The Harper Alliance is a representative organization of good forces, and their core concept is: "Overthrow tyranny, and all living beings are equal."

The main duties are to fight the conspiracy woven in the shadows by the evil, maintain world peace, stifle the sources of danger, eliminate the threats of good things, and manipulate the affairs of civilized races in order to protect their balanced minds.

At the same time, adventurers and other groups who promote good ideas are often secretly aided. These aids usually include: a kind innkeeper in an evil town, a traveling priest who suddenly appears when an adventure group is injured, Or a surprise attack against an ordinary opponent.

That's why many people call them 'nosy people', and to a large extent this assessment is correct, because many of the ways in which they can be successful include: cheating, misleading, and acting covertly without overt conflict , is the so-called good intentions to do bad things, they are typical representatives of chaos and kindness, very similar to those knights who like to rob the rich and help the poor.

They fight evil in a way that some outsiders may seem trivial or even deviant, and although it is difficult for some good-aligned people to understand this, they themselves enjoy it because they never ask for anything in return.

The main members of the harpists are elves, rangers, or bards, as well as those so-called loners, distinctive solitary travelers, and capable madmen.

Although the harpist's responsibilities are full of dangers, there is one thing Thorne admires more. They are brave people who face terrible dangers with courage and strength, and even in order to achieve these goals, they do everything they can, never caring about themselves. safety and honor.

And the tightness of this organization is the vanguard of the existing order on the entire continent, with a large number of safe houses and scouts, who usually travel across the world in secret operations in the form of individual or small groups.

They live in all corners of the world in a hidden way, they may be an elf warrior in full body armor, or a poor human ranger in leather armor, or a wanderer shrouded in shadow, a barmaid, a street beggar beggars, etc.

They maintain their own lofty and lofty ideals in their own way of life, even though it may seem out of reach.

Among the good-aligned druid orders in the North Wasteland, they often ally with the Harpers because of the same goals, and the Harpers who act alone sometimes seek help from a certain order due to lack of manpower.

Thorne once met a harpist ranger from the Northland wasteland who was going to the Great Swordscar Mountains in the Temple of Merikai. He led the harpist ranger to Fallshang Town and provided him with some He also gave him a set of special marks for communication between rangers before leaving.

However, not all druid orders welcome their arrival. The Emerald Garden is the most typical representative. They believe that these 'nosy' harper alliances are almost the same as the evil they fight against, threatening everywhere. with natural balance.

The two harpists in front of them were apparently discovered by the Nightingale Walker in the Jade Garden and restricted their movements.

"That's right, we are members of the harpists from the southern kingdom of Port Cullin, who came to the Emerald Field to do an important matter related to the security of the mainland." Noticing Thorne's surprised expression, the wizard Alanis said with a smile.

Important matters related to mainland security?

"Then I wish you an early success." Thorne's eyes flashed and he wished them.

"Don't be so indifferent, vigilant ranger, the nightingale walker in the Emerald Garden is always monitoring our actions, and the high priest of Merikai Temple has also been solemnly warned by her, so you are our only hope, after all, you are not A person who belongs entirely to the temple, no one can restrict your actions."

The wizard Alanis noticed Thorne's apparent intention to distance himself, and smiled helplessly.

"This is an important matter related to the security of the mainland. I'm really sorry. I can't guarantee that I can protect even a waterfall on the town, let alone this lofty ideal of saving the world. I can't afford it, so I do No, I don't have this ability." Thorne refused directly without thinking.

"Actually, you should listen to what it is before you are busy rejecting it. Maybe this matter is of interest to you." The wizard Alanis looked at Thorne, still maintaining a gentle smile.

"Sorry, I don't want to hear it." Thorne said, and turned to leave.

"Actually, your ranger mentor is also a harpist, and this task should belong to him." Seeing Thorne turn and leave without hesitation, the female assassin Irene sighed slightly and said slowly.

As soon as he finished speaking, Thorne stopped for a while when he stepped out, and then took it back. At the same time, the half-elf girl also looked at her aunt with a puzzled look, obviously she didn't know anything about these things.

"Tell me what it is first, and then I will consider whether to agree or not." Thorne turned around, his expression slowed down.

"Have you been to the town of Twin Towers?" The wizard Alanis smiled at the female assassin Irene, secretly gave her a thumbs up, and in the disdainful eyes of the other party, he straightened his expression and said.

"I haven't been there." Thorne said truthfully, Twin Towers Town is only 50 kilometers away from Waterfall Town, and there is only the Forest of Tranquility in the middle, but before the commercial road was opened, there were many humanoid creatures.

"The town of Twin Towers got its name because it has two wizard towers. Fifty years ago, an ogre tribe called the Bloodblade brutally attacked the Barren Skull Mountains and swept the entire town. They plundered the town of Twin Towers. After a fire that razed it to the ground and then spread the disaster to other areas, the town of Twin Towers has struggled to rebuild for decades."

"Why can a town with two wizard towers be attacked by ogres and fall." Thorne interrupted the other party's words and expressed his doubts.

"One of the towers, called the Tower of the Dead, was in ruins before the fall of Twin Towers, just an empty shell full of mice and birds.

Another Tower of the Seven Sages, in the years before the Blood Blade War, was the residence of the Wizards Union in Twin Towers Town. It was a union composed of about a dozen extraordinary wizards, although the tower's enchantment blocked the ogres. , but the tower's owner fled to safety during the battle to defend the town. "

"Could it be that your mission has something to do with these two towers?" Thorne thought for a while and guessed.

"That's right." The wizard Alanis nodded and continued: "Our mission this time is mainly for the half-ruined Tower of the Dead. Because some nobles have deep connections, it is not convenient for them to be executed or executed. The tower used to be the prison where the nobles were imprisoned. It is said that a princess who was suspected of worshipping the devil died and turned into a ghost in the tower. So I suspect that there is an unknown underground passage at the bottom of the tower. I would like to ask you to scout. "

"It's just a legend and suspicion, you have traveled thousands of miles from Port Culin through the Sea of ​​​​Glory to come here?" Thorne complained after listening to the narration of the wizard Alanis, and he really deserves to be a harpist.

"There is nothing to hide, because I am the wizard in the Tower of the Seven Sages, a former fugitive." The wizard Alanis looked at Thorne with a smile and said.

"Then what you mean is that you plan to completely remove the hidden dangers of the Tower of the Dead? It has been so many years, so you are so sure that it has always existed." Thorne asked subconsciously, it was just a hidden danger of an abandoned tower. So tall, even the security of the mainland is involved.

"It can be big or small about demon worshipers, so I can't be careless. That's why I'm worried. Although the town of Twin Towers seems to be peaceful now, it is about to restore the prosperity before the Blood Blade War, but this hidden danger has always been Hidden at the bottom of the tower, of course, it is better to solve it as soon as possible." The wizard Alanis' expression became a little serious.

"Since it's about demon believers, I'm afraid I really can't do anything. I'm just a low-level ranger. How could I be able to deal with the immortal evil from the bottomless abyss? I hope you can understand, Mr. Wizard." En shook his head slightly and refused.

Because his ranger mentor is also a secret harpist member, for his sake, he patiently listened to the other party's narration, but it does not mean that he will definitely choose to agree.

Besides, since the other party is entrusted to do things, not even mentioning a task reward, let him work in vain, how is it possible, are you familiar with it? Could it be that he had the cheek to open his mouth to ask for a reward?

"You young people." Seeing Thorne's expression of direct refusal, the wizard Alanis seemed to see something, laughed, pretended to sigh deeply, looked into the depths of the jungle path, slowly said:

"The world has really changed now. In the era I lived in, adventurers in the wilderness didn't have the stench of copper, they only smelled like bandages. They didn't hesitate at all, and they did it immediately after receiving the task, which was very efficient.

Today, I have met many adventurers with strange behaviors in Port Cullin, and it is difficult to reach an agreement with them to hire them to kill some monsters. They will not immediately raise their swords to kill monsters, but first ask what the quest rewards are. , some people have to first evaluate whether it is reasonable, some people have to consider whether the killing is in conflict with his moral code, some people have to worry about whether the mission is worthwhile, and some people will complain about a mission. Not enough gear, you're obviously a lot like them, a bunch of adventurers with more worries than fleas on a fox fur coat. "

This should be all about their players, Thorne's eyelids jumped, and he couldn't help guessing in his heart.

"You have to understand that this is a free world, and everyone has the right to nod or shake their heads, Mr. Wizard from Port Culling." Thorne said calmly.

"Okay, Alanis, don't tease this lovely half-elf ranger." Irene, the female assassin who looked a little impatient, didn't want to listen any more, and interrupted the wizard Alanis who was about to argue.

"Thorn, take off the composite longbow behind you." The female assassin Irene pulled the half-elf girl Lilia to the front of Thorne, feeling the suspicious eyes of the other party, and explained to him: "This is me Brother's relic, as his sister and who was involved in the production process, I have the right to take it back."

Although the other party's tone was very light, Thorne heard an unquestionable meaning. He was silent for a moment, sighed slightly, and chose to take it directly and hand it to the other party.

This is just a weapon with relatively good materials, which can reach excellent quality. He originally planned to replace it with a relatively better one, but due to financial constraints, he never did.

Now that the natural transformation ceremony has been completed, the long sword around his waist has already been refitted in Stallman Town, and he accidentally got 10,000 gold coins for exploring the towers in the upper city. Recently, he has begun to consider changing the weapon.

It's just that this composite longbow has a special meaning, making him hesitant. He doesn't know how to deal with it after the replacement. Now that it has been returned to the original owner, he has a wish.

When Thorne handed the composite longbow to the female assassin, he noticed the half-elf girl's concerned pale blue eyes, so he smiled at her and said it was all right.

"I haven't been back to the waterfall for decades. I didn't expect everything to be different. I just wanted to take this item that has common memories with my brother as a memory. I hope you can understand, lovely half-elf. Ranger."

The female assassin Irene gently stroked the lines on the composite longbow and said with a slightly sad expression.

Cute half-elf ranger?

Called cute again by the other party, Thorne's face twitched and he wanted to argue, but he noticed the other party's sad expression, and finally his expression fluctuated, and said slowly:

"I can understand, because everyone can't experience the pain of losing a loved one, we can only pray silently for the deceased in our hearts."

"Yes, everything has to look forward. The living are brave, and the dead rest in peace." The wizard Alanis comforted the female assassin Irene.

Then, he took out a composite longbow with a shimmering purple light from the dimension bag and threw it directly to Thorne: "This is the payment advanced to you in advance, lucky ranger, cherish it."

Thorne's expression flashed a hint of surprise, he reached out to take it subconsciously, and immediately carefully looked at the weapon in front of him.

The composite longbow he held in his hand was made of Yamanashi wood. The whole body was inlaid with silver elf-style patterns. The ends of the bow horns were wrapped with metal similar to mithril. The lavender metal wire is entangled, and if you look closely, you can still see a faint arc of electricity.

Reverse electricity +2

Type: Longbow

Quality: blue · extraordinary

Abilities: Pierce +2, Accuracy +2

Special effect: Each attack adds 5 points of electric shock damage

(Note: This is a composite longbow that automatically adapts to the user's strength bonus, allowing the wielder to adjust the full strength to the damage of each hit.)

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