On the verdant Hanhai grassland, a snakeberry hides its freshly condensed bright red fruit among its young leaves. A passing donkey happened to spot it, and the gluttonous creature had deviated from its original route and wanted to come and taste the precocious snakeberry fruit.

"Hey, Losant, don't mess around!" the halfling sitting on the donkey tightened the reins and shouted loudly, "You'll be led crooked!" The halfling raised his whip and threatened, but he couldn't bear to fall, only sighed sadly.

The donkey, who seemed to know his master's temperament, ran towards the snakeberry with a cheerful look, and ate the sweetly sweet berry in one gulp, and then returned to the right path satisfied.

Behind the donkeys, a long convoy slowly wriggled like caterpillars across the grassland. The car was loaded with wheat flour, cured meats, vegetables, a small amount of furniture and ornaments that could still be used, and the sadness and hesitation of leaving home.

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The survivors of the 'Little Tail' colony were escorted by elven patrolmen and left their dilapidated homes with a few humans from beyond the prairie - Barrett and his party.

This gathering place is not very safe at the moment, and the leaders of the 'Elophon' and 'Darol Moonmark' have warned them that not only are the retreating 'blighters' likely to attack this place again, but without the protection of the wall, it is also possible that the fierce grassland creatures such as wolves and spotted lions may come here because of the smell of blood left by the previous battle.

However, the little mages didn't mind this, because they had enough self-protection ability.

"This companion of mine is a ruthless character from Bato's Nine Prisons, and the cruel devils and mighty dragons are no match for him, so the blight monsters are nothing to him. Kreese boasted about Barrett as if he were the strongest force on the team, "You would never have imagined that he would have killed an ancient dragon alone, and I saw it with my own eyes!"

"Yes, you heard it right, 'Alone,' and,' the 'Ancient Dragon'. I know it sounds ridiculous, but I dare vouch for it with my reputation, and all of this is true! If not enough, plus my ancestors, I know you believe it. And I have proof, please look at the leather armor on his body, which is made of the dragon skin of the dead primeval dragon. Krees pointed to Barrett's broad chest, "There's a big difference between a dragon's skin and a lizard's skin, and I'm sure you can tell the difference." And this set of leather armor is still made of the toughest and most defensive part of the dragon's body, but also the softest and most comfortable part of the skin, don't ask me which part it is, I don't know, it's all the material chosen by the tailor. ”

"You asked me his name? Oh, it's all my fault, I forgot to introduce it. The little mage patted his head, "His name is Barrit, Barrett Mungo, you can also call him 'Barrett the Dragon Slayer', or 'Barrett the Devil Slayer', if you encounter something like a devil invasion, there is nothing wrong with looking for this guy." Looking at the tattoo on this guy's forehead, it's clear that he's a Nord, a cousin of the Visrot people who live in the Hanhai steppe, and he's also very fond of nature and has a lot of respect for life, well, a lot of respect!"

"Why are you talking to them about this?" Barrett asked the young mage in confusion as the Elven Ranger and the halfling had left, and everyone was looking for a camping spot in the empty, deserted gathering place, "I feel like you're a merchant, boasting to your customers about what you sell." And I'm the one you're going to sell. ”

"Sell? no, no, no, I prefer to call it 'acceptance'. As he walked, Krees shook his head and said, "Only when you are famous and prestigious in the Hanhai Grassland, can you easily and often enter and exit here, without being hindered and rejected by those wilderness tribes. ”

"Why do I come in and out so often?" the brute still didn't know.

"Going in and out, of course, is it for 'singing the praises of life', otherwise what else can it be for?" the little mage raised his eyebrows, gave a 'you know' expression, turned around and pushed away a low house next to him, looked inside a few times, and shook his head not very satisfied, "If you want a group of strangers, or strange species, to accept you, then first, you have to have the value of being accepted." Fame is also one of the values. ”

I don't need to let these wilderness people accept me, "I'm just ......" Barrett stood still, speechless.

"You don't have to be so embarrassed, it's not a shame, you know, 'pretending to be modest is a kind of pride,'" merchant Ariel walked up from behind him, holding a wooden cane he had picked up from the side of the road, "Do you have a wife and children?"

The brute shook his head.

"What about the fiancée or the female companion?" asked the merchant again.

The brute repeated the same action, but hesitated to get to the end. Wait, I actually have a bride, but she's ...... , forget it, let's not talk about this.

"Look, isn't that good?" said Ariel, tapping his palm with his staff.

"What's nice?"

"Of course you're a good person. The merchant complimented, "Speaking of which, I've never been to a wedding of these wilderness peoples, so it must be even more special than a funeral." If, I mean if...... Don't forget to send me an invitation. ”

"Hehe, I want it too. Red Crab smiled maliciously, "Maybe I'll get the same good luck as you at the wedding, preferably the other party is an elf girl, seriously, this is my biggest wish in my life." ”

Then you and one of the guards must have a common language.

"If I don't mind, I'd like one too. "I can sit at the very end of the seat, or stay with the halflings, if they are also participating." ”

Alas, how long will they be teasing about this topic. Barrett was deeply helpless. It was just one, an ordinary encounter, in a slightly special circumstance, where both sides had needs, so touching each other and then separating, that's it, that's it!

"My mother said, 'If you love someone, get down on one knee and put a ring on her hand'. Beargrov's voice came from the back, "Would you do that?"

When he finished asking, he replied to himself, "I won't, because I can't do the 'one knee' movement unless I become human." But my mother didn't allow me to turn into a human form, so I ......"

"I said, let's change the subject, like, where to stay tonight." ”

Although the halfling gathering place is dilapidated, there are still some stone houses that can be used. The houses here are similar to those in Sweet Sugar Cane Village, most of them are relatively small and don't have huge oak trees with thick trunks, but there are some buildings that are extra spacious.

The group found a large warehouse for storing vegetables and grain. The warehouse is divided into two floors, the upper floor is the granary where the food is stored, and the lower floor is the cellar where the fruit wine is kept. The cellar was cool, and there was a faint aroma of wine, but unfortunately all the wine had been emphasized.

Everyone is resting in the big granary tonight, except for 'Grove' the bearman. According to the bearman himself, he never slept in a place where he could shade the sky, in other words, he did not like to live in the house.

There are bear people who act as volunteer sentries outside the warehouse to stand guard, so there is no need to arrange night watches at night. However, the little mage has set up some magic alarms around the gathering place and the warehouse to make sure nothing unexpected happens.

Before going to bed, everyone chatted casually, nothing more than some strange things in the multiverse and different experiences for each person. The topic chatted and chatted, and for some reason that didn't need to be explained, it drifted to the half-blood.

Then, the young mage Krees asked a strange question, "Have you ever heard of 'caste toughness'?"

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