This day is the early morning of February 20, 796 in the New Calendar of the Free World. Crowds of people are still passing by in the direction of the north gate of Thebilis Castle. A convoy of several carriages of different sizes also follows the people.
The number of people gradually increased and began to gather in the open space near the city gate, accompanied by their silent figures. The rising sun indicated that the weather was still as good as usual today, but it did not change the mood of this group of people.
Any warmth left on his body also made a certain blacksmith who had just walked out of the city gate and carried a large box look up and look around, becoming a little more smiley: "You seem to be in a good mood.
It’s not good, is it because I’m about to bid farewell to this sad place?”
"It's certainly not a lie to say that I don't want to leave this place." Duan Qing walked up to the blacksmith and showed a forced smile: "We still have a lot of things to do, a lot of things.
The problem has not been solved yet.”
"As a knowledgeable veteran, I have to remind you that being too curious is not a good thing."
Uncle Ford unloaded the heavy box on the ground, without showing any sense of heaviness, shaking his head and letting out a few laughs: "What happened this time can be regarded as a lesson, not a big one, not a small one. Just remember it well! We'll wait."
Redcar, remember to say something nice to those high officials!"
"Even if that fat man is really stripped of his status as an imperial noble by His Majesty the Emperor, it should not be a big problem for you." The blacksmith who said this thought for a moment, and then patted the segment as if to comfort him.
Qing's right shoulder: "After you regain your freedom, if you have any problems, come back and see if it's over."
"...Is this our thing?"
Duan Qing nodded his head and then focused on the huge box: "The ones you snatched away before?"
"What do you mean by snatching away? They are all temporarily borrowed, okay?" The blacksmith raised his white beard upon hearing this: "Our family has been famous for blacksmithing for generations, and now we also have the title of noble! Do you think this
Is your name just for earning a living? The family has to consider it!"
"No wonder I'm so anxious to publish a work." Then Duan Qing sighed: "It turns out I have to hand in my homework."
"That's right! It's homework!" Opening the lid of the heavy box, the white-bearded blacksmith once again let out a heroic laugh: "The senior who returned from the family is a master much higher than me.
If you don’t do your homework well..."
"I'm going to be scolded!"
[Dragon Armor and Heavy Shield (Epic)]
[Defense ability: extremely strong]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 50, Agility 10, Spirit 10]
[Strength +5, Intelligence +2]
[20% bonus to all elemental attributes]
[Equipment special effect: Dragon's Roar. Every successful blocked attack has a certain chance of releasing the power of the dragon contained in the shield, enhancing all the user's attributes and knocking enemies away. 】
[Equipment skill: Dragon Power, liberates the hidden power contained in the dragon armor heavy shield, increasing your power by 20%, reducing all damage received by 40%, lasting 10 seconds, and cooling time 3 minutes. 】
[A heavy shield made from the scales of the mysterious dragons hidden somewhere in the Free Continent as raw materials, supplemented by high-strength iron ore and crystal stones. It is not only unusually tough because of the craftsmanship of Tiberis
, and also contains extremely powerful explosive power.】
[Produced by Smith F Ford.]
[Dragon Scale Mail (Epic)]
[Defense ability: extremely strong]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 20]
[Strength +2, Intelligence +1]
[20% bonus to all elemental attributes]
[Equipment special effects: Elemental resistance, the power of the dragon surrounds the armor, increasing all your elemental resistances by 30%.]
[Equipment skill: Dragon Power, liberates the hidden power contained in the dragon scale mail, reducing all damage you receive by 30%, lasting 10 seconds, and cooling time 3 minutes. 】
[A heavy shield made from the scales of the mysterious dragons hidden somewhere in the Free Continent as raw materials, supplemented by high-strength iron ore and crystal stones. It is not only unusually tough because of the craftsmanship of Tiberis
, and also contains the same powerful damage resistance as the dragon family.】
[Produced by Smith F Ford.]
"Amazing!"
Before Duan Qing could recover from the system information presented by the two pieces of equipment in front of him, the screams belonging to Gedman and Asahi Dongsheng sounded in his ears: "Such awesome attributes
?It’s comparable to a divine weapon!”
"If those dragon scales hadn't lost part of their power due to time, these works could have been better." Standing in front of the box, the Ford blacksmith said confidently: "But don't worry, I have used
The best ores and crystals have enhanced their hardness, otherwise how could they be able to penetrate the eyes of the elders?"
"Then, then..." Goldman's fingers pointing at the pitch-black shield began to tremble a little: "Are these things ours now?"
"Of course, after all, you provided those dragon scales." The blacksmith wiped his nose: "Other material costs and manufacturing costs... Considering the miserable situation you are in, I'll keep it in your mind first.
Pay it to your account."
"Remember to come back." He turned and pointed at Duan Qing's helpless face: "Otherwise, I will take the bill and go to hell to find you."
"Can you quote the price first?" Looking towards the direction of a certain fat man's figure on the other side of the motorcade, Duan Qing pinched his nose and replied: "If it's appropriate, I can go to our guy first.
The employer should pay in advance, after all, he still owes us a lot of employment fees."
"Him? Huh!" The blacksmith who followed Duan Qing's gaze and turned his head, looking at the back of the fat noble, let out a heavy cold snort: "He'd better forget it, he owes a lot more money than you do.
.”
"……ah?"
"That guy owes us several cartloads of mineral gold."
Facing the incomprehensible expressions that Duan Qing and others then delivered to them, the blacksmith showed a thumb on his shoulder: "Several carts of minerals from the direction of Tanzania City are all high-quality products seized before, and the results are still there."
It was not delivered to our Blacksmiths Association and was intercepted by that person on the way."
"...Did it happen a few days ago?" Duan Qing asked cautiously: "Did it also include some weapons and equipment?"
"how do you know?"
Seeing Duan Qing and others looking at each other in silence, the white-bearded blacksmith named Ford later withdrew his question: "In short, this guy has never paid, which is a huge expense. If His Majesty the Emperor takes a short time
If we can’t solve his problem internally, we might not be able to continue our work.”
"Although I really don't want to deal with this matter, I am still a member of the Blacksmiths Association after all." He slowly crossed his arms: "If you don't want to go to court with us, you'd better resolve this matter quickly.
It’s an errand, and then…”
"Stay away from him."
He tapped the back of Volavos with his chin, and then turned around and left the place amidst the silent reactions of everyone. Duan Qing's footsteps also moved towards the fat noble after a period of entanglement.
He walked over to where he was and said, "...Sir."
"Ah? Oh."
As if he had been thinking about something, Volavos, who was interrupted for a moment by Duan Qing's voice, turned around with a startled expression on his face: "What? Is it time to set off?"
"It's time to go." Duan Qing looked helplessly at the bodyguards in black who were also listless around him. Duan Qing then let out a few wry smiles: "But... I still have a few questions I want to confirm with you."
"Including what the blacksmith said before he left, what you did in this castle because of the debt, are all true?"
"How is that possible? It's all fake! Fake!"
As if he was talking about his own sore spot, the fat man shouted loudly and his body was jumping up and down like a rubber ball: "How did I know that they would take out all the gifts I received? How did I know that I would inexplicably incur so much debt?
?Didn’t they all say they were given to me at the beginning? Why did everything change when they got to Steele?”
"All of this is a conspiracy! It's a trap against me, Volavos!" He waved his arms up and down, and his fierce words seemed to squeeze out all the air from his lungs: "I want to complain to His Majesty the Emperor! I want to sue.
!”
"...I hope you can maintain this momentum when you are in front of the emperor."
Duan Qing rubbed his forehead with his hand and replied in a low voice despite the yelling: "I also hope that you can come up with enough reasons to convince us before we face these problems together.
.”
"Convince you? What do you mean?"
"We are now grasshoppers on the same front."
Looking at the still confused expression of Mr. Fatty, Duan Qing finally sighed and pointed to his surroundings: "Although we helped you argue a few words in the trial before the general, I still don't know what those crimes are.
Whether it can be established in your case is very important to us, at least it can give our subordinates who follow you a little confidence."
"I hope you can be more honest with us because we are on a common front." He stared at the fat noble's increasingly ugly face: "Tell me, what have you done that is outrageous to both humans and gods?"
"This, that..." The fat noble's eyes wandered to the side following the hesitant words: "I just collected a few exquisite antiques from the Reddick family, and some calligraphy and paintings from the Jotun family..."
"These questions are not relevant at all, and you know that's not what I want to hear." Duan Qing shook his head: "How much do you really know about Luo Asong's disc?"
"Did you already know about Yuanpan, so you hired us on purpose?"
"I, I don't know what you are talking about."
Faced with Duan Qing's question that got straight to the point, it took Volavos a long while before he gave his answer: "But if you ask who asked me to do this, he is a noble friend of mine."
"His name is Rex." The fat man looked at Duan Qing with a strange look: "He said that I would meet you at the castle, and remember to help inquire about the whereabouts of Loa Song."
"..."
"I, this is really all I know. I don't know what taboo that thing violated." As if he sensed the danger in Duan Qing's eyes, the fat noble hurriedly waved his hands and explained: "Anyway,
When I was working in Redcar, he helped me a lot, so I nodded and agreed... What's the matter?"
"In other words, what the general said is true." Duan Qing held his chin and looked at the fat noble's face: "You may have been entrusted by the restorationists to become their representative within the imperial aristocracy.
people?"
"How, how is it possible?" Volavos hurriedly stared at his eyes: "Rex is a friend I have known since childhood. Although he is a magician, how could he become... become..."
"Look, even you can't be sure who your 'friend since childhood' is." Looking at the other person's face that became stunned again, Duan Qing spread his hands: "But this is also the nature of human beings.
It's normal. After all, judging from the situation we are facing now, most of the nobles in the empire have become untrustworthy."
"Before things come to light completely, you can regard this as the fuse of a huge conspiracy." He pointed to the carriage next to Volavos, then turned and walked in the direction he came from: "For
Your father, and the future of the entire Ida family..."
"I hope you can think about it carefully and carefully."
The convoy that was gradually packed up began to head north in the face of the rising sun. From time to time, there were invisible surveillance from the imperial soldiers around the Thebilis Castle. Except for the white-bearded blacksmith, no one came.
There were no players to see him off. He was sitting in the carriage of the last carriage with several of his teammates. Duan Qing, who had closed his eyes, gently shook his head along with the carriage as if he was resting his mind.
, until the patter of shouts gradually began to appear in his ears, he raised his eyebrows slightly helplessly: "...it really happened."
"It's them." His gaze was retracted from the far end of the window edge of the carriage to the horizon that gradually extended backwards. Gedman replied in a low voice: "It's the people mentioned by the Kangqiao gang. They started to formally move towards the castle.
We are marching."
"In broad daylight?" Xue Ling Huan Bing asked with a puzzled face: "Is the Castle of Thebilis just sitting idly by and ignoring it?"
"It's not under the banner of invasion. The people in the castle will not easily use force against a situation of this level." Duan Qing, who closed his eyes again and sat on the edge of the carriage with his arms folded, replied in a low voice.
Said: "Throw aside the information about them. What is their purpose and how do they want to achieve it..."
"These issues have nothing to do with us now."
This chapter has been completed!