The King of Elden does not die alone!

The elder shouted back angrily: "You want an old man like me to die sooner, right?"

"How dare I? You look so full of energy, maybe you can live another 60 years."

A peasant woman passing by quickened her pace and walked past the elder's house.

"There's a wolf!"

The hunter, out of breath, stopped in front of the elder.

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Three travelers who were resting outside a small inn not far away were attracted by the sound of a dispute coming from the elders' house.

We stopped in this village for a rest, but in less than an hour we saw two arguments.

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"Hey, Merlin, do you know what they are arguing about?"

The girl in a white dress, carrying a long sword in a beautiful scabbard, turned her head and asked her companion.

The handsome young man holding a long staff and with flowers pinned on his clothes, Merlin, cast his eyes in that direction.

"It's about the wolf."

He yawned.

Feeling bored overhead in this village.

There is not even one girl who is pleasing to the eye. This village is really too miserable.

Not far away, the hunter was gesticulating and trying to explain to the village chief about the strange giant wolf he had seen, and his voice was getting louder and louder.

The girl in the white dress finally heard clearly what they were talking about.

"White, ghostly, giant wolf?"

"Are you interested in that kind of thing, Altria?" Merlin replied, "Speaking of which, in an age when mystery is fading, it is indeed a rare thing for something like that to appear."

'Um? '

He seemed to notice something.

I raised my head and looked towards the forest-covered hills not far away.

The sight seemed to penetrate the trees and the rocks.

“Interesting.”

He suddenly stood up.

"Merlin, do you want to go and see it too?"

Altria tilted her head and looked at Merlin.

"It's not just that... Oh, it won't be mysterious if I tell you now!" Merlin's voice was full of temptation: "But it seems that the elders of this village and Mr. Hunter are both in trouble. Don't you plan to go and help?"

“Since people are troubled, I certainly can’t turn a blind eye to it!”

She also stood up and walked quickly towards the hunters and elders enthusiastically.

"Okay~" Merlin, who was left behind, quickly followed.

Before that, he turned around and glanced at the only young man in armor who had not moved.

"If you don't catch up, you won't be able to protect Altria, okay? Kai."

"Ah - I am meddling in other people's business again." Kai scratched his head in distress.

"Don't worry!" Merlin patted his chest confidently: "We're just looking for some strange fantasy creatures!"

"You always say that!" Kai slammed the table. "In the end, I am still the one who cleans up your mess!!"

"How can you say that? It's obvious that Altria is also enjoying it." Merlin argued: "Do you want to come along or not?"

"Humph."

Kai folded his arms and snorted.

Then he reluctantly moved his butt and stood up.

At this moment, Altria has already started talking to the elder.

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Chapter 61. Altria in action!

It's too late...

I went out shopping tonight and didn't get home until ten o'clock.

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The elder naturally didn't believe what the hunter said about the ghost wolf.

Even in this age where people generally believe in mystery, we still need to be cautious about some people's one-sided statements.

The elder has lived for so long and has seen many cases of fraud and deception under the guise of prophets, elves, and even gods.

There is one thing that the elder still remembers vividly.

A few years ago, someone spread rumors that a dragon appeared near the village, causing panic in the entire area.

The entire village wrote a petition to the local lord, asking him to send someone to help the village resist the flying dragon that might appear...

In the end, the dragon they were talking about was nothing more than a deformed oak tree that had fallen on top of a cliff.

In order to deal with that incident, not only did the village consume a large amount of food rations, but one of the lord's soldiers also broke his leg while climbing the mountain.

The lord was very annoyed because he had gone to so much trouble because of the villagers' rumors.

So the tax revenue that year was five cents more.

It is inevitable that today's elders still hold the same ideas as the adults in the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf".

Unless one has actually seen the abnormality with one's own eyes, or the damage caused by it, no one would believe the "story" told by a hunter.

The elder pondered.

There were two villains quarreling in his mind.

One of them said: It is an indisputable fact that the deer have not appeared for a long time. Maybe there really is some kind of monster in the forest?

Another said: But didn't we just organize hunters to search the mountain a few days ago, but found nothing? Compared to one person's book, everyone's statement is more credible, right?

After a while.

The elder had the answer in his heart.

Sure enough, one person's personal opinion cannot be a reason to start a war. At least a few more people need to see the white ghost wolf before a conclusion can be made.

Just when he was about to yell the hunter back to his home.

Altria had already walked over to the two of them, greeting them warmly.

The elders and hunters all looked at the girl who suddenly interrupted the conversation.

Naturally, she also looked at Merlin and Kai who were with her.

Look at Kai's outfit.

He was tall (probably over 1.9 meters), and wore a gleaming white plate breastplate lined with chain mail.

A broad-bladed long sword was slung across his waist, neatly tucked into its scabbard.

And what about Merlin and Altria?

Although he was carrying a sword, he was not wearing armor. Instead, he was wearing gorgeous and beautiful clothes.

This is definitely not the way ordinary people in the countryside dress.

Based on the attire of these three people, the elder had already formed a first impression of them in his mind.

Is he a nobleman who is out traveling?

Artoria and Merlin are of course children of the nobility, and Kai is considered their bodyguard?

So what is the relationship between the young man holding the long staff and the girl in the white dress?

Brother and sister?

The elder held his chin in thought.

If one had a God's perspective, one would be able to discover that the answer guessed by the elder was not almost correct, but at least it was completely irrelevant.

"Excuse me, are you in any trouble?"

Altria asked, looking at the elder sincerely.

The elder and the hunter shook their heads at the same time like rattles.

Hastily rejected: "No, there is no problem at all, this village is fine!"

For them, the involvement of outsiders means compensation.

If he, as an elder, goes to ask for help from people in the village, there will immediately be a lot of young people who are full of energy and have nowhere to put it, waiting for him to order them around.

The worst that can happen is some fish and meat as compensation.

If you ask outsiders for help, the price you have to pay will be much higher.

And outsiders are definitely not as reliable as our own people.

Of course, Altria knew the concerns in the village chief's mind.

It has been almost a month since I drew the Sword of the King and embarked on the journey of training.

Having passed through many villages, she was initially confused by the villagers' attitudes, but now the girl is very tolerant of them.

"It's okay," Altria, who was wearing a white dress, smiled like the bright sunshine, "It is my responsibility to help people in need! Even if there is no reward, I will find a way to help you!"

It was a smile that made people feel purified.

In the afternoon sun, every tiny hair on the girl's face was reflecting the light.

It was as if her whole body was glowing.

Like a lily, beautiful and pure, it makes people's body and mind seem to be cleansed!

It makes people feel guilty about the darkness in their hearts...

"How can that be done!"

The elder who was just on guard against outsiders suddenly displayed his authority and said arbitrarily without questioning: "Since you want to help! You must get the due reward!"

Ever since.

Altria and her group naturally accepted the commission to investigate the spirit wolf...

"As expected, there is nothing that Altria's smile can't solve."

As they walked on their way out of the village, Merlin lazily commented on what he had just experienced.

“So, you must smile more in the future!”

"But..." Altria showed a distressed expression on her face: "If I only rely on my smile, I will definitely not become a strong person who can stand on my own, right?"

Listening to the conversations of several people behind me.

The hunter leading the way turned around.

When the wonderful feeling of being enchanted faded away, the hunter felt a little uneasy.

This little girl looks only fourteen or fifteen years old. Is she really reliable?

"what happened?"

Altria noticed the strange gleam in the hunter's eyes and blinked, asking innocently.

'what! '

This natural and divine face...

Why didn’t I notice it before?