The Free Frontier, located in the southwest of the Arro Continent, is known as the barren land in the entire Alor Continent, and it is full of dangers. The entire west of the free frontier www.biquge.info is shrouded by the Karoli Desert, the largest uninhabited area on the Yaluo continent, and the two borders of the north and south of the Karoli Desert are covered by the north and south of the free frontier respectively, and under the southern cliff of the Caroli is the terrifying sea monster habitat, the Black Snake Sea. Beneath the cliffs to the north of Caroli lies the silent Canyon.

Kurong Town is located in the westernmost part of the Free Frontier, close to the Karoli Desert area, as long as you pass through the dark dense forest west of Kurong Town, you will enter the empty no man's land, the Karoli Desert.

On the dilapidated streets of Kurong Town, there is a team of people who have just returned from patrolling the dark jungle, and this team of people all seem to be extremely mentally tired, for these people, it is luckier than anything to return to Kurong Town alive, at this time, they must have a good drink in the tavern, after all, good wine can always temporarily paralyze people's fear and sorrow.

At the door of the Ranger Branch, there was a burly old man with silver hair and silver beard who had been paying attention to those people, and after seeing them drag their tired bodies into the tavern one by one, the old man frowned unconsciously.

"Haha, Captain Batista, do you still expect anything from these rookies?"

Behind the old man, a man of no small age was coming out of the room, this person had gray hair but a very ruddy complexion, and when he saw the old man before, he smiled and walked over to greet him.

"Brother Fawkes, don't laugh at me, I can't laugh at all. The old man named Batista said lightly, and from his tone, you could hear that he was very worried.

Sturit Batista, probably the most famous name in the Free Frontiers, and his fame has even spread throughout the continent of Yarrow, the first warrior of the Free Borderlands, the guardian of the Twilight City, the former patriarch of the Sturit family, one of the Twilight guards of the Queen of the Night, and the leader of the Borderlands Rangers.

However, at this time, Battista was like an ordinary old man, worried, and he was worried not about anything else, but about the current situation of the Frontier Rangers.

The Free Frontier is a poor place, where supplies are scarce and the people are suffering, and the Queen of the Night has tried everything she can to solve the plight of the Free Frontier.

The Free Frontier is so dangerous that almost no merchants want to come here, whether it is hunting or fishing, it is impossible to do it in this place of the Free Frontier, and there is a shortage of ores or anything else in the Free Frontier. The Free Frontier is nothing but ferocious monsters and beasts.

Because of this, the population of the Free Frontier is relatively small, and the Border Rangers are a group formed by Batista himself, whose mission is to patrol the Free Frontier and rid the people of evil creatures so that they can live and work in peace.

But sadly, due to the lack of funds, the rangers of the border rangers lack sophisticated equipment, the impact of this is that the rangers die in the continuous mission, and the dilemma of population shortage is undoubtedly revealed, the border rangers have been difficult to recruit qualified rangers, and now the selection of the rangers are actually some scoundrels, hooligans, they join the rangers for only one purpose, that is, stable rations, and meager commissions.

"I'm completely dead set on these people, they can't understand even the most basic orders, what else can you expect them to do. The man named Fox spread his hands helplessly.

Newman Fawkes, this is also a great figure in the Free Frontiers, the Newman family is only a small family in the Free Frontiers, but under the leadership of Fawkes, the Newman family has become the most important part of the Free Frontiers, Fawkes is now the head of the Frontier Ranger Wing Branch, and he is a good friend of Batista.

"What is going on in the Free Frontier like this...... After all, we're going to face illusions......" Battista pondered.

Three years ago, the phantom first appeared in the Free Frontier, when the rangers of the Kurong Town branch were patrolling nearby, the patrolling rangers saw the phantom with their own eyes, just outside the dark forest, a phantom demon was desperately attacking a young ranger with a dagger, the rangers saw this, immediately rushed over to besiege the phantom, and finally at the expense of several rangers, everyone worked together to kill the phantom.

And the young Ranger who was already dying, the young Ranger named Flick, told everyone what happened to their three-person Ranger squad before he died, and it was then that the people of the Free Frontier realized that the illusion was coming.

After that, Fawkes, the head of the Wirong Branch, hurriedly sent an urgent message to the Borderland Ranger Rangers' Twilight City headquarters, and before Battista from the Ranger headquarters could reply, Fawkes personally led the Rangers of Kurong Town deep into the dark forest, although they did not find the illusion, but they found the bodies of Frick's two teammates, they were the squad leader Dem Sicro and the old Ranger Recon.

The three of them completed their mission, and they successfully passed the news of the appearance of the illusion to the Ranger branch in Kurong Town.

After that, the Frontier Rangers made a series of countermeasures, and the Phantoms did start a skirmish with the Rangers, with many dead and wounded on both sides, and after that, there were no large-scale clashes between the two sides, only small-scale battles.

Three years have passed, and the Frontier Rangers have suffered a lot in between, and to Batista's dismay, it seems that the Phantoms have not decreased at all in the past three years, and now the Phantoms have an increasing advantage.

"Don't be bitter, we have at least good news. Fox patted Batista on the shoulder and smiled.

"Do you mean that person?" Batista said softly, nodding solemnly, "That's good news, and that's where the hope of the Free Frontiers lies." ”

"Haha! I sometimes wonder if he had been around ten years earlier. Fawkes smiled even more, at least for the Free Frontier now there is a better side.

"Uh-huh, I ......"

"Little, do you want to die?!" Batista was about to speak, but was suddenly interrupted by a commotion from the other side of the tavern.

It's a tavern again, and the brawls in the tavern in Kurong Town are really becoming more and more frequent, which may have something to do with people's increasing mental pressure. Batista shook her head helplessly, and walked towards the tavern with Fawkes.

In fact, for this kind of thing, Batista is even a little reluctant to care, these rangers composed of scoundrels and hooligans, make trouble here all day long, Batista once executed a few troublesome rangers, but in the end it turned out to be useless, Batista can't kill them all in a fit of anger, the rangers are in short supply.

Battista and Fawkes enter the tavern, where it turns out to be a drunken Ranger arguing with a young teenager.

"Say it again, stinky boy!" the ranger roared at the boy.

"Say it as many times as you want, and I'll tell you, a drunken bastard like you is not qualified to wear that Ranger uniform!" the young man stared at the drunken Ranger with a resolute gaze, and reprimanded him sharply.

Hearing the boy say this, Battista and Fawkes glanced at each other, and both unconsciously smiled, they both agreed that what the boy said was too right, but the two of them felt helpless.

"Stinky boy, believe it or not, I slaughtered you?!" the ranger bared his teeth and grinned, with an ugly look of honor.

"Come on, I won't be afraid of a wretch like you!" the young man did not show weakness, he did not show the slightest sign of flinching, but took a step forward with his chest held out.

The boy's behavior made Batista secretly applaud him, and as long as there were sensible people in the tavern, they would secretly admire the boy, but some would also worry about the boy.

In the face of such a tough teenager, the Ranger sweated and unconsciously took a step back, the Ranger pulled out the long sword at his waist, but he didn't know what to do for a while.

"Kill this boy!" shouted an equally drunken Ranger sitting nearby.

"Yes, aren't you scared?" shouted the other ranger, laughing.

"Kill him!"

"Yes!

For a while, many Rangers in the tavern began to laugh and shout, and the scene was extremely chaotic. Faced with such a scene, Batista really felt disheartened, this group of guys, in the face of the monsters of the Free Frontier, has never been so brave, but in the face of a child, it is so arrogant.

"Stinky boy, see if I don't kill you!" the ranger heard his accomplices shouting, and as if he had courage, he stepped forward viciously, ready to give the boy a little suffering.

The boy did not flinch, he drew a worn-out sword pinned to his waist, and headed for the ranger, many of the people in the tavern screamed, they feared that the child would meet the misfortune, but no one had the courage to stop the so-called rangers.

Seeing the boy draw his sword, Batista and Fawkes didn't show a trace of concern. The action of this young man drawing and holding his sword was obviously professionally trained, and he both knew that with those scoundrels who couldn't teach him, he would definitely not be this young man's opponent.

Sure enough, when the ranger clumsily slashed a sword at the young man, the young man deftly dodged to the side, easily dodging the opponent's attack, and then, he used the sword to hit the ranger's arm, hitting the target, the ranger was in pain, and the long sword was out of his hand.

The Ranger clutched his red and swollen arms and looked at the boy in shock, unable to speak any longer. The rest of the rangers and most of the people in the tavern were stunned with their mouths open.

"Hmph, take off that Ranger uniform!, I feel sick to see you wearing it!" the young man was powerful, but unforgiving, and he looked at the group of Rangers with a look of disgust.

"Don't be too crazy, boy!" a Ranger kicked over the table and stood up viciously.

"yes!

"We slaughtered him together!"

"Let's go together! No matter how powerful this kid is, he is no match for so many of us!"

One by one, the remaining rangers stood up, glaring at the boy angrily, and even wanted to besiege the boy together, but the boy still sneered and did not back down.

Seeing such a scene, Batista's mood was even worse, such a group of adults actually besieged a teenager, it was really just as the teenager said, they were not worthy of wearing that Ranger uniform.

Batista thought of this, and shook his head helplessly, he really has no way to do this, if he doesn't recruit these scoundrels, then there is really no one to recruit. However, at this point, Battista could not ignore this matter, he turned to Fawkes, and nodded slightly.

"Stop!" Fawkes roared, and the tavern fell silent. Only then did the Rangers notice that their boss was in the tavern, and the Rangers immediately lowered their heads and remained silent.

"It's really courageous, since you are so courageous, I don't think you will patrol near Kurong Town next time, next time you go through the dark forest and go to the Caroli Desert to patrol, the rangers of the past were all patrolling over there!" Fawkes looked at these rangers with disdain, these rangers felt ashamed, and they didn't dare to refute anything.

"As the boy said, you're ashamed of your Ranger uniform. ”

Batista also walked out, he stared at the group of rangers with a serious face, the group of sluggish rangers only then found out that even the grand master of the border rangers had come to Kurong Town in person, which made them even more afraid to answer, although Batista's policy of killing chickens and monkeys did not change them, but after all, who was at this time, did not want to be really executed.

"Young man, what's your name, does it have any connection to our Borderlands Rangers?" Batista turned, he half-crouched down, allowing him to look at the boy parallel to the boy.

"I'm Islo! I'm the brother of Ranger Frick, who was killed by the Phantom three years ago. The young man felt that the sturdy old man in front of him was not an ordinary person, so he answered his question solemnly.

"Flick's younger brother...... I remember the young man named Flick, an ordinary Ranger, although he died like a hero, he was definitely not a prominent talent among the Ranger at that time. ”

Fawkes also thought of this Frick, after all, Frick was one of the members of the three-person team that used to be a sensation.

"My brother...... Maybe his qualifications are mediocre, he only joined the Frontier Rangers for me and my mother to live a good life, but in my eyes, he is a real hero, it is he who struggled to run out of the dark forest, it is he who breathed a sigh of relief to tell you about the situation at that time, so that the Free Frontier can know about the attack of the illusion. Islo stared at Fawkes with a determined gaze.

"I'm so sorry for my unreasonableness, son, your brother Frick, a real Ranger. Fawkes was so impressed by Islo's courage that he praised the boy in his heart.

"Islo, your swordsmanship is amazing, after Frick's death, I read Frick's training report, he doesn't seem to be as good as you, who did you learn swordsmanship from?" Batista was full of interest in the kid Islo.

"I first followed my brother to learn swordsmanship from Master Demsicro, and after their death, I practiced swordsmanship silently by myself, and then by chance, I met an adult named Le Mans, who heard my wish and instructed me in some swordsmanship. Islo said solemnly to Batista.

"Le Mans? Haha! It's Fonta Le Mans of the Midtown Federation, Islo, you're lucky, that Lord Le Mans is a great man, and it's no wonder that you're getting so fast with his guidance. ”

Batista couldn't help but laugh when he heard the name of Le Mans, Fonta Le Mans was a person who had caused a lot of trouble to Batista, but I have to say that Le Mans was a guy who couldn't be annoyed.

"Well, Lord Le Mans is amazing! He sings very well, he is also very good at telling stories, he is a little, he always likes to peek at the girls in the village bathing, and he always pulls me there, I don't want to go and he is not happy, he says I have to go, he tells me that this is also a kind of spiritual ......"

At this point, Islo suddenly turned red and lowered his head.

"This Lord Le Mans......" Batista couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "how old are you?

"I'm fifteen years old, my dream is to join the Borderlands, and continue my brother's career!" said Islo, looking serious again.

"Fifteen years old, next year you will be sixteen years old, and then I will personally invite you to join the Frontier Rangers, what do you say?" said Batista solemnly.

"Who are you?" Islo still didn't know who the old man in front of him was.

"I'm Sturit Batista, the head of the Borderlands. Batista smiled at this time, he admired the young man Islo very much, and he felt that Islo represented the future of the Frontier Rangers, the future of the Free Frontier.

"Ahh

Now that it was getting late, Islo said that he would rush home to take care of his sick mother, and he was supposed to come to Kurong Town to buy medicine this time, but he accidentally saw this group of lazy and drunk rangers, so he couldn't help but complain.

Islo's home was in a small village near Kurong Town, and it would take some time to get back, so Islo didn't want to delay any longer, so he politely said goodbye to Battista and Fawkes.

When Islo was about to walk out of the tavern, a ranger who had been sitting silently near the door of the tavern suddenly became angry, he felt that Islo was such a stinky boy, and he criticized himself in an awe-inspiring manner, he really couldn't bear such humiliation, and in Islo's defenselessness, the Ranger suddenly pulled out his dagger and stabbed Islo in the back of the heart.

"Stop!" Batista and Fawkes shouted at the same time, but they couldn't get any longer, and Islo was noticeably half a beat slower, waiting for him to turn around......

"Ahh

I saw that the Ranger holding the dagger had a bloody hole in his hand stabbed by a stabbing sword, and the dagger had already fallen to the ground, and the Ranger fell to the ground in pain with snot and tears, clutching his arm and trembling.

When they looked up, they saw a man in a ranger uniform standing with a bayonet sword in his hand, wiping his sword with a handkerchief. The man was about twenty-five years old, his eyes were squinting, he didn't look like he was awake, his half-length light brown hair looked very soft, and the corners of his mouth were always smiling.

The man noticed that everyone's eyes were on him, so he smiled faintly, and he stepped forward, came to Battista and Fawkes, and bowed slightly to them.

"Greetings to Captain Batista, Minister Fawkes, both of you. The man's voice was very gentle and pleasant, "I am from the free city-state of Feiyan Castle in the south-central part of the Yaluo continent, I am the illegitimate son of the patriarch of the Sergao family, the lord of Feiyan Castle, and the bastard has no surname or noble title, so you can call me Joseph." ”

"Is Sergau your father?"

Batista asked with a solemn face, the young man named Joseph in front of him, his skills are so good, Batista can't guess the purpose of his coming here at all, not to mention that he is still wearing a ranger uniform.

"Yes, Lord Robo is the father below, Master Batista, you and Lord Robo are old acquaintances, I heard Lord Robo mention you, so I was sent to the Free Frontier. Joseph kept smiling, as if his expression was nothing but a smile.

"Robb sent you in as a Ranger?" asked Battista in disbelief.

"That's right, if an illegitimate child like me stays on the side of the Sergao family, it will add a lot of trouble, since the Free Frontier sent letters to various places asking for help from the Frontier Ranger Groups, Lord Robo and the people of the Sergao family seem to have found a lifeline, and just like that, I came to the Free Borderland. At this point, Joseph scratched his head in embarrassment.

"I was supposed to report to Twilight City, but an adult over there asked me to come to Kurong Town immediately to see you, the head of the group, so I rushed here, when I came, the tavern was lively, I saw the brave play of the young man named Islo, how could such a talented young man let him die here, so I couldn't help but make a move, and I hope you don't be surprised. Joseph explained the cause and effect to Batista.

"The Lord in Twilight...... He's really amazing!" Battista laughed unconsciously at the thought of that person, who gave new hope to the Free Frontier, and that person assisted the Queen of the Night in a series of excellent political strategies, and the Free Frontier seemed to have a real turnaround.

"It's the Lord. Joseph smiled, "It's him, Lord Tully from Castle Skywolf in Midtown. ”