The warm bonfire kept making crackling sounds, gradually illuminating the cold cave. The completely different atmosphere compared with the outside of the cave was followed by the rising and swaying light, which gradually dispersed the darkness gathered in the cave.
After driving, a few scattered rocks were temporarily moved in to serve as camp benches. The four players sitting in front of the campfire built a temporary rest house in this way, and then placed their weapons on the campfire.
On both sides of the table, he was paying attention to the movement of several pieces of barbecue placed above the bonfire: "Be careful, be careful... Well, it should be almost done, I'll give it a try."
"Let go! What if I don't let you taste it anymore... Uh, it seems a bit blurry."
"It's strange, it looked like it wasn't familiar before..."
"Are you okay? Have you ever studied wilderness survival skills before?"
"Ahem...Okay, okay, don't make any noise."
He imitated an adult and cleared his voice. Mengzhu, who was sitting at the back, put on a deliberately serious expression. After a moment of hesitation, the little hand that originally wanted to reach for the food above the campfire calmly
He took it back: "This meeting is very important, and it can even be said to be related to our future..."
"Hehe." Qian Zhihe, who was sitting on her right, was the first to cover his mouth and snickered: "Where did you find the speech? It sounds like it's not something you can say yourself..."
"Stop, stop being verbose!" Then the little girl's expression became even more embarrassed: "Anyway, in short! Since our group has encountered such a major setback, we must come up with a way to deal with it, and now Uncle Qingshan and Sister Liushang
, Sister Ninglan is not here, so if we want to get through this difficulty, we can only rely on ourselves..."
"Look at what you said... are we weak?" Xiao Hongchen's vague voice, holding a piece of meat in his mouth, sounded from the other side of the bonfire: "During the Zalaha battlefield, didn't we always fight well?
Okay, kill those guys from the empire, just like chopping up the meat in front of you... Hey, hey, don’t grab, don’t grab, don’t grab, I killed three stupid roe deer in total, there are more monks and less rice, more monks and less rice!"
"The leader is right."
Mengzhu and Xiao Hongchen, who were fighting each other for a skewer of barbecue by the bonfire, were constantly mingling back and forth. The evil young man from Jiecheng who was sitting in the corner on the other side of the bonfire said in a low voice: "With our current situation, we want to deal with these things."
The trouble is indeed somewhat unlikely, but since we have just been taught this by Xiao Qian, we should put our heads together and think about what we can do now..."
"Don't mention what happened just now!"
Sitting on the stone, Qian Zhihe hurriedly waved his arms: "Everyone has taken care of me so much, I just want to repay everyone..."
"Sister Xiaoqian has a good chance, and now she has become the backbone of our group." Mengzhu, who finally gave up on fighting for the barbecue with Xiao Hongchen, angrily sat back beside the red-haired girl, and at the same time, she wanted the other girl.
Another skewer of barbecue was taken from the bonfire: "Not only is the magic powerful, but there is also a mentor of the Seven-person Council above the head..."
"I, I will not give up on everyone!" Qianzhihe, who was grabbing the corner of his clothes, declared hurriedly: "Also, there is Brother Qingshan... In short, we are innocent! The Master Council and others must have made a mistake!"
"Is there anything else anyone else can do?"
The atmosphere became a little heavier with Qianzhihe's statement. Even Xiao Hongchen, who had been feasting, slowed down his movements a bit. Mengzhu, who also remained silent, looked around for a while, and finally turned his gaze.
It fell on the evil young man of Jie City: "I remember that you had several dealings with those adventure groups from the north, right?"
"Well... they are all people I met in the previous battlefield dungeon, and they only know each other." After wringing his chin and recalling it for a while, the evil young man from Jie City replied in a low voice: "I want to win at this juncture.
Getting them to side with us...should be a little difficult."
"There is no need to let them stand on our side, you just need to get some information." Mengzhu wrinkled her small nose: "Being inexplicably regarded as a street rat, you have to know how they shouted out.
Right? It’s always good to ask more for information. Maybe you can get more inside information..."
"I can do this." The evil young man from Jiecheng patted his chest: "Although I don't know if my name is so famous, there are a few people in there who have a pretty good relationship with me. If it doesn't work,
I will go and ask them offline..."
"Ahem!" Amidst the sudden coughing sound, the voice belonging to Xiao Hongchen then sounded in front of several people: "In terms of connections, Xiao Hongchen also knows a few good guys! When I was in the battlefield dungeon,
At that time, we still called ourselves brothers..."
"Forget about those friends of yours. They go to the rivers and lakes all day long... By the way, you can go to the rivers and lakes and ask." As if he suddenly thought of something, Mengzhu patted his little hand and said, "On weekdays
Mr. Li is doing business with Jianghu and the others, is it time for them to show their gratitude? And after what happened this time, they have never expressed their stance..."
"This, this..." scratching the back of his head, Xiao Hongchen replied hesitantly: "I haven't thought about this. The only people I know are those who often run errands, like the Duan family brothers.
Senior official, I have no way of contacting him."
"Anyway, it's not suitable for me to show up now. I'll leave the matters on the guild's territory to you." Mengzhu waved his hand nonchalantly: "If it doesn't work... you can contact your good friend Xianyu
Wang, isn't he the best at this kind of thing? He should still stay in Tania now..."
"By the way, there is also my brother." Qianzhihe on the side suddenly raised his right hand: "Although he has not come to Xifeng County to join in the fun, he knows a lot of people. If you ask him to inquire,
There should be some results..."
"There are a lot of crazy news on the Internet now. It should be very difficult to sift out the real information from these messages. Even if Wizard wrote the battle report based on the statement of the Mages Council, not many people would believe it in the end.
That's right..."
"We are the parties who are regarded as the culprits. We don't even know what happened now. If those people know better than us, we will really be damned!"
"How about making an official complaint to the alliance? Although they will not interfere with the normal plot development of the game world, this has already affected the reputation of our guild. If we apply this rule and let them publish the data..."
"We are not registered in the alliance's guild directory. They should not care about us."
The tar on the barbecue continued to drip into the crackling sound of the campfire, and the voice belonging to Mengzhu echoed in the cave as she lowered her head: "But... leave this matter to me."
"...Do you know people from the alliance?" Several people finally looked at each other with a bit of surprise in their eyes: "When did you become such a powerful leader?"
"I don't know you." Mengzhu shook his head slightly: "But... if you want to find out the facts and truth, you can't only rely on the backstage surveillance of those high-ranking officials..."
"I'll go directly to those NPCs."
She took a hard bite of the barbecue in her hand, and then stood up suddenly: "You..."
"Just wait for my good news."
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"Well--"
Plop.
As a sudden choking sound quickly faded away, a black-clothed guard located in the north of Fenghua Town suddenly disappeared above the wall he was patrolling. His unconscious body then dragged his fallen feet towards the shadows.
And left, returning the unique silence of the night to this area. A petite and slender figure wearing a windbreaker and black leather armor then quietly emerged from the outline of the city wall illuminated by the lights in the city, looking carefully at
He looked around there, and then when no one found it, he reached out and pulled up a long rope hanging on the city wall: "Huh..."
"It went so smoothly."
Mengzhu exhaled a long and heavy breath, and the slightly frightened Mengzhu took off the hook wrapped around the rope, tied it around his waist, and moved quietly towards the inside of the town - since he made such a move a few days ago
After the decision was made, the members of the Fool's Adventure Group began separate operations. Mengzhu, who was responsible for finding the key NPC, first determined that the target was a sloppy uncle who had attacked the top of the mountain with them. But within a few days,
Time did not allow her to gain any advantage in finding people. All that was left was that she ran across almost the entire Fenghua Plain. Finally, while avoiding various players, she sneaked into the star in the center of the Fenghua Forest.
Within Fengquan Camp, due to the failure of the previous war, the refugees who originally stayed here with peace of mind have evacuated at the same time as the players left, leaving only a small number of the old, weak, sick and disabled who still stay here, and
The empty tent was left next to the spring.
After daring to ask for a long time, the little girl learned from the mouths of the remaining grandfathers and grandmothers that Richard, who was responsible for guarding the camp, had never returned since that night's battle.
"It should be...still in this town, right?"
With the sound of breaking through the air constantly ringing in his ears, Mengzhu's figure kept flitting through the streets shrouded in darkness, and his extremely skilled stealth methods continued to appear in the middle of the mountain city below Fenghua Town.
She passed through the restored guards who had become much more relaxed. She tried her best to pay attention to her surroundings. Relying on her past memories, she kept searching for places that seemed like places where people could be detained. Finally, she met several people carrying drinks.
Guided by the players in black who were singing loudly and laughing at each other, they arrived near the Russell Tavern in the northeastern part of the Lower City: "I heard... that the people in the parliament are about to develop a way to break the barrier?"
"Of course, why are you still doubting the power of the Magic Empire now? Look at those poor big guilds... They have all backed away now, hahahaha!"
"In other words... we will also have the opportunity to enjoy the function of the furnace in the future?"
"Yes, I heard that it is a very magical synthesis function. Only those with both strength and reputation can enjoy it as a privilege... Huh, when I was in Tania before, I wanted to see that thing Biden
The world is still tough. Not only do we have to deal with those underground forces, but we also have to compete with countless players for spots..."
"Joining the Magic Empire is indeed a very correct decision, hahahahaha!"
"And you can also beat up those high-ranking big guilds and professional players, hahahahaha!"
"Come and drink to our bright future!"
"Okay! After finishing this bottle of wine, let's go to the upper city together and catch all the rats still hiding in the city...who are they?"
call--
The subtle sound of running followed the alert voices of several people and left in the distance, finally extending to the folding mountain road leading to Fenghua Town Mountain. Mengzhu, who kept appearing at the top of the houses, then moved at an extremely fast speed.
After climbing over the peaks, he quickly climbed to the edge of Huawu Street, which represents the upper-class urban area. After hiding quietly among the snow-covered flowers for a while, Mengzhu finally suppressed his panting voice,
The rustling sound then began to move forward with the swaying grass, and finally came to the row of huts near the town hall: "There are people hiding in the uptown area, right? Strange..."
"There doesn't seem to be anything unusual about it."
Muttering such words in her mouth, she quietly avoided the sight of several men in black standing on the arch bridge at the entrance of the town hall. She retreated to the back of the flowers as she tried to get closer.
She slipped through the snow and carefully identified her surroundings. She sneaked to the foot of the small archway of the Adventurers Association of Fenghua Town in a familiar way, and then after careful confirmation, she quietly pushed open the dilapidated wooden door.
"..."
It seemed that she had relaxed her vigilance as a result of confirming that there was no movement around her. The sound of pushing the door became particularly harsh in Mengzhu's ears. Realizing that she had exerted too much force, she hurriedly grabbed the door handle in front of her.
Then it was covered up bit by bit. As if there was no abnormality, the dead silence spread in the dark room, and at the same time, a vaguely familiar scene was displayed in front of the little girl, but she remained in place without showing any expression.
He didn't show any joy, but slowly raised his hands.
"……Do not move."
The ferocious sword then slowly stretched out from her ear, and was placed on her slender neck little by little. Then a trace of dangerous aura appeared in the darkness behind Mengzhu, killing a slovenly uncle.
The figure gradually emerged. The little girl, who was shocked by the killing intent, did not say a word for a long time. Her body that remained motionless also began to struggle slightly with the cold sweat on her forehead. It belonged to Richard.
The sound followed closely, like a beast from the abyss, slowly echoing in the darkness on the first floor of the Adventurer's Association.
"……It is you."
This chapter has been completed!