"I came to this place probably a few months ago."
Amidst the sound of the carriage's ruts rolling on the stone floor, Hank's voice also kept echoing in every corner of the luxuriously decorated carriage. However, after a brief introduction, this
The content explained by the middle-aged man dressed like an imperial noble at that time was completely different from just now: "The Shadow Society at that time seemed to have received some kind of news and needed someone to come here to continue to preside over the work, and I just happened to
I also had some personal motives of my own, so I agreed to their plan."
"Let me guess...this private purpose is Kasha, right?"
"How do you know that you have already met her?"
There was a look of surprise in his eyes again, and Hank, who put his hat on his chest, raised his eyebrows: "What...did she tell you?"
"She didn't say anything, not even those in the Violet Tower."
Duan Qing sighed softly, and then cast his gaze on the top of the luxury carriage: "We are both members of Tania's underground world. I didn't expect you to be so affectionate and righteous now."
"After all, we can't just leave her alone." Hank, who withdrew his surprised expression, gradually showed a bitter expression on his face: "After I heard that she didn't die in the end, I can't just sit back and ignore her."
"Where's the Walia Tavern?" Duan Qing asked in a casual voice, leaning his relaxed back on the soft sofa on the other side of the carriage: "And what about Tania's shadow party? Who will host it now?
?”
"Of course Wiesel is still in charge."
He raised his eyes with a clear look, and there was a hint of smile in Hank's voice: "You seem to know a lot about things over there. Are you... really an empire citizen?"
"It's true." Duan Qing patted his chest: "Why, is there something wrong?"
"The lady next to you looks familiar to me."
The middle-aged nobleman who tilted his head slightly and took off his top hat turned his attention to Xue Ling Huan Bing: "It seems to be very similar to a certain lady we know who was famous in the mainland before."
"Maybe it's because of her similar appearance. She has often been mistaken for her recently." Duan Qing shrugged nonchalantly: "As the president of the Warrior House, you should be able to see her true strength, and you should also know what I said.
What he said is true or false.”
"...Well." After holding his chin and studying the silent woman for a while, Hank finally changed his gaze and said, "Okay, let's talk about this topic later."
"You made such a big show this time that you even went to the City Lord's Mansion to see me. What was your purpose?" He turned his attention back to Duan Qing: "Now you can explain it properly, right?"
"Originally, I did have doubts about your identity."
The smile on his face slowly disappeared, and Duan Qing gradually focused his attention on the magnificent mansion that the carriage was about to drive into: "Especially when I visited your mansion, I was ignored by you.
After those people under my command were kicked out without any reason, my doubts became more serious..."
"Have you been here before?" Hank, who raised his hand to interrupt Duan Qing's words, once again showed doubts in his eyes: "When?"
"It was probably two days ago." Duan Qing shook his head in vain: "Didn't your subordinates report this to you?"
"...Okay, maybe I should rectify my subordinates." A gloomy look flashed across his face, and Hank gestured to Duan Qing again: "Please continue."
"I don't know how much you know about this matter, but I'll ask anyway."
Taking out the ancient round stone plate from the package, Duan Qing asked in a low voice: "Did you issue a commission to adventurers before, asking an adventure group called Flame Dragon Beast to help you?"
Go to the Gemenan jungle to find an ancient relic?"
"To be precise, it's all the areas in the southern part of Thebilis Province." Hank, who narrowed his eyes, focused on the disk: "Why, is this the result?"
"That's right, but now I am the payer."
Not caring whether the other party would try to snatch it, Duan Qing turned the disc in his hand up and down: "Since you don't know where this disc is located, you probably don't know the specific details, so among them
The process...do I need to explain it to you?"
"No need to explain, I know whose hands it should have been originally."
There was a bit of light in his eyes, and Hank stood up with a serious look on his face that he had never shown since they met: "Originally, I shouldn't have had any hope for this, but just in case, I still want to confirm it.
……he died?"
"It should be considered so." Duan Qing exchanged a look with Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him that only they could understand, and the corners of Duan Qing's mouth raised slightly: "I can't die anymore."
"Hmph, hum hum hum, ha ha ha ha!"
As the carriage gradually slowed down and the laughter gradually sounded, Hank, who was looking up to the sky, had an expression of uncontrollable excitement on his face: "He is finally dead, hahahaha! Good death!"
"Although I don't know how you did it, I still want to solemnly thank you." The middle-aged man pulled open the collar of his black dress: "Not only did you help me avenge you, but you also solved the problem of the Shadow Society.
What a threat!"
"Why, is this one of the goals that the Shadow Society wants to achieve?" Duan Qing, holding the disk, continued to ask: "What do they want this disk for?"
"How do we XX know?"
Hank Corleone, who still maintained a hearty smile and seemed to have completely let go of his aristocratic temperament, also regained the unique sinister look of a gang boss: "According to the information that Wiesel sent to me at the time, we were just
I know that guy just escaped with an artifact belonging to the Restorationists. Where did he escape to and what was he using it for... How could anyone figure out such a shitty thing?"
"I just want to kill him." The middle-aged man who withdrew his smile leaned forward while sitting, with a vicious expression on his face: "No matter where he is, no matter what he wants to do, I just want to kill him."
Use all means to kill this person who dares to anger Tania's underground world."
"So going to the Adventurer's Association to issue such a mission is also one of your 'do whatever you can' methods."
Duan Qing helplessly looked at the disc in his hand, and sighed slightly: "You are really not afraid of being hated. Such a powerful enemy actually wants to send a group of second-rate adventurers to deal with it..."
"Of course I have asked about the first-class adventure groups, but they are not willing to take over." Hank, who put away his smile, raised his eyes and waved his hand: "You said you want to build a base for Sky City and you have to be busy.
They are busy with this and that... Hey, I think they look down on our Shadow Society at all, and they don't look at whose sacrifice the City in the Sky relies on—"
The movement of making a fist stopped in mid-air, and his words suddenly stopped. The feelings of resentment and regret flashed back and forth on his face for a long time, and finally disappeared into the air as he slowly regained his calm expression.
Medium: "Forget it."
"……What's wrong?"
"I said forget it."
Repeating these words again, Hank tugged on his collar, and then as the carriage gradually stopped, he once again arranged his dress into the appearance of an imperial noble: "People also die, and the past also
Everything has passed, and all I can do is forget it and deal with the current affairs well."
"What reward do you want?" He composed himself, and then put the temperament of an imperial noble on his face again: "Two respected adventurers?"
"We are just deliverymen, and the commission has not been completed yet."
Throwing the disc in his hand to the imperial noble in front of him, Duan Qing, who understood what the other party meant, shook his head with a smile: "We promise that we have never used it without permission. If you don't believe it, you can check the goods. If there is no problem, please
Sign this commission receipt..."
"Don't worry, our night is still long."
Hank casually turned over the disc in his hand and put the top hat back on his head. Hank stood up first and said, "You don't have anything important to do, right? Why don't you come in and sit for a while?"
"Well..." Duan Qing looked at Xueling Huanbing and touched his nose: "If it's convenient for you..."
"Although the Luxor family looks magnificent, the entire mansion is only so big."
Hank stepped out of his carriage with a smile and waved aside the two waiters around him. He gestured towards the side door of the mansion in front of him: "Although it is already dark, it shouldn't take long to walk around here."
"You are my distinguished guests." He turned around and faced Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huanbing who were walking to the door of the carriage with his arms spread out: "I should have welcomed you with the most solemn imperial etiquette.
, But now... Gao Luo! Go and inform the chef to prepare a dinner table! I want the best food and the best wine!"
"that……"
Looking at the grand scene where the black-clothed attendants and servants around him responded to the call, Duan Qing smiled and stretched out his hand: "Instead of spending so much money, it would be better for you to answer one or two more questions I want to know.
…”
"It's okay, we can talk about it at the banquet." Hank laughed and replied: "And -"
"If you want to know the answer to your question from me, the water chief, the money you pay may not be less valuable than a sumptuous dinner."
He turned around and made an inviting gesture towards Duan Qing: "Tell me, what do you want to know?"
"How did you learn about the meeting between Walker and Yuanpan? Was it information from the Shadow Society or from the Empire's Anbu?" Duan Qing, who followed him gradually into the side door of the mansion, asked in a low voice: "Restorer
Will it continue to infest this area?"
"I should have mentioned the matter of Walker's defection before."
Walking in the glorious corridor illuminated by magic lights, the middle-aged nobleman who reincarnated as Luxor Hangu replied in a low voice: "Since the battle in the Sky City, the Restorationists have once again fallen into dormancy.
status, but they should have also sent people to look for Elder Jowolk and the lost artifact, so it is not ruled out that their people are nearby..."
"As for my source of information... half and half." His voice paused slightly: "Although the methods of the empire's secret operations are different, their power cannot be underestimated. This is probably the same reason that Wiesel and I have discussed before.
I specifically explained this point, I hope I will be more careful when I act..."
"What about Tanzania City?" Duan Qing, who pondered for a while, continued to ask: "I think the level of martial law has become much stronger today. Isn't it because of the restorationists?"
"Of course not, I can only say that it is partly." Luxor Hangu waved his hand casually: "The most important reason is that the empire's Royal Guard Corps has stationed here. They have taken over the security of the city and strengthened it.
The surrounding areas are on alert... huh."
"Although I don't know what they are guarding against, I think they must have some clues." The middle-aged man let out a heavy cold snort: "Otherwise, they wouldn't be so loud."
"Imperial Royal Guards?" It seemed that they had entered the rhythm of extracting information. Xueling Huanbing, who was also following behind, heard the sound and responded hurriedly: "Aren't they the strongest military force in the empire stationed in the capital Redcar?
Why are you here?"
"It seems that your companion has a deeper understanding of the power of the empire." Han Gu, who looked back at Xueling Huanbing, replied in a low voice: "But it is precisely because of this that the Lord of Romlia held the
Today’s banquet.”
"They regarded this military action as a provocation by the Imperial Military to the imperial aristocracy." Speaking of this, he let out a few mocking laughs: "The Lord of the City originally wanted to use the incident of the return of the imperial survivors to gain control of the situation.
Returning to the power of Tanzania City to strengthen the rule of the Romlia family, everything disappeared when the elite troops sent out were attacked. Instead, there was a crisis of trust and prestige on our own side..."
"Uh, what exactly are you talking about? Can you elaborate a little bit?"
"The more detailed story is a long story and we can discuss it later."
After turning the corner of the corridor, Luxor Hangu gestured in the direction of the banquet hall that was gradually revealed in front of him: "Enjoy the wine and food of our family at the same time."
"Okay, okay, last question."
Duan Qing pushed his hand, with a smile of thanks on his face, and then lowered his voice: "Can you tell me something about Kaisha now?"
"About Kasha...oh, I forgot to introduce you."
The raised hand paused slightly, and then the middle-aged man wearing a top hat waved to a figure gradually approaching from the far side of the corridor: "This is the adventurer who came with me, the Shadow of Change.
"
"As fellow adventurers, you can get close to each other."
He smiled, then looked at the two parties who looked at each other with unkind eyes, a slight look of doubt appeared on his face: "What?"
"Any questions?" (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!