Chapter 163: The Stronghold in the Mountains

"Hello, how do you sell these 'vegetables'?"

At the market in the town, a girl in a snow-colored cape crouched down and looked at a spice sold by local mountain people. Called purple velvet.

According to the memory in the girl's mind, in the past life, this vegetable or herb should be called basil, or fenugreek, which is a good thing for cooking to remove fishy smell and detoxify.

"A bundle of 3 copper coins." The mountaineer glanced at the clean, young and beautiful girl in front of him and made a gesture.

Such a price must be higher than usual. The locals probably don't want to buy a bunch of copper coins for this kind of vegetable leaves that are hard to satiate their stomachs, but seeing the girl's appearance that she is not short of money, she shouted a little higher.

"Okay." Roland Hill nodded, took out 6 copper coins from her arms and placed them in front of them, and then picked up two of them. She was not short of this money, and naturally she didn't care much about the price.

Standing up and putting these two bunches into the basket, the girl continued to walk on the market in this small town, looking at all kinds of small vendors, some of them selling fur and cured meat, some selling fabrics, some There are fruit sellers, as well as small tools. It can be seen that the business atmosphere here is not bad. Although the sparrows are small and complete, most of the daily necessities can be basically found.

The light gray boots stepped on the gravel ground, and Roland Hill paused for a while, and glanced at the entire market. In addition to most of the daily common items, she also found a few special spots.

A hunter who sold small monsters, the brown-black-bearded uncle stood there, next to a cage made of some kind of sturdy vine, with a blue-and-white squirrel in it, jumping around, trying to escape. Can't get out.

[Snow Chipmunk] (Excellent Bronze Rank): A magical beast living in the cold coniferous forest. It likes to collect fruits. It is extremely fast and can glide and fly for a short time. When nervous, it will use its sharp claws to attack the enemy. But with beautiful fur, it is very popular with nobles or hunters.

The price is 6 gold coins. Although it is a sky-high price in the eyes of the common people, it may be really cheap in the eyes of the nobles, but it is not a big city, and there are few buyers, so it is estimated that it is difficult to sell.

In addition to this extraordinary hunter, there is also a 'craftsman' on the south side of the market selling gadgets with various extraordinary effects.

This old man looks quite old, and his booth is filled with various wooden props, such as light wooden swords, curved longbows, iron-clad wooden armor, and spears without blades. Category.

Most of these items are rated at the black iron level. Although they are stronger than ordinary items, they do not have such a big advantage, but the price is not low, so the sales are not very good.

It's a bit embarrassing to wait, looking at these props, the girl thought to herself.

If it is above the silver level, there are naturally many organizations or nobles to recruit. Even the bronze level can open a store in a big city, but the black iron level is very embarrassing. Not very useful and expensive.

In fact, the old man's craftsmanship is very exquisite. She can feel it. When making these things, they try to make full use of their own characteristics and advantages, but limited by the material itself, it can only achieve such an effect. .

In addition, he has not systematically studied the enchanting process, and the effect is simple and simple, which is naturally unattractive.

Although it is a small town in the mountains, there are still a lot of capable people. They can catch the extremely fast snow chipmunk in Sequence 3, and only Sequence 2 can make props that are easy to use.

If there is a good platform, such a person should be able to shine.

Loren Hill slightly pulled down the brim of his hat and walked over.

"Hello, may I ask this snow chipmunk, did you catch it yourself?"

After hearing Roland Hill's voice, the uncle hunter turned around and nodded slightly, but his face was still grim and he didn't like to talk much.

"Actually, if you send it to a big city, it should be able to sell for more money." The girl suggested kindly.

"Well, but it's very troublesome." The uncle's expression softened a little, but he still didn't say much.

Well, it seems that he is the kind that doesn't like dealing with people.

Seeing this, Roland Hill stopped persuading, and turned to another purpose this time.

"Actually, I want to find a local guide to investigate in the deep mountains, because I heard that there are some strange phenomena here. Since you can catch the monsters, you must have a good understanding of the surrounding situation. I wonder if you can guide me. "

"Of course the salary will not treat you badly." After speaking, the girl took out 5 extraordinary gold coins in her hand.

The uncle glanced at the money, but did not accept it immediately.

"Let's be specific."

"It's..." Roland Hill looked around, and then whispered a name.

After the hunter finished listening, he raised his eyes and looked at the girl, then expressed understanding, but extended his hand again.

"Ten gold coins, three days."

"OK."

Loren Hill nodded.

Her target this time is the organization behind the 'Wolf Bone Alchemy Workshop'.

Since the last time the housekeeper was taken down, according to the investigation and follow-up of the 'Fairy Wood' organization in the whole province, many hidden people and conspiracies have been unearthed. The nobles were shocked that there was such an organization

have penetrated them.

In addition to being afraid, many nobles also took their hearts away and became a little more loyal to this temporary alliance, but I am afraid that there is more fear in their hearts.

Since even such an organization can be captured, it can be seen that the force behind the Viscounty of Wenlani will only become stronger.

Under such misinformation, many nobles even believe that the organization 'Fairy Wood' may be a powerful force that has been hidden for hundreds of years, secretly manipulating the trend of many history.

Although it sounds outrageous, such a deterrent effect is really good, so Lubin and Roland Hill just let it go.

Since ancient times, there have been many addictive psychedelic drugs, but it is very rare to be so secretive that many people are unknowingly addicted and unaware.

Although the nobles are greedy for pleasure, they are not without vigilance. The upper echelons of the empire once banned such medicines, and they naturally understand the dangers.

The pursuit of the forces behind the wolf bone alchemy workshop has also become a side mission of the girl's southward journey. Anyway, there is still plenty of time. The fleet will arrive in about two months, and she has time to investigate it clearly.

After making an agreement with the hunter to meet tomorrow morning, the girl said goodbye temporarily and left, and came to the stall of the 'craftsman' on the side.

"Hello, powerful little girl, do you need anything, or are you just curious, hehe." Looking at the young girl standing in front of him, the old man didn't seem to be surprised. Although he was old, he still had eyesight. Now, I have long noticed that this unique adventurer in the market.

"It's a little curious, if you use better materials, you should be able to do better things."

"This is true, but good materials are not common, so I'm used to it." The old man was a little thin, wearing a light-colored short shirt, a little white beard on his chin, like a goat, and his voice was kind.

"How about this kind of wood?" Lorraine Hill thought for a while, then 'pulled out' a small piece of red maple from the basket.

This is the product of the Maple Leaf Garden. Although it is not broken from the old red maple tree, it is also a silver-level extraordinary material.

Taking over the branch with the red wood grain, the old man slowly stroked it, feeling the texture and magic in it.

"Very good wood, what would you like to make?"

"I think about it, just make a sword, maybe it doesn't have to be too long, so it's easy to carry." Roland Hill blinked.

"No problem, if the customer trusts me and picks it up in about 3 days, it should be done."

"OK."

Afterwards, Loren Hill left the market and searched in the tavern and other places, but found nothing special, and then went back to the hotel to rest.

the next day.

Roland Hill changed into an adventurer's clothing that was easy to move, and then went to the market to meet the hunter.

After the two had breakfast, they set off for the mountain.

After advancing for more than ten miles, they gradually entered the rugged jungle with no one, and the two rested for a while before the hunter opened his mouth to ask.

"You are looking for the organization that grows herbs and refines pharmaceuticals in the mountains."

"That's right, uncle, have you heard of it before?"

"I know, but I won't provoke them." He shook his head.

"They are very strong, and there may be a master of the plural Sequence 5."

"It doesn't matter, in fact, my strength is okay." The girl was afraid that the uncle would give up because of fear.

"Well, I can probably feel it, so I took this task, otherwise you will die." Although he didn't talk much, his eyes were not bad. He has dealt with monsters all year round, and naturally summed up a wealth of experience.

Although this young girl looked extremely young, her skills and the faintly flowing magic power were extremely harmonious and stable, so he couldn't figure it out, so he left without turning his head yesterday. Otherwise, let him be a nanny to protect a weak eldest lady into the mountain, but he won't do this kind of thing, it's too troublesome.

"Are you looking for them to get rid of these people?"

"Yes." Roland Hill nodded, wondering what the uncle would say next.

"Then I suggest you be more aggressive, don't leave your mouth alive, or you will attract revenge." The uncle's tone was still calm, as if he was talking about today's lunch.

"Ah, is that so?" Roland Hill was slightly surprised.

"You can't be too affectionate with bad people, even if they may repent, because it will hurt themselves." After the uncle finished speaking, he did not continue, and seemed very reluctant to repeat one thing.

"Let's rest for a while, we can probably get to the periphery of their base in the evening."

"Okay." The girl nodded. Although she wasn't very sleepy, she closed her eyes and rested on the tree trunk for a while.

In the afternoon, the two continued to climb and jump on the rugged mountain road, and finally came to an area with many peaks.

The mountains here are very straight and steep, standing up one by one, like a huge stone sword with a diameter of more than 100 meters pierced into the sky, and below is a dense forest, and it is impossible to see what is inside.

Looking at this unnaturally formed landform, the girl guessed that it might be the masterpiece of a large monster in the past, like the magnificent canyon that splits the Sigh Mountains. Such a giant stone forest should also be left by a certain Sequence 9 monster during the past battle. Mark of.

Follow the uncle hunter to gently pull out the bushes in front of him, allowing the line of sight to pass through and look at the faintly revealed buildings in the canyon.

"It's here." He pointed.

"But we can't act immediately, we must first find out the surrounding terrain and know which escapes are there.

mouth. "

"Then prepare more things to ignite and ignite the fire, and then act again in the middle of the night tomorrow, and the Lin Ying they raise will also rest."

"At night, you can be very flexible by yourself, and even if the other party wants to escape, he can't run fast." On a moonless night, ordinary people can't go far even on horseback, not to mention the steep mountain roads and dense jungles.

"When it's dawn, I can help you deal with some weak escapees, but if you fail in the middle, I will leave immediately and will not save you." The uncle explained his arrangements.

"Understood." Lorraine Hill nodded.

Afterwards, the two familiarized themselves with the surrounding area, and at night they observed the pattern of patrolling in the camp below, then ate some dry food and then rested.

The next night, there were a few clouds in the sky, and the stars were on and off.

Roland Hill stood on the top of the high mountain, overlooking the dense jungle below, and a few lights appeared.

These people are careful to use the stove even for cooking and to minimise fire and smoke.

The girl evaluated in her heart, and then checked the equipment on her lower body.

A short brown cape, a handy iron sword, kerosene to comfort the uncle hunter, a potion that he carries with him, a face towel to keep out poisonous gas, a dagger in his boots, and so on.

In fact, she can take these out of the storage space, but in order not to surprise the uncle hunter, she has to hide it and try to look reasonable.

After checking, she gestured to the uncle hunter in the distance behind her, then turned around.

Alright, let's get started.

Form, black hair and red eyes; code name, burner; go!

The girl jumped lightly, and jumped directly from the high mountain peak of several hundred meters under the surprised eyes of the uncle.

The airflow rushed through the cloak, with a whirring sound, Loren Hill opened his hand and embraced the oncoming atmosphere.

Just like a swallow returning to the forest, when she came to the canopy of the jungle, her figure folded slightly, and then she pulled out the long sword from her waist and disappeared in the forest like a ghost.

The patrolling guards fell to the ground without any response.

The iron armor rubbed against the trees and grass on the ground, and the torch in his hand fell on the road, smashing shattered sparks and becoming dim.

In some hidden corners, there was also a sound of falling treetops.

Along the way, both the guards on the bright side and the dark sentries hiding in the shadows were quickly cleared by the girl.

The temporarily created iron sword quickly harvested one life after another. For these organizations that planted psychedelic addictive drugs, the girl was adhering to the lessons of past history and showed no mercy.

During the swing of the iron sword, the warm blood turned into tiny blood beads and scattered, some of which were attached to the blade, forming a thin smear of bright red.

After being temporarily transformed into a demon sequence, the efficiency of the girl's killing has increased a lot. Although there is only a demon sequence 4, compared to the poetic skills and grand spells of the natural sequence, the demon sequence is indeed more convenient and suitable.

The clear pupils turned into transparent real red, walking through the firelight, the body rotated and moved with the dance of the iron sword, and the hair was scattered in the night wind.

Because she didn't use much magic power and didn't use the surrounding Mana condensed weapons on a large scale, this kind of action was very secretive. Even if she walked into the main entrance of the base step by step, the superhuman inside did not notice the situation outside.

Another two guards in full armor fell slowly, and blood slowly flowed from the armor.

Roland Hill raised his foot, leaped lightly across the ground, sensed the situation inside, and continued to search forward.

A pale, bony alchemist in a dark green robe was still soaking in the laboratory. There were bottles and jars of soaking materials everywhere in the room, some of which were plants, and some internal organs of some creatures. Make it difficult for ordinary people to adapt.

Hearing the door squeak open, he rubbed his messy scalp and shouted impatiently.

"How many times have I told you, don't come to disturb me, and how do you have keys, I obviously have two layers of locks."

Seeing that there was no echo behind him, the alchemist finally turned his head.

"Why don't you leave..." Looking at this unfamiliar masked girl, his face finally showed a surprised look.

The girl stood quietly. Although the face scarf looked ugly, her red eyes were indeed so beautiful, her jet-black hair was draped behind her, and she was holding a blood-stained iron sword in her hand.

"You...wait a minute, aren't you from here?" The alchemist was surprised, and finally remembered something, and hurriedly took out the medicine bottle hanging from his clothes and waist.

However, a bloodstain flashed, and he only felt a pain in his hand, and then he lost consciousness.

Immediately, the bloody iron sword was placed on the neck, and the cold and cool iron smell on it, even if there was no tongue licking, the alchemist could probably feel it.

"Calm down, calm down, don't kill me, I can serve you, believe me, I'll be better for you if I live, I'm definitely the chicken that can lay golden eggs for you." He only felt his heart beating violently in his chest, beating fast Search terms.

"I ask, you answer." The blade in the girl's hand was very stable, so stable that the alchemist was a little desperate.

This is probably an extremely powerful swordsman.

"No problem you say...no....you say." His voice trembled.

"The name of the organization behind you, what is the purpose?"

"Organization, what organization

.....Ah, no no no, let me think about it.... In fact, we don't have a specific name, because the boss said that if we have a name, it will be detected and confirmed, so we can't have a name. "

The girl blinked, then stared at the terrified alchemist again.

"The purpose?... The purpose is to make money, and then wait for the opportunity to get the title of the noble. Anyway, the boss said so, everyone is for money and interests, and there is no terrible purpose."

"Who is the boss?"

"The boss is a very mysterious person. He seems to know a lot of things and can always find a lot of good things."

Seeing that the girl still didn't blink, the alchemist swallowed before continuing.

"The boss has at least the strength of Sequence 6. He is very strong. He.... what he looks like, we don't know, he is always wearing a mask. This is what the boss established."

"Are there any other bases or strongholds?"

"This.... I don't know. I usually just experiment with new medicines here. I don't know about other things."

"Any other great people?"

"besides....."

In the laboratory, Roland Hill sensed the other party's emotions and expressions, quickly analyzed whether the other party was lying, and then inquired one by one until an exclamation broke the silence.

"Help, there is.... there is an enemy attack!" A panicked voice came from the end of the alley in the stronghold.

It seems that there is no time, the girl meditated in her heart, and then swung a sword, the alchemist who made the hallucinogenic addiction medicine slowly fell, and then the killing in the stronghold continued again.

When it was almost dawn, a fire ignited in the forest and gradually spread. In addition to the choking smell of burning smoke, there was also a strange fragrance in the air, which made many animals breathe faster and their bodies trembled and rolled.

As the flames burned, the big tree fell slowly, smashed into the stronghold, and brought up a large piece of floating sparks. Even in the daytime, it was extremely bright, and the heat wave spread, making the wind in the forest a little hot.

In the stronghold where the flames and the wind were blowing, a young girl walked out slowly. The temporarily made iron sword had been thrown into the sea of ​​​​fire, and there were still dried blood stains on the gloves that exposed her fingers. Her expression was steady and firm.

"It's neat, it's beautiful."

On the side of the road, the uncle stood under the tree and gave a thumbs up.

"For my own safety, I think it's time for me to leave this place. I don't know if the guests have any recommendations." He looked at the quiet girl who had finished the killing, her black hair fluttering gently in the hot wind , the slender figure is so moving.

....

"So that's it, Longjiao Province, I understand, and I'll set off later."

"Then, see you next time." After speaking, the superb hunter took a few steps back and disappeared into the depths of the forest.

Looking at the distant back, Roland Hill didn't worry about the other party's leaking of secrets, after all, he didn't know too much information.

Moreover, this uncle is quite wise and calm, and he will be a very good helper in the future.

After dealing with this hidden stronghold, Roland Hill continued to head south, and the next stop was the blue-clothed province, which is famous for its cotton and fabrics. The indigo-dyed cloth in this province has a broad market throughout the southern border, so There are also many workshops.

According to the information reported in the 'Fairy Wood' some time ago, there is also a hidden confrontation organization here, trying to gain independence under the rule of the empire.

It's time to get in touch and see.