After receiving the consent, Ms. Lereira entered the lounge area of the lobby and came to a young man with a disappointed expression and his head bowed in silence. This was the person Dennis had just rejected. Brian stood aside, waiting for news.
Not long after, Ms. Lereira waved to Brian. When Brian saw it, he took a few silent steps to greet him and observed the young man carefully.
The young man is in his early 20s, wearing a simple white suit and trousers of the same color. He has a clean face, neatly styled short light blond hair, and bright golden pupils. He is a truly handsome man.
The young man hid the sorrow under his brows, and at the same time exerted force on his waist, he sat up from the exquisite and beautiful wooden chair, stretched out his right hand to Brian and said, "Hello! My name is Miles Huntington."
Brian stretched out his hands and shook hands, and introduced himself in a self-deprecating way: "Brian Morris, a magician who is not yet famous."
Miles didn't express much, he just nodded and sat back down again in silence.
Seeing that the situation was at an impasse, Ms. Lereira, who was sitting aside, said: "The thing is, Mr. Myers wants to invite a magician to his home to perform a small family magic."
After saying that, she turned her eyes to Brian and motioned for you to take the next step.
Knowing that he had been underestimated, Brian smiled slightly and thought about how to quickly prove himself. Soon, he had a shocking idea.
"I think I am qualified for this commission, Mr. Miles." Brian lowered the brim of his hat gently and began to wander around the edge of the dining table, as if he was looking at something.
The dining table is a round wooden table. The tabletop is covered with a white cloth with a pattern printed on the edge. There are two cups of tea on the white cloth. One cup is sweet iced tea with a refreshing fragrance, and the other is rich-colored coffee.
Miles raised his head curiously, looking directly at Brian with his deep and bright golden eyes, watching quietly with complicated emotions. At the same time, Ms. Lereira also watched with interest, wanting to see what Brian would do.
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After more than ten seconds, Brian stopped observing, looked up at Ms. Lereira and asked, "Can you give me a towel? A slightly larger handkerchief is also fine."
"Of course." Ms. Lereira nodded affirmatively, then stood up and went to the counter, brought back a clean white handkerchief. She handed it to Brian and finally sat back down.
"Thank you." Brian politely thanked him and started his performance.
He spread out the handkerchief with both hands, slowly covering it on the coffee in front of him, and then quickly pulled it away. The steaming coffee disappeared on the dining table, without any trace of its former existence.
Ms. Lereira, who had been paying attention to Brian's movements, and Miles were stunned at the same time, neither of them could understand what happened in the moment just now. They instinctively looked at Brian's hands, trying to find the missing cup.
Coffee, but after looking left and right, the two did not see any trace of coffee.
Without waiting for the two watching people to make any further moves, Brian walked out in a few steps and came to the empty dining table next door, spreading his handkerchief flat on the table.
Then he stretched out his right hand and made a crisp snap of his fingers. As it fell with a magical sound, the handkerchief lying flat on the table gradually began to bulge, as if something was growing under the handkerchief.
generally.
"Oh my god!" Miles exclaimed as he took in everything. He immediately stood up in disbelief and came to Brian's side. He bent down and looked at the handkerchief carefully, wanting to know the incredible scene just now.
How is it done?
Ms. Lyrela, who was wearing a purple dress, also followed immediately, but unlike Miles, her attention was focused more on Brian.
Due to the professional habits of a magician, Lyrela immediately wanted to see through the mystery of this magic. Because of this, she knew that the magic was over and it was almost impossible to see any problems with the props.
Watch the magician's finishing touches.
But she still didn't see anything this time, or it could be said that Brian didn't do anything at all.
"What a neat and neat technique" Lairila admired sincerely in her heart.
Under the bright gazes of the two people, Brian took away the handkerchief that had protruded, and as expected, a cup of steaming coffee was revealed.
Although he thought this performance had many shortcomings, it was a real success. This could be seen from the only two audience members.
After sweeping away the previous decadence, Miles raised his head happily and held Brian's hands: "Mr. Brian, your magic is so amazing, it's incredible!"
As he said that, he recalled his previous attitude towards the magician in front of him, his expression gradually became awkward, and he whispered guiltily: "I'm sorry for the neglect just now... Mr. Bryan, I want to hire you to come to my home in three days."
A house show for £15...no, £20! Is that okay?"
Miles knew that although he had increased his reward by 5 pounds, in the eyes of some big-name magicians, the price was still very low.
But Brian didn't think so. For him and Noel, whose family had been living in poverty, the price of 20 pounds was already very high.
Also increased by 5 pounds? Brian raised the corners of his mouth and lowered his body slightly: "This is exactly what I hoped for, Mr. Miles."
"That's great!" A smile gradually appeared on Miles' face, and he continued: "In three days, at No. 15 St. Street, before 12 noon, is this time and address convenient for you?"
"I'll be there on time!"
After Brian agreed to Miles' request, Miles hurriedly left the Magician's Club, as if he had something to do. Brian exchanged a few pleasantries with Lyrella before leaving the Magic Club.
division club.
Brian took out a simple pocket watch from his brown jacket and casually looked at the time. It was now 1:42 pm, which was still far from the 3 o'clock fighting training.
"I still have some free time, maybe I can buy a pigeon to feed..."
As soon as he thought of it, Brian followed the road signs on the street and came to "Jiaoxi St. Street". This is a commercial street specially built in Puze City. There are many shops and items for sale here, and most things are sold.
Can be purchased here.
After passing through the relatively loose crowd and walking straight into a poultry store, Brian called out to the counter at the entrance of the store: "I want to buy some white pigeons. Do you have any recommendations?"
The person standing behind the counter is a middle-aged man with a broad heart and a fat body. He is wearing a loose gray coat and a sparse beard. He has a lingering smile on his face and is looking at the bird in his hand.
A colorful bird in the cage flicked its tongue, and the bird was also chirping at him.
Upon hearing the customer's inquiry, the middle-aged man first turned to look at Brian, and introduced himself in a hoarse voice without any surprise: "My name is Paul Jasper, and I am the owner of this bird shop. May I ask?
What are you buying white pigeons for? Knowing this, I can better recommend you.”
Brian nodded to express his understanding: "I need some white doves for language performances."
Paul Jasper thought for a while and quickly came up with an idea. He gently put the birdcage in his hand on the counter and led Brian towards the inside of the store.
There are a lot of green plants around the store, giving people the illusion of entering a green garden. In addition, the walls on both sides are covered with hooks extending out, and hanging on these hooks are the same styles.
wooden birdcage.
What makes Brian strange is that none of these bird cages have doors, which results in most of the birds flying around the room, or resting on a few wooden bars hanging from the ceiling. It looks messy, but it is...
A feeling of vitality.
Soon, Paul walked to a birdcage, pointed to a white pigeon lying at the door of the birdcage and said: "Guest, what do you think of it? Its name is 'Eastern', and it is not very lively.
White Pigeon, I believe that with its personality, it should be able to better coordinate with your performance."
After speaking, Paul avoided Brian’s misunderstanding and suspected that he was recommending a white pigeon that was in poor condition to sell to him, so he immediately explained: “Don’t look at Dongfang’s current condition, in fact it is very obedient.”
In order to prove the truth of this sentence, Paul waved to the white dove named Dongfang. Seeing this action, Dongfang opened his mouth slightly, as if yawning, then waved his white wings and stood up
On to Paul's arm.
"'Eastern'? A strange name." Brian first commented on the name of the white pigeon, and then said: "I didn't think so. It looks very good and obedient. However, I still want to see other things first.
of."
"Good guest!" Paul nodded enthusiastically and was about to put down 'Dongfang', but in the next moment he saw 'Dongfang' fluttering its wings, flying onto Brian's brown top hat, and sitting on it.
At the same time, several other birds hovering in the sky also landed on top of Brian's head, which made the top hat look very crowded, like a complete bird's nest.
"Uh..." Brian and Paul were not too surprised. They looked at each other and didn't speak for a while.
When he reacted, Paul put his fingers to his lips and blew a melodious whistle. Hearing the thoughtful voice, all the birds in the store immediately started to move and flew back to their "homes" one by one, including the one above Brian's head.
A few are no exception.
Brianliu looked like he was thinking for a moment, and he remembered what Miss Elf, Lulu Senior, said: "Don't worry! Don't worry! There's nothing wrong with it! It's just that the medicine is too powerful and it ripens the green grass in the medicine.
It won't have any impact on you. On the contrary, Brian, you will also gain a certain degree of 'natural affinity'."
The special phenomenon of "natural affinity", or an effect, he had heard Cole Terry, that elegant old gentleman, talk about in the occult class a few days ago.
"Natural affinity" will make the surrounding animals and plants have a special sense of closeness to themselves. This phenomenon mainly occurs in "nature elves", which also makes their status as "nature's darlings" well-deserved.
Return.
"But just saying this, the effect seems to be much weaker than what is recorded in the book."
In order to enrich his occult knowledge, in addition to studying with Cole, Brian also learned some elven knowledge from Miss Lulu, including a specific description of "natural affinity".
I heard that powerful elves can control the plants in an entire area to help fight, which is very powerful. But he who also has this effect obviously does not have this ability...
Finally, after some selection, Brian purchased three white pigeons, namely "Dongfang" who felt very destined, and two white pigeons named "Xixi" and "Yunduo".
After delivering 4 sulers and 5 pennies, Brian carried three bird cages. Before leaving, he asked with interest: "Mr. Paul, have you named all these birds?"
Paul collected the money and replied with a smile: "Of course! Only in this way can I get along better with them. But after raising more of them, the names gradually become casual. If you think it doesn't sound good or don't like it, change it to another one."
There’s nothing wrong with the name. Don’t worry, they are very smart. Even if they change their names, they can still understand some simple instructions.”
"No, I like their current names very much." Brian smiled and left the last words in the store, then strolled towards the fighting club, ready to start today's training.