Located in the north of Iluv, Stonefort is a cold and barren place. The most noteworthy thing about it is probably the vast coniferous forests around it and the magical beasts that thrive in them.
A long time ago, Stonehenge was bustling for a while because of the Warcraft business.
However, in the past hundred years, as the demand from wizards has increased, the monsters in the forest have been over-hunted, and now some are extinct, and the few that remain hide in the depths of the forest, making it difficult to find them. Therefore, merchants and mercenaries rarely patronize this city.
The once bustling Stone Castle has become deserted. The young people have gone to more prosperous cities to work hard. Only the elderly remain here, spending the rest of their lives guarding the tall city walls that speak of its former glory.
Perhaps in another twenty or thirty years, when these old people pass away, this magnificent city built of huge stones will sleep forever with the old people, go into the grave, and become a deserted city overgrown with weeds in the next era?
However, due to the opening of the Broken River Plain, this may only be a possibility.
Stonehenge is one of the cities closest to the "Cradle of Death". Due to its former prosperity, it has the ability to accommodate a large number of outsiders, so it naturally becomes a transit point for major forces to go to the Broken River Plain.
The merchants and mercenaries who had once abandoned this city, like wolves smelling their prey, once again swarmed towards the city.
Last time, they used the flesh, blood and bones of monsters to obtain huge wealth.
This time, they planned to use human ones - humans from the Broken River Plains.
In a small restaurant in this city, Yelena introduced the city to Ash while eating steak.
She had already changed out of her black robe, and even the badge on her chest was thrown into her space belt. She changed into a neat swordsman outfit, with her waist and cuffs tightly tied, making her look even more capable and heroic.
Of course, it also highlights her good figure.
From the looks of the men around her, you can tell how attractive Yelena is.
Ash also changed his clothes. He wore a robe commonly worn by wizards, with various hidden pockets inside and enchanted inscriptions on the outside, which had the effects of "keeping warm" and "cleaning".
Even if ordinary people in Iluv wanted to buy such a robe and had the money to buy it, the equipment store would not sell it - it was an enchanted garment that only wizards could wear. Ash was not eligible to buy it, but wasn't Yelena next to him?
"You will be a wizard sooner or later, so we are not committing fraud." Yelena said this, and used her official wizard status as a guarantee to buy the robe for Ash who "lost his identity badge."
The style of the robe was chosen by Ash himself. It was black with a star pattern on it.
The reason why he specially bought such a robe was because the weather in Stonehenge was so cold that even the roofs and streets outside were covered with a thick layer of frost, which showed no signs of melting even under the sunlight.
When Ash arrived here through the Pale Hand's teleportation array, he couldn't help but let out three consecutive "A-choo," "A-choo," and "A-choo" before he could even take a good look at this heavy and magnificent city. Yelena, who was a wizard and had ignored the weather for a long time, was so scared that she quickly took him to the equipment store.
After all the trouble, it was already evening.
The days in Boulder Castle are very short in this season, so it was dark outside just as evening fell.
Yelena thought about it for a long time and decided to stay in the Stone Castle first. So she found a small hotel and booked two rooms, then took Ash to the small restaurant next to the hotel to have their dinner.
There were not many customers in the small restaurant, and they were all ordinary people wearing thick fur coats. The two chose a secluded corner to sit down, but even in the corner, because of Yelena's conspicuous appearance, she still attracted many furtive glances.
If Yelena was still wearing wizard robes and identity badges, these people would not dare to look at her. But Yelena was now dressed like a young wizard's guard, so ordinary people dared to sneak a peek at her.
It was just a sneak peek.
Most wizards are weak, so they often bring along a few powerful swordsmen. These selected swordsmen have a much higher status than ordinary people.
Yelena didn't care about these looks, and Ash didn't care either. He ordered the same food as Yelena, "Pearl Snail" steak. Pearl Snail is the most commonly eaten domestic livestock in Ilufri. The meat is delicious and juicy, and the price is cheap, so it is very popular among ordinary people.
"Is it delicious?" Yelena swallowed a large piece of meat and smiled, revealing a row of white teeth. "Some wizards are just squeamish. They won't eat meat unless it's from a monster. They look down on these ordinary ingredients. Ash, don't become that kind of wizard in the future."
"Delicious." Ash praised generously, but was also curious, "Yelena, why are you so sure that I can become a wizard?" He was confident, but why did Yelena still seem so confident in him? To become a wizard, didn't one first have to take a talent test? Could it be that one could tell at a glance?
Yelena had a surprised expression on her face, "What are you talking about? What nonsense! You are the one chosen by His Excellency Scarlet Moon, how can you be an ordinary person?"
"Scarlet Moon?" Ash asked hesitantly, "Does it mean the rebel of the Sea of Stars, the fallen elves?"
"What a rude name!" Yelena frowned and slammed the table. "Who told you this? Only your enemies who can't stand you are slandering you behind your back!"
Was it impolite? Ash pursed his lips, feeling sorry: "I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
"I'm not angry at you." Yelena was still furious. "I'm disgusted by the group of villains who are afraid of your strength and dare to speak ill of you behind your back when they can't defeat you! The Rebel of the Sea of Stars, the Fallen Elf - these are all titles made up by those villains, and they spread them widely, causing almost everyone to call you that."
Ash silently listed these two titles as taboos in his mind, and then asked seriously: "Yelena, can you tell me the name of that gentleman?"
"Well... not yet." Yelena touched her nose awkwardly. "For the strong, calling them by their names has some kind of resonance..." And she should be the focus of Sigourney's attention now, so the alert level must be raised to the highest level.
As expected, she was deliberately avoiding someone. Ash looked at her quietly and continued to cut the steaks with his head down... The person she was avoiding was undoubtedly the beautiful young man, Lord Scarlet Moon.
As for why Yelena, who had come to their village on behalf of Scarlet Moon, was now avoiding Scarlet Moon herself, Ash had no worries about whether there was any trick or conspiracy. His useful innate perception ability told him in Duogu Village that the heroic girl in front of him had no ill intentions.
"I can't tell you the name for now." Yelena was embarrassed. "As compensation, I can tell you some other things about Lord Scarlet Moon. In fact, they are all well-known to wizards, but you may not know them yet?" Otherwise, you would know that "Rebel of the Sea of Stars" and "Fallen Elf" are derogatory names, right?
Ash suddenly raised his head and looked at Yelena with sparkling light blue eyes: "Can you tell me?"
Yelena felt stunned. She was indeed Scarlet Moon's favorite! Her enthusiasm was even higher than that of Scarlet Moon's future disciple!
She picked up the juice, took a sip, moistened her throat, and started blowing loudly.
"Your Excellency Scarlet Moon's original race was the Moonlight Elf, but later he was transformed into a vampire. You don't know much about the wizarding world, so you may not understand how powerful it is. Let me put it this way-"
"Elves love life and cherish life. When we talk about elves, we think of sunshine, forests, and vitality. However, vampires are born as cold creatures of the dark night. They are rejected by the light, feed on blood, and rely on depriving others of their vitality to survive."
"Elves and vampires are incompatible."
"The incompatibility of blood makes the conversion rate of elves terribly low."
"The incompatibility of beliefs made it difficult for the elves who had just successfully transformed to face their new identity as vampires."
"They worship nature and cannot stand bloodthirstiness, darkness, being trapped in the dark, and losing freedom."
"Once they are transformed into vampires, they will choose to run to the sun at the first opportunity to seek relief."
"Scarlet Moon is the only exception."
"He is the only elf who survived after becoming a vampire."
“His existence is unique.”
"He's the only one!"
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