In the faint morning light, the dense woods began to wake up.

It is a jungle with no end in sight, and the fir trees that make up the majority are straight and straight, and there are a few birch trees in between, and the trunks of the fir trees are silvery gray and the birch trunks are silvery white under the fine golden light that passes through the treetops.

Silver Pine Forest.

The northern part of this vast forest is under the protection of the kingdom of Lordaeron, and to the south is the territory of the mage city of Dalaran. The town of Ambermere sits on the edge of the Silver Pine Forest, and merchants and travellers pass through the town from time to time, and their arrival brings good business to the town's taverns. Although it was only early in the morning, there were still people coming and going, and it was quite lively compared to other buildings. The sign hanging from the bracket protruding above the door frame was spotlessly polished, with four carefully painted flower characters, "Gold-encrusted roses".

On the first floor of the tavern is a spacious hall with several downed barrels neatly stacked against the wall. The tavern owner was sitting behind the bar wiping his glasses for a long time, and a little girl of seven or eight years old with short chestnut hair snuggled up to him, whispering something to the stocky middle-aged man. The boss nodded yes, but the little girl didn't seem satisfied.

The door to the tavern opened again, and in walked in a plainly dressed fair girl, who looked like she should be the hostess of the "Gilded Rose" tavern. She walked up and said something to the shopkeeper, who nodded and pointed upstairs, and the waitress hurried up to the second floor.

On the second floor of the tavern are rooms for travelers to stay temporarily, with clear windows in the corridors. The hostess was about to knock on the door, and one of the doors opened itself from the inside.

The girl hurriedly raised her head and smiled shyly, a little reserved and a little yearning: "Hello, sir." Good morning! ”

Appearing in front of the door, holding the doorknob was a long, handsome elf, with fair complexion, blue eyes shrouded in a hazy sheen, and a pair of long, pointed ears, and long hair that flowed down his shoulders and sprinkled with broken gold of the morning sun.

“Sinu a'manore.” The High Elf smiled and nodded at her in a friendly manner, before he changed his tune and said, "Nice to meet you." (Sinu a'manore, Elfish, "Nice to meet you.") ）

The hostess became radiant, and she was visibly delighted. The High Elves don't leave their northern realm very often, and even the elven mages who are immersed in arcane magic in Dalaran are typical technophiles, so the elves' otherworldly appearance is rare even in the town of Ambermere, which is attached to Dalaran. "Sir, you're also here for Dalaran's recruitment, aren't you? I just saw Lord Bauer's carriage, you know, Master Dalaran. ”

Hearing this, the elf smiled and quipped, "Not all of them can be called adults, generally speaking, you should call them 'Your Excellency', and you should call them 'Sir' and 'Ma'am' in addition to Your Excellency." ”

The slender young girl was a little surprised, but not nervous, and seemed to be very happy with this new growth: "This is what it looks like! Thank you, sir, you have been really helpful? With the simplicity of a country girl, she politely declined the elf's claim that she had helped him and not the other way around: she was particularly pleased to know the correct names for the great men, and especially to know that she could call the less unattainable mages "sir" and "madam." She immediately changed her tune and said:

"I have just seen Mr. Bauer's carriage, which has just entered the town and stopped at the door of the mayor's hall. Boss Orison asked me to come up and call the guests. But I didn't see the one who came with me...... Well...... Maybe it's a lord? I don't see who that excellency is. Well, like you just said, it could also be a lady gentleman. ”

Her words were incoherent, a little incoherent, but her tone was very cheerful.

"So you're here to remind me, aren't you?" The elf said, smiling and closing the door, "You're so kind, miss. ”

The girl's face flushed slightly. Not only is he handsome, but this tall and thin elf is also very charming, giving people a very gentle and friendly feeling, which makes people unconsciously treat him as an old friend. She thought for a moment, plucked up the courage to continue:

"I ...... I don't really know much about it, but Mr. Bauer said...... Mr. Bauer told me, even though he was just making small talk with me, well, with all of us, Mr. Bauer told me something......"

This rare high elf in human society is none other than Jin Shaolan, who has been disguised in the nightmare space. The moment he opened the door, he received a new prompt:

"You've entered the mission area: the Safe Tavern."

"You activated the side quest: Recruitment.

"Dalaran's manpower is too precious for them to tolerate being wasted on matters that are not constructive enough. Tired of the endless security alerts on the border and the endless applications of investigators for additional apprentices, the town hall decided to entrust the package to trusted adventurers. Enter the safe tavern in fifteen minutes, then join the group of adventurers recruited by Mage Dalaran. ”

"Quest Hint: The city of Dalaran has a reputation for wealth and generosity when it comes to worldly wealth, and you will be rewarded handsomely for completing the trust of Master Dalaran."

"Do you want to activate this side quest? Note: This quest is not mandatory, and you can also choose to gain Dalaran's trust through other means. You have to make a choice within 5 minutes. ”

From the hostess, he learned that this was not the first time that Dalaran had recruited adventurers to help him, so they had also summed up some effective experience in order to improve efficiency. For example, the girl told him that for those adventurers who were capable of slashing and slashing enemies face-to-face, Dalaran would arrange for them to carry out a certain kind of mission, while the few who had the ability to control the law would be given more respect and a task that Dalaran seemed to take more seriously. Jin Shaolan chose to "accept the side quest" after a moment's consideration, believing that since the space gave such a clear additional information prompt, it meant that he was competent enough.

told Jin Shaolan everything he knew, and always talked about Mr. Bauer's long and short hospitality The girl smiled shyly. "Well, I'll go greet the other guests, sir."

Jin Shaolan also smiled and nodded: "Thank you very much, beautiful young lady." Then I wish you a great day. ”

He bowed slightly to the young girl, and behaved in a graceful and friendly manner, and when he saw that she also nodded in response, he turned and went downstairs. Behind him, there was an intermittent sound of waitresses knocking on the door one by one. "Guests, guests inside! Mr. Mage of Dalaran should be coming soon, if you don't want to miss it, hurry up and go downstairs! And this guest, you, that is, you, what are you rubbing! ……”