"We didn't tell them your whereabouts."
Once again, night fell in the temporary camp swayed by the breeze, accompanied by the sound of horse hooves hitting the ground as more and more cavalry surrounded the area. The flags erected around the camp also followed the sound of these horse hooves.
It spread and flew further afield, bringing with it the uneasy sights of a large number of foreigners, including the Sioux, gathered at the edge of the grassland and the night. Like an abyss swallowing everyone's sight, the grassland in the distance
The dark edge seemed to become more and more terrifying in the heavy night. Duan Qing, who was watching all this, then turned back to himself with a heavy sigh, comforting him in a calm tone and sitting at the door of the tent.
Nasia wrapped herself in a blanket: "I'm sorry to worry you, but this meeting is necessary. Please trust us."
"Of course I believe you." His eyes and expressions were still a little dull, and Nasia's black messy hair was slowly blowing in the breeze: "Even the Baglan family, I don't resent them.
Anyone who takes me in at this time will gain my unconditional trust, even if you betray me in the end."
"...We won't do this." Duan Qing frowned deeply, and quietly looked at Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side: "This has nothing to do with a sense of justice, compassion, or...
The adventurers' greed has nothing to do with it. We just want to know what to do after knowing the truth. After all, we are still a group of normal people, and normal people are not willing to be used as weapons by others."
"Let me be quiet for a moment, okay?" As if she understood the meaning behind the other party's words, Nasia's originally disappointed expression became more hesitant at this time: "I, I might have just
I haven’t slept well yet, and my head is a little confused now, so——”
"...You scared people again."
Looking at the sight of the fair-looking but pale woman disappearing into the tent, Xue Ling Huan Bing secretly laughed: "You are so old, and you still like to tease other little girls."
"Maybe she's not as young as we look. That's not sure." Duan Qing stood up and sighed: "And I'm not that old either. Do you like it too?"
Do you regard me as someone like an uncle?"
"I like it." She straightened her nose in a coquettish manner, and the expression on Xue Ling Huan Bing's face, with her hands on her hips, returned to calmness and seriousness: "Okay, don't talk too much now, there are still a lot of things to come.
Important matters are waiting for us to decide."
"I know." Duan Qing nodded to the other party, and also put away his joking expression. Then he whispered to Gedman, who had been guarding the tent for a long time: "Call Dongsheng, it's almost time.
.”
"We have to decide our direction."
He snapped his fingers and sprinkled the ignited flames on the bonfire not far from the tent. The rising flames and green smoke then carried the scattered backs of the players, shrouding the surrounding darkness.
Gradually dispersed. The roaring appearance of Asahi Dongsheng then returned to the side of the temporary camp with the tug of Gedman. The originally dissatisfied look was quickly replaced by the barbecue that Duan Qing turned with his own hands.
Attracted, the goods and trophies all over the ground were scattered around the bonfire where the discussion was starting to get louder as these people gathered here for the fourth time: "I don't need to say more about the situation and current situation."
"There are about three roads in front of us." Putting down the food at hand, Xueling Huanbing took the lead in expressing his opinion: "The conservative approach is: continue to stay in the Sioux camp and fight with the Wabu tribe.
, Lufen Chamber of Commerce and others will wait for the situation to change together, and then make plans until the situation becomes clearer."
"Although our combat power is obviously insufficient compared with the entire Hulun tribe, the good thing is that we will not go astray." Gedman on the side also nodded: "If it is because we helped the wrong person, we will not go astray."
And if you choose the wrong path, it will be almost impossible to go back."
"That's right, no matter which side you help, there are always risks." Taking a deep breath, Duan Qing turned to point to the tent behind him: "For example, the Miss Naxia we are hiding——
If there is any problem with her identity, those of us who easily believe in her may also be easily thrown into the bottomless abyss."
"This is the biggest hidden danger on this road at present: Naxia's identity and background are obviously problematic." The person who said this was still Xue Ling Huan Bing: "Don't be deceived by her beautiful and weak appearance.
Yes, people with these appearances may not necessarily be angels, not to mention that the power of the void we guessed before has not yet appeared, and the Hulun tribe may not be our default source of the void."
"Through the previous explanations of the Hulun people, we have a little more or less understanding of the background of the Hulun people." Duan Qing slapped his arm: "In comparison, the mystery of Nasia has become
Without this critical information, it will be difficult for us to form true trust."
"Actually, you don't have to think so much. This situation boils down to something very simple." Asahi Dongsheng, who was still chewing on the barbecue in his hand and feasting on the delicious food, seemed to be speaking with a squeezed voice: "Actually, it is our reputation and what we have obtained.
The key clues are not enough to trigger this super hidden mission on Nasia, right?"
"That's right, this is the second day that we have officially gotten along with her. No matter how much we say, the relationship cannot reach the level where we can entrust the final task." Gedman nodded his head in agreement: "Relatively speaking, Huh
The mission of the Lun tribe was triggered by us."
"What do you think about the commission Humobei gave us?"
He took out the brand new scroll that the elder of the Hulun tribe had given him before, and once again focused his attention on Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing: "This third way is possible.
Is it possible?"
"This is also the biggest reason why we must hold this discussion urgently." Xue Ling Huan Bing replied calmly: "No matter what the process is, we have reached some kind of balanced conditions within the Hulun tribe. Since Hu Lun
Mo Bei chose to hand over this task to us, and we naturally have the right to choose them."
"On the side of the Hulun people, do you believe their words..." Duan Qing lowered his head heavily: "I relied on my words and courage to force this line, and it doesn't look like it now.
It’s so stable, not to mention that we have left a key point on the opposition line——"
"If this is the choice, of course Naxia can't take it." Asahi Dongsheng, who was chewing on the barbecue, rolled his eyes: "I also find that female NPC very pleasing to my eye, but of course there is nothing you can do if you can't help it, right?
, Only by giving up can you gain something.”
"Look, what an honest and realistic person." So Gedman also pointed at the face of the one-armed warrior with a wry smile: "Although what he said is indeed reasonable, when there are more obvious benefits in front of him,
, those unknown clues become less important.”
"According to general game design, the more difficult the task is to trigger, the higher the final reward will be."
Rubbing his hands, Duan Qing whispered to the others present: "Of course, this does not mean that this line on Nasia will really get a more useful reward in the end. Is there anything big about her?
The secret is not certain yet, but the choice before us is indeed related to the fate of many people, especially Nasia’s own life and death.”
"Are we really going to fight for the Hulun tribe and hand over this woman's fate at the same time?" He looked at all his teammates with a scrutinizing gaze: "Isn't there another more perfect choice?"
"Why, you still want it all?" Chao Ri Dongsheng was the first to speak up, rolling his eyes: "Please, if we were as powerful as the Hulun tribe now, you could have whatever you want, but who made us even want it now?
We can’t even protect ourselves! We don’t have the ability to choose everything.”
"The reason why we listed all three paths is also for this reason." Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side crossed his arms and nodded: "Waiting and not saying anything is a moderate method in a sense. Maybe we can do something in the future.
Find a more critical entry point in the development of the situation, but——"
"It's just that the Sioux side is now in a very weak position. Including us, mastering the power to play a role in the critical moment in the future is what we need to do now." Duan Qing nodded his head: "
So we have a fourth way."
"Let's split up." He picked up a charred wood branch in the bonfire and began to gesture on the grass: "Gedman, I'll leave the negotiation to you. You are negotiating with me.
The representative figure who is on the bright side in the exchange of mission information between various forces should be more than enough to serve as the representative of our adventure group."
"As for the Hulun tribe... I leave it to you, brother Dongsheng." He hesitated for a moment, and then spoke again under Xue Ling Huanbing's gaze: "You just go to the Hulun tribe.
Report it, you seem to fit the identity and image anyway."
"What nonsense are you talking about! Do I look so rebellious?" He threw the barbecue skewers in his hand on the ground, and protested loudly, "Why didn't you two go?"
"Because we still have other ways to go." Duan Qing said this in a low voice. Duan Qing blinked his eyes at Xue Ling Huan Bing: "She has to be responsible for continuing to comfort Naxia. Let's see if we can learn from her.
The last clue was found over there, and I—"
"I will look for the missing Surtu." The gray-robed magician twisted his neck: "I have such an intuition."
"Perhaps the key to breaking the situation lies in my path."
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The sky had not just brightened the next day, and the figure belonging to Duan Qing slowly set off in the direction of the Hulun tribe. He used a simple introduction and some money to get through the guards of the tribe who were not yet fully awake, and then smoothly
He returned to the vicinity of Apollon, which belongs to the central area of this settlement: "Well, there is less than a day before the time when the commission will be true."
"I hope it's not too late." He shrunk his shabby and ancient gray magic robe, blocking the coldness that had gathered in the early morning from his body: "In the situation in front of us, the biggest clue that can be mined is
This is all that's left... Sir, I am an adventurer from the Qingling Adventure Group, have you seen Surtu?"
"He is the chief of the Nasu tribe who just moved here recently. He also attended the Hulun tribe's banquet the night before yesterday... Huh? You said you saw me two days ago? Wait a minute, the person I was looking for at that time was
You’re not looking for someone right now—Hey!”
"Hey, forget it... Madam, have you seen Surtu?"
The seemingly futile inquiries and searches soon became blocked by the sight of the few hurried Hulun tribesmen gradually disappearing. The serious atmosphere also made everyone who was pulled by Duan Qing look at him.
The suspicion became much more obvious, and a group of tribal soldiers rushed over following the shouts of some passers-by, and soon drove Duan Qing, who was constantly begging for mercy, out of the area. He had already expected that he would be here.
Whether it was going well or not, the grey-faced gray-robed magician naturally did not give up so easily. He kept swaying back and forth in the vigilant eyes of the other patrolling tribe soldiers. After a long while, he suddenly turned a cargo carriage passing by.
Stopped him: "Hey! Hey! Sorry to bother you!"
"Who are you?" The driver of the carriage, who almost hit Duan Qing, braked suddenly and raised his reins: "Don't rush out suddenly, it's very dangerous!"
"Do you still remember me? We just met two days ago." Duan Qing, who pointed to his chest and didn't care about this, then stood next to the carriage with a smile of his own: "I am Linyuan Duanshui,
Mr. Baglan."
"...Is it you?" He seemed to have recognized the identity of the person in front of him, and the coachman's expression became even more confused: "Why are you here again? Shouldn't you--"
"Sorry, I'm here to find someone again this time." As if he didn't notice the hesitant expression of the coachman in front of him, Duan Qing raised the adventurer's manual in his hand: "But this time
The person we are looking for is the leader of our Sioux tribe, his name is Suertu, I wonder if you have seen this person in the past few days?"
"What about Surtu of the Sioux tribe?" After forcing himself to calm down, the coachman known as Baglen swallowed his throat and replied: "Isn't that one of the people who attended the banquet the night before yesterday?"
"You, you know him?" Duan Qing was a little surprised by the other party's answer, and clapped his hands overjoyed: "You also know about that banquet? Then do you know where he went after the banquet?"
"The one I sent as a gift was not him, but another elder from a foreign race." Shaking his head, Baglen subconsciously answered Duan Qing's question: "But in my impression, I seemed to have seen him leaving.
"
"It seems to be walking along this road."
He pointed in the direction behind Duan Qing with some uncertainty, and replied in a hesitant voice.
This chapter has been completed!