As soon as it was dawn, Yugari and the others had already arrived in front of the welcome plaza at the north gate of Starlis.

"It's great that you can go together." Yujali said to Miria and Brala beside her, "However, the distance is far away, and it is the commission of the escort, isn't it a little dangerous, right?" ”

"It seems that you don't know as much about the situation in this country as I do." Miria said proudly, "Although I have lived in Quelstan for most of my life, I know a lot about other places. I don't think there should be any danger on this trip. ”

"Really? That's great. Yugari replied happily.

"Of course." Milia continued, "After all, I received a strict aristocratic education since I was a child, and I systematically studied various fields such as politics, economics, and culture. Moreover, the kingdom of adventurers is just east of Quelstan, so naturally you know more about it. ”

"Take, for example, the commission we accepted this time. From Starlis to the City of Night, this is the most important land transport route in the southern part of the Adventurer's Kingdom. More than eighty percent of the goods shipped from Starlis to the North, as well as goods shipped from the North to Starlis, were transported via this route. Therefore, such a perennial business travel road is actually relatively safe. What's more, we are only accepting the commission as a facilitator, so there is nothing dangerous about it. ”

"I see. It seems that I will ask you for more advice in the future. Yugari said to Miria.

"No, there's nothing." Miria replied with some embarrassment.

"Konya, too." Yugari turned to Cornia at this time and said, "I was going to go fishing, but we forced me to do the commission." ”

"Hmph." Konya turned her head away with an unhappy expression.

"Alright, Konya, don't be angry." Li Yaqi put her arm around Conya's shoulders and whispered in her ear, "I heard that you can see the sea on this trip." Won't we be able to go to the beach together to catch big fish? ”

"It's alright." Konya pouted.

"Alright. The guild that accepted the request seems to have come. Yugari said, looking into the distance of the square.

I saw that about a hundred meters away, there was a team of eight or nine people riding horses towards this side. At the head of the line were two young men with short blond hair, sturdy bodies, dressed in brown armor, and riding on magical horses. Although most of the teammates behind them were also riding mounts summoned by magic, they were obviously some low-level monsters that could not compete with magical war horses. These magic mounts can only be ridden on daytime avenues, and are much less effective when walking on rough roads or in dim environments. However, even so, it is still better than the average adult biological horse.

After a while, the group of people came to Yujiali and the others. Everyone turned over and dismounted, and the two men with short blond hair in the front stepped forward. One of the taller men was the first to beckon, "Hey! Are you the ones who accept the commission? ”

"Exactly." Yugari nodded and replied, "Then you are members of the Black Knight Followers' Guild?" ”

"Oh no!" The man put on a slightly exaggerated expression of disappointment and said, "I didn't expect the helpers to be a group of children." ”

Hearing this, Miria was obviously unhappy and said, "Cut! I don't think you're at the same level. It seems that there are people riding biological horses. Speaking of this, in the opposite team, a short boy in gray-white light armor who was leading a red horse seemed to bow his head a little embarrassed.

"Alright, Miria, don't worry about that." Yujiali hurriedly came out to play a round and said with some embarrassment.

"We are." Another man with short blond hair scolded his teammates who had just spoken, and said to them with some apologies, "I'm very sorry, my brother is always so open-mouthed, I'm really embarrassed." Please don't take it personally. ”

"It doesn't matter." Yugali also responded kindly, "There are also inappropriate places on our side. In my opinion, let's talk about the commission first. ”

"yes." The short-haired blond man continued, "The employer's convoy may be coming in a moment, so let's hurry up and talk about the commission first." ”

"Then let me introduce the situation on our side first." Eugari said.

"We are members of the Journey Guild. A formal guild that has just been formed. My name is Yugari, and I'm a priest, and I'm glad to accept this commission with you, so please take care of me in the future. ”

"Where, you don't have to be so polite." The man said very kindly, "My name is He Dun, and I am the leader of the Black Knight Followers Guild, so I will ask you for more advice in the future." ”

Eucalye shook hands with He Dun and continued, "This is Miria Hill, and next to her is Brala. They're all very good battle mages. ”

"Hello." Miria may not have responded because of the unpleasantness just now, and Blana next to her greeted.

"Ciel?" A girl with a golden doll's head in the ranks of the Black Knight's Followers Guild said in some surprise.

"What, do you know?" He Dun turned his head and asked.

"Uh, no, I just." The girl said a little shyly, "I just remember that the current president of the Magic Association is surnamed this, that's why I ......."

"It's my father." Miria said with some haughtness.

"Ahh

"That's an honor." He Dun said kindly, "It's really ...... to be able to cooperate with the daughter of the president of the Magic Association Please advise me along the way. After speaking, He Dun bowed slightly to Miria, expressing his reverence.

"Also...... There's nothing left. Miria replied with some embarrassment.

"The two here are Li Yaqi and Konya, who are hunters and warlocks, and they are both very good adventurers." Yugari continued.

"Hello. Please forgive me for any offense just now. As he spoke, He Dun patted the shoulder of the slightly taller blonde man just now and said, "This is my younger brother, He Jian." He usually doesn't pay much attention to what he says, but he is actually a very reliable fighter. I've been dealing with him for over 20 years, and I can vouch for him that he's not a bad guy. It's just that sometimes I joke too little about the occasion, and then I will definitely watch him closely. ”

"Hey, don't make me so bad, man." He Jian pretended to be angry and said.

"It's not that serious." Yugari waved her hand and looked at the two of them's outfits. There is basically little difference between them in terms of body shape and dress. A muscular figure, a sunny smiling face, and a dark brown armor. He Dun has a short sword at his waist and a prototype metal shield on his back; He Jian has a long sword hanging from his waist on the left and right. If you want to say anything else, maybe He Dun's hair color seems to be darker, and it feels more stable.

"This is Woodsd, the most experienced adventurer in our guild. At the same time, he is also a very powerful healer. He Dun walked up to a man who looked to be about forty years old, with short brown hair, a slightly obese body, and was wearing a gray-green armor.

"Hello. It's been a pleasure to work together. I'm a forest priest by profession, so please take care of me along the way. Woods said kindly.

"Where, please give me a lot of advice." Eugari replied politely.

"Let me introduce you." At this time, He Jian took over the words, walked up to the blonde girl with the doll head just now, and said, "This beautiful girl who is about the same age as you is the most talented genius magician in our team, Miss Ariel. ”

"It's a shame for you to introduce me like that." The blonde girl said with an embarrassed expression. I saw that she was wearing a light red robe, stepping on a pair of dark brown boots, holding a simple metallic staff, and said with some embarrassment: "I am a flame mage, and I have just become an adventurer for a short time, and this is the first time to accept such a long-distance commission, please advise." ”

Then, He Jian came to the middle of a pair of young men and women, patted them on the shoulder, and said, "The next two archers are a loving couple. This is Aaron and Lan Yue, who are in charge of our team's reconnaissance and sniper missions. ”

"Don't introduce it, we all think it's embarrassing." A man with long blond hair, a slender figure, a dark gray shirt, and scarlet light armor protested dissatisfiedly.

"It's like, you guys talk nonsense all the time." The woman next to the man, with a waist-length black pigtail and a slender figure, dressed in a light gray outfit, turned to Yujali and said with a smile, "Hello. My name is Lan Yue, and it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

"I think I'd better introduce myself." Without waiting for He Jian's introduction, at this time, a tall, burly man, round face and bald head, and dark skin walked out of the team. Dressed in a black shirt and armed with dark green armor, he said in a deep voice, "My name is Baal, and I am a professional blacksmith who is mainly proficient in the creation and maintenance of various weapons. If you have any needs in this area in the future, you don't have to be polite, just look for me. ”

After speaking, he looked at a woman with pink curly hair, bronzed skin, and a thin figure beside him, and continued: "This is Miss Jia Nan, who is my assistant, mainly responsible for some armor maintenance work, she is an expert in this field, and everyone can ask her for help if they have any problems with weapons and equipment in the future, and the level is not worse than mine." ”

"You are being too modest to say that, Mr. Barr." The woman with curly pink hair said politely to Barr.

"The last one is the future star of our guild." He Jian patted the shoulder of the young man holding the horse and said with a smile, "I am about the same age as you, and I will definitely be able to become a great warrior in the future - little brother Chenlong." ”

"How many times have you said it, stop calling me little brother." The young man said with a look of shame and anger. "Big ...... Hello everyone, I, my name is Chenlong. The boy was obviously a little nervous and continued, "It's a warrior, please give me a lot of advice in the future." After saying that, the young man glanced at Miria secretly, and immediately looked away shyly. But all this has long been seen by He Jian.

"Okay, now that everyone has finished introducing it, let me roughly talk about the future itinerary." He Dun took out a map and said to Youjiali, "This escort commission to the Night City, we plan to choose this avenue that people walk the most often, and at the same time the safest. That's the ......," said Ho Dun to the up-and-coming Eugari, "starting from the north gate of Starlis, going north, passing the Sunset East Bridge, going north for a while, then east, all the way to the foot of the Broken Wood Mountains, then along the main road all the way north, all the way north, until we reach the City of Night." ”

"yes, I see." Eugari nodded in response.

"Then, because the journey of this commission is relatively long, even if everything goes well, it will take about ten days, so I need your help to take charge of the night vigilance." He Dun said to Youjiali.

"Is that all? In other words, we are only responsible for the sentry and vigilance of the convoy after the rest of the convoy at night, right? Yugari confirmed.

"Well, that's right." He Dun explained, "The escort task of the convoy during the day will be handed over to us, and you can go to the back of the convoy to rest at any time, just arrange this yourself." At night, you can only be in charge of the vigilance, and if you find any emergency, wake us up at any time and we will take care of it. Still have questions? ”

"Understood!" Yugari nodded and replied, "No problem! ”

At this moment, a long carriage came from a distance, about fifteen or sixteen, basically full of heavy goods. Sitting in the front carriage was a middle-aged man in a dark green coat with a slightly fat build. When the convoy approached, the man stopped the carriage and stepped down.

"Morning, little brother!" The man greeted He Dun and said, "So, these people should be the helpers you are looking for?" ”

"Yes, Brother Shui!" Sword and Shield replied.

"Hello! My name is Eugari. "These are all friends of our guild, and I'm glad to accept this commission. ”

"Hello! Little girl. The man greeted kindly.

"This is the captain of the 'Klok Chamber of Commerce' guild in Starlis, and everyone calls him 'Brother Shui'. They have been in charge of Stalys's land transportation work for almost 30 years, and basically nearly one-third of Stalys's land transportation work is completed by their team. Sword and Shield introduced to Yujiali.

"The Klock Chamber of Commerce?" Yugari thought for a moment and said, "I remember being one of the top five guilds in Starlis, and also the largest and most populous guild in Staris, right?" ”

"That's right!" Sword and Shield said, "It's also the oldest guild in Staris." ”

"The two of you have won the prize." Brother Shui said politely, "This long-distance freight is still bothering everyone." ”

"Where, where." He Dun said politely.

After everyone exchanged pleasantries, they officially embarked on the journey to the Night City. Brother Shui got back into the carriage and led the convoy to slowly leave the welcoming square. He Dun and He Jian rode on magical warhorses and walked at the front of the team, while the others also rode their respective mounts and walked on both sides of the team. Eucaria, Miria, and Bralla followed at the end of the convoy, while Liagi and Conya sat in the back of the car to rest. The convoy maintained a long snake formation and headed north.

"Did Miria study at an aristocratic school before?" Eugari rode up to Miria on a magical unicorn and struck up a conversation with her.

"For a few years, but most of the time I still study at home with a special teacher, and sometimes I go to the magic academy to take classes." Milia continued, "After all, there are still a lot of things that can be taught in school, especially the courses that can be practiced, so much so that my father often taught me, 'Don't learn a set of theories in a book, and you can't put them into practice if you don't have them.'" ”

"However, it is also very good to be able to systematically and comprehensively learn knowledge in various fields in school, and to be able to make a lot of friends. I'm really envious of someone like me who has never been to school. Eugari said.

"I barely made friends." Blala behind her complained coldly.

"No, you don't need to talk too much!" Miria exclaimed in embarrassment.

"It's, actually...... I've made a few friends...... "Miria whispered to herself.

At this time, He Jian in front of him came over.

"What are the little girls talking about?" He Jian asked with a smile on his face.

"Nothing." Miria replied with a cold face.

"It's just some irrelevant topics." Yugari responded.

"That's right." He Jian continued to look for a topic to talk about, "So do you know where we will arrive next?" ”

"Well...... Although the captain gave us a general itinerary, I really don't know exactly where we will pass next, after all, we have only arrived in Starlis for a short time......" At this time, Yugari looked at Miria beside her and asked, "Do you know? Miria. ”

"Of course." Miria said with a disdainful expression, "At this rate, we will pass the Sunset East Bridge around noon, and if we go all the way north, we should arrive at an inn called the 'Merchant's Camp' before sunset, and I think we will spend the night there today." ”

"That's amazing!" Eugari exclaimed, "How do you know? ”

"As the most important transportation artery in the south of the adventurer kingdom, it is common sense that it is basically introduced in every textbook!" Miria replied with a look on her face.

"She deserves to be the daughter of a great nobleman." He Jian said teasingly, "Then do you know why that bridge is called 'Sunset East Bridge'?" ”

"Because if you watch the sunset from that bridge, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the water and the sky. Therefore, people often go to the bridge to watch the sunset, and later people called it 'Sunset Bridge'. Less than 100 kilometers to the west of it, there is an identical bridge, so the bridge is called the Sunset East Bridge, and the bridge to the west is called the Sunset West Bridge. By the way, both bridges were rebuilt more than thirty years ago at the expense of the Union of Guilds of Stalys. Until then, the Sunset East Bridge was a wooden suspension bridge that barely passed a horse-drawn carriage, and the Sunset West Bridge was a 'passage' made of rough rocks and wooden planks. Please don't ask me about this kind of introduction in any textbook, it's all common sense. Miria replied dismissively.

"Ah......" He Jian had an embarrassed expression on his face at this time, but he seemed to be a little unwilling to ask, "Then may I ask, ...... that river?"

Without waiting for He Jian to finish speaking, Miria said coldly: "That river is called the 'Sunset River', which originates in the western part of the Night Watch Forest, the northernmost section of the 'Red Rock Mountains', with a total length of 394 kilometers, and is the longest and largest river in the southern part of the adventurer kingdom. Please stop asking these boring questions. ”

"This ......" He Jian felt extremely embarrassed at this time, and didn't know what to say.

Seeing this, Youjiali wanted to quickly change the topic and relieve the awkward atmosphere, so she asked He Jian, "By the way, your guild is called the Black Knight Follower, right?" It feels like it's very handsome, is there any special purpose? ”

"Well." He Jian immediately explained proudly, "Because we are all admirers of the legendary Black Knight, we all very much hope to be a great hero like him, and we all hope to have a powerful weapon as valuable and indestructible as him." ”

"Black Knight?" Eugari tilted her head and asked, "Who's that?" An amazing adventurer? ”

"Huh? How? Have you never even heard of such a great figure as the Black Knight? No way? He Jian asked with some surprise.

"Well......" Yugari replied with some embarrassment.

"The Black Knight is one of the heroes who struck down the last plague more than a hundred years ago." Miria glanced at Eugari and explained, "It is said that there is a 'calamity' in this world every one or two hundred years. You've probably heard of this, right? ”

"Hmm." Yugari nodded, "I remember mentioning this in a lot of books. ”

"It is said that the creator of the last calamity was a very powerful demon leader. It led a large number of low-level demons to sweep through almost the entire human kingdom, and it seemed that it had already conquered the king's city. There were two of the most powerful knights in the kingdom of man at that time. One was armed with silvery-white heavy armor and held a Divine Light Hammer; The other was dressed in jet-black armor and armed with an equally jet-black longsword. People call them 'black and white knights'. After a fierce and long battle, they finally worked together to eliminate the demon leader and put an end to the disaster. However, both knights died in that battle. Among them, the White Knight is the father and ancestor of the current president of the council-level guild 'Wings of Light' in the adventurer kingdom. The Black Knight was not married at the time, so he had no heirs. The White Knight's "Divine Radiant Warhammer" is said to be an "epic" weapon, and it should still be in the hands of the leader of the 'Wings of Light'. The weapon used by the Black Knight is said to be called the "Night Slayer", but since it has not been found since the battle, it is unknown where it has been lost. After Miria finished speaking, she looked at He Jian, who was dumbfounded, and asked, "That's the case, right?" ”

"Ah...... Yes......" He Jian replied in admiration, "We have also made a lot of efforts, turned over a lot of information, and investigated for a long time before we learned. I didn't expect you to know so much at such a young age. ”

"Please don't make a fuss, it's just common sense." Miria said indifferently.

"But...... By the way, you don't seem to have a knight in your team, do you? Eugari asked.

"It's true that there are no teams that came out to carry out the commission this time, but there are still some in the guild. Besides, we don't really want to be great knights like him. We just want to be a great hero like him, and we just want a weapon that power. He Jian replied.

"That's right." Yugari continued to ask, "So, how many people are there in your guild now?" ”

"Now there are 22 people in total. I'm still recruiting. Speaking of this, He Jian looked at Youjiali and said, "If anyone wants to come to our guild, they are welcome at any time." ”

"No need." Miria flatly refused. "However, if only more than 20 people can be promoted to a one-star guild, it means that everyone is a good adventurer."

"Huh? Thank you for the compliment. ”

"It's alright." Miria replied indifferently.

After that, He Jian turned his horse back to the front of the convoy, deliberately came to Chenlong's side and said, "It seems that the road is difficult, you have to come on, little brother." ”

"Huh?" Chen Long didn't understand what He Jian meant for a while, and asked, "Isn't it the safest way for us to go to Night City?" It's not the first time I've left, why do you suddenly say that? ”

He Jian suddenly came over, patted Chenlong's shoulder, and pretended to be serious and said, "I mean your emotional path!" I just went to get some information for you. Although she looks like an arrogant eldest lady, she is really a well-born girl, who has received a good elite education since she was a child, and is knowledgeable and knowledgeable. That's why I'm here to encourage you, come on! After that, He Jian glanced at Chen Long with some teasing.

"You, what are you talking about!" Chenlong denied with a flushed face, "It's not what you think!" Not at all! ”

"Oh? Is it? He Jian jokingly continued, "I told you. If you don't make good use of the time on the road to this commission, you may never have a chance again when you get to the Night City and everyone disbands. ”

"Don't talk about it." Chen Long said embarrassedly.

"Okay, He Jian, don't play tricks on him." At this time, He Dun turned around and dissuaded.

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to say it." He Jian smiled and said, "You can work hard yourself." Penis. ”

"Don't call me little brother!" Chenlong protested in a disgruntled voice.

Towards noon, the convoy slowly drove to the vicinity of the Sunset East Bridge.

It is a yellow-brown stone bridge about two or three hundred meters long and seventeen or eighteen meters wide. The bridge is made of special rocks, and dozens of stout piers stand neatly in the eastward rushing river under the bridge. The whole bridge is like a silver dragon entrenched on the river, connecting the roads on the north and south banks.

Riding on the magic unicorn, Eugari came to the middle of the bridge, looked at the churning waves under the bridge, and listened to the sound of the surging water, and suddenly felt her heart surge, and her face was full of excitement.

"Let's go." Miria turned her head and said to Eugari, who was looking at the river in distraction.

"Here we go." Yugari reluctantly followed. "Looking at the magnificent scenery of nature, I suddenly feel very comfortable."

"It's alright, I was ...... when I was a kid," Miria was about to continue, when Blanla, who was next to her, interjected to Eugari, "and was as excited as you are now." ”

"Shut up." Miria said embarrassedly.

"By the way, Blala, when you were in the western continent before, you should have been able to see similar scenery often, after all, it is called the Oasis Continent, and it must be full of mountains and beautiful water."

"Well......" said Brala after a moment's thought, "I don't remember, I was too young to be remembered. Later, I basically lived here with the eldest lady, so I didn't have much chance to learn about my hometown anymore. ”

"That's right. Do you remember what your hometown was like? Yugari asked curiously.

"I'm kind of impressed. I think it's probably ......," Blana reminisced as she told Eugari about her hometown. Shortly after crossing the Sunset East Bridge, the convoy gradually slowed down.

"Let's take a break and have a quick lunch." He Dun turned around and shouted to everyone.

So, Brother Shui led people to park the convoy on the side of the road, and everyone got off the horse and sat on the rocks at the edge of the forest, and slowly enjoyed lunch.

"Something seems to be up ahead." Alun suddenly pointed to the road in front of him with chopsticks and said to He Dun.

"Like." He Dun looked in the direction pointed by Aaron, then stood up and said, "You guys wait here, I'll go over and take a look." ”

"Be careful." Aaron admonished.

He Dun came to a horizontal carriage in front of him, only to see a large patch of green and yellow fruit scattered on the ground, and a slightly obese figure was squatting in front of the fruit and sighing.

"Excuse me......" He Dun stepped forward and beckoned.

"Huh?" The fat figure turned his head, and it was a man who had passed middle age.

"How can we help?" He Dun asked politely.

"That's right." The man explained, "I'm sorry that my carriage accidentally overturned just now, and the fruit I was carrying was scattered all over the ground. ”

"That's right." He Dun nodded and continued, "Then let's help you clean up together." ”

"That's embarrassing." The man said politely.

"It's fine. We're just passing through here, too. Hurry up and pack up, and you can get there as soon as possible. With that, He Dun turned around and shouted in the direction of everyone's meal, "He Jian, Chenlong, you come here to help." ”

"Here we go." Hearing the captain's voice, He Jian and Chen Long hurriedly put down the food in their hands and ran over.

So, He Dun, He Jian, and Chen Long helped the man clean up the scattered fruits.

After a while, Eucarie and Miria also came over, and after asking about the situation, Eucarie crouched down and was about to help clean up the fruit together, when suddenly, Miria stopped, "Wait a minute." ”

"What's wrong?" Yujiali and He Dun were stunned for a moment, and then looked back at Miria.

"This fruit seems to be ......," said Milia, putting on a pair of white long-sleeved gloves, picking up a fruit, observing it carefully for a while, and saying, "This is the 'Ningxin Fruit'." You can't hold it directly by hand. ”

"Huh?" He Jian exclaimed in surprise.

"This fruit is boiled and eaten as a side dish. Generally, people with mental or psychological trauma are particularly beneficial to consume, which can have a calming effect. "However, you can't touch it with your hands until you have washed it, otherwise you ......."

Speaking of this, Miria grabbed the palm of Chenlong next to her, and said while showing it to everyone, "It will be like this." Slowly it becomes red and swollen, then purple. If you don't deal with it quickly, you will have a slight nausea and dizziness reaction after a while. ”

"Huh? Why is your face red too? It shouldn't have that much effect. Miria dragged Chenlong's hand and said puzzled.

"I guess it has nothing to do with fruit." He Jian looked at Chen Long and said jokingly.

"Go and see the priest for healing. Just leave it to us here. With that, Miria took out another pair of gloves and handed them to Eugari.

"I'm so embarrassed. Well, I'm sorry for you. After He Dun thanked Miria, he immediately took everyone to Wu Shide for treatment.

After everything was cleaned up, the man who carried the fruit sent a lot of Ning Xin fruit to everyone to express his gratitude, and then drove the carriage away. After eating lunch, under the leadership of Brother Shui, they continued to set off and started to hurry.

It was about sunset when a small camp appeared on the side of the road in the distance.

"That's the merchant camp you mentioned, right?" Yugari asked Miria.

"I guess so." Miria adds, "It's not so much a campsite as it is a few more rooms than a campsite. ”

The convoy slowly drove into the small, empty-looking camp. Brother Shui took the coachmen to park the carriage next to a special stable. He Dun led everyone into the largest room in the camp. Yujiali also asked worriedly, "Wouldn't it be good for us to just break in like this?" ”

"Don't worry." He Jian explained, "This camp is uninhabited. It is just a house for overnight accommodation and some common tools for business travelers. We'll have to take care of everything else. ”

"That's right." Yugari said as she followed everyone into the hall.

"This is the biggest building in the camp, so we'll have dinner here tonight. There are also a few houses next to it, so you can choose a room for the night. He Dun said while tidying up the tables and chairs in the hall, "You can go to your room to clean up first, and then come back to clean up here." There's also a kitchen over there, and there should be plenty of utensils to use, and we'll start preparing dinner in a moment. ”

"Okay. After a while, Lan Yue and I went to the nearby woods to find some dry firewood. If you're lucky, you might even be able to pick nightberries. Aaron said to He Dun.

"Don't think about good things." He Jian couldn't help but say with a blow.

"Huh? What is Nightfall? Eugari asked.

"Don't know, do you?" He Jian responded with a grin, "No wonder you don't know." Nightfall berries are a unique fruit in the southeastern part of the Adventurer's Kingdom. ”

"It's delicious, it's nutritious, it also improves sleep, and it has an extra care for the skin, a favorite of the eldest lady. Every time I eat it, I can't stop eating it, and I always eat until it gets hot. Therefore, I will be taught a lesson by the master every time. Blala said to herself in a nearby room.

"You're talking a little too much today, Brala." Miria glared at Blalaa and said.

"That's it." Lan Yue added to Yujiali, "Nightberries are a unique food here, and they taste very delicious. Not only that, but it is very popular with women because it has a particularly good effect on skin care. However, because there are often business trips and stays nearby, the surrounding area has basically been lit up for a long time. We might be able to find some in the distance, but it's too dangerous to be there. ”

"Then be careful." He Dun admonished.

"Understood, Captain." Lan Yue replied mischievously.

Then everyone went out of the hall and went about their own business.

Eucaly, Miria and Brilla found a few rooms closer to each other, and Li Yaqi and Konya did not look for a place to stay because they had been resting in the back car during the day and were in charge of guarding at night. When everything was in order, everyone returned to the hall and began to prepare dinner.

"Huh? Miria, are you going to prepare dinner too? Eugari asked when she saw Miria walking into the kitchen.

"Uh, no, I'm ......," Miria replied in a slurred manner.

"He's a cooking idiot." Brala complained behind Miria.

"Shut up!" Miria said to Brala.

"I, I just wanted to come in and have a look......" Miria said embarrassedly to Yujari.

"Has Miria ever cooked before?" Eugarie asked.

"Occasionally...... Because I never had to do it before, but now ......," Miria whispered, "I want to learn a little ......"

"That's good." Eugari pulled Miria and said, "Let's come along." ”

"I'll go first." Blala said as she turned around, "Be sure to tell me which dish the eldest lady made in a moment." With that, he walked out.

Before you know it, the moon has crept up the mountainside, and the busy day is almost coming to an end. At this time, everyone is sitting in the hall, ready to enjoy a sumptuous dinner.

At this time, He Dun looked around and suddenly asked, "What about Chenlong?" ”

So everyone looked around, but they didn't see Chenlong's figure.

"I don't see it."

"Looks like we haven't seen him since we went out to tidy up the room."

"Where did this little brother go?"

While everyone was discussing with me one by one, He Dun said, "That's it." He Jian, you and everyone are waiting here. I took Aaron and the others out to look for it. ”

"Okay. Watch out on your way. He Jian said.

At this moment, Chenlong suddenly stumbled in through the door.

I saw that his hair was fluffy and messy, covered with mud, his face was covered with multiple scratches, his coat was torn several times, and in some places it was soaked with a large area of blood, and even the light armor on his body was damaged in many places.

"What's going on?!" He Dun hurriedly walked over and asked.

"No, it's fine." Chenlong quickly explained, "It's just that I accidentally fell down the hill." ”

"Hurry up and let Woods take a look at it for you." He Dun pulled Chenlong while following Wu Shide to the next room for treatment.

After a while, He Dun and Wu Shide walked out of the room.

"How's it going? It doesn't matter, right? Lan Yue asked.

"It's okay, except for the wound on the waist that is infected with some toxins, everything else is just some abrasions. Woodsard has done some processing, and it shouldn't be a big problem. He Dun said.

So everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"I really don't know why this little brother went." He Jian said with some dissatisfaction.

"By the way, he said he wanted you to help with something. Would you like to go over and take a look? He Dun said to Lan Yue.

"Huh? Me? Lan Yue asked with some surprise.

"yes." He Dun said, "I didn't tell us anything, and it was mysterious." ”

"Okay then." Lan Yue stood up, "Then I'll take a look." With that, he left the table.

After a while, Chenlong came out of the room and sat down at the dining table.

"How's the wound? Nothing, right? Seeing Chenlong coming, He Dun asked with concern.

"Well, it's okay. Makes you worried. Chen Long said embarrassedly.

"That's good. Well? What about Lan Yue? Seeing that Lan Yue didn't come out, He Dun asked.

"Sister Lan went to the kitchen to wash the fruit, wait for her a little." Chenlong replied.

"Little brother, where have you been playing? How did you get disgraced? He Jian asked jokingly.

"How many times have you said don't call me little brother." Chenlong muttered dissatisfiedly, "I didn't go anywhere, I just walked around the neighborhood and accidentally fell a few times." ”

"Really? Then don't be so reckless in the future, I don't think you can almost come back, right? Ha ha. Aaron next to him also said jokingly.

Just as everyone was playing tricks on Chenlong, Lan Yue walked out of the kitchen, holding a large basket of nightberries in her hand, put them in front of the table, and said, "Come, this is Chenlong picked up for everyone, very delicious nightberries." ”

"Wow-" Everyone suddenly saw such a large plate of nightberries and exclaimed in surprise.

"Where did you get it from?"

"It's nearby."

"Impossible, it's long gone."

"No wonder it broke his head and bleed."

"I see." He Jian said suddenly, "I must have heard Miss Hill say that I liked it the most...... before."

Before He Jian could finish speaking, Chen Long immediately grabbed the bread on the table and stuffed it into his mouth, "Okay, let's eat it quickly?" ”

"Huh?" Miria, who was sitting in the distance, heard her name being called, and immediately tilted her head to look this way.

"No, no." Chenlong blushed and waved at Miria and said, "It's okay. It's nothing. ”

"We're all glad you went and picked a lot of nightberries for everyone, but it's too dangerous to go into the woods alone, and you can't do it again." He Dun looked at Chen Long and admonished.

"yes, I see." Chenlong nodded embarrassedly.

At the dinner table, everyone talked and laughed about the topics they were interested in. Milia was in a particularly comfortable mood because she had eaten a lot of her favorite nightberries. Chenlong was also very happy to see Miria with a sweet smile on her face in the distance. Of course, after that, it was inevitable that he would be teased by He Jian and them.

After dinner, everyone cleaned up the hall and went back to their rooms to rest.

"I'll leave it to you for that night's vigilance." He Dun politely said to Youjiali, "If you have any questions, wake us up at any time." ”

"Well, no problem. Rest assured. Eugari replied cheerfully.

The night grew thicker and thicker, like a thick inkstone, dimmering the world in a dark tabernacle. Everyone had gradually fallen asleep, only Li Yaqi and Konya were still sitting on the top of the high stone building, looking boredly at the woods in the distance.

"What's wrong, Konya." Li Yaqi raised her head and looked at the night sky and asked, "Are you still unhappy about fishing?" I haven't talked much for a day. ”

"......," Konya whispered after a moment of silence, "why can't you catch it all the time?" ”

"Think of something else." Li Yaqi suggested, "There should be magic items that can help with fishing, right?" ”

"Yes?" Konya asked, her eyes widening suddenly.

"I think I've heard of it, but I don't know where it is." Li Yaqi continued, "Now that Sister Kailin is not around, it is estimated that others don't know about it, so I can only rely on myself to inquire more." ”

"That's it." Konya sighed helplessly.

"Huh?" Li Yaqi suddenly noticed that a figure in the camp was passing under the stone tower, "Isn't that Chenlong?" Why is he going to go so late? ”

"I'll take a look." After speaking, Li Yaqi jumped down from the stone tower and landed on the road not far in front of Chenlong.

"Stop! You little ghost, why are you going to go in the middle of the night? Li Yaqi said to Chenlong who ran over.

Li Yaqi, who suddenly appeared in front of him, startled Chenlong. "Ah, uh...... That," Chenlong said in a panic, "No, it's nothing. I can't sleep, so I just go out for a walk. ”

"Oh? Is it? Li Yaqi pretended to be an adult and approached Chenlong, and said pretendingly, "The child should go back to sleep in the middle of the night, don't come out and wander around, little ~ brother ~ brother ~." ”

"What a little brother." Chen Long said unconvinced, "Aren't you a child yourself?" ”

"Huh? I'm not a kid, maybe I'm older than your grandmother. Then, Li Yaqi pretended to threaten, "Besides, I'm in charge of night patrols now." Do you want me to take you to your captain now? ”

"No, don't." Chenlong hurriedly said, "I, I'll just go out for a while." ”

"Why are you going, little brother?" Li Yaqi said and grabbed Chenlong's shoulder, and then said with a smile, "Hurry up and tell my sister, maybe I can help my sister." ”

"......" Chenlong thought for a moment and said very reluctantly, "Okay, but you must not tell anyone." ”

"Of course." Li Yaqi said seriously, "This is a secret between the two of us, and I will definitely not tell anyone else." Tell me, what are you going to do? ”

"Hmm......" Chenlong said hesitantly, "I want to pick some nightberries again and take them to eat on the way......"

"I see...... Li Yaqi rolled her eyes, as if she had some bad idea, and continued, "But at dinner, didn't your captain say that there are many terrible beasts in the woods in the distance, which are very dangerous!" ”

"Really?" Chen Long said in disbelief, "It can't be a scare, right?" ”

"Of course it's true." Li Yaqi said solemnly, "Don't you believe what I, a hunter, say? I've already scouted that there are not only hordes of wolves, but also fierce bear monsters, cunning ravens, and even more terrifying necromantic creatures! ”

"No, it's not." Chenlong obviously said with some fear, "Then, what should I do." ”

"So. Let's go back to sleep, little brother. ”

Chenlong hesitated for a while, and replied in a low voice, "But...... I still want to find out...... Want a nightberry ......"

"Hey—children are really willful." Li Yaqi sighed and continued, "So be it. If you take me as a teacher, I can go with you. ”

"Huh?" Chen Long looked at Li Yaqi with a suspicious gaze and muttered, "Obviously it's also a child......

"Huh? What did you say? Li Yaqi deliberately put her hand next to her ear, pretended not to hear clearly, and said loudly, "Do you want to send you to your captain right now?!" ”

"Got it!" Chen Long replied helplessly, "......"

"Be louder. I can't hear you. Li Yaqi said.

"Please take me to pick nightfall berries, master......" Chenlong muttered quietly.

"If it's louder, you can't hear it at all!" Li Yaqi urged anxiously.

"Please, take me to pick nightberries! Master!! Chenlong shouted.

"That's right, that's what an apprentice should do." Li Yaqi said proudly.

"Konya - keep an eye on your surroundings, I'll be out for a while, and I'll be back shortly." Li Yaqi shouted towards the top of the building. Then he led Tatsuryu towards the woods in the distance.

The next morning, when the sun was just shining on the earth, everyone had already packed their belongings and left the merchant camp with the caravan's carriage.

"How did you sleep last night?" He Jian pulled his horse to Chenlong's side, stretching his waist and asked.

"It's alright, what's the matter?" Chen Long looked at He Jian with a wary expression.

"It's nothing, I seriously helped you think about it last night." As he spoke, He Jian patted Chenlong on the shoulder and said seriously, "Come on, young man!" Even if the other party is sunny and snowy, don't give up your dream of eating swan meat one day! ”

"You're the toad!" Chenlong protested dissatisfiedly.

"Besides, I told you, that's not what I meant......" Chenlong said in a smaller and smaller voice.

"Speaking of which, I need to pass on some life lessons to you." He Jian pretended to be deep and said.

"Forget it, you can't find a wife yourself." Chen Long complained disdainfully.

"What are you talking about, you little ghost?!"

"Nothing, nothing ......"

"What kind of attitude do you have?"

In this way, the convoy drifted away amid the noise of He Jian and Chen Long.

It was about the time when the sun was turning west, and a city of considerable size gradually appeared at the end of the horizon.

At this time, Yugari took out the introduction book of the adventurer's kingdom, and said to herself while flipping through it: "City...... City ......"

"The Eternal City." Miria said from the side.

"Huh?" Yugari looked at Miria and asked, "You know what? Are we going to stay there today? ”

"Kind of understood." "Still, I think we're going to be sleeping out today." Normally, convoys that go to Night City through here basically don't go there, because it's not a good way. Also, they didn't seem to say that they were going to go there when they introduced the route, so I don't think they would go there. ”

"That's it." Yugari said with some disappointment.

Sure enough, when the convoy was still a long way away from the Eternal City, Brother Shui led the convoy to turn east. When the convoy came to a relatively flat and open mountain field, it gradually stopped. He Dun said to everyone: "Although there is still some time before the sun goes down, the road will become more and more rugged if we go further, so let's camp here today." ”

So, everyone got off the horse and began to pack their luggage for the night's stay. Yujiali and the others were going to set up their tents on the grass near the outside of the road, and He Dun and He Jian, Chenlong, and Ariel helped Brother Shui and them settle the convoy a little further away by the woods, while Wu Shide led the others into the woods to collect dry firewood for the fire.

Just when everyone was busy with their own things in their hands, unconsciously, a group of reddish-brown jackals gathered in the grass not far away, about twenty or so. Slowly, as they wandered around, they quietly approached the convoy.

"Be careful, everyone, there are wild beasts around." After discovering the situation, He Dun immediately reminded everyone.

"Even if it's just a few jackals, don't take it lightly!" He Jian shouted.

"Understood!" Chenlong replied as he pulled out his waist knife.

As time went on, the encirclement of the jackals shrank smaller and smaller. At this time, He Dun was already holding a short sword in his right hand and standing in front of the team with a shield in his left. He Jian and Chen Long beside him had also already put on a posture and waited for the battle, and Ariel behind him had also raised his staff and aimed it at the jackal walking towards this side.

After a short stalemate between the two sides, suddenly several jackals in the front rushed towards He Dun and them from the left, center, and right directions like sharp arrows, and several jackals in the back also rushed over.

"It's coming! Note! He Dun shouted loudly, "He Jian is right!" Protect Ariel from the little dragon! ”

"Yes!"

"Understood!"

As soon as the words fell, the jackal with its bloody mouth wide open had already rushed in front of them. He Dun relied on a large and sturdy shield to block the jackal's onslaught, and then used the short sword in his left hand to stab and drive away. He Jian brandished his twin swords and rushed into the group of jackals to fight wantonly, although he occasionally received some slight scratches, but there was not a single attack that really caused him serious damage. Chenlong guarded Ariel every step of the way, using his light round shield and sharp waist knife to drive the rushing jackals to He Jian's side, ensuring that Ariel could cast spells without interference. Under everyone's cover, Ariel intently chanted the flame-based spells she was good at, constantly inflicting great damage on the jackals.

It didn't take long for the jackals' attack to wane, and after one of the jackals rushed up was hit by Ariel's fireball and fell to the ground, the remaining jackals fled with their tails between their legs.

"Everyone's alright, right?" He Dun asked with concern.

"It's fine, just a little bruising." He Jian replied.

"It's fine over here." Ariel said.

"Oops, forget about Eugari." He Dun suddenly realized.

So, everyone hurried to the camp of Yugari and her family, not far away.

At this moment, Miria was seen holding a long-handled scythe glowing blue and white, and with a calm appearance, returning from the grass in front of them to their tent. Where she left, the corpses of many jackals lay lying on the ground.

"That's amazing!" He Dun couldn't help but admire.

"yes." Ariel also chimed in, "It feels even more powerful than He Jian." ”

"Perhaps." He Jian said stunned.

Chenlong looked at Miria's figure in the distance, his eyes were full of reverence and admiration, but he had an indescribable feeling in his heart.

He Jian patted Chenlong on the shoulder and said, "She is worthy of being the daughter of the president of the Magic Association, a veritable all-rounder in civil and military affairs." You're going to have to do it, little brother. ”

Chenlong nodded, but lowered his head a little ashamedly.

Woodd and the others returned to camp just before the last rays of the sun had set. By this time, everyone had set up their tents and prepared the materials for dinner. When they returned, everyone immediately began to light a fire and cook, except for Brother Shui and the coachmen, who were discussing the itinerary in front of the distant convoy, everyone else sat around the fire and began to enjoy a delicious dinner.

While enjoying dinner, Yugari looked at the sky in the distance and asked, "When I came here during the day, I wanted to ask, what is that thing that leads to the sky over there?" It's the one over there in the Eternal City. ”

"Huh?" He Dun asked with some surprise, "What?" Haven't you heard of it? ”

"yes." "Because I've been living in a small and remote place, I don't know much about the outside, and I don't read the manual to explain it in too much detail." ”

"That's right." He Dun replied politely, "That's okay, but I think Miss Hill should be more familiar with that building than we all do." Because I only have a rough idea of what it can be used for. ”

So, Yugari turned to look at Miria, hoping that she would explain.

"That's right." Miria put down the cutlery in her hand, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said seriously, "Then I'll explain it in detail." ”

"That building is known as one of the greatest magical buildings ever built by mankind - the Sealing Tower. It is a magic tower specially built by humans to seal and imprison those monsters that are extremely powerful or difficult to destroy. It has a total of 99 floors and is 13,470 meters high, with each floor ranging in height from a few meters to thousands of meters. Each piece of material is soaked in a variety of special spell effects, and once locked in the Demon Sealing Tower, the monster will gradually and irresistibly lose health and mana until death. ”

"So, who built such a remarkable building?" Eugari asked.

"Well......" Miria further explained, "there are two main theories, but there is no clear answer to which one is correct. One theory is that this tower was completely built before the division of the human kingdom, led by a large number of top human mages led by the president of the first generation of the Magic Association, and at the same time drove tens of thousands of slaves, which took more than a century and four generations of presidents to complete. It seems that there was a pause for a while due to financial problems, but I don't know exactly what the situation was. Another theory is that it is a "creation-level" magic item created by the four creator gods of this world. ”

"The Four Gods of Creation?" Yugari asked suspiciously.

"Legends. It was once proposed that this world was created and controlled by four powerful gods, and that they were also the source of the world's magic and calamities. However, although it was only a legend at first, there are many documents that have since been written, and some people have claimed to have discovered their whereabouts. Exactly what is going on, because many of the records are relatively old and incomplete, so there are many contradictions, and there has never been a clear statement. That's it. ”

"It seems that there are a lot of puzzles in this world." Yugari sighed.

"yes." Miria said approvingly, "When I used to read a book, whenever I encountered several contradictory things, it would be difficult to sort out the relationship between them, and my mood would suddenly become irritable. ”

"Haha, Miss Hill also has times when she can't read a book." He Jian said jokingly.

"I skipped school." Blala complained coldly beside her.

"Shut up, Brala." Miria shouted embarrassedly.

At this time, Brother Shui, who happened to be in the distance, called Chenlong to help him count the goods. So, Chenlong immediately got up and walked over.

Looking at Chenlong's distant back, He Jian said, "I think there must be many people who are very envious of Miss Hill." ”

"Huh?" Miria looked puzzled.

"Born in a happy and wealthy family, receiving a good education since childhood, the daughter of the president of the Magic Association, Wen Taowu is both talented and beautiful, isn't it what many people yearn for?" He Jian said with a hint of envy.

"It's ......," Miria felt a little embarrassed, not knowing how to answer.

He Jian continued: "Let's take our little brother for example. In fact, the talent is quite good, can endure hardships, and is very clever, and learns things quickly, if you can receive systematic learning and guidance from an early age, you will definitely be able to become a very great warrior in the future. However, he was born in a poor family since childhood, and at first he barely lived a good life, and then his father was seriously injured in a commission and unfortunately died. After that, his mother was also depressed and seriously ill, and it didn't take long for her to leave him. After that, he lived alone in the slums for a while, living on garbage all day long. It was only through a chance commission that we met him, and he has been living the life of an adventurer with us ever since. In fact, sometimes I think that among the many unfortunate children, maybe he is still lucky, because at least he can live a better life step by step with his own efforts and everyone's help. Most of the children who share the same family background and misfortune have already died. Whenever I think of these ......"

"That's it!" At this time, He Dun suddenly interrupted He Jian's speech, and opened his mouth to reproach, "You are a person, usually hippie and smiling, no big or small, how can you remember to talk about these things now, look at the atmosphere you have made." Besides. Who hasn't come through step by step? No matter what kind of family you are born in, whether you are poor or rich, every family has its own problems. What kind of difficulties can be overcome and what kind of achievements can be achieved are closely related to the efforts you have made. No one has ever been able to succeed casually. I believe that Miss Hill also put in a lot of effort to become a very good adventurer. Don't just see the bright side of others. ”

"I agree." Blala, who was sitting next to Miria, raised her hand at this time and complained, "Don't just see the thief eating meat, but don't see the thief being beaten." ”

"Your analogy is very inappropriate!" Miria shouted to Brala.

"Is there one?" Brala said as she ate the meat.