The central part of the mainland is cut off by the vast Shulifeng Forest, so most of the trade between the north and south of the continent is done by sea. However, renting a boat requires a certain amount of money, which is overburdensome for a businessman running a small business.

So they usually opt for the less expensive land route – a narrow aisle between the sea and the forest in the western part of the Thulivon Forest.

Because the shape of this passage resembles a slender arrow, it is called "Arrow Road" by traders, and it is the only land passage connecting the northern and southern continents.

The use of the word "elongated" in the description of this passage may give people the misunderstanding that it is narrow and congested, but in fact, the so-called elongated is a reference to the whole continent, and it is still quite wide by the standards of ordinary roads, almost reaching the point of the King's Road in many countries.

As the name suggests, the King's Road was built for the king to travel around, so it was paved quite flat and spacious. Generally speaking, there are special soldiers patrolling and maintaining the King's Road, but after all, its scope is quite extensive, and soldiers cannot take care of every place, so there are also incidents of monsters or bandits attacking passers-by.

The "arrow path" connecting the north and south continents does not belong to any country, and naturally there are no soldiers patrolling it, but there are few attacks here. The reason for this is the unique terrain here, the Shulifeng Forest on one side of the road is the territory of the dark elves, as long as you don't step into it, there is no danger, and on the other side is the tidal flat that will be completely flooded at high tide, although there are some fish-people living in it, but they are not a combative race in themselves. There is no way to hide on both sides of the road, and there is only a single front and back line of movement, and most of the small traders who come and go are small traders who have little money, so this road is basically out of contact with bandits.

So from a safety point of view, this road is undoubtedly better than most of the King's Road.

In the northern part of the archery road, there is the border pass of the human kingdom of Istu, along the coastline and the edge of the forest, built an extremely strong wall, on which many large shooting weapons are erected, and its width can accommodate two or three horses at the same time.

"Next!"

The soldiers at the gate yawned and shouted listlessly, followed by ten vendors walking towards the inside of the gate.

Passing through the astonishingly wide gate does not mean that you have passed through the border pass, but you will see a square clearing surrounded by a towering wall.

Soldiers armed with reinforced crossbows stood guard above the city walls, and twenty soldiers worked in pairs to scout the vendors who entered the area. If you find a suspicious person suspected of being a spy for another country, you will be seized on the spot, and of course, if someone is stupid enough to resist, they will be shot into a hedgehog in the blink of an eye with a bow and arrow from all directions.

In addition to checking the vendors who came into view, the soldiers in this square clearing had a more important task, which was to collect toll fees from the vendors. While most vendors complain about paying tolls, they are much lower than the high cost of shipping.

Although it would cost a lot of money to build such a large border gate with such sophisticated weapons, one only needs to look at the people who kept coming in and out of the city gates to see that the expenses were not a problem at all.

"How about tonight, do you want to play again?"

A soldier asked his companion as he searched the vendor's carrying. Although he was searching, his movements were quite rough, just casually rummaging through the multiplication, making people wonder if he had seen the appearance of the goods clearly.

"Of course! You won so much yesterday! I'm going to have to make you throw up some today! ”

The other soldier replied in a somewhat resentful tone, seemingly still haunted by the money he had lost yesterday.

"Hehe, don't cry then."

The previous soldier smiled with some disdainful contempt. The soldiers who chatted so casually in the serious work of investigating pedestrians made one wonder if they could really detect suspicious people.

"Hey, hey, look at the door!"

Just as the soldiers began to plan their itinerary for tonight in their minds, a nervous-sounding voice rang out.

The soldiers followed the sound to look at the door, and then their disapproving expressions changed three hundred and sixty degrees.

"Well, it's supposed to be a magician, right?"

One of the next ten people who entered the square clearing was very conspicuous, dressed differently from the dusty vendors around him, although he also wore a dusty cloak, but the material was noticeably different.

Moreover, the metal staff in the man's hand was inlaid with bright gems, and it looked like it was expensive, so it should be more than just an ordinary walking stick.

Because the other party pressed the brim of the hat very low, the face was not very distinct, but judging from the body type, it should be a man.

"Wait a minute! Just stand there and don't move! ”

The otherwise loose atmosphere around them instantly became tense as the men entered, and the soldiers seemed to ignore the other nine and focus all their attention on the man with the long-handled staff.

"Tell the magic inspectors."

A soldier said to his companion beside him.

"Okay, okay."

The soldier who had been assigned the task turned and ran.

However, not yet a few steps have been run......

"Stop, stop! I told you to stand still, didn't you hear? ”

"Put your hands down, what do you want to do!"

The sound of several long swords being drawn at the same time was heard.

"Ahh

"Wait, wait, ah!"

The corner of his eye felt the change of light behind him, and the screams of his companions full of pain sounded in his ears, and then everything was calm again, and he did not have the courage to look back, and continued to run vigorously towards the soldiers running towards the inside of the pass.

Then there was a violent wind-cutting sound in my ears again, and it was the sound of a salvo of crossbow arrows.

No problem, the special bows and arrows used by the crossbow archers on the walls can pierce the magic shield, and even the mages are unlikely to survive such a rain of arrows.

The running soldier comforted himself so much that although he tried to convince himself that the magician was dead, his legs still ran forward as if he were dead.

A black dot appeared on the ground in front of him, and then grew larger and larger, as if it was a shadow cast by something falling from the sky.

The soldier's feet suddenly stopped running, and the whole person fell to the ground by inertia.

"How, how?"

His eyes widened, and he let out a scream of disbelief.

Because the magician with the staff in hand landed in front of him.

In the flying dust, the magician's broad cloak slowly floated down, and he reached for the ground, and then a huge magic circle appeared at his feet.

In the next second, the sound of screams, the thump of the body falling down the city wall, and the sound of slashing and slashing instantly filled the surrounding space.

Well-equipped and numerous elite soldiers appeared inside the border as if they had fallen from the sky.