"king."
Some time later, on the second floor of the tavern, a man who looked like a bartender in a gray-black uniform slowly appeared outside the damaged door where dust and sand were still falling: "Do I need to deal with him?"
"Hmph, hehehehe... No need."
A low and hoarse voice then sounded in the center of the room, and soon turned into an eardrum-painful laugh. Asa, who was still confronting Duan Qing before, also raised his head as he stood up.
He raised his head, but the black mist surrounding him showed signs of slowly dissipating: "He is indeed the child of destiny. Even now that he has lost his power, his destiny is still protected."
"...Then what should we do?"
"Keep staring at him."
In the light and shadow that gradually became clearer, a man in black with arms and legs longer than ordinary people, with black bandages on his arms, legs and feet slowly appeared in the bartender's field of vision, and an unknown aura also covered him.
A ferocious mask on the man's head, engraved with various magic inscriptions, slowly dispersed in this crack-filled space: "The power of destiny is becoming more and more unstable, but it is not possible yet.
Determine whether it was caused by his appearance. If he is really as described in the legend...then this vision may really have nothing to do with him."
"Violet"
"Staring at him is staring at Violet."
Interrupting the other party's words in a low voice, the ferocious white mask suddenly lit up in the space as Asa raised his head, and invisible pressure also trembled again as the cracks in the originally silent rooms
It penetrated every inch of the air, accompanied by a pair of red eyes shining in the center of the invisible pressure vortex: "The great magician didn't react to my murderous intent before, but he reacted to my attack on the adventurer.
Such a big response...hehehehe."
"If she hadn't been the Lord of Violet, I would have even thought that she had become the adventurer's puppet." His smile became full of evil and mystery: "But if this situation can be used to my advantage..."
"Does the king intend to control that adventurer?" Then the bartender lowered his head in a low voice: "I'm sorry to speak bluntly, but the imperial city is now full of dangers. If we use our trump card easily, we may attract everyone's attention.
and hostility"
"Report."
A low voice of report then sounded behind the bartender who lowered his head to admonish, and was accompanied by another bartender wearing the same clothes who cupped his fists and reported: "The auction at Oxon Auction House has ended. Twenty
All boxes of mk-ii magic bombs have been sold, 90% of the buyers are adventurers who have lost all their money, and 10%...are nobles of the empire."
"……who is it?"
"Earl Tucker, nephew of Marshal Red."
In the scene where the atmosphere gradually relaxed, the bartender still kept his head lowered: "As soon as the auction ended, he got in the car and left. He was not found in contact with anyone during the process."
"The contact may have occurred long before the auction." Asa put his hands on his back and turned his body slowly: "If that's not the case... then the military itself wants to take action."
"Who do they want to send to heaven?"
Muttering this question to himself, his eyes fell outside the windows of this room that had been smashed with large pieces of glass. The night belonging to the imperial capital Redcar also followed the same black clothes as his body.
Gradually extending, it came to every corner of the city. With an inexplicable smile on his lips, Duan Qing, who had already blended into the dark night with the surrounding crowd, also turned his last trace of his back from the king of the shadow society.
Pulling out the end of his field of vision, he also put his hands behind his back and wandered around the neighborhood seemingly casually, admiring the city's equally noisy night with aimless eyes: "Already
After so many incidents, we have almost seen every force in this city, the emperor, the nobles, the military, and the shadow forces in the dark... Well."
"Looking back and thinking about it now, the most likely enemy is the military." His eyes moved up and down as he walked, as if he was weighing all the chips he could deal with: "At the beginning, with
The conflict His Highness has created is a trivial matter. The key lies in our status as fugitives for no apparent reason and our actions that offended the dignity of the military several times..."
"..."
"Oh, I knew it was all in vain."
Looking at the figure of the woman shrouded in a black cloak following him, Duan Qing paused for a moment and sighed heavily: "I have never seen such a quality crystal shield before.
With a high crystal shield, if you hadn't taken action at that time, I might have been frightened to death by that Asa's murderous intent."
"That's right, that calmness at the end was all fake."
He turned around and walked up to the confused woman, then took her hand and said, "Thank you."
"..."
As if she no longer understood the meaning expressed by Duan Qing at this time, Violet, who stood quietly on the spot, blinked her eyes, and her long eyelashes were followed by the wavy purple hair scattered under her forehead.
The hem swung, and her entire chin moved slightly: "...Hey, you really learned how to nod."
"Forget it, it's not bad to leave a little thought for that guy."
Patting the purple-haired woman on the shoulder, Duan Qing's eyes returned to the direction of Angela's Tavern: "Maybe that shadow will really have a task that needs to be entrusted to us, and then give us a big
Where’s the bounty, right?”
"..."
"I asked you, when will you be able to recover? It's going to be bad for a while..."
Looking at the face of the great magician who had returned to silence, Duan Qing once again showed a helpless expression: "Don't say whether you will encounter higher-level enemies in the future, I still want to wait for you to recover.
Are you asking for advice on magic or something like that?"
"Of course, alchemy is also possible." He showed a smile and pointed at the bottles of potions of various colors hanging on his waist: "If your alchemy can be compared with what my teacher taught me,
It shouldn't be difficult to create a large bundle of magic bombs by combining alchemy... That's right."
"Speaking of which, how was the auction?" Duan Qing seemed to recall the scene he had encountered on the street before. After thinking for a moment, Duan Qing turned around and grabbed the shoulder of a passerby: "Sorry,
Where is the Oxon Auction House?"
"Oxon Auction House? Never heard of it." The passerby shook his head in confusion: "Did you hear this name in other areas of the Imperial Capital? It's best to go there and ask."
"...It seems that Redcar is still too big."
Duan Qing let go of his hand and watched the passerby leave, curling his lips and turning around: "Just after crossing a few areas, the people here have already begun to become unfamiliar."
"Forget it, it's already so late, even if I try to find it, I'll have to... Huh?"
The words he was talking to himself suddenly stopped, and his eyes fell on the purple-haired woman who walked to the hawker on the roadside. Without saying anything, he quietly walked behind the woman and faced her after a while.
With a smile on his face, he said, "Now that I think about it, I seem to have been buying things for you these past two days."
"Tell me, what do you want this time?" He looked at the other person's slightly turned side face, and his smiling eyes also fell on the vendors who could be seen everywhere on the streets of this empire: "To show that you saved
As a token of my gratitude, I will buy you anything... eh."
"It's a jewelry store." With the magic lights on the street constantly shining, he looked at the pile of messy necklaces and earrings placed on the wooden frame of the cart in front of him: "I haven't even regained consciousness.
Great Magician, when did you become interested in these things?"
As if ignoring Duan Qing's words, Violet, who was wearing a cloak, stared blankly at the pile of messy jewelry placed on the wooden shelf. After a while, she pointed at the pile of jewelry with the eager and expectant eyes of the vendor.
In one corner of the mountain of jewelry stalls, Duan Qing rubbed his forehead with a headache, and then reached out and began to rummage through the messy jewelry stalls. One after another, they were far from exquisite jewelry.
Ordinary goods also followed his inquiry, appearing in front of the purple-haired woman again and again: "Is it this necklace?"
"This pair of earrings? No, this is not a pair, there seems to be only one left..."
"Or is it this bracelet? Come on, the gold paint has fallen like this. You don't think it's real gold, do you?"
"Is it this brooch? Hey, the gems have fallen off. Not to mention used as jewelry, they are not qualified to be used as alchemy materials... huh?"
Seeing the other person's expression suddenly becoming serious as he stared at the brooch he just picked up, Duan Qing swallowed back all the words he just wanted to complain about, and the breath he had been holding for a long time followed him here.
The line of sight on the brooch started to flow again, and along with it was the system information that appeared in front of him: "...the nameless brooch?"
[Unnamed brooch (ordinary)]
[Defense ability: none]
[Equipment requirements: None]
[Spirit +1]
[Mosaic groove: 1]
[The brooch made by an unknown person has been damaged over time, and its former maker and owner cannot be verified due to long-term wear and tear. 】
[Some gems were once inlaid on it, but they have been lost now.]
"……All right."
Weighing this brooch with an ordinary shape but full of weird descriptions in his hand, Duan Qing's eyes looked back and forth between it and Violet for a while: "In that case, boss, how much does this brooch cost?"
"Shenghui 900 gold coins."
"900 gold coins? Why don't you go and grab it? How can something like this, which is useless and even the gems in it are missing, be worth so much money?"
"It's not you who has the final say as to whether it's worth it, but this lady has the final say. It's 950 gold coins. If you don't buy it, you'll leave."
"you!"
Looking at the "I'm sure to eat you" expression on the street vendor sitting behind the cart, Duan Qing gritted his teeth bitterly, and the blood rushing to his forehead was just about to drive him to throw the brooch back.
On the wooden shelf, the next moment he was stopped by a cold and white hand: "Why, are you so reluctant to buy it?"
"Snow Spirit Phantom Ice?"
Looking back at the familiar face that stopped him, Duan Qing widened his eyes in surprise: "Why are you running here? How did you find this place?"
"I didn't quit the team when I went offline." Pointing to the upper left team interface that no one else could see, Xueling Huanbing, with long white hair flying, replied playfully: "I want to find your location.
It’s not simple yet.”
"Okay, I forgot." So Duan Qing scratched the back of his head: "You also like this brooch? Are you going to suffer for me?"
"Whether this thing is worth the 1,000 gold coins we spent, you should naturally know in your heart." With a smile, Xue Ling Huan Bing quietly glanced in the direction of Violet, who was showing a rare earnest expression.
: "Why else would that vendor dare to ask for such an extortionate price?"
"……you win."
Looking back at Violet's appearance, Duan Qing let out a long sigh, stretched out a hand into his arms and then took out a bulging money bag, and threw it into the hands of the smiling vendor in front of him.
Head: "You also win."
"Thank you for your patronage!" The vendor shouted in surprise: "Also, I still have a lot of products at the bottom of the box. Do you want to choose some together?"
"It's up to you! Let's go."
Putting the brooch into Violet's arms, Duan Qing walked toward the front of the street with Xue Ling Huan Bing: "How was your rest?"
"It should be fine, but... if I meet that person again, I don't know if I will have the same symptoms."
"That beautiful jade... hum."
Duan Qing let out a heavy cold snort, and after pondering for a long time, Duan Qing finally shook his head: "Forget it, the imperial capital is so big anyway, I don't believe we can always encounter them."
"According to the normal probability, this possibility is naturally very slight." Xue Ling Huan Bing replied in a low voice: "But the problem is... he has been looking for me now."
"Is it because they are afraid that you will ruin their plans? Or is it because of your status as a member of Tianxiang Company?"
"Why on earth is he looking for me, shouldn't you know very well in your mind?"
Staring at the other party with a helpless look, Xue Ling Huan Bing then withdrew his gaze: "Until now, you have not been able to eliminate this cancer in my heart."
"How could he give up so easily with such a twisted desire?"
This chapter has been completed!