At dusk, a young man stood at the gate of Barrington City, his light gray hair was ruffled by the gentle evening breeze, and a strange golden pendant on his chest shone with a charming light, and his crystal-clear black eyes quietly stared at the huge city in front of him, which looked a little illusory in the light of the setting sun.

He was silent, and stood there quietly, with a straight posture, as if the whole person was in harmony with this heaven and earth, exuding a quiet and distant unique temperament, which attracted the frequent sideways glances of the guards at the city gate and the people passing by.

Falkenridge's capital, Barrington, was far more vast than Castelgate, and even more than some of the cities Iellor remembered.

In many areas, the architecture is very old, very different from the current architectural model, that is, the old town of the city that has existed since its inception, and although it has evolved over the centuries, these buildings are constantly being rebuilt and renovated, but they all retain more or less the appearance of a thousand years ago.

It is the capital of a country and often the most prosperous city in a country.

"My lord, this is the royal capital of Falkenridge, what a magnificent!"

A shrill voice came from behind Iroh.

Before he could reply, another rough voice replied, "Rhodes, shut your mouth quickly, looking like you have never seen the world will only embarrass your adult." ”

"Hey," said the owner of the first voice, apparently displeased, "it looks like you really want me to give you another flame bath?"

"I'll make you change your mind before you have the spell ready - use this sword!" the second voice was not to be outdone.

"Alright, Rhodes and Noyce, you should learn from Carlyle once in a while. ”

"Spare me, if I don't speak ten words a day like this little wolf, I will definitely suffocate to death. ”

Iroh turned a little helplessly and looked at the new servants who were arguing.

The closest to him was a goblin, dressed as a standard warlock, with pale green skin, good features, and a little taller than the average goblin - which made him look a little more in line with the human aesthetic than his kind.

His name was Rhodes, and he was one of the tribesmen of Raja.

During his time in the Icourt Valley, Iroh didn't communicate with the goblins like the other three dragons. On the contrary, in order to ensure that the goblins can provide them with more faith points, Iroh will often lower his body a little.

Although this behavior seems to Hillcart to be truly self-depraved, Iroh must also say that sometimes he can reap some unexpected benefits.

Rhodes is a goblin that Iroh stumbles upon with a talent for magic. By chance, Iroh noticed Rhodes who was practicing throwing fireballs, and was just bored and casually pointed at him, but the day before Iroh planned to go to Barrington, he found that this goblin was already practicing Flame Storm.

Considering that he went to Barrington this time to inherit the territory as a nobleman, it was absolutely impossible for a nobleman to travel alone without an entourage. In order to make himself less conspicuous, Iroh ended up choosing Rhodes.

And the human man standing opposite Rhodes, staring at this goblin with big eyes, is named Noyce. In addition, at the end of the group, there is a young wolf orc carrying several large packages, and he is the Carlyle that Iroh just mentioned.

Speaking of these two people, it is impossible not to mention what happened halfway through.

It's a full 700 kilometers from the Valley of Ikot to Barrington, and for the sake of hiding himself, Iroh certainly won't fly over as a dragon. So he had to buy a unicorn from a nearby town with Rhodes and rush all the way there.

The unicorn is a very common mobility mount that is fast, has good stamina, and is not difficult to raise. However, even at the speed of a unicorn, it would take at least a day and a night to reach Barrington.

On the way, Iroh was unsurprisingly robbed, and more than once.

Noyce and Carlyle were the first robbers to rob Iroh.

Naturally, Iroh wouldn't make a move, not to mention whether he was worried about being exposed, just talking about the huge difference in individual strength between the dragon clan and other races, so he didn't have half the interest in making a move. On the contrary, Rhodes wanted to show himself well in front of his master, so before Noyce's opening words were finished, he blasted over with a fireball.

Although in Ello's opinion, there is no essential difference between the strength and weakness between this new goblin warlock and the two robbers, but Rhodes has also been instructed by himself, and it should not be difficult to deal with the two robbers.

However, things turned out a little more than Iroh expected: under Rhodes's almost continuous fireball attacks, Noyce had no chance to get closer, and could only dodge and curse in confusion. But the other bandit, the relatively taciturn Carlyle, quickly approached Rhodes with his agility while Noyce was drawing most of his attention.

Seeing that Rhodes was about to die under Carlyle's knife, Iroh finally decided to make a move—not strictly speaking, but just condensed a large barrage of flames to demonstrate. After all, Rhodes is also his own property, so it's not okay to lose it in vain.

Regardless, Iroh's move was effective. Neither Noyce nor Carlyle are outlaws, and even if they are, there are not many people who can maintain their fighting spirit behind the sight of a barrage of flames that are ready to attack like a tide, right?

Glancing at each other helplessly, the two robbers chose to surrender at the same time.

"Hehe, I have to say, you're out of luck. ”

Rhodes, who was almost cornered by Carlyle, repeated the phrase almost every moment for the rest of the journey, and it was obvious that he was so mindful of his near-crushing defeat in his first battle that he kept looking for a sense of accomplishment in the real loser.

That's right, Iroh didn't kill them, but took the initiative to recruit them. And Noyce and Carlyle are not unyielding personalities, and after seeing the food and gold coins that Iroh took out, the two decisively agreed.

Of course, this is also caused by the nature of the dragons. Although Iroh didn't say anything, he enjoyed the feeling of being hugged by people, if it weren't for the fact that only Rhodes's combat power could barely be seen in his goblins, and the three dragons couldn't be brought out, he wouldn't have traveled with just one poor attendant!

Besides, they can push Rhodes into a corner, and these two robbers can be regarded as having a little ability.

What's more, Iroh is already planning to develop some of his own forces in Falkenridge - Falkenridge's main race is humans, and he can't let a goblin manage a group of humans, right?

At least not yet.

In previous battles, Iroh had also noticed that although Carlyle's strength was definitely above Noyce, he was the leader of the latter, which may indicate that Noyce had some leadership skills.

It doesn't matter if Noyce can actually only lead one person, he has too little power at hand to get the bright face, so that he can only make do with it for the time being......

Along the way, Iello also learns something about Noyce and Carlyle, who are also victims of this chaotic country. Noyce was originally a squad leader, but because he was not used to seeing his superiors who were domineering and liked to bully civilians, he accidentally killed his superiors in an unbearable quarrel and had to flee in a hurry.

Carlyle, on the other hand, was actually a sailor from the Eastern Continent who later joined a caravan at sea and was trained as a warrior monk, so he was one of a hundred in a hundred in terms of skill. However, this time the caravan was raided by pirates, and Carlyle escaped as the sole survivor, losing everything but to try to make a living in the Western Continent.

On the way to escape, Noyce rescued the hungry and cold Carlyle, who had always been silent and introverted, and was moved by Noyce's righteousness. So the two discussed and decided to make a sum of money first and then think of other ways.

That's why they're so easily subdued by Iroh: if they can't survive, how many people are willing to be robbers?

"If I'm not mistaken, my house is on Falkenridge Street in Uptown. ”

Eloh remembers that Bella mentioned in the letter that she had first secured a house for herself to live in the royal capital. When you arrive at the royal capital, you just have to wait in that house. Bella will later let herself know when she will meet the king.

Thinking of this, Iroh flicked the map in his hand and pointed to a location marked on it.

"I'm finally able to settle down......

Noyce sighed, and even the silent Carlyle had a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

The wandering life has been so long that they have almost forgotten the last time they were able to sleep peacefully.

Although Rhodes has also experienced escape, he has at least acted with a large group of companions, and his experience in this regard is naturally not as deep as that of two poor people.

"Let's all have a good night's rest, I think soon...... You're busy. ”

Iroh nodded to the three attendants and took the lead as they followed.

In this way, under the reflection of the sunset that sank more and more towards the horizon, the handsome and indifferent human boy, the respectful goblin warlock, the burly middle-aged man, and the silent and determined young werewolf quickly merged into the crowd of the royal capital.

These four faces did not arouse any curiosity among the inhabitants of the royal capital, and although the master-servant combination of humans, goblins, and orcs was uncommon, this was the royal capital, the center of the entire country, and all kinds of strangers could be seen almost every day.

Moreover, the residents of this place should be more worried about the people who live in the royal capital than strangers.

You know, Barrington, the royal capital after dark, has the title of "Sin City"!