The Black Forest is one of the most mysterious and dangerous places in the Cordillera Plateau.

The entire Black Forest covers an area of about one million acres...... This is an estimate, and in the midst of this forest, with its towering peaks, huge lakes and unfathomable canyons, the actual area must be even larger, and geographically only part of it is located in the Cordillera territory, as for the rest...... There really isn't a single country that claims ownership of the Black Forest.

The most terrifying thing in the Black Forest is, of course, all kinds of magical beasts, but there are also legendary forest dwarves and forest elves, dwarves can occasionally be seen, but forest elves have not been seen for a long time, some say that their entire tribe has migrated, and some people say that they live in seclusion in the center of the Black Forest, where there is an ancient city, and there are even people who say that there are dragons in the Black Forest, which are the dragons of the guardian elf clan.

There are always people who are interested in rumors, there are many adventurers who have entered the Black Forest one after another, and they have gained a lot, but they have not seen elves or dwarves, but there are some slave hunters who have gone deep into the Black Forest, but these adventurers have never come out again, and over time, no slave hunters have dared to enter the forest deeply, although the number of mercenaries who die in Warcraft or other accidents every year is increasing, but the rich Black Forest still attracts many adventurers,

The town of Hradi, the closest town to the Black Forest, is visited by many adventurers every year. In recent days, business has been booming in the only tavern in town, and the restaurant, which usually has only a few dozen customers, is now crowded every day. There were no less than 100 people, so much so that the tavern had to add a few more tables. Boss Luck. Blair's mouth was happy to close, and as he saw the steady stream of coins rolling into the small drawer behind the counter, the elder Blair praised the god of commerce and the new lord...... This qiē originated from a notice posted in the tavern by the new lord.

The curtain of the tavern was lifted, and several mercenaries walked in from the outside, led by a middle-aged mercenary, who seemed to be very different from other mercenaries in terms of temperament and equipment...... Dressed in a neat and surprising gray power suit, covered with a leather armor made of cyan Earth Walking Dragon skin, and underneath it are extremely textured Earth Walking Dragon inner leather boots. These two pieces of equipment alone. It's enough for an ordinary mercenary to work for two or three years.

The middle-aged mercenary carried a two-handed sword behind his back, and the golden spike of the sword fluttered behind his head with his footsteps, adding infinite might. He glanced sideways at the bar and immediately walked over to give birth.

Not far from the bar. A mercenary who was drinking with his companion accidentally turned his head to see the middle-aged mercenary walking in front. His gaze narrowed suddenly. His right hand slammed into the hilt of the long sword leaning against the table, and one of his fellow thieves immediately noticed his strangeness and looked back in surprise at his companion's line of sight.

The middle-aged mercenary Nian obviously felt a strong murderous aura as well. He looked at the young mercenary who was much younger than himself in amazement, but his footsteps did not stop.

"Shameless, return my prey!"

In the roar, the young mercenary suddenly drew his sword and picked up a shield next to him, and the long sword shook in front of the middle-aged mercenary, but the shield that was more than a person wide slammed into the middle-aged mercenary's chest with dust...... The sudden attack immediately alarmed the people in the tavern, and the companion behind the middle-aged mercenary exclaimed.

The middle-aged mercenary's reaction was extremely fast, and he saw at a glance that the long sword that was coming quickly was a false move, and his right foot took a small step forward, and the long sword had already appeared in his hand, and the snowy blade of the sword drew a ring of electric light, stabbing straight and powerful on the shield from top to bottom.

There was a sound of admiration around, the level of these two mercenaries was not low, especially the middle-aged mercenary, in a sudden situation, the power on the sword was still so great, it was indeed rare to be able to withstand the impact of the shield.

Fights are all too common for tavern guests, and one day won't cause a little trouble on such an occasion? The guests on the tables on the left hurriedly flashed to the side so as not to harm the pond fish, and the tables, chairs, and wine glasses fell to the ground with a bang.

Several of the young mercenary's companions didn't know why he was suddenly so angry, and they couldn't stop it in time, and they didn't want to rush to help.

The young mercenary's long sword retreated suddenly, and then stabbed out tightly against the inside of the shield, and the shiny tip of the sword barely emitted any light, stabbing into the middle-aged mercenary's chest.

"Kill! Kill! Kill him! ”

The tavern was originally a chaotic occasion, especially when most of the guests present were mercenaries licking blood on the tip of the knife, afraid that the world would not be chaotic, many young mercenaries jumped on the chairs and tables and shouted loudly, and a few excited mercenaries even exuded a fighting ring, as if they were going to come to the scene at any time to have a hand-to-hand combat reality show.

Behind the young mercenary, the thieves and several other partners frowned tightly, obviously not wanting such a conflict.

The middle-aged mercenary's swordsmanship is already quite superb, and his grasp of the rhythm of the battle has reached an astonishing level, the tip of the sword is still dead against the shield, and one hand suddenly bursts out with greater strength, the long sword is slanted, the elbow is drooping, and the hilt of the sword pops out of the long sword heavily...... This qiē all happened in an instant.

The middle-aged mercenary's defensive position only remained for this moment, and the long sword suddenly erupted in the bar with arc-shaped lightning - in the first hundred and eighty degrees, the sword spine was heavily pumped on the shield that had lost its strength, and the power emitted was far beyond the imagination of the young mercenary, and the out-of-control shield drove the young mercenary's body to stumble forward, and before he could control his body, the long sword had already smeared towards the young mercenary's neck with a cold light.

Everyone didn't expect that the swordsmanship of the middle-aged mercenary had reached the realm of supernatural transcendence, and the series of defensive counterattacks just now, the exquisite swordsmanship as expected stretched out like a picture scroll, and most of the martial artists even couldn't help but exclaim: "Good!" ”

Although everyone was not optimistic about the young mercenary, most people did not expect that the outcome would be out of suspense in less than 10 seconds, so that the young mercenary's teammates had no time to rescue, and they didn't even have time to say goodbye - with such a sharp and violent cut, the young mercenary would probably have to be cut off in half even if he had a full iron neck.

"Be merciful!" Old Blair roared, and the audience was stunned, and the cold light stopped, and the two-handed sword was pressed against the neck of the young horseman.

"Don't worry, I didn't want to kill him." The middle-aged mercenary slowly put away his two-handed sword and returned the scabbard.

But his eyes looked at the young mercenary with some confusion: "Why did Your Excellency hit me?" His voice was extremely loud, and he didn't seem to be hostile to the young mercenary because of the attack just now, and he used honorifics in his doubts like a nobleman.

"You...... You're a bastard, half a year ago, I worked so hard to get out of a second-order raccoon, but you picked it up and made me go home empty-handed! The young mercenary glared at the other man.

"N'Golo Kante, calm down!" The thief grabbed his partner hard.

A second-order raccoon?

As for this kind of life-and-death feud?

"I don't remember this, even if there is, I am in normal competition, and I didn't mean to affect you."

The middle-aged mercenary's tone was very calm, as if it wasn't him who had been attacked just now. After speaking, he ignored the young mercenary who was still stunned, and came to the bar, while several companions behind him sat down at a table next to him.

"Hey, old Blair, it looks like business is good, it's been a long time since it's been so busy. Give each of my companions a glass of rye wine and a glass of vermouth. ”

The middle-aged mercenary sat down on a high stool and asked, "What's going on?" Is there some kind of celebration going on here? What are these people discussing? ”

"Hibiki, Mr. McKennello, you and your companions have not been to me for a long time, are you about to go into the forest, or have you just come out? What's in it for you? Give, your absinthe, Pol, and give each of those guests a glass of rye! The tavernkeeper, who was a little obsessed, was so busy that he put all the words together, and the person who was not very hearing and reacting did not know which one to answer him, and it took him a moment before he remembered the guest's question, "Oh, they are discussing the notice issued by the lord." ”

"Oh? Do you have a lord here? McKennello asked, picking up his glass in surprise.

"Yes, it's the hereditary countess of the Cordillera, she's an adult and ready to take care of the territory herself. I heard that the Emperor admired her very much and included the entire Cordillera Plateau in her territory, I don't know if you have heard of it? The tavernkeeper was obviously more well-informed than the average person, and lowered his voice to pretend to be mysterious.

"Hereditary countess?"

McEnnello hasn't been in the Cordillera for a few months, and he really doesn't know much about what's going on here.

"You really don't know?" Looking at his surprised look, the elder Blair also felt very strange. Although the new lord has not been here for long, there is not much to do, and there are really not many people on the Cordillera who do not know that the past few months have changed dramatically.

"I know there is a hereditary count in the Cordillera, but what did your lord do to make your discussions so hot? Isn't it time to raise the tax rate? McKennello asked deliberately, but his gaze turned to the announcement on the other side.

"The lord issued a notice, a total of two news. One is to welcome residents from all over the mainland, regardless of race, gender, age, and age, as long as they abide by the laws of the Cordillera Plateau, they can come to settle in our Cordillera Plateau, and all immigrants enjoy tax exemptions, and if they want to farm, they can also get a piece of land...... "Although the notice is behind him, the elder Blair still likes to explain it to the guests who inquire. (To be continued......)