The farmer said, "Two days ago, Little Kaido went out to play and met a few seemingly gentle strangers. He had a great time at first, but then they grabbed Little Kaido and broke into the manor. They seemed to be looking for something, but they beat up the butler when they didn't find anything."
At this point, the farmer stopped.
Andonara asked anxiously, "What happened next?"
The farmer took a breath and continued, "Mayor Cage wasn't home at that time. He went to Winterwind. When he came back and heard what happened from the butler, he went out with the butler with his sword. We haven't heard from them for two days. "
"Which direction did they go?"
"They went to Winterwind."
Andonara was in a hurry to leave the moment she heard that.
But Roland stopped her and said, "Don't be hasty. Let's get to the bottom of it first."
Then, Roland looked at the farmer and asked, "Do you remember what those people looked like? What did they look like? "
The farmer thought for a moment and said, "They were all young men. They all had blond hair and blue eyes."
Roland had a bad feeling when he heard that.
As he expected, the farmer continued, "The weirdest thing was that they had a mark of a black leaf on their faces."
Stunned, Roland fell silent.
Andonara was surprised at first, but then she burst into fury.
Her clothes were moving even though there was no wind, and her long braids were waving nonstop.
The farmer had watched Andonara grow up. Even though Andonara had always been tough, he had never been scared of the girl before his eyes. But at this moment, he felt scared.
It was a feeling similar to being stared at by a dragon, and his body had an uncontrollable urge to sh * t itself.
The farmer had never seen or been stared at by a dragon, but it didn't stop him from having similar feelings.
"Calm down."
Roland put his hand on Andonara's shoulder.
Andonara's aura immediately dropped.
Although she was still angry, she was no longer intimidating.
"It's obvious that it was done by the Golden Sons." Roland grabbed Andonara's hand and said, "Let's go. Don't be hasty. Things can't be too bad. After all, Cage isn't weak. A few players who were killed and dropped levels shouldn't be a match for him. "
Andonara nodded obediently.
In the past, Andonara's hands were smooth and warm, but now, they were cold. The little woman who had been insecure since childhood was at a loss when her beloved family was in danger.
The Life Goddess was right. Andonara was essentially just a little woman.
Walking in the direction of Winterwind, Roland summoned White Amber, a familiar that he had barely used before.
After White Amber appeared, it looked around and climbed to Roland's shoulder, before it asked in surprise, "Master, this is the first time you've summoned me from such a distance. Did you run into a problem?"
"Yes." Roland nodded. "You'll follow Andonara and act as a communication bridge between us, got it?"
White Amber nodded. "Don't worry. I'll protect the queen."
"Thank you," Roland said.
Although White Amber wasn't very good at combat, it had night vision and healing methods, which could be of great assistance to Andonara.
Then, the two of them went their separate ways. Roland flew to the sky for reconnaissance, and Andonara went directly to Winterwind.
Winterwind was still being rebuilt, but the Guild of Mercenaries and the Guild of Assassins were already functioning. Those two guilds were quite good at intelligence, and it was the right choice to go to them.
In a wood about ten kilometers east of Winterwind, six players with black leaves on their faces were warming themselves by a fire.
A blonde boy was sitting next to them with tears in his eyes. He was gritting his teeth to stop himself from crying.
The boy was Kaido.
The cause of the incident wasn't too complicated.
Those black leaf players were quite smart. Although they were killed several times, they had been hiding in the woods, drinking water when they were thirsty, eating wild fruits when they were hungry, and hunting game when they were hungry. That was how they managed to survive the siege.
Then, when they moved to the border of Hollevin, they accidentally passed Reed Village.
The communication in Reed Village was poor. The villagers didn't know what the black leaf players were at all.
Neither did Kaido.
The black leaf players, on the other hand, behaved themselves after they came to Reed Village.
Everything he ate and drank was bought with money. He was also very kind to people.
Then, Kaido, who was playing in the village, observed the players curiously when he saw them.
Those black leaf players didn't intend to do anything to Cage at first. They even got along well with Kaido.
After all, it was in their nature to play with children.
Seeing that they were easy to talk to, Kaido became even more friendly.
Children were always more trusting of people who were nice to them, and they were more likely to tell their secrets.
Cage said that his father was awesome and that his cousin was the queen, which only made the black leaf players laugh.
However, Kaido was only six years old. Seeing that the players didn't quite believe him, and because he wanted to show off, he revealed innocently, "My sister Andonara used to have brown hair and eyes, but after she took the medicine that my father gave her, her hair and eyes turned blonde and blue. She's even stronger than before."
At this moment, the players were all pleasantly surprised.
Every player knew that the queen of the Roland family had changed her appearance and became incredibly strong.
Immediately, some players tried to get more information out of him.
In the end, Kaido said, "My father said that the last bottle of medicine was for me, and that I would become as strong as my sister after I took the medicine when I grew up."
In fact, Kaido couldn't know about the Phoenix Blood.
But seeing that his sister had changed, Kaido kept asking his father what was going on.
After a long time, Cage couldn't stand it anymore and told him the general reason.
In Cage's opinion, Reed Village was a remote place. Generally, people without any professions would come here to develop. Moreover, even if there were professionals passing by, they might not talk to children. Even if they did, they wouldn't take the child's words seriously. How could they believe it?
Yet, the black leaf players believed him.
It was because of Andonara's example.
So, they tied Cage up and went to the manor to search for the Phoenix Blood.
Not finding it, they beat up the butler and told him that if he wanted to redeem Kaido, he had to bring the bottle of medicine that could make someone stronger.
Cage, who had just returned from Winterwind, learned of it and came to them with his longsword.
But a few players set up a trap for him, and he didn't escape until one of his arms was cut off.
It was winter, and it was snowing everywhere. A bunch of people were sitting around a fire.
In fact, with the physique of a professional, even a Mage would not be affected much by this temperature.
But in any case, it was always reassuring to have a fire.
Besides, there was a kid here.
A player who was throwing dry branches into the fire out of boredom suddenly said, "That man named Cage will definitely come again. He doesn't have much combat ability right now. Do you think he'll bring the medicine?"
"Probably," said Jess gloomily. Jesse said with a gloomy face, "He only has one son after all. I think he should know which is more important, the medicine or his son."
"But there's only one bottle of medicine. How are we going to split it?"
"Whoever offers the most will take it," said Jess casually.
"If we can be as strong as the queen of the Roland family, it doesn't matter even if we wear black leaves on our faces." A player said, "A dozen people are no match for us. Nobody can stop us if we run away when there are too many of them. This game is like a second life. I don't want to quit. "
Everybody was silent.
Nobody wanted to quit. Naturally, they didn't want to.
That was why they had been hiding.
Besides, they understood one thing very well.
Sometimes, even if you did something wrong, the wrong might be forgotten as long as you were strong enough.
Especially in this world.
As long as they could be as strong as Andonara, anyone who wanted to deal with them would have to think twice before dealing with them.
Strength was everything in this world.
As long as they got the medicine, they could leave this country, develop in a remote place, put on a mask, and survive until they became a Legend or a Demigod. By then, the black leaves on their faces would be nothing.
"Whoever gets the medicine, remember that we have to stick together to survive. If you leave the group after you get the medicine, don't blame me."
The others all nodded.
They knew very well that collective strength was always much stronger than individual strength.
At times like this, they had to stick together.
Then, they fell silent again.
Very soon, heavy footsteps came from ahead of them.
The seven black leaf players all stood up. One of them walked to Kaido and put his sword on Kaido's shoulder.
Kaido trembled even more in fear when he saw the sharp blade protruding from his side. Although he was tearing up, he gritted his teeth and didn't cry at all.
"Let go of my child." Seeing that from a dozen meters away, Cage couldn't have been more infuriated and heartbroken.
He hated himself. Why did he have to tell such important information to an ignorant child?
Had his intelligence and vigilance dropped to such a low level when he hadn't been a mercenary for years?
He had almost been killed by the Golden Sons earlier, but he still hadn't learned his lesson.
He deserved to die.
Cage took out the Phoenix Blood from his clothes with his intact left hand and showed it to the others.
"Golden Sons, this is the blood you want," Cage said gloomily. Cage said with a sullen face, "Can you release my son now? Let him leave first. I'll give you the blood when he's safe. Otherwise, I'd rather smash it to the ground. No one will get anything good from it."
Jess tilted his head, and the player who controlled Kaido put away his longsword.
Cage put on a smile on his stubbled face. "Kaido, leave this place immediately and run out of the woods. The butler will meet you."
"I'm not leaving. They'll bully you if I leave, Dad. Your hand must be hurting. It's all Kaido's fault. He shouldn't have talked to those bad uncles. "
Kaido finally couldn't hold it anymore and burst into tears. His voice was pitiful and helpless in the cold wind.
When the players saw this scene, they couldn't bear to see this.
Jess said, "Let him go. You can go too if you give us the blood in good condition."
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