With the help of the horse, Abu had walked out of the desert in less than a day. Before sunset, he could already see the border city of the Star King Empire, Shepan City, from afar. Fifty miles away from the city, Abu reluctantly gave up the white horse. Although this white horse had caused him a lot of trouble along the way, it was indeed very fast. But Abu could guess that the status of that female mage must not be low. So it was entirely possible for people to recognize this white horse in the territory of the Star King Empire. To avoid unnecessary troubles, he had to walk instead.

  This was the first time in five years that Abu had stepped into human territory again. Although Shepan City was so dilapidated, it still gave Abu an inexplicable sense of intimacy. In times of war, the city gates of various countries were extremely strict in inspections. People without identification or those who were suspicious would be either arrested or killed. Abu had already experienced these things when he was wandering around.

  However, it seemed that the flames of war had not spread to the remote Shepan City. And the city gate guards attached great importance to Abu's bribe of two silver coins. This was also enough to show the poverty of this country. And the city gate guards also kindly told Abu that if he could take out ten silver coins, he could get an identification of the Star King Empire at the governor's mansion.

  The first thing Abu did was to buy a set of ordinary people's clothes. After all, sand worms were only a specialty of the desert. Very few people wore clothes made of sand worm skin. Rough linen was already the best fabric available here. Fortunately, Abu had never cared much about clothing. And he also knew that he was not very good-looking. His teacher Lan had said that as a qualified assassin, adjectives like handsome and dashing would never be associated with him.

  Then he bought an identification with ten silver coins. At least now he could travel freely in all the territories of the Star King Empire and the countries allied with the Star King Empire.

  Being able to have a full meal was Abu's third wish. He had eaten sand worm meat for five full years in the oasis. No matter how delicious it was, it made people sick of it. So Abu walked into the only tavern in Shepan City and was ready to reward himself. Anyway, he still had fifty gold coins in his pocket. For a former vagrant, this was a huge sum of money.

  The tavern was very dilapidated and dark. At dusk, only three or two oil lamps were lit. The air was full of the smell of kerosene. It should be mealtime now, but the business of the tavern was not good. Except for Abu, there were only two groups of people sitting there drinking something.

  The tavern owner was a man who looked about forty years old. Lying lazily behind the counter, he glanced at Abu and then handed him a cup and poured wine. He said vaguely, "Rum, one copper coin per cup."

  Abu sniffed. There was a sour smell in the wine. So Abu frowned: "Give me something else instead." The tavern owner put his head on the counter again as if he was about to fall asleep: "There is only rum here. If you want something else, go sixty miles out of the city. There are big taverns in Lion City."

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  Abu sighed: "Is there anything to eat?" Anyway, he had never been interested in alcohol. It didn't matter what he drank. The tavern owner looked at Abu again: "There is only rum here."

  A poor place! Abu cursed in his heart. But he knew that there must be more than just this damn rum here. So Abu took out a silver coin and threw it on the counter: "I believe you can definitely get me something to eat."

  The magic of the silver coin immediately made the tavern owner's eyes light up. His sleepiness was swept away by the silver coin. As if afraid that Abu would change his mind, he grabbed the silver coin. First, he looked at it carefully under the lamp, then stuffed it into his pocket. His whole face was full of bright smiles: "Yes... distinguished sir. You know this is a poor place. But I will do my best to satisfy you." Then he shouted at the customers who were drinking, "Hey, guys, sorry. Business for today is over. Please come back tomorrow!"

  A young man stuck his head out and shouted: "Uncle Bada, did you find gold?" The others burst into laughter. But the tavern owner didn't have time to pay attention to the young man. He just waved his hand vigorously: "Okay, today's wine money is on the house. Hurry up and leave." Then he smiled at Abu: "Guest, please wait a moment. It will be ready soon, very soon!"

  After everyone left, the tavern owner, Bada, took out a lot of food and drinks like magic, making Abu full. Abu took out another silver coin and threw it on the table: "You can definitely arrange a comfortable night's stay for me and help me buy a horse, right?" But although Bada's eyes lit up when looking at the silver coin, he still said with difficulty: "Distinguished guest, you don't know. Horses are not allowed to be sold. Everything is decided by the lords in the empire. Now is a time of war. Don't even mention horses. Even a cow can't be bought. Of course, if you want to stay overnight, there is no problem."

  Abu could only nod: "Okay, this silver coin is still yours."

  The next morning, Abu had to leave Shepan City on foot. This poor place really made people never want to come back in their lifetime. However, just before he left the city, he suddenly felt the bracelet shaking. That was the calling bracelet given to him by Marquis Sallans. Abu stood by the side of the road and looked at the shaking bracelet, not knowing how to use it. Was it that Lord Marquis was calling him?

  Since this was a magic bracelet, did it have to be used with magic? When Abu was thinking, suddenly the sound of a carriage came. Immediately after that, a girl shouted: "Hey, that thief. I'm talking about you. Stand there and don't move!" When Abu realized that someone was calling him, he also felt that someone was quickly approaching him. And there was more than one person.

  Abu turned around. A hand was already reaching for him. But it wasn't very fast. He should be able to dodge it. But Abu didn't do that. He wanted to figure out what was going on first. His hand was immediately grabbed by another soft little hand. And there was a fragrant smell: "Finally caught you. Where did you steal this calling bracelet?"

  It was a bit unexpected for Abu that a noble lady could appear in such a poor place as Shepan City. Under the backdrop of the gorgeous silk dress, although this young noble lady was not so beautiful, at least she was still pleasant to look at. But her domineering personality was a bit unbearable for Abu. Abu's gaze passed over the noble lady and saw that at least fifty soldiers on horses were following behind her. The leader in front was a handsome swordsman in his thirties. Among the soldiers' escorts, there was also a luxurious carriage. Although the noble lady had rushed in front of Abu, there was still an old man sitting in the carriage, also looking this way.

  Although the old man was sitting in the carriage, Abu immediately sensed the magic fluctuation on his body. And the light yellow magic robe worn by the old man also proved the old man's identity. Thinking about the means of the female mage he had captured yesterday, Abu didn't want to anger them before he was sure.