Three hundred years ago, Isttalon was an uncultivated wilderness, where the rough greywater rivers turned south, and the swamps in the bends were only home to gnolls and ogres. Until the White Lion Family was ordered to garrison here and build a military fortress to defend King's Road. Time flies, the Hundred Years' War is over, the old people have been turned into loess, the fortress has lost its military strategic significance, and gradually evolved into a city inhabited by ordinary people.

Due to its exploits during the war, the city was granted a permanent fief by the White Lion family by the previous kings. For hundreds of years, the White Lion Lords of Isttalon have worked to expand the living space of humans in this land, using their armies to cut down forests, fill in swamps, and expel aliens, and finally successfully reclaim thousands of miles of fertile farmland on the banks of the Greywater River, making it one of the most important food producing areas in the kingdom.

The blood and sweat of the White Lion family were recognized by the gods, and successively the god of agriculture, Sheens, the god of commerce, Ludern, and the goddess of rivers, Wentini, sent down oracles to announce that the city was protected. Throughout the ages, only large cities at the level of the royal capital can receive such an honor.

This means that perhaps in the near future, the White Lion family will likely establish a principality with the help of the gods, write the name of the family in the history books, and create their own legends.

Cross the famous Twin Cambridges to reach the North Gate of Eastalen, which is bustling with pedestrians. El looked up and saw the sharp crossbow arrows on the towering granite tower, and the well-trained and fierce soldiers standing under the fluttering white lions...... From the first glance, the city is full of fierce fighting atmosphere, like a sleeping lion, containing subtle and unfathomable power.

Before that, El had also visited some of the smaller towns around Queensland, where there were occasional powerful lords who built stone fortresses in their realms to defend against wild beasts and robbers, but those were like meek and cute little sheep compared to the fortress in front of him.

El suddenly felt that his previous worldview was a little narrow, and presumably the master of this city was much more noble than the viscount of Queensland. After the outbreak of the plague, order in Queensland City also collapsed. He also dared to negotiate with the viscount with the herbs in his hands, and even used force.

But here, just the looming iron-blooded momentum in the city made him feel oppressed, and the snow-bright blades that could be seen everywhere reminded every traveler in the past that this was not a place without rules.

To deter the weak and to be in awe of the strong is the law of survival in the forest, and it is also the law of survival of El. So he bowed his head and saluted the city with three points of respect, three parts of caution and four parts of curiosity.

Glancing back at the front and back of the caravan, most of the young people still looked like they had blue noses and swollen faces, which was the result of the last battle. The effect is so obvious that the vast majority of victims now dare not look at him, and some even show a close or flattering smile. Now basically no one dares to come forward to provoke him, but the warm-hearted people around Tika are still increasing.

El rubbed his temples in anguish, his concern now was not for the little maid's suitor, but for another sick and troubled girl.

With plenty of rest and undisturbed safety, Tiana is recovering at an alarming rate every day. Before she encountered the caravan, her mental strength had returned to the level she had in Queensland, and it was still improving these days. The long-term physical and mental overdraft brought serious damage to her, but at the same time, it also helped her break through her own bottleneck. Using the power of the rune of insight, El could observe the magic in her body rising, burning like a torch in the night.

El couldn't tell what would happen to Tiana when she was fully recovered, but at least now she had definitely broken through to the level of "Light Magician".

The girl sitting on the pack horse closed her eyes tightly and clutched the bottle full of bright red potions in her hand, which she made from a simple mixture of lantern tomatoes and several other herbs, which was said to be very helpful for the stability of her magical powers, but she could not take it until her body had fully recovered.

The prescription is very superficial, without much technical content, and the key is that the spore plant of the lantern tomato can be encountered but not sought. First of all, only that special kind of monkey is cultivated, and secondly, it has a shelf life of only a few hours, and it must be pharmed immediately after picking.

Similar genius treasures in the forest are actually not rare, but not many people can identify them. Luckily for El, he had a well-informed dad who also learned from him how to use the Runes of Insight to find valuable herbs in the forest. Those flowers and plants with magical effects tend to automatically condense the natural elements around them. Now his physical fitness is different from ordinary people, in addition to his own insistence on exercise, he also benefits from some rare fruits.

Although the unsightly scars on her face and hands are still difficult to deal with, overall, Tiana can now be said to have basically recovered. This made El happy and a little gloomy, because the girl no longer needed his protection, and the journey was almost at the end, and he had no excuse to stop the girl from leaving.

"Do you have any plans for Istalen?" he asked Tiana in a low voice.

The girl opened her eyes, her bright eyes looking directly at El, she tilted her head, and a smile rose at the corner of her mouth.

"I thought you should have gone and received the reward according to the plan. ”

"I suddenly felt that it was better to keep such a valuable baby. El smiled shyly: "Maybe it will appreciate in value soon, or even double the price." ”

"You could be bankrupt before then, raising a girl isn't as easy as you think"

Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Tiana followed El's words and joked.

El wanted to contradict her, because the girls in the village, such as Tika, could feed with two potatoes a day. Of course, he also knew that if he really said that, it would be tantamount to slapping himself in the face. Tiana is not only a noble lady with status, but also a noble magician, and before her disfigurement, she was even more beautiful in the country, who is embarrassed to eat potatoes every day for such a girl? Don't look at him now that he has a sum of savings, and his future seems to be very bright, but it is far from enough compared with the real nobles in the city.

El is a person with a very traditional concept, and he feels that a man who has no capital naturally has no confidence to speak. Since he is not yet able to make any commitments, he prefers to keep some words in his heart and not to cause trouble to each other.

He looked at the white lion flag flying above the city gate, turned to Tiana and said, "If one day, I also have a flag to stand on my fiefdom, then I can even raise a princess, right?"

Tiana glared at him angrily, with a look of helplessness and disappointment on her face, she pouted and said, "You are really a good person with lofty ideals, if there is really that day in twenty years, I will definitely consider marrying my daughter to you." ”

El feigned contemplation, drawing Tika to give him a disdainful look. The little maid could not understand the words of these two clever men, but she was naturally intuitive about certain things. She looked at El and then at Tiana, her face suspicious. The two of them turned their heads unnaturally as if they had been caught and looked away.

"Wait a minute, El, that girl...... Is it someone from the caravan?"

Tiana asked suddenly in a low voice.

What girl?, El was stunned for a moment, and turned his head away from the girl's gaze. The crowd entering the city was organized by the guards in an orderly manner, and therefore the caravan was also drawn in a long line. Himself was in the middle of the caravan, and behind him there were six or seven wagons full of goods. Just beside the young mercenaries who were driving the car, a mysterious girl appeared at some point.

The girl was about the same age as Tiana, with short black hair. She wore a pitch-black coarse cloth hooded gown with a loose hem and tightly tied cuffs, a style that seemed to be the hallmark garment of ascetic monks of some sects in Elle's limited experience. However, the monk's clothes are usually loose, but the girl's robe is close to her body, and around her arms and waist, there are belts of the same color, showing off the graceful curves of her figure.

In El's eyes, the graceful body curves cannot, of course, be the kind of grace that convex and backward, but like a cheetah lurking in the forest, the body is well-proportioned, light and slender, and full of the beauty of balanced strength.

But that's not why Tiana and El noticed her, what was really weird was that the girl was standing in the middle of the line, and the hormonal animals around her didn't even notice her presence!

As if sensing the gaze of the two men, the girl raised her head and looked at El and Tiana with the same curious gaze. Under the background of black clothes and black hair, her face looked extraordinarily fair. The corners of the girl's mouth curled slightly, she pulled up her hood, took a step back and hid behind the unaware young man beside her.

El's face changed, and his eyes instantly turned dark blue. Just now, under the gaze of both him and Tiana, the girl in black changed her position and disappeared out of thin air!

With the ability to perceive the runes, he could feel that the girl was still near the same position just now, but with the naked eye, even with his eyesight, he could not find any trace of the girl.

Tiana's brows furrowed slightly, and the hands hidden in her sleeves flipped rapidly, instantly forming a ball of light in her hands. Out of caution, she habitually prepared to fight back.

Perhaps sensing the hostility she exuded, the hidden girl nodded slightly to the side and took a few steps back from the carriage to show that she was not hostile.

Lurkers, loiters, or something else...... In the stories that El heard the old man tell, there were similar legends. However, that girl's stealth ability seems to be particularly weird, and she can make others blind in broad daylight, and if you don't see it with your own eyes, I'm afraid you can't believe it.

"Brotherhood. Tiana withdrew her gaze, carefully retracting the magic fluctuations she had unleashed. "Not for us, maybe just trying to get into the city, don't provoke her. ”

El nodded, although he didn't know the name of the Brotherhood, he knew that it was not a charitable organization just by sounding like it. The world is really big, and I still have to see more of the world.

As the girl expected, after the caravan entered the city, the mysterious girl disappeared into the vast sea of people, and there was no trace to follow. If it weren't for the fact that El and Tiana's perception ability was far beyond that of ordinary people, they would not have known that there would be such a person who would pass them by.

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