Calus Town, located southeast of Twilight City, is a mountain town built on a branch of the Vegar Mountains, there is a Calus Pass, most people in the hinterland of the Yarrow continent want to enter Twilight City in the Free Frontier, they will come from this road, and then follow the extensive mountain road of the Vegar Mountains to Twilight City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The group from Twilight in the Free Borderlands was repairing in Calus Town, and they needed to cross the Carus Pass and then head south to Polipoli, the second largest town in the Free Borderlands.

The group was led by Carmen Alicia, the Queen of the Night, and Maester Tully, accompanied by High Ranger Miria, High Ranger Jotun, and Ranger Joseph, Terry, and Veronica.

Garay Nice, the deputy leader of the Frontier Rangers, had hoped to send more Rangers as escorts to accompany the queen on her travels, but this proposal was rejected by Alicia, partly because the Rangers in the Free Frontier themselves were not enough, so she did not want to divide many people to protect her.

On the other hand, Maester Tully had told him to keep a low profile during the trip, so Alicia didn't want too many people to follow her, and importantly, Captain Battista agreed with Alicia and finally selected five Rangers to follow Alicia.

In fact, in the selection of the Rangers, Battista also took great pains, and initially Garay Nice proposed to let Mota Tyrell and Jack, who were familiar with Hellas Bay, go with him, but Tully refused the offer for unnecessary trouble, after all, the two were prisoners of Hellas Bay.

Batista offered to join Jotun, a veteran Ranger who had traveled to Hellas Bay several times as an emissary. Miria, on the other hand, was a member of Alicia's hand-pick, and Tully was very much in favor of Miria moving forward, after all, they were trying to pass through the territory of Venice Yar, the Winged People.

In the end, under the recommendation of Miria, everyone chose Joseph, who has a calm personality, and Terry, who is very good at survival skills in the wild, and Veronica, a priest who has newly joined the Ranger team, and the three of them joined the expedition team, and in this way, a team of seven people was born.

There are a lot of people gathered here in Calus Town at this time, which is very rare and very strange for the sparsely populated Free Frontier, and the people here are panicked, feeling that everyone is very uneasy, which makes Alicia very puzzled, because if something goes wrong in Calus Town, the Ranger branch here will definitely report to the Ranger headquarters in Twilight City, but she has not heard Batista mention the situation in Calus Town in Twilight City.

"What's going on here?" asked Alicia softly as she sat in front of her.

They were eating lunch at a tavern in Calus, with Alicia, Tully, and Miria sitting at one table and Jotun, Joseph, Terry, and Veronica at the other.

"I think it's probably the cause of the war, I guess the Ranger branch here has already sent a letter to Lord Batista, but Lord Battista probably doesn't think it's necessary to disturb you with such a question. ”

Tully was eating the stewed beans in his bowl, and in the Free Frontier, he didn't want to eat anything too delicious, as long as he could fill his stomach.

"Is it a war between free city-states outside the Free Frontier?"

Alicia frowned, apparently Battista didn't tell her about it, which made her a little dissatisfied, she was the Queen of the Night after all, and she had the right to know everything related to the Free Frontiers.

"Things like this happen all the time, little Ellie, you can't remember them all the time. ”

Tully clearly saw Alicia's dissatisfaction, and he smiled at Alicia, who immediately thought for a moment, Tully and Batista were right, wars between those boring free city-states often happened, and she didn't need to be angry with Batista.

"These people are so boring, they fight around, and it's only these civilians who suffer. ”

Alicia said in a reproachful tone, and she immediately ate the stew of beans in the bowl, and to tell the truth, the chef of this tavern was not bad, and the ordinary stew of beans made him not unpleasant.

"Free city-states, although they are all called freedoms in our free frontiers, are completely different. Tully took a sip of the inferior liquor in his glass, which didn't taste good......

"Hmph, human beings are like this, they are always easily driven by desire. Miria snorted disdainfully.

"Hehe, yes, human beings, are indeed a species that is easily driven by desire, so those lords will fight each other and kill each other, sometimes I really think that the world like the Midtown Federation, although cruel and ruthless, at least it is expressly forbidden to fight indiscriminately. ”

Tully smiled at Miria, he had eaten the food on the table, although they were not delicious, but at least they would fill his stomach, Tully was a foodie in the past, but since he came to the Free Frontiers, he has had to accept these terrible foods.

"I must make the Free Frontier a truly free territory, not a territory that is fought for desires like the free city-states. ”

Alicia's face suddenly became serious, she looked at Tully, and then at Miria, "I'm not going to be the kind of human that Miria hates!"

Miria nodded at Alicia gratefully, in fact, for most of the humans in the Free Borderlands, Miria didn't feel disgusted, she still accepted the humans here, especially Carmen Alicia.

"There's nothing we can do about the war between the free city-states, all we can do is to settle these people who have flocked to the Free Frontier because of the war, of course, it will increase our burden, but I don't think you will drive them out. ”

Tully shrugged his shoulders, in fact, in his opinion, driving out these refugees is the best way to deal with it, after all, they may bring many unknown disasters to the Free Frontier, such as crime, such as disease, Tully has actually communicated with Battista on this issue, to Tully's surprise, Battista completely agrees with his idea, but they have to do it, because they all know that Alicia will never allow these refugees to be expelled.

"Maester Tully, I know that everything you do is for the sake of the Free Borderlands, if from a realistic point of view, I should drive them out, after all, the situation of the Free Borderlands itself is not very rich, but from the perspective of human nature, I have to do this, maybe the people of the Free Borderlands will scold me for this, but I am the Queen of the Night, so I must bear the scolding and push the Free Borderlands forward. ”

Alicia stared at Tully closely, she was always so decisive in the face of problems, which is one of the reasons why Tully admired her, such a rotten place in the Free Frontier, the former Tully would not have come at all, but after the tragic misfortune of the family, he needed a chance, not for revenge, but for better self-realization, and Fonta Le Mans once gave Tully an important advice, that is, to go to the Free Frontier and feel the charm of this great queen.

Tully smiled and nodded with satisfaction, and Miria was also very supportive of Alicia's approach, but Alicia made such a decision not with any great kindness, but for her ideals, the Free Frontier needs more changes, and tolerance and acceptance will let more people know about the Free Frontier, and will let more people know about the current situation of the Free Frontier, she, the Queen of the Night, wants to bring the rights and interests of freedom to everyone.

Having had enough to eat, the group needed to move on, after all, it was still a long way from Polipoli, and Alicia led the way, and the group followed her out of the tavern.

During the trip, Alicia deliberately covered her face, after all, her appearance was too easy to attract attention. And Miria is slightly better, after all, there are not a few winged people on the Yarrow continent, and the handsomeness of the winged people is known to everyone.

The group walked out of the Calus Pass and headed south, and after a certain distance, everyone suddenly felt that something was wrong, and a group of people gathered here, waiting for the passing travelers.

"Meow, it looks like something interesting is coming!" said Jotun, who was not a man who liked to travel in a monotonous way, and that the excitement of his trip always made adventurous people like them happy.

Jotun is a spirit, he is a cat spirit, the cat spirit is the most common subspecies of spirit, Jotun has been a member of the Frontier Rangers for a long time, he usually acts as an emissary of the Free Frontier, running around the hinterland of the continent of Arau, this is because Jotun is a high-level Ranger who can speak well and is quite dexterous.

As Jordan said, the interesting thing really came, more than 20 people in shabby leather armor surrounded Alicia and his group of seven, these 20 or so people were fierce, they were holding old weapons, shouting at Alicia and the others.

"You guys, you look like you're a little oily, don't talk nonsense, hand them all over!" shouted one of the leaders of the group.

"In the Free Frontier, people like you dare to block the road and rob ...... Aren't you afraid of the Rangers of the Frontier Rangers?" asked Alicia as she stepped forward, her hood on, grim.

"Rangers, hahaha! Those refugees and the mountain monsters that haunt the neighborhood are enough for them, how can they have time to care about us!" the bandit leader laughed loudly when he heard Alicia's words.

"So you're here to do whatever you want?" said Alicia, looking at the scoundrels with disgust, presumably robbing the passing travelers.

"Stop talking nonsense! Hand over your valuables and food!, and get out of here!" the bandit leader frowned and shouted viciously.

"Big brother, this little girl who is talking to you has a sweet voice, and she must be in good shape, you see there is a beautiful winged man over there, why don't you ...... Hey, hey!"

The gangster-looking man next to the bandit suggested with a wicked smile on his face, which caused both Alicia and Miria to glare at him angrily.

"Smack!" a big mouth twitched at the gangster, and it was none other than the bandit leader, who glared angrily at the gangster.

"How many times have I told you! Let's rob to live! Except for money and food, let them get out of the way!"

The bandit leader shouted at the men behind him, which attracted the interest of Alicia and Tully.

"I can't believe you're still a principled robber. ”

Tully smiled, he suddenly felt that this bandit was a very interesting person, after all, taking only what he needed was not an easy thing for a person to do.

"Don't talk nonsense! Hand over your stuff! or we're welcome!" shouted the bandit leader again to Alicia and the others, each of whom had already drawn his weapons.

Alicia and the others glanced at each other, and they all secretly thought it was funny, they would not take this group of rabble in their eyes, and Jordan and Terry laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at, what are you laughing at, I'm going to teach you a lesson!"

The bandit leader was already angry at this point, and he beckoned his people to start making a move on Jordan and Terry, who looked at Alicia with a smile on their faces.

"Let's do it first!" Alicia didn't look at the others, she just smiled and stared at the bandit, but she said it sharply, and Jordan and Terry immediately understood.

Two robbers attacked Jotun, Jotun sneered, he quickly turned around, took out a short sword from his waist, and stabbed it at the root of a robber's thigh, because the speed was too fast, the robber didn't react for a while, and the moment the blood column spurted out, the robber screamed miserably.

The other robber was frightened, he turned around and wanted to run, but Jotun was already staring at him, Jotun jumped and ran behind the robber, Jotun's short sword was cut straight from the bottom to the top, the robber's half-pulled butt was cut off, and the robber fell to the ground, crying in pain.

Terry was also surrounded by two robbers, and Terry was even more ruthless, first cutting off one of the robbers' forearms with a katana, and then picking out the left eye of another robber with a dagger. Jotun and Terry dealt with the four robbers very quickly and very ferociously, none of the four robbers were fatal, but they were really fatal.

The rest of the robbers were stunned, and the bandit leader opened his mouth wide in fright, and he didn't know what to say for a while, he pointed at Alicia, and wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it.

At this time, some robbers wanted to surround them, and Alicia looked at them coldly and sneered.

"it!" Alicia shouted, looking at the bandit with a sneer on her lips.

Alicia's sentence can make these robbers dare not step forward again, the ruthlessness of Alicia's order before really shocked these robbers too much, so when she ordered the death hand, no one dared to approach.

"You ...... Who the hell are you?" The bandit was in a cold sweat as he looked at Alicia in disbelief.

"You don't care who we are, in short, don't block the road here and rob in the future, if you want to survive better, you can choose to join the Frontier Rangers, the Free Frontier needs more people's strength, that is better than you here." ”

Miria suddenly interjected, she was afraid that Alicia would reveal her identity, so she answered first.

Alicia looked at Miria, smiled wryly and shook her head, she knew what Miria thought, but she was not stupid, how could she possibly tell her identity, Miria was still too cautious.

"How can we have the opportunity to join the Ranger group!Most of us here don't have any skills!" The bandit leader shouted at Miria, all he wanted was food and clothing, and all he could do was lead a group of people to block the road and rob.

"There were a lot of rogue hooligans in the Free Frontier before the Rangers, you are similar to them, how can you not have a chance to join them. Joseph smiled at this time, but his words really made Alicia cry and laugh, the previous ranger group was such a standard, it was too embarrassing.

Thinking of this, Alicia looked at Tully beside her, Maester Tully is gradually changing the Free Frontier, it is Tully who brings hope to the Free Border, and Alicia has a deep admiration for Maester Tully.

And Tali also looked at Alicia at this time, he knew what Alicia was thinking at this time, but Tali's idea was that the future of the Free Frontier could only be changed by Alicia.

"Don't talk nonsense! What a ranger! We will never be able to join! The only way we can do this is to rob the road here! Give me the money and food!"

The bandit leader suddenly went crazy, and he stepped forward and roared viciously at Alicia, causing Alicia to frown.

"In that case, let me see what kind of person you are. At that moment, Tully suddenly stepped forward, and he pulled out a very old-looking broadsword from his waist.

Tully's actions surprised everyone present, this chubby man was a polite person no matter how he looked at it, and Alicia and his party knew that Tully was a bachelor, he was full of wisdom, but everyone never knew that Tully would stand up and fight.

Tully shook the broadsword in his hand slightly, and the old broadsword suddenly flashed a faint blue luster, and everyone was even more stunned, this was definitely not an ordinary broadsword.

"My broadsword has a name, it is called the Wanderer's Heart, and it is a weapon that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Baba Yaro family of the Sky Wolf Castle. Tully raised his broadsword in one hand, and everyone was drawn to its luster.

"Now, stand up and duel me like a man. Ta pointed his sword at the bandit and said sharply.

Now Alicia and his party began to look forward to it, this was the first time they had seen Tully fight, and they knew that this man full of intelligence would not fight easily without complete certainty.

The bandit leader did not flinch, he scolded, pulled out his giant sword, rushed forward, the two swords intersected, sparks splashed everywhere, the bandit leader's fighting style seemed to be very rough, but it was orderly, which made Alicia and the others secretly frightened, and Tully was well prepared, he was unhurried and the bandit leader.

Seeing that Tully was full of loopholes, the bandit leader secretly sneered, thinking that Tully was just arrogant with his own weapons, and he kept attacking Tully's loopholes, but Tully defended unhurriedly, so that the bandit leader had no chance.

The bandit leader gradually became anxious, although he still maintained the rules, but the speed gradually increased, and Tully seemed to be very critical, but they were all very comfortable to resist the attack, how fast the bandit leader's speed, Tully's speed was as fast, which made the bandit leader even more anxious.

The bandit gritted his teeth, scolded angrily, and attacked Tully's heart, Tully also waited for this opportunity, this time the bandit leader was too anxious, Tully turned sideways to give up the blow, and then swept with his broadsword, the blade just swept to the throat of the bandit, the bandit head screamed badly, but there was no chance to dodge, he had to close his eyes and wait for death, but he did not die at all, the bandit opened his eyes, but found that Tully's broadsword stopped right in front of his throat, and the blade was close to his throat.

"Hmph! Your weapons are really good!"

The bandit leader did not show weakness at this time, but shouted unwillingly. Tully sneered, he raised his broadsword and slammed it into the giant sword in the bandit leader's hand, the giant sword was instantly broken in two, and the sweat on the bandit leader's forehead immediately flowed.

"You...... You didn't use all your strength......" The bandit leader said this, and he no longer had any more prestige, and he sat down on the ground, his head bowed, looking at the broken sword on the ground.

"I just didn't use the full power of this Wanderer's Heart, but for combat skills, I used all my strength, and you're really strong. Tully looked at the bandit on the ground and whispered.

"You didn't show mercy...... Very good...... Thank you!" the bandit leader looked at Tully with gratitude, for a warrior who could die with dignity.

"You don't look like an ordinary robber, what's your name, where are you from?" asked Alicia softly, too, with respect for the bandit.

"My name is Palando, and I'm from the free city-state of Red Flame. ”

This bandit named Parando answered Alicia's question with a straight face, he knew that Alicia and the others wanted his life and could take it at any time, but he suddenly felt that this group of people would never kill him, and he had a glimmer of hope for survival.

"Parando of Red Flame City, I used to be the priest of the Temple of the Goddess of Light in Red Flame City, I have heard the name Parandu, Parandu is the personal guard of the Lord of Red Flame City, a great warrior. ”

Veronica, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, and he looked at Parando in surprise with an incredulous look.

"The guards of Red Flame City...... Why do you want to be a robber here?" Miria looked impatient, she didn't believe that the person in front of her was the personal guard of Red Flame City.

"Red Flame City...... Hmph, our entire Guards have been betrayed by the lord to whom they are allegiated!" Parandu gritted his teeth at the mention of Chiyan City, with a hideous expression.

"What's going on?" Terry was the first to ask, he was most interested in this kind of thing, Terry's favorite thing was to listen to stories, presumably Terry's favorite was the troubadour.

"The city of Red Flame has been captured by other city-states...... The lord surrendered to the enemy, and since our guards were unwilling to surrender, the despicable lord poisoned our guards for fear that we would affect his life or death! My brothers were poisoned! I was the only one who survived the banquet he held that day!"

Parando roared angrily, and the mention of the former lord of Red Flame City made Parando even more and more insane.

"Hehe, humanity!" Tully sneered unconsciously, presumably thinking of his enemies, the Frey family.

"So you fled to the Free Frontier and became a robber?"

Miria frowned, she really didn't agree with Palando's approach, in her opinion, humans were really cowardly creatures, and they would only shirk responsibility.

"These people...... They were all people who had fled from Chiyan City. Pointing to the robbers who followed him, Parando said, "We swore that we would be loyal only to ourselves and not to anyone again!"

"I am Carmen Alicia, the Night Queen of the Free Frontiers. ”

Alicia suddenly took off her hood, revealing her beautiful face, and the group of robbers, along with Parando, were stunned, on the one hand, and on the other hand, because of her appearance.

"Come to the Free Frontier, become a Ranger of the Frontier Rangers, where you are not loyal to me, nor for the Rangers, but for yourselves, and to be loyal to yourself is to finally be free to the Borderlands, because the Free Frontiers need your strength. ”

Alicia said solemnly, she looked at Palando and the others, who were all looking at each other at this time, not knowing what to do.

Tully, Miria and the others have no opinion on Alicia's move, after all, they also know that Palando is the thing, as well as Palando's strength, which is exactly what the Free Frontier needs. Tali had also pulled out a quill and letterhead, and he wrote a short letter and handed it to Palando.

"Take your men and this letter with you, and head to Twilight City, where you can find Sturit Batista, the leader of the Borderlands Rangers. ”

Tali looked at Parando with a smile, and when he fought Parando again, Tali was convinced that he was no ordinary person.

Parando looked at Tali, then at Alicia, and then at Palando nodded slightly, he didn't know why he trusted Alicia, he clearly believed that he would not trust any more lords, maybe ...... It's for freedom...... Freedom is something that people can't hope for......