The tall beams stretched the hall of the Empire Adventurers Association to a huge size, and it looked a bit as imposing as a royal palace. However, I don’t know if it was because of the news of the castle crisis that had just come out.
There are not many people wandering in this hall. Like the Adventurer Association seen in several other cities, the Adventurer Association that appeared in front of Duan Qing and others at this time has also been divided into a reception desk and entrusted tasks.
There are several basic areas such as the bulletin board and the completion report desk. Compared with the entire palace-like hall, three or two adventurers who are completely out of place are also standing shoulder to shoulder in front of these counters, with those who also look a little listless.
The counter clerks deal with each other's tasks for the day.
Of course, rooms with guild-level treatment unique to the second floor of the Adventurers Association can still be found here.
"It's everyone from the Qingling Adventure Group, right?"
The end of the field of vision covered by the noble in black who led the way appeared at the end of the field of vision. The back of an old man standing in the innermost room with his hands behind his back slowly asked Duan Qing.
After waiting here for a long time, he then turned to his side and raised the small metal ball he was playing with with his right hand to his belly: "I'm sorry that I haven't had time to entertain you these days.
You, you should have already...well."
"Where are your companions?" The old eyelids were raised slightly, and they curled together as the old man with gray hair and prominent wrinkles raised his eyebrows: "I remember that your team has not been gathered enough.
Have you met five people?"
"Ah, that..." Duan Qing put on his first dry smile since seeing the old man: "They haven't come here yet, and some are even people from other guilds, so...
…”
"Well, it seems a little different from what Hannah said."
The old man who stroked his beard and put away the metal ball in his hand looked back and forth between Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing with a scrutinizing gaze: "But it doesn't matter, you adventurers always like to act casually.
I’ve almost gotten used to it.”
"Are you familiar with President Hannah?" Finally mentioning the familiar name, Duan Qing cautiously asked, "Who are you?"
"I am Amman, Amman Antel, the president of the Adventurers Association." Without any grudge, the old man smiled and nodded his head: "I am also Hannah's father."
"As expected, you are the President of the Adventurers Association." Duan Qing, who obviously noticed the slight difference in wording in the other party's introduction, exchanged glances with Xue Ling Huan Bing, bowed deeply and said, "It's an honor to meet you,
The leader of the Adventurers Association."
"What leader, our Adventurers Association is just a loose management organization at best." Anman smiled and waved his hand: "No matter how powerful we are, without the participation and support of people like you, the Adventurers Association will not be able to survive."
It’s just an empty shell, hahahaha!”
The heroic and hearty laughter then echoed around the room, accompanied by several polite remarks and greetings, until Duan Qing and his wife, who entered the room, finally stood up to the president of the Adventurers Association.
After sitting down politely, he asked his next question a little cautiously: "Since he is Hannah's father, we are not polite... May I ask why you called us here suddenly?"
"I thought you came to this place because you finally remembered what my daughter told you."
Looking at the young aristocratic figure who brought Duan Qing and the others here and sending him away, Anman lowered his voice and replied: "You should already have a rough idea of what happened in the imperial capital.
It has become more and more obvious that the imperial nobles want to cause trouble, and even the military, which has always been opposed to them, seems to have the idea of letting it go."
"His Majesty the Emperor has expressed concern about this. He is not willing to watch his heirs become victims of power struggles." After adjusting the aristocratic casual clothes on his body, the old man's increasingly serious expression was hidden.
When it comes to turning around: "He has tried his best to calm down this force in the past period of time, but in the end he still let Prince Chris go alone."
"In order to prevent the prince and his ministers from causing trouble." There was a bit of silence in the atmosphere as the old man's voice paused, and then was broken by Duan Qing's words: "It's different from what I heard before.
The version is slightly different."
"Oh? It seems that someone has analyzed a similar situation to you before?" The old man turned around slightly in surprise: "Is it the head of the Ida family who has met with you in private? Or is it the one who just returned from the Free City?
Lord Romlia?"
"Well... it's none of that." Duan Qing scratched his nose and shook his head in embarrassment: "But that adult once said that His Majesty the Emperor hoped that Prince Chris could go out and make contributions, so he moved him
Sent to the principality as an envoy..."
"Of course this is another idea of His Majesty the Emperor." Anman nodded slowly: "But even His Majesty did not expect that this prince would have caused all kinds of troubles before he even left the country."
"You are referring to the things that happened to us, right?" Duan Qing nodded deeply: "Your daughter, President Hannah, should have introduced you to the ins and outs of that incident."
"Yes, yes, but it is precisely because of this that you are becoming difficult to handle now."
Walking around the table and walking in front of the two of them, Anman placed his troubled eyes on the heads of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing: "Based on common sense, His Majesty the Emperor has already affirmed Prince Chris's
A series of actions, while eradicating those 'imperial rebels', consolidated everything done by the princes who were sent out to make great achievements."
"His Majesty the Emperor wants to confuse right and wrong?" The person who uttered these doubts was Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was sitting next to Duan Qing and looked at each other coldly: "Even if all the imperial nobles nodded in agreement, we will not agree."
"I know this violates the justice of the world, but many things that happen in the Fleur Empire cannot be judged by justice." Anman smiled and pushed his hands: "Besides, even if His Majesty the Emperor really means this, relying on
The nobles from other descendants will not give up either."
"What do you mean... His Majesty the Emperor is still unwilling to admit this matter?" Duan Qing was keenly aware of the abnormality in the other party's words: "That Drenier, what does he want?
"
"This is also a question I have been trying to figure out." Anman smiled bitterly and shook his head: "As a member of the imperial nobles, my identity as the president of the Adventurer Association will not be in the land of Redkar.
You have helped me so much that once something difficult to deal with arises, my life will not be spared."
"This is one of the reasons why I sent my daughter to such a remote place in the Santorius province." He sighed forcefully after saying this: "It's a pity that she was not allowed to escape in the end.
The fate of being implicated.”
"You are referring to the last thing she took to stop His Royal Highness." Recalling the scene that happened in Tanzania City, Duan Qing also shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, everything was to protect life, no one dared to criticize
of her behavior.”
"But as long as she makes a choice, we have to evaluate the risks involved." Anman's old face gradually became serious: "I have been observing His Majesty's actions during this period, hoping to see from it
His final thoughts, unfortunately, no matter whether it is about the trial of Volavos or your trial, no conclusion can be drawn from his decision in the end... That's right."
"Since you are one of the parties involved, you should have some different feelings, right?" Having said this, he looked at the faces of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing with hopeful eyes: "What do you think His Majesty the Emperor thinks? They will
Will I let you go?"
"This kind of question is really difficult to answer."
Scratching the tip of his nose, Duan Qing secretly glanced at Xueling Huanbing beside him: "And even if we escape from the crime of rebelling against the empire, we may not necessarily conclude that His Highness the Prince has lost the trust of Drenier.
The conclusion..."
"Well, what you said makes sense." The old man lowered his head deeply, seeming to be deep in self-thinking: "And Friedman has just ascended to the position of Minister of Trade of the Empire, Ida
The expansion of the family has been temporarily curbed by His Majesty..."
As expected, he is still a scheming nobleman.
Drawing the same conclusion from the eyes of the female companion beside him, Duan Qing coughed his throat: "Because we lack the understanding of the intricate relationships among the imperial nobles, we can't make much judgment about the trial in the palace.
The purpose of our group is also very simple, we just want to gain some self-protection in this frenzy."
"Having come to this point, it is really difficult to protect ourselves."
I don't know whether he was commenting on the two people in front of him or his own current situation. Anman took a deep breath and turned his head with a smile: "But don't worry, since Hannah has taken a liking to you, as her father
Naturally, I will do my best to help you.”
"Just trust me."
He exchanged glances with Xue Ling Huan Bing again, and Duan Qing, who wore the same smile, nodded in response. The words he originally wanted to say were buried in his heart by the doubts that gradually emerged, and were replaced by
It is an increasingly obvious formulaic expression: "Since we are adventurers, it is our duty to obey the president's arrangements. Please give us the order. What do you need us to do?"
"Don't take it as an order, it can only be regarded as a request." The old man waved his hands hastily: "I hope you can bring some of the information I know to Delaney the next time you meet the emperor.
Your Majesty."
"Oh? What's the news?"
"An adventurer once met Prince Chris when he entered Tanzania City and told him some stories."
After speaking this sentence slowly, Anman's old face gradually revealed a somewhat mysterious feeling: "You can arrange the content of the story and the name of the adventurer at will, but the general meaning is correct.
Already."
"Telling a story?" Duan Qing looked around this simple room filled with bookshelves and documents and asked with a strange look on his face: "What story are you telling?"
"Who knows, maybe it's some kind of ghost story?"
Amman shook his head in embarrassment, and his old face became tangled with the hesitation in his voice: "The most I know is this, the rest of the things that happened in Tanzania City
, I, a person far away in the imperial capital, must not know as much as you, right?"
"This is also the reason why I want to use your mouth to tell His Majesty this information, because the information you tell is obviously more convincing." He walked up to the two people, stroking his beard: "Of course,
If you want to take this opportunity to frame any adventurer you don’t like, or even an adventure group, I personally have no objection at all, hahahaha!”
"I see, it's a weapon that can be used at will, right?" Duan Qing, who pondered for a moment, looked up at the other person's face: "But I don't understand, why do you...?"
"Just think of it as repaying some love for my daughter." Understanding what Duan Qing wanted to express, the old man interrupted with a smile: "You can use the Adventurers Association of the Imperial Capital at will in the future, as long as you don't
No matter what big mess you cause, treat this place as your home."
Ding-dang knocking on the door then appeared behind several people, accompanied by a deep questioning voice belonging to the young black-clothed nobleman who had brought people over earlier. Anman, who stopped laughing, then also shouted at
Duan Qing nodded, and then invited the subordinate in: "What's the matter?"
"President, Your Majesty invites you." The noble subordinate still did not raise his head: "He hopes to see you now, in the Royal Courtyard."
"At this time?" Anman looked up and looked out the window and asked with a slightly strange expression: "Didn't His Majesty the Emperor say what happened?"
"It seems to be about the Castle of Thebilis."
There was a bit of silence in the air again with the appearance of a certain word, and at the same time, there were serious expressions on the faces of several figures present. Anman, who stood there and thought for a moment, then nodded heavily.
, and then showed an apologetic smile to Duan Qing beside him: "I'm sorry, everyone, it seems that I can't do my best to entertain you today."
"Please feel free to do so."
He stretched out his arms and gestured to the two people. The old man's skinny right hand then moved in the direction of the door together with his similarly skinny body. Then, after a strange detour, he met the young man.
The nobles disappeared together in the eyes of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing.
This chapter has been completed!