In the depths of the Dream Forest, there is a place where a fruit is abundant, and this fruit is loved by magicians. It is a precious fruit that resembles an apple, but has a crystal luster that fills the magician's magic, and is called a Crestal fruit. Because it is produced in the land of the Shennuo tribe, it is called the holy fruit by the human race. Therefore, the town of Crest is also called the town of Holy Fruit.

April 3, 3:30 a.m. Unable to resist the troubles of longing and the past, Glori lost sleep. In addition to this, Glori received another letter last night, and the contents of the letter worried him. He tried not to think about it, but he couldn't let go of the things mentioned in the letter. So, according to the old rules, he packed up his room and left the inn.

When Glori came to the central street, he found that it was already lit up. "It's weird. "He was a little curious.

At this time, there was some noise in the streets. Although it is the territory of Kano, more and more humans have migrated here due to war. So, naturally, the current result came - a party, and there were more humans than the local gods.

Covering his hood, Glori passed by the noisy crowd. Amid the crowd, three local clansmen were arguing over the lack of tribute for this year's harvest. Glori's attention is also a witch with a wrinkled face.

Hearing the witch speak, Glori burrowed into the crowd.

"Do you know why this year's harvest is so low? It's all because the wolf king sucked the magic of the forest out of anger, causing the forest to lose its vitality. We need to use sacrifices to appease the wolf king's wrath. The witch shouted in the crowd. She speaks a little unconfidently, but she wants people to believe what she says, so that what she says makes people sound awkward. When people looked at her face, she held back so hard that she didn't show any flaws, and even her face turned white.

Glori became more and more curious, because with the sharp intuition of the swordsman, he sensed that the witch was lying, and the witch's face confirmed Glori's judgment.

The witch gave Glorie a glimpse of an acquaintance, Wooder Norton, a nasty guy who likes to find nothing to do, who loves vanity and tricks. Glori felt that he had to see it all, just as he had when he had bravely faced Wolfer - there must be some conspiracy to come. If he's lucky, he might be able to find clues to Prince Shinno's detention, he thought.

When the witch realizes that the inhabitants are not convinced, she proceeds with the plan that has been prepared long ago, and it all happens as Glori expected. She pointed to a young man in the crowd, "Tom, you said you saw the orchard glowing with magic in the morning, right? ”

Yes, the witch needs someone to help with the peace, Glori thought.

Tom looked at the onlookers, trying not to look at the witch, and then walked neatly into the middle circle. Tom must have been afraid, for fear that the echoing look would be discovered, so he didn't dare to look at the witch. Glori pondered as he waited for what was going to happen next.

"Listen to me, I went to inspect the orchard early this morning in preparation for the harvest, just to prevent thieves. Sure enough, I noticed the light in the garden. I was worried that someone was stealing, and I ended up seeing the wolf king behind a stout tree. Tom straightened his back and said. He looked like he was showing off, but there was nothing to show off on him, except for a clean white shirt.

"Ahem, without the magic of the fruit tree, there will not be a good harvest like last year, and we must perform sacrifices," the witch coughed twice, and added confidently, "The reason why the wolf king draws the magic of the forest is to punish us, and we have to supervise each other to find out who prays to the dragon god, and we cannot protect the believers of the dragon god." ”

Well, that's the point, they're being fooled like the ones I met, and Glori is calm.

"That's right! Mary Campbell is right! Recently, a couple of girls have come here who blasphemous the god of order. We need to capture them and sacrifice them to the Wolf King. A god said.

"Yes, the King of Order has always been kind to us, and last year he removed our taxes. Blessed by the god of order. "The crowd boiled.

"Yes, we have to show our sincerity with sacrifices," said Mary, "and I have always been faithful, and I have been keeping an eye on the two girls." Come with me, everyone, and we'll go get them now!" and the witch called out to a group of guards. Onlookers followed her, through a dark street, to a modest bungalow. And Glori followed silently.

"Go and get them out!" Mary ordered the guards.

Then two very weak girls were pulled out with sackcloth in their mouths. They looked like they had been caught a long time ago, because there were traces of torture on their bodies, there were dried blood stains on their clothes, and there were blood marks on the corners of their mouths. One of the girls wore a red dress with a silk texture trimmed with flames, while the other wore a blue dress embroidered with warbler filigree.

Later, the two girls were dragged by the soldiers to the carriage. They should have been held here all the time, and now they were just performing for the people here, Glori thought. "It looks so bad," he said to himself, "where will they go?"

"All right, be quiet!" said Mary, "today will be their last day!

"What now, Lord Witch, do you want to take them to the stone house first?" asked the guard.

"Of course," said Mary, "put them there now, and remember to give them the best food...... Yes, the best food. ”

"We'll follow the rules......" another guard muttered, "the best food ......," he complained, but replied anyway.

"It's almost dawn, you'd better get there now. Mary admonished. She looked around carefully, as if noticing someone staring at her. Glori subconsciously took a few steps back from the crowd and prepared to draw his sword, and at this moment, he prepared for the worst. And the girls were pushed into the carriage.

"The carriage? Now, they're going to be taken somewhere I don't know. Glori retracted the sword he was about to draw from its scabbard, wrapped it tightly in strips of cloth, and hung it under the cloak behind his back. He heard the girl shouting in the carriage.

"Iris ...... Don't be afraid, I'm here. These cowardly creatures think they can do something to us, but they can't do anything about it!" Zoe Jane tried to comfort the girl curled up on the other side. She stepped on the spitting sackcloth under her feet.

"Well, she actually spit out the cloth. She's lively, but it will soon fade away. The guards forcibly pulled Zoe to her seat and held him down.

"Guys, look at her. She can't help it! One soldier straightened his head, grinned, and imitated the girl's voice in disgust. The soldier next to him struck Zoe in a flame-trimmed skirt with a spear. Zoe struggled a few times, trying to get rid of the rope, but the soldiers around him watched tightly. So, after two heavy blows, the girl fainted.

"Could they be the girls mentioned in the letter? I may be able to save them, but I'd better be cautious until I find a clue about Prince Kano, because the Kano's mechanical guards won't be able to deal with it. Gloriy meditated. The mechanical guards were fresh in his memory. He looked at the girl in the carriage with inexplicable sadness, and at this moment, the figure of Yvette came to his mind again, which made his hand unconsciously grip the sword behind his back, and almost tore the tether. A hint of anger appeared in his eyes, which gradually subsided.

"Sir, can you lend me this horse?" Glori stopped one of the grooms and shoved the coin into his hand. Then he untied the horse's rope and stepped on.

"But my carriage ......," the groom weighed the currency in his hand, and looked helplessly at Glori, who was riding away, "Ah, young man now...... Quite good at trading...... The price is just a little more than the market price, and even the other expenses are included?"

Glori kept a short distance from the carriage in front of him. The direction of the carriage is a stone house on the southeast side of the lake, where the craftsmen of Kano once lived. Legend has it that those who approach it will fall asleep as if under magic, so it is called the Sleeping Stone House. It was here that the carriage stopped. Glori tied his horse to the nearby woods.

The two girls were taken down from the carriage by the soldiers, and the girl in the blue dress had a pointed chin, large and clear eyes, and straight black curly hair on her shoulders, as if an angel had descended to earth, and her weak appearance was pitiful. Glori, who was hiding in the woods, thought of Yvette because of this, and when his heart was about to beat faster, he forcibly calmed down the turmoil in his heart.

The stone door slowly closed. The soldier breathed a sigh of relief: "After receiving the reward, which tavern are you going to get drunk and drunk?"

"Bounty? The witch never gives money afterwards, it's always an advance. Look at this bag of money, it's enough for a few brothers to drink a few times. Another soldier said.

Glori watched as the soldiers swayed back and forth in front of the stone house. "They're going to go drinking, but why aren't they leaving? Just a polite word?" he remembered that he was going to go out early to practice his sword, "Are they going to leave?" ”

Glori walked deep into the forest to practice his sword. He had a pair of well-tempered hands, and the skin where the palm of the hand touched the hilt of the sword was thick with calluses. His steps were light, as if his body had already merged with the sword, and his movements were smooth, without the slightest pause, without the slightest thought.

"Nine hundred and ninety-nine...... I should have practiced a thousand times a day, but now I haven't practiced for almost a month, and I'm so tired," Glori muttered, "It's been eleven years since that day." He wiped his sweat and sat down under the tree. He picked up the wine bag next to him, sprinkled the red liquor on his sword, and gently wiped it with a cloth. "I'll save you, please wait a little longer. He said.