01 Inexplicable disaster

The vast Farah plain is full of dwarf shrubs and weeds, where all kinds of beasts and hard-working Falsatians are raised. Every spring ploughing and autumn harvest, the farmland outside Falsas is particularly lively. Farsas is located on a high uplifted rocky mountain on the plain. Because there are not many stones around it, the wall is basically made of huge trees. After the baptism of wind and rain, it has become a little gray. The highest place in the city of Falsace is the residence of the only aristocratic family in the city, the Earl of Daupelle. He has jurisdiction over more than 5,000 families in this small city. Due to the lack of war, Falsas usually has a 400-man city guard.

Standing in the attic of Dowver's house, you can see the situation of the whole territory. It is one of the few hobbies of the old count to inspect his territory in the attic with a telescope every day.

"What is that? Imperial soldiers?" The old count saw a man riding a horse in a blue military uniform running through the bush and running towards the city of Farsas.

I looked carefully with a telescope and didn't see the appearance of the person, but saw the weapon behind him. Kill the dragon sword? The old count thought, why did the soldiers of the Imperial Dragon Legion come to Farsas? After several thoughts flashed and were rejected by him, he smiled when he looked at the human appearance carefully, "Come on!"

"There, sir!" The maid beside her bowed slightly.

"Tell Lyon to prepare more at noon today and Suss is back."

"Yes, sir."

That's why as soon as Sius returned to the door, he saw Lilia riding on the gate and waving to him, scaring the city guard next to him.

"Lilia, be careful, it will fall." Standing under the gate, he looked like his sister who hadn't seen for a long time. She was still so lively and active. Xius smiled heartily. In fact, it was just because he had experienced too many things recently and his psychology was too heavy.

"It won't be...ah!! ...Help!" Before she finished speaking, the girl riding on the gate leaned and fell from the gate.

For good, the gate of Falsas is not high. Compared with Olsen's high gate, the gate of Falsas can only be used for one battlefield or two knights to pass at the same time, so Lilia fell down and was caught by Seus. Well, this wall is only higher for one person and one horse.

"Brother Xius, well, you smell so bad." The little girl was still the same. Before she was taught her too naughty, she began to think that Seus was smelly, but there was nothing she could do. There was no time to change clothes on the road.

"You can bear it. We're going home now." Soius responded. Lilia blinked and looked at her brother, as if she were looking at another person.

"What are you looking at?" The messenger's army and horse stepped on the steps to the city, and Xius was a little uncomfortable being stared at by the little guy.

"Brother Xiu has changed since he went out!" The girl's feeling is still amazingly sharp.

"Oh, is it!" After thinking about my experience in the past few months, if there is no change, it will be incredible. "What has changed?"

"I became like a swordsman!" After saying that, the little girl made a grimace and jumped off the horse. "You made me stink. I'll go back to take a shower first. When I come back and can't see the gift you brought me, you will die!" After saying that, she rushed into the house.

Suddenly, Xiusi found that he had arrived at his doorstep. Is it a gift? Sius touched his pocket and really didn't bring anything except money, clothes and swords.

"Father, I'm back." Whenius walked into the hall, the old count was having afternoon tea. When he saw his son coming back, he just nodded slightly and didn't ask or say anything.

ius had to stand there. When his father finished drinking all the tea, the old count slowly said, "You have caused a lot of things this time!"

"I'm sorry, father." Xius lowered his head and didn't know how to defend himself.

"You are usually honest at home, but you didn't expect to cause trouble outside than Ruhr."

"Father, I know my mistake." Xius knelt down on one knee.

"Well," the old count didn't mean to blame on his face. "Since you came back in a military uniform, there should be something to show me!"

"Ah, yes, father." Suss quickly took out a few documents from behind and took a few steps forward and handed them to the old count.

"Hmm." The old count straightened his glasses and said, "The immunity letter, the return documents, and the record of war. Well, sure enough, my son will not be a fugitive."

"..." Xius lowered his head and retreated to his original position. He didn't know what to say.

The first two old count glanced and put them down, but the old count stared at the battle record for a long time, and his legs were a little sore for a long time, although Sus knew that the words on it were only three or four lines shorter than the first two.

"You are indeed a born warrior! Just like your mother." The old count looked at the glazed window, as if recalling the past days.

"..." Xiusi was silent. He had never seen his mother or any relics, so he didn't know what to say about this term.

"Forget it, I won't mention him in the past. By the way, show me the sword on your back."

"Yes, father." Xius untied his sword and gave it to the old count.

The old count did not pick it up, but just looked carefully, "The dragon-killing sword is said to be rewarded to you, but this sword is indeed very precious. You should pay attention to use it well." After reading it, he motioned to Xius to take it back.

"Well, I'm a little tired. You can go down first!"

"Yes, father."

All the way, the house is empty. Countess people like to go outings or go to larger cities to socialize in this season. Women are always full of a spring atmosphere; while Flora and Ruhr are still in the college, and they can't go to such places. Although his eldest son Anzac is in Farsas, he is busy every day. To take care of things in the territory, she often has to travel to several towns in the territory; Lilia is completely a coincidence at home, because her tutor is going out to do something today, so Lilia, who is usually watched for magic education, has been free to stay at home for a while, although she soon felt bored.

Back to his room, he was still the same as before. It seemed that someone cleaned it every day. After Suses hung his sword on the wall, he lay ** in a big word, and his whole body relaxed. This is the feeling of home. Such a happy feeling soon made Xiusi a little confused. Perhaps because of the tired journey, the teenager quickly fell asleep.

"...Sus, Susus..." Sus suddenly felt that someone was shaking himself, needless to say, he knew who it was.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Lilia, I accidentally fell asleep." Xius rubbed his eyes and sat up.

"Where's the gift, the gift!" The little girl immediately took to the point.

"Well, I'm sorry, I'm not ready." Xiusi didn't dare to look directly into the girl's eyes.

"Hee, I knew that Brother Susi would not prepare," I didn't expect Lilia to be angry, but smiled, "Then I'll choose by myself! I want that!"

Sius had an ominous foreboding. He looked at Lilia's finger. Sure enough, it was the dragon-killing sword that looked extraordinary. "Lilia, that thing doesn't work. That's my sword."

"I don't care, I don't care, I want that sword." Staring at the two-meter-long, unique one-handed sword on the wall, Lilia's eyes shined.

"Really not, that's still me... a very respectful relic, I really can't give it to you!"

"Hmm! Well, then why did you compensate me!" The little girl was immediately angry when she saw that she couldn't get the sword down from Xius's hand.

"Well, how about I bring it to you next time I come back?" Sius asked tentatively.

"No, I want it now!" The little girl began to be capricious again.

"But I really don't have it now!" Xius was entangled with Lilia's face.

"Well, this time it will be four next time, and I want double compensation!" Lilia turned her eyes and the lion opened her mouth.

"Oi, okay, I'll bring four gifts back next time." Seeing that this little aunt was finally relieved, Xiusi breathed a secret breath.

"Well, you must remember it, or you will die next time!" Lilia ran out contentedly.

"..." When did she learn to die? Xius shook his head helplessly,

Dinner

A table was very rich, but there were only four people, the old count, Lilia, Moses and Anzac in the lord's mansion in the afternoon.

"Thesius looks very energetic when he comes back this time!" Anzac smiled and poured wine for Moses.

"It's okay." Thinking of the last time he was drunk and ended up like that, which made Xiusi a little resistant to wine, so he just took a sip.

"Your sword is the equipment of the Imperial Dragon Legion!" Obviously, Anzac also likes the sword very much. However, at this time, Xius suddenly found that there was a burning look in Lilia's eyes opposite him. Er, you don't have to think about why.

"Yes, it was given to me by a general." Sius nodded and then carefully avoided Lilia's stare full of negative emotions.

"Oh! Which general is that?" Anzak was very interested in which general his brother had attached.

"General Kulong, but General Kulong has died in battle." Seus's face was gloomy.

"Has the iron wall of the empire also fallen?" At this time, the old count interrupted his words, "It seems that the situation of the imperial war has reached the point of either your death or my death."

"What about Falsas?" As the future lord, Anzak cares more about the future of his territory.

"There is neither armor nor fortress around Falsas. If the empire is really defeated, all we can do is to return to Parsa." The old count sighed.

"No, you must not return to the Parsa people!" Xiu Si suddenly stood up.

The old count frowned, but did not scold him, "It seems that you have a deep understanding of the Palsa people! No, it's normal for you to think so when you go to the battlefield at your age, but Farsas is not yours, and you have no right to decide. So do you understand? Anzac.

"Yes, father." Anzac nodded.

Sius is silent. He clenched his fist several times, but then let go. Finally, he sat down slowly.

"Seus, I have a task for you." Suddenly, the old count changed his topic.

"Yes." Xius didn't understand why he suddenly gave himself a task.

"Actually, there has been a dragon living in Farsas since more than ten years ago, you know!"

The three brothers and sisters nodded at the same time. There is a dragon living in the west of Farsas, which is a legend that has existed for a long time, but as the official Dowell family, have always denied it in order to ensure the stability of the territory, in order to prevent those idle rangers and adventurers from running to disturb the order of Farsas, and that The dragon is also very calm and basically does not affect the life of the Falsas. Except for the occasional corpses of various beasts, the dragon never appears.

"My task for you is to drive the dragon away." The old count indifferently dropped a blockbuster.

"Why?" The first to object was Anzac, "Sup to mention whether Xius can drive away the dragon. The dragon has no impact on Farsas. Why did he do this?"

"You don't need to ask more about this, Sus, will you go?" The old count blocked all the questions with one sentence and just asked Xius.

"I'll go." For Xiusi, it's just a dragon, there's nothing to be afraid of, and it's just driving away.

"Well, okay." The count nodded and said nothing more.

Three days later, Suses went on his way with the dragon-killing sword on his back. His goal was to be in a swamp 50 miles west of Farsas City. Because it was a swamp, few people would go there. Seus himself walked without a horse. And the road is not close. In order to get there as soon as possible, Xius used distance control to catch up.

It's just that he didn't find a reluctant look behind him to see him disappear. "Bastard, run so fast." Who else will have that blonde hair besides Lilia?

For Xius, fifty miles is not very far, even without horses, but he saw a tent less than three miles from the swamp, which obviously could not be owned by local residents. Is it an illegal adventurer or hunter? Tius thought, because the Dovall family did not allow any guild to establish strongholds here, that is to say, Falsas, it is illegal for any outsider to come to hunt, especially dragon beasts.

"The people inside, where are you adventurers?" Usually, it may not drive away these adventurers. As long as it doesn't commit trouble, illegal hunting will turn a blind eye, but this dragon is different. He is the target of Xius' mission.

"Oh, we are adventurers from Belsas. We are here to capture a green dragon." A man who looked like a guide came out of it and explained to Xius with a smile.

"This is the territory of Falsace. You have no right to set up any mission here. Please return immediately, otherwise I will imprison you for illegal hunting and hold Belsas Adventure Guild accountable." Xius has no good impression of these guys who are causing trouble everywhere.

"Oh, military master, why do you have to do this," the man leaned up with a smile. "This is a small intention. Just open a convenience."

"It's impossible," and Susi didn't even look at the golden mark he handed over. "Please leave immediately, or I won't be polite." After saying that, Xius pulled out the dragon-killing sword and was so scared that the guide fell to the ground.

"Yo, I'd like to see how a soldier of Farsas can be rude." With a thick voice, a burly man came out of the tent, holding a huge war hammer in his hand, and beast-like eyes were waiting for Xius.

Sius saw that there seemed to be some pattern under the man's cloak. If there was a pattern, it might be an aristocratic product. Indeed, there were also nobles who pretended to be adventurers to find exciting things, so he did not immediately attack or reply, but raised the dragon-killing sword.

The man was obviously stunned for a moment, "The Dragon Legion? How can Farsas have soldiers from the Dragon Legion?

Hearing this, Sus put away his sword, "If you take the dragon away, you will save my task. You know so well." If it was an aristocracy, he could not use force easily, and he warned them that although he was not sure what kind of dragon the dragon he lived in more than ten years ago, he was sure that it was not a green dragon, because when he was very young, he had heard several times that the remains of the body of the green dragon in that swamp was dragged by hunters. When I came back, the dragon living there was definitely not a green dragon, but an ancient dragon.

The old man did not stipulate how long the task will take. It doesn't matter if he stays here for a while. On the contrary, someone will help him deal with it to save himself. If they can't solve it, then he will save the trouble of finding the dragon by himself.

Sius found a raised rock and sat down on it, nibbling dry food to replenish his strength while watching the group of people from afar.

Maybe you don't like someone to watch like this! The other party quickly began to pack up and go to the swamp, and Suss was also hanging far behind.

In fact, as soon as you enter the swamp, you can feel the breath of the dragon. If you are a skilled hunter, you will first look for the dragon's feces, footprints, the remains of the hunted prey, etc. to judge the type of the dragon, the size of the individual, and what stage it is in. But this group of people are obviously laymen at first glance, and the big thorns go directly to the inside without any preparation at all.

Sius followed with the idea of watching the play. He knew that there was no problem for this group of people to deal with Green Dragon. Xunlong belongs to the bird dragon species, which is a fast dragon beast. It is very aggressive, and its predation method is somewhat similar to that of the wasteland leopard. Although it is a bird dragon, it has no wings and can't fly long distances. It can only rely on elongated forelimbs to glide, and its whole body is wrapped in steel needle-like feathers, which do have the effect of steel needles. Green Dragon is a subspecies of Xunlong. It likes to live in the swamp. Unlike Xunlong, it is a wind system, while Green Xunlong is a natural system. Green Xunlong's self-healing ability and defense ability are stronger than Xunlong, and it has paralyzed toxins, but it is slightly inferior in speed.

Unfortunately, the people in the swamp must not be green dragons, so Xius waited to see this group of pseudo-adventurers who casually entered Falsas for hunting and were chased by Gu Long.

About half an hour after the group followed the guide, and the group suddenly stopped. The next second, the whole earthquake shook.

is coming. Xiusi smiled in his heart. Don't you run now? This way of appearance is not green dragon at first glance.

However, in general, people will have to see what kind of dragon it is to make a decision! It was such a doubt that the dragon living in the swamp jumped out.

Immediately.

Longwei, the unparalleled Longwei, the earth-shaking roar made even the teacups in the count's hall fifty miles away tremble.

It looks like a 20-meter-long cologne flew up with a flap of its wings, and the mud quickly hardened and fell down one by one, while the mud that had not been thrown away seemed to be thrown into the magma, quickly evaporated into ash and dissipated in the atmosphere. Each piece of the shiny scales looks like it has been carefully polished and is perfect; a long pair of horns pointed straight at the sky, as if looking up to penetrate the sky; completely different from the golden pupils of ordinary ancient dragons, the red eyes are born with a strong murderous intention, unscrupulously scanning the group in front of them to hunt themselves. The prey.

And everyone who saw this scene, including Susus, was stunned, and the guide was even scared to faint on the spot.

because,

Although this ancient dragon is not big, it has a name that is loud enough for all hunters to avoid it.

The Black Dragon.