The castle of Thebilisi is a seemingly small city, located in front of the Brewster Gorge, southwest of Redcar, the capital of the Frey Empire. The tranquility and tranquility of this place are dotted with the fields and houses interspersed between these streams, and even the occasional farmer and village woman who pass by here will smile kindly and warmly at every adventurer who passes by - as a steel city guarded southwest of Redcar, the castle of Thebilisi has been guarded by the Frey Empire for nearly seven hundred years, and the scope of the city has also changed from a military fortress to the beginning. It has completely evolved into an ordinary city, thanks to the achievements of this city for hundreds of years, the central area of the Frey Empire has always been the safest place in the Frey Empire, so every resident of the empire who lives in this vicinity will feel the safety and protection from the empire from the heart.

Although this shelter has become less perfect in the recent world trend.

"I heard that the magic empire has been reborn again."

"yes, I only listen to grandpa's grandpa's grandpa...... Uh, anyway, I've only heard their stories, and I never thought they would be in the same era as us......"

"It is said that they almost snatched the Sky Castle, and they also summoned a tower even taller than the Sky Castle!"

"Will they fight the Empire? Probably not, Ferron County is a few hundred miles away from us, even if they really want to push west......"

"Although it has the protection of the Redkar and Butel families, it ...... If you want to deal with those who are elusive, the first thing you need to deal with is the rebels within. ”

Still sitting in a rickety carriage, the Salted Fish King, who was still sitting in a rickety carriage and hearing the NPC discussion on the side of the road, said in a low voice: "The final result of Zaraha City is the best precedent, and now those people are hidden in the darkness again. ”

"You mean to say...... They have been hidden in the center of the empire? ”

A few days of playing had healed most of the injuries on his body, and the gyro boy who was also sitting on the side of the carriage asked curiously, "Before they occupied Fenghua Town, they had been lurking in the empire for a long, long time?" ”

"In terms of time, this possibility exists." The Salted Fish King shook his head: "Without adequate preparation, those people will not be able to complete many large-scale operations in a short period of time, although the final result is not satisfactory, but this is enough to prove the long-planned intentions of the Magic Empire." ”

"That Yovolk lurking in the Empire's Fly Army, and that Antanaros, who claims to be the supreme ruler of the Magic Empire......" As he said this, his eyes gradually sank: "Most of these guys' intentions to subvert the pattern of the entire continent have been planned for a long time. ”

"That, that...... I still don't understand, ahahahaha......"

"Don't giggle, I didn't tell you for nothing."

Retracting his gaze from the window on the side of the carriage, the Salted Fish King interrupted the little thief's dry laugh as he scratched his head with a slight sigh: "Why did we abandon the faster train and not take it, but came to this place in a carriage...... If that weren't the case, how could we have heard more truthful information? “

“…… Information? ”

"That's right, intelligence."

Pointing to the NPCs who were still walking back and forth between the fields and the paths to talk, the Salted Fish King's expression became subtle: "The previous war...... It's not so much the strength of the Magic Empire that we have lost, but rather the preparation of the other side that has been planning for more than a hundred years, if we can discover their secrets earlier and deal with them earlier...... The end result may not be that way. ”

“…… Are you talking about that battle in the sky a few months ago? The blinking gyro boy asked tentatively, "But that battle wasn't ......"

"We lost that battle."

Shaking his head to interrupt the other party's words again, the Salted Fish King's eyes then looked into the sky outside the carriage: "On the surface, it seems that the Mage Council has gained the last control, but they have not regained their lost Tyranid Tower, plus Tinslin who is still under the control of the other party...... It's one step closer to them controlling the origin of the world. ”

"Uh...... Yes, is that so? ”

"Our losses are also much greater than the outside world has rumored."

The voice became deeper and deeper, and the gaze of the salted fish king fell on the face of the gyro boy again: "There is only one person...... He took all the losses on his own. ”

"Huh? Who is it? ”

"A lot of people are looking for him now, and it's been since that fight."

Without answering the other party's question, the salted fish king continued indifferently: "It's just that at this moment, hope has become more and more slim......"

“…… Is he also powerful? ”

"Of course, better than anyone you've ever seen."

“…… More powerful than the Grand Mage of the Mage Council? More powerful than Frey the Great? ”

"Anyway, it sounds like you still have a lot of knowledge to make."

With a helpless sigh, the Salted Fish King turned his gaze out of the car window again: "Just like the city in front of us...... You don't seem to know much about this castle in Thebilisi. ”

"Uh...... My birthplace is in the village of Royaros in the south of the Empire, which is known as the land of warriors and the land of fine wine, but unfortunately I chose a thief......"

"And then ended up in the Crook Wasteland?"

"Well, there's been a lot of stuff going on in between, and I haven't been playing this game for a long time......"

“…… Hmph, forget it. ”

The words that gradually became more relaxed spread out as the carriage swayed forward and then towards the fields in the distance, and the figures of other players passing by from time to time around them extended in the direction of the small castle, and the simple and serious atmosphere began to diffuse in the air belonging to the two sides of the Salted Fish King and the Gyro Boy as the surrounding scene gradually changed. The green that had begun to revive due to the arrival of spring gradually turned black and red of steel as the castle approached, and there were many clanging hammers in between, but it was not until the carriage was closer that the two of them could distinguish the movements that belonged to people between the jingling sounds: "Sell weapons, sell weapons, the best standard weapons in the whole castle!" A handful only costs 1,000 gold coins! ”

"Big shield, bucket shield, round shield, thorn shield...... A wide variety of shields, you name it! Buy two and get a brand new set of chain mail! ”

"Superior armor, armor made of fine iron and mythril, not only is it as hard as most Imperial men, but it can also attach any magic effect below the third level!"

"The best weapon shop in the city, long swords, short swords, daggers, daggers, short knives, spears, iron guns, bows and arrows, you can't buy them, only you can't think of them! Support on-site inspection! Support equivalent exchange! ”

"Wow-"

Involuntarily opened his mouth, the wide-eyed gyro boy landed his head sticking out of the car window on the shops along the city that were passing in front of him at this time, while listening to their hard shouts, he let out an exclamation that belonged to Xiaobai: "Sure enough, it's the arsenal of the empire, so many exquisite weapons and armor ......"

"Don't look at it, the quality of these things is very worrying." The salted fish king, who was still in the carriage, poured a basin of cold water on his head: "The castle of Thebilisi is no longer the same castle of Thebilisi as it used to be, it has changed from the center of the empire to a commercial center that makes a living from ...... building"

“…… Yes? The gyro boy who retracted his head asked in disbelief, "But...... Why would they do that? ”

"Because of the pride and arrogance of the people of the empire." The Salted Fish King replied expressionlessly: "Before the appearance of the Magic Empire dormant in the shadows, the Frei Empire was the most powerful country on this continent, and countless Imperial people were proud of themselves as Imperials, and countless Imperials looked down on any other race that was not Imperial, although this is indeed the case, but in the long run, the Empire has also lost its original fighting spirit and enterprising spirit, and the research of matching weapons and magical technology has gradually declined in the long river of history." ”

"Every citizen of the Citadel of Thebilisi crafted his own weapon, and still is." He casually pointed to a certain stall outside the carriage: "But the quality of these weapons now ...... Hum. ”

"But...... Even so, they should still be the strongest, right? ”

Retracting his gaze, the gyro boy turned to look at the face of the Salted Fish King: "I heard that their weapons are all sold to the principality, and the quality is much better than the ones made by the principality themselves......"

"That's because the principalities are too weak." The Salted Fish King shook his head disapprehantly: "There is another reason that is ......"

"The castle still retains some of its pride."

He pointed to the roof of the carriage that was about to enter the castle, and the elaborate iron fences that were about to pass over the heads of the two men: "The Flo family, who rule this castle......"

"It's still the best forging family in the whole continent."

The clanging sound of iron striking, accompanied by the sound of the carriage's ruts, sent the figures of the salted fish king and the gyro boy into the castle, and the two guards who were napping at the gate of the city also seemed to know the carriage, and put the rickety carriage into it half-asleep and half-awake. The carriage, which was indistinguishable from the countless horse-drawn carriages that stopped in the city, then passed through two alleys leading to the city gates, avoiding the surrounding crowd like an ordinary carriage, and then, under the guidance of a small thief in the carriage, turned one intersection after another: "It seems to be in that place...... No, it's not. ”

"It should be that place, and then go through the intersection...... Belch. ”

"Would you like to go back and take a look? I think it should have been right up until now......"

"Strange...... It's a little different from what I described before, but we missed something like a landmark, so ......."

"So can you tell us where to meet first?"

couldn't help but let out a roar that made the passers-by around look sideways, and the salted fish king, who had forcibly calmed down, rubbed his eyebrows vigorously: "So why should I let a person who has never been to this castle lead the way......"

"That, that...... I'm sorry. The gyro boy replied with a wince, "I remember that place was called ...... Flame Ranch. ”

"Flame Ranch? What the hell is this name...... Wait, I got it. ”

Frowning and standing up again, the salted fish king, who was just about to get angry again, then nodded thoughtfully: "There is no ranch called flame in the castle of Tbilisi, but ......"

"The tavern called Flame Ranch seems to have one."

Following his pointing point, the carriage, which had stood still, moved again in the direction he had indicated, and after crossing several stone bridges built into the city, it came to a halt in the middle of a small square near the east of the city. The still lively scene is accompanied by the players who are constantly jumping and inside and outside the city and spread all over the left and right of this square, mixed with the various shouts of many players who stay in this square, ignoring these idle people and so on, the salted fish king then took the lead in jumping out of the carriage, and then his eyes were placed on the side of the square at this time was also shouting a group of people: "Recruit, recruit, the Flame Dragon Beast Guild will recruit people!" Yes, no hesitation, join us now with Flame Drakemon, and you will immediately enjoy the amazing feeling of rapidly improving your equipment and strength! ”

"Start rolling the void slash, land the phoenix planing sword, any tactical changer, survive and not be able to hold back the bull......"

"The Flame Drake is proficient in all classes and all skills in the free world, and its tactical style is a hundred years ahead of the world! Strategic coquettishness leads the world for a thousand years! It's big brother when it's coming! ”

"There will be no cute girls in this meeting, as long as! Now when you join the club, you will send a high-definition XX photo of the head with a face on the front, first come, first served! What are you still hesitating about, hurry up and join us as the head of the regiment! ”

I said...... This is the guild you joined? ”

Looking at the scene in front of him blankly, the salted fish king only uttered his next syllable for a while: "Originally, I thought you were an honest person, but now I want to write a homonym on your face......"

"All, I said that I was forcibly pulled into the club." The gyro boy on the side vigorously clarified his identity: "And, and...... That's not how they hired me at the time. ”

"Oh? What do you mean to say...... Did they add you to the club to become so harmonious? ”

"Uh...... Hey, sorry, let's get out of here, I heard there's a good copy in the north, we can go there first......"

Bang!

A loud thud then appeared in front of them, accompanied by a kick of one of the shouters, and the uninvited guests who interrupted the conversation between the two men then ignored the exclamations of the surrounding players, and led three or five people who seemed to have also come to make trouble to blow all the Flame Drake recruiting booths away.

"Call me!"