In this operation, 8 mercenary warriors, 2 mercenary warlocks, Mu Yun, Meng Hu, Qin Yue, a total of thirteen main members, and 10 ordinary mercenaries were hired to assist and ensure that nothing went wrong.

Near the Demon Cave, there is a village that can provide accommodation and supplies. Mu Yun settled Ying'er and set off, but saw Ying'er sitting in the study, alone in a sullen daze.

Ying'er was full of distress: "My ability is too weak to help the young master." ”

"Don't think so, you're more powerful than anyone can imagine. Mu Yunwen sat down, touched Ying'er's head and said, "I hope you have been ordinary and happy." ”

Ying'er wanted to follow very much, but she was well-behaved and sensible, and she was afraid of causing trouble to everyone, so she didn't bring it up.

"What's it like out there?"

"You haven't been?"

"Ying'er has never stepped out of the city walls. Ying'er's eyes flickered, a little scared, a little curious, and a little yearning, "Everyone says that the wild is full of man-eating monsters, and cruel and evil demons, not a place where the human race lives! ”

Fifteen years.

In the past fifteen years, Ying'er has never walked out of a palm-sized place.

Mu Yun was a little stunned: "This world is very exciting, although it is dangerous, it is full of opportunities!"

Mu Yun picked up a pen and drew a large circle on the parchment, "You see, this is the northern continent, which is divided into several parts, and the land alone is 93 million square kilometers. As for the Terrans, they are concentrated on the south side. ”

Mu Yun drew a small piece underneath.

Ying'er frowned and said, "So little?"

"That's right, the Terrans have a distribution area of 20 million square kilometers, mainly composed of several plains. Although the distribution is quite large, the actual control of the Northland Federation is less than 10 million square kilometers. Outside the sphere of influence of the Terrans, there are primeval forests, wastelands, deserts, lakes, mountains, plateaus, oceans, ice fields and other precipitous covers, which are no man's land. Take the Frost Plateau as an example, there are thirteen alien races living on it, including orcs and frost trolls, collectively known as the Thirteen Tribes of the North!"

Ying'er's eyes widened, "I've only heard of half-orcs!"

"It's because the orcs are closest to us!" Mu Yun then drew the rest of the place, "The northern continent is not completely covered in snow and ice, but also has hot and rich tropical forests and warm golden beaches...... This continent is a small part of the whole world. ”

Ying'er's curiosity was aroused: "Do we have a chance to go?"

"Of course!"

This girl lives forever in a palm-sized place, and she has no idea that the world is so rich and vast.

"Would you like to go out of town?"

"Think!" Ying'er was stunned for a moment, and quickly changed her words: "No...... I can't hold back!"

"Don't say it, pack up, let's go together!"

"Really?"

"Nalan Yan has no cultivation, but she is running around, and the outside is not as terrible as you imagined, you will know it if you have been there. ”

On Ying'er's egg-like white face, there was a hint of excitement, and she kissed Mu Yun on the face excitedly, "Young master is the best!"

Mu Yun didn't think that Ying'er was a burden, in fact, Ying'er's potential burst out, it would be a more powerful combat power than anyone else. This power cannot be used lightly, otherwise it will put everyone else, including Mu Yun, into a very dangerous situation.

Mu Yun won't let Ying'er participate in the battle.

Just take Ying'er out on a trip, and when passing by the village, just leave her in the village. For this reason, Mu Yun deliberately hired 10 more mercenaries to form a team to protect Ying'er, Mu Yun is not short of money, as long as Ying'er is happy, it is worth it.

"My lord, we have prepared our horses, and we have a few good Nishihara wildebeest!"

The West Plains wildebeest has a better name, called the dragon scale horse, produced in the West Plains region of the Northland, is a horse breed with a long history, purebred dragon scale horses are black, head, neck, fine scales are distributed, the head has horns similar to deer, thick fur, the head is high, is a high-class military horse. The main source of income in the Western Plains is the sale of dragon scale horses.

Meng Hu carried a heavy gun and axe, a quiver and a big bow on his back, and rode a tall horse and said to Mu Yun: "We have set the route, and we will first follow the trade road to Musk Niu Village, which is 30 kilometers away. ”

Mu Yun was just about to leave when the sound of horses' hooves sounded.

"Lord Muyun, please wait!"

The crowd separated.

Wei Nan rode up, and there was a knight on his left and right.

Mu Yun showed a surprised expression and asked, "Mayor Town, are you ......?"

Wei Nan grabbed the reins, rode his horse and slowly stepped forward, showing a kind smile, he arched his hand to Mu Yun and said, "Lord Mu Yun is a noble of fire and copper, and he actually wants to go to the vicinity of Musk Niu Village to investigate the demons and eliminate the evil. Musk Niu Village is a village under the jurisdiction of Baisong Town, Wei Nan's mana is limited, he is a magician, and he is the mayor of Baisong Town. I haven't done anything beneficial to the people since I took office, and this time I will go over to help!"

That's a great thing!

Wei Nan is by no means idle, a magician-level master, and he can't even be hired if he has money. In addition to two elite knights, the combat power of the squad has been greatly enhanced.

"The mayor of the town actually wants to eliminate the harm for the people in person!"

"Support the mayor!"

"What a good mayor!"

The townsfolk cheered.

Mu Yun had no reason to refuse, but he had an uncomfortable feeling in his heart. This person is always a little unpredictable, so it's better to be a little wary.

"Okay, let's go!"

"We're going to Musk Cow Village before dusk!"

In the midst of the horses' hooves, the horses galloped in the vast wilderness. There are generally [straight roads] between towns, also called [lanes] or [business roads], which are convenient passages for military or commercial use, rugged terrain and snow, harsh environment, difficult off-road, ordinary horses and carriages can not walk, this convenient passage is very necessary.

In addition, the safety of walking on the [straight road] is more guaranteed, and there will be outposts at some important intersections of the straight road, commonly known as [straight road station], to reduce the harm of robbers and monsters. However, when a convoy or a team of horses passes through the outpost, they have to pay a toll.

The straight-line distance from Baisong Town to Musk Niu Village is only about 30 kilometers, and the actual distance is definitely more than that, if nothing else, it can be reached in more than an hour.

.........

Half of the time there is snow cover, and it is not until late April that the snow line begins to rise and the snow on the plains melts completely. Although spring has now arrived, April has not yet arrived, and most areas are still covered in snow.

Ice and snow can't resist life's counterattack, and the season of recovery has come.

In some areas, black soil is exposed, and some greenery oozes from the dense dead grass.

Thousands of snow geese, as big as male geese with snow-white feathers, are pewing at berries in the snow. They build nests in the open space to lay their eggs, and the cunning snow fox takes the opportunity to shuttle through them and steal the eggs of the snow geese.

In the distance, wild sheep flock to feed, like white clouds wriggling on the hillside.

Ying'er leaned on Mu Yun's arms, ignoring the cold wind blowing her cheeks, and staring at everything with wide eyes.

It's empty!

Lots of animals!

Distant and mysterious icebergs, immaculate and pure snowfields, meadows with gloomy life, beautiful snow geese, cunning snow foxes, cautious snow goats, strong musk oxen...... Occasionally, snow wolves besieging sheep, snow leopards culling musk oxen, or snow sculptures madly grabbing and pecking dead cows, it is very exciting and thrilling!

Mu Yun hugged Ying'er's soft body, shielded her from the wind, and said with a smile, "Do you like it?"

Ying'er opened her eyes and nodded vigorously: "There are many animals in the wild!"

"Yes, this is a fertile land, the foundation of people's livelihood, and of course it is under the prying eyes of orcs. Mu Yun raised his head and took a deep breath of cold air, and sighed: "This world is very big! Musk Cow Village is coming, and we will spend the night in the village." ”

Musk Niu Village has a population of 3,000 people, mainly hunting, supplemented by planting snow berries and rye, and is rich in resources and living resources. But recently, dozens of people have gone missing, and the village is shrouded in a shadow.

Wei Nan rode his horse to the front, looked at the gathered villagers, waved his hands and shouted: "Villagers go on a blind date, I am the mayor of Baisong Town. This is Lord Muyun, we are here to investigate the demon scourge!"

The villagers did not cheer as much as they imagined.

One by one, they showed questioning eyes.

"Is this enough?"

"Several groups of adventurers have gone and never returned!"

"I look at the hanging ......"

"yes, those demons are so terrible!"

Most of the villagers are not optimistic about them.

A middle-aged villager dressed in a cowhide even stood up and shouted: "The demons are very fierce, and it is too dangerous for you to have only 30 or so people! If it is really the mayor of the town, please send an army over!"

Wei Nan's face suddenly became gloomy: "Nonsense! How can the regular army be mobilized at will!"

The villager shouted: "Then you better not go! This is a death sentence! The first few groups of people went and never came back!"

Wei Nan said unhappily: "What do you know about this villager, how can we be compared to ordinary adventurers? Let your village chief come out!"

Mu Yun didn't speak, his gaze swept over the villagers, and then fell on Wei Nan, flashing a trace of doubt.

At this time, an old man came over in the support of several villagers, this is a villager of Musk Cow Village, he is obviously more knowledgeable than ordinary villagers, he can see at a glance that Mu Yun's team is not simple, and immediately staggered up to salute: "I am the village chief of Musk Cow Village, I am a rude and ignorant person, I have offended adults, and I ask for forgiveness." ”

"Please give me the information about the Demon Cave. Mu Yun said to the village chief, "In addition, I will examine the body of the victim." ”

"Of course, please follow me. ”

Mu Yun, Qin Yue, Wei Nan, the three warlocks walked with the village chief.

The others settled their horses and tidied up.

In a simple thatched house, two sackcloth-covered corpses lay on the platform, these are the villagers killed by demons. Both were hunters and were killed near the cave. The wounds were mainly scratches and bites, not by wild beasts, because the traces of pollution were obvious, and the whole body was black and rotten, and ordinary beasts and even demonic beasts could not cause similar effects.

Qin Yue covered her nose and asked, "Was this killed by a demon?"

Mu Yun checked it, covered the cloth again, and said while washing his hands in the basin: "The wound looks like a claw demon." ”

"I know that. Wei Nan stood up and replied, "In the literature about known demons, the Claw Demon is a low-level demon of the more common level 1, and its strength is not very strong. ”

Qin Yue showed a look of disappointment: "It's a level 1 demon for a long time, wouldn't you not be able to get the demon crystals you want?"

"Not necessarily, the Claw Demon lives in groups, among them there is a Giant Claw Demon, the Giant Claw Demon is a Level 2 Demon, and the Level 2 Demon Crystal meets our use standards! When Mu Yun said this, he suddenly shut up, obviously having something to say.

Wei Nan asked a little strangely, "Is there anything suspicious?"

Mu Yun glanced at Wei Nan and said, "It's hard to say now, I'll know after the field inspection tomorrow!"