The Queen of Scrolls never admits defeat

Chapter 464 Silver Flower Inn

There are two hotels not far from the entrance to town.
In a small alley on the left side of the street, there was an old sign with the words "Wild Boar Hotel" written crookedly on it in cheap glow-in-the-dark material.

The other one is on the right side of the street, and it has a yard.

There is a magic lamp that is always lit in the courtyard, and a wooden sign with magic lamp strips embedded in it at the entrance reads "Silver Ball Flower Inn".

"Master, which house are you staying at?" Vasida asked.

“Silver Flower Inn!” Moran said, “I heard it’s owned by a Marquis of the Duchy of Lance, so it must be much better than that Wild Boar Inn!”

The Duchy of Lance has only one marquis—Della.

The carriage drove into the courtyard of the Silver Flower Inn.

The brass bells hanging at the door started ringing, and immediately a shop assistant came out in the rain to guide them.

"Gentlemen, please come this way. The parking shed is over here!"

The carriage drove into the shed in the backyard of the inn.

Lilith got out of the car first to negotiate.

“Mentor, there’s a connecting corridor in the parking shed that leads directly to the inn’s lobby,” Vasita said after prying the magic gem off the disc.

Moran nodded, put on his hood, and got up to get out of the car.

Sylph helped her open the car door.

After Moran went down, he found that the carriage shed was quite large, and there were already three carriages and five horses parked there.

Of the three carriages, only one is a magic carriage.

Vasita and Sylph each came down carrying two suitcases.

Sylph locked the car doors.

By this time, Lilith had already spoken with the parking shed manager and walked over to Moran, whispering to her:
“Mentor, this hotel’s small suite costs ten standard silver coins a night. It has a small living room, two bedrooms, and a bathroom. It should be enough if we squeeze in.”

"So expensive?" Moran frowned.

They were unaffiliated sorcerers with no background, not wealthy tycoons.

Lilith said with difficulty, "Mentor, the hotel only has two suites left, and the other one is more expensive..."

"Okay, this is it. We'll stay for two days, no, just one!"

Moran perfectly portrayed the image of a stingy mage.

The parking shed manager kept his head down, inwardly grumbling:
"I heard she's a high-level mage, so how come she's in worse shape than some mage apprentices? These apprentices have no future following her."

Thinking of this, he glanced at Vasita and Sylph with sympathy.

Vasita and Sylph's faces immediately turned as if they were being roasted by fire, and they instinctively shrank back, hiding their faces in their hoods.

"Let's go!" Moran urged, his face grim.

"This way, gentlemen!" The parking shed manager led them through the connecting corridor and into the inn through the back door.

Years later, the Magic Empire began to suspect the background of the Dawn Society and started investigating the personnel changes in the Duchy of Lance during this period, eventually finding the Silver Flower Inn.

The parking shed manager asserted, "Impossible. Who are the navigators of the Dawn Society? How could they possibly find a small suite costing 10 silver coins too expensive?"

*
The first floor of the hostel appeared to be the dining area, and the restaurant was packed with people at this time.

Moran stood at the door, glanced around, and thought, "Very good. One intermediate mage, two novice mages, six mage apprentices, and the rest are all ordinary warriors like servants and guards."

"Welcome! Are you here for a meal or to stay overnight?" the owner asked, bowing slightly behind the bar.

"Book a small suite for one night first." Lilith pulled a bulging pouch from her robes, rummaged around for a while, and finally produced ten silver coins for him. Vasita glanced at the menu written on the wooden board behind the bar, and her stomach growled at that opportune moment.

Moran glanced at her lightly, and she quickly lowered her head.

"..." Moran said to the owner, "Two more pan-fried lamb chops, two more mushroom soups, and two more hash browns. Come down and eat after you've put your luggage away."

"Alright!" The shopkeeper quickly calculated the bill: "It's two silver coins and fifty-eight copper coins in total."

Moran's face darkened further.

Lilith emptied all the coins from her purse, counting out two silver coins and fifty-eight copper coins. In the end, she had twelve silver coins left, which she put back into the purse.

The once bulging purse suddenly emptied.

Lilith muttered under her breath, "Why are prices so high in the Duchy of Lance?"

"..." The shop owner, who had been working diligently, broke out in a fine layer of cold sweat on his forehead and couldn't help but wonder if this price was really too high for a mage.

"Boss, how do I get to my room?" Sylph looked like she could barely lift her luggage.

The boss, feeling like he'd been granted a pardon, called out to the stairwell next to the counter, "Ashley, take these guests to the room at the end of the second-floor corridor to put their luggage away!"

A little girl with orange-red hair emerged from the bottom of the stairs, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes when she saw Moran and his companions: "Please follow me, gentlemen!"

The footsteps at the top of the stairs gradually faded away, and the restaurant, which had quieted down a bit, became lively again because of Moran and her group's arrival.

"I can't believe my eyes! A mage with not a single gold coin in his money bag! Hahaha!"

"Shh! A fully-fledged mage dares to go out with only three apprentice mages and no guards. He must be quite skilled. I reckon that purple-haired mage is at least at a high level!"

"What? High-class? How could they be so poor!"

"She is indeed a high-level mage. I can sense that her mental energy fluctuations are stronger than mine."

"Lord Gobert, this..."

"He's probably a rogue mage, so it's normal for him to be a bit down on his luck."

"It's quite shameful for a wild mage to live like this."

"The Duchy of Lance is in dire need of mages. They're probably going there to fight for fiefdoms and titles, and things will be different then."

"We need to get to Lance City as soon as possible to register for this year's nobility assessment. The only way is through the Colorado Mountains. Having a high-level mage with us will greatly improve our safety. I'll personally invite them later, so please be careful not to be impolite!"

"Yes!"

……

Moran and the others put their suitcases down and went downstairs.

As I walked up to the stairs, I could still hear a lot of noise downstairs. But once I got down the stairs, the people in the restaurant were quietly eating again.

She had already figured out that those mages were all together, but she didn't care.

He walked to a corner and sat down at a four-person table.

Lilith, Vasita, and Sylph then took their seats.

They were playing the roles of apprentices, so it was understandable that they were impatient. Right now, they were all curiously looking at the monks on the other side of the restaurant and whispering to each other.

"My lords, all the dishes you ordered have been served."

"Hmm!" Moran glanced at the dishes on the table, picked up a plate of pan-fried lamb chops and a bowl of mushroom soup, and placed them in front of herself: "You three can share the rest!"

"Thank you, instructor!"