"A round of beer for the two of us!"
To say that this eting was sudden would be an insane understatent. With Nadia insisting on taking her break alone in so kind of private study, Fen had no other choice but to take care of himself during this free ti by himself.
Not knowing any other good places to rest but the Inn that Nadia has shown to him just yesterday, after a mont of hesitation Fen still decided to go there. While the prices in that establishnt couldn't be considered to be low, with the total bill for several hours worth of snacks, drinks and two proper als from yesterday amounting to nearly two silvers, given how he was going there just for a quick rest, the young man still decided to splurge a bit.
After all, what would be the better place to et other arcanists that could potentially open the doors to look for so side work for him?
Yet, who could've known that this small sche of Fen would co to fruition nearly as quickly as he stepped through the hole in the wall that leads to the interior of the establishnt!
"Excuse ?"
Far from being used to so random people approaching him with such a huge dose of energetic sympathy, Fen could feel his innate introvertness poking out of the shell that he built around it when he decided to change himself all this ti ago, back in the Akhaz arcanist school.
"Co on, mate! I can see soone troubled from miles away! Just sit down, enjoy the drink and spill what is making you so anxious!"
Shouting with joy filling his voice, the young man slamd his hand against Fen's shoulder, instantly making his knees cave in. In this montary period of falling, soone else actually managed to pull out the chair away from the table and prepare it right below Fen's bottom, saving him from comically falling to his humiliation on the floor.
"It's unsightly to see soone of our kind act so reserved and self-deprecating."
Out of nowhere, this strange young man changed his tone. It seed as if this very short mont, the truth about his soul appeared before Fen's eyes, only to disappear in the very next mont, washed away with the consecutive appearance of the smile he used to greet Fen just a mont ago.
"Anyway, the drink is on today. Tell , what is making one of us so troubled? Given how few Phoenixians remains, I can't allow for any fellow brethren of mine to be down like you!"
Not giving Fen even a single mont to collect his thoughts or figure out the answer to his question, the strange man instantly created a cup of beer with so kind of dark, forgotten magic art before placing it right in front of Fen's face.
"I just joined both this academy and settled in this great town. While I should be safe from the perspective of starvation I really don't like the situation where I need to actually think about every single coin that I'm using. In other words, I need to find so kind of work that won't spell death for such an arcanist newbie like myself!"
Deciding that there was no point in hiding this fact away, Fen spilt the beans to this randomly appearing man. In the worst-case scenario, he would be laughed at and potentially turn this stranger into a future bully of his. Thankfully, with the potential that Fen perfectly know that he had, no matter who would like to bully him now would be unable to do so in the future, once his talent would be honed to the level of true skill!
"If you are looking for so side jobs Well, most of the weak arcanists can take up so of the auxiliary works like burning the fields to nourish them, fix the constructs in the houses across the city, serve the civil service But if you are really looking for so kind of stable employnt, then joining the ranks of rcenaries would be your best shot."
Suddenly raising his eyes and looking sharply at Fen's face, this strange man stared directly into the young arcanist's pupils with a weird look on his face.
"Unless you are still in the phase of thinking that arcanism is so god-sent talent, then you can join the adventurers guild and act all high and mighty, while being used by literally anyone who wants to take advantage of you for little to no remuneration. That is if you are naive and stupid enough."
With the topic of the adventurers appearing for the very first ti since he left the empire, Fen was rather glad to learn that the general opinion of this type of work didn't vary all that much from what he learned already. After all, only rich nobles would even consider the idea of working for the cause instead of expecting a proper remuneration for their efforts!
"Don't worry. I'm not that stupid yet. Sadly, with how I only had literally a single full lesson until now, I don't think I can afford to join the rcenaries. I can say it myself, but I still need to learn a lot before putting faith in my own skills."
As interesting as the option of becoming a rcenary seed to be, it wasn't sothing that Fen could hastily decide on. Given how he had Arla awaiting him back ho, along with all the lessons that he still had to take to turn his natural talent into actual skill, this kind of commitnt was still a bit too much for him.
"A reasonable approach. By the way, I'm Latiel. What's your na?"
Leaning to the back, this strange man dressed a content look on his face as he brought the cup of beer to his lips and took a hearty sip.
"I'm Fen. It's a pleasure to et you."
Calmly responding to Latiel's inquiry, Fen could see how this man's face turned even brighter.
"Okay then, now that we know each other, let point you in the right direction. If you have this kind of relationship with your teacher or senior to tell them what you want to learn, you should ask them to teach you how to create, manage and fix constructs. It's counterintuitive at first, but the earlier you implent it into your learning schedule, the easier it will be for you to understand what's actually going on with it. And once you are any bit proficient in managing the constructs, you should be able to make at least four silvers for a single day of work!"
Never in his greatest dreams did Fen expect that this man would give him such valuable advice. Sadly, it also ant that for now, he still had to put the idea of working for later, fully committing his attention to the lessons.
"Oh, right!"
Suddenly, Fen's face turned ugly. Just the thought of lessons managed to remind him that his very own have yet to end for today!
"I'm sorry, Latiel, but I ca here just to take a short rest between my own lessons. I hope you won't hold it against if I go back to the training hall right now."
Quickly finishing the drink that this strange young man bought for him, Fen placed the cup back on the table in a single, decisive move before standing up from his chair.
"Nah, don't worry about it. I don't have anything else to do today, so once you are done with your stuff, you can co and find here. While I might be unable to solve all your problems in one go, rember that all Phoenixian brothers are always welcod in this establishnt. There is no need to look anxious here, as we are here to forget about the troubles of the day and enjoy ourselves!"
Summing up the entire purpose of this specific Inn, Latiel smiled while watching Fen's action.
"Thanks for the beer and the great advice, man. I really hope I will be able to rely on you a bit more later on."
Thanking this unusual stranger once again, Fen quickly turned around and left the place before Latiel would have the chance to hold him there any longer. Given how important the lessons were to Fen right now, wasting his ti in the tavern while Nadia might be already waiting for him in their designed training room would be the worst thing he could do right now!
"Becoming a rcenary That doesn't seem like such a bad idea!"
Muttering silently to himself, Fen quickly reached the small door of the training hall and moved back to the room where his lessons were taking place.
"I didn't expect you to co back so quickly!"
Not holding back in expressing her surprise, Nadia's eyebrows ventured all the way up on her forehead when she saw Fen's tily return.
"You already have shown to how important honing my skills are. While I accidentally t soone potentially interesting in that Inn that you have shown yesterday, I can't afford to ignore your efforts to help ."
Smiling obediently in response, Fen moved back to the spot where he was producing his flas before Nadia's showcase.
"It's nice to see that you are so eager to learn. Mind telling who did you et back in the inn?"
Openly showing her curiosity, Nadia asked.
"I don't really know him all that much. He called himself Latiel and gave so advice about the possible ways of earning money in the city. Obviously, while he proposed the idea of joining the rcenaries, I'm not going to sabotage the ti I have for lessons with you just to earn so cash!"
Instantly adding the other part as if just bringing up the idea of joining the rcenaries could be insulting to his Senior, Fen had the chance to see a rare smile of happiness mixed with uneasiness on Nadia's face.
"Latiel Well, I can't say anything bad about him if you are determined enough to not let him stall your lessons No, let's drop the topic. Given how you know how to practice your flas now, let's move on to how you should train your intent!"
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