After strolling along the largest street in Beta Town North District, the young wizards finally gave up looking for lodging within the North District and decided to return to the North District docks, where they found an inn nearby that looked clean, orderly, and strictly guarded.
The inn was called "Yang-Parnell's Inn."
The bronze plaque hanging at its entrance bore three lines of crisp black lettering: "Founded in Year 999 of the Wizarding Era by pioneers Yang and Parnell; lodging for wizards only. Fish floss provided; cats and dogs welcome. Tricksters, dwarves, and mermen prohibited from entering."
The plaque reeked of discrimination.
"How has a place like this managed to stay open in Beta Town North District without being shut down by the Wizard Alliance?!" Zheng Qing could not help sighing as he pushed the door open. "Aren't they worried about riots breaking out in the North District?"
"People are just used to it." Xiao Xiao shrugged without offering much explanation.
Beside him, Fatty Xin, who knew Beta Town North District better, enthusiastically began explaining. "This is a historical issue left over from the past... In fact, before the relevant anti-discrimination laws were enacted, this inn had already been included in the 'Wizard Alliance's Third List of Sites of Memorial and Historical Value,' preventing later generations from altering it to any significant extent."
As they spoke, the three of them entered the inn.
Goblin attendants in brown tailcoats respectfully came forward and handed the guests red silk scarves, which were said to dispel bad luck and ward off the curses of the Silent Forest when worn.
The goblin attendants were very short, barely a meter tall, with bat-like ears, large eyes, and albumen-colored skin. They spoke in thin, soft voices and never looked directly into the wizards' eyes.
That left