Human settlements can occasionally be seen in the Great Plains, but in the Sunset Mountains, there is absolutely no trace of intelligent life. Reminiscing about the epic feeling of saving a Holy Order, half a month later, the three of them finally crossed the Sunset Mountains and came to the north of the Great Plains - here is still some distance from Landmund, but from here, after more than a month of traveling, the three of them finally returned to the civilized world.

A small town has emerged here.

Unlike the human settlements in the southern part of the Great Plains, which are detached from modern society, this small town is clearly a modern civilization. There were a large number of professionals coming and going at the gates, guards wearing armor, and a row of unlit street lamps at the gates—this last point made the three of them firm in their desire to return to civilization. Because this street lamp is a very obvious element lamp, it is still a very new model and a particularly powerful one.

Thankfully, they came during the day. If it's night, sometimes people can't open their eyes when this kind of light shines.

"Hi, hello, gentlemen guards!" said Delkora as he reached the gate, and greeted him excitedly, "What is the name of this town?"

The guards of the "......" looked at each other, staring at Del Cora in unison, at his immature face and the mage robes, and at the oak mercenary insignia that hung on his chest.

"Kid, where did you come from?" asked one of the older guards, "what's your last name?

"Poor boy, you came out of the mountains, right?" said a young guard full of sympathy, "There are a lot of monsters in the mountains, don't just run into the depths...... Wait, what did you just ask?"

Only then did he realize that the question that the little guy in front of him had just asked was not quite right.

Del Kora's face was covered with black lines.

He was very much like an outburst and wanted to get angry, but reason still made him suppress his anger and replied as calmly as possible: "My partner and I are from outside. We're here for the first time, so I was like, where is this?"

“...... Mercenaries from somewhere else?Where exactly do teenage children be allowed to go out on adventures alone?" But even after the explanation, the guards were furious, "This is Logs, kid, don't worry, there's no one here to force you to do something you don't like." ”

...... So what did this group of people make up for at this moment? Delkora couldn't help it. When he looked back and saw that both Assas and Satya had arrived, he took two steps back, leaving the task of negotiating with the guards to Assas. He was fed up with the guards' indignant eyes on child labor.

"So it's not as good as Sovis, who can register as mercenaries at the age of twelve...... It's really backward here......" he whispered in the back.

"Dear Guards Gentlemen, we are from Adu, and this is indeed the first time we have come to this place," Assas said calmly, "We just thought it was fun to register as a mercenary on the way." Nothing forced us. ”

"The Aduls?" the young guard froze, "how did you get here?

"No, of course not, we are not strong enough to sustain such a long journey. "A kind caravan leader accepted us, and we followed the trade route, having just parted ways with him—a good Samaritan," said Arthas, calmly lying. May God bless him. ”

Assas had seen a caravan enter the city gates before, so he knew that this reason was not suspicious.

"Did you follow the caravan?" I see, I misunderstood," the young guard laughed, scratching his head, "but you can travel with the caravan for two months at such a young age, you are really a very good young man—you must be very tired, right? There is an inn in the town, go and rest." ”

Finally getting rid of the kindness of the guards, the three of them entered the town, and Del Cola took two quick steps, poked Assas, and teased in a low voice: "Yes, Assas, you really look like an old nobleman when you lie." ”

"I'm not lying," replied Assas in the same whisper, "but not all the truth—after all, Mr. Barlow really gave us a ride. I thank him from the bottom of my heart. ”

"The biggest lie is to tell only the truth – Ashas, you have mastered the essence of lying. Del Cora quietly gave a thumbs up.

Assas shrugged and was noncommittal.

Logwood Town is not the only human, half of the guards at the gate of the city just now have pointed ears. Among the pedestrians who come and go on the road, the ratio of humans to elves is about the same, and there are occasionally shadows of dwarves, centaurs and other minority races. This sight is also evidence that they are gradually approaching Landmund.

One or twenty kilometers south of here is the range of the Sunset Mountains, the forests of the Sunset Mountains are rich in all kinds of magical beasts, and in this closest place to the Sunset Mountains, of course, there will be no shortage of mercenaries. Although there was only one mercenary tavern in this place, the three of them heard the noise in the tavern half a street away.

"The inn was built just across the street from the tavern, and there was more than one, and it seems that there were often mercenaries from outside. Delkora looked around, "The mercenaries here probably survive by hunting the demonic beasts of the Sunset Mountains. ”

"They can only explore the outermost part of the Sunset Mountains, but the outermost property is enough to support the mercenaries to make a living. Assas thought back to what he had seen in the Sunset Mountains, "As long as you can hunt a lizard, it will be enough to feed and wear a black iron mercenary for a week." And this kind of monster can be found everywhere in the forest. ”

The value of this creature is almost fixed, and there is no room for a premium or a drop in price. A complete lizard skin is five silver coins, two to three broken skins, and the magic crystal is worth one to two silver coins according to its fineness, plus bones, scraps, etc., a lizard can generally bring close to ten silver coins, a bronze warrior warrior can easily hunt a lizard, two or three black iron level warriors can also hunt and kill at no cost, the only problem is to avoid other predators in the forest - the latter is the big problem that causes most mercenary teams to be damaged or even attritional. And the deeper you go in the forest, the greater the threat from predators, so in order to maintain stability, the mercenary team will basically only operate on the outskirts.

"Here, we are ordinary mercenaries," said Del Kora, "and we must pay attention to what the mercenaries pay attention to, and we must not deliberately violate the taboos of the mercenaries." ”

"I've always felt that your disguise is just to satisfy your own bad tastes," Satya sighed, "Do you enjoy the surprise that comes when your identity is revealed, or do you like to watch the people who despise you look terrified by who you are?"

"You don't understand my intentions, Satya, I'm making a perfect sketch for my future epic. What Saint-Order hero's epic didn't start with a simple adventure? If I didn't hide my identity, my epic would be as boring as white water, and it would be a shortcoming of my life. "And since it's a sneak run to hide your identity, you naturally have to stick to it from beginning to end, and you can't give up halfway." And don't you think it's interesting to break away from the previous fixed thinking and see the world from the perspective of an ordinary mercenary?"

"Perhaps, if only you had your own ideas. Satya didn't say anything more.

The journey did take a toll on the trio, and they decided to rest for a few days in Logs to see if there were any suitable mercenary missions to do. Del Kora's identity as a Black Iron Mercenary greatly stimulated Del Kora, and he decided to hurry up and complete some more mercenary tasks, striving to raise his mercenary level to the Black Iron level before entering Randmund-

"Three single rooms. ”

"Okay, forty copper coins a day, and each person has to pay a deposit of one silver coin, which will be returned when he leaves. How many days do you want to pay in advance?"

"Four days, a total of seven silver and eighty bronze, please put it away. ”

Of course, first of all, you have to rest.

Although each of the three major countries has a different coinage system, since a resolution in the Heroes' Chamber hundreds of years ago, the face value and gold content of the currencies of the three countries have gradually converged, and the difference is the pattern on the coin. In the vast majority of cases, the currencies of the three major countries are universal, and there is rarely anyone who bothers to pick on the type of currency. This greatly stimulated the flow of commerce between the three major countries, and also provided great convenience for the mercenary profession - mercenaries who begged for a living on the border no longer had to carry all kinds of coins with them, and they had to change money first to change cities.

After paying the deposit and room payment, and taking the key, the three of them did not move in immediately, but retreated and came to the mercenary tavern opposite. Mercenaries usually boast half-truths about their experiences after three glasses of ale, and the Mercenary Tavern is a must-visit place to learn about the local atmosphere - but first, you have to be able to live with the terrible conditions.

The Mercenary Tavern is not closed, which is why the noise in the tavern can be heard so far. There's only one Mercenary Tavern in Logwood, so those who come back from their missions, those who are ready to go on a mission, and those who have nothing to do all hang out at the Mercenary Tavern, where drinking and bragging are the things they do most often. There are a bunch of people crowded there all the year round on the task release board, new tasks are constantly pasted, old tasks are removed, everyone is weighing their own strength and mission goals, hoping to find the easiest and most lucrative job - there are a few yellowed pieces of paper pasted above the bulletin board, which are commissions from this subway craftsman and tailor shop, who have been buying all kinds of Warcraft materials all year round, so their commissions have been hanging there all year round.

The three-person team entered the tavern without causing any waves. Occasionally, I saw them again, just surprised by their age, but in a moment I didn't care. The three of them made their way through the crowd to the quest release board, where they happened to see the boss posting a new commission.

"Recruit short-term sparring partners, require black iron level melee professionals, proficient in defensive skills, and be rewarded with one silver coin per day, publisher...... Mayor Mare?"