Boom.
A loud earthquake sound then sounded on the side of a wilderness hill on the north side of Tanzania City. Opposite of it, there was a large piece of haze produced when dust and falling rocks were shaken together, which was drowned by the haze.
Xueling Huanbing, who was among them, then covered his mouth and let out a few coughs, then stubbornly raised his sword again: "Is this the end of it?"
"Then what else can we do? We are not relatives of Hank."
Sitting leisurely on the pile of rocks closer to the top of the hill, Duan Qing, who was still struggling with the bottles and cans in his hands, replied in a leisurely voice: "As a new contact, I have never interacted with each other before.
For people who don’t know each other, it’s pretty good to be able to entertain us like this.”
"Then we shouldn't be driven out directly." After gesturing slightly with his weapons, Xue Ling Huan Bing continued his swordsmanship practice on this hillside with a sudden swing of his sword: "That one is called
What about the Shadow of Change...is he familiar with that guy?"
"Probably his confidant, the kind who can confide in his heart." Duan Qing stopped his movements and looked up at the direction of Tanzania City in the distance: "According to our measurement standards, it should be a trust level no matter what.
…”
"How do you know these relationship levels?"
As if something suddenly occurred to him, Xue Ling Huan Bing put down his sword and looked back at Duan Qing's face: "When you tested those NPCs before, you could always easily know whether you succeeded..."
"Didn't I say it? I can hear the sound of the system."
Shaking his head, Duan Qing withdrew his leisurely gaze from the distant city outline: "Don't ask me why I can hear it, I don't know why I can get this kind of thing that other players still haven't got.
The function, if you ask me to explain it, is probably some kind of sequelae of Yi Jian... What?"
"Do you think this function is very convenient?" Looking at the other person's eyes, Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "I can't turn off this thing, and I have to endure countless inexplicable harassments every day, okay?
good?"
"...I know how it feels."
Thinking of a certain period in his past after being possessed by an emerald stone, Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes dimmed: "That was indeed... not an experience worth remembering."
"Don't worry, the situation is not as bad as you think."
Duan Qing withdrew his gaze slightly, sensing that the atmosphere was a little bad, and explained with a smile: "At least it can help me a little, right? You see, our actions until last night have been
It went very smoothly…”
"Then he was kicked out by a player he didn't know."
Shaking his head to dispel the unhappiness in his heart, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who also lowered his shoulders, showed an inexplicable smile: "Being defeated twice at the hands of one person...have you never had such an experience?
,Classmate Duan Qing?”
"Since I met you, my failure record has been refreshed many times."
Twisting his nose in disdain, Duan Qing turned his attention to the surface of the temporary alchemy table in front of him again: "I won't even take an adventurer who is hostile to me at all.
"
"So... that person should be worried about us competing for his position in front of Han Gu."
The hilt of the sword turned in a circle in front of his chest, and Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice also became deeper: "Judging from his sudden outburst last night, that guy should be planning to say that we are...
I want to get into the Luxor family’s informant.”
"The problem is that we have never met him, and we have no grievances." Duan Qing's voice slowly echoed in the breeze above the hills as he continued to operate various herbs and potions on the alchemy table: "Even if it's
In addition to the last time I met him when I broke into the golden palace, we only met twice..."
"If it is confirmed that he is not my enemy, then he should know you personally."
Turning his body around again, Xue Ling Huan Bing once again raised his sword blade in front of Feng Chen: "Did you offend someone before? Or offended some guild?"
"How is that possible? I am a character who was just forced to leave the Novice Village... uh."
The action of pouring the next bottle of potion in his hand paused for a moment in mid-air, and Duan Qing's eyes flashed with thought: "It can't be them, right?"
"It's the beast alliance, or the beast tribe." Putting aside his white novice cloth robe and long white hair scattered in the air, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who also raised the corner of his mouth, started practicing again.
A sword struck the air in front of him: "Is that changing shadow a member of this guild?"
"I'm not from the league, how could I possibly know about something that requires investigation?"
Looking at the large smoke and dust that suddenly appeared on the hillside in front, Duan Qing withdrew his gaze and continued his work of debugging the medicine: "However, judging from the current distribution of forces, it seems that we have not yet established a stronghold in Santerius Province.
A large number of forces related to the Beast and Bird Alliance have been seen in the territory.”
"As long as the guild is not too big, it will generally not choose to set up its own base within the territory of all the forces in the entire empire." Xue Ling Huan Bing raised his sword again and replied without looking back: "That beast
The Bird Alliance doesn't look like a guild as big as Jianghu and Wings of Freedom, so they probably won't develop across regions."
"So, is their main base the Castle of Tiberis or the city of Tanzania in Santerius?" Duan Qing slowly raised the crystal glass bottle in his hand into the air and looked up in the sunshine.
Looking at the bright red image of the bottle of potion he had just prepared reflected in the air: "If they choose to develop here, then have they chosen the Luxor family as their background and backing?"
"According to my past experience, it is very difficult for a guild to choose such a noble force as a ladder for development." A trace of sweat began to appear on his forehead, and Xue Ling Huan Bing kept swinging his sword and did it again and again.
Same practice: "Unless there is a very rare opportunity, it will be difficult for them to become the confidant of a noble lord... Well."
"What's wrong? Did you think of any key points?"
"If there are any special conditions, the situation may be different."
A trace of white mist emerged from the long sword in his hand. Snow Spirit Huan Bing, who closed his eyes and concentrated, replied in a slow voice: "For example... they know the true identity of Luxor Hangu."
"...That guy must know Hank's identity. Judging from the reactions of both parties last night, he already knew it." Duan Qing put down the bright red potion in his hand: "The problem lies in the status of both parties - Hank came from the Principality
Is it the confidant of the player that he brought here? Or is it an insider player that Hank only got to know after he came to the Empire and found out his identity?"
"It seems that player's guild identity has become very important."
Opening his eyes slightly, Xue Ling Huan Bing swung his last sword again: "Wait a moment."
"If there is really no other way, I will use some force to investigate."
Boom.
The heavy earthquake sound once again hit the scene on the side of the hill. The woman holding the long sword in both hands once again used inexplicable momentum to throw up a large amount of smoke and dust around the hill. The white mist rising from the long sword
The smoke also disappeared in place as the sword slash fell, spreading to the distance below the hillside in the form of a long sword mark. He took the sword back to his waist and closed his eyes again.
Xueling Huanbing then slowly exhaled the last breath accumulated in his chest, and then while recalling the feeling of using the sword that still lingered between his wrists, he listened to the voice from Duan Qing above.
: "Heart Sword is actually the most difficult sword style to practice, and the feeling of using it is most similar to Qi Sword. However, what is different from Qi Sword is that the attack and defense of this style are based on the understanding of swordsmanship.
Important reference.”
"Try to give up the outward release of sword energy and only use your body to feel the existence of sword moves. The more you feel, you will naturally know how to deal with it when you encounter an opponent."
Picking up a new crystal bottle and synthetic materials again, Duan Qing, who no longer looked down, stared closely at the alchemy process he was about to start: "To put it simply, it's just a matter of seeing the tricks. If there is no trick, there is a trick.
It's easy to say, but if you really want to master the skills of Dugu Nine Swords, you need more than just talent and talent."
"Then this time's practice..."
"Don't worry about Hank's affairs."
Bringing the topic back to the previous place, Duan Qing's hand holding the herb began to glow with a faint magic flame: "Seeing as you practice so hard, I can't always distract you with these inexplicable things.
Where’s the strength?”
"……It's fine."
Looking at his hands, Xue Ling Huan Bing turned around and then raised his head: "I'm just worried..."
"It's okay. At most, I just lost an adventure mission and a disk."
Smiling and shaking his head, Duan Qing poured the herbal powder burned with magic flame into the potion bottle in front of him: "There will be plenty of time in the future to continue to communicate with the gang boss, if there is a chance.
… Let’s just get this place back again.”
"But the problem still exists." Xueling Huanbing, who was standing at the foot of the hillside looking up at Duan Qing, showed a serious expression: "The fight for the disk, and the potential restorers...are you not going to take care of these?
"
"Hey, hey, don't always think about taking care of so much, okay?"
Slowly pouring another bottle of blue potion on hand into the potion bottle, Duan Qing replied intently: "I am Linyuan Duanshui now. I am not some strange hero or hero. They like
If they make a fuss, let them do it. Why do we have to get involved?"
"..."
"You have already deleted your account, so you probably have the idea of letting go of the past."
Duan Qing sighed slightly, still holding the medicine bottle, and exposed his tilted head from behind his raised right hand: "Do you still want to inherit everything you experienced in your 'last life'?
Then continue to deal with those ancient enemies?"
"We can't just give up like this."
After pressing the hilt of the sword and remaining silent for a long time, Xue Ling Huan Bing finally muttered in a low voice: "But since you said so... then forget it."
"That's right. Isn't it better to be an ordinary citizen?" Duan Qing, who put his head back, began to shake the potion bottle in his hand carefully: "It doesn't matter whether he is an old man from the empire or a royal secret, or a noble confrontation.
There is the threat of the restorationists... In the past, we were all insiders, holding our heads high and watching the show for those people. Now that we have finally broken out of the professional circle, it is time for those people who watch the show every day to contribute.
"
"The only thing that I'm a little reluctant to part with is the commission reward that the Flame Dragon Beast handed over to us." His voice paused, and then appeared in the air together with a magic gem that gradually floated up on his left hand side: "That's so big.
Here’s a sum of money.”
"...I have never seen a novice player as rich as you." A relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Xue Ling Huan Bing, with his hands behind his back, turned around and gradually climbed up towards the top of the hill:
"What, you made so much money from me and it's not enough?"
"Of course it's not enough. I am in the alchemy industry." Duan Qing, who stared at the potion bottle for a moment, slowly dropped the floating magic gem into it: "The cost of alchemy is very high.
Originally, I was relying on the eight thousand gold coins reward in the power of attorney to survive this period, but now—"
boom!
A small explosion sound then appeared on the pile of rocks at the top of the hill, accompanied by the exclamation of a certain gray-robed magician. At the same time, there was also the brilliant light and fire that appeared after the explosion of the alchemical reaction.
Duan Qing, who was thrown out by the blast of blue smoke, then struggled to pull his body out from behind the thrown rocks. At the same time, he used the widened eyes in the middle of his blackened face
His eyes looked at the woman in white who was covering her mouth and smiling coquettishly: "Why are you laughing! Have you never seen an experiment fail?"
"No, no, hahahaha!" Xueling Huanbing, who was laughing so hard, then propped half of his body on the other side of the pile of rocks: "It seems that I will have to stay away from you when you are preparing potions in the future, great
Your Excellency the Alchemist."
"Don't be too quick to laugh, my last batch of Marylino flowers has also been used up!"
Duan Qing stood angrily with his hands on his hips behind the blue smoke that was still coming out after the experimental accident. Duan Qing then showed a mournful expression: "This batch of powerful magic potion is our last batch of hope to make money! If
If you destroy it... if you destroy it..."
"I declare that we have fallen into an economic crisis." After wiping the blue ash on his face and shaking his afro, he declared in a serious voice: "In order to survive, we will... not tomorrow."
"We are going to start taking over the mission now!" (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!