"In other words...that guy named Gal is actually lying to us?"
The time moved to the evening of March 2nd. On the street of Oaks Street, Duan Qing, who was "escorted" by several men in black who were eyeing him, watched them leave, and then looked at the black envelope in his hand: "Say
What kind of guarantee will we see the city lord or something like that..."
"Since no one knows the true identity of the city lord, that old man is probably deceiving us." Xuyu Liushang, who had regained his original appearance, replied with a low smile: "I didn't expect... the first scam I encountered when I returned here was actually
That’s when it first started.”
"I am the one who makes the final decision, and of course I am responsible for this matter."
Duan Qing slightly checked the players around him and touched his nose: "But today I made a lot of money using his name, so I can be considered as regaining some ground..."
"But you have taken on a bigger burden."
Walking slowly to Duan Qing's side, Wuyu Liushang pointed at the letter in his hand: "You can't really choose to join the Restorationists for those things, right?"
"Although I am not familiar with old Horsman, even if it is for him... Pamir will probably fight to the death with me." Duan Qing pulled the corner of his mouth and laughed: "But..."
"Who do you think I am for next!"
He glared at the other party fiercely and whispered angrily: "If you don't cooperate with them, let's not talk about the previous items, even if Hua Yan is taken back by them, you might have to follow me.
Do your best! Not to mention those guys who were just scared away by my 'big money', they might also be waiting to see a good show, and then grab money, equipment, and women..."
"Don't worry, since you are so sincerely fighting for me...then I will repay you well."
Looking around the street nonchalantly, the blue-haired woman tapped Duan Qing's chest and laughed: "Speaking of my name in this city... it is somewhat useful."
"The problem now...the only thing left is the task at hand."
Pulling the woman's body to the side of the street corner, Duan Qing slapped the black letter in his hand: "Regardless of their inexplicable consistency with our mission, this mission itself is full of all kinds of weirdness.
Admitting our farce at the auction, paying a price of one million gold coins, just to know the appearance of the city lord? It seems impossible no matter how you think about it..."
"Why, do you think their previous words...are there any false elements?"
"Probably."
Looking up at the dim street scene that was gradually getting dark because of the night, Duan Qing replied in a calm voice: "At least they didn't tell us what they wanted to do after knowing it, and what their ultimate goal was. If we help them hastily,
If you complete this matter, if things go wrong, you will be blamed for them..."
"I haven't heard much about the city lord's secrets before, but the other two legends he mentioned... are quite consistent with the information I learned." The blue-haired woman beside her turned her head and pondered:
"Perhaps we should ask more about the details of those legends before. Maybe we can confirm the information he said. If we are lucky, we might be able to learn more about the Bridge of Miracles..."
"It's not like those things can't be faked, so it's useless to ask."
After greeting a player dressed as a maid who suddenly appeared in the alley behind him, Duan Qing commented in a low voice: "And..."
"Our cooperation with them has never been a sincere result."
"gentlemen."
After a quiet bow, Ninglan greeted quietly: "You are coming out."
"Didn't you come out too?"
Glancing in the direction of the cloaked figure deep in the alley behind her, Duan Qing spread his hands helplessly: "Plan 3 did not come true in the end..."
"...Plan 3?"
"Well, I originally thought that this fierce battle was inevitable."
Scratching his head and pointing in the direction of Oxen Auction House, Duan Qing answered Ciyu Ninglan's question calmly: "So we thought you would clear all the escape routes in advance and then come back to assist us..."
"...We have indeed done a lot about this matter."
Smiling, she showed off the dagger in her sleeve, and Ciyu Ninglan turned sideways and pointed behind her: "Miss Xue also helped clean up a lot of people. She is really strong."
"...What? Did you really take action?"
Looking at each other wordlessly with Xu Yuliu next to him, Duan Qing sighed and replied: "They won't tear up the commission, they will let us go, and then they will find so many people dead..."
"Ninglan promises that no one has discovered it." The maid in the shadow covered her mouth with a smile: "Moreover... Ninglan and Miss Xue were very anxious when they saw you, sir, being taken down the black passage."
"Fortunately, you showed up safely in the end, so we didn't make the final move."
Snow Spirit Huan Bing in the alley finally came out, and at the same time pulled the hood that concealed his face: "Otherwise... just based on your performance at the auction before, we will not be beaten to death by the Oxon Chamber of Commerce.
I will also be hacked to death by other players."
"...Where's Aniu?"
Duan Qing smiled dryly and skipped his previous embarrassing performance. Duan Qing looked behind the two of them: "Where did he go?"
"Of course I'm going to bring in the reinforcements."
Ciyu Ninglan replied with a smile: "Seeing that things have developed to that extent, even the most stupid player knows that something is going to happen, so he gave up his original position and ran out in a hurry..."
"What?" Duan Qing asked in shock, "Could it be that people from the Dongcheng Society... are coming to make trouble soon?"
"It seems that more people are paying attention to us." The blue-haired woman on the side also began to remind other people: "We'd better leave as soon as possible."
"Fortunately, the previously agreed place is on Ivan Street..."
Muttering these words in his mouth, Duan Qing took the lead and walked out of the crowd, and then when several players who were following him began to take action, he pushed away the two passers-by blocking the front: "Let's stop them first.
Ah Niu, then leave here quickly, this matter can only end here, otherwise...let alone the follow-up tasks, our rewards will probably be wasted!"
"...What mission?"
"I'll tell you more about it later."
Taking a deep look at the location of the Oxon Auction House, Duan Qing immediately turned his head and quickly moved through the crowd while taking the lead towards the center of the city: "Don't worry..."
"Whether it is a task or a benefit, your share is indispensable."
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"What a beautiful long sword..."
Some time later in the Vixis Tavern, a tired-looking Duan Qing once again walked down from the second floor of the luxurious tavern. Then, amidst the loud conversations and raised wine glasses of other drinkers, he pushed open a room specially designed for them.
Prepared room door: "...Are you satisfied now?"
"...Hmph, although you didn't buy it for me..." Xu Yuliu, who was holding the gorgeous long sword, looked left and right for a while, and finally nodded with satisfaction: "But because of your hard work,
Come on, I’ll spare you this time.”
"Hey, you said it so reluctantly." Duan Qing immediately opened his eyes: "Do you know how surprised Lu Bench was when these things were shipped here? He almost couldn't help asking where these things were.
How did it come..."
"He held back and didn't do anything... that's the best result." Xueling Huanbing, who was sitting in the corner of the room, responded in a low voice: "If it were other gangsters... I'm afraid they wouldn't take us in, right?
?”
"Sure enough, he is also a person of love and loyalty." So Duan Qing couldn't help but clapped his hands: "Of course, there is also some dignity of A Niu in this..."
"By the way, sir." Ciyu Ninglan, who was taking care of the room, suddenly asked, "Have you told Mr. Lu about A Niu?"
"Of course, otherwise why would I go to him?" Duan Qing replied: "He said he would use guild channels to call him back, so we don't have to worry."
"Guild... channel?"
"It should be through offline methods, such as communication or leaving messages. If it's true as A Niu said, he might be next to Lu Bench in reality... Huh? Where's Liu Shang?"
Looking at the direction of the blue-haired woman who was admiring the legendary weapon just now but had disappeared, Duan Qing asked in surprise: "Where did she go?"
"She seemed to have gone offline just now." Ningyu Ninglan, who was holding a tea cup, walked to Duan Qing's side, and then placed the hot tea prepared for him in front of the man: "It seems that she suddenly received some news that needs to be processed.
…”
"Well... forget it."
Putting the black envelope in his hand into his arms again, Duan Qing drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp, then wiped his mouth and walked to the boxes stacked in the corner of the room: "Then let us first
Appreciate the rewards of the Restorationists! Damn it, these are all things you will get after overdrafting the future..."
"..."
"What, what do you think?"
Duan Qing seemed to have noticed a certain emotion on the woman next to him, and said without looking back. At the same time, he stretched out his hands with a relaxed expression and opened the top box: "It's all."
We don’t feel bad about picking up things that were given to us for free. Even if we end up making trouble with the Adventurers Association, those guys probably won’t easily listen to what the Restorationists say, right?”
"..."
"Oh, by the way, they may not know that Oxon is actually a restorer, but as an envoy of the principality and a baron granted by Pamir, my testimony also has some weight, although I still don't know this.
Where is the Adventurer's Association in the city? Is their leader as reasonable as Freestone... Well, speaking of it, I don't seem to know where the Mage Council and the Warrior's Home are? Logically speaking, these should be
Landmark buildings are the right ones..."
"..."
"Okay, okay, I'm not the kind of person who doesn't keep his word."
Helplessly waving to Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been staring at him, Duan Qing closed the wooden box in front of him, and then violently moved it down from the top of the box pile: "But... players have always
They are all a group of greedy guys. If something worth one million gold coins can't make me tempted, then I really have to convince myself."
"...Is this the mission you mentioned before?"
"I haven't explained the specific situation, but we have Oxen's mission on us for the time being." Duan Qing slowly turned around and put the box in front of the woman: "Our previous guesses were all gone.
Very true, so...well, you can just pretend they don't exist, how about it?"
"...What about the task of meeting the city lord?"
"That...that can be put aside for a while."
He reached out and pushed the box towards where Xue Ling Huan Bing was. Duan Qing, who sat down cross-legged, spread his hands and said, "In the end... everything has to be done."
"But……"
"Have you ever tried to complete two opposing missions from opposing camps at the same time?"
Duan Qing smiled slightly: "I admit that this is very difficult, but..."
"Now that things have developed to this point, even if we bite the bullet... we have to go on."
[Judgment of Ice and Snow (Epic)]
[Protective ability: General]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 15, Agility 10, Intelligence 30]
[Strength +1, Agility +1, Intelligence +3]
[Equipment special effect: Frost enhancement, which increases your ice magic damage by 20% and your spell casting speed by 10%]
[Equipment special effects: Ice Grip, the power of winter entangles your hands and affects your actions. When you use weapons with frost attributes, your casting speed and skill effects are increased by 20%. When you use
When using non-frost weapons, your spell casting speed and skill effects are reduced by 30%.】
[Attached skill: Ice and Snow Judgment, releases the power of surrounding frost, judges enemies within a certain range, causing them to suffer frost attribute damage and gain the "cold winter" effect, lasting 12 seconds. Cooling time is 48 minutes. 】
[It seems to be an arm armor made by the ancient Igrama clan. The materials and production techniques have been lost, but the simple patterns and carvings originally designed for ice and snow magicians are now full of patterns that have been modified by others.
and traces of use.]
[The side of the arm armor is engraved with the words S.L and a line of small characters.]
["Those who dare to despise ice and snow will eventually have their souls swept away by the ice wind in the North."]
"This is……"
Looking at the pair of snow-white gloves filled with the breath of ice in the wooden box, Xue Ling Huan Bing's expression finally showed a slight fluctuation: "Is this... the judgment of that ice and snow?"
"Yes, a hot item worth a full 320,000 gold coins."
Holding his head with one hand, Duan Qing tilted his head and looked at the other person's face: "Although from its design, this thing seems to be used by ice magicians, but... if it is used by you,
The effect seems to be very good.”
"...I don't have enough intelligence."
"You said this yourself."
Duan Qing smiled for a while at the woman who seemed to realize that she had said something wrong and was a little embarrassed. Duan Qing waved his hand in vain: "I just said that you are indispensable for both tasks and rewards, so...
"
"You can find ways to collect attributes and so on, but when it comes to dividing the spoils... you can't miss any one."
This chapter has been completed!