Duan Qing does not yet have a general understanding of how fast the message transmission speed in the free world is, but he is certain that it is not as fast as the player's message transmission speed - even those in the Mage Council who have such advanced technology as "magic"
People probably don’t know what the latest developments are in the war between the Empire and the Principality.
So they probably don't know what the refugees who appear on the streets, who are obviously not residents of Fenghua Town, mean.
"The principality has lost Cosma County." Ignoring the old man's solemn look, Duan Qing introduced the latest news he had seen on the Internet: "Don't ask me where I got this news, in short I believe it.
I was right."
Norman's eyes did not change, but after Duan Qing shook his head and found that the other party still had no reaction, he realized that the old man in front of him was completely stunned.
"The latest battle report shows that the principality's troops in Cosma County are retreating steadily." So Duan Qing sighed and decided to continue: "The princess of Cosma County decided to retreat with the entire army on January 1, giving up the bandits.
Sima City. But... obviously their retreat did not escape the empire's detection, and they did not make a corresponding retreat plan, so..."
"The retreat turned into a rout."
"From Cosma City to Feron, then Zalaha City, all the way to Fars Fortress on the border of Eta County, the battle situation along the entire retreat route was one-sided. Soldiers who escaped from various places brought with them
All the news is that their own troops are being unilaterally pursued by the empire. Some soldiers have even been separated from the main army for several days - they no longer know the current situation of their troops."
"Of course, the most miserable thing is the local...people along the way."
Duan Qing's voice paused, as if he was remembering the figures he saw on Hualan Street before: "According to many people, they got the news inside the principality early, so they fled their homes."
The old man's eyes darkened.
"Some refugees have appeared here in Fenghua Town." Duan Qing whispered: "According to my speculation, the interior of the principality may have...abandoned Cosma's battlefield early...
..”
"This is impossible." Norman rejected the other party's speculation: "No matter how cowardly the president is, it is impossible to make such a decision, let alone Horsman..."
"Oh, I also believe...President Hosman." Duan Qing had only heard the name of the highest leader of the Principality, so he could only echo: "But some people in the Principality Parliament may
There may be different opinions, not to mention...I heard that the local power of the principality is much stronger than the ruling power of the principality city."
"Li An...that bastard." After a long time, the old man's angry voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "He must have done it for his own life..."
"Uh, please..."
"Rian Yudil, the highest officer of Cosma County." Norman waved his hand impatiently: "The incompetent county owner relied on his father to rise to power, and now..."
He was silent for a while, then raised his head and looked at Duan Qing again: "Assuming your information is indeed correct, this is indeed a huge blow to the principality..."
"Yes." Duan Qingtou: "And if there is violent turmoil in the upper echelons of the principality, then some of their people will definitely be unlucky..."
"You mean, those people...people from the Restoration Alliance?"
Duan Qing was not very familiar with the name of the Restoration Alliance, so after being stunned for a moment, he sank into thinking: "Well, maybe these are what you call... the ghosts of those people.
Not sure. But no matter which one it is..."
"They all have a reason to start taking action here."
"It makes sense." Norman thought for a while, then nodded: "If their conspiracy succeeds, then this is their best opportunity to start an attack, because the attention within the principality is under their control; if
They failed, then..."
"The remote Fenghua Town is an opportunity for them to make a comeback." Duan Qing continued.
"Perhaps the incident in the Emerald Forest is just a test by them." The old man Norman calmed down his expression, leaving only the slightest glint in his eyes: "Perhaps this southernmost area of the principality... is all theirs.
Wherever you want to plot, even if it is secret evidence, it will play a decisive role in any future conspiracy."
"Yes, after all, this is a land that produces food..."
"In recent days, there seems to be a problem with the distribution ratio in various places..."
"The mine output in Lanshan Village has also dropped a lot. Is there someone obstructing it..."
"This is why we have been keeping an eye on Yaschi. Although he is just an ordinary miner, he is still quite influential in the Ankaras mine. After all, he has been working for so many years, and according to our observation...
..."
"Sorry, but...he's dead."
"What!" the old man yelled, and then covered his mouth - people in other places in the hall had already cast curious eyes over him.
"This is also... the latest news." Duan Qing blinked his innocent eyes and said helplessly: "Except for Richard and Nina, I guarantee that no one will know earlier than you."
"What's going on! Why did he die? But at a time like this..."
"Isn't this a commission from your Mage Council?" Duan Qing asked back: "I heard that someone from your Mage Council died in the mine, so I entrusted someone else to clean up the bandits in the mine...
"
"How...is it possible..." Norman's voice became louder and louder, and finally fell silent. He thought for a while, and then showed a bitter smile: "Okay, this.
.....It could be true.”
"It is true that someone... disappeared in that mine, but we only sent people to investigate the matter. We don't know that the person is dead or who did it...
."
"Hey, interesting..." Duan Qing smiled strangely: "If those colleagues of mine deceived me..."
He was kicked in the leg.
"Okay." He endured the pain and glanced at the girl next to him, then readjusted his sitting position: "Anyway, something went wrong at some point in the process, and finally the drama in the Ankaras mine occurred.
"
He no longer went down, but looked at the old man opposite, who smiled bitterly again: "Okay, I have to admit..."
"There may really be a problem within our Council of Mages."
"Perhaps I was aware of this problem a long time ago, so I told Richard the news I got..."
The early morning sunlight shines through the large window next to the counter where the three of them are, but as the scene gradually settles, there is no warmth in the hearts of several people. Until someone's footsteps sounded, they walked to
Behind the counter, the uneasy silence was broken.
"Excuse me...is this the place where mages conduct appraisals?"
Duan Qing and Norman looked at each other, and the latter stood up and shouted over there: "Wait a minute!" Then he stood up with Duan Qing.
"How did Yasiqi die? Is there anything left behind in the end?"
"His last words mentioned... caring about Laska, and... asking me to find a man named Feeney."
"Who's Finny...and Laska, hmm."
The old man's hoarse voice chuckled softly, and then said to Duan Qing: "I will continue to... pay attention to you, as long as you don't do anything extraordinary."
"Oh? It sounds very good, but can you provide some practical help? Give me a token or something so that I can go out and show off my power..."
"What I mean is...don't seek death yourself." The old man said seriously.
Amid Mengzhu's faint laughter next to him, Duan Qing wiped his face, and then said: "Okay, I understand. But don't you want to know first...who is Laska?"
"If you want to know, just go to the library." Norman glanced at Duan Qing with a strange look, then stopped talking to him and started to walk towards the front of the counter: "I don't have time to tell you stories.
listen."
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Fenghua Town is a town, so it’s not surprising that there is a library here. As one of the town’s infrastructure, this kind of place is not only welcomed by the townspeople, but also by the players. Because here not only can you learn about
Go to the local area, even the historical origins, customs and customs of every corner of the Free Continent, and also learn about the settings and background of various aspects of this game, thereby helping players better understand this game. In this game
Survive better.
But for players, the more important thing is to master the game resources.
Whether it is the understanding of moves, detailed information on various dangerous places in the free world, or even various things other than combat, such as communication with local people, collection, production, inlaying, forging, and even magic - you
It is possible to find them in the library. When the free world was just opened, places like the library once became a place where all the major powers competed for it. However, after experiencing the "attack" of various indigenous forces including the Master Council,
After the "Suppression", the players' arrogance in competing for resources has dropped a little. However, now, this enthusiasm has completely disappeared - an open and transparent place like the library will definitely not have such good things as peerless secrets.
, so after such a long time, library resources around the free world have been disclosed almost completely. Even on the websites of major platforms, there are people who have conducted a relatively complete review of where and what form of materials can be found.
Summarize and analyze.
However, the library in Fenghua Town seems to be slightly different from libraries in other places. Firstly, the Fenghua Town where it is located has not been opened by players for a long time, and secondly, its location - Duan Qinghe Meng
When Zhu first arrived here, they received a local town map, but after several days of missions, they have never heard of a library or seen a building like a library until now.
As a last resort, they had no choice but to ask for help. Originally, they were mentally prepared that finding the library would be a huge project, but in the end they just randomly picked up a passerby and asked for the location of the library.
"Mountain?"
"Yes, the library of Fenghua Town is on the mountain of this mountain."
"Why are you in that kind of place! Also, why isn't it written on the map..."
"I guess you got your map from the registration office." The man replied: "The library in Fenghua Town is a very old building, older than Fenghua Town itself, so not many people have gone there in recent years.
, young people know even less..."
Ignoring the man's sigh, Duan Qing took Mengzhu to the edge of Huawu Street and looked up at the higher mountains - when doing tasks in the past, they had never been to anything higher than Huawu Street.
place, so they didn't know where they would lead if they continued walking up these winding streets.
"Just take this opportunity to take a half-day tour to Fenghua Town or something..."
The sun in the morning has not yet risen to its highest point, so the weather is still not very hot, but the strong mountain wind in this season brings a little chill to those who want to climb higher. The mountains in Fenghua Town are not high, but I want to
It still took Duan Qing a lot of effort to walk along the street to the end of the road.
But after arriving at his destination, the coldness brought by the mountain wind and the fatigue brought by the climb were all dispelled by the scenery in front of him.
After turning the last corner, the first thing that caught Duan Qing's eyes was a rather large square. The area of the square was not large, but compared with the mountains that were already there, these gaps were filled with all kinds of strange things.
The flat flagstones of wild flowers and grasses still occupy a large area as far as the eye can see. At the other end of the square, a two-story building that looks very old stands at the far end, with gray walls covered with various kinds of things.
Such flowers and plants dyed the old building into a natural green color.
However, the most eye-catching thing about this building is its structure with two columns on both sides. If you look at it from a distance, it looks like three or two cylinders are embedded in each other, forming a round shape of the building.
The ends of the cylinders are covered with semicircular tips, and a hollow is cut out of the tallest cylinder, from which a cylindrical shape extends. The cylindrical shape continues upward until it shrinks into a higher place.
A pointed end, and then surrounded by a circular rooftop. Looking from below, there seem to be some black objects on the circular rooftop, and I don't know what they are used for.
There is an arched opening on the front of the cylindrical building, which is probably the entrance of the building. Through the sunlight shining diagonally above, Duan Qing can also see the wooden arch corresponding to the arched doorway.
The shaped door is now half-open inside the arch. Due to the limited height of the arch, the upper half of the door is still in shadow.
As expected, it is the oldest and most mysterious library in Fenghua Town - even in a nook and cranny like the Adventurers Association, there is a sign that is about to fall off, but Duan Qing has been looking here for a long time, but there is not even a sign that says
There is no sign with the word "library" on it.
But this is not the most attractive place here.
On the other side of the square, the curious girl had already run in that direction - a tall stone statue stood quietly by the square on that side. The stone statue seemed to be carving a person.
He was wearing heavy armor, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. His face was facing south, and he maintained a half-kneeling posture, kneeling there motionless.
Duan Qing also walked over, and unexpectedly found information about this statue next to the statue. Maybe it was due to thousands of years of wind and frost, or maybe it was damaged in some way, and there was a detailed introduction written on it.
The characters on the back of the stone carving are very blurry and cannot be fully legible, but the large characters on the front of the stone carving can still be read completely.
The Imperial Guard of the Extreme Wind State, Javier Gangram.
"This is the statue that Uncle Kidd once mentioned? It looks so powerful..."
"Yes." Duan Qing sighed: "According to his laws at the time, this man should be the idol of the people of Fenghua Town."
"It is a pillar of strength in the hearts of young people."
An old voice suddenly broke into the conversation.
This chapter has been completed!