"If you're here, you should be fine. Cosbody paused and let out a long breath. His forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but he couldn't tell if it was because of the sweat from the exhaustion of riding a horse or the cold sweat caused by fear.

They were now in a field a short distance from the main road, or rather, in a small forest. Here you should not be afraid that they will catch up. In addition to the two horses they had used to leave their pursuers, the tall black war horse of Ashrufat was also here, and Mimilu was also on the back of the Nightmare Horse.

"Ashrufat, this time thanks to your horse and your pet. Cosbody said sincerely. He walked over to the Nightmare Horse, ready to untie the huge purse from the horse. Just as Beller had predicted, the real money had long since been put on the back of the Nightmare Horse. Both chests were full of counterfeit money.

Of course, Cosbodi's goal at first was not to take the worst gamble, but to leave with a box each. Even if you are overtaken, you can leave the box and run away...... In the end, however, the two boxes worked unexpectedly.

Mimilu swung her claws and easily cut the rope. The money bag fell to the ground.

Cosbodi's gaze turned to Mimilu. It must be noted that since Mimilu has been wearing a collar in front of people, people who see her will directly understand that she is just a pet, at most a rare pet.

"Ashrufat, your pet is interesting. It occurred to me that this should be ......" Cosbodi thought for a long time, "the legendary 'half-beast'?"

"That's right. This time, even Ashrufat was amazed at the breadth of the other's knowledge. Since leaving Oren, no one has ever recognized Mimilu's identity.

"But I've heard ......" Cosbodi looked at Mimilu carefully, and Mimilu looked at each other without fear. "Half-beasts are a race of advanced intelligence. They can't be pets......"

"Mimilu, it belongs to the master. Mimilu suddenly spoke, startling Cosbodi.

"Does she understand us?" asked Kosbodi, and then received an affirmative answer from Ashrufat's expression.

"It's so rare, where did you get the half-beast...... But don't talk about that," Cosbodi said, placing the money bag on the ground and dividing it into two equal piles. "Ashrufat, are you interested in partnering with me for a long time? My wisdom and your sword will make a fortune!"

"I'm sorry," Ashrufat looked at the pile of money. Today he has accompanied Cosbody through all the way, and even he has to admire Cosbodi's sophisticated gambling skills, adaptability and keen observation. Cosbodi was a completely unfounded business, and he used forged chamber certificates of deposit to exchange chips in the first place. "I have something to go to West Vania. ”

"Looking for an old friend?" Cosbody asked casually. He didn't notice at all that Ashrufat's pupils dilated when he heard this.

"Yes. Ashrufat replied.

As he spoke, Cosbodi had divided all the money he earned into two equal parts. They can say that they have a bumper harvest today, even if the two of them score evenly, each of them can get hundreds of gold coins. This amount is almost equal to the entire net worth of a wealthy businessman. By the standards of a professional gambler, what he did this time could not be described as "excessive", so the casino would catch up all the way at any cost.

"As we agreed, we split it equally. It's yours, Ashrufat. Kosbodi put one pile away and pushed the other towards Ashrufat. "It was a good deal. By the way, aren't you really thinking about partnering with me for a long time?"

"I'm sorry too. Ashrufat replied.

"Anyway, I think we'll have a chance to meet next time. Kosbodi stood up, and suddenly he grabbed Ashrufat and patted him the back. "It's my luck to have met a friend like you. ”

"Friends?"

"Of course, we're good friends!" he let go of his hand, "Ashrufat, aren't we?" he said with a smile.

"As a friend, a word of advice for you. "I can see that you have a lot of things you don't want to talk about, but no matter what, don't close your heart. No matter what sad things have happened to you in the past, you should look at tomorrow with a positive attitude. In this world, there are many people who are willing to share the joys and pains with you. Don't carry the burden of fate alone. ”

"Master, you say he ......" Carrie asked secretly in her mind after Cosbodi's figure was gone. "Do you see something?"

"Nope. "Ashrufat is now certain that this Cosbodi is a professional gambler, and that he may be a master at gambling and at the point of observation (or fraud), but other than that, he is just an ordinary person. It was absolutely impossible for him to see through the true identity of Ashrufat. "Isn't it...... Am I too conspicuous?"

"Mimilu. He called to Mimilu softly. "Do I look very different from others?"

"Hmm," Mimilu nodded. "I can't tell, but the host did, something was different. I think even if you stand in the middle of a lot of people and wear the same clothes, you can see it at a glance. ”

"Master, for the time being, we don't have to worry about this problem, let's go to Sivania first. Carrie suggested in her head. "The longer it drags on, the more powerful that vampire becomes, and the harder it will be for you to sneak in with him. ”

The trade routes were blocked, but only for the caravans. A team of dozens of carts could only walk the main road, and it was impossible to try to climb the mountains. But for Ashrufat, going over the mountains to West Vania is not much more troublesome than taking the main road. Then again, there's another way – Sivania also has a port. Although the sea area is complicated and impassable for large boats, small boats are perfectly fine.

"Master, I recommend spending the night in the wilderness first. Carrie further proposed. "To avoid the crowd of people in the casino. Then we'll go back to the city of Mill, buy supplies and stuff, get a map, and we're good to go. ”

When Ashrufat entered the city, it was already the afternoon of the next day. As expected, Hope Casino is the biggest casino in town, but it's just a casino. He made it to the city and bought the map of the mountains he wanted in a specialized store. These maps were made by hunters, explorers, or anything like that.

The shopkeeper didn't have the slightest suspicion. Due to the lockdown during this time, the brigade of people had to wait, of course, but there were also some single guests who tried to climb the mountains. At this time, they will come to buy a map of the mountainous area.

"Why is there a way here?" Ashrufat finished paying and flipped through the map slightly, and immediately found something wrong.

On the map, you can clearly see a road between the mountains. The entrance to the road is in a valley not far from the city of Mill, and the exit is in a small village on the northern side of the West Vania region. If this map is to be believed, even horse-drawn carriages can pass through the middle of the road.

"Guest, are you from outside?!! Want to try your luck in Sivania?" said the shopkeeper. "Only outsiders don't know about it. ”

"What's the matter?"

"On this road," the shopkeeper pointed with his finger, "there is a very ferocious dragon living in this area. ”

"Dragons?" Dragons are very rare creatures, but there is actually one in this area?

"yes. We've had quite a few conflicts with the dragon before...... In the beginning, we recruited warriors to drive the dragons away, and later we even sent out a lot of troops. The shopkeeper recalled. "But it can't be helped, the dragon is cunning and fierce. When it senses danger, it will temporarily retreat, but in retaliation, it will attack any nearby village it can find. No matter how powerful an army is, there is no way to fight the beast that can fly freely in the sky...... So as a result, we tossed back and forth a lot of times, and in the end, we still couldn't help the big lizard. Now we have a tacit agreement with it that we will not go to this area and that it will not harass the nearby villages...... In short, so taking this path is essentially equivalent to gambling with your life, betting that the dragon is not at home. Don't talk about us, I heard that the dwarves are also offering a bounty for that dragon, but it still can't!"

"......I see," Ashruphat muttered to himself, in a low voice. Dragons? Interesting!

"By the way, I remember that the Turanians seemed to have learned the ability to tame dragons from elves...... They also have dragons in their army. Ashrufat asked casually. "Why don't you let the Turanians solve this problem? let them send a dragon trainer, or simply send a dragon......

"This guest, this joke is bigger. The shopkeeper directly pointed out the fallacy of Ashrufat. "Not to mention that Turan is far north, and the relationship with our Ryan is not very good...... Even if they really wanted to, they didn't have that many dragons. The so-called dragon training is only two or three. They couldn't even send dragons to war with vampires. ”

"That's why I told them to send a dragon trainer. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds to get this dragon away?"

"It's not just a dragon that can be domesticated! If that's the case, then Turan wouldn't have only two or three battle dragons. ”

That's true. Ashrufat replied casually. Although this path is not to be walked, by taking detours and detours, you should be able to find a path in the mountains that the Nightmare Horse can traverse. Of course, on the other hand, Nightmare horses don't have as many problems/problems as ordinary horses, even in the complex mountainous areas.

There should be no problem.

Ashrufat put away the map and walked out of the shop. Go to the bazaar and buy some dry food for the journey, and then buy a larger water bag, and you should be about the same. When he was thinking so, he saw several people gathered at the door of a large store on the side of the road, as if they were watching something.

"Come and have a look! Don't miss it when you pass by! A collection of art treasures! All are unique treasures in the world!" a man dressed as a shopkeeper shouted loudly at passers-by. There were several signs hanging beside him, and the signs were full of pictures.

"All kinds of precious trophies, all kinds of precious works of art, all kinds of precious memorabilia...... There's a helmet from the Chaos Champion, and it's engraved with the mark of the evil god!This is the real trophy from the Battle of the White Keep!This is the 'Silver Wings' harp, and the previous owner is the legendary knight of St. Jean, the invincible god of war, General Thomas, this is ......"

Ashrufat stopped and looked at the picture. He recognized the picture, which was indeed Thomas's harp.