After passing through a patch of vines scattered in the jungle, and pushing aside a few bushes covered with snow, Duan Qing and his teammates finally followed the advancing figures in front of them and arrived at a secret place in the valley.
Inside the cave, the white snow that still hangs everywhere makes the originally imperceptible darkness more obvious. At the same time, it also reflects the many figures that appear and appear around this area from time to time. Compared with the Star Wind led by Richard,
Compared to Quan Camp, the crowd here seemed much more silent and timid.
"They are just..."
"They are the villagers of Green Stone Village."
Very simply, he tore off a weed near the entrance of the cave. The blacksmith named Val straightened up his bent waist. He first said hello to some figures in the cave, and then looked back at the faces of Duan Qing and others.
: "You guys are coming here now... you probably want to find them, right?"
"To be precise...it's you." Duan Qing bent his waist as a courtesy: "As people who were also born in Green Stone Village, we are very worried about your safety, so..."
"……Thanks."
The blacksmith, who had rarely spoken since he greeted them, looked at Duan Qing for a while, and then nodded slightly: "If it were an ordinary adventurer who found this place, I would pretend that I had never heard what I said just now, but if it were you...
We can still be trusted.”
"Why, are there other adventurers who have been here before?"
"They haven't been here, but many of them...have been in this valley."
Pointing to the direction where they came down from the cliff, Val's voice became deeper: "During the battles in the past few days, many people jumped off that cliff. Some were forced to do so, and some were forced to do so.
They...came down to search. In order to ensure the safety of the people here, we have to deal with these people. Those who cannot be dealt with...we can only find a way to hide this place."
"I am the one responsible for guarding the gate, and everything in between... I am responsible for." The old blacksmith turned around at this point: "That's why you can see me there, and... that scene
The appearance of avalanches.”
"I thought it was the magicians who used magic too much and accidentally caused it." Mengzhu, who was standing next to Duan Qing, opened his eyes wide: "Did you, the blacksmith, make it all?
"
"It's only like this these days because of the heavy snow."
With the sound of this voice, an old man wearing a shabby white robe gradually walked out from the inside of the cave: "We have gone through countless twists and turns before we came to this secret place, and we were able to walk safely during this period.
These roads... are also thanks to the help of this heavy snow."
"village head?"
When several people looked at each other, Mengzhu was the first to speak out: "You, why are you here?"
"I hope I am not here." The old village chief replied calmly: "I am a dying old man and should die on that ancient land, but during this time, countless villagers have died in my place.
…”
"This is not what a village chief should do." He said in a serious voice: "This is what a... guardian of the village should do."
"...I still remember that before I left, I asked you your name." Duan Qing, who was standing beside Mengzhu, thought for a while, and then replied in a low voice: "Those restorationists are so obsessed with the territory in the south. Could it be that they are so obsessed with the territory in the south?"
Is it because of your existence? Cesc Fabregas...or rather, Mr. Cesc Fabregas?"
"……I have no idea."
When the blacksmith on the side reacted silently, the old man named Fabregas replied calmly: "I am just an ordinary village chief now, no different from other ordinary people, even those who restored
Even if the perpetrators find me, they won’t get anything..."
"Right, Amara?"
He turned back and looked at the kind-faced old woman sitting at the entrance of the cave. The latter still kept the same smile that Duan Qing and Mengzhu had seen when they were in Green Stone Village Pharmacy, and at the same time shook her head back and forth:
"Yes, yes, we originally...had nothing to do with them, right?"
She turned her head, her warm smile still bathing the bodies and minds of Duan Qing and others: "Welcome to this temporary cave. I have rescued all the emergency herbs. If you need anything, please feel free to tell me.
"
"Okay, okay."
Looking at the herbal shop owner who still had no change in his impression of Novice Village, even the cold face of Jiecheng Evil Young Master appeared to be thawing. He nodded slightly awkwardly, seeming to find new ideas in this old man's body.
He recalled his childish feelings when he was in Novice Village: "Well... we are also happy to see you, old man... hello."
Secretly bumping Xiao Hongchen with his elbow, he whispered to the shirtless opponent to be polite, but the latter glanced at him indifferently, and then walked out of the team with a swagger: "Long time no see.
Everyone, are you okay? I, Xiao Hongchen, who leads a powerful adventure group, am back to save everyone!"
"Oh, so you are that Xiao Hongchen?" Before anyone else could pull him back, an old woman in white said with a smile to the entrance of the cave: "I still remember you.
, a guy who always likes to get hurt...Why do you still look like this without any armor? Do you still have no money to buy equipment?"
"Uh... no, no, no, no! That... I..."
Seeing the doctor named Claire approaching with a smile, Xiao Hongchen, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall, suddenly became at a loss. Duan Qing, who took two steps back, endured it for a long time, and finally his suppressed smile gradually faded away.
Swallowed back: "It seems that you got into trouble a lot when you were in Novice Village... Anyway, it doesn't matter if you can't go to Green Stone Village. Anyway, I came to see you this time..."
"...Did the principality send you here to find us?"
Looking away from Xiao Hongchen who was pulled away by Claire, the old village chief standing at the entrance of the cave suddenly interrupted Duan Qing: "They... want to recruit us?"
"No, no, no, we came to find you ourselves." Duan Qing hurriedly raised his hands: "Although the combined forces of the Principality and the Empire will arrive soon, they want to integrate all the remaining forces of Xifeng County first.
stand up……"
"Greenstone Village no longer has any extra power."
Shaking his head resolutely, the old village chief replied with a resolute voice: "If you are not here to help us, then please go back and tell the guys in the principality... all the young people in Greenstone Village have already passed by.
All were recruited within a few years."
"Greenstone Village is now an abandoned village." The old village chief in a white robe slowly turned around and walked toward the depths of the cave: "Let it be destroyed in this way."
"Please believe us, we are here with good intentions." Duan Qing, who seemed to sense the indescribable indifference in the other party's tone, looked at Mengzhu and hurriedly shouted: "For our sakes, too.
For the sake of the young people leaving this village...please let us help you!"
"...Don't take it to heart, he's just a little too sad right now." Looking at the figure of the old man who still didn't stop walking slowly away, the old woman named Amara shook her head kindly.
: "You can stay here and help a group of people in need here. As for the future... I believe he will figure it out slowly."
"...Then thank you old lady first." Mengzhu tugged Duan Qing's clothes slightly, took a step forward and replied politely: "Even if it is to protect the safety of the remaining people...we will
Do everything we can."
"Ah, that's just right. I'm short of a few herbs recently. If you're interested..."
In the howling wind, the players from the Fool's Adventure Team gradually dispersed as their figures dispersed, and then merged into the white sky together with all the ice flowers traveling in the sky.
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"Little Benny, what are you doing?"
"On sentry duty!"
"It's such a cold day and you are so young..."
"Benny is so young! Benny is a real man!"
The outstretched hand was forcefully opened by the other party. Duan Qing smiled bitterly and sighed. While looking at Mengzhu who was following him, he retracted his intention to stroke the little boy's head: "Okay, okay,
Benny is a real man... You will definitely become a hero like your father in the future, right?"
"Yes!" Holding a wooden spear that was completely incompatible with his small body, the little boy Benny puffed up his chest vigorously: "I will become a hero like my father and protect other people in the village.
!”
"Sister, I believe what you said, but I think you can rest for a while first." Reaching out to cover her hood that was pressed down by the wind, Mengzhu slowly squatted in front of Benny: "It's hard to come back here.
One time, my sister prepared a gift specially for you, but I didn’t find you just now, so I left it with the village chief grandpa..."
"Really, really?" The boy in the plush leather armor immediately became happy, and his legs that were shaking began to secretly move towards the location of the cave: "Then, then..."
"Go back quickly, we can guard it for you for a while."
Smiling and patting the little boy on the back, Duan Qing completely dispelled the last doubt in Benny's mind, and then after watching the other person leave happily, he slowly turned his head: "Greenstone Village
The villagers...have they really reached this point? Even such a small child has now begun to serve as a member of the patrol team..."
"It's not the fault of those in the principality!"
Mengzhu, who also looked disappointed, shouted angrily, and then twisted his nose angrily: "No, it's the fault of those restorationists! It's okay to like uprisings, why do you still kill people..."
"Let's not talk about the general truth that every time the order is broken, it is accompanied by death..." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "Didn't I tell you not to take the NPCs and emotions here too seriously? Why do you still take this novice village so seriously?
Children value it so much?”
"You, why do you care so much?" The little girl with her hands on her hips gave Duan Qing a small look, and then replied with an unconvinced look: "Anyway, this girl is in charge of it! Whether it's Little Benny or Green
The other people in Shicun... this girl will avenge them!"
"Forget it, as long as you are happy."
Duan Qing curled his lips helplessly and stretched himself: "But what I want to remind you is... there is no residual value this time. Don't think of finding any more big demons in him."
Rewards left by the mentor, or other hidden tasks... Oops!"
"You, you, you... why are you so annoying!" Mengzhu took back the boots that kicked Duan Qing's ankles bitterly. Mengzhu pointed at the other person's face: "I stay in contact with others all day long just to get tasks...
Are you the same as those greedy players who like to demand all kinds of equipment, uncle?"
"You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you want to become stronger, you have to do this." Duan Qing answered with his arms crossed: "If you don't know how to get equipment... can you still participate in the qualifiers like this?"
"...Then, you didn't remind me either."
After holding her mouth together for a long time, the little girl finally put down her accusing finger: "I have asked since the last UEFA Cup, but up to now, they haven't told me whether I am qualified to participate in the competition. Listen to those
Professional players said that to succeed in such a competition, a lot of systematic training is needed..."
"Systematic training... aren't you already doing it?"
Pointing to their north, Duan Qing looked into the distance of the canyon in the wind and snow: "You deliberately ran to the front line of Zalaha City, and now you are here... Your little desire to train your little mind, I
Don’t you still see it? I have already verified all your previous performances at the foot of Fenghua Town. You and your current teammates..."
"You should be able to compete a little bit with the professional team, right?"
He turned back and looked at his other teammates who were still entering and exiting the cave at the bottom of the canyon. They were carrying all kinds of food and water and passing by the surviving NPCs one by one, while asking them what they needed.
The things and requests made. His eyes were withdrawn from Qian Zhihe who was squatting in the corner with another child. Duan Qing's eyes were slightly thoughtful for a while, and in the sound of creaking footsteps gradually approaching,
The little girl's question still kept ringing in his ears: "...can we really do it? What are the odds of winning?"
"Uh... 20%?"
"You, you, you, you...can't you comfort me?"
"Believe me, what I said was very vague and objective... What's wrong?"
Looking at Xiao Hongchen who walked up to Duan Qing gloomily, Duan Qing asked doubtfully: "You don't look happy?"
"...Felin is dead."
Finally stopping, Xiao Hongchen sighed sadly. He raised his eyelids and glanced at Duan Qing, then lowered his head and answered.
This chapter has been completed!