" Broken Gold City is the largest adventurer activity place in the southwest region of Mera. The ethnic relations here are complicated and there are endless conflicts. Years of friction have caused many conflicts among the various ethnic groups here.
"Large-scale gold mines were discovered here in the glorious era. Because the sphere of influence of the Theocracy had not spread at that time, this area outside the actual control area of the four major powers became a gold mining area for various countries and ethnic groups. At first, Solon relied on geographical connections
Taking advantage of the situation, many gold diggers were driven away with the threat of force, but violence was naturally followed by violence. The people who came from Solon died violently, and the murderer could not be found."
"In the glorious era, the four major kingdoms were all ashamed, and all ethnic groups felt that there was nothing that could not be discussed. Therefore, in the end, the Solon royal family punished several lords who had done evil and ordered them to abide by the local rules...that is, there were no rules. After that, there were no rules.
It’s a lackluster adventurer’s daily life of gold mining. Today you are a down-and-out slave and civilian. It’s not unheard of for you to be lucky enough to exchange gold and become rich after picking up gold. The most direct consequence of not having a powerful force directly controlling this place is that there are only
Violence and desire make even this city-state convenient for gold mining unsafe."
"At the end of the glorious era, the relationship between the four major countries and the various ethnic groups took a turn for the worse. In addition, the long-term mining of gold mines was almost exhausted. Finally, a capable city lord took over the place, and the order here began to improve. In the long hundreds of years since then,
During this period, there were occasional people in Broken Gold City who found scattered mineral veins and made a fortune, but they were no longer the 'glory' they once were."
Passing through Broken Gold City, Lu Yu thought about the history Lulu told him.
The Red Flame Mountains was his last stop. Judging from the details of the previous actual survey of the Misty Mountains and the Rich Mountains, Laurende deliberately erased some inconspicuous content. If Lu Yu had not experienced it personally, he would have understood it just by listening to the introduction.
It was a trap, so he planned to find a local who was familiar with the Hongyan Mountains to ask.
The Adventurer's Association, a gathering place of three religions and nine streams, was undoubtedly Lu Yu's first choice. He didn't even need to issue a commission, but only used a copper coin to get a lot of useful information from a dealer who made a living selling information at the entrance of the association.
The Red Flame Mountains are currently controlled by the vampires, elves, and giants. Although they are in control, no one can further develop the land here.
The elves were interested in the large amount of maple trees here, the vampires were coveted by the large number of monsters that appeared here, and the giants hoped to obtain several valleys in the mountains. They also sat down and talked with each other, but the result of the negotiations was different.
It's a pile of corpses.
No one knows what went wrong during the negotiation process. They only know that after the negotiation, the three tribes were fighting to the death. Among them, the giants had the smallest number and suffered serious losses in repeated battles. They had already begun to migrate, and now only the elves and vampires were left fighting. Also.
For this reason, the area near the Red Flame Mountains is considered a high-risk area by the Broken Gold City Adventurer Association, and people with Mithril and below are not suitable to go there.
Lu Yu asked: "This place is so good, isn't there any human influence involved in it?"
The information dealer raised his index finger, and Lu Yu threw a copper coin over. He immediately laughed and quickly explained: "There were some in the past, but they were used as blood banks by the vampires... Sir, you know the classification of the vampires, right? I don't know, a copper coin."
You can hear it from me with copper coins."
Lulutis actually explained the categories of vampires to Lu Yu before, but she didn't expect that this would help her save money.
"The vampires active in the Red Flame Mountains are the dominant species."
"The dominant species... have very few weaknesses. They can move at any time and can survive without sucking blood. Blood-sucking can strengthen the physical strength and magic power. The powerful dominant species are not even afraid of light magic." Lu Yu murmured, "There are actually some here.
Dominant species."
"Sir, what you said is exactly right. I heard that the dominant vampire race here was the one that escaped the crisis of genocide during the last infested spirit disaster. After hundreds of years of cultivation, the race has regained its numbers. In fact, Meira's
To the east...that is, outside of the Evil Beast Earldom, there are also dominant vampire races."
"How strong are they?"
Seeing the information dealer raising his index finger, Lu Yu simply took out ten copper coins and patted his hand.
The information dealer with a smile on his face spoke more vigorously: "You have asked the right person about this. I have made statistics for various commissions in front of the Adventurers Association. Commissions related to the vampires near the Red Flame Mountains have appeared in the past year.
Seventy-four times, the Adventurer Association's difficulty assessment mostly fluctuated around mithril, and the highest-level commission reached crystal, which is still hanging in the hall. This crystal-level commission was hung half a year ago, and the client was Solon I.
A knight, his son was kidnapped by the Vampire Clan and used as a blood bank... Hehe, it's none of our business, why did this silly boy want to abduct a Vampire Clan girl."
"Ahem, cough, far away, the commission was taken over twice. The first time, seven gold-level warriors and two magicians confirmed the death of the knight's son, but they also suffered a lot of injuries. The knight
Later, he revised the commission and asked for help in killing the vampire girl who fascinated his son. They accepted it again, and this time...the whole army was wiped out."
Lu Yu frowned: "No one came back?"
"One came back, but the doctor couldn't save him. He was still alive watching his flesh and blood rotting and turning into sticky plasma." The information dealer said, "Afterwards, experienced gold-level warriors told us that the vampires probably knew that they would do it again.
He came to visit, so he activated his talents by sucking blood in advance, and this group of people plunged into the opponent's trap. By the way... it was also this person who helped retrieve the suicide note of these unlucky people."
The information dealer touched the copper coin in his hand and looked at Lu Yu who was thoughtful: "Just think of it as a gift for giving me so much money. If you want to do something to the vampires, according to my statistics,
At least we need to find a group of gold-level adventurers who are well-trained and well-coordinated. Crystals are too scarce here and the price is high, which is not cost-effective. As long as there are enough gold-level adventurers, there will be no problem with safety."
"Thank you for the reminder. I didn't expect to meet a statistician here...what's your name?"
The young man, who was always half-bent and spoke very fast, replied: "They all call me Letter Paper Ole. Here, Letter Paper is much easier to identify than the name Ole."
"So Ole, how well do you know the area around the Red Flame Mountains?"
"I'm not familiar with anything near Broken Gold City..." Olai suddenly realized. He looked directly into Lu Yu's eyes and asked suspiciously, "Are you going to the Red Flame Mountains?"
"Yes, I also want to ask you to be my tour guide."
Ole looked embarrassed: "To enter the Red Flame Mountains, you need at least the protection of a team of golden adventurers. You..."
"You and I are enough, and the reward will definitely satisfy you."
"May I ask, what is your rank?" Olai observed carefully. There were no calluses on Lu Yu's hands, so he definitely couldn't be a warrior.
"Fourth level."
"No matter how much money I spend, I will not go. I also advise you not to go."
Ole turned around and left, but after taking a few steps, he turned back and warned seriously: "Don't, don't have a rebellious mentality because of my words. I can understand that a noble person like you doesn't understand the dangers of the dominant vampire race.
You just need to know one thing...if you become the blood bank of the vampire clan, you will be worse than dead. Think about your family and the beauty you have not yet enjoyed."
Lu Yu said nothing, smiled and wrapped himself in wind magic, and disappeared into the Broken Gold City in the blink of an eye.
Ole looked at Lu Yu's figure and was dumbfounded. After a long time, he continued to sell the information he had collected at the door of the Adventurers Association.
Thinking of Lu Yu, he touched the copper coins and sighed: "What a cheerful person, why don't you listen to the advice..."
Lu Yu, who did not listen to the advice, confirmed based on the map that he had arrived at the Hongyan Mountains at sunset.
The Red Flame Mountains are named after a plant nicknamed the Red Flame Maple. In summer and autumn, the leaves of the Red Flame Maple are as red as fire. When viewed from the air, the leaves swaying in the wind are like swaying red flames.
Lu Yu came at just the right time. The red mountains and plains were really burning like flames against the sunset. Looking far into the distance, everything in his field of vision was filled with blazing colors, which made people feel hot all over. Those who followed the wind
The falling red maple leaves are like balls of flames falling to the ground.
She was stunned for a moment. This was the first time she saw such a spectacular scenery, and she was speechless for a moment.
"Is this real..." she asked.
"It's real. It's a scenery you will never see in your life in the city at dusk." Lu Yu said.
For a moment, she couldn't help but walk under a maple tree. She slowly raised her head, like a curious baby, admiring it seriously...
"boom!"
Without any warning, Xuxu kicked the maple tree, and the leaves fell with a crash, creating a "rain of fire".
"Hahahaha, fun!"
I laughed and kicked for a moment, until fewer and fewer leaves fell, and then I was satisfied... moved to another tree and continued!
Lu Yu covered his forehead, not knowing where to complain.
The rustling sound of stepping on the leaves made Xu, who was having a great time, raise her head alertly for a moment. After confirming the direction, she quickly protected Lu Yu behind her.
A group of adventurers, three men and three women, appeared in front of Lu Yu. They looked at Lu Yu and Xu Yu with suspicious eyes, and Lu Yu was also observing them vigilantly.
"Only two people dare to come to the Hongyan Mountains...are you gold level?"
After hearing their questions, Lu Yu understood that these six people should not be rated as gold.
"The magic power fluctuations in your body are very weak, it can't be Mithril... How dare two Mithril people go deep into this position?"
Seeing that Lu Yu didn't answer, the six people looked at the fallen leaves on the ground, confused: "It's you who are knocking on the tree... What did I say the sound was so weird... What commission did you receive that required you to do this?"
Lu Yu had a strange look on his face. After playing wildly for a while, he suddenly realized that he had just done a childish act and lowered his head.
Why do I feel ashamed every time I do it...
Seeing that Lu Yu didn't say a word, the six-person group had no intention of staying any longer. They warned fiercely: "Don't make such a big noise casually. The vampires and elves are still fighting in this area. The elves are fine. You
Do you want the vampires to follow the movement and take you away?"
Lu Yu noticed the equipment carried by these six people, including light-enchanted arrow clusters, weapons, shields, armors, and scrolls with some light-attribute magic fluctuations exposed on their chests...a complete set of advantageous restraint suits.
"Are you hunting vampires?" Lu Yu called out to the six people who turned around and left.
The leader turned his head and said, "Yes, what's wrong?"
"Where can I meet vampires? I'm very interested in them."
There was silence.
The six people looked at Lu Yu in disbelief, as if they wanted to pry open his head to see if it contained water or brain...
"Listen up, the Vampires are also very interested in you. Without a tacit understanding of the team, actively looking for traces of the Vampires is definitely asking for death... Go away quickly, don't let me drive you away!"
The female magician holding the staff had a small silver bell tied around her neck. As she spoke, the bell kept vibrating.
The female magician held down her companion's shoulders in shock and reminded nervously: "There is a reaction. This large-scale magic fluctuation is a vampire with activated talent. It is rated at least gold. Be careful!"
The captain drew out the long sword enchanted with light attribute. When he saw Lu Yu still standing there, he strode forward angrily, grabbed his neck and pulled him into his team.
"Don't cause trouble for us!" The captain said to Lu Yu while applying an unknown potion on the sword, "You can use protective magic. Give it to anyone who is in danger. The vampires are not as easy to deal with as you think.
If you don’t want to be a blood bank, just help!”
For a moment, the female magician student dragged her to his side and handed her a round black iron ball: "If the vampire attacks you, feed this to him, it will work!"
As he spoke, the sound of flapping wings suddenly became clear.
Lu Yu raised his head. The last ray of the sun seemed to be afraid of something. It completely disappeared at this moment, and the night fell silently.
Consistent with Lulu's description, most of the dominant vampires are humanoid, except for the wings on their backs.
"Three, four...five."
The female magician's voice deepened little by little, and the panic in her words was palpable.
"How come there are so many... They are all activated by talents. Where are they having a feast... This magic is definitely not something we can deal with!"
Lu Yu glanced at her and saw that she had quietly taken out the scroll and seemed to be ready to detonate light magic at close range.
The Vampires in the sky floated down and glanced at everyone present with cold eyes: "Hunting the Vampires... is it just up to you?"
"The elves have almost lost. Humans are so active now. Do they want to take over the Red Flame Mountains while taking advantage of the chaos..."
"Why are you talking so much to dead people...I just finished eating, but seeing them makes me hungry again!"
The vampire swooped down, and the activated light attribute scroll released a dazzling light, dissuading the vampire who planned to end everything with a close-range attack.
"Wow, how many such expensive scrolls do you have?" The vampire quickly turned back and ducked into the distance, laughing loudly.
The entire team looked ashen.
This group of vampires is so experienced that they even tricked them out of the props they used to save their lives.
"I'm so nervous..." Lu Yu shook his head, "If you wait until the fight breaks out before releasing the scroll, at least you still have the strength to fight, and release it so early..."
"What are you doing!" The captain shouted in a low voice when he saw Lu Yu and Xu Yu walking forward.
"Didn't I say that I am very interested in the vampires and have wanted to meet them for a long time." Lu Yu replied with a smile, "In a moment, it depends on you whether you can properly survey the Hongyan Mountains... Five