After walking out of the cabin with the mage, Ronald changed his resolute attitude before he set out: he led two horses out of the stable at random, and handed the reins of one of them to the mage who came after him, and he jumped lightly, turned on his horse unhurriedly, and urged the horses to go in the direction of Moon Bay.

Seeing Ronald like that, Christine didn't ask him.

In this way, the two walked slowly and slowly on the rugged mountain road for more than two hours.

And Ronald's careless and lazy attitude made the tender green branches along the way can't help but tease him. They stuck out of the branches and caressed his body, like tickling the silent black-haired young man with a smile.

Rustle.

The branches brushed Ronald's face with a slight sound of joy, trying to seduce the molested man into a smile. But they were helpless to find that the black-haired young man on the horse was still calm, and he didn't even blink from the corner of his eye. Undeterred, they persevered all the way, continuing to glide through Ronald's body. And every time, it ended in failure. They wanted to continue, but they didn't have that chance anymore, and they could only watch the resolute-faced young man walk out of the realm of the hazelnut forest.

As it was close to noon, Ronald slowed down again, keeping his horse on the same line as the mage. His gaze also shifted to his friend beside him.

"Have you broken through the powerhouse level limit now?"

Hearing Ronald's inquiry, the mage raised his head and looked at him, he was silent for a while, and then shook his head: "These days have been very busy. As a mage, you need enough time to study the structure of magic. Not only that, but concentration and financial resources are also indispensable factors. ”

"Ha, I think so, I've been dragging you into my business. Ronald smiled apologetically, "You say, if we build up our power in Moon Bay and don't get involved in those fights, will you have time to do your thing?"

On Christine's skeletal skinny face, a helpless bitterness appeared: "Who can say for sure about this? Sometimes, it's not that you want to be quiet, you can be quiet." ”

"I'm going to wait and see for a while. Ronald said his thoughts very seriously: "The rebels raised by the Protestants, although they have been active and rumored to be everywhere lately, I think it will be difficult for them to shake the foundations of the Falcon Empire, let alone the Holy See." ”

"Of course it can't be so fast, they're just building momentum and planting fire. The mage answered: "But the way it looks now, it's enough to make the guys in the Falcon Empire uncomfortable." Suppression is not a good idea, but if they are not suppressed, the hidden danger of the fire is lurking underground, threatening them all the time. ”

"It's a good time, isn't it?" Ronald immediately asked after hearing the mage's analysis, he wanted to hear the mage's opinion.

"That's right, just a few months after the occupation of many small countries. And at this time, not only the nobles of those originally small countries were resentful, but even the people were resentful......"

After discovering that the mage was in agreement with him, Ronald immediately interrupted his friend's words: "That's why Grandon is betting on me." ”

"That's right, your strength ......" Christine paused and looked at Ronald with a calm face: "Your strong strength is an invisible guarantee." He gathered his thoughts and began to talk about the history of Falken slowly. "The original king of Falken was also able to establish this country because of his own bravery and the deterrence of the red dragon. The same was true of the situation at that time, the troubled times were not over, and many lords were fighting. ”

"Because there is no successor to Falken, and now he is being invaded?

The mage nodded, echoing Ronald's opinion: "Dead people have no right to speak. He took his hand forward and slowly swept the vast expanse of land in the direction of the clock: "If there were no top martial artists, these lands would be about the same as the Borderlands. ”

After sweeping the palm of his hand, Christine refocused his gaze on Ronald and said in a nutshell: "To make an analogy, then we Erathia are like a huge cake, and those high-ranking powerhouses are the diners at the table." Big or small, they can always get a piece of their own cake. As time went on, diners continued to die and diners joined. Only the table and the cake on the table, quietly there, unchanged for thousands of years. ”

The corners of Ronald's mouth swept up, showing confidence: "Now that I have become one of the diners at the table?"

"As long as you want. ”

"Yes. ”

After a faint sentence, the two of them stopped talking very tacitly and did not continue to talk about this matter.

The verdant leaves reflect a little bit of dazzling.

The spring sunshine is bright and warm, bringing out a long shadow to the two people who are slowly advancing. At the same time, there was also a hint of warm wind, which made the plackets of the two of them swing more than once.

Gotta got, gotta got.

It was so quiet that there was only the regular sound of horses' hooves.

Half an hour later, Ronald interrupted the silence again.

"Kerry. ”

The mage looked up and shifted his gaze to Ronald. He saw that Ronald's face was a little serious, and he stopped talking. He knew that this was probably why Ronald called himself out alone.

"Ready to get down to business?" the mage smiled, teasing Ronald.

"Huh. Ronald shrugged his shoulders when his friend said it, and the whole person immediately relaxed: "It turns out that you have already noticed it." ”

"With your strength, it's enough to take out those lizardmen easily. If it's not for something, I guess you didn't plan to call me. As she spoke, a bitter smile appeared on Christine's lips. He sighed softly, and his tone was quite helpless: "Time flies so fast, I didn't expect your strength to ......"

"Hey. He shook his head.

"Don't be so sad, Kerry. Ronald hurriedly comforted him: "I just regained my lost strength." ”

"I know. But ......" the mage smiled bitterly, "all of a sudden, being surpassed by ......"

He couldn't help but sigh again. "The feeling of being together, but always feeling unattainable, is really melancholy......"

"Haha, don't talk about that, let's get down to business. Ronald scratched the back of his head with some embarrassment.

"I'm listening. ”

"Hmm. Ronald whispered back, and the smile on his face dissipated into a serious look. He took out the delicate sword encrusted with what appeared to be a "ruby" and handed it to his friend, motioning for him to take a closer look.

Seeing that Ronald suddenly became so serious, the mage couldn't help but take it with a puzzled expression. "It's beautiful, but it gives people a flashy and pompous feeling. ”

As he spoke, he was also carefully observing the beautifully shaped sword in his hand.

The materials used to make the blade of the sword should be valuable, but this alone may not arouse Ronald's interest. Even if the Demon Breaker Dagger, which can break through the divine shield, is sent at will, this sword may contain some strange secrets.

But he's not a blacksmith, so he can't see what the weapons are made of. And those patterns give him the feeling that they are just for decoration.

"Feel it with your spiritual awareness. Ronald reminded, "Don't worry about the ornaments. ”

The mage spread the sword evenly, exuding his spiritual consciousness. Soon, he sensed something special about the sword—the hedron on the hilt, which looked like a ruby, was emitting a faint aura of chaos, and it was mixed with a wave of magic that he couldn't recognize.

"Is this the gem?"

Ronald nodded: "With life as a sacrifice, it is refined with an alchemy circle." ”

"Life sacrifice?" the mage's eyebrows imperceptibly revealed a sense of disgust. He suppressed the disgust from the bottom of his heart and continued to ask Ronald, "What's so special?"

"Do you feel that faint force of chaos?" Ronald didn't answer, but asked him.

The mage nodded.

"What about the other fainter wave of mana?"

The mage nodded again.

"According to your judgment, what kind of caste magic is that?"

Christine thought about it for a long time, but she didn't think of an answer that she thought was the right one. He shook his head a little discouraged: "I don't know, is there anything special about this magic fluctuation?" Seeing the seriousness of Ronald's expression, the idea of exploration also arose in his heart.

"I don't know. ”

Ronald didn't tell the truth, he kept that guess in his heart. Seeing the mage's eager to explore, he smiled and motioned for the mage to put away the sword: "You are a mage, so I called you out, hoping to get the answer to your question from you." ”

"Don't overestimate me, Law. I may be in the top position in Falken, but on the continent of Erathia, I'm just an ordinary mage. Christine put away her weapon, a helpless look on her face.

After noticing his friend's sad expression, Ronald couldn't help but smile. "Don't worry, you'll have the time and energy to do your research. At the moment of meeting the mage's gaze, Ronald did not smile again, and his expression became very sincere at the same time: "Help me study that strange hedroder." ”

"I will. ”

"Kerry, your teacher ......" Ronald hesitated, "Is your teacher also a member of the Brave Alliance?"

"You guessed it right. Still, he's just an inconspicuous loner in there. And he doesn't want us disciples to reveal his name. ”

"Hah, I'm just asking. Catching a glimpse of the apology on the mage's face, Ronald laughed. "Let's go, Kerry. After I get rid of the lizardmen, I'm going to go to Little Rock. ”

As he spoke, Ronald suddenly accelerated.

"Drive. ”

Ronald gently clamped the horse's belly between his legs, urging the horse to accelerate.

Glancing at the figure that was about to disappear from view, the mage couldn't help but smile bitterly and hurriedly accelerated. The embarrassed posture made him almost unable to sit steadily.

"Hahaha!" In the distance, Ronald laughed wildly, "Hurry up, Kerry." (To be continued.) )