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 For Duanmuhuai, coming to this city is indeed a novel experience.

 Especially the adventurers here.

In fact, when Duanmuhuai played many RPG games before, he had seen such an opening - the devil is threatening the world, and the legendary brave is about to awaken and destroy the devil, and so on.

Of course, this kind of background can be said to be bad.

However, there is a question, that is - before the legendary brave man wakes up, will anyone deal with the devil?

Well, actually, there is.

 And lasted for a thousand years.

To people in this world, a brave man is not a bloodline, nor is it a designated destiny. In other words, a brave man does not defeat the devil, but is called a brave because he defeated the devil.

Therefore, since the demons appeared a thousand years ago and began to attack humans, there have been people going to the Demon King's City in the North to try to eliminate the demon king. Some of them fell on the road, and some fell in front of the devil. But even so, they still did not give up. For them, defeating the Demon King was a realistic task.

 For the people of this world, after so many years of war with the Demon King's army, it can even be said that this has become a part of their lives.

 Just like this city.

Duanmu Huai also talked with the adventurers here. Every year, many adventurer teams cross the border and come here as quickly as possible - Duanmu Huai only spent less than five days before leaving the Northland Fortress. time, but that's because he can fly. For ordinary adventurers, it would take nearly two months just to travel through the Northland, walk through the fortress, and then arrive here.

This is assuming everything goes well.

 If all goes wrong, most of them will probably die before they get here.

 After arriving here, the adventurers were divided into two types.

 One has encountered too many dangers on the road and has no fighting ability, so he has to stay here. Others will wait here for the second snow melting period in ten months, and then rush to the Demon King's City in one go. Of course, basically no one among this group of people will come back.

Unless you are unlucky and break your leg the day after you leave the city...

 Just like this one.

 “Until now, I regret it.”

The old man sitting on the chair took a puff of cigarette and said calmly to Duanmuhuai, Ojisi and others in front of him.

"At that time, if I hadn't been so impulsive, I wouldn't have been so stupid as to step on the ice sheet, slide out, hit the stone pillar below and break my leg... In this way, I would have been able to live with my If my companions continue their adventure together, we might be able to defeat the Demon King. But unfortunately, they failed to come back in the end, leaving me alone to survive here."

As he spoke, the old man stood up, walked to the counter, and gestured to Duanmuhuai.

“Okay, boy, I’ve heard enough stories. Why don’t you do some work? Those who don’t work don’t get food. This is the rule of this city. Speaking of which, young adventurers like you are rare..."

“I have seen a lot of children in the city.”

“Those are the descendants of adventurers like me who stayed in this city for various reasons.”

 The old man curled his lips.

"There is no way to kill the Demon King, and I am not willing to return to my hometown in despair, so I stay here and serve other adventurers. This is how these children appear. When they grow up, they will either join these adventurers and work together. Go defeat the Demon King, or inherit your parents’ job and serve adventurers.”

 “Can these little devils be put to any use?”

"Hahaha, don't look down on people, kid. Indeed, these little ghosts are not very old, but they were born in the snowy fields of the North. They grew up crawling around with cannibals and the like since they were young. In terms of The adventure experience is no less than that of veterans. Especially for some adventurer teams that have lost manpower, if magicians or priests join, the combat effectiveness can be greatly improved."

As he spoke, the old man narrowed his eyes and looked at Duanmu Huai and others.

“Which one of you is the magician? Is it this little girl?”

 “Among us…strictly speaking, there are no magicians at the moment.”

 Duanmu Huai spread his hands helplessly, unable to use the soul card. Of course he was not a magician. As for Ogis and Zhenjiling, naturally they don’t know how to use magic...

"Then you should find a magician or a priest. Don't blame me for nagging. This is still very necessary when you are out. Especially a priest. If you have a headache, fever, illness, poisoning, or injury on the way, the priest can help you detoxify, right? ?Although your iron shell does look like that, you still have to be careful in everything."

 “I’ll think about it.”

Duanmu Huai replied casually while turning his head to look at the wall next to him. The walls are covered with work that needs to be commissioned, basically divided into three categories.

 One is to mine underground. After all, adventurers need weapons, and weapons and armor also need to be repaired. Fortunately, this place used to be a dwarf city, and there are mines nearby. This kind of work can be done by anyone, it just requires a little effort.

The other category is mainly responsible for sweeping away monsters underground - of course there are monsters underground, and some are very powerful, but equally, powerful monsters can also bring valuable loot. Although there is no trade at all in this almost isolated city, it is still possible to process the trophies into weapons or certain props.

 The last category is exploring dungeons.

According to what the nagging old man said before, this city is actually just a corner of the huge underground city of the dwarves. Adventurers have always wanted to go deeper into this city. On the one hand, they hope to expand their base. On the other hand, they hope to expand their base. , also hoping to obtain some legendary magic or treasures from this huge underground maze.

After all, according to legend, the history of this dungeon can be traced back to the creation of the goddess, and there must be many treasures in it.

 For adventurers, this is also a part of their lives.

  After all, if you can really obtain a powerful treasure, then you will be more confident in defeating the Demon King, right?

For Duanmu Huai, the life of adventurers in this world is very much like that of players - everything is to defeat the final BOSS, so they rummage through boxes and cabinets, slip through doors and pick locks, go on adventures in legendary dungeons and so on...

fine.

For Duanmuhuai, staying here is far more comfortable than staying in the royal city of Paretia, and there are not so many things to do. “Speaking of which, what is that above?”

Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and pointed to a commission at the top of the wall. It was a commission carved out of a stone slab, with the words "Progress 15%" scrawled on it.

 Why does it look like the notice hanging on the blackboard before the college entrance examination that there are XX days until the college entrance examination?

 “Oh, that’s the investigation progress of the Great Labyrinth.”

 The old man raised his head and glanced at the top-level commission.

 “The big maze?”

"Yes, do you know why the dwarves in this city were wiped out by the demons? It was because they expanded the city to the foot of the Demon King's City and were discovered by the Demon King and suffered a disaster. After that, the remaining dwarves Various methods were used to completely seal this road and make it into an extremely huge maze to prevent the demons from invading again. I have to say that the technology of the Gods is really powerful, even we can't crack it..."

“So, you mean, as long as you break through this maze, you can reach the Demon King’s Castle?”

"Theoretically, this is just a legend. Of course, it would be best if it could be done. But I have to tell you, the big maze is not easy to navigate, although there have always been adventurers entering it to hone themselves or search for treasures. Among them, the monsters and traps inside are no joke, many adventurers will die in it, it is not a safe place."

 “Then let’s take this, where is the place?”

Duanmuhuai made a decisive decision.

"Are you sure? Okay... Just keep walking along the main road. If you keep walking, you will encounter a temple-like building. That is the entrance."

As the old man spoke, he took out a badge and ticked it.

“Okay, give this to the guard at the door and he will let you in, but you’d better prepare supplies first to avoid trouble...”

"Thanks."

Duanmuhuai reached out and took the badge, nodded to the old man, and then left with Ogis and Zhen Jiling.

"Hey...I haven't finished speaking yet. Really, the boy nowadays is really impatient..."

 The only thing left behind was the old man's dissatisfied muttering.

 “Big brother, are we going to the maze?”

Walking on the street, Zhenji Ling asked curiously.

"Let's go and have a look. Anyway, I have nothing to do. If I can reach the Demon King's Castle directly, I will save energy. I'm too lazy to fly around in the snowstorm, right?"

 Duanmu Huai yawned, then looked at Zhen Ji Ling.

“Speaking of which, do you want to buy you a weapon or something? You don’t have much ammunition.”

Zhen Ji Ling used a lot of ammunition when dealing with the demon before. Now he only has a few bullets left in the sniper rifle. As for Cain, he only has one bullet left - most likely he plans to wait until he sees the demon king. It's time to put a nuclear bomb in the face.

“Ah, brother, don’t worry about this.”

As he spoke, Zhen Ji Ling clenched his fists and punched a few times.

“Karen can still fight in close combat, even if she doesn’t have a weapon, there’s no problem!”

“That being said, I’d better be prepared. I heard that there are still weapons left by the dwarves in the maze treasure chest here. I hope I can find a few useful ones.”

The entrance to the big maze is not too far away. Just as the old man said, keep walking along the main road. It doesn't take long to reach the end of the road. There is a huge stone building built against the mountain wall. . They look like extremely tall dwarves. The stone statues of the dwarf guards stand on both sides of the gate, like guards guarding the passage.

In the square in front of the main hall, many adventurers can be seen, some of whom gather together in twos and threes, and do not know what they are exchanging.

"they are?"

 “Probably a temporary group of adventurers.”

Duanmu Huai actually heard what the old man said. Many adventurer teams were already short of major generals when they came here. Of course, it was impossible to move forward under such circumstances. So they will come here to look for companions. For example, a magic user who has lost his companion can join a team that has lost a magic user, or a team without a priest needs a priest... Of course, in addition to this, the old man also I would like to remind Duanmu Huai that in addition to those adventurers who have experienced hundreds of battles, there are also those little ghosts who were born in this city. When they grow up, they will also be eager to join the adventure team and go to Demon King City to crusade. Demon King.

“Please, do you need a priest?”

At this moment, a girl with blond hair and wearing a priest-like robe came over timidly, looked at Duanmu Huai uneasily and asked. The sacrificial robe she wore looked very worn, but it was washed very clean. The blonde girl was holding a tin stick in her hand and looked quite nervous.

"I am a priest of the goddess. If you need it, I can help you..."

"No."

However, before the girl could finish her words, she was interrupted by Duanmu Huai with a wave of her hand. The other party looked like a novice at first glance. Duanmu Huai wanted to speed pass, and he was not bringing a new copy of his subordinates. The girl in front of him was not very old, and He looked very scared, just like the cute new player Duanmuhuai met at the door of the game copy who asked for help from the boss.

 So Duanmuhuai will naturally not bring it.

 “Ah, sorry……”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's rejection, the blond girl turned around and left in despair, while Duanmuhuai glanced around.

 “Let’s go in quickly.”

 Otherwise, if you stay for a long time, all the cute people might come to hug you, which would be troublesome.