In the blue sky above a continuous sand dunes on the continent of Elusalia, a girl riding on a flying broom appeared. At this time, she was looking forward excitedly and looking forward, flying forward at an extremely fast speed.

And who is the traveler who looks from a distance, whose beauty and talent emit light, even the bright sun in the sky is a bit inferior, and even the yellow sand on the ground is even more jealous and constantly emitting amazing heat?

That's right!

That person is not anyone, he is the traveling witch, I - Irena!

“…”

Someone was facing the hot wind, looking at the scenery ahead, looking at the endless yellow sand dunes, with long gray-white hair fluttering in the wind, blue pupils, wearing a black robe, a witch hat of the same color, a white bottom shirt on the collar, a yellow bow tied to the white bottoming shirt, and the girl Irena, wearing a bear head brooch on her left chest, was like this, and she admired narcissisticly in her heart.

However, no matter how narcissistic, it was still really hot, so that her thin white shirt had become wet and pressed against the white skin on her chest, and even some curved outlines of her chest could be seen.

Moreover, because she was flying at high speed on a broom, she had to use her other hand to cover the witch hat on her head with her other hand, otherwise it would have to be blown away by the strong wind.

At this time, like a little girl who knew she was wandering around all day long, Irena did not go to watch the competition today, but directly used her broom to fly away from the floating island, crossed the sea, and came to the desert area of ​​this continent.

In fact, Irena was never interested in that competition, but she was very enthusiastic about traveling, and this was the main reason why she accepted the call and came to this world and refused to participate in the competition, but she was not in a hurry to leave.

In recent days, she has always been back at night, and during the day she comes down to flew around this continent of Elusalia, observing and exploring the unique scenery, folk customs, humanities, historical documents, and various unique urban relics in this other world.

As for competitions, she just took a look at the battle report when she went back, knowing who won and who lost, or who stood out.

Anyway, even Hermione, who lives in the same room with her, doesn't know much about what she has been doing recently. She prepares to attend dinner every day and never misses her. I'm afraid that the other party still thinks she is wandering around the city on the floating island, or watching that game every day?

Of course, those things are not important. What is important now is: the more you fly, the higher the temperature will be, especially when you are wearing a black witch robe in broad daylight!

So, Irena couldn't stand it anymore, and she felt that she had to solve her current dilemma as soon as possible.

"hateful!"

“It’s so hot…”

With the brim of the witch's hat slightly covering her brow, Irena squinted her eyes again and looked at the scorching sun in the sky.

Then, after looking at the continuous sand dunes under her feet, although they were flying by quickly, they did not reflect less heat at all. Finally, Irena, who was tortured by the heat wave, could not stand it anymore.

"no!"

"If this continues, I will be roasted and dried up..."

"No, I have to take a rest first."

“!!”

"Have it!"

“It seems like there is a desert town there!!”

So, after looking forward with Hawkeye for a while, Irena soon discovered a small town located in a valley next to Shashuo, and there seemed to be human movement. Knowing that there might be residents and resting places, she pressed her broom, let her turn slightly, speeded towards that place and landed.

...

"ha!"

"Live."

"It's just that water is a bit unpalatable..."

"never mind!"

Half an hour later, after eating her own specialty food, Irena drank the big glass of well water in a mouthful of "guru" and finally let out a long breath, and a rare flush of satisfaction appeared on her face.

This is a small yellow sand town with few residents, only about one thousand people, and mainly produces some ores that do not have precious minerals elsewhere. Perhaps, that is the real reason why it is still maintained and has not been completely moved away?

"?"

While putting down the cup, Irena also discovered that she seemed to be watched by people here.

There were many little kids around, including men and women, honestly and some young guys with cramped faces, hiding by the door and window ridge of the shop, some even pointing and saying something in some slang.

However, Irena didn't care.

After eating and drinking, she just patted her hat, patted the yellow sand stained on it, and stood up and walked towards the counter casually.

After all, Irena is as beautiful as her, and a genius like her who combines wisdom and beauty, it is normal to be watched by others, but...

Anyway, even in this small shop, the broken place was really hot enough that she just wanted to leave soon!

“Huh?”

"Hey! Boss!"

"How do you sell these fruits?"

Suddenly, Irena saw a basket of strange fruits placed by the counter. There were two of the meals she had just ordered, and the taste was pretty good, so she planned to ask.

"A half frame of gold coin!"

The boss did not hesitate and directly stated the price.

“!!”

“So expensive?!”

Upon hearing this, Irena was shocked and subconsciously protected her gradually shriveled purse.

However, given that this place is a desert with few products, she endured it and decided not to eat the wilted and broken fruits, and settled the bill first. As for the fruits, can she consider it before she was ready to go back in the evening?

After all, her teacher had everything in her palace and had so many fruits. Some were produced in the continent of Alusalia, and some were simply transported across planes from Pandaria in the world of Azeroth. Therefore, she was not too rare for these in front of her.

“??”

"this!"

"A glass of water requires a silver coin?"

“!!”

"Why don't you snatch it?"

Soon, when checking out, Irena finally couldn't help but burst out, and slapped at the counter, staring at the profiteer with reddish-brown skin and a little thin-looking man, shouting.

"Guest, you misunderstood..."

"It's different from outside. In our town, there is only one well that can produce water. Except for one bucket per household per day, each local resident can only produce less than ten buckets of water to those passing vendors, and one bucket needs to be sold for one gold coin!"

"In my store, there is only one barrel a day for quantity. Do you think it is expensive?"

"Also, you don't know the customer. Many merchants may have to wait for several days or even half a month in order to save enough water for the return flight."

"If it weren't for the fact that you were a new face, if a group of vendors had just left recently, I wouldn't have just sold that big cup of water for you."

"For us, we have to save some water!"

Faced with Irena's questioning and anger, the boss seemed to have become accustomed to it, and after explaining the situation, he directly asked and complained.

After all, this is a desert, and food and water are very precious, especially water. The other party came to the desert to eat and drink, so where can there be cheaper?

"So that's how it is!"

After thinking about it, Irena, who felt that the other party was justified and well-founded, couldn't help but nod, feeling that she was indeed a little fuss just now.

“!!”

"By the way!"

"If I sell you water, how much money can you pay?"

Irena, who was about to pay the bill, suddenly asked.

Recently, because of traveling everywhere, she has spent a lot of money, so she can't bear the financial situation anymore.

After all, she is not the kind of poor girl. She spends a lot of money on food, drink and shopping every time she goes to a place, so gradually, her purse is empty, so when Mikoto Misaka wanted to borrow money from her two days ago, she stinged all over her body and took out a few gold coins.

So, if you want to continue traveling, if you don’t want to ask her little teacher for money while eating, drinking and sleeping for free, Irena must think of a way to make some quick money to enrich herself as soon as possible!

And now, what the boss mentioned just now is a huge business opportunity?

"you?"

"You came with a caravan and even transported water?"

As he said that, he was stunned at first, and then the boss subconsciously wanted to stretch his head to look at the dazzlingly bright Huangsha Town street outside the store, wanting to see where Yirena's caravan was.

"oops!"

"Stop watching, there is no caravan!"

Irena called out, held her arms and asked impatiently.

"Just say it!"

"If I fill all of your barrels, how much money can you give me?"

She came alone on a broom and had no caravan at all. As for how to get the water out, it was her own business and it had nothing to do with the other party.

"are you serious?"

“Um…”

"Okay, I'll take a look..."

"There are twenty-four empty wooden barrels here. If you really have a way to fill them up, I can give you eight... no, I'll give you ten gold coins!"

The boss calculated it, hesitated for a while, and finally gritted his teeth, stretched out two slaps before adding.

"besides!"

"You don't have to pay for this meal."

Here, food and water are hard currency, and money and other things are second. This is the main reason why vendors who travel thousands of miles to traffic in minerals are willing to spend a lot of money to buy well water that is worthless outside.

“!!”

"Then you can sell at least twenty-four pieces?"

"You profiteer!!"

Irena was a little angry because the other party actually wanted to take such a big advantage for her, and did she think she was the kind of person who was ignorant?

but……

After arrogance, she thought that she had no channels and didn't know who she should sell to, so she took out her short magic wand hatefully and walked to the front of the wooden barrels.

"A clear spring is like water!"

After watching for a while, Irena didn't care whether the barrels were clean or not, and directly used a simple spell. Then, in the boss's stunned, the empty barrels were filled with buckets of water.

"call!"

"It's done!"

"Give the money!!"

Soon, when the twenty-four empty wooden barrels were filled with clear spring water and wet the floor, Irena turned around with relief and stretched out her slender hand to the boss without any politeness.

“!!”

The boss did not pay, but rushed to a wooden barrel as soon as possible, and even held a handful of them in his hand and started drinking.

"It's really water!"

“So sweet!”

But after he found that it was indeed water, and it was the sweet and clear spring water, which was better and clearer than their caustic soda-smelling desert well water, he was stunned.

"Is it still fake?"

"Give the money quickly!"

"Okay, ten gold coins!"

Some of the money-loving Irena continued to urge her, and her eyes were bent in a smile.

"you……"

"Are you a witch?"

Finally, the boss realized something and asked with some trepidation and caution.

"No!"

"I'm a witch!"

"Give the money quickly!"

Irena corrected and urged again.

"ah?"

"well."

"I'll get it for you now!"

The boss thought for a while and didn't know what the difference between the witch and the witch was. He was just so simple and did not want to cheat. Instead, he walked directly to the counter, and soon took out two stacks of golden gold coins and put them on the counter.

"ha!"

"Thank you then!"

Irena smiled happily, and as soon as she reached out, she pulled them into her pocket.

Now, the travel cost will be at least several days.

Moreover, she decided to write this place in her diary and calculate the coordinates when she went back in the evening. Then, when she was in the next time, when she had no money to travel, she would come again?

"cough……"

"It's really easy to make money like you witches..."

Shaking his head, looking at Irena's smug and excited look, while the boss picked up the bucket lids to cover the wooden barrels, he also turned around and sighed at Irena with some heartache.

"easy?"

"Do you know how difficult it is to be a witch?"

"besides!"

"There is too little water vapor in the air here. If you fill a bucket of water, you only need one portion of magic, now you need at least three to four portions!"

Magic cannot create water out of thin air. Magic is just an energy. When their witches use magic and convert water, they just liquefies the water vapor in the air into water by consuming energy. Therefore, in this desert Gobi, the magic power that needs to be consumed must be more than other places.

"Those magic powers are almost enough to flatten your town with fireballs!"

Irena said angrily.

If she was the kind of female devil who was evil and did everything she could destroy here with fire, and then all the gold, silver and jewelry here would belong to her alone. In that case, it would be more than just earning only ten gold coins?

"ah….."

Sure enough, the boss was so scared that he took a step back.

"You are joking with a guest..."

Immediately afterwards, he was speechless and found that Irena was just joking and making analogies, and did not really choose to do that kind of terrible thing, so he smiled embarrassedly.

"By the way!"

"Ask you something, where is this place on the map?"

"Do you know?"

After a vain meal, Irena, who was about to leave, suddenly remembered another thing, and then she took out a map and took a picture on the counter.

"oh!"

"here it is……"

"That frontier fortress of the ancient Baldia kingdom?"

"But where was it abandoned hundreds of years ago? Why are you doing there?"

After looking at the map and getting Irena's instructions, the boss quickly understood where the marking point was.

"Guest, it's better not to go."

"That place is very far away from this, and it takes many days to walk from the desert!"

"You don't know yet?"

"At that time, the border guards of the Kingdom of Valdia broke out in a war with the barbarians there, and many people died. Now there are demonized monsters and undead everywhere. I advise you not to go there."

“It’s very dangerous!”

Immediately afterwards, the boss kindly persuaded and explained the situation to Irena as clearly as possible.

"Thank you for your kindness!"

"But I'm going!"

"I was flying there, and I should be here soon. Moreover, I am a powerful witch, so I am not afraid of those monsters and undead!"

As he said that, Irena proudly pushed her chest up.

Thanks to the teachings of a bad little girl teacher, of course, there may be some hateful bear?

Anyway, Irena has a very rich practical experience and her magic level is far beyond that of ordinary great masters. Therefore, she never cared about the terrifying monsters and undead things mentioned by this boss.

"I won't say it anymore!"

“It’s so hot here, it’s really unbearable!”

"Just tell me where it is!"

As she talked to the old man with reddish-skinned skin, a layer of fine sweat appeared on her neck, so Irena couldn't wait to leave here and find the place on the map.

If she had moved faster, she might be able to rush back in time before supper?

“To the northwest.”

"After a dry riverbed, it would be arriving when you see a large area of ​​fortress covered with yellow sand."

"I can't guarantee how long it will take for you to fly."

The old man rarely saw someone flying to their desert. After all, the flying birds and griffins are too expensive, and they can't pull too much cargo. In addition, the merchants are not particularly rich people, so he really can't figure out how long it takes for the other party to fly there.

"Very good!"

"By the way!"

"Do you have any specialties here?"

"Such as delicious?"

Irena, who was about to walk out, suddenly turned back, threw down a gold coin and carried the frame of fruit, asked with a smile.

Irena decided to bring some specialties from this desert to comfort the little teacher who comforted her. After all, she had been eating, drinking, sleeping in the palace for so long, so she had to give back some specialties.

For example...

The things she ate just now were among the fruits that looked like dried fruits, and they tasted quite good. She believed that the teacher who was so careless that she especially liked snacks would definitely be interested.

"There is the intersection of the street!"

"There is a lame old woman who specializes in selling various specialties. You outsiders should like her."

The boss did not hesitate and pointed his hand in another direction.

"Thanks!"

After saying that, Yirena used magic to put away the frame of fruit and turned her head and left, leaving only a scent of sweat in this shabby shop that gave merchants a rest and supplies.

“!!”

"Hello!"

"Guest! That's two gold..."

Looking at the gold coins left by Yirena and thinking about the amount of the dried fruit box just now, the old man was about to chase it out, but when he thought that he seemed to be able to make a lot of money from the other party, he paused and finally stopped.

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Chapter completed!