The continent of Arad, the frontier of the Gran Forest.

The melodious sound of bagpipes in the border town is like a dream that will never go away, lingering in the green forest.

Neat cobbled streets run north, west, north and south, and caravans laden with goods weave back and forth to divide the remote town into well-shaped shapes, and because of its proximity to the forest, most of the town's buildings are made of wood, and the houses rise up the river at the foot of the hill like a layer of wooden armor covering the hillside.

Due to its proximity to the forest and abundant rain, the trees in the town are tall, and the dense foliage draped over the high and low rooftops, enveloping the streets of all sizes in an intoxicating greenery. If there's one impression to describe this town, it's the fairytale forest kingdom.

At the highest point of the town, near the top of the hill, there is an inn with a wide courtyard.

In front of the inn stood two rusty shields, which looked legendary, and from the watchtower in the center of the courtyard looked down the hill to the other side of the hill, you could see a sea of red and white flowers, and the white road followed the sea of flowers in the direction of the forest, and finally disappeared into the depths of the lush trees...... For adventurers, it is the place where dreams begin and the point of no return for countless people.

At this time, the interior of the inn was already overcrowded, and the spacious hall was full of adventurers and merchants, who were sharing news, exchanging supplies, and recuperating their batteries, as if they were in full swing preparing for something.

And in this noisy space, the Grand Duke of the Menes Empire, the patriarch of the Machine Empire, and the driver of the Evil King, Karenz, who was now wearing a set of gray leather armor and a long sword pinned to his waist, sat by the window of the hall with several subordinates like an ordinary adventurer.

Beside Kalenz, a tall, good-looking female warrior with short silver hair picked up the barrel and poured him a beer.

"My lord, I've found out. ”

"Say it. Karenz looked at the white foam rising from the wine glass, and said with an unchanged expression.

"Although the forces on the Arad continent are complicated, the Bantu people are trapped in the snow-capped mountains in the north, the Void Ancestor is in the northwest, and the dark elves live underground, and the human kingdom Belmar has fertile land, people live and work in peace and contentment, and live freely, it seems to be a rich country, but in fact, the entire country is completely under the control of the Perus Empire. Because of this, the Peruvian Empire has few rivals on the continent of Arad, which in turn also happens to be in the stage of strategic expansion...... A war target is urgently needed. ”

After pouring a full beer for Kalenz, the female warrior poured herself a glass, but did not drink it immediately: "For the Peruth Empire, the snowy region of Ston on the northern border of the Stroul Mountains is a bitter cold land and has no value. The kingdom of the Dark Elves is located underground, and it does not see the light of day all year round, making it unsuitable for human habitation. The Void Ancestor is mountainous, the people are fierce, and he is proficient in the ability called Nian Qi, which is a difficult bone to gnaw. Therefore, their current expansion target is the elven realm located in the depths of the Gran Forest. ”

"I see. ”

Karenz stretched out his hand and grabbed the beer glass, looked at the adventurers and merchants around him, and said with a smile: "These people should be the advance team of the Perus Empire, right? The empire should have spent a lot of money to encourage them to explore the interior of the Gran Forest and find out the intelligence of the elven country." ”

"Everything is as you would expect. ”

The female warrior complimented, and then lowered her voice and said: "The Perus Empire has made many military moves, and I believe that as long as we collect enough information, we will send troops to the Elven Realm at any time." ”

"Is the Lord decided?" Karenz asked vaguely as he sipped his beer.

"In the Arad continent, although the Perux Empire is full of talents, there are not many generals who can conquer the elven kingdom. If I'm not mistaken, the main general this time should be the legendary general of the Perus Empire, General Kazan. At the same time, Kazan's best friend, Ozma, known as the strongest mage in the empire, should also join the war. ”

"Kazan...... Ozma......" Karenz chewed on the two names for a moment, and then said carefully: "If I remember correctly, this Kazan is the legendary one, who never wears armor and wears an axe at his waist. A legendary warrior with an axe in one hand and a knife in the other, fighting bravely and endlessly, right?"

"Your Excellency is right. The female warrior nodded.

"Awakened?" Karenz asked.

"Awakened...... But it's not complete, and the biggest destructive power at the moment is still at the city level. It is estimated that it takes a deep awakening or a second awakening to reach the strength of the inheritance level. After answering his question, the female warrior seemed to feel that some details were not clear, so she added:

"The golden bloodline of the Arad continent is different from the outside world, and their awakening is divided into two stages, generally known as awakening and deep awakening, and some people call deep awakening a second awakening. According to the different potentials, the strength of awakening is also different, some can reach the inheritance level with one awakening, and some can reach the inheritance level with a second awakening. ”

"Fuck you!"

Kalenz couldn't help but say a dirty word, and put down his beer glass heavily: "This is already terrifying, okay! I am grateful to Your Majesty, and it took countless resources and energy to be promoted to the inheritance level realm." The people here can surpass my years of hard work in one awakening, and they are just a bunch of brutes who have opened cheats!"

"Your Excellency is angry!" the female warrior saw that he was angry, and quickly got up and poured him wine.

"I'm fine......"

Ozma waved his hand, indicating that he was very calm, and then said calmly: "But this Ozma, in my country's intelligence, has a somewhat special status." Although his current status is not as good as Kazan, this guy's is too young, and his potential is assessed as unfathomable by Goddess Xiaoxi...... Maybe it's the top group of golden descendants. ”

"As you said, Ozma is much younger than Kazan, and even before the power of an awakening is fully developed, his strength is faintly surpassing Kazan. ”

"Hehe......" Hearing the female warrior's words, Karenz picked up the glass and put it down again, with a strange smile on her face.

"Why are you laughing?"

"In a country where strength is respected and military expansion is the mainstay, the emperor is not the strongest man...... That's ridiculous enough. What's even more ridiculous is that the two of the strongest are still close friends with each other, do you think the emperor still sleeps peacefully?" Kalenz said with a sneer.

"What do you mean, sir...... Ozma and Kazan could have been a big performer?" the female warrior covered her lips in surprise.

"This time to attack the elven country, it's good that they lost, but if they win, I'm afraid it will be more than lucky. With this, Karenz suddenly got up from his seat and said to his subordinates in front of him:

"This may be a hidden crisis for the Perux Empire, but it is a wonderful opportunity for us...... Let's go meet Kazan and Ozma for a while!"