Fang Yu didn't expect that a big shiny bald head would suddenly appear in front of him.

And this guy was looking at him with surprise at the moment, and hurriedly lowered his head and shouted down, and after this voice, I saw that seven or eight people crawled out of the cliff.

Fang Yu looked in amazement at these guys who suddenly appeared like groundhogs, they were wearing dusty traveler's coats, magic guide armor, and a large backpack with a roll of sleeping bags and blankets on top, and tools such as pickaxes, ropes, shovels, or magic weapons hanging below.

The men wore a pair of thick ordinary leather boots with a sheathed dagger pinned to the boots, which was typical of an explorer's attire.

Most of the adventurers who travel outside are like this, but only the Electors speak in this tone, so Fang Yu can recognize the identities of these people at once.

It's just that it's the time of the monsoon to the west, and it's really rare to see Electors in Istanya at this time of year - maybe a month ago he could see a lot of Drafters on the streets who went south with the caravans, but now he doesn't even see a few people in places like the Artisan Guild and the Adventurers' Guild.

When this group appeared, everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade secretly held their weapons and raised their vigilance.

Although it didn't seem like these people in front of them were hostile, the purpose of tracking down the mystic warlock was naturally to investigate the blind followers, and who knows if these people would be in collusion with the cultists like the Dragon Fire Guild?

But I didn't think about it, and the big bald head didn't seem to notice this scene at all.

The other party seemed to know them more, and climbed up and walked over to this side excitedly, with a very familiar tone: "Elder Ed, why are you here?" ”

The six eyes of the Seven Seas Brigade suddenly fell on Fang Yu in unison.

Fang Yuan: "??? ”

He's heard a lot of all kinds of names, but it seems like the first time he's been called a 'big guy'?

But the big bald head obviously didn't think so, and was still a little excited: "Big guy, don't you remember me, we met?"

What and what?

Do we know each other?

Fang Yu couldn't help but blink innocently.

He realized that most of the time he had not revealed his true identity during his journey from Traveler's Rest, and the only two times he showed his true identity was in Elpahim and Van Rik, the former unintentionally and the latter with a heart.

And because Dickt had revealed the fact that he had gone to Doriphon during his time at Van Rik, people should also know that he had put an end to Dorifin's vision.

But other than that, the outside world shouldn't know much about him and the Seven Seas Brigade.

So where did you see this big bald head?

Is it in Van Rik or Al Pahin?

It's a little strange to say that he is such a 'characteristic' person, if he really wants to see it, he should know it very clearly. But he didn't have any impression of the other party at the moment.

Fang Yu looked at this big bald head, and couldn't help but be a little suspicious for a while-

Unexpectedly, the big bald head patted his head, and he looked suddenly realized: "Big guy, have you forgotten?" In the Blood Thistle Glade, what is that place called...... By the way, Fort Worm, and the necromancer—by the way, Luphe's Shield, do you remember? ”

A flash of light suddenly flashed in Fang Yu's mind.

"Damn," he looked at the big bald head, and the two shadows in his heart suddenly overlapped, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "It's you, how did you become like this?" ”

When the other party mentioned this, he finally remembered that at that time, in the underground of Aymusburg, he saved this adventure group called the 'Shield of Lufu' from the hands of the 'messenger' of the Worship Dragon Cult. And the big bald head in front of him was the little fat warrior of the Shield of Louford that he met underground at that time.

Of course, the other party was not like this at that time, he was a little fatter, but at least he had thick black hair.

Instead of now, fat is still so fat, but tanned, and the short black hair is gone.

"Ah——!h

Jita behind him couldn't help but let out a low cry of surprise at this time, obviously recognizing the other party.

The little fat man looked like a frightened bird in the ground, but now he is obviously much better, he touched his bald head at the moment, and smiled quite smugly: "Hehe, big guy, although I have become bald, I have naturally become stronger......"

But immediately someone behind him stood up and debunked him: "Come on, Mr. Eddard, don't listen to his nonsense, he just made a bet with someone and lost." ”

Fang Yu looked at the latter, it was one of the two swordsmen at that time, but as for the other swordsman, he didn't see it at the moment.

In fact, there was another priest girl he had seen at the beginning, of course, the other party was not as nervous as he was at the beginning, and nodded to him slightly and saluted.

The bald little fat man listened to the swordsman's words, and was annoyed and angry: "Fart, I lost on purpose, otherwise we can meet the big guy?" ”

Fang Yuan: "......"

What else can you say?

……

In fact, it took him a while to figure out what had happened to them after Wormburg, and why they were in this place.

It's actually not complicated -

The 'Shield of Love' was also a member of the Old Southern Alliance, and after the dissolution of the Alliance, independent adventure groups like theirs were much less affected than ordinary guilds, so after that, the adventure group basically remained in its original structure.

But although the establishment has been maintained, life has not been easy.

The BBK's new alliance was too aggressive and further reduced the living space of their independent adventure groups, resulting in many independent adventure groups that had stayed in the south either having to join the new alliance or had to travel south to seek a chance to survive elsewhere.

The 'Shield of Lufford' does not agree with the BBK's new alliance, so it has to choose the latter path.

And the little fat man, apparently, came to Istania in this context.

Of course, there is not only one Estonia in Korin-Ishurian, there are the Rainbow Alliance and the Fleur Descendants to the north, and the Communists and Elite on the Coast of the Scepter - but there are many empty spaces in Nognes, Asuka, the Gray Whale Islands, and St. Huyen.

To be honest, Istania is located in a sea of silver sand and is poor, making it unsuitable for an adventure party.

However, according to the swordsman, this little fat man was 'assigned' to this place because he lost a bet with someone.

"I can't say that completely, I said that you can look at the problem so superficially...... "The little fat man is still arguing: "Seong is not blessed, about the place where we come to this place where birds don't, I think we still have to look at this problem dialectically separately......"

"You also said that the birds in this place don't poop anymore." The swordsman didn't have a good airway.

It is said that this little fat man has a second in ten IDs, named Uranus, the Lord of the Sky, the first god-king of Greek mythology. However, the strength and the name obviously did not match very much, when Fang Yu first saw him, he was level twelve, and now he is still spinning around at this level.

However, it can also be seen that Attaria's level is not so easy to improve, and the speed of the Seven Seas Brigade's rocket-like upgrade is purely due to a series of frenzied and difficult missions.

Take their battle with the Silvermaned Spider in Panir's Red Mountain, for example, this is already an extremely difficult challenge for a normal adventure party, and unless it is a last resort, independent adventure groups generally do not take the initiative to choose this kind of mission.

Because as the community generally says, 'Very Difficult Challenge' means that there is at least a 70% chance of attrition, and a 30% chance of being wiped out.

For the big guilds, they have a large number of peripheral members as cannon fodder, and they can accept a certain degree of attrition. But this is not the case with the independent adventure group, because attrition means a loss of combat effectiveness, not to mention the extinction of the group.

Generally, the group is wiped out more than twice, and an adventure group is basically on the verge of disbandment.

But what about the challenges of this level in the past experience of the Seven Seas Brigade?

I'm afraid I can't even say the 'difficult' gear, from Dorifin to Fenris, which time is not ten times more thrilling than this?

to Van Rick, to Idus, and even monster-level beings like the dragon king Levgard and the wanderer Maryland have come out.

This kind of experience is estimated to be countless times in an ordinary adventure group, and the Seven Seas Brigade has not been reduced in personnel until now. Even Fang Yu didn't know if this was a miracle or not, or if they were really too lucky?

However, after listening to the other party's description, Fang Yu couldn't help but think of the news he got not long ago about the south of Kaulin-Ishurian, and asked tentatively: "So there are only two ways for the Freedom Adventure Group and the Guild to go in the south at the moment?" ”

"But I heard that there are still many Free Guilds left in the South?"

"Hmph."

The swordsman snorted softly when he heard this, looking a little disdainful. However, he didn't care that it was really the other party's plover, but that he was aiming at this matter, so after snorting lightly, he said again: "That 'new' alliance is not the original Southern Alliance at all, and those people are simply ill-intentioned. ”

Fang Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this.

Now there are actually two 'new' alliances in the south of Kaulin-Ishurian, one formed by the BBK, and the other is the one that was reorganized after the dissolution of the old Southern Alliance, and the other side is obviously talking about the latter.

Looking at the tone of the other party, it seems that they are quite dissatisfied with this alliance.

He subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"Don't mention it," the little fat man shook his head, "those people are crazy, and they are not reasonable at all. ”

Fang Yu thought of something at this time, and couldn't help asking, "So is it about that incident not long ago?" ”

He was talking about the White City riots, which have not been resolved to this day.

The swordsman nodded.

"In order to confront the BBK, the New Alliance actually intends to support the independence of the Elffindor Council from the kingdom in Kaulin-Ihurian—"

Fang Yu was almost stunned when he heard this.

He'd heard about the riots in the White City—

But he only thought it was an attack by the Southern Alliance against BBK, just like the previous one in Dulun, which was more like a declaration that the Freedom Guild and the Independent Adventure Group would never bow to the unreasonable demands of the Super Athletic Alliance.

But this is by no means a reason for the Southern Alliance to split in Kaurin-Ihurian.

Because this is not only a serious violation of the Stargate Declaration between Division 3 and Cowling-Ishurian, but also violates the meaning of the name Freedom Adventurer, if the New Alliance does this, then what is the difference between them and the BBK at this moment, and the descendants of Flor?

He couldn't help but look back at the others.

The box and Parker obviously hadn't reacted to what they meant, but Fang Yu had already seen the same serious look in the eyes of Luo Hao, Luo Yu, Ji Ta, and Alyssa.

It is never advisable to counter violence with violence -

"Ye Hua is crazy?" Luo Hao subconsciously said: "Those people have a problem with their brains, and they also have problems with their brains?" ”

But Wu Xiaopang shook his head: "This is not about Ye Hua's great god, after Du Lun's decision, he is no longer in the new alliance." ”

Luo Hao was slightly stunned when he heard this, obviously he didn't know about it yet.

And Fang Yu then remembered that Ye Hua had also participated in the battle to exterminate the green dragon Toragotos in Idus, which should have happened after the Dulun Resolution and before the First Battle of Van Rick, and during the First Battle of Van Rick, the other party also sent a letter of recommendation from the Count of 'Xilin-Sibica' about Rollin.

After that, the Ten Kings of the Ranger were not heard from.

Of course, most of the time, the Ten Kings themselves are also the heads and tails of the Divine Dragon, and their temporary disappearance does not mean that they are missing, especially the Ten Kings who have no affiliation like Ye Hua.

It is said that Luo Lin also asked him to pass a word to Ye Hua, but unfortunately he forgot to ask the other party about it.

However, since Ye Hua is not here, the only person who has the prestige to reverse this matter is not in the new alliance at this moment.

Fang Yu couldn't help but glance up at the northern sky.

Although the sun was blazing, he seemed to feel that there were heavy clouds hanging over the sky.

However, the situation in the south is really not something he can worry about, although he is almost certain that the Dragon Worship Sect is contributing to this-but the sky is going to rain, and the mother is going to get married, and the matter in the south has come to this, and it is useless for him to worry.

The great chaos is coming, and it is even possible that in the political map of Kaulin-Ishurian, it will be another catastrophe not inferior to that of a hundred years ago; But he can't stop the enemy from growing, he can also strengthen himself, and think about how to be invincible at the moment.

And the most important thing at the moment is nothing more than the construction of the Seven Seas Traveler.

But to speed up the construction of the Seven Seas Traveler, Princess Rupert was needed even more, so he went around and returned to the task at hand.

Thinking of this, he looked up and asked, "By the way, what did that title mean before?" ”

"Big guy, don't you know?" Wu Xiaopang was obviously very interested in this: "Your battle in Van Rik can be regarded as famous, we have all seen it, you are so handsome, and now everyone calls you a dragon slayer alchemist." ”

"Tu ...... Slaying dragons? ”

Fang Yuan's open mouth is enough to swallow a duck egg.

When did he slay a dragon, and wasn't he still a dragon alchemist two months ago?

Wu Xiaopang smiled: "Everyone in the community is used to exaggerated rhetorical techniques, but we believe that you have the strength, big guy." ”

The original battle in Fort Worm left a deep impression on them, and the necromancer almost wiped out the 'Lufu Shield' alone, but the big guy in front of him only single-handedly set a trap to capsize the opponent in a few minutes.

Of course, there was also a little miss naturalist at that time, but Wu Xiaopang was not impressed by Ji Ta, so he basically credited Fang Yu with all the credit in his heart.

In addition, the impression that Van Rik fought was even deeper later, and the memory of the other plover in his heart was even more brilliant.

Of course, some small means were still used in the middle of that battle, but who would deny that the means are also a kind of strength - how can an alchemist go to the boss like a warrior with five big and three thick warriors, this is obviously unrealistic.

Everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade had actually heard Fang Yuan's description of the battle under Fort Erimu, and many of them had witnessed it, such as Alyssa, who had indirectly participated in that battle at that time, and had also met with members of the 'Lufo's Shield'.

But even so.

Whenever Wu Xiaopang mentioned the title of 'big guy', except for the box, the other people looked at Fang Yuan's expression a little strangely, and our Miss Nightingale even secretly laughed and bent over alone.

So much so that Fang Yu was extremely embarrassed-

So when he saw that the little fat man was about to speak again, he hurriedly interrupted the other party—the reason why he changed the topic was not to listen to the other party's blowing, although it was himself—and it was too stiff, too unskilled.

Then he spoke, "By the way, why did you suddenly appear in that place before?" ”

To be honest, these guys really scared the hell out when they showed up before.

Although they were on the cliff before, they couldn't completely see what was going on below - it was surprising that these guys were coming out of the 'ground' one after another like groundhogs, without warning.

When Wu Xiaopang heard this, he couldn't help but say proudly: "Haha, big guy, are you surprised, are you surprised?" ”

Fang Yuan: "......"

I'm pleasantly surprised by your big head.

The other party was still smug and said: "That's the case, big guy, in fact, there is a rock crack underneath, and we all hid under it before." If we hadn't heard a noise from above, we wouldn't have come up to see it, but we didn't expect to meet you, the big guys, which is really a coincidence. ”

"By the way, I found that rock crevice, and it can lead to the platform below the cliff, right?"

Fang Plover looked at these people suspiciously: "What are you hiding in that place for?" ”

He couldn't help but look left and right, in this barren sea of sand, even monsters couldn't be found, these people were hiding here to guard some prey, right?

However, they hid in this place, which did him a favor - Fang Yu was about to ask these people if they had seen the mystic sorcerers passing by here, but he didn't expect the little fat man to answer mysteriously:

"Big guy, we're here mainly for one mission."

"Mission?" Fang Yu was stunned for a moment, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Wu Xiaopang nodded: "The task of the Adventurer's Guild is to capture the smuggler trader." ”

When Fang Yu heard the words 'smuggler', a heavy light couldn't help flashing in his eyes, and he didn't look back, he asked calmly: "Smuggler merchant, but I heard that the eldest daughter of the Sand King was not only cleared once not long ago?" ”

The former shook his head: "How can it be so easy, there is a natural anchorage down here, and the terrain is so complicated, even if it is cleared, it is only a temporary matter, and it won't be long before the smugglers will come back." So, it's mostly up to us adventurers to deal with them. ”

Fang Yu walked to the edge of the cliff and looked below.

He turned back and asked, "You are hiding in the crevices of the rock, waiting for the smugglers to come to your door?" ”

"Big guy, of course it's not that simple," the little fat man mysteriously gestured downward: "Actually, we have found a secret anchorage for smugglers, and from the platform below, we can just observe the smuggling port." ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but be slightly shocked when he heard this.

Smugglers, who in Estanya often in fact also acted as slave traders, would not have been in harmony with each other if the relationship between the two had been reversed.

He didn't believe it was such a coincidence, there happened to be two gangs of smugglers down there.

"So your mission," Fang Yu asked, "is to kill those smugglers?" ”

"Of course it's better to be able to catch it alive."

Fang Yu looked at the other party, suddenly thought of something, and asked tentatively, "Why don't we merge tasks?" ”

The little fat man looked at him in surprise: "Big guy, you are also on this task?" ”

But Fang Yu shook his head: "Our task is different from yours, but it won't interfere with your completion of the task, we can try to cooperate to complete this task, and then how about taking what we need?" ”

He wasn't sure if it was his goal, but he felt it was an opportunity, whether the smugglers were the ones they were looking for or not, but he couldn't go wrong with a try.

And listening to his words, the little fat man was obviously overjoyed.

"Of course it's no problem," he just replied: "Big guy, you saved us at the time, don't say that it won't interfere with our completion of the task, it's just nothing, just a mission." And to be honest, we've been watching those smugglers for a few days, and they're not low-level—"

"Actually, even if you don't mention it, we might consider giving up this mission."

Fang Yu couldn't help but glance at the other party.

At that time, he saved the people of the 'Lufu Shield', and the other party said at the time that if he had the opportunity, he would do everything he could to repay them.

He just listened to it at the time, after all, Aitaria was so big, and it was still unknown whether there would be a chance for the two independent adventure groups to meet again in the future.

But I didn't expect that there was such a coincidence in this world, and the other party really helped me, so sometimes doing more good people and good deeds will always have unexpected rewards.

He asked, "The other party is of a high rank?" ”

"It's not clear inside," the little fat man replied, "but according to our nightingale's judgment, the guards outside are at least about twenty levels." ”

Although the little fat man's face was embarrassed, when Fang Yu heard it, he immediately made up his mind.

It's only level 20.

You can do it!

……