"The Hermit Camp has been here for an official year now."
At the same moment, on the other side of the bustling camp, a middle-aged man sitting in the center of the camp spread his hands carelessly, and his grinning expression looked extremely calm in the eyes of everyone: "Thanks to all of you for taking care of me.
, our small camp with little reputation or strength can actually survive to this day around the dangerous city of freedom, it is a miracle when you think about it."
"It goes without saying that you are so polite, Mr. Smiling Butcher." Lying down with his legs on the table in front of him, a slovenly-dressed man with an extremely cruel face casually crossed his arms and replied: "We all
We are already old acquaintances, and our family backgrounds are very clear to each other. Our brothers all know very well where you and those young people over there came from, and how they got to where they are now.
.”
"I know what you want to say, Zhuyeqing." Wiping the bridge of his nose, a young man sitting on the other side raised his eyes and chuckled: "But if they are the branch of Fufeng, they will be recruited
This guy has probably been here for a long time now. We'd better not get involved in the conflict between this uncle and Fufeng's old men."
"Shut up, you bastard, Zhou." The ruthless man known as Zhu Yeqing retorted loudly: "Don't think that just because you got into the main round of a pheasant competition by luck, you feel that you are a person.
! The Qingzhu Gang is talking to others, why are you, a low-ranking team leader, interrupting here? Are you the boss of the hermit camp, or is this person the boss?"
"The purpose of calling you here this time is to let everyone sit together and have a good discussion."
Reaching out to stop the furious man, the smiling butcher sitting in the center continued with a straight face: "Whether I am the boss of the hermit camp or not, it doesn't really matter, as long as everyone here is willing to work together.
Just reach a consensus and work together as a team in the next actions."
"Don't rush to find fault with other people. After all, no one who walks in the Free City and has a firm foothold is a kind person - I think what I said is also the consensus of the majority of players in the free world." He rushed.
Zhu Yeqing, who was waiting to continue jumping up, stretched out his hand and pressed it, and looked around at the other people present from that direction: "Our hermit camp is not a big guild like the second in the world, and our strength is probably impossible to reach the limit.
Everyone here has the discernment, but since the city lord has entrusted the mediation to us, then our small and remote camp will not give in and run this banker well."
"We recognize Uncle Smiling as the banker. After all, the fairness of the Hermit Camp has been obvious to all for a while." The player named Teacher Zhou Xue sat upright and smiled: "Such a major matter cannot be discussed in the city.
It’s not suitable. It would be safer to put it in this neutral camp on the outskirts of the city.”
"This is only temporary. The matter will be exposed sooner or later." Lu Bench, who had been sitting in the corner without saying a word, also spoke at this time, his deep voice like a rock sinking into the sea: "While we are not disturbed yet, we
Let’s get down to business quickly.”
"Everyone here must know what the city lord means."
After coughing his own throat, a player dressed as a magician sitting next to the smiling butcher also cleared his throat and spoke. The steady voice matched with the white robe that was different from that of ordinary magician players.
It sounded like a gentleman: "The existence of the Magic Empire has indeed threatened the security of the surrounding areas. As the leader of the Free City, the Lord of the City will naturally not hesitate to take action to solve this huge trouble."
"Of course, you all know the actual situation. Calling them 'big trouble' may be a bit conservative." After saying this, he pointed to the west outside the camp, with a bit of bitterness in his smile.
: "In addition, the civil strife in the Free City has not yet been calmed down, and there is still a shortage of one-third candidates for the Twelve Thrones. With the Lord of the City in self-imprisonment, the number of troops that can be dispatched is really limited."
"After talking for a long time, it's up to us players to take action." Zhuyeqing set up his feet again and returned to the opposite side of the table. He gritted his teeth and spat out: "If nothing else, I have never seen those people in the city lord's mansion.
How many times have I been a big shot? Why should I work for these guys?"
"Not familiar, really unfamiliar." Sansheng Fish Pond on the other side also let out a few harsh and hoarse laughs, as if the representative of the Devil's Paradise was waiting to see other people's jokes: "Mr. Nan Zhi Qinghan, you
I also know that we players will not do anything without profit, so you should just accept the righteous speech first."
"We haven't finished talking yet." Looking at the smiling butcher on the side, the white-robed magician with a deep voice continued to explain: "Of course we are not relying on 'righteousness' to persuade everyone to join the war. Everyone is
He’s a veteran, we still understand this, so——”
"As a temporary alliance of the Free City, both the Principality and the Empire have provided considerable rewards." After saying this, he looked at the other players present: "And... our new alliance is also attractive enough.
The reward is in it.”
"Oh? Your new alliance?" Deliberately gritting his teeth and emphasizing these words, Sansheng Fish Pond sneered and asked: "At this point, what kind of bargaining chips can you use to catch our fish?"
"Anyone who is willing to participate in this battle will become a guest of the new alliance and has the qualifications to enjoy a place in the Holy Mountain." Replacing the white-robed magician and knocking on the table, the smiling butcher replied in a deep voice: "And - once the Magic Empire
If they fall, the territory they occupy will be divided among all of us who participated in the war."
"..."
As soon as these words came out, the breathing of all the players sitting in the camp stopped for a moment. Teacher Zhou Xue, who was the first to speak out, also let out a sigh of praise, as if he was explaining to the players present who had not yet understood: "That was originally a principality.
The territory is just cut off and distributed to the players? It is not used as a temporary location, but it belongs completely to the players?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it sounds really tempting." Zhuyeqing, who also broke the silence, sneered again: "There are precedents for players to expand their territories in the virtual game world, but the consequences are ordinary.
It’s not that bad. From the stories I’ve heard, the most common way to die is to be easily destroyed by other countries... Will the Principality and the Free City recognize the sovereignty of this territory?”
"Of course, this is a reward. Both sides will station garrison troops at the border." The smiling butcher tilted his head: "It is much more reliable than the gray area like our hermit camp."
"This kind of garrison from other countries is more reliable than recruiting it yourself!" Sansheng Yutang shouted again: "If you want to put this kind of thing together in a short time, you need to invest a lot of resources.
Half past one! Good guys, do you call this a reward? You are trying to trap us in it, right?"
"Compared to those gold coins or weapons and equipment, this kind of reward has exceeded our expectations." The broad back paused in the air, and the smiling butcher replied with a straight face: "And this is only a promise from the principality.
, after all, they have the final say on the territory of Xifeng County, as for our side——"
"There are still a few empty seats in the Twelve Thrones. I believe everyone here should know." In response to the other party's eyes, the white-robed magician once again threw out a new bait: "'Captain' Tielin has not returned yet.
Still wandering around in the endless sea, old Joel and Tristan's positions, no one has become their true successors so far. As for Mr. Rondall... The reward hanging in front of the gate of the city lord's palace has arrived.
No one has taken it down now."
"Isn't this nonsense? We can't even find anyone." Zhuyeqing replied angrily: "Since the 'Morna Night' passed, Denton Rondall seemed to have evaporated from this world.
, never appeared again! We even doubted whether he had died long ago!"
"No, he is still alive." The smiling butcher showed a faint smile: "And we have clues about him."
"..."
The eyes of all the players once again focused on the middle-aged shield bearer. After a while, they asked tentatively: "Aren't you also in the Magic Empire?"
"Besides the Magic Empire, where else can there be a force that can provide shelter for such a heinous person and has been unable to be caught by the people of the Shadow Society for a long time?" Nan Zhi Qinghan on the side smiled and stretched his arms:
"This result is natural, right?"
"Second Under Heaven also relied on this information to persuade the city lord to nod and agree to our actions. After all, the 'remaining debt' in Laina's hand is not much." The smiling butcher restrained his smile:
"This battle can also be regarded as a liquidation of the Free City. The Lord of the City will not feel at ease unless that Rondoer is dealt with."
"Very good, if that's the case, then I'll do it." Before anyone else could react, Zhu Yeqing shouted and jumped up again: "After the matter is completed, can the throne of Gemini also belong to us?"
"Whoever can grab the gem of Gemini will be the candidate for the throne, just like the whisperer." The smiling butcher replied without hesitation: "I don't want this to become a reason to restrain each other on the battlefield. Everyone
Collaboration, as long as things are accomplished, there will be an opportunity to reward based on merit - who?"
The air in the camp felt suffocating at this moment. The middle-aged shieldman who was mid-sentence suddenly shouted and raised his head. The raised shield and the bulging air rippled with harsh and sharp sounds.
Xiao Fei climbed up to the top of the tent and swatted away a black shadow there: "It's an assassin!"
"No, no, it's a spy! He's eavesdropping!"
"It's broken, he's running away! Stop him!"
"Forget it, it looks like he is also a player, and the news has been heard by the player. It is useless even if he stops it... But!"
The buzzing discussions settled down as the tent was torn apart and the scattered curtains settled. Finally, the smiling butcher shouted loudly and flew around again: "Come and leave whenever you want, thinking we are a hermit camp."
Are you a philanthropist?"
Among the people who were also scattering to avoid the flying black shadow, several camp guards had already responded to the middle-aged shield hand's shouts and rushed towards the meteor trajectory. The intertwined sword energy and magic attacks followed this path.
The direction in which the meteor trajectory flew away kept circling and colliding, and layers of dark sparks were scraped off the surface of the black body energy shield covering the black shadow: "——What?"
"This guy!"
A player guarding the entrance of the camp raised his long sword, but the sword energy he swung was bounced higher into the sky by the surface of the black shield: "It's hard to deal with!"
The guard player who bravely used his body as a blocker finally came face-to-face with the black shadow, and was then knocked away by the high-speed flying meteor. The person wrapped in it didn't seem to want to continue.
There was too much entanglement, and the egg-shaped flying objects wrapped in a ball gradually disappeared from the end of the invisible field of vision: "——Hahahahaha! Goodbye! You idiots——"
clang!
A louder impact than the previous collision of human bodies appeared at the far end of the dragging laughter. At the same time, there was a huge white sword shadow shrouded in front, carrying this huge white sword.
A certain white-haired female swordsman then stretched out her striking posture with all her strength, and struck the black eggshell straight back in the direction it came from. The rumbling air vibrations were also centered along the hitting point.
It spread out into a neat circular ripple in all directions, forming a muffled sound on the horizon like thunder before a heavy rain. Snow Spirit Magic Ice, who watched the eggshell fall back into the camp, then stopped looking at it.
, turned around silently and stepped forward: "Let's go."
"Uh, who was that person just now?" He released his hands covering his ears, and the smiling cat on the side asked in shock: "He, he -"
"I don't know who it is, but don't worry about him anyway." He tilted his head and glanced at the camp that suddenly became lively not far behind him for the last time. Xue Ling Huan Bing replied calmly: "I don't want to focus on our mission.
Too much time is wasted here...is this the direction?"
"Yes, that plain is full of starlight flowers." Hesitantly put away the same gaze, and the female animal skin warrior carrying luggage also hurriedly followed the footsteps of Xue Ling Huan Bing: "I want to extract the essence.
, we must at least collect the basic materials first, but——"
"Looking at the map you provided me, your purpose should be more than just materials."
Taking out the adventurer's manual in his hand, the smiling cat kept comparing his map with the route that Xueling Huanbing had given him before: "This direction..."
"Are you going to sneak into the territory of the Magic Empire secretly?"
This chapter has been completed!