Having decided on the guild emblem totem for the Name’s Whatever Magic Guild, Ye Chui drew it out on paper: the goofy face, the husky, and the alpaca, three patterns arranged in a triangle (initially they planned to line the three patterns up in a row, but Ye Chui later found that arranging them in a triangle made it look fuller). At first glance, the totem was quite spectacular. Ye Chui and the others all expressed their satisfaction with this pattern.
The carriage carrying Ye Chui’s group left a small road and came to the wide avenue leading to Forge City. Here, they could already encounter some passers-by and merchants hurrying to Forge City. The carriage no longer jolted, becoming much smoother and more comfortable. Before long, the carriage entered Forge City. This was one of the top cities in the south, a famous trade city. Although its scale could not compare to Windrock City, in terms of prosperity, it was countless times better than Windrock City.
They checked into rooms at an inn. Originally, they planned to immediately go to the mercenary guild to register the guild logo, but at that moment, they discovered another problem that needed to be resolved right away, that was the clothing issue for their guild members.
This was a serious problem. Superheroes all had their own exclusive tights, right? A unique outfit not only made one more recognisable but also gave a powerful aura. Now that they were a well-known magic guild, they absolutely could not be sloppy on the clothing front.
Thus, Ye Chui’s group decided to put off registering the guild totem for the time being and first solve the guild’s clothing problem.
Summoners, archmages, swordsmen, believers, each profession had different clothing styles. Among them, swordsmen were the most numerous, so their clothing variations were also the most diverse, but every swordsman was sure to have armour of various designs. It could be a full set of heavy plate, or like the female swordsman Los in Stan Town, a light battle skirt that ex·posed the thighs and abdomen.
In Ye Chui’s team, Guni was a greatsword warrior. Typically, greatsword warriors’ armour was as heavy and cumbersome as their greatswords, but Guni had a petite body. Probably no suitable heavy armour could be found anywhere in the world for her to wear. Moreover, given Guni’s habitual attire in the Sword Burial Grounds, her most suitable outfit was still that simple battle skirt style.
South of the Warmwater River, the climate was warm. It never snowed throughout the year. Now that it was only early spring, the weather already carried a bit of heat. Some burly swordsmen had long since switched to light attire. Ye Chui specially bought a battle skirt for Guni at a weapon shop in Forge City and asked the blacksmith master to engrave the guild totem on the breastplate as well.
Guni, changed into her new clothes, immediately felt different. With her bronze-coloured skin, plus the enormous Fire Ant greatsword on her back that was even larger than she was, the overall look was full of wildness and powerful aura.
In addition, experts must also have a resounding title. This title could be directly registered when forming a magic guild or mercenary group, just like Kas’s title “The Man Who Sliced the Tornado”.
The title Ye Chui gave Guni was “Little Monster Strength Girl”, simple and straightforward.
The archmage’s attire was most typically a black robe, with little variation, but differences in material and collar construction, as well as decorative ornaments on the collar, could indicate nobility or ordinariness. In Ye Chui’s team, there were two archmages, him and Green.
Although Ye Chui was strictly involved in all four professions in some way, the identity he was most known for by outsiders and the one he himself identified with most was still archmage. Their exclusive attire was thus much simpler: a black robe with the guild emblem printed on the chest area. Meanwhile, Ye Chui’s collar would be adorned with a few pearls to indicate his guildmaster status.
Ye Chui’s title was “Omni-Archmage”, the man who knew all magics.
As for Green, he had always called himself “Gambler”, and now he continued this nickname, but his gambler title now had a new interpretation: guess where my brick will start smacking you from? Guess what this handful of red face powder in my hand is for?
Debbie was a summoner. Summoners were very rare and had not formed any particularly unified clothing characteristics, but over countless years of development, summoners had already given people a fixed impression, such as being luxurious and extravagant.
Most summoners were wealthy because summoners needed to use ancient relics to sign heroic spirit contracts. They were also keen on searching for various relics to summon heroic spirits from them. Cultivating summoner abilities also required assistance from many items that enhanced mental power, so most summoners came from noble families. Moreover, since summoners never needed to fight in person during battles, after all, the number that could possess heroic spirits was very limited, thus summoners all wore luxurious clothes and adorned themselves with noble jewellery and accessories.
However, Debbie was not interested in such attire. What she liked most was still a long skirt, a clean and elegant look. Now she knew that the long skirt she wore when she first transmigrated was already outdated by several decades. When she was in Windrock City, she had bought herself a few new outfits. Now that she was aware of her transmigration identity, she planned to continue with her original style of dress.
She even frankly gave herself the title “Genius Girl from Sixty-Three Years Ago”. This title was well-deserved.
As for Reisha, Reisha was a believer, but her original Bible was destroyed, and the Bible she now used was still the taboo Holy Bible in the eyes of the Church. She was essentially already expelled from the Church. Such believers were usually called “witches”, female witches or male witches. In some regions, witches were even considered the fifth profession.
Witches were not unable to use power. In some black markets, there would be black Bibles and black magic tomes for sale. Some witches could obtain new Bibles through such channels and regain power. Witches possessed faith power but did not adhere to the Church’s doctrines. They twisted the Church’s faith through their own unique understanding to gain new power. Some witch groups even worshipped certain evil gods.
Such existences were prohibited by the Church, but in most cases, the Church would turn a blind eye to them, because even witches held a portion of reverence towards the Church. What the Church truly cared about and feared were those who believed in ancient deities and used taboo magics. Reisha actually belonged to this category, but now her identity as recognised by the outside world was that of a witch.
Witches’ attire was mostly strange and unconventional. Female witches bared their chests and breasts, male witches were bewitching and sinister. Reisha’s daily spicy attire was perfectly suited to her identity, in fact, when Reisha was still in the Blue Convent, she was often privately called the “Blue Witch” by those apprentice believers because of her overly provocative dress.
Now Reisha frankly accepted this title. She even prepared a blue low-cut short skirt for herself and asked Ye Chui to help directly boldly tattoo the guild totem on her chest (Ye Chui expressed: I just like Reisha’s fiery and bold style~).
As for Jacob in Ye Chui’s team, Jacob had no power at all and was just an ordinary person. In the guild, he was merely a handyman responsible for cooking and managing luggage. His attire was a white outfit with the guild emblem printed on the chest. Title: “Logistics Minister”.
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By the time they had sorted out the guild members’ clothing issues, it was already evening. They had originally planned to go to the mercenary guild to register first, but this matter delayed them, and now the mercenary guild was probably already closed. The registration would have to wait until the next day. Thus, everyone happily rested for the night. Early the next morning, they each came downstairs in their exclusive attire.
“Genius Girl from Sixty-Three Years Ago, good morning.”
“Omni-Archmage, I wish you a pleasant morning.”
After meeting, Ye Chui and Debbie greeted each other with smiles and went down to the restaurant for breakfast. Guni, Green, Reisha, and Jacob were already waiting for them. Delicious breakfast was also laid out on the table: toasted bread, ham, fried eggs, and mushroom soup. The other diners in the hall were staring at Ye Chui’s group with strange looks, Ye Chui interpreted this as awe. Yes, it must be awe!
The revamped Name’s Whatever Magic Guild now had an aura that stood out from the crowd!
While enjoying the delicious breakfast, they discussed the itinerary for later, but at that moment, a few terrifying roars came from outside the inn, shattering their good mood. Ye Chui looked outside the inn, and the pedestrians on the street were fleeing in panic. The staff inside the inn also showed expressions of panic and disarray.
“Earth Dragon, the Earth Dragon is coming!”
“A group of beast knights is charging towards here!”
Someone shouted.
Beast knights?
Ye Chui’s group remained seated at the dining table without moving.
Moments later, Ye Chui saw a group of swordsmen in strange armour appear outside the inn. On the street outside, which was wide enough for five carriages to pass side by side, figures of terrifying magical beasts also appeared. They were magical beasts as tall as horses, covered in scale armour. Their heads were extremely similar to giant dragons, with a snake-like tail and sturdy limbs.
Some armoured swordsmen were riding on these magical beasts. Ye Chui saw that the knights’ armour all bore a special pattern: seven twinkling stars clustered together. Ye Chui knew that this pattern represented the imperial royal family of the Starfall Empire.
“Those are Earth Dragon Beasts!” Debbie recognised this magical beast and said in a low voice, “Second-tier magical beasts, Earth Dragon Beasts. They are said to have blood ties to giant dragons and are used as mounts in some places, but they are rare in the Starfall Empire. They come from the empire’s royal family, under that prince? I remember Lord Kevin mentioned that one prince has a guard of private soldiers composed of Earth Dragon Beast knights.” Clearly, Debbie had also seen the star pattern on those beast knights.
“They seem to be coming for us.” Ye Chui said calmly, summoning his iPad magic tome.
The armoured swordsmen and Earth Dragon knights firmly surrounded the inn. Those few Earth Dragon knights made way, allowing another Earth Dragon Beast to pass through. This Earth Dragon was slightly larger in size, pure white all over, looking much more majestic and noble. Its red eyes glared menacingly at Ye Chui’s group, its mouth constantly emitting low growls like a hunting dog.
Riding on this white Earth Dragon Beast was a handsome young man who looked not very old, but his build was quite tall and sturdy. Even while riding the Earth Dragon Beast, he could show the uprightness of his body. He had golden long hair and a luxurious golden robe, his face carrying ferocity and cold arrogance. His eyes looked mercilessly at Ye Chui and the others, who were still calmly sitting at the dining table in the inn’s hall.
“Who is Ye Chui, that illegitimate child?”
Upon discovering that Ye Chui and the others seemed not to want to speak first, and that half of them were still eating and drinking while the other half curiously eyed those Earth Dragon Beasts without a trace of fear, this luxuriously attired beast-riding youth asked coldly.
Ye Chui raised the hand holding the bread slightly: “I am. May I ask what you want?”
“You are the old emperor’s illegitimate son?” The youth looked disdainful, “You dare to appear here so openly! The throne of the Starfall Empire is mine. Get out of here and go back north of the Warmwater River. There is no place for you here. If you continue to stay, then I will let you taste the power of my Dragon Riders Guard.”
It seemed this was indeed a prince who, upon learning of Ye Chui’s group’s whereabouts, had eagerly brought people to surround and block them. But just two days ago, Ye Chui and the others had caused such a huge commotion, pitting over a hundred mercenaries, archmages, and believers to their deaths. Did this prince think he could scare him off with just these few second-tier magical beasts? This prince’s intelligence seemed not very high.
Ye Chui glanced at the map on his magic tome, confirming there were no other ambushes around. Did this Tenth Prince really intend to take him down relying only on these second-tier magical beasts? He stood up somewhat puzzled and asked: “May I ask which prince you are?”
“This is the Tenth Prince, Prince Jory. Behind him is the renowned Dragon Riders Guard!” A grey-haired, rat-eyed attendant stepped forward from the side and shouted, his tone arrogant, “I advise you to roll away quickly, or else let you taste the flavour of Earth Dragon Beast knights!”
In the Age of Gods, knights were also a profession, gaining oath power through oaths, but now knights had lost their original meaning and become just a title. Thus, Earth Dragon Beast knights were also called Dragon Riders Guard, but… riding an Earth Dragon qualified one to call themselves Dragon Riders Guard?
“Taste the flavour of Earth Dragon Beasts?” Hearing this, Ye Chui immediately burst out laughing, “I really do want to taste these magical beasts…” He instantly summoned the Black Gold Flame Dragon Long Bao, “Long Bao, time to eat.”
Mm, since you have come looking for trouble of your own accord, then do not blame me for not holding back. These Earth Dragon Beasts, I will take them. Long Bao is just short of magical beasts to enhance his power.
