Chapter 55: (Ignore the request) Iris All‑Purpose Shop

Sword Singers specialize in a sword‑fighting art inherited from Arcane Power magic; they push elegant swordsmanship to the limit, creating a combat style called Sword Song and blending spells with it.

It is a very flexible and versatile profession.

Sword Song is the core training of Sword Singers, similar to the Warrior's Lüdong, and is divided into three styles: Feline, Avian, and Serpent.

They strengthen their bodies like Warriors when practicing the different kinds of Sword Song.

However, unlike the Warrior's all‑around approach, Sword Singers' evolutionary direction varies with the style.

The Feline style focuses on strength, the Avian on speed, and the Serpent on bodily recovery and flexibility.

Ke Liti is a disciple of the Lion School within the Feline style.

Among the four‑person squad, aside from Ke Liti, the highest‑ranking is probably the prophecy mage Ma Luo, whose Combat Power is 5.

As a fifth‑level mage, Ma Luo's value is actually not low.

On the Feren Continent, magic is not the myth of rural folklore; many adults can even use minor tricks without a teacher.

For example, igniting a small flame on a fingertip, waving a hand to emit the scent of fresh grass, or making hair instantly grow a centimeter.

But this is still worlds apart from a Spellcaster.

Mages on the Feren Continent hold a status second only to priests; because of their mysterious lack of contact with ordinary people and their scarcity, they become increasingly demonized in the public imagination.

The Yinbu Tu Kingdom is even more so.

Bordering the most evil mage nation on the entire Feren Continent—Sai Er—this country adopts an extremely twisted attitude toward magic from top to bottom.

Openly, they fear and ostracize it, prohibiting any unregistered Spellcaster from moving.

Yet behind the scenes, because of Sai Er's great power, people are also deeply fascinated by magic.

As a fifth‑level prophecy mage, Ma Luo should reside in a Mage Tower, studying under a master and viewing those life‑and‑death adventurers as barbarians.

But his fate is similar to Xia Nai's: both have a mentor who died untimely, leaving them to hustle for their own livelihood.

"We've arrived, this is it—our dormitory, the Iris House!" Ma Luo said proudly, standing before a villa.

It is a modest five‑story garden villa, rented with Ke Liti's funds, serving as the four members' daily quarters and training headquarters.

However, now it is about to welcome an even more demanding guest.

Naimi Xisi pushed open the villa's main door and walked in.

The interior boasts a cozy living environment, with many exquisite furnishings and soft decorations full of homely atmosphere.

Juan Ce Long looked around with dissatisfaction; he does not like this place.

There are no shelves of books, no beds piled with gold and silver treasures—utterly tasteless! "Master, this is our usual activity hall, you… ah!"

As Ma Luo was just introducing, he saw Naimi Xisi already reverted to his original form in the living room; the massive dragon body crushed all the furniture, while the hard marble floor stubbornly held up.

"How… how did you revert?" Ma Luo said, his heart aching as he looked at the living‑room furniture.

Fortunately, the first‑floor living‑room space is suspended above, and the second floor omitted that floor section, making the hall appear even more grand.

This allowed Juan Ce Long, standing nearly seven meters tall, not to touch the ceiling.

Naimi Xisi rolled over, comfortably enjoying the feeling of returning to his dragon body.

He filed his sharp teeth with his nails, feeling his scales press against the cold floor.

"From now on, this will be my sleeping place!" Naimi Xisi announced satisfiedly. He does not want to curl up in that tiny body when he sleeps.

The four exchanged glances, sighed helplessly, realizing they would have to abandon daily activities in the living room from now on.

Ke Liti assigned ten Shadow Sword Drow to the servant quarters in the back garden; she no longer intends to call the original servants over.

Which good family hides a dragon this huge inside their home?

Then she looked at her teammates, her expression solemn as she entrusted, "The master wishes to bring his Cold Iron business into Degeng City; I need to first inspect the mine vein beneath the forest."

"The All‑Purpose Shop's business is now handed over to you."

After speaking, she looked at them with a complicated gaze and, somewhat hesitantly, said, "I sincerely ask you to offer the master unconditional loyalty; I do not wish that one day we become enemies."

Ke Liti left after saying that; the three watched her departing silhouette, their hearts a mix of emotions.

"Is this the power of that giant dragon—unconditional loyalty? How terrifying," Bu Lie Ta Ni sighed.

The three fell silent. — Degeng City, Central District, Iris All‑Purpose Shop.

Ma Luo sat at his desk, holding paper and pen, recording the words of a young lady across the table.

She sobbed, saying, "Tom hasn't come home for half a month; he isn't like this normally, something must have happened."

"The city guards would brush me off, saying my husband probably went trading, but I know he wouldn't just disappear for half a month without writing to me!"

Ma Luo sighed inwardly; based on his experience, it was likely another case of a husband abandoning his wife, though unwilling to admit it.

"Business has been getting worse lately, always receiving these petty trivial matters," he thought.

This All‑Purpose Shop is the main source of income for the four of them; as an adventure group rooted in Degeng City, the Iris Adventuring Party cannot wander and hustle like other adventurers.

Thus the All‑Purpose Shop came into being.

The so‑called All‑Purpose Shop is an organization that solves various client commissions; along the coast, people also call it an office.

Just like the task the young lady now commissions—finding her husband.

The All‑Purpose Shop's services include, but are not limited to, locating persons or items, assassination, escort, investigation, and so on.

"Rest assured, we will definitely retrieve your husband; may I ask where you last saw him?" Ma Luo said with a reassuring smile.

Seeing the handsome young man's smile, the lady's emotions steadied; she said hoarsely, "It's the Maple Leaf and Bibi Bird Feather Tavern; he loves going there."

Ma Luo noted it down, casting a discreet glance at the armored guard standing nearby.

It was a Shadow Sword Drow; Naimi Xisi placed it here to watch all clients in his stead.

The greedy dragon declared that the All‑Purpose Shop must have him decide whether to accept a commission; from now on, those foolish quests of finding cats and dogs will no longer be taken.

The Shadow Sword nodded slightly, exhaled, and said, "We'll take this job; the deposit is 100 gold coins, how shall we be paid?"

The young lady winced slightly, but knowing the Iris All‑Purpose Shop was the city's best choice, she produced a Platinum Bank check and handed it over.

Ma Luo took the check, used the Mystic Eye to examine it, confirmed that the seal was that of the Goddess of Wealth's Woking Church, and then put it away.

"You can go back and wait for the news."

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(End of chapter)