The free city of Meli is located at the junction of the three kingdoms of Mingsu, Heisen and Falion. Because it is located on the edge of the Luso Wilderness, Meli, which was originally just a small village, has become one of the three major commercial cities in the Eastern Continent.

In just less than a hundred years, Meili developed into a town with a population of tens of thousands. Even if rampant monsters and bandits are often harassed, it cannot affect its status as the largest city in the north of the mainland.

The double-layered giant stone wall that is ten meters thick can not be broken even by the giant beast legion, which is known as the strongest attack power. Since its establishment, this city has been a neutral place without war.

As the largest trading center in the eastern continent, Meili gathers merchants and goods from two continents, whether it is precious dragon eggs or props of seventy years old.

Every spring, the Commercial Alliance holds a grand auction. Not only nearby countries, but also the most remote North Mainland Military Alliance will send special personnel to purchase, which can be said to be an annual commercial event.

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Hero Calendar 3235 Purple Month 17

At noon, a long queue was crowded in front of the gates of Meili City, most of whom were coming for the auction held a few days later.

To this end, the city of Merri has specially added guards to maintain order to prevent any sudden accidents.

A long way, a black lizard ran over the cobblestone avenue. It was riding a traveler in a black cloak. The wide dark purple cloak covered the whole person, and there was no accurate gender or age.

The originally listless city guard captain immediately showed a flattering and flattering face when he saw the visitor. This behavior was not only puzzled by the passers-by, but also confused by his subordinates.

"The captain took the wrong medicine today?"

A soldier quietly asked his companion beside him.

"That's right, you see that this person is dressed very ordinary, why is the captain showing his care?"

"Idiot!!" The whispers of the two young soldiers were heard by the veterans beside him, and he immediately scolded him. "Can ordinary hunters and farmers have beasts like land lizards?"

"ah……"

The slow Xinding then realized. Among the merchants who went to Meili to trade these days, many of them were great nobles with hidden identities. The supremacy of royal power is the unchanging law of the human world. Whether in their own country or not, the nobles can execute civilians at will. If the other party is a noble, just the unintentional discussion before was enough for them to lose their heads. When they thought of this, the two soldiers couldn't help but tremble.

The Earth Dragon Knight took out a not-so-conspicuous black waist card from his arms, with white rose flowers painted on it.

"Look, it's White Rose..."

"I heard that night elves frequently enter and exit Meili, but I didn't expect it to be true."

The merchants who were closer to each other began to whisper and recognized the identity of the person with one word.

White Rose - Unlike the northern fortress towns, in the Luso area, no one would wear similar badges without authorization. Because it is the clan emblem of the night elves, it is known as the "Night Wanderer who never dies and does not rest". No one can leave Luso alive after offending the night elves.

He respectfully gave the obsidian in his hand. With the eyes of the captain and merchants, the ground lizard quickly disappeared at the end of the street in Meili.

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The Forest Bar is the largest and only bar in Merry City that is linked to the Adventure Guild. It is a collection of warriors, mages and adventurers.

At dusk, four people pushed open the door of the forest bar. Although they were wearing wide gray cloaks, their professions could still be seen - two warriors and two mages.

Since the bar is full of adventurers or mercenaries of this type, except for the bartender and a man in black sitting in the corner, the arrival of these four adventurers did not attract the attention of others.

"Eruson, are you sure there is really news we want in this kind of place?"

The Earth goddess Rantoya covered her mouth and nose with her hands and asked quietly, feeling extremely dissatisfied with the dirty and noisy environment of the bar.

"There is no way. Some gossip can only be found in the bar. Even the adventure union that specializes in collecting intelligence will admit it. Just bear it for a while, finding someone is important." The fire priest Eruson smiled and comforted his companions. He slapped Sue and Dire beside him and walked towards the bartender, while the strong bodies of the two soldiers blocked the door tightly.

"I want to find out some news..."

Secretly stuffing a silver coin to the bartender, Eruson whispered.

Seeing the bartender's smile, he knew that his silver coin would not be emptied. Forest Bar does have its own special intelligence network, otherwise he would not have received his tips.

"Dear sir, you are already the 16th group of people who inquire about this matter, but I still have to regret to tell you that ten days ago, a caravan from other places disappeared near Meili, and even those who were looking for it did not come back.

It seems that you should have come from another place. If you want to earn commission from the city lord, then I advise you to give up this idea. There have been more than ten mercenaries who do not believe in evil these days and will never return."

After hearing the news that the customer wanted to inquire, the bartender made the above statement.

Eruson looked at the bartender in surprise, doubting whether he had exaggerated the words.

The young mage who had just crossed the sea from the Southern Continent did not know anything about the Eastern Continent, so he knew nothing about the Luso Wilderness, which the people of the Eastern Continent knew.

"The caravan disappeared near the White Rock Mountains, which is not a place to go. Even the most experienced mercenary group and experienced hunters here cannot guarantee that they can come back alive from the realm of death. You must know that it is the territory of the night elves, and even the orcs in the north dare not pay attention to it." The bartender replied cautiously, and finally looked back at the distant corner, and added a sentence to Eruson's ear; "If you have to go, I suggest you go to find the one in the corner first, but I don't guarantee that he will promise to help you."

Calling Lantoya, the two of them went to the corner where the bartender said.

The lights here are dim, and if you don't look closely, you will find that there is a table here. A man in black wrapped in a black cloak leans quietly in the corner.

Although the low-hanging hood makes people unable to see their faces clearly, there are seven white roses embroidered on the chest of the dark black robe under the cloak, and the charming posture adds to the lingering strangeness.

Although he didn't know the meaning of the white rose emblem, Eruson had already felt the faint dissatisfaction coming from the man in black.

"Is there something wrong?"

Unexpectedly, the man in black had a very young voice, and he should have been a young man. Lantoya spoke according to the words she and Eruson had prepared in advance.

"We are tracking a batch of missing goods in Merri City, with an important treasure inside..." At the beginning of the conversation, Lantoya was immediately pushed aside by Eruson, probably because she knew that she had missed her mouth, and she didn't care about her companions' pushing behavior.

"Well... we are merchants from the Southern Continent. We are commissioned by our owner to find the goods lost ten days ago. If you know how to find clues, please let us know. We will give you a generous reward as a reward."

"I'm not a bounty hunter."

The man in black refused Eruson's tempting invitation and raised the wine glass on the table without any temptation. The emerald green liquid suddenly woke Eruson up.

The 3147-year-old Polunetti wine is called "aristian wine that only rich people can drink". It seems that this mysterious man in black is also a person with status. The money for this wine alone is enough for an ordinary person to live a month's living expenses.

At this embarrassing moment, a burly man stood up among the group of mercenaries sitting in the corner of the wall on the other side. His figure was taller than Sue. He stood by the table and blocked most of the already unclear lights.

"Is there anything to serve, gentlemen."

"No, we just wanted to find out about the missing caravan."

"Oh, it's a caravan again. There are quite a few people asking about the caravan recently..." Barun rubbed his stubble-covered chin, but his eyes kept looking at Sue, and the silver long sword with precious gems and pearls inlaid around his waist, "Elf Light", one of the top ten famous swords in the world.

This is a powerful weapon created by the Moonlight Elf in the era of heroic warfare. It can drive away evil and darkness. It has a particularly obvious effect on the demons and the dark tribe. It is a symbol of the "Magic Knight" one of the seven ancient heroes.

"What is your relationship with the magic knight Sullint?" The light of the famous sword elf allows one to recognize the identity of the holder at a glance. Barun said the name of the previous generation of magic knights.

Eruson stared at the two people who were looking at each other nervously. He didn't know what kind of grudges the other party had with Surinte, but this mercenary was not a mediocre person. His strong muscles and steady temperament all mean that his strength was definitely not inferior to Sue. If he was an enemy, it would be a bad thing. The thing had not been found yet. Now is not the time to have a conflict with the local snake.

"He is my father."

Sue replied without hesitation that in order to obtain the necessary information to find the caravan, he bet on his life.

"Ha..." Barun laughed and held Sue's hand; "Then you're looking for the right person."

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After some explanation, the four people realized that Sulinte had saved Baruen's life ten years ago.

As soon as they entered the bar, Barun saw the elf sword around Sue's waist, and was even more sure that he was the descendant of the Magic Knight.

The Elf Light is not only a symbol of the Magic Knight, but also a inheritance of the Mede family, and will not easily fall into the hands of outsiders.

"With you a few right-hand men, we can go to the Black Forest's mage tower this time." After hearing Sue explain the causes and consequences, Baru's happy opponent announced; "Boys, pack up the guys and get ready to go!!"

More than thirty mercenaries sitting in the corner stood up one after another. When they looked at their bodies, they knew that they were all veterans who had been rolling on the edge of life and death for many years.

"The Mage Tower of the Black Forest?"

Now Su Yi and the other two were stunned on the spot. They just wanted to find the missing caravan, but didn't say they wanted to go to the mage tower?

As a residence that only a middle-level mage can own, the Mage Tower is a tower made entirely of magical sprite stones that can gather various elements.

There are a large number of creatures controlled by mages around the tower - beasts, who obey mages who are stronger than themselves. There is also a more powerful guard in the tower, which protects the mage's safety and drives out all creatures that try to forcibly break through the tower, similar to human bodyguards and guards. Many adventurers who go to the mage tower often get out of the tower or kill them before they see the mage.

"Uh...I think you probably misunderstood. We just want to find the missing caravan, not to venture into the Black Forest..."

Baru stopped Sui's words with gestures, and he took out a yellowed hand-painted map and spread it on the wooden table.

This is a whole area of ​​Luso. The area near the Black Forest is full of lines of various colors, indicating the range of activities of humans and animals.

The closer you get to the middle part of the forest, the fewer lines that indicate signs of life, especially the white hilly areas in the north, where there is still a forbidden area that no one has set foot on.

"The Black Forest is full of all kinds of unpredictable dangers. At present, all adventurers dare only to move around its periphery, and those adventurers who go deep into the forest have never returned."

On the map, there is a black tower painted on the edge of the south of the forest.

Eruson's attention was immediately attracted by it, and his intuition told him that the black tower must be related to the missing caravan.

"It is called the Tower of Dead, and it is said that there is a necromancer living inside." Barun said the identity of the Tower, the most famous place on the border of the Hessian Forest, the adventurer's cemetery - the Tower of Dead.

"The caravan you are looking for is missing near it."

Hearing this, Eruson and his companions emitted a scorching light from their eyes.
Chapter completed!