"Uh... what happened here?"
The sight of the passing players and city residents stopping to watch gradually submerged the flowers on the roadside, and then gradually dispersed amidst the din and shouts in the sky. As one of the closer group of people,
Duan Qing, who was watching the reaction of the crowd, gradually showed a little doubt and confusion on his face: "Just now..."
"Did a woman hide here just now?"
The arrogant and arrogant shouts echoed in Duan Qing's ears, and at the same time, there was the scene of four or five people gradually rushing over from the side of the street: "She took a big hit from me."
De Iron Fist', it is absolutely impossible to run too far... Hey, you!"
"Did you see a woman hiding here?"
So that’s it, is this kind of drama happening again?
Such thoughts flashed through his mind, Duan Qing twitched his lips and then shook his head: "I, that...I didn't see it."
"Didn't you see it?"
After looking up and down at Duan Qing's ordinary gray magic robe, the leader, who was wearing a formal dress and looked like a hotel owner, then looked away from him: "Don't
If you want to protect that guy, she must be nearby! You two, go and take a look over there in the grass!"
"yes."
Watching two of the men who had been following the man gradually approaching the patch of flowers, Duan Qing involuntarily took two steps forward: "Uh... I did see a person just now. She came from me.
He ran past in front of him..."
"Didn't you say you didn't see it just now? Why did you see it again now?" The man in the dress turned and looked at Duan Qing, a strange smile gradually appeared on his face: "Tsk, another victim... Search for me!
"
The thugs, who were like wolves and tigers, instantly disappeared into the flowers in front of them, and soon they pulled out a woman from under the wooden sign with the street name written on it, followed by a woman's unique scream.
Watching the fight between the three or two big men and the slender figure echoed in this bustling street. Duan Qing twitched the corners of his mouth slightly, and after struggling for a long time in his heart, he finally decided to step forward and intervene in this fight.
In a confrontation where the balance of power was completely unbalanced, a voice belonging to the player suddenly sounded behind him, stopping him in his tracks: "Don't cause trouble, she is a frequent visitor to this place."
"...Do you know her?"
Looking at the player named Yifeng Yanyu, Duan Qing stopped and asked with a little doubt: "Brother, can you explain it to me?"
"This is a mission that refreshes here frequently."
The swordsman player wearing a hat and a raincoat slightly moved the brim of his hat on his head and then pointed his finger at the still struggling female figure in front of him: "She is an amnesiac living in Violet.
The woman seems to have some mental problems. She always sneaks out when no one is paying attention and wanders around this street and the surrounding areas. The citizens of Tanzania may still be able to accept a woman who looks unattractive and silent.
The silent woman wandered on the street, but she couldn't tolerate this guy eating and drinking freely. After she was chased around and even caught by someone from a store, she had no choice but to ask the kind-hearted players passing by.
They asked for help.”
"At the beginning, the players thought this was a hidden quest line, a great opportunity to get close to the beautiful NPC in the game." He sighed helplessly at this point: "But when they helped the woman pay off
After sending her back to the Violet Tower for food expenses, all they can get is a part of the bounty that the magicians of Violet use to express their gratitude."
"Violet's magicians?" Duan Qing asked curiously: "What kind of people are they?"
"They are a group of magicians affiliated with the Mages Council, that's all." Yi Li Yanyu glanced at Duan Qing with a strange look: "The Mages Council also has branches in many places in the empire, and the Violet Tower is just the name of this place.
That’s all, what’s the problem?”
"Ah no, it's nothing."
Looking at the slender figure that had been pulled out of the flowers by the group of thugs, Duan Qing then gestured forward again: "What about this woman's identity?"
"No one knows what her identity is, and no one from the Council of Mages has made it clear."
Making a shrug gesture, the man in the bamboo hat replied in a low voice: "The mage of Violet is unwilling to reveal her life experience, and the players who submitted the mission have never asked for any information from the amnesiac woman. Over time,
, the players who had been doing this task gradually lost hope and interest."
"..."
Looking at the figure of the woman with messy hair and disheveled clothes still struggling in the hands of the thugs, Duan Qing frowned. His original idea of stepping forward to help also followed the introduction of the player next to him.
, gradually returned to the place where he stood: "In other words... this is just an ordinary money-spinning task, right?"
"At least that's the case for now." Yibi Yanyu replied with a smile: "And now I'm still losing money."
"……ah?"
"The NPCs in the city will also evolve."
Pointing to the hotel owner in a formal dress who was gradually coming forward, he gestured around the place: "Everyone knows that she is from the Violet Tower, and her meal expenses will definitely be reimbursed.
After catching the boss eating the King's meal, why should he still be desperate for money? The most exaggerated incident was last month, when a player who came to the rescue was forced to ask for two thousand gold coins for the meal.
Two thousand gold coins! Not to mention eating, it’s more than enough to buy a good set of weapons and equipment.”
"What kind of meal is worth two thousand gold coins?" Duan Qing also made an exaggerated cry: "Will anyone really give it to you?"
"In the end, it was given by someone from the Mages Council."
Pointing to the tall tower not far away again, Yi Yanyu smiled and shook his head: "The people who are most in need of money in the world are magicians, and the people who are least in need of money are also magicians. Those who live in the high tower
The guys among them have no idea about "mundane things" like eating and drinking, and they don't even care about whether there is any money-making problem..."
"Also, that is to say..."
"Yes, this is the mission you are facing now."
Pointing at the girl whose hair was gradually being pulled up by the hotel owner, she shook her head and slowly left towards the front of the street: "How about you be opened by that shopkeeper and feel the characteristics of our Tanzania city?"
Daily life? Unless you are very rich, otherwise..."
"I still advise you to leave as soon as possible."
The sounds of struggles and screams still echoed in the hustle and bustle of the street. The crowds of people passing by gradually returned to calm as the swordsman in the bamboo hat left. Duan Qing, who was still standing in place, also looked in front of him.
After a long while, he smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Although it's still very cliché..."
"But I didn't expect it to be set up like this."
"...Why, someone is finally willing to be the one who was taken advantage of this time?"
Looking at the figure of the gray-robed magician who was gradually coming forward, the innkeeper who had been standing still with four or five thugs grinned and said: "Aren't you just a random passerby anymore?"
"She ran too fast just now, I didn't see her clearly at all." Duan Qing shook his head: "So what I said is the truth."
"I don't care about you." The hotel owner straightened his dress angrily: "Do you want to pay for this woman?"
"I'm curious, why don't you just send her back to Violet?"
Without answering the other party's question directly, the thin magician facing the four or five big men showed no fear on his face: "Wouldn't it be safer to directly ask the magicians in the Mage Council for money?"
"Those who stole food and ran around without paying for it should be punished accordingly." The boss refused with a righteous expression: "I want to drag this woman back and discipline her more."
I will never make such a mistake again that disgraces the image of the city of Tanzania."
"I can understand... is this one of the bargaining chips to ask for a high price?" Duan Qing patted his forehead and sighed helplessly: "Forget it, let's just quote the price directly."
"...Do you really want to take care of this?" The boss finally looked Duan Qing up and down: "Can you afford it?"
"I am an alchemist."
Duan Qing patted his chest quite proudly, and ignored some weird looks from around him, showing a confident expression: "Does the alchemist know? You can rest assured about things like money."
"Then...eight hundred gold coins."
The words paused for a moment, and then the store manager reported a figure: "Including damage costs, lost work costs, and my employment fee... If you want to save this woman, you have to pay me at least 800 gold coins.
."
"……good."
His eyes stayed on the woman for a moment, and then Duan Qing nodded his head: "Deal."
"Ha, this guest is indeed a cheerful person... ah no, he is a well-educated aristocrat."
Looking at the eight shining platinum coins that the other party took out from his pocket, the store manager with a serious expression immediately smiled and said: "I am the owner of the 'Pound Hotel' in Tanzania. If you need it in the future, you are welcome to
Come to our store."
"Let's talk about it later when we have a chance."
In two steps, he walked in front of the woman who was let go. Duan Qing's eyes began to scan back and forth on the woman's face covered by the messy hair of her shawl: "She was sent to the violet tower in front.
right?"
"Ah? Ah... yes." Looking at the strange reaction shown by the other party, the hotel owner replied hesitantly: "Don't worry, the people from the Mages Council will compensate you for your losses, but the extra information..."
"I have one last question."
Duan Qing withdrew his eyes that were constantly confirming, stood up and asked in a low voice: "Do you know her name?"
"Uh... I just heard that people from the Mages Council called her name." The boss pondered for a while, and then replied thoughtfully: "It seems..."
"It seems to be called Kasha, right?"
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"Thank you for your help, adventurer."
Some time later, in the middle of Violet Street, in front of the Violet Tower, a magician wearing a gorgeous purple-black robe stood at the gate while pushing open the closed door and nodded to Duan Qing: "
Thank you for sending her back again."
"Uh, that..."
"As a thank you for eight hundred gold coins, we will deliver it to you soon."
The voice was still full of politeness, but the face of the magician who was sending Duan Qing out here still had an expressionless face: "You live over there at Wind Eagle, right?"
"You, how do you know?"
"The Council of Mages will remember your kindness."
Without answering the other party's question, the magician then closed the iron door in front of him: "May the power of the elements protect your future path."
"Wait a minute, I haven't finished speaking yet, wait"
boom.
The sound of the heavy iron door then completely separated the line of sight between Duan Qing and the magician. At the same time, it also blocked the figure of "Kasha" standing in front of the tower from Duan Qing's field of vision.
Outside, Duan Qing, who was staring in that direction, took two steps back helplessly, and at the same time put his hands on his hips and let out a long breath: "What happened today."
"I always get turned away at times like this."
He raised his head and looked at the tall stone tower in front of him. As his sight extended, the lavender tower gradually extended into the sun-filled blue sky. There was magic in there.
The runes carry the horizontal magic circle that is constantly wrapped around the tower, constantly rotating within the established circular orbit. The buzzing sound unique to magic is also accompanied by Duan Qing's mental induction, and it moves like a sea.
The majestic momentum is constantly beating along the magic lines towards the surroundings. As the distance from the tower gets closer, the noise that has been filling Violet Street becomes more and more intense as the number of street vendors decreases.
There are fewer and fewer. They seem to be afraid of this high tower. Apart from passing by quickly, the only thing left is to glance at the magicians who come and go around this high tower. Some of them are in a hurry, and some of them are in a hurry.
They walked into the strange-shaped magic cabins opposite the tower while talking and laughing. The owners of the gorgeously dressed magic cabins also appeared at the door of those cabins from time to time, welcoming them with unbearable enthusiasm.
The gold lord in the tower.
Of course, there are also some players who come and go here.
"Boss, I need an appraisal...not a mage appraisal, but an item appraisal!"
"How much does this magic robe cost? What, twenty thousand gold coins? Yes, can it be cheaper?"
"What happened to the magic gems I left with you last time? They must have been sold, right? I need some cash now, so... a 10% handling fee? Are you a black shop here?"
"Return! I want to return it! That's right, it's the Yunge Staff! It doesn't have the ability to control the weather as you said!"
It seems...this is not a place where ordinary people can hang out.
"This brother..."
A weak voice of inquiry then sounded behind Duan Qing, pulling his eyes back from looking around the magic houses. Duan Qing, who turned around, then looked at the player rubbing his hands in front of him and said,
Face pointed to his nose in confusion: "Call me?"
"Yes, yes, that's you." The player nodded hurriedly: "You are... a magician, right?"
"What is wrong with me?"
"this and that……"
Looking at the gray robe on Duan Qing's body, the player scratched his cheek: "Excuse me..."
"Are you interested in teaming up for an adventure together?" (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!