As the sky darkens, the fire in Brown Bear Town has finally dissipated. The fire spread to nearly a quarter of the houses, and the black smoke that rose condensed in the air, like a big exclamation point drawn at the end of the town.

Leon's gaze withdrew from the black smoke in mid-air, and instead looked at the huge black shadow that was hazy on the distant horizon. It was the Pale Mountains, the origin of which is said to have been said to have been known to few people for sure, but it was generally believed to be somewhere in the northwest, and then it traveled like a python for thousands of miles to the border of the kingdom of Sver, and then began to deflect to the southwest, and then to a place unknown to the unknown.

This mountain range is a natural barrier between the Dark Realm and the Human Realm, and the mountain itself is extremely wide, with gentle slopes on both sides that are hundreds of miles wide and more than a dozen miles wide, forming a huge gray area. The mountains are inhabited by hundreds of races, commonly known as the aborigines, as well as a significant number of humans and dark creatures.

There is a strange phenomenon in the mountains, whether it is a human being or a creature of the dark realm, if they are weak in strength and undetermined, they are susceptible to some kind of influence and become bloodthirsty and crazy - this phenomenon is attributed to the influence of dark power, but the dark creatures believe that it is something else.

The natives, on the other hand, are not affected, and they don't feel anything even if they are of ordinary strength - humans and dark creatures generally believe that this is because their ancestors lived in the Pale Mountains, so their bodies have gradually adapted to this strange phenomenon.

Regardless, the mountain range comes across as mysterious and dangerous, but it's full of opportunities. Because there are a large number of undiscovered mineral deposits, rare herbs, and rare materials, many people even say that there are hidden undiscovered ruins, and the treasures inside have not been touched for hundreds of years.

So no amount of danger can stop those intelligent beings with dreams or greed, who enter the mountains in droves, and then most of them never come out again.

It can almost be said that only the strong people above the third order can escape such a fate, but even they can't walk freely, because they may encounter powerful aboriginal races, fog-shrouded danger zones, and high-level monsters roaming around at any time

Even so, there is still a steady stream of latecomers, including down-and-out nobles who can't get along, wanted robbers, unscrupulous merchants, mercenary groups with superior self-sustaining strength, and others who think they are lucky. The same is true of dark creatures, but most of them are the hands of the Fallen Lords and the Dark Aristocrats, that is, the human side of the Dark Realm.

Regardless of the strength of either side, as long as the strength is not strong, the final outcome is mostly the same - either they are killed by the powerful aborigines, or they die in unknown dangers, or they become sane and cannot return to normal society, and if you add up the number of the last such people, it is definitely a staggering number, and it is they who constitute the violent democracy that is everywhere.

Fortunately, these people are not very sane anymore, and if there are no people with ulterior motives to organize, they can gather dozens of people at most, otherwise it will be a big trouble on the border. Li Ang pondered this, and couldn't help but be a little glad that from this point of view, the threat of the mob was not as great as that of the aborigines.

Caterina's voice came from behind, "Leon, the food has already been delivered, and Jace said he wants to see you, let him come?"

Leon stood up from the stone and saw Jace rubbing his hands restlessly not far away.

"What's the matter?" asked Leon as he walked over.

"Lord Lord......" Jace was startled when he didn't expect Leon to come in person, but he immediately remembered what was going on, and quickly stroked his hand on his chest and bowed deeply, "Thank you! If you hadn't come in time, I think my family, my friends, and my neighbors wouldn't have escaped this catastrophe!"

"So you saved the whole of Brown Bear Town, and you avenged everyone by executing the thugs who committed their crimes, and we are all very grateful to everyone for your actions, but I wonder if we will have the honor of expressing this gratitude in person?"

Li Ang smiled silently, "Come with me." ”

He was the first to walk out and came to the gathering place of the refugees in Brown Bear Town, and when the people saw the lord come in person, everyone who could move stood up.

"Don't move," said Leon as he came to the middle of the crowd and met the eyes of these people, "Jace has already told me what you mean, but there is no need to do this, because I have already felt gratitude in your eyes, and I am glad." ”

"Your task now is to rest well, and ...... later" Leon looked up at the black smoke in the town, and decided to tell them his decision now, "You should know that the border is not peaceful now, Brown Bear Town is too close to the border, so it will be dangerous for a while in the future, and the town is not suitable for habitation now, if you want, I will take you to the manor, where there are many things to do." ”

"I will pay you at the normal employment rate, and you will do what you can on the estate, and when the border is calm, you can choose to stay or return. ”

Leon looked at the quiet crowd and smiled, "I know this decision is a bit sudden for you, but it's okay, there is still time to think about it before making a decision." ”

The young lord could understand the feelings of these people, so he wanted to leave them a separate space to consider, but just as he turned around to leave, an old man with white hair suddenly said, "My lord, I am willing to go to the manor with you, and I never want to come back!"

Beside him was a teenager who was supporting the old man with both hands.

Leon looked at the tear stains on the dusty faces of the old man and the young man, guessed what was going on in this family, walked over and held the old man's outstretched hands, "Believe me, you will start a new life in the manor." ”

The grandparents must not want to continue living in this place full of painful memories, so they made a decision almost immediately. Seeing their appearance, Leon's memories immediately appeared in the memories of the vivid memories of his previous life - after the death of both parents, even if the little boy could leave the orphanage, he did not want to return to the home that was once full of laughter, but now can only bring endless thoughts, because every moment of staying at home is a kind of torment for him.

"I'm not coming back!" said someone else.

Leon came back to his senses and called for Jace to take charge of the count, and the man happily accepted the task, knowing that it proved that he had made an impression in the eyes of the lord, and although he did not feel superior to others because of it, it was still worth rejoicing about such a thing for ordinary people.

"What about the people over there?" Caterina followed.

She was talking about the thugs, who had killed all the worst of the criminals and eleven of them, still crouching on the ground in despair, but had given them a different place, because the smell of blood was too strong.

Leon had completely recovered from his memories, and he glanced back, and at this time, Caterina had already removed her armor, and her body was still the same clothes she had always had, although it was a little old, but it fit her figure very well, as if it was tailor-made.

"Let Dan and Adil watch them first, and I'll have the right arrangements tomorrow," Leon said, and then he asked, "It's you, why didn't you buy more clothes when you were in the City of Chaos?"

When he was "rich" in the chaotic capital, he used to take out a considerable part of it and let the members of the group at their disposal, and remembered that Caterina and Sophia had been to the business district a few times, but I had the impression that this knight girl often wore this suit.

Caterina looked down, raised her hand to carefully press and smooth the folded part, and said softly, "This is what my mother made for me before I went out to travel, so I don't want to replace it." ”

It was a way for the knight maiden to miss her distant relatives, so he stopped talking about the topic and said, "Katarina, I find that you have grown up again. ”

Caterina's face turned red, although she hung her head slightly, and she could see that she was happy from the movement of her side cheeks, but she quickly raised her head, "Melissa has really improved a lot!"

Leon couldn't help but find the assassin's location not far away, and she was sitting alone, staring blankly at the ground, unconsciously turning the dagger between a few fingers.

"Yes, I really didn't expect Melissa to get to this point now," Leon also agreed, according to his judgment, this girl has approached or even reached the intermediate level of the second order in a short period of time, almost catching up with Katarina, it seems that after going back, he will let Kaka make the power stone to see if his judgment is accurate.

Caterina looked at Li Ang seriously for a long time, and suddenly said, "But I don't think you seem to have made any progress for a while, is there something wrong?"

If it weren't for the fact that she felt that her relationship with this young man was different, it is estimated that Katerina would never ask Leon this sentence, because it seemed a little embarrassing for the leader of a team.

Leon was silent, his eyes crossed over to Caterina and he didn't know where to look, and he didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing that he seemed to be very mindful of the question, Caterina immediately felt regret, "I'm so stupid! I shouldn't have asked in the first place!