Time quietly jumps from the late spring of 4551 in the magnolia calendar to the summer.

The province of Gesar in the Puang Empire was an important grain producing area of the empire, and it was also a hub connecting the north and the south, with many merchants and travelers. There is a wide avenue in the north and south of Gesar Province, which connects the commercial city of Fort Falu in the south-central part of Gesar Province, passes through the county town of Bani County, and finally connects to Nidal, the imperial capital of the Puang Empire----- the city that never sleeps. Although it is not officially named, it is known as the 'Golden Route' because it is the hub of the most concentrated trade between the north and the south.

At this moment, on the side of the Golden Avenue, there is a caravan of hundreds of people stationed and resting. Quite a few people are eating or talking.

"Steward Jim."

A chubby young man on the ground in a carriage laughed and said to an old man next to him, "Our chamber of commerce is going to make a lot of money in this business." ”

"Haha." The old man's beard curled and he laughed smugly, "Bright, you're a clever lad. Just formally sign a contract with our chamber of commerce, I'm sure it won't take more than three years to do so with us. You will be enough to be promoted to the deacon of the Chamber of Commerce, and you will have enough gold to buy a house in the big city and marry a woman. ”

"Three years? I said, old Jim, if I go on an adventure, I'll be able to save this money in a year! The young man feigned dissatisfaction. I'm a second-level mage, and I'm the best light mage at healing. Alas, if I hadn't provoked the count's woman, I would have stayed comfortably in my hometown. ”

Old Jim laughed: "If you go to be a mercenary as an adventurer, you have the ability to heal, the magician must have many mercenary teams willing to recruit you, there is no shortage of those who are powerful, but you have to think clearly, there are many dangerous things among mercenaries." If you encounter an enemy, the first person to deal with is the magician! How safe it is to work in the Chamber of Commerce. A mage like you, who is good at healing, doesn't need to follow the caravan at all, and usually works in the city! It's better for you magicians, like me, who only served as a deacon of the Chamber of Commerce after being a sixth-level warrior, and it has been more than forty years since I became the chief administrator. By the way, Bright, you look at that little guy over there, I heard that he has a very high talent for magic, and then the local lord paid a mercenary group to escort him to the imperial capital. ”

The chubby young man pretended to shake his head with disdain, and deliberately said loudly: "The little nobles in the countryside, and there are not many magicians in the north, so it's just that scarcity is expensive." Besides, even if the magic talent is high, what is the use, smashing a brick in the imperial capital can smash three magicians and five nobles, if that kid really thinks he is a genius, it is estimated that he will not live for more than a year in the imperial capital. ”

It was naturally Wright who was discussed by the two, and it had been almost two weeks since he left his hometown, and although everything on the road was new, it could not withstand the irritability of leaving home.

"Eh, little Wright, don't be so sad, come and give my sister a smile." Gabriera, a member of the Boulder Mercenary Regiment, a tall young woman with a good face, sat cross-legged next to Wright rudely, and said vaguely while holding a barbecued monster thigh and gnawing on it. Gabriela was carrying a longbow and wearing some kind of leather armor made of demonic beast fur, showing a bit of heroic temperament, "Not happy to hear what that man said?" My sister packs the ticket, and the person is that kind of knife mouth, in fact, she must be trying to persuade you, but she hasn't communicated with anyone and doesn't know how to speak. ”

Hearing Gabriela's undisguised words, Bright, a young fat magician sitting not far away, showed an embarrassed smile.

"Alright, Gabriela, don't be skinny, even in the caravan, you have to be vigilant, save some physical strength and keep vigil at night!" It was Qiao Sen, the leader of the Boulder Mercenary Regiment, who spoke.

Suddenly, there was a loud shout, "Watch out there!" At the same time, there was the sound of wings flapping.

Everyone looked up and saw a giant bird with two pairs of wings floating in the air with a fiery red body. Many of the mercenaries quickly picked up their weapons, Gabriela beside Wright also pulled up his longbow, and Hubbard held a pair of axes in the palm of his hand.

"Eighth-order demonic beast, four-winged dragon eagle!" Some well-informed people shouted the name of this kind of demonic beast, and many people with weak strength were a little soft-handed, and the eighth-order demonic beast was not something that their group of ordinary mercenaries and mercenaries could deal with. And more senior mercenaries like Hubbard spread the distance slightly, although the eighth-level Warcraft is powerful, but this team is led by the Orbik Chamber of Commerce, and the Orbik Chamber of Commerce has also sent an eighth-level warrior, although ordinary humans can't beat the same level of Warcraft, but there are several seventh-level fighters and ten sixth-level warriors here, and they are not afraid of this Warcraft at all.

"No need to panic!" A sound came from above, and the huge dragon eagle landed, and the dust that slapped made Wright squint.

I saw a man in black armor standing on the back of the monster, the man was covered under the heavy armor and couldn't see his figure, but his face looked thin and easy-going. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, there was a strong man standing on the demonic beast, then this was naturally a demonic beast controlled and subdued by humans, so there was no need to worry about fighting it.

But this strong man can subdue the flying eighth-level demonic beast, that is at least a ninth-level powerhouse, and there is even a slight possibility, it is the legendary holy domain powerhouse, after all, most ninth-level powerhouses can't help the flying eighth-level demonic beast! The advantage of meeting such a strong person is that you can communicate, but once you anger him, the threat is much more terrifying than an eighth-level demonic beast. After all, with an eighth-level demonic beast, this caravan can completely handle it.

The black-armored man glanced down and asked, "Which direction is Baisha City heading?"

Most of the mercenaries looked at each other, and the members of the Chamber of Commerce also exchanged views with each other if they had heard of such a city.

After about five minutes, Jim stood up and said, "My lord, I am the head of the Obik Chamber of Commerce, our Chamber of Commerce has been walking the Golden Road for a long time, and as far as we know, there is no city called Baisha City in the province of Gesa. ”

The black-armored man frowned: "No White Sand City? Is there a place with a similar name, such as White Rock City, White Sand Castle, etc.? This Baisha City may not be a city, it may also be a place like ruins! ”

Steward Jim discussed with several other well-informed people for a while, and replied respectfully to the black-armored man: "My lord, our caravan has not heard of a place with such a name in the province of Gesa, but there is a White Rock City in Sini County in the south, but it is far from here!" Glancing at the unpleasant face of the black-armored man, he added: "My lord, we may not be very clear about the various hidden ruins, maybe you can go to Falu Fort to have a look, which is the most prosperous city in the five major provinces of the Northlands. I believe that a strong person like an adult can easily find out the news he wants! ”

"In which direction is Fort Falu going?"

"Follow this road to the southwest, and at the end of it is Fort Falu. Adults can join us if you wish ... ”

"No need." Dropping a word, the huge dragon eagle spread its wings, and a strong wind blew, and the black-armored man and his demonic beast only had a red shadow in the sky in the eyes of everyone.

When the eyes could no longer see the strong man, a heated discussion began in the camp.

"Haha, the eighth-level demonic beast is used as a mount, this adult is at least a ninth-level powerhouse, and he can blow it when he goes back this time!"

"Yes, ordinary ninth-level warriors can't help eighth-level demonic beasts who are good at flying, I guess this adult is either the peak of ninth-level warriors, or ninth-level magicians!"

"Your magician wears armor! I don't know anything about common sense, and the magician wears a magic robe. ”

"Maybe that grown-in likes to wear armor? Can you handle it?! ”

The mercenaries who walk on the verge of life and death all day long, on the one hand, take things like righteousness and kindness very seriously. On the other hand, it also respects the strong and looks forward to the strong. Because they have a deep understanding of righteousness, they can be more united, better use the strength of the team to protect themselves, and their families can get more protection in case of an accident; And strength is their biggest reliance on survival in their mercenary careers!

In the middle of the camp, a group of six people from the Boulder Mercenary Group plus Wright were also talking about the strong man.

"Commander, I was trembling with fear as soon as the eighth-level dragon eagle came out, but I didn't expect it to be a subdued demonic beast! In my opinion, that adult is at least a ninth-level warrior, he is really handsome! Gabriela's eyes lit up and she said with great adoration.

"I said Lira, such a nymphomaniac." Another female member of the Boulder Mercenary Regiment, a female warrior with muscles stronger than a man, Gu Da, sneered: "Powerful is strong, handsome? That adult looks pretty good, doesn't he? It's not like our Miss Archer has bad eyesight. ”

"Kudat !!" Gabriela glared at her fiercely, "Don't spoil the fun!" ”

"Actually, Guda is quite right! And subduing powerful demonic beasts may not be really strong. The scout in the middle of the team, a tall, thin and obscene middle-aged man lowered his voice and said, "That's a very powerful eighth-level flying demonic beast, do you think a ninth-level warrior can easily subdue it?" If the eighth-level flying demonic beast wants to escape, I'm afraid it can't even see the shadow, unless it's the great magus of the wind system, which can fly quickly in the sky! It can't be a Sacred Domain powerhouse, if it's really a Sacred Domain powerhouse, an eighth-level demonic beast, it's lower! ”

Commander: ". . . Leonard, can you control your mouth! If that strong man hears it, that magical beast alone can swallow ten of you! ”

Leonard, the middle-aged man who served as a scout, sneered and made a gesture to close his mouth.

Wright sat quietly on the sidelines, listening to his father's old friends talking, but his face was a little pale. Suddenly, a pair of large hands pressed on his shoulders, and he looked up to meet a pair of deep eyes.

"The young man was scared by the monster?!"

"Nope." Wright was a little speechless. Indeed, his vision is only limited to Falling Dragon Town, and a warrior like his father is already a very powerful warrior, and he did not change color when he faced the robbers last time, because he knew that as long as he continued to cultivate, he would sooner or later surpass the strongest of the bandits, so he was also complacent about the strange skills he got from his sleep, but the strong man in his memory was far inferior to the strong man who controlled the dragon eagle! Self-confidence naturally suffers.

However, the young man's mind came and went quickly, and soon Wright was no longer entangled in this.

Because, the imperial capital is almost here.