Home of the Brave

The rising sun from the end of Chengyue Forest brought an end to the adventurers' Dragon Nest strategy.

Facing the endless traps in the maze, the adventurers finally failed to break through the iron wall defense and stopped in front of the deep red corridor. At the end of this tragic offensive and defensive battle, less than 10% of the adventurers can escape safely, and if the remaining adventurers can save their lives, what awaits them is the destiny of being captives in the Dragon Nest. An adventurer who becomes a prisoner of the Dragon's Nest will be extorted with a high ransom, or will be forced to perform heavy physical labor, or will be sold to the slave black market.

Although the prisoners are left with a bleak choice, it is better than being executed on the spot anyway. Occasionally, a lucky guy is selected by the little butler. After signing a lot of soul contracts, he stays in the Dragon Nest as a foreign retainer to serve for the emperor. Not only do not need to pay a ransom, but they can also receive a considerable salary every month. As long as they are loyal to their duties, they can live a prosperous and stable life-in a sense, this is also one of the life adventurers most yearn for. .

As for the adventurers who successfully escaped, although they failed to break through the maze's defenses, they did not return empty-handed.

After all, from a functional point of view, the deep scarlet corridor built by the dwarves is first a dormitory for the maids of the demons, and then a maze to meet the invaders. Among the tributes sent from all over the Frost Mountains every year, the most precious and valuable ones are of course held by the emperor, while the lesser ones, or the ones that are not of interest to the emperor, are shared by the courtiers of the Dragon Nest. The maids received the most tribute due to the large number of them. Most of these tributes were placed in their dormitory, which is the labyrinth of the Deep Red Corridor.

The demons like to live in the maze, and it is their habit to hide their collections everywhere in the maze. Basically, as long as the adventurer has enough luck and strength, most of them can find their own share from the collections throughout the maze. Although these collections are not priceless treasures, they are also very valuable, and as long as they bear the "Dragon's Nest" trademark, they can be sold at high prices on the black market.

More importantly, only the adventurers who have participated in the Dragon Nest Raiders and successfully returned from hunting treasures will be regarded as veterans on their own. If the precious treasures found are dedicated to the temple, they will also be given gilded titles such as "Braves". In this way, driven by interest and reputation, the adventurers' enthusiasm for succession was invested in the strategy of Dragon Nest. On the other hand, the little butler, who has both the talent of a consul and the cunning businessman, uses clever means to turn crises into excellent opportunities to earn extra money and replenish manpower.

Although it is difficult to judge which of the two is right or wrong, a farce like this is staged several times a year in the Frost Mountains...

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"That's it..."

After listening to Patti's narration, Miranda couldn't help feeling a bit weak.

At this moment, she was in the council room of Dragon Nest. As someone escaped again, she had to bear the responsibility of narration and tell Patty the story of her encounter with the jealous demon last night. Finally, I remembered asking the adventurers what to do, but I learned such a dumbfounding fact. Regardless of what happened in Lanlos Town or the truth about Dragon Nest Raiders, these facts were enough to subvert common sense of ordinary people, and Miranda showed an expression of not knowing what to say for a while.

"Anyway, thanks to your help this time. If you let those two break in and disturb the owner's dormancy, the consequences would be unimaginable..." Patty exhaled as if he was afraid, and bowed his head to express sincere thanks to Miranda. "Thank you, Miss Miranda."

"You're welcome, I actually didn't make much effort. Almost the person who defeated the intruder was that person." Miranda waved her hand and declined. Even if she is very dissatisfied with someone's evasion of responsibility, the noble maiden will not do anything to take credit for others.

"I also thank you, Miss Miranda." At this moment, a green-haired winged woman next to Patty interjected in.

Her voice is like a breeze blowing through the fields under the warm spring sun, with a soothing warm tone.

From the previous introduction, Miranda knew that the winged woman's name was Paona. She was the chief priest who served the emperor and was also responsible for many affairs of Dragon Nest. Paona, who is a wingman, was recalled to the tribe along with the Valkyrie team a while ago, and the Valkyrie team is the strongest force in the Dragon Nest. Their absence resulted in insufficient combat power against the invaders. , It turned out that the incident happened last night. Paona returned to Dragon Nest this morning after dealing with the tribe's affairs. After hearing about the incident last night, she sat with Patty and listened to the witch's explanation of her encounter with the jealous demon.

"Unexpectedly, such a dangerous person would appear during the heavenly election ceremony, and the Valsini team must be called back as soon as possible to formulate countermeasures..." Paona thought, touching her jaw.

Looking at such a priest, Miranda couldn't help being surprised. After all, in the common sense of ordinary people, the women of the Winged Race are known for being brave and good at war. However, Paona’s speech and manners are full of intellectual and elegant, that kind of calm and confident style, giving people the feeling of a highly cultivated lady. . If it is put on the palace ball, I believe it will attract the attention of men more than those beautiful noble daughters.

"Actually about that jealous demon..." At this time, Patty said in a helpless tone. "The little one has investigated some related information, but it is not good news."

Due to the relationship between each other as neighbors, the demons were quite familiar with the affairs of demons. The little butler used the channels of demons to investigate the affairs of the demon, and soon obtained some useful information.

The demon Mingye first appeared in the northern frontier of the demon colony. No one knows her origins. Although there is a rumor that she is related to one of the four demon kings, this rumor has not been confirmed. In any case, until that happened, the demons' cognition of Ming Ye was limited to "may be the illegitimate daughter of the king".

The monsters in northern Xinjiang have their own territories, and for the sake of passing time and eliminating disputes, they often hold goodwill banquets. Once, a higher-level monster held a banquet on his own territory, and because Ming Ye happened to be nearby at that time, he also received an invitation to the banquet. Then, Ming Ye, who rarely appeared in public, made an exception to attend the banquet, and showed the craziest side in front of the host and guests!

That night, the six higher-level monsters, including the master, and the other 27 intermediate-level monsters were all killed by Ming Ye!

From the trembling descriptions of the waiters who survived by chance, the monsters in Northern Xinjiang learned the truth and became furious!

In the covenant of demons, it is permissible to start a war for territory, but killing six demonic lords and 27 of their retainers like this meaninglessly is an unforgivable brutality! In addition, the terrifying power that Ming Ye displayed on that crazy night also made all the monster lords feel like a man. No one dared to guarantee that they would not become Ming Ye's next prey, so the entire demon world in Northern Xinjiang moved and carried out a collective hunt for this jealous witch.

However, Ji Yao's power and cunning far exceeded the predictions of the demons. A total of more than sixty higher-level demons died under Mingye's hands, and other lower-level demons were countless, and one-fifth of the entire northern Xinjiang was plunged into disorderly chaos. With the four kings standing still, the monsters were finally afraid. When Ming Ye came to the door, the monster lords would rather give up their territory and escape than challenge the terrifying jealous monster.

Not long after, not knowing whether it was because he couldn't find his opponent, or because he simply wanted to find new pleasures, Ming Ye left Beijiang.

Then, this riot caused by Ji Yao was over, but it was only for the monsters in Northern Xinjiang.

For some reason, Ming Ye seemed to have an unusual attachment to demons. After leaving the northern borders, Ji Yao traveled south along the Oberstein Empire, traversing the territories of multiple superior demons in succession, and those names that were once feared by others have become the dust under the wheel of history...

"In our investigation, this is the place where Ji Demon appeared before, and this is the place where she appeared this time. If you draw a line between the two..."

Patty spread out a map of the whole land of Palamia on the table, and used chess pieces to mark the place where the jealous demon appeared in turn. The previous place where Ji Demon appeared was the Caucasus Mountains in the western part of the kingdom. If a horizontal line was drawn between the Caucasus Mountains and the Frost Mountains, it would happen to pass through the capital of Gulambel, where the Temple of Stormwind is located.

"Sure enough..." Miranda clenched her fist tightly, confirming her judgment. "The prisoner who attacks the temple is a jealous demon!"

"According to the incomplete statistics of known data, since the Northern Xinjiang turmoil, the number of superior demons who have died in her hands alone has exceeded ninety..." The housekeeper girl bit her nails and concluded in a groan-like tone. : "To put it simply, that jealous demon is ten times more dangerous than we previously estimated."

"...But, what was her motive for killing the monster so persistently?" Paona asked the core question. "Is it pure hatred? Or have other, clearer purposes?"

"Demon soul jade?" Suddenly recalling the situation of the encounter with Ji Yao, Miranda subconsciously determined: "Her purpose is the monster soul jade!"

"Demon soul jade..." Patty muttered and looked left and right. Since the person involved was not there, she had to confirm with the nearest witch. "The younger one remembers that the demon who attacked Lanlos Town, the Wing Demon Shiruff, was indeed taken away by the jade demon, and then kept it temporarily in the son's house, right?"

"Is there such a thing?" Paona, who had heard of it for the first time, looked very surprised.

"Well, if it is deduced like this, the purpose of Ji Yao's attack on the Dragon Nest this time is obvious..." After getting confirmation from the witch, the housekeeper sister came to a conclusion. "Belmohi is in a terrible situation right now. Just to get its Demon Soul Jade, should he instigate adventurers to attack the Dragon Nest? Or, because he saw the adventurers preparing to attack the Dragon Nest, he moved to seize the Demon Soul Jade. Thoughts?"

"Interrogation of the prisoners should have an answer, but this is a secondary question..." Paona pointed out. "As far as I know, the demon soul jade is the crystallization of the life of the demon, and it is also a sacrificial weapon with strong spiritual power. It is mostly used for all kinds of evil magic and secret arts. What do you want to do when the jade collects such a large amount of the demon soul jade?"

"Well, that's right, this is a serious problem..."

After everyone fell into contemplation, Paona asked another question.

"Then, since the purpose of Ji Yao is to collect the demon soul jade, then it can be inferred that she will attack the demons everywhere in the Frost Mountains. The demons are the kings who control the monsters. During the monarch's sleep, they are very It affects the stability of the Frost Mountain Range..." After a pause, the sacrifice of Dragon Nest said in a deep voice.

"We cannot let this become another northern Xinjiang. The turbulence factor must be eliminated as soon as possible."