Peramo, the village of silence, the day of Alicia's departure, late at night. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The villagers fell asleep, and snoring in the stone houses was bursting.

At this moment, the mournful singing of the women resounded, echoing faintly among the silent streets of Peramo.

If you listen carefully, you can see that the melody of this song is actually very beautiful. It's just that under this lonely night, there is a hint of cold desolation and pathos.

The sleeping people could not appreciate the beauty of the song, but even if they woke up, they would probably only be terrified by the sound of the witch singing in the village again.

The woman in black stood alone on the top of the mountain, looking out at the sleepy village at the bottom of the mountain. A strand of purple silk hair slid out of the brim of her hat, rippling slightly with the night breeze. There was a little sadness in her eyes, and the singing voice in her mouth was like the moonlight.

"The Siren's Song...... Haven't you forgotten her?"

The woman's chant was interrupted by a deep male voice. She turned back and saw a dark shadow standing abruptly behind her, silently descending as if it had already existed there.

The woman laughed lightly, put on a coquettish smile, and said:

"yes, after all, if it weren't for Selena, I probably wouldn't be alive now. ”

The pitch-black shadow didn't answer, and a pair of black eyes were fierce and cold like beasts under the hood.

The woman twisted the water snake's waist and approached the shadow, pressing her entire body against the other's chest. Then, stretching out her right hand, which was wearing black leather gloves, she slowly climbed up to the side of the shadow's face, and said:

"I know you can't forget her, but if you don't want to suppress yourself so much one day, I can lend you my body at any time. ”

The woman's outstretched right hand was grabbed by the shadow.

"Catherine, even if you continue to play this joke on me, then I will kill you!"

There was only killing intent in the words, without the slightest emotion, and the shadow's eyes seemed to burn with black flames.

With that, the shadow shook Catherine's right hand away. Catherine stroked her aching wrist with her other hand, and said with a coquettish smile:

"You're still the same, with only hatred in your eyes. But why are you here, the mentor should have only sent me and Jahar here to conduct experiments, and you are responsible for coming over and monitoring us?"

"You're thinking too much, I have other tasks, and I happened to pass through here. The shadow replied coldly. "But it looks like you've failed. ”

"Not only did it fail, but it cost Jahar's life. Catherine replied in a tone of pity.

The shadow was silent slightly, and then said:

"Jahar is impulsive by nature, and the mentor has always been afraid that his personality will make a big mistake, and you don't leave any trouble, right?"

"There were a couple of travelers who got in the way of our plans, and we probably got a glimpse of some of the details. ”

"Clean up the trouble you caused yourself. ”

"Don't worry, I'll report back to you. Catherine turned away and continued to look down at the distant landscape.

At this time, the voice of the song continued to whisper from Catherine's mouth, and the shadow did not say anything more, and finally he took a deep look at Catherine's back, and the figure disappeared into the night.

......

After leaving Peramo, Alicia and her party rode for about five days before finally seeing the shadow of the city rising on the other side of the horizon.

The central metropolis of Dicarren, known as the meeting of fates, is a metropolis covering an area of about 100 hectares.

Yebasta, the capital of Galbadia, is only half the size of the imperial city, which is enough to show how vast it is.

Located at the junction of Galbadia, Los and Farris, Dicalren declared its independence from Galbadia as an autonomous territory three hundred years ago, thanks to its status as the continent's first commercial hub. Successive lords were not hereditary, but were elected by the citizens. Through generations of lords, the lords have transformed the city into a palatial business district. People from all over the world live here, find their own shelter, and together build a large and dense network structure.

The city is a vast area, and horse-drawn carriages are needed as a means of transportation to make it easier to traverse the streets and alleys.

In the city, you can see different races and complex class relations around the world.

The streets are lined with a variety of small shops, each selling a wide variety of goods of different styles. Hand-woven silk from Faris, jewelry from ancient times, and seven-colored roses from Loos. Almost anything you want in the world, you can find it in this city.

"There is no miracle that cannot happen in Dicalren", said the ancestors, a city full of possibilities.

The four gates of the central metropolis, east, west, south and north, all connect the Continental Highway, and from the eagle's point of view, Dicalren seems to be in the center of a huge cross.

The road to the east connects the Holy Kingdom of Faris to the southeast, passing through the Red Tears Lake and leading to the distant Faduleiwa.

The road to the south stretches to the border of the Thousand Mountains of the Yi Clan, where the abyss path is the entrance to the great underground labyrinth known as "the most dangerous place in the world."

The western highway connects the borders of the Duchy of Los Angeles, and now at this time, you can see seven-colored roses in full bloom at the border. In the distance, the silhouette of the Dragon Valley, where dragons are said to still live, can be seen.

As for the north, it is the land of Garbadia, and it is also the direction from which Alicia came. This continental highway can be stretched all the way to Yebasta, the royal capital of the Northwest Ridge, located under the snowfield cliffs of the Northwest Ridge.

Beyond the Polar Ridge Snow Fields is the open sea to the west, where there is an island, or rather, a country, and its name is called the Magic Kingdom for a long time.

With the exception of the open sea to the west, the entire continent of Infelia is actually surrounded by seawater. For the inhabitants of the continent, the end of the world is the sea. The world does not know how big and far the open sea is, and no one has explored it thoroughly. According to current navigation technology, it is only detected that there is another mysterious continent across the sea to the east of Inphilia, and legend has it that the Moon Emperor drifted across the sea from that continent to Inphilia. However, people didn't know what that continent was called, and the Moon Emperor never mentioned his hometown in his life, so people only gave it a casual name, called the Eastern Continent.

Starting from the central metropolis of Dicarren, this is the general pattern of the world as we know it today. The continent of Inphilia is not particularly vast, but it has a wide variety of terrain and landforms. For example, the Death Swamp on the Border of Loth, the Lost Plains filled with the turbulence of time, and the Remembrance Forest near Far Away. Each of these landscapes is a magical place, and it may be an adventurer's dream to visit them.

Dikallen is the center of the continent of Infelia. It is known as the "Place of Destiny" because of its importance in terms of transportation location. It is located on the border of the three countries, and the transportation extends in all directions. In addition, because of the special nature of the self-governing territory, people can move through it at will without having to go through complicated border crossing procedures. So, Dicalren is a beautiful city that symbolizes freedom. People from all countries of the continent come together and intertwine each other's destinies.

Discovered and founded by Yedam Galle, the city has a history of nearly a thousand years. In the long course of its history, it was once called a national territory by Galbadiana. It wasn't until 300 years ago that it became independent of itself. It represents the land of Canaan, a lofty but unrealistic, dream of Yedam Galle's lofty but often called "unrealistic".

Originally, Yeddam's vision was to create a country where all people could live equally, where women, children, and children would not be considered vulnerable, where humanity would not be discriminated against on the basis of race, where the poor could be self-reliant, and where those born with disabilities could find their own place. He led his "children" to this land, but he was also buried here by ideals.

His "children" became dark priests who were spurned by future generations. He himself rests under this land.

Although Yeddam's end has left only sighs and regrets in history, fortunately, his ideals have not been completely submerged in time. A millennium later, the central metropolis of Dicalenche has truly developed into a place that can accommodate all races. Although women, children, old and children are still vulnerable, Yi slaves are still everywhere in the city, the poor are still homeless, and the disabled are still begging along the streets. However, one does find freedom in this place that is different from anywhere else.

The Thieves' Guild is a good example of this. As DiCallen's most notorious term, it represents almost all the dark side of the Central Metropolis underground. However, such an unscrupulous organization full of thieves, assassins, and criminals can survive in the central city for hundreds of years. Leaving aside the laissez-faire factor of the government, it may also reflect another need of society.

Assassination orders, robbed businesses, illegal deeds...... There are always people who are dissatisfied with this society and want to vent their dissatisfaction, so they will find the Thieves Guild and ask this group of experts in the dark world to do it for them.

The existence of the Thieves' Guild also represents the freedom of DiCalren to a certain extent. It is only in such a place that these people can be allowed to live in peace.

Alicia came to this city, speaking of which, also for the reputation of the Thieves' Guild. Because she has an urgent matter, which can only be properly completed by asking this group of experts in the dark world.