Those magic towers with strange shapes and different shapes are the nails and strongholds embedded in the continent by the association, and the association can firmly control the entire continent through them...... , for the most part.

And the Hanhai Grassland is a small corner that is independent of the mage's palm.

The reasons for this situation are quite complex, and seem to involve the change and iteration of civilizational epochs, as well as many other major secrets that are not well known. With the personality of our barbarian adventurer, he is naturally not interested in these so-called secrets and big events at all, he just wants to fix the 'Iron Bride', that's all.

After a period of "eager and friendly" exchanges, Barrett and the others and this elven patrol called the 'Secret Whisper Rangers' already got to know each other to a certain extent.

This nine-member team of Whispered Ranger is one of several patrols sent by the elves from the Sanctuary Forest, whose purpose is to investigate the extent of the pollution of the Hanhai Grassland by the 'Blighted Monsters', and follow the trail to find the specific whereabouts of the 'Mother Tree of Gantias', and then remove these evil monsters from the root in one fell swoop.

'Olophon' and the others had spotted a large team of blighted monsters and followed them all the way to this halfling gathering place called 'Little Tail'. At that time, the gathering area was under heavy attack from the blighters, and the situation was precarious, but fortunately, the Whispering Ranger arrived in time to save the gathering from the brink of destruction, and finally the two sides worked together to eliminate the blight attackers.

But even so, the losses of these halflings are still very heavy, and they have completely lost their ability to protect themselves. The remaining survivors had no choice but to pack their bags and move to join their cousins, the 'tall halflings' of Sweet Sugar Cane Village.

"I beg your pardon for not being able to take you to the Holy Land in person. The leader of the Whispered Ranger said indifferently to Barrett and the others, "Because we have to escort these halflings to their new destination, otherwise they are likely to encounter accidents on the way." ”

"Is there anything I need to do?" asked the little mage, "if it weren't for the mission, I'd have protected them all the way to Sweet Sugar Cane Village." ”

"Nothing is needed. Elf Olophon's tone was stiff, but his expression changed slightly, "It's enough for these halflings to have our protection. ”

"What he means is that the escort along the way, it is enough to have us Whisper Rangers. Another elf next to Olophon suddenly burst out and said to everyone with a smile, "As for other things, you can ask the patriarch here, Mage Krees. For these poor people, any little help is invaluable. ”

"Okay, which halfling is the patriarch?" the little mage asked the friendly elf.

"It's the one who carried the barrel to the car. The elf replied, "His name is Wilby, you can call him 'Wilby' or you can call him 'Oak Barrel', he likes not to call him a nickname, because he is a good hand." ”

"Thank you, what should I call you?"

"Darol Moonmark, Mage Krees. I saw you the last time you came to Lotlolyn with Master Hall. The elven ranger briefly introduced himself, and then comforted the bad-tempered ranger leader next to him, and motioned with his eyes that he would negotiate.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you. "Olophon led the other elven rangers away to help the surviving halflings carry their belongings to the cart, leaving the elf named 'Darol' to continue to 'deal with' the crowd, or to call it cross-examination.

Before the journey began, Barrett had heard from the little mage that he had actually been to Lothlin before, and had a little friendship with the elves there, so he asked the barbarian to wait for him for more than half a year to increase the possibility that the elves would help repair the weapon. It's a pity that the little mage arrived directly from the air in a magic airship last time, and he didn't know how to take the route on land.

"Didn't Master Hall come this time?" asked Darroll.

"He had other things to do, otherwise why would we have to spend so much time on the journey. If you have the Arcane Sigh Tag, you will be able to reach the beautiful Sanctuary Forest in less than two days. Krees replied, "I would have liked to get a magic airship too, but after hesitating for a long time, I decided to save up to build my own magic tower." ”

The little mage sighed and complained, "A knight will become a high infantry without a mount, but a mage is still a mage without an airship." Therefore, although the airship is very useful, it is still not as good as the magic tower. But to be honest, this is a real dilemma, and I have been in great pain in my previous life, but I have not been able to escape it in this life. ”

This guy started to babble inexplicably again, Barrett thought helplessly, otherwise how could he say such inconsequential words as 'last life' and 'this life'? It seems that the influence of the Mind Flayer Mastermind on him is still there.

Elf Darol was stunned by the little mage's whispering content, and then changed the subject and continued, "Does Mage Kreis know about the blighted monster pollution incident that happened on the grassland?"

"I didn't know before I came. The little mage said righteously, "But now I know some basic information, and I have encountered this strange monster. ”

"Let me ask a presumptuous question. Darol, who was still friendly before, suddenly became much more serious, "Even if I don't ask this question, when you arrive at the Holy Land, there will be other elves who will question it." ”

"What's the problem?"

"Why did the Magic Association send people to the Holy Land Forest at this time to discuss the construction of the magic tower and other things, is it really just an ordinary coincidence?" The elf stared straight into the little mage's eyes, as if trying to distinguish between truth and lie.

This was actually a question in Barrit's mind, and as he got deeper into the incident, he felt more and more that the Magic Guild should have played some role in the incident, at least not a mere bystander. Of course, the barbarians do not think that the association is the villain in it, and they should disdain to use such shady means.

"Is this ......," the little mage touched his chin and replied slowly, word by word, "if I say it was an 'ordinary coincidence,' I'm afraid even I wouldn't believe it, so I won't say that." But I'm just a messenger after all, and I don't know much about the deeper insider information, at least I didn't know that there was a blight monster breaking out on the Hanhai Grassland. ”

Darol opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the little mage's outstretched hand, "I know the doubts in your mind, if you suspect that the guild has used some dishonorable means in this incident, or to say that it is the promoter of the incident, then there is no need. Although the Magic Association is not as good as the Great Empire, it will not do such an evil thing for the sake of the Hanhai Grassland, which is not worth it at all. ”

Krees looked up at the sky, "The multiverse is so vast, so vast, even if we put two hundred times our energy into it, it is completely insufficient, how can we entangle a grassland?" So the answer I gave was that the guild should know the inside story of some events and thought that it was a better opportunity, and I happened to want to go to the Holy Land Forest because of some personal matters, so they sent me over to try my luck, that's it." ”

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