Chapter 1: The Beginning
My name is Shu Yu, this is my story, a group of remnants of the era who are still trusting us, I am a commander, a hereditary lion duke, but the empire of allegiance perished, my father and 2 elder brothers all lost their lives in the war of the empire, as well as the 300,000 Shu army they led. Now we only have meager strength, silently watching over those who still remember us.
"It's so cold. "I sighed as I looked at the huge icicles hanging from the trees and the small animals covered in thick fluff. A huge white wolf hangs on his back, this demon wolf is almost 3 meters long, and in this era, it is a common thing to carry a wolf on his back, wearing heavy armor and carrying a giant sword, because I am a samurai.
Stepping on the snow, the snow is very high, and every step will be barefoot, but it doesn't stand in my way, because everything here is too familiar.
Familiar lights are lit at the end of the road, and the old wooden sign is carved on!"Wolf Tavern", snowy nights, too cold weather is not suitable for going out, and there are very few people drinking in the tavern, which is why I chose this time to come to town, I don't want to attract too much attention.
"Big nose, a glass of ale. "Lift the big quilt hanging on the door to keep out the cold, and skillfully get used to the demon wolf on the counter. "Swap these for 1 Blue Magic Stone (Magic Stones and Magic Crystals are used as casting materials for priests and mages, and the grades are blue, blue, green, yellow, and white, and the effect and stored energy of the color are 10 times that of the former), 3 bags of food, and 5 bottles of knife oil. ”
"My cupboard...... I'm not welcome you if you do this again. ”
Big Nose deliberately glared at me fiercely, skillfully pulled the demon wolf off the counter, and carefully cleaned it up.
The demon wolf is a fifth-level wind attribute demon beast of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, and the adult demon wolf will have a magic crystal, which stores the essence of the demon wolf's body, and is an important spell casting material for magicians. The wolf's fur is very hard, suitable for making hunter's leather armor, and it also has a certain amount of magic resistance. The teeth and bones of the demon wolf are all good things with magical materials, and they sell well in the market.
"There's more to these things than that. "Big Nose is an old friend after all, and I don't want to take advantage of it too much.
"In this world, no one is easy to mix, you can keep the rest. "Big Nose used to be a loyal comrade-in-arms of my father, who led the mighty Shu army to rule the land of Shu and protect it from any magical beasts, while Big Nose guaranteed the huge logistics of the huge army. The fall of the empire had to make such a powerful man open a small tavern to make a living, which of course was also a disguise.
Big Nose managed to get a huge demon wolf in just a few minutes, and this technique is truly breathtaking. He walked into the warehouse with the magic crystal and the collected materials, and went to prepare the goods for me.
As I drank the ale, I observed the guests of the tavern, there were only a few of them, most of them drunk, and in a dimly lit corner sat a mysterious mage, with some divination tools and a glass of water in front of the table. He was attracted by my gaze and looked at me at the same time, I didn't care to continue tasting the slightly sweet ale, I felt that he was still looking at me carefully, but in the tavern, it was not once or twice that he was looked at and looked at. Big Nose walked out of his secret storeroom in a few moments. I was carrying the goods I had just asked for, and every bag was stuffed to the brim.
"Thanks, I'm leaving. After taking a sip of the last ale, he shouted into the big nose.
The big nose grabbed me, approached and whispered to me: "Xiao Yu, it's almost enough to clean the periphery, everyone is safe, and the barbarians don't have much movement, don't go deep into the forest easily, there are many powerful demonic beasts that your father hasn't cleared, it's not for you to handle, I want to see those young men again?"
"Well, got it. Feel relieved. Carrying the goods, he walked out of the tavern.
The snow is getting heavier and the weather is getting colder, and this temperature can only cause some trouble to the low-ranking samurai, and only a little chill to me. However, there is some melancholy, my father took the Shu army to support the north in this season, and was betrayed by the traitors of the empire and annihilated at the Tianyun Pass. From time to time, the indomitable souls of those brothers who died on the battlefield would appear in front of me.
I also want to fight, I want to fight on the battlefield like my father and brother, even if I shed the last drop of blood, even if I pay for my own life, that is the destination that a warrior deserves, not like now, cowering in a corner of the Northwest Warcraft Forest, surviving for a long time.
But I am not alone after all, I have inherited my father's entrustment, inherited the flame lion banner of the Shu army and the last seed of the Shu army, I want to lead them to find our glory again, and I can't let the flame lion flag be dusty, when this flag flutters again, it is the moment when the Shu army returns to the world.
Striding in the direction of the camp, most of the forest was fir trees, and they were huge fir trees, each of which had 4 of them that I could hug together, and the cold wind blew these giant trees to make a rattling sound, and I quickened my pace.
After walking for a whole hour, I saw a faint glimmer of fire, and the keen shooter sensed my presence.
"Yu is back. ”
The camp is built along 4 giant sequoia trees next to each other, and is surrounded by a high fence sprinkled with the feces of Earth Bears (level 9 earth-based monsters) to prevent other monsters from sneaking up on the camp. The camp is a tent sewn from various monster furs, and the tents are very colorful and unsightly, but they are very warm.
"The boss is back, did you bring wine?" shouted a giant man who was 2.5 meters tall and weighed 300 kilograms, it is rare for humans to reach this height and weight, he has a tower shield as tall as others behind his back, this is his weapon, he is a shield warrior, level 9 warrior, Yang Shouyi.
"Don't think about alcohol every day, it will only make you worse and worse. "I was roasting the huge elk all the time, and there were 2 long swords beside me emitting a cold light, and at a glance, I knew that it was often used and maintained, this is Long Zhanye, a level 9 samurai.
"Hmm. Beside him, the dragon spearman who snorted indifferently was the dragon spearman, Qi Bing, and he carefully wiped the dragon spear covered with magic patterns with oil. Level 9 Samurai.
"Fight?" Shou Yi looked at Qi Bing defiantly, and Qi Bing glanced at him indifferently.
Shou Yi jumped like thunder: "You, you, you." Come on, this fight must be fought. ”
"Okay, Xiao Yi, I'm tired all day in the morning, let's stop. A gentle voice interrupted the shield warrior.
"Got it, Uncle Hua. I'm just kidding. The tall Shouyi obediently sat back on the fire, and the speaker was a priest in a white coat, white hat, and white beard with a soft light in his eyes, Uncle Hua.
Uncle Hua was once the highest medical deployment officer of the Shu army, and his absence from his father's side in the battle 20 years ago has always been his biggest regret, and he did everything to assist me to reorganize the glory of the Shu army in order to make up for the previous regret.
"Who?" with a cold sigh, we instantly drew our weapons after years of tacit understanding and protected Uncle Hua in the middle.
The one who shouted was the shooter, Youxi, she was a child of the ghost clan picked up by her father, she was trained and raised since she was a child, and she has been following me and acting as my eyes.
"Please don't do it, I just wanted to help? So I came here with you?" was the black-robed mage in the tavern.
"Mage, we've met in the tavern, what advice did you give me to my camp?"
"Your Excellency, can you ask your archer to put away his bow and arrows? ”
"Drop your staff, and your magic pack. Youxi said coldly.
"Okay, okay. Please refrain from using force. With that, he dropped his staff and a backpack full of materials. After fumbling for a while, he took out a badge, on which was a badge with a beautiful tattoo of a green mountain covered with green trees.
"Tarzan School?" Zhan Ye shouted in surprise.
Everyone knows that the Taishan School was founded by Master Yang Ming, the chief mage of the empire 200 years ago. The apprentices, who inherited the spirit of Master Yang Ming, began to carry it forward, and in 100 years established the powerful Mage Association. Later, it played a huge role in the battle against the barbarian invasion. They can be seen in every battle of resistance, and the logo of the Tarzan School can be found on the body that charges forward and resists to the end. The Tarzan School stood behind the empire and supported it until the end. They never got involved in politics, only devoted themselves to the path that led the empire to prosperity, but the empire still fell, and with the fall of the empire, the mages of the Tarzan school were no longer visible.
"Let me introduce myself, I am a mage of the Taishan School, Wu Xun, originally I thought you might need my help, but now it seems that you don't have this need, your partner is very strong. ”
Everyone let their guard down, because everyone had fought side by side with the mages of Tarzan, and they were comrades who could be trusted to their backs.
Wu Xun looked at us curiously.
"Thank you for your kindness, we can handle some demon wolves, and we can't afford to hire you. ”
"I don't charge a fee, and the mages of the Tarzan School have not been reduced to the point where they need to do odd jobs to support themselves. Your weapon build-up is interesting and reminds me of a few things. “
"We're just a bunch of hunters who hunt these monsters to maintain our practice. "I don't want to reveal too much with this mage. But from his inquisitive eyes, I could sense what he had discovered, after all, we had fought with the mages of the Tarzan School before.
"Let's have a fire. Dine together. Zhan Ye warmly invited.
The mage gladly accepted.
In the evening, everyone was in high spirits, and they chatted until late, and Uncle Hua arranged a warm barracks for the master.
The night passed quickly.