The first city that the trip to Haikou City passed through was Tianma City, which is a peaceful place, a dull life, a dull job, and a dull city. The owner of the territory is a viscount, this is one of the special nobles, he has given his lordship power to his own people, people can decide the construction of the city by themselves, can decide the territorial planning by themselves, the people who have lost their leaders do not fall into chaos because they have gained too much power, but discuss with each other in an orderly and harmonious way how to build the city, how to make everyone's life better, this is a group of people with peace in their hearts.

So what did the viscount do?

The nobleman has only done one thing since he took office, delving into the origin of Pegasus City. The name of Pegasus City is very legendary, about seventy years ago, there was a strange beast in the Orn Empire, a strange beast that made the Elven Continent not hesitate to risk a few elves to sneak into the empire - the pure white unicorn.

None of the unicorns that exist in the world can be called unicorns in the strict sense of the word, they can only be called unicorns. As the name suggests, a unicorn is a horse with horns on its head, this horn is not long, and at the same time it is not sharp, and secondly, no unicorn is a solid color, let alone white, and most importantly, a unicorn does not even have basic flight ability. According to ancient records, the unicorn is three meters long and six meters high, two meters and seven meters tall, with horns half a meter long, body hair as pure white as snow, eyes as deep as the sea, four legs and two wings, walking on fire, standing in the air, riding in the wind, the only one in the world.

It was such a rare existence, the three major empires of the entire human continent, and it chose this place, this Tianma City, which had no name at that time. According to the description of relevant people, the unicorn appeared at night, the starry sky of that night was unprecedentedly clear, the stars all over the sky let you not see, the unicorn is like a comet landing on the earth, the round and big moon is like hanging on its long horns, the unicorn is quiet and docile, the pure white figure shines on the darkness to bring hope to people, it raises its neck like a mythical beast patrolling the world, and some people think that this is why Tianma City will become such a peaceful city later, because the ancestors of all the people living here were protected by the unicorn at the beginning, and it has been passed down from generation to generation。

After that night, the city was built, and even though the name had not yet been decided, there was no need for any negotiation, and everyone had already thought of it as Pegasus Castle, and over time the name was accepted by everyone. It's just that it's hard to find an old man in Pegasus City who has actually seen unicorns with his own eyes, or every old man has seen it with his own eyes. Everyone insists that their grandparents have told how they saw the unicorn in person, and even approached it, so that even a child under the age of ten can hear a full story from him.

And it was for this legend that this viscount was fascinated. Everyone's words were hard to convince the Viscount of the existence of the unicorn, but only made him wonder if it was just a story written by a troubadour who had traveled here. Everyone in Pegasus City is a witness, and it can be confirmed that this unicorn exists, and because of this, it can also be understood that everyone is not a witness. As long as you think about this matter seriously, don't let those legends render your mind, you will find a suspicious point, even if the elves of the Elven Continent are secretive, infiltrating a huge Orn Empire will definitely be discovered, according to the relationship between humans and elves, this move is not a simple matter, but so far there has been no relevant record, just the unicorn has been passed down, this is a strange thing.

Mike the coachman's first stop is the legendary Pegasus City, which the merchant did not intend to stop in, but Mike is like a bait fish, or a fish that actively jumps along the fishing line to the shore, and is constantly attracted to the city.

Mike: "Manager, do you need a break?"

Merchant: "It's fine. ”

Mike: "Where's the water? Feeling hungry?"

Merchant: "Okay. ”

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Mike silently looked at Pegasus City getting closer and closer, and it is estimated that he will silently watch it farther and farther away in the future, maybe next time, it will not be too late to come back when he has the opportunity in the future.

Merchant: "What's wrong?"

Mike: "No, manager, it's okay, let's keep going." ”

The merchant noticed that his neighbor was a little lost, and he looked at the city, which would not be a big problem if he just went in and walked around.

Merchant: "I suddenly remembered that I had forgotten something, Mike, you park the carriage next to it and go into town to buy it for me." ”

Mike Yixi: "Of course! Of course, no problem, the store manager, willing to serve." ”

Merchant: "Well, there's no need to rush to buy things, I'll rest here for a while, you can walk around in there a little, I guess you need some time, don't you?"

Mike: "Yes, I need a little time, it's just awesome store manager, thank you, clerk Mike promises to get the job done!"

After parking the carriage, Mike solemnly raised his fist at the merchant and swore an oath, and then ran to Pegasus City in high spirits. The store manager is very different these days, there is no previous estrangement, his attitude is a lot easier, and he seems to be considerate of others, just like now, Mike knows that the store manager who is always in control of everything will not make the small mistake of "forgetting".

Did the merchant who remained in the carriage think that human joy came too easily, that a simple permission would be satisfied, or was it because the other party was a child?

Mike was a little disappointed when he entered Pegasus, and it should be said that his expectations were too high, and it should be said that his starting point was also too high. He shouldn't compare the upper part of Devonburgh with Pegasus City, and besides, Pegasus City doesn't seem to be divided into upper and lower districts, and Mike thinks it's very good, they are all people who live in the same city, so why bother to distinguish them?

Mike's first choice is to solve the store manager's so-called "forgetting", and then it is his highlight this time - rumors about unicorns. Mike thought that if he wanted to inquire about something seventy years ago, of course, he would have to find some old people in the city to be useful, but soon he found a lot of things related to legends, such as the Unicorn Tavern, the Unicorn Hotel, the Unicorn Merchant House and even the Unicorn Butcher's Shop, and you don't need to open your mouth to be surrounded by "Unicorns".

Little Mac was a little confused, this was not the development he expected, too much coercive intelligence made him a little disoriented.

"Boy, I see you've been wandering the streets for so long, what are you looking for?"

Voices from passers-by dragged Mike back. The owner of the voice was wearing cloth shoes, black pants and white shirt, simple clothes, like a worker who had just returned from the construction site, the only difference was that he was holding a large book with a pen in the side.

Mike: "Hello sir, I wasn't looking for anything, I just came to buy something and was getting ready to leave. ”

"Okay, you don't need to be wary of me, a teenage hairy kid is nothing worth what others want, let me guess...... You're here to find the legend of the unicorn, aren't you?"

The other party's easy and friendly attitude made Mike unguard at once: "Okay, I'll admit you're right, I'm really curious about this legend. ”

"Good, you've got the right person, you can get everything you want to know in my place, I'm Kyle, a ...... A recorder who specializes in collating various legends. ”

Mike: "My name is Mike, Mr. Kyle, so you're a traveler here?"

Kyle: "Traveler, you could think of it as a journey, I've traveled a lot of places in the past, and only came to Pegasus in the last few years, but don't worry, I've pretty much compiled the lore you want to know, and I can tell you right now if you want to hear it." ”

Mike: "Of course, Mr. Kyle, please tell me!"

Kyle: "Very well, then wash your ears and listen to it, it all starts ......"

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Mike: "Wow, that's amazing!"

Kyle said proudly, "Yes, the unicorn is indeed a magical being. ”

Mike: "But I have a question, Mr. Kyle, do you think the unicorn was just there to give people care that night? I mean, of course, it's a good thing, a good thing, I'm just curious, you think the unicorn came too suddenly, and the legend doesn't mention whether the elves finally found the unicorn that disappeared from Pegasus. ”

Kyle's expression closed: "This is the first time someone has asked, you are right, this is indeed a bit strange, I had the same doubts as you at the beginning, so I deliberately spent a lot of time investigating this matter, but because the results of the investigation are not supported by enough evidence, I have never told others, but your words may be okay." ”

Mike listened and immediately pecked at the chicken, looking at Kyle expectantly.

Kyle: "It's said that the unicorn didn't just come to protect people, but it had a more important purpose, it was looking for a 'key', and at that time, it came to Pegasus City just to follow the trail of the 'key' and landed here, so the protection may have been just a incidental thing. ”

Mike: "Key? What kind of key is this?"

Kyle: "Oh Mike, there are many keys in this world, they can lead you to open many wonderful treasure chests, and they will also lead you to touch the evil past in the treasure chests, but you will only know what is inside the moment you open them, right?"

Mike didn't quite understand: "That...... What about the elves who came to the Orn Empire? I know they are not welcome in the Empire and the Holy See, they are all evil races that use witchcraft. ”

Kyle: "Really? Do you think elves are one of those things? Mike, I don't think you've ever seen elves in person. ”

Mike: "That's the way it goes, but everybody ......"

Kyle interrupted, "But everybody says that, but you know what, I'm sure the people who say that are people who haven't really come into contact with elves, and since they haven't, how do they know that elves are evil?"

Mike was speechless, is this perception wrong? But isn't that how the whole world sees the elves? Is there someone who is powerful enough to change the world's perception?

Kyle didn't dwell on that point: "Okay, let's go back to the elves of seventy years ago. You know, the elves found the unicorn and hoped that the unicorn could go back to the elven continent with them, but the unicorn refused. So did the empire find the elves? Of course, the two sides still fought, and the battle was very fierce, but the empire lost, and the empire failed to win against these elves who secretly came to the human continent. ”

Mike was shocked: "Ahhh......hh

Kyle: "Yes, it's shocking that the Orn Empire, one of the three major empires, couldn't deal with a few elves, but that's the way it is, the empire lost and the empire didn't want their people to know about their defeat, so they hid it from the cracks of history, as if it hadn't happened. The defeated empire has stopped, the unicorn that refused the invitation has disappeared, and the victorious elf has left, this is the unknown side of the unicorn legend, of course, this is all my personal investigation of the conjecture, and there is no evidence. ”

Mike didn't know what to say, there was no doubt that it was a wonderful story, and Mike's brain didn't react for a while.

Kyle: "Mike, you just said I was a traveler, so you're a traveler too?"

Mike: "No, Mr. Kyle, I'm with the store manager, and I work in an antique shop, right in Devonburg. As if thinking of something, Mike said happily, "By the way, Mr. Kyle, maybe you can come to Devonburg next time you have time, after the legends here are investigated, I will definitely entertain you if you can come, and I want to hear more legends from other places, it's just wonderful!"

Kyle: "Of course Mike, I'll visit the antique shop in Devonburg if I can." ”

Mike: "You don't have to go to an antique shop, I can entertain you wherever you are, as long as you're in Devonburg, don't look at me like this, I can still do this, just don't expect too much quality hospitality." ”

Kyle: "Haha, it's okay Mike, these are the little things. You said you work in an antique shop, so I'm sure I'll find you there?"

Mike: "Well, that's fine, and you're welcome at any time...... No, it may not work in the near future, sorry. ”

Kyle: "It's okay Mike, there's going to be a chance, I think you should go back too, it's not good to keep your store manager waiting too long." ”

Mike then remembered, "yes, I almost forgot, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Kyle, and hopefully we'll see you again in the near future!"

Kyle: "Me too, nice to meet you. ”

Satisfied, Mike said goodbye to Kyle and left the city to return to the carriage, bringing back his purchases and a feather.

As soon as Mike arrives at the carriage, he can't help but tell the merchant about the legend of the unicorn he has heard.

Mike's happy afterglow continued: "Store manager, do you think the empire really can't beat those elves?"

The merchant glanced at the feather, "Didn't the recorder named Kyle say that this is just a guess after his personal investigation, and there is no evidence to support it." ”

Mike: "That being said, but I always felt that a few elves could defeat an empire, how could an empire as big as Orn be defeated so easily...... Do you think the elves are an evil race?"

The merchant did not answer immediately, he fell into deep thought, as if recalling something.

Merchant: "Good and bad, good and evil, they are relative beings, and the justice you advocate is not necessarily justice to others, it can also be evil. ”

Mike wondered, "Righteousness is justice, isn't it the same for everyone, how can it become evil?"

The merchant inadvertently brushed off the white feathers stuck to Mike's shoulder: "Perhaps, but this is not something we need to discuss now, we need to continue to set off, as for the discussion of the two, we will leave it to the future when we face each other." ”

Mike: "You're right, manager, we've been delayed for a while...... It's that I've been delayed for a long time. ”

Mike grabbed the reins and drove the carriage anew, leaving the discussion of the legend behind him, and picking it up when he came back from the trip, so that he could think about it then.

The carriage drifts away, and eventually Pegasus City disappears out of sight and into the horizon.

A man walking leisurely on the street in the city suddenly smiled, opened his notebook and picked up a pen to write down four big characters.

Nothing to do today.

Dean Davis is the only man in history to be re-elected president of the Chamber of Commerce, and every previous president has not escaped the fate of the five-year change, and only he managed to be re-elected in the second election with a whopping 90 percent of the vote.

Dean is in his early fifties, his gray hair did not bring him old age, but made him more calm and majestic, and the man in his fifties still relied on his eagle-like sharp eyes, giving infinite pressure to many business opponents, and gaining insight into every little abacus in their hearts, under his leadership, the Chamber of Commerce and even the entire Haikou City have been thriving.

There are only two cities in this world that do not belong to the territory of any nobles, one is Haikou City, which is managed by the Chamber of Commerce, and the Chamber of Commerce is composed of a group of powerful merchants, and all the decisions and development of this trading city are discussed by the Chamber of Commerce and passed by vote;

Today, President Dean, who has settled the matter at hand, plans to visit the archbishop from the Holy See, and the arrival of this archbishop has changed the atmosphere in Haikou City a lot, although the main reason is the thing under the sea. It stands to reason that as the president, he should receive and greet the people appointed by the Holy See, not to mention an archbishop, but this time the other party behaved abnormally, not only did he not ask for help, but also asked President Dean to evacuate all the relevant personnel in Haikou City, and the Holy See personnel brought by his own command took over everything, which did not make President Dean feel that his work was easier, but he was more worried, this time things were not ordinary.

One of them came to President Dean's desk: "President, this quarter's transaction report, the list of new comptoirs, and the banquet preparation list in three days have all been processed, and you only need to take a final look." ”

Dean was scribbling, "Well, Barron, what's going on with the Holy See?"

Barron: "It's no different than usual, Archbishop Clifford still arrives at the sea every day to oversee the work, and today is no exception. ”

Dean put down his pen and closed the last processed paperwork, rubbing his eyes and leaning back in his chair for a break. It is an honor to be re-elected as the president, and it is a recognition of you by Haikou City, but it is undeniable that this is a hard job, as long as Dean is not asleep, he is thinking about things in his mind all the time, and there is too much work, even if the entire chamber of commerce operates together, the burden on the shoulders of the president is still a little heavier.

Barron: "President, do you need to take a break?"

President Dean: "Yes, I need to rest, so let's go out and relax." ”

Barron: "Where is the president going?" ”

Dean stood up and stretched: "I'm afraid you can't prepare for this, I'm going to go to sea to meet Clifford." ”

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As a maritime trading city, Haikou City has many ports, and it is often used to move by boat not only to the outside but also to the inside. Dean's private boat is an ordinary yacht that is neither big nor small, but it is difficult to find a second boat faster than his personal boat in the whole city in terms of speed alone, because the business is busy and needs to change places frequently, so Dean specially ordered someone to build this yacht that is the fastest in the city.

Dean didn't take anyone with him on this trip except the driver, and even Barron, the secretary, was left in the city by him. The yacht was speeding up, and it didn't take long for Dean to see the group of clerics standing on the surface of the sea and the Archbishop of Clifford floating in the air to oversee the process.

The yacht stopped near Clifford, and Dean walked to the deck and said, "Archbishop Clifford." ”

Clifford glanced sideways, "President Dean." ”

President Dean: "Archbishop, I don't know what the situation is now? There are many people in the city who are very concerned about this matter, there is no way, the recent strict control of Haikou City has had a great impact on their business, and I can still press it before, but because there has been no update of any news since the Holy See took over, some people have begun to be anxious to know what the current situation is and when the entry and exit control will be lifted, so I came here today to inquire with you, I hope it does not disturb you." ”

Clifford was silent for a moment before saying, "The current progress is normal, but speaking of which, it is our Holy See that has delayed you, and it seems that our Holy See owes you a word of apology in this matter." ”

President Dean: "Don't dare, it's what we should do to cooperate with the work of the Holy See." ”

Archbishop Clifford: "Yes, President Dean, that's what you're supposed to do, so don't you just answer your men like that?"

Dean paused, smiled and didn't answer.

I have long heard about Clifford Dean, in addition to the seven paladins with the strongest combat power, there are five archbishops, and Clifford is the most loyal person to the Holy See among the five archbishops, and all the contempt and disrespect for the Holy See, even if it is an unintentional small act, will attract his attention, and treat those who have clearly committed mistakes to the Holy See, Clifford often adopts the most severe and cruel means to execute, plus he is also a rejection of all other races except the human race, and before coming to Haikou City, he personally executed a group of dwarves, all kinds of deeds made Clifford successfully obtain the Holy SeeThe title of "vicious dog".

Dean didn't want to argue with the archbishop about this kind of thing, businessmen are always good at planning, they never do thankless things, it's a pure waste of time, and Dean's motto is to cherish every drop of time, people can only live once in the world, so they should cherish their time and live a worthwhile life.

Dean put his attention on the sea, three hundred clergymen are organizing a huge magic array, it covers the entire nearby sea area, the clergy rotate day and night without a moment's rest, even Dean, who doesn't know anything about magic, knows that this magic array is definitely not simple, and this kind of magic is likely to be an eighth-order or even ninth-order magic, and only the Holy See can have such a background, and replace people if they drain their magic power like batteries.

Today's weather is not good, the clouds on the sea are thick and gloomy, it seems that due to the weather, the magic array is not going very well, and many clergy have begun to run out of mana, of course, it may also be because they come over to continue working as soon as they recover, and the reason why the body is unbearable.

Clifford glanced at the dark clouds, without any chanting, and unfolded a quadrangular magic circle behind him, with a long pointer in the middle, and on the four square corners were the sun, clouds, lightning, and water droplets, and the colors were also different, corresponding to red, white, yellow, and blue. The magic array rotated, and when the finger pointed at the red square corner, the sun pattern was activated, and it broke away from the magic array and ignited a blazing flame and slowly rose into the air, after gaining a distance of acceleration, the sun sank into the clouds at a very fast speed, and then the entire sea cloud was like paint on a drawing board, wiped clean by the "eraser" of the sun pattern, and a clear sky was revealed above everyone's heads, or inspired by the light, and the clergy seemed to be in good spirits.

Dean knows something about this magic, he has also traveled to the sea, and he has experienced all kinds of weather, so he has seen several magicians work together to cast the same magic array as Clifford, this is a magic that manipulates the weather, can control the weather within a certain range, is a sixth-order almost seventh-order magic, launched by one person and does not require any chanting, Dean knows that no matter what means he uses, it is impossible to get any useful information from the mouth of this archbishop, and there is no need for him to stay here and waste time.

Dean instructed the pilot to return to the voyage, and he walked into the yacht to begin a short rest before returning to Haikou City.

Listening to the sound of the yacht getting farther and farther away, Clifford whispered, "Hmph, he's a smart man." ”