The Holy Mannian Empire, the maple leaf tribe on the southwest border.

As the frontier of the empire, from the map, the maple leaf collar is like a prominent sharp knife, crossing the Vimur River and inserted obliquely into the dark mountains, the junction between the Elf Forest and the Kingdom of Iris.

In fact, as early as a thousand years ago, this place was indeed affiliated with the original Elf Forest. There are still many elves remains in the territory, which has become a good place for some nobles and tourists to visit...

Maple Leaf Leads the Southwest, Ximu Town.

The sky in winter is extremely blue, and the bitter cold wind makes the entrance to the town creak by the frozen windmills, and there is still a good amount of snow left on the houses made of bricks and stones and wood.

The smoke from the old alley was faint, and the aroma of bread and barbecue wafted out, and the sound of children playing and fighting from time to time.

At the entrance of the town, the guards are on duty.

The bonfire danced with the crackling sound of dry firewood, and two guards in leather armor sat around the fire, one fat and the other thin. They were drunk and drunkenly drinking the muddy ale and roasting a fat rabbit that they had just caught in the wild. They were so happy.

"Himmer...is it OK?"

The short and fat guard burped.

He looked at the burnt oil-dropped rabbit meat with an attractive fragrance, and then couldn't help but ask expectantly while swallowing his saliva.

"Don't hurry, bake again! It's more delicious!"

The tall and thin guard who was in charge of roasting rabbit meat rolled his eyes, took out a small bag with him, and carefully opened it, revealing some fine pieces of salt.

I saw him take out some in pain and sprinkle them carefully:

“Put some salt, it tastes better.”

"belch--"

The short and fat guards looked at the golden rabbit meat and their eyes became more and more straight.

And while the two were barking meat, suddenly, the copper bell hanging on one side of the outpost made a series of crisp sounds.

The tall and thin guards of the barbecue looked back and then looked somber:

"Hmm? The trap was touched!"

The short and fat guards were excited:

"Hmm? Have you caught the beast again?"

He subconsciously swallowed.

"I don't know, it may be a monster. Recently, there are many monsters running out of the Elf Forest. Maybe there are big guys. We are not professionals, so you have to be careful..."

The thin guard shook his head and then nodded his mouth:

"Go, take the guys and go and have a look."

"That...rabbit meat."

"Stand here first, and come back later."

"Well... OK."

The two of them put on their helmets, picked up their weapons, and then walked out of the outpost.

They walked along a secret rope to the outside of the town...

The wilderness is covered with heavy snow.

The trap of catching prey placed by the two was hidden in the snow.

For some reason, there are more wild animals outside the town this winter than in previous years, and there are many monsters that have only been heard of in the Elf Forest.

Earlier, Ximu Town was even hit by the beast tide.

Therefore, considering the safety, the town specially set up such an outpost for observation.

On the one hand, the trap is for alertness, and on the other hand, it is also a tool for hunting.

The bitter cold wind blew away the drunkenness of the two. They held their weapons tightly, held their breath, and carefully touched the trap...

Soon, they saw a figure trapped by a beast.

But this is not a beast, but a human.

It was a human male who looked in his fifties, with a thin figure and messy hair, and was wailing with his legs that were clamped by beasts.

He was dirty and extremely embarrassed, trembling with cold, his clothes were torn and covered with blood. However, he could vaguely identify himself as a housekeeper's uniform, and it was a good material that only big people could wear...

Human?!

The two guards opened their mouths wide.

And when they see each other's face clearly...

"Master Anders?! Why are you?! Have you escaped from the Black Dragon?!"

The thin guard looked surprised.

"Master Anders? What's wrong with you? Why have you lost so much weight?!"

The fat guard said in surprise.

Anders:...

"Don't mention it! Hurry up! Help me open this beast clip. I wonder which bastard set up a trap at the entrance of the village! Damn it! I wonder if it will hurt people by accident?!"

Anders cursed and said genuinely, but...somewhat powerless.

It’s winter, and it’s the border again. Apart from those smuggling dealers, how could anyone come from outside the town?

The two of them muttered in their hearts.

However, their movements were quick and they quickly helped Anders get out of the beast clip...

The other party is the lord's housekeeper and a noble person!

Leaving the beast clamp, Anders limped up, and at this moment, his stomach made a loud rumbling sound.

"Guru~"

Anders' old face, covered in stains, turned slightly red.

He coughed a few times and asked:

“Is there anything to eat?”

The two guards looked at each other and were about to answer, but Anders sniffed, his eyes lit up:

"What's the smell, it smells so good."

guard:……

...

The outpost of Ximu Town.

Anders sat in front of the bonfire, eating golden and scorched rabbit meat voraciously, his mouth and hands full of greasiness.

Looking at his appearance as if he hadn't eaten for a month, the two guards looked at each other and were speechless.

The thin man was fine, but the fat man looked at the rabbit meat that was less and less gnawed by Anders, and his eyes were straightened.

In the end, the thin man pulled his sleeve and then he withdrew his gaze.

"Ahem..."

It seemed that he was eating too fast, Anders was suddenly choked. When the thin guard saw it, he handed him the fat guard's wine bag containing ale:

"Master Anders, eat slowly and drink some wine and go smoothly."

He said.

Fat Guard:...

Anders refused politely.

He grabbed it and took a big sip.

But soon, his face changed, and he vomited all the wine he had drunk with a "pop":

"Is this ale? How much water is mixed?! It's so hard to drink!"

The thin guard was fine, but the fat guard was unhappy.

He pouted and muttered:

"Ale wine is so expensive... I can drink it several times without adding water..."

"Um?!"

Anders' expression became unkind in an instant.

The thin guard was startled.

He quickly pulled the fat guard behind him and smiled at Anders:

"Ahem... Master Anders, you also know that our border town is tight in our hands. It's good to have wine to drink. Please take care of it."

After hearing his words, Anders' expression eased a lot.
To be continued...