"You, you, you, you...she, she, she, she..."
The stammering words then echoed in the small stone room. Qian Zhihe, who was standing at the entrance of the passage and pointed forward, screamed with his eyes wide open: "Is it possible that you, you, you... you picked up another woman?
"
"What are you talking about? What does it mean to pick up a woman? Open your eyes carefully and see clearly! Who is this person?" He waved his arms hurriedly, and several black lines appeared above his head.
Qing then also explained in the direction of the purple-haired woman: "Hey, don't just stand here stupidly, you should say a few words."
"..."
Ignoring Duan Qing's shouts, Violet, who seemed to have turned into a puppet, fell into a sudden silence. In the end, her motionless figure only moved slightly to the side for two steps, and at the same time, she moved her face.
The last weird smile that bloomed on his face converged in Duan Qing's eyes. The dumbfounded person changed to this side, and Duan Qing, who opened his mouth, secretly swallowed back the next sentence he wanted to say.
, but the Thousand-Zhiked Crane who then walked forward, and the look he handed over cautiously changed from shock to surprise: "Yes, it's Violet? How is that possible?"
"Well……"
Thousands of thoughts went through his mind in an instant. Duan Qing, who raised his voice, finally bought a little time for his explanation: "Anyway, when I came in, this woman was already here... What, you mage
When the parliament came here to search before, didn’t they find this woman’s existence?”
"Of course not... No, that's not right!" Qian Zhihe breathed a sigh of relief, and then his doubtful voice got closer and closer to Duan Qing: "Shouldn't she be protected by Rex?
You woke up and are you hiding somewhere to recuperate?"
"It seems that the hiding place they chose is here." So Duan Qing pointed around here: "Now that we have lost the enemy, the enemy's base camp is often the safest place. If the magic absorption array is dismantled,
This may also be the location closest to the imperial capital’s terrestrial veins… Hmm.”
"Who did you say arranged it just now?" Duan Qing's eyes turned to the red-haired girl as if he had just realized what the other party mentioned in his words: "Rex? Is it that Rex?
?”
"Ahem...yes."
Realizing that he seemed to have said some information that shouldn't be revealed, Qian Zhihe cleared his throat and closed his eyes with some embarrassment: "It's the wandering magician we once met in Tania. Like
The guy who uses smooth words and magic tricks to defraud people of their money, and then goes to the tavern to squander it all in gambling..."
"Is he also at Redcar now?"
"yes."
Understanding what the other party wanted to ask, Qian Zhihe then shook his head: "Since that guy disappeared from Tania, the Mages Council seems to have never been able to grasp the whereabouts of one of the seven members of the Council.
, I also later obtained the agency rights and came here, and then gradually got news about him."
"It seems that Rex also took action on that night of changes." She tilted her head as she said this, seeming to be caught in some kind of memory: "We only found out about this later. Listen,
He said that he had been staying in Landner's camp that night and helped them resist the attack of the Pamuir family..."
"Pamuir? Chancellor of the Exchequer?"
The familiar name quickly passed over Duan Qing's head, pulling his thoughts to other places again: "How could they fight with other people?"
"There are a lot of things involved here, at least including the fire that night and the disputes between the Finance Minister and the major families." Qianzhihe replied helplessly: "But... judging from the current results.
Look, their act of running out without permission to retaliate against other imperial nobles actually freed them from the charge of rebellion."
"That's it."
After thinking for a while, Duan Qing understood what the other party meant by breaking free: "The Chancellor of Finance, Landauer, and the Amfleet family...these were the ones who fought the most fiercely with each other during that period.
They criticized each other, but now they have become witnesses who can exonerate each other."
"That's right." Qianzhihe nodded his head: "Although these nobles have suffered heavy losses, at least they will not completely lose the chance to turn around like families like Caldera, Ida, and Antel.
, I heard that after His Majesty the Emperor heard about the fight between them, he regarded the fight between them as an ordinary noble fight, and thus gave up the decision to continue to pursue their crimes."
"How do you know so much about the affairs between these nobles?"
Blinking his eyes, Duan Qing then changed the topic: "I remember that you were not very good at this kind of thing before..."
"Then, of course." Qian Zhihe, who crossed his arms and blushed, turned his gaze to the wall on one side: "If you want to survive in this world, you need to collect necessary intelligence.
But it is indispensable! At least after going to a new place, you must investigate the power structure and important forces of this place..."
"One of the mottos of adventurers... You have really grown up." Duan Qing nodded with satisfaction, and a happy smile appeared on Duan Qing's face: "The little magician in the past who only knew how to follow behind,
Now you have become an agent of the Mages Council who can act independently... Your brother will probably be very happy if he sees you like this."
"My brother..."
Qianzhihe's face suddenly turned gloomy, and Qianzhihe, who lowered his head, showed a sad expression unexpectedly by Duan Qing: "His current physical condition... and his attitude... Well, I always feel that since
After the last accident, he seemed to be a changed person."
"Speaking of which, he should also be a mountain king on the outskirts of the imperial capital now, right?"
The obvious change in mood made Duan Qing swallow what he originally wanted to say. Instead, he looked slightly embarrassed: "I remember whether it is called the Red Lotus Group or the Red Lotus Gang..."
"Don't mention it, it's just a gang that started using my name." Qian Zhihe's expression turned completely cold: "I heard that this time he also participated in the attack on the Thebilis Castle...
…Idiots, they don’t even take a look at what the current situation is, and they always dive headfirst into these plans that have no future at all…”
"Are they okay? How is the situation now?"
"I heard that they have all been evacuated."
Looking at Duan Qing's eyes, the red-haired girl's face sank a little: "The incident in the Imperial Capital caused the military to withdraw all the troops that went to support them. We should have left more opportunities for them.
, but the news of the mutation seemed to have given the imperial people who were holding on to the castle a burst of greater energy, and they quickly repelled all the gangsters who had lost the support of the restorers."
"Well, anyway, I don't really support someone actually taking over that city."
Shaking his head, Duan Qing then retracted his inquiring gaze at the other party: "If the Immortal City located in the hinterland of the empire is really captured, the result will only be to break a myth, without any
support, and being surrounded by enemies on all sides, no matter how hard you think, they can’t sustain it for long.”
"Most people also regard this attack as a feint to divert military power and attention from the sudden change in the Imperial Capital." Sighing slightly, Qian Zhihe nodded as if in agreement: "Fortunately, the Imperial Capital ended up being the last one.
No serious problems occurred, so there was no point in continuing the feint attack. The rest of the imperial troops stationed around were also dispersed to hunt down the remaining enemies and the restorers who were hiding somewhere. You, you use that kind of force?
What are you looking at me for? I don’t care what happens to those people from the Red Lotus Gang now. If they are willing to run over and commit suicide, then they should naturally have the consciousness to solve the next trouble on their own..."
"I know, I know, you don't care at all."
Waving his hands to press the opponent's bulging cheeks back, Duan Qing put back his actions with a funny look on his face: "On the way here before, I also saw the style of Brother Qicai Lingguang. I believe that with his ability,
In the future, we will definitely be able to develop the Red Lotus Gang into a big guild that you can't even imagine."
"..."
"With the support of such a big guild, your future journey will definitely be much easier."
Looking at the red-haired girl's silent face, Duan Qing then pressed her head: "This adventurer named Qian Zhihe can definitely become a representative of a force."
"...Maybe." Nodding his head hesitantly, the red-haired girl replied with a sad face: "But I don't know if this path is the right one, and what kind of things can be achieved in the end.
realm……"
"Without the future, I am already much stronger than many people now." Duan Qing smiled and praised the other party: "Not to mention others, those in Wizard alone claim to be able to deal well with magic forces.
, it seems that it has not reached the level you are now, right? Not to mention us small temples that have just been established."
"Hurrah!"
The same piercing scream as at the beginning then sounded in front of Duan Qing, and he suddenly pressed back the voice that he had just wanted to continue to praise: "I said why you keep praising me in a roundabout way, it turns out that you just thought of it in a different way.
Are you going to refuse to join me?"
"I, I didn't mean that"
"Don't explain! I've seen through you a long time ago! You big idiot!"
"Calm down, don't spit out sweet things, and our small team is really poor now. We have to find a way to get the next meal on the spot..."
"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen! Get away!"
Loud slaps then echoed around the stone room, accompanied by the wails that Duan Qing made when he was beaten, and the sound of piercing the air as he dodged around was also accompanied by the secret thoughts of a certain purple-haired woman.
The snickers kept echoing in the final echo of the two players chasing each other: "If you dare to say such a thing again"
"I'll deduct all your commission fees!"
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"So you picked her up again?"
Some time later, in the evening, in the dim light of night, the voice belonging to Snow Spirit Huanbing then echoed at the door of the small shabby house opposite the Adventurer Association, falling with her squinting gaze.
He found Violet behind Duan Qing: "I just walked around for a long time and looked at the scene of the commission, and I actually picked up another beautiful woman...Should I tie your hands and feet?"
Go ahead, prohibit your next exploration trip on behalf of the adventure group?"
"Haha, hahahaha." Duan Qing pushed the purple-haired woman in a cloak in front of him, smiled dryly and scratched his head: "It happened to happen, you can't just let it go, right?"
"……where?"
"It's in the library of the Imperial Capital, the place you know."
Duan Qing, who made a slight descriptive gesture and explained to Xue Ling Huan Bing, pointed to the vague outline of the library in the distance: "Although it is still inappropriate to put it there, the Imperial people don't seem to have it.
She wanted to ban that library, so we took a quick look around and found her by the way."
"...Our current rations are a problem, you should know this."
Putting down the hands holding her arms, Xueling Huanbing then showed a helpless look: "I don't object to picking her back. Anyway, she has been with us for so long, but now we
There is almost no penny. This is an extra gold coin needed to feed one person."
"There's nothing we can do about it, we can't just leave her alone, right?" Duan Qing pointed at Violet's face: "And according to your description, didn't you also use her power to enter the other world?
Well, we must always remember these kindnesses, right?”
"Too."
After holding her chin and thinking for a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing slowly relaxed the wrinkled eyebrows on her head: "But... I remember she could speak at the time, why did she change back now?"
"It's just a little disguise."
Breaking the tranquility of the approaching night, Violet's voice then sounded in front of the two of them: "After all, I may appear in front of the world frequently, which may bring a lot of unnecessary trouble."
"You, you actually"
Violet and Duan Qing looked back and forth for a while with their eyes wide open and a mysterious smile on their faces. Xueling Huanbing pointed at the purple-haired woman's face with trembling eyes: "You actually recovered?"
"Please allow me to introduce you two again." Violet, who bowed slightly and bowed, replied in a low voice: "I am Violet ad Roland, and now I am just an unknown person.
Magician, if you don't mind, I will ask you to take more care of me in the future."
"...Okay, but now we have limited space."
Her eyes suddenly became much sharper. Xue Ling Huan Bing, who recovered from the shock, said with a cold face. Her eyes kept patrolling around the purple-haired woman's unchanging smiling expression, and finally turned around and waved her hand:
"If you must follow us, we may only let you live outside the house during this period."
"You can only live outside."
She blocked Duan Qing, who was trying to follow him, at the door, and pointed at his nose and said angrily.
This chapter has been completed!