What kind of girl would travel to another world?

Chapter 105 Daily Life. - Yang Mingyi's outing.

In the previous chapter, Yang Mingyi was driving a carriage with two trainee mages. At this moment, their carriage had already left the palace and was heading towards the shopping street.

The three girls chatted along the way, and Li Xingqi happened to ask what Yang Mingyi had been doing for the past month and why her progress in learning magic was so slow.

Faced with such soul-searching, Yang Mingyi was at a loss for words as to how to explain the events of the past month. Ever since she and You Jiahui joined the Adventurer's Guild, she had stopped studying new spells with the trainee mages. This was because You Jiahui had been constantly urging her to learn the art of identification, so she had been holed up in her apartment studying calligraphy and reading, going out to play when bored. However, with her tiny brain, trying to organize and explain everything was a challenge. She paused as soon as the words reached her lips, remaining stuck for a long time.

Since Yang Mingyi hadn't replied, Cordelia took the opportunity to join in the conversation, saying to Yang Mingyi, "Yes, if you keep going like this, we'll become court mages sooner than you."

The two girls sitting in the car came to the palace as trainee mages after Yang Mingyi came to the other world. One was the daughter of a nobleman and the other was the daughter of a businessman.

Although Yang Mingyi didn't know how to explain it, she was very concerned about the "water walking" that Cordelia had just mentioned. It reminded her of the "speed swimming monster." She said to the two girls in the car, "Did you know that there is a terrifying monster in the dungeon that can 'walk water'?"

Cordelia asked Yang Mingyi, "I've never heard of it. What kind of monster is it?"

Li Xingqi was also very curious and asked Yang Mingyi, "Which underground city?"

Yang Mingyi said to the two girls in the car, "It's just... there's a monster encyclopedia in the Adventurer's Guild, and in it, there's a monster that uses the 'water walker' technique." She was about to mention Juexin Waterfall when she suddenly remembered that she had to keep this a secret. She'd just changed the subject when she nearly let slip something, genuinely frightening herself to the point of breaking into a sweat. Wiping the sweat from her forehead, she thought, "That was a close call! I almost told you about going to the dungeon, and Jiahui said it couldn't be shared. That was a close call, that was a close call..." You Jiahui hadn't let her tell anyone, primarily because she was afraid the king would find out and cause unnecessary misunderstandings.

After hearing this, Cordelia curiously asked Yang Mingyi again, "Adventurer's Guild? What are you going to do there?"

Yang Mingyi confessed directly to Cordelia, saying, "Yes. I joined the Adventurer's Guild a while ago."

Cordelia was surprised to hear this and asked Yang Mingyi, "Huh? Why did you join the Adventurer's Guild?"

Li Xingqi also asked Yang Mingyi, "Yes, you don't plan to be a court mage anymore?"

Yang Mingyi told the two girls in the carriage, "I'm said to have joined the Adventurer's Guild, but actually... I haven't done many missions." She and You Jiahui had only taken on three missions in the Adventurer's Guild, and all three times they were to defeat mid-level monsters in the wild.

Cordelia said to Yang Mingyi, "Oh. I thought you were going to be an adventurer in the future." Her tone sounded a little disappointing.

Yang Mingyi told Cortilauea, "That's impossible. I just wanted to join out of curiosity."

Li Xingqi said to Yang Mingyi, "Yes, being a court mage is wonderful. There's no danger, and the pay is good. And serving in the palace brings honor to the family." Then, turning to Cordelia, she said, "Well, you're already a noble, so it seems you don't need to serve in the palace anymore."

Cordelia said to Li Xingqi, "Who said that? My uncle is in charge of the family. I might as well stay in the palace."

Although Li Xingqi was very curious, she couldn't just continue asking about other people's family affairs. An awkward silence followed in the carriage.

After a while, Yang Mingyi suddenly said to the two girls in the carriage, "I'll take you to the Adventurer's Guild later."

Li Xingqi was very confused after hearing this and asked Yang Mingyi, "Huh? Why do we have to wait? Can't we go now?"

Yang Mingyi glanced at the buildings on the right and said to Li Xingqi, "Uh... we've already run past them. We're almost at the shopping street."

Yang Mingyi wanted to take the two girls to the Adventurer's Guild, primarily out of curiosity about the "illustrated guide." She'd wanted to look at it before, but after returning to the capital, she'd completely forgotten about it. She was only concerned with food, easily forgetting everything else.

After arriving at the shopping district, the three girls were all having a great time shopping. Yang Mingyi was even happier, following the two super-rich guys out. Even if she didn't buy anything herself, she was quite happy watching the other two girls "spending"—in short, it was all about "buy, buy, buy!"

Yang Mingyi spent the entire afternoon shopping with the two girls in the shopping district. Before they knew it, the entire carriage was filled with their purchases. Looking at this full carriage, anyone would have to praise their "strong purchasing power"!

Yang Mingyi had just put a bag of things on the carriage when she turned around and asked the other two girls, "Do you want to buy anything else? The carriage is almost full!"

Cordelia glanced at the carriage and said to Yang Mingyi with a wry smile, "That's enough, that's enough." Then she turned to Li Xingqi and said, "You really want to empty the entire shopping street, right?"

Li Xingqi said to Cordilauria innocently, "Seeing you buy something, I want to buy one too."

Cordelia said to Li Xingqi, "How can that be the same? What I bought is something that I really use." Her words sounded like a quibble.

Li Xingqi also responded to Cordelia's argument with a sophistry, saying, "Then I'm useful too."

After hearing this, Cordilauria, of course, understood the situation. She made a cross-shaped gesture and said to Li Xingqi, "Spend responsibly, and no comparisons! No!"

Li Xingqi retorted, "It didn't cost much today. It's not easy to come out like this."

Cordelia complained directly to Li Xingqi, "It's not about the money. If we keep buying like this, our room won't be able to accommodate them!" Everyone understood that the two girls were sharing a room in the palace. Since they were both trainee mages, they could only share a room, unlike Yang Mingyi's more spacious single room, not to mention Yang Mingyi's room had a large bed.

Li Xingqi thought for a moment and said to Cordilauria, "Then why don't you stop by my house first? I'll leave my things there."

Cordelia frowned and said to Li Xingqi, "No! How can I, with my status, suddenly visit someone else's house without prior notice? I'll be scolded!"

Li Xingqi said to Cordilauria, "It's okay. It's not too late to inform them now."

Cordelia asked Li Xingqi in a retortive tone, "How can it be 'not too late'? After all this complicated formalities, it would be very late to go to your house and sit for a while. Have you forgotten that the old wizard will be waiting for us tomorrow morning?"

After listening to the conversation between the two girls, Yang Mingyi thought to herself, "Yeah, why is it like the end of the world? It's not like if we don't buy today, the shopping street will disappear tomorrow. Family members, who understands?" She came to her senses only now. She had just joined in the fun and encouraged the two girls to "buy, buy, buy".

The conversation between Cordelia and Li Xingqi revealed that both of them had a bit of a spoiled brat temperament. Yang Mingyi was naturally familiar with this situation. In her original world, this kind of situation was commonplace.

In order to ease the tense atmosphere between the two girls, Yang Mingyi quickly asked Li Xingqi, "Is it really that troublesome to go to your house?"

Li Xingqi told Yang Mingyi, "It's not that you have to be like this when you go to my house, it's just that the nobles have too many rules. You don't need to be like this when you go to my house."

Cordelia was a little angry and said to Li Xingqi, "What are you talking about? It's just a matter of etiquette, so this is how it should be! You live in the upper city, aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the neighbors?" She still had the stubborn aristocratic persistence in this kind of visiting etiquette.

Seeing the atmosphere was about to get tense again, Yang Mingyi quickly interrupted and asked Li Xingqi, "Do you live in Shangcheng District? Where is Shangcheng District?"

Li Xingqi told Yang Mingyi, "We came out of the palace and went downhill, passing through the upper city."

After hearing this, Yang Mingyi muttered to herself, "Oh! It's the area with a lot of big houses." Then, she thought to herself, "So the area with many big villas is the upper city area. I didn't expect that the "sense of ritual" in this other world is so strong. The day when Jiahui wore gorgeous clothes was also..." She was thinking of You Jiahui's enthronement ceremony.

Yang Mingyi asked Cordilauia curiously, "Where do you live?" She thought that the nobles must live in a better place.

Cordelia told Yang Mingyi, "My family lives in a large estate outside the city. My uncle sold the house in the upper city, and now our whole family lives outside the capital."

Yang Mingyi thought to herself, "Right, Jiahui also said she wants to live in a large manor out there in the future." Thinking of this, she curiously asked Cordilauia, "So you're a big family, so your house must be big. Is that far from the capital?"

Cordelia told Yang Mingyi, "My home is okay, not that far away. Some nobles whose territories are in other towns live even further away."

After Yang Mingyi and the two girls chatted for a while, the tense atmosphere began to ease. Later, as the sun dipped low in the sky, the three girls simultaneously felt tired of standing on the street and chatting.

Yang Mingyi said to the two girls, "Let's go! Let's go to the pub and have something to eat!"

Cortilauia said to Yang Mingyi, "Okay! We're tired from shopping anyway, why don't we go sit there for a while?"

Li Xingqi asked Yang Mingyi, "Is this the pub you mentioned earlier? Is there anything delicious there?"

Yang Mingyi told Li Xingqi, "You'll know when you get there. There's too much."

Afterwards, the three girls boarded the carriage and headed to the tavern Yang Mingyi had suggested. For Yang Mingyi, it was indeed a good place to eat and chat.

Later, after chatting in the tavern for a long time, the two girls went to the Adventurer's Guild at Yang Mingyi's suggestion.

When Yang Mingyi and the others arrived at the Adventurer's Guild, the guild was just like usual. There were no adventurers in the guild at this time, and only the guild employees were left in the entire hall.

Yang Mingyi naturally came to the front desk and asked Minnies, "Where's Jialisi? Why don't I see her?"

Minnies told Yang Mingyi, "Jia Lisi is sick, so I'll be at the front desk today."

Yang Mingyi said "Oh" and asked Minnies, "Why did she suddenly get sick? Do you need me to treat her?"

Minnies sighed and told Yang Mingyi, "If you're sick, just go to the clinic. There's no need to find a mage."

Yang Mingyi looked around and thought, "Should I go visit Jialisi? But it would feel weird to bring two girls Jialisi doesn't know with me. Let's do it another day. But if we do it another day, the patient will be well again..." This was purely wishful thinking. A visit should only be done when the patient is ill. If the patient is well again, then what's the point of visiting?

Minyas looked at the two girls following behind Yang Mingyi and asked Yang Mingyi, "Are you here to take on a quest today? The two girls behind you don't look like adventurers, do they?"

Yang Mingyi told Minias, "They are not adventurers, but trainee mages in the palace."

After all, the Adventurer's Guild was in great need of mages. Minyas didn't want to give up, so she asked the two girls directly, "Have you ever considered changing careers? We also have trainee mages who have changed careers to become adventurers." After that, she kept looking at Cordelaia and Li Xingqi.

Cordelia and Li Xingqi shook their heads at the same time, saying that they had never thought about becoming adventurers and had no interest in being one. The happiest time for them was when they were trainee mages and didn't get paid for a month.

A quick note: being an apprentice mage in the palace doesn't come with any salary; the palace only provides food and lodging. Besides studying the relevant spells daily, apprentices don't have much else to do. Furthermore, the court mages wouldn't dare assign an apprentice whose skills aren't even that good to any task. So, their claims of having mastered the art of "water walking" are a bit of a stretch. While they've mastered it, their limited magical energy means they can't glide far before falling into the water.

Yang Mingyi asked Minyas, "You mean 'Jenny', right? Hey, what missions has Jenny taken recently?" The Jenny she was talking about was the adventurer she met on the bridge when she was fighting the mid-level monster before.

Minnies told Yang Mingyi, "He's also gone to the Huxia Forest now. Something happened there, and they need more adventurers."

Cordelia asked Mineas, "I've heard about what happened there. Someone is sabotaging it, right?"

Minnies sighed and nodded. She told the three girls, "The Huxia Forest is truly vast, and even vandalism is difficult to prevent. Our president has been incredibly busy lately and looks haggard..." Then she lowered her head.

So, what exactly happened in the Huysia Forest? Let’s look at the next chapter.