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Legend has it that the Bone Swamp is endless, and that the only way to cross this area is to pass through it safely at certain times of the year and through certain routes. Those who do not follow this habit will have only one end, that is, to get lost in the boundless mist, to become one of the countless wandering dead, and to wail in pain forever.

The harshest winter has just passed, the ice crystals have not completely melted, the plum blossoms have not yet withered, it is the beginning of the year, the spring water and the moon of new shoots in the beautiful season. Countless caravans have gathered in Deathknell City, waiting for the day when the passage of the Bone Swamp will open.

Despite the treacherous route, the unique Realm of the Dead to the south of the swamp can always bring them great benefits once sold to the four northern countries. The countries and lords along the way do not seem to be opposed to this practice either, hostility is hostility, war is war, but in ordinary days, life has to go on. The exchange of goods is a must, and the taxes paid by the caravan are an important source of revenue. Occasionally, one or two hot-headed guys want to ruin this kind of deal, and they will be abandoned by opponents and partners without hesitation, and it is too easy to find a guy to replace him!

The passage was not open for a long time, and before the rainy season came, all the caravans had to return, otherwise they would have to wait until next year, and in just over two months, less than three months, they would have to go back and forth in the Bone Swamp.

Such a short period of time was certainly not enough for the caravan to penetrate deep into Youtan's interior, but there was no need for them to do so. As long as you pass through the swamp, in the nearby town, countless local merchants have long been waiting. These well-to-do merchants acquired enough goods early on, so to speak, everything they need, both in variety and quantity. The caravan from afar can easily buy enough goods from them, as for the price, of course, it depends on their own ability, if the vision is not vicious enough, and someone cheats out the capital, of course, it is deserved, and no one will sympathize.

The local merchants of Youtan sat on the ground and raised the price, neither had to travel through the mountains and rivers, nor did they have to pay the taxes of the nobles along the way, and finally did not have to worry about the "protection fee" of the bandits and robbers.

Of course, this is not a business without capital, and the purchased goods have already been exploited by their own forces when they purchase the goods. As for what price you can sell for in the end and how much profit you can make, that's everyone's ability.

Occasionally, a merchant from the north was not angry about being exploited, and led a team to go deep into Youtan, but the results were not very good. Either they were delayed and did not have time to return before the rainy season, or they encountered thieves and, most tragically, often did not buy enough high-quality goods. Over time, fewer and fewer merchants did this, and everyone honestly followed the rules, and the trade route became more and more prosperous. Although it is only accessible for two or three months a year, it brings a lot of wealth, which is probably the reason why scarcity is expensive.

Crash caravans and mercenaries liven up Deathknell City, and the occasional strange fog and wandering undead don't dampen the enthusiasm for riches. As in previous years, the local mercenary unions have the busiest season of the year, when caravans of all sizes need to recuperate, replenish food and water, negotiate supplementary employment agreements, or add new recruits.

As the floating population increases, the law and order situation naturally declines correspondingly, not to mention the skyrocketing of petty theft, and the drunken mercenaries alone annoy the sheriff.

Ban and Andy are in the mercenary hall at the moment, looking for a caravan to join them, not as mercenaries but as free mages.

"Ben, are we really going south first? It's going to waste a lot of time. Andy reconfirmed with his companion. It would take at least two or three months to follow the caravan south through the Bone Swamp, and then follow the caravan back and head north, and no one could be sure if anything would happen in such a long time.

"There's no way around it. The white-haired companion also looked a little helpless, "You can also see that at this time, there are caravans everywhere heading south, and few people are heading north. The sheriff is still looking for our Iris mercenary group, and the guards at the north gate are strictly checking those who leave the city, and the two of us are too easy to be found out if we go out like this. ”

Ban stressed again: "It's different to go south, there are too many people, we just need to find a caravan to blend into, the security army can't investigate the same, they don't have enough manpower." If it is not done well, it will also cause dissatisfaction of the caravan, and no matter which nobleman will not interfere with the operation of the gold trade route at will, this is the rule. ”

"And I'm going to buy something. The spellcasting material is secondary, and you know that last time my skeleton soldiers were destroyed by the little mage of the Hibiscus family, and they were not ordinary bones. It's ridiculous that many people think that we necromancers live an easy life, and can casually summon a large number of undead creatures from the graveyard no matter where they are, where is it so easy?!"

"Of course, it's not that simple. Of course, Andy understood what he meant, the northern four countries are not a rural place like Youtan, where every cemetery is strictly guarded by special personnel, and the slightly larger cemeteries are guarded by priests from the Glorious Church. These priests may not be very high, but they are not easy to deal with at all, and they are very difficult to deal with. Even if you encounter an enemy that you can't defeat, you will rely on the geographical advantage to defend it. Before the Church's reinforcements arrive, the clever enemy will give up sooner rather than later, or they will be burned to ashes by the Templars who have arrived!

"It's been too much ......in recent years," Ban felt bitter, it was already hard to conceal the team's mastery of necromancy, and the loss of the skeleton warriors and archers that had been accumulated over the years made him heartbroken. "They are now advocating cremation......"

Andy looked at Ben sympathetically, this best friend has always been calm and composed, as if nothing could make him particularly concerned, but the recent successive blows have made him sullen, and even his face seems to have a few more wrinkles.

"It is said that it was the advice of the prince of Ansara, the paladin named 'Akatsuki'. He was unanimously approved by the Radiant Church, and everyone believed that the purification of fire and holy water could cleanse one's previous sins from life, which was the best way to purify one's soul and return to the embrace of the Radiant God. ”

"So it's becoming more and more difficult to summon the undead in the northern kingdom, and even if you can't summon them, it's hard to guarantee the quality and it's unusable. Ban Mu's face was grimacing, as if someone owed him more than 100,000 gold coins and hadn't paid it back. In fact, it was almost the same, the skeleton soldiers destroyed by Tang Mo were themselves carefully selected bone materials, and after many years of refining them with dark magic, the time, money, and energy consumed were indeed incalculable.

"Well, speaking of the undead, there are indeed a lot of them in the Bone Swamp. However, it is too dangerous in there, so I think it is better to go directly to the southern town to buy materials. Andy reassured: "If it really doesn't work, it's still too late for us to go a little deeper into the swamp on the way back." ”

Ben nodded, agreeing with Andy's statement. He also didn't want to take unnecessary risks if it wasn't necessary. After so many years of accumulation, he has stepped on the threshold of an intermediate mage with one foot, and now his greatest wish is to be able to advance smoothly, and he does not want to die untimely because of his recklessness.

As the two were talking, the noise in the mercenary hall became louder, followed by a fierce quarrel and a fierce fight, and it sounded like the mercenaries with too much energy were causing trouble.

The mercenary guild seemed to be very experienced, and this kind of thing was as common in their eyes as drinking water and eating, in short, it was good not to damage the goods and property of the union, and the two sides of the disturbance were quickly driven out of the hall and into the street. Watching the lively crowd, whether it was the other mercenaries who were idle or the local residents, they all followed in a noisy and watched the development of the situation from a distance.

It soon became clear that there were only a few common reasons for mercenaries to fight and fight, which were nothing more than alcoholism, gambling and women. There will also be a small number of women in the mercenary group, of course, most of the women do not have a high status in the team, it can be said that they are very low. They have to take care of laundry, cooking, taking care of horses and other miscellaneous things, similar to the orderlies in the army, firemen, and some of the good-looking ones also serve as the personal belongings of the mercenary leaders.

There are only a very small number of women, their martial arts may not be too high, but they are indeed qualified warriors, and they can also win the corresponding status in the mercenary group, but most of their looks are not worth looking forward to. In many cases, you can roughly know her status in the group by looking at the appearance of a female mercenary, and the status of a good-looking mercenary is generally not high, because her strength is limited or she has no strength at all.

This is not to say that they do not work hard subjectively as beauties, but the reason is that in this male-dominated human society, their lives are very difficult. No matter how well they do or how good they are, they will always attract more powerful men to covet and peep at them.

As a scarce resource, beautiful women naturally attract the attention of energetic males. In this lawless world, choosing a male who is strong enough to seek refuge is the final destination for most women, and it would be even better if this person happens to be gentle and affectionate like nothing in a million.

Occasionally, there are women who are beautiful, strong, and strong, and they are one of a kind. But if it is excellent to this extent, it will attract the attention of those big organizations and big forces early, especially those churches that serve the gods, which is simply the best gift to the gods!