Continuing to move forward in the direction last pointed out by Bagren, Duan Qing finally passed through the streets and alleys made up of tents, and the countless white roofs that looked like they were of different heights also passed one by one in the gray-robed magician's movements, and finally gradually merged together in the scene that had become no longer prosperous and sparsely populated—like crowding the few grasslands that had been trampled down, these old tents erected by ordinary people of the Hulun tribe were called "Huba" The gathering area once again became the main color of Duan Qing's vision, and countless miscellaneous goods transported from nowhere were also piled up between the scattered and crowded tents, showing the wall built and the higher building at the end in front of him: "Hmm. ”

"It's a windmill."

Looking at the four huge fan blades that rotated slightly above the tall building, Duan Qing couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect to come here...... This gentleman? Got time? Have you ever seen a man named Surtu? Even in the clothes of the Sioux tribe, he looks very tall—"

Without letting go of every passer-by he met on this road, Duan Qing just kept passing in front of one tent after another that looked extremely messy, and the last clansman he was holding back then hurriedly shook off his hand as if he was disgusted, and quickly disappeared into the distance on the other side of this temporary street with a hurried look: "...... Strangely, the people here seem to be more nervous than the people in other places. ”

"Is it because of the war?" Temporarily pausing his steps, Duan Qing's gaze also turned to the other side of the settlement as he raised his head: "When will your so-called 'guard war' start?" ”

"Hey, the one over there."

It seemed that they had been staring around here for a long time, and two Hulun soldiers with spears then slowly walked over with vigilant eyes: "Why are you still here?" Didn't I warn you? ”

"Hey, didn't you warn me before?" So Duan Qing had no choice but to turn his head helplessly: "I'm almost out of the Apollon region, what else do you want?" ”

"You'd better get out of this place." Ignoring the other party's defense, the soldier raised his spear and threatened Duan Qing: "You like to wander around in our Hulun clan so much...... Are you a spy sent by a foreigner? ”

"I don't even bother to refute this kind of baseless suspicion." So Duan Qing turned around and puffed up his chest: "I told you a long time ago that I was here to find someone!" Our patriarch has disappeared and is now missing! ”

"That's what Surtu is not in our clan, he can go wherever he wants." The spear in his hand slashed across Duan Qing's neck for a moment, and the soldiers of the Hulun clan took an even more dangerous offensive posture in front of Duan Qing: "Go find it outside, don't make trouble for us here, foreigners." ”

"Foreigners? We are now more or less guests of the nobility. Ignoring the other party's threat, Duan Qing squinted his eyes and hugged his arms: "Our patriarch suddenly disappeared because he attended your banquet, who am I not looking for?" ”

"I don't think you're looking for someone at all, it's more like you're wandering around." Another clan soldier who came forward also raised his spear in front of Duan Qing: "A guy like you who likes to use all kinds of excuses to mess around in the clan, we have recently arrested more than a hundred, and a clumsy performer like you is no exception. ”

"I'm a performer? Do you know how hard it took me to get to this point? Patting his chest angrily, Duan Qing gritted his teeth and shook off the spear in front of him: "Okay!" Since you really want to see the show, I'll show you one! Sourtu! Where are you in Sourtu! If you hear it, give me a reply! The adventurer you've hired is being bullied by people out there—"

"It's noisy."

Behind the two soldiers who were about to fork Duan Qing out, an old man's impatient roar suddenly sounded, accompanied by an old man who pushed open the door and stared at the angry expressions of the three people in front of him, and then the body that was lying on his body also walked out of the darkness behind him, and came to the field of vision of several people turning in unison with a cane: "Hurry up and get out of me!" Don't disturb my rest anymore! ”

"Old man, you-" The words that wanted to remind the other party stopped in mid-air, and Duan Qing's arm that had just been raised suddenly let go in the next moment, and he didn't have time to react, and then he also watched the two tribal soldiers in front of him turn around and leave without saying a word, and disappeared at the end of the street in a puff of smoke: "You...... Unafraid...... Hey, they look more like the rats. ”

"Because they don't usually come to see me much at all." Putting away the fierce face he revealed, the old man turned around in a low voice: "People who don't know me will naturally be afraid of my existence. ”

"We seem to have only met once, although we got along fairly well that time." Looking up at the windmill-like building that appeared behind the old man, Duan Qing scratched his head unconsciously: "But even so, we are already familiar to the extent that you are willing to help?" ”

"Of course not." Unceremoniously replied, the old man's slumped appearance had disappeared into the darkness behind the door: "But I heard your shout." ”

"I heard you're looking for a guy named Surtu, right?"

Although it was no longer possible to see what the darkness behind the door looked like, the old man's hoarse voice still attracted Duan Qing's attention very quickly: "What, what? Do you know—"

"I picked him up."

The swift footsteps and whistling of rushing through the door were interrupted by a sigh from the old man, accompanied by the man lying in the windmill in the dim light revealed by the old man: "This guy fell unconscious on the ground, and no one cared for him, so I picked him up." ”

"Surtu!" Duan Qing, who quickly confirmed the identity of the man in front of him and checked the situation up and down, then let out a long breath: "Finally alive...... What happened to him? Was someone sneak attacked? Or is he in a coma because of a serious injury? ”

"Neither." Waving his hand to interrupt the other party's words, the old man who was not tall then refocused his gaze on Duan Qing's body: "Judging by the shallow experience of my old bones for so many years——"

"He must be drunk."

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The coolness brought by the breeze continued to drift around the windmill, bringing a cooler feeling to this already not very sealed mill, and the old man who was shielding the sun and enjoying the coolness in this way was also lying on the rocking chair arranged in the narrow room in his own comfortable sigh, allowing Duan Qing to check the strong man of the Nasu tribe not far from him: "Well, the hottest day is about to pass, and it's time for an old bone like me to be hard again." ”

"This one, uh...... Old gentleman. ”

"I'm not called Mr. Eld, I'm called Elder!" Suddenly raised his voice, and the old man, who looked very obedient, then lowered his body back into the chaise longue: "Forget it, it doesn't matter what I call - since you have found the owner, you can quickly bring him back." ”

"No, no, no, no, if only it were that easy." Duan Qing, who hurriedly raised his hand and raised his arms, replied quickly in his voice: "And there is so much confusion in front of me, I don't even know where to start asking - ahem." ”

He cleared his throat, and then faced the old man's face that looked at him lightly: "It's better to follow the order - when did Elder Ai pick up Surtu back?" ”

"I forgot." Closing his eyes, the old man who was swaying slightly from the recliner put on a non-cooperative posture: "I'm old, so of course my memory is not very good." ”

"For the sake of the face that I helped you fix the windmill, you can 'remember' it a little." So Duan Qing played his favor card: "This kind of thing is not a secret, tell me that it should be nothing." ”

"I won't tell you, I just want you to take him away quickly." Although he couldn't see the old man's expression, Duan Qing could easily feel the impatience on his face from the tone of the other party's answer: "The more you say, the more you need to explain—I am too familiar with the temperament of you adventurers." ”

"Let's talk about it from the information and clues that are available." Somewhat surprised by the other party's answer, Duan Qing, who had been silent for a moment, then also dropped his finger on Surtu's body again: "Didn't you say that he was actually drunk?" ”

"What, don't believe me?" The old man's body lying on the chair moved slightly: "I, Elder, dare not say anything else, I have tasted every fine wine on this continent." ”

"No, I don't mean wine tasting ability." The corners of Duan Qing's mouth involuntarily showed a wry smile: "I mean...... Well, I don't think I've ever heard of alcohol that can make you drunk for nearly three days without showing any signs of soberness. ”

"That's because you adventurers have too little knowledge!" The old man blew his beard and glared and replied, "I think I've traveled around the continent for so many years, not to mention fine wine, I am- every kind of spirit." ”

"I almost fell for you." He put away his excited expression, and the temper that rose at that moment also retracted into a muttering voice in the next moment: "Anyway, I won't pay attention to you anymore, let me go quickly." ”

"Don't say that I haven't figured out the reason for everything that happened to Surtu yet, with my current status as a magician, I don't have the ability to drag such a big person out of here." Pursing his mouth helplessly, Duan Qing then spoke again after a period of silence: "Please wait a minute, I'll look for it first." ”

“…… What are you doing? ”

"I've heard you've tasted all the fine wines on this continent." Duan Qing, who nodded his head at the other party unconsciously, lowered his head and rummaged for something, also muttered these words at this time: "But this is a fine wine from another continent, you shouldn't have seen it yet...... Ah, it's okay, it's okay, but fortunately there were some preparations at the time. ”

"Well, this is a greenstone." He took out a bottle of emerald green liquid from his gray magic robe, pulled out the mouth of the bottle and shook it in front of the old man's eyes: "Do you want to taste it?" ”

"This scent—" His eyes widened for a moment, and the old man who sat up suddenly turned around and became hesitant: "Where did this come from?" You, don't lie to me. ”

"This kind of wine is abundant in Greenstone Village, and even Norman can't resist its taste." Smiling and taking the emerald vial back, Duan Qing winked at the other party: "Of course, as a guest in the New World, it is naturally nothing for me to give you a bottle to taste, but-"

"Okay, okay, I see." Surprised for a moment, his expression collapsed back to his original old and obedient face, and the old man angrily withdrew his hand that wanted to take the bottle: "In that case, let me tell you something." ”

"This wine is called the blood of the dragon."

Closing his eyes and entering into contemplation, the old man Alder slowly read in a low and hoarse voice: "A kind of wine that has been lost on the continent for a long time, even the ancient dragons will get drunk after drinking it, not to mention ordinary humans and other creatures, the cattle and sheep on the grassland are estimated to be drunk for ten days and ten nights." ”

"The blood of the dragon?" Subconsciously repeating this sentence, Duan Qing's eyes widened: "How can there be such a thing in this world?" And why is it here? ”

"I've said it a long time ago, problems only cause more problems." A hint of displeasure appeared on his face, and the old man stretched out his hand towards Duan Qing: "I won't answer more questions, it's endless!" If you want to find out, you can ask the elders of the clan yourself. ”

"If this bottle of wine can only be exchanged for so much information, then I don't have much to say." Stuffing the emerald vial in his hand into the other party's hand, Duan Qing pursed his lips and replied in a low voice, "It's a pity, I still have more fine wines from the Free Continent that I want to share with you......"

"Ahem!"

There were two loud coughs, and Eld, who had just wanted to taste the wine in the bottle, sat up suddenly: "You, you have more?" Well, fair trade, I see. ”

"As a bonus, I'll tell you more useful knowledge." He grabbed the vial in his hand and sniffed and looked at it, and finally gritted his teeth a little helplessly: "For example, the hangover method of the blood of the dragon." ”

"That's probably what you want to know the most right now."