Chapter 29: Scroll of Fire

"I really caused trouble to you." Li Jia and the people from the transportation team loaded the car together and apologized to each other again and again.

Today, the waybill and the goods did not match up. I loaded and unloaded the truck twice and could not find the missing box of Liushen toilet water.

Toilet water on earth is worthless, but when it comes here, it is much stronger than local perfumes and is very popular among wealthy businessmen in the surrounding area. Moreover, you can also get an "exquisite" green glass bottle after use. Whether you play with it, arrange flowers or use it as a decoration, it is high-end and classy. Chen Hansheng set a high price for them. Four bottles of toilet water cost one gold coin. A box of thirty bottles was definitely valuable goods.

The loss of such valuable goods made everyone search for it for more than an hour. Finally, the supermarket warehouse manager found it in the corner of the aisle.

In the end, there was no detailed investigation of responsibility for this matter, but Li Jia knew that it must have been his oversight. As he moved the things, his mind was occupied with choosing a gift for Selinda, as if he was sleepwalking.

Full of thoughts, he turned a corner, only to hear an ouch and almost bump into someone.

"It turns out to be a senior. What are you thinking about?"

The person who came was Ye Zi. Li Jia said with some embarrassment: "I made some mistakes in my work and I am reflecting on it."

"You must pay attention to rest. Many people have collapsed from exhaustion in the past two days, even Ji Yijun." Ye Zi saw that Li Jia's face was a little red and thought it was because of tiredness.

Li Jia wiped his red face with his hand and asked, "What's going on with Mr. Ji Yi?"

"You're not exhausted yet. It's digging people, patrolling, and training. Even an iron man can't hold on." Seeing no one around, Ye Zi opened the plastic bag in his hand and showed it to Li Jia, "A hare." , I caught him when he ran into the school. He was going to cook it for Uncle Ji. Do you want to have a good meal? "

"You can eat it yourself. A rabbit only has a few kilograms of meat, so I won't get involved." Li Jia smiled and shook his head. He now feels that nothing is interesting and no one is interesting, and all his thoughts are as if he is being manipulated. It was as if a magnet had attracted it.

At this time, he suddenly noticed that Ye Zi was wearing a dress today. It was different from the smart look he wore in sportswear a few days ago. It had a bit more gentle charm, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.

Seeing Li Jia hesitate to speak, Ye Zi felt that he was a little unhappy: "Senior, do you have something to say? Don't hold it back. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"

Li Jia scratched his head and said hesitantly: "Don't be offended, I just want to ask...do you girls have any unused clothes and jewelry? I'm going to suggest that the business team collect some of these things and exchange them for goods. Food. Oh! Of course, I won’t let you donate it in vain. I will definitely give you extra food... Well, or we will compensate you when we become rich."

"That's it? This is a stupid idea, it will definitely not work!" Ye Zi blurted out.

Li Jia was a little embarrassed.

"I'm not saying you're stupid." Ye Zi also covered his mouth and muttered, "But why don't you understand girls' thoughts? There are no shopping malls and online shopping here, and everyone's clothes will become less and less. Who is willing to give up? How many sets of clothes should I give up, let alone jewelry? It’s all about thinking.”

Li Jia was secretly ashamed in his heart. It was the first time that he tried to serve the public good for personal gain, but failed so shamefully. He quickly said: "Pretend I didn't say it, pretend I didn't say it."

"But... it's not impossible to sell clothes." Ye Zi rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, the school has new clothes. Isn't there a grocery street behind the library? There are many small shops opened in the simple rooms over there. They sell everything. Wherever we used to go, most of the shops collapsed when we traveled through time. You go dig them up."

"There... no one was crushed to death, right?"

"No, it's summer vacation now, the stores are locked and no one is around, but the goods are definitely there."

After Li Jia got the news about Ye Zi, she couldn't live a good life. No matter where a person is itchy, it can't be scratched like the itch in the heart.

He originally wanted to wait until evening before going to the grocery store, but once the restlessness in his heart started, he couldn't stop no matter what. He was in the office of the business group, coming and going, filling water and going to the toilet. This made the accountant Jiang Jie who worked with him annoyed, "Li Jia! Can you please stop? Is your butt on fire?" I can’t even figure it out.”

"Sorry, sorry, I remembered! I have a batch of goods that I need to sort out. I'm going to the supermarket." As he said that, he picked up a shovel in the corner of the room and went out. Every group has to participate in cleaning up the campus after get off work. There are many tools for labor.

"What are you doing with a shovel when you go to the supermarket?" Jiang Jie asked suspiciously.

"Uh...someone asked us to borrow it!...Hey, take care of your accounts." Li Jia waved his hand and went out.

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The Grocery Street was originally close to the edge of the school, but now it has collapsed into rubble, and no one comes here. Li Jia wandered around the grocery street three times and found that he didn't bump into anyone. He became worried and started digging secretly.

Li Jia had never done rough work, and he was not very strong. Although the desire in his heart doubled his fighting power, he still couldn't get up quickly, not to mention that he had to pay attention to the movements around him while working.

After digging for nearly half an hour, Li Jia found the corner of a piece of clothing. The clothing was wrapped in a plastic bag and was probably not damaged. Li Jia carefully removed the surrounding gravel and found a men's shirt. He threw his clothes on the ground in frustration, changed his position and continued digging.

After digging a few times, the sound of people came from not far away. Li Jia quickly ducked down and looked for cover everywhere. Fortunately, the rocks here were high and low. Li Jia found a sunken place, squatted on the ground, and looked over there secretly.

I saw a girl holding a thermos bottle, standing at a quite hidden intersection in front, as if waiting for someone. Li Jia looked anxiously and waited anxiously, but she had no choice but to pray that the person she was waiting for would come and leave quickly. About five minutes later, someone came indeed. When Li Jia saw it, it turned out to be Ji Yijun?

Ji Yijun did look sick, but as soon as he appeared, the girl came over to him, seemed to be talking to Ji Yijun nonchalantly, and then stuffed the food into Ji Yijun's hand, but Ji Yijun didn't refuse. , put away the thermos bottle, and talked to the girl for a while, but he didn't get too close to him. He waved and went back soon, but the girl kept watching him walk out of sight before turning around and leaving.

This boy was lucky enough to fall in love with a girl so quickly. Li Jia was quite envious of him. However, this envy soon rose to the level of jealousy, because in the next hour, two more girls came to Ji Yijun, and each gave him food and drinks.

Li Jia felt like he was going crazy. This guy was indeed handsome and good at kung fu. He also heard that nymphomaniacs would often watch him train. But can girls stop being so impatient? Didn’t you realize that he didn’t take you seriously at all? Remembering that Ye Zi also took the rabbit to see that kid, Li Jia felt really bad.

Li Jia let out a long sigh, thinking that he and Selinda finally felt calmer. He vented his jealousy on the shoveled stones.

Li Jia dug for another hour, digging out several pieces of clothing one after another, and finally found a pretty dress. He held it in his hand and looked at it over and over, imagining how Selinda would look in it, feeling exhausted all over. All gone.

I really want to give it to her now...

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"Miss. I still suggest that you trick the guy named Li Jia out, and then we kidnap him. We can do it again." Pinto stood on the hill, walking through the forest at his feet, and the school was in front of him.

"You don't need to teach me the plan I gave up. He... is just an ordinary person. How many secrets of a magician can he know? Besides, he is a relative of a magician after all. We shouldn't take such a risk. You don't Have you heard that saying? A smart lion never scares away its prey." Selinda's expression was not good. She glanced at Pinto and felt that this old guy was getting more and more annoying.

But is he really an ordinary person? Selinda grew up among knights, and later went to the Magic Tower to study. She had met many powerful knights and magicians, but she had never met anyone as knowledgeable as him. A flower, a tree, a burst of rain, a ray of light, he can tell so many truths. Behind him, there was a new world that she had never seen before.

She thought again of Li Jia's attitude towards her these past few days - warm yet shy, stupid yet gentle, which made her feel like she was soaking in the hot springs of Burgos, giving her a warm feeling. Especially that day... Although she was extremely weak, she was still working hard, which made her feel a strange emotion in her heart. She was secretly wary of her attitude and wanted to leave quietly several times, but there always seemed to be more things waiting for her to discover.

"The nobles have the secrets of the nobles, and the servants have the news of the servants. Since you are here, you should not go back empty-handed." Pinto still did not give up.

"Even I know a lot about these people, how could the young lady come here in vain?" Nina, the maid, complained.

"These people are dangerous. There's nothing wrong with learning a little more about them."

"Danger? I went in and out several times, and no one else even noticed me. I can easily kill anyone, as long as I don't meet a real magician." Selinda came back to her senses.

"It's really dangerous." Pinto emphasized again, "I don't have your ability, but I have observed them in my own way. You must know that power is sometimes not reflected by swords. They are very organized and can It’s a very complicated thing, and it’s done in a very orderly manner. The people in the Knights are not as good as the people in the temple.”

"So what?"

"Used in disaster relief, this power can allow them to rescue their companions in three days. Used in business, it can allow them to hook up with those untouchables in one day. What if it is used in the military? Do you think the militiamen in our territory will Are they their opponents?"

"Do we have to fight each other?"

"Something has made you lost. My lady." Pinto said seriously, "We can't decide on the final attitude until your father wakes up. But enough vigilance is indispensable. My people have inquired Well, they have long-range magic weapons and enchanted flaming swords, none of which are easy to deal with. They even use the magic words specially used by mages as daily language, which can be hidden among ordinary-looking people. How many magicians and magic apprentices are there? How do you know that with these powers, they will not start a war against your father? You should have heard the old saying: There is no unnecessary war unless there are insufficient interests."

Selinda did not answer, and could not answer. As the daughter of a lord, she had known since she was a child that some things had nothing to do with personal likes and dislikes.

She looked at the spire of the school building silently, and after a while she said, "I will try to learn more about them, their strength, and their attitude, but don't mention kidnapping to me again."

"You have been very smart since you were a child, and the Earl has always given you the greatest freedom. I hope you are right." Pinto did not insist, but took out a scroll from his arms, "Please accept this flaming scroll. If there is any danger, please use it without hesitation."

"Do you want to cause trouble for them?" Serinda turned her head and looked directly at Pinto, but Pinto lowered his head and held out the scroll with both hands. After hesitating for a moment, she finally took the scroll in her hand.

"It's just to be prepared. Your ancestor, Lord Melo, said: Those who are stronger than me are my enemies." Pinto raised his head and smiled.