between the two people, and she always felt that there seemed to be some unfathomable meaning in those words.

The girl couldn't help but asked: "Mr. Li, what exactly is here..."

The old man glanced at her and said, "That's a good question, little girl. You should always know where you are at any time. So, do you really know where you are and what you are doing?"

Li Yu slowly nodded: "I know very well."

The old man asked again: "Where is the little girl you brought?"

"She made her choice long ago."

"Okay, then come with me. I want to drink the iced coffee inside."

After saying that, the old man turned around and walked out of the counter, opened the inconspicuous little door on the wall, and walked in.

Li Yu and Hilelia followed behind and found that there was a downward step inside the door. After walking down for a short distance, it suddenly became clear.

The basement is larger and more spacious than the bar on the surface.

In an area as large as half of a basketball court, there are only a dozen chairs scattered around, and nothing else.

The old man moved three chairs and placed them in the middle. He said at the same time: "Please sit down and introduce yourself. My name is Feloni. Don't be stunned. Sit down."

Hilelia sat down, but when she turned her head, she saw that Li Yu was still standing, with a look of astonishment on his face.

The old man also looked at him and asked calmly: "Have you heard of this name?"

Li Yu nodded.

The old man said seriously: "That's my son, who works in the action team under the association. It's very common for us to give our son the same name as ourselves."

Li Yu hesitated and said: "Your son..."

The old man continued very simply: "He is dead. I know that he was betrayed by a traitor during the mission that took you. I have read the report of that mission and it was sent to me together with the obituary.

"

Li Yu: "..."

Hilelia's eyes widened, and she immediately realized why Li Yu had such an abnormally awkward expression and was unwilling to even sit down.

Because he has a guilty conscience.

Although the fat man Feloni who likes to play guitar was not betrayed by him, and logically speaking, he had no fault. But just talking about his son who died because of him in front of an old father is enough to make people feel guilty.

.

Old Feloni's face was very calm. His eyes with heavy bags under his eyes were a little cloudy, but he did not show anger, but only calmness.

The old man suddenly took off his rubber gloves and rolled up his sleeves, revealing a pair of robotic arms.

Below the elbow, from the forearm to the wrist, to the palm and five fingers, everything is glowing with silver metallic light. The ten mechanical fingers curl and straighten, and their movements seem to be as flexible as real fingers.

Old Feloni said: "To be honest, I don't blame you at all. Being willing to cooperate with us in resisting those magicians is the most valuable thing."

Li Yu looked at the pair of mechanical arms and couldn't help but ask: "Your arms, too..."

The old man guessed what he wanted to ask, and said: "Thirty years ago, before the fall of Kandahar, I was a member of the original defense force. I lost my hands in that battle. But fortunately, with the skills of the association,

With this installed, there won’t be any big problems in daily life.”

Li Yu asked himself, if he had lost his hands in the battle, he would not let his son continue to devote himself to the dangerous struggle, right? But this is not easy to say, after all, Li Yu has never had the experience of this old man.

This kind of experience.

Old Feloni suddenly stood up and stretched out his mechanical right hand.

Li Yu was stunned for two seconds before he reacted, stretched out his right hand and shook his hand.

Then Old Feloni pushed him to sit on the chair and said, "Okay, let's get down to business. Please answer me first, was this girl you rescued on the road?"

Li Yu: "That's right."

Filoni Sr. asked again: "She really wants to join us?"

Hilaria rushed to say: "I do! I have given up my noble status just to become a mage!"

"Noble?" The old man was so surprised that his beard trembled, "Who are you... Wait, could it be that you are the daughter of the lord of Yazd City!"

Hilaria nodded.

Li Yu added: "Her father is the former lord, and the current lord is her brother. So, I brought her here, is this considered a credit?"

Old Feloni nodded immediately: "Of course, of course it's a big credit!"

Li Yu: "Then, she will be treated properly here, right?"

Old Feloni smiled: "She will be treated properly, but not here. Because Kandahar City is too dangerous. If she wants to become a mage, she can go to the Mage City and apply for the Magic Academy. As long as she can pass the exam

, you can learn how to become a powerful mage."

Li Yu: "Speaking of which, it seems that I haven't officially joined the association yet."

Old Feloni nodded: "You haven't yet, but the membership process is just a formality for you. And even if it's just a formality, someone has already done it for you."

Li Yu blinked and did not ask who was the person who helped him with the procedures - because he could guess that the only one with energy and will was the 'immortal Ella'.

Old Feloni rubbed his forehead and said: "But even you have to enter the magic academy for further studies before you can get the mage qualification certificate. As far as I know, it is not that easy to get into the magic academy. That precious qualification

It’s not easy to get the certificate.”

Li Yu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, with a strange look on his face.

Mainly because some of the words he just heard were really... he was very familiar with "academy" and "qualification certificate", but when put together with words like "magic" and "mage", it felt a bit subtle.
Chapter completed!