The ash forest was huge, and Sui Xiong and Gerald walked for several days before they saw the edge of the forest. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

It was a barren mountain with the name "Barren Mountains". It was located on the northwest side of the main continent of this world, bordering the ash forest on one side and the meteorite desert on the other, like an extremely high and thick wall, separating the two sides. At the two ends of the mountain range, it connects the Northland Snow Field and the West Sea.

The mountain range is high and rainfall, so there is very little vegetation. The poor mountains and bad waters have bred all kinds of vicious magical beasts, and the only people who can come and go here freely are adventurers who are more fierce than magical beasts.

Perhaps because of the endless road, there are also several gaps in this majestic and steep mountain range, although the road is rugged and difficult, but it is not completely separated from the two sides, and on the west side of these mountain paths, a few small towns adjacent to the ash forest, is the northwest pole of the continental civilized world.

There are a lot of rare products here, not many in quantity, but very precious, so there are always some adventurers who think they have the skills to try their luck here. Most of them never left alive, but as long as they can leave alive, they often have enviable gains, and there are not a few who get rich overnight.

With risk-takers who make money, of course, there are merchants who want to make their money into their own pockets, and then there are various related industries. So don't look at these small towns, but they can be called sparrows, although they are small, and even many luxury things can be seen here. And because they are far away from the emperor and located in places beyond the reach of various countries, the rule of law here is also quite chaotic, and many people who are wanted for crimes will flee here, making this place more and more chaotic, and gradually becoming a place to hide filth and dirt.

In such a place, the church of the good god can only barely maintain, but the church of the evil god is like a fish in water, and even has the spare power to collect displaced people from all over the continent and organize them to go to the ash forest to open up, so as to build a strong rear for their own church.

For example, Baiyezi Village is one of the strongholds under the command of the Dark Night God Department. If this were not the case, how could the peasants not believe in the goddess of the earth who blessed the harvest, or the goddess of life who blessed health, but instead believed in this gatekeeper of the dark night god kingdom who had nothing to do with agriculture?

"So that's ......" After listening to Gerald's introduction, Sui Xiong thought thoughtfully, "Then wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to go to these towns?"

"You can't say that. These towns are like wooden cages, whether they are cats or dogs, they can only be honest when they enter, but Your Majesty, you are a dragon! You don't just step on some cages for cats and dogs!" Gerard said with a smile, "And, judging by your personality and position, you were meant to clash with those Evil God Churches. If you develop in these places, you can also get the help of the Good God Church and even the Neutral God Church, killing two birds with one stone!"

He said it very reasonably, and Sui Xiong also nodded again and again, like a small mountain's body swaying, bringing a cool breeze.

"However, Your Majesty, your body is too large and strong, and if you enter the town directly, it will cause some trouble, so why don't you find a place to rest outside, and let me explore the way first." As a faithful believer, Gerald was very motivated to do something for the gods he believed in.

Seeing that he was so positive, Sui Xiong couldn't refuse. However, he really didn't worry about Gerald, and he always felt that this bald head—oh, not bald now, the hair was very thick—was weak, and if he acted alone, he might die on the side of the road tomorrow for no apparent reason. As a loyal friend and a good person, he felt the need to add an extra layer of insurance to Gerald.

After thinking about it carefully, he took out a bone fragment of a giant whale, and used his powerful magic power to compress the bone fragment that was half a foot long and half a foot wide into the width of a finger, bent into the shape of a bracelet, and engraved several layers of magic arrays in it, and finally divided a small part of the soul power to stay in it, completing something that could probably be regarded as a magic item.

"Take this with you as if I were following you. When the situation is urgent, I will take action myself. ”

Gerald knelt down and respectfully accepted Sui Xiong's gift. The small bone bracelet was cold in the hand, and when he wore it on his wrist, he only felt that his mind was clear and his mind was clear, and even his eyesight and hearing were much sharper, and he could feel Sui Xiong's strong will by his side, which made him feel more and more at ease.

"Your Majesty, what should be the name of this treasure?" he asked.

Sui Xiong thought for a moment and said, "It's called 'Void Gaze'." After all, its most fundamental purpose is equivalent to the expansion of my vision. ”

Gerald nodded, knelt down again, then straightened up his tattered homemade robes, and departed with the package on his way to the town in the distance.

Sui Xiong watched him go away, found a fairly flat ground by himself, waved his tentacles, and quickly dug a huge pit and lay down in it. Once his entire body was in the pit, he used his magic to reinforce the surrounding dirt and bring back the dirt he had dug up earlier, turning it into a solid layer of soil at least two meters thick above his head.

The body of the giant jellyfish is indeed not very useful on land, so take advantage of this time to remodel the body.

On the other side, Gerald wears a bone bracelet and "Void Gaze" and arrives at the town called "Pyroxene".

Bypassing the merchant groups who had camped in the open space outside the town in order to pay less taxes, he made his way to the busy town gates.

There were several soldiers in leather armor at the door, who were in charge of guarding and collecting taxes at the gate. They looked at Gerald, who was almost as tall as the wall, and hesitated, but at last they did not dare to collect the giant's tax, but told him not to make trouble in the town, and let him in.

"It's a lot better than when I was passing through here. Gerard couldn't help but laugh, "I remember passing by here when I was on the run, I was injured and sick, and I was troubled for a long time, and I paid an extra amount of money to get in." ”

"Oh, then do you want to get revenge or something?" Through the bone bracelet, Sui Xiong was able to sense the situation around Gerald, and he was also able to communicate with him with his mind, and asked with a smile when he heard the words.

Gerald shook his head: "In the past, I often thought that I wanted them to look good when I became developed in the future, but now I don't think it's necessary. They are just a bunch of small people, doing dangerous jobs and not paying much. It's just trying to make some extra money to support the family, and it's not worth getting angry with them. ”

"Your realm is high. ”

"I now have a power that I couldn't have imagined before, and even the blessing of a great god, so why bother with a group of little people who want to live. Gerald scratched his head again and smiled heartily.

Neither he nor Sui Xiong noticed that a middle-aged man passing by him looked at him slightly and his pupils narrowed slightly when he saw the bone bracelet on his hand.

He passed by as if nothing had happened, until Gerald turned a corner and disappeared, then he hurriedly turned around, hurried to the door of a small inconspicuous courtyard, and knocked on the door.

"Who?" a small pre-dug hole in the door opened, and the janitor took a look at it and hurriedly opened the door, "Vice President, didn't you go to Gold Rush Town to do business?"

"There are more important things. The middle-aged man said briefly, "Call the best thieves in town, and the 'quick knife' brothers—no, don't call them, just the thieves." ”

The big man who guarded the door was stunned for a moment, and when he saw that his expression was solemn, he didn't dare to ask, so he hurriedly responded and hurriedly went to give the order.

The middle-aged man closed the door, went straight to the inner room, turned around twice, and walked into an inconspicuous room.

The house was simple and looked unremarkable, but he knew that there were at least twenty dangerous traps hidden here, and even a team of adventurers would not want to attack them.

An old man who looked ordinary, like a roadside vendor, was sitting on the bed reading a book, and when he saw him hurriedly coming in, he frowned and asked, "Gray Eyes, you should go to Gold Rush Town, unite your counterparts over there, and prepare for next month's underground auction." ”

The old man's tone was not heavy, but the middle-aged man was suddenly startled, and sweat broke out on his forehead. Hurriedly defended: "President, I saw a treasure on the road!

"Oh?" the old man's eyes lit up and he put down the book. He is very aware of his deputy's ability, although he is not good at stealing or assassinating, and his personality is more timid and cautious, not fierce and decisive enough, and he is a little ashamed of the name "Thieves' Guild", but this person's eyesight is extraordinary, and he has never missed a hand in identifying various treasures. On the contrary, he often picks up some good things from the rags of the clearance of down-and-out adventurers, and deserves to be the character with the word "eye" in the nickname.

What can make him so excited must be a genuine good thing!

"Sit down and speak slowly. ”

"Yes!" Grey Eyes sat down, gasped, and described Gerald's appearance in detail, emphasizing his bone bracelet.

"President, I promise you with my eyes that that bracelet is definitely not an ordinary treasure!" his tone couldn't help but become agitated again, "At least it's a high-grade magic item...... I suspect it could be some legendary artifact!"

"Legendary Treasure?!" Even the leader of the Thieves Guild couldn't calm down, so he stood up and asked, "Are you sure what type of Thieves Guild it is?"

"There are six or seven points of certainty, but the type is not certain for the time being. But I could vaguely feel that the bracelet contained a powerful mind, and it was probably the sacred object that the giant tribe had sacrificed for generations. ”

The president nodded again and again, the giants were originally a very powerful race, and the sacred relics that carried their sacrifices and prayers for generations were likely to be legendary treasures.

The thought of the word "legendary treasure" made his mood instantly hot.

Although the world is large, legendary treasures are not common, and almost every legendary treasure has an impressive history behind it. They are probably in the hands of the great powers, such as the high nobles, or the famous mages, or the leaders of the big organizations...... For example, his superior, the big man who presided over the affairs of the entire Thieves Guild of the Ash Forest, is said to have such a piece in his hands.

That treasure was the big man's life-saving hole card, and more than once he turned danger into victory, if he could get such a treasure......

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh.