In the distant sky, a falcon passed through the mist-shrouded forest, drifting along with the faint cloud shadow, the petite body was gradually covered with a layer of crystal dewdrops, I saw it flapping its wings slightly, slowly falling. into Thorne's outstretched arm.

Looking at the Messenger Falcon, which was shivering a little from the cold of the morning, Thorne's palm emitted a warm light orange, and he gently stroked the Falcon's wet feathers. Evaporation between the pure black feathers.

Noticing the recovered Falcon rubbing affectionately on his arm, Thorne smiled, then carefully removed the letter tied to the Falcon's claws.

"A player from the lower city?" Andrina, who was standing beside Thorne, noticed his expression and the letter in his hand, and guessed subconsciously.

"Yes." Thorne glanced at the contents of the paper and nodded, handed the note to Andrina and said, "Help me reply, just say I'll be there later."

"Did you really decide to go? You didn't say you didn't like their noisy atmosphere." Andrina took the letter from Thorne, and then turned her attention to the content of the letter.

"There are no players who can successfully develop their territory in the wilderness at the beginning of the game, so I don't like dealing with these heavy-hearted people." Thorne stroked the falcon's feather on his arm and said slowly :

"But anyway, I belong to the people of Waterfall Town, so when facing the problem about Waterfall Town, we still have to find a solution together."

"A person with a heavy heart?" Andrina looked stunned, then smiled and glanced at the very well-behaved Falcon standing on Thorne's arm, and then shifted her gaze to his face and said:

"I think you sometimes seem like a heavy-hearted person, but sometimes you feel that you are too simple, especially the smirk you showed when looking at the little animals, which made me more confirm this idea."

"...Giggle? Simple?" Thorne's facial expression twitched slightly, and he defended against Andrina's beautiful eyes.

"If it is purely used for thinking about life, then it belongs to the pursuit of a state of mind. It is not ignorance, but a realm after life is rid of the noise and cleansed the lead. Just like the Buddhist saying, the heart is one At this point, there are no distracting thoughts, so you can make great progress. Obviously, I have not reached this state, so can I think you are complimenting me?"

"I can't tell, you know a lot." Andrina's beautiful eyes flickered, she involuntarily grabbed Thorne's arm, looked at it again, and smiled thoughtfully:

"No matter how serious your sophistry is, it simply means that a person is simple and pure, his behavior is immature, and he cannot be confused with his life state.

"Then you should say it yourself." Thorne withdrew his arm gently, moved away from Andrina's half-smiley eyes, and looked down from the top of the tower with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Noticing the change in Thorne's expression, Andrina was secretly proud of herself, and then she turned her gaze back to the letter in her hand.

Thorne looked at the mist-filled beauty, and the outlines of the entire upper and lower urban areas of Waterfall Town came into his eyes. The misty clouds and mist combined with the breath of civilized fireworks, revealing a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere everywhere. .

However, he was very clear in his heart that the potential threat to the town of Waterfall was about to be faced.

Although the gnoll leader from the Great Sword Scar Mountains and the ogre wizard of the Skull-Kicking tribe were killed by them, the two tribes were like a mass of scattered sand.

But the civil unrest in the gnoll tribe will soon end with the election of a new leader, and will be reorganized to attack Fallstown again.

As for the skull-kicking tribe of ogre wizards, these stupid guys, without the control of ogre wizards, walking in groups on the wasteland, will become fearless, and there is no guarantee that they will cause any trouble.

After all, ogres also have to live, and they are still a group of carnivores, especially hungry ogres. Crazy is the most terrible thing.

However, as long as these two threats are not united, they can be solved only by powerful force. For the entire group of players in Waterfall Town, it is not a big problem, it is just a question of how much to lose.

The real problem is the taboo research in the Xiacheng District. He can't guess the thoughts of the extreme druids at all. .

He can only pray in his heart now, that the high priest from Merikai Temple, the Druid Order in Emerald Garden can play a role.

After all, the other party belongs to the neutral and kind priests and druids. They still attach great importance to the settlement of civilization. Unlike the believers of the **** of nature, they always remain neutral and like to roar at every turn. Nature is roaring and so on. Two words.

At the beginning, when the town of Falls was in crisis, the Temple of Merikai also dispatched many ranger druids to support it. Otherwise, in the face of the alliance of the militarized Hobgoblin tribes and the Lizardmen, the losses would be even more severe.

"The two forces in the Xiacheng District have unanimously denied that there is no such taboo research, so what is the problem?" Andrina looked at the content of the letter and said with some doubts: "Or is someone lying?"

"Lie? That's not so. After all, this is a matter of life and death in the lower city. The two old fritters, Carlos and Torvi, will not be so ignorant." Thorne shook his head slightly and said, "Perhaps, it's really like that. There's an outsider hiding somewhere down town, as they say."

"If that's the case, as long as we catch the outsiders, does it mean that Waterfall Town can safely pass this crisis?" Andrina folded the letter in her hand and handed it to Thorne.

"Druids are not fools. Even if it is true that this kind of taboo research is done by outsiders, as they say, these stubborn guys will think that the people in the lower city deliberately distance themselves from the relationship, and then find a scapegoat to take the blame. ."

Thorne didn't quite agree with Andrina's idea, and sighed with a slightly heavy expression: "No matter what the matter is, people in the lower city can only pray that the Druids will have a good heart. In the end, our power is too weak. There is no right to speak on the Emerald Wilderness."

After finishing speaking, Thorne tied Andrina's reply letter back to Falcon's leg, and then let it find its original owner.

Seeing the disappearing figure of Falcon, Thorne said to Andrina beside him, "Can that teleportation circle still be used?"

As he guessed, there really is a teleportation circle built by a wizard in this humble tower, but since it has been abandoned for nearly a hundred years, neither of them can guarantee that it can be activated normally.

"After a complete teleportation circle is successfully produced, its magic is lasting and can function normally for hundreds or even thousands of years, until the maker disappears into the torrent of history or forgets how to use it. until my own work." Andrina said to Thorne:

"So for ordinary people, the operation principle of the teleportation circle is extremely mysterious and cannot be deciphered, but what is surprising is that the wizard left the content of the original teleportation circle in the library, so I based on the recorded content. I carefully checked the teleportation circle, and let my magic pet try it again, and found that it can be used normally, but it is only limited to short distances, after all, my ability is limited, and I dare not try it at long distances."

"This is enough. When you are not strong enough, it is indeed the safest choice not to take risks." After listening to Andrina's explanation, Thorne paused and said again: "In my eyes, You're more and more like a qualified wizard."

"Are you complimenting me?" Andrina reached out and brushed the strands of hair that had been ruffled by the wind in front of her forehead, revealing a hint of a smile.

"Of course." Thorne nodded with a smile, without denying it.

After finishing speaking, she motioned for the other party to follow and walked towards the entrance. Andrina, who followed behind, looked at Thorne's back, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she moved a little briskly involuntarily.

...

The lower part of the waterfall town.

Temporarily lost the threat of gnolls, the streets of Waterfall Town returned to their former hustle and bustle.

Thorne took Andrina down the stone steps in the upper city. The two walked in the crowd and felt that many players who recognized his identity were pointing and whispering to him, and they were mentally prepared. He didn't really care.

Although the streets of Waterfall Town are wide, they are not tidy. There are floating fiery red maple leaves and debris everywhere, and the air is filled with a kind of smoke, spices and all kinds of strange mixed smells.

The shops on both sides are also open for business, such as grocery stores, tailor shops, pubs and restaurants, and so on.

The people who come and go are also dressed in different clothes. There are guards in the standard equipment of the waterfall town, adventurers in tattered leather armor, merchants in luxurious clothes, and ordinary players in sackcloth robes.

"There is a port city about 500 kilometers east of Pushang Town, called Saiput City. On the road from Pushang Town to Saiput City, there are many villages and towns established by the original residents. Waterfall Town is the closest town to the Great Sword Mark Mountains, so with the participation of players and the development of the town, it has developed steadily, and it has once again become the outpost and foothold of many businessmen and adventurers.”

Thorne walked with Andrina, while introducing her some of the past in the town of Falls.

"So, in the lower part of Falls Town, there are not only players, but also many aboriginal adventurers and businessmen from the sphere of influence of Sept City." Andrina and Thorne walked side by side and said casually. .

"Yes, of course there are many players and adventurers who settled in Sept City." Thorne nodded and continued:

"Because the faction of Winter City is absolutely neutral and biased towards evil, and the weak legal order makes it difficult for players to gain a foothold, many people do not want to stay there, and they leave the wilderness to go to the forces established by the players or save enough savings to go to the south by boat. kingdom.

Sept City is different. There are many temples of good gods there. Let’s not talk about the secret ones. The order on the surface is still much better than that of Winter City. There are many players who are attached to the sphere of influence of Sept City. , Although living in a safe area makes the level increase very slowly, at least personal safety is still somewhat guaranteed. "

"Then why are there so many players who are willing to choose to settle in the precarious waterfall town?" Andrina asked in confusion.

"How can people who have not been beaten by society know the hardships of society? When they realize this situation, some people get used to it, some people leave, and of course some people who are not willing to be ordinary have come a long way. Here, it is said that people are unpredictable.”

Thorne sighed slightly: "Just like the Winter City you lived in, would you know that one day you will face the danger of destroying the city? If Winter City has never been in any danger, I'm afraid you are still like a salted fish now. Stay safe in the tavern."

"You're the salted fish." Andrina smacked him angrily, and quickly retorted: "I haven't been in vain for a year, otherwise how could I know so much about magic? It is the most precious treasure in the world.”

...

Thorne walked and chatted with Andrina, walking all the way through the noisy street, and came to a simple stone courtyard along the alley.

"The lords of Xiacheng are too shabby enough to live in. Compared with the people in Twilight Town, they are too different." Andrina looked at the simple courtyard surrounded by wooden stakes and fences, and couldn't help but complain.

"Simple does not mean poor, Carlos and Sarayan of Twilight Town are both from the Zhanzheng Academy in the middle of the continent, and the advanced war lords at the same time cannot underestimate the ability of the other party, it's just that This guy is a bit low-key."

After finishing speaking, Thorne reminded Andrina: "I'll meet you later, don't forget what I just taught you."

"Crench!"

Thorne led Andrina to the door, and the wooden door was just opened, and then the figure of the half-elf ranger Ashmo appeared in front of them.

Ashmore is still wearing a dark green cloak tightly wrapped, with two steel long swords on his back.

When he noticed Thorne in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, then there was a very uncomfortable look on his face, and he didn't know where to hide with a rein in his right hand.

"Thorn...you're here, Carlos is in the yard, then you can talk first, I won't accompany you if I have something else to do." Ashmo laughed and slapped him, kicked and tied him The kobold on the reins disappeared from Thorne's eyes in embarrassment.

"This Ashmo is very interesting. He actually likes to treat a kobold as a dog." Andrina glanced at Ashmo's distant figure and said with a smile.

"This is not something to be laughed at. Whether it's a kobold or a goblin, they are all intelligent races in the wilderness. If you think it's hateful, then just kill it with a knife. I don't really like this kind of insulting behavior. It will gradually twist people's hearts."

Thorne shook his head slightly and walked in first. Andrina saw his serious expression, paused, and immediately followed.

"Brother Thorne, I've been waiting for you for a long time, welcome back to Falls Town." The moment Thorne entered the courtyard, a smiling voice sounded.

Appearing in front of Thorne was a young man with long brown hair casually draped behind him. Poetry scholar.

Thorne looked at the familiar figure in front of him and said calmly, "Long time no see, Carlos."

"boom!"

The two were about to speak when the gate of the courtyard was kicked open with the crackling of lightning, and a burly figure with long black hair flying and holding a spear appeared in front of everyone.

When Thorne noticed a pattern engraved with an explosive electric shock on the opponent's full-body armor, his expression became slightly cold, and he said slowly: "Storm lord, Albert, what a big temper."