"You ordered dinner!" Canon brought a large plate of food to Kirito. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lifting the lid, the rich aroma of the meat made Kirito's index finger move, and he took out a few pieces of cooked meat and put them on the plate, Kirito forked a piece and put it in his mouth, and the unique taste filled the entire mouth with a slightly spicy stimulation.

Kirito put down his fork, took out several gold coins and put them on the table, and shouted, "Boss, do you have wine, good wine." ”

He was happy today because he would soon be able to see Asuna again.

As a tavern owner who had seen countless people, Canon was not low in his ability to observe words and looks, and naturally saw the undisguised excitement of this young swordsman.

After taking the gold coin, Canon quickly brought out a glass of wine and placed it on Kirito's plate.

Kirito lifted the glass and shook it slightly, the wine shimmered with ruby luster and full of cherry, berry and floral notes, and took a sip, the moderate acidity and the many fruit flavors could not help but intoxicate people.

"Whew, I want to drink it. Shirley's eyes were fixed on the glass in Kirito's hand, and then at the pitiful little bit of ale in her glass.

"Rich people. Besco forcibly looked away.

Kirito drank the wine little by little, and then enjoyed his own dinner slowly, asking the tavern owner about something while eating.

He didn't take a detour from Oaktown, he made a detour, and he had some work to do here.

"Boss, do you know the rumors about the ruins nearby?"

Canon had just made a fortune and was in a good mood, and when faced with the generous guest's question, he naturally knew everything: "Do you mean the castle in the south that sank into the rift?"

"Yes. Kirito confirmed.

Besco and Shirley, who had been watching Kirito not far away, were nervous when they heard the words "ruins" and "castle", and listened more carefully.

"You should have noticed, we have three relatively large exits in Oak Town. ”

Kirito nodded, "Yes." The exit is in the north and south, but the main direction is a relatively wide new road in the east and west, and there is an old road that exits in the west but turns south a few hundred meters away from the town, as if no one has repaired it for a long time, and it is full of potholes. ”

"The old road passes near the underground castle, but in recent years there has been a lot of goblin activity, and many passing caravans have been looted. If you send troops to conquer the ruins, you will hide in the ruins, and the forcible clearance will outweigh the losses, and the road will be abandoned, but you can still follow the road to the vicinity of the ruins, and you will clearly see a large rift valley, and the ruins are there. ”

"I've heard it too, as if those goblins are like uncivilized beasts, you can't say that, you should say like robbers. Kirito said.

"Haha. If it were an uncivilized beast, it would not have been possible to sell their apples. ”

"Apple?" Kirito said, confused.

He's also just arrived in Oaktown, and he hasn't noticed anything related to Apple before.

"The legendary magic apple that heals all ailments. Besco somehow made it to the stool next to Kirito.

Besco admits that he has lost his eyes, Kirito's attire is not at all a full-fledged adventurer, but there is an indescribable rhythm in his gestures, which he has only seen in some of the top professionals in the big cities. The swordsman in front of him may not be a very professional adventurer, but he is definitely a strong warrior.

Kirito knew about the ruins but didn't know about the apples, which confirmed his conjecture, and this person didn't come because he was interested in the apples, but he took on some mission to go to the ruins. Both sides are on the same path. He decided to take a gamble if the person was willing to help them with their task. Then the safety of the trip and the likelihood of completion will be much improved.

Negotiation is the skill of wanderers, because they often deal with all kinds of people, but they are not rangers and warriors, Todak will not mention, none of the dwarves are good at negotiating, and Shirley is actually no better. So it's up to him to talk to Kirito.

"Oh. "Kirito is not interested in the legend of this apple.

Canon wasn't upset that his words were interrupted. Continue to talk to Kirito about the legend of the ruins, "Have you ever heard of dragons?"

"Dragon, what kind do you mean—the dragon?" Kirito's expression changed.

"That's right. The tavern owner was visibly pleased with the audience's surprised expressions, "That ruins are said to have once been a refuge for the Worship of the Dragons. ”

Kirito let out a long breath, fortunately it's just a dragon worship, but fortunately it's just a legend.

Dragons are far more powerful than humans can imagine, and dragons are bottom-up. From the lowest dragon lizards and miscellaneous dragons, to the two types of wurms that ordinary people and even most professionals talk about, the flying dragon has almost no natural predators in the sky, and the huge and vigorous body and sharp teeth of the earth dragon make the mammoth giant elephant only flee in panic.

Powerful defenses and high magic resistance allow an Earth Dragon, which can only attack with its claws and teeth, to attack rare high-level monsters.

And then there's the dragon, the being at the top of the dragon pyramid.

The idea that the creature was so powerful and beautiful wasn't what Kiritto needed to focus on at the moment, and the black swordsman put the thoughts out of his mind and continued to listen.

Kirito came late, and there were no new guests at this time, most of them just took a seat to chat and brag like Besco and his party, occasionally ordering a glass or two of ale, and Canon was happy to chat with Kirito when he was free.

"By the way, when I think of Apple, I think of one thing. Because Besco mentioned apples, Canon also recalled a few things.

"Does that magic apple, which claims to cure all diseases, have any other effect, and you can have the power of a dragon by eating one?" Kirito joked.

"No, not that. Canon shook his head, "It's three years, no, it should be four years ago, in the winter, the goblins sold the second magic apple in the town. ”

"And a second one?" Besco was also surprised, he hadn't heard anything about the second apple before.

"It was a pale white, highly poisonous apple, and you could feel the pain of pinprick just by touching it. Canon shrugged, "I've heard those people say the same, but I did see goblins selling those apples, and I know all about the little bigger ones in the town." Oh, and those goblins sold white apples seven years ago, too, in winter. ”

Kirito and Besco are digesting this information.

"The boss brought me two fried beans and a can of wine...... Today we are not drunk and will not return!"

It was a dwarven mercenary who shouted, and his last words were addressed to a human mercenary who was as wide as he was.

"It's coming soon!"

Canon hurriedly went back to the back room to get fried beans and ale, and for a moment there were only two people in front of the counter, Kiririto and Besco.

"I have a mission that is on the same path as you, and if we cooperate, it will be much more convenient for both parties. Besco seized the opportunity to persuade Kirito.

Kirito glanced at him, and the spoon scooped in the pot of meat that was almost finished, "I'll listen." ”

"I'm Besco, I'm a wanderer who is good at cracking mechanisms, and as long as it's a physical trap, I can basically find it. My companion Todak is a reliable dwarven warrior and a solid shield. Shirley, a good ranger, encountered some unknown enemy during her adventure, and it must be right to ask her, and with her, it is almost impossible for us to get lost. Besco did not say his mission first, but showed his role.

The basis of cooperation is that both parties should have value worthy of each other's efforts.

Kirito's value is his combat power, and he doesn't feel it from a distance, but when he gets close enough to him, Besco can feel that he is completely locked, and he will be found out about what he does.

But Besco breathed a sigh of relief, which Kirito deliberately showed, indicating that he had a tendency to cooperate.

"Let's talk about your mission first. Kirito let go of the gas lock, and said right in front of Besco.

Half a day.

"Is the mission you're going to do is to rescue the adventurers, this doesn't conflict with me, well, it should be said that it can be a win-win cooperation. Kirito rubbed his chin, "I'm tracking the whereabouts of a cultist, and I suspect he's in this ruin." ”

"Do you agree?" Besco confirmed.

"Hmm. Kirito held out his right hand to the wanderer, "In the next mission, I will be your partner, my name is Kiritani Kazuto, you can call me Kirito." (To be continued.) )