Home of the Brave

"Hello!"

Dai Yang, who was pulling on the reins, suddenly sneezed, rubbed his nose, and looked in the direction of Lanlos Town with a puzzled look. "Damn it, who is talking about me behind my back?"

It needs to be explained that at this moment he is driving a carriage on the road to the Frost Mountains. Although the monster attack incident three days ago has come to an end, the evil monster behind the scenes is still at large. In the face of that kind of extremely dangerous opponent, even the guard team has nothing to do, so they can only ask for help from the lord's Frost Snow Silver Emperor. Dai Yang is currently the representative of Lanlos Town and a witness to the demon incident. He went to Dragon Nest to report the incident to the Lord's Mansion and ask for assistance.

"...Didn't you do something resentful?"

A cold voice came from the carriage behind him, and Dai Yang turned his head with a weak expression, and saw a certain blue-haired beauty sitting in the corner of the carriage looking towards this side. She was wearing a common travel cloak. The hooded cloak covered most of her face. She wore a silver forehead crown under her fluttering bangs. Whenever the precious jade inlaid in front of the forehead flashes a cold light, Dai Yang's heartbeat will always miss half a beat unconsciously.

In fact, this Duke's daughter named Miranda is the maiden who serves Albers, the **** of the storm, and the gem-studded forehead crown is also known as the "Eye of Albers". The majesty of the **** of storm enveloped the shrine maiden. For mortals, such a shrine maiden was a noble existence that could not be directly looked at. Even Dai Yang, who was a fellow traveler, was often frightened by the sudden burst of divine might.

"Something that makes people resentful? How could it be possible! I have always adhered to the principle of'authentic goods at a fair price, and children without deceit'. The so-called harmony makes money..."

"Huh, who knows if it's true or not."

Dai Yang tried to explain, but Miranda snorted and turned his head to the side. As a result, the man who couldn't argue, could only scratch his face in embarrassment, and then let out a weak sigh.

In fact, it wasn't his idea to let this maiden of wind go with her. When he first learned that he was going to the Dragon Nest to report the monster incident to the Lord's Mansion, Miranda also expressed his peers' opinions very strongly. According to her own statement, she came to Lanlos Town this time to investigate an incident, and that incident was related to both Ji Yao and Frost Snow Silver Emperor. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, she hopes to seek the advice of the owner of the Frost Mountains first, or she can also assist the town of Lanlos to fight against the dangerous monsters.

The dragons are the makers of the rules of the jungle, and the gods are the masters of the order of all things. Although the fields between the two do not overlap, they basically recognize each other. As a maiden of the **** of storm, Miranda has no reason to be hostile to the Frost Snow Silver Emperor, so her proposal was strongly approved by one of the elders of Lanlos Town, a certain tavern owner. Of course, Dai Yang strongly opposed the bad middle-aged persuasion, but when Miranda said that "even if she was alone, she would go to the Dragon Nest", Xia Luwei, who was worried about the safety of her friend, couldn't help but beg her sweetheart.

In the end, Dai Yang, who was defeated by Yili Ren, had to sigh and prepare the carriage and embark on the journey to the Dragon Nest with the Witch Maiden. After a morning of travel, the carriage drove into the Chengyue Forest. Thanks to Albert's supernatural power, ordinary monsters did not dare to approach the carriage along the way, which saved Dai Yang a lot of effort.

"Speaking of which, it's really convenient, that treasure." Dai Yang pointed to the forehead of the Witch of the Witch and expressed his thoughts.

"As long as you bring it, you don't have to worry about monster attacks when you travel in the wild. If it can be mass-produced, there will definitely be a lot of people rushing to get it."

"...Please don't say it is like a cheap amulet." The Wind Miko glanced at him dissatisfied.

"Huh? Is there any difference?"

"Of course it's different." Miranda said in a reluctant tone. "'Cangzhi Eye' is Albers’ treasure, and also the link between the wearer and the gods. I am a witch recognized by Albers. The gods borrowed power. If they were replaced by someone else, this forehead crown would be just an ordinary ornament."

"In other words, no one else except you can use it..." Dai Yang sighed disappointedly.

"Yes, just give up." Miranda's mouth curled up, then turned her gaze to the sack beside her feet.

Except for her feet, the entire rear compartment was piled with dozens of sacks, large and small, and the heavy weight made the two old horses quite exhausting. From the open mouth of the sack beside her feet, Miranda saw the props containing bottles and cans, recalling the scene of Dai Yang busy in the warehouse before departure, and couldn't help feeling extraordinarily puzzled. Miranda considered it for a moment, and decided to take this opportunity to raise the question in her heart.

"They are all props, right?" She pointed to the sack to confirm to Dai Yang. "You transported these to the Dragon Nest... is it as a tribute?"

In the past few days, she had heard from Xia Luwei about the previous delivery of tributes. Just like the female knight who arrived for the first time, she also felt incredible about the peace under the rule of the Silver Dragon. Because last time it was Dai Yang who drove the wine tribute to Dragon's Nest in a carriage, and this time seeing the piles of props on the carriage, Miranda took it for granted that it was the same tribute sent to Dragon's Nest. However, Dai Yang's answer surprised her.

"Tribute? No, these are commodities."

"…commodity?"

Miranda tilted her head in confusion. Along the way, there are monsters' territories, and there is no pan-human settlement at all. Said it is a commodity, is it to be sold to the ogres?

"Well, you will know soon."

Facing the witch's question, Dai Yang smiled mysteriously, and then urged the carriage to move on. Nearly dusk, Miranda's doubts were answered.

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After a bumpy day on the rugged forest road, the carriage came to a valley called "Valley of Giants" near dusk. It is close to the cave where the security team encountered the ogres, and it is only half a day away from the valley where the dragon's nest entrance is. The reason why it is called "Valley of Giants" is said to be because a giant clan lived here a long time ago, but now this giant clan has long disappeared, leaving many abandoned stone houses in the empty valley, but often Become a resting place for travelers.

Chengyue Forest is a place where monsters run rampant, but there are no traces of monsters in the Giant Valley at this moment. Hundreds of adventurers gathered in this valley abandoned by the giant, and any monster that dared to approach without exception fell victim to group fighting tactics. It should be noted that the adventurers who came to the Valley of the Giants almost all set off from Lanlos Town after the monster event, and most of them took the Dragon Nest map provided by a prop shop. As the map indicates that the Valley of the Giants is one of the best camping spots near the Dragon's Nest, most adventurers accept the above suggestions and choose the Valley of the Giants as a stronghold to attack the Dragon's Nest.

A large number of adventurers gather in a barren valley lacking supplies, which is undoubtedly the situation that someone is most looking forward to. And when seeing the adventurers everywhere in the valley, Miranda finally understood the question of whom the goods on the carriage were sold to.

"You... have all the calculations done?" Miranda was indescribably surprised. "I deliberately waited until today to leave, just to give them time to gather?"

"Hmph, good businessmen will create opportunities for themselves, waiting foolishly without doing anything, and only increasing deficits." Dai Yang waved his hand and said vigorously.

Next, under the astonished gaze of the Witch of Wind, Dai Yang drove slowly into the valley where adventurers gathered in a carriage. Along the way, they waved hello to the adventurers on both sides, and loudly announced the news that the mobile item store was about to open. As for the arrival of this wagon full of supplies, the adventurers were surprised, and they also looked forward to it.

They are all adventurers who come for the treasures of the dragon's nest, but attacking the dragon's nest is not comparable to ordinary adventure activities. In other words, of all the adventure activities, attacking the dragon's nest is the most challenging and dangerous one. In order to guard against the harassment of the younger generation, Dragon Nest often has extremely strong fortifications, and it does not have a certain amount of combat power to challenge it. As a result, there is often only a dead end. Each attack on the Dragon's Nest is equivalent to a formal battle. Adventurers regard the Valley of the Giants as their base camp. While accumulating strength, they are also waiting for the opportunity to launch the battle.

Judging by the number of adventurers in the Valley of the Giants, its scale is enough to launch a battle against the Dragon Nest. If the two come one day later, maybe only the waste of the adventurers will be waiting for them. However, from another perspective, Dai Yang brought the supplies most needed by adventurers at the most appropriate time, and his grasp of timing was simply breathtaking. Reminiscing about the promotion of giving away maps for free a while before the item shop, Miranda suddenly felt a very strange feeling in her heart.

(Couldn't... the activities of these hundreds of adventurers are under this person's control from beginning to end, right?)

When thinking of this, Miranda couldn't help but shudder, and looked at the man suspiciously.

At this time, Dai Yang had parked the carriage in an empty square, and was blowing a whistle while sorting out the merchandise. Looking at the appearance of the little businessman who rolled up his sleeves and was about to make a fortune, Miranda suddenly felt that she was thinking too much. If the other party has the ability to play with hundreds of adventurers in the palm of their hands, how can they run a prop store to run into deficits? So, these should be just coincidences.

"Hey, when do you want to sit like this?"

Unexpectedly, such a voice sounded. Miranda tilted her head and saw Dai Yang staring at the sack under her feet with a dissatisfaction.

"Please, even if you don't want to help, please don't get in the way? This is a valuable commodity!"