The one who called for a stop was a swordsman with a huge sword on his back. Zhang Hao straightened his body and found him familiar. He immediately remembered that he was the burly man who had quarreled with his companions and smashed the table in the Crotch City Union. The swordsman also recognized Zhang Hao and walked over to check. After confirming that Zhang Hao was not injured, he asked in confusion,"Why did you come to this place?”
When Zhang Hao heard him use honorifics to address him, he was shocked and replied,""The manager asked us to purchase some goods. Why are you here?”The branch in this town was obviously not as big as the one in Cloco City. The main hall was only half the size of the one in Cloco City. Even so, the number of mercenaries staying here was not less than that in Cloco City. Moreover, there were surprisingly many mages here. They actually occupied one-third of the people in the main hall. This made Zhang Hao secretly surprised. He could only guess that there might be some special mission in this branch.
Zhang Hao found it strange, and so did the 50-odd mercenaries in the guild. Greatsword Li Da was famous for his arrogance among the mercenaries in this area. Now, he was actually so polite to a commoner, or at least a commoner dressed like a commoner. He even used honorifics. It was really unbelievable.
Patting off the dust on his body, Zhang Hao found that the mercenaries had formed a big circle in the main hall. There were two people standing in the middle, one in black and the other in white. Judging from their clothes, they should be mages. The one standing on the left was the burly man's companion, the black-clothed mage. When he saw Zhang Hao looking at him, he nodded slightly.
"We accepted a mission in Crocco and passed by here on the way.”Li Da replied. Seeing Zhang Hao curiously looking at the two people in the field, he explained," They're having a magic duel."
" Mana duel?" Zhang Hao knew that a duel was a contest where the opponent's life was not harmed as much as possible. If you killed the opponent, you would lose. However, this was the first time he had heard of a magic duel.
"A magic duel is a contest of magic cohesion. Use the lowest level of magic and let them collide in the air.”"Will is that mage in black, my companion. You've met him before." They were classmates from the same batch in the Magic Academy, but they had different opinions. Will believed that fire magic was powerful, while his classmate Jason believed that lightning magic was powerful. Whenever the two of them met, they would compare whose magic was stronger. So far, Will had always won. Of course, my companion had always been very powerful.“
Zhang Hao nodded and felt that this method was very good. Not only was it safe, but it was also elegant. As long as the people nearby stood further away, there would be no danger to their lives. What he didn't know was that this world only allowed people below the level of grand mages to engage in magic duels in crowded places. This was because if grand mages engaged in magic duels, even the lowest level of magic would cause huge losses.
Although their duel had been interrupted by Zhang Hao, both of them had the desire to start over. The other mages quickly set up colorful transparent air walls in front of the mercenaries. They looked like pieces of glass of different colors. In addition to Zhang Hao's situation just now, a mage also set up a wall in front of the door. Zhang Hao guessed that this might be the so-called magic barrier or magic boundary.
This duel was very elegant, but at the same time, there was no passion. The two mages stood on the spot and chanted a string of incomprehensible incantations. A ball of fire and an electric circle appeared in front of the two of them respectively. Then, the fire and electric circle slowly floated towards the center. Zhang Hao looked at everyone as if they were facing a great enemy, especially the mage. His eyes were wide open, afraid that he would miss something.
Fire and electricity collided. In an instant, sparks and electric arcs scattered in all directions. Other than those that rushed to the ceiling, the rest were all absorbed by the glass. The sparks and electric currents that hit the ceiling only left faint black marks on the floor.
Sparks and electric currents were still flashing, and the people around them still looked as if they were facing a great enemy. Zhang Hao suddenly felt that it was very funny, because in his eyes, this kind of competition gave him a feeling of " Ah, these fireworks are really beautiful." Was this the so-called layman watching the show, and the expert watching the trick? Zhang Hao shook his head with a self-deprecating smile.
However, Li Da saw this small action." What's wrong?”Li Da asked curiously as he found Zhang Hao's actions and expression strange.
"I'm laughing at myself. I don't know anything. I just feel that this kind of competition gives people a very beautiful feeling.”Zhang Hao didn't think that this was anything shameful, but he didn't expect Li Da to admire him. He whispered in his ear,""Actually, other than the mages, most of the other mercenaries here don't understand either, but they pretend to be nervous. Although you have green hair and green eyes, you are a true noble in spirit.”
"Spiritual nobility?" Zhang Hao was puzzled.
"Nobles have three requirements: fairness, etiquette, and honesty. Many people can achieve the first two, but the last one is more difficult.”Although it was strange that Zhang Hao didn't even know this, he still explained seriously,""This is the second time we have met. I believe that the God of Fate wishes for us to become friends. May I know your name?”
"Alex, what about you?" Zhang Hao had always thought that this swordsman was a bold and impulsive person. He did not expect him to be so eloquent.
"Li Da, everyone calls me the greatsword warrior Li Da.”Just as Li Da finished speaking, the fireworks in the arena stopped erupting. The two of them turned their heads to look at the arena. The lightning ball had disappeared, and the flame was only the size of a finger.
"Alright, we won!" Li Da clenched his fists and shouted in a low voice.
The mages removed the colorful 'glass'. The mage in white sighed, his thin face full of disappointment."I lost to you for the ninth time."
"It was just a miserable victory." Will, who also had a thin face, green hair and green eyes, said indifferently. Zhang Hao realized that there were quite a number of green-haired and green-eyed people in this country. Then, the two of them bowed to each other, indicating that the duel had ended.
"We meet again. Would you like to have a meal with us?”Will walked up to Zhang Hao and invited him.
"Alright…" Just as Zhang Hao was about to agree, a person rushed in from outside the door. He was wearing the same wine waiter uniform as Zhang Hao and shouted out of breath,"Southern Forest, Hu Hu, the Fire Spider, Hu, has appeared.”
As soon as the bartender finished speaking, the mercenaries in the main hall stood up and rushed out in groups. Li Da and Will's expressions changed. Li Da said apologetically to Zhang Hao,"This mission is very important to us. I'm sorry.”
Without waiting for Zhang Hao's reply, the two of them rushed out of the guild and vaguely heard Li Da say,""Hurry up and inform Jessica."
Zhang Hao smiled and walked to the bartender at the side. He wanted to find out what mission it was that could gather so many mages. To be able to make so many people walk in a hurry.
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