The Metz Business Alliance is a relatively special country on the continent, and each city is governed by a different mercenary group, and these mercenary groups form a loose alliance that operates the development of this alliance together, including diplomacy.

Rota Town, a border town belonging to the Metz Business Alliance, but because it is adjacent to the Metz Business Alliance, it has never been a strategic location, most of the population is merchants and mercenaries, this is a town with more foreign population than the local population, therefore, there are more people doing business in the town than farming, and there are many people who make a living by hunting, if you are lucky and hunt low-level magical beasts, then you will get a good price from the merchants.

The poisonous sun of the late summer and early autumn is unbearable, the sky is cloudless, the earth is scorching, it has not rained for three months, blessed are those who do small business and hunting, at least they do not have to fire the crops in the field.

Char climbed to the top of the slope and looked south, five or six miles ahead of him was the town of Rota, hidden behind the dense woods, and only the two towering watchtowers at the entrance of the town could be seen - they were the guard posts set up to prevent the monsters of the Warcraft Forest from attacking the town. He looked up at the sun in front of him, shook his head, and smiled helplessly.

He had a six-foot-long jujube stick on his shoulder, and two flower-mouthed wine gourds hanging from the stick, and he opened his placket to reveal his strong chest, and indeed looked like a hard-working and capable farmer. However, his age did not keep up with his appearance, his face was like bronze, his eyes were bright, his body was tall, his hands and feet were as strong as a mountain, and his actual age was only in his early twenties, which means that although he was young, his figure was like that of a mature man in the prime of life.

On the left side of the slope is a small bay of the Danube, densely populated with two-person tall reeds, and some waterfowl hover leisurely over the bay, everything seems peaceful, serene, and quiet. Every rainy season in this area, there are often a little floods, so the two sides of the strait within three miles of the formation of a deserted wilderness, there are some shrubs that are only used as firewood, occasionally there are one or two poplars near the shore, even the monsters of the Warcraft Forest are not willing to come here to eat, but there are a lot of rabbits and pheasants, and many local residents regard this place as a hunting ground.

He walked east along the trail, entered a miscellaneous forest, and was advancing his studies, when suddenly the ......wind behind him suddenly made a strange 'snap' sound, and the two wine gourds hanging behind his right shoulder suddenly hit each other, making a special sound. He let out a startled "huh" and turned his head to look back. Strange thing, there are no ghosts behind him, what's going on.

"Huh? Could it be that you have met a ghost? His face showed obvious surprise, and he said to himself: "There are too many dead people in this place, probably because the road to the underworld is too far, and they all like to wander outside. ”

He still walked forward, taking five steps, not good, the jujube stick hanging from the wine gourd seemed to be so heavy, and there was a strange strength, and he pulled it back backwards with the stick. He was carried on his back by the sudden inertia, screamed, and his feet were in chaos. It's finally good, I finally stabilized my body, and when I turned my head in a panic, my face changed greatly, "You, what do you want to do?" ”

Behind him was not an undead spirit, nor a ghost, in the middle of the path less than three meters away from him, a swordsman with a national character face grinned at him, judging by the outfit on his body should be a mercenary.

"It's okay, it's human."

Xia Ya let out a breath and said with relief: "Uncle, people are scared to death. ”

"You think I'm not human?" The mercenary's tone was a little unkind.

Xia Ya bowed again and again: "I'm sorry, uncle, there are a lot of dead people in this area, I was really shocked just now." ”

"I don't blame you." The mercenary said coldly, staring at him with a pair of blazing eyes, sucking his eyes: "Are you a local?" ”

"Yes." He replied calmly, pointing to the way, "I live in the village over there." ”

"How far?"

"About ......," he scratched his head, "four or five miles of land." Uncle is ......"

"You are not allowed to ask questions." The mercenary said domineeringly: "I asked, you answered, did you hear clearly?" ”

"This ......" Char shuddered for a moment, and looked at the sword at the other party's waist in horror.

"How many families are there in your village? Where the road leads, answer honestly. "Judging by this man's problems, at least he's not a local.

"Yes...... There are more than 30 households, living very scattered, with few people, and the land is also very barren. The trail leads to the town of Rota, and further than that is not clear. He pointed to the way he had come and then to the front, as if he had been a little dazed.

"Are there any larger villages to the west?"

"It seems that there is no more. It's too close to the Warcraft Forest, and there are only a few small villages. ”

"What's your name?"

"My name is Char. Uncle is ......"

The mercenary snorted coldly, glared at him, and waved his hand: "You go, it will be short-lived if you ask more." ”

Char shuddered, continued to walk forward with the wine gourd on his back, and muttered in his mouth: "This old man is really, if it weren't for buying him this drunken fairy dew, where would he encounter this kind of thing." ”

In front of it is the town of Rota, Char's home is in the town, his father runs a blacksmith shop, the weather has been too hot recently, he can't help his grandfather, and today he was sent back to buy wine.

He hurried to the town's tavern...... There were more than a dozen people drinking inside, and the shopkeeper Luo Luck was sitting on a small stool at the door, drowsy.

He pushed open the door and whispered in Ralek's ear, "Man, here's a guest!" ”

Rolek was shouted by him, and jumped up like stepping on a spring: "Come on, come on!" Guest...... Bah! Char, didn't you go to see your grandfather? ”

"Hehe, isn't the old man good at this," he put down the jujube stick with the wine gourd on his shoulder and put it on the table: "What?" Business seems to be very bad. ”

Rolek stretched and yawned: "The sun is at the top, and even the rats don't want to come out, where does the business come from?" ”

Char smiled: "It's just time to sleep in the summer heat." Rolek, rest and sleep, so comfortable! ”

"This year. One day at a time, who cares if you are comfortable and uneasy? Luo Leke pointed to a small shop diagonally opposite and said: "I'm nothing, the Wangxian Residence is called Anyi, and it hasn't opened for a month." ”

"People have been open for half a year, can they be the same as you." Char pointed to the wine gourd, "Quickly put it on, if it's fast enough, I'll be able to come back in the evening." ”

"The old man's alcohol consumption is really good, his old man is better, right?" Rolek carried the wine gourd to the vat to make wine.

"As always, rheumatic back pain is in the elderly. It's hard to get a good deal. Char's face showed a sad face: "Fortunately, I can eat and drink, I'm really worried that this winter, the harvest will be small, the weather will be cold, and the days will be sad." ”

"Now that you're married, you can still let the old man move in." After filling the gourd, Rolek casually covered the stopper.

"My parents said the same, but I can't stand the old man's stubbornness. No, I just went back a few days ago, and I was pushed back again. Char took the wine gourd and skewed it on the jujube stick, and threw a silver coin, "I'll go to Wangxian Ju and talk to you when I come back in the evening." ”

After walking for more than ten meters, he came to Wangxian Ju diagonally opposite, and shouted with a big grin as soon as he entered the door: "Sister Moon Shadow, I'm here!" ”

Behind the counter, a woman in a red dress raised her head, "Char, are you getting wine for your grandfather?" ”

"Yes, Sister Moon Shadow, you've made me miserable." Char put down the wine gourd and looked depressed, "Since you added ingredients to this wine, the old man asked me to come to the town every day to drink, and the home-brewed local wine is no longer willing to drink, you just put more to make the wine stronger, he drinks less, and I don't have to run back and forth." ”

"It's a good thing that the old man likes to drink, let me tell you, you can't put more wine in it, otherwise it won't be good for the old man, why are you so lazy?" The woman took out a small gourd and dropped two drops of blue liquid into each of the two large wine gourds, and a rich aroma of wine suddenly overflowed.

Known as 'Sister Moon Shadow', it was Moon Shadow who, after leaving the Monster Forest, came to this town to live in seclusion. Her cultivation has improved too quickly, although she has survived the transformation tribulation, but it is a deficiency in the realm, if she can't make up for it in time, then when she crosses the immortal tribulation, she will be taken advantage of by the demons, and her years of deeds will be ruined.

The only way is to enter the mortal world, understand life, and comprehend the way of heaven. The so-called 'small hidden in the wild, hidden in the middle of the city', Moon Shadow at this time, hid in this remote town, silently comprehended the way of heaven, felt the reincarnation, and prepared for the final immortal tribulation.

She came to this town eight years ago, and after she arrived, she rented a very remote storefront on this street, and gave the name of 'Wangxian Ju', and started a small business.

Wangxianju's shop is not big, and Moon Shadow is not a person who can do business, her shop only sells one kind of product - Xianlu, according to her, it is a kind of fruit wine, which is contained in a small wooden bottle carved by herself, a bottle is about four or five taels, it is a bottle of gold coins, not two prices, and it is good to be able to sell three or four bottles a month.

However, this thing is very profitable, and selling it for three or four bottles is enough for a year's living expenses. Moreover, she doesn't expect this fortune, what she wants is this tempering of life among mortals, even her appearance has changed with the passage of time, and now she looks like a big girl in her twenties.

Sending Char away, Moon Shadow looked at the sky...... Although it was still early, there were really no guests coming in, so she simply closed the door. In a room at the back, there was a simple spirit gathering array, and the eyes of the array were six crystals full of spiritual energy, and in this small space, the concentration of spiritual energy was no less than that strange place space in the Warcraft Forest.

Moon Shadow stepped into the formation, sat down in a five-hearted posture, and began to meditate and breathe, between her noses, two jade-colored white qi stretched and contracted like a spiritual snake, and the aura in the room seemed to rush towards her body like madness.