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Buzz——
The unique buzzing sound when the system was loading kept ringing in the ears. A player in a tent located in the northwest of the Free World Continent slowly opened his eyes, feeling a hint of coldness.
Warm, she then quietly blinked her eyelashes and sat up from the warm fur quilt. The faint sounds of laughter and fighting also appeared outside the tent, mixed with sword energy.
With the scream that the magic made when it cut through the air, the player sitting there stared at the tent entrance for a long time, and finally opened the tent in front of him in the swaying light and shadow of the yellow magic light.
Tent curtain.
"Wow, eldest sister, you're awake."
The grassland with faint traces of snow appeared in front of the scene, and the voices gathered around the campfire outside the tent also stopped for a moment: "Oh, no, it's the elder sister who is online?"
"...handled some other things a little bit."
Nodding slightly as a response, the woman who pulled up the hood behind her slightly covered her current expression: "How is the situation?"
"Brother Leng has come back. He was bragging to us about what he had experienced just now." Then the player who came forward yelled and pointed towards the bonfire ahead: "He said he saw something
There are large areas of ancient ruins and countless ancient machines guarding them... How is this possible! That kind of thing can only be seen on the City in the Sky, in such a remote place... Oops!"
"Shut up!" A sword flew from the right side of the bonfire and flew over the head of the player who just spoke. Along with it, a swordsman player sitting on the other side of the bonfire gradually emerged.
His cold face: "Did I say that? I've never said that... What? You're not convinced? If you're not convinced, come and beat me?"
The sound of the other players laughing then spread further and further along with the scene of two players pulling each other aside. Finally, metal sparks generated by the clash of swords formed in the wilderness not far from the camp, shaking.
The elder sister who shook her head ignored the impromptu duel between the two people and turned back to the other side of the bonfire: "In other words... there is still no news?"
"No."
The answer was spoken in a low voice, and an old man dressed as a magician sitting next to the bonfire then raised his cloudy eyes: "With all due respect, miss...it's not a good idea to continue searching like this.
"
"...But this is the only way I can."
In the sight of several strands of blue hair gradually leaking out from the hood, the woman who buried her head deeply in her shoulders sighed deeply: "Uncle Wu, you know my character,
As long as there is still a little bit of hope...I can't give up."
"...According to the results announced by the alliance officials some time ago, the wanted criminal they have been looking for no longer exists." The old man who did not show a relieved smile still maintained his low voice: "The alliance officials have also confirmed that he
Even if he is really found out, it will only increase our burden..."
"How can we still believe their nonsense now."
The blazing flames of the bonfire swayed for a moment as the woman suddenly raised her hand to interrupt, and then returned to normal as her voice calmed down again: "The entire alliance is no longer the same alliance as before, they must also be following.
Acting on the instructions of the Duan family, including the trend of public opinion at that time... Humph, no one from any family would believe it if there was no one behind it!"
"It's actually very simple to see the clues here. You just need to find out who is the final winner." The old man replied in a calm voice: "For example, the Duan family who has already stood in front of the stage, and those who have failed to overthrow
Chu family..."
"Chu Yunhe... hum."
Shaking her head and saying the name with a sneer, the woman's voice became gloomy: "There must be some secret agreement between him and Duan Qingnian, otherwise it would be impossible to calm down that incident so quickly, and that guy Fei Zixiang
…”
"Fei Zixiang is probably regarded as an abandoned son." The old man continued what the other party said: "Now it is no longer possible to confirm the whereabouts of that person, and the people we sent out have not sent back any news..."
"Probably there are better chess pieces for use." He paused slightly at this point: "Xu Liangyu... Liangchen Meiyu... Huh, from this series of events, it seems that that guy's
He seems to be quite capable."
"So what, I'm not a loser who can't hold his head up in front of everyone." The woman who still lowered her head snorted coldly: "When I'm in the mood, I'll go find that guy to settle the score.
"
"Now that he has the dual protection of the Chu family and the Duan family, it may be a trouble to take care of him." The old man surnamed Wu studied his magic wand for a while: "If you really want to vent your bad breath, you can probably only get it from the game.
Take action, but..."
"It doesn't matter, I have my own way."
After sitting there in silence for a while, the woman finally let out a voice that sounded like a ghost whispering under the Nine Netherworld: "Start recruiting Cruhid members again..."
"This is the first step I will take."
Loud applause then appeared among everyone who was still cheering for the two duelists in the distance. Accompanied by it, the woman began to march towards the distance again, and her back gradually lengthened by the bonfire.
Hearing her voice of greeting, he started to get farther and farther away, and finally led the group of players who were adventuring in the wilderness to slowly set off towards the front. The weather belonging to Earth Month 6, 796 in the New Calendar also changed with the passage of time.
It was getting warmer and warmer, but it did not bring any feeling of spring to this wilderness in the northwest of the empire. The woman who had been leading the team then stepped through the last few drops of snow remaining on this land, and gradually
Entering a small village on the edge of this wilderness.
"A glass of ice blue Bondi, thank you."
Arranging a large number of players around her to every corner of the village, the woman opened the door of the tavern closest to her, and then sat lightly in front of the bar in the sight of countless players and villagers.
On a seat: "With ice."
"Adventurer?" After staring at each other for a while, the tavern owner opened his sleepy eyes: "There are not many people coming to Koruk Village at this time... They are from the Old Koruk Wilderness.
Came here from the side?”
"Old Crook Moor?"
"It seems that he is indeed an outside adventurer."
Turning back and picking up a bottle filled with ice-blue liquid on the shelf, the tavern owner let out a few listless sighs: "It used to be a good land, but it was a pity that it was destroyed in the war between the Empire and the Principality.
It was destroyed, and the remaining villagers later ran to the current place and rebuilt the beautiful manor... What do you think of that look in your eyes? Don’t you think this place is beautiful? Although there are no big and unseemly mage towers and
There are colorful brick walls, but there are also many mud walls and earth gun fences that are unique to us Koruk people..."
"……That was not what I meant."
The hand holding the wine glass gracefully rotated twice, and the woman blocked the tavern owner's shouting with her gradually exuding aristocratic temperament: "I just want to ask...has this place ever suffered from war?"
"Of course, this is not the first time that the Empire and the Principality have been at war." The tavern owner immediately raised his beard: "Including the battle in Zaraha City not long ago, they have fought three times last year.
Right? The empire wins every time, and the people of the principality sell their land to them every time! We, the Koruk people, were betrayed by the people of the principality! They sold us out twenty-three years ago
!I heard that the two countries are going to start peace negotiations again recently? It’s just nonsense..."
"……Thanks."
She took out five gold coins and placed them on the counter in front of her. The silent woman, who lowered her head and ignored the tavern owner's continued chatter, later attracted the attention of the other people who were still staying here.
And several players who quietly came forward to strike up a conversation: "This...Miss Xiuyu Liushang, do you need a mission?"
"Task?"
Slightly covering the ID on her head, the woman known as Xuyu Liushang raised her eyebrows and asked: "Are you still responsible for distributing tasks? Is there an Adventurer's Association here?"
"The mission system of the Adventurer Association can be found in every corner of the Free Continent, but... it does not exist in this place." Another player who leaned to the right of the bar immediately replied: "We... uh, we are just searching around the village.
A valuable task, and then find others to share it with.”
"Then...find a few thugs to finish the job, and then divide the spoils equally?" Xuyu Liushang sighed helplessly: "Please, I'm not here for a trip..."
"With how generous this young lady is, it's natural that she won't pay attention to your small task."
After forcefully squeezing the player on the left away, another man who looked burly came to the woman's side with a smile on his face: "Top players from big cities naturally need big tasks to attract their attention.
I can't even look down on the missions you have to kill wild wolves..."
"What are you talking about? Then your mission of killing elemental creatures will be appreciated by others?"
"Do you think it's all about killing? It's not like you don't understand the difficulty of elemental creatures. The elemental cores they drop alone are enough for us to make a lot of money!"
"What kind of international joke are you kidding, just those air elements that are smaller than rocks? The fact that you didn't play a single elemental core until the group was destroyed last time has been spread. Do you still think we are all kept in the dark?
"
"%#! How dare you expose the background of our strong wind adventure group? You don't want to be fooled, do you? Brothers, show them some color!"
"Just do it, whoever is afraid of who will come? Members of my uncle's adventure group, come on!"
"Deceive the world and steal the reputation!"
"Spiral Ascension Legs!"
The crackling sound of fists and kicks then appeared in front of the bar of the tavern as the pushing and shoving became more intense. Along with it, the scene of two groups of players gradually colliding with each other and fighting each other spread towards the direction of the tavern door, reaching out casually.
Xuyu Liushang, who had blocked several stray bullet attacks, then ignored the angry shouts of the tavern owner and moved to the other side of the circular bar with his glass. The sound of the blade constantly cutting through the air was heard.
With the faint sword energy gradually occupying her hearing, the seemingly fierce attack showed no signs of damaging the tables, chairs and wooden walls of the tavern. The other players seemed to be accustomed to this kind of paper tiger-like battle.
They then retracted their thoughts of watching the fun, and quickly gathered in front of the woman with the best appearance and temperament; "Well, this lady, what do you think of my mission? Seven Sand Thieves'
The head, along with a clue token for killing the leader of the sand pirates... This is an A-level task form rated by the Adventurers Association! The reward must be amazing!"
"Miss, our team has a mission to go to the Old Crook Wasteland to find the missing boy. Although it seems difficult, we already have enough clues..."
"Miss, come and join our team! Our team is here to complete the magician trial mission. There are three fourth-level... no, fifth-level magicians in the team!"
"Have you heard of the Magic Empire, Miss? That country is full of endless mysteries and terrifying enemies. All the forces in the continent have placed heavy sums of money on their wanted lists, and we just happen to have them hiding deep in the wasteland.
A coordinate at..."
"...You guys are very noisy."
The cold eyes appeared in front of everyone along with the long hair exposed on the temples of the woman who raised her head again. They gathered around the table and their noisy voices suddenly choked. She took a sip of the ice-blue wine and then closed her eyes.
Closing his eyes, he slowly put back the inexplicable killing intent emanating from his body: "I already have my own team, and I have no interest in the tasks you mentioned... Don't you have anything?
A more engaging mission? Or compelling enough intelligence?"
"Yes, yes, of course." A small thief among several players who were suppressed hurriedly jumped out of the crowd: "I know a mission, which I received from the ruins of Nalufak.
Come over here, a powerful adventurer is studying the secrets from the abyss, and is currently short of manpower..."
"Come on, little Gyro, we have already quietly investigated your mission. Not to mention you being a great adventurer, we haven't even found the door to the ruins... eh."
"You said... a powerful adventurer?"
He stretched out his hand to stop a certain player among the people surrounding him who wanted to cause trouble again. He murmured and gradually focused his eyes: "He is now..."
"Where?" (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!