"Sister Moon Shadow, shall we fly directly to the Emlyn Kingdom?" Onexia asked as she spread her wings and soared into the night sky. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

Murong Feng thought for a while and said, "No." Let's take a detour to the Shire Kingdom, and I'm going to meet an old man. ”

"The deceased? Who? Onexia was surprised: "The one who can become an old friend with you must be a master, right?" ”

Murong Feng chuckled and said, "It's true that he is a master, but he is not good at fighting, just an ordinary civilian." ”

"Civilian ?!!" Onexia's eyes widened, and her expression became even more surprised: "Really? You're not fooling me again, are you? ”

"Of course it's true!" Murong Feng said with a smile: "Although that master is just a commoner, he is also a grandmaster-level chef. Even I have to bow down to that one-handed cooking. ”

When Onexia heard this, a pair of dragon eyes lit up instantly, and she was extremely surprised: "Hahaha, isn't the princess's royal chef a good place?" ”

Murong Feng shook his head speechlessly.

It took only half a day to fly to the kingdom of Shire at Onexia's speed, but the trauma left by the war along the way was shocking.

Although the Demon King Legion that fell under the Holy City was only a few thousand people, the damage caused was immeasurable.

The other party may have been determined to die before he came, so as soon as he crossed the Hengduan Mountains and attacked the hinterland of the Shire Kingdom, he burned and plundered all the way, leaving no retreat for himself. Because of this, the place where this demon king army passed was really a white land, and even the mountains, forests, and trees were not spared.

Onexia turned around and asked, "Sister Lunaris, where does that old friend of yours live?" Don't die under the butcher's knife of that demon legion, we might have to run for nothing. ”

Murong Feng sighed lightly: "He lives in the northern region of the Shire Kingdom, which should not be affected by the war......"

"Hopefully." Onexia pursed her lips and flew into the clouds.

At dawn, Murong Feng and Onexia flew to the town of Barrel in the Shire Kingdom.

From a distance, there was still cooking smoke curling in the town, which couldn't help but make Murong Feng breathe a sigh of relief.

Onexia hovered in the air and turned around and asked, "Sister Moon Shadow, does that chef live in this town?" ”

Murong Feng shook his head and said, "No." A little further north, there is a small village called Bag Bottom Cave. ”

"Shall we continue on our way? Or go down and walk around town? Onexia asked.

Murong Feng thought for a while and said, "Let's go directly to the Bag Bottom Cave Village, we still have to rush to the Emlin Kingdom, and we are just stopping by here." ”

"Okay." Onexia immediately flapped her wings and sped north.

After half a cup of tea, Onixia flew to the Bag Bottom Cave Village, but the scene in front of him made Murong Feng unbelievable.

Once like a paradise, the village of Baodi Cave is now devastated by no one and no one remains.

"Sister Lunaris?" Onexia turned around, and Murong Feng commanded expressionlessly, "Go down and see what's going on." ”

Onexia immediately swooped down and landed outside the village, then turned back into her human form and walked into the ruined village with Murong Feng.

The village is full of ruins, and even the hole in the bottom of the bag has been dug by brute force and completely destroyed. However, what puzzled Murong Feng was that the village was littered with rotten and spoiled grain. And it stands to reason that no matter who attacked Baodi Cave Village, how could the grain, which is more expensive than gold in this troubled era, be discarded here at will, it really makes her very puzzled.

Onexia twitched her little nose and said strangely, "Sister Moon Shadow, there is no smell of corpses here, and there is no residual smell of blood. ”

"Could it be that the villagers evacuated the village before it was attacked?" Murong Feng thought about it and immediately said, "Go to Barrel Town." ”

Onexia pursed her lips and followed Murong Feng back to Barrel Town.

Barrel Town, the town lives up to its name. Ten miles away, she could smell the sour smell of vinegar wafting in the wind, and Onexia was very uncomfortable with this, and complained again and again: "Is wine or vinegar brewed in this town?" It smells terrible! ”

Murong Feng rubbed his nose, shook his head and chuckled: "There is not much difference between the brewing process of vinegar and wine, vinegar is just a by-product of over-fermentation of wine. So it's basically this acetate sour smell that wafts through the brewery. As for what kind of wine reverberates, it's nonsense at all. ”

Onexia pouted with a bitter face, "Sister Moon Shadow, can I not go in?" I've been allergic to sourness since I was a child. ”

Murong Feng knew that this girl was making excuses, but she didn't want to force her, and said, "Okay, you stay outside the town and don't run around, I'll go in and inquire about the situation and come out immediately." ”

"Okay!" Onexia immediately answered happily, and then found a big rock on the side of the road and sat down obediently, looking like a good baby.

Murong Feng shook his head and turned around and walked towards the wine barrel town, as for whether this girl would be abducted or not? Murong Feng felt that he should be more worried about those bad people.

Along the slightly desolate avenue, Murong Feng came to the outside of the heavily guarded Wine Barrel Town, only to see that there were many traces of battle on the head of the city, and a tower was smashed out of a huge gap by a boulder, and I saw a group of craftsmen hurrying to repair the damaged city.

When Murong Feng came to the city gate, the city guards stopped her with a surprised look and asked, "Are you from the north?" ”

Murong Feng nodded and responded, "Yes, I am a traveling merchant. ”

The city guard was surprised, "Didn't you get attacked by those tree monsters on the road?" ”

"Dryads?" Murong Feng was puzzled, then shook his head and said, "No, otherwise I wouldn't be here." Can you tell me what's going on? I see that your town has just been through a great battle, and I have just passed through a small village to the north, which is in ruins. ”

"That village is called the Bag Bottom Cave." The city guard shook his head and sighed, "The food used to brew wine in our Barrel Town is all supplied by that village, but unfortunately the crops near the village have been destroyed by those tree monsters. ”

Murong Feng suddenly understood in his heart who attacked the village but didn't take away the grain.

"Can you tell me about those dryads?" Murong Feng asked.

"Absolutely." The city guards were obviously also idle, so they chatted with Murong Feng.

Murong Feng also learned the information he wanted to know from this city guard.

It turns out that the root of all this has to be attributed to the demon king army that entered the territory of the Shire Kingdom. The demon king army not only burned and looted all the way, but also set fire to the forest everywhere, so that the territory of the Shire Kingdom was full of wolf smoke. Eventually, the fire spread to the oak grove to the east, and directly alarmed the golden oak king in the woods.

The Golden Oak King didn't care who set the fire, and rushed out of the forest with a large group of Dryad Dryad Brothers to attack the village everywhere. And the army of the Shire Kingdom is too busy cleaning up the mess left by the Demon King Legion to take care of it. As a result, several nearby villages were all affected.

In the end, the Golden Oak King carried his own little brother to the city of Barrel Town, and besieged Barrel Town for three days and three nights before retreating.

Murong Feng asked, "Then where are the villagers who were attacked?" ”

The city guard replied, "I don't know about this, it's in chaos right now." Most of the villagers took refuge in the nearby mountains and forests, while others took refuge in the town. Or simply die in the wilderness. ”

Murong Feng sighed and asked again, "Are there still those villagers who have taken refuge in the town?" ”

"There are some, but there aren't many of them." The city guard asked curiously, "Why do you care so much about those villagers?" Are there any of your relatives among them? ”

Murong Feng replied, "It's not a relative, it's just a few friends." ”

The city guard shook his head and sighed, "I hope your friend is safe and sound." If you're looking for the villagers, you can go to the winery on the west side of town. Although the mayor of the town was kind enough to take in the refugees, it was impossible to provide them with food and accommodation for a long time without compensation, so these refugees basically worked in the winery. Oh, by the way, you're a traveling merchant, and you've definitely encountered powerful adventurers or mercenary groups, right? The Mayor has just issued a bounty to recruit Warriors to take out those Dryads, and if you know a powerful adventurer friend, you can introduce them here. As long as you can get rid of those dryads, the reward will definitely be satisfying. ”

The city guard said, gesturing to the sign erected on the side of the road.

Murong Feng nodded, walked over to take a look, and saw a brand-new reward order pasted on it.

Bounty: Raging Dryad (Team)

Difficulty: ★★★★★★★

Mission Description: The powerful dryad inhabiting the oak forest to the east was attacked by the Demon King Legion and angrily rushed out of the forest to destroy our village, and even nearly captured Barrel Town. The mayor was furious about this, and specially recruited warriors with high bounties and rare treasures to completely eliminate the dryads.

Quest Fulfillment Conditions: Kill twenty enraged elite Treants and bring back the Golden Oak King's Heart!

Gold Reward: 1000 coins!

Item Reward: [Mystic Golden Fruit]

Special note: This is a team task, so you should find some strong companions to complete this difficult task together.

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【Mysterious Golden Fruit】

Quality: Enchanted (Fuchsian)

treasure

Utility: Unknown?

Description: The crystal-clear golden fruit is emitting an alluring fragrance, as if to entice you to gain mystical powers when you eat it.

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Murong Feng stared at the final task reward for a moment, then rubbed his eyes and looked again, making sure that he was not dazzled. The reward for this quest is really a mysterious golden fruit that has not been seen in a long time.

"I didn't expect to meet this golden fruit here." Murong Feng immediately thought about whether to go and slaughter the Golden Oak King by the way. But at the moment, it's important to find someone first.

Pressing the greed in his heart, Murong Feng turned around and entered the town, and then inquired along the way to find the winery, and then stuffed a gold coin to the guard and then showed his intention, and soon a dwarf steward came out of the winery. Obviously, when it comes to winemaking technology, the dwarves are the best of the best, no matter where they are.

"Bilbo Baggins of Bag Bottom Cave Village?" The dwarf steward looked through the list for a long time and shook his head: "I haven't taken in the villagers of Baodidong Village here, you should go to those restaurants in the south of the town to look for them, I heard that there is a refugee from Baodidong Village who has very good cooking skills and was hired as a chef by one of the restaurants." ”

Murong Feng's eyes lit up, and he immediately took out a few gold coins and stuffed them to the dwarf steward as a thank you, then turned around and left.

To the south of the town, it's obviously much more prosperous, with many pubs and many small shops selling groceries.

Murong Feng randomly asked someone on the street and inquired about the restaurant that took in the villagers in the bottom of the bag. Then follow the guide to this restaurant called Golden Oak Barrel.

Murong Feng looked up at the signboard to make sure he was not looking for the wrong place, and then stepped into the store. When the shopkeeper of the restaurant saw a guest enter the door, he immediately warmly welcomed him: "Welcome guests from afar, do you want to stay in the hotel?" Or eat and drink? ”

Murong Feng didn't directly propose to find someone, but pretended to be bold and took out a few gold coins and slapped them on the counter, and said coldly and arrogantly: "Give me a clean private room, and then serve your best wine here." ”

"What a !!" The shopkeeper's eyes immediately shone with a golden light, and he hurriedly summoned the waiter to invite Murong Feng into a private room, and then personally brought a jar of wine.

Murong Feng directly put a bowl of wine into his stomach, and said boldly: "Good wine!" It's a pity that there is no wine and no food, and it is not beautiful. Shopkeeper, what kind of food do you have here? Money is not an issue! ”

"Ouch, you've come to the right place." The shopkeeper blushed excitedly and said: "To be honest, a top chef has recently come to the shop, and his skills are comparable to the royal chef!" ”

Murong Feng directly took out a bag of gold coins and smashed it on the table, and snorted: "Don't tell me these nonsense, just let your chef make a few side dishes for me to taste first, and if it's delicious, I'll have a big meal." Hmph, if it's not delicious, beware of me smashing your shop. ”

The shopkeeper had full confidence in the chef's craft, so he stared at the bag of gold coins on the table and smiled even brighter.

Soon, under the warm greeting of the shopkeeper, several exquisite snacks were placed in front of Murong Feng.

Murong Feng didn't move his chopsticks before he knew that he had finally found someone, because the names of the people were clearly written on these dishes!

【Braised beef】

Quality: Epic (Purple)

food

Eating Effect: Feel fully fed after consumption, increasing your strength by 300 points for 1 hour.

Food Cook: Grandmaster Chef Bilbo Baggins.

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Murong Feng had chopsticks in one hand and a wine bowl in the other, eating and drinking, and then said arrogantly: "Mmmmmmmm, yes, yes, I have traveled to many places, and the things made in your small shop are the most to my appetite." Go, call your chef, and I'll reward him personally. ”

The shopkeeper's smile froze, and he said embarrassedly: "This guest, this ...... I'm afraid not. (To be continued.) )