After a brief exchange, Barrett and the 'Dirty Novel' adventure party walked out of the tavern, and the brute glanced back at the tavern sign hanging on the edge of the door, where the words 'Fortune, Fortune' were carved into the oak plank, painted bright gold, and at this time the wind was constantly shaking, making a slight and leisurely 'creaking' sound.

He looked up at the sky again, and a flock of beggar birds flapped their wings, flying in circles and circles in the blue sky, looking for anything to eat.

It's time to sow grain, Barrett thought. If not careful, these rapid-reproducing and abundant beggars will steal and eat all the grain seeds that are planted in the ground.

Whether it's the best-tasting, most expensive speer wheat, or the most tenacious rye, known as the 'mage's gift', or corn, soybeans, and even the freshly sprouted spring buds, they can't escape their short, scarlet beaks.

However, this small red-billed finch itself is also the most common meat in the slums, and one copper coin can buy two. This bird cannot be roasted and eaten because it has very little meat on its body, and after it is roasted, there is nothing but bones. The general way to eat it is to use deep-fried crispy, chew the bird meat attached to the bones with the bones, or add some turnip stew to drink, at least it will give you a taste of the meat.

In general, no one eats this bird except for the poor in the slums, which is where its name comes from.

"It's a good day for adventure, isn't it?" said Old Will as he walked over to Barrett with his pipe, and looked at him with a smile, "Sunny weather always makes a person's mood better." ”

"It's a good day, but in the Misty Forest, it's no different from a sunny day. "There, the milky mist obscures the sky, and you can't see more than 10 steps as far as your eyes can see." ”

"I heard that the reason for the formation of the fog is that there is an ancient fog dragon living in the depths of the forest?" the half-elf Esther tightened the weapon belt around his waist and asked casually, "and I heard that it is also an ancient fog dragon that has transformed itself into a dragon lich." ”

The fog in the Misty Forest persists all year round, and there are countless rumors about its cause. In addition to the ancient fog dragon, there are also people who believe that the misty forest is buried in the corpse of a god who fell in the war between the gods and the magic empire, and the undispersed mist is a manifestation of the wanton spread of divine power from the corpse.

"As an adventurer, I never cared how the Misty Forest was formed. "All I care about is what is worth it for me." "Or lose.

"Very pragmatic idea. Old Will nodded.

"But a lot of the rumors aren't groundless, and if you know a lot, you might be surprised at some point. Half-elf Estelle said.

The corpses of the primeval fog dragons and gods?no, those are too far away from me, even if they were real, what can they be? Barrett glanced at Estelle and didn't speak. This half-elf, who always has a kind smile on his face, always likes to contradict other people's opinions, as if arguing will bring him pleasure. But Barrett doesn't like to argue.

"I don't want those rumors to be true. Old Will led the group out of the Bay of Pigs, "An ancient dragon transformed into a dragon lich, ha, those high-level mages in the Magic Guild may find it a little tricky, let alone us." ”

"Moglock will tear everything apart, whatever it is!" the ogre said proudly from behind Barritt.

Barrett glanced back at him, a tall ogre wrapped in steel armor mixed with Mithril and magic iron, making him look like a constructed body golem made by mages. The dwarf sat on the ogre's shoulder, one hand on his chin, and his face was as bitter as ever.

You can't tear the fog, Barrett thought. It will float gently in front of the blade of your weapon, churning merrily after the marks of your weapon, and then healing. Everything is like it never happened, no matter how much effort you exert and no matter how many times you tear it apart.

How can it be so like the words that come out of the mouth of a bard? Barrett frowned at the somewhat poetic inner monologue he had just had.

Passing through the 'Bay of Pigs', the group walked towards the Misty Castle.

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The Misty Castle is the only gateway through the Cavis Mountains and in and out of the Misty Forest. Well...... This is not accurate, strictly speaking, it should be the only gateway to land access.

The towering Cavis Mountains are too long, and they form a semi-arc in the shape of a moon, enveloping the entire misty forest. The Misty Forest is the westernmost point of the entire continent, and further west, there is an endless ocean.

Of course, if you wish, you can also go all the way north from here, make a carriage or teleport circle, and reach the Phrygia Islands and the Kingdom of the Seth Peninsula more than 4,000 kilometers away, which is commonly known as the 'Kingdom of Phosey'.

Depart south from the Saith Peninsula in the Kingdom of Fosse and sail along the coastline, where you can enjoy the magnificent sea scenery and greet the raging pirates. If the voyage goes smoothly without storms and you don't lose your life at the hands of pirates, you'll be able to see Saran, a beautiful island city-state perched on a large coral reef after 3 to 5 days.

You can choose to take a detour and make a few stops on the island of Salan to sample the famous local delicacy 'Weeping Tongue'. This dish is made by stuffing clear whitebait and pickled olives into the trout's maw, then sprinkled with a little basil and topped with celery and turnips.

Leave Saran and continue sailing along the coastline, and after another 2 to 4 days of sailing, you'll be able to land directly into the Misty Forest from the western side of the continent.

Alternatively, you can head south from Bay of Pigs, through most of the griffon kingdom, to the southernmost port of Merdorfi, where you can take a boat and head north. In short, as long as you have a boat, there are many places along the long coastline to the west that you can land on.

But on land, the only way to get to the Misty Forest is through the Misty Castle. Unless you're a high-ranking mage, no mountains or rivers can stop you, and even the countless alien planes in the multiverse are places for you to travel.

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The Misty Castle has two doors to enter and exit the Misty Forest, one of which is inside the fortress and cannot be used by adventurers, as it is the residence of the Golden Alfalfa Knights, and the other is on the north wall, which can only accommodate two people to enter and exit side by side. And this small gate is the passage for adventurers to enter and exit the misty forest.

The small gate is called the 'toe gap' by adventurers, and compared to the wall that is more than 30 meters high, this small gate with a height of less than 30 meters does seem a little small, like a gap between the toes of giants. And the adventurers are like ants crawling in and out of this crevice.

By the time Barrett and his party arrived, there were more than two hundred adventurers waiting outside the 'toes'. They were in groups of threes and fives, chatting noisily, boasting to each other about the possible gains of the adventure, browsing the rows of bounty bars that had been erected along the ramparts, or pointing at the 'nasty novel' group, after all, a tall, heavily armed ogre was a sight to behold.

Two nearby squads of knights belonging to the 'Golden Alfalfa' Knights patrolled around the adventurers. Because they were only on patrol duty, the knights did not wear full-body armor with higher defensive defense, but rather lighter, close-fitting chain mail and a gold-trimmed cotton smock with a golden alfalfa pattern. The knights wore griffon helmets, a traditional griffon of the griffon kingdom, with their wings embedded in the helmets and extending backwards, giving them a formidable appearance.

Barrett had dealt with these knights before, and knew that the standard armor of this knighthood was forged with a special technique, providing much higher defense than ordinary armor. Not only that, but the Golden Alfalfa Knights also hired mages to enchant the armor, so that when these knights fought together, the armor on their bodies would resonate with each other, adding to the already high level of defense.

But Barrett doesn't think that packing himself in a sturdy tin can is a guarantee of safety, and in his opinion, keen senses and dexterity should come first.

There was still a little time left before the scheduled opening time, and Old Will was chatting with one of the captain-level men of the Knights, while the rest of the 'nasty novel' were browsing the bounty bar by the city walls.

After greeting a few adventurers who knew him well, Barrett also walked towards the bounty bar.

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