Home of the Brave

Chengyue Forest is located in the northwest corner of Lanlos Town and is the only way to Dragon Nest.

Originally, Chengyue Forest was the territory of the elves, and mortals could not approach it at all. However, as the silver dragon descended on the Frost Mountains thirty years ago, the entire forest was drawn into the territory of the Silver Emperor Frost and Snow. The arrival of the Silver Dragon has largely eliminated the original division of power among the various ethnic groups around the Frost Mountains, allowing the residents of Lanlos Town to occasionally engage in logging and hunting activities at the edge of the forest. When transporting tributes to Dragon Nest once a year, you can step into Chengyue Forest, which was originally the territory of elves, dignified.

Although the elves who manage the forest will not attack the team that transports the tribute, this does not mean that it is absolutely safe. In fact, there are many dangerous monsters inhabiting Chengyue Forest, ranging from slimes to ogres. These monsters often leave the forest to attack Lanlos Town, so they are also the key targets of the town’s garrison.

If you want to deliver the tribute to the dragon's nest safely, you must pass through the monster-infested Chengyue Forest. This is undoubtedly a dangerous and arduous task. When walking through the Chengyue Forest, the guards have to be alert to monsters that may appear at any time, while also paying attention to protecting the safety of wine and carriages. Therefore, since entering the forest, everyone has been cautious.

Including Captain Dean, eleven guards were scattered around the carriage in a radial formation to provide all-round protection to the carriage. Because Xia Luwei was an unplanned reinforcement and was unfamiliar with the garrison's combat mode, in order to avoid affecting efficiency, Xia Luwei was arranged next to the carriage as a second barrier to guard the tribute. Dai Yang, who was in charge of driving the carriage, also had the opportunity to observe the female knight up close.

To be honest, he still couldn't accept the fact that Xia Luwei was with him.

Although Dean said that the female knight was recommended by Sean as a reliable guard, he didn't know Xia Luwei's purpose in Lanlos Town. Xia Luwei clearly came to fight the Silver Emperor Frost and Snow, but ended up letting such a dangerous person into the team escorting the tribute, and then followed all the way to the Dragon Nest-it was like throwing a burning cigarette into a full bucket. If there is any accident in the fuel, I am afraid that the entire town of Lanlos will be affected! He really couldn't guess what idea Sean was playing.

Dai Yang had planned to tell Xia Luwei's purpose, but suddenly the female knight was frustrated and lost last night. He could hardly be cruel to push this poor girl into a desperate situation of isolation, and it turned out to be unspeakable, and he could only silently follow Xia Luwei's situation in secret—perhaps, this was the result that a bad middle-aged wanted. Maybe.

(That bad middle-aged man, what is he thinking...) Dai Yang muttered, frowning and looking at the female knight.

When Xia Luwei was holding the hilt of the sword tightly, she was fully guarded and ready to go into battle at any time, he couldn't help sighing.

"...Actually, you don't need to be so nervous."

"Huh?" Xia Luwei turned her head in surprise.

"Although these guys don't look great, they are all very experienced fighters, and ordinary monsters don't need you to act."

"Yes...Is that so?" Xia Luwei let go of the hilt a little, and responded with embarrassment.

"So, you can treat it as a leisurely outing, you can relax and rest like me."

"like you…"

Xia Luwei moved her gaze to Dai Yang, and saw that he was taking out the dried meat jerky as a snack, and she couldn't help showing an embarrassed expression.

Just when the female knight was about to say something, she probably heard the conversation behind her, and the leader of the security captain interjected in.

"You kid, what is a leisurely outing? Don't instill strange knowledge... Also, that's dry food on the road! Don't just treat it as a snack."

Dean frowned as he watched someone's evil deeds of consuming food, but the accused just waved his hand nonchalantly.

"Hmph, being pulled to a place where birds don't lay eggs, what fun is there other than eating dry food? Anyway, this month's deficit has been irreversible, at least I have to save the food expenses for next week!"

"...Are you a bear preparing to hibernate?" Dean looked at him dumbly.

"Less long-winded! The store lost a full week of turnover this month! A full week! If you can't even make money back from the food expenses, I will come to your house!"

"Are you going to come and eat dinner again?" Dean smiled bitterly when he heard the words. "It's not a problem, Paola would welcome it, but... I said Dai Yang, you should almost marry a wife who can help you cook? Uncle told me before he left and asked me to Report to him the news of the birth of Dai's grandson as soon as possible, but you are now..."

"Well-winded! Am I looking for this?"

"You said so, but you haven't seen any results so far, right?"

"This kind of thing depends on fate! You can't find it if you want to."

"Hey, what you said is totally contradictory..."

…Xia Luwei listened to the ridiculous conversation between the two with interest. It seemed that because of the turnover deficit, the black-haired youth showed a side she had never seen before. Xia Luwei couldn't help being surprised by such Dai Yang, and thanks to the two of them, the tension in the team was relieved. In this way, with high morale, the team passed through most of the forest without incident and arrived at the scheduled campsite.

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The camping site is a cliff cave at the foot of the Frost Mountains. The cave’s internal space is spacious enough to accommodate the entire convoy. It is connected to the forest by a long and narrow path. It can be said to be quite ideal in the forest of monsters rampant. Shelter. In the past, the security team spent the night here every time it guarded the tribute, and this time was no exception.

There was a stream in front of the cave. Dean watched it was getting late and ordered the team to prepare to camp and rest, so the guards got busy according to their division of labor. Some went to the forest to pick up dry wood, some settled down on mounts, and some went to the stream to make fire and prepare dinner. Xia Luwei looked left and right and couldn't get her hands in. She had no choice but to walk to someone who was also doing nothing. Seeing the black-haired young man sitting in the carriage leisurely, she seemed to have no intention of helping in the past.

"Dai Yang, are you stealing...eh? Rest?" Xia Luwei greeted cautiously.

"Huh? Ah, Miss Cavaliers, hello." Dai Yang was drinking water, it seems that because of eating too much jerky on the road, he was dry.

"Um, please call me Xia Luwei." Xia Luwei demanded. "Can I come up?"

"Of course, please." Dai Yang moved to the side, half emptying the driver's seat.

"Thank you." Xia Luwei climbed into the carriage and carefully sat in the driver's seat.

"By the way, ride...no, Xia Luwei, I want to ask."

After watching Xia Luwei sit still, Dai Yang asked a question that he cared more about.

"Your name is Xia Luwei von Isère.'Fon' is a word that can only be used by nobles? As a noble, why do you have to come to Lanlos Town... well, do such dangerous things? ?"

Challenged to the evil dragon entrenched in the Frost Mountains, and then became a dragon-slaying hero extolled by thousands. This kind of story sounds very enjoyable to the bard's mouth, but it is almost paranoid in reality. Dragons are the strongest beings at the top of the food chain of Palamia. They are the closest beings to gods. Just imagining standing in front of the dragon is enough to make ordinary knights frighten their legs, and those who are used to hang around. The nobles under Yu Huaqianyue, unless they are idiots who are so stupid that they can't distinguish the difference between romance and reality, they will never want to have anything to do with the evil dragon.

Of course, Xia Luwei is definitely not such a person. The female knight came to Lanlos Town with the consciousness of betting on her life. Dai Yang could also see it. What he didn't understand was what made this countless daughter, who should be pampered, risk doing this. danger.

"That, it's true that the Iseye family is a nobleman, but now, it has fallen..." Xia Luwei showed a bleak smile and told Dai Yang in a bitter tone the fact that the Iseye family had fallen. "...After my mother ran away, my father passed away soon. As a result, I became the only one who inherited the name of Isère... From the day I entered the Royal Academy, I vowed to revive Isère with the sword in my hand. Lei family. This time the kingdom issued an order for the evil dragon to crusade, and I ran over without even thinking about it."

"So..." Dai Yang nodded ambiguously, thinking that Xiao En's guess was right.

Xia Luwei's crusade against Silver Emperor Frost and Snow was not for treasure and fame, but for the revival of her family. Taking the fate of the entire family alone, Dai Yang couldn't help being moved by the strength of the female knight, but at the same time it became even more distressed. Of course he couldn't let Xia Luwei challenge Frost Snow Silver Emperor, but the problem was that if the female knight's determination was so firm, it would be extremely difficult to persuade her to change her mind. Dai Yang couldn't help but raised his **** to a bad middle-aged man in his heart.

"...That, please don't worry." As if misunderstood Dai Yang's reason for silence, Xia Luwei added anxiously. "This time, I'm just a guard, and I won't cause trouble to everyone."

Xia Luwei wanted to express that she would not take advantage of the opportunity to deliver the tribute to challenge the silver dragon. This more or less relieved Dai Yang, he scratched his head and asked other questions.

"Speaking of which, Xia Luwei, you said that you are the only one left in the Isailey house?"

"Yes, it is."

"Then how do you revive the family?" Dai Yang pointed out. "I mean, no matter other aspects, you have to continue the Isher family...you should have a lover, right? He can rest assured that you will fight the dragon by yourself?" Dai Yang really wanted to see it.

"Lover..." Faced with Dai Yang's question, Xia Luwei showed a shy expression and smiled unnaturally. "No...no, I've always lived in the Royal Academy, and I haven't participated in any social interaction... Moreover, the Isère's house is nothing more than the title of earl, the family business has long since fallen, and there is no benefit in interacting with me... Besides, a woman like me who only knows how to dance swords and swords, is fierce and has no femininity, men will not be interested..."

"Nothing." Dai Yang interrupted the female knight's self-deprecating words. "I think Xia Luwei, you are very attractive."

"...Huh?" Xia Luwei's eyes widened in surprise as if hearing something incredible.

She looked at Dai Yang in a panic, but the latter had already turned her head and yawned at the red sun slowly falling in the distance.

"Speaking of it, it's rare to encounter any monsters this time, it's really easy!"

"Huh? Isn't it normal?"

"Normally, like a short-tailed wolf or something, it has already attacked eight times..."

Dai Yang couldn't help but stretch again. Xia Luwei watched his movements in a daze, but Dai Yang suddenly tilted his head to look towards the cliff cave on the left. Just the next second when Xia Luwei was puzzled, the guards panicked from the cave.

"It's not good! Eater... Ogre! Ogre has come out!"