Soft light.

Golden latch.

Fang Yu raised his left hand, facing the sunlight outside the window, squinted his eyes, and gently pushed with his right hand, making a soft sound. Turning the back of his hand again, there was a cold light on the cold iron shell, he put down his hand, looked at it carefully for a moment, compared it with the armor of his right hand, and then nodded with satisfaction.

Then he turned around and took off the magic furnace on the shelf, put it on with a stumbling stumble, snapped the buckle, and checked left and right. At this time, there was an aggressive knock at the door, and the box asked outside, "Are you ready?" ”

"That's fine."

Fang Yu replied.

He turned around and picked up another string of clockwork elves from the table, hanging one side on the belt, then the other, also on the same side. After doing all this, he paused to think about what he had lost, and then pushed the door open.

Outside the door is the sunny scenery of the Saint-Peruu Valley.

In other words, the San Peroux Valley group -

The weathered sandstone landscape forms a unique landscape here, with brown and red rock pillars bare on the surface and dark green forests below the ridgeline, and sunlight shining through the clouds to form a magnificent spectacle in the Grand Canyon.

Like the blending colors on a pigment plate, the mountain walls also reveal a light purple color.

Fang Yu couldn't help but squint his eyes and take a deep breath of the mountain forest air.

The box on the side was still dressed like that, reminding him, "Prince Tenaric came early in the morning, and he and Bloodfang have been waiting down there for a long time. ”

Hearing this, Fang Yu nodded and said that he knew, today was the day of the trial, and he didn't care whether the Rainhearer and the Blood Pact had reached an agreement or not, but their group had to be on the road, but for the sake of insurance, he still perfected his equipment overnight.

The main thing is to make the 'rocket flying fist' in his left hand, so that he can go to a higher level in terms of offensive and self-protection ability, and after the construction of both hands is complete, he can now try some 'sao operations' that could not be achieved before.

Then there's a rifled handcuff to complement the mid-to-close-range attacks, which aren't the best options, but they're better than nothing. Besides, this was given to him by the beautiful shipmaster's lady, and the meaning was not very different, he inserted it under the magic furnace for later use.

The main thing about this handcuff is to make some spare chambers, which are connected with copper bands and hung on the other side of the harness, opposite the clockwork elves - by the way, this ancient handcuff is like all old rifle weapons, and the reload is the reload.

After changing into a new outfit, Fang Yuan's shape was no worse than the box, his whole body was almost armed to the teeth, the trench coat was a tight leather vest, mainly used to hold the walker's storage device, and the crystal was locked to the holder on the left chest, which looked like a mechanical-style heart guard.

Then there is a copper ring rail and a metal gear clockwork, a tube that transmits magic and heat. If you put on a top hat with goggles, you will be a professional alchemist from the Kaulin-Ishurian Artisan Craftsmen's Association.

However, Fang Yu did not have a top hat, only a hood, which he deliberately pulled up to cover the somewhat conspicuous Mithril mask.

The box watched him do this and said, "If you think this mask is too much of an eyesore, we can change it, Captain." ”

"You want to be beautiful."

How could Fang Yu not know that the other party was secretly envious of his dumb mask, but this mask was a little dull, but it was worth a lot of money.

When the boy heard this, he tilted his head disappretently.

The two got off the platform, and the others were already waiting for them below.

He and Parker were the only ones on the team who were going to be in the Trials, plus maybe a temporary box. As for Tenaric who has joined the team temporarily, his essence is nothing more than a partnership with the party, and he will choose to leave after the trial.

Even so, Attila, Red, and the others insisted on getting up early to do it for them, and parting was always unpleasant, especially Kita and Sky Blue, where the two little girls kept their mouths shut and didn't say a word, just looking at him.

Fang Yu saw the blue and red circles in his eyes, and he froze for a moment. They had only been away for a few days, and thought to themselves that it might not be like this, and the little girl was a little too sentimental.

But when he saw Luo Yu, who was also a little silent, he brought them the bag with food and water, and then turned around without saying a word, and suddenly understood something in his heart.

There may be more to this brief parting.

The three of them are trainees—

After all, you can't stay on this team for long. One day, this will happen again, and perhaps soon after, they will say goodbye to everyone and return to the place that rightfully belongs to them.

And after that parting, whether everyone will have the opportunity to fight side by side again, there may be no more hope.

Thinking of this, Fang Yu also fell silent.

Speaking of which, he has only known everyone for a month, but so many things have happened in a short period of time, looking back, it seems that it is longer than a year.

From the acquaintance of the traveler's rest, to the chance encounter between Elpahim and the noble lady, the establishment of the adventure group, to the arduous escape and distress, to the experience of Dorifin's party, everyone has become more and more mature.

Then, after crossing the sea of clouds and mountains, they walked here step by step.

But will time come back to square one?

This back and forth journey, the day and night between companions, will only leave a faint memory after all.

Fang Yu stood in front of the three of them without saying a word. And the three of them also looked at him, and they were speechless, they may have some faint hopes in their hearts, but more of them are the huge shackles of reality.

Fang Yu didn't know what to say——

As if he was wandering among the elven ruins, it was as if he had returned to the night of that day, and the forest was bitterly cold and bitterly cold in his memory. But there was always a warm glow in the cold memory, which caused him to slowly calm down and clench his fists again.

Only then did he raise his head and look at the three of them, as if he had made up his mind: "Sky Blue, Jita, Luo Yu, if you wish—"

Kita lifted her little brain and looked at him steadily.

"What do we want?" Azure asked.

"I don't want to lie, Sky Blue, Kita and Luo Yu - this little adventure party of mine, it's really just my own wish, although one day, I want it to be one of those legendary beings in the history of Aitalia, but for me, it's just a goal."

"It may happen, but it's more likely to fail, so not only will you have no future here, but you'll even get into a lot of trouble."

He couldn't help but glance at Sylvid.

The aristocratic girl tilted her head slightly and smiled softly at him.

"But," Fang Yu turned his head again, looked at the three of them, and paused, "If you really make this decision, I will only do everything possible and will not disappoint you." ”

"I'm very poor," he said, "and I don't have much to offer you, and I don't have the heart to paint a picture of those good futures, because the reality may be even bleaker, and the only thing I can get is promises." ”

"But can Brother Ed really do it? Kita and that wooden knight, the matter of the identity of the trainee? ”

Azure blinked and asked curiously.

Fang Yu did not answer.

Ever since he heard about the matter between Lonely White Field, R, and the box, he had asked Grant about it in private, and only then did he understand that the major guilds would actually have some surplus Elector slots circulating in private.

Of course, these slots are not really 'redundant', they are often used to repay favors between guilds, or as part of an exchange of interests.

Just like Lone White Nono himself is the brigade leader of the Rainlisteners, plus he promised that the box will give priority to joining the Rainlisteners, with such conditions, he got a place within the guild.

But even so, the other party still paid a considerable price, and Fang Yu only learned later that the box said that he was a poor captain, which was really not a joke. It's because almost all the other party's savings are invested in it.

Fang Yu didn't know how to evaluate such behavior, maybe the other party was just out of a psychology of making up for past regrets.

But no matter what he is, he can feel the implicit and wordless sense of responsibility.

That is the responsibility of a forerunner to his successor; Naturally, it is also the responsibility of a captain to his teammates.

He couldn't help but think of himself, what is the purpose of R teaching him? And that person, does he know that he has finally come to this dream world?

And it was this thought that made him stand here and say those words.

Because he was destined to not be able to trust the three of them and turn a blind eye to him.

He only nodded.

Sky Blue found herself at a loss for what to do next.

She found that the 'Brother Ed' she was familiar with seemed to have changed, but not strangely, but an inexplicable induction that made her want to make a joke - but she couldn't say it.

She couldn't help but look back at Kita and Luo Yu, wanting to see how they would answer.

But she couldn't know the answer all the better, and the three of them discussed it privately day and night many times, but every time they mentioned the club behind them.

This question always ends in silence.

But silently, in fact, is already an answer.

Kita couldn't help but look up at her companion, her small fists clenched tightly. Luo Yu seemed much more hesitant than her, he thought about it again, but he couldn't say a word.

Tianlan sighed, and looked back with a rare seriousness: "The relationship between Kita and Luo Yu and the club, how does Brother Ed plan to solve it?" ”

"You're just trainees," Fang replied, who had obviously thought about the issue a long time ago: "Your contract is non-mandatory, and of course the cost of training and liquidated damages must be compensated, but this is not a big problem. ”

He paused. "If that doesn't work, we can sign an agreement with them as a cooperative adventure party in Tapolis. In this way, it doesn't matter if Kita and Luo Yu are trainees of Tapolis or not. ”

All three looked at him with some surprise.

Even Atila's eyes not far away flashed with a hint of surprise, they were the most aware that Fang Yu was the most reluctant to have anything to do with the Grand Guild. Jita and Luo Yu couldn't help but take a light breath.

"What about Sister Furi?" Kita asked in a low voice, "The twelve-colored irises are different from us, they definitely don't need the cooperative adventure party in the China Division." Moreover, there is competition between the European division and the Chinese division. ”

Fang Yu glanced at her in surprise.

The little girl lowered her head a little blushing, she no longer said her own problem, in fact, the subtext was to agree to Fang Yuan's arrangement. Luo Yu didn't speak, obviously acquiescing to this decision.

Tianlan couldn't help but laugh.

"Why did you think of me," she forced a smile, "That's all a boundless thing, so let's leave it at that." Brother Ed will solve the problem of Kita and the wooden knight first, I'll ...... I'm not in a hurry. ”

The three of them couldn't help but look at her.

Tianlan was a little embarrassed and said, "What do you see me doing, I mean it." If I had really looked at those guys, I wouldn't have come here alone, would I? ”

Fang Yu also nodded.

"If you want to stay, then just stay," he replied after a moment's thought, "If there's anything wrong with the twelve-colored irises, we can let them come to us." It's okay to lose money, but there is no way to ask for someone, he dares to mess around, we have our own way, Kita is right, anyway, the European division is in competition with us. ”

Tianlan couldn't help laughing when she heard him say something funny, and the little girl laughed so much that tears came out.

She couldn't finish laughing, so she wiped her tears and said, "Is this a robbery," she originally wanted to say 'Brother Ed', but for some reason, the words came to her lips and became: "Captain? ”

Ji Ta and Luo Yu both froze for a moment, and also whispered: "Captain." ”

Fang Yu glanced back at the box beside him, and suddenly felt some simple satisfaction in his heart.

Not far away, the lion man took the chew of his pipe from his mouth, and his silver eyes were faint, as if looking at the clouds in the sky. It suddenly said, "It looks like the young people have settled their own business, you see, I said I didn't have to worry about it-"

Attila didn't say a word.

The big cat man turned his head, and a long aftertaste flashed in his pupils, which had turned into a speck in the sun, "Do you have a feeling that you are old, Miss Attila?" Sometimes you have to learn to let go, the past happened a long time ago, isn't it fun to learn to live in the present, enjoy life, and have adventures with the little ones? ”

Miss Elf turned around and gave him an angry look: "Elves are a race with a long lifespan, and when you die, I will still be very young, big cat." ”

But as she spoke, her tone was a little low.

Sometimes, a long life may not be so pretty. Long lives leave deep memories, and perhaps because of this, the immortals live in seclusion, avoiding contact with the mortal world.

Time and friendship sometimes hurt more than the sharpest blade.

But Red didn't care, touching the scar on his cheek and saying, "You know what, Miss Attila. In our lion tradition, women are in charge of hunting and housekeeping, so some humans say we're slouches like us, haha! He couldn't help but laugh out loud at this.

He smiled and said, "Actually, it's just the jealousy of ordinary people, but what they say is not completely unreasonable. But did you know that in fact, we male lions will also have the only hunt in their lives. ”

"Tell me, which girl has you taken a fancy to again?" Atira came back to her senses and couldn't help but smile slightly: "This time our heroine has smooth minions or a beautiful and supple tail?" ”

The lionman laughed: "This is not a joke, Miss Atira, just like His Royal Highness the Prince, when we lionmen came of age, we would go out alone to find a beast much stronger than ourselves, and then kill it with only our minions." ”

"It was a life-and-death struggle," his tone was full of exclamation, "and many people have remained there forever, leaving only a pile of bones, and their names have been taken away from this world by the wind and rain." But year after year, there will always be such a teenager who will embark on the journey of his life—"

Attila turned her head and looked at him with beautiful emerald green eyes.

Red filled the tobacco with his paws before continuing, "There is only one reason why we have to do this, because the lion is responsible for guarding his home, and if he is too weak, he cannot take on that responsibility. ”

He looked at Ed and said lightly, "And the boy grows up to be a man, precisely because of this. ”

"So the wind has suddenly become sentimental today?" Attila blinked, smiling.

The lion man smiled slightly, but did not answer, just picked up his pipe and narrowed his eyes.

"Let's go, let's give our older boys a ride," replied Miss Elf, "and I wish them to grow up to be men who stand tall in the sky and the earth soon." ”

In her slightly squinted gaze.

The lizardman prince Tenaric was handing a cutlass to the plover and saluting him.

"My human brother," the lizardman warrior sizzled, "the trials of the ancient sages can only be won if they are united, and you are the captain of the team, and you know the human world better than I do, and I am at your disposal for this trial—this is my saber, and it will symbolize our friendship." ”

Fang Yu took the scimitar and nodded at the latter.

……