The characters who are too high-level to participate in the low-level are not good at all, and ordinary adventurers need to work hard and risk many lives to uncover some secrets and conspiracies that are revealed, but under the prophecy of the silver dragon lady, they are quickly picked up, and there are basically not many secrets to speak of.

Even if they wanted to, they could teleport directly to the black dragon's lair right now, and it would be no problem to directly beat the black dragon and then catch it to complete the mission.

Of course, this adventure is not an important thing, it is mainly to accompany Shi Ji out to play, and Lady Silver Dragon and Veria Roland only treat it as a game, and have no serious meaning. Therefore, the Silver Dragon Lady only told Shi Ji a little bit of the information detected by the prophecy technique, and did not directly point out the location of the black dragon's lair and the true identity of the evil ghost beast.

The castle, which had just experienced a battle and the faint threat of the black dragon, naturally did not have a relaxed atmosphere, and the soldiers of the castle were divided into two squads and kept patrolling the city walls. With the exception of the more casual adventurers, both the Baroness's soldiers and the Istervar Knights' soldiers were relatively silent.

The whole castle was immersed in a gloomy and oppressive atmosphere, which Shi Ji did not like, and the incessant cold wind and drizzle outside the castle forced her, who had always been an active girl, to stay in her room, at least in front of the red-flaming fireplace, pestering Lady Villa Roland, or Lady Silverdragon to tell stories of their past adventures.

The night passed peacefully.

The next morning, as the heavy bells rang in the castle, Baroness Winnie gave a brief funeral for her fallen soldiers, and twenty-four soldiers carried their former companions into the grave on the east side of the castle - a small sunny hillside, almost half covered with moss and vines.

Many adventurers and soldiers attended the funeral of the fallen soldiers, and they all looked solemn and silent. Born in battle, died in battle, this is the fate of most adventurers and soldiers in this world.

Such a solemn and heavy atmosphere touched Shi Ji, who had never seen this kind of scene, the duke's family naturally had funerals, but those funerals that were diluted by various rituals were far less touching than today's simple and solemn atmosphere.

"It's not sad that the soldiers died in battle, they were loyal to their duty, and they didn't take a step back to their death, they were good!" The female warrior disguised by the Demon Beast came over and said softly next to Shi Ji, "However, compared to these loyal soldiers, the fate of the adventurer is even more sad! We don't know where we'll die, maybe we'll die from the minions of swamp lizards, maybe we'll die from monsters in ruins and ruins, or maybe we'll die from a raid by an orc army...... There are so many possibilities that we may not even be able to bury properly, so we can only let the corpses scatter into the wilderness......"

I have to say that the disguise of the demon beast is very successful, and she is now like an adventurer and warrior who has seen the funeral of her companion and touched the scene, and her true feelings are full of emotion. If it weren't for Dugufeng and the others who would have been able to see through her identity, maybe they would have been really confused by her performance.

"Yes, I never thought that the life of an adventurer would be so dangerous and hard!" Shi Ji nodded naturally, and said with emotion: "I used to listen to the stories of adventurers, which were full of all kinds of thrills and excitement, but in fact, ......"

"Alright, it's time for us to go!"

Lady Silver Dragon, who didn't want Shi Ji, a kind child, to communicate more with the evil ghost beast, directly interrupted the conversation between the two, but this silver dragon lady, who has survived in the human world for many years, is also not lacking in humor and bad taste, she looked at the young female warrior disguised by the evil ghost beast, and said, "Maybe we should shake hands and show friendship, after all, from now on we are companions." ”

The evil beast ghost has an anti-joint arm opposite to a human, even if she is disguised as a human, her palm is the back of an ordinary person's hand, and illusion can confuse the eyes, but it cannot confuse the intuitive reaction of the warrior's physical contact, so this subtle feature makes the identity of the evil beast ghost easy to be detected by experienced adventurers.

"Haha, we're already companions, aren't we?"

The demon beast's "mind-reading" ability did not read malicious and suspicious thoughts from Lady Silver Dragon, so she smiled boldly, spread her hands, and said humorously following the old excuse: "The etiquette of shaking hands is to spread out your hands and show that you have no weapons, just like this, see that I have no weapons, I am harmless, I am a ...... with good intentions"

"Huh!"

This cold joke that is not very funny, or does it make everyone laugh lightly, a disguised evil ghost beast is harmless and well-intentioned?

Haha, this joke seems to be really only Shi Ji laughing from the heart.

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Lizard Marsh, located in the northern part of Sword Bay, near the mouth of the famous Desha*Lin River, brings abundant rainfall to the swamp by ocean currents and monsoons from the coast. The Dillingbair River, the Shining River, and other rivers that meandered from the Misty Forest and the Troll's Roaring Forest also converged here, merging into a muddy swamp of waterways, forming a vast wetland.

Once the heart of the Elven empire of Ilfarang, this elven language known as the "Slow Courtyard" is now a haven for swamp creatures such as lizardmen and tree frogmen.

The entire swamp, except for a few dry lands carved out by a few stoic human settlers, is still controlled by monsters.

Because they were looking for the black dragon's lair, they did not go directly to the "Weeping Willow Sutra", but were led to the depths of the uninhabited swamp under the guidance of the evil ghost beast that claimed to know the environment.

It is not easy to march in the swamp, and the mud that can go deep into the knees with one foot, the countless mosquitoes that are not there, the various poisonous insects and parasites, and the diseases of malaria, fever, diarrhea, etc., which can be caused by a small negligence, are all more terrible dangers than crocodiles, anacondas, and lizardmen.

To do this, the adventurers had to put on their cloaks and boots, tie their trousers and cuffs tightly, and wrap themselves tightly in the swamp, no matter how wet the weather was, to ensure that the ubiquitous mosquitoes had no chance to get their mouths.

The female warrior disguised as the Demon Beast, like a seasoned and cautious wilderness survivor, led the crowd to spot crocodiles pretending to be driftwood, alertly avoiding lurking anacondas, avoiding areas where lizardmen might gather, and even making makeshift ointments from moist mud and mashed herbs and applying them to exposed skin. These liveries are a great way to mask the scent of adventurers, repel diseased mosquitoes, flies and poisonous insects, and help adventurers to get to the right reeds and bushes.

Shi Ji stepped into the ankle-deep mud and walked cautiously and cautiously, her eyes keeping an eye on the female warrior walking at the front of the line. The swamp was littered with seemingly smooth and firm places that she didn't realize to be a mud trap until she stepped on it, and she had to follow the footsteps of the female warrior to make sure she didn't step into the mud hole, which was a strenuous and exhausting walk.

Of course, in this group, except for Shi Ji, everyone else behaved at ease. Dugu Feng used his identity as a mage to simply release a spell of walking on the water, and directly walked the puddles as a broad avenue. Lady Silver Dragon and Veria Roland are also using their talents and abilities to pace through the swamp with ease. Even the most inconspicuous moon elf Milano, because of her practice of the "Jewel Girl's Pure White Heart" swordsmanship, her body is light as if she has no weight, and she can glide far with a little strength.

"I knew I was also practicing the 'Pure White Heart of the Jewel Girl'!"

Looking at Mirano, who was as light as a butterfly, Shi Ji couldn't help but show a look of envy, although the inheritance of the shadow hand flow was equally powerful, but the ability to travel through shadows was not of much use when rushing.

"Well, let's take a break!"

As if seeing Shi Ji's struggling state, Dugufeng stopped.

Seeing Dugu Feng stop, the others naturally stopped, and the evil ghost beast female warrior who was the guide didn't say much, just found a slightly drier place as a temporary resting camp.

"Long live my sister!"

Shi Ji let out a low cheer, and then couldn't wait to start resting. They set off from the castle and walked for half a day without resting, this kind of swamp mud puddle can make Shi Ji suffer enough, she can persist all the way without complaining, it can be said that her performance is good!

After a large amount of exercise, Shi Ji, who was hungry and began to growl, quickly opened the package, and then saw the prepared dry food, and was dumbfounded again!

Dry food was a supply from the castle, and it was enough to cover their needs for a week. It's just that the type of food is very different from Shi Ji's usual contact.

There are no small cakes, no white bread, no new things called steamed buns or buns, not even black bread. There are only two kinds of dry food for all, one is bread and the other is jerky.

The rough dough is made of unleavened flour mixed with some wild vegetables, it is very dry and hard, and it is almost like a stone when you bite into it, and it has a heavy texture and hardness, and it is no problem even when used as a weapon.

As for the jerky, it's all black, dry and woody, and I don't know how long it's been there. Shi Ji touched it with his hands, and he could feel that the rough texture was more like wood than meat.

"Sister!"

Shi Ji held the hard dry food and looked at her sister with a blank eye. Before they set off, my sister had already collected all the food they had brought with them when they went out under the pretext of experiencing the adventurous life they were experiencing.

"Don't give it!"

Facing his sister's pitiful pleading gaze, Dugu Feng decisively refused: "Since you want to be an adventurer, then you have to honestly experience the life of an adventurer, dough and jerky are the daily food of adventurers, you must learn to adapt." ”

Looking at her hard-hearted sister, Shi Ji's little face suddenly collapsed, and her small brows suddenly wrinkled like bitter melons.