Far away from the ninja world, slightly away from the mainland, on an island called the Land of Poseidon, there is a mysterious country. In that country, I heard that people suspected of being time travelers also appeared.

After receiving the news, they brought the ninjas from Pigeon Village here. They boarded the island and looked into the distance.

This blood-red stone castle and the beautiful red valley all belong to Mortuanus.

Modus is a place name, which translated in local language means seaside city, the hometown of Poseidon.

Nosca hurriedly climbed to the highest point of the castle, opened a small door and came to the platform at the top of the castle. A long golden snake was fluttering in the wind, blocking her sight. She stretched out her hand to open the long snake.

Looking down nervously, what came into view was the blue but turbulent sea, with huge waves surging up the coastline one after another, hitting the uneven rocks.

As a seaport city, Modus has always had a large share of maritime trade in the city's economy. No matter what kind of weather it encounters on weekdays, as long as it is not as bad as a storm, there will always be one or two fishing boats wandering on the sea.

But today there is not a single boat in the entire sea area of ​​​​Moduans. Even on the shore, there is only a layer of pitch-black black sand brought up by the waves, and circles of black gravel like a dead long snake.

The corpse was slapped onto the coastline by the power of the sea, while the monster that killed the giant snake was still quietly lurking in the blue sea, hunting for its next prey.

The empty coast is like a resting place for the dead.

Thousands of seabirds were chirping uneasily in the sky, sometimes going up and sometimes down, as if they were afraid of something terrible. The sea today is more violent than ever before, and the sea breeze coming from the sea is far stronger than ever before.

Moist.

Nosca ignored the abnormalities of the birds on the sea. She concentrated all her energy on the sea and refused to let go of any slight changes on the sea.

In the sea area that Noska was observing, a huge monster jumped out of the sea and bit the petrel flying at low altitude. The petrel was dragged into the water by the monster before it even had time to utter its last mournful cry.

"As expected, it's you, you devils, are you here after all this year?"

Noska put down the telescope in her hand and said through gritted teeth. The wheat-colored hair on her forehead was stuck together by the moist sea breeze, but she didn't care at all. The faces of some spotted finches were filled with hatred, and their eyes seemed to be about to burst out.

Flame's eyes are filled with hatred and anger.

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Stormy nights are scary, especially when it rains in summer.

Dark clouds shrouded the entire Mordense, with no moonlight or stars. The howling wind outside was like the whisper of a devil, looking for the whereabouts of the living. Every household closed the door and climbed into bed early, fearing that

He was caught by the devil accidentally.

Even in the dark night, not all places are completely willing to be with the darkness. In the castle in the middle of the city, the lights are still on, and this light is the only one where there is still a glimmer of light in Mordense at this time.

place.

But even the only place with light is dead silence. In this small room with only one magic lamp, there are more than a dozen men and women standing. These people are all figures with a certain prestige in Mordius, but these people who usually speak

All the big shots seemed to be mute at this moment. No one dared to speak first. Even their breathing was suppressed. They did not dare to make too loud a sound, for fear that they would accidentally become one of the crowd.

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One minute...

Two minutes...

Ten minutes passed quickly, and it seemed that one of the old men finally couldn't bear the deathly silence. He began to take out his pipe from his arms and stuffed the dark green tobacco into the pipe with his trembling hands, and smoked quietly.

"Black sand, storms, and recent abnormal changes in ocean currents. The most important thing is that Nosca said that she saw fish lizards from the sea with her own eyes. It seems that the demons are back this year."

Everyone looked at the old man, hoping that the old man in front of him, who was gray-haired but still looking strong, could tell everyone that this was just an ordinary storm. As long as he went home and had a good sleep, he would still be wonderful when he woke up the next day.

One day. Yes, everyone is looking forward to this. Even they themselves know that things will not be that simple. There is too much evidence to prove that this will be Mortuan's curse and a disaster, but people still expect it in their hearts.

Impossible illusions. Naturally, when the illusion is shattered, they will continue to deceive themselves in a short period of time and deny the overly cruel reality.

"How is it possible! Those demons have not reappeared for seven years, and now they reappear without warning. Could it be that your granddaughter saw it wrong? These weather conditions are just accidental, and the fish lizards are just bigger.

Flying fish. It's just that Nosca was too nervous and misjudged it for a moment." Next to him was a very strong middle-aged man who always had a faint fishy smell on his body. He was Mordense.

Ray Lease, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, is also the number one fisherman in the town. No matter where he goes, the smell of fish always follows him.

"That's right, we drove those demons out of Mordus seven years ago. How could they come back again? They must have seen it wrong. Now these children like to say that those demons are back to get their attention. Maybe.

We are just scaring ourselves, waiting until the weather clears up and everything will be fine after the heavy rain." The woman on the side agreed.

"When did Nosca make a joke? She has seen fish lizards, even closer than most of you. There is no doubt that the devil is back. Now we should be ready for war instead of fooling ourselves here,

Deceiving yourself. We defeated the devil seven years ago, and we can still defeat the devil now, just like we did seven years ago."

A middle-aged man wearing light armor put his hands on the table, looking at everyone and saying to each other that what Nosca saw was not true. He only spoke when everyone was too worried. His rough voice sounded like he was talking to himself.

It was like carrying a loudspeaker, instantly suppressing everyone's voices.

For a moment, everyone's attention shifted to this middle-aged man. Under the gaze of everyone, this middle-aged man did not have stage fright at all. He stood in the middle of the crowd with his head held high. He was the tallest and tallest among everyone present.

He was a strong man, and the huge scars on his face looked very ferocious under the dim light of the magic lamp. Coupled with his aggressive aura at this time, he looked majestic.

In the hearts of the Morduans, this warrior is no less inferior to those knights in the capital who have countless honors.

Of course, this man is the hero of Mortuan and the leader of the armed forces of this town, Lu Ren Jia. Seven years ago, it can be said that it was entirely dependent on him that the dark clouds shrouding the town were lifted.

, expel those demons in the sea. His prestige in the town can be said to be that he is the most authoritative person besides the mayor.

And his words were like a stick punctured through a paper window, exposing what everyone least wanted to face. Didn't everyone understand what Lu Ren? Jia meant?

No, everyone knows, deep down in their hearts, everyone knows that the devil has come back, but no one is willing to truly face this terrible and sad truth. Now this

The paper windows had been completely punctured, and a biting chill swept through everyone's heart. For a while, everyone became quiet again, and everyone began to take a serious look at the demons that attacked this time.

"The same as seven years ago? How could it be the same? At that time, we had 500 Morduans warriors who could defend us. However, in recent years, the war situation has been severe and many of them have been taken away by conscripts. In addition to the warriors lost that year,

We have not been supplemented. The children have not grown up yet and are too young to participate in the war. The most we can participate in is more than eighty people, but we only have less than a hundred combatants. Lu Renjia, the hero of Morduus, I only

I’m asking you, how confident are you that you can say it’s the same as it was back then?”

Lei, who was sitting across from him, stood up and looked at Lu Ren. No one could have imagined that this businessman who went out to sea to fish all day long would be as powerful as the hero Mordius at this time, and even vaguely surpassed him.

One chip.

"Of course I can do it. The situation now is very different from what it was back then. Through everyone's concerted development in the past few years, Modus is no longer an isolated town. We are gradually getting in touch with the outside world.

Now in our town, there are not only people from our own town, but also many outsiders. As long as we have a good conversation with outsiders, they will definitely come to help us."

"Stupid, this is not their hometown. Only we know how terrible the demons are, not to mention whether they are willing to help us. Even if we help, who can guarantee that they will not be scared when facing those terrible demons?

It's a piece of shit, let alone combat effectiveness."

"How can you know the result if you don't try it? There are still fish lizard skeletons in the Bay of Death. After the weather clears, we will pull the skeletons over so that everyone can know what kind of enemy we are facing. At that time, it was still

Those who are willing to fight will be mentally prepared enough and will not be at a loss to face what they do."

"How many people will stay? A dozen people or a few people? What effect does this number of people have on the battle situation? And we only saw fish lizards, but we didn't see what number of fish lizards they were. Maybe they weren't us.

It's so huge as we imagined, and their target is not us, they are just passing by, so at this time we are so busy and dizzy that it has no effect at all."

"Having said so much, you are just consoling yourself that those demons will not invade our home. But Lei, you can't fool us, nor can you fool yourself. You, like everyone here, understand this very well.

What do fish lizards represent to us, and their cruel temperament."

"Then what are you talking about, some bad idea that will only make Mortius fail? Every method you mentioned is so childish and ridiculous, Lu Ren? Jia. You were just luckier than most in the last war.

You're just a nice person, others don't know you, but I do."

"What did you say? Say it again if you can!!!"

After the old man finished speaking, the small room instantly exploded like a pot of boiling hot water, and the room was filled with all kinds of sounds.

Soon everyone turned from an argument to a quarrel, and meaningless mutual accusations began to spread. The old man's expression did not change at all. He seemed to have not heard anything. He just kept smoking without asking.

After taking another puff of cigarette, he knocked on the table, and the cigarette residue in the pipe shook out. The sound was very clear but not loud, but it seemed such a small sound among the noise of the people, but it seemed to have something

Like unknown chakra, the endless quarrels gradually stopped, and everyone waited quietly, waiting for the old man to speak.

This was his habit. When there was a meeting to decide on something in the town, he would smoke a cigarette, and when he finished smoking his pipe, he would make the final decision.

"Go and ask for support..."

"Go to the capital..."

After the morning exercise in the morning, Naifen had a simple breakfast, then left the school and went to the street outside to go shopping.

There is still a bit of coldness in the sky, but compared to the past few months, it seems to be getting warmer now, and it seems that this lazy spring is gradually exuding its own vitality.

It's rare that there are no classes in school today, so I don't have to stay in school, and I haven't received any task notifications. It's very, very rare that I can have a relaxing vacation and feel refreshed.

"Selling flowers, selling flowers, beautiful little flowers, won't this beautiful little sister buy one?"

On the small roads that Naifen often walks, many vendors carry simple bags and set up simple stalls on the roadside and start selling all kinds of things, from jewelry to food.

In front of her, there happened to be a girl who was slightly taller than her. She was holding a bamboo basket full of flowers and looking at Naifan with a smile. With an innocent expression on her face, she wanted Naifan to pay.

money.

Naifen also had a smile on her face. She also raised her head, with a brighter and brighter smile than that girl, and shook her head in rejection.

Are you kidding me? I have earned my money through all my efforts. Although I am called a knight, my monthly salary is not very high. The reward for the last time I desperately saved the legendary Duke was indeed very generous, but after all, Hidden Current

It is a force in the dark and cannot be known to the world. Almost all of this credit has been monopolized by the First Knights. The reward given to us is not as generous as we imagined, but we have long been accustomed to it.

However, neither habit nor acceptance can change the fact that Yinliu is poor, nor can it make Naifen's thin wallet bulge up. Buying flowers is a useless and extravagant behavior, so let those with more money buy it, and you won't be able to do it yourself.

Went to buy these things.

Seeing that Nai Fan had no intention of asking for it, the little girl didn't show any frustration. She still showed a sunny smile and skipped through the crowd in the early morning sun.

Nai fans are not the only ones who have a holiday in the academy. It seems that many martial arts teachers in the school have been transferred to the battlefield, resulting in a lack of veterans in the academy, so the students have to have a holiday. Now this street has long been

There was a huge crowd, and people were coming and going. If Naifan refused to buy flowers, then he would go find someone else. There was no shortage of students to buy flowers.

The local Royal Academy is a very unique educational institution. The academy has the best local resources. The teachers in each department are all the best. They are all great people who have made achievements in the corresponding fields, and the students are all

These geniuses, this is an academy that only truly talented people can enter. Even if your family covers the sky outside, once you enter the school, you will be exactly the same as everyone else. No one will look at you more because of your prominent family.

You see, the only thing that can gain a firm foothold in this school is your own strength.

Only by proving one's strength within the school will one be recognized by others.

The local Royal Academy has never excluded poor students. Here they will receive the same treatment as aristocratic students or even better. As long as they prove that they are indeed talents, the state will even subsidize all the study expenses and even award an additional student.

Big money.

Of course, the premise of all this is that you can prove that you are indeed extraordinary, at least able to keep up with the elites of the academy, and the local people will not spend money to raise a useless waste.

Are you talking about Lin?

There are always things in the world that the sun cannot shine on

In the dark corners of the world, no matter how elite the school is, there is no guarantee that everyone is positive and there are no people who are just fishing, eating and waiting to die. It is normal, and rare cases should not be counted.

"Ah~~ Come and have one."

Naifen passed through one stall after another, flexibly shuttled among the crowds, and crossed one street after another. Finally, after turning another corner, she came to her destination, a weapons store. As soon as she arrived in front of the store

, a slightly arrogant voice came from inside.

Naifen stopped, took a few steps back, looked up at the sign on the door, and after confirming that it said it was a weapons store, he walked in again.

There has been a customer in the weapons store for a long time. She is a somewhat obese girl. Her bulging cheeks and forehead form a triangle. She looks quite ordinary. She is wearing thick clothes and her figure is not visible, but this also adds to the aura.

He is mediocre, not beautiful but not ugly either. He is the kind of person who would not leave a deep impression on others if he just passes by.

Next to the fat girl is a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy who is concentrating on choosing weapons. He has long brown hair, which is tied into a braid and hangs down the back of his head. His face has sharp angles and looks very...

Handsome, he is the kind of handsome guy who can make a girl fall in love at first sight. His eyes kept scanning the weapon rack, but he did not react at all to the girl's intimate movements.

After doing it for a long time, the girl seemed to feel a little bored. She snorted and stuffed the snack in her hand into her mouth. Seeing that her sweetheart was still addicted to her own world, she couldn't help but said angrily: "What do you mean?

They just want to make you happy. You said you wanted to come to the weapons store, so I took you here immediately and ignored them at all. If you have any objections, at least say something, you idiot!"

The boy didn't react at all. He was still looking at the weapons in the weapon rack with all his concentration.

"Hmph! Look at me pulling your braids, you still haven't responded?"

The girl stretched out her hand and pulled the braid on the back of the boy's head, but the boy still didn't respond. After pulling for a while, the girl felt bored, let go, and lay on the counter of the store with a pouted mouth.

"I am really the most miserable girl in the world. I finally asked my boyfriend out, but who knew that he would only look at the weapons and not look at me at all. If this continues, I will want to commit suicide and die in front of him.

Drop, hey! Wood, do you think any bastard will notice my body by then? Or will you continue to ignore me even if I turn into a corpse?"

After saying that, the girl looked at the long-haired boy, hoping to see some reaction. But to her disappointment, the boy still didn't make any movement. After a while, his vision slowly moved away from the weapon rack, but

What he was looking at was not the girl but the boss.

"Boss, I want this. How much does it cost?"

"Seventy-five gold, guest, are you sure you want this sword? In fact, we also have weapons in the store. Do you want to introduce it to you? Although this sword is not bad, it is designed for ladies after all. Although its toughness is good

, but it’s really not hard enough. If you don’t mind, I can introduce you to the treasure of our store. Although the price is a bit expensive, it is definitely worth the money. Do you want to give it a try?”

"No, just this one. I'll give you the money and give me the sword."

The young man selected a thin sword with a very narrow blade and a wide hilt. He took it off and held it a few times before paying the boss. However, he showed no interest in the boss's other sales promotions.

"Hey, our hero finally chose a sword, but I didn't expect it to be a thin sword used by girls. I thought you would choose some broad sword full of masculinity, huh."

When the girl saw that the boy had finally chosen the sword, she approached him and said angrily. I believe that if the boy's body wasn't so big and her face wasn't a little thinner, the scene just now would have been very cute.

"Here you go, self-defense."

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"What? Is this for me? Did you come to the weapons store because of me? You have been choosing for so long just to choose self-defense items for me?"

The boy did not answer the girl's question. He was still indifferent, but the girl was already happy at this time. She jumped directly into the boy's arms, kissed the boy, as if she had got a beloved toy, and held the small

Shen Jian and the boy left the weapons store hand in hand.

Naifen stood by the display case of short blades in the weapons store and looked left and right. Facing all kinds of daggers, short tapered hidden swords and the like, he just kept shaking his head and sighing. The cheap ones were not worth it, but the easy ones were too useful.

It's so expensive that I can't afford it at all.

When the boy passed by Naifan, a gust of wind blew up and blew up the boy's cloak, revealing something bright red. Naifeng saw a blurry shape from an angle and immediately turned his head and watched the couple leave.

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Are you too worried?

Naifen was not sure. At that moment, she seemed to see the Crescent Rose she had used before, but all she saw was something with the same color and a handle. Although it looked like it, nothing like the Crescent Rose existed in this world.

There were a lot of them, but they were all just alike. Nai Fan didn’t think much about it. After looking at them for a while, he looked away and focused on the things in front of him.

"Uncle Boss, my brother asked you how much it will cost to repair these two weapons?"

Naifen placed the silver dagger and the black cone on the table. The two weapons, which had accompanied Naifan through life and death many times, had long been severely worn in the constant battles. In particular, the silver dagger still had a huge hole missing on the blade.

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"What does your brother do? The quality of these two weapons is not bad. It can be said to be of high quality. The forging process is very good, but I didn't expect that it would be so badly worn. Even if it is deliberately damaged, it still needs to be used.

It took me a long time to reach this level. I'm sorry. I don't think I can repair these two weapons with my level, but don't worry, I can sell you something better. Come on, little sister.

Let me show you the treasure of our store. It is extremely sharp, can cut iron like clay, blow hair and break hair. With one move, it can cut you open no matter how strong your body is, and it can easily pierce even an invulnerable monster.

, Hey, hey, don’t go..."

The boss took the two short blades from Nai Fen, looked at them, and spread his hands, showing that he was helpless. Seeing this, Nai Fen directly put away his weapons and planned to leave. As for the mosquito-like noise behind him, what did she have to do with it? She is a fool.

Believe his lies.

"That thing called the treasure of the store...is it really as magical as you said? It can easily pierce the scales of any monster? Can it kill them?"

But there is no shortage of fools in this world who take the initiative to be fooled. Another girl walked into the small weapons store. She had an average face with some freckles. Her skin color tended to be healthy black, and her hair was even pinker than Nai.

Her short hair was freely exposed in the air, with no intention of restraining it. She seemed to have just cried, and with some red and swollen eyes, she looked at the owner of the weapon shop seriously.

Seeing that there was business, the boss quickly invited people into the house.

"Of course, if you can't do this, how can you call it a treasure?"

"Then...the other party is a demon, can they still be defeated?"

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