"That's right."
At the same moment, in the lobby of Taran Town in the free world, Her Royal Highness Princess Reina, who was looking at the rain curtain, said these words in a low voice, and at the same time withdrew her eyes from the deep rain curtain: "Send someone to go
Would you like to inquire about it in the city? That’s fine, it’s a last resort.”
"We only selected two people to go there, in order to ensure that the investigation team can maintain maximum security." Facing her, Xue Ling Huan Bing then lowered his head and continued to explain: "No matter how things develop, the principality side and those
Potential enemies are the biggest threats we face now, and necessary prevention is still our top priority."
"It doesn't have to be like this. I have entrusted the investigation power of this investigation team to you according to General Lott's suggestion." Looking at the figure guarding the place not far away, Reina shook her head quietly.
Shaking his head: "As long as we don't use too much force, I will leave the choice of how to solve this problem to you."
"We have discussed this choice in advance." Holding one hand on the hilt of the sword and maintaining a salute, Xue Ling Huan Bing still lowered her head deeply: "The principality seems unwilling to let more people in.
, fewer investigators make it easier to move, so”
"They must be followed."
The last words did not come from the mouth of Xueling Huanbing, but from Cangyun Barrier sitting at the table on the other side of Reina. As the representative of the largest guild in the empire, the large shield warrior also revealed his
Smiling, he wiped his hair to the back of his forehead: "The principality will not let our people in so easily. Even if there are only one or two people, with the current situation and attitude, they will definitely guard to the death and stay tight.
Keep an eye on us."
"Linyuan Duanshui and that little maid must have countless pairs of eyes behind them." After saying this, he turned to look in the direction of Xueling Huanbing: "You should have expected this, right?"
"...This will not bring any difficulties to the investigation." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was silent for a moment, replied in a low voice: "As long as the matter can be investigated, a little risk to one's life is nothing at all."
"It would be great if you have such an awareness." He gestured in the direction of Princess Reina, and Cangyun Barrier's smile became a little brighter: "If I hadn't learned that you have been affected by
I thought you were going to use this opportunity to divert trouble to others."
"No one is sure who the attacker is." Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes finally squinted from where she lowered her head: "We also have a lot of things to do here, such as finding out what happened.
The details of the attack, investigating the whereabouts of the Red Lotus Gang, and the adventurer with the word ‘loss’ in his name.”
"I have something to say about these things."
As if he suddenly thought of something, Cangyun Barrier raised his hand to interrupt the white-haired woman and then put away the smile on his face: "When we came from the fortress, we seemed to have found some other traces."
"What trace?"
"It should be another group of adventurers, and the scale is not small."
Deliberately lowering his voice, Cangyun Barrier also looked beyond the rain curtain in the distance: "We have had some dealings with them, so we still have some impressions."
"Remember they are called the Beast Alliance, right?" He glanced at Xue Ling Huan Bing: "Or is it the Beast Tribe? In short, they are guys who have had some conflicts and grievances with you..."
"They're here too?"
A look of surprise flashed through his eyes, and Xueling Huanbing's gaze became serious: "What's going on? What are they doing here?"
"How do I know this kind of thing? I must have some mission." Cangyun Barrier replied in a low voice: "Because of the heavy rain, we were in a hurry and did not catch up with them to find out where they were going, but..."
"The most important thing is that they are coming towards the principality." Understanding the seriousness of the matter, Reina, who was looked at by the shield warrior, nodded slowly: "And they are also one of the adventure groups affiliated with the empire.
,Yeah?"
"Such adventuring groups and such unusual conditions are growing within the Empire."
Nodding his head slightly, Cangyun Barrier lowered his voice and replied: "Due to the collapse of the Adventurer Association, the management of the empire's adventure groups has been in semi-chaos. Not to mention the small guilds, there are many and some
The famous guilds no longer abide by the orders and restrictions of the association and run rampant across the vast lands of the empire. Because they have their own sources of entrustment, these guilds that do not need to go through intermediary procedures are naturally happy to directly obtain funds from their employers.
They can directly get the tasks they want in their hands. Although this kind of entrustment is not guaranteed by the association’s middlemen, the timeliness and remuneration have also been improved accordingly.”
"Before the new Adventurer Association is established, guilds like the Beast Alliance will only increase in number within the empire." Having said this, he explained in a low voice to Reina: "What's more important is
Yes... we have no way of knowing what the mission they received is."
"You mean, they might be harmful to the empire?" Reina combed her long blond hair: "They... might be part of the attackers?"
"I can't draw such a conclusion. This requires our Qingling Adventure Group to take the lead in investigating clearly." Cangyun Barrier smiled at Xue Ling Huanbing on the side: "I am only responsible for providing this clue, the rest
It depends on your mobility."
"If a large number of adventure groups really break into the territory of the principality, the principality will definitely not ignore it." After thinking for a while with a frown, Xueling Huanbing, who was standing at the table, then replied in a low voice: "No matter it is
The civilians of the principality in the Taron Plain, or the defenders stationed in major villages, towns and cities, should all release the news as soon as they discover these people. And there is also the Fars Fortress... Like Red
It’s just a small number of people like the Lotus Gang. How could a guild like the Beast Alliance sneak past the fortress without being noticed? Unless they are willing to brave such heavy rain to cross Falon Mountain.
, and at the same time, without encountering any danger or losing any manpower..."
"Are you going to ask people from the principality?" Cangyun Barrier asked with suspicion: "It's not that I don't trust them, but it's better for us to investigate and master things like this ourselves."
"Investigating the enemy's enemies on the enemy's territory is an unreasonable thing." Xue Ling Huan Bing immediately shook his head: "If anything abnormal occurs, they must be the ones who discovered it before us. If so,
I can’t even find out anything.”
"Then it's not our fault, but their incompetence."
The long white hair swung in an elegant arc in the air. The female swordsman player then turned around and walked towards the other side of the hall, and then spent some time with Lux Yang who was sitting lazily.
After the exchange, she walked out of the town hall with an even colder expression. She didn’t seem to get any benefits from the fat man. The female swordsman standing under the eaves just looked straight at the person nearby.
The rain fell so close, and then after a period of silence, he whispered to a player who had walked up to him at some point: "Get out of here."
"It seems that the eldest lady has encountered some difficulties."
After carefully checking the surrounding movements, the cloaked player who approached Xue Ling Huan Bing pulled his hood and replied in a low voice: "In this stormy moment, isn't the eldest lady willing to accept us again?
"
"Accept you? It's obvious that you want to reabsorb me." Xue Ling Huan Bing frowned tightly: "If you want to take revenge, just use your own power to get revenge. Is that what you need?
This flag of mine?”
"That's natural, after all, we have been treated so unfairly." The mysterious man in black smiled softly: "If we can't teach those betrayers a painful lesson, how can we possibly swallow this breath?
?”
"..."
"The Chu family has declined beyond saving, ever since they decided to abandon us."
Looking at Xueling Huanbing's cold face that gradually became silent, the player's voice again was full of encouragement: "Only change can reverse the current situation of the Chu family, and you are the best leader. As long as you
Agree, Brother Xiang and Brother Yan will immediately recognize you as the head of the Chu family, and you will follow your lead without hesitation."
"Shut up."
Xue Ling Huan Bing, who seemed to be remembering some past events, interrupted the other party with an expression of disgust on his face: "I am no longer a member of the Chu family, and those calculations you made have nothing to do with me.
, go back and tell Fei Zixiang not to bother me with this kind of excuse again."
"...Then let's talk as ordinary players." The black-clothed player then let out a few low laughs: "As a player who has won the League Cup, even someone like Miyu Ryōtatsu,
You are a master who is willing to be inferior to others. Our guild knows your strength very well. Are you willing to keep succumbing to such a small guild with no development prospects and sit back and watch your talents being wasted?"
"I can stay wherever I want." Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes showed a bit of murderous intent: "No matter how many resources Fei Zixiang has, it is not as important as the Qing Ling I built with my own hands. My
Gifts and talents do not need to be judged by him, they will have their own place to be displayed."
"Is it like this now?" The player chuckled and shook his head: "Can't you even find any clues for investigation?"
"..."
"Well, for the sake of the past, I won't deliberately make things difficult for you, Miss."
Taking a step back slightly, the mysterious player stopped obsessing over Xue Ling Huan Bing's increasingly cold face: "Miss, I believe you and I have a very clear understanding of your current situation.
Next, we will dispatch some manpower and means to help you investigate the current situation in the Principality and the whole story of the issues you are concerned about."
"How about just treating it as a comparison?" He lowered his head, but what he said affected the mood of the white-haired swordswoman like a needle: "As the saying goes, compare shopping, just look at us
Is there any difference between the results of the investigation and that of Mr. Linyuan Duanshui?"
"We will talk about cooperation after we present this sincerity as a gift to you."
Like the hazy water vapor raised by the rain curtain, the mysterious man's figure slowly disappeared into the sky: "I hope you can calmly think about our proposal by then."
"Rather than resisting like now."
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"In the recent principality, the number of Imperial people has begun to increase."
"Yeah... Hey, these hyenas can only eat people but not spit out bones. I really want to kill them all one by one and throw them out."
"Who doesn't think so? The key is that we have never been able to defeat others. Such a big thing happened, why don't we just turn a blind eye and endure it until today?"
"Don't worry, it will be different soon. I heard that the Speaker has made a lot of preparations, and the next step should be..."
"You should be able to do something!"
Sitting in front of the bar of the Tania Adventurers Association, Duan Qing, who was trying to distinguish the conversation among the noise, then punched his thigh with a frustrated look, trying to find out the identity of the two players who had the previous conversation.
His eyes then continued to shuttle back and forth in the bustling association hall, and finally he slowly turned back with a look of regret: "Damn it, you only spoke half of it, are you still not human?"
"It's probably because they saw our appearance that they felt such emotion." Ninglan, who was standing next to her, covered her mouth and smiled softly: "Now that they have discovered you, sir, they will naturally not tell you."
"It seems that the anti-imperial atmosphere has really heated up to a certain level." So Duan Qing could only look at the ceiling of the association hall and shook his head: "Even the discussions between players in the Principality have become so unscrupulous...
…What on earth did that Chris do!”
"Sir, don't worry, we will get clues right away." Ciyu Ninglan pointed to the counter in front: "As long as we can contact them."
"You two are Mr. Linyuan Duanshui and Miss Enyu Ninglan, right?"
As if echoing Ning Lan's words, a female receptionist who looked like she was in charge of association affairs then slowly walked out from behind the invisible side door of the association: "I'm sorry for wasting your time, but...
…”
"Forgive us that we cannot fulfill your request." She pointed to a record book in her hand: "Because the adventure group you are looking for is no longer there."
"Not anymore? Are you kidding?" Duan Qing widened his eyes: "You are not mistaken, are you? That is the Fool Adventure Group! The adventure group that once saved Tania and later became prosperous.
!”
"That's right, that's the adventure group." The receptionist nodded with a smile: "We are not mistaken either."
"They have now been removed from the adventure group list."
This chapter has been completed!