On the southern border of Randall, there is a mountain range called Shadow Volcano.) There is no doubt that as the name suggests, this is a volcano, and it is an active volcano, and as for the word Shadow, it is because a large number of dark magic crystal ores have been found in the interior of the mountain.

Although there has never been a record of a major eruption, there are several small upheavals every day, like Mother Earth coughing, accompanied by a loud roar that throws corrosive fumes rich in sulfur gases and dark elements, as well as half-melted rocks of various sizes, into the air.

The former will gradually settle with the flow of the wind, while the latter will fall like a siege boulder along a parabolic trajectory, and although the movement is different, the goal is the same goal, which is the Dark Fire Forest downwind of the Shadow Volcano.

Gradually, the entire forest was filled with dark elementals due to the corrosive poison gas filled with dark elements and the fragments of dark crystal ore in the lava blocks.

Following some of the laws of the Evite Continent, in order not to cause the balance between the elements to collapse, the density of the elements of the rest of the Darkfire Forest has also increased significantly, making it an extremely elemental-rich zone. The beasts and insects that survive in this environment have evolved into magical beasts that can unleash magic under the influence of the elements.

Because of the Holy See, the Dark Crystal is not popular in the human world, but even if no one comes to mine the Dark Crystal, the core of the Demonic Beast has brought another way for the humans living here to make a fortune - hunting.

Twenty kilometers north of the Darkfire Forest, there is a small town - Darkfire. [ ] There's the largest mercenary union in the region, the Darkfire Mercenary Guild, where a large number of mercenaries come and go, receiving commissions such as hunting for magic cores.

But today, the town has a different landscape.

A beautiful and ornate carriage made entirely of fragrant wood drove into the town, surrounded by twenty well-armed guards with spears shining silver.

In the squad, which is not only well-equipped but also well-organized, you can see a young girl on a war horse, the girl is lightly equipped but does not lose its defense. And it is beautifully made, with armor inlaid with crimson patterns. Underneath her was a maroon warhorse. Dressed in ornate horse clothes, he also had armor tailored specifically for the horses.

The girl held a shield in her left hand and a riding spear made of steel birch in her right, which shone with a cold light. Apparently plated with metal that further increases the lethality. A swallow-tailed flag is tied to the tip of the spear, dancing with the girl's ponytail in the wind from the Shadow Volcano.

The grapetailed flag without a coat of arms is a sign that the apprentice knight is about to get out of the way, and although not all knights are so good and well-deserved these days, looking at the resolute eyes of the girl in front of him and the artistic riding skills, no one will deny that this is a good knight. Or at least about to be.

Gradually, the carriage stopped in front of the Darkfire Mercenary Guild.

The mercenary union in Evette is a bit like a collection of taverns and inns, and the first thing everyone who enters the door is the smell of inferior wine and barbecue, because the mercenaries who have completed their work are used to having a drink and eating something nearby after handing in the task, so in the space in front of the huge bar counter to the door where the task is released and received, there are tables and chairs commonly used in these taverns. It was full of mercenaries drinking and eating meat.

On the first floor of the Guild are rooms for tired mercenaries to rest or to heal their serious injuries. There are also some meeting rooms for big business talks. For most mercenaries, though, they don't have to worry about that.

In this way, it wasn't until the Xiangmu carriage slowly stopped in front of the door that the mercenaries present finally understood a question that they couldn't figure - why the leaders of the three major mercenary groups, the big guys of the mercenary union who usually couldn't see their figures at all, and even the mayor of Darkfire Town. These well-known characters will spontaneously stand at the door from early in the morning, drinking the mountain breeze with a slight smell of sulfur.

When the carriage stopped, the knight maiden dismounted and opened the door. The first to get out of the carriage was a rose-pink ponytail with a water-blue staff. A girl who looks very lively every time.

Then another young man with short black hair and a girlish appearance stepped out of the carriage, dressed in tight leather armor, carrying a bow and arrows behind his back, and raising a hand gracefully and gracefully, looking polite and courteous.

In the depths of the carriage, a small white hand stretched out and put it in the young man's hand, and finally, the owner of this white jade-like hand-carved hand slowly stepped out with the support of the other party.

It was a girl dressed in an ornate robe, wearing a black cloak that symbolized her status as a mage, and holding a staff.

The bards in the guild were startled at first, then hurriedly picked up the harp and began to sing the praises of a certain girl on that blood-stained Valentine's Day two years ago.

So the mercenaries didn't know who the girl in front of them was until this time, and stood up and saluted.

So far, it's our protagonist, Leah's little Lori, the whole process of coming to the Darkfire Mercenary Guild.

Then she briefly greeted the mayor, and then motioned for the president of the mercenary guild to come in and speak.

Under the respectful gaze of everyone, Leah took Leona, Carlisle, and Melti to the most imposing meeting hall in the guild.

At the same time, in addition to the bigwigs of the guild, there were also the leaders of the three major mercenary groups, and as for the mayor of Darkfire Town, because he had nothing to do, he retired early.

Two of the three leaders Leah knew, one was Isardo, who had demonstrated the skills of a magic swordsman at a jousting tournament. The other is Dietrich, the werewolf sister who almost killed Alec. They are the leaders of the Magician's Hand Mercenary Regiment and the Hungry Wolf Mercenary Regiment.

As for the third person, it was a man named Earl - the leader of the Tiger Mercenary Regiment.

"You already know about the identity of the client and the entrusted task, do you have anything to say about it?"

After a few polite pleasantries, the meeting got to business.

"I have—!!"

Before the other party could finish speaking, Earl slapped the big slap on the table and yelled loudly.

Alas, although Leah holds the title of the duke's daughter, the cute appearance of Lori will always make the duke's majesty disappear in an instant. Who called "Please, Remilia" and "Please, Leah" There is only about two words between it.

No, Mr. Earle, the leader of the Hungry Tiger Mercenary Group, is the same as the mayor of a certain leather ball town, thinking that little Lori is the kind of little cute thing that will cry out as long as she is scared. I saw him continue viciously:

"Assist Leah Farain in crusading against a level 5 Dark Space Wurm and ensure its safety, if Leah Farain is killed, the credibility of the three major mercenary groups will be cleared. Hey!! what do you mean by that!? we want to slay the dragon and take care of you!? if something happens to the credibility clears!? do you know what credibility means to mercenaries!?"

Credibility is the guarantee of a mercenary's character, and it can only be accumulated little by little by completing tasks. With credibility, employers will trust that the mercenary can be trusted. This means that mercenaries without credibility will not be hired. All of them are cleared, which can be said to be equivalent to directly destroying the three major mercenary groups.

But what happened to the Cold Lake Mine has taught Leah that mercenaries are sometimes only a thin line away from robbers, which is why Leona opposes Leah's plan in every possible way, and insists on following her after seeing that the other party has made up her mind.

On the other hand, in addition to Carlisle saying that he couldn't let his fiancée go to the Dark Fire Forest alone, Melti is a certain Lori's super glue, which must stick everywhere.

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