Edessa is a ranger in Ashfurnace Mountain, and he lives alone on the edge of a hillside gathering area. A low thatched hut is enough to withstand the storms and rain of the endless ocean.

No one knows where the ranger comes from, but around the time the azaleas bloom, he will come to Ash Furnace Mountain and leave when the maple leaves turn red. He always wore worn-out leather boots, carried a broken scabbard that leaked out of his sword, and carried a short bow of birch on his back.

When the sky was completely clear, Edessa entered the old woods alone, in return for the Ashfurnace Mountain to take him in, and although he received very little kindness in this place, he did not hesitate when it was time for him to make a move.

Kobolds have the blood of evil dragons, so they are far more brutal than ordinary beasts, but Edessa is not worried at all, he is just a forest ranger, and all he has to do is find the kobold's lair. Moreover, Edessa's Awakened Mind Beast is the fastest Windhale in the wasteland, and in the coastal lowlands hills, he holds the title of Child of the Wind.

Edessa tore through the heather bushes, looking for traces of the kobolds, and without much effort, a clear route led into the old woods not far away. Perhaps last night's thief didn't think to hide his tracks, broken branches and crumbs of beans were everywhere along the way.

Entering the tall and dense arbor forest, the light suddenly dimmed. This is the old forest. Edessa took the shortbow and then another arrow. Although these kobolds were presumptuous, the ranger was still very careful, and his long leather boots fell on the dead leaves of the forest without making a sound.

The Son of the Wind from the lowlands was very careful, and he hid his body behind the big trees to carefully observe the traces of the bean thief, who had at least ten kobolds, or else they would not have left such messy footprints. Edessa subconsciously had his own judgment. But in an instant, he looked back down the mountain, and there was no longer a field of beans halfway up the mountain in his position. It was as if he had seen the young lord with blond hair again.

"The second in line to the throne of the Lionheart King actually came to such a remote Ashfurnace Mountain to be the lord. Why don't you go to the Holy City and be a wandering knight?" muttered Edessa, casting her gaze into the darkness of the woods.

The light figure of the ranger flashed through the old woods, and he followed the crumbs of the beans at great speed, sometimes over a bulging root, sometimes down to a small valley.

At this time, the lord of Ashfurnace Village had returned to his cottage on the hillside, this was the best house in Ashfurnace Mountain, it belonged to the village chief Lance before Merlin came to Ashfurnace Mountain, and after Merlin arrived in Ashfurnace Village, Lance moved to live elsewhere.

"How many beans did the kobolds steal last night?" Merlin asked.

"Not much. Lance replied wryly.

"It's almost a big piece!" Daddy Bill gestured in front of Merlin, then nodded, "Those damn thieves are ruining more beans than they are stealing." ”

"It's about three hectares of land. Augustine said indifferently.

It was only then that Merlin realized that he needed a scribe in his domain, and these talents were now almost monopolized by the Church. I can't even tell how much area the bean field is in the entire Ash Furnace Mountain, so you can imagine how sad his life will be in the future. It seems that the relationship with Arius Academy can't be too stiff, and it is still necessary to moderate it appropriately.

The prowess of the Goths is naturally undoubted, but after having their own territory, governing a territory is not solved by force. Just like the problem Merlin encountered in Ashfurnace Mountain, here they can't even figure out the size of the land, so for a lord, the first problem to solve now is the need for a clerk, only in this way can they figure out what problems need to be solved in Ashfurnace Mountain.

When Merlin offered to measure the bean field, Father Yuri boldly offered that he could do it. Merlin didn't agree with it, it was clear that Father Yuri was hostile to the people of Arius Academy, but Merlin was very happy with the result. The filth of the Church and the Arian School was an open secret on the entire continent, but it was the first time Merlin had seen the priests of the Church and the elders of the Arian School of Arius in such a direct-for-tat.

"Ashfurnace Mountain is missing a scribe!" Merlin said to Augustine, disdainful after Father Yuri left.

"It's just over a hundred, what kind of clerk do you want," Augustine muttered quietly.

Merlin glared at him, thinking that Ashfurnace Village would soon become Ashfurnace Town.

"I'm very happy to be the clerk of the Ashfurnace Mountain Territory," the hem of Augustine's brown robe was gently lifted by the breeze, and his face immediately became flattering: "It's just that I have to copy books, and I'm worried that I don't have so much time, and the Council of Elders is about to start, and time is pressing." ”

"I can copy the scriptures for you, but only a little time in the afternoon. Merlin said depressedly, he couldn't imagine that a lord in the hall would use such a means to entrap the elders of the Arius Academy, Merlin couldn't help but feel depressed.

Here, the elder of the Arius Academy smiled triumphantly.

As the minutes passed, the ranger followed the trail left by the kobold to the depths of the old woods. The light dimmed, but it was not a problem for the children of the wind in the lowlands. A flash of light appeared, and a bright rabbit pattern appeared on Edessade's forehead, which continued from the left side of his forehead to the right.

When Edessa's eyes opened, a pair of blood-red eyes gleamed in the dark old woods. The ranger followed the trail left by the kobold.

The dark old forest reveals weirdness everywhere, and the common birds and finches are not seen here, Edessa has never been to these places in the old forest, and when he usually patrols the mountains and forests, he goes back when he goes deep into the old forest for three or five kilometers, and the light dims and goes back, this time he follows the trail of the kobold and unconsciously walks into the depths of the old forest.

Grunt, grunt, and suddenly there were a few owl chirps in the old woods.

Edessa's ears trembled slightly, and he instantly pulled the short bow in his hand like a full moon. He stared at every suspicious place alertly, and in a short time his vest was wet.

The crumbs of the beans stretched out from the forester's feet and disappeared into a black cave.