From Shino getting down on one knee, to vowing allegiance, to offering a sword and kissing a ring.

Eliza, who witnessed the ceremony, was blurred in light, and her head was a little dizzy.

- So that's how to pledge allegiance to the sovereign! Too much, too ......

Eliza's brain seemed to be running out of steam.

In fact, Eliza is also very proud. He was only fourteen years old but already possessed the ability to release lightning, which was already quite a talent among the Cat Charm tribe. It can't be said to be a universal response in the ethnic group, after all, the elders have a higher prestige in the ethnic group, but they are undoubtedly the core of their peers and the pride of the sky.

But compared to the clansman next to her, who had only known him for less than a day, Shino, Eliza suddenly had little confidence...... No, it's a loss of confidence.

Shino's appearance is dignified, with not many expressions but very beautiful. Eliza thinks she looks good, but compared to Shino, she is ashamed of herself. Shino was the prettiest of the people she had ever seen, much prettier than herself. Especially at the moment when she took off her hood and revealed her long hair, she was also amazed when she was also a girl!

Sino's skills should also be very good. The caravan that accompanied Shino was the famous Emerald Merchant Order, one of the largest in Karthus. The guards in the merchant group were mostly veterans, and each signed a long-term employment agreement. The veterans are extraordinary, and many of them have broken through. If Sino can mix in, his strength will definitely be on par with those veterans!

What caught Eliza's attention the most was Shino's character. The long sword dedicated to Mr. Norn, the moment the long sword came out of stock, Eliza clearly saw the transparent sword body. There is such a magnificent sword in the world! And what kind of perseverance and courage do you need to carry this sword all the way from the distant endless glacier to come here...... Eliza couldn't imagine.

Pretty and able to play, and of noble character. Eliza suddenly felt like a failure, nothing compared to Shino.

"Hey! Eliza. Hey! Wake up, wake up. ”

Old Tom patted Catwoman on the shoulder and woke her out of her blur.

“…… Daddy Tom. Eliza's eyes were hazy, "I'm useless." Shino is so good, so good......"

"Nothing. Eliza is also a very good boy. No worse than anyone else! ”

Tom Sr. grew up watching Eliza, and when he was unmarried, he sometimes even regarded Eliza as his own child.

"But people really ...... Yikes! ”

At some point, a small snowball hung on the moon-white robe. When I looked closely, Malu on the table climbed on top of Eliza at some point. The little guy waved his little paws vigorously and happily played his favorite game "Climbing the Hill".

Malu's eyes were blue, reflecting Eliza's face, and she meowed at her. At a loss, Eliza subconsciously took a step back.

The sudden retreat left Malou's claws unsteady, and she fell off her robe. However, Malu did not panic, and lightly completed the roll in mid-air, and then landed on all fours steadily.

- Scared me.

Eliza patted her chest, her heart palpitating.

"Meow meow!"

After landing, the small snowball also screamed. Then the little paw pointed at Eliza and turned his head to find Fang Qiuling to complain.

- This young lady is not friendly at all!

Malu's action immediately made Eliza cry and laugh.

"Malu come here, don't mess around."

Hearing the owner's greeting, the little snowball ran back. Then he grabbed Fang Qiuling's trouser legs and began to climb the hill again. Apparently it had just climbed onto Eliza's robes like this.

Fang Qiuling picked up Ma Lu, stroked it a few times, and then handed it to Sino: "Hey, Daddy Tom, why did you come here today?" ”

"Stinky boy, I haven't seen him for a few days. Things settled? ”

When they met again, Old Tom immediately noticed Fang Qiuling's changes. He is a veteran of the battlefield and has considerable experience in estimating the strength of his opponents. The current Fang Qiuling's strength has increased a lot compared to the previous few days, although the increase in the floating ferry is large, it has not exceeded Old Tom's expectations, but at this moment, his mental state has changed dramatically compared to before.

When they met for the first time, Old Tom could feel Fang Qiuling's confusion and uneasiness. It's like...... It's like a child who runs away from home and can't go back, has no plan, no direction to go, and is extremely confused. However, he is still very smart, and in order not to be defeated, he found a strict instructor for high-intensity training. If you tire yourself half to death every day, you won't have time to think about this or that, and you can temporarily dispel confusion and anxiety.

But now Fang Qiuling is different, and the most significant change is that he has become confident. In Tom Sr.'s understanding, it was most likely that the family accepted him again, or that he inherited the family.

“…… It's kind of solved. ”

Fang Qiuling heard the meaning of Old Tom's words. But because the explanation is not clear, so I simply acquiesced.

"What's next?"

"I don't know. I guess I'm going to the south......"

"South? Where? ”

"Black Forest."

"Oh......"

Old Tom nodded. The Black Forest is an unexplored chaotic region, and while it is extremely rich, it is also a very dangerous place.

"I didn't expect you to still pioneer...... By the way, have you been available lately? How about going 'hunting'? I'm used to the wine you give, and the other wines have no taste. I had to get a few more bottles to quench my cravings. ”

"No problem. Today...... It's a little late, how about tomorrow? ”

"Okay, then tomorrow!"

Passing over Old Tom, Fang Qiuling saw the fat boss. He nodded slightly to the fat boss, and the fat boss immediately bowed slightly.

"Eliza, why are you free today?"

Eliza blinked, and was pushed by old Tom again before she came to her senses, and she immediately bowed: "Mr. Norn, I am here to thank ......"

"No, no, I was charged a commission at that time. As a matter of course, it is a matter of course. ”

Fang Qiuling hurriedly interrupted Eliza's words. To be honest, he always felt very embarrassed to be thanked in person, so he could avoid it or not.

"Mr. Norn......"

Eliza's face was full of admiration, and little stars began to appear in her big eyes.

- Not to Mr. Norn, heroic and humble.

From time to time, Shino's gaze slid to the kitten he was holding. Malu's body was small and very weak. For fear that his hands and feet would hurt Malu, Shino was extraordinarily restrained.

Malu's coat is white, and Shino's long hair is white. So the little Ragdoll seems to have a soft spot for Shino and obediently doesn't move.

"Don't stand at the door, come in first." Fang Qiuling beckoned the three people at the door to come in.

The fat boss shook his head, saying that it was still busy in the lobby, and then hurried downstairs to hurry.

Old Tom walked into the room unceremoniously, and Eliza hurriedly walked in after him.

"Sit, the elders are respected."

Old Tom frowned. The first half of the sentence is fine, and the second half of the sentence is half incomprehensible. However, the overall meaning of "please be seated" can still be understood. He dragged his chair over, sat down casually, and cocked one foot. Standard sitting without sitting.

Eliza moved to Shino's side step by step, and then quietly reached out to tease Snowball. Malou was so active that she tapped her little nose, and she aimed her teeth and claws at Eliza's outstretched fingers. One man and one cat played around like this.

"Thurik, are you really a bard?"

The harp on the table surprised Old Tom a little. I remember that on the first day of training, the stinky boy said that he was a bard, and he thought it was said casually, but he didn't expect that it was not nonsense, but he was really a bard.

Fang Qiuling took the harp and slid it over the strings, and the light sound of the piano immediately sounded in the room.

"Of course it is. I know most of the instruments, and I sing well. ”

The level of the basic skill performance is 6, which refers to the sum of all the skills and techniques related to the performance, and the level is 6. If you expand your acting skills, there are many sub-skills below. For example: knowledge of music theory, mastery of musical instruments, body language, emotion, voice change, etc.

Branching skills can actually continue to expand. Musical instrument mastery includes a series of instrumental skills such as harp, piano, violin, and so on. Reach level 10 in the mastery of a musical instrument, and then you will develop subsequent skills such as harp mastery, piano mastery, violin mastery, and so on.

"Oh, okay." Old Tom was a rough man, and he wasn't interested in music or anything at all, "Bard, where are you going tomorrow?" ”

"Daddy, you proposed to go 'hunting', and of course you decided the place."

The surroundings of Lakespring Town are already very familiar, but no matter how familiar they are, they are not as familiar as Old Tom, who has lived for most of his life. So the choice of place was decided by Old Tom.

"Hey, that makes sense. Who proposes and who decides...... That's the lumberyard to the south. There have been quite a few goblins there lately. Just go there and see if there's a chance to get the lumberyard cleared. ”

"Lumberyard...... No problem. Fang Qiuling nodded in agreement, "However, I seem to have seen orcs when I passed by last time. Luckily, I ran fast and didn't surround them. ”

Old Tom's face was slightly gloomy: "Orcs? Where are the orcs? ”

"And ......," Eliza, who was teasing the kitten, said cautiously, "...... And the bear monsters. ”

"Bear monsters? Oh...... Yes, Eliza did. Old Tom remembered the words of the fat boss just now, and his brows furrowed, "There are orcs and bear monsters, it's not easy to handle......"

Goblins are timid and cruel, and if they are given a head-on blow at the beginning of the battle, they will quickly collapse and flee in all directions. However, they collapse quickly and gather again quickly, and rookie adventurers can deal with it as long as they grasp this feature. However, if the goblins are united with the orcs and bear monsters, and there is a leading "big man", the little green-skinned monsters will burst out with great resilience. They usually behave very bravely before the lead "big man" falls or runs away.

Fang Qiuling thought for a moment and asked Shino, who was holding the kitten, "Shino, how are your skills?" ”

From the endless glacier to Karthus, the journey is no longer described by a simple phrase "thousands of mountains and rivers". If Sino can complete the journey alone, then his skills will definitely not be bad. Silently planning a route from Karthhas to the Endless Glacier in his mind, Fang Qiuling was slightly dismayed to find that he could not complete this journey on his own at present. In other words, Shino's strength may be much higher than him.

With Fang Qiuling as the main monarch, then the crusade against the lumber goblin will inevitably go. It is necessary to know Shino's strength in advance.

"My lord, you have no problem dealing with a group of goblins."

A group of goblins - that's a broad number. Five or six can be a group, and twenty or thirty can be a group. But since that's the case, it shows that Sino has some confidence in his strength. At least Fang Qiuling didn't dare to say that "there is no problem in dealing with a group of goblins" at the moment, at most he said "not afraid of a group of goblins". However, if you use all the contents of the storage bag, "two groups of goblins" will be fine!

Eliza also raised her little hand: "Eliza can also help, Eliza can lightning, and she can also deal with several!" ”

However, her words were directly dismissed by Old Tom.

"Underage kittens are not allowed!"

Old Tom made a lot of sense. Eliza's expression froze, and she pursed her lips and stopped talking. But Malou in Shino's arms began to meow in protest, as if it thought Old Tom's "Don't Go" included it.

"Plan it."

"Hmmm......"

"The lumber yard is not fenced, but ...... If you want to say that you can go in, there are actually only two. One in the living house and one behind the stockyard. ”

“…… Well, you're right. ”

Old Tom had worked in a lumber yard for a while, so he was familiar with lumberyards. Fang Qiuling had just "brushed" monsters there recently, and he also knew quite well about the terrain of the logging site.

"From the dwelling here...... Probably not. Fang Qiuling dipped his hand in some water and roughly drew the floor plan of the lumber yard on the table, "There are five houses, all of them are not high, but there are many places to hide. It's easy to get surrounded when you go inside. Once surrounded, it is basically impossible to get out. ”

Old Tom is not a newcomer, and he has a lot more experience than Fang Qiuling. He also dipped a little water and drew a zigzag curve on the table.

"There's a small river here, and the logging yard gets its water from here. The water is not urgent, but it is deep. It seems that you can ...... by boat from upstream."

"Wait a minute!"

Old Tom mentioned that taking a boat reminded Fang Qiuling of something. After a moment, Fang Qiuling's gaze became a little puzzled.

"There's a problem with the lumberyard, something is wrong."

"There are orcs, there are bear monsters...... Orcs and bears don't deal much with each other. Now it's ......."

When Fang Qiuling said this, Old Tom also reacted: "It's not right! Problematic! ”

At this moment, a rapid bell suddenly rang. The bell was noisy, at first ringing in one direction, and after a few moments it rang in several places at the same time.

"What's going on?"

Old Tom got up and went straight to the window, then leaned out and looked out.

The Plaza de Congraté was already in chaos, and even cries could be heard in several places. More and more voices converge to convey the same message: the orcs are coming, and the orcs have breached the town gates!