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Autumn dissipates with the autumn winds, and winter comes with the snow. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was during the heavy snowfall that Ian entered Shaibe, a city nestled by the sea. Before Ian could see the sea, he was shivering by the bone-chilling sea breeze, and he was wearing two thin clothes, which obviously could not stop the winter sea breeze.

It's nightfall, and the city of Shaibe isn't as brightly lit as other cities. This small seaside town is lit up by only a few houses at night. He stepped into the city, his long boots rustling across the snow, reminiscent of his time in the snowy mountains.

The sea breeze is cold, the nights are cold, and the sea breeze is even colder on winter nights. Ian saw that the eaves of some people's homes were covered with thick frost. Ian sneezed, his nose splashed by the sea breeze, but it formed into ice droplets when he hit the ground.

Ian couldn't take it anymore, he trembled to the door of a burning house, reached out and knocked on the wooden door. I just tapped it gently, but I felt the pain of my fingers being broken.

"Anyone?" Ian shouted into the room, "please open the door." ”

Before his voice could reach him, it was drowned out by the howling sea breeze. He had to continue to shout at the top of his throat, and the moment he opened his mouth, the cold wind poured into his throat, and it hurt so much that he couldn't do it. But the people inside still didn't react, and Ian leaned against the door, hugging his body tightly, thinking that he wouldn't be frozen to death here, right?

It didn't take long for his mind to get foggy. In a daze, he seemed to hear a voice coming from the room: "Wife, there seems to be someone calling the door outside." ”

"It can't be a debt collector, right?" said a woman's worried voice.

"Whether it's or not, I'll take a look. ”

The door to the inner room was opened, and soon, the outer door that Ian was leaning on was also opened. Ian saw the face of a middle-aged man, and he smiled at the man very reluctantly: "Actually, I'm not a debt collector. ”

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"You said you were from the outback?"

The man poured Ian a glass of steaming water, and Ian took it, but didn't drink it immediately, and then held it tightly in his hand. He was sitting by the fireplace, and the fire in the fireplace was burning brightly, and the light of the fire reflected on his face was very comfortable.

"Alder, it seems like a big city. "The man's wife's name is Catherine, and she is a very gentle woman, and at the same time she is very careful, and she boiled a pot of fish soup for Ian at the first time, and Ian smelled the aroma of the fish soup, and felt that his soul was about to be hooked out.

The man's name is Jack, an honest middle-aged man. Listening to his wife's question, he slowly shook his head: "I've never heard of it." ”

Ian was a little surprised, he didn't expect the couple to even know about Alder. You must know that it is Alder, the city of alchemy, a city that even children in Black Rock City who wear open crotch pants know.

"So, young man, what are you doing here?" asked Ian.

Ian thought for a moment and replied, "Travel." ”

"Travel?" Jack was stunned, "You're a bard?"

In this empire, the people who travel all the time are the bards. They have traveled to all corners of the empire, even more famous than the alchemical city of Alder. Shaibe is a small town, not isolated, but there are very few people coming and going, Ian says he's here to travel, and Jack's first thought is that Ian is a bard.

Ian shook his head and said, "I'm a hunter. ”

"Hunters, are there really people in this world who hunt for a living?" asked Catherine, puzzled.

"No, isn't it?" Ian didn't think Catherine didn't know about Alder, since even the hunter didn't know. According to the lobby, where there are human beings, hunters will be born, right?

Seeing that Ian was stunned, Jack said apologetically, "I'm sorry, my wife has less knowledge." Actually, I don't know much, but I probably know that there is a hunter profession in the hinterland. I just didn't expect to meet today. ”

"Oh, nothing. Ian asked, puzzled, "Aren't there any hunters in this city?"

Jack shook his head: "The most people in this city are fishermen who go out to sea, and there will be no hunters." ”

Ian nodded knowingly, then took a sip from his cup, only to realize that it was not water, but a fishy liquid, and a little salty. Catherine smiled and said that this is fish soup, the fish is still boiling in the pot, first taste the fish soup for you to see how salty it is.

Ian scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "I'm really causing you trouble." ”

Jack and Catherine looked at each other and smiled, and Catherine said, "How can it be troublesome." There are no living people in this city all year round, and there is a person from the inland who can talk to us and see for a long time. ”

Ian could see that Catherine was saying this sincerely, so he was too embarrassed to mention the money. In fact, he heard everything when he was outside, and knew that the family was short of money, and it was natural for them to collect some money from Ian, but they didn't mention anything, and boiled themselves a pot of fish.

Ian felt a warmth in his heart, then raised his glass and drank it down. In fact, he doesn't like to eat fish very much, he doesn't like the fishy smell, but at this time, he feels that this fish soup is extremely delicious.

While they were chatting, a small figure suddenly stepped out of the back room. Ian looked intently and saw that it was a little boy, a little boy with a tiger's head, bare thighs, and walking barefoot on the ground. He was just standing inside the house and looking out, but when he saw Ian spotting him, he shrunk his head and walked out slowly.

"Mullen! How many times have you said that you have to wear shoes at home, you will catch a cold. Catherine screamed, and then angrily walked towards Marlen, who trotted all the way back to the room, and Catherine followed.

"This is my son. Jack smiled at Ian, "That's naughty." ”

"No, I think it's cute. Ian laughed back.

After a while, Maren came out of the room again, and he walked up to Ian, staring straight at Ian with a pair of large brown eyes.

"Mullen, it's rude to look at a guest like this. Jack said in a deep voice.

"Father, is it true that Mother said he was a hunter?" Mullen looked a little excited, his brown eyes reflecting the light of the candle.

"So what?"

"The hunter's words. Maren licked his dry lips, "So, will you slay a dragon?"

Ian's heart trembled, and his fingers shook unconsciously.