The sign is very rudimentary, consisting of branches, vines, and a randomly found plank.

The handwriting on the wooden board was not sloppy, and it could even be said to be fair, but the wooden sign that was hastily erected before the handwriting was dry allowed the bright red liquid to flow down.

Suddenly, the handwriting became blurry and hideous.

It's like a big mouth with blurred flesh and blood.

"Not blood."

"It should be some kind of berry juice."

"Moreover, the other party was in a hurry, and directly wrote a warning with his fingers stained with berry juice - the fingers are tough and powerful, and they have already penetrated into the wood, and ordinary people can't do such a thing!"

After Qin Ran confirmed that there were no traps around, he walked in and checked the handwriting on the wooden sign.

The sourness in his nose informed him of the origin of the bright red liquid.

Which one it was, Qin Ran couldn't be sure.

Although he has the basic skill of [Potions], he can memorize the effects of hundreds of plant roots, stems and leaves, but compared to all the plants in nature, it is really not worth mentioning.

Being able to identify that it was berry juice already showed that Qin Ran had learned the basics of [Potions] very carefully.

Standing up again, Qin Ran looked around, looking for more traces, and continued: "Before I left, there was no notice of this wooden sign!" ”

"The other party only put up this wooden sign after I left!"

"Besides, the other party is very sure that we are coming!"

"What's more, there are no traces left around, including footprints, fingerprints, etc."

"Do you feel familiar with this practice of coming and going without a trace, Herbert?"

Qin Ran said and looked at the old scholar.

The latter nodded.

"Guardian!"

"Guardian of the Ancient City of Aesop!"

The old scholar said.

"These guys who pretend to be ghosts, they only know how to do some painless things, if they really have the ability, why don't they kill those night monsters!"

Peel looked at the hint on the wooden sign and said indignantly.

Of course, Qin Ran knew that the more reason was because the Guardian had destroyed Herbert's residence.

For Peel, Herbert's abode, of course, was his abode.

To put it simply, it's home.

And in the face of a person who destroys your home, no matter whether this person is good or bad, I am afraid that no one will have a good feeling.

If you don't scold, then you can be considered good-tempered.

Peel certainly wasn't good-tempered.

The reason why he didn't scold was naturally because he had other plans.

Qin Ran could see clearly that when he mentioned these guardians, Peel's hand had never left the hilt of the sword.

Obviously, the old scholar's butler and bodyguard had other, more direct plans.

In this regard, Qin Ran deeply agreed.

Although Qin Ran didn't have a real home.

But this did not prevent Qin Ran from assuming what he would do if someone dared to destroy his home.

Do not take each other out of the meat. When his soul was destroyed a hundred times, he wrote the Qin character upside down.

"Continue?"

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ran pointed to the road leading to the ancient city of Aesop in front of him.

"Of course!"

The old scholar nodded.

After a while, Qin Ran once again walked in the forefront.

Compared to the road when he came, there was a road covered by the forest in front of him, which naturally contained more dangers in Qin Ran's opinion.

Not to mention those night monsters, just the guardians who had never shown up, Qin Ran guessed that the other party was likely to live in seclusion in this forest.

After all, the gold diggers had only carved out a path to the ancient city of Aesop.

For the forest as a whole, it's really not worth mentioning.

The vast sea-like forest is not too easy to hide some guardians, and even the night monsters should be hidden in it!

This is not Qin Ran's guess.

Rather, it was inferred from the attitude of the night monster towards that 'weapon'.

It's just that there is one point, Qin Ran is still puzzled.

As the guardian of the ancient city of Aesop, he should be extremely familiar with the ancient city of Aesop.

If there is anything in it, it should be a treasure.

That 'weapon' was one of them, of course.

With that 'weapon', why did you still allow the night monster to develop to this point?

Unless......

"Broken inheritance?"

Qin Ran thought of a possibility.

It is only this possibility that can explain the current situation.

Something must have happened among the Guardians, causing an accident in the knowledge and weapons that should have been inherited, which caused the rampant night monsters again.

What exactly happened, Qin Ran couldn't know.

But Qin Ran knew very well that the two sides of the night monster and the guardian were bound to be like fire and water, fighting openly and secretly.

Because, they themselves are natural enemies.

Night monsters, alien creatures that were once exterminated by the armies of the Nick Dynasty.

The Guardian is supposed to be a descendant of the ancient city of Aesop, which in turn was one of the fortresses of the Nick Dynasty.

Even though the Nick Dynasty has disappeared for fifteen hundred years, the ancient city of Aesop has always existed, and the guardians have always existed.

Qin Ran could completely imagine the battle between those guardians and the night monsters in a world that ordinary people didn't know.

It must be tragic.

Then, Qin Ran subconsciously thought of the 'butcher' in Burr City.

"Is that dark shadow one of the Guardians?"

"What is he fighting for?"

"Is it also a legacy of the ancient city of Aesop?"

New doubts kept appearing in Qin Ran's mind.

But the footsteps did not stop, and the search was extremely serious.

After about forty minutes, the crowd arrived in front of the ancient city of Aesop in the true sense of the word.

A wall that is extremely tall even when viewed from today's eyes.

It's a pity that only this wall is intact.

The rest were some, ruined and covered in a thick layer of dust.

This towering wall is no exception.

But any dust falling on it only adds a sense of vicissitudes and years to it, just like a big tree, the more it grows, the greater it becomes.

Qin Ran looked at the fifteen-meter-high wall, imagining what the ancient city of Aesop looked like.

"Fortress?"

Qin Ran muttered softly to himself.

"Yes, the ancient city of Aesop at that time was a real fortress!"

"It is a city that combines the functions of castles, palaces, and fortresses themselves - it is a pentagonal shape, and this wall is only a small part of it, and it is the outermost part!"

"There were two walls and moats, and ...... inside."

"However, it is long lost now."

Herb gushed and narrated, but in the end, it turned into a sigh.

"When I first came here, it took me two years to confirm the inner city area of Aesop, but unfortunately it was ......."

"I'm still mistaken!"

"It's supposed to be a civilian area, not an inner city, and the place where gold is found now is the inner city!"

"If the war hadn't broken out at that time, I would definitely have found more evidence to prove my mistake, instead of dragging it out until now!"

The old scholar who revisited the old place fell into the memories of the past, and his face was full of regret.

"It's not too late!"

"Can you tell me more about this?"

Qin Ran asked.

His gaze was instead on the prompts that appeared on the retina.

[After Herbert's explanation, Aesop's exploration degree in the ancient city is +1%]

[Main Quest: Explore at least 20% of Aesop's Ancient City in four weeks, 1% completion]

Obviously, Qin Ran's previous idea of coming with Herbert to explore the ancient city of Aesop was extremely correct.

Directly completing one-twentieth of the degree of exploration is the best proof.

With such an easy degree of exploration, Qin Ran naturally wouldn't let it go.

The same for Qin Ran's request.

Herbert would not refuse either.

He told Qin Ran in more detail.

And Peele, who had heard it many times before, was not interested at all, and the big guy yawned again and again.

The four of them walked as they talked, shuttling through the ancient city of Aesop.

However, suddenly, Qin Ran, who was listening attentively to Herbert's explanation, changed his face.

Immediately after, Peel clenched the shredder rifle in his hand.

The big guy whimpered and let out a low growl.

All three looked around the corner in front of them.

A faint smell of blood was coming from there.

There were also some subtle noises.

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