To the north of the kingdom of Aura, the reinforcement of the Great Wall on the border is underway.

At this time, the warm winter sun had begun to sink towards the ridgeline to the west, and it was almost time to call a day, and the dusty craftsmen also looked tired. At the beginning of this month, the demon invaders destroyed a large section of the city wall, and the historic Frost Fortress was left with only a few dilapidated buildings, and the collapsed watchtowers had not yet been rebuilt, and the soldiers stood on the edge of the walls, lighting braziers to keep warm.

They were on guard at this part of the city walls, and there were many soldiers on duty even at night. However, more than ten days have passed, and the flying puppets from the Demon Alliance have also patrolled the northern sky for several days, and have not found any signs that the demons will invade again. The demons have long since left the kingdom of Aura and don't know where they have gone.

Recently, as the reconstruction work has progressed smoothly, the soldiers in charge of the refinement have not been as frightened as they were some time ago. The Frost Fortress and the entire northern region of the Aura Kingdom have returned to their former order.

"What's that?" a soldier suddenly exclaimed, pointing to the north

Two dog sleds carrying cargo drove one after the other towards the Frost Keep. The soldiers immediately cheered up, picked up their binoculars, and watched the two sleds attentively. Who would come from the north at this time? The north is a vast snowfield that is inaccessible, and ordinary people would not even go to the snowfield to explore in normal times, not to mention that the demon army had only recently evacuated.

The men on the sleigh blew the horns, woo-woo, woo-woo, woo-woo, they waved their furs and signaled the hunters.

The soldiers hurried down the walls.

"Hey, it's us, it's us!" the hunter at the head wiped his dirty face and smiled roughly, "Hunter, Stone, Shrek, Bob." We're hunters in the old wolf village, remember us?"

The short hunter, who called himself Hunt, patted his fur coat on his chest, "We, ten days ago, walked here with two children, and just came back from Nome!"

Hunter beckoned, and Bob expertly pulled out a bottle of wine engraved with the hammer and the mountain logo. Hunter took the ale and handed it to the soldier with both hands.

"Hey, the aged ale from Selfendiburg, taste, these are the goods from Noam, come and come, check as you please!" he said boldly.

Nome's ale was difficult for the soldiers to refuse, everyone knew how fragrant Nome's ale was, and there seemed to be no suspicious items on the sled, and the soldiers' hanging hearts were quickly relaxed.

Hunter patted a soldier on the shoulder, "Hey, I'd like to ask you something, is Master Caterina Selin here? ”

"Are you looking for Lord Selin?" the soldier was taken aback.

"yes, that's right. A few of my brothers actually took this trip because she commissioned it. If there is anyone who is the best hunter in this area, it must be a few of our brothers, and even the adults of the Wizard Alliance have to rely on us to work. Hunt proudly gave himself a thumbs up, and when he saw the soldier's suspicious face, he happily slapped the soldier on the shoulder a few times.

"We still have something to do with her, she's the employer. Bob summed it up succinctly. The soldier seemed to understand a little, "You also do mercenary work?"

"yes, that's right. ”

"That's what it is. ”

"Hey, hey, hey. ”

The hunters responded. The soldier let out an "oh" and raised his hand to point to the Frost Avenue leading to the south.

"She's probably in Price City, and I've heard from other magicians. ”

"Oh, that's right, thanks. Hunter patted the soldier on the shoulder again and laughed heartily. The soldiers quickly finished checking their cargo. By the time the sun set red the roofs and mountains, the four hunters were already sitting in the familiar old tavern drinking and chatting.

"Hey, looks like you're doing a good job?"

The gray-haired boss in the old tavern was standing next to their table, with a meaningful smirk on his old face, "You make a lot of money, so you're waiting to see your employer and get the 10,000 Mikel, right?"

"What's the matter, it's not over yet!" Shrek said, tearing off a piece of lamb chops and nibbling on them with relish. Hunter swallowed the roast pork in his mouth, pursed his lips, and shook his head.

"No, we still have to send a letter to the young master! We're really in trouble this time!" he picked up the bottle and poured himself a large glass of wine, "Well, I won't say anything." How many times have we run on this road? I really haven't encountered such a terrible thing! I don't count the red eyes on the road, and I call the little things to ......."

"Shut up, you!" Bob glared at him, if he hadn't been tearing lamb chops in his hand, he would have punched Hunter in the head, "Young Master has ordered, we can't talk about the little things!"

"Oh yo, the little things are going to trick people, that's a big deal!" the boss looked stunned, "Do you think they're going to beat us too?

"No, no, the matter of the little thing has already been solved, don't talk about it, the people of their Magic Alliance ...... Belch...... Really...... A bit of a skill......

Hunter leaned on the table, his face flushed, his hand holding the wine glass was shaking, and he looked like he had drunk too much, "Don't look at it...... Our young master still has ...... Belch...... That young lady looks like a teenager...... Also, you can really fight...... They, they all magic!"

"Yes, yes, I've heard that everyone in the Wizard Alliance knows magic. The boss lowered his voice, "What happened, why didn't they come with you?"

"Oh, don't mention it, the young master said that there is something else to do!" Hunter seemed to have a lot of criticism about the decision of the "young master", "The young master said, this is to be given to the Lord Selin of their alliance, otherwise something big will happen......! Belch...... Didn't you come back after a few days?"

"You've seen her, Master Caterina Serin. Slater looked up and wiped the oil from his mouth. The boss's head suddenly nodded like a chicken pecking rice, "I've seen it, I've seen it, everyone says that Lord Selin is so strong that he scares the demons away with a wave." ”

"You mean, Caterina Selin of the Templar Trial?"

An abrupt question suddenly sounded at the table by the window in the corner. Hunter turned his head drunkenly, only to see the guest sitting alone at the table standing up silently and walking silently towards him.

He shuddered.

The fireplace in the old tavern was still burning, but he felt a bitter chill to his bones.