Facing Duan Qing, Teacher Zhou Xue never had the idea of finding a treasure in his mind, because from his perspective, this seriously injured man who had been surrounded by many mysteries since his appearance seemed to "trouble" these two
The words are written on his face.
Especially when the person he was waiting for actually appeared in front of them.
"...Is this why you don't want to tell me?"
"Please, I am a seriously injured person now. My upper limit of physical strength has been reduced by five levels, my upper limit of life has been reduced by three levels, and my attributes have been deducted..."
"You deserve it, who made you want to hide it from me..."
"Holy crap, please be reasonable, do you really want me to fight for my life? Do you really want me to drag this body around? And in such a short period of time... you think I am
Is it an omnipotent superman or a machine that never tires?"
"Are they really teammates?"
Looking at the figure in a black cloak who was arguing with Duan Qing in the corner, the player known as Xiaotian asked his companions in a low voice: "After waiting for so long, such a evil star finally arrived?
"
"What evil star? That's Xueling Huanbing, a professional player from Wings of Freedom, the one who just won the runner-up in the team competition..."
"So... they are all members of the Wings of Freedom? No wonder the entrance ceremony is so gorgeous..."
"I don't think so, otherwise... the woman should have exposed her face, while the guy named Mo Shang Qingshan has his face covered. Wouldn't it be easier to prove their purpose?"
"Purpose... Could it be that the Wings of Freedom are going to march into the City of Freedom?"
"It's hard to say. They just won two runners-up and almost won Tania. Maybe they are expanding now..."
"Hey, hey, you two."
Teacher Zhou Xue, who was sitting in the middle of the corner on the other side, interrupted the conversation between the two teammates and gave a low warning at the same time: "They are right in front of you, so don't speculate on their intentions, and don't say anything about them without reason."
Bad words will cause us some trouble..."
"What are you afraid of? Wings of Freedom is far away from here. It's not certain whether they will actually come, let alone whether they will care about the comments of little people like us..."
"Yes, they are probably fighting a life-and-death fight with Jianghu over there at Fars Fortress right now. How could they have the leisure to come so far to the east? The No. 2 in the World and the Chaotic Evil duo would not watch with such helpless eyes.
His own territory was robbed..."
"So, we little people are not qualified to talk about the general trend of the world. We should honestly care about the issues we should be concerned about, such as... what does the woman in the black cloak look like? Have any of you seen the ice and snow goddess in real life?
?”
"The distance of the live video is too far, so there is no way to see it clearly, but... I like women wearing cloaks in the game. They are either too beautiful or too ugly. I personally prefer the former...
"
"Shhh - go to bed, go to bed."
Feeling the two cold glances from the opposite side, Teacher Zhou Xue, the leader of the three-man team, immediately directed his teammates to stop their gossip, and then, after a barely managed break, ushered in the second round.
With the arrival of the day, when the early morning sunlight shines into this house, the three casual players can finally start to check their recovered physical condition. However, between the two figures on the other side of the room, there is still a sound of silence.
A sentence of dialogue: "...I have tried for a long time, but I always feel that there is no pattern...the final effect..."
"The two swords have different weights and shapes... so they need to adapt to each other..."
"But before...those ice blasts..."
"...the special effects that come with the weapon, as long as...your induction is very good, so you can always find that point...Oh, it's already dawn, do you want me to rest? Can you stop having so many problems...
"
"Uh... you two."
Pressing on his hungry belly, Teacher Zhou Xue kicked away a few wine bottles at his feet, and while reluctantly tidying up his image, he walked towards the place where Duan Qing was complaining: "What are your plans for today...
?"
"Of course...I listen to you!"
Reaching out to block Xue Ling Huan Bing's two displeased glances at each other, Duan Qing hurriedly grabbed this life-saving straw: "Thanks to you, I saved my life, and I was invited by you.
We had a great meal and stayed at your place for one night... If you have any requests, please tell us and we will definitely repay this kindness!"
"Ah? Ah... well... this..."
"How about we go on an adventure to Salis Beach together? Or go to the Hongshui River?" The player named Tian Xingjian behind Teacher Zhou Xue suddenly suggested: "It is autumn now, and the river water may rise a lot. Not only will there be
With more monsters, maybe there will be more fish to catch..."
"You just know fishing! And don't apply real-life knowledge to the game, okay?" Teacher Zhou Xue immediately turned back and scolded: "Besides... why should people listen to us?"
"The opportunity is rare. We managed to gather five people." Another player named Panpan also laughed: "There is strength in numbers. Let's go on adventures together... It's more efficient than taking risks alone, right?"
"Brother Ping, why do you think like Xiaotian..."
"It's okay, it's okay, they are telling the truth."
Ignoring the aura of rejection exuded by the woman next to him, Duan Qing replied with a haha: "Since you saved me before, it is appropriate to repay you. The two of us are not familiar with the local environment. We are not worried.
People are showing us around."
"But……"
"Just think of it as taking the two of us around. This shouldn't be too much, right?" Duan Qing stood up with a smile: "Looking at you, you must be hungry now. This is a matter of survival.
…It all has to be solved in the end.”
"Oh...okay."
Looking at the two players behind him again, Teacher Zhou Xue replied helplessly: "Then... I'll leave it to you two."
"That's what we were about to say. It would be great to be able to help you." Duan Qing nodded and replied, "I hope everyone can have a pleasant time during this temporary trip."
A few people gathered together for a brief discussion, and then headed for the place where they could get food, led by the familiar trio. However, the team that carefully shuttled through the uninhabited streets was still there at this time.
It is obviously divided into two parts: "You... did it on purpose, right?"
"What's the purpose?"
"I deliberately don't want to continue answering my questions..."
"Please, can you be a little kind? My bleeding condition was cured by someone else taking out herbal medicine."
Looking at the three players who were still fighting with each other in front of him, Duan Qing's face also showed a smile that didn't care about the gaze of a certain woman: "Idleness is idle anyway, you can't squat in that place all the time, right?
It's okay to go and help them, and by the way...it also allows my brain to rest a little after being questioned by you for two nights."
"……snort!"
"What are you humiliating? That's not how you use it when a landlord calls his long-term workers."
In the morning light, Duan Qing raised his head, yawned widely, and looked at the beautiful sky filled with white clouds: "If you squeeze too much, I won't have the strength to provide you with extra value, even more
What's more..."
"What's the point of just talking about it? No matter how good the theory is... it must be tested by actual combat."
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After a brief discussion, several players who had breakfast stepped out of the gate of Freedom City one after another, and then walked towards the Hongshui River in the north of the city according to the previously agreed results. Three people walked in front
The players still maintained a pleasant fighting atmosphere, but the whispered conversations between the two people behind them had gradually disappeared, just because they had witnessed the unique way of survival in the Free City in the previous period.
"Do you understand what I just said... Don't understand? It doesn't matter, just summarize... Just remember that we are people from the Devil's Paradise... Do you understand? If you understand, why don't you give us the money quickly!"
After witnessing the whole process of three people catching an unlucky passerby and hiding in the alley for a long time, Duan Qing gave them a thumbs up in a kind of open-mouthed reaction: "Awesome.
Awesome...but this method can only be used to deal with the NPCs here, right?"
"Of course! But it's very effective." Tian Xingjian's toothy smile seemed to be shining brightly: "This is the territory of the Devil's Paradise, so the blame will naturally fall on them, and those doing business... won't go too far.
You care about a small amount like thirty gold coins!"
"Thirty gold coins? But I clearly saw you accepted fifty gold coins..."
"Oh, because there are two more heads..."
It seemed that he could not accept this special way of living. Since then, Xueling Huanbing had no voice of his own, so Duan Qing had no choice but to take this woman who had regained her cold attitude and walk alone beside the river channel -
—According to Lao Zhou’s previous introduction, this canal is the source of water diversion from the inner city river of the Free City, and the end of this artificial canal is the Hongshui River, which is the water source. I don’t know what kind of water was used.
Using magic technology, the river water in the canal seems to be rolling slowly in a continuous flow. The bottom of the extremely clear river water seems to be shining with light of various colors. The sand and stones at the bottom of the canal are retained by the filter.
It is moving slowly in the wide channel, and then disappears into the shadows that cannot be seen. The occasional fish that can be seen swimming from the front are becoming less and less due to the existence of certain effects.
, and finally slowly disappeared.
"Those are all the effects of magic." Lao Zhou explained before: "Although the rivers in the Free City are very... turbid, they exist as the water source for the whole city after all, so in order to maintain cleanliness, these are all
These are some necessary measures..."
"Then there's no need to clean it up so clean, right?" Duan Qing asked doubtfully: "Forget the sand and gravel, why do we have to clean up even the small fish? Wouldn't it be better to preserve some of the natural ecology and make the city more beautiful?"
"The environment of Liberty City does not need these useless things, and they can't keep them." Teacher Zhou Xue sighed and replied: "And... these swimming fish are actually very dangerous."
"You will know when you get to Hongshui River."
After nearly an hour of trekking, Hongshui River finally appeared in front of Duan Qing and others. However, both for the trio who had been here before, and for Duan Qing and Duan Qing who had arrived here for the first time.
Said that the scene in front of them was not the first time they had encountered it: it seemed that because they were at the lowest reaches of the river, the most famous river on the Free Continent had turned into an endless river with no end in sight on the other side.
The rushing river flowing in front of them was also shining with colorful iridescence under the sunlight. The surface of several rivers intertwined due to the obstruction of reefs seemed to be emitting a constant crackling sound due to the collision of different elements.
Explosive sounds, and magical scenes caused by these similar reasons, have been constantly being staged in every corner of this broad river: "...What a surprising and beautiful scene."
"Although I have seen it a few times in competitions, but...after seeing this place with my own eyes, it is still easy to be blinded."
Looking at the magical smoke emanating from the surface of the river with Xueling Huanbing, Duan Qing also said with emotion: "Hongshui River, Hongshui River...have these magical energies never disappeared?"
"Ever since players discovered this river, the magical energy here has never stopped." Teacher Zhou Xue replied calmly: "And until now, no one has discovered what the source of the energy is."
"Not even the Mages Council found out?"
"It is said that they have investigated, but there are no results." Tian Xingjian, who was looking ahead, put down his hands on his hips and walked to the Hongshui River first: "It is said that some players also jumped into the river to look for it.
It's a secret, but... look at these magical energies, they generally can't last five minutes."
"This kind of river water... do you think the fish living in it can be a good source of stubble?" Pointing to the pan in the river water, he also smiled and said: "Not to mention eating it, whether it can be beaten or not is a question...
…”
"Uh... is it that powerful?"
"Of course! But I'm not afraid of them!"
Tian Xingjian, who had already run to the river, dropped the package from behind, and then took out a few iron rods: "Let me, the fishing king and fishing master of the century, be able to catch a whole fish by the river.
High-end casual players of Tiandeyu, let me teach you how to tame these things!"
"Hey, stop making trouble! We have a very heavy task today."
"Why, isn't it just to feed yourself? When I catch a basket of fish, we will roast them and eat them..."
"……etc."
Amidst the routine quarrel that the trio was about to start again, Duan Qing's warning sound suddenly sounded without warning: "It seems like something is coming."
Following his instructions, the five people looked down the river together. Several ships with their sails stretched were turning into gradually enlarging star points, appearing at the end of the field of vision: "...ship? Is it a merchant fleet?
?”
"……No."
After staring in that direction for a long time, Teacher Zhou Xue gradually frowned: "That flag..."
"Probably a pirate."
This chapter has been completed!