After entering the tent, Ling Yue'er calmed down instead.

  "Never mind. Let's fill our stomachs first." She lifted the lid of the steaming casserole and looked at Chen Yue with a smile.

  Chen Yue's stomach had been growling for a long time, so he didn't stand on ceremony. He picked up the tableware and started eating. Soon, his mouth was smeared with oil, which made Ling Yue'er beside him feel extremely satisfied.

  Thinking of Chen Yue's gentle actions just now, the girl felt a bit shy. Looking at Chen Yue's blurred face in the steam, her thoughts drifted away.

  Chen Yue joined the caravan more than ten days ago. Before that, the two of them had never had any interaction. However, Ling Yue'er was quickly attracted to Chen Yue.

  In her eyes, Chen Yue was a very special person.

  Perhaps it was the unique sensitivity of a girl that made her easily notice that Chen Yue had strange qualities, which were completely different from those of the people around him. Of course, she didn't understand that this was the deep imprint left by growing up and living in different worlds and civilizations. It could only be covered up but would never be forgotten.

  After getting in touch with him, Chen Yue's tone of speech, some strange words, and so on, all tugged at the curious heartstrings of the girl.

  Just like when they first met, the undisguised admiration in Chen Yue's eyes made her feel happy. And the words Chen Yue said at the beginning, "What a delicious luo li."

  It was so strange. What was in the luo li? Was it delicious?

  Although she didn't understand it, it definitely wasn't something bad. The girl's heart was secretly happy.

  There were many other things, like "leg knife", "Yangcheng" and so on. There were so many that made the girl feel fresh all the time, and she became more and more attached to him.

  What was the relationship between them? Ling Yue'er was still young and couldn't figure it out, nor did she want to think about it.

  ...

  Looking at Ling Yue'er who was lost in thought, Chen Yue shook his head with a smile.

  "Yue'er, what's the matter with Gamor? Why did you say that I got into trouble?" With just a gentle sentence, Chen Yue pulled Ling Yue'er's lively thoughts back.

  A look of distress appeared on her small face. Ling Yue'er glared at Chen Yue fiercely and said angrily, "Brother Chen Yue, don't you know Gamor's position in the chamber of commerce?"

  "I saw the president enter his tent." Chen Yue nodded. In front of Ling Yue'er, he could ask directly without any scruples. "I remember that Gamor isn't a member of the chamber of commerce. He's also a newcomer."

  "It would be nice if the chamber of commerce could have such a big shot. The key is that we can't keep him at all." Ling Yue'er added with distress, "Although he's not a good guy."

  Chen Yue curled his lips. "I just don't understand. Why do you guys still wish to keep such a guy?"

  "Of course. Gamor has a completely free identity. He can come and go as he pleases. When traveling with us, not only does he not have to pay, but he can also get a large sum of remuneration. This bad guy is very greedy. He asks for 30% more money than other magicians. However, without him, our losses will be even greater." Ling Yue'er put on an air of a little adult and said matter-of-factly.

  Shocked, Chen Yue frowned in surprise. This was completely unreasonable. The chamber of commerce had chosen a safe route, and there was hardly any fighting along the way. Since Gamor didn't contribute, then why should he still get remuneration?

  Seeing Chen Yue's confusion, Ling Yue'er pretended to shake her head. "Brother Chen Yue, I really doubt whether you are from the Tianye Empire... Ah, you knocked me again."

  She rubbed her forehead in dissatisfaction and pouted her cute little mouth.

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  Every time when it came to a problem that Chen Yue couldn't explain, he would use this trick to get out of it. The little girl had already become immune to it.

  She gave Chen Yue a fierce look and said, "Brother Chen Yue, you should know the class division of the Tianye Empire, right? In fact, it's also common throughout the continent."

  "Yes, slaves are at the bottom, followed by commoners, and the most noble are fighters and magicians."

  "That's right. It's precisely because magicians are the privileged class that we invite them." Ling Yue'er nodded her little head vigorously and said bitterly, "You don't understand because you don't know where the biggest loss of the chamber of commerce lies. If we want to do business, we have to go to cities. But every city collects taxes. Take the route we are taking to the Free Capital for example. Including the Free Capital, we have to pass through four cities along the way and have to enter the cities to resell goods. It's impossible to avoid them at all. But the city taxes are too high. The tax collected is as much as 80% of the profit."

  "80%..." Chen Yue was speechless. This was the harshest tax he had ever heard of. He was very surprised that the merchants in this world could endure such ridiculously harsh taxes.

  Could it be... A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and Chen Yue understood. "So that's why we bring magicians along."

  "Yes, that's where the status of the privileged class is reflected. According to the regulations, if there is a fighter in the caravan, the tax can be reduced by half. If there is a magician, the tax can be reduced to 30% of the original." Ling Yue'er said angrily. Almost no one in the caravan liked the domineering Gamor, but for the sake of profit, everyone endured it.

  "That's the truth. Not only here, the privileged class also enjoys more benefits, such as not having to pay taxes and being able to receive ten gold coins every month and so on."

  "No wonder, no wonder." Chen Yue muttered a few words. What he didn't understand before suddenly became clear. No wonder Gamor could act like an overlord. It turned out that everyone was begging him. A magician could bring such great benefits. Even if he were the president of the chamber of commerce, he would probably fawn over Gamor too.

  Since he had offended him, I'm afraid the days to come would be difficult.

  Ling Yue'er was obviously also worried about Chen Yue. Not to mention Gamor's strength as a magician, as long as he mentioned it to the president of the chamber of commerce, countless troubles would probably come knocking at the door.

  "It would be nice if there were such people." She said to herself. Then she suddenly came to her senses and shook her head vigorously. "How could it be? How could it be?"

  "Really, it would be nice. No, it's impossible. But... if..."

  Her black eyes blinked, and the girl kept shaking her head while also having hopes.

  "Little girl, what are you thinking about?" Although he was uneasy in his heart, Chen Yue was still amused by Ling Yue'er's childish actions and couldn't help but knock on her forehead again.

  "Sister and enemy, hum." Ling Yue'er angrily imitated the words that Chen Yue had said that she half understood. Well, yes, the sister and her own enemy were bad guys.

  "Brother Chen Yue, actually you don't have to worry. Gamor is so arrogant that he will be dealt with sooner or later. Magicians are not the most noble people. Yue'er knows that there are even more noble people in this world. Compared with magicians, they are the privileged class among the privileged classes, above the worldly regimes. If they were here, the tax would be completely waived." Ling Yue'er comforted him, but her voice became softer and softer. To be honest, even she herself didn't believe that they would be so lucky.

  "Are there such people?" Chen Yue didn't believe it. After truly understanding the status of magicians, it was hard to imagine that there would be more noble people.

  "Of course. They are called apostles. On average, one magician can be born among ten thousand people, but only one apostle can be born among a million people. Really speaking, magicians are nothing compared to them." Ling Yue'er said with pride all over her face.

  Satisfied to see the shock on Chen Yue's face, Ling Yue'er dropped another bombshell. "Do you know what this continent is called?"

  "What?"

  "The Apostle Continent." Ling Yue'er said word by word.

  Chen Yue was stunned by the facts Ling Yue'er said. A continent named after their profession was enough to show the status and power of these people. If what she said was true, then magicians and the like were really nothing. And what surprised him even more was that huge disparity in the professional ratio. "What's special about apostles? Why are there so few of them?"

  "Well, Yue'er also heard that apostles can summon powerful familiars and also have almost eternal life..."

  His eyes widened more and more. At first, he was just listening casually, but the more he listened, the more familiar it felt. The word "summon" tugged at Chen Yue's nerves.

  He reached out and interrupted the chattering Yue'er. Chen Yue rummaged through the tent and took out a palm-sized blue-patterned card. On the front of the small card was engraved a pattern: in a snowfield where the wind was howling, a snow-white, furry snow rabbit was squatting quietly.

  In Ling Yue'er's bewildered eyes, Chen Yue held the card and gently said five words.

  "Ice Rabbit, summon."

  As soon as the words fell, a strong white light flew out from the card and landed in front of Chen Yue. When the light dissipated, a snow-white rabbit appeared in front of them. Its soft fur spread on both sides of its body, and bits of ice crystals were faintly visible, exuding astonishing beauty.

  "Familiar ~" Staring at the suddenly appearing rabbit, Ling Yue'er's eyes widened more and more. She pressed her plump lips tightly with...