National destiny survival: I am weak and rely on luck to fly

When Shen Nan woke up, he was awakened by the gentle touch of lush young leaves.

It was already daybreak, and the gate of Wanfeng City had begun to bustle with activity. People were driving horse-drawn carriages or pushing carts, lining up to enter the city.

After temporarily putting Fanfan into the pet-exclusive space, Shen Nan came to the gate of Wanfeng City alone and lined up behind the crowd.

His fair and handsome face, matched with his clean and tidy clothes, formed a sharp contrast with the ordinary people around him who were covered in dust and dirt, and the peddlers and hawkers who were wearing dusty clothes.

The soldiers guarding the city gate couldn't help but wonder: Whose noble family is this young master from? He is alone without even a knight or servant by his side?

When the team leader saw Shen Nan's unusual situation, he immediately trotted forward, respectfully brought Shen Nan to the front of the team, and took him directly into the city without asking for payment or conducting any inspection.

When the people queuing behind saw this, no one dared to question it out loud, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads, let alone look at Shen Nan casually.

Here, the class gap is huge and human life is the least valuable thing.

The nobles could beat and kill ordinary civilians at will, and the matter would be settled by paying some money at most.

Therefore, it was common for guard soldiers to lead nobles directly into the city gate.

Although Shen Nan had some guesses in his mind, since he didn't have to wait in line, he naturally didn't say that he was not a noble, but followed the captain into the city.

Then he casually took out two gold coins from his pocket, actually from his space backpack, and gave them to him as a reward.

It was the first time for this team leader to receive such a generous reward from a noble lord. Looking at the two golden coins in his hands, he was filled with gratitude and deep respect in his eyes.

In this world, one gold coin could be several months or even a year's income for an ordinary person.

He was also well aware of the strict class distinctions, so Shen Nan did not say any polite words like "You're welcome", but nodded slightly coldly and replied softly with "Hmm".

Seeing Shen Nan about to leave, the team leader quickly said, "Sir, is this your first time in Wanfeng City? If you want to go somewhere or are not familiar with the city, I happen to have a younger brother who is 14 years old and is very familiar with the city."

"Do you think you need a guide?"

Shen Nan was slightly stunned, then thought about it.

There was a systematic mini-map guiding him to the City Lord's Mansion, but he still had to walk around the city and buy some things, as he was indeed not very familiar with the place.

It would be much more convenient if there was someone to lead the way.

So he nodded and said, "Okay."

Hearing Shen Nan's agreement, the team leader immediately shouted towards the city gate: "Rad!"

Then, a young boy wearing clean linen clothes, with short flaxen hair and a fairly strong build ran over quickly.

"Sir, this is my brother, Rad." The team leader introduced him to Shen Nan.

Shen Nan strictly followed the principle of "say less and make fewer mistakes" and just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, but had no intention of introducing himself.

Then, the captain immediately turned around and sternly instructed Rad: "Listen carefully to your Excellency's words and do whatever you are told to do. When you come back, I will take you to eat white bread in the evening!"

"Really?" The boy's eyes lit up instantly when he heard that he could eat white bread.

White bread is a rare delicacy for their family. It is fragrant and soft, completely different from the hard and sour black bread they usually eat!

Although his brother was a squad leader guarding the city gate, he was just an ordinary man after all, not a knight, and his monthly salary was only 20 silver coins.

There are many people in the family and life is not well off, so white bread only appears on the table on important days.

Rad had been staying at the city gate since dawn, just to receive some merchants who were unfamiliar with Wanfeng City. He could earn a few copper coins by leading them on their way.

He noticed Shen Nan when he first appeared, but because of his class, he didn't dare to take the initiative to step forward.

"Of course it's true! When have I ever lied to you?" The captain clenched the two gold coins in his hand and said confidently, "As long as you serve this gentleman well, you will not only have white bread to eat at night, but you will also be full!"

"I will do my best!" the boy promised loudly.

When Shen Nan heard what the two brothers said, the corners of his mouth twitched.

Still serving...

This wording is too easy to be misunderstood.

Then, the team leader watched the two men leave until their figures disappeared in the crowd, then turned around.

There is an insurmountable gap between ordinary people and nobles.

If he were facing other nobles, he would never dare to let his brother be the guide. Even if he just looked at the nobles, he would be afraid.

However, today, the reason why he dared to do so was not only because of a gamble, but more importantly, he did not see the contemptuous and worthless look of other noble lords in this gentleman.

On the contrary, he felt an atmosphere of kindness, which gave him the courage to make such a decision.

Along the way, Rad followed Shen Nan with his head down, following his brother's instructions and not daring to say much.

Shen Nan followed the instructions on the small map and successfully arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

Two soldiers in armor stood at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion, guarding the gate majestically.

Shen Nan stepped forward, produced the parchment as instructed, and said, "I'm here to claim the reward for the quest 'Clear the Hobbit's Lair.'"

One of the soldiers took the parchment, looked at it carefully, and then said respectfully, "Please wait a moment, Your Excellency. I will report this to the steward of the palace."

Shen Nan stood at the door waiting, and when Rad heard Shen Nan's words, a look of shock appeared on his face.

The Silver Lantern Tavern is the largest tavern in Wanfeng City. Rad washes dishes in the kitchen of the Silver Lantern Tavern every night, and occasionally goes to the front hall to help serve dishes.

Therefore, he was well-informed about the news in the city.

The mission of clearing the hobbit's nest was well-known in every tavern in Wanfeng City, and almost everyone knew about it.

Even some time ago, he saw with his own eyes that several mercenary group leaders took on this mission together, but in the end, the number of people who came back alive was less than the number of people on the palm of one hand.

And now, the noble young master his brother had mentioned actually came to collect the reward for the mission of clearing the hobbit's nest!

This...how is this possible!

The nobles have a very high opinion of themselves. Even if they have knights who are more powerful than the mercenary group, they will only issue missions and let mercenaries of ordinary civilian origin take risks to clear out the hobbit nests.

Because the reward for issuing the mission is only 10,000 gold coins, and the cost of training a high-level knight by themselves is far more than this amount.

Naturally, he was reluctant to let the knights carefully trained in the mansion take risks.

Not long after, a neatly dressed and well-groomed middle-aged man walked out of the City Lord's Mansion.

He looked at Shen Nan and saw that there was only a teenager of eighteen or nineteen years old and a child of thirteen or fourteen years old. His brows frowned involuntarily and a hint of displeasure appeared on his face.

I seriously suspected that this young man had accepted the task from the tavern and then came here to report false information and cheat money.

But when he looked at Shen Nan carefully, he found that he exuded a unique temperament, which was obviously not that of an ordinary civilian mercenary.

It suddenly occurred to me that some low-level magicians who have no family support usually use some appearance-changing potions to disguise themselves because of the high expenses of refining potions, so that they can take on tasks in a low-key manner and earn gold coins.

Thinking of this, the steward's face instantly filled with a kind smile. He bowed slightly and said respectfully, "Dear sir, welcome to the City Lord's Mansion. Please come in and rest for a while, and enjoy a cup of fragrant milk tea. Before calculating the mission reward, we still need to send someone to the scene to confirm, so please wait a moment."

Shen Nan smiled slightly and replied softly: "Okay."

However, he was muttering in his heart: Do I need to confirm it? The round trip would take at least three hours. Am I going to wait here for three hours?

Just as Shen Nan was thinking this in his heart, as he followed the manager to the rest area, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a spectacular scene.

I saw a knight in armor flipping over and sitting on a huge brown bird.

This giant bird was of astonishing size, at least three meters tall, and its body was covered with thick brown feathers. When its huge wings were spread, they almost covered half of the sky.

The giant bird let out a clear and high-pitched cry, causing the air to tremble slightly.

Then, it spread its wings and took off into the air in an instant.

It was so fast that Shen Nan didn't even have the chance to check whether it was a giant bird before it disappeared into the sky.