Although the old man's figure is thin and thin, his waist is very straight. He wore a dark gray linen robe, tied to a belt around his waist, and actually hung a thin sword with two snake-shaped gauntlets.

Barrett took a closer look at the hilt of the rapier, which was densely wound with a twine cord with a cotton wick. He glanced at the calloused on the other man's right hand again, and judged that the rapier, hidden in the sheath, was not for decoration.

The one-eyed and emaciated cheeks made the old man look a little gloomy, but the only remaining eye revealed a rather approachable gaze.

"You're also here to find Asha's Tears?" the old man asked the crowd.

The words of the old man in front of him surprised Barrett inexplicably. He hadn't uttered a word at this time, but the other party already knew the purpose of their visit.

"What's wrong? Why don't you speak? I don't want this strange visitor to be a bunch of mutes. ”

What does it mean that Barrett noticed the other person's words?

"You guessed it right. He replied, "We are here for that thing called 'Asha's Tears.'" ”

"Come in first. The village chief turned and walked back into the house.

The furnishings in the house were more modest than Barrett had imagined. Although the entrance hall is quite narrow, it has multiple functions such as a kitchen, a living room, and a storage room.

In the center of the hall is a rectangular dining table that can seat six people, but there are only three chairs on the side of the table. As for the other three chairs, two of them were placed in a corner of the hall.

On the chair are an oak barrel and a basket of eggs stacked on top of each other, and on top of the barrel are some vegetables, including broccoli, tomatoes, kale, purple asparagus, etc.

The last chair was placed by the fireplace, and on top of it was a wooden basin for washing faces. A row of iron nails were nailed to the wall next to the tub, and on top of them hung a drill for serving firewood, two smoked fish, and a worn cloak.

The flames in the fireplace had been extinguished, but the embers were still hot enough to make the soup in the pot tumble softly. Barrett subconsciously sniffed it and judged that it was mussel soup, which should also contain winter melon and shiitake mushrooms.

Is this village still close to the sea?, Barrett wondered in his mind.

After leading the group to the kitchen-like room, the village chief walked over to the soup pot and stirred it repeatedly with a spoon, "When did you come?" he asked.

Where are you coming from? in this barrier, or in this village?" Barrett replied.

The old man nodded, and returned to the table, "Sit down and talk." ”

After glancing at each other, Barrett and the dwarf mage sat across from each other, the parrot still standing on the brute's shoulder, while the bard led Andy and the little ghost to the outside of the house, not knowing what to do, and Barrett and the others in the house did not care about them at this time.

"Is there a map?" asked the village chief in an affirmative tone.

Barrett took the tattered parchment map from the spatial ring and handed it to the somewhat mysterious village elder.

"Don't be confused, every group of guys who come in will have a map. The village chief laid the map on the dining table and searched it carefully with one eye.

"Could it be that there are other people besides us?" the dwarf mage asked, standing in his chair, a little anxious, "who are they? Are there any mages in there? Are there any women with silver hair? Dalena's descendants, as long as they are women, all grow strange silver hair, which is a unique genetic inheritance of their family. He said these last words to Barrett.

The little mage feared that someone had reached Master Keane's magic tower before he did, and had been sent into the barrier.

But even if you are really a descendant of that female mage, it seems that whoever you are will not be able to get the main tower anyway. And there are three auxiliary towers, one person and one redundant, what are you nervous about.

Barrett gave the little mage a calm look.

"Yes, you think you're unique?" said the old man with a look of disdain, "I don't want to know why you got here, or what you guess about this place. But I want to tell you that the world is much more complex and big than you think. ”

The village chief's words once again surprised Barrett and the others. What does he mean by this? Is he trying to disturb our thoughts and judgments, or is our initial assumption really wrong?

"You mean to say......" Phyllis the parrot wanted to ask.

But he was interrupted by the village chief, "What do I mean? No, it doesn't matter. You need to find the Tears of Asha and hold the choice in your hands, otherwise all the answers will be meaningless to you. ”

What was his ambiguity trying to convey or hide? Barrett felt that his brain was a little underwhelmed. What is the right to choose?

The village chief didn't mean to answer everyone's doubts, he put his right palm on the map, "And if you want to find this artifact, you need to get four things first." ”

"Four?" Barrett subconsciously repeated. His mind was in a mess right now, and thinking was never something he was good at, let alone decrypting.

"Four!" the village chief lifted his calloused right hand from the map, then spread his five fingers and flexed his thumb back.

"The first is the sap that flows from the heart of the 'Lum Treeman' tree. He held out his index finger and pointed at the map, in a blank space on the right side of the village. As he moved, a forest appeared in the empty space, which also indicated the name of the forest, 'Belland Forest'

"The second is the black hair of 'Lady Windsor'. Pure black hair is required that does not begin to turn white at the roots. The village chief moved his finger to another area, and the name that appeared in this area was 'Lady Windsor's Cottage'.

"The third item is the lava from 'Pashi Volcano'. To do this you need to go deep into the crater, because the volcano does not erupt, only the magma flows inside. ”

"And the last one is the dragon blood of the black dragon 'Serios'. The village chief moved his finger to a blank space far to the left of the village, where a swamp appeared, "This evil black dragon has been sleeping in the depths of the 'Kanda Swamp'. ”

Are you kidding? Can our team slay dragons?" "Are you sure we really need these inexplicable things?" Barrett asked with a frown.

"Sure! You will only know the location of Asha's Tears until you find all four of these things. Of course, you can also choose not to believe me and look for clues elsewhere yourself. The village chief said in a good time.

"To be honest, there are a few things that are very difficult for us. Barrett asked sincerely. "I would like to know, do you have any advice on this?"

"Suggestion to no. The village chief touched his emaciated chin, "But if you are really in trouble, I can help you find one of them, as long as you agree to my request." ”

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