"This is the guild income for this week, General Manager."
"let it go."
In a high-rise building in the center of Hualan City, a well-dressed woman in uniform wearing glasses put the documents in her hands on the desk in front of her, then bowed to the eldest woman behind the desk, turned and left
In this place, the woman who was called the general manager did not raise her head to pay attention to the other party's coming and going. Instead, she put down another document displayed on a transparent screen in her hand after a long time, and at the same time she frowned.
Footsteps sounded again behind the door of this large office. A man's voice immediately suppressed the shout of a secretary outside the door and opened the door: "How do you feel today... uh."
Facing the two cold eyes behind the desk, the familiar man slowly withdrew his smile, and the same half-hearted care and greetings: "
General manager."
"..."
The woman did not answer, but looked at him steadily, as if she did not intend to continue the boring process of "courtesy", but wanted the other party to directly express her intention. However, this rhythm was obviously not in line with the man's wishes.
He took a deep breath, then patted his suit, and started the interview carefully: "Well, originally I wanted to report on my work, but before that..."
"Should we talk about some non-work things first?" He showed a rather handsome smile: "For example... you didn't show up last night..."
"My itinerary..." The woman lowered her head and said calmly: "Do I need you to give me some advice?"
"Oh, I didn't mean that." The man immediately waved his hand: "Even the president doesn't dare to make irresponsible remarks to you, how can we, the subordinates, dare to do anything? I just... care about you very much.
I always feel that you have something on your mind recently, and you always look absent-minded..."
"..."
"If there is any difficulty, you must come out." Seeing the other party's silent expression and stopped movements again, the man took two steps forward, and his voice became softer invisibly: "We are a family after all.
We should also care about each other..."
"Shut up."
A cold voice came out from the thin lips covered by the long mask, and the tone that seemed to be irritated also interrupted the other party's next words and actions: "If nothing happens, you can leave first, I have other things
Things..."
"...Okay." The fist in his hand tightened several times in succession, and the man finally put down his hand, and then put on his usual smile again: "Then let me report...last night's work."
"Fars Fortress...is already our territory." He took out a report from behind and slowly placed it on the desk in front of the woman, above the previous document: "Snow Wolf Army is temporarily
After stopping the attack, Bernard also wanted to deal with the problem of the chariot first. We alone can't cause much trouble. As for the things in Tania City..."
"These things are matters that Free Flying should take care of." The woman interrupted the other party again: "You don't need to report it to me."
"...But in last night's battle, I didn't see you until the end." The man paused: "These achievements... should have been enjoyed by you and me."
"...Really?" The woman's eyebrows raised slightly, and then gradually lowered: "In that case..."
"Then take my share and continue the war." She whispered: "Maybe you really...maybe able to rule the free world."
"...We will definitely succeed."
I don't know whether he thought of something or was stimulated by the woman in front of him. The man once again showed a determined expression: "When the time comes... I will send a big crown to you."
After a slight salute, the man ignored the woman's reaction, turned and left the office, and left the place with sonorous steps. The woman who heard this sentence was also surprised for a moment, and then became a little funny.
He shook his head: "...ha."
"If you can come back with a championship..." She shook her head and glanced at a list next to her: "Maybe I will be happier."
Putting down the report filled with detailed introductions and contents, she picked up the document she originally held in her hand, and then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she picked up the report sent by the female employee who had been pressed underneath.
Picked it up. With a slight sigh, the woman combed her hair on the back of her head, and then stretched her waist slightly, as if she wanted to relax her tired mood, but the next moment, the stretched brow
But he wrinkled up again, and then gradually narrowed his eyes as he flipped through the report: "This is..."
She flipped back and forth for a long time, and finally fixed her eyes on one of the pages: "It seems...is there something wrong?"
"Yang, Yang!"
"exist!"
As footsteps sounded outside the door, a delicate girl figure hugged the crystal file screen and ran quickly into the office: "What's the matter, Sister Bing?"
"Go and call Liao Zhishan." Unlike the cheerful smile on the girl's face, the woman's face was as cold as an iceberg.
"I have something to ask him."
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Since the flow of time in the free world is faster than that in the real world, when Duan Qing walked out of the Adventurers Association, it was already the beginning of another day, and as this time passed, the excitement in Tania City seemed to
It has also become more prosperous. But this time, the atmosphere in the city is not brought about by the players who always like to cause trouble, but by the ordinary aborigines who have become worried because of internal and external troubles. They are anxious for Fals
According to the news coming from the fortress, they who had been relatively comfortable at first finally realized that the disaster was coming. From the aristocratic area to the civilian area, anxiety and fear began to become rampant, and the streets and alleys began to be filled with loud voices criticizing the empire.
They were insulted, and worried about the future of the principality. However, no matter what views these residents held, there were some trends that they could not control. For example, there were fewer and fewer vendors in the streets, replaced by more and more vendors.
The guards, as well as more and more people fleeing with their families and families outside the city, seem to have become a reflection of the future destiny of the city, not to mention those who know more than they know because they are only passed on at a certain level.
The event was attended by nobles and parliamentarians.
If Pamir had really died that night, these people probably wouldn't have hesitated until now.
"Due to...well, the war, our business has become much more difficult."
In the VIP area on the third floor of Cabin Castle, the middle-aged man who was still holding on to the railing whispered to Duan Qing: "Whether it is the supply of goods or the orders placed, the quantity has been reduced a lot in the past two days, and some have even come to return goods.
Customers have already expressed their intention to withdraw from the principality and no longer continue trading... Fortunately, there are still adventurers like you. Although the number has become smaller, you are still steadfastly consuming here. You..."
"It may become Cabinburg's main source of customers in the future."
"I don't know about other people, but big guilds like Jianghu and Sword of Justice...the big adventure group will never leave easily." Looking at the quiet surroundings alone, Duan Qing spread his hands and replied.
: "Of course... neither will we."
When passing through this area before, Duan Qing also thought about whether he should do something he wanted to do first, and then rush over to catch up with Mengzhu's appointment, but he remembered the angry look on the girl's face and the possibility of being beaten again.
Due to the withheld salary, Duan Qing made his choice without spending much effort. However, after having slept for a while, he still made a mistake in his sense of time. Even after arriving at Cabin Castle, he
He realized the result of procrastinating too much time and the fact that Mengzhu had left.
"Your captain had something urgent, so he left early... What's wrong with you? Are you okay?"
"No, I'm fine..." Duan Qing shuddered involuntarily when he thought that he had been secretly recorded by a girl again, and then shook his head with a forced smile: "Do you... have any other requests?
?”
"Oh, where were we just now... By the way, if we can supply it for a long time, we can increase the price by another 5%. Of course, the quality is still calculated separately. If there is higher quality, we can take it out separately...
"
I don’t know whether it was the fat middle-aged man who suddenly understood, or whether the recent situation in the city strengthened his determination. This nominal negotiation was actually an irresistible concession - Cabinburg planned to officially
To carry out business cooperation with adventurers, it offered huge benefits in both buying and selling. While promising a lot of profits to Duan Qing, it also offered long-term cooperation benefits to groups like them.
Order. With such a huge double temptation of money and equipment, Duan Qing would have signed such a big order immediately, but regardless of his status in the adventure group or his innate sense of such things, in the end
All of them stopped his impulse and temporarily suppressed his originally fiery heart.
What's more, they still have a certain Mr. Black Camel underground to choose from.
On behalf of Mengzhu, Duan Qing made a basic willingness to cooperate. He ended the harmonious conversation, then carried his long knife and left this still lively place. He turned left and right, and it didn't take long for him to arrive.
In front of the "Dignity of the Common People" tavern, a figure that he was somewhat familiar with but had never seen before seemed to have known of his arrival for a long time. He had waited at the entrance of the tavern early, and then took Duan Qing through the still
Inside the cold tavern, we came to a room behind the bar. Wiesel, who was wearing a straight black dress, seemed to have been waiting here for a long time, but the conversation between them started with this.
"What did that guy Connelly...ask you?"
"He asked me if I knew anything about the Speaker...but I didn't know anything."
"snort……"
The battle at Valletta Hospital has not been long gone, and not many details have been unearthed. Compared with the tragic battle at the fortress, the "" battle here does not seem to have caused too much concern.
However, I don’t know where the Shadow Club learned the relevant details. They immediately matched the black shadow that night with Duan Qing in front of them. When Duan Qing asked about the relevant reasons, they sat opposite
Wiesel just pointed at Duan Qing's back lightly and said something.
"Someone saw your big knife... Of course, they don't know what this strange knife represents." He smiled and said: "But... we know."
"Don't treat me like yours." Duan Qing tilted his head: "Although I have some... friendship with you."
"Then I guess... you are here to consume these friendships, right?" Looking at Kima who had been motionless since leading Duan Qing in, Wiesel nodded slightly: "Okay, what do you want to know?
?”
"...Can't I entrust you with something?"
"We are the Shadow Society, not mercenaries and adventurers." Visser leaned back: "Of course, we do some business, but... you probably don't like to see them."
"What do you think of the news about your colleagues?" Duan Qing spread out a hand and pointed in a certain direction of the city: "Do you know where the people that night...are from?"
"Fourteen thousand gold coins."
"...Hey, we are friends."
"This is one of the few rules of our Shadow Society. How can we break it casually?" Visser crossed his hands and placed them on his chest: "Believe me, this piece of information is definitely worth the price."
"...I don't care how much this information is worth, but I can't pay a penny." Duan Qing also leaned back: "So...can we solve it in some other ways? For example
…”
"No, no, no, we haven't had such business recently." Wiesel waved his hands and said, "You won't get envelopes like this again."
"Get up...the things I found when I worked for you last time are also part of this, right?" Duan Qing twirled his fingers twice, and then took out another bargaining chip: "Don't tell me that
The records in the mansion and the secret room have nothing to do with what happened in the past few days. Qian and I... we two adventurers still spent a lot of effort to escape the pursuit in the city..."
"Then you informed Lux of the news, didn't you?"
When Duan Qing's words were paused, Wiesel, who was still dressed in black, laughed softly, then clapped his hands: "Okay, okay, for the sake of your share, I will tell you the news
Let me tell you."
"Of course... it's part of you." Looking at Duan Qing's happy face across from him, he added lazily: "Just think of it as... a reward for your last assistance."
"...You should be a businessman." Duan Qing stared at the other person for a long time, and finally commented expressionlessly: "Connelly will never be able to do what you do."
"Just think that you are complimenting me, but..." Visser smiled slightly: "Does a businessman of this level still need to compare it?"
Duan Qing did not respond. Instead, he picked up the wine glass in front of him and quietly took a sip of the bluish wine. Then he listened to Wiesel's voice, which he had been pondering for a while.
"It wasn't them."
"……What?"
"You heard me right." Wiesel repeated.
"It wasn't those nobles who did it."
This chapter has been completed!