Just as Duan Qing expected, in the few days until he received the letter, it was as if everyone in Tania City had discussed it and it was calm again. The parliament, nobles, civilians, and even just showed up
The old man, the still silent black market, and the disappearing dark force seemed to have lost their mobility, allowing this idle world and strange balance to continue. But as time went by, people traveling in and out of the city
The number of residents and players in the city has also begun to decrease. Even passers-by and tourists entering from other places have become rare items on the street. Whenever new players who do not know the reason break into the city, they
He can't help but ask around about what happened in this city with only guards patrolling the streets, and whether it is the player or the aboriginal people, they almost only have one sentence to answer him.
"There's going to be a war."
Looking at the bare road outside the Adventurers Association, Duan Qing let out a long sigh and then continued to use his black dagger to sharpen the wooden stick in his hand: "Although it is very
I’m unhappy, but I have to admit... that old man’s speed at integrating forces is really extremely fast.”
"Probably because of the power that has been accumulated for a long time." Xuyu Liushang across the table shook his head and replied: "That guy Pamir doesn't look like an old man, but this guy... should have been in office for at least several decades.
?”
"According to the laws of the principality, the speaker who presides over the work of the parliament should generally be nominated by the elected president." Duan Qing said sideways: "So no matter how you think about it... Pamir should be from Horsman. Why?
At this juncture..."
"It's not the same thing, is it?" Xu Yu Liushang shook his head: "This is not simple. In order to eliminate the influence left by Pamir's long-term presiding over the overall situation, balance the power he has obtained, and prevent his own status from being threatened...
…Have we seen less of this kind of thing in the past?”
"...but these are extraordinary times." Duan Qing finally finished cutting the things in his hands, stood up, and handed the works in his hands to the counter of the association not far away: "That Horsman...
A lot of forces can reach an agreement, so why is it that only the Pamirs can't? The Empire is about to attack."
"Perhaps there is some gap between them that we don't know about." Xu Yu Liushang whispered: "Since he returned to power, it seems that he has not visited once..."
"...Is Pamir still in Valletta hospital?"
"It's still there, but due to excessive damage to the ward, it has been moved to another room to recuperate." Xu Yu Liushang explained: "The fat man you mentioned is still staying by his side, so it seems that he is still there for the time being.
I haven’t heard any news about his accident…”
"If this momentum continues, we shouldn't have to worry about anything happening." Duan Qing, stroking the few gold coins he received in his hand, showed a helpless smile: "Even if it's from the Empire, they can just call us and that's it.
There is no need to play tricks..."
"...You actually did it?"
"Why, don't you believe in my craftsmanship?"
Looking at the flickering eyes on the opposite side gradually widening, Duan Qing said with disdain: "I can carve patterns on gems with my bare hands with a boning knife. It's not easy to cut a stick..."
"Then you should open a shop on Yarraford Street." The blue woman hit the other party unceremoniously: "And... you are so good, why don't you repair the knife yourself?"
"Uh...ah hahaha, isn't it because I have no money?" So Duan Qing grabbed the back of his head again: "A penny can stump a hero, let alone a guy like me. If it weren't for Mengzhu
I haven't been online for the past two days, so I can't even save these gold coins..."
"How many gold coins?" Xuyu Liushang squinted his eyes: "I haven't seen you take any time off in the past few days. I'm afraid you have saved a lot of private money, right?"
"Not much, just a few hundred gold coins." Duan Qing exhaled: "The conditions are so bad now, it's hard to do business... You should know more about this than me."
"..."
The woman across the table was silent for a while, then she put down the wine glass in her hand and slowly leaned back: "Everything is not going well... That girl Mengzhu has not been online for a long time."
"Could something happen?"
"...I don't know." Duan Qing's voice also became lower: "I don't know her personally."
"I usually see you taking good care of that girl, but I didn't expect you to be a passerby." As soon as Xu Yu Liushang's words changed, her fingers with an armored voice also spun in the air a few times, and finally came to Duan Qing: "Thank you for that.
I’m so kind to you too…”
"...Don't use that tone, we are still friends." Duan Qing said expressionlessly, and then lowered his eyes: "The messages to her have never been interrupted, and the money in the free world has not been spent randomly. Other than that,
Besides...I am no longer the person I used to be, and there is no other way..."
"I know, I know." Xu Yu Liushang repeated twice in a comforting tone, then put his hands together and touched his chin: "Then...does anyone else know her contact information? She didn't have anything before.
Friends or teammates or something?”
"...I have never heard of her having any other friends." Duan Qing recalled for a while: "As for teammates... I only know that she used to be a member of the Wings of Freedom before she met me."
"Wings of Freedom? What a coincidence." Xu Yu Liushang chuckled: "Why don't you go ask the guy named Xue Ling Huan Bing to try it?"
"...It's impossible for her to know each other." Duan Qing shook his head: "The two of them just met in the Emerald Forest, and there was no intersection in the rest of the time... Before that, she should have belonged to another captain.
An ordinary member in his name, at that time..."
Time passed slowly with Duan Qing's narration, and the blue woman's complexion also changed significantly with Duan Qing's few words: "Huh... So, she is also a pitiful person?
"Have you finally understood the good intentions of our chief?" Duan Qing clapped his hands: "Congratulations, congratulations... ouch."
After retracting her legs under the table, the woman smiled calmly again: "But...it's simply impossible to make me admit it with this thing."
"Then why are you rushing to join the Fool's Adventure Group?" Duan Qing grinned and rubbed his legs: "Even here, I have to obey her orders honestly..."
"Because I am a good and capable member, unlike you... who likes to run around when there is nothing to do, and I still owe others one million gold coins..."
"...That's not the reason why you joined the adventure group, is it? Did you pay to come in and watch the show every day? You all squeezed in one by one..."
"Ah! You are here!"
An excited girl's voice suddenly came out, startling the two people who were still talking: "I'm back!"
"Look, another example of what you are talking about."
"……hateful."
"What's wrong?"
"Ah, no, it's nothing... Qianzhihe, where have you gone? I haven't seen you in the past two days..."
"hey-hey."
The girl did not answer immediately, but snickered twice proudly: "Of course...to complete the mission!"
She shouted, and then held a fiery red staff hidden behind her back in front of the two people: "Dangdang! This is the reward I just got!"
【Red Lotus Flame (Epic)】
[Weapon power: strong]
[Equipment requirements: Intelligence o, Spirit o]
[Intelligence+,Spirit+]
[Exclusive weapon, owner: Qian Zhihe.]
[Equipment special effect: Fire element affinity, which reduces the holder's cost when casting fire spells by o% and increases the casting speed by o%.]
[Equipment special effect: Flame of Fusion, which increases the damage caused by the holder's spells to targets that have been hit by its flame spells by 5%, lasting for five seconds, and can be superimposed. 】
[Attached skills: Red Lotus Wall, creates a protective shield composed of flames, absorbs all damage hit on the fluid shield, and shares it among all players staying in the shield. The duration and effect of the shield
, determined by the holder’s intelligence value and spiritual value.】
【Can be upgraded.】
[“The creation of magic does not require any profound knowledge, nor does it require any counterintuitive thinking, because the power of nature and the precipitation of time have already laid out their mysteries with miracles that would put the great magician to shame.
In front of us.”]
【——Rollo, Top of Ocalaley.】
"..."
The light in the association hall brightened for a moment with the appearance of the staff, and then returned to normal again, but the unusually red scene would not escape the sight of the surrounding people, let alone Duan Qing and Duan Qing in front of them.
The two of them looked at each other in whispers. Then they looked at each other, then stood up silently, walked forward one from the left and the other from the right, and picked up the unaware girl.
"Hey, what are you doing? Wait a minute, wait a minute, I can leave on my own, put me down..."
boom.
With a quick slam of the door, the girl, who was at a loss for what to do, waved the red staff in her hand and disappeared behind the door of a certain room, caught in the sight of several coveting eyes. She noticed this change in feeling,
Duan Qing, who breathed a sigh of relief, put down Qian Zhihe's arm and sat down on the floor of the room belonging to their adventure group: "Huh, I almost made a move..."
"Ah?" The red girl still opened her confused eyes: "What happened? Who did you attack?"
"Of course it's you!"
Duan Qing knocked the opponent on the head, and then grabbed the staff from the girl's hand with a pained expression, ran to the side and investigated carefully: "Such a good thing, if you put it in front of me, I will definitely
I'll grab it! And... you tell me this is epic quality? It has five attributes with such low requirements, and comes with three special effects, and each one is stronger than the last? What the hell is this exclusive weapon? Are you the only one?
Can it be used? Are we still playing the same game?"
"Don't worry, he just has bad luck recently, so he's excited." Whispering on the side explained with a chuckle, then crossed his arms and turned sideways: "However, this thing does have... It's beyond our expectation.
."
"I got this after working hard on my mission." The girl curled her lips in dissatisfaction, and then proudly raised her waist: "How is it? Isn't it awesome?"
"Of course it's awesome. It's so awesome that everyone wants to rob it on the spot." Staring at the front end of the staff, a diamond-shaped square surrounded by a dark red halo, Duan Qing shook his head and whispered: "Don't you?
Have you heard of the principle that wealth should not be revealed? Those people outside are about to pounce..."
"They don't have the guts." Xu Yu Liushang showed a confident smile: "Whoever dares to come up... will be chopped alive."
"...Okay, okay, you are awesome."
Looking at the girl's still confused expression, Duan Qing spread his hands and handed the smooth staff to the blue woman: "You can still upgrade... What kind of mission will give such a good reward? Give me one
Is it okay to fight?”
"Yes, it's the library from last time."
The girl recalled it for a while, then she pulled her head and explained: "Last time... it was after the last event was disbanded. I just thought about making more money, so I went back to the library and wanted to save my money.
It was commissioned..."
"That commission is not...forget it, you continue."
"The curator didn't give me any work. He just asked me to sit there and read. Later...then my tutor came. He explained the situation casually and then introduced me to my tutor."
"tutor?"
"Yes!" Qianzhihe who arrived here became obviously much more excited: "Although she doesn't talk much, she is actually a very good person! She taught me a lot of magic skills and gave me a lot
He asked me to practice on the task, and finally gave me a very difficult trial task..."
"Wait, wait, wait." Duan Qing hurriedly raised his hand to interrupt her: "You...you have become a disciple?"
"Ah, if that's the case..." The girl reacted for a while: "It seems right."
"Then, can you continue to be an adventurer? There won't be any restrictions or requirements..."
"No, no, absolutely not." The girl waved her hand hurriedly: "I asked her about this from the beginning! I haven't joined the adventure group yet, how could I give up like that..."
"Then, your master...oh no, mentor...will your mentor still care about you in the future? He won't let you do odd jobs as a follower, right?"
"What, what? Tutor, she is so good to me!" The girl said dissatisfiedly: "How can you be so unworthy? She not only taught me a lot of knowledge, but also cooked for me. For such a big bison, she
It was baked in no time, and it was even more amazing than that Rex! But...it was just that she seemed to be in a hurry later, so she left this staff in a hurry..."
"So good? Then does your tutor still accept people? Is there a shortage of handsome and unrestrained people like me who are not afraid of hardship... Oops!"
A foot covered in iron boots appeared from the air and kicked Duan Qing aside, who was sitting on the ground again: "I will definitely not want a shameless guy like you."
"Damn it...why don't I have such good luck?" Duan Qing, who was lying aside, beat his chest and stamped his feet and said, "If I had known, I would have invested all my money in intelligence..."
"I don't know how she was chosen, but..." Xu Yu Liu's eyes turned around the staff again, and finally handed it back to Qian Zhihe's hand with her movements: "She
I'm afraid their tutors only accept mages, otherwise you would have fallen into their eyes long ago after going to the library so many times... Well."
She paused in her words, because a beam of light began to appear vaguely in the corner of the room, and then reflected the figure of a certain maid: "...it looks very lively here."
"The results are out?"
"Yes." The maid bowed slightly: "Preliminary..."
"It's all over."
This chapter has been completed!