The dim light, the pungent smell of lees, and the messy room as if no one had cleaned it, were Duan Qing's first impression after pushing the door open. The roof of this temporary thatched house seemed to have been affected by the wind and snow.
It collapsed a little, allowing the cold wind outside the house to seep into this place, but the ruddy-faced old man lying on the ground didn't seem to mind the cold at all: "Woo——
"
Or maybe he couldn't care less...
Duan Qing walked slowly in front of the other person. Duan Qing squatted down and looked helplessly at the piece of cloth stuck to the guy's mouth. After a while, he stretched out his hand and took off the piece of cloth for him.
The old man who no longer made unintelligible words did not immediately start shouting, but breathed quietly for a while, and then put his slightly muddy eyes on Duan Qing: "It should...not arrive yet.
It’s meal time…”
"They have never respected the elderly." Duan Qing spread his hands and said, "I apologize for them first."
"I...I think I've seen you before." The old man's drunken eyes roamed Duan Qing's body for a while: "Are you a new adventurer?"
"You should have an impression of me." Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Because my companions and I... are all adventurers born in Greenstone Village. If you have stayed there, you should have met us before.
It will take a few meetings before..."
"..."
Seemingly indifferent to Duan Qing's tentative words, the old man lying on the cold floor slowly closed his eyes. His red nose, which was caused by the cold or the smell of alcohol, then turned inward, as if he did not intend to continue.
He ignored the adventurer who suddenly appeared in front of him. His eyes wandered back and forth for a while. After waiting for a while, Duan Qing closed his mouth that he wanted to open again. He originally wanted to leave, but the next moment he heard a sound
Broken by loud screams.
"Ande - Guang - Xia -"
"stop!"
Turning around and stopping the old man's impromptu performance, Duan Qing waved his hands and returned to him: "You are unkind, old man, you are setting me up for injustice. It's not enough for you to call all the people in the camp."
That’s all, what if we call the enemy too?”
"Then I...will kill them."
The old man laughed for a while, and then replied in a low voice: "They are just a group of weak magicians. It is actually very easy to deal with them..."
"But you are only one person. There are thirty-seven of us here." Duan Qing, who returned to him, interrupted him in a low voice: "Even if we don't include adventurers like us who can still fight,
, there are still twenty-five civilians left..."
"You don't need to remind me, boy, there are eight people I brought back there." Finally turning his body, the old man showed his bandaged image in front of Duan Qing: "Soldiers who can only charge.
You can call it brave, but you can never become a veteran..."
"Because they are all dead." Duan Qing continued the other person's words: "But you survived?"
"Why, do you look down on the way of survival, kid?" The old man grinned and said: "The battle is about who can live longer. This is what the last veteran once told me, although he did not come back in the end.
……Ah."
"How many people have fought in ancient times, how many people have returned..." The old man's body trembled slightly, and after a while he slowly calmed down: "This feeling... do you understand?"
"That's the feeling of traveling between life and death." Duan Qing nodded: "I am also a person who has been on the battlefield, and I am also afraid of losing my life. But since you are so afraid of death, how can you still do it?
Come back here?"
"...because I'm old."
Pointing to his chest, the old man's high-pitched voice finally became lowered: "My ignoble existence has lasted long enough, and Greenstone Village has taken me in for a long enough time.
Compared to...my old life is actually nothing."
"Don't you have any family?" Duan Qing paused for a moment, shook his head and whispered, "Or maybe there are other concerns..."
"Don't try to understand my past, kid." The old man, who smelled of alcohol, laughed hoarsely: "At least it's not the time yet. What you need to do now... it's best to come up with someone who can settle these people down.
method."
"Then... do you have any suggestions?" Duan Qing took a deep breath: "A way to solve our current predicament?"
"...The restorationists have occupied Fenghua Town, and later Greenstone Village. They control the left and right sides of the entire Little Andachel Mountains, and seem to be consolidating the territory they occupy." The old man who was silent for a while then followed.
He replied in a low voice: "But in my humble opinion, they should be looking for something, just like a large adventure team from a foreign place who don't know the geographical location, and are rummaging around for some ancient treasure...
…”
"What do you think they are looking for?" Duan Qing couldn't help but praise in his heart. Duan Qing, who remained calm on the surface, continued to ask: "Or...do you know why they came?"
"I don't know, but it must be related to magic." The old man sneered: "I have dealt with those guys who often talk about revival, and their favorite places are often places where high energy fields exist.
…”
"I do know such a place, but according to what you said... our current situation will become very dangerous." Duan Qing replied seriously: "We need to move immediately, you..."
"I like your straightforwardness, boy." The old man laughed again: "You are not one of those adventurers who only look at you differently, but you are an understanding person. If you really want to leave, I can provide you with a little help.
…”
"I also hope that I can continue to listen to your stories in the future." Duan Qing nodded his head: "An old man who has been on the battlefield for a long time... must have accumulated a lot of things to say in his heart, right?"
"I can't tell stories, I can only sing!" In the cold wind that still filled the hut, the old man forcefully exhaled a mouthful of hot, drunken breath: "If you are interested, I can sing all the Qin operas from our hometown.
Let me sing it to you again!"
"Well...ah hahaha, this suggestion that may lead to death, I'd better consider it..."
"Grandpa!"
Amidst the louder laughter, a childish shout suddenly rang out from the dilapidated temporary hut. Then a little boy named Benny got out of the door behind Duan Qing and ran over with a wooden basket in his arms.
Between the two of them: "Are you okay? We just heard your shout..."
"Oh, is it your turn to bring me food today?"
Changing from his previous depressed appearance, the old man with messy beard and hair turned over and sat cross-legged on the ground: "What's delicious today?"
"You..." Looking at the old man's happy face, the little boy turned to look at Duan Qing again: "Weren't you being bullied?"
"Hey, when did your Qingshan brother become so bad?" Without waiting for the old man on the side to answer, Duan Qing immediately put on an innocent look: "It's not us who imprison him here, because he is too old.
It's you who are making the noise..."
"I don't think so. Grandpa is a great hero." Benny, who was holding the basket, immediately turned back and said, "He saved Geralt's family. Even Aunt Claire said he was like my dad..."
"Hahahaha! Yes, yes, just like your father!"
The laughter became more hearty, and the old man hugged little Benny's head and started rubbing it. Duan Qing, who was watching all this, also gave up the idea of continuing to argue and quietly retreated along the way he came. From outside the house
The cold wind is still filling the left and right here, accompanied by snowflakes blowing down from the nearby treetops from time to time. Duan Qing, who walked out of the door, then looked at Mengzhu who came over, and then turned his gaze
Put it on Yunmeng who also heard the sound and rushed over: "It's your turn next..."
"How did you escape?"
"Of course I ran out based on my ability."
Understanding what the other party wanted to ask, Yunmeng crossed his arms: "It's not my old father, and I'm not really afraid of him. When it's time to be soft... I naturally won't be soft.
.”
"You mean...you still dare to challenge that Yinzhu in a duel?" Duan Qing asked with squinting eyes: "Why do I not believe what you said?"
"Of course we have to use other methods!" Yumeng's voice immediately dropped a few degrees: "For example, refraction, violent sand, etc., as well as wind surge and rock protection... In short, I
You ran away based on your ability, what's wrong?"
"Who is this guy?" Before Duan Qing could speak again, Mengzhu on the side asked doubtfully: "And the guy you mentioned named Yinzhu... who is that guy?"
"He is a mysterious-looking person, most likely a trumpet, with a random name." Xueling Huanbing, who came out of nowhere, appeared with her cold voice and answered Mengzhu's question on Duan Qing's behalf.
Question: "The strength seems to be very strong. He claims to be the senior who introduced this magician..."
"As for this one... just think of him as a very powerful magician." Duan Qing then pointed at Yun Meng's face: "He is a friend we met in the City of Freedom. He has practiced two types of magic.
The guy who uses it as a show of treasure..."
"Who, who is this guy who is showing off his treasures?" Yun Meng immediately shouted in dissatisfaction: "Don't blame me for not warning you... The guilds that underestimated me are already dead!"
"This is the leader of our adventure group. If you have any questions, you can feel free to report them to her." Duan Qing pointed at Mengzhu's face nonchalantly, and then said with a look of disdain: "Of course... you will also have to bear the consequences.
Think it through."
"Hey, seeing as we are so familiar with each other... I won't be as familiar with you this time." Yun Meng's voice lowered twice more, and then muttered: "Actually..."
Regarding what happened between the magician and Yinzhu, Yunmeng went on to say a lot, but excluding his boastful words and useless descriptions, there was actually only one thing left - he took advantage of the opportunity to escape.
.
In the game world, the battle that took place at the entrance of the valley a few days ago had a far more serious impact on this world than Duan Qing thought, because it was the highest level of combat power among the Restorers, and the first after the Restorers were revived.
This was the first official attack. The pillars of frost located in the north of the mountain road have not dispersed until now, becoming a landmark for everyone who comes to this land of right and wrong to once again understand the power of the Restoration. As the instigator, Terry
Ms. Sha was not shaken in the slightest by Freya's final surprise. Without receiving new instructions from the Magic Council, she still led her subordinates to station in that place, even if the call was
The sudden change that broke out on Lanshan Mountain did not allow her to leave for even a moment. During this period, there were naturally people who came to observe and test after hearing the news. In the end, they were naturally swept out by her like mice, including other people from the free world.
The strong ones from the factions also have masters from the player factions.
Yinzhu is one of them, and according to Yunmeng, that guy has turned into an innocent soul and returned to his hometown.
"I don't know why that guy came to the door."
At the end of the sentence, the magician sighed slightly, seeming to be confused by the persistence shown by that person: "Anyway, in my eyes, that guy's behavior is no different from committing suicide. That guy's name is Terry."
Sha's is obviously not an opponent that current players can match. In the end, he actually chose to attack head-on..."
"You have to thank him, otherwise you would still be a prisoner now." Xueling Huanbing said unceremoniously: "And...how did you escape from that Frost Queen?"
"Don't underestimate my ability to survive. I can't tell you how to survive." Yumeng immediately raised his thumb: "If I don't have this ability... can I still be called Yumeng?"
"Put you and that old man together, you must have a lot in common to talk." Duan Qing sighed and shook his head: "You may not be good at dueling, but if you are put outside to fight in the wild, you should
They are all good hands..."
boom--
A dull explosion suddenly sounded in the snowfield outside the camp, breaking the relaxed conversation between several people. The scene of several figures being blown away then appeared at the end of the white field of vision, and at the same time there was a
The screams before the film turned into white light. Duan Qing, who noticed that the battle was approaching, then waved his hand and sent the scattered figures of several people around him to the surroundings of the camp, and then gradually included the slightest shouts from that direction.
Within his own ears: "Quickly..."
"Everyone, please clear the plains for me! Push them back!"
This chapter has been completed!