Law of the Dragon

Hasen's determination is obviously not as strong as Long's. He has just taken the position of captain of the guard, and he doesn't want to lose his life because of the king's occasional willfulness.

In the afternoon of the second day, the Black Forest appeared in front of them.They set off at dawn and had lunch in the nearest town to the Black Forest before walking slowly to the Black Forest.

You can't do whatever you want as a king, Eros thought gloomily. He used to think that the king was the most comfortable and the highest-ranking human being, but now it's a bit different from his imagination.That is to say, because he is too noble, he will be restricted everywhere, and they cannot go out alone, because he is just like all human beings, he is just an ordinary person, and he has no way to stand alone against more people who have ulterior motives for him.

Different from humans, among the dragon clan, the one with the highest status is definitely the most powerful.

Humans are just too weak, the dragon thought disdainfully, but their collection of wealth can be said to be a bright spot, and every creature has its own bright spot.

But he is only the king of human beings now, so his code of conduct must conform to human standards. It is not a good thing to be unconventional, so when Hasen and Duke Sacre asked to follow, he could only compromise. The three of them did not bring any Followers, just came to the Black Forest where no one has approached for decades.

To be precise, the Black Forest is within the scope of the imperial capital, but because of its bad reputation, no one approaches it.Its reputation is indeed not very good. It is said that several adventure groups have gone in to explore, but they have not returned, so various strange rumors have surrounded it for nearly 100 years. It is described as a certain stronghold of the God of Darkness or It is the land that has not been reclaimed by the Church of Light, or the shelter of the exiled mages. Anyway, strangers are not allowed to enter.

But in Eros' view, it is harmless to people, and the trees grow tall, which is not wrong.

The Black Forest is a large forest, and the land around it is a bit barren, making the Black Forest even more eerie and silent.

It was around one o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was shining harmlessly on the ground. Eros' mood was similar to that of a picnic, forming a strong contrast with Hasen.

The captain of the guard who just took office——for his age, he was a bit too young, but since he was affirmed by the king, age must not be a problem.At this moment, Hasen became more and more nervous after seeing the Black Forest.In fact, along the way, he has never relaxed. Whether it is passer-by A or passer-by B, they all look so suspicious, and everyone feels that there is something wrong with them. Even when someone walks in their direction, he will Hold fast to his sword.

Hasen walked ahead nervously, regretting that he didn't have time to ask the scout who went to the Black Forest to investigate useful information, such as the location of the refugees, or the specific situation of the Black Forest—of course, he was busy with his uncle's affairs at that time. I'm so overwhelmed that I don't have time to take care of the refugees there.

The two people walking behind Hasen were much more relaxed. Thakro and Eros rode horses and walked leisurely on the barren gravel road.

"What's the idea this time?" Thakro turned his horse's head and approached Eros and asked.

Eros raised his chin, expressing dissatisfaction with this kind of question that sounded malicious: "Will you know after watching?"

"There are undead in the Black Forest." Duke Sacre suddenly said.

Eros gave him a funny look, and his golden eyes looked at him with interest in the sunlight.Of course, the dragon is not afraid of the undead, but it is said that human beings are very afraid, so he tolerantly comforted the other party: "Don't be afraid, even if there are, I will protect you."

Facing His Majesty the king who always spoke coldly to him and didn't know what kind of species he was, Duke Thaklow was a little surprised that the other party would say such a thing, so he tentatively said: "I heard that there are dangerous exiled mages there, and there are Unknown dark creatures, death priests or something," he continued, "of course, there are also undead, I heard that there is an ancient battlefield."

Eros shrugged his shoulders indifferently, those things are dispensable, he just needs to find what he is looking for.

Ha Sen stopped in front of the Black Forest, turned his head and said, "Your Majesty, we are just looking at the general situation of the refugees. They are very dangerous. Please don't approach them."

"Of course," Eros nodded, he didn't really come to see the refugees, "I'm just... worried about them."

It is early summer, the sun is warm, but there is a feeling of no temperature in the black forest. Hasen is even more worried, but the king's order must be obeyed, so he has no choice but to bite the bullet and ride his horse into the forest. go.

As soon as you walk into the forest, you can feel the obvious temperature difference. The tall trees are desperately growing to the heights, the branches and leaves are stretched out, and the layers are spread together, wrapping the entire forest.The sunlight falls from the gaps in the leaves, as if the temperature has been filtered out.

Even in his cloak, Hassan shivered slightly, and looked back at the other two, displeased at their rough nerves.The ground is covered with rotting leaves, even if you are riding a horse, you can feel that it is a thick layer, which almost swallows the sound of the horse's hooves.The black forest is quite wide, and the three of them have no problem riding side by side.

"I think a road can be opened here to save time and detours," Eros suggested without common sense. "This is wider than the official road. Why do people still take the official road?"

The other two looked at him as if they were insane, while comforting themselves, the king is the kind of creature with overwhelming power but no common sense at all, so there is no need to be serious with him.

Eros looked around curiously. He had been to this black forest that people called several times before, and it was hundreds of years ago.At that time, the Black Forest was three times bigger than it is now, and it was more gloomy and cold, just like its owner.Of course, later humans took control of the continent, and the scope of people's activities became wider and wider, and the forest was slowly disintegrated. He was a little worried that it might not be long before the forest was gone, and he didn't remember that he suggested just now Make it official.

In fact, this forest was not originally called the Black Forest. It was named after its owner. Of course, that name has long since been lost with the departure of its owner.But Eros remembered that because his cousin was the owner of this area, he had a bad relationship with his cousin, and even quarreled endlessly when they met, but this did not prevent him from visiting this forest now.

"I heard that this place used to be the base of the God of Darkness," Hasen said cautiously in front of him. There is only one road in the forest without trees, as if a long time ago, some huge monster passed here and used this place as a road, so that in the For many years after this, no trees grew any more.

"Maybe we can come across some relics from the era of the demon gods," the Duke yawned and said. Usually at this time, he was sleeping in the mansion. He was a bit greedy for the coolness, and thought it would be nice to come in this forest to enjoy the coolness in summer.

Maybe the dragon will let some dark creatures live near his lair, but if they want to do something else - sorry, dragons are very territorial, and they don't like to mix the gods of light and darkness too much Of course, they had to participate in the final Demon God War, which is another story.

So when Eros heard this, he followed the horse under him and laughed and said, "Then I really want to visit it." According to his cousin's fiery temper, he would definitely burn the dark building to the ground, and then set foot on the ground. It's over.

"Look, what's that!" Hasen exclaimed excitedly, as if he had seen some beast, he pulled out his sword in a panic, but because he was nervous all the way, he was about to collapse by now, so he was numb He couldn't hold the hilt anymore, and let the long sword fall from his waist to the ground.

The other two looked at this scene in embarrassment. This is the captain of the guard who swore to defend them. What a shame to all mankind!

What Hasen saw was a black shadow passing behind the tree trunk, dragging a long shadow in the sun, and then quickly disappeared from their sight, moving as fast as a phantom caused by the fierce afternoon sun.

"Hurry up, he's leaving!" Eros shook the rein, clamped the horse's belly, and chased after the shadow.

"Your Majesty!" Of course, Duke Sacre followed closely behind him, like a black shadow.

As for Hasen... "My sword!" he yelled, awkwardly climbing off his horse to pick up his own sword, but just as he touched the hilt, His Majesty the King and His Excellency the Duke flew away, leaving him behind, "Please wait a moment!" he called, but no one paid him any attention.

In addition to the open land here, the terrain deep in the forest is more complicated. Eros had no choice but to make a decisive decision. In order to chase that person, he jumped off his horse and ran towards that person. Thakro followed closely behind.

Hasen didn't see what it was, but Eros's eyes saw it more clearly than humans. The black shadow was a human, just wearing a black cloak.

Eros moved very quickly and could easily grab the human, but he stopped when he was about to touch the other's back. He glanced at Thakro, and the other was beside him.Eros always felt that human movements were very clumsy, but Sacre seemed to be an exception.

"What's wrong?" The Duke also stopped.

Eros didn't come to look for the refugees, he didn't need to know where and what they were doing, but—since Thakro followed him, he had no choice but to fulfill his promise, even though it was just an excuse for him to come to the Black Forest.

"Follow him and know the location of the victims." Eros said softly.

"Refugees, Your Majesty." Thakro whispered.

Land was the only real value a man had under the Syldors.The serfs who could not leave their farms had more women and children than those who were evicted; even those who were landless and able to travel.

Migrants are often seen in this country as spreaders of disease, or thieves.Unfortunately, poverty often forces them to be like this.

When Thakro popularized the class hierarchy for him, he once said that the status of refugees is lower than that of disaster victims, which is a factor of instability in this society.

Eros carefully followed the fleeing man, his movements were very light, like an unreal shadow, he turned his head to look at Sa Keluo, and the other party's tracking skills were obviously good.Sa Keluo is 1.9 meters and [-] centimeters tall, but at the moment, he is as light as an elegantly falling leaf, hiding the breath of human beings, and there is no sense of disobedience in this ancient forest.

Eros was a little surprised, can humans do this?

"Here we are." Thakro's voice diverted Eros' attention, and he saw the gathering place of refugees.