"Have you heard? Something seems to have happened over at Fars Fortress."
"Brother, have you not paid attention to the forum for a few days? How long has it been since this happened..."
In the Traveler's House of Karon Pass, the adventurer army composed of players still occupies half of the place. Although due to the League Cup, the daily number of people here has been much smaller than usual, but most players still will not give up.
They are used to going out for adventures and various battles, and then find their own game fun in it. Whether they gain something or come up empty-handed, an indispensable way for them to share is to return to the town, find the tavern, and then
Have a drink with your companion.
Of course, the possibility of having a drink with a stranger is not impossible, not to mention that this is also a frequent place for information exchange and incident contact.
On a square table near the door, several players were talking about various topics. While chatting with their teammates, they were also showing off their bragging rights. However, the captain in front of him seemed to be showing the wrong content.
, because the battle at Fars Fortress that he just learned about was also something that had been spread a few days ago.
"Hey, I'm busy preparing for the competition. You don't know that I go to the field to practice every day. Naturally, you pay less attention to these things..."
"Come on, boss, are you still dreaming of participating in the competition? I remember you didn't even pass the audition last year..."
"Don't stop, stop, stop, don't bring up the old things that happened so long ago, okay? Besides, your boss, I am not what I used to be now, and this game is so real, we will definitely have many more opportunities than in the past!
"
In the lively atmosphere in the hotel, even those who are reluctant to talk can't help but join in, not to mention the players who are naturally accustomed to the commotion, taking advantage of this special period to share their thoughts. Previously in
The two tables of players on the other side of the hall even fought against each other because they supported different objects, and were then kicked out by the guards stationed at Kalon Pass - the guards here were not the city guards raised by themselves in Fenghua Town, but the principality.
Regular troops are stationed here, and ordinary players will still tremble when they see the bright armor and standard sword.
"So what, even if I give you a thousand more chances, you still can't do it." A female player sitting next to him said disdainfully: "I don't know about your level..."
"Oh my dear, can you give me some face? Even if there is a gap in strength, at least we are confident." The person from before said in a low voice, and then patted his chest: "We also have experience in several competitions.
Contestants will never suffer from stage fright!”
"But brother, the way of the game this time seems to be different from before. I don't know if your experience can be put to use." A young player on the other side laughed.
"What are you afraid of? Haven't we seen enough of the league's tricks? It's mostly a matter of changing the scene, changing the competition system, etc. As long as you're not too unlucky and run into professional players, it's safe to enter the next round of competition.
Ah!" The captain continued to swell: "Just wait for the news of my victory, hahahaha!"
"So it's not just about showing off..." the female player known as Wifey complained loudly.
"But we are very happy that the boss can still participate, unlike Brother Daxing, who seems not to participate this year..."
"Yes, he still has some strength, and he has worked hard for so many years..."
"Why are you talking? Are you feeling tired?"
"No, it seems to be due to real-life reasons, just like blooming flowers..." The previous player made room for a vacant seat, allowing the waiter to bring the food they wanted to the table, and then continued.
"Wait a minute." The captain who heard this shouted again: "Fanhua Sijinjin is no longer playing? Has he announced his retirement?"
"Captain, you really should pay attention to the news." The player said feebly: "He hasn't shown up for a long time. Even fools know that he wants to retire..."
"But haven't those always been other people's conjectures?"
"It will become a reality soon." The player's voice became sad: "According to official news that will be released soon, the leader of Wizard, a once influential figure of the generation, will finally withdraw from the stage of history.
.”
"Isn't this normal? No matter how powerful the players are, they will eventually grow old. Do we expect them to be strong for a lifetime?" Another player sitting opposite put down the barbecue in his hand and took a big sip of water: "
I thought that if I was as strong as the Sky-Breaking Blade, I would end up retiring in the end..."
"That person's retirement is still in doubt." The previous player immediately retorted: "And aren't there rumors recently that he will return to the world?"
"Ha, that rumor is even more unreliable than the one about blooming flowers."
The player continued his feast, and at the same time faced the eyes of others looking at him and said: "I went to investigate those rumors on the Internet. What do you think I found?"
"What?"
"Vest, oh, vest." The man raised his finger triumphantly, and it seemed that this was not the first time he had attracted attention in front of everyone: "My friend who manages the forum told me that those who spread the news are behind the scenes.
It seems that they are all thugs of the Wings of Freedom, and those messages must have been released deliberately to disrupt the view..."
Several people, including the captain and the captain’s wife, looked at me and I looked at you. They seemed to be a little unable to accept this result. In the end, the player who argued with him before asked: "But... they
What’s the point of doing this? Are you going to use these false information to deceive us, the people, and then have fun?”
"Of course there is a purpose." The man threw the bones in his hands aside, and then wiped his mouth: "According to my inference, they still want to deceive people, but they are not deceiving us, but those big banks.
People who know how.”
He pointed to the northwest: "For example, those people in Jianghu..."
"yes!"
Several people were stunned for a while, and then the captain slapped the table and shouted: "Jianghu's Duan Fenglei, and Grayson, those people who have suffered so much and have deep hatred will definitely not be happy to see this kind of thing happen.
, so they will definitely be suspicious and even distracted... Tsk, tsk, tsk, Wings of Freedom is really good for playing off the court!"
"There are also those guys from Arashiyama." The swordsman player across the table continued: "In short, once this kind of news is released, those who have been suppressed miserably in the past will feel guilty, no matter how hard it is to prove it.
This news is false news, and their mental state will be affected to a greater or lesser extent. Just look at the battle between the Empire and the Principality. In the battle at Fars Fortress, if an NPC hadn’t jumped out of nowhere and pointed out
You may be beaten badly..."
"Oh? What happened at Fars Fortress?"
Several people looked towards the side of the table at the same time - the person who asked that question before was not any player in their team, but a man who suddenly appeared among them at an unknown time. The player took the question as if no one else was watching.
He picked up the rich food on the table and stuffed it into his mouth as if he were an acquaintance, and then continued to ask in a vague voice: "What's wrong?"
"What's wrong? Is this what we want to ask?" The captain looked at a man with the same ID, who should be a player, and pressed down the idea of what plot was involved: "Who are you? We know you.
You, you come over to eat our food... Hey, put down that ham!"
"Don't go out. We are all friends when we go out. We are all adventurers. We should take care of each other." So the man pushed his hands with an apologetic smile on his face: "The key is mine.
The money has been spent and I really can’t afford food..."
"What? So you're still a beggar?" The player who was interrupted before looked like he was about to jump up: "Are you going to blame us again? Who do you think you are? We brothers are easy to bully.
Isn’t it?”
"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I also like to make friends..."
"Don't do this, grandpa, I've seen these tricks too many times! Go quickly, go quickly, don't disturb our chat... Uh, no, let's eat!"
"Let's do this." Seeing that this method didn't work, the man resorted to a new trick: "How about you treat me to a meal and I'll tell you some big news?"
He said with a mysterious expression, while looking at the player who had been breaking the news before: "This is definitely exclusive news, right?"
"What? You just want us to treat you after just a few messages? You are thinking too beautifully..." The captain was about to continue to protest, but was immediately stopped by the teammate on the opposite side: "
Brother, don't worry, just listen to him, even if what he says is fake, we will just drive him away."
That is to say, even if what he says is true, we can still say it is false and drive him away. Is this what it means...
The captain, who sat back in his original position, looked at the teammate opposite him. The latter had already crossed his arms and looked at the man opposite him as if he was "accepting the challenge": "First, let us evaluate your so-called intelligence.
If it's really valuable, not only will we treat you to this meal, but we may also give you some travel expenses..."
"Okay, okay." The man responded with a smile, then held his chin and thought for a while: "You seemed to have thought just now that the news that the Sky-Breaking Blade has returned to the world is false, right?"
"Um?"
"That is true."
Several players present were stunned at the same time, and then they all laughed: "Hahahaha, stop fooling people, you really mean it, right?"
"Of course...I have evidence."
The man suppressed the laughter of the players present with a calm and mysterious expression: "I know some things, they are enough to prove... that person is here again, and...
....”
He looked around and saw everyone's unnatural expressions: "We are playing this game."
Sky-Breaking Blade is playing in the free world - if this news is true, the shock it can cause is completely imaginable. Including the female player, all the players present are not rookies, so naturally they can imagine this news.
The hidden meaning behind it. The previous player swallowed involuntarily, then pursed his lips and asked with a serious face: "Are you...serious? What evidence?"
"Evidence..." The man smiled, then picked up a piece of barbecue on the table and stuffed it into his mouth, but this time no one stopped him: "How about we exchange it?"
"Hey, don't go too far..."
"I still have the same question as before." The man with food in his mouth interrupted the other person: "Just tell me about the Fortress."
As if he breathed a sigh of relief, the swordsman player put away his arms, put one hand on the table, and muttered in a low voice: "This kind of thing is not a secret, you can check it online.
You will know everything once you check..."
"Sorry, I've been busy recently and haven't been offline much."
"Okay, okay, I understand." The player collected his thoughts and said, "Then I'll just give you a brief introduction."
"That happened not long ago... At that time, the empire had not completely occupied Zaraha City, but Yug, the commander of the Snow Wolf Army, made a bold decision at that time. They used their own speed to
Taking the advantage, he bypassed Zalaha City and raided the troops in the rear." As if he had sorted out the information in his mind, the man spoke faster and faster: "But in comparison, the principality's troops are obviously stupider.
, they were caught off guard, and later the opponent even rushed directly to the gate of Fars Fortress."
"This raid battle came to a brief end at that place, because the water mage of the Council of Seven, 'Fiery Ice' suddenly appeared and intervened in that war." Thinking of the scene of thousands of miles of ice under the fortress that day, that
The player shuddered involuntarily: "Although no one was killed by the magic blizzard, everyone was frozen into popsicles, and the battle naturally ended like this."
"Wait a minute." The man who had been listening carefully suddenly interrupted the other party: "When did that happen?"
"Uh... it should be the 11th of the Fire Moon. Who can remember the date in the game? Anyway, it happened before the real time came yesterday... Why do you have so many questions? Why can't you pay it back?
?”
"Well, did it happen two days ago? Then it's so fast."
Ignoring the player's anger, the man muttered to himself, and then, together with other players, looked in the direction of the hotel entrance - the originally lively hotel, the noisy voices suddenly quieted down, this situation in the lively atmosphere
It happens occasionally, but this time the reason seems to be different.
Two women appeared at the door, to be precise, a female swordsman and a maid.
The female swordsman wore a beautiful set of light armor, with a women's thin sword on her waist. The blue long sword behind the white hoop went straight down, extending to her lower back where everyone's eyes could not see, and the other side
The female player is even more peculiar, because her dress clearly shows her identity as a waiter to the people around her - she is wearing a blue and white waitress dress, and it is also of a Western style.
.
But the most important thing is the beautiful appearance of the two female players. The captain sitting near the door almost had his eyes popping out: "I... Damn, what a decent girl...
....Ouch yo yo!”
The soft flesh on his waist was attacked secretly as expected.
"She, who are they? What a beautiful couple..."
"Just look at the name, don't you know it just by looking at the name...Whispering words? This name..."
"Is it the whimpering one?"
"No way......"
Amidst the low-pitched discussions of the surrounding players, the long-haired woman frowned as if she was used to it, and glanced back and forth in the hall with a cold face, as if looking for a place to stay: "...
...Huh?"
Her eyes were fixed on the table on the captain's side.
Could it be that we are lucky today... While the captain was secretly rejoicing, the player on the opposite side suddenly shouted: "Where are the people? Damn it... I can't really be cheating for food and drink."
Bar?"
Next to them, the man who originally looked calm and mysterious had disappeared in front of them.
This chapter has been completed!