The moon rises on the east mountain, and the feast disperses.

As a result of drinking two more glasses, everyone in attendance was drunk. Allegri ordered Dalgnan to return Turanze to his lodgings, while the others strolled north along the Xiyu River.

It was the end of autumn, the night breeze was as cold as water, and when it came out of the stuffy banquet hall, everyone's spirits were suddenly lifted. However, the cool breeze can suppress the churning wine, but it cannot completely dissolve it, and the good-tempered Brooke and the dwarf Hoel walk in the front, singing a toast loudly, and the two of them stride heavily, beating the beat for themselves. It was only then that Allegri remembered that the old man came from a desert people who could sing and dance.

"Why didn't you come back, Dios?" asked Illo, playing with a short carved dagger.

"When we received the order from the headquarters, we were still stationed in the city of Ferenman, and it was safe there, so I didn't let him go to the camp of the Central Route Army with him," Allegri replied, "I didn't expect the battle to break out suddenly, the Holy See of Light counterattacked on all fronts, and the Western Route Army was forced out of the city because Nedir burned Ferenman, and was ambushed by the Torm mercenaries, and its vitality was ......greatly damaged."

"Is he alright?" Illo frowned. He still cares a lot about Dios's safety.

"With his strength, there is naturally no trouble, but there are many casualties among our soldiers," Allegri shook his head and continued, "According to reports from the Western Front, Commander Ebert led his troops back fifty miles, rebuilt the defensive line with the help of several small cities, and put all the elite cavalry in his hands under the command of Dios, and constantly attacked the enemy's flank, before he could barely stabilize the situation, and in this situation, he must not be able to escape. ”

"Commanding troops to fight is his fate. Illo smiled and sighed, as if he was quite emotional. A half-elf ranger who wanders the world. Often confused by his fate, after being expelled from the elven tribe, he lost his spiritual belonging.

"Is there any news from Pakki?" Allegri asked softly. Rivervalley has not given up on the search for the Barbarian Maiden, but so far, no progress has been made.

"It is said that someone is on the edge of the 'Fortress of Sorrow'. I've seen a young girl patrolling in a black chariot, and she bears a slight resemblance to Patrick, according to his description," Illo replied, "but the problem is that when I found the witness, he was in a drunken mania in the tavern, and he was talking nonsense, and few words were reliable...... I later searched around the Fortress of Sorrows. But the resentful spirits were entrenched there, and the miasma was pervasive, and it was impossible to penetrate deeply, so in the end I had to give up. ”

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time," Allegri said with a few words of reassurance, and when he saw the strange shape of the short dagger in his hand, he asked. "Where did you get this?"

"When I was in the Roman Dominions, I bought it from an adventurer. "That guy said it was an enchanted dagger that could kill spirits, and at that time, I was about to go to the 'Fortress of Sorrows'. I bought it with a full fifty gold coins, but I didn't expect it to be of any use, if it weren't for my dexterity, I would have been buried in the siege of the resentful spirits. ”

"Haven't you practiced the 'Thorn of Annihilation', and are you still afraid that the resentful spirits will not succeed?" Allegri asked.

"Big brother, you're not going to let me shoot an arrow, are you?" Illo squinted at him. "With my current strength, at most three or five arrows, I will die of exhaustion. ”

"Yes, but according to your character, how could you be fooled?" Allegri reached for the dagger and looked at it over and over again, and couldn't help but be slightly surprised. It is a flashy dagger with a hollow blade in the middle and a strong elven style. If he looked closely, he could feel obscure fluctuations in mana, but he tried several methods, but he couldn't activate them.

"No wonder you've been deceived," Allegri said, returning the dagger, shaking his head, "I don't see the doorway." ”

"Look at this appearance, the traces of the years of tempering, how can it not look like a fake......" Illo was puzzled, "This is even possible, it is a relic of the Elven Empire 10,000 years ago, only the craftsmen at that time would be obsessed with this flashy hollowing technique, even the weapons." ”

"Because they don't have enemies, they don't need to go into battle to kill them," Allegri laughed, "Even if other races mutiny, they can only be suppressed remotely with magic towers." ”

The two walked and chatted, full of interest, completely ignoring others. Onisha followed alongside each other, without interjecting a word for a long time, inevitably feeling annoyed, and seeing that the half-elf still wanted to say more, she coughed lightly.

"Except for the magic tower, the sentinels of the elves ......" Illo was halfway through his words, and instantly came to his senses and decisively took his leave, "Well, I'm a little sleepy, so I'll go back and rest first." ”

"What?" Allegri looked at him in confusion.

"It's hard to drink. Holding his forehead, the half-elf walked away step by step, and after going around the bushes, he immediately accelerated and ran away, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Allegri looked left and right, only to find that Brooke and the others had also walked away, and in the quiet forest, only he and Onisha were left.

"I went back to rest. Seeing his dazed appearance, the girl said angrily, ready to leave.

"Hey, hey, don't go......" Even though Allegri was a fool, he understood at this time, and hurriedly took her hand.

"I thought you were going to have a night talk with Illo. Onisa's words were full of vinegar.

"The reunion of old friends did not stop for a while, forgive me. Allegri laughed.

"He's an old friend, am I?" Onisha played a very unreasonable spirit and took advantage of the victory to pursue.

"How is it possible, you are the first female friend I have ever known since I came into this world," Allegri emphasized, "and if I had known this day, I would have been more attentive to you at that time." ”

"So what?" Onisha glanced at him, "Am I going to take you, a rookie mage, in my eyes?"

"Speaking of which, I really met an old friend on my expedition to the south," Allegri patted his head and remembered, "Knight Lance, do you remember, he is now the commander of the city defense of Severa. ”

Onesha was stunned for a moment, and the long-ago memories came to her face, making her love fall instantly.

Seeing that she just nodded silently, but did not speak, Allegri knew that he was stupid again, and sneered and diverted the topic, "You arranged these lamps, right?"

In front of them, on the trees by the river, there are carved lampholders, of different heights, and they are scattered. The pale yellow firelight shone through the forest and led straight to the water pavilion hundreds of meters away.

... (To be continued......)

PS: (One more.) ）