"I admit that I didn't expect that the other party would suddenly come out like this. They would never do this normally."
Sitting on the other side of the bonfire with a click, the man named Asahi Dongsheng spread his legs casually. The stains of running and fighting were also accompanied by his lazy movements that seemed unconcerned.
Gradually reflected in the flickering light of the fire: "Those in our line of work usually do not have direct contact with the client. They either find an intermediary or find a secret method of transmitting messages."
"They came to me directly this time, and they probably had the intention of demonstrating." He raised his head and drank the liquid in the wine bottle that he took out from somewhere. The sword warrior's face was half red under the firelight.
A smile appeared on his face: "Huh, if I don't listen to them, my end will be miserable."
"Is it really okay to say this now?" His expression relaxed, and Duan Qing placed the barbecue skewer in his hand on the flame: "Is there no problem?"
"No problem, just think that I'm just talking." He shook the wine bottle in his hand feebly, and Asahi Dongsheng's head didn't even move an inch: "Anyway, under normal circumstances, wouldn't our adventure team have to
Let’s have a meal together and exchange information on hand.”
"What on earth are you talking about?" The expression on his face changed several times according to the content of the conversation. Xueling Huanbing, who was sitting next to him, finally couldn't help but threw the food in his hand aside: "Could it be that you——"
"Don't get excited. Getting excited will only expose more identity information." As Asahi Dongsheng remained motionless, Duan Qing was the first to suppress the emotions of the woman next to him: "Everyone is very tired today. If you hadn't been greedy for me,
With the cooking level I have, I don’t even want to cook for you myself, don’t you think so?”
"Yes, I'm tired too." Chewing the meat that had been put into his mouth, Chao Ri Dongsheng nodded with satisfaction: "Because I narrowly escaped death and came back here, my energy has been exhausted, so
I'm not sitting here as lively as usual, and everyone who sees it should understand this."
"Yes, everything looks normal." His tone followed his expression as he lingered beside the crackling bonfire. Duan Qing continued to ask what he wanted to ask with an indifferent expression: "So, what are they going to do next?
"
"Of course it's just a frame-up."
He raised his head to drink wine again and put down again. Asahi Dongsheng replied calmly in a lazy and tired voice: "They gave me a package and asked me to stuff it into your tent at the right time."
"...What's inside?"
"I don't know, and I haven't opened it to look."
Glancing sideways at Duan Qing's face, Asahi Dongsheng replied with a matter-of-fact expression: "The client is generally not allowed to see this kind of thing, but you can guess that it is either black material used to tarnish your reputation, or
It’s a dangerous item used to blow up big fireworks at critical moments.”
"I prefer the former, because when the other party handed it to me, he didn't specifically say that this thing needs to be handled with care." Blocking half of his face with the wine bottle in his hand, the long knife player's eyes gradually burst out.
Fen Jingguang: "I have been immersed in this industry for several years. Just based on the information and attitude revealed when the other party explained these things, I can already make a rough guess."
"Dirty stuff."
Amidst the continuous gasps of air from Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side, Duan Qing stared intently at the rotating barbecue in his hands: "Well, it seems that they are also worried that I will stand up at this time."
"It's not necessarily about that aspect." Asahi Dongsheng shook his head: "After all, in the eyes of outsiders, the new alliance on the surface is a greater threat to them. After all, the entire alliance is almost for the same people.
Prepared for one purpose and destroying the stability within the alliance is destroying the foundation on which you rely for survival."
"I have heard some external news, saying that one of the guilds in the New Alliance was having a very violent disturbance some time ago." Having said this, Duan Qing looked towards the dark depths of the camp on the other side of the bonfire.
At a glance: "It seems to be called the Sword of Justice, right?"
"It's a pity that guy Goldman is not here, otherwise I would definitely give him a good color." As if he was talking about something pleasant, Asahi Dongsheng's face became a little more excited: "That guy
He doesn’t say it on the surface, but in his heart he has always cared about the life and death of his old club. If the Sword of Justice is really lost in the tide of time, he will definitely be sad.”
"I really don't understand the relationship between you two."
Shaking his head and not intending to delve into the matter, Duan Qing curled his lips and looked away: "In other words, are they planning to make a fuss about this matter?"
"I can't guarantee it, but it's very likely." Asahi Dongsheng once again grabbed a skewer of barbecue in front of him: "The turmoil outside has not subsided, and public opinion has begun to tend to 'the new league is just a lot of old clubs.
They just set up a new stove and don't care about the life and death of civilian players at all.' The two alliances are just trying to steal the black. Is there anyone in the middle who is secretly making trouble? Is anyone following the trend and setting the pace? - I
Speaking of which, there must be some."
"Of course, the other party can't miss such a good opportunity." He shook his head with a smile, but Duan Qing had a somewhat disappointed look in his eyes: "It should be the same this time."
"I've made my choice, it's your turn next." As he ate the meat, Asahi Dongsheng's tone was still not affected by the content at all: "What are you going to do?"
"What do I want to do?"
Repeating the other party's words, Duan Qing seemed to be thinking about his life problems between the aroma of barbecue and the smoke of the campfire: "There are still many ways to deal with it, but before that, there is one thing I need to confirm first.
"
"Do you plan to continue in this line of work?" His gaze lingered on Asahi Dongsheng's profile for a moment: "Will you continue to hang out in the future, or do you want to officially become a member of the Qingling Adventure Group?"
"Hey, what you said is inappropriate." He pointed towards the direction of the white-haired woman sitting quietly on the other side of Duan Qing, Chao Ri Dongsheng picked up the wine bottle in his hand again: "Especially in
In front of our group leader—am I not a member of the adventure group now?"
"--I see."
Ignoring his greasy fingers, Duan Qing groped in his arms for a while, and then used a similar wine bottle that he took out from nowhere, and touched it with the wine bottle in Asahi Dongsheng's hand.
"Welcome, companion."
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"Welcome, do you need anything?"
The dawn of another day covered the sacred mountains again with the gradually brightening sky and earth. It seemed that the calm that should not belong to this floating island also formed a layer around the camp that gradually became noisy again.
The hazy white edge does not belong to the purple thunder and lightning, but compared with the past time, this time there is a little difference inside the revival camp - in the sight of a group of busy players wandering back and forth, there is something that has never been seen before.
A small tent appeared in the broken ruins in the center of the camp. The stalls spread out in front of the tent and the dazzling array of weapons and equipment placed on it were like the goods on the shelves that dazzled everything.
The attention of the onlookers: "Each of the goods certified by the famous traveling merchant Miss Laura Roland is of priceless quality. If you are willing to bid, please don't crowd around and just go to the counter in the tent to pay."
"Friend, please don't touch it at will. You can see the information about the items and equipment anyway, right? If you touch it at will, it will affect the shopping experience of other players - ahem, other adventurers."
"Our store is newly opened, and discounts are being organized. If you are interested in any equipment, but you really don't have much money to pay for it, you can wait until our promotions start before making a decision."
"Because the stall owner, Ms. Luo Lan, is also busy right now, I am the only one responsible for running this stall. Please be patient and bear with me, okay?"
Amidst the exclamations of countless players who were surrounded here, Miss Laura's goods, which had caused an uproar in this place, were placed in broad daylight at this newly opened stall, and were attracted by more and more people.
Duan Qing, who was pushed out of the door by the crowd of buyers, then shook his head, and his wry smile disappeared along with his gaze: "Okay, it seems that using this method as a gimmick to attract traffic will have the best effect.
It’s still pretty good.”
"I didn't expect that Miss Laura would actually be willing to take out all the fine products in her hands." Goldmane, who dragged the heavy wooden box behind him and walked to the gray-robed magician, sighed in a low voice.
Said: "I have already seen those things. It is absolutely no problem to arm an elite player at the level of a large guild."
"This is absolutely impossible to happen - if all these things flow into the hands of a guild, then the strength of this guild will definitely increase to a higher level." With difficulty resisting the increasing influx of players,
Duan Qing also nodded his head: "Even if it is just to avoid this situation from happening, the presidents will probably try their best to restrain each other."
"I know that this kind of overt and covert struggle is inevitable." Patting the heavy wooden box in his hand, the look of nostalgia on Gedman's face gradually faded: "But I don't
think--"
"Your Excellency Jian Beidong, who is in charge of running this stall, can actually do this."
Through the vaguely exposed gap between the crowded crowd, the shield warrior sighed and tugged at the corner of his mouth. The figure of the swordsman was still entertaining every player with various formal words and gestures.
At this time, he still kept a serious face and was busy going back and forth inside and outside the small tent: "I thought that only that perfect young lady from Ciyu Ninglan could achieve this kind of attitude and way of doing things. With Jian Beidong,
Your normally free and uninhibited temperament is completely inconsistent with yours."
"Free and uninhibited? Such a noble-sounding adjective is not suitable to be used on him." Duan Qing sneered and shook his hand and replied disdainfully: "As for why he can do this - as long as
Those who have gone through hardships and experienced pain can do nothing."
"I see. It seems that Your Excellency Jian Beidong is also a person with stories." Gedman made a salute with a look of admiration: "If you have the opportunity, please let me..."
"Hahahaha, that's not something worthy of praise." Duan Qing interrupted the other party's movements with exaggerated gestures, pointed at the shouting voice of a girl that occasionally came out of the small tent, and laughed.
: "It's just a traumatic stress reaction. Even now that he has lost his power, he still doesn't dare to disobey the cheap master's calls! Hahahahaha!"
"I seemed to have heard some interesting story just now."
In the reaction of Gedman, who was dragging the cargo box, with a dark expression on his face, Huan Meng, holding a wine bottle, emerged from nowhere and pulled on his windbreaker and walked over: "What's an interesting story? Can it be used as a gift?"
Where’s my appetizer?”
"Oh, you're still here." The smile on his face quickly disappeared, and Duan Qing tilted his head listlessly: "Why haven't you left yet?"
"Ouch, don't show your unwelcome to me so obviously, old friend." He raised the wine bottle in his hand, walked up to the man in the trench coat and looked up at the lively scene in front of him: "It looks very good.
It’s so lively, these people—eh? Isn’t that Xiao Linzi?”
"As promised in advance, this is a method we came up with ourselves and has nothing to do with you." As if he had thought of something, the gray-robed magician impatiently clarified to the other party: "You'd better not interfere.
"
"I haven't even figured out anything, so of course I'm not qualified to intervene." He smiled and spread his hands, and Huan Meng's eyes fell back on the crowd in front: "But -"
"So that's it, is it him?"
Different from the hustle and bustle in front of the stall, another table made of rubble from the ruins was quietly appearing at the other end of the small tent. Sitting behind the table was Baibu Wushuang.
Tokiya still looked like he was seriously injured with bandages all over his body, using his weak arms to support his depressed expression that was incompatible with this lively scene: "..."
"what is that?"
It seemed that someone finally discovered him in this corner. Several of the players who heard the sound and came to join in the fun pointed at the wooden sign in front of Baibu Wushuang and asked: "Hey, are you - recruiting people?"
"Yes, Lufen Chamber of Commerce is recruiting people."
Half raising his eyelids and pointing to the surface of the wooden sign with crooked writing in front of him, Baibu Wushuang seemed to have no interest or enthusiasm in the work he was responsible for at this time: "It is also the chamber of commerce I belong to. The boss is an NPC. In order to be able to work in this
The magical place continues to survive and wants to recruit more players to serve as guards - that's all."
"If nothing happens, go over there and continue shopping."
This chapter has been completed!