Chapter 36: Sharia's Magic Festival
Chapter 36: Sharia's Magic Festival
The Sharia Magic Festival, or Sharia Magic Celebration, is an annual event held after the golden autumn leaves have turned golden.
Every year during this week, La Noah Magic University takes a break so that professors and students can leave campus to participate in this event.
Similarly, this event not only attracts teachers and students from magic universities, but also magicians from almost the entire central continent. Even in the southernmost Kingdom of Wanglong, magicians would begin preparing for their arrival months in advance.
For this reason, merchants from all over the three magical kingdoms of the north gather here. Magic item merchants from the Duchy of Neris and various rare magical materials from the Duchy of Basheland are brought here to sell.
It's quite surprising that this festival, which only started after Catherine became the president of La Noah University, has reached such a scale.
Even Cinderella herself was surprised; she never imagined that her casual suggestion would cause such a huge uproar. Perhaps it was because these non-vampires were all very free?
In short, on days like these, Cinderella was naturally happy to give herself a break and let her silly student go out and broaden his horizons.
However, it has a significant impact on sleep... Sidlin leaned against the coffin lid, frowning as she listened to the noise outside the Astronomy Tower.
"Where should we go first?" Lanleta asked, pulling Lokishi along as they looked at the crowded streets. "Should we buy some interesting magical items first?"
"Should we go check out some materials?"
"I heard it's possible to find some basic ancient magic books there!"
Looking at the excited Lanleta, Luo Qixi felt a little apprehensive... because there were just too many people, and she felt that with her petite figure, she might be squeezed into a meat patty as soon as she went in...
"This way! I think this way is good!"
Lanleta pulled Luo Qixi and plunged into the crowd. In an instant, Luo Qixi understood what it meant to be surrounded from both sides. There were people everywhere, and there was hardly any room to stand. Even looking up at a sign or the road was extremely difficult.
And this kind of life will continue for a whole week... It's torture.
However, the thought of all the strange and wonderful things she might be able to buy still made Luo Qixi a little excited.
After all, she had saved up a lot of money in the past year, not only from the commission money for participating in adventurers' quests, but also from the Asura silver coins she received from her teacher!
Not only that, but I don't need to waste money buying a staff or anything like that anymore, because the teacher already gave me one... Hmm... Thinking about it this way, it seems like none of this money was earned through my own efforts...
All I had to give was a tiny bit of blood...
"Hmm!"
Before she could think about anything, Luo Qixi felt a surge of people coming towards her, and she felt like a small stone being knocked around by the crowd.
"There's free bread over there!"
"Luo Qixi?! Luo Qixi!"
Lanleta's call was drowned out by the crowd eager to sample the free bread, as was Loki's.
She was swept along by the crowd of people wanting free bread and ended up somewhere in a sorry state. In her disheveled state, she had to use her staff to squeeze out a path.
This is still because the flow of people is gradually decreasing.
There are so many people...
Loki found a temporary place to stay in a corner near the entrance of a shop. Searching for Lanleta in such a crowd was simply too difficult…
It seems we should tie ourselves together with a rope tomorrow...
Thinking this, Luo Qixi shook her head, deciding to focus her attention back on shopping. She had saved up a lot of money, and she was determined to buy something today...
"Huh?!" Luo Qixi was thinking this when she touched the pocket at her waist and was surprised to find that her money pouch was gone!
This contains almost all of my wealth!
Loki panicked and ran her hands from the magic hat on her head all the way down to her toes.
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!
Loki couldn't find her purse no matter how hard she looked. Was there any magic that could find lost items?
Loki gripped her staff tightly, unsure of what to do. It seemed that even a Water Saint was powerless after losing her wallet.
Unconvinced, Luo Qixi reached out and felt around her waist again, and to her surprise... she pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket.
"Um?"
The note didn't contain anything that Loki remembered related to magic practice; instead, it contained a line of somewhat unfamiliar handwriting.
"To Miss Lokishi Migludia, if you wish to retrieve your lost money, please go to this address..."
"Mmm!"
How arrogant!
Is there no law left?! You stole my money and you still dared to write... a note.
"If anyone is following you... you can forget about ever seeing this money again."
These last words made Luo Qixi immediately lose the idea of going to find those patrol teams... She didn't want to lose her money.
But if I go to the teacher... the teacher is probably sleeping right now, right?
It's only afternoon now, and Luo Qixi doesn't think the teacher would be awake right now. And if the teacher is asleep... it'll be very difficult to wake her up...
After much deliberation, Luo Qixi decided to go to the meeting alone.
The main thing is that the address... it's not some remote place, but rather an extremely high-end... restaurant. Luo Qixi still has some impression of it because every time she passes by, she would peek inside through the glass with a bit of a craving.
Why would this thief steal my money if he's so rich...? Is he spending my money inside right now?!
Holding the note, Luo Qixi, somewhat puzzled, walked towards the restaurant. The road was still crowded with people, but fortunately, as Luo Qixi approached the restaurant, the crowd thinned out.
After all, this is a very high-end restaurant... I imagine there won't be many people here... I remember that even a simple meal here might cost one Asura Gold Coin!
Just standing at the doorway, Luo Qixi felt a little... a little subconsciously inferior. Was that doorway really that big?
"Is this Miss Migrudia?" Upon seeing Loki, the servant at the door immediately approached respectfully.
Would you like to enjoy afternoon tea here?
"Ah... um... have we met before?" Luo Qixi didn't know why this person knew her, and was so... so respectful to her.
"You must be joking, haha." The servant smiled slightly and bowed slightly, saying, "Who in Sharia doesn't know that you are Principal Sylvania's disciple?"
So...so it was because of the teacher?
Come to think of it, the teacher is quite capable...
Luo Qixi pursed her lips and slowly took out the note: "I want to go to... this seat."
"Ah, please follow me." The servant seemed to automatically ignore the other words on the note, nodded slightly to Luo Qixi, and led her into the restaurant.
This was Luo Qixi's first time entering this restaurant... She had to admit, it was really high-end... Were the floor tiles marble? Or... or glass?... They reflected so clearly...
Luo Qixi can even see herself...
She covered the hem of her robe.
Moreover, it's not just the floor tiles that look incredibly luxurious; all the waiters and guests coming and going here are dressed in suits and ties, and their clothes look incredibly expensive at first glance.
This place...this place is amazing...
Even after the waiter led her to a seat in the corner, Loki was still a little dazed.
When she saw the person sitting in the seat, she felt her mind go a little...sluggish.
A handsome young man with blond hair was sitting here, holding a teacup in his hand and nodding slightly to Luo Qixi in front of him.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?!"
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