"This is the emblem of the Wings of Liberty."
The crowds of people on the street began to become less and less as the distance increased. The figures belonging to Duan Qing and others appeared near a dark street near the central street of Thebilis Castle, and said
The gray-robed magician who said this also stopped his steps and slowly retracted his body that was leaning forward: "Did you find it here?"
"They must have left."
Holding her shoulders, the white-haired woman who came close to him slightly pulled down the cloak that covered her body with scars: "I followed them all the way here, and then had a fight with them. The other party didn't seem to want to mess with them.
There was some trouble, so I ran away before the city guards arrived."
"Those faces are all familiar to me. They are all characters I had some impression of when I was in that guild before." Her eyes became colder as she said this: "I worked my ass off to do it.
I hurt one of them on the chest and took off his emblem."
"So what can this prove? It's impossible for us to use this as evidence to the imperial people." Duan Qing rolled his eyelids: "What's more, there are problems with our own identity. We might report it now.
It’s like throwing yourself into a trap.”
"As long as I can make you believe it."
After speaking this sentence word by word, the cold eyes belonging to Xue Ling Huan Bing also fell on Duan Qing's head: "I know that you have been hesitating in your hearts, and you are afraid that because of my emotional
He did something extraordinary because of the fluctuations in the situation, so I can only use this method to prove the real existence of this threat."
"Although their purpose is not clear yet, they are in the city now." Ignoring the strange looks from the others around her, she stared at Duan Qing's face with a stubborn expression: "We must deal with them."
"...Okay, okay, I understand." Duan Qing could only nod helplessly: "If there is a chance, we must show them some color, okay?"
"That's right, that's right. We are not saints and gentlemen. We will avenge our grudges in this life." Gedman on the side also hurriedly comforted: "What's more, we still have a mission on our shoulders, and there are no reasons to refuse.
One is missing."
"Speaking of which... did that fat white guy pay us?" He withdrew the smile on his face, and then his eyes fell on Duan Qing: "We can't be allowed to work for nothing, right?"
"After all, it's just a verbal statement. It seems that it will take some time to turn the employment of Volavos into a system-guaranteed commission." He slightly retracted his arm, blocking Xue Ling Huan Bing behind him.
Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "So... just think that we have bet on him in advance."
"If things go well, he should be a springboard for us to go to the imperial capital." Gedman also lowered his voice: "I have investigated in advance, and Volavos is only staying here temporarily for other reasons.
That's all, he will go back soon."
"It's not a good thing at first glance." Duan Qing sighed softly: "Otherwise, it wouldn't have caused enemies to come to the door of the tavern to hunt them down, and even involve people like Wings of Freedom appearing..."
"Shouldn't it be something to be happy about if someone is causing trouble for Wings of Freedom?" Xue Ling Huan Bing curled her lips disdainfully: "Then we should support him even more."
"But the problem is that Mr. Volavos most likely doesn't know this." Duan Qing turned around and drew a fat outline on his abdomen with his hand: "Look at his body shape, and his
The panic he showed after knowing that he was being hunted..."
"If he knew how much trouble he was in, he would probably be the first one to run away."
The atmosphere froze for a moment as Duan Qing finished speaking. It seemed that the people present had imagined the embarrassing scene for a moment, and looked away from the helpless look on the white-haired woman's face.
Duan Qing then raised the corners of his mouth, and then clapped his palms as if to encourage everyone: "Okay, okay, in short, the situation is not as good as we thought before, so we have to be careful.
Let’s deal with the things in front of us first and then talk about it… By the way.”
"Do you have any other clues?" He pointed to the winding alley in front of them, and his eyes gradually returned to where they were: "For example, about that Yu Chen."
"I found this place just after tracing him." Xue Ling Huan Bing also raised his eyebrows again: "I went to the Flame Ranch and made some inquiries there. Recently, there are indeed some groups of foreigners.
Adventurers are moving around, and among them is a guy who looks very similar to the original knife thrower."
"I gave the bartender five gold coins, and then he described to me the appearance of the suspicious player." The woman combed her white hair: "According to the description he gave me, I asked many other questions.
Where are the NPCs going today."
"Then you chased them here?" Asahi Dongsheng asked with a look of disbelief: "What did they come here for?"
"This is a dark alley I discovered before." Xue Ling Huan Bing replied nonchalantly: "There are not many places in Tbilisi Castle that can avoid the surveillance of the watchtowers, and this alley is one of them.
, if they want to hold a secret meeting, this place is undoubtedly the best choice."
"Well, let me take a look." Duan Qing also hurriedly took out his adventurer's map: "It's called Didak Street, right? Strange... Since it can be considered a street, why are there so few people walking there?
"
"Perhaps it's because this street is too close to the center of the castle. Some kind of... comes from the sense of oppression within the imperial army." Gedman on the other side also gestured to join the discussion: "Further ahead is that
It’s like the Fortress of Tbilisi. The building that looks like the city lord’s palace is the command center of the Tbilisi Castle.”
"It's like a military tent, right?" Looking up at the tallest castle-shaped building in the towers not far away from them, Asahi Dongsheng couldn't help but whisper: "They would actually choose
Such a place serves as a gathering place? Aren’t they afraid of being discovered by the Empire?”
"The simple principle of blackness under the lamp." Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "Of course, it may also be due to other reasons."
"For example?"
"For example, like the Kangqiao Gang, they have prepared contacts and cover personnel in the city." Faced with Xue Ling Huan Bing's question, Duan Qing, who tilted his head back, pushed
His own hands: "Another example...this is not their gathering place at all."
"Isn't it their gathering place?" Xue Ling Huan Bing raised her eyebrows and pointed to her chest and replied: "I just fought with them here, and they gathered at least two groups."
"It's really your luck that you managed to come back alive after causing such a large-scale commotion." Duan Qing curled his lips and then picked up the map of the city in his hand: "But the large number of people does not mean that
They wanted to choose this place for cover, or maybe they wanted to choose this place as a target."
"Look, this place leads directly to the main gate of the castle."
His fingers moved around the left and right sides of the map for a while, and finally stopped at the center of the icon representing the tallest building: "If there is any big shot walking back and forth here..."
"They might go this route, right?"
As if to confirm Duan Qing's words, the creaking sound of the city gate being pushed open rang in the ears of several people, and the harsh friction sound that seemed to be not far away from them was then mixed in.
A large number of footsteps echoed around this alley-like road with a vague voice of talk: "Then...I'm sorry to trouble you..."
"How is it possible? We weren't before...and..."
"...As expected, he is indeed a... If I have a chance in the future, I will appear in front of the emperor..."
"Easy to say, easy to say, hahahahaha!"
Deliberate and exaggerated laughter then sounded around Duan Qing and others, together with the sound of approaching footsteps, frightening several players who were still waiting in place and hurriedly retreated. Several bodyguards in black were responsible for protecting them.
Then he walked out of a far corner in front of the alley, and the figure waiting there looked a little familiar: "...Holy crap, it's really this guy."
"Flavos, the minister of the empire." The body hiding with Duan Qing slowly poked his head out, and then the voice belonging to Gedman quietly echoed: "It's actually him who paid a visit to Si today.
General Till."
"This alley at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion is the only way for almost every visitor to the City Lord's Mansion." Duan Qing lowered his head to study the map for a moment, then raised his eyes again and watched the figure who was revealed later.
The fat man's back walked towards the other end of Didak Street: "If you choose to ambush here..."
"In other words, they are here to check the spot?" Xue Ling Huan Bing opened her eyes wide: "They have been squatting here before, and their purpose is to plan another attack against him?"
"Maybe, after all, I haven't seen those Wings of Freedom people you described before." Duan Qing shrunk his body and withdrew his head and looked up at the sky above: "But since they have already
Having planned an attack, the possibility is still very high."
"The environment of this street is also very suitable for assassination." Goldman also nodded: "If it were me, I would probably choose such a place."
"Should we follow up and give you a reminder?" Xueling Huanbing immediately made his suggestion: "That guy is going to be far away soon. What if they decide to do it today?"
"Let's follow, but don't rush to show up." Duan Qing muttered a few words, and then nodded in agreement: "If there is really a sneak attack, we will see you when the time comes."
"After all, this is a task we have just received, so it doesn't matter if we are a little responsible."
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"Get out of the way! The Imperial Minister of Transportation is passing by, and anyone who has no interest in it should get out of the way!"
"Yeah, yeah! Very good! As expected of a place that has existed since the founding of the Frey Empire, both the roads and the transportation are perfect!"
"Oh, this is Lord Gravostok. I am Lord Volavos, who has just taken office. Since you are an old official in charge of local transportation and public security, we will be a family from now on, hahahahaha!"
"Hello! Is Mr. Flair here? Just tell Mr. Volavos to visit and ask him to go out to greet you!"
Listening to the loud door knocking from the front, passers-by who had just passed by looked back with sideways glances at the swaggering figure of a certain imperial nobleman surrounded by bodyguards in black. This also made people who had been following him from a distance look back.
Behind Duan Qing and others, the black lines on their faces became more obvious again. Ever since they met this fat noble of the empire in the center of the city, the arrogant and domineering figure of the imperial minister of transportation has been walking around the city for two times.
After going back and forth, Mr. Fatty, who seemed to have long forgotten the attack, also spread his heartless laughter to every corner of the city like a parade: "What is he doing?
Are you using yourself as bait?"
"How could he have such a high IQ and courage, and he walked around the whole city twice as if he was afraid that others wouldn't know..."
"He has been to the service hall, the Adventurers Association, the Blacksmiths Association, and the local inn... He has been to almost all the city's functional areas. Does he regard himself as some kind of imperial governor?"
"Then we have to follow, although I think there won't be any attacks today... Huh?"
As the comments between several people continued to echo among each other, the team belonging to Duan Qing just followed Volavos and his bodyguard team in black as they patrolled every corner of the Thebilis Castle.
At a corner, and then at a moment when dusk was approaching, it suddenly stopped in the middle of the street: "Why did it stop?"
This is a street near the west gate of Thebilis. Volavos, who was surrounded by a team of black bodyguards, was raising his right hand. After moving for a long time, he finally removed himself from the tall warrior horse.
He immediately moved down and shouted loudly in the direction of a convoy that was heading into the city: "You guys!"
"Where did you come from?"
He looked at the motorcade that had stopped upon hearing the sound, and a petite figure covered in a black cloak standing quietly in front of the car. The warning he originally wanted to shout out became a little more restrained, and his appearance changed.
The female magician, whose identity was tightly wrapped, then quietly looked at the figure of the plump nobleman with cold eyes for a while, and then replied in a low voice with a vague voice: "We are whiskers."
People from the Wind Adventure Group.”
"Your blacksmiths' association reserved some supplies, so we escorted them here for you."
This chapter has been completed!