The night sky is vast, the sky is full of stars, and the 'holy ribbon' changes into a thin line of dark gray in the starlight. The wilderness on both sides is thousands of miles away, and the southern horizon is shining with wisps of starlight, and that is Lake Rina - the lake of white dresses. Red and yellow stars also shimmer around her, and there are many inhabitants and communities living in Lake Zhina. At first, Yi Tong suggested that the three of them take the road of Lake Rina and pass through the village of River Yan along the way, but 'Greatsword' Kairol still politely rejected Yi Tong's suggestion. Amanda looked sideways at the unconscious Carol, but fortunately the poison spread slowly.

"If I were unconscious, Kairol-senpai, how would you take care of me, would you rush to Forgotten Horn like me, or would you leave me in Nishizawa and go to the battlefield with Ito-senpai?" Armanda slowed down and said to Carole, "I-sanpai has left me with an important mission, do you want to know what it is?" I've been thinking about it for a long time if I want to escort you back to the Twilight Bunker, and even if I send you back to the Twilight Bunker, the Order's brothers won't be able to save you, because the Order doesn't have anyone who is good at using medical skills, and Master Pesil is no exception. I don't dare to gamble with your life, so I have no choice but to disobey the order of Itong's predecessor and take you to the gray-robed witch doctor in Forgotten Horn Town, hey, can you understand my feelings? Forget it, everything is caused by me alone, I must save you, senior Kairol, I will. ”

Amanda took out a kettle from her waist and took a big sip, then gently stroked the sideburns of the war horse, "Your mission is the same as mine, and you should have fought a bloody battle, but this time we retreated to the rear of the battlefield to save someone you don't know." My friend, it's not the speed of an alpine horse, you can run faster, faster, faster. ”

The horse seemed to understand Armanda's words, and roared wildly towards the stars in the night sky, and then began to run like lightning again. In the dimness, the horses quickly skimmed over the boulder forest, and in a very short time they brushed shoulders with the silvery rock walls of Reims Pass. At midnight a black cloud rose from the northern mountains, and lightning silently streaked across them, far from the 'holy ribbon', but always with Amanda. In a field to the south, a line of firelight moved slowly from west to east, drawing out a long line a finger's width.

For the rest of the journey, Amanda sped along uninhabited avenues, with no pedestrians or bandits. It wasn't until dawn that they entered the North Point Forest, where Amanda saw the first travelers crossing the North Point Forest, followed by a group of wagons full of baggage and some people pulling carts. By noon, Amanda had chosen to rest by a wooden bridge, and the sky was now full of clouds, but it was not going to rain. He crushed the fruit of Merlin into juice and fed it to Carrol, and then applied the roadside grass given by the witch doctor to the wound, and then redressed the wound. As he set off for the journey, raindrops suddenly fell in the sky behind him. Amanda didn't want the rest of the journey to be muddy and difficult, so she didn't rest all the way after that. It was late at night when he arrived in Lethe Town, so he had to find a nearby hotel to stay in.

According to passers-by, there is no room for the nearby inns, and people from Patumun have filled all the inns.

"Why did the people of Patumon take refuge in Lethe Town?"

The rich, brightly dressed man with a yellow and blue chandelier waiting for the arrival of the mysterious trader on the street corner, told Armanda, "Not long ago, the two great city-states of Patumon and Zealandera joined forces to suppress Yulinburg, and some clever rich and slave owners saw far ahead, and they knew that the town of Cizezawa would not look at it, so in order to avoid their own family being involved in the war, the whole family fled. If you want to find a hotel to stay in, it's even harder. ”

"I don't think anyone is sleeping on the streets in the middle of the night. Amanda said.

"That being said, in order to be able to lie in a comfortable bed, you should walk around the inns, there must be a place you want to stay, this huge town of Forgotten Corner, has never treated foreign merchants badly. The rich man held the chandelier high and looked at the horses behind him. "What is the man in black here for late at night? Is that drunk man your friend?"

"No, well, yes, he's my friend, but not drunk, he's seriously injured, and I want to ask. ”

"If there's anything you need to ask, I'll do my best to help you, my friend in black. ”

Amanda smiled, "Have you ever seen a Grey-robed Witch Doctor?"

"Haha, who gave such a nasty name," the rich man laughed, "I have never heard of this man, let alone the witch doctor walking around in a gray robe. ”

"Thank you for your help. Amanda said goodbye to him.

Indeed, the good inns were overcrowded, and the ordinary inns still had a lot of empty rooms, so Amanda found an inn in the southwest corner and arranged a comfortable bed for Carol.

The innkeeper seemed to have a lot to say to Yamanda, he was not tall, thin in stature, and two years younger than Yamanda. I heard from the innkeeper that there was a man in black who lived in the inn, so he insisted on serving them. "The man in black is the nobleman of the inn, and the nobles who visit the inn will definitely bring better business to the inn, if you have anything you need me to do, I will do the best. Xiao Er said.

"You've done a good job, I'm satisfied, oh yes, have you heard of the Grey Witch Doctor coming to town?"

"I'm sorry lord, I've never heard of a Grey Witch Doctor, but there are better Witch Doctors in Forgotten Corner than the Gray Witch Doctor, I see your friend is injured, I'll help you take him to the Witch Doctor tomorrow morning, it's not far away, it's convenient, you can get there from the main entrance, through two alleys. ”

"Well, thank you. Amanda replied that she didn't have enough money to go from house to house to find the witch doctor, so she had to go to the street early tomorrow morning to inquire about the whereabouts of the gray-robed witch doctor, "Don't bother you, I can do it myself." ”

"As long as you say something, my lord, I will find all the witch doctors in Forgotten Horn and ask them to come here to treat this injured adult. Xiao Er said while tidying up the room for Yamanda, "I heard that the people in black are very mysterious, and everyone here has an inexplicable worship of the people in black, and I also admire the people in black very much, and I also heard that the people in black can jump on the roof with an easy jump, is it true?"

Amanda was already feeling tired at the moment, and he just wanted to rest quietly and wait for the morning to come. "It's true. ”

"Wow, if I have the chance, I will definitely go to the East and see the Twilight Castle of the Man in Black with my own eyes. ”

"Well, we look forward to your visit. Amanda finished speaking, lying lazily on the soft wooden bed, instantly feeling all the fatigue being released.

"To tell you the truth, my hometown is in Xize Town, when I was young, my family took me here from Xize Town, I planned to live here for a while, and then set off to Changqing Pavilion, but the sudden change made us stay here, and we lived here for more than ten years. ”

Woragon squinted and listened to Xiao Er's nagging.

"It's nice to live here, but it's missing something unspeakable, friend? The air of my hometown? I remember when I was a kid, I stole the tribute from the Holy Tower with the children in the town, and of course it didn't end well, I was called to the camp to clean up, and I did it for weeks," Xiao Er said and laughed to himself. After I went out, I was very familiar with everything in the camp, and I frequented the camp, and the soldiers in armor would give us snacks, and it was a very memorable time, until I left Nishizawa, and I was never really happy again. ”

"You still have family. ”

"My family died at the hands of robbers two years ago, and I want to avenge my family, but the man in black, you helped me kill those robbers, and there are no words in the world to express my gratitude to you. Xiao Er said excitedly to Yamanda.

"Needless to say, it's more important to live well than anything else. ”

"Yes, yes, I will definitely remember what you said to me, the man in black. ”

"Hehe, it's not early, you can go down and rest, I'll tell you if I need anything. ”

Xiao Er hurriedly walked to the door, turned around and nodded with a smile, "I will always be at your disposal." ”

Early in the morning, Amanda came to the bazaar in Lethe Town, where you can not only buy all kinds of food, but also buy items from different places, of course, the people who visit the bazaar are also from all over the world, Amanda saw the green-skinned Deman, but also saw the hairy Zilzi tribe, and some groups of Metir people, they filled a whole cart of exquisite handicrafts, and put up several layers of shelves. Most of the onlookers were prominent aristocrats and wealthy slave owners, who were brightly dressed and did not forget to exude the temperament of aristocrats in their gestures. They were followed by several ragged slaves, each with a soldering iron on their wrists with different animal motifs, a sign of their status in the crowd.

"Have you ever seen the Grey Witch Doctor?" Amanda asked each passerby, but the answer was 'I don't know'.

He followed the bazaar again to the avenue in the center of the town, and in the early morning there were not many people coming and going in the town of Forgotten, and some jugglers had already occupied almost all the open space. He looked at the strangely dressed and unscrupulous men, and might be able to ask for some clues in them.

"If you really want to find the Grey-robed Witch Doctor, you're in the wrong place, the Gray-robed Witch Doctor only operates in the Barren Mountains, never in Forgotten Horn Town. The bearded dwarf said to Amanda.

"Grizzly Bear's Back?

"I've only eaten grizzly paws, and I've made a delicate necklace out of claws, you see, which will make you forget your fears. ”

"Can you tell me how to get there?" asked Armanda.

"This ...... Even if I tell you, you won't necessarily be able to find it. ”

"Don't listen to stupid gnomes making up stories, go, play with your wheels!" a slave owner scolded the gnome and saluted Armanda, "Honorable man in black, you need to find the gray-robed witch doctor?"

Amanda replied, "Yes, you know where he is?"

"Of course I know that it's not easy to talk here, so we can walk down the street to the tower, and talk to you as we go. The slave owner pointed to the towering tower to the east. It is the iconic building of Lethe Town, where King Rocco of Zealandella built its tower thirty years ago, and now it is dilapidated, but it still tells the merchants and armies of the past that Lethe is a neutral place and inviolable to mortals.

"It's an honor to have met the Man in Black, and the Man in Black is honored to have met someone who knows the Grey Witch Doctor," the slave owner said with a smile, "I have had a shallow relationship with the Grey Witch Doctor, and even though it was only one meeting, I have already learned his residence and whereabouts. ”

Amanda seemed to understand what he meant. "A friend of mine is seriously wounded, and only the Grey Witch Doctor can revive him. ”

"It's all the more hard work, my name is Tyritos. The slave owner nodded.

"My name is ......"

"No, my lord, I just need to know that you are a man in black, and an ordinary person with a low status like me is not qualified to know about a man in black. The slave owner smiled.

"My name is Amanda and I'm from Blackhill Mountain, and if you can help me find the Grey-robed Witch Doctor, the Men in Black will be grateful. Amanda insisted on expressing his intentions to the slave owner.

"It's what I'm supposed to do to help the man in black, please, sir. The slave owner said as he told the slave behind him to wait at a grocery store called the Altar of Light.

The sun slowly climbed to the top of the hill, and more and more people passed by, and the two walked along the street in the direction of the sun, the giant tower casting a hazy light in the sunlight.

"It seems that the weather is good today, the sky is cloudless, and the mood of the man in black should also be better. The slave owner said.

My friend is still in a coma, and I'm not feeling better, "Now I just want to find the Grey Witch Doctor as soon as possible." ”

"Dark clouds will never cover the darkness, and your friends will be well. ”

"I'm sure he'll get better, why do you care about his well-being, why I came to Lethe and everyone treated the man in black with respect. Amanda knew that it was late in the evening when she came here, and no one cared about the three men in black cloaks, and that day had ended the trail on the clock tower, and after that, unfortunate things followed. Amanda never thought she would be in Lelithe.

"Not everyone, the man in black, only those who have experienced life and death will have a good impression of the man in black, to tell you the truth, a year ago, when my convoy passed through the Dihai Plain, I was hijacked by a group of robbers living deep in the mountains, my life was in danger, and when despair came, it was the man in black who saved me. The slave owner smiled slightly, "I want to repay the man in black for saving my life, for the man in black, my life is not important, but the man in black has helped me a lot." ”

"No, every life is important to the man in black, it's just ...... It's just that the mission carried by the man in black is more important. ”

"That's right, sometimes, mission trumps life, man in black. The slave owner replied with a smile, "And most importantly, the Sanctuary cultists of Star Bay and the black-clothed people of Black Hill Mountain have a deep friendship, and for those who live west of Lethe Town, this will not be forgotten. ”

The two of them passed through a busy intersection, which was very crowded, but most of them were strangers from outside the town, carrying large and small backpacks, various scarves and hats on their heads, and strange boots on their feet, each with a serious expression, as if they could tell what they needed with a little bit. The buildings here have also become more majestic, with rows of buildings vying to climb upwards until the sun floods out the sky and obscures the sky.

"This is the most prosperous area of Lethe Town, 'Guangming Street' we call him so, this section of less than 100 meters of street supports the economy of the entire Lethe Town, the man in black, you might as well go in and take a walk, you are guaranteed to fall in love here." The slave owner wanted to pull Amanda inside.

"No, let's continue east. Amanda really wanted to turn in and take a look, but Carole's injury didn't allow her to waste a moment.

"It's good that the Man in Black still has a chance to come here. A group of barefoot children ran past Amanda and chanted the words, "The man in black, do evil, kill robbers, kill thieves, help the poor, help others...... until the sound drowned out in the vast flow of people.

Amanda looked at the child's figure, and couldn't help but think of the innkeeper stealing the tribute of the Holy Tower, and a trace of joy crossed her mind. The slave owner laughed and said, "The little kids don't usually say anything nice, but the stories of the men in black are loved by the children here." The two of them walked through the surging flow of people to a sunny clearing, and the slave owner pointed ahead, "Over there is Anting, built by the richest rich man in Lethe Town, and every Monday, no matter whether they are of high or low birth or status, many people will come here to enjoy a quiet time." ”

"What does Anting do?"

"The clean place of the Sacred Realm Sect, the place of prayer for believers, even fugitives who are chased and killed by officers and soldiers, can escape the scourge of killing when they come to Anting. ”

According to the slave owners, the Sanctuary cult believes in the goddess of the Virgin, regards the starfish as the messenger of the goddess and the crab as the warrior of the goddess, and the two will bring peace and wealth to mortals.

"It's a strange belief, don't the Sanctuary cultists eat seafood, like oysters, scallops, sea fish, and what you call crabs and starfish?" said Armanda.

"The holy land of the Sanctuary Sect is in the Star Bay of the Sea of Our Lady, where seafood is so abundant that anyone will not be able to resist the temptation from there, and the Sanctuary Sect is no exception, except for not eating starfish and crabs. ”

The Orientals called it the Widow's Sea, Amanda thought to herself. "I can hear the murmuring in the house, you hear it, what are they doing. Amanda listened carefully with her ears sideways.

"Of course, he is singing the praises of the Virgin Mary, has the man in black personally gone to sea to feel the magnificence of the sea, starting from the Sea of Our Lady, sailing into the Weeping Strait, and arriving at the Eastern Continent. ”

"I haven't tried, I've never traveled west, Forgotten is the furthest I've ever traveled, and I've been to the east until then. ”

"If you want to explore the vast continent, I don't think it will take a hundred years to achieve a perfect result, not to mention the fierce monsters, murderous bandits and demagogic warlocks. I have heard that the Heerjing people in the north have sacked the town of Niutou and the Fort of Yangwang, and that the Red Castle in the Weeping Sea has also been attacked by unknown enemies, and that it has become an empty city. ”

When Amanda heard this, she felt a chill down her spine. He had never heard of the Red Castle, nor had he heard from the Man in Black, so he couldn't help but suspect that the Lorr Whistle in his hand was just an ornament, and if something serious happened to the Red Castle, the Man in Black would not know about it, and he would not block the news, and the Castle at Dusk would spread the news to all parts of Lannia. Or...... I wasn't blessed by the Grevin Star, I wasn't a man in black at all, and Miss Pesil and the girl Scordy didn't take me seriously at all. "What the hell is going on in the Red Castle?" he realized as soon as he opened his mouth that his question was a stupid pig, and if Ito-senpai was around, she would pull out my ears and sew my mouth shut to tell me not to talk nonsense. Yes, if Izumi did this, I would never object, how could the man in black ask such a stupid question. Damn it.

Sure enough, the slave owner's expression was full of suspicion, and he quickly covered it up. "Some people say that when the incident of the Red Castle happened, it happened to be raining, and the empty mountains and rivers poured into the city, and all the roads were blocked by the rain, and the army could not go out or enter, and even the horses could hardly wade through the water. The northerners took advantage of this opportunity to kill all the people of the Red Castle in one night, and then took advantage of the rising sun to return to the north of the Red Rock River, unbeknownst to the people. Later, the stone people of the Strange Stone Terrace suspected that the Children of the Night were responsible for this, and Alexa was worried that the mountain he was guarding would be swallowed by the night, so he shrank all his army. Shi Min didn't believe that it was done by the Erjing people, they didn't have this ability, even if the mountain of the strange stone platform had never been attacked by the enemy, they didn't have to worry about it. ”

"Definitely. Amanda suspected the undead. "The Heerking people don't have this ability. ”

"Who says it's not. The slave master giggled, "Aren't the enemies of the Dusk gods the Children of the Night, oh, I don't remember, maybe it's the night." In short, those who believe in the gods of Dutan will not end well, and the Red Castle is a lesson. The most striking characteristic of the Oriental people is the courage of the horseman, they are so aggressive, they do not understand what peace is, if I want to guess, the culprit of the destruction of the city is the stone people and the basswood fort, this group of people seems to be harmonious on the surface, but behind the scenes I don't know what to calculate. ”

"I've also heard that Patumon and Zealandella also like to fight. ”

The slave owner smiled innocently, "Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean that." ”

Amanda wants to learn from Ito-senpai's cold words, but it's too difficult, if Ito-senpai is here, she will definitely teach this arrogant Western slave owner a lesson, she will teach him not to raise his head. Speaking of Yulimburg, Carol's predecessors had mentioned that Fraton of Yulimburg had always wanted to expand his land in Lanya and also wanted to get economic and trade freedom in Lelicorn, but Luau, the king of Patumon, was opposed, so Fratton's plan has been stranded. But Julimburg will not choose this time to take the initiative against Luau. "Yulinburg did not provoke the two countries of the West. ”

"Hey, to tell you the truth, Luau and Yadamani have long been interested in the land of Yulinburg, which is rich in products, but they don't know that the high wall of Mogang is in front of them, and if they want to successfully capture Yulinburg, I am afraid they will need to pay a heavy price. ”

"The war has begun?"

"Friction near high walls is definitely indispensable. "But if there is a real fight, perhaps Luau and Yadamani will choose to pass through the town of Forgotten and attack from the eastern side of Yulinburg." ”

On the east side, the people of Xize will not look at it, and besides, the people of Xize and Yulinburg have close economic contacts, if the two Western countries plan to attack Yulinburg through the town of Forgotten Corner, what will be the plan of Meiyan City, the capital of the gods? The alliance agreement is still there, and the Westerners do not dare to act rashly. "It's been a long war. ”

"This is a war with no ending. ”