Soul of Burning Steel

Far south around the Lake of Eternity, Sequoia City, the sun is rising.

A group of adventurous-looking adventurers stepped into this prosperous city located on the north shore of the Eternal Lake, a material transfer station in the Far South Forest famous for its trade.

The leader of the team was wearing a thin robe. This human being who looked rather thin at first glance was carrying a bulging backpack, with all kinds of bottles and cans hanging on his waist. He looked like an alchemist, his blond hair was disheveled due to many days of fatigue, and behind him, a group of guards who seemed to be adventurers were following his footsteps wearily.

There are dwarves, humans, half-elves, gnomes, and barbarians in the team. It can be said that there are all kinds of strange things, but the pedestrians on the side of the road and the elves living in the local area turn a blind eye to this strange team and don't care at all. The tavern girl leaned against the gate, smiled and beckoned them to come in for a drink, and even winked at the dwarf who was not half her height.

Because this is Sequoia City, the capital of adventurers in the Far South.

In the north is the primeval rainforest bordering the Black Forest in the Far South, in the south is the Lake of Eternity, in the west is the Bandar Mountains, and in the east is the border of the Far South Kingdom... As an important place bordering on the Quartet, Sequoia City has always been an important place for people from all over the world Passers-by travel back and forth, adventurers going to the Black Forest, human businessmen trading with elves, elf scholars going to the human country to study, countless people set off from this city every day, or come to this city to live Local people have long been accustomed to all kinds of tourists and adventurers-inclusiveness, which has gradually become the culture of Redwood City.

On the street, pedestrians of different races and clothes walk on both sides of the road. The iron carts driven by magic and the carriages pulled by monsters shuttle back and forth in the middle of the road. The elves buy fruit snacks for breakfast, while the dwarves are used to going to the hotel and ordering a drink. Draft beer or fruit wine, just gobble up the steak with drunkenness, and among the lush plants on both sides of the street, you can see small tree-like living plants delivering takeaways. These living beings engraved with special magic runes are' The performer of the emerging culture of "takeaway", in Redwood City, as long as you have money, you can enjoy everything without going out, and no one dares to provoke these little guys with local elf mage and druid backgrounds.

In addition, there is another new form of entertainment that is spreading in Redwood City. It is a strange magic device called the goblin card table. At this time, it has replaced the old card table in the tavern. It has become the favorite form of entertainment for many residents on weekdays, and the winner has repeatedly pressed "sorry" to the loser three times. Perhaps it was deliberately showing off that he had drawn a legendary card.

"Haha, I got it!"

In a tavern, a resounding voice of joy suddenly sounded, and one could see from the window that it was a rich man dressed gorgeously and decorated with gemstones. He was holding a crystal card representing his own account, proudly Show off to the people around you who draw cards.

【Natural Mentor Galannord】

[9 Fees, 4 Attacks, 4 HP, Guardian, Advance]

[Arrival: restore 5 points of health to the main combatant, and place a 'Natural Domain' amulet on the field]

[Curtain call: The effect of the 'Natural Realm' talisman is reversed]

【Natural field】

[3 fee talisman, cannot be destroyed]

[At the end of each round, restore 3 points of physical strength to the holder]

[At the end of each round, the holder draws a card]

[Amulet Reversal · Wrath of Nature]

【At the beginning of each round, your enemy will lose 3 points of stamina, and at the beginning of each round, randomly discard a card from your hand】

[——Sow goodwill, reap goodwill, sow malice, reap malice, the way of nature, nothing more than this. 】

The overflowing energy circulation in the forest formed the face of a female druid in the sky, and she gazed lovingly at the city and forest in her 'body'.

"Dwarves' taverns and blacksmith shops, human grocery stores, gnomes' jewelry stalls, as well as mages' appraisal rooms and God knows how many kinds of guilds... Redwood City is really as diverse as ever."

It seems that after rolling and crawling in the forest for at least half a month, the dirty alchemist took off his dusty glasses, then took out a cloth from his pocket to wipe them, and after putting them back on, he Looking around at the surrounding streets, he said in confusion, "Strange, why does it feel more lively than before?"

Redwood City is surrounded by forests and mountains, and the sun always comes late and goes early, so there are always magic lights in the city that are always on, and will only go out temporarily after the sun rises, but today is different—this time The sun was rising, but the magic lamp was as bright as before. The gentle bluish-white light illuminated the entire city, making the alchemists who often traveled to and from the city feel that the surroundings were clear and somewhat unusual.

In addition, the doors of the shops on the street were wide open, and the morning market, which should not have many people, was crowded with people. You could even see the rare elf patrol team maintaining the order of the team. The crowds were so dense that the adventurer The team doesn't know how to move forward.

"Boss, the tavern even gives people passing by a glass of wine for free!"

The alchemist was wondering, and behind him, a dwarf in heavy armor but wearing a priest's hat was holding a disposable leaf wine cup from nowhere, and began to drink freely. The flail was clanging, and after drinking in one gulp, the dwarf priest let out a sigh of happiness: "I haven't drank for almost a month. I almost died. It really saved my life."

"Send wine? When did the merchants in Redwood City become so generous? Isn't the carnival of elves in June?"

The alchemist looked around blankly, and the whole city was filled with a strange and cheerful atmosphere. The tavern generously presented a glass of fruit wine to every passing passenger, and pots of bright and delicate flowers were placed outside the dwarf's jewelry booth. There is a sign below that says 'take any one'. The streets of the city are full of colorful flags, and there seems to be a symbol of the largest elf tribe in the area, 'Lange'.

"It seems that 'Lan Ge' is going to be replaced by a new patriarch, and that patriarch is about to get married. Naturally, the tutor and Her Majesty the Queen will come to preside over it."

Just when the alchemist was puzzled, a human ranger emerged from the crowd and came to his reluctance. When the answer came back, he whispered: "From today until the end of next month, all stores will be exempted from importing and exporting goods. 'Lange' is very prestigious in the local area, so the locals in Redwood City are willing to be generous for this good news. A wave."

"Boss Chris, this is good news. Our drug tax was originally the highest, but now it is exempt from tax, which happens to make a lot of money!"

"Is that so, it's really good news."

Nodding slightly, the alchemist named Chris narrowed his eyes slightly, the blue pupils behind the metal glasses flickered, and he said lightly: "In this case, I can give you a little more bonus... But why is the atmosphere so weird? "

Ignoring the members of the adventure team who started cheering beside him, Chris frowned and pointed to the elf guards who were patrolling the roadside to maintain order. He said softly: "Look at their faces suppressing anxiety and uneasiness...It doesn't fit the surrounding atmosphere ah."

On the side of the road, the elf guards wearing simple vine tree armor did look quite quiet, all of them were frowning, completely out of the same channel as the cheerful crowd around them.

"Hey, it wasn't made by World Tree."

In the team, a half-elf archer touched the dagger at his waist, curled his lips, and said disdainfully: "It's all because of the appearance of the 'World Tree', and now there are constant conflicts among the elves. I heard that at the last meeting of the royal court, the nine tribes broke up unhappily."

Following the explanation of the half-elf archer who knew the situation, everyone in the team roughly understood the reasons for the recent internal conflicts among the elves.

Everything stems from the 'Seed of the World Tree' brought back from Moldavia in the Northland by the natural teacher.

This world tree, which claims to be derived from the "Father of Nature", the creator of the elves, completely disrupted the original order among the major tribes of the elves from the moment it sprouted in the Eternal Lake.

Everyone knows what power the World Tree possesses. It is the inheritance from the gods and is the most perfect explanation of the way of nature. Anyone who gets it can get a legend. Any tribe who gets it is enough to surpass above other tribes.

The elves are very united, and they don't mind sharing with other tribes, but it is precisely because of this that they feel angry-because the elves and the natural teachers have always held the world tree in their own hands, so far Not sharing it with other tribes, and refusing to let it out, this immediately angered many elf tribes who were usually indifferent.

——We are all the people of the Father of Nature, so why are you the only ones who can comprehend His inheritance at any time? ! That is a treasure that belongs to the whole elf, not to a family!

"This time the wedding of the 'Lange' department invited the leaders of most other elf departments. I heard that the natural teacher and Her Majesty the Queen plan to solve this problem through a formal negotiation... But I still don't understand. The big deal is to pass it on publicly. What a cover-up."

As a half-elf, the matter has nothing to do with himself, the archer shook his head and said with emotion: "Selfishness is indeed the biggest point of conflict... But boss, you have always been generous, which is different from the natural teacher and others! "

"Moldavia... Oh, you bastard, you are so blunt when you flatter."

Hearing the familiar place, Chris couldn't help but fell into deep thought, but then he heard the archer's words flattering him, which made the alchemist smile and shake his head: "I know your sister is going to study recently and needs money, right? I can lend you some privately, so don't be so rigid next time when you flatter - and don't bring your mentor, I don't want to be caught and beaten to death by the local elf guards."

"Okay, thank you boss!"

After sending away the half-elf archer, the human ranger seemed to think of something, and then said, "Speaking of which, boss, your hometown seems to be the Northland, right? Do you know the Earl of the Radcliffe family? ?”

"What, boss, you are actually from the Northland?"

On the other side, the dwarf priest said with a look of fascination: "Lord Earl Dragon Slayer is my idol. I didn't expect you to be a fellow with him, boss. I really envy you!"

"You, a pastor, don't worship His Majesty the Pope, but some legendary warrior. Go back and feel the power of the Holy Light!"

Sighing insignificantly, to conceal the emotions in his heart, Chris, Chris Radcliffe closed his eyes. This guy came to the Far South anonymously and has become the owner of a well-known alchemist workshop. The man couldn't help but recall the days when he was playing in the snow with his brother when he was a child. He recalled the winter six years ago, the alley where it all started, the death of his father and the red pair of pair of red pair of eyes that were burning with flames. Hitomi.

The scene of the black-haired and red-eyed warrior walking towards the lord's mansion full of ambushes is still in front of his eyes.

——Unknowingly, that ordinary warrior in the past has become a legendary powerhouse who is famous all over the world. Even the elf cities on the other side of the world have his reputation spread.

Feeling deeply moved in his heart, the alchemist opened his eyes again. He skipped the topic and said in a calm tone: "What nonsense, hurry up and make a way for me. I can't handle the medicinal materials well today, and no one can get them." to salary."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this, Boss Chris, you said that the new owner of Sequoia City is going to get married, when will you marry your sister-in-law?"

The dwarf priest raised his hands to express his surrender, but he couldn't help but start the topic again after talking too much: "We have been waiting to drink your wedding wine."

"I've been married a long time ago, but I haven't held a luxurious wedding for her yet... The medicinal materials we collected this time are of good quality, and with the recent tax exemption, there will be enough money after they are sold."

Plainly said the news that shocked the adventurer team members who were said to be employees but actually more like family members, Chris couldn't help showing a happy smile: "When the time comes, we will go to the most expensive hotel in Sequoia City , come to a banquet that is enough to remember for a lifetime! Don't miss it!"

"Oh!!" The team members cheered in unison, and Chris straightened his glasses, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, but sighed again.

——Let all the glory be attributed to the hero, and let all the mediocrity be returned to the ordinary. I never long for thrilling adventures and the supremacy of thousands of people. I only want an ordinary life like a plant. My ordinary way, how about you?

At the same time, in the center of Redwood City, on the top of a huge redwood tree crown, in a solid wooden castle specially activated by natural magic, there is a hall full of complicated space-time runes. In the center of the hall, The faint blue space-time ripples flickered, and a group of serious-looking druids and elves in Chinese costumes were standing in front of the hall, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

A few seconds later, with the sudden intensification of the space-time ripples, all the elves present looked serious, and the next moment, a man in black casual clothes led a pair of teenagers and girls, and strode out from the time-space gate that had not yet stabilized.

And the moment he walked out, the entire Sequoia City seemed to be swept by an electric current. Whether it was an ordinary person without extraordinary power, or a golden peak or even a strong man with extreme intentions, they all sensed that a certain behemoth descended. The center of the city, it is just the magnetic field released by the existence itself, covering a field that is many times larger than this city.

"Welcome to Redwood City, Earl Radcliffe, the instructor is walking by the Lake of Eternity, and she should be here soon after she knows you are here."

Among the group of elves welcoming Joshua's arrival, the leader took a step forward. He sensed the huge terrifying aura that enveloped millions of people in his own field. Surprise—this domain containing powerful coercion is strictly restricted by the holder. If it is allowed to spread freely, there will be no creatures within a hundred miles that can stand upright.

Could it be that the people of the North are living under such coercion? Aren't the rumors circulating among the adventurers false? !

But the man who changed the surrounding environment of Redwood City just by showing his face didn't seem to hear the voice of the head elf. He frowned and looked towards a certain corner of the city.

"...what a coincidence."

he said softly. Then, Joshua Brick looked at the rather stiff-faced elf in Chinese clothes, and he waved his hand indifferently: "Understood, you don't need to be so nervous, I'm not such a big-ass person, I don't know how to eat people, I don’t like massacres either, the rumors are all false.”

"There is no need for the natural tutor to find me and tell me the location. I will go to see her first."

Didn’t you ask Joshua where his cousin went? I’m writing it to you now... the first appearance after 240w characters ()

ok cousin cousin i forgot because it wasn't something important the setting memo wasn't written

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