"Please give me more time to adjust to living a life that is no longer lonely. Ivy woke up to find that she only had one note in her hand, signed by Ruri.

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Ivy smiled bitterly, is this retribution, she released a large group of pigeons when she went out, and now it is her turn to be released by Ruri.

However, Ruri left the earrings she sent, and she should really come back.

"I don't understand the girl's mind! Anyway, I'm depressed again, so let's practice to relieve my boredom!"

In this way, Ivy no longer paid attention to the various politeness and reservations of the Holy See and the villagers, and once again embarked on a journey with Dinggu.

There were no shocks along the way, and occasionally encountered one or two groups of unlucky thieves, even the most powerful ones had just stepped into the threshold of the third order of Douqi, and they were all easily solved by Ivy like playing a game and meeting a mob.

"Is that the average here? Sure enough, the experience at the academy has raised my horizons. "Ivy has concentrated on cultivating the earth-based Dou Qi, and has already made the total amount of Earth-based Dou Qi in her body reach a certain scale, which can emit a dark brown aura.

She was hoping to have the right enemies to train her skills, but the robbers she encountered were too weak, even worse than the Blue Lizard Dragon Wanderers she had encountered at the beginning.

"That's the path I chose! Thanks to our small goal and good performance of pack beasts, we specially pick some remote paths to travel, and the big thieves will not pay attention to us. Dinggu reminded Ivy, who didn't know the height of the sky: "Those famous thieves can give the army a headache, as for the actual controller of the Haken Plain, Graesi Trade Alliance, the strength is even greater, just think about being able to occupy such a large territory of the Haken Plain with countries all around, you can understand." ”

"Then I really want to see it, it's boring to go on like this. ”

"Small businessmen like us, even if you go and pull the ears of the big thieves to shout and rob, they don't bother to do it. Moreover, we are still a day's journey into the territory of the Graeme Empire, which should be safe now. ”

"Well, I also hope that this boring task will be over soon, and I won't take on missions below B level in the future!" Ivy would lie on the roof of the car and watch the clouds in the sky sway, because the truck she usually sleeps on shook through the potholes on the road.

"Alas, young man. Ding Gu was chattering on his lips, but in his heart he was happy because he had returned.

During the time that Dinggu was in contact with Ivy, he was used to this girl's bragging and big talk, and his remarks about this guy were just childlike daydreams.

Originally, the long-distance escort mission of about 20 people was considered D-level, and Ivy performed it alone, so she barely entered the C-level, which was already a very dangerous task, as for the B-level mission, it was not just a level higher than C in name, but the force of the B-level mercenaries was enough to influence the victory of a battle, so that some small countries respected him as a hero.

In terms of force, B-level mercenaries are at least the level of a fifth-order fighter, that is, the level of Varen, and on top of that, they have to complete a considerable number of high-level tasks beautifully.

The fourth-order masters that Ivy met in the academy ring just looked beautiful, but the fourth-order was actually an extremely unstable stage, and their comprehension of the fighting spirit was higher than that of the third-order, but they had not yet consolidated it into their own things, and if they didn't get it right, they would not be able to advance an inch, and they would even be dominated by the power and go crazy.

As long as you are completely clear about the path you want to take, and make actual progress, you can be counted as entering the fifth order.

In fact, Ivy can find out how to use the earth-based Dou Qi from the behavior of wild animals, and she has already slightly touched the way of the fourth-order Dou Qi on Cheng Dù, but she has not yet noticed it.

As soon as you go with the flow and improve yourself calmly and steadily, this way of boiling soup over a slow fire may be the easiest way to cross the fourth order and enter the fifth order of fighting qi. ...,

When the first town on the outskirts of the Graeme Empire, Screw City, appeared in sight, Dingu finally put his mind at ease.

Ivy also saw this strange city with a high bell tower and constant steaming from afar.

The closer you get, the more you get to the streets, with all kinds of strange houses, vehicles, windmills, gears, and bicycles filling the streets.

These children's handiwork things were obviously crooked as if they were about to be thrown out at any moment, and the patched iron shells were constantly rattling, and from time to time black smoke and neatness came out of the cracks, but the dwarves and goblins sitting inside were able to smoke pipes on the ground, and twist them with wrenches, manipulating them confidently.

"Don't look around like a bun, you'll be disgraced to me as a local!" Ding Gu reminded Ivy dissatisfied.

Goblins and dwarves are not good-looking, but they are both very conceited races, one likes to study precision machinery, the other likes to ponder various properties of ore, when materials and technology collide with the spark of wisdom, the Graeme Empire quietly grows.

Who would have imagined that a small village a hundred and sixty years ago that was just a resting place for down-and-out craftsmen could develop into a powerful empire known for its metal golems and mechanical vehicles, and in less than 200 years?

In fact, sixty years ago, Graeme was not an empire. Sixty years ago, several human alchemists developed an alchemy golem that integrated alchemy and mechanical structures to create alchemy golems that were as flexible as creatures, giving Graeme a decisive boost in his power.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Hamlet family, the most active of the alchemists at that time, took the opportunity to use a series of means to create a new empire and sit on the throne of the emperor.

However, even if they became emperors, the Hamlet family was born as alchemists after all, and their desire to expand their territory was far less than that of academics, which also made Graeme the most relatively free place in the entire continent of Inphyria, attracting many orcs, elves and other races to make a living here.

If Osford is the safest and most peaceful city on the continent of Informia, the Graeme Empire is the most tolerant country.

Prior to this, natural races such as orcs and elves were deeply affected by the Glaishin Chamber of Commerce, because the slave trade was very rampant for a long time.

Although the half-orcs of the tigers, wolves, lions, leopards and other races with fierce natures quickly adapted to the law of the jungle in the Haken Plain, and not only integrated into the world of slave traders, but also mixed well, the cats, rabbits, birds, foxes and other tribes with gentle nature, as well as the forest elves, had an extremely difficult life.

Originally, although these delicate races were of average strength, they were good at hiding and hiding, and they were not too miserable, but since the half-orcs of those fierce races hooked up with those cunning humans of Glessine, their greedy desires have swelled infinitely, and they have created all kinds of means to find rare races, and they have unscrupulously carried out slave plunder.

Later, the harassed kingdom of the Ashidaka Forest enlisted the help of the Graeme Empire to protect the weaker races at the cost of opening up parts of the forest for dwarves and goblins to gather minerals and collect wood.

In this way, the Graeme Empire became a barrier between the Haken Plains in the center and the Ashidaka Forest Kingdom in the east, and although the secret slave hunting did not stop, it was much better than the wanton slaughter and plundering in the early years.

It is also the agreement of the Graeme Empire that has unveiled the mystery of the Ashidaka Forest Kingdom, which used to be half-covered by the lute, and the nature elves and those weak orcs who are cute in appearance but rare to see are increasingly appearing in front of the world. ...,

In disguise, it also makes the Graeme Empire more and more prestigious, after all, if you want to go to the Ashidaka Forest, you must pass through the Graeme Empire.

Ivy saw that in addition to dwarves and goblins, this steampunk-style town did indeed have many cute-looking orcs and elves.

But most of them are in a hurry, and almost all of them have earplugs on their ears.

It's no wonder that the Steam City is full of noise, whether it's goblin research machinery or dwarven iron, it has nothing to do with music, plus all kinds of smoke, these inhabitants from the forest will not go deep into the towns of the Graeme Empire unless they have something important.

Screw City is only the outermost city of the Graeme Empire, and it is the closest place to the Haken Plain, so there are not many elves and orcs.

If you are close to the capital of the Graeme Empire, the city of King Graeme, and the town of East Gyro, which is closer to the Ashidaka Forest, Ivy will be able to see more colorful scenes of races living together, as well as architectural styles that are more in line with the aesthetics of ordinary people.

Those mechanical products of the Graeme Empire that have been modified by the hands of elves are the ones that really have the appearance of works of art, whether it is a daily clock or a "pseudo-magic guide" with various functions, they can not put it down.

Orcs also make the weapons and equipment created by the dwarves more practical, and people of all sizes, tall, short, fat and thin, can find a suitable home.

Even the Glasiin Chamber of Commerce benefited from trade with Graeme, and the slave trade was no longer the only lucrative industry, which in turn reduced the pressure on elves and weak orcs to survive.

"Ah, the smell of the long-lost steam mixture oil is wonderful!" Dingu looked a lot more excited as soon as he entered the city, intoxicated with the air here, and his steps became brisk, perhaps for them the tinkling, clicking metal sound was really a beautiful note.

The ability to do things that can only be done by mechanical means has always been a source of pride for the craftsmen of the Graeme Empire, and many complex devices have even been called "pseudo-magicians".

Although in Aivy's eyes, this development direction is very similar to the spirit of "copycat", but precision transmission machinery does have its own unique charm and beauty.

"Looks like we're going to spend the night here today, right? Ivy observed with interest the unique scenery of the city: "Can you introduce me to some places where you have good wine?" ”

"No problem! It's a place for all kinds of ingenious craftsmen, and you'll be smart after tasting the wine. Dingu said confidently.