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Heavy snow covers the mountains, and thousands of miles of ice are frozen. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

The howling cold wind mixed with the snowflakes flew by, and there was a slight noise on the window, and the old man took his eyes off the burning fire in front of him, and he stretched out his hand, and roasted it by the fire, then took it back and sighed softly, and then looked in front of him.

The damn weather has been going on for days, and it's not even going to be good. The tavern, which was originally overcrowded every day, is now deserted, and those guys who can't live without ale every day have stayed at home obediently for the past few days under the supervision of their wives, and have not shown up. According to Orion, this year's weather seems to be unusually cold, and even the wild beasts that always come out of their holes to feed in the past are gone.

What a ghost weather.

The old man thought, gently knocked on the pipe in his hand, shook a trace of cigarette ash into the fire, at the front desk, his apprentice was also sleeping against the counter at the moment, but the old man uncharacteristically ignored it, anyway, there was no one, as long as the business was not delayed, just let him go. What's more, in such a cold weather, people who are freezing don't want to move at all, and even they just want to be able to huddle by the fire and sleep comfortably.

And just when the old man squinted his eyes and was about to take a break, the door of the tavern was pushed open by someone "whooping".

“.........！”

Soon, a cold wind blew in through the crack in the door, bringing a hint of coolness to the originally warm tavern, and this sudden change also made the old man open his eyes wide again, and look at the door. To the old man's surprise, it was not the greedy fools of the town, but five people wrapped in cloaks. In the light of the fire, the reflection of the water on the cloaks of these men could be clearly seen, and it was obvious that this was not something that the country men could afford, but more like the clothes of the rich people in the city.

"Welcome. ”

The old man quickly picked himself up, walked to the counter, and as he said hello, he reached out and slapped the yawning apprentice on the head hard. After all, travelers are big customers in the tavern, and although they don't become regulars, they are not as stingy as regulars. And after seeing two of the young figures, the old man became even more enthusiastic.

"Hello, guests, welcome to the groom tavern, the snow is heavy outside, you must be very tired, come, come, please sit here, and have a good rest by the fire. ”

"Thank you for your kindness. ”

The leader took off his hood and responded to the old man with a smile. It was a young man, with black hair and black eyes, who looked something special. At this moment, he responded to the old man's invitation, and at the same time he had already walked to a table by the fireplace in the tavern, then pulled out two chairs, and gestured gracefully to the two slender figures behind him.

"My lord, this was supposed to be my job. ”

The girl who followed the young man replied with some dissatisfaction, and then shook her head, while the other young lady who followed her hesitated for a moment before sitting down near the fire. At this moment, the other two little girls laughed briskly, and then they held hands and sat on the other side of the young man.

It was only then that the old man saw their appearance clearly, and couldn't help but be secretly surprised. The girl who had complained to the young man before could clearly see her beautiful, graceful face in the light of the fire. On the snow-white skin, a slight flush and orange fire are revealed at this moment, which looks even more glamorous and moving. The old man thought that he had opened a tavern all his life, and he had seen a lot of beautiful women, but when he thought about it at the moment, he couldn't find an existence that was comparable to the girl in front of him. Not only that, but she also has beautiful long violet hair, which is as eye-catching as a shimmering river in the light of the fire.

And the young lady sitting next to her is also beautiful and moving, with long white hair divided into two long ponytails draped on both sides, swaying slightly with the owner's movements, showing playfulness and cuteness. And the eyes as bright as rubies were wide open at the moment, and he looked at the tavern in front of him with a little curiosity, and his face showed a freshness that could not be concealed.

As for the two girls, they were also not mortal, in fact, the moment the old man saw them, it even meant that they were not human, but some kind of beautifully made dolls, after all, the delicate, beautiful features, the silhouette and the sweet smile seemed to have completely surpassed the realm that human beings were allowed to have.

Who are these people?

After opening a tavern all his life, the old man thought that he still had some experience in terms of observation. However, at present, these guests, both men and women, seem to have transcended the realm of their own knowledge, as if they are in a fundamentally different world from themselves, and more like visitors from another world. You know, every day there are people coming and going in the tavern, and naturally there are all kinds of people, but the old man can't find anyone who will be as eye-catching as them.

Moreover, judging from the dress of these people, they should be nobles. However, it shouldn't be the nobles here, the annual midsummer festival, the old man also brought his family to watch, although those nobles look luxurious, but compared with these young ladies in front of them, they are like rough peasant women on the side of the road in the countryside, not worth mentioning.

However, how did the aristocracy come here?

Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but be a little puzzled, there is nothing worthy of the attention of the nobles in this place, of course, in the summer, those young nobles will occasionally come here to hunt or something, but now it is winter, and it is not interesting to come here.

Of course, doubts are doubts, and business still has to be done.

"What do you need?"

At this moment, the old man had already walked up and asked earnestly. Hearing his inquiry, no one in the room answered, but turned their gaze to the young man with black hair, who was clearly the center of the group.

"Uh-huh............"

The man pondered for a moment before asking.

"Is there anything you can recommend?"

"That's a lot, my lord. ”

As soon as he talked about business, the old man immediately became energetic.

"We have a family heirloom fire spirit here, in such a winter, as long as you take such a sip, then the whole person can burn all day, no matter how big the wind and snow outside, you are not afraid! Oh, if a few young ladies want, there is also a fruit wine made by Xuemei, which is warm and warm, and it is also a good drink to ward off the cold. As for the food, I have recently hunted a few deer and ferrets, and the meat is delicious, so if you are interested, you can try it. ”

"In that case, bring five glasses of fruit wine, warm and warm, and the rest......... I'll leave it to you. ”

"Yes, guest!"

Hearing this, the old man was excited, it was really a rich nobleman! Only these nobles would pay so little attention to the price, if they changed the group of adventurers or country savages, I am afraid that they would have to ask the price of a few catties and taels before they could give up. But that doesn't mean he can squeeze the other party aggressively. After all, there are rules for doing business, although the young man said so, but the old man knew that if he really wanted to make more money, then he might cause trouble. After all, these people are nobles, and they are commoners, and once there is an incident, then it is themselves who are unlucky. But even so, he was very happy, and quickly answered, and then turned away.

"Hoo ............"

Seeing the old man's back disappear behind the counter, and a faint sound of drinking, Yulian breathed a sigh of relief, and then, with a strange smile, he looked at Offariel and Pharen beside him.

"How did you feel about this trip?"

"Honestly, it was really unexpected for me. ”

"It's fresh, I've never done anything like this. ”

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then gave this answer.

And the reason why Yulian asked this way was very simple -- because this time they traveled completely by walking.

After getting the deal from Miha about the people of the Freedom Alliance handing over the magic guide weapon, Yulian and the others immediately began to investigate and question, and Miha was naturally extremely cooperative with them, and soon he explained the information that the other party would come back with the magic guide weapon along this road, and this is also the reason why Yulian and the others would appear in this town.

This is one of the border towns of the Seal Realm, and it can also be said to be the junction of the two family territories, according to Miha, the original plan was for the rebels to transport them back to the camp by this path after obtaining the magic weapons, and as for the future plan, we will think about it later.

It's a rabble, and they don't even have a long-term plan.

If it was in the past, then Yu Lian would still sigh like this, but now after learning the truth, there is no sigh -- after all, the chess pieces only need to do their own thing, and they don't need to know too much.

After that, the people set out on their journey, unaware that Yulian had suddenly gone mad and announced that he would not take a carriage, but would ride a horse to his destination like an ordinary adventurer.

Naturally, this suggestion was warmly embraced and welcomed by the twin sisters, who simply didn't care. After all, in those ancient times, they had fought in even harsher environments. There are even experiences of cooking on the top of snowy mountains and sleeping in the volcanoes, which are nothing compared to the current heavy snowfall. And Ofariel and Farin didn't object - although in a way, they were both daughters, but because of this, Ping Yuri had never chosen to travel like this. After all, Ofaril was once a princess and could dodge, but natural disasters were irresistible, so she had never had a similar experience. For Faren, although combat training is common, it is never before to sleep in the wild like an adventurer, after all, mages also have the reserve and dignity of mages.

And this time, everyone can be regarded as eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers. Yulian and the twin sisters, who had already had similar experiences, naturally summoned their mounts directly and galloped all the way. Farrin and O'Fariel, on the other hand, chose a more flexible path -- flying.

Of course, there are a lot of jokes in this. After all, the weather conditions in winter are very harsh, at the beginning, the two without any experience suffered enough from the blizzard, although they were not afraid of being frostbitten, but under the wind and snow, it was common to get lost and not find anyone, and then under the teaching of Yu Lian, the two began to grow up slowly, learning how to move and avoid in bad weather conditions. This is naturally a very new experience for them.

"I don't know, will there be any gains. ”

After casually chatting about unrelated topics, Ofaril immediately returned to their original focus.

"After all, the weather is so difficult right now, I don't think it will be easy to transport magic weapons. ”

"It doesn't have to be that way, Sister O'Faryl. ”

Yuren didn't speak, but Farin explained immediately. Perhaps because she felt a little guilty that she had "killed" the other party by mistake before, Farien was very warm and cordial in front of O'Fariel, which may also be a means of compensation for her.

"As the name suggests, the magic weapon itself is a weapon that needs to be operated by the power of Mana, and such weapons are also different in terms of transportation. For example, many magic weapons of the Mage Association have the function of levitation, and in this case, as long as the setting conditions are met, then even ordinary people can easily take them away. This is not difficult, and magic weapons generally have a protective function, not only to prevent problems with the weapon, but also to prevent it from being interfered with and affected by external natural disasters. Therefore, such a blizzard will not have much impact on the transportation of magic weapons. ”

"However, we have not yet had an effective way to obtain information about magic weapons. ”

Hearing Farien's explanation, Offariel nodded, but it was clear that she was not reassured.

"I don't even know if it's big or small, and even if the magic weapon does pass through here, we can't check them one by one. Let's talk about how much time it takes, after all, we don't have the official identity to inspect each other's goods at will. ”

"You don't have to worry about that. ”

This time, Yuren spoke, in fact, he had already thought about these questions before he set off.

"As a mage, Faren can easily detect the existence of magic weapons. And your phantom surname is the same, as long as you relax your mind to sense the existence around you, and find out the relatively large part of Mana's power condensation, then there is no problem. ”

"I see. ”

Hearing this, O'Faryl nodded slightly and didn't say anything more. Her surname is like this, now that it has been figured out, then there is no need to ask more, the next thing is to start from practice, and then find out the problem, and then solve it. And not everything is done on paper discussions. At this moment, after listening to Yuren and Faren's explanations, she had already begun to think about her next move.

Glancing at Ofaril with satisfaction, Yulian nodded, the former princess is now thinking more and more about herself in the position of adjutant, which is a good sign. Although Ofaril still needs to strengthen her experience, whether it is in terms of civil and military affairs, it seems that she is doing a good job now.

It's just that when he looked at Haren next to him, Yuren felt a little strange.

At present, Lotus was holding the wine glass in his hand uneasily, staring at the warm fruit wine inside, but did not drink it, but peeked at himself with some caution and curiosity. This made Yu Lian really puzzled, since this young lady decided to stay, she would be like this to herself, and Yu Lian didn't know what was wrong with this magic knight lady, but thinking about it, maybe it was related to the previous war.

"Miss Haren, is there anything wrong with you?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Yuren's inquiry, Horen's face turned red, and she lowered her head uneasily, silent. Then, after a few moments, Farren raised his head, his ruby-like eyes staring at Yuren earnestly. That's right, this is exactly what she has been looking for, she hasn't been able to get an answer from the teacher, so can this Yulian Lord in front of her give her an answer?

Farin himself didn't know.

"Mr. Yuren, I have a question for you. ”

"Please. ”

"I'm ......... now Already understood what you said. ”

Faren's tone unmistakably revealed uneasiness and confusion.

"As you said, I saw the battlefield with my own eyes, I saw the innocent people who died, and I knew what I had done, and I knew that it was not what I should have done. However, I don't know what to say............... Is it true that all wars are so cruel, are all wars, death, blood, brutality, and all wars, real, just wars, wars for liberation or peace, are they also manifested in this way? I don't understand why this is the case. Isn't it true that even the best of motives will not lead to the best results?"

Saying this, Farren looked at the young man in front of him, and there was a clear sadness in his eyes.

"Tell me, can you say that this is war? Why, we are fighting to make people's lives better, but in the end, it makes them more miserable? I don't understand, I don't understand what this radicalism is for, can you give me an answer?"

At this moment, the girl finally asked the question that had been hidden in her heart.

(To be continued)