“Phil Ramlad, it’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Although she said that, Wei Bai couldn’t see a hint of happiness in Phil.
“Wei Bai.”
After stating his name, Wei Bai fell into silence, not wanting to say much more.
“Oh? Does Mr. Wei Bai not have a surname?”
Phil asked with some surprise, but the deep meaning in her eyes betrayed her thoughts.
“No,” Wei Bai denied in a low voice.
“I am just a commoner; I don’t have a surname.”
“Can a commoner also be acquainted with royalty of extraordinary status?”
“What royalty? I don’t know any royalty.”
Wei Bai looked innocent, but on the contrary, his heart had already begun to throb.
Phil didn’t believe it; she didn’t believe it at all.
Relying on her engraved alchemy, she sensed the aura of an elf on Wei Bai.
Although the aura was extremely faint, as if a gust of wind could blow it away, it didn’t stop her from learning some unknown information from it.
She sniffed out the aura of elven royalty on this human.
That scent, which only emanated from the noblest elven bloodlines, was something she wouldn’t mistake.
However, what puzzled her slightly was that this elven aura was mixed with something even more ancient.
An aura that even an alchemist of her level couldn’t identify.
Phil grew even more curious.
She felt a desire to take control of this human, to peel back his skin layer by layer, and personally pry into his deepest secrets.
However, she understood that such thoughts would always remain in her mind; she absolutely could not make a move here.
“Let’s go.”
Phil turned around and walked toward the library’s front desk, ignoring Wei Bai, who was still standing there racking his brains for an excuse.
“Where are we going?”
“Out, of course. Why? Do you actually want to trade here?”
Phil glanced at Wei Bai as if looking at an idiot, her tone tinged with a bit of impatience.
“If Mr. Wei Bai isn’t worried about someone noticing, then I don’t mind.”
“Tch.”
Wei Bai clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction, stuffed the book back onto the shelf, and quickly followed in Phil’s footsteps.
A small brown-haired girl walked in front, followed by a youth much taller than her; the scene looked rather discordant at the moment.
Outside the library, Phil opened a parasol.
Wei Bai didn’t question it; his attention was now entirely on the outside.
Wei Bai noticed that there were indeed many more guards on the street.
They walked back and forth carrying longswords.
Some guards surrounded a brown-robed mage, entering shops and residences along the road house by house.
This scene might not be limited to just this street; other streets, or even the entire city, could be in this state.
Sure enough, this brown-haired flat-chest hadn’t lied to him.
The guards of Carven City had indeed discovered some clues, which was why they were so prepared.
If he hadn’t been warned in advance, he probably wouldn’t have gone two steps before being caught.
Wei Bai felt a trace of goodwill toward the silent girl leading the way without a word.
Although they were forced to cooperate out of self-interest, he felt that interacting with someone who had a clear purpose was much better than dealing with those foxes full of lies.
They encountered many guards along the way, but they only brushed past each other; the guards didn’t spare them a single glance.
Neither of them spoke on the way; one walked silently under a parasol, while the other followed behind, looking around.
At that moment, a guard stopped them, and a brown-robed mage stepped forward from behind him.
“You two, some foreign spies have recently infiltrated the city. Please cooperate for a simple inspection.”
Wei Bai couldn’t see Phil’s expression.
It wasn’t until Phil stood before the brown-robed mage without hesitation that he began to lose his composure.
Even though he knew Phil likely wouldn’t let anything happen to him, waves of panic and unease still surged in his heart, making it tighten.
He naturally knew what the consequences would be if an elf was caught by humans.
At best, they would be captured and raised in captivity as slaves; at worst, they would have their tendons pulled and bones removed to refine magic potions.
Moreover, most elves captured by foreign races would undergo a series of tortures before all their value was squeezed out and they were refined into potions.
Elves were generally very beautiful; even male elves had a feminine beauty that was slightly superior to human women.
Because of this, many elf traffickers were bottom-feeding scum; they would usually vent their desires on the elves regardless of gender before selling them.
Not to mention that his other identity was a female elf.
Thinking of this, Wei Bai gripped a corner of his clothes.
No! He didn’t want to be pinned down by several large men, ahhh!!!
At the thought of being surrounded by men and the “man-on-top-of-man” scenarios, a thousand profanities stampeded through Wei Bai’s heart.
Phil didn’t care about Wei Bai’s thoughts and instead accepted the inspection gracefully.
“Alright, miss, you’ve passed.”
After the inspection, the patterns on the scroll in the brown-robed mage’s hand faded from bright to dim, and he let Phil go.
Immediately after, several gazes landed on Wei Bai.
“Sir, please cooperate as well.”
“Oh… oh, alright.”
Stopping his wandering thoughts, Wei Bai glanced at Phil.
Seeing her holding the parasol and looking at him meaningfully, he hesitated but eventually made up his mind and stepped in front of the brown-robed mage.
“Alright, sir, please close your eyes and then turn in a circle.”
The brown-robed mage spoke very politely to Wei Bai.
Hearing this, Wei Bai could only comply.
If he didn’t comply now, how would it be any different from exposing himself?
It probably wouldn’t happen, right?
He hoped the scent he left behind wasn’t enough to be detected.
But even that brown-haired flat-chest had found out; would the scroll really not detect it?
Meanwhile, the scroll in the brown-robed mage’s hand began to glow.
Following the movement of the mage’s hand, it swept down from the top of Wei Bai’s head.
Suddenly, as it passed the hem of Wei Bai’s clothes, the scroll abruptly emitted a red light.
Seeing this red light, the brown-robed mage’s heart skipped a beat.
He instinctively took a step back, and the surrounding guards instantly tensed up, their hands unconsciously reaching for their swords.
However, the red light appeared for less than a second before quickly dimming and returning to normal.
Seeing this scene, the guards and the mage were all silent, appearing somewhat at a loss.
“Could it be that because of too many tests, the scroll has been damaged?”
The brown-robed mage was somewhat puzzled; this was the first time he had seen such a situation.
This type of scroll was the most common detection scroll.
Its principle was to sweep over the area needing inspection after being activated; if there was no problem, the scroll would dim, and if there was a problem, it would emit a red light.
But the situation where a red light appeared and then dimmed had never happened before.
The brown-robed mage could only attribute it to the scroll working for too long and losing its accuracy.
Phil, watching from the side, smiled without speaking, quietly looking at Wei Bai.
One of her pale hands was behind her back, hidden by her skirt so no one could see her movements.
However, this inspection wasn’t without backup.
The brown-robed mage soon pulled out a brand-new scroll from his robe.
After unfolding and activating it, he conducted another round of testing.
This time, the detection went smoothly.
The entire process showed only a dim light, and the patterns completely extinguished after the test.
Seeing the result, the brown-robed mage breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, the previous scroll was damaged, leading to the false detection result.
It was fortunate he hadn’t rushed to act just now, or he might have killed an innocent person by mistake.
“Alright, the test is passed. You two may go.”
The brown-robed mage put away the scroll and made a gesture to the two in front of him.
“Alright, thank you for your hard work, Mr. Mage.”
Phil smiled playfully, still holding her parasol, and turned to continue walking.
Wei Bai, who had just opened his eyes, saw this and didn’t care about anything else.
Since the test had passed, he just wanted to leave quickly.
Although he didn’t know what method Phil used to let him escape detection, he didn’t want to stay here and cause more trouble.
He didn’t know what others thought, but he knew his own situation all too well.
Unlike others, he was truly a genuine elf.
Although it was a body of another bloodline, if he were caught, they would definitely find a way to search out the issues with his body.
Quickening his pace to catch up with Phil, Wei Bai peeked back again.
Seeing the brown-robed mage and the guards stopping another passerby for inspection, he couldn’t help but feel relieved.
“What? Does Mr. Wei Bai think I’m unreliable?” Phil’s voice came from ahead.
This was their first conversation since leaving the library.
“No, I’m just curious what method Miss Phil used to deceive their senses.”
Because of Phil’s help just now, Wei Bai’s address of Phil now included honorifics.
“Oh? Curious? You’ll find out in a bit, Mr. Wei Bai.”
Phil turned her head and stuck her tongue out at Wei Bai, walking forward step by step under her parasol.
“Tch, acting all mysterious.”
Seeing that the other party had no intention of speaking properly with him, Wei Bai’s tone regained a hint of disdain.
Before long, Phil stopped in front of a hotel and said to Wei Bai:
“Look, we’ve arrived.”
Hearing this, Wei Bai turned his head to observe the hotel.
It was the largest and most luxurious hotel in all of Carven City, with a lavish and flamboyant appearance.
The main structure was built of white stone bricks, engraved with dragons and phoenixes.
Crystal chandeliers hung from the golden ceiling, and the two stained-glass windows at the entrance depicted crosses and lilies of the valley.
Such a luxurious hotel was said to cost five silver coins for a single night’s stay.
Looking at the luxurious hotel before him, Wei Bai clicked his tongue in his heart.
Just how rich is this girl?! She can actually afford to stay in such a luxurious hotel!!!