Summer is coming to an end, and the crisp autumn days are coming soon. Even though the weather in August is as hot as June, people have a reason to endure it.

At the southern end of the Herseus Valley, the mercenary regiment exercises martial arts.

Illo turned around in a dashing way, and two white feather arrows shot out, one in front of the other, and hit the red heart of the arrow target a hundred steps away.

"Good!" there was a burst of cheers around. The archer battalion of the mercenary group has just recruited a group of new members, and the half-elf rangers are only showing their skills, which has attracted them to marvel one after another.

"When you see it, you reach it, you reach it, and the arrow is invincible...... When you reach the next level, you will find that neither warriors nor magicians can escape accurate sniping. Illo casually said a few words of encouragement, for these newcomers, it is still the basic movement essentials that are more important. This time, he just wanted to stimulate their enthusiasm for training.

Smiling slightly, Illora took the bow and arrow, and the energy surged between her fingers, gilding the white feather arrow with a layer of brilliant golden light. The moment he let go, the feather arrow tore through the air and let out a sharp howl. Before everyone could react, there was a bang in the distance, and the straw arrow target a hundred paces away could not withstand the destruction of the "Dragon Stalker", and it was instantly torn apart.

The stammering recruits looked at the half-elf ranger with admiration on their faces. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Illo nodded, dropped the sentence "train seriously", and walked towards the wooden shed next to him.

"It seems that the effect is not bad. Dios, who was resting in the shed, put down his teacup and greeted him with a smile.

"Now, it's your mission. Illo patted him on the shoulder, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat down for a long time.

"Queue up!" Dios picked up his sword and walked towards the martial arts arena. While shouting orders.

The casual mercenaries seemed to be quite afraid of him, and acted in a hurry. Illo took a sip of his tea, and when he saw their frightened appearance, he couldn't help but shake his head and smile.

"Boss ......" was at this time, a short and thin mercenary. Silently leaned over. As one of the members of the "Dragon Hunter Squad", he is not amazing, but he is actually a very clever thief. In some specific occasions, it can often play an irreplaceable role.

"What are you doing so sneakily in broad daylight?" Illo asked with a smile as he grabbed him and pressed him against his chair.

"It's professionalism," replied the short, thin mercenary, his eyes rolling. "By the way, sir, there's a girl over there who has been watching you." ”

Illo looked in the direction he was pointing and sighed helplessly.

"I'll go over for a moment. The half-elf got up, he planned to solve this trouble once and for all.

East of the martial arts arena. It's a soothing hill.

Under the shade of the trees, the grass is shaggy. The maid spread out the cloth blanket of Xu Fangyuan. Fennie sat with her back to the trunk of a tree, her feet folded, and in her hands, as usual, holding a beautifully decorated book.

Looking at people, or reading books, but I can't tell the difference.

Imaginary feelings. After all, it's not a real feeling. Illo didn't accept her, didn't take her away as the book says. But the human psychology is so weird, the more he doesn't accept it. The stronger Fennie's feelings became. The original image of warmth and affection collapsed, and a new image of loneliness and arrogance was erected, you know, in the eyes of those little girls, this is a more obsessive style.

Moreover, life in the Herseus Valley was much more comfortable than in Norman. As soon as Fennie gritted her teeth, she leaned here with a shy face, maybe it was a possibility to fall in love for a long time.

Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps, and the girl couldn't help but look at it, and her face couldn't help but be surprised. This undulating hill is like walking on the ground for the half-elf ranger. Before Fennie could gather his mood, he had stopped quietly in front of her.

"Girl, I want to talk to your young lady alone, you see ......" Illo's first movement was to turn to the round-faced maid next to him.

"Oh!" the little girl hesitated for a moment, and when she saw that her young lady was glaring at herself, she nodded hurriedly, and hid herself in the distant woods.

"Miss Feeney," Illo's tone was polite and gentle, "you've been in the valley for a while, haven't you?"

"yes, it's been three or four months. The girl bowed her head slightly, and she peeked at the half-elf sitting beside her, her heart like a deer.

"Don't you miss home?" asked Illo, his intentions beginning to become clear.

"Homesick but don't want to go back. Fennie immediately plugged all the loopholes.

"Miss Fee," Illo sighed softly, "you see, although we live under the same sky, you and I have nothing else in common...... You were born in the city, I was born in the forest, you have fine clothes and food, I eat and sleep in the open, you own your life, I have my destiny, why do you want to forcibly piece together two completely different worlds?"

"I can...... Give up my world and enter yours. Fennie hesitated for a moment, plucked up courage, and confessed her thoughts.

"My world?" Illo smiled, "My eldest lady, do you really believe that the one described in the novel is a qiē, and that all the worlds are bright and beautiful, and there is no darkness or evil?"

"Of course I know that nothing is perfect, and I can accept it, the shortcomings in you. Fennie said with a little grievance. She hated the alienation in the other party's tone.

"No, it's not just my shortcomings, but the shortcomings of this world," Illo stretched out his finger and drew a circle in front of him, "Outside the circle, there are winds, torrential rains, frosts, cold snow, and beasts and wicked people...... Many difficulties cannot be solved by diplomatic rhetoric or drinking and communicating...... Miss Feeney, have you ever killed a chicken?"

His abrupt question made the girl stunned, and after a while, she shook her head blankly.

"Do you know how many people I've killed?" Illo, who had always given people a sense of frivolity, suddenly changed his voice. He patted the bone bow "Soul Hunting", and the awe-inspiring murderous aura came out of his body, and there seemed to be a faint bloody aura in the palpitating ghost cry.

"I ...... I don't know. Stormed by the anger, Feeney's little face turned white, and she muttered.

"Didn't you say that you want to enter my world?" Illo said with a straight face, looking at her, "Tomorrow, I'm going out on a mission, and at sunrise, you can find a way to come here alone, and I'll take you with me...... After that, I think, you'll get the answer. ”

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

PS: (First update.) ）