The elf girl stood in the wind and rain, with a long bow on her back and a dark green cloak flying like a flag; she stood there, as tall and straight as a poplar tree.
"Sister, the captain's letter!" The female ranger happily took back the carrier pigeon and took off the note tied to her paw.
"kindness."
Yun Na buried her head and responded absently. She unfolded several long volumes in her hands - these precious sheepskin documents were attached with magical magic to prevent them from being damaged by rain - these were geographical records, records
It describes the changes in hydrology and mountains and rivers in this area over hundreds of years, the formation of settlements, population migration, humanistic customs and some legends.
She occasionally raised her head to check the surrounding environment and silently took notes. The female mage's fiery amber eyes were dull and showed no emotion. For her, this was just a boring job.
"Believe it!" Ke'er vigorously waved the letter in front of her this time, as if to show off.
Sighing, Yun Na used one hand to ward off her sister, "It's just a routine contact, you damn girl." The female mage closed the sheepskin document and added: "Besides, I don't know the content of the letter either.
If you already knew, why are you so proud?"
After being scolded, the elf girl finally calmed down and looked listless.
"Hey, my sister is so kind..." she sighed loudly.
"Um?"
"What an indifferent tone," Ke'er said in a tone that made one's teeth sour: "We are living together. It's such an inexplicable sense of superiority!"
Yun Na didn't care and asked: "Oh, are you envious?"
"ah?"
"Envy...envy?"
The female ranger's face turned to the other side: "What do I have to envy...I don't care about it." She stammered and replied: "Don't keep saying nonsense, sister, work hard -
—If you don’t meet someone’s requirements, you will be punished!”
The female mage covered her mouth and laughed: "Don't worry, I've got the bottom line." She looked at her sister with a rare tenderness in her eyes: "We don't have to go to the Alfalfa Field, we can turn from here.
Dongba.”
"Hey." The female game was stunned for a moment, "Is there any accident?"
"Ah," the former nodded, "If your guess is correct...that's it."
She raised her head and looked at the horizon. Beautiful flames danced in her amber eyes. Among the gems, it was more dazzling than all earthly jewels. When you looked at it, it was like a burning flame, in the darkness.
It can also illuminate people’s hearts.”
"...That's why we say that because of love scattered across the earth, we can connect with each other; with wisdom, we can learn to see the world with our own eyes; with hope, we can look forward to the next day.
out."
The dark and thin middle-aged man cleared his throat. However, his action immediately caused a commotion in the bar.
"Oh, uncle! We have known this legend about love, wisdom and hope for a long time! Let's get back to business and talk about Iris!"
"Yeah, I knew it earlier! Can you tell me something else?"
"You bastards, isn't that what I was about to say?" The owner of the Iron Horse Bar slammed the table, "Why do you say that the storm in this season is the witch Iris? I remember that in the early years, I was still following some of my friends
I saw her in person when I was adventuring outside."
The players let out a deep boo.
"Didn't I say that I once met an evil dragon in the Forest Mountains? Yes, it was the story about the treasure of the dwarf lord?"
"Yes, yes, you said that dragon has four wings!"
"And a full six hundred feet long!"
There was a low chuckle.
The middle-aged man blushed and said angrily: "You ill-informed guys, don't believe me, what I say is all the truth!" As he spoke, he took down a small barrel of dwarf spirits from the shelf:
"All in all, when that scary dragon appeared, my companions and I were terrified!"
"We ran for our lives, we ran for our lives! Finally we plunged into the mountains and ran for several days, completely lost. By the way, did I mention that all the horses were eaten by the evil dragon? In short,
All our luggage was lost, and there was no food or water. We were tired and hungry after escaping for several days. It was at this time..." He took a sip of wine and showed a look of reminiscence. "We met a dwarf.
"
"What kind of dwarf is that? He wears long robes and has a pointed beard. His clothes are studded with gold and silver jewels, each one is as big as an eyeball! He walks like a king.
His gorgeous clothes jingled as he walked, his beard was raised high when he spoke, and he looked like he didn't take other people seriously."
There was a murmur below.
"It's so stupid!" At this time, the silent businessman expressed his opinion: "No one would be stupid enough to hang all the jewelry on his clothes. That doesn't look like a king at all. He is completely a nouveau riche. What's more, hanging so many heavy
Can this thing still move around?"
As he spoke, he pretended to be out of breath, making the others laugh.
"Sir, are you doubting what I said?" The owner of the Iron Horse Bar was furious and stood up with a red face. The businessman was startled by his actions and said quickly: "Of course... of course not, you
Please continue."
The middle-aged man took another sip of wine and continued: "Anyway, he is probably such a dwarf king. He said to us gently that he would take us to his castle and entertain us well, and also described it to us.
Let’s take a look at the splendor of his underground palace. Listen, this is just a story, right?... But we didn’t think so at the time. I told my companions that this guy must be one of those evil goblins who transformed into the earth to trick us into killing him!
"
"You know, I'm not being alarmist. In those days, the goblins in the mountains often did this. They were a bunch of bad guys. But that's what they say. But we were all starving at the time.
I was exhausted and exhausted, but in the end I still couldn’t resist the temptation——”
When the owner of the Iron Horse Bar said this, the players stopped again and began to boo: "Oh, I heard this story last time! Speak faster, faster!"
Seeing that the bar had turned into a cattle and horse market, the middle-aged man had no choice but to compromise: "Okay, okay, then we went to the underground palace of the dwarf lord, and we were shocked! That was
What a magnificent palace - the walls are made of gold, precious stones contain water and food, and even the tables and chairs are made of dazzling ivory; even the most inconspicuous thing is enough for you there.
These guys have worked hard all their lives, and even knocking a gem off the wall can buy a noble title!"
When the businessman heard this, he snorted with disdain.
"Then, after we had eaten and drank enough, the dwarf king took us to visit his treasure house..." At this point, the middle-aged man paused and said in a sighing tone: "I really regret it when I think about it.
When a mortal is hungry, he or she thinks of bread; when he is full, he wants a woman; when he has a woman, he wants power... Mortals will never learn to be satisfied."
"When we don't have a full meal, we see that those gems are just some beautiful stones. No matter how many there are, they are not more important than a simple meal. But once we fill our stomachs, our hearts start to get excited."
There was a rare silence in the bar. Everyone was listening to the boss's story attentively. Even the businessman who usually didn't pay much attention tilted his head slightly.
"It was in that cellar that we saw that bracelet. It was so beautiful, like agate or ruby. Although it was placed in an inconspicuous corner, I fell in love with it at first sight. By some strange coincidence, I
He actually asked the dwarf king for it... This made the other party angry. He immediately kicked us out."
"But even so, it still can't stop me from thinking about that bracelet... It's really beautiful. I just thought how nice it would be if I could get it in my own hands?" The middle-aged man looked nostalgic: "My companions
I thought so, and I don’t know what happened. We seemed to be possessed by ghosts at that time. Alas, one of my friends also happened to be a very famous night thief, so we took advantage of this night to sneak in.
It was stolen."
At this point, several low exclamations sounded in the bar.
"But it didn't go well. Several of those guys died under the treasure house's mechanisms. Only the night thief and I were lucky to escape. Not long after escaping, the night thief's partner was also seriously injured and died." Iron Horse Bar
The boss took a sip of wine and lamented: "But at that time, I didn't feel sad for my partner at all, I was just ecstatic because this treasure was mine alone!"
"But after a few days like this, I started to find something was wrong. There seemed to be a voice in the bracelet leading me in one direction. I was scared, but I couldn't bear to throw it away. I did this every day
Struggling, little by little, I walked into the deepest part of the forest."
"That season was like this..." The middle-aged man looked out the window with a nostalgic look on his face: "In the rainy season of Oras, it rained heavily for half a month, flash floods broke out in the mountains, and migratory people were everywhere.
Beast...and that day, I saw the witch Iris."
"She is so beautiful, like an elf in the wind and rain. When she saw the bracelet in my hand, she said to me: Hello, people of Father God. I am the daughter of the storm, Iris, and the thing in your hand is
I lost it. Her voice was so beautiful, I swear I have never heard such a beautiful voice before. But strangely enough, when she said that, I felt like it was natural that this bracelet should be hers.
"
A voice came from the corner of the bar: "Did you give it back to her?"
The bar owner was disturbed by such a question and was very angry. However, he raised his head and found that the person speaking was actually the black-robed mage, so he immediately lost his courage and had to shake his head: "No, I was thinking about this baby at the time.
But my friend has given so many lives in exchange for the land, even if it belongs to her, I can’t give it to her casually!”
"Uncle, I can't believe you were so greedy when you were young!" Several players said happily.
The middle-aged man glared at these guys: "Everyone has their youth!"
"Yes, yes, what's next?"
"Next, she said something strange. Then I fainted, and when I woke up, there was nothing in my hands..." The bar owner took a last sip of wine and sighed: "I didn't feel well after that.
It was easy to walk out of the secluded forest, and I finally saved my life, but my body was exhausted... Later, I went to many places and asked many knowledgeable people before I found out about Lady Iris.
What kind of big shot is he?"
"Weird words?" The black-robed mage in the corner asked, "What kind of strange words did she say?"
The black-robed mage is Xiao Fen himself. As for why he appears here, you have to understand that there are more or less errors in teleportation. Sometimes these errors are insignificant, just a few meters back and forth; some are completely opposite, which is shocking.
I can't laugh or cry.
In fact, Xiao Fen encountered such a completely different error - he was originally going to send the message back to the Tower in the Cloud, but instead he was sent to the front line of Dragon City's confrontation with the Hand of Despair. But he didn't want to correct this.
Wrong, let’s just leave it at that and find out the reality of the Hand of Despair here.
So after giving a few instructions to everyone, especially the goblins, the black-robed mage settled down in this area.
"Master Mage, this is what Iris said at that time." The bar owner wanted to answer respectfully. However, an accident interrupted him; the door of the bar suddenly opened, and three or four short men wearing gray cloaks appeared.
A man came in from outside and stood in front of the bar.
A short man stood there, with the face of a female halfling exposed under the cloak, and a pin with the profile of an elf on her left breast. She only said one sentence, and the whole bar became excited.
: "Please be quiet, a temporary task is assigned."
The Darkmaw Thieves Brotherhood is a well-known NPC organization in this area. No one knows their origins. In fact, they have been here since the first day Canaan was opened to players. This
The organization does not accept players to join, but Bu's tasks are open to everyone. And one of the characteristics of these tasks is that they are difficult and rich in rewards. The worst type of them can often get a magic equipment. Such tasks are in
The Adventurer's Guild may not come across it even once every ten days and a half.
It's not just Thorn Castle. In fact, in Canaan, many small places have these similar high-level mission points. There are even some secret shops. The services they provide are better than ordinary places, but most of these places are not public and require players to
Discover it yourself. Just like the Darkmaw Thieves Brotherhood, they only release tasks at a fixed time and a fixed place - that is, the Iron Horse Bar. The first person to discover this secret is actually the owner of the largest player union in this area.
It was by keeping this secret that he secretly cultivated a group of core members in a short period of time and established the absolute leadership of his guild in this area.
When the secret was finally revealed, this bar in a remote alley suddenly became the most popular gathering place for players. There are so many people waiting here every day, and they are obviously not because of the charm of the Iron Horse Bar owner's story.
.but because of the attraction of these high-level tasks.
So when the female halfling started to assign tasks, almost everyone forgot about the witch Iris, and instead focused on the members of the Darkmaw Thieves Brotherhood.
"The format of this mission is a cleanup mission. B-level. The client's name will not be announced. The mission content is to kill a young black dragon named Poison Eyes that recently appeared on the young forest trail. The mission reward is 600 southern gold coins, or the equivalent price.
A piece of magic equipment from the mainland."
There was silence in the bar, with only the sound of people breathing in. And within the next few seconds, the Iron Horse Bar volcano exploded——
"Dragon? A black dragon appears near here?"
"Oh my God, the dragon-slaying mission! Did I hear it correctly?"
"This reward...!" "6,000 southern gold coins, this is the price of legendary equipment!"
Some people also stood up and questioned: "Miss Marlene, isn't the Young Forest Trail the mountain road leading to the Alfalfa Field?"
"Yes, I heard that there are scouts from the Hand of Despair active in that area recently?"
"That said, the rewards and difficulty should be increased."
The black-robed mage was originally not interested in this task. He was more concerned about the book of wisdom mentioned at the beginning of the Iron Horse Bar owner's story. He vaguely felt that these three gifts seemed to have some connection with him. But when he heard these noisy
During the discussion, I couldn’t help but prick up my ears.
The purpose of his coming here is to spy on the reality of the Hand of Despair, but he is not willing to attract other people's attention because of this - after all, there are inevitably a large number of player spies lurking in both camps during this season. But if there happens to be one like this
There are opportunities to get close to the control area of the Hand of Despair without attracting too much attention, so it is not a bad idea to take advantage of it.
He raised his head and saw the fat mage standing up.
"Miss Marlene, I would like to ask if this task is allowed to be received by the union as a unit?" the fat mage asked loudly.
Everyone was silent now. The union that Fatty belongs to is the largest player organization in this area. If they want to take action, the chances of other players will be much smaller. Therefore, most people stopped arguing and stared.
Female halfling, pray for her to give an answer of no.
However, this seems unlikely in most cases, unless the task client has special requirements. Sure enough, the female halfling named Marlene quickly nodded and said: "This is a free and open task.
Regardless of the organizational form of the task recipient, as long as the head of the black dragon is brought here, the task is considered completed."
The fat mage sat back contentedly and released his homing pigeon.
Next, the Iron Horse Bar fell into a new round of heated discussions - some people cursed these large player unions that monopolize regional monsters and high-level tasks, while some people were talking about the plot of Dragon Quest.
, some people were discussing whether they should go with them to watch the fun, and if they had a chance to pick up some bargains, etc. In short, everyone was half stunned by the bombshell dropped by the Darkmaw Thieves Brotherhood.
Xiao Fen also put down the wooden cup in his hand, secretly calculating what kind of identity he would have to follow so as not to attract too many people's attention. At this time, the door of the Iron Horse Bar was pushed open again...
On this day, this small bar is destined to not be peaceful——
A player dressed as a warrior staggered and opened the door. His chain mail shirt, log shield, and long sword collided with each other, making a clattering noise. However, he did not notice this, and just shouted excitedly.
Shouted: "It's amazing, everyone go and see it! East Gate, Dragon...Dragon Knight!" This update, um...Thanks to Sister Xiu.)