"Brother Mo, I thought about what happened just now..."
"Ahaha, Brother Tie, I suddenly remembered a question about the setting of the stamina bar..."
...
"Uh, Brother Mo, in the evening..."
“What is it like at night in the free world?”
"...You asked me so suddenly, I didn't know for a moment. Anyway, it's just that I can't deal with you now..."
"In other words, this is how we can spend our nights... It's so boring."
The night in the free world is like a dream in Duan Qing's imagination, far clearer than in the real world. In the sky, countless stars are twinkling, like swaying snowflakes spread on the black cloth called the night sky. Even in the night wind
It has a slight coolness, but it won't make people feel cold. According to Brother Tie, according to the calendar of the Free Continent, the current month is March - judging from the experience in the real world, it should be like spring.
, so the temperature at night should be like this, and it should get hotter and hotter.
"Okay..." Iron Heart finally gave up his own doubts: "When we get to a higher level and gain strength, we shouldn't have any problems going out at night. Now we can't defeat those demonized ones.
monster......"
His voice became very deep, partly because it was that way, and partly because they were sitting in the lobby of the only hotel in the village.
Hotels in the free world are places designed to provide rest and accommodation for travelers and adventurers. Even in larger towns, people with strength or influence will not choose to go out rashly. Places like Novice Village that generally have low strength will
This is even more true. For players, a hotel is a natural resting place. In game terms, this is a gathering place for players to rest, an unwritten safe zone.
Duan Qing was brought here by Iron Ambition and sat at one of the tables in the vast hall. The hall was very large, with many round tables and benches like the ones in front of them placed on the wooden floor. They were cheap, practical, and
With the food and drinks here, it only takes a few Ebris to restore full physical strength. It is precisely because of this that the hall is filled with people taking a rest every night. In order not to disturb others or cause trouble for themselves,
The two of them kept their voices as low as possible when talking.
"And this place is a natural place for exchanging experiences. It's not like a place like the entrance of the village, where it's just a vegetable market..."
Iron Ambition said quite confidently: "Believe me, spending more time here to get some information will definitely be much better than doing experiments outside."
"It doesn't matter, I just hope you can solve the payment problem for a while, but I don't have a penny..."
"Isn't it over? I'm not such an angry person..."
The two were chatting casually, with some silence in between. If you pay attention, you can see that both of them lowered their heads and raised their ears in unison - that is, they are paying attention to something that seems to be useful in others.
"It seems that the people of Wings of Freedom have gained a lot today. I heard that they brought back a lot of trophies, including a few wild boars..."
"Yes, it's just that the new members of Wings of Freedom are so powerful. I can imagine that they are now..."
"That's not right. There must be some veterans there. Isn't it normal to create a new account and come to lead the team..." Another voice came in with a rather disdainful voice.
"That's pretty awesome. Think about it, ordinary guilds don't have so many great masters who come down to lead the team. They are so busy upgrading Fm that they don't even have time to grab territory..."
"I did hear this. It seemed like the Sword of Justice had a fight with them on the outskirts of Redcar. I heard it because..."
"What is Wings of Freedom? What's the name of the guild?" Duan Qing raised his head and started to ask, perhaps because he felt that the gossip-like information was no longer of much use.
"...You didn't play games much before, right? Brother Mo, Wings of Freedom is one of the top conferences registered in the alliance, and its strength should now rank...probably second or third." Steel.
Ambition replied: "As for the alliance..."
"I know that." Duan Qing interrupted him quickly: "The alliance doesn't know, so I'm just playing the game in vain..."
In the 22nd century, with virtual technology highly developed, you may have never seen the world, but you can't. You haven't played virtual games. Most of the conversations between classmates and old friends come from here. Which game are you in?
What professions you have held and what bosses you have killed are all things you can brag about now. As for the people whose family is based on games, and the industries driven by games, although there are too many to list, they also reflect from another level.
Out of the boom of the gaming industry.
However, everyone who has played virtual games now knows about the alliance.
Although most of the people who come to the hotel to rest are players, it does not rule out that some locals from the free world will come here. For example, farther away from Duan Qing's table, there are two people who look like NPCs in their dress.
He was also sitting at a square table. He was busy eating the curry-like food in front of him, like a hungry traveler. The man sitting opposite him was much calmer and more relaxed in comparison.
Sitting there, drinking wine and talking to him about some news on this continent.
"I heard that the north of the principality is going to war with the empire again..."
"Well, it is said that some soldiers from the principality crossed the border to perform tasks and were caught by the empire's border guards. The empire's ambassador here has issued a formal statement, which seems to be a serious protest...
...But let me tell you, it must be something that is causing trouble on the empire's side. Our soldiers can't even hide from them, so how can they cross the border..."
"Didn't Tingdu capture a spy from the empire a while ago and was sent back to the country at the request of the empire? That incident..."
"I don't know." The eater kept picking up the food, but his words were not affected. It may be the privilege granted by the system: "President Horsman seems to have made a decision to ignore it, and Speaker Pamir seems to have acquiesced.
But several conservative congressmen protested, so there was no further development of the matter..."
"Is where we are now considered within the Principality?" Hearing this, Duan Qing asked again.
"Yes."
"name?"
"Well, I hate remembering these strange foreign names. Let me think about it..." Iron Heart hit his head with the end of a spoon: "It's called...Ai'er...
...Well, El...fat...no, no, Nephi...or Nephia..."
What kind of weird way of remembering names is this... Duan Qing shouted in his heart.
"El...Nifea, that's probably the name." Iron Ambition repeated to himself, as if to convince himself: "It's called the Principality of Elnifea."
"Sure enough, it looks very long, and it actually has five characters..." Duan Qing sighed helplessly.
There was also a square table with a few people who looked like local villagers chatting.
"Joel came back today and saw the mysterious hunter again." A young man said.
"That 'Watching Hunter'? Joel must have gone to some dangerous place again..." the person sitting next to him interjected.
"I don't know about this, and Joel didn't mention it either. You know him, he only brags about his greatness and novel knowledge." The man continued: "But this knowledge is not very novel...
"
"Come on." Another person received: "I don't know if the hunter in the legend exists yet... They are just rumors, and no one can prove the existence of the hunter. I asked someone to find him.
Didn't find it either..."
"Oh? Is this place still haunted?" Duan Qing suddenly became interested after hearing this: "Or are there some reclusive people?"
"It's just rumors." Although Iron Ambition had heard of these things, he was obviously not very interested, so he just shrugged: "Who knows whether it is true or false..."
Time passed slowly as they listened. From Duan Qing's side, he did learn a lot of information, such as the layout of the player world and the distribution of the main forces in the Free Continent.
The place they are located is probably located in the south of the mainland, and is also south of the Principality of Elfinia. To the north of the Principality is the Frey Empire. The relationship between the two countries is as discordant as they heard, and there are often varying degrees of friction.
, there have been more than one or two wars, and the reasons seem to be various, but in summary, they can basically be summarized as: grabbing territory.
The situation on the player side is the same. After all, in a game like this, after the power is formed, it will take this step. I have never heard of a game that naturally "unifies the world". Everyone is not convinced by each other and starts fighting.
Fighting is inevitable, and fighting will last a lifetime... It is because of this that the relationship between many well-known guilds in the alliance has the current love-hate relationship. Ten years have passed.
, several virtual games have been played, and the grievances and hatreds between them are beyond the scope of an account book. Now if the major guilds are fighting for territory somewhere, they can yell "You are here" before the war begins.
"What happened to us in a certain game?" is enough to make the name right.
As for whether it is true? Who cares?
Therefore, Duan Qing is accustomed to these things and is not surprised. Compared with this, another problem is more serious for Duan Qing. For example, he does not recognize this guild called Wings of Freedom.
"The highest-ranking guild in the alliance? Is this a problem? Everyone knows it... Forget it, it's okay to tell you a few words. Anyway, you can find it casually. You can check it later.
..."
When the two were talking about some current trends, the quarrels at several tables on the other side of the hall gradually became louder, and then came over. Duan Qing and the two stopped the discussion and turned around to look, only to see one of the people in the southeast corner.
Next to a table, a delicate figure stood there and yelled loudly with the people at the same table, as if there was some kind of argument. The crowd in the hall seemed to be startled by the quarrel over there, and their voices slowly lowered.
, so the content of the argument there was slowly enlarged and gradually became clear:
"...Stop arguing, this is the captain's decision..."
"How can there be no dispute? How can there be such an unfair decision..."
"You have to consider the interests of our team. The equipment allocated to the Longhu brothers is also for the long-term development of the entire team..." Another gentle voice said.
"I don't care what you think, my share can't just disappear..."
"Watch your words and attitude, Mengzhu! You are just a newcomer..." The person on the other table stood up, and his tone became arrogant.
"Newcomers are human beings too! Even if it's just to... let them take away those things, at least this month's salary must be given!"
"So didn't I explain to you that this is a special period..."
"Of course you can do it, but I can't! I have done so much work, but I can't do it just because you have to be accurate..."
The quarrel is still going on, and the people at the tables over there seem to be sitting next to each other as a team. At this time, the person being attacked by the people at the tables over there seems to be a girl. Judging from the content of the quarrel, Duan
Qing estimated that it was because of differences in the distribution of the team's income, which is commonly known as "unequal sharing of spoils."
But that purple burqa looks familiar...
Perhaps seeing that the situation was about to escalate out of control, or perhaps the excited girl was about to say something inappropriate, the leader sitting at the original table finally slapped the table: "Stop arguing! Everyone sit down.
Down!"
"Mengzhu, I know you think this is unfair. I assure you that this situation is really special. We will definitely compensate you in the future, and... there will definitely be no next time."
The man's voice became softer: "We all see the efforts you have made in the past few days, and the Sixth Team will bear in mind your hard work." He pointed to the man next to him.
The person also nodded his head, and then pointed in the direction of the table on the left: "We also made such a choice based on many considerations..."
The sound gradually became louder, and Duan Qing could no longer hear anything clear. He could only see the girl sitting opposite the suspected captain, with her hands on her knees and her head buried in her thin shoulders.
The two shoulders trembled, causing the coat and hat behind them to tremble as well.
The captain pointed over there, seeming to be making some explanation, and patted his chest again, making some kind of assurance, and then the person sitting next to him also joined in the persuasion. He should also have a considerable say in the team.
character.
According to what the person said just now, coupled with the current attitude, ordinary people will accept such results in situations like this. After all, the people above have also given steps and have done enough gestures. As the captain,
That person's prestige in that team was obviously high enough, and the previous discussions and different opinions at the next table were suppressed by him. The noise gradually changed, and the commotion seemed to be gradually subsided.
Some people stopped paying attention here and continued to talk about their previous topics. Others, including Duan Qing, were still paying attention, wanting to see what the final attitude of the person involved would be. The girl seemed to be in a struggle, lowering her head.
Her head kept shaking. At a certain moment, when her captain was making his final concluding remarks, she tilted her head and looked in the direction to her left.
Of course Duan Qing couldn't see the situation in that direction, but what the girl saw was two contemptuous faces and a proud smile.
The girl seemed to have made a decision. She stood up and bowed solemnly to the opposite side.
"Mengzhu knows about the captain's kindness. Mengzhu doesn't want to cause any more trouble to your sixth team, so..."
The voice belonging to the young girl was clear and pleasant, but due to the owner's mood swings, it had a bit of a hoarse feeling. Although it was not loud enough, to the ears of a caring person, the distance of a hall would not be an obstacle. When the captain on the opposite side heard "You guys
"Team Six", his face became gloomy.
"So I'd better not stay in your team..."
The two people across from each other looked at each other, wondering what else they wanted. The girl spoke first:
"What you meant just now was expressed very clearly. I think I understand it, but I still feel that this is not good... But this is my own problem. Captain, please don't worry."
The girl bit her lip and swallowed back some of the words she wanted to say. Then she said her goodbyes in quite polite words.
"Goodbye." After saying these last two words, she turned and walked out of the hotel door.
Amidst the shaking of the door panel, the noise gradually started to sound. Everything seemed to have returned to its original rhythm. Only the untimely silence of a few tables over there and the comments of some people who cared still proved the existence of the discordant sound just now.
.
"What a good show..." Iron Ambition said: "Those tables over there seem to be people from Wings of Freedom..."
"Wings of freedom..." Duan Qing repeated, and then laughed out loud: "I didn't see it, brother Tie, you still have the bad quality of gloating about others' misfortunes."
"Hey, I'm such an upright person... I just feel that this kind of on-the-spot firing is really rare..."
"That girl..."
"Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect Brother Mo to be a compassionate person." Iron Ambition also laughed: "But the dispute over there just now was resolved peacefully, and the woman was advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, walking calmly, I'm afraid she didn't give in.
This is your chance to be a hero and save the beauty..."
"Whatever, whatever..."
While chatting and laughing, the two of them also returned to their previous chat. However, after Duan Qing picked up the cup, he remembered what happened before and frowned slightly. The two of them were still relatively close to the door. The one just now
When the girl passed by, although Duan Qing couldn't see her expression, he still noticed something unusual.
For example, the hands hanging on both sides, the blood had faded, and they were clenched into fists.
This chapter has been completed!