Just a magical girl who picks up trash

"This is Jiuhuang City!"

The pitch-black city wall extended to both sides and disappeared directly into the forest. Its exact length was unknown. In the center of the black wall were two huge doors over ten meters high. On the brown-red shapes, there was a magic circle pattern engraved on each side.

In the Demon Realm, the patterns of magic circles represent the identity symbols of certain magic families, and these two patterns undoubtedly represent the symbols of the current lord's family of Jiuhuang City.

At this moment, the open door was bustling with people coming and going. From time to time, carriages would go in and out, with a long line of people behind them.

The soldiers, wearing armor that even covered their faces, checked everyone entering the city one by one. It wasn't long before it was the turn of the caravan that Yu Huan and the others were in.

The process was uneventful. At most, when Yu Huan checked Yu Huan's car, he immediately felt the astonished expression under the other party's helmet, but no troublesome incidents occurred.

After entering the city, it meant the end of this escort mission. After taking Yu Huan out of the car, the manager who was previously in charge of them came over again. Shi Lei was also very sensible and immediately handed over a small bag, which contained her travel expenses: ten silver coins.

"Well, the registration for the Magic Academy will end in two days. It's at the end of this street, so hurry up!"

After receiving the money, the manager was kind enough to point out a way for Shi Lei. After she nodded and thanked him quickly, he hurriedly went to deal with his goods.

"Let's go to the Mercenary Guild and finish the mission first!"

Yu Huan, who was unfamiliar with the place, naturally had no objection to Shi Lei's words. Of course, Shi Lei, who was also visiting Jiuhuang City for the first time, was no less unfamiliar. The two Xiaobai were like country people entering the city. They looked around curiously and headed towards the Mercenary Guild under the guidance of passers-by.

As the mercenary guild of Jiuhuang City, its scale is obviously much larger than that of Stone Town. From the outside, it looks like a two-story restaurant. Although it is also extremely noisy after walking in, the first impression it gives people is... magnificent.

There are pillars carved from pure white marble, walls with various relief murals, and a smooth floor with a slight reflective edge.

In the huge space that is as big as half a football field, there is a huge flower bed-like decoration in the middle. At the end of the flower bed is a countertop that looks like a bar counter, and behind it are rows of various drinks.

Looking to the left, one can see a row of neatly arranged tables and chairs. At this moment, many mercenaries are chatting or drinking there, while some are eating. It looks quite lively.

On the other side is the mission area, where there are four huge signs. However, they are not wooden boards like those in Stone Town, but... LCD screens?

A technological creation? No, it's not!

Yu Huan felt the breath of magic from the tasks scrolling on the display screen. This proved that the display screen was not driven by electricity or other energy, but by the effect of some magic circle engraved on it. However, being able to reach this level was obviously impressive enough. At least Yu Huan looked at it curiously for several times, and suddenly thought... why not try to be a mercenary himself?

Thinking of this, Shi Lei had already ignored everything around them and walked towards the counter with Yu Huan. Shi Lei often acted very innocent and silly in front of Yu Huan, but innocent did not mean stupid. At least when it came to the other party, her maturity was beyond Yu Huan's expectations.

14. Playing games?

"Hello, this is the registration office for the Jiuhuang City Magic Academy. The registration fee is ten silver coins. Please fill in your personal information here and you'll be good to go!"

After handing in the task, collecting points, and then bringing Yu Huan to the gate of the Magic Academy, Shi Lei completed all of this very quickly without any delay. She immediately reached out to take the registration form handed to her, and then she turned her head slightly to glance at Yu Huan beside her.

"Well, I'll sign up too!"

Yu Huan naturally understood what the other party meant. He nodded and smiled at the person in charge who was obviously a student.

"Sister, can you give me an application form as well?"

The smiling words and innocent expression immediately made the female classmate's eyes flash with surprise. It must be said that Yu Huan's cute appearance combined with the cute tone of voice is obviously unparalleled in its appeal to women.

"Of course, here you go, little sister!"

Having said this, the girl reached out to touch Yu Huan's little head while handing out another registration form. Registration is open to all ages. As long as you are under 20 years old and pass the test and basic assessment, you can become a student of the academy. You can even be promoted to a higher grade in advance based on your improved strength to learn more advanced magic as soon as possible. Therefore, although Yu Huan is obviously much younger than Shi Lei in appearance, he did not encounter any obstacles.

"Okay, here's my registration form... and the registration fee!"

However, just as the girl's hand was about to place on Yu Huan's little head, Yu Huan naturally would not mind it, but Shi Lei suddenly raised her head and said so, and handed over the registration form and twenty silver coins in her hand.

"Ah? Oh oh, okay, okay!"

The outstretched hand immediately turned to grab Shi Lei's registration form and registration fee. It was a pity that he couldn't touch Yu Huan's little head. However, Yu Huan didn't notice this at all and had already looked directly in the direction of Shi Lei.

"what happened?"

Feeling that there was something wrong with Yuhuan, Shi Lei immediately asked.

"I can't read!"

Yu Huan said this without blushing at all. She knew how to read and write, of course, but it was the purest Chinese characters. However, the characters in this world that were like magic runes... she really couldn't write them.

"Uh...then let me help you write it!"

Yu Huan's words made Shi Lei startled. With the existence of memory magic, learning to read and write in the Demon Realm was a simple matter. Even a village girl like her could learn to read and write. It could be said that there were no illiterate people in the Demon Realm. Yet, Yu Huan claimed that she couldn't read...

Although she was confused, Shi Lei didn't say much. She just took Yu Huan's registration form and wrote down her name and other basic information in a few simple strokes.

There wasn't much registration information, just things like name, and whether they had ever learned magic. Of course, even though both of them had magical powers, they both wrote "no" on this point.

After all, Yu Huan's magic is quite special and different from the one in this place, while Shi Lei has only been meditating on magic power and has not had time to learn magic... She hasn't even figured out her own attributes.

"Okay, the admissions exam will begin in three days, so make sure you don't miss it!"

After taking Yu Huan's registration form, the other party informed Yu Huan about the time of the assessment. Shi Lei nodded slightly and pulled Yu Huan away. However, Yu Huan turned his head and looked at Shi Lei as they walked and asked:

"Where are we going next?"

In fact, in order to register this time, Shi Lei had obviously spent almost all the silver coins in her hand. According to Yu Huan's estimation, the remaining silver coins would probably be enough for the two of them to stay in a hotel for two days, and that was the cheapest one. After all, Shi Lei was just a villager, and these were her savings from selling hemostatic flowers for several years.

Thinking of this, Yu Huan began to wonder whether he should show some support to the other party. However, he did not expect that Shi Lei had already thought of the follow-up plan:

"Let's take on some simple mercenary missions and earn some money. Regardless of whether I can pass the exam or not, I still need to prepare the money for the trip back home!"

Shi Lei said this, and Yu Huan did not object, so the two of them returned to the Mercenary Guild once again to see if they could take on some simple tasks.

Because Shi Lei's mercenary level is the lowest one-star, she can only accept one-star missions. Most of these missions do not pay much, and the missions are strange and simple, such as finding a cat and delivering a letter.

Lei didn't feel disgusted at all at this time. She casually found a task of collecting ten star grasses outside the city and then excitedly pulled Yu Huan out of the city. During this time, Yu Huan actually thought about getting himself a mercenary identity, but the registration fee required a silver coin, and they now... had no money!

So I had no choice but to give up temporarily.

"Once I finish a few tasks first, I'll sign you up, Xiao Huan!"

Although he failed to become a mercenary, Yu Huan didn't care much about it. He just found it interesting. However, the slightly disappointed expression on his face at that moment was directly sensed by Shi Lei, who was very sensitive in this aspect. He said this without thinking, and then without giving Yu Huan time to object, he dragged her out of the city to collect star grass.

Like the hemostatic flower, star grass is also a weed-level alchemical drug. It is so common that you can see it everywhere outside the city.

Of course, such a simple thing is not worthy of issuing a mercenary mission. Therefore, the star grass required by the real mission is actually the herb that blooms star flowers. This requires careful searching among the seemingly huge star grass.

Although this task was laborious, it was obviously not dangerous at all, so it was very easy for Shi Lei to do it.

“…It feels like I’m playing an RPG and going through the novice village!”

Looking at Shi Lei who was constantly searching in a pile of blue grass in front of him, Yu Huan also murmured to himself while helping to search. While speaking, he casually pulled out a star grass with a small white flower on the tip from the grass leaves beside him, and handed it to Shi Lei.

"Never mind, it was quite interesting!"

The first day in Jiuhuang City ended so dull!

15. Accept the task

(Don't panic, wait until I unfold the plot!)

The registration deadline is three days later. This is the result of Shi Lei arriving early just in case. During these three days, in order to allow the two of them to stay in the hotel, Shi Lei also demonstrated her strong working ability: accepting tasks, doing tasks, and handing in tasks. Then, after hugging her own Yu Huan for a while at night, she would work hard on meditation and practice. It can be said that she never stopped for a moment.

And because Shi Lei had always accepted the lowest-level Black Iron-level mercenary missions, her income and expenses happened to be in balance... Of course, during the three-day mission, Shi Lei also upgraded her mission to the Red Bronze level. However, Shi Lei's strength was not good enough, and she could not even complete the lowest-level mission of hunting foxes and wolves outside the city. Therefore, she could only continue to accept these low-level missions that were not dangerous at all.

Then it went on like this until three days later. Shi Lei, who had finally saved enough money, first asked Yu Huan to get a Black Iron-level mercenary badge and officially lifted the other party's house arrest... Well, this was according to Yu Huan's words.

You have to know that for the past three days, because they were in an unfamiliar place, Shi Lei had to take Yu Huan with her wherever she went. Yu Huan didn't care about this, and by the way, he could also protect her safety. After all, if someone targeted Shi Lei, a delicate and cute girl, she really wouldn't be able to resist at all. What's more important is that this guy's personality is so... innocent. If she was cheated by accident, she would probably help others count money.

And today, Ye Chen finally doesn't need to follow the other person like a tail for the other person's safety. On the one hand, it is because he finally got his mercenary badge, and on the other hand, it is because... the entrance test of the magic academy... is today!

Of course, this doesn't mean that just because Shi Lei went to take the test, Yu Huan doesn't need to go. After all, she also signed up. It's just that when Yu Huan casually tested herself and got the expected "attributeless" magic, she directly skipped the subsequent attribute tests and other complicated tests. After getting the answer to come to take the entrance examination tomorrow, she arrived at the college gate.

Shi Lei at that time was obviously still undergoing a test inside. To be honest, Yu Huan couldn't figure out to what extent Shi Lei had meditated on her magic power after nearly a week. This was limited by her talent. As for whether she could pass the test, Yu Huan was not worried. After all, even though she had only practiced for seven days, Shi Lei's magic power had already reached the level of at least a one-star magician above an apprentice, except that she could not use magic. Obviously, there would be no problem for her to enroll in school.

"Compared to this, I'm more curious about what Xiaolei's attributes are!"

With this curious attitude, Yu Huan, who had nothing to do, immediately returned to his residence, left a note for Shi Lei, and then swaggered towards the Mercenary Guild.

Shi Lei is different from herself. She was lucky enough to receive the notification letter from the academy when she discovered magic, so she came to register. Therefore, compared with Yu Huan who registered on site, she has a small privilege. And it is precisely because of this privilege that she said today that she would be back late... which gave Yu Huan time to sneak out and play!

"..."

In the still noisy mercenary guild, Yu Huan is considered a frequent visitor here and is quite eye-catching. Of course, it’s not because she is cute... Well, there is that reason as well, but more importantly, it’s because the other party is obviously not a mercenary, but has been following another cute girl in and out every day like a little tail for the past three days.

The two beautiful girls who are pleasing to the eye standing together naturally became a beautiful landscape of the mercenary union. Although the mercenaries were rough, they were not creatures who did not know how to appreciate. Over time, they naturally paid more attention to the two of them.

"Hey, little girl, why are you here alone today? Where's your sister?"

Not long after entering the door, a bald man wearing half leather armor and cloth clothes walked up to Yu Huan and greeted him. Yu Huan also responded with a bright smile:

"Well, my sister is taking an exam today, so I'm here to see if there's any mission I can take on!"

In public, as long as they are not enemies, Yu Huan always maintains a polite and ladylike appearance. She is not unfamiliar with greeting people and treats everyone equally. Such advantages, coupled with her lovely temperament, naturally win the favor of many people. As soon as she finished speaking, the man in front of her seemed to remember that the girl in front of her seemed to have registered as a mercenary yesterday.

"Hey~~ Then you better do your best. It's best not to choose a difficult mission for your first time. Delivering letters is the most convenient. Don't go out of town to collect herbs or anything like that. Not only is it unsafe to go alone, but if you don't complete all the missions and fail, your mercenary qualification will be revoked!"

He laughed and wanted to reach out to touch Yu Huan's little head, but when he stretched out his hand, he suddenly saw his greasy hands that had just been drinking. He immediately withdrew his hand without any embarrassment and said this to Yu Huan.

"Well, thank you uncle, I will remember it!"

Yu Huan naturally wanted to thank the other party for his kind reminder. He smiled sweetly and walked around the other party towards the counter. The big man was left alone and seemed to touch his bald head after Yu Huan left.

"Uncle? I don't think I'm that old. But when a little girl smiles... she's really cute!"

With this thought in mind, the big man immediately walked out of the union with a smile on his face that would make outsiders definitely stay away from him.

"Task……"

Not to mention the lowest-level Black Iron quest, in fact, even the highest-level epic dragon-slaying quest... Yu Huan still has the courage to take it on. As for whether he can complete it... that's another matter!

Therefore, it was natural for her to complete small tasks at the Black Iron level easily.

In fact, the upgrade method of mercenary badge is not very difficult, it is just cumbersome and requires mercenary points to upgrade. The points required to upgrade from Black Iron to Red Bronze are just enough to complete a Black Iron task. Although Yu Huan feels that these small tasks are a complete hassle and a waste of time, there is no way to change the rules. What's more, through these tasks, she can also learn about the various experiences of Jiuhuang City and the ecology of the Demon Realm, etc., so she doesn't feel annoyed when doing them.

"For the first mission... choose to deliver a letter!"

Thinking of this, Yu Huan immediately stretched out his hand and clicked on one of the Black Iron-level tasks scrolling in front of him, and then printed his mercenary badge on it.

Mission accepted successfully!

16. A pervert?!

"Sister, what's going on?"

As dusk approached, Yu Huan, having completed his second mission of the day, returned to the inn. As soon as he entered, he saw a neatly laid out dinner on the table and Shi Lei meditating on the side. Upon hearing Yu Huan's question, she immediately opened her eyes, a happy smile appearing on her face.

"Well, it worked!"

It was a matter of course, but after she succeeded, Shi Lei was still excited. After all, becoming a magician was something that everyone in the Demon Realm aspired to do. Even if one was just a magic apprentice, he would be respected everywhere. Therefore, Shi Lei was naturally very happy that she had passed the test of magic power.

"Oh, that's great. Congratulations, sister. Now we can take the test together tomorrow!"

"Yeah, Xiao Huan, you passed too, I knew it!"

"Of course, I'm a magical girl, so it's only natural that I can do magic~~"

"Hey hey~~That's right!"

After chatting casually for a while, the two of them finished the dinner on the table while talking and laughing. Then, with nothing to do, Shi Lei entered into meditation again, while Yu Huan continued to clean up the garbage... no, clean up the debris in his system space.

You wouldn't know until you cleaned it up. Yu Huan found a lot of good things. It's a pity that the knight system is temporarily unusable, so even if Yu Huan wants to modify it, he can only modify the magical items. However, he did get a small gain.

Nothing happened that night. Early the next morning, Yu Huan, who liked to sleep in, woke up in a daze due to Shi Lei's constant harassment. After being helped to wash up, the two of them walked towards the gate of the Magic Academy hand in hand.

Compared to the test the day before which was just a test of magic power, there were obviously many more people today, almost a sea of ​​people. Most of them were dressed in gorgeous clothes, gathered in groups of three or two, and some people in coarse linen clothes were cautiously standing aside, also in groups of three or two.

In the direction of the entrance, which was like a small square half the size of a football field, the group of mostly young people seemed to be divided into two groups. In Yuhuan's opinion, one group was the so-called aristocratic children with arrogant faces and gorgeous clothes. The other group was the villagers like Shi Lei who came from various remote villages and were qualified to stand here because they accidentally awakened their magic power.

Of course, it is hard to believe that Shi Lei is also on the villagers' side. After all, in order to take good care of Yu Huan in these three days, Shi Lei has made great improvements in food, clothing, housing and transportation. Yu Huan eats well, drinks well and dresses well, and she naturally cannot be indifferent. Yu Huan also specially picked out a set of slightly gorgeous clothes for her, and then asked the system to modify it, which became the clothes she wore today.

Clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse, not to mention that Shi Lei and Yu Huan were both first-class beauties. Their appearance immediately caused quite a stir, and many noble children looked at them. Some were amazed (boys), some were jealous and unhappy (girls), and some looked at them with amazement while having a thoughtful expression in their eyes, as if they were wondering which noble family these two were from.

The civilians were naturally watching as well, but most of them were only observing furtively. Because of the inferiority complex they felt due to their small hometown, they were very proud in this situation, so they could only look at it stealthily.

Then, just when all the commotion was focused on Yu Huan and Shi Lei, their next move undoubtedly shocked everyone present:

Because of the vague relationship of standing in separate pavilions, the commoners and nobles stood on each side of the gate of the magic academy without interfering with each other. This was almost like an unspoken rule. After all, the nobles looked down on the commoners, and the commoners were also afraid of or unhappy with the nobles, so the two sides were so clearly distinguished.

Yu Huan and Shi Lei's temperament made them undoubtedly young ladies no matter how you looked at them. However, after arriving here, the younger girl seemed to take a quick look at the surrounding situation, and then she pulled the older beautiful woman towards the civilians. The other party not only did not refuse, but instead showed an expression of sudden enlightenment and as if it was a matter of course.

They walked towards the area where civilians were staying, which means these two people... are civilians?

At this moment, not only did the nobles not believe it, even the common people could not believe that these two beautiful girls could actually be commoners... However, perhaps because of this shock, until the door of the magic academy was opened, no one came up to talk to Shi Lei and Yu Huan. The two of them were happy to relax and chat there as if no one was around.

"Students participating in the assessment, please show your registration credentials and enter in an orderly manner!"

A man dressed as a teacher, wearing a black magic robe with red stripes, spoke in a gentle voice to the noisy crowd around him. Although his words were not very loud in this chaotic small square, they were clearly heard by everyone present the moment they left the room, making the people around him startled. Soon, they discovered the open gate of the academy, and immediately, noisier voices mixed with excitement came out from it.

Although it was noisy, the crowd did not crowd. Instead, they lined up spontaneously, showed their identities, and walked inside. Yu Huan and Shi Lei naturally followed the crowd and walked into the long dragon-like team. However, they never expected that just as they stood still, Yu Huan suddenly stretched out his hand and slapped the back inexplicably the next second.