"Stop...stop it! Lord Link, something happened!" There was a hint of anxiety and helplessness in Ashaji's voice.

She knew Link's character very well. If she didn't tell him what happened, he would probably keep pestering her and hold her for a whole day and night.

"Oh? What happened?" After hearing Ashaji say something happened, Link's hands stopped moving, but he still held Ashaji tightly.

He felt Ashaji's soft body and warm temperature, and an inexplicable sense of satisfaction surged in his heart.

This soft body is much more comfortable to hug than a pillow.

"Master Link, when I came back from buying groceries just now, I found a person fainted at the gate of the fence. I walked closer and found that it was a dark elf."

Ashaji told everything in one breath, her eyes full of worry and anxiety.

She knew what the appearance of the dark elves meant, and it was definitely not a good sign.

Link was also stunned. Dark elves were rare in the Kingdom of the Seven Shields. These guys generally lived in the Great Forest of the West and were very resistant to contact with other races, especially humans.

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After all, in this cruel and realistic world, most humans always have an inexplicable sense of superiority and greed, and regard the captured dark elves as playthings that can be manipulated at will, or even as ancestral meat-toilets, to satisfy their endless and twisted desires.

This kind of treatment is undoubtedly a great insult and harm to the dark elves.

In those dark and damp dungeons, or in the luxurious but cold noble mansions, many captured dark elves could not escape the fate of becoming playthings in the hands of human nobles.

They were forced to endure endless humiliation and torture, and because of the elves' long lifespan, some poor elves were even treated as objects, passed down from generation to generation of nobles, and their pain and humiliation continued.

"But why did the dark elf faint at the gate of our fence?"

There was a hint of disbelief and vigilance in Link's voice. Was this really just a coincidence?

"I checked and found that she was seriously injured. Her shoulder was pierced and she was bleeding a lot. I have placed her in the hall and done basic work to stop the bleeding. What do you think we should do?" Ashaji reported the situation.

"Didn't you go find a priest for help?" Link was lying lazily on the bed at the moment, his voice a little hoarse from just waking up.

"not yet."

Yawning, Link casually put on the clothes beside him and prepared to get up to check on the unconscious dark elf.

"What time is it now? By the way, where is Violina?" Link asked casually while putting on his leather boots.

"It's four o'clock in the afternoon, Lord Link. Violina went to the church early in the morning and said she wanted to learn new skills." Ashaji replied, her voice clear and pleasant.

"Oh? Violena advanced? That's good."

Link's eyes flashed with joy when he heard this. As a priest in the mercenary group, Violena's growth is undoubtedly a good thing for the entire team.

"Okay, I'll go check on that dark elf."

With that, Link strode out of the room.

Looking at Link's leaving back, a hint of obsession flashed in Ashaji's eyes.

She curled up in the quilt and took a deep breath, as if she wanted to remember the smell of Master Link deeply in her mind.

Recalling the moment when Link's iron-hard spear was pressed against her buttocks, Ashaji's cheeks couldn't help but flush, and her valley became moist.

……

When Link came to the living room, he immediately saw the dark elf sitting on the recliner next to the dining table.

Her long, bright golden hair was tied into a side ponytail, which made her look capable yet a little unruly.

However, the wound on her left shoulder was particularly shocking. The two-centimeter-wide hole seemed to tell the suffering she had experienced.

Even though she had tried to stop the bleeding, blood still kept seeping out of the bandage, staining her clothes red.

Stella, Eloi, Lillian and other members of the mercenary group were surrounding her, chattering about something, but when they saw Link come in, they immediately quieted down.

"What's wrong? What are you discussing?" Link glanced at everyone and asked in a flat tone.

As he spoke, the true ancestor of the vampire, Kara, walked out from the next room.

"Lord Link, we think the dark elves coming here is definitely not a good thing." Stella spoke first, with a hint of worry in her eyes, "I suggest you hand her over to the city defense forces, or..."

Having said that, Stella made a gesture of wiping her neck, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"The dark elves have always coveted our land, and their intentions are ill-intentioned." Eloi also echoed, "And looking at her attire and the items she carries with her, we feel that this guy is no ordinary person."

"I agree with them~" Kara, who was wearing a hood and pouring herself a glass of red wine, also said at this time: "You should know why the dark elves came here."

Link frowned slightly when he heard this.

He walked around a few people and approached the dark elf on the recliner, looking at her carefully.

Seeing this up close, he suddenly found that this dark elf seemed familiar. The delicate features and cool temperament...

"Chloe?" A name suddenly flashed through Link's mind. She was the personal guard of the Dark Elf Queen in "Black Beast" and the female leader of the Dark Elf Knights.

The more he looked at her, the more she looked like him. He couldn't help but feel confused. How could Chloe be here? And she was so badly injured?

In response to the suggestions of several people, Link just waved his hand: "Don't be nervous. If you say that there are ulterior motives, aren't the nobles of the kingdom even more filthy?"

There was a hint of disdain in his voice.

He was no longer surprised by the fact that nobles kept slaves and oppressed the people.

In contrast, although the dark elves also have their ambitions and greed, at least they are not as shameless as those nobles.

After hearing Link's words, the others stopped talking. They knew Link had made a decision. So, they all took their white wine and went to the side to drink. For them, drinking might be more important than worrying about these unknown things.

Seeing this, Link said no more.

He stretched out his palm and pulled out a bottle of healing potion.

He unscrewed the bottle cap and poured some of the potion onto Chloe's wound. Under the stimulation of the potion, the wound on Chloe's shoulder began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye. Link then fed the rest of the potion into her mouth. Although she hadn't woken up yet, she was at least out of danger.

Pulling over a recliner and sitting leisurely on it, Link also took out a bottle of white wine and started to drink. While savoring the aroma of the wine, he thought about why Chloe appeared here.

The Great Western Forest where the dark elves live is very far away from Blackrock Town.

Moreover, judging from the geographical environment and resource conditions of Blackrock Town, even if the dark elves wanted to start a war, they would never attack this barren place first.

So why was Chloe here, and why was she so badly injured?

The answer is obvious. It is for the Holy Sword of the Moon in his own king's treasure.

I guess the land in the north will never be peaceful again.

Link thought to himself. Whether it was the demons in the north or other unknown forces, they might be eyeing this land.

What he has to do now is to protect everyone in the mercenary group and ensure that they can survive in this chaotic world.

Should we leave here? This question flashed through Link's mind.

However, the answer to each question is no.

Now that he had finally formed a mercenary group, they had experienced countless life and death trials and trials together. This friendship and bond had been deeply engraved in his heart. How could he leave so easily?

Besides, even if he left, where could he go?

In this vast world, he is also a person with nothing. His family and friends in this world are right in front of him, and this mercenary group is his home in this world.

When he drew out the sword, he was destined to face certain things, which was unavoidable.

Instead of leaving, it is better to face bravely everything that may happen in the future.

While I was thinking, there was suddenly a burst of cheerful footsteps outside the door.

Then, Violena's sweet voice reached Link's ears: "Master Link, I'm back!"

Link looked up and saw Violena walking into the room with a happy look on her face. Her face was filled with an innocent smile, as if she had just experienced a wonderful adventure.

"Vilina looks very happy," Link asked with a smile, moving his thoughts away. "Did something happy happen to you?"

"Lord Link, Violina has learned new magic!" Violina waved her staff excitedly, her eyes flashing with excitement.

"Oh?" Link heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. The mercenary group's strength could be strengthened once again, which was undoubtedly a blessing.

"What kind of magic is this? Tell us quickly!" Lillian and others gathered around and asked curiously.

"It's the 'Holy Wall'! It has the ability to block most attacks!" Violena said sweetly, "This way Violena can help Master Link and prevent everyone from getting hurt easily!"

"Holy Wall?" Everyone was surprised when they heard this. They knew very well how powerful and practical this magic was, and it would undoubtedly be a huge help to the mercenary group.

"Vilina, let me demonstrate it to everyone!" Violina said, then she put away her sweet smile and swung the staff in her hand.

"Great Mother Earth, listen to my humble prayer, open your arms, and protect the warriors from evil!" As Violena's chanting sounded, the wandering light elements began to gather quickly. As the chanting ended, a thick wall of light condensed into shape!

"Oh, that's not bad." Link walked forward and raised his hand to knock on the light wall.

The light wall was very thick, just like a city wall made of stone bricks. The entire light wall was three meters long, one meter wide, and five meters high. If the defense was good, it could indeed block most attacks.

"I'm going to test the defense of the Holy Wall!" Link said, and then he picked up the Skyfire Great Sword beside him and slashed at the Holy Wall with all his strength. However, even with his full strength attack, the Light Wall didn't even shake at all.

"Ingrid, try your black flame." Link turned to look at Ingrid, a fire magician in the mercenary group.

"Okay!" Ingrid responded, and soon, an extremely hot black flame erupted like a volcano, sweeping towards the seemingly indestructible wall of light with a destructive aura.

At first, the wall of light seemed to be able to cope with it calmly, with its surface shining brightly and completely blocking out the ravages of the black flames.

However, as time went on, after being burned by the merciless high temperature of the black flame for a full thirty seconds, subtle changes finally began to appear on the light wall.

Tiny cracks spread quietly like a spider web, gradually covering the entire surface of the light wall.

Then, there was a crisp sound of "click", as if some kind of force had reached its limit and was breaking.

The entire wall of light completely collapsed at this moment, turning into countless tiny spots of light that drifted away with the wind and disappeared into the air.

Witnessing this scene, Link couldn't help but exclaim in admiration: "This defense is indeed good. At least it can block the full-strength attack of a gold-level adventurer. Violina, how many times can you cast magic like this now?"

Upon hearing this, Violina frowned slightly, as if she was carefully feeling the fluctuations of magic power in her body.

After a moment, she slowly said, "My magic power can support me to release this magic three times. After using it three times, I will enter a period of magic power exhaustion and need some time to recover."

"Okay, I understand." Link nodded, a hint of approval and expectation flashing in his eyes, "With such strength, our next battle will definitely go more smoothly."

Link nodded slowly, committing these abilities of Violena to memory.

With her support, he knew that future tasks would become easier and a lot of the burden on his shoulders would be lifted.

He secretly calculated in his mind that when he had more means and resources in the future, he could keep some of them hidden to deal with any unexpected events that might arise.

Link has always been a cautious person and likes to prepare a few more cards for himself in case of emergency.

While he was lost in thought, Maya had already neatly packed her purse and was ready to go out with a few bags of carefully selected snacks in her hands.

"By the way, Boss, I won't be back for dinner tonight." She said softly, with a hint of apology on her face.

Link looked up and asked in confusion, "Maya, where are you going?"

Maya smiled and explained, "I want to go to the orphanage to see the children. I haven't been back for several days, and I miss them a lot."

"Orphanage?" Link and the others looked puzzled when they heard this.

Seeing this, Maya began to explain in detail.

It turns out that in this world full of dangers and challenges, many adventurers unfortunately died in battle while performing their missions, leaving behind helpless orphans.

Maya felt pity for the children, so she took them in, and also attracted some homeless children to join, and together they established this warm orphanage.

"Yes, I have to go over to give them some living expenses and have dinner with the children." Maya's words were full of love and care for the children.

After hearing this, Link pondered for a moment and said, "Wait a moment, I'll go with you."

Maya was stunned and asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

Link shook his head and said solemnly, "Being famous is not always a good thing. Recently, our mercenary group has become famous, which will inevitably lead to some unnecessary troubles. I am worried about you acting alone. Besides, I haven't been to your orphanage yet. This time I will go to visit and see if there is any way I can help."

Maya felt warm at heart when she heard this, and said gratefully, "If that's the case, that's great. Speaking of which, there is indeed a mercenary group that I have always been at odds with..."

She then told about the mercenary group called "Black Hand", which specialized in abducting young boys and girls and selling them to nobles with special fetishes. Maya had disrupted their plans many times and rescued many innocent children.

After hearing this, Link frowned and said angrily, "This organization that makes profits by trafficking young children is totally devoid of conscience! Everyone should kill them!"

Afterwards, he arranged for Ashaji to prepare dinner tonight and left a few bottles of fine liquor for everyone. He simply packed up and followed Maya on the road to the orphanage in the slums.

When passing by the market on the way, Link suddenly stopped, turned to Maya and said, "Wait a minute, I'll buy some gifts for the children."

Maya quickly waved her hand to refuse: "Boss, it's really not good to let you spend money! I'd better pay for it myself!"

Link laughed and said proudly: "No need! I'm just buying some souvenirs. If I ask you to pay for it, wouldn't it be a dereliction of duty for me as the boss?" After that, he strode into a snack shop and picked out various candies.

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