"Weapons and equipment, whetstones, herbs and potions that need to be prepared, and action maps..."
In the early morning of January 15th, Year 796 of the New Calendar of the Free World, another large number of players who were planning to go out gathered at the intersection of Violet Street. A fat player in full armor and with various weapons strapped to his body was standing there.
He muttered something in a low voice, and finally clapped his hands and straightened his round waist: "Okay, that's probably enough, the rest..."
"It's just a human problem."
He pulled his body out of the large pile of supply boxes with difficulty, turned around and looked at the two players who had been standing next to him: "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and go away."
"How about that? The people in your guild have already agreed with us."
Putting on a matter-of-fact expression, one of the two adventurers pointed by the fat player, a gray-robed magician, stood up with his chest raised: "This escort mission is originally the mission our group has to take on.
, but ended up being overtaken by people from your guild..."
"In the spirit of friendly negotiation, we proposed this cooperation method." He gestured with his fingers, and finally pointed in the direction of the carriage not far away: "Our two families will cooperate together, and we will share the profits afterwards.
Wouldn’t everyone be happy?”
"Happy!" The fat man with an angry face raised his middle finger towards the gray-robed magician: "It's such a simple task, why should I give you a share? And who are you? I've never been
I’ve never heard of the name of your adventure group?”
"Our team is still under construction, so it's normal for it to be unknown."
Duan Qing withdrew his finger and touched his nose with a look of success: "The Adventurers Association rated the difficulty of this task as B level, and the reward was five thousand gold coins. Such a huge reward.
, the difficulties and dangers experienced during the process must not be much less than those of an A-level mission - ah."
"You can rest assured about the strength of the two of us." Grinning with a more confident smile, he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder: "I am a magician and alchemist, and my strength is very strong.
"
"...Skinny Wolf!"
After staring at Duan Qing for a long time, the fat man covered in armor angrily pushed away the other person's hand on his shoulder. He wanted to lose his temper, but after brewing for a long time, he turned around and faced the carriage behind.
He shouted loudly: "What happened to the two people you brought back? Can you explain it to me?"
"...That's what it is."
A long voice sounded from the position of a tall figure who was checking the condition of the carriage, and there was also a hint of deep meaning in it: "The president is dragging others to Chimeirong Mountain, and we don't have enough manpower anyway..."
"It's not enough to reach this level, right? Aren't the two of us enough?" The fat player waved his arms vigorously, and the armor fragments hanging on his arms made a jingling sound in the air:
"Why should we give money to other people? And these are the two newbies..."
"Believe me."
With these three words, the fat man's complaints were interrupted. The deep voice then turned around and fell in front of everyone: "Their strength is pretty good."
"……Ah ah ah ah ah!"
Gritting his teeth and letting out a heavy roar, the fat man, who clenched his hands into fists, finally threw his head back again: "Forget it! It's not the first time that I believe you are evil! You two...
What's your name, Qingling Adventure Group, right?"
"Tell me your name, occupation, strengths and weaknesses." He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huanbing in front of him with emotionless eyes: "I can arrange the work and distribution.
The mission...what’s your expression, did you hear it?”
"Our names are above our heads. As for our occupations, we should have reported them yesterday."
Ignoring the other party's vicious attitude, Duan Qing then silently took two steps back with Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been hiding her mouth and snickering: "As for strengths and weaknesses... this kind of thing that exposes oneself to one's own shortcomings.
, it’s better not to say anything, right?”
"Since you want to cooperate with our star Luo Griffin, you must show a cooperative attitude!" Fatty stared at his eyes: "I don't know your strength and strengths, how will I command you then?"
"Command? We don't need to command." Duan Qing crossed his arms: "Now we are in a cooperative relationship, and our status is equal to each other. If there is an emergency, we will just adapt to the situation..."
"Holy shit!"
Involuntarily uttering a curse word, the fat man named Xingluo Fries then turned around and walked in the direction of the carriage not far away: "Skinny Wolf! Come here and serve these two uncles! I can't serve these two guys.
!”
"...We are about to set off, and I don't have time to pay attention to you." The tall and thin man crouched near the carriage wheel replied without raising his head: "They can do whatever they want, don't worry about them."
"Don't worry about it? How can this be done? Two novice players insist on following us as a burden... How can we ignore such a big problem!"
"When you boasted about Haikou in front of the president, didn't you solve any problem? You must be able to handle such a trivial matter as taking two novices on a mission together."
"Old, isn't it okay for me to just talk casually? Besides, it was you who caused the incident..."
Moderate noises then sounded around the carriage that was about to set off, and at the same time, there was a scene of the fat soldier following the tall and thin man in circles. Duan Qing, who was looking at this scene, then also
He gave up his original intention of continuing to argue with the opponent, and turned to face Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him: "Okay, now there should be no problem."
"That's nice to say." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had not been able to dispel her smile, shook her head and replied: "When the situation arises, will you take action?"
"How is it possible? We are real novices." Duan Qing also shook his head: "When the time comes and we encounter a strong enemy, we can just mess around behind."
"……Ha ha."
Unable to help but cover her mouth again, the white-haired woman, whose shoulders were shaking because she was suppressing laughter, turned her eyes to Duan Qing: "It seems that you have made up your mind to trick these two guys.
The risk paid off, right?”
"How can we call it a trap? We are a serious adventure group." Duan Qing raised his nose proudly: "With me as an experienced alchemist in the team, let them feel at ease."
.”
"I am the one who is worried." She put away her smile and turned to stare at Duan Qing's side face with incomprehensible eyes: "And..."
"When did the two of us have our own adventure group?" Her eyes flashed with moving light: "Qingling Adventure Group, huh?"
"Uh...ah hahaha." Duan Qing, who seemed to have thought of something, scratched the back of his head and let out a few dry laughs: "I just said it casually. Of course the adventure group and so on are all bluffing.
, we didn’t actually submit an application that day…”
"I asked for the name."
His face came closer, and Xue Ling Huan Bing, who covered his face with a hood, put his red lips on Duan Qing's ear: "Is this 'Qing Ling' a name you randomly gave me?"
"Yes, of course."
With a rare blush on his face, Duan Qing then moved his gaze away from Xue Ling Huan Bing's twinkling eyes: "I just picked out a word at the same time, and put it together by patting my head in a hurry...
…Why, you feel dissatisfied?”
"No, I'm very satisfied."
Moving her face away from the other party's ear, Xue Ling Huan Bing's fair face became as rosy as her lips: "Why don't we just get established like this?"
"No, no, no, don't be anxious yet."
Twisting his neck, Duan Qing's eyes began to wander between the surrounding world: "At least we have to wait until we earn the first pot of gold, and eating and drinking have become a problem recently, establishing an adventure group
This kind of expensive thing..."
"Then it's settled."
After interrupting the other party's hesitating words, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who put away his gaze, turned and walked towards the direction of the convoy that started shouting to set off not far away: "Then let's go."
"I will have this name registered on the list of the Adventurers Association as soon as possible."
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The mission that Duan Qing and the others "received" after carefully selecting from the Adventurers Association for a long time was actually an escort mission. The content of the mission was to deliver a batch of supplies prepared by Tanzania City to Colu.
The Crook outpost in the southern part of the Crook Wasteland was handed over to the Santerius provincial garrison stationed there. On the surface, this task was obviously a task that the imperial military should complete, but perhaps due to the recent
The reason why the defense intensity of Tanzania City has increased is that the materials that were originally supposed to be transported by the empire's logistics forces can now only be handed over to the Adventurers Association. Perhaps it is because the empire's military is not generous enough.
The escort mission in the Santerius border area did not attract enough attention among the player community. The note that had been hanging on the association display board for several days had not been torn away until Duan Qing and the two
It was only when he fell in love with this task one night that he was taken over by the Xingluo Griffin guild. Duan Qing, who was in the spirit of staying and carpooling, naturally would not let go of this great opportunity, so he became popular. January 15
The scene happened in the early morning, but it wasn't until the carriage convoy set off that Duan Qing and the others, who were sitting at the top of the carriage, learned the real reason why no one was interested in this mission.
"Because they don't want to go against the aristocratic forces in Santerius."
Drinking the large bottle of healing potion in his hand as if drinking a drink, the tall and thin player who answered this question still maintained a calm look on his face: "Helping the military transport supplies is doing things for the military. In fact, it is announcing to others.
He has already sided with the military. This is a behavior that requires careful consideration in a country like Frey Empire that pays attention to the division of power. There is no prompt in this regard in the game system of the free world, and everything can only be done by the players.
In terms of my own understanding and exploration of the game's reputation system, some inexperienced players often ignore the background information of the client when choosing a commission. They don't understand this until their reputation with the hostile force becomes hatred.
.”
"Most of the groups of attackers just now were sent by the nobles of Tanzania City." After saying this, he tightened the bandage that had been wrapped around his abdomen several times, and at the same time took the empty potion bottle at hand.
Throwing it aside on the road: "I hope you guys who have just walked out of the Novice Village can understand this as soon as possible."
"Has the conflict between the empire's nobles and the military reached this level?" He reached out and handed over another bottle of healing potion. Duan Qing, who was smiling apologetically, continued to inquire: "We are all people who have no grievances in the past and have no grievances in recent times.
I usually don’t have much contact with him…”
"That's just your wishful thinking. In fact... there are many conflicts of interest between the two parties in the province."
Continuing to bandage the scar on his arm, the tall and thin player replied in a low voice: "Business, food, magic reserves, weapons and armor... As long as it is a profitable place, the local nobles are not willing to use these in vain.
Huahua's money was handed over to those guys who only recognized the glory of the empire, and the various legions of the empire also needed a lot of military expenses and supplies to maintain their own expenses, and they were unwilling to give up these lifebloods to only be arrogant all day long.
In the hands of a luxurious and indulgent noble."
"It all boils down to one word, it's called power." Xueling Huanbing, who was sitting on the roof of the rear car, was alert to the movements behind the convoy and commented without looking back: "Excluding dissidents for the sake of power... As early as the establishment of the empire
This was already the case at the beginning."
"As a country that has been established for nearly eight hundred years, it is amazing that the empire can remain stable in this form."
Nodding in agreement, the tall and thin man replied in a low voice: "In addition to the explanation called 'system setting', the glorious tradition from the empire's long history is also one of the factors that maintain this situation.
In their minds, competition and competition are the most orthodox ways to deal with opponents."
"For...the glory of the empire, right?"
Looking back at the piles of corpses dumped on the roadside that had been pushed far away by his own convoy, Duan Qing sighed slightly: "To be able to do this, the Imperial people are really cruel."
"This is not called cruelty, this is called the folk customs."
As the sound of breaking through the air gradually approached, a certain fat player who had been disappearing in front for a long time slowly appeared on the side of the carriage: "Okay, Slender Wolf, don't discuss such an old topic."
"There are signs of a large number of enemies appearing in the front again, prepare to fight." (To be continued)
This chapter has been completed!