The setting sun dyed the horizon with a layer of intoxicating red, and it was almost dusk.
The players who had been playing for a day also began to return from the dungeon and the underground forest. They returned to the City of Heaven's Chosen with the help of the teleportation circle, or participated in the nightly bonfire party in the city, or directly went offline to rest and recover their strength.
Of course, there were also those who chose to continue doing missions and farming wild monsters in order to advance to a higher level and earn more contribution points.
The Black Dragon Castle, as the connecting point of the teleportation circle between Rivendell and the City of Heaven's Chosen, was naturally quite lively.
Of course, most players hurriedly teleported from Rivendell to the Black Dragon Castle, and then directly teleported to the City of Heaven's Chosen from the castle hall. They were only active in the hall, and the outside of the castle seemed a little lonely.
In the evening, The Black Dragon Merril, as usual, spread his wings and soared after a long cry. No one knew where he flew to.
In the words of Salty Meow, this was the Little Black Dragon's usual stroll before dinner.
Influenced by the players, The Black Dragon Merril was now used to three meals a day. Every day, there would be players who took on the barbecue mission to roast meat for him.
Among them, Salty Meow and the two northeastern skewer buddies took on the most missions.
Salty Meow prepared the magical beast meat in advance and was responsible for the fire, while the two northeastern buddies were mainly responsible for the barbecue … At most, they could roast the meat Merril needed in half an hour.
Then, the three of them used the barbecue meat to exchange for a good amount of experience and contribution points. At the same time, they took advantage of the Little Black Dragon eating to dig out a few dragon scales. It was very pleasant.
Today, the three of them took on another mission and roasted in front of the bonfire outside the castle.
In fact, at the beginning, they all roasted in the castle, but the Little Black Dragon disliked the smoke and smoke that made the castle smoky, and finally drove the players outside.
The two northeastern friends chatted while barbecuing, while Salty Meow used his fire magic to control the fire from time to time. At the same time, he was distracted by watching variety shows online in the game system. Occasionally, he would let out a string of bell-like laughter.
The night breeze blew gently, causing the bonfire to sway slightly. The white smoke from the barbecue spread in all directions, bringing with it a tempting aroma …
It was very comfortable.
However, Salty Meow's expression suddenly changed. She stopped smiling, turned off the video, and stood up vigilantly.
"What's wrong? Big Meow? "
Seeing Salty Meow's expression, the two men from the Northeast asked in confusion.
Little Salty Meow looked around cautiously like a rabbit and said, "Don't worry.
"The warning spell I set up nearby has been triggered. There might be a magical beast nearby."
The Black Dragon Castle was located on a mountain at the edge of the Gloom Mountain Range. Usually, when the Little Black Dragon was around, other magical beasts would not dare to come close.
However, when the Little Black Dragon left, some magical beasts would occasionally follow the smell of barbecued meat and come near.
Although their levels were not very high, they were enough to pose a threat to the players …
Therefore, every time Salty Meow came to barbecue meat for the Black Dragon, he had a habit of setting up a First Circle Warning Spell in advance.
After hearing Salty Meow's words, the two northeastern friends also became vigilant.
They put down the skewers in their hands and drew their swords …
A gentle breeze blew by, messing up the hair of the three men. However, apart from the sound of the wind, the sound of insects, and the occasional shouts of the players in the castle, they did not discover anything.
After a while, Salty Meow put down his magic staff and sighed regretfully.
"He should have left."
The two northeastern friends looked at each other, then sat down again and continued barbecuing.
Everything returned to normal.
However, in the darkness where Salty Meow and the others could not see, a nimble figure heaved a sigh of relief and then quietly slipped down the mountain …
At the foot of the mountain where the Black Dragon Castle was located, in a dense forest a few kilometers away from the ruins of the Grotto Tribe.
A group of human mercenaries in leather armor sat on the ground, eating dry rations and chatting as they rested.
Beside them were carriages filled with goods.
This was a human mercenary group.
Mercenary groups were very common in the human society of the Continent of Segers. They sold their military strength and were hired by nobles and merchants. They either joined wars, fought against powerful magical beasts, or simply escorted caravans to earn commissions.
In addition, when there was no big business, mercenary groups would also act as caravans. While traveling long distances, they would also organize themselves to resell some goods …
The Crocodile Mercenary Group was like this.
They were a medium-sized mercenary group registered in the Holy Mania Empire, with a total of more than 1,100 people. They had recently completed a mercenary mission in the Kingdom of Ayres in the south and earned a lot of commissions. They were on their way back to the north.
The carriages in the group carried some goods they had purchased in the Kingdom of Ayres. They were going to sell them to earn some extra money from smuggling when they returned home.
In the center of the mercenary camp.
A bearded human warrior wearing light mithril armor was sitting on a stone.
He was holding a map in his hand and was carefully looking at it.
He was the leader of the Crocodile Mercenary Group, a magic swordsman whose strength had reached the intermediate silver level and was proficient in magic and martial arts. He was known as "Crocodile".
As an intermediate silver level professional, he was quite famous in the southwest border of the empire. He had raised a mercenary group of more than 1,000 people with his own strength and was treated with courtesy by the nobles at the border.
Even the famous Border Earl of the Holy Mania Empire's Southwest Region had once received him and had a good chat with him.
Crocodile looked at the map in his hand. No one knew what he was thinking.
Beside him, there was a short and fat middle-aged man who looked to be about 40 or 50 years old. He was dressed as a butler, but he looked very miserable.
If The Black Dragon Merril was here, he would recognize that this was the leader of the human border earl's retainers that it had "hired" before, the cowardly butler.
However, at this moment, the butler's expression was not good.
"Sir Crocodile, I have told you everything I know. Why don't you let us go?"
When Crocodile heard this, he just shook his head gently.
"Mr. Anders, why are you in such a hurry? It's a tough journey, and there are many demonic beasts. Our mercenary group happened to be on the same way as you. You should thank us for escorting you. "
After that, he smiled again.
"If it weren't for us, you and your subordinates might have been eaten by the demonic beasts. Not to mention that we haven't received the commission for escorting you."
Hearing Crocodile's words, the butler's expression became even more ugly.
"Escort? The border of the empire is in front of us. I am the butler of the border earl. Why do I need an escort? Aren't you afraid of angering the earl by detaining me like this? "
Crocodile just shook his head gently.
"You can't say that. The Black Dragon is evil and cunning. What if it attacks you again when you return?"
Anders's face darkened when he heard Crocodile's words. But soon, he said angrily,
"Sir Crocodile, I know what you are planning. A Black Dragon that lives near the border, even if it is not an adult, must have accumulated a lot of wealth. Not to mention you, even the earl may be tempted."
"I know you are worried that if you let me go back, the earl will send a team to suppress the Black Dragon. Then you won't have a chance …"
"But … this is a Megalosaurus! Even if it is not an adult, it has the strength of an upper Silver rank. Although your mercenary group has thousands of people, your strength is not its opponent at all! "
"Besides, the Black Dragon is very cunning. It didn't lead us to its nest at all. It will be difficult for you to find it if you search aimlessly …"
After the butler finished speaking, Crocodile just shook his head.
"You don't have to worry about that. Our mercenary group lacks other things, but not scouts. And this Black Dragon has been hovering in the sky recently. If we really want to find its nest, it won't be difficult as long as we put in some effort. As for how to deal with the Black Dragon, you don't have to worry about it. "
While the two were talking, a happy and excited voice suddenly sounded.
"Leader! Leader! "
Crocodile frowned and raised his head to look at the source of the voice.
He saw a nimble figure rushing out. It was a human scout carrying a bow and arrow and a scimitar.
He avoided the mercenaries resting on both sides and went straight to Crocodile. He wiped the sweat on his head and said excitedly.
"Leader! I found the Black Dragon's nest! "
"Hmm? You finally found it? "
Crocodile's eyes flashed and a trace of joy surged in his expression.
He gestured to his subordinates. Suddenly, two mercenaries came forward and took the exasperated butler away.
Then, he looked at the scout again.
"Where is it?"
"It's in a castle on the mountain ahead!"
Crocodile heard and nodded secretly.
"Very good!"
After that, he asked with some anticipation.
"Did you see the elves?"
"I saw them!"
The scout said.
Then, his expression was a little strange.
"Those elves … lit a bonfire outside the castle and barbecued meat."
"Barbecued … barbecued meat?!"
Crocodile was stunned.
Then, he seemed to be deep in thought.
"It's very likely that they were forced by the Megalosaurus. It seems like a Black Dragon that knows how to enjoy life … Is there any other information?"
The scout thought for a moment and continued to answer.
"Those elves are very vigilant. They even set up a warning spell around the area. I almost fell for it."
Crocodile wasn't very surprised.
"After all, they are elves, natural magical creatures. What about the rest? Does that Black Dragon have any dependents? "
"I don't think so. There are only some elves, but … there seems to be a lot of elves in the castle. I can vaguely hear their voices through the light. It feels like there are dozens of them."
The scout replied.
"So many elves?!
Crocodile's eyes became brighter and brighter.
"Anders, this guy! He actually had a trick up his sleeve! Hmph! Dozens of elves, no wonder he was so anxious! This is no less than the wealth that a young Black Dragon should have! "
After a moment of silence, Crocodile said,
"Continue to observe and see the pattern of the Black Dragon's activities. Then, we will make our move!"
"But …"
The scout hesitated for a moment and said,
"That Black Dragon's aura is very terrifying … It must be Silver-high. Can we … beat it?"
Crocodile's face darkened.
"Idiot! When did I say that I wanted to slay a dragon? What I meant was to observe the pattern of the Black Dragon's activities. We will sneak into the castle while it's away. See if we can get some treasures and kidnap some elves while we're at it! "
"Let's not talk about anything else. As long as we can get a few female elves, we will have made a fortune on this trip! As for the Black Dragon … let the Earl of the Borderlands worry about it! "
"After we succeed in sneaking in and looting, we will let Anders and the others leave!"
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