The Parosan Bar in Ciudad de Mercarona is as lively as ever. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The info mercenaries pushed and huddled together, singing out of tune, and mixing large glasses of ale.

Monia is a little out of the mood.

She was not good at dealing with people in her previous life, and in this life she was in a state of wandering around the world before she was separated from her parents, and then she also did a few years of stealing, and was lucky enough to be discovered by a Mughal mage in a theft, and became a mage apprentice - the experience can be said to be colorful, but neither experience can help her stand in front of people - not to mention that she is also an elf, a primordial elf who has been wanted for hundreds of years and has been in exile for hundreds of years.

"Don't wrap yourself so tightly, the charm of women is to show!" The mantra is "super troublesome", the girl Weina changed into an evening dress that can highlight the feminine charm and walked beside the little mage, "Obviously she looks so cute, why don't you show it to everyone?" ”

Monia silently glanced at the girl's barren breasts, then turned her head away.

And then the cold field.

"Hahaha, Weina, you've been taunted by a child!"

There was a burst of laughter among the mercenaries.

The girl with a slightly poor chest stomped her feet angrily and raised her eyebrows: "What is the noise, believe it or not, I will beat you to death?" And you, this little ghost, is obviously similar to me, what qualifications do you have to say about me! ”

The little mage didn't even raise his head this time, and said word by word: "I, yet, no, become, long." ”

"yes, grow." As if she had received an answer, Wei Na laughed happily, raised her chin, and glanced threateningly at a few mercenaries who had spoken out before, like a proud little lioness, "Whoever says I'm small in the future, I'll be with whom, I'm in the growth period, do you know in the growth period?" ”

The growth period is a division of the growth of species on the continent. Generally speaking, the species of Aarensis has four stages of growth – juvenile, growth, maturity, and senescence. The growth period is the fastest of the four stages. It is worth mentioning that the flat-chested girl is seventeen years old this year, just in time to catch the last train of the growth period.

"Alright, Weina, don't make a fuss." Eronica looked at the girl who was suddenly in high spirits with a smile, and then said to the little girl who was wrapped tightly all over her body, "Little Monia, what Vina said is actually good, you don't need to hide it at all." ”

She looked around and said, "Because, here's us." ”

There was a sudden silence in the bar, at least, the "Sword and Rose" section was quiet, and a dozen or so mercenaries looked at the little mage who was standing in the middle at some point, and no one made a superfluous sound, everyone quietly waited for her reply.

Monia was a little uncomfortable under these familiar or unfamiliar gazes, but at the same time, an unprecedented sense of warmth rose in her heart. She grabbed the placket of her clothes with both hands, lowered her head, pursed her lips, hesitated, and hesitated, not knowing whether she should grasp the warmth.

This is different from the warmth of the elders that I felt from my parents and from the academy, and it is the warmth from strangers who are not completely familiar with it just now.

"Don't be afraid, we're friends, aren't we?"

Eronica lowered her head, her emerald green eyes speaking gentle words.

Looking into the mercenary girl's eyes, Monica's heart seemed to soften, and she nodded, and lifted her hood, revealing her delicate face and her obviously pointed ears.

Silence came suddenly.

Not the silence of a small area like just now, but the silence of the whole tavern.

Needle drops can be heard.

Monia's heart was full of uneasiness, and her small hands clutched the hem of her clothes tightly, not daring to move.

"Elves, elves!"

The roars of the mercenaries filled with excitement and greed tore through the peace, and the entire tavern immediately boiled. Elven slaves are Aarens' most valuable item, and in good condition they can usually be sold for eight or nine Mastan gold coins, and elven hatchlings like this can even be sold for dozens of Mastan gold coins.

That's a lot of money!

Enough for a lucrative deal!

Enough to soar into the business!

Everybody's crazy, everybody's crazy.

For this beauty, but also for the benefits hidden under the beauty.

Monia shuddered, remembering the desperate hesitation of her parents who had died trying to protect her, the loneliness and helplessness of the past in the face of malicious human traffickers.

This kind of malicious gaze was not the first time she had seen it, but every time, she was deeply terrified of it.

And then bear it alone.

But this time she wasn't alone, and a warm hug took her into her arms.

"Don't be afraid, we're here."

Eronica caressed the little girl in her arms, feeling her fear, her helplessness.

This was Monia's first time being touched, and although the mages of the academy cared about her, they would not make such a humane move. For some reason, she felt a sense of security that she had never felt before. In order to keep this sense of security a little longer, she hugged the mercenary girl's waist tightly, feeling the warmth of the other party and feeling the heartbeat of the other party.

Suddenly, she had a hazy yearning, yearning for time to stay in this moment forever.

Time naturally couldn't stop because of her own will, Eronica let go of her embrace, took a step back, drew her sword, and looked around at the mercenaries who came up with a cold gaze: "What, do you want to bloom blood roses so much?" ”

As soon as the word "Scarlet Rose" came out, the tavern fell silent again. Anyone who begs for food in the Marstan mercenary circle knows how powerful it is, and if they could, no one would want to see if the "Blood Rose" could still bloom with the same magnificence as it had been twenty years ago.

However, in the end, mercenaries are a profession that licks blood. A few Mastan gold coins are enough to buy the lives of most of the people present, and in the face of such a huge benefit, if you just use your life as a weight, you can only make money and not lose money. Besides, among so many mercenaries, there are always those who are not afraid of blood roses.

"Eronica, do you want to offend the wrath of the people when you shelter this elf like this?" Among the mercenaries, a tall man broke the silence and asked, "For the sake of just one elf, do you want to be the enemy of the vast number of mercenary compatriots?" ”

"Tlos, shut your dog's mouth." Wei Na was very imposing but not aristocratic at all, and shouted and scolded, "You dog-like bastard, Monia is our friend of the 'Scarlet Rose', just with you, can you represent 'glory'?" Can you represent the 'vast' mercenary compatriots? Don't fucking laugh! ”

"Weina!" The man who was scolded for being a dog mongrel was obviously not very comfortable, and he roared angrily: "You should know that the hunting elf is an oracle issued by the great gods, and it is the duty of every glorious Mastanian, and you are now sheltering an elf!" Shelter elves who are only worthy of being slaves! ”

"I'm sorry, Tlos." This time it was Old Fez, who was very calm compared to Weina, "The oracle of hunting elves was issued in the old calendar, it is the oracle of the old gods, and the bloody and cruel old gods are regarded as gods, and you have already transgressed." ”

The gods, in Aarons, are supreme.

And not long after the curtain came down on the war between the new gods and the old gods, such contempt for the new gods, if there was not enough background, was enough to burn this guy at the stake.

It's just a pity that the "glory" of the three major mercenary groups is a relatively hard background.

"I'm sorry, Tlos was just too excited." Among the mercenaries, one of the Sven guys stood up, "Mr. Feith, please understand our feelings. We can't tolerate the elves being here, they should be caged and exchanged for the gold that everyone needs, can we? ”

"Of course!"

"'Blood Rose', don't eat it alone!"

"That's it, that's it, don't hide it!"

"If you have money, everyone will earn it together! Don't pretend to be a good person! ”

"The big mercenary group is filthy!"

Hearing the commotion of the mercenaries in the tavern, Eronica's face became ugly, so many mercenaries made trouble, even if the reason was on their side, things would be difficult to handle.

"Please be quiet." Sven's man became even more slow after grasping a certain amount of initiative, "Since the people of Sword and Rose think that this elf is their friend, we can't force them to hand over their friends like this. It's just that your persistence has blocked the way for all mercenaries to get rich. With this elf as a bet, I will make a duel request to you on behalf of the 'Light of Glory'! 'Sword and Rose', do you dare to fight? ”

Once again, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

As the head of the three major mercenary groups, it is a well-known thing that 'Glory' has a lot of discord with the other two, but this time the matter is really too big, the duel between the 'Glory' affiliated mercenary group and the 'Scarlet Rose''s affiliated mercenary group - this is basically a rehearsal for the official confrontation between the two mercenary groups!

Everyone could understand Eronica's silence. The promise is to put the elf girl on the scale of interests and weigh it; If you don't agree, it will be a sign of cowardice on the part of the 'Scarlet Rose', which will make the status of the Scarlet Rose plummet in the hearts of the mercenaries.

It was a difficult decision.

Just decided to make a decision at the beginning, didn't it?

Eronica looked up and was about to say that difficult decision, when the little mage shook his head and asked, "Aini, can you kill in a duel?" ”

The voice was not loud enough for the mercenary girl to hear clearly, and it was also enough for the mercenary girl to know her wishes.

So, Eronica said awe-inspiringly, "I accept it." ”

"In the name of Eronica, I accept this duel!"

There was a stunned sound around, did the long-standing contradiction between 'Scarlet Rose' and 'Glory' finally break out with this duel as a prelude?

Now, no one paid attention to Monia, no one noticed the raging flames burning in the eyes of the little mage.

When leaving the Parosan bar, the group did not look very good.

"I'm sorry, Monia. dragged you in. Eronica stopped a little tiredly and stroked the little girl's long black and dense hair, "This time, they actually came for me, but I didn't expect it to be ......"

"It's okay." Monia shook her head, "I know Aini-chan's thoughts. It's just that this time I really want to clean them up. Not to mention, aren't we friends? Aren't friends meant to share with each other? Don't get too out of sight. ”

"That's right, although I look down on that Tlos guy, the odds of winning this time are really slim." Wei Na picked up the conversation, "Their Light of Glory belongs to the head of the three major mercenary groups, 'Glory', which was formed about two years ago, and is a mercenary group with five fighters and twenty mercenaries. In Mecarona City, it is one of the best small mercenary groups. ”

"Among the lower fighters, both Miss and Miss Weina are actually very powerful masters, and the fighters, one-on-one, they are not our opponents at all." Old Fezes smiled bitterly, "It's just that they have five warriors, and the number of mercenaries has also reached the upper limit of a small mercenary group." By any measure, this duel was not good for us. ”

"Is that so?" Monia whispered, and then replied to herself, "However, they don't have a mage. ”

The little girl has this confidence. Before the full-scale invasion of the Demon Abyss, the will of ether did not really favor humans, and the number of mages in humans has always been very small, and each mage is the most precious resource of mankind. In this day and age, even an apprentice can have a foothold in a medium-sized mercenary group with his tricks - in many cases, spells can perform miracles that humans can't even imagine.

Even if it's just a small trick.

"Monia, are you going to play too?" Vina asked.

"Well," replied the little mage, "I want them to see how good I am." ”

"It's just that, then you're going to join the 'Sword and Rose' mercenary group." Old Firth reminded, "In mercenary circles, gladiatorial fighting is a very sacred thing, and no one else is allowed to interfere. Are you really ready? Little Monia. ”

Monia didn't speak, just nodded heavily.

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