The horse wandered in the wilderness all night. The next morning, before the fog of the Ice Lake had dissipated, Jasper arrived at the checkpoint of Ice Lake City.
This city is different. It is the oldest city in the kingdom and also the strongest fortress in the kingdom. The huge wall blocked the invasion of the abyss and cut across the middle of the ice lake. Ice Lake City was built on the center of the huge wall. Its builder was none other than the Lake family who guarded this place. As a result, the appearance of this city is like a roaring beast with bared teeth, but it also flies the delicate Narcissus flag.
"Proof." The guard, smoking a cheap tobacco, scribbled something on the manual, looked up, frowned, and said, "Show me your proof."
"Proof?" Garr hesitantly touched his empty pocket while leading his horse, then said with an innocent look, "Oh... God, sir, my proof is gone. It must have disappeared while I was riding. Adventurer's proof, right? I am a hunter."
"Then go find it." The guard looked at him. "Now."
"Don't be like this, sir." Gar pulled the reins tightly, feeling a little embarrassed and shy. "Don't be like this... I have been wandering in the wilderness for a night, and even brushed shoulders with bandits and mercenaries. The wilderness ratmen are everywhere, and I am very scared. I am really a hunter, the best hunter. But I lost my certificate... Hey sir, you are the most reliable guard I have ever seen. Who would question your fairness and strictness? Under your protection, there is no way bad people can enter Ice Lake City. I am not a bad person, please..."
"Name." The guard put down his cigarette and squinted at him in the sunlight rising from the lake. "Where are you from?"
"Jasper," said Jasper honestly, "Sanforth has my heart."
"He doesn't sound like a hunter, but more like a bard." The guard said, "Then the people living here are all nobles. Are nobles here to be adventurers?"
"Someone has to do what others don't want to do, like you. The Ice Lake Guard needs you, and the Adventure World needs me. My mother is always unwilling. It's not easy for me to come to the wilderness. I'm really sorry for getting lost, but fortunately I met you, my upright and strict sir. Can I go in?" Gar's eyes are big, his skin is fair, and his short black hair is messily pressed behind his ears, revealing a face that is too harmless and ignorant. He is not very tall, at least not tall among a group of tall and strong adventurers. He has a slender figure and a thin robe, as if it would break easily like porcelain if someone pushed it lightly.
The guard was blinded by smoke. He made a "tsk" sound as he scribbled on the manual. "Go to Onion to complete your certification, or you'll have to sleep in the wilderness next time."
"Thank you." Jasper looked flattered, holding his chest to the guard and said innocently, "You are such a good person."
The guard's cigarette trembled and he randomly grabbed his messy hair. He was a little overwhelmed by the innocent gaze of the little boy.
This guy is just a fat little lamb.
Onion is not an ordinary tavern. It is actually the only place in the entire kingdom that connects adventurers and mercenaries. There is a task wall here, where all the kingdom's wanted orders and crusade orders are posted, and the difficulty is divided according to "D" to "SS". Onion is also the authority that issues adventurer badges. They divide adventurers and mercenary groups into bronze to gold levels. The best adventurers are the top of each adventurer profession, and the best mercenary groups are famous in the kingdom for their unique badges and names. Since Xia Ge opened the prelude to the "Knight Age", it is now difficult to recruit knights in the kingdom. The army has fallen into the low-level defense reserve, and all privileges have been handed over to various knight groups, resulting in no regular army to accept the kingdom's wanted orders and ordinary crusade orders, thus breeding many famous mercenary groups.
Among them, the most feared is the Flame Wandering. This mercenary group was not established long ago, it is just one of the mercenary groups that have suddenly risen in recent years. Its leader was once the head of the Holy Knights, and he has a great surname and is the son of the most respected man in the kingdom. However, he has an embarrassing background and has always been called a "shame" by the Violet Family.
"It's so pitiful." Gar flipped through the task book and casually said to the down-and-out nameless adventurer beside him, "Shago is really not a good father. I expected it. I mean, his private life is too despicable. When will humans learn to be loyal to their partners? Well, what did this poor Griffin do to make the Stoke family resist him so much? As far as I know, although Violet thinks highly of herself, she cares a lot about the cubs of her family."
"Obviously." The down-and-out drunk shrugged, accepting the flirtation, "Because he has blue eyes. You know, the reason why the Stoker family is called Violet is because of the color of their eyes. But Griffin, oh Griffin has blue eyes, you know, kid? His eyes are said to be like the sea, like his mother, the cruel elf Dawi. Look at the current leader of the Stoker family, Griffin's eldest brother Tub, a pure violet."
"He has an older brother?" Jasper shook the manual in surprise. "How many children did Xia Ge have? I thought he hated cubs and only liked women, but he gave birth to so many? What's so good about cubs? It takes a long time and infinite patience to raise them. I prefer to raise a... um... sheep. I like soft and fluffy little guys. I have always wanted to raise one, but I haven't done it yet. The reason is that the environment where I live is terrible. The sheep's wool will catch fire. If I hug it, it will be cooked, but I still like eating mutton."
"Where do you live?" The drunk poured him some beer. "The Silent Iceberg covers the North District. Only the Violet City has a hot summer. Do you live there? That's a really good place. It's just damn cold here."
"No, no, I live somewhere else." Gar said, "I guess you don't want to know where I live. Okay, my friend, I just need to go to the reception and say I'm a hunter, and they will give me an adventurer certificate?"
"Of course not. Those girls are smarter than each other. You need gold coins." The drunk fumbled in his waistband and pulled out a copper bow and arrow badge. "What mission do you want to take? I'm an archer. Maybe we can work together."
"Let me think about it, my friend." Gar closed the manual, put his chin on his hand and looked at the door, "I don't have a single copper coin... maybe I should go get some money."
"Then I wish you good luck." The drunkard drank his beer and burped a burp full of onion flavor. "In two months, it will be winter in the North District. All D-level missions will disappear. It will be the high-level mission period, and we will have to starve again. The life of adventurers in the North District is getting harder and harder. If this continues, I will have to join the Rek Army. At least they provide food there. In this damn era of gluttony, I wish I had a gold medal."
He muttered to himself and complained, but when he turned around he found that the little kid who was sitting next to him was nowhere to be seen.
"Friends?" The drunkard looked around. "You run really fast..."
The horses of the free mercenary group exhaled, and no one stopped them at the checkpoint, so the black cloaks marched straight in. The dwarf Felix couldn't let go of the gold coins in his arms, which piled up in his pockets and were about to overflow.
"We are rich." Serena got off the horse, her brown curly hair tied casually behind her head. She leaned against the wooden stake and looked at Felix, "Why can't you put away your old-fashioned expression? You obviously have a mountain of gold."
"Dwarves never complain about having too much money." Felix took out a gold coin and blew it carefully in his palm. "I love it, I love them! Dwarves just love gold! You don't understand. You spend all day in the dusty waste paper. You don't understand women at all!"
"I understand women." Serena took off her gloves and threw them on the horse's back. She dragged down a few books hanging on the horse's back and kicked open the stable door with her foot. "Come on, dwarf, go have a drink. I heard that Onion has dwarf waitresses. Maybe you will find that you love them more."
"You should introduce women to Griffin." Felix called back, "Hey, Boss, maybe we should help you find a man. What kind do you like?"
"No body odor." Griffin grabbed a handful of hay and fed it to his horse. "You should take a bath, Felix."
"I don't smell it." Felix sniffed around himself. "It might be Serena's smell. I don't want to take a bath! God Ankre, the water will drown me."
"It is not a gentleman's behavior to slander a lady." Serena turned her head as she entered the tavern, her waves shaking, and she said fiercely, "I take a bath every day!"
Felix was still quibbling, muttering while holding his bag of gold coins. When he walked in, his eyes met a pair of green eyes. He even saw the other party smiling at him in a friendly manner.
"Oh my god." Felix passed by him and said to Serena at the door of the tavern, "Guess what I saw, a lamb, the kind that bleated. He smiled at me? I am Felix."
"Maybe he's blind." Serena put a pile of books in the waitress's arms, leaned her arms on the counter, knocked on the table, and said to the hot and plump girl, "Baby, three glasses of beer. Felix, do you want beef? I'll have some vegetables, and order some fish for the boss." Then she touched her waist, "I forgot to bring money, Felix, hey, don't turn your head, take out your gold coins... Where are your gold coins?!"
"Here they are, my gold coins...Oh, oh!" Felix couldn't find the pocket full of gold coins. He almost jumped up. "My gold coins! Who took my gold coins! Serena! My gold coins! Do you see them? They are gone! My gold coins! They were in my hand just now!"
"Thief." Serena bit the word, "Damn dwarf, you are deceived by the smile!"
The two turned and left the tavern, but the street was full of people and they could not find the green eyes. Felix's breathing was rapid, his beard was about to blow up, and his tears were about to fall. He roared, "I hate thieves! I hate thieves the most! Damn thieves! Serena, find him! I know you can do it, find him! I must kill him!"
"No smell." Serena raised her finger and rubbed the tip of her nose, "I can't smell him!"
Griffin was walking out of the stable under his cloak and was bumped by a kid who was walking backwards.
"I'm sorry." The kid turned around and smiled brightly, "I'm sorry, sir."
"Thief! Griffin! Someone stole my gold coins!" Felix was still roaring in the distance.
"Poor thing." Gar gave Griffin a soothing look in return, "I hope your friend is found soon..."
Griffin suddenly attacked, firmly grabbing Gar's wrist. However, Gar was as smooth as water, and he quickly broke free from the shackles. Griffin took a step forward, blocking Gar against the fence of the stable, and raised his leg to attack his lower abdomen. But Gar immediately dodged against the fence and was pushed back. The blue eyes under the cloak suddenly appeared in front of Gar, and the palm of his hand almost simultaneously grabbed Gar's throat, and used force - "Your eyes are so beautiful." Gar exclaimed, "Like the sea... So beautiful."
His eyes were too fiery, but his plan failed. Griffin did not hesitate at all and decisively squeezed his throat.
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