【Location: Dragon Bone Grassland】

Louis reached out and opened the car window.

See the golden wheat swaying in the wind.

The gurgling brook flows endlessly, crossing the grassland day and night.

As they got further and further away from the city of Tino, the hustle and bustle of the city faded away, weeds grew on the roads, and the Gothic and Roman columns became fewer and fewer.

Small houses with short conical roofs are now a minority.

The farmhouse built with adobe and thatch looks quite new.

——After all, it’s old and will soon collapse.

With the neighing of horses, the shaking carriage stopped and Alice, who had closed her eyes to rest, opened them.

The conjunctivitis seemed to be cured.

"Caesar, this is the first lesson I'm going to teach you. As an adventurer, you should always make a habit of taking short breaks."

"To survive in the wild, ensuring adequate physical energy is the first priority."

Louis's gauntlet tapped his iron head gently: "I'll remember it, but you can remind me before getting in the car."

Alice shook her head: "People, if they don't learn a lesson, they won't remember it."

Louis retorted: "But I have the physique of a succubus, and my physical strength recovers quickly."

Alice's face froze, and her smile became dangerous: "Don't think that having the physique of a succubus is amazing."

Louis directly continued: "I'm sorry, if you have the physique of a succubus, you can do whatever you want, but I don't think you, the captain, understand this feeling."

Alice's smile became even more "kind".

Just when she was about to show off her authority as the leader, William, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly spoke up: "It's not that I can't feel it."

Alice was stunned for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter:

"Good for you, William. I didn't expect that you, who looks like a piece of iron, can actually tell dirty jokes."

The next moment her expression changed: "We have arrived at our destination."

Then one of them kicked them both off the carriage.

The two of them didn't get angry, they just patted their butts and got up.

"Is this the home of that brave herdsman?"

Louis looked at the shabby farmer's house with curiosity.

It is increasingly difficult to imagine how much effort the Saint Lady put in to grow from a country girl on a farm into a saint admired by thousands of people.

After all, this isn’t the priest who liked to use the Ascension Device on little boys and nuns in his previous life.

In this world, gods really exist.

If you try to play tricks, there is a high possibility that your soul will be pulled out by the gods and hung on the Wall of Sighs to get some fresh air.

On the tree in front of the farmer's house, a yellow warbler was chirping and singing, its voice was melodious and beautiful. Louis deliberately used the spell of [Charm Monster] to make it fly down and land on Louis' armor.

The cold armor has a warmer color because of a chirping bird.

He went up and knocked on the door.

A timid voice came from inside the door: "Who?"

A door was opened, and a pair of eyes quietly looked at the people from behind the door.

"I'm from the imperial capital, come here to investigate the missing herders case."

Louis turned and looked at William.

William understood Louis's meaning in an instant and stepped forward to lift up his cloak.

"It's the Royal Guards!"

The person behind the door recognized the type of armor William was wearing at a glance, and immediately opened the wooden door, welcoming the few people in:

"Are you here to see Dad?"

She was a girl dressed very simply, wearing a half-fronted top and a blue square scarf covering her silver-white hair.

When she smiled, her long eyelashes fluttered like two small brushes, and her big eyes, as bright as rubies, were dazzling, and she looked unusually lively and bright.

Alice behind her whistled at the girl and pushed Louis: "Caesar, why don't you come in? Don't stand there and scare people."

But Louis remained motionless.

No! It should be said that his body was trembling slightly.

From his angle, he could just see the girl's tall and straight nose under her long eyelashes, and her well-defined red lips.

But he had no intention of appreciating this beauty now.

Because at this moment, he heard the sound of the trapezoidal sword sliding down again, like the footsteps of the god of death approaching quietly, which made him pause and it took him a long time to come back to his senses.

At this moment, Louis' mouth corners raised, revealing a subtle smile.

Fortunately, I was wearing full body armor.

Otherwise it would have been discovered by now.

The Future Diary states: "Grace's father felt a strong sense of unease after returning from the imperial capital, so he settled his wife and daughter and went to the grassland border to investigate again."

"He disappeared for two days and two nights. Grace used the last silver coin in the family and asked adventurers to help find him, but in the end he was not found."

"It wasn't until the next day after the patrol team withdrew that her father suddenly returned home."

"However, on the third night, a monster attacked and the happiness of the family of three was torn to pieces."

Louis felt that there was something fishy going on here, as if something was playing tricks on him.

This is why he had to come here to search for it in person.

Now, it is the first day that Grace's father disappeared.

"We have accepted an adventurer training mission. We heard that someone nearby is planning to hire adventurers."

When Louis said this again, he glanced at Grace consciously.

Sure enough, she was looking at him quietly. After their eyes made brief contact, she lowered her head again.

"Yes, it's me! I, I want you to look for my father. He has been missing for a day!"

Louis shook his head: "I'll keep an eye out when we get to the border. What are your father's characteristics?"

Grace became excited and nodded as if grasping a life-saving straw: "Father used to be the best hunter in our area, but later he lost a leg..."

"One of the legs is a prosthesis?" Alice frowned when she heard that. "And it's a bit strange. The old hunter is very good at avoiding risks. It's strange that he didn't come back for a whole day and a night."

Those who work as hunters have some professional level and are considered half adventurers.

If a colleague is gone like this, there is a high probability that he is dead.

Her instincts told her that something was wrong.

Could it be that the Sapphire Dragon has appeared again?

"You suspect it's the baby dragon?" William said. "It's unlikely. The baby dragon is quite large and it's very obvious on the grassland."

"no the same."

Alice shook her head. "That's a sapphire dragon. They naturally like to hide in the underground caves they dug. Before they stick their heads out, few people can find their tracks."

Louis said, "Then the suspect for the missing hunter should be the sapphire dragon."

Hearing the conversation between several people, young Grace felt a little frightened.

Was Dad taken away by a dragon? Even though she had never seen a dragon encyclopedia, let alone knew what a sapphire dragon was, she knew that any monster that was related to a dragon was not a good person.

Suddenly, her expression changed, and she said in a panic, "I, my family doesn't have that much money."

Finding someone and finding someone who might be taken away by a dragon are not the same price.

"Then pay with something else."

Louis' muffled voice came from the helmet. Grace seemed to see his strange look and subconsciously took a step back, her face turning pale.

"If there aren't enough gold coins, then I want you to..."

Louis pointed his finger at Grace and looked at her in silence. His peach blossom eyes were slightly wet and his rosy lips were tightly pursed.

Then he said, "Bring up the best food you have in your house."

Grace: “Huh?”

Alice laughed and slapped her knees, "Okay, girl, go get some food!"

Grace jumped up excitedly, grabbed Louis' hand, and kept thanking him: "Thank you, thank you!"

"This Mr. Caesar is a good man!"

Such a thought flashed through the simple Grace's mind.

But at this moment, Louis' expression was a little solemn.

Because just now, he discovered a fact that surprised him.

(End of this chapter)