Boska hurriedly left with his son who was beaten beyond recognition. The onlookers around didn't disperse in a hurry. Instead, they surrounded Stephen, their voices filled with amazement. Magicians were already a respected profession and were very rare. Although Hammerhead had previously wasted his magic skill tree, Stephen's performance just now was so astonishing that it made people look at him with new eyes. Of course, he couldn't avoid being praised.
"Hammerhead, when did your magic become so powerful? I was really worried for you just now."
"The most impressive thing about Hammerhead just now was his strategy. This is what we call being both brave and wise. A second-level magician actually managed to kill a fourth-level magician and even tricked him out of a hundred gold coins. Tsk tsk, he has a promising future. I knew I wasn't wrong about Hammerhead before!"
"What's the word 'trick'? Boska deserved to have his money taken. He's always cheating and swindling people on this street."
"Boska has always been showing off his power on this street, all thanks to his son. I wonder how he'll act now."
"To get a position in the city lord's mansion, one must at least be a fourth-level swordsman. Kairui just used the warrior secret technique, War God's Protection. His realm must have dropped - his fourth-level swordsman rank was all built up by Boska with various supplements. It's the least stable. He's done for now!"
The crowd was buzzing with comments, and they were all taking advantage of the situation to criticize Boska, who had a bad reputation on this street.
At this moment, the crowd suddenly parted, and Debbie squeezed in from outside. Her petite figure struggled to reach Stephen's side. Her small face was filled with a bright and excited smile, just like the magic sunflowers planted in the yard.
Seeing this little girl, Stephen immediately felt proud, waiting for her to praise him. So what if he was weak? He relied on his wisdom to fight, on his wisdom!
"Where's that gold card? I said I have the final say on this money. I want to keep it!" Debbie directly stretched out her small hand towards Stephen, her eyes shining.
Stephen: "..."
Can't this girl focus on something else? Like how brilliant and brave he was just now?
Of course, Stephen wouldn't mind this little apprentice sister. So he handed the gold card to the little girl.
The little girl immediately held the card with care and studied it. Finally, she carefully put the gold card in her chest under the armor and gently patted her flat chest, her face beaming with a silly smile...
After the onlookers gradually dispersed, Debbie pulled Stephen back to Anthony's magic hut. The little girl stretched her body comfortably, her face showing a relaxed expression after the crisis was over. There was nothing better than resolving a crisis and unexpectedly getting a huge sum of money.
Of course, there's always a way to make things better. Suddenly, Debbie thought of something and patted her stomach, saying to Stephen, "Hammerhead, I'm so hungry. I just threw up everything I ate in the past two days. Let's go eat."
"What do you want to eat?" Stephen asked with a smile.
"Hehe, let's go to a big restaurant." Debbie patted her chest. "We're rich now."
What does a hundred gold coins mean in this world? Stephen didn't have a clear understanding. In fact, when he demanded a hundred gold coins from Boska just now, he just said it casually and didn't think it was a huge sum. But... looking at Boska's pained expression, this sum of money must be quite large, right? In detail, previously, in order to handle the funeral of Old George and the medical bills he owed, they had no choice but to borrow ten gold coins from Busca. To repay this debt, they even had to mortgage Anthony's magic house. Just thinking about it, a hundred gold coins was definitely not a small sum of money.
It had been three days since Stephen was reborn in this hammerhead's body. For three days, Stephen had been cooped up in Anthony's magic house. He had long wanted to go outside and take a look at the scenery of this magical world.
So he smiled and nodded in agreement: "Sure, that's great."
More than half an hour later, Stephen and Debbie were already sitting in the largest restaurant in Stan City, the "Moluanhua Restaurant". They ordered a table by the window, and the table was filled with all kinds of delicious food, all of which Debbie couldn't get in her daily life, emitting a charming aroma.
Debbie wore a white long dress, her hair tied into two ponytails, and her rosy little face. At first glance, she looked like an innocent and pure little girl, but upon closer inspection, this view would change 180 degrees - this little girl was carrying a huge sword that was as big as her body. The casual way she carried the hundred-pound giant sword on her shoulder was definitely shocking.
Even though Stephen thought he was already used to it, he still couldn't accept this incongruous scene at this moment.
"A swordsman can never forget his sword no matter where he is. He must carry it with him at all times, just like a mage must carry his magic wand with him..." When Stephen asked her with a puzzled look why she was carrying her giant sword, Debbie told him solemnly, and then her eyes roamed over Stephen's body, "Where's your magic wand?"
"I just forgot it at home..." Stephen said, sweating.
Debbie: "..."
When Debbie was strutting through the city with her giant sword, it seemed that no one showed any astonished looks. It seemed that this was the norm in this world.
On the way to the Moluanhua Restaurant just now, Stephen also fully appreciated the scenery of this magical world. It felt somewhat similar to the medieval style in movies, but even more magnificent and full of magical colors. And that magical color was like a man riding a motorcycle and speeding past on a street full of ancient charm in a costume drama.
Magically driven things were very common here, such as using fire magic to create a flashing effect on signs, wind magic-driven carriages that didn't need horses, and some shops had lifelike magic puppet shop assistants. Of course, among the people on the street, humans were the majority, but there were also other races besides humans, such as fierce and warlike orcs, handsome and aloof elves, and short and sturdy dwarves.
From the hammerhead's memory, Stephen knew that as early as five thousand years ago, during the famous Ancient War, humans had established an alliance with the orc race, the elf race, the dwarf race, the giant race, and others.
This alliance has continued to this day. Although it is said that some orc tribes in the north are not harmonious with the human race, and the dwarf race and the elf race also have many conflicts with humans, and the giants have been absent from the continent of Aegandas for a thousand years, this does not prevent the small city of Stan from having harmonious coexistence between humans and other races.
All of this filled Stephen with a sense of novelty.
Fortunately, although Debbie was petite, she had a thick skin and didn't react to Stephen's continuous exclamations - in her heart, the hammerhead would always be the hammerhead. Even though he had just defeated a fourth-level swordsman with a shameless scroll tactic, he was still the hammerhead who grew up with her and whom she would marry without exception in the future. The dishes cooked by the chef of the restaurant were very delicious. The Mo Lanhua Restaurant was located on the Stardust Avenue in Stan City and was truly the best restaurant in the city. The dishes on the table were all unfamiliar to Stephen, and in fact, they were also unfamiliar to Debbie. But this didn't stop the two from having a hearty appetite and enjoying their meal very much.
But after a moment, Stephen's gaze suddenly shifted to the window as if he saw something interesting. His eyes couldn't seem to look away for a while.
"Hammerhead, what are you looking at? These dishes cost several silver coins. It would be a waste not to eat them," Debbie muttered, her eyes following Stephen's gaze to the outside of the window. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Hey, it's Miss Effia! It seems she's going out of the city for training today."
"Do you know her?" Stephen was taken aback and looked at Debbie strangely.
Outside the window on the Stardust Avenue, a handsome white horse was slowly passing by. Pedestrians made way for it, clearly showing that the person on the horse was of high status. The Stardust Avenue prohibited vehicles and even horses or other riding beasts from passing, but this white horse could move freely, and pedestrians even made way for it, which was enough to show the person's extraordinary status.
The rider was a girl, a very beautiful girl. She had long wavy brownish-red hair and was covered in silver armor, but her slender and well-proportioned figure could still be seen. She looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a very fair complexion and a charming allure. Her expression was cold and aloof, and there was an imposing air of heroism about her.
Stephen admitted that he was a little charmed by this pretty girl - or rather, the original Hammerhead was very infatuated with this girl, and Stephen was also somewhat influenced, finding this pretty human girl very charming.
Behind the girl were four fully armored swordsmen, three of whom were humans and one was a green-skinned, extremely strong orc warrior.
"Of course I know her. This is Effia, the daughter of the mayor of Stan City. She's a genius swordsman. Although she's the same age as us now, she's already a fifth-level swordsman. It's almost certain that she'll become a high-level swordsman," Debbie looked at Stephen with a strange expression. "Hammerhead, you seem a bit strange. Isn't this Miss Effia your dream girl? I even found her portrait under your bed."
Stephen: "..."
Well, he knew why he found this girl so charming...