January 1, 795 of the New Calendar, south of the Principality of Ernifea, in the Emerald Forest.
"President, the news should be accurate." In the jungle composed of huge green stones, a player with brown leather armor and two swords hanging from his waist was reporting to another person: "It seems that the principality's troops have withdrawn."
"Can we..."
"They withdrew..." The person talking to the man with two swords was a burly player wearing a fiery red robe. Because the robe was too wide, it looked a bit nondescript on the man, but it might have been
Out of habit, he waved the sleeves of his robe like a cattail leaf fan indifferently, and his voice suddenly became louder: "Withdrawal!"
"Withdrawn means they are no longer searching! They are done! They..."
The man who looked like a mage punched the huge emerald behind him: "They've already done it, what's the use of us going in again..."
"Uh, but President, maybe there is something missing..."
"It's not like I don't know what those people in the principality are like!" The man in red robe lifted up his robe and walked forward angrily: "We have taken action in many places here, and those people and I have nothing to do with it.
We have dealt with it. If... it was Horsman who personally presided over these things, those patrols would not have appeared at all! But let those local people come... Huh!"
"As long as they are mixed in, any good thing will turn into a bad thing, and no good thing... will be left behind for you!"
The man in red robe kicked a piece of gravel away without any mage-like manner: "A swarm of locusts!"
"Okay, okay, don't be angry. Although I have been through it a long time ago..." In the giant stone forest on the other side, a man wearing black cloth came over with several players. The player looked quite good.
He is very handsome, with long black hair on his handsome face, which is tied with a knot and tied behind his back. Although the cloth robe is black, it looks very clean and bright. The waist is tied with a gray cloth strip.
There is a long tube-shaped object that looks like a flute. I don’t know where it came from.
The man who looked quite clean was holding an unknown fruit in his hand, chewing on it while talking.
"You asked me to send someone here a long time ago, I know!" The man in red robe waved his hand to stop Commoner from boasting: "There are not so many ifs, and there are few people in our guild. This is a fact! Even if someone comes,
It is estimated that they will be like those ugly fools and have Broken Shanyue and Xueling Huanbing cleared away..."
"Jianghu and Wings of Freedom can join forces, why can't we find someone to cooperate... And their two guilds will actually join forces, huh... I absolutely don't believe it." Black
Buyi threw out the fruit with only the core left in his hand, then reached into his arms and took out another fruit. He caressed it with his hands twice, and was about to put it in his mouth when he suddenly thought of something, and then symbolized
He stretched forward sexually: "Greenstone Village's specialty, Kalilai fruit, do you want it?"
"If you want...will you give it to me?"
"Of course... not." Heiyi took his hand back, and then bit it down again: "Now that place has been plowed by the two major guilds, and again by the NPC, huh.
.....Maybe twice or even more, because according to those miscellaneous fish, there are people from other unknown forces involved behind the whole thing..."
"So why did we come here? It's all in vain!" The man in red robe didn't care about the other party's teasing behavior and continued the previous topic: "This place is so remote. We went through all the trouble to come here just to visit the remaining remains of the big island. Stone? Although it is very spectacular here, it will just look like that after looking at it for a long time..."
He waved his sleeves vigorously, and there was a whisper in the air: "Waste of time! Waste of experience! What about the UEFA Cup? There is only one month left, the qualifiers are about to start!"
"Well, it's a competition. Friendship comes first, competition comes second... Uh, okay, don't glare at me. We've been preparing for so long, why are you still worried, Sir?" The man in black said His voice was mellow, but because he had been chewing something in his mouth, his words were a little unclear: "As for coming here, in addition to settling our affairs, naturally we also want to find some gains that are beneficial to us."
"Oh? What did you find? Is it those fruits? You've been eating them for several days..."
"Looking for someone." Another fruit core flew out, and the man in black clapped his hands: "Those three people on the same team as Duan Shanyue and Xue Ling Huan Bing - since those two are silent, then they are the ones who The first person involved in the incident. According to my analysis of the existing intelligence, they should be newcomers born in this novice village, and they got involved by chance. And..."
"Intelligence shows that the ice and fire sisters in the seven-person parliament should also be one of the parties involved."
"Magic Council? Our... above?" For the first time since talking about it, the man in red robe had a look of surprise on his face.
"Yes. So, it is very important for us to find out the whole story. At least... it will be beneficial to our relationship with the Mages Council." The man in black shook his finger and said slowly: "This... ....is our most important gain.”
"Have those people been found?"
"No, but we have obtained some clues. Many people in this village, including some NPCs, know them. Listen... they should have left Novice Village and gone to Fenghua Town." Heiyi The man sighed: "The road is indeed the biggest enemy. It seems that we have missed the time..."
"Why weren't you earlier? Maybe we could stop them on the way..."
"If you don't come here to investigate, how can you know that they have left? You should use your brain to think about it occasionally, Master Luo Riguyan."
"Hey, isn't it because of you? Isn't the name of "Ghost Calculator" in vain?" The man in red robe waved his hand casually, and then walked in the direction he came from: "In that case, let's go back. Mansion. After staying in this place without a hair for a long time, I feel a little depressed..."
The man in black shrugged and followed with the remaining people: "Okay, okay...it's all up to you."
"Well...can't you think more about it yourself? There is so much information out there. If you just take a look, everything will be clear at a glance..."
"This is called making the best use of everything, Rensi...what's the matter? Anyway, if you are asked to do these things, you must be better than me, right? Hahahaha..."
The angry mood not long ago had been completely abandoned by the man in red robe. He patted the black clothed man on the shoulder and smiled heartily, not caring at all about the pain on the other person's face.
Gradually, the group of people disappeared into the huge stone forest. The mellow voice belonging to the man in black was like a low whisper, floating in the quiet air.
"Alas...meeting someone like you..."
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Time returns a few days ago to the village chief's home in the middle of Greenstone Village.
"So, I'll leave Benny's affairs to you, old lady."
"Everyone has always taken good care of the poor boy, so there is nothing to ask for..."
In the herbal shop next to the village chief's house, Duan Qing and Mengzhu were communicating with the old woman. On the one hand, Mengzhu wanted to say goodbye to this kind and amiable old man, and on the other hand, Duan Qing remembered,
When they came here before, the old woman mentioned something about Benny.
Although Benny is very strong, he has become an orphan after all. Being able to find other NPCs who can take care of him should be a good ending for the boy. Thinking of the previous conversation with the old lady in the herbal shop, she had
Benny's matter was mentioned in gossip, so the two decided to leave this man's future to her before leaving.
Of course, this is still something that ordinary players won't do.
As soon as the chat started, the old woman with the chatty attribute started to chatter to the two people as usual. The situation of each family, the family's conflicts, recent events, the number of adventurers began to increase, etc. The girl said these words as usual.
The main target of the bombing, she sat there, holding her knees with both hands and moving around, but she kept laughing on her face, and then glanced at Duan Qing to the side with sad eyes - he was pretending to stand aside,
What a visit to a herbal shop looks like.
This was the case last time... First, deduct a hundred yuan from the budget for buying equipment, hum!
Because there was still a lot of preparation to be done, Duan Qing and Mengzhu didn't want to stay here for too long. After a few days, they finally sold all the items they had accumulated and exchanged them for coins. Because they betrayed
Property rights, all this money was held in the hands of Mengzhu, who was dazzled by the golden light. Although the girl was greedy for money, she also vowed to use the money wisely. So in the past few days, in addition to visiting the villagers back and forth, she did some things before leaving.
Apart from the previous farewells, the only thing left is preparation for a new journey.
However, there are some things that Duan Qing is still very interested in.
"You go first...wait a moment, or you can do something else." After the two of them went out, Duan Qing waved his hand and told her: "I have some other things that I want to talk to the old lady about.
Let’s talk.”
In Mengzhu's confused eyes, Duan Qing smiled casually: "Don't look at me with such suspicious eyes, it's not an important matter... Or you want to listen to some more chatter?"
Nagging?"
So the girl shook her head like a rattle: "No!"
The two agreed on a time and place, and then separated from each other. Duan Qing casually pushed open the door of the herbal medicine shop, and then met the peaceful old woman sitting behind the counter.
"Oh? Is there anything else..." The kind old man shook his body like a roly-poly: "Still want to buy some medicine? I heard that you are going to travel far, so you must be careful. It is a good thing to make more preparations.
,but......"
"Old man..." Duan Qing waved his hands repeatedly to stop the endless thoughts that were about to begin, and then said: "Excuse me... what is your relationship with the village chief's family next to you?"
"Ah..." The old woman smiled with a warm feeling: "That's... my husband. Is there any problem? Did you encounter any difficulties in Greenstone Village?
....."
She said with a serious face: "We will definitely make the decision for you..."
"No, no, no, I haven't encountered any difficulties..." Duan Qing waved his hand again hurriedly: "Well, what I want to ask is the name of the head of our village..."
"Name... I haven't mentioned this name for a long time..." The old woman put away her kind face, seeming to be lost in long memories: "I always call him Fabre, he
His last name...let me think about it..."
The old man frowned and looked at the ceiling: "It seems to be called... Cesc Fabregas..."
"It's such a familiar name." Duan Qing smiled, and at the same time he glanced at the antique wooden stand next to a very small emblem: "I think you and your husband are very familiar with the Emerald Forest.
That’s it…”
"That..." The old woman stopped swaying and said with a smile: "That happened a long time ago, alas..."
"The current Emerald Forest is the real Emerald Forest... Most people in the village also know it." The old man's eyes gradually became as deep as ten thousand years of ice: "Now you all see
Arrived, so...everything has been..."
"It's over."
The pale old woman slowly shook her body again: "Greenstone Village has been here for hundreds of years. I hope that... it can continue to exist like this in the future."
"This is also the wish of both of us." The old woman looked at Duan Qing and just smiled peacefully.
The Fina family weaving clothes, the Ambru family hunting, and the store owner selling groceries... came out of the herbal medicine shop earlier than expected. Duan Qing took advantage of still some time to visit alone.
I visited some private households with whom I had a good relationship and said goodbye to them one by one. It was also an explanation for those NPCs with a high degree of favorability. Regarding Duan Qing's trip, everyone also expressed their regrets when leaving.
, and also wishes Duan Qing’s future travels.
When they arrived at the blacksmith's house, the bald man seemed to know something and sat down at the round table in the middle early.
There is a clay pot and two cups on the table.
"Kalilai juice, a specialty of Green Stone Village."
"It's really... a warm welcome, uncle. But he is so nice to me all of a sudden, I really can't get used to it..."
"I heard about the Emerald Forest." After a long time, Val, who was sitting next to the round table, finally woke up from the silence. He looked at the man in front of him, whom he didn't like to see at first, with his strong body with his upper body exposed.
Motionless, like a solid rock.
"I... turned out to be a soldier." Waldao: "Later... I escaped from the army."
With a pop, Duan Qing squirted out the juice he had just drank.
Damn it, although you finally told the truth, the amount of information about deserters is a bit large...
"I like this village and hope... to live here. So... for the things you do..." the blacksmith's voice became a little stiff: "I expressed
Thank you so much."
"This is what I've heard the most these days." Duan Qing wiped his mouth and responded calmly.
"Hmph..." Val snorted coldly, then picked up his cup, but did not drink it. He just looked at the light green liquid for a moment, and after a while he suddenly said: "Fenghua Town, Visse
you."
"What?"
"People like you should go to him." The blacksmith did not explain more: "The convoy is here just now, you can go with them."
Every once in a while, the caravan from Fenghua Town will come to this village, and while doing some regular transactions, they will also deliver some necessary living materials. The maintenance of this trade road allows such a remote Greenstone Village to survive
The important factor up to now. These days are the trading days for this convoy. Now they are staying at the intersection to the north of the village and will go back in two days.
The blacksmith stood up and seemed to be planning to return to his own room: "Kid is very familiar with me and should be able to take care of you. When you meet Visser, remember... to tell me my name."
With a bang, the door closed again.
"Alas..." Duan Qing shook his head, tilted his head and drank the remaining juice unceremoniously: "Practice your emotional expression."
"Shy uncle..."
The figure disappeared into the small room, leaving only the half-covered door that was still swaying.
Two days later, on January 14, 795, Duan Qing and Mengzhu boarded a convoy heading to Fenghua Town. Although the convoy was a routine return trip, for Duan Qing and Mengzhu, this was
This is a trip for the two of them, and it is the beginning of a new journey.
Sitting in front of the carriage, Duan Qing looked back at this unusually quiet village again, and unexpectedly saw the old man in shabby white clothes and gray hair.
The old village chief of Green Stone Village stood at the entrance of the village and watched the convoys related to their village slowly leaving, just like he had done countless times before, but this time, there seemed to be something else in his old eyes.
mean.
He paused for a long time, then shook his head and walked back slowly. In the village behind, a howl with a broken gong suddenly sounded, echoing in the distant sky.
"Conquer - fight - thousands, don't - return - return -"
This chapter has been completed!