Leaving the Miracle Meadow, the scenery became monotonous again, and the mountains became steep, and Jonah watched with some awe as the hundreds of feet high rock walls on both sides converged into a thin line of sky in the distance above his head, and from time to time stones rolled down, smashing in front of him and behind him, cracking and shattering, and raising dust.

At noon, the long narrow passage finally came to an end, and suddenly the two mountains retreated into a flat valley a hundred feet wide, and people dug caves and canopies in the mountain walls, and built a prosperous town.

Jonah looked up, and the caves on either side of the rock face were cascading with ladders, reaching high into the clouds that were barely visible to the naked eye, and the skilled craftsmen placed countless mirrors on the rock walls, reflecting the sunlight into the valley floor and illuminating the entire street. He opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"The Sukasa Gorge is the gateway to the southeast of Bazeral, and in peacetime, merchants who trade with the countries of the Southern Continent and the people of Colombo set out from Bazelar with their horses, and slowly formed a service-oriented commercial town. Elliott turned back to him, his brow raised slightly under his blonde hair, looking more pleasant.

The streets of Sukasa (in fact, there is only one street) are crowded with pedestrians and almost all the shops are open, so it is obvious that the merchants are less worried about the impending war. In addition to hotels and restaurants, Sukasa has many strange little shops.

"What is this selling?" Jonah asked, pointing to a shop with a sign painted on it with bottles and cans.

"A soul bottle from the Eastern Continent. Eli replied, "It is said to store the soul of a lover and has a shelf life of fifty years." ”

"Where's this?"

"Specializing in pet fox tail end hairball trimmer. ”

"What about this one?"

"The Iz Pet Shop sells a variety of harmless Ez, such as small Ez Men who combine with birds, critters, and insects, and secondary variants of Ez (samples of the head of the host body after death). ”

"The people of Ez are human. Jonah's eyes widened.

"Most people don't think so. Eli shook his head.

"Is this what the book says about human chauvinism...... This is a weapons store, I see. ”

"A broken magic weapon franchise, to be exact. Weapons enchanted by mages are very powerful, but they are too expensive for ordinary warriors to afford, and they will buy broken magic weapons, which cannot exert additional effects due to damage to the magic circle, but the hardness and sharpness added when enchanted still exist, which is more practical than ordinary steel weapons. ”

"Oh. Hey, this shop is interesting. ”

As soon as Jonah finished speaking, he saw Sibby rushing in cheering.

It's a flannel toy store, with two giant boar dolls under the canopy, and cute flannel animals on the shelves in the cave. Elliott shook his head, "It's not as interesting as you see. ”

Sure enough, within a minute, Sibi rushed out screaming.

Jonah looked at the Rose Knight quizzically, and Eli explained, "Those things weren't toys, they were called Punjab beasts, and the flannel shells were filled with mummies made from real animal carcasses. Punjab is a province of the Vedas in the ancient southern country, and the locals believe that the souls of animals reside in their bodies, and when the animal carcasses are dried and sealed with a special cloth, the souls will always exist in the body of the Punjabi animal spirits, so to speak, they are living animal carcasses. ”

"Will it move?" Jonah creeped.

"Every full moon night. In addition, their eyes can record everything they see, and the refined brahmins can read the recorded image information from the Punjabi spirits, which is very useful. ”

"What a weird thing...... Jonah shook his head, trying to drive the horrific image out of his brain, "Eli, where are we going now?"

"A tavern, of course. The Rose Knight laughed, "Like all knightly novels, the story always takes place in the tavern. Even if nothing happens, we still need steaming food, don't we?"

Suddenly, the bell rang out, and Jonah looked up at the high rock walls on either side of the canyon, and saw a huge cavern at the top of the cavern, where a steam timer was embedded, whirring and steaming, driving the large gurgling gears, and at the right time, the piston drove the crank to ring the bronze bell.

"Where's the steam timer. Jonah exclaimed, silently counting the number of times the bell had struck. Twelve, and it's twelve o'clock in the afternoon.

The astrologer's apprentice couldn't help but think of the intricate miniature steam clock in the room of the Tutor Koshavoy on the top floor of the astrological tower, and when the time was chimes, a small puppet would pop up, and the puppet would play the violin on its shoulder and play a waltz melody.

The roommate, who led the way, turned the corner and pushed open an oak door and entered a wide and deep cavern, where the tenants of A51 rushed in, but fortunately the gate was relatively high, and Elliott and Jonah bent slightly and rode the unicorn into the tavern called "Cutting Board".

The street was crowded with people, and the oak tables lit with great candles sat customers of all colors, appearances, and even races, and the smell of tobacco and ale wrapped them like a heavy blanket, and the unicorn sneezed and flicked its long mane in dissatisfaction.

The strange six visitors of Cherry Ferry didn't attract much attention,—— which made everyone feel a little strange - a red-haired waitress dressed in revealing body appeal greeted her, smiled seductively, and snapped her fingers: "Piler, is there a table in there?"

"No, Jofanie!" replied the waitress at the back of the bar, looking around.

"Okay, okay, there's always no seat, no seat. The red-haired waitress complained, looked around, and yelled at the two men at a square table by the door, "Thin brother from the pharmacy, pull up your skinny ass and roll inside, this big table will be given to the big guys!"

The taller thin man slammed his glass on the table, "Big man, I'm not going to compromise unless it's a Sutherland!" "Yes, that's the backbone of the Saint-Boren!" agreed, the lower thin man. The two raised their glasses, clinked glasses in ping-pong, and raised their heads to drink.

However, the two fellows of Jonah did not hold out for long, and when they suddenly found that the light was obscured by a huge wall, the thin brothers looked up (at the angle of the gurgling neck bones) and saw Tobhan's granite-strong pectoral muscles, and without saying a word, they picked up their wine glasses, and disappeared into the crowd with a puff of smoke, and the head of the room, holding the little round hat and twisting the expression of the words to speak, they did not receive it at all.

"They're good people!" said the head of the room, looking back with a sparkling look in his eyes.

The pitchfork team sat around the thick oak square table, and the waitress named Jofanie served sparkling ale, mashed potatoes, boar steak, and apple pie like a fly, and solemnly introduced: "Today's apple pie is baked by the proprietress herself, and each person is limited to one portion, and no packing is allowed, let alone leftover, otherwise the proprietress will be very angry." Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy, call me if you have anything to do, and the lady in green over there: Are you of drinking age?"

Jofanie walked away, and Sibby picked up his glass in a good mood: "Drink and drink!"

Everyone raised their glasses. "Cheers!" the sparkling golden ale tumbled in the wooden cups, and the pitchforks looked more relaxed.

"I thought this place had fallen with a golden hammer. Unable to dismount, Eli still rode on the unicorn and said from above. "It seems that this task will be easier. Chief, you have an acquaintance here. ”

Toba drank a large glass of wine in one gulp and wiped his mouth: "That's right, I'll go to her after eating." She's definitely happy to help. ”

"She?" Sippy pricked up his ears.

"You're not allowed to go with you, so let's go. The roommaster said with wide eyes and a little shyness.

"Hmph. Who is rare? Sibi pouted.

The door to the tavern was pushed open again, and three men in black cloaks and hoods over their heads walked in, and Jofanie greeted them: "Gentlemen, it's 'Lady Boss's Apple Pie' Day, there's no place left, will you sit at the bar?—— Bill!" she yelled at the bar, "Three seats! Serve the apple pie! Don't use that lame stool to deal with the guests, okay?"

"No, no, dear lady waitress, although I admire the boss lady's apple pie very much, I still finish today's work first, so that I don't have too much conscience when I receive my salary, okay?"

"Oh, of course. Jophany paused for a moment and replied.

"Thank you. The man in black bowed in acknowledgment and lifted his cloak to reveal dark gold magical scales and the emblem of the Terrestrial Dragoon Regiment with a prominent mounted spear piercing the iron shield on the breastplate. He glanced around and raised his voice: "Excuse me, I'm Chop from the Zavi Empire's Golden Hammer Cavalry Regiment, and I have a few questions that I hope you can help me answer." ”

The noisy tavern slowly fell silent, and people looked at the young man with small stature, flaxen hair, and a high nose, and looked at the insignia of the cavalry regiment on his chest, which represented the highest combat power of the Zawi Empire.

"That's right. Chope cleared his throat, "Three days ago, two of my brothers, two Golden Land Dragoons of the Personal Guard, led ten Earth Dragoons from the royal city of Bazelar to the Colombo tribe to deliver orders from the King of the Western Continent, Jerizavitan, that if all went well, they should have returned to the camp yesterday. But they didn't show up. Excuse me, did they ever appear in the Sukasa Gorge?"

People watched in silence as the heralds of the invaders watched.

"The second question is, what if they pass through here on their way and pass through the Sukasar Gorge on their way back? Chope asked.

The tavern remained silent.

"The third question is, some of you may know the murderer. I do not maliciously curse my two brothers who have been summoned by the great god Razi, but pessimistically think that they are more than lucky, please tell me the name of the murderer, and I swear by the name of my beloved master, Isaacchios, the Storm Knight, that the Golden Hammer will grant him wealth and glory, and forgive him all his sins. Chope smiled with a row of white teeth.

Sibi clenched her little fists, and Ryuji immediately grabbed her wrist and gently patted the back of her hand.

No one spoke. The candles are crackling and burning, and the hot apple pie is getting cooler.

The man in black behind him moved a wooden chair over, and Qiao Pu sat down comfortably and said good-naturedly, "It's okay, Sukasa brothers, you need time to remember, I can wait and see." “

"Lord Dragon Knight...... "The bar-counter waiter Behrer walked over hesitantly and said, "Are you ...... first?"

"Meal? I smell the hostess's apple pie and my stomach is rumbling. Chope smiled heartily, took out the delicate clockwork from the pocket of his cloak, fiddled with it, and said, "Well, I'll wait another thirty minutes, and then I'll have to eat lunch anyway." Everyone, please don't worry about me, if you want to answer your questions, you can come to me. ”

Chope sat there harmlessly, like a regular student. The tavern began to buzz as people forked cold apple pies and put them in their mouths, whispering about the Zavi Empire's invaders rampaging the Western Continent.

"What to do?" Jonah asked Eli quietly.

"It depends. I know it's not that easy to complete the task. The Rose Knight sighed.

"The dragon knight is still very spirited. Toba sighed.

"Eat your steak. Sibi quickly shoved food into his mouth.

"The grasshopper is right. Eat enough and get ready to fight. Ryu Ji said.

"You also call me a little grasshopper...... "Sibi pouted aggrievedly.

"In the East, grasshoppers are slender, beautiful creatures that can fly. Ryuji smiled.

"Hee-hee," Sibby laughed, "then I'll agree." ”

“...... Really?" asked Jonah secretly.

"Fake. Eli replied calmly.

Jonah glanced at the Oriental woman with a sneering look, and Ryuki glanced at him with a murderous look, causing him to choke on a sip of ale.

"......" Jeon finished eating the apple pie in front of him and began to be in a daze.

"Okay, it's time!" Chopper stood up with a grin, "It seems that everyone has no clues, and the task given to me by the chief is completed! Peole, we want the hostess's apple pie, three servings, and ale and bread. ”

"Yes sir!" the bartender was pleasantly surprised that the dragon knight remembered his name, beckoning the three dragoons to sit down on the barstool and serving wine, apple pies, bread, steaks, and mashed potatoes. Chope cut open the steaming apple pie, forked a piece and put it in his mouth, closed his eyes and chewed comfortably: "Hmm...... Delicious! I can eat as much as I can. Your hostess is a wonderful person. ”

"Yes sir, she is the best cook in all of Sukasa. Biller replied with his hands rubbed.

"It's a pity that I'll never be able to eat such a wonderful pie again. Chope sighed as he stared at the charred apple pie crust at the fork tip.

"What did you say?" said Biller's eyes wide.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I mean the Chief's mission is to find the traces of the two Golden Land Dragon Knights in Sukasa, apparently just done, or rather, failed, and then, I'm going to find out my brothers by my own means, dead or alive. So I'm sorry everyone, but after the meal, I'll kill everyone in the tavern one by one, until some empathetic gentleman or lady can answer the above three questions. Chope brought the food to his mouth and told Biller in the usual volume of tavern chat.

The bartender's pupils froze with fear.

Several guests around heard Chopper's words, dropped their knives, forks and wine glasses and stood up, it didn't take half a minute, the atmosphere of the tavern was as tense as a full bowstring, the cave was quiet, the ham and bacon hanging on the top of the high cave shook slightly, a wine glass smashed to the ground with a bang, no one cast their eyes on the place where the sound came from, and the attention of the entire tavern was focused on the golden dragon knight who was concentrating on eating.

"That...... We didn't know it, so we went first......" The skinny brother from the pharmacy came out of the corner, carefully bypassed the seats of the three dragoons, and walked towards the gate. "Honorable Dragon Knight, Goodbye......" The taller thin man bowed and saluted, turning to open the heavy oak door, the midday sun pouring in like water, and people squinting.

With a whoosh, a twelve-foot-long, silver-glowing riding spear shot in from the outside with a terrible whistling, piercing through the chest of the tall thin man, and plunging deep into the rocky ground with a "whoosh", pinning the thin man who remained in the position of sliding the door firmly into the air.

The tall man looked at the long foreign object growing from his chest in disbelief, and in vain used his hand to block the trickle of blood. "Brother!" the short thin man cried and pounced, and another spear burst forth, shattering the oak threshold and plowing a deep furrow against the ground, and the stone chips flew and the spear stopped under the short man's crotch, the hilt of the spear still buzzing and trembling. The short man's left foot was only half a step from the threshold, and Elliott, who was sitting by the door, hooked the collar of his coat with the hilt of his sword, otherwise the lance would have completely shattered his lower body.

The short, thin man sat down, his lips twitching, his crotch wet.

"Oh yes, I noticed that beautiful animal from the moment I came in. Chope nodded at the Rose Knight, "Can the sacred unicorn be ridden?" ”

"Very gratifying. Elliot bowed slightly.

"Happy fart!" Sibi slapped the table, his body was already in the air, the snake bracelet twisted and grew like a living thing, and in an instant turned into a giant bow surrounded by divine light, Sibi hooked the bowstring with the middle finger of his right hand and pulled the bow like a full moon, and a silver glowing long arrow condensed in the void. "Go!" the girl in green shouted, the bowstring flicked violently, and the long arrow spun rapidly, shooting through the almost condensed air in the tavern with a spiral-shaped trajectory that broke through the void at a speed that was difficult for the naked eye to follow.

"Always. Elliott slapped his forehead.

"Fight!" Toba crushed his glass and stood up like a tower. The whole tavern was in a commotion.