Xi Feier raised his water glass and said with a smile: "Drinking is not allowed in the barracks. Today I will bring wine with water to apologize for our Bright Tiger Army's offense to the elders." Almost all the senior generals of the Bright Tiger Army were present , including Siri, the head of the magician regiment who usually doesn't have much contact with the army, everyone stood up and raised their water glasses.
Dumb hurriedly stood up, and said awkwardly: "I understand that you also have difficulties, how can I blame you."
The senior generals of the Bright Tiger Army praised the great strength of Dui without hesitation, and the feast ended in a cheerful atmosphere for two full hours.
Xi Feier personally led the people to send the three dumb people to the border, "Elder, if you encounter any danger in the Sunset Empire, come back immediately. As long as you arrive at our place, we will definitely guarantee your safety. However, these worries of mine should be It's in vain, with your strength, how can those despicable guys from the Sunset Empire hurt you."
Sri said: "Elder Duan, you are the most powerful magician I have ever seen. You can maintain your summoned creatures for more than an hour, even in magic books, I have never seen it before!"
Yan Yan was already tired of hearing these people's compliments, and said impatiently: "Okay, don't bother everyone, we have to hurry. Dumb, let's go."
Xi Feier and others watched the three dumb figures disappear before returning to the barracks. Feeling anxious, I went to write a report letter to Aldos.
Finally entered the territory of the Sunset Empire, Ah-Dai took out the elf bracelet from the blood of the dragon, and said: "Those generals are so enthusiastic, my head is so dizzy!" He said more in the barracks than he usually said in ten days.
Yan Li laughed and said: "Whoever allowed you to summon such a powerful silver dragon, it's no wonder they will continue to flatter you. Dumb brother, if you encounter enemies in the future, as long as you summon the dragon, who else can be us?" opponents. The nobles of the Sunset Empire are nothing at all."
Duan shook his head and said: "Actually, Shengxie is just a small dragon. Its strength is very limited, but it was exaggerated by Commander Xifeier. Although the dragon is powerful, it is not invincible." He clearly understood How strong is Shengxie? If he uses Shengchang and a black iron bow, Shengxie can't resist at all. The main reason why he was so shocked in the barracks is because of the powerful and mysterious dragon. biological deterrent.
Rock said: "Dumb is right, no matter what you do, you have to be strong enough to be guaranteed, and dragons cannot be summoned every time. We have to work hard in the process of finding the elves. "As the three of them spoke, they had already entered the territory of the Dark Province of the Sunset Empire. Contrary to the garrison of large troops in the province of light, the province of darkness is very calm. The three of them crossed a hilly area and entered the plain. They didn't dare to walk too fast, and moved forward in a circuitous manner, using the ability of the elf bracelet to inquire if there were any elves around.
The residence of the lord of the Dark City, the capital of the Dark Province of the Setting Sun Empire.
The five dark mages and four killers who had attacked the remnants of the Mage Union sat scattered in a large dark room.
The door opened, and a ray of light came in from the outside. A middle-aged man in fine clothes approached the room. He closed the door behind his back, and the room returned to darkness again. The killers were still scattered around, while the five dark mages stood up.
The middle-aged man asked indifferently: "What is the result of this trip? Why did Ordos in the Province of Light concentrate all his troops on the border? Have you revealed the purpose of this trip?"
Behind the hands of the leading dark magician, a hoarse voice said: "The Magician's Guild is stronger than we imagined. This sneak attack failed."
The middle-aged man frowned, and said, "Didn't succeed? How far did it fail? Could it be that Ordos' Bright Tiger Army assembled because of you?"
The dark magician snorted coldly and said: "Don't talk to me in the tone of asking your subordinates. This operation has indeed failed completely. Not a single member of the Magician's Union died in our hands. It's just the defenders in the province of light. During the hunt, we killed hundreds of ordinary soldiers."
The cold light in the eyes of the middle-aged man can still be seen clearly even in the dimly lit room, "A complete failure? Why did the plan fail completely? It is impossible for the Magician's Union to have prepared in advance. What do you want me to do if you lose so many people?" Confess to the Grand Duke. Tell me what happened."
"Hmph, you don't need to explain. I will tell the Grand Duke. There is no need to explain to you. Prepare the carriage immediately, and we will rush back to Sunset City."
The middle-aged man exuded a bit of cold air all over his body, and his tone was cold and emotionless, "Why can't you explain to me. Don't forget that I am the planner of this operation."
The black-robed magician was not intimidated by the other party's appearance at all, and said disdainfully: "Because you don't deserve to listen to my explanation. Don't forget who I am. Don't say you are just a little viscount, it is the duke who is right. I am also very respectful. I don’t have time to argue with you here, hurry up and prepare the car, I’m going back to report to the leader.”
The body of the middle-aged man trembled slightly. He barely restrained his monstrous anger. The forces behind the dark magician were beyond his reach. Even the Duke had to rely on them. He tried to control his voice calmly, saying: "The car is already ready, you can go now."
The black-robed magician said calmly: "Let's go." He walked towards the door first. Opening the door, he stopped under the light from outside. His long back covered the middle-aged man. He turned his back to the middle-aged man and said, "For the sake of your being the Duke's direct descendant, let me remind you. In the Magician’s Guild, there is a young magician with superb martial arts skills. This operation was destroyed by him. I haven’t seen his magic, but his martial arts skills are very good. Moreover, I used it in the Magician’s Guild The summoning of the devil, but after waiting for the news, we discovered that the taboo summoning of the devil did not cause any casualties to the Magician Union. You should think about it.” After finishing speaking, he took the four magicians and the remaining killers and left . With a bang, the last person to go out slammed the door shut, leaving only the middle-aged man called the Viscount himself in the room.
The anger in the middle-aged man's heart was dispelled by the last words of the dark magician. He murmured: "The devil's call? That guy actually used the devil's call. Doesn't he know how dangerous this magic is? And the magician's union actually accepted this magic. A young magician who knows martial arts, look Come on, this operation can't be said to be a complete failure, at least we have inquired about Huasheng's details, but I didn't expect that they also have hidden forces." Thinking of this, his somewhat pale face revealed a sinister look.
"Come here." The middle-aged man shouted loudly. A slender figure pushed the door open and came in through the gap. A pleasant but cold voice sounded, "Master."
"Pass my order, all previous deployments are cancelled, and all personnel return to their posts to stand by. At the same time, order the eagle to sneak into the province of light, inquire about the situation of a young magician with martial arts skills, and report back as soon as he finds out. Also, Let the spies always pay attention to the movement of the troops assembled in the Guangming Province, and report back quickly if there is any abnormality."
"Yes, master." The figure flashed, and the slender figure disappeared. With an evil smile on the corner of the middle-aged man's mouth, he followed the slender figure and left the room. The dark room fell silent, without any fluctuation of life.
The sky had already darkened, and the three of them found a sheltered mountain and stopped.
Yanli sat down on the ground, and said dissatisfiedly: "It would be nice to stay in the barracks for the night, but if you have to go on the road in the evening, that's good. If you don't go to the village or shop, you will sleep in the wild again."
Duan said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Brother Yanli, but those generals are so enthusiastic. I'm afraid that if I don't leave, I'm afraid they will be so entangled that they won't even be able to sleep at night."
Yanli laughed, and said: "Okay, no need to explain, I'm just kidding you. Quick, use your fire magic to light a bonfire. It's only March, and it's still quite cold." He said and pointed Pointing to the branches and some leaves that the three of them had just collected on the ground.
Duan agreed, and chanted a spell that had not been used for a long time, "Fire elements that fill the world! Please give me your warm power, condense into a ball, and present it in my hand." The fire element that I condensed, the little red lights continued to gather, and with a pop, Duan's hand lit up, and a dark blue fireball with a diameter of about ten centimeters burned as if it came from hell. Dumb was taken aback, has his mental power improved again? Why is the fireball so big, and it seems that the heat has increased a lot.
Ah-Dai’s magical power has increased, no, it should be said that his mental control has increased. For the past six months, when he was changing as a trainee every day, he was concentrating on controlling the vitality in his body with his consciousness and gradually transforming it into a solid form. , and then changed into various forms, which made his spiritual power constantly cultivated. Although he didn't deliberately meditate, his mental power still made some progress, and he could control the magic elements more easily. Ah-Dai stretched out his left hand, channeling his true energy, with a faint white light shining on his fingers, flicking lightly on the fireball, a little blue spark flew out immediately, although there was only a little spark, but it landed in the woodpile But the whole pile of branches was ignited at once, and the dark night suddenly lit up, and the three of them felt their bodies warm at the same time. They put their hands by the fire to warm their bodies. Yan Li said: "Dumb, I'll go find some more branches, the fire is too big, I don't think these are enough to burn overnight." After speaking, he turned and walked towards the small forest not far away.
Since the three of them ate too much today, they are not hungry now, Duan and Rock found some dead leaves left over from winter and piled them together, temporarily using them as beds, ready to sleep.
Rock said: "Brother Dumb, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for us to find the elves this time. If we want to visit every corner of the Sunset Empire, I'm afraid two years is not enough time. What's more, we don't know if other countries have meddled with those who were killed. Captive elves, if any, would be more trouble."
Dumb thought for a while, and said: "Brother Rock, we discussed last time, since those elves were taken away by the Thieves Union, they should be sold to the big nobles who can afford the starting price. I think, since they are big nobles , it shouldn’t be in some remote places. Although the Sunset Empire is huge, there shouldn’t be too many cities where there are big nobles. We just need to search for these big cities first, and we should have some gains. , as long as we can find the people of the elves, we will definitely learn something from them, and it will be much more convenient to find them, what do you think?"
Shi Yan stared blankly at Dumb, and it took him a while to react, and said with a smile: "Dai, when did you become smart. This is indeed a good way!"
Dumb scratched his head, and said with some embarrassment: "I can't say I'm smart, I just said it when I suddenly had this idea, brother, do you think it's feasible?"
Rock laughed and said: "Of course it is possible. This may be the best way now. Come on, let me see, which is the nearest big city to us?" Then, he took out a map from his pocket and spread it on the ground. Find their own location first, and then look around. "Well, this is here. We are in the dark province. The dark city, the capital of the dark province, is the largest city here. It is very close to here. Let's start from here, and then we will search for the capitals of every province. City, the final goal is the capital of the Sunset Empire."
Dumb nodded and said: "Okay, then let's hurry up tomorrow and go directly to the Dark Province. I hope this first stop will be rewarding."
"Let me go, let me go, let me die, let me die. What's the point of me being alive." The crying and howling kept coming, and Dumb and Rock looked in amazement, only to see Yan Li coming from the woods He ran over, as if there was a person under his armpit, that person was struggling continuously, and the crying sound seemed to be from him.
Yanli's body soared up and landed beside Ah-Dai and Yanyan. He let go of his hand and threw the man caught on the ground. It was a middle-aged man with many scratches on his clothes and his face was pale. He was thrown on the ground in an embarrassing appearance, he immediately screamed in pain, got up, pointed at Yanli's nose and cursed, "You little winter melon, who wants you to meddle in your own business, don't I even have the right to die What? I want you to take care of it, what are you.” He spoke fluent Holy See language, which the three of them could understand.
His yelling and cursing touched Yanli's inverse scales, a black light flashed, and a battle ax was already on his neck, Yanli said angrily, "Who do you call a dwarf melon?"
The middle-aged man snorted, and said, "Of course it's about you. You can kill me. It's just right to kill me. I don't want to live anymore."
Dumb and Rock looked at the middle-aged man in surprise, and Rock asked, "Ali, what's going on, why did you find someone back after looking for Chaihe?"
Yan Li said angrily: "This guy is an asshole. I just saw him in the woods about to hang himself, so I kindly rescued him, but he scolded me. I should have let him die earlier."
Dumb stood up, walked to the middle-aged man, put Yanli's battle ax aside, and said in a harmonious voice: "Uncle, what are you thinking about, why do you have to die? If you die, you won't be able to survive."
The middle-aged man gave a blank look, "Nonsense, since I want to die, I don't want to come back to life. What's the point of my life! I have nothing, I have nothing." While talking, his emotions Get excited again. Ah-Dai pressed the middle-aged man's shoulders, and injected a stream of pure vitality into his body. The true energy nourished the middle-aged man's body with vigorous vitality. His face became a little rosier, and his emotions gradually calmed down. Sitting on the ground, his eyes became dull.
Duan glanced at the rock, squatted beside the middle-aged man, and asked, "Uncle, what is it that forced you to go to a dead end? Can you tell us? We will try our best to help you."
The middle-aged man looked at Ah-Dai, only to realize that he was dressed as a magician. A gleam of hope lit up in his eyes, and he murmured, "I was originally a rich businessman in the Dark City. A year ago, I was still surrounded by wives and concubines. Wan Guan, but in this one year, I actually lost everything! What's the point of me being alive? I'm already in my forties, and I can't make a comeback.” He said, The encounter speaks out. It turned out that this person was named Wattana, and he was originally engaged in the business of selling medicinal materials in the Dark Province. After more than ten years of hard work, he set up a huge family business. When he reached middle age, his desire to struggle gradually weakened, and he began to stick to it. As a result, he bought a mansion and a shop in the Dark City, the capital of the Dark Province, and is still doing business in selling medicines. Due to the poor security in the Dark City, fights often occur, so there is a great demand for medicines. The business is getting more and more prosperous, and even people from other provinces and cities will come to buy it. After a few years, it can be regarded as a little famous in the dark city. When a person has money, he will gradually degenerate. Beauty and gambling naturally became his hobbies. Not only did he marry more than a dozen concubines, but he also started gambling under the instigation of several cronies. Once gambling is addicted, the addiction will soon become bigger and bigger. At the beginning, he can still make a small gamble, and losing a little money is nothing to him at all? But as his friends bewitched him, and his own gambling addiction grew, his bets doubled, and soon he became a big spender. The money kept disappearing like running water. After a year, not only did he lose all his family property, but he also owed a gambling debt, and even his concubines ran away, becoming a lonely family. The day before yesterday, the people from the casino came to press for debts again. In order to escape for his life, he had to run out of the dark city. He spent two days and two nights in fear, which brought Watana close to the brink of collapse. He felt that he had already Losing everything and being hunted down while alive, it’s better to be self-sufficient, so he untied his belt in the woods and was about to hang himself. At this time, he happened to meet Yanli, who was going to collect firewood, and rescued him .
After listening to Wattana's story, Dumb took a deep breath. Although he didn't quite understand what gambling was, he was also deeply surprised by the harm it caused, "Uncle, is gambling so terrible? It can force you to Going to a dead end. It would be fine if you don't gamble."
Watana smiled wryly and said: "It's easy for you to say. Gambling is more addictive than beautiful women. It can make you rich overnight, or it can make you poor. Although few people win, most people always win. He never tires of it, and can’t control himself at all. Whenever he has money, he will feel itchy. The gambling industry in the dark city is very developed, and almost everyone from eighty-year-olds to children in their teens does not want to gamble. Like It’s not just one or two people who have lost their fortune like this.”
Rock snorted disdainfully, and said, "You are all self-inflicted. You have a comfortable life, but you are the one who forced yourself into the abyss of gambling."
Wattana sighed, and said in pain: "Yes! I forced myself. But, little brother, you don't know, when a person has a lot of money to spend or not to play, he has enjoyed all that should be enjoyed. .His soul is so empty. In order to find a spiritual comfort, I embarked on this road of no return. I regret it now, but what is the use of regret? I have lost everything, that is impossible Redeemed. For me now, maybe death is the best relief. If there is an afterlife, I will definitely not gamble again. You should let me die, I have no hope."
Duan said anxiously: "You don't need to live in the next life, you are not too old now! There is still time for redevelopment, uncle, you have to cheer up, you can resume your old business, and maybe you can restore the glory of the past!" Of course he is kind. I can't watch Watana commit suicide, I can only try my best to comfort him.
Wattana sighed and said, "Impossible. I don't have the vigor I had when I was young, and I don't have any children. Now I can say that I have nothing to worry about. Thank you for listening to me. I'd better leave. Find someone To end myself, to save you trouble, death is my best relief. Perhaps, the casino's debt collectors are almost here."
Dumb grabbed Watana who was about to stand up, and said, "Uncle, don't do this, isn't it just some money? We will pay it back for you!"
Watana glanced at Dumb, and said: "Although you are a magician, what I owe is not a small amount, there are tens of thousands of gold coins! That doesn't mean that you can pay it back. Hey, in In the past, more than 10,000 gold coins were nothing to me, but now it’s different, even if I were sold by the catty, it might not be worth one percent.”
Duan was stunned for a moment, and said, "Tens of thousands of gold coins?" This number reminded him of what Kari said to him when he was in Guangming City. As the elder of the Magician's Guild, he can mobilize property under 10,000 gold coins in any branch. , Isn't it equivalent to having tens of thousands of gold coins? Since it's for saving people, it can't be considered a waste of money. Thinking of this, he resolutely said: "Isn't it just tens of thousands of gold coins? Uncle, don't worry, I will pay you back. Then you can regain your life, and there is still time to start from scratch!"
Watana's eyes lit up, he grabbed Dumb's shoulder, and said in a trembling voice: "Little brother, you, what are you talking about?"
Duan said firmly: "I said, I will help you pay off your gambling debts, so that you don't have to die."
The rock on the side shook his head secretly, thinking, Duan didn't even know the details of this person, and only listened to his one-sided words, so he was willing to help him so unreservedly.
Watana's body softened, and he collapsed on the ground, with tears of excitement flowing down, he murmured: "My child, you are such a good person, you are such a good person! I, I have been saved again. I have been saved again. It seems , the gods are really looking after me, and let me meet noble people like you."
Dumb helped Watana up, and comforted him: "Uncle, don't be like this, we can't see you going to a dead end! You can rest here with us for one night, and we will go to the Dark City tomorrow."
Wattana kept panting, staring blankly at the flaming fire in front of him, murmuring speechless.
Dumb took out dry food and water, handed them to Wattana, and said, "Uncle, you should eat something first, and then go to bed early, everything will be better when tomorrow comes."
Watana took the dry food and water, choked up and said, "Little brother, how should I repay you!"
Dumb said: "You don't need to repay me, you just need to live well. Eat quickly." Watana seemed to be starving for a long time, and desperately stuffed dry food into his mouth, and when he was about to choke, he finally Take a sip of water. Duan looked at Watana's eating and smiled contentedly. For him, helping others is the greatest happiness, which will bring him a sense of satisfaction.
Rock pulled Ah-Dai to his side, and said in a low voice: "Dah-Dai, there are no good people in this Sunset Empire. How do you know this guy is not a liar? You better be careful. Besides, ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount. Want to help him?"
Duan nodded and said: "Brother, look at how pitiful Uncle Watana is! He is about to commit suicide, so how could he be pretending? Don't worry too much. Although 10,000 gold coins are a lot, in order to save people, you still have to pay for it." It's worth it! I don't think the Wizards Guild will blame me."
Rock sighed, and said, "Let's take a step and take a look. It just so happens that we are here for the first time, and we need a guide." He couldn't bear to embarrass Dui, but he secretly paid attention to Watana who suddenly appeared. I thought to myself, as long as you show your fox tail and do anything that is not good for us, I will definitely decapitate you. Since entering the dark province, Rock has been very cautious. After all, this is the dark place of civilization in the whole continent. According to legend, there is an evil atmosphere everywhere here.
In the early morning of the next day, led by Watana, who was familiar with the terrain, the four of them embarked on the road to the Dark City. Along the way, Wattana has been taciturn and seldom spoke except to guide the way. Just occasionally look at Dumb with grateful eyes. The closer he was to the Dark City, the more worried he looked on his face.
The Dark City, the capital of the Dark Province, is so large that it seems to be higher than the Bright City. The bustling crowds are constantly shuttling back and forth from the wide city gate. On the surface, it is not obvious that this is a city with developed dark forces. , it seems that there is not much difference from Guangming City. When he came to the gate of the city, Watana stopped, with a painful look on his face, as if in front of him was not the gate of the city, but the gate of hell.
"Uncle, don't worry. Since I promised to help you pay back the money, I will definitely be able to do it. Come on, let's go in." While comforting Watana, Dui took out the Elf bracelet from his arms, and the bracelet was slightly warm , There was a faint green light flashing, Duan looked at the rock, both of them had expressions of excitement and excitement on their faces, the bracelet had already told them that there were elves in the dark city.
Rock whispered: "It's really good luck. I didn't expect that we could find the target so smoothly at the first stop." As long as we find an elf clansman and ask about the whereabouts of other elves clansmen, it will be much easier. Li also noticed the change in the bracelet on Duan's hand at this time, and was about to shout happily, but was covered by the rock and gave him a look, and then calmed down. Watana didn't seem to notice their changes, and still kept his head down, thinking about his own thoughts.
Duan put the bracelet in his arms, looked at the gate of the dark city, and said confidently: "Let's go." Friends elves who are suffering, you are about to be relieved. I will definitely save you from the sea of suffering. You must persevere! Thinking of this, Dumb's eyes shone with determination.
Walking in front of the city gate, Watana stopped suddenly, his body convulsed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Brother Dumb, I still won't go in, I, I'm afraid I will meet people who demand debt."
Duan stopped Watana's body that was about to retreat, "Uncle, don't be afraid, didn't I promise to help you pay back the money? After paying the money, those people won't do anything to you anymore. Come on, let's go in." Said Then, he pulled Watana and walked towards the city. How could Watana resist the power of Dumb? A group of four finally entered the dark city.
The flow of people coming and going in the Dark City is more than twice that of the Bright City, they all look in a hurry, and many people have decadent expressions on their faces. Having already entered the city, Watana relaxed a little, and whispered to Dumb: "Look, those people with decadent faces and tired faces all gambled all night and lost money again. I used to be one of them too." One of them!"