"Hey, Ariel, did you think that thing would appear?" Hua Ling, who was wearing a head ring made of grass on her head and was in a guerrilla posture to lurk and attack the enemy, turned her head and asked.

It was approaching evening, and it was getting dark.

The previous few days of squatting had been fruitless, but according to Das, the monster seemed to come to the beach to forage for food on a regular basis. I think I'll be able to meet it tonight.

Sure enough, when the last rays of the sun set, a huge monster suddenly appeared on the distant seashore.

And it was so fast that it was about to swim to the shore in a short time.

Immediately after, a man with a cloak jumped from its back.

"The goal has emerged. Prepare for action. ”

Ariel gestured behind her, and soon the group led by Hua Ling dispersed to both sides.

But Ariel soon discovers that this guy walks in a very special way.

It's not so much about walking, it's about jumping forward.

"This guy is not human. Chris said after a moment of deep thought. "I think it's supposed to be a merfolk. ”

......

"I already know," Ariel said, pointing to the mysterious man whose hat had been blown off by the wind.

"That's a friend of mine. ”

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"Yo. Ariel. "Flicking a big shiny tail. Muromi happily greeted Ariel, "I didn't expect us to meet again so soon." ”

"Well, Ariel, what is she?" Hua Ling was terrified at the sight of this creature that looked a little different from a human.

"She's a mermaid in my friend's room. We met on an island before Dragon Island. ”

Ariel explained, "But I heard that you seem to have been destroying the fishermen's things in the neighborhood lately. ”

“...... I don't have money to buy food lately, so I have to be hungry, hehe......" Murumi said from the beginning

Something came out of the shell.

Actually kidney 5?

"I heard that this is a new product. You can find it even if you throw it away. I just lost the original one, so ......"

"Okay, what's going on with that huge monster behind you. ”

"Is that my pet Abu?" murami whistled.

The monster in the distance, Abu, immediately responded with a loud roar.

"By the way, it's a whale, huh?"

I don't need you to remind you of this.

Ariel pulled out what looked like a credit card from her bosom and handed it to Ariel.

"There should be a little money in this, you can use it. ”

"Oh, thank you. But I can't take it in vain. As he spoke, Muromi pulled out another piece of parchment from another shell.

"This treasure map is my return gift. ”

Treasure map again.

Ariel turned out to be at a glance. On the tattered piece of parchment, a few lines were drawn like children's graffiti.

However, compared to the treasure maps of several gold coins on the market. This is obviously much more real.

"Still. Ariel, this treasure seems to be located at the bottom of the sea. Chris said after a moment of careful observation.

Did you see that you were kidding me?

"Ah, then, you and I will find a friend tomorrow, and she can let you breathe in the water, right?"

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Just when Ariel and her party were in high spirits preparing for a treasure hunt.

The old emperor of the empire, Jack, received an urgent document from the orcs.

It would be impossible to say that there were no spies planted in the orcs over the years.

The document says that it seems that the Beastmaster is about to send troops to the Empire, and is already gathering troops.

And the reason for sending the troops surprised Jack.

Several chieftains of the Orcs were secretly assassinated over the course of a few nights, and the reason was because of human assassins.

He had never given such an order himself, and Chris was not the one to do such a thing.

Jack's first consideration was that someone framed him and wanted the Empire and the Orcs to stir up a dispute.

So. There are only those who may be undead.

Because Chris had gone to a distant place a few days ago, Jack, who didn't want to disturb him, gave the order himself.

Although he knew that it was a conspiracy, he still had to send troops to reinforce the defenders in front of the wild land.

And in the Bones Place, Jack also had a message to General Robert there to keep an idea of the movements of the undead.

A struggle that looked like a conspiracy began.

As for the beast clan, Bai Yu became the second commander of the army without any suspense.

"Fox Clan Patriarch, it's a blessing that you survived this time. The Tiger King, dressed in armor, looked at the white feathers that were still on his body.

"If you die too, then we don't have a military advisor. ”

"It's all a blessing for you. Bai Yu smiled politely.

Actually, he knew. Orcs have always paid little attention to these strategies and the like.

So one's existence is just a decoration.

Unless the orc army has suffered heavy losses on that rampage, he will not be of much use.

I hope the human commander isn't a fool.

"Wait until this time the war is won. I will definitely make the entire beast clan elevate the status of your fox clan. ”

"Then thank you Beastmaster, I will do my best. ”

Bai Yu had a grateful look on his face, but as for what he was thinking in his heart, the Beastmaster wouldn't know anything.

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The next day, Muromi came to the beach that he had agreed on yesterday.

"That's what my friend did. Muromi pulled out a small bag of pills the size of jelly beans from his hand.

"If you eat it, you can breathe the air in the water within a day. And it can reduce the pressure in the water. ”

What kind of curious attribute is this......

"And oh, when I went to see that friend yesterday. She told me that she had gone to find the treasure before, but that she had to experience a lot of strange things. In fact, she gave me this treasure map. ”

"In other words, what kind of mechanism, maze or something? It's really in line with the plot of the novel. Ariel was amazed.

As he spoke, he picked up a pill and threw it into his mouth and chewed it.

"Well, what a strange feeling. It's like ......"

"Chicken, crunchy?"

"Hua Ling, stop me!"

After everyone swallowed one. Muromi seems to have just remembered what this pill is.

"Ah, this thing is actually extracted from Abu's feces by my friend, and it is said that you can not vomit, this is very valuable......"

So with the beginning of the war, Ariel and her party also began to explore activities.

But is it really appropriate for the protagonist to leave the main plot and do side quests?

(Tonight's second shift, school will start in a few days, and it is estimated that there will be two shifts at most every day, helpless.) (To be continued......)