Xinji is famous for the "Dark Follower" mage group and is also a small border country despised by the world because of this mage group.

Bambsuya, the capital of Singji Kingdom, is also the largest city in this country.

There are countless cities like Kasin that gather a large number of evil people in Singhi, but they are not as famous as Kasin.

Most of the people in this country are refugees from other mainlands or civilians who cannot survive in other countries. For the harsh living environment, they have no place to go in the Eastern Mainland. They can only endure silently.

Every people of Xinji country know that those dark mages who are more vicious than nobles are the real rulers of this country, not the kings sitting high in the glorious palace, not the priests in the Temple of Light, and the giant black tower standing in the northwest corner of the capital is the real master of this kingdom.

If they leave this evil mage organization that has existed for hundreds of years, their group of refugees and civilians who have nowhere to go will also lose their last refuge. Although this home is full of violence and blood, in the Eastern Continent, this is their last piece of land to survive.

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Hero Calendar 3236 Golden Month 9

The small village of Ti'an, located outside the city of Bambsuya, is less than Ichirosuo. Many passing caravans would choose to stay in this village after the city gates are closed in the evening and have a short rest.

But because of the gradually expanding power of the dark followers and more and more fugitives entering the country of Xinji in recent years, the merchants have given up this ancient business road. They would rather go to Falion and walk along the Kanon Mountains where lizardmen are active in the east than to pass by Xinji with bandits.

The decline of the kingdom also gradually depressed small villages like Ti'an, which relied on businessmen's accommodation to earn their main income.

Most young people either go abroad to seek a life or become bandits who specialize in robbing passers-by, leaving only some desperate elderly people in the village.

In the evening after the rain, the sun had not yet completely set, and the blood-red setting sun shone on the muddy road, dyeing the small puddles into red mirrors.

Several elderly people sitting under the big tree at the entrance of the village chatted without a word, but they all lost hope for their future life.

"Oh... if we continue like this, we old people will also learn from the young people and go to other villages."

"Forget it, stay here with peace of mind. Xinji is the same everywhere. Unless you go abroad, which country will accept refugees like us?"

"Yes, stay here and wait for death. Without the past business trips and no income, we will all wait for death."

The young people in the village who have the ability to live are already out, leaving behind them, an elderly group of people who have no ability to farm and no skills.

“Huh?”

One of the old men narrowed his eyes, and he couldn't believe his eyes.

"Am I dazzled?" He raised his hand and rubbed his eyes.

Hearing the surprised tone of his old neighbor Nig, Reid turned his head and saw several foreigners wearing traveler robes walking towards the village on the cobbled avenue not far away.

"It's very rare. You can still see travelers these days."

"Yes, the number of people in Xinji is far less than that of bandits and criminals. Ordinary merchants have long stopped going to the business roads here, and there are very few adventurers. Could it be that these people came from other continents again?"

Just as the old men were talking, these travelers had already arrived in the village.

Four people and...a half orc.

Although she was wearing a thick cloak, her fur-shaped hands were exposed under the cloak, which had already revealed the identity of the most burly foreigner.

"Is there a hotel where you can rest?"

A man with a southern accent among the outsiders asked, and he took off his hood and had a look unique to the southerners, holding an orange-yellow rompid in his hand - he was actually a bard.

A combination of bard and orc?

Several old men cast their surprised eyes on the other three. The first thing that attracted their attention was the tall male in the team. The silent posture when walking made people feel elegant and a strange feeling of fear.

Although I can't explain why this feeling was felt, the biting fear that was like ice made the elderly who were looking at them turn their gaze away.

As for the other man and woman, although they are not as attractive as their companions, they are equally weird.

Judging from the appearance, the man looks a bit like a thief, with a little hunchbacked body, but his movements are very flexible, making it impossible to associate his body shape.

As for the woman... she was wrapped tightly in a thick cloak. Like a tall man, this short-sized woman also felt involuntarily afraid.

However, the gorgeous fabric exposed from under the cloak made Reid guess that this woman who looked a little dangerous might be a nobleman - exiled nobles can often be seen in Mingsu and nearby countries. Since the rebellion of Mingsu... No, maybe it should be said that in recent decades, Mingsu's frequent alternation of power has caused many nobles to wander in foreign lands. Isn't that Duke Mendel, who is entrenched in Kasin, a former nobleman of Mingsu?

Perhaps this is another escaped noble who lost his status due to the alternation of power.

"Is there no hotel in this village that can be used?" The bard's words brought several old men in a daze to their senses.

"Oh...yes, yes." Until then, Reed quickly stood up and brought the group of visitors from afar to his house.

He almost forgot that his home runs a hotel.

For a while, he had not received any foreign tourists who came to stay in the village.

"It's getting late, so I think I'd just take a nap here and go to the city tomorrow."

I found a table in the not-so-wide lobby and sat down, and a short man with a thief-like appearance spoke.

When he heard his accent, Reed's uneasiness in his heart made him hesitate. Should he bring these foreigners home?

The tone of the voice was clearly unique to the Kasin. Because I had been in Kasin for a few years before, Reid immediately distinguished the tone of the Kasin speaking.

Did these people come from Kasin?

"Okay, after everyone has been away for a day, it's time to take a break. I'm not in a hurry to enter the city." The only woman in this team nodded to agree with her companion's proposal. She seemed to be the leader of the team, because after she spoke, the rest of them sat down one after another.

The orcs and tall men did not speak, but the bard looked around in panic, looking very nervous.

Reed suddenly regretted it at this moment. Could it be a mistake to bring them into the house like this?

Recently, dark followers have frequently massacred nearby villages that resist tax payment, and some adventurers from abroad have often clashed with evil mages.

He is already poor enough, but he doesn't want any accidents to happen to the small shop where he relies on for survival.

Although there are very few customers, there are still one or two people who can rest occasionally. If the store is destroyed, he will have no funds to rest.

Moreover... there are bandits who have robbed past business travelers in the village. If they find these strange foreigners, they might cause trouble again.

But he didn't dare to drive away these strangers who had personally called home. Maybe they were like robbers who did everything - killing without blinking.

For the fugitive nobles, they would not care about killing a few civilians. In the Eastern Continent, many nobles have long forgotten the teachings of the Goddess of Light and have regarded killing as entertainment in their spare time.

"Do you need food?" He was about to bring out the small amount of food left at home, but the other party immediately refused.

"No, we bring our own dry food." He politely rejected the hotel owner's kindness. The woman who was speculated by Reid as an exiled nobleman took out a tightly wrapped cloth bag, took out the dried food similar to cakes from it, and distributed them to the rest of her companions.

"Red...Not good, those guys are back!!" Nig, who was originally sitting outside chatting, panic and pushed open the door of Red's house.

"Ah!?" Before Red could react, a group of fierce guys broke into the hall and pushed Nig to the ground.

More than ten people flocked to him at once, and the living room of the Rhet family, which was not originally large, became more crowded.

Judging from the weapons in their hands, these people are bandits who specialize in robbery. Many villages in Xinji Kingdom live in such a group of people who specialize in robbing past business trips and travelers.

"Red, you old man, why don't you tell me when you come?" The bald man, who was the leader of the bandit, smashed the sledgehammer in his hand on the table near the door, staring at the old man who was already trembling with his slightly raised eyes, with his obvious dissatisfaction in his tone, causing Reed to start backing involuntarily.

Unfortunately, his actions only scared the timid old man. For those outsiders who were still eating, he did not exist like air.

"Boss, it's a fat sheep. Look, their clothes." A sharp-eyed minion next to the bald bandit found that among the foreigners who were eating, the women's clothes were rusted with delicate lace, and immediately reported it to the leader who was talking to Reed.

"Are you fat sheep? In this case, the old man's sin is even worse. I have said that you have to report every big and small thing in this village. You, the old man, dare to hide it when you come. It seems that you are tired of living." Although the bald leader said this, his eyes were always staring at the five fat sheep sitting opposite him.

I knew I was going to rob but I was silent. Did I encounter a tricky guy?

And... that tall man gave people a very bad feeling, maybe I should try his skills.

He gave a look to his confidant around him, and several bandits holding weapons immediately surrounded him.

"Haaaa!!"

Just as he shouted, he looked at the hammer and long sword in his hand to greet a few outsiders who were still eating. The short thief with a Kasin accent quickly took out the dagger at his waist and easily blocked the bandits' attack.

Seeing him shuttle back and forth among the bandits waving their weapons, looking at ease, the bald leader felt that his guess was correct - this group of strangers were indeed tricky characters, especially - the tall man who made him most afraid of had not taken action yet.

"Mitarot, don't treat them as objects to practice their own slowness. I don't want to see something annoying when I eat." The woman who was still eating in a obviously impatient tone argued with her companions who were moving flexibly among the bandits.

"Oh... my skills have indeed regressed. Let's change Mr. Cavaliers to the field. I am really old and have no energy to deal with them. But if I have to solve them all, I have to change people." It was not until this time that Reed, who was standing aside, saw the face of the thief who flashed back to his seat and gasped under the wind hat. He was actually an old man with white hair and beard. Judging from his appearance, his age was still above him.

Not to mention his disfigured face, just his skill that can wander among a few strong young bandits without any injuries, is enough for everyone in the room to look at him with admiration.

An elderly man has such skills, so the others...

To the bald leader's surprise, he originally thought that the burly orc who would play next was the tall man, but the one who stood up was a tall man.

"Oh... it's coming again." The bard turned around and made a strange move to cover his eyes with his hands.

Just when everyone didn't understand what was going on, the tall man who had just stood up suddenly disappeared from everyone's sight.

There is no sign of warning, as if he had never existed.

"careful……"

The bad premonition in his heart made the bald leader quickly warn him, but before he could finish his words, a shrill wailing sounded around him.

While the two sharp blades, one red and one blue, exuding a repressive and strange aura, they also tore up every object they touched, whether it is a table, chair or a human body.

After the tall man put aside his cloak, Yinliang's long hair not only made the surviving bandits cry again, but also made the bald leader want to turn around and run away immediately.

"Oh... Night Elf, it's really a rare guest."

While the one-sided massacre was being carried out in the room, a gentle voice focused everyone's attention at the door.

A young man in black robe stood at the door, with a smile on his face standing behind him. More bandits holding weapons stood.

"I didn't expect that there was also a mid-level wizard in a small village, which seemed to be the outpost of the dark follower. Well, I was about to enter the city, and maybe I could get some useful news from you." Putting down the food in my hand, the woman dressed in a noble took off her cloak that was in trouble, and her more beautiful appearance than the male night elves made everyone stunned.

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You can tell what type it is by looking at the name.
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