"Please please don't make such a joke."
Some time later, at noon, Duan Qing could not help but let out a few wry smiles as he walked into the city gate on the main street in the middle of the Redcar Amfrit neighborhood. At the same time, he looked at the middleman who was leading them forward.
The familiar face of the young nobleman: "It made me think we were going to jail again so soon."
"I remember that you never went to jail when you were in Tanzania. Even the charges were randomly found." Tristan, who was responsible for leading the way, turned his head in confusion: "Why, when you were in Tbilisi?
Did you also encounter some trouble?"
"After all, it is the territory of the military, you know." Duan Qing smiled and tilted his head: "Fortunately, there are other nobles who protected us, so the way to get to this place is pretty normal..."
"Anyway, it'll be good if we can get here safely." Tristan turned around again with his hands behind his back: "Otherwise, I would have wasted so much effort to become an official of the empire."
"Yes, I haven't had time to ask yet."
As the different-world-style buildings of different sizes kept passing by, Duan Qing, who kept observing the style of the imperial capital, asked the middle-aged man in front of him who was also wearing a red and black uniform: "How did you become a member of the empire?"
Official? Aren't you being taken here to await trial like us?"
"That is already a thing of the past." He waved his hand in front of Duan Qing, and Tristan, who paused for a moment, replied with a smile: "Although what happened during this period, even I can't imagine.
"
"It sounds like a long story." Xueling Huanbing on the side said in a low voice: "Would you like to find a place to tell it slowly?"
"Of course, isn't this leading the way for you?" Tristan, who stretched out his arms to lead, suddenly looked at Xue Ling Huan Bing as if he remembered something: "By the way, listen to what I said before... Xue Ling
Miss Huan Bing seems to be familiar with Didu, was she from Redcar before?"
"It used to be." The reply was in a short and cold voice. Xue Ling Huan Bing answered the other party's question with a tilted face: "Not anymore."
"Sorry, I seem to have asked something I shouldn't have asked." Tristan, who was keenly aware of the woman's mood swings, turned around again: "As compensation."
"I'll treat you to this meal."
He said these words, and at the same time stopped his steps again, and then showed a tavern on the edge of the road with a hint of golden color in the vermilion at the edge of the corner in front of Duan Qing and others' vision. He walked through.
Entering the crowded street, a group of people then pushed open the door of the tavern, which was not very lively at this time, and then arranged the tables and chairs neatly, inside the beautifully decorated tavern, and greeted a tavern owner with a raised hand and a warm smile on his face.
They were brought into their respective fields of vision: "Hey, isn't this Mr. Tristan? Why do you have time even in broad daylight?"
"These are my friends." Understanding the confusion in the other party's words, Tristan introduced sideways to the five figures walking into the tavern behind him: "There were supposed to be six people, but one of them seems to be absent now."
"Since you are Tristan's friend, you are also my friend." Then the smile on the tavern owner's face became more enthusiastic: "Welcome to the Anfu Rose Tavern, I am the owner here, Robin."
"Female, female boss?" His eyes widened in surprise, and Asahi Dongsheng, who was walking behind with Goldman, couldn't help but open his mouth: "There are actually women in the free world as tavern owners? This
This is really the first time I’ve seen it…”
"There are many female bosses in the free world, and I have seen one or two before." Looking at the back of the beautiful boss lady with long combed hair coiled around her head like a whip, she turned around to grab a drink.
Duan Qing lowered his head quietly: "They are not ordinary people. You absolutely don't want to deal with them."
"That's right." Taking the lead to walk to the front of the bar, Tristan replied with a sigh: "I fell in love with this Robin at first sight, largely because she is very similar to a certain tavern owner in Liberty City.
Because of… Ouch!”
"That person is obviously a male." The raised eyebrows and the downward-facing wine glass landed on the bar in front of the middle-aged nobleman. The splash of wine also covered the angry look of the landlady for a moment:
"Please do not compare me with that guy who is neither male nor female, Lord Tristan."
"Hug, I'm sorry, hahaha." He raised his hands and took the half-empty wine glass. Tristan secretly showed an innocent smile to Duan Qing and others: "Anyway, that's it.
, although this boss has a bit of a peculiar temper, he is still a very nice person. At least we can drink the cheapest wine, right?"
"It's indeed a very cheap way to treat guests."
In the scene where several companions were slowly sitting down at the bar, the voice belonging to Xue Ling Huan Bing then sounded in a low voice: "But since we are listening to a story, this kind of hospitality is enough."
"The end of the story is that I became one of the imperial officials, as you can see." Tristan spread his hands and showed himself to Duan Qing and others again: "As for the process... simply
It means that we who came to the imperial capital met with the emperor of the empire."
"It's in the palace on Red Mountain." He pointed out the window of the tavern, which was standing on the top of the hill in the distance of the vermilion building complex: "I completed the conversation with the emperor in front of many imperial ministers.
After clarifying my charges, the Lion Emperor seemed to appreciate me quite a bit, so he gave me my current position."
"Just, it's that simple?" Gedman's voice on the side asked with eyes wide open: "That's the crime of attacking the royal family and colluding with the restorers, so the emperor let you go so easily?"
"I didn't do these things. At most, I exposed some of the prince's plans and said a few good words for you." Tristan heard the sound and pushed his hands: "The emperor seems to have understood it a long time ago.
There was a reason why, so I just asked a little bit and let me go."
"Well, this was originally what we expected." Looking at the figure of the landlady who gradually brought the remaining glasses of ale to the table, Duan Qing continued to ask in a low voice: "But...
Is this process really that simple?”
"Of course it's not as lighthearted as what I'm saying now." Without the slightest fear that the landlady would hear something she shouldn't have heard, Tristan narrowed his eyes when he heard the sound: "Because all parties are involved, and many
People had already met with me before I went to the palace, some of them had quite good attitudes, and some of them naturally used coercion and inducement."
"The reason why I was able to board the palace safely was probably due to the compromise reached by all the forces." He sighed slightly when he said this: "The cabinet, the military, the nobles, and
If the royal family to which His Majesty the Emperor belongs wants to survive in the Frey Empire, which has been entangled for thousands of years, it may need more than just a simple crack."
"I have been hearing that you people are preaching about the dangers of the power struggle here, and it seems to be true." Duan Qing also showed a serious expression on his face: "And...I am afraid that we people will not be so relaxed.
Alright?"
"After all, I still bear the name of Romlia and the name of a returning empire survivor." Tristan replied in a low voice: "As adventurers, you do not have such an advantage.
Already."
"Can you tell us what the emperor's attitude is now?" Duan Qing asked in a low voice, holding the rim of the wine glass with his fingers and turning it, "What else do we need to do?"
"Well...because I don't know what else happened in the meantime, it's hard for me to confirm His Majesty the Emperor's attitude to you at the moment." Tristan also lowered his voice and replied: "What I can tell you is that the nearest airport in the Imperial Capital is
The situation seems to have changed for some reason.”
"...Ida family?"
"That's right."
Giving a thumbs up to Duan Qing, Tristan then turned his attention to the other players behind him: "The Ida family has always been an existence that serves as a balance point for all forces in the empire.
This time someone actually took action against him...it's really hard to guess what they wanted to achieve."
"Even you, a veteran who has been in the Free City for many years, said this. It seems that the situation is indeed very serious." Holding half of his cheek with one hand, Xueling Huanbing, who was sitting on the other side of Duan Qing, played with it.
Holding the wine glass, he continued to ask: "Are they going to take action against us too?"
"This is one of the reasons why I went to Nobomen to pick you up." Tristan replied solemnly: "If I hadn't taken over this job in advance, you would probably be in the Imperial Police Department now."
Let’s have some tea.”
"That doesn't sound like a good thing."
Duan Qing sighed slightly and exchanged glances with his companions around him, then focused his gaze on Tristan again: "Are we already destined to be the victims of the Ida family's downfall?"
"Don't ask me, I don't know what happened in the Castle of Thebilis." Tristan shook his head: "But since the second son of the Ida family came back alive, they will definitely continue
What are the follow-up plans to implement?”
"Try to be careful and don't let those guys get a handle on anything." He raised a finger, and his lowered voice loomed on his lips: "If you make the wrong step, I'm afraid you will be doomed.
It worked."
"We understand." Duan Qing nodded solemnly: "Thank you, Your Excellency, and then..."
"Is there anything else you can mention for us?"
"I have already completed the formalities for you to enter the city. After all, this is what we have agreed upon before." Tristan pushed the wine glass forward a few minutes, turned around and stood up: "Originally, we were going to
We are advancing and retreating together, and now that I have some advantages, I can't just ignore you who are in so many troubles."
"Next, you should encounter many people who come to test, and they may even include guys sent by His Majesty the Emperor." He walked toward the door of the tavern with his hands behind his back, and his voice began to get louder: "Be careful.
Respond to it, and then prepare for the trial three days later."
"That is a personal meeting between His Majesty the Emperor and the imperial ministers' group. Just don't screw it up." He tilted his head, and a smile bloomed on his face bathed in the sun: "As for other things,
I will also take care of things wherever I can."
"After talking for such a long time, I still don't know what status you have reached now." Duan Qing, who raised his wine glass, smiled and gestured in the direction of Tristan, who was about to leave: "His Majesty the Emperor has given you a share.
Where have you gone?"
"...Ministry of Water Resources."
"Pfft." So Duan Qing spit out the wine he was about to drink: "Cough cough, cough cough... It really is a good place. I can count on you in the future, boss."
"Are you making such a fuss? I'm just going back to my old job." He sighed and shook his head, and then Tristan disappeared from the door of the tavern: "Robin."
"Arrange a good place for them."
The patter of footsteps and the sound of luggage being dragged echoed in the luxuriously decorated but very deserted tavern hall. Along with it, several players dragged their luggage and disappeared on the third floor of the tavern.
The figure on the steps, Duan Qing who opened the door of his room, then stepped into the imperial-specific standard suite, looking at the scenery of the imperial capital outside the window he faced with blank eyes: "It's really
One wave keeps coming up again, can’t you let me calm down for a while?”
"This is also the reason why we didn't want to continue to develop in this place." She walked behind him with her arms folded, and the voice belonging to Xue Ling Huan Bing then sounded in Duan Qing's ears: "With the wings of freedom
The huge power can only barely gain a foothold in a place like the Imperial Capital. Although the level of players today has generally improved a lot, the dangers that exist everywhere are still not something ordinary people can handle easily."
"It's fine if we are really ordinary players. The problem is." His eyes followed the vermilion sea that gradually spread forward along the spires of those imperial-style houses. Duan Qing, who walked to the window, also made a sound.
Sigh: "We all came here with ridicule."
"Let's make preparations. I'm afraid the harassment from uninvited guests will not stop in the past few days." Walking to the other party's side, Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice also became much softer: "Unfortunately, I originally wanted to be a guide.
Your identity will take you around this huge city..."
"Now I have become the master, and I am about to receive a visit from the entire city."
This chapter has been completed!