The Sunset Mountains always cast a huge shadow in the afterglow before the red and blue planets (Note 1) set, enveloping a small manor house on the side of the mountain. The manor is not large, a small stone castle that is not high, a few shacks are built on the walls of the castle, surrounded by dozens of famous houses, and beyond are dozens of acres of wheat fields.

In the huge shadow of the Sunset Mountains, in the chimneys of the houses, a small amount of cooking smoke rises into the air, and the sound of children chasing and playing and laughing resounded through the fields, a scene of peaceful and peaceful life. In the castle, there was a lot of noise, that is, the castle helpers were busy preparing for the winter, and several cooks and maids were going in and out of the castle, each doing their own thing.

This is a typical castle estate of the small nobles of the western part of the continent.

The owner of the castle, the young master of the Koster family, sat on a chaise longue in the courtyard of the castle and pretended to sleep, with a straw hat over his face, immersed in his own world, and his soul wandered.

"Master, it's time to eat!" An old and steady voice came from beside him, it should be Uncle Drew, the butler. This middle-aged man has always been the butler of the Kster family, an old and serious man, rigid and boring, always as accurate as a clock. Master Kerst has passed away, and Young Master Khster has become the new master, and Uncle Drew is still a little uncomfortable with the new master's style.

Cast was sent to the royal capital to study by the previous lord very early, and was unsupervised in the royal capital all the year round, mingling in the city market, gambling, walking dogs, fighting and drinking. is not very old, but he has left a bad record in the royal capital security team.

When the lord died, Koster interrupted his studies in the royal capital and returned to inherit the family property. For the aristocratic young master on this continent, guarding hundreds of acres of wheat fields is not hungry. However, this little manor is really too boring. As a result, in the eyes of Uncle Drew, the new Master Kerst is always bored lying on the recliner and sleeping all day.

Uncle Drew didn't know that Kerst wasn't actually sleeping, and in his mind, he was fantasizing about walking the continent with a sword and crossing the long sea in the air all the time.

This nameless continent has existed for thousands of years in the mouths of scholars and in the words of books. Correspondingly, there is a vast body of water known as the "Long Sea", located on the eastern side of the continent. The manor where Kist is located, in the territory of the Principality of Kaman in the western border of the mainland, is close to the Sunset Mountain, a majestic mountain range that runs through the north and south of the continent and is close to the western end of the continent.

Where there are people, there are strife, there are dozens of countries large and small on the mainland, the overlord Desik Empire in the north and the San Jose Empire, the dragon in the east, are the two most powerful countries on this continent, and the business community composed of the Nine Nations Business Alliance is the third powerful force in the continent. The Principality of Kaman, the most inconspicuous small country in the merchant alliance, produces wheat and survives by trading wine with other countries.

In the past, there were times when adventurers from the Sunset Mountains would come into the manor, and they seemed to be friends of Lord Koster and Uncle Drew. At that time, they drank and ate meat together in the restaurant, and when they were happy, they would tell some strange adventure stories to the young Master Koster, what flying swords, brilliant magic, special creatures, etc., the young Koster, after listening to so many stories, fantasized about his adventure career since he was a child.

But the truth is that the new old man has only boring work every day.

As the morning came, the red and blue planets popped out of the horizon, each emitting a soft white light and a harsh red light.

It is always at this time that Master Koster puts on his lord's suit and starts his day. The lord's suit was a noble-style tweed coat, and the old man always said that this lord's suit was a gift from the lord from the Grand Duke of Carman, which Grandpa Kester's grandfather had taken from the Grand Duke of Carman. Of course, Koster didn't believe it in his heart, when he was a child, he saw this sheep tweed coat that his father had brought back from the tailor's shop in the royal capital, and of course Koster didn't dare to puncture this fact.

With the lord's uniform on his body, Koster felt that he had become a lot bigger, and his majestic self should be quite tall in the eyes of the little maid. This little maid used to seem to be always full of freckles, but now something is wrong, why is she so beautiful!

"Lianna, do you know, when I was in the royal capital, I was also a very popular nobleman." Koster crossed Erlang's legs and said to the maid who was taking care of his collar.

"No, young master, I remember when you came back last year, you told Uncle Drew that you didn't receive a girl's love letter. ”

"Lianna, don't you think your own memory is not very good, the young master of the lord you are talking about is the fat young master of the village in the south. ”

"No, young master, you said it when you came back for vacation last summer, when you were learning to ride a horse with Uncle Drew in the stables. ”

"Well, well. Chester said dejectedly.

"No, you maid, why are you following me to the stables! Kerst suddenly laughed again.

Lianna's face turned red, "Ah, young master, Aunt Mipa called me to help in the kitchen." I'm gone, gone!"

Look, what a lovely maid. Master Koster thought.

After dinner, and another day of boring life, Caster asked the maid to light the oil lamp, sit at the table and read an adventure story called "The Stranger of the Misty Forest", laughing while reading, the protagonist in it, ran to the Misty Forest, and then was tied up by a big fat man with three heads, and was almost stewed into broth.

Lianna, the little maid, sat at the table and accompanied Kerth, "Young Master (Note 2), there have been no adventurers visiting our manor lately, and I love to hear their stories. ”

"I don't know", Kerst looked at the book without raising his head, "Uncle Drew, haven't any adventurers come lately?"

Uncle Drew sat at the other end of the room drinking tea, listened to Koster's question, patted his head in fear, got up and walked to the table, took out a piece of parchment from the drawer, and handed it to Koster as he said:

"A few days ago, the sheriff gave a notice saying that there has been a recent beast commotion in Sunset Mountain, and they often attack passers-by, so I remind all adventurers not to go deep into Sunset Mountain as much as possible. ”

Kerst took the letterhead, looked at it carefully, and then smiled at Liana, "You see, I guess that's the reason. ”

The three of them were speechless for a while.

"Knock knock, knock knock", at this moment, there was a knock at the gate of the manor. "Is the lord here, I have something to ask for!" a rough call to the door.

"Uncle Drew, go and see," Koster commanded.

"Okay, sir, I'll go see what's going on. Drew hurried to open the door. After a while, he led a middle-aged man in black into the castle.

The man in black walked into the house, came to the front of Kester, and hurriedly saluted, "Hello, noble lord, I am a hunter of the Adventurers' Guild, and I have entered the Sunset Mountains on official business under the orders of the Guild. I have important news at hand to send to the Adventurers' Guild in the royal capital overnight, but my horse accidentally broke its leg, and nearby, I saw your lord's manor, so I wanted to come over and borrow a horse from the lord lord!"

Chest carefully looked at the man who was wrapped in black, he was slender and powerful, and at first glance he looked like a man who had been adventuring in the wild all year round.

"Sir, do you see?" said Drew, hesitantly looking at the owner of the manor.

"You want to borrow a horse?" asked Kerst unhurriedly.

"Yes, there is important news at hand that needs to be sent to the guild urgently, this lord, trouble, the matter is urgent. At the same time, he handed over the identity of the Adventurer's Guild and the letter flower, which seems to be good.

"Why don't you lend him a horse, and I'll go on a run with him?" Seeing that Kerst didn't speak, Uncle Drew asked softly.

"That's not necessary," Kerst interrupted Drew, "Uncle Drew, I'll accompany him on a trip to the royal capital." When the time came, the letter arrived, and I just brought the horse back. By the way, I want to go back to Wangdu College and borrow some books to come back. ”

"Sir, it's getting so late, and the sheriff has recently announced something, so why don't I go?" Drew, hesitated.

"Don't say it, young master, I have something to do when I go to the royal capital. You're watching our manor at home, and I'm trying to get back as soon as possible. ”

Koster's eyes rolled, and he secretly thought in his heart that this time was too boring, and he was still thinking about whether he could go to the royal capital for a few days during the day, which was not right.

Drew was a butler, and of course he couldn't stop the lord, so he took the man in black to the stable and picked a horse.

With the help of Lena, Chemster changed into a hunting outfit and carried his small travel bag. Together with the adventurers in black, they rushed into the night.

"Uncle Drew, why is the young master so impulsive on this big night. Lena was in the hall and asked the butler with a worried face, "What should I do if I am out of danger, didn't you just say what the sheriff said?" ”

"Don't be afraid, Lena, the sheriff is talking about the beasts of the Sunset Mountains. Let's go to the royal capital from the Chest Manor, all the way to the Duchy Avenue. Moreover, our Principality of Kaman has always been safe, and this person has the identity of the Adventurer's Guild, so there should be nothing wrong. The members of the Adventurer's Guild are generally the children of good families and veterans in good standing, and they are very trusted. The old man is also older, and he has his own business when he returns to the king, and we can't stop it. ”

"I don't know when the young master will come back and say that he will take me fishing tomorrow," Lena thought to herself. Forget it, sleep and sleep, it's too late.

Note 1: There are two huge planets in the sky of this continent, one red and one blue, the red and blue two days ago, the sun rises and the blank sky begins, and the night falls one after the other, and the scene of the two days in the sky is extremely spectacular.

Note 2: The previous lord of Koster has just died, and Koster has become the new lord, so in the eyes of the maid. He is Master Kester, and in the butler's mouth, he is Master Kster.