The hunter of the Adventurers' Guild is named Clay, and he is a veteran hunter. A few days ago, Clay received a mission from the Adventurers' Guild to investigate the recent movements of the beasts in the Sunset Mountains. Kerst rode his red horse, and walked side by side with Clay, but he couldn't suppress his curiosity for a while, and couldn't help asking:

"Uncle Clay, I heard adventurers on the road say that the beasts of the Sunset Mountains were in turmoil a few days ago, what the hell is going on?"

Clay glanced at Kerter and hesitated. This noble man was the owner of the manor just now, and he looked young, and he rode a horse well. Such a noble young master will usually go to the royal capital to be an official or an officer, and no matter how bad it is, he will be a master in his own manor for a lifetime. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the Sunset Mountains and the beast commotion.

Clay, who hesitated for a moment, still shook his head, "Master Koster, it's nothing more than that the beast was stimulated by something and suddenly began to take the initiative to attack humans." Although this kind of thing is relatively rare, it is not unique. Thank you, Lord Koester, for lending me a fast horse, but Lord Lordship doesn't have to worry about these things. ”

"yes, that's for the best. Kerst was not impressed by Clay's answer, Clay, an adventurer who is said to be a veteran hunter, really can't hide things from his loyal face.

However, Chester did not continue to ask. It's just passers-by who meet in Pingshui, and the borrowed horses will naturally be returned when they are used up, and then there will be no intersection. It's just to find an excuse to sneak back to the royal capital, and since people don't want to say it, it may really involve the hidden feelings of the Adventurer's Guild. So the two didn't say anything all night, and when the blue sun gradually rose into the sky, they found a leeward recess, set up a tent and rested for a while.

From the Koster Manor at the foot of the Sunset Mountains to the royal capital of the Duchy of Kaman, it takes about three days for the fast horse to run. So when the red sun and the blue sun were in the sky for the third time, Khor already faintly smelled the tequila in the air. "Ha, the breath of the royal capital". Kester said with joy in his heart.

The Principality of Kaman is the most inconspicuous of the Nine Merchant Alliances. The Nine-Nation Business Alliance is one of the three major forces on the mainland. The San Jose Empire in the southeast, the Desik Empire in the north, and the Nine Nations Merchant Alliance that occupied the southwest and northwest regions were bounded by the Morro River and the Grand Canyon, and divided into three continents.

Unlike the two empires, which favored military rule, the Nine Nation Alliance was more of a loose alliance, consisting of nine larger kingdom principalities and a series of free-trade city-states. Thousands of years ago, before and after the First Continental War, the Grand Canyon, a natural divide, stood in front of the barbaric Desik Empire. The abundant Moro River naturally gave birth to the germ of commerce. As a result, a number of trading city-states in the west and some small states that survived the First Continental War united to form an alliance to declare to the mainland that they would remain neutral and commercial in the future.

After decades and hundreds of years of evolution, the pattern of nine larger states and several independent city-states gradually stabilized. So the mainlanders called it the Nine-Nation Alliance.

Each of these nine countries has its own unique production, and the Principality of Kaman is famous for its unique taste of tequila.

The Principality of Kaman, a typical continental Western country, is sandwiched between the Sunset Mountains and the Morro River, a flat land that nurtures this small principality. The country is best known for its liquor trade, and the liquor produced by this small country is sold all over the continent, whether it is the spirits favored by the Texis or the sake preferred by the people of San Jose. Tequila, with its special taste and warm intensity, is popular among nobles from all over the world. So much so that before I saw the shadow of Wang Du, the air was already filled with the smell of wine.

"It's almost there!" Kerst yelled and kicked the spurs, his excitement speaking. The king, who has been away for a few months, should not have changed much.

Turning over the last small hill, the two of them suddenly saw a bright eye. A city spreads out on the plain, and in the distance is the Morro River that flows down from the Sunset Mountains. The Morro River developed from the Sunset Mountains and flowed in the plains near the capital of the Kaman kings.

The royal capital is located on the south bank of the river. To the north of the royal capital, there is a huge pier, full of brigs. This kind of fast light boat is the favorite means of transportation of mainland merchants. A galleon laden with wine traveled east of the Morro River to the east of the Moro River in seven days to enter the gateway of the two great powers of the North and South, passing through the city-states of the Nine Nations Alliance on the way.

To the west of the royal capital was the castle of the Duchy of Kaman, where the Duke's family lived and ruled the country. The offices of officials of other ranks surround the castle perimeter. Kest and Clay entered the city from the south of the royal capital. It is a city without walls, and the huge market spreads out in turn south along the piers on the north shore. To the east of the royal capital is a general residential area and a college area.

"Master Koster, I'll go to the Adventurer's Guild right now to restore my life. The Adventurer's Guild is not far to the north, thank you for borrowing a horse, you can come to the Adventurer's Guild to find me if you need anything in the future." Once inside the city, Clay hurried back to the guild and handed over the horse to Kester.

Koster didn't shirk and took the reins. "Leave me alone, I'm studying at the Principality Academy, I'm familiar here, you can leave by yourself, goodbye." Hearing him say that, Clay turned and walked away. I have been running around for the past three days, but I am tired and miserable. It seems to be really in a hurry, and it is estimated that the sunset mountain is not particularly good news. It is estimated that the adventurers' guild and the duchy sheriff are busy.

Seeing Clay away, Kerst looked around. Although he has been away for half a year, the harvest season has just passed, and the king is becoming more and more lively. Traders from all over the country are preparing for the winter. The entire royal market is very lively. Kerst led the two horses into an inn, handed them over to the innkeeper, and had a good meal. "I'm really starving to death young master."

After a hearty meal, Kerst rolled his eyes and smiled.

said that he came to the Duchy Academy in the royal capital to get books, but in fact, of course Kerst knew that this was a pretext. After staying in the manor for a while, it was suffocating. It's so easy to come back to the royal capital, and that's Ma Fang Nanshan.

Koster walked out of the inn gate and headed for the market. There was a lot of people here, and all kinds of merchants shouted and shouted. Ignoring them, Koster turned around and entered a small alley. After walking in for a while, he came to a dark doorway, and plunged into it.

Don't look at the desertion outside the door, there is a hole in this doorway. After walking another hundred and ten steps, in an instant, a noisy shout came in. Koster took two quick steps and pushed the door open.

"Yo, Master Kester, it's been a long time since I've been here. Kerster's eyes hadn't yet adjusted to the change from dark to bright light, but a familiar voice came to his ears. A loud voice followed, followed by a chubby body.

In the past few years, Kerst has been unsupervised in the royal capital, and has been hanging out with friends in casino bars all year round. So as soon as he walked into this familiar place, the people in the casino recognized him.

The fat man's name is Bayi, and he is the "housekeeper" of the casino. This is a delicate character. Although the body is a little fatter, the mind is really lively. This casino, people who have been here a little twice, he is familiar with it. Everyone's spending power, that is even more in mind. A lord like Koster who often comes to play and likes to spend gold coins is the object of Bayi's key hospitality. Sure enough, when Bayi was looking around at the bar today, he found the dusty Kester.

"I said Bayi, I haven't come for a day, so I miss me like this." Caster dodged Bayi's outstretched claws and leaned to the side. If I'm not mistaken, Bayi's hand should be chicken thigh oil. Although Kerst said that he had been driving for three days, he was a little dirty, and he was taken advantage of by Bayi's oily hands, he was also unwilling.

"No, Master Koster, I'll give you a chip, and have a good time. How long has it been since you've been here, and you've taken care of everything at home?"

"Why, it's just time to sneak out and have fun. "Alright, you go get busy, I'll play by myself." ”

Ignoring the bay, he squeezed into the crowd and plunged headlong into the wheel. Shout five and drink six. Sure enough, such a day is still the most suitable for Kerster.

So the red sun is in the sky, and the blue sun sets in the west. This wave of gamblers comes and goes, and it is very lively. Bayi stood at the bar, watching Kerst spitting and placing bets, and couldn't help laughing, "What a strange aristocratic young master, who is not good at studying, and comes to gamble in our poor place." The aristocratic traditions have been lost and fed to the dogs. ”

Unbeknownst to Kester, Bayi was slandering himself, still basking in his own pleasure. Sure enough, it's still interesting to live like this. Thinking that they would win a few rounds today, go back and bring two silver bracelets from Desik to Lena, and buy a San Jose pipe for Uncle Drew, and I guess they wouldn't care about sneaking out of the wilderness.

At the same time, in a dark room of the Adventurers' Guild in the South City of the Royal Capital, several old men dressed in black sat together, staring at a strange animal skin on the table, which was a red fire wolf skin. The fire wolf is a relatively ordinary beast, because it runs as fast as fire, so it is called the fire wolf. However, on this fire wolf skin, there was a faint black streamer flashing. Every time the streamer flashed, several men in black frowned.

"Clay, did you cut this skin from the fire wolf with your own hands?" a man in black finally couldn't help but be silent and asked. At this time, Clay, a senior hunter of the Adventurers' Guild, was standing beside him. "Yes, Lord Chief," replied Clay, "I accepted the mission and headed straight for the Sunset Mountains, where the beasts were restless, and I tracked them all the way, and found a few dead fire wolves in a certain valley. It's strange that there is this kind of streamer spilling on the corpses. I didn't think something was right, so I cut off the wolf's skin and rushed back to the royal capital immediately. ”

The man in black was silent for a while, and the other suddenly asked, "Did you smell anything other than the black streamer?"

Clay thought for a moment, "It doesn't seem to be. However, it was quite windy in the valley at that time, so it is really difficult to say. ”