On the speeding pig cart, the quartet had been pestering Klose for three days, asking the same question for the past three days.

"Say! Are you a male dragon? ”

Although Klose had explained it more than a hundred times, the four were still skeptical.

After accommodating the ten-person disabled team, Klose and his entourage also said goodbye to the old Bill family on the same day.

As for the underground pharmaceutical factory, it was burned to the ground by the angry people.

Eventually, the mayor stepped in, and he not only put all the prisoners there in prison, but also promised to subsidize each victim's family with a silver coin, which temporarily suppressed the public anger.

Although this matter seems to have come to an end on the surface, Klose knows that the big boss behind the pharmaceutical point.... We will not stop making these crazy "magic medicines".

The other thing that Klose cares about is ..... As they were about to leave Pumpkin Town, he was sure he saw a figure!

A man with a pumpkin head was standing in a gap in the woods and waving at him!

That hand.... He still seems to be holding a stack of hand paper.

Klose kept this secret in his heart and decided to explore the secrets of the pumpkin ghost when he returned.

On the fourth day after leaving Pumpkin Town, the group finally saw the great river between the Mists and Holger--- the Silvermoon River.

The river starts from the Lion Mountains in the hinterland of Silver Lion City to the mouth of the Soro Sea on the winter solstice. It passes through the three major principalities of the Mistlands, Holger, and Bankaz, and in terms of size and length, it can be said to be one of the top three rivers on the Lane continent.

The river is calm and graceful, especially at night, when the almost motionless surface of the river is like a Milky Way in the sky!

But if it gets angry .... The hundreds of thousands of people along the coast who depend on him for their survival have suffered.

The Yinyue River basically ushers in a large flood season every three years, and this time is also the busiest day for the people on both sides of the river, because they have to use wooden planks to seal the doors and windows of their homes as strong as possible, and then move to a higher position to temporarily avoid the limelight.

But since the Yinyue River is so dangerous, why don't the people on both sides of the river just move away?

Then it's time to talk about the great benefits that the river has brought to them!

In addition to river transportation, irrigation, drinking water, and fertile land, the Yinyue River also brings dozens of fish and other fresh food to the people on both sides of the river due to its special environment and abundant products.

On top of that, at least three veins of the river bottom are also provided for these people!

Yes, it's the veins at the bottom of the river! And it is a high-quality vein with abundant reserves.

Having a mine means being valued by the kingdom, having a mine means more jobs, and having a mine means that they can live a better life.

Two of the three veins are controlled by the Silver Lion of the Mistlands, and the other is owned by Bankaz.

Poor Holger basically lost hope of getting a piece of the pie because he was blocked by the Demon Forest.

This directly led to the fact that the national power of these two kingdoms was higher than that of Holger all year round.

It's just that this year, Sudi married the third prince of Bankaz, and he can be regarded as tied to this neighbor.

Sadly, the old king didn't work before the wedding took place.

The Silver Lions of the Misty Lands have sung all the way in recent years, winning many key battles and occupying large swaths of land.

However, Holger also benefited from the protection of the natural barrier of the Demon Forest, so that he was able to avoid the fate of being swallowed by the silver lion.

Returning to the topic, if Klose and his party want to reach the Forest of Disillusionment, they must pass through the town of Three Forks. And to get to Sancha Town, you have to cross the Silver Moon River.

On the Silvermoon River, there is a large water fortress --- Shield Fortress that straddles the Misty Lands and Holger.

Legend has it that this is a wonder built thousands of years ago by a famous Ocassi hero during the World War!

Ironically, this spectacle not only failed to help him defend his land, but instead became his grave.

This fortress has stood on the Silver Moon River for thousands of years and is strategically located. However, due to the existence of the Demon Forest Abyss, it has become a chicken rib that no one cares about.

"When I saw the Silver Moon River, I was not far from the Shield Fortress~"

Falk shouted at the group with the map.

"Wow~ Shield Fortress! The thought that I'll be able to see it right away makes me want to pee! Parking~~~ I want to pee! ”

Ward shouted to stop the pig cart and jumped off the roof of the cart to begin his tenth trip of the day to release the water.

In fact, if you want to pass through the Silvermoon River, you can choose the official ferry of the Misty Lands.

Not only are there cargo ships docked all year round, but the charges are reasonable.

But who are they? That's the future mercenary king! Dragon Slayer Squad!

How could an adrenaline-pumping adventure like this be missed?

And legend has it that although Lord Ocassi died in battle, a large number of his belongings also disappeared into the fortress with his corpse!

Some say that Lord Ocassi's body and fortress became one and became a "castle spirit".

It is also said that this male lord did not actually die, but sold his body to the devil to gain eternal life! And for some reason it was hidden somewhere in the fortress.

Of course, no matter which claim it is, it has not been confirmed, and it still belongs to the category of legends and stories after people's tea and dinner.

Ward finished peeing, and the pig cart was once again "full of pig power", moving along the fortress road that had not been set foot by humans for a long time.

Sancha Town is located northeast of Pumpkin Town.

If Klose were to choose this route, they would have to pay six more days than the others, and they would have to travel through the long-abandoned Shield Fortress.

However, the results are clear, and they have chosen the most difficult path with almost no disagreement.

The big pig "Bajie" pulls the cart, not only with speed comparable to the best horses in the empire, but also with excellent endurance.

It could often run at 60 yards for an entire day without a break, which allowed Klose and his party to see the Silvermoon River two days earlier than originally planned.

Of course, the amount of food in the "Eight Commandments" is not comparable to that of those horses.....

Klose now had to stuff this bottomless pit with flour and water!

"Hum snort snorr~" (Damn!) No meat! Bad review! ）

The pig cart drove not far from the banks of the Yinyue River, with the Yinyue River on one side and the rolling hills on the other.

Everyone looked at the beautiful scenery reflected in the water, and they couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of nature!

But suddenly, the river suddenly became open! The water is also more rapid!

The eyes of the few people sitting on the roof of the car were wide-eyed, and their faces were full of shock and incredulity.

"Damn...."

Klose came up with such a sentence in a poor voice, and now he only hated himself for not learning the language well.

The first thing that appeared in front of everyone's eyes were two huge stone statues that were thirty meters long, to say the least!

The two statues are carved with a man and a woman.

The statue's appearance has been blurred by time, and only the facial features can be faintly distinguished, as well as the features on the woman's chest.

The male statue rests his hands on the hilt of the sword in front of him, and the long sword goes straight into the ground! It has not been submerged in the river.

The female statue is shapely dressed in a robe and holds a flaming torch in her right hand.

The expression on Klose's face was a little weird, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Lady Liberty?? ”

Although these two statues are already very shocking, if you compare them with the behemoth behind them, they instantly become the embellishment of the latter.

That's a huge ~~~~~ arch!

Please forgive me for making a long note here, because this arch is so big!

And above that arch is the Shield Fortress, a wonder that has endured for thousands of years---!

The Shield Fortress was built above this arch, and below it was the rushing Silvermoon River.

The entire fortress has been so far away from human civilization that its own color and detail structure can no longer be seen at this moment.

Because the fortress has become a safe haven for all kinds of greenery.

The surface of the fortress was tightly wrapped in thick vines, and only a few crevices could be seen in the occasional black masonry.

Klose looked up at the fortress so grand that it made people want to kneel, and he couldn't help but have questions in his heart.

How exactly was this arch built?

It seems that those huge stones are spliced together as a whole, and they are a bit like the mortise and tenon structure in ancient China.

In a world lacking heavy machinery, how exactly did the builders of this fortress do it?

Could it be that the workers who built this fortress at that time were giants?

The pig cart continued to speed and soon passed by the two statues.

When the magnificent statue is viewed up close, it feels even more heavy and oppressive!

"Bajie! Stop the car! ”

Klose suddenly slapped the carriage, and the pig cart braked suddenly, throwing all three people on the roof of the carriage off.

"Oops! Why did it stop all of a sudden? ”

"Shh~~~"

Klose held up his finger to silence the others.

He leaned down and gestured to the entrance to the Shield Fortress in the distance.

Falk had a better look, he squinted in the direction Klose was pointing, and saw that there was someone at the entrance!

Not only are there people, but there are not a few people.

Klose asked Bajie to pull the car to a hidden location, and then several people crawled on the stone floor.

Due to the low position of the other party, as long as Klose and the others don't make any noise, the other party will not notice them.

"Don't you think these people look familiar?"

Klose asked in a whisper.

"Dressing up? .... Are they from the juggling class? ”

The lizardman's brain circuit is really very strange, and it is clear that he fought to the death with the other party not long ago.

"Stupid! How could these people be in a vaudeville class? They don't even have a monkey! ”

Fack corrected his partner's guess.

Nima... Are monkeys the point?

Klose shook his head, deciding that he still didn't want to get along with himself.

"Don't you think these people are dressed exactly like the horse thieves you met in Blade Canyon?"

"Horse thief..... Horse thieves? ..... Horse thief!? ”

Jadeite obviously remembered for a long time, and then remembered the incident in Blade Canyon.

"Oh my God! It's those horse thieves! ”

"Thank goodness... You've finally remembered! ”

Klose motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then pulled a telescope out of his bosom to look more closely.

"There are thirteen people at the door, and there are probably more inside... I didn't expect that the Shield Fortress, which had been abandoned for many years, turned into a nest of horse thieves..."

Klose put down his binoculars and prepared to discuss with everyone what to do next.

"Let's do this first.... Kindness? What about Celem and the Wards? ”

As soon as Klose turned around, he found that only Fack and Jadeite were left.

"The two of them went to the other side to outflank it~ I'll count three and we'll rush!"

Falke pulled out the slingshot in his arms, and Jadeite picked up a stone, and the two of them looked like they were about to dry.

"Hey, hey, hey... Listen to me, we need..."

"One~~~"

"Don't worry, listen to me!"

"Two~~~"

"Can you stop for a moment!?"

"Three!"

Klose: "...."