"Did Birdwin and Leona quarrel?" Glenn asked in surprise, this is too rare, Leona is deeply in love with Birdwin, and Birdwin has respect and gratitude for Leona in addition to love. In addition, they were in love, and the thief had never been in love, but he also knew that men and women at this time were the most unreasonable, and even the lovers had a pus-draining scar on their face, and they would think it was a drop of dew on the roses.

"A little dispute," Carey corrected, "a little dispute." ”

"Well, a little bit of a dispute," Gülen said kindly, "but what are they arguing about?"

Kerry hesitated, he didn't know what to say.

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"You don't understand what that means. Said the Norman princess of the Highlands.

"It's probably a trap. Berdwin said.

"If they're going to such great lengths to set up a trap to catch or kill us, then they could do it in the White Tower. Leona patiently said, "You should understand what it would mean if it was true - it was a fortune so great that it could shake a nation!"

Baldwin shook his head, "If it's that important, then they shouldn't have let Anrui steal the secret. ”

"Maybe she's involved......"

"How could it be," said Berdwin, "that she was just a little girl. ”

Leona sighed, "So what do you think we should do?" We only have three thousand soldiers now, and we have to be wary of the lords of the Dragonfire Islands - I don't know how many people will support me from the bottom of their hearts. ”

"But they're going to support gold and gems, right?"

Leona looked directly at Baldwin without fear, a tall man of good character, but the fact that he was able to become the lord of Thundercastle showed that he was not ignorant of power and politics: "Humans are selfish. Why would they be loyal to my father, the Norman King of the Highlands, and why would those men be loyal to my uncle John, interests, dear, for their own benefit. Farmland, serfs, vineyards, lakes, weapons and armor...... Of course, not everyone's loyalty needs to be exchanged for this, and my father did have some brave and loyal courtiers, but they had their own children, their own wives, their own knights, and they could not give up all this to save their souls from reproach and torment—and even, Baldwin, your guilt ......"

Bodwin took a sharp step back. As if he had been bitten by a poisonous snake hidden in his heart, "What are you talking about, Leona, the gods are above, do you think...... Do you think that the god who holds justice and justice will be bribed by mortal wealth?"

"Of course not," Leona shouted, "but at least, they can admit that you are innocent, Baldwin." That's not your charge, is it? Tyre is on top (Birdwin instinctively winces as she says the name). You can spend the rest of your life begging for his forgiveness, of course, but how long, ten, twenty, thirty? My love, you are forty years old. How short is the life of a mortal, and how are you going to grow old and die as a sinner in exile in such a nameless and silent way? What about your soldiers, your knights, those who love you, those who support you? Have you not heard and seen the work of Dylan Donclay? Don't you miss Castle Thunder, the place where you lived and fought for decades. It's yours, Berdwin, and it will be your children in the future......"

"That's why we can't do this!" Berdwin: "What if...... If I can have a child in the future, then I hope that when I put him on my horse and take him with me over Thundercastle, I can tell him that his father has returned to this place in good form. ”

"We just need a chance," retorted Leona, "don't you want that? Don't you have to stay up and down all night just to get back to Castle Thunder? Aren't you outraged? What my uncles John and Dylan have done will only push Castle Thunder and Norman in the Highlands to the brink of danger, not a curse, but how long do you think Castle Thunder will be able to hold out if their exclusion continues? A year or three years? It's the Normans of the Highlands, it's our country, it's millions of human beings, they can live in peace and happiness, all thanks to the soldiers of Thunder Castle to stop the orcs who are going south, if Thunder Castle is breached, then what will happen to them? My love, my hero, I know that it is difficult and painful for you to abandon your principles, and even ...... It will be an obstacle when you return to Tyre, but now is not the time for us to hesitate!"

"And," Leona continued, "we now know that the Guild of the Thin Web may have an inextricable relationship with Grenada, and do you know what kind of country it is, and what do you think it will do if it acquires this unexpected wealth, and create a more comfortable and healthy living environment for its citizens?"

Bodwin was silent, of course he knew what kind of country Grenada was, this country ruled by the red dragon and its descendants, with the largest number of red-robed warlocks and a staggering number of mages, the status of mortals there was quite humble, except for a few cunning and powerful merchants, ordinary humans there were called commoners, but their precarious living conditions were no better than those of the slaves of the Dragonfire Islands. The only better profession they had in Grenada was to be soldiers and knights, and once they entered the army, their families would benefit from it, and the army would always be in the greatest need compared to shops and hostels - the Normans of the Highlands, although warlike, had at least a few allies around them, and Grenada under the wings of the dragon could no longer be described as bloodthirsty, and every country and region bordering it had fought wars or battles with it, large or small. When the blood banner of Grenada's army fluttered in the sky, everyone's hearts were clenched, for this army was not only fearless of death, but also showed no mercy for their enemies, and no prisoners of war were left behind in every battle, not even noble knights or nobles were beheaded, and their headless bodies hung high on poles. Where the poles stand in a row is the new frontier of Grenada, where humans who have not had time to flee are selected and forcibly relocated to places they are unfamiliar with, parents and children, husbands and wives and siblings are separated by sex and age, and they all have to work in wooden shackles for ten years, and some are sold to the Dragonfire Islands. For nearly 100 years, transactions between Grenada and the Dragonfire Islands have been quite frequent.

Thankfully, Grenada is not a rich place, both the fields and the minerals are quite poor, not to mention the Mithril Essence Gold, even the stock of black iron is pitiful, and several surrounding countries have been able to curb Grenada's expansion, in addition to the White Robes and Paladins, it is that Grenada also needs their wheat and steel. After all, their soldiers are still human and need food, and their weapons and armor can't be transformed with spells, but they can only be afraid to bargain with the irascible red-robed warlocks in a calm manner, trying to minimize the output of these potentially deadly threats to their country.

There is a country that has refused, yes, its rulers who have refused to pay even a grain of wheat. As a result, three dragons marched side by side destroying their royal capital with endless acid and flames, even though they were later in Tyre and Rosada. The loss of a companion in pursuit of several other followers of the gods, but the fact that the nation's direct bloodline was completely severed was also frightening and frightening.

But it would have been different if Grenada had gotten this fortune, Leona and Berdwin were not merchants, but they knew how powerful a merchant could be in the face of great gain, as long as the dragons of Grenada did not have the tricks to hold every gold coin firmly in their claws and put it under their belly. They were able to bypass the armies and gods and deliver Grenada with everything they needed - the dragons of Grenada were so greedy that no one knew where they would stop if they could, but the actions and scope of the Thin Web Guild gave a glimpse of the ambition of the Guild of the Net, a huge organization that even elves were caught off guard. It had taken control of a city (and perhaps more than anyone knew about it), but until then, even Mage Alva and Kerry had been unaware of it. They had been fleeing and fighting before, but this time when they escaped from the White Tower and were temporarily repairing and waiting for Cremar at the Pillland Fortress, Mage Alva brought very bad news, that is, the branch of the "Fine Net" guild appeared silently in any place that could be said to be dark like a miasma after the rain, and they had a lot of conflicts with the original "Silver Finger" guild and the "Evil Thorn" guild in the past year, but because of the "fine net" The guild has ample spellcaster relationships, and the latter two guilds do not have an advantage in these battles, if it weren't for their deep roots and wide connections, they might have been wiped out by the "fine web" guild - the battle between them has affected many caravans and ordinary people, just last month, a merchant who has a good relationship with Alva mage was extorted from two offerings, the first was proposed by the "Evil Thorn" guild, and the poor merchant asked the "Evil Thorn" The Guild's Emissary stammered to explain that he had already given money, but the Emissary (perhaps because the merchant had a relationship with two beautiful maids) told him that because of the war with the "Fine Net" guild, the guild was now desperately short of money and weapons, so everyone who passed through their sphere of influence would naturally be skinned a second - the merchant certainly did not dare to say no to a thief's dagger, so he could only give a second money, but before he could enter the Blate Pierc, he was "fine-netted" again The guild intercepted him once, but this time he didn't even leave his goods behind, and when he reached the gates of the castle, the guards thought there was a new outcast.

Mage Alva was worried about this, and now he only wanted the war between the three guilds to end quickly and achieve the best possible outcome - that is, defeat for all, and for this he had already contacted many old friends he had not seen for a long time, and if possible, he would push it at any cost.

But the "Thin Web" guild was just a tail sticking out of Grenada, and Berdwin couldn't imagine how sharp its minions would be if the country had access to enough money.

"And those things about spellcasters...... Leona reminded, "Anrui told me that it's the dragon's legacy. ”

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"Dragon's Legacy?"

"Yes," said the lich, showing the dice in his hand to the elf Kerryben, it was amazing, it would be hidden in the cover of a dragon grammar book, probably no one could have imagined that those seemingly decorative lines would be combined to become this gadget, "the most precious thing about that dragon grammar book is not the spells copied on the pages (although it is also rare), but it is more than just a spell book, it is a mystery, a key, a guide. ”

The former immortal put the dice in the elf's hand carelessly, and asked him to study it carefully, anyway, the most important thing is the composition of the lines, not the material, these are made by himself out of gold, otherwise Ostal would have found out that something was wrong, "It's not the current dragon, the current dragons are all red dragons, evil red dragons, and what it guides may be the lair of the metal dragon - you know the metal dragon, right?"

The old-fashioned question made the heavy-hearted elf laugh, little one, he said in his heart, I am much older than you. And there are thousands of elves in the Silver Crown Forest who survived the catastrophe, the metal dragon still left this plane after the catastrophe, of course they still remember those beautiful and kind powerful creatures, Kerry had more than once lying on his father's lap and listened to his father talk to them about the familiar metal dragon, full of yearning, but unfortunately he had never seen even a metal dragon with his own eyes, even dragons of other colors, such as the black dragon that was as evil as the red dragon, White dragons and other colored dragons are also rarely seen, and it seems that the catastrophe of a thousand years ago forced them to choose a new habitat.

"If it's a legacy of the metal dragon," said Kerryben, "the warlock's behavior is a little strange—no one knows better than they what a dragon can leave behind." ”

"Who knows?" said the lich, "the warlocks are madmen. (To be continued.) )

PS: I haven't finished writing it, so I'll continue to write it tomorrow......