"You want to find the Speaker?"
The round hall looks wider than it looks from the outside. The beautifully carved stone pillars and beams slowly extend from the surroundings of the round hall until they reach a height that cannot be seen when looking up.
The ends of this building were intertwined with criss-crossing lines, spreading along the floor beneath their feet. The complex patterns appeared and disappeared, showing an ancient atmosphere everywhere, and they didn't know what kind of function they had. The distance
Not far away from them, on both sides of the underground passage they had just walked through, rows of clearly spaced glass windows were placed in an orderly manner around the entire hall, and the irregular colors on them highlighted the mystery and extraordinaryness of this place.
In stark contrast to these decorations, are the simple and featureless seats in the center of the hall.
"What are you doing with the Speaker?"
Perhaps it was because of the overly broad design, or perhaps because there was no one around at this time. There was no response to the fat man’s question, but it was clearly audible in Duan Qing’s ears. He looked aside and saw nothing.
Nan Tieshan said, and then took a step forward: "...Yes, I want to see the Speaker."
"It's a pity that you can't see him now."
The fat man stared at the two people in front of him with his triangular eyes for a while, then curled his lips and picked up another document in front of him: "I would like to apologize to you for running away, and then... you should go back quickly.
.”
"Is it so difficult to see the Speaker of our principality?"
Looking at the guy who was busy again, Duan Qing couldn't help but take another step forward: "Please, I do have something important..."
"The Speaker of the Principality is not as noble as the Emperor of the Empire."
In a square-like scene, the fat man sitting alone at a table interrupted Duan Qing without raising his head: "Anyone can see him. The problem is..."
"who are you?"
Why do people here like to ask for names so much...
Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and looked back at Nan Tieshan who shrugged his shoulders, then stood up straight and cleared his throat again: "Ahem... Well, my name is Mo Shang Qingshan."
The fat man raised his head and looked at him sideways: "Oh, so it's you."
"...What, do you know me?"
"It seems that you were just led here by that big guy and you don't even know the basic situation."
The fat man grinned, as if he suddenly understood something, and put down the document in his hand: "I know everything."
"Moshang Qingshan, male, from Greenstone Village, is an adventurer by profession, and now belongs to an adventure group called The Fool. He is good at melee combat. He originally specialized in one-handed swords, but recently there seems to be a trend of specializing in two-handed weapons...
"
"You...investigated me?"
Looking back at the big man in black armor with a smile on his face again, Duan Qing asked hesitantly, but the other party ignored him at all and continued to mind his own business.
"...The person involved in the Emerald Forest and Emerald Tower incident was one of the rebels in Fenghua Town. Therefore, he received... the simultaneous attention of the Adventurers Association, the Mage Council and the Destiny Weaver."
Duan Qing's face darkened, while Nan Tieshan, who was standing behind him, put away his smile and opened his mouth in surprise.
"Later, another investigation proved that this person was related to the mutation that occurred in Falling Star Mountain not long ago. It was suspected that this person had discovered the secrets of ancient civilization hidden in the mountain. However, inquiries from the Council of Mages were fruitless... Later, he appeared in Tani
Ya, for some unknown reason, invaded Tusker's mansion, disappeared a few days later, and then... went to the fortress."
As if he remembered something again, the fat man who came here began to pick through Manshan's documents: "Ah... By the way, the magic bomb discovered a few days ago seems to be your fault."
In the quiet atmosphere, apart from the breathing of a few people, only the sound of turning pages echoed here. Gritting his teeth, Duan Qing loosened his clenched hands and exhaled as if he had figured something out: "
Although this feels very bad, I won’t dwell on such unreasonable issues.”
"It seems that you are also a big shot." He raised his voice and said, "This... Secretary."
"I'm not a secretary." The fat man shook his head, and then put down the report he had just found from the fortress: "I am Yang, Lux Yang."
"The current director of the Principality's Intelligence Service."
The noise seemed to stop outside for a moment, and then started again amidst the shaking of the door. As the gap in the door was exposed, a slight breeze seeped in from there, swaying across the entire hall, as if it was blowing away the entire hall.
The sunshine also dimmed a little. Ruoyouruowu shouts began to sound outside the door, mixed with disorderly footsteps, chaotically moving away in all directions. Duan Qing, who had collected himself for a while, also took back his words.
He glanced towards the door, and found that the fat man seemed to be looking there too: "The show is over? The day passed so quickly..."
"Uh, Mr. Lux..."
"You want to call me Mr. Yang." The fat man turned around and said, "Remember."
"...Okay, Mr. Yang." Duan Qing organized his words: "Since you know me so well, you should also know my purpose..."
"No, I don't know." The fat man chuckled: "Just like I don't know... what kind of commotion happened outside today."
"..."
Duan Qing scratched his head in embarrassment, and then thought about it for a while: "Okay, I got into these troubles by accident, not on purpose..."
"Not on purpose? Even the anti-magic alarm was raised!"
The fat man suddenly slammed the table, and his voice rose an octave: "You guys, don't you know how nervous we are now? You like to use magic when you have nothing to do. I almost sent out the entire rearguard!"
"Adventurers like you who like to get into trouble should be treated as spies sent by the empire and killed together!"
"Uh, don't get excited..."
"I'm not excited... I'm going to have a nervous breakdown!"
The fat man threw the pen in his hand on the table: "If the old man is not here, those old immortals think they are kings and cause problems to labor and management every day. Do they think their tricks can be hidden from my eyes? They are suspicious of the imperial people.
Didn't they fight fast enough? Or did they think there weren't enough refugees coming in? They couldn't even clean up their own territory, so they just wanted to cause trouble for others! They just want to harm others without benefiting themselves, right? If they fall, they have to drag themselves up.
Isn’t that right? Those damn Imperial people have come in a long time ago! They might be hiding in the gutter, covering their mouths and watching our jokes! You adventurers, it’s okay if you don’t help, and you still mix in it every day
, what’s the point of joining in the fun, huh? Why don’t you use half of your energy to go outside? The Endless Bridge, Metatron, there are any unsolved mysteries there, they’ve been explored long ago!”
"They're all...a bunch of idiots!"
With the fat man's final words, the previous deafening ejaculation finally came to an end. Duan Qing, who was covering his ears, slowly put down his hands, and his face turned into a look of dumbfounding: "
Then, that... Mr. Yang, don't be angry, things are impermanent, things are impermanent..."
"If labor and management had the ability, they would have peeled off their skins long ago."
The fat man sighed leisurely: "As a result, I don't have to sit here every day to analyze the intelligence and then report it to Pamir... By the way, the things he knows about you were also reported to him by me, only maybe less.
There is no more possibility.”
"...Should I thank you?"
"No, I don't know anyway. I still don't know." The fat man wiped his sweat with the towel again: "The mages in the Mages Council are tight-lipped and refuse almost anything. The Adventurers Association
The president is busy all day long, and I don’t know what he is doing. There are also those magic sticks. I can’t even find any of them, let alone ask them what they know... Ah, Fenghua Town is now
There is one, but no one can afford to offend him."
"In the end, we were the only ones left, and as a result... we were all fighting!"
Seeing that the fat man was showing signs of getting angry again, Duan Qing hurriedly took a step back: "Uh, um... if you really can't see it..."
"Oh, please forgive me."
The fat man raised his head as if he had woken up: "I've been under a lot of pressure recently, so I've lost some control...Moshang Qingshan, right?"
He raised a hand and twirled his fat fingers in the air: "You are still very good. The special commissioner who came back confirmed Rama's crime, and the statement of the Mages Council... Well, Fars Fortress
You did a good job, at least you didn’t let the imperial people blow it up. That’s..."
"It's a pity that guy Slanke, I once fought with him, and he was so stinky at that time..."
As if he was caught in some kind of memory, Lux Yang's body shrank down again, and his round face was hidden in the shadow formed by the mountain of documents, as if he didn't want to be seen by others. But after a moment
, he woke up from that state again: "You want to see the Speaker, right?"
"Uh...right."
"To tell you the truth." The fat man shook his head and said, "The Speaker is not in Tania right now."
"What?"
Duan Qing and Nan Tieshan screamed at the same time, and then hurriedly covered their mouths.
"The loss in Fars this time was too serious and too weird, so Pamir decided to go and have a look for himself." The fat man stared at the two people in front of him and lowered his voice: "This is confidential... You guys
Do you understand?"
Duan Qing said nothing, but kept shaking his head to express his understanding.
"Very few people know. The public claim is that the Speaker is busy with official duties, so he stays here all night without seeing anyone... Humph." The fat man who came here sneered twice: "Those old guys will definitely not believe it.
But so what, they really dare to come in and bite me..."
"Then... when will the Speaker come back?"
"I don't know, but the estimated time is three days." The fat man glanced at Duan Qing: "You don't need to worry about his safety. Anyway, even if you go, you probably won't be able to recognize who he is...
However, there is one thing I can tell you."
"The results of this investigation will determine the fate of many people."
The fat man's face straightened: "What should be concealed, what should be clarified, what should be rewarded, what should be punished... will all be decided by the speaker himself."
"Don't we need parliament to discuss it?" Nan Tieshan asked involuntarily.
"You don't know much about Pamir, that's why you have such doubts." The fat man leaned back as if he was relaxed, but the result was that the chair made an overwhelming squeaking sound: "Old Horsman is not here here.
Over a period of time, our Speaker has shown amazing dominance, and if nothing else happens, he may be the best Speaker since the founding of the Principality."
"I believe he can still do this."
"I also believe in the speaker's ability."
Duan Qing suddenly said: "But the question is... can the principality survive until he comes back?"
"What...what do you want to express?" The fat man narrowed his eyes.
"I found a diary in a secret room at Stanford's house." Duan Qing whispered: "The contents... may be related to the Speaker."
"...Is this the reason why you are in such a hurry to find the Speaker?" Fatty stared at Duan Qing and said, "Perfect, but it's a pity that he's not here."
He shrugged, and then said somewhat meaninglessly: "Of course, if you don't mind..."
"It's okay to tell me."
"..."
Duan Qing was silent, and he suddenly realized that he was facing a choice.
"Brother Qingshan..."
"I'm fine."
Smiling at Nan Tieshan, Duan Qing raised his head and looked up at the high sky. He moved the fingers of his hands many times before slowly opening his mouth and telling the general content of the log. But what he didn't expect was that
Yes, after hearing this, the fat man's first reaction was to laugh out loud.
"Hahahaha! I thought it was something..." As the fat body shook, the whole table trembled: "It turns out to be these things."
"You, you already know?"
"Didn't I talk to you before?" The gleam in his eyes disappeared, and the fat man gradually restrained his smile: "I... know everything."
"Don't worry, everything is under our control. Those imperial guys... don't even think of succeeding in any conspiracy!"
While Duan Qing and Duan Qing were at a loss, the fat man who struggled to stand up from his seat blocked his mountain-like body in front of Duan Qing, and then patted him on the shoulder: "You adventurers, just...
Stop worrying so much, just do your job honestly, complete more commissions, and help the common people of the principality, okay?"
"Ah? Oh..."
"Also, if you have time, how about taking care of Sister Anweina more?"
"Uh... no problem."
"I'm very optimistic about your Fool's Adventure Group. Remember to say hello to Ferriston for me."
"Okay, okay..."
Saying that these words had nothing to do with each other, the two people were inexplicably sent out by the fat man on the same road. He personally sent the two people across the road they came from, watched the two people walk out of the door, and then slowly turned back.
, returned to his seat, but his round face changed into a gloomy one.
"Stanford, Stanford... hum."
He lowered his head and muttered to himself for a while, then clapped his hands. A man dressed similarly to the bodyguard standing at the door suddenly appeared behind him.
"Who's monitoring that area of Neil Street?"
"Still from Team 6."
"Go, let them check the Stanford house, especially the surrounding area." The fat man said with his eyes closed: "They may be there."
"..."
"If we don't have enough manpower, we'll transfer people from teams three and four." The fat man waved his hand and said, "But... I still say the same thing."
"If you can't find anyone, don't come back."
The man in black who appeared before turned his head, and then disappeared again, leaving only the hall that became quiet again in the dusk, and the face of the fat man gradually disappearing into the darkness. (To be continued.)
This chapter has been completed!