Alien world

Chapter 19 19. The dream of worrying about gains and losses
The bleary-eyed Annan opened his eyes.

The sky has not yet fully brightened, and the crowing of cocks in the distance causes dogs to bark.

It was still early, and Annan glanced at Martin, who was resting on the wooden plank, and retracted the quilt to sleep back in the cage.But not long after, sparse movements woke him up.

Opening his eyes again, Annan saw a butt shaking in front of his eyes.

Martin's plea came from behind.

"Cousin, help me, I'm so uncomfortable..."

What caused Martin's orientation to take such a huge turn overnight?

A head...a tuft...a piece...a piece...a piece...a rough butt covered with cilia.

The answer is the thin thorns on the plank.

Martin tucks the plank into his trousers to sleep with bad results.

"Aunt Susan!" Annan shouted decisively.

Aunt Susan's thick and kind voice sounded with the heavy footsteps: "Why don't you sleep for a while, the eggs are not boiled-Martin! What are you doing!!!"

Annan hurriedly stopped Aunt Susan from waving the broom and saved Martin's butt in time.

Then Annan ate in the kitchen, and Martin lay on his stomach in the yard and was picked up by Aunt Susan.Annan was about to go out, and Martin was still being picked on a tree in the yard.

I came to the library with a good mood and started cleaning the floor and bookcases.Mr. Victor arrived on time, sat in his sunny corner, and waited for the light to shine into the library.

Who would have thought that this old man who liked to bask in the sun and read books all day was called the top [-] mage apprentices in the "Kingdom of Rikaner"?

After tidying up, Annan sat behind the desk, picked up "Maglin's Fairy Tales", and turned to the bookmark on the fifth last page.

The old man was reading in the sun, and Annan was reading at the desk, and the silence flowed quietly.

This tranquility is his daily life these days.

The last story of Mailin's Fairy Tales is a fable——the door of purgatory is open, demons walk in the world, evil gods of the void confuse the people, and the painful souls cannot seek death.However, a king appeared in the old continent, wielding a warhammer to cut off the door of disaster, and save the world from collapse.

This is more prophecy than allegory.

"Mr. Victor, where is the old continent?"

"south."

Snapped.

Gently close "Maglin's Fairy Tale".As the first book to be completely read, it may be difficult for Annan to forget the contents in the future.

Now that I've finished reading the entire fairy tale, it's time to advance to the next level...

Putting "Maglin's Fairy Tale" back into the gap in the bookshelf, Annan scanned the books on the shelf. These unknown veils are waiting for him to lift——

The wine lady's niece appeared at the door.Annan temporarily stopped picking, returned to the desk, picked up the quill pen and prepared to register.

"I won't call you uncle..."

"what?"

In the corner of the sun, the palm that turned the pages of the book stopped, and an ear slowly emerged from the edge of the back of the chair.

"I won't call you uncle!" The girl in robes showed emotions other than calmness for the first time.

Annan asked blankly, "What did she tell you?"

"Tell me everything...I won't let you into the Winchet family."

The girl in robes standing outside the door turned and left. She was not in the mood to do anything today.

With his confused gaze withdrawn from the empty door, Annan moved to Mr. Victor and stood in front of the dividing line between sunlight and darkness: "Do you know the Winchet family?"

There was a dull sound of flipping books behind the chair, and the old man refused to answer
At least I know the surnames of the wine lady and the mage apprentice...

Annan thought that he was going to ask Mr. Fast at night, and continued to ask, "Mr. Victor, I want to know something about the Kingdom of Rikaner."

Victor raised his cane and passed it over Annan's shoulder.

Annan followed the guide and found a copy of "Rakaner Geography (Third Amendment)", which was written by the Royal Academy of Rikaner.

Holding the geography book back to the desk, he opened the title page.

【"What is truly great is not the vast world itself, but we who measure the world's insignificance." ——Great Sage Rhettro Phaistos]

Annan's desire to explore the world ignited by this sentence was instantly extinguished when he turned to the first page and saw those obscure words.

It was not easy for Annan, who had only three or four hundred words in his mind, to understand books full of proper nouns. He had to continue to open the dictionary and read word by word.

The Kingdom of Ruikaner is located in the middle part of the western part of the Allen Continent, with a medium-sized land area.Annan saw the Kingdom of Rakan on the thumbnail map of the Allen Continent next to the introduction.Shaped like a funnel losing its upper part, it is wide in the south and narrows as it goes north.

The kingdom has 24 counties, and Prang's gift county where Breeze City is located is at the top of the funnel and the northernmost county in the kingdom.The Farser Kingdom bordering on the east is just the opposite, narrow at the bottom and wide at the top.

Pinglin Town is too small, and there is no location for Pinglin Town on the map based on the Kingdom of Ruikan.But Annan knew that the town was in the south of Breeze City, so he circled the area vaguely with his fingers.

Annan looked at it slowly, from the subsequent composition of the Wen royal family to the alliance with other countries and the state of hostility.Victor knocked on the desk before seeing the population, climate, and agriculture sections.

Dusk creeps through the windows, and it's closing time.

Annan closed the doors and windows, locked the library door, and rushed to the Chenxi Tavern, which was already open.

Compared with the quiet library, the wine-scented and noisy tavern has another atmosphere.Annan put on his apron and helped Martin, who was "as if he had accidentally pulled on his pants to keep his butt still."

There were not many guests, but the right side of the tavern was unusually bustling—because the left side was empty, only Soluman Bronzebeard was sitting there.

This is a human town, and they are destined not to see foreigners. I heard that the further south they go, the more prejudice they have.

But if it is an elf, it may be another matter...

The female dwarf returned to the wine cellar with a cold snort.

Annan frequently looked at the empty seat of Ms. Wine, imagining an encounter in another world...

While a lady isn't as attractive as a creature like a succubus, erinia, she's still—

"Why do you keep looking over there?"

Mr. Fast's doubts interrupted Annan's reverie. He stammered and said, "It's always been empty there, and I feel a little strange."

"It's the "special seat" for wine ladies, and everyone here knows it." Fast looked strange.

"She hasn't been here for days."

"Because Ms. Wine has returned to Breeze City." Fast approached Annan suddenly: "Do you like this kind of mature woman?"

"No! I'm just curious!"

"You can't fool me. People who make sophistry always have this reaction." Faster shouted without turning his head: "Evelyn! Why do you always stare here!"

"Yes, is there?" Evelyn, who was wiping the counter, suddenly became flustered and hurriedly straightened the wine bottle, "I didn't stare at Annan all day long!"

There was a burst of laughter in the tavern, and the shy Evelyn retreated behind the counter.

In any case, Ms. Wine accidentally appeared in Annan's dream of worrying about gains and losses.

The next day, Annan received 1 silver coin from Mr. Victor, and at night he received his salary from Mr. Fast.

Now, Annan has a full four silver coins.

There is only a meager 96% left of a kinnar for the qualification test.

(End of this chapter)