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Autumn has arrived

The autumn breeze in the wilderness blows and falls on the plains of Azeroya in the north, and the coolness hits people.

A convoy drove across the vast plains of Azero, looking down from the sky like a small brown stream flowing on the plains.

The more than thirty carriages that make up the convoy are painted with a conspicuous emblem, which is a gold-colored clover.

This is the mark of the once prestigious Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce in the Principality of Azerolia, whose core members are all natives of Azerolia.

During the days when Azeroa was still a principality, members of the Golden Clover traveled between the Dragonlance and Azeroa to trade.

Through decades of hard work, the Clover Chamber of Commerce has amassed considerable capital and prestige, becoming the largest chamber of commerce in the principality and even one of the symbols of friendship between the two countries.

However, when the Duchy of Azeroya was annexed by the Dragonlance Dynasty, the position of the Clover Chamber of Commerce became more and more awkward.

The Great Chamber of Commerce controlled by the Dragonvein family of the Dynasty has brutally usurped many of the core businesses that originally belonged to the Azerian Merchant Order, and used extremely unequal economic policies to frantically squeeze the market of the Azerian merchants.

Within a few years, numerous Azeria chambers of commerce were on the verge of bankruptcy.

It was not without the Azerotans protesting to the provincial governor who was now in charge of commerce, but they were greeted by cold eyes of contempt and indifference from their former allies.

All they fought in the end was one more unequal administrative decision.

In the face of the harsh reality, the Azerollians finally understood that the Dragonlancers did not care about their lives at all, and all they thought about was how to maximize the interests of the Azerotans.

And the Azerotans are now saddened to find that they are like slices of meat on a chopping block, left to the slaughter, powerless to fight.

In the past, under the protection of the Elliottard family, they were able to avoid the bullying of the Dragonlancers and live in peace with the Dragonlance Dynasty, and even the royal family of the Dragonlance Dynasty rushed to marry the Elliottard family.

This fact made the Azerotans extremely proud, and even gave the illusion that they were on an equal footing with the dynasty, and that the Dragonlance Dynasty, as an ally, would also protect the Azerotans.

But now, the Azerotans have come to their senses and understood that they had been able to live with this terrible dragon before, not because of how powerful Azeroth was, but because of the existence of the House of Elliotgard, or more precisely, because of the presence of the Grand Duke of Elliot.

When the Grand Duke was alive, he guarded the Principality for decades with just a long sword, intimidating all the greedy people who coveted the Principality.

Even the Nine Dragon Knights, who represented the pinnacle of the Dragon Lance Dynasty's martial power, no one dared to face the sword in the hands of the Grand Duke.

All the Sacred Realm powerhouses who tried to challenge the No. 1 Sword Saint in the North fell under his [Twilight City], which seemed to be impassable forever.

Defending the country with a sword, Archduke Eliot has created a myth that has fascinated the hearts of people in countless countries.

When this myth is gone, the people of Azeroya will be left with a time of great humiliation and sorrow, both physically and spiritually.

As the largest chamber of commerce in the principality, the Clover Guild naturally suffered a huge impact after the fall of the principality.

Under the pressure of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce was also overwhelmed and reduced in size, but fortunately, it did not break its bones.

Because in addition to the merchant groups in the territory of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, the Golden Clover also had another important partner--- the Alchemy Altar.

Although the Dragon Vein Clan could ignore the protests of the Azerotans, they would not dare to offend the Alchemy Altar in any way.

As a result, the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce was able to survive the hostile environment and preserve its vitality, but under the discriminatory policies of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, life was still very difficult.

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The convoy was surrounded by a small group of knights, who acted as caravan guards.

The knights were not dressed identically, the knights on the inside were wearing Mithril armor with the golden clover insignia, and the number was very small, only about twenty horses, but each of them exuded an incomparably condensed murderous aura, showing that they were already high-ranking swordsmen.

In the north, the number of high-level swordsmen is also not large, and being able to summon twenty at once to serve as core guards is enough to see the essence of the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce.

The number of knights on the periphery was relatively large, about three hundred, and they wore the common mercenary clothing in the north, and the appearance was soft armor made of monster leather, and they were equipped with war knives or long swords around their waists.

The mercenaries' costumes indicate that they belong to the Adventurers' Guild, an organization based in the Dragonlance Dynasty.

The guild members come from all corners of the world, from traditional warriors such as adventurers, rangers, knights, and thieves, to hunters, cooks, blacksmiths, healers, traders, and other talents who specialize in worldly skills, and even magicians, alchemists, and of course, mercenaries in large numbers.

The huge differences in the personnel structure have created a huge differentiation among the members, the result of which is directly reflected in the hierarchy.

For example, the strength of the mercenaries in this team is uneven.

The lowest is probably only the level of a knight squire, and this kind of combat power is placed in any regular knight order of the Dragon Lance Dynasty, and it is not even qualified to act as cannon fodder.

The most powerful members are only worthy of entering the threshold of high-level knights, but in many countries, they can barely be regarded as masters.

Compared with many high-level mercenary groups in the Dragon Lance Dynasty, the comprehensive strength of this team of mercenaries is really not strong, but it is superior in the number of people and the scale is large enough.

Due to the special status and loose structure of the adventurer's union, its members can form teams to complete tasks at will, and the number is not limited by the mercenary laws related to dragon spears, so it has a high degree of flexibility and relatively low remuneration.

Hiring members of the Adventurers' Guild as guards is undoubtedly a cost-effective option for small chambers of commerce that don't have the same deep pockets.

Although the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce is now not as good as it was in its heyday, with the background of the Chamber of Commerce, it is not difficult to recruit the highest level mercenary group of the Dragon Lance Dynasty to act as guards, but the Chamber of Commerce did not choose to do so.

Obviously, emotionally speaking, the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce is not willing to act with the mercenaries of the Dragonlance Dynasty at all.

After ten years of oppression, the Azerotans' affection for the Dragonlance has been eroded without a trace, and only fear and disgust remain.

Guarded by hundreds of guards, the caravan walked silently across the plains of Azeroya, and had been on the plains for nearly nine days after leaving the territory of the Dragonlance Empire.

A large number of goods were transported on twenty or so carriages, which were loaded with furs, grain, products, timber and other goods, and each carriage was equipped with three horses.

At the front of the convoy, the mercenary knight at the head was a female knight, about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, with a delicate face, but her hands were covered with calluses and scars, and the momentum on her body was also the most calm.

Apparently she is the leader of this mercenary group of adventurers' unions.

Beside her, riding a snow-white steed was a beautiful and lively girl, about eighteen years old, wearing ornate chain mail made by the Clover Chamber of Commerce, with a long sword at her waist, and the female knight beside her kept talking about something.

"Sister Natasha, you're not a dragon lancer, are you?" asked the girl, pulling her hair.

"No, I was exiled from the Duchy of France to the kingdom before I was nine years old, and I was adopted by an old adventurer. When facing the girl, Natasha's tone was very respectful, and she even deliberately restrained a little bit of the sword intent on her body.

The young knight named Freya in front of her is the granddaughter of Brillouin, the vice president of the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce, and her status in the Clover Chamber of Commerce is quite transcendent.

Although Freya is not yet twenty years old, she is already close to the level of a high-ranking knight, and as Brillouin gets older, many affairs within the Chamber of Commerce are handled by this girl.

In the eyes of the members of the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce, this cheerful girl is no longer much different from the vice president.

As the big employer of the mercenary group's trip, the old man named Brillouin was sitting in the carriage behind him at this time, taking his granddaughter to personally deliver this batch of goods, which shows that the Chamber of Commerce attaches great importance to this.

On the other hand, it is also to familiarize Freya with the operation of the Chamber of Commerce and prepare for the future takeover.

"That's good. Hearing this, Freya laughed happily. "Sister, you are so powerful, you have cultivated to a high-level knight at such a young age. ”

"Miss Freya smiled, your talent is also very good, and now you have reached the threshold of a high-level knight, plus you have such a good family background, in the future, at the same age, you will go further than me. Natasha, who was right away, responded sincerely.

Freya shrugged, "That's not necessarily, my father passed away a long time ago, my grandfather used to be a magician, he didn't have much research in swordsmanship, so there has been no one to guide me, if I want to break through to the high level, and wait until the day when I really use my sword qi, it is estimated that it will be several years." ”

"By the way, sister, who are the people in the back carriage? ”

Freya suddenly turned her head and looked at the back of the convoy, the carriage of color and style that did not match the convoy of the Chamber of Commerce, and her face was full of curiosity.

The carriage had met with the caravan on the plains of Azero, and had been following the chamber convoy for several days, and although the route was the same, it had kept a certain distance.

According to the mercenaries of the Adventurers' Guild, the carriage also seems to be the object of their protection.

Freya's gaze, however, fell more on the knight in front of the carriage.

Driving the carriage was a knight in silver armor, and the knight's appearance was unusually handsome, as pleasing to the eye as the son of an ordinary god.

When they met for the first time, his flawless face amazed the entire Chamber of Commerce, and the girl's eyes were even brighter like stars.

It's a pity that although the silver-armored knight has a modest and polite expression, he has always kept a certain distance from the Chamber of Commerce convoy, and the two sides have not communicated too much for several days.

Freya still doesn't know anything about the owner of this mysterious carriage, and out of curiosity, she can only ask Natasha, who is the leader of the mercenaries.

"I don't know the identity of the knight, but according to the information given to me by the union, the man in the carriage seems to be a dignitary of the union, and this time they happened to be passing through Azeroa, and the union officials asked us to escort them for a ride. Natasha said.

"What a strange person. Freya glanced at the handsome knight in the carriage again, she was at the height of her curiosity, "I'll ask." ”

Outside the carriage, the handsome knight who was leaning on the side of the carriage slowly opened his eyes and looked at Freya who was heading towards him.

"Hello, I'm Freya, the secretary of the Golden Clover Chamber of Commerce, please advise. The girl showed a sweet dimple on her face, looked at the handsome knight and said, "Excuse me, may I know your name?"

Seeing the girl's innocent face, the handsome knight also smiled back with a flawless standard, which made Freya's heart smash, "Of course, beautiful Miss Freya, my name is Roland, and I am a servant knight. ”

"Servant knight?" Freya raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Your master is a nobleman of which principality?"

Roland smiled, an expression of no comment.

"Excuse me, then, can I speak to your master?" Freya's eyes turned. "Perhaps, there are areas in our chamber where we can work with him. ”

Roland seemed to hesitate for a moment, "I don't think there's a problem." ”

...

When the girl walked into the carriage, she saw that the owner of the carriage was not an old nobleman as she imagined, but a handsome young man wearing a black mage robe.

The clean and simple black mage robe exudes a mysterious atmosphere, without too many ornate lines and runes as decoration, and only a small blue diamond is pinned to it.

The Blue Diamond Badge, the emblem of a mid-tier mage.

There was a slight surprise on Freya's face, the young man looked about the same age as herself, but his professional rank was actually the same as herself.

The cultivation difficulty of mages is recognized as the highest among all professions, and the vast majority of mages at this age are still in the apprentice stage, and it is already a very good result to be able to mix a low-level mage badge.

A place like the Royal Academy of Magic where geniuses gather is, after all, only a handful.

And to get a blue diamond badge at this age is already a magical genius.

The boy was holding a knife in his right hand and a wooden staff in his left hand, and the boy was carving something on it while humming a little song, looking very leisurely.

His craftsmanship is very good, the workmanship of the wooden staff is very exquisite, the knife skills are delicate and exquisite, and the ups and downs are accompanied by flying sawdust, as well as a pleasant rustling sound.

"Excuse me, are you a wandmaker?" asked Freya.

Wand-making is one of the alchemical crafts, and many of the great alchemists on the continent are famous for making magic wands, as well as many mages who are engaged in this industry.

The boy raised his head, glanced at the woman in front of him, and took out a dark green scabbard from his side and placed it beside him.

Then, an impeccable smile appeared on his face, "You can think of me as a sword seller, although I have only sold one sword in my life, and I have not received any money. ”

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