The so-called joining the Imperial Army in the words of Hongshan Laodao actually does not really allow players to join the Imperial Military's force camp, because both the player's freedom and form of existence are completely related to the imperial marching method with the supremacy of glory and strict military discipline.
Inconsistent. In the past, there have been precedents in the free world where players joined the army and entered the military force. However, in the end, they either failed to persevere or ended in failure without any achievements. Therefore, the age of adventurers has entered the later stage.
, no player will try to set foot on this extremely difficult road with the full level state that can travel the world in style.
What they can currently access is nothing more than the patrol cooperation missions assigned to adventurers by the empire, in the form of providing formal adventurer commissions and rewards, and requesting the association to send adventurers to assist.
"So... you were introduced here?"
He raised his eyelids and glanced at the gray-robed magician in front of him. The strong man named Lott asked with a strange voice: "For the bounty of those few who can't even afford to drink?"
"Even if you say that, I won't just turn around and leave."
Pushing Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side behind him, Duan Qing replied helplessly: "At least you have to introduce the specific situation of the mission to me, otherwise I won't be able to communicate with the person who introduced me here.
.”
"A mission?" The look of surprise in his eyes became even more peculiar. Lott, who was walking on the edge of the city wall, put down the step he was about to take: "Who are you going to deliver a mission to? Didn't you see the mission issued by the Adventurers Association?
Did you just find this place?"
"A guy named Hongshan Lao Dao introduced us here." Hiding his eyes in the inadvertent raising of his hands, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Do you know him?"
"……do not know."
Looking back at the two adventurers behind him with unexpected eyes, Lott finally shook his head: "It's just because there is no one in the military who likes to deal with the Adventurers Association, so my name is
It's just hanging at the end of that commissioned task..."
"Oh?" As if he had expected this result, Duan Qing nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, probably the adventurer found the mission on the association's bulletin board on his own, and then brought it over with us.
Cooperation and the like..."
"I advise you not to come here and cause trouble for us."
Pointing to the direction from which the two adventurers came, Lott then put on a disdainful expression: "Our Imperial Army can still handle the security and defense near Tanzania City, but I don't want to have to deal with it at this critical moment."
At any moment, some outsider appears in our escort team..."
"So this escort mission is very important, right?"
Instead of shrinking back as the other party expected, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was standing next to Duan Qing, took the lead in speaking out: "Is it related to His Royal Highness?"
"...Perhaps I should praise your keen sense of smell."
After looking up and down the cloaked woman's body outline for a while, Lott once again showed an unexpected expression: "We've all hung out anyway, so it doesn't hurt to tell you - His Royal Highness will attend the welcoming ceremony in a few days.
, all the nobles of Tanzania City will also participate."
"Welcoming ceremony?" Duan Qing, who was pulled by Xue Ling Huan Bing's arm, raised his eyebrows and asked: "Who are you welcoming?"
"Who else could it be? Of course they are the so-called old men of the empire." Lott let out a heavy cold snort: "I don't know what they are lingering on, they haven't arrived here for so long..."
"The remnant of the empire? Ah, you are referring to the distant relative of the city lord, right?" Duan Qing showed an expression of sudden realization: "They haven't arrived yet?"
"I heard that it's because several of the members suddenly fell seriously ill... Ha." The corners of his mouth twitched upward as the laughter appeared, and Lott, who put his big sword on the ground, curled his lips and replied: "God knows what.
What serious illness would it take for them to be incapacitated? Tetanus? Stomachache?”
"Maybe they just want to find a reason why they don't want to come here." Duan Qing, who understood the hidden meaning of the other party's words, replied meaninglessly: "Anyway, this place has become so unstable now... eh."
"Please watch your words, adventurer."
Staring at the other party with a warning look, Lott slowly raised his clenched fist: "The empire will ensure the safety of this city, whether the prince is here or not. We will use our swords and iron fists,
Destroy all enemies who dare to invade this place."
"You adventurers are also our key surveillance targets." His eyes stayed on Xue Ling Huan Bing for a moment, and finally focused on Duan Qing: "Don't continue to make any suspicious actions in the future.
Otherwise...I will deal with you personally, stranger."
"Even if we want to join this escort mission, it won't work?" Duan Qing shrugged his shoulders: "We should have proven our position in the previous battle at the outpost, and we are also dealing with risks.
A good hand..."
"If you really want to participate in this defense mission, I suggest you go to His Excellency Bamot Romlia City Lord." He shouldered his big sword again and shook his full armor with jingling sounds.
Lot seemed to be planning to leave this place: "He is the person behind this commission. I am just responsible for the name that the Lord of the City put on the Adventurer Association's bulletin board."
"...Is the City Lord still at home now? Very good."
Duan Qing nodded his head and then turned towards the central area of Tanzania City: "Then let's go to that place first..."
"you."
A low voice then sounded in the air behind Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing, and at the same time, the motionless and majestic back of the warrior Lott appeared: "You...really want to participate in this incident?
?”
"I have said before, we were introduced here." Duan Qing, who was about to walk out of the alley beside the city wall, pulled Xue Ling Huan Bing and replied: "The person who led us here gave us a
There’s a huge amount of benefits.”
"Benefit fee?" Lott snorted disdainfully: "Can it be more than the 80,000 gold coins you just got?"
"..."
"I know it was you who killed that dragon."
Turning his body completely, Lott, bathed in the sun, looked at the silent figures of Duan Qing and Duan Qing from a distance: "It was you who completed the bounty that has been hanging on the Adventurer Association for several years."
"Have you been to Camparo Canyon? The cave?"
"I've been there, just yesterday."
He grinned and his eyes under his thick eyebrows slowly narrowed: "Since we happened to talk about this issue, let me ask you one more question."
"How did you kill that dragon?"
"Keeping a keen sense of smell - I should return this sentence to you."
Duan Qing clapped his hands with admiration, took a step forward and replied with a smile: "Although its own body has some defects, of course we killed it with our own ability... How?
, what do you suspect?"
"So you admit it." Lott silently moved the sword off his shoulder: "What time?"
"Probably the night before yesterday." Looking up at the midday sun above his head, Duan Qing replied casually: "Since the tasks have been handed back, there is nothing to hide about this kind of thing..."
"After killing that giant dragon, what happened there?"
Interrupting the other party's words in an instant, Lot's eyes became much sharper: "Those adventurers who witnessed it...are they telling the truth?"
"Probably so."
Answering in an ambiguous tone, Duan Qing rubbed his chin: "A monster that emerged from the corpse of a giant dragon, with a voice that can pierce people's hearts and a huge eyeball..."
"What is it?" Lott began to ask questions faster: "And how did you escape from it?"
"...Are we familiar with you?" Duan Qing tapped the body of the soldier far away in the alley with his chin: "Why should I tell you all the answers?"
The silent momentum appeared at the end of the alley with the sinking of the big sword, and then slowly disappeared with the silence of the imperial warriors. Lott, whose eyes and face were hidden in the backlight, then spoke out.
He let out a heavy exhale, turned around and walked towards the distance behind him: "Go find the city lord, and then..."
"Come to me and report tomorrow." His figure began to get further and further away from Duan Qing: "Don't think about escaping, you will definitely be assigned to my subordinates."
"...Look, you've gotten into big trouble again."
Looking at the figure of the soldier disappearing in the corner of the alley, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was standing next to Duan Qing, smiled and shook his head: "Why don't you tell him the truth?"
"My intuition tells me that the fewer people who know about Lisa, the better." Duan Qing slowly lowered his head: "Otherwise... Let's not talk about how much trouble this matter will cause.
The possible revenge from that golden dragon clan will probably be enough for us to bear."
"It's really hard to tell what happened that day."
After lowering his head and pondering for a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing's eyes also revealed a doubtful light: "That eyeball-like creature...has it left there?"
"Probably, I can't say for sure." Duan Qing frowned: "Such a powerful monster left silently, it must be trying to make a bigger move, so the dragon girl
That’s why…well.”
"What's wrong?"
"Looking back now, the wanted criminal who died probably also knew the secret of the giant dragon." The eyebrows on his forehead furrowed more and more tightly, and Duan Qing slowly fell into deep thought: "Considering that guy's
Identity... what happened this time may have some unclear relationship with the Restorationists."
"That guy's appearance is indeed in line with the previous style of the Restoration." Xueling Huanbing also darkened his face: "But isn't that guy a traitor? If he is really related to the current Restoration
If there is still a connection between the two, it can only be the kind of irreconcilable relationship..."
"They may not be able to know the secret of that giant dragon, but they may know that the seal was broken this time, plus the old Taoist priest who suddenly came over..."
"Listening to your previous description, that old Taoist priest seems to be really dangerous, but since he recognized Xu Yuliu Shang, he didn't recognize me in the end... ha."
"Weird."
The silent breath slowly spread between the two figures who gradually became quieter, and finally disappeared suddenly with the two words that jumped out of Duan Qing's mouth: "No matter how you think about it, this mystery is full of weirdness.
ah."
"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain." He crossed his arms and gradually pulled his figure towards the other side of the alley: "Let's follow his routine first."
"Hey, you know it's a trap but you still jump in." Xueling Huanbing also turned around: "Although I don't care, our guild has just been established. If our reputation is lost because of this incident,
If it’s cleared——”
"Our reputation is zero, and there is nothing to fear."
Waving his hand, Duan Qing, who was walking in front, took the lead and disappeared into the shadow of the next street corner: "And..."
"This is probably the most direct way for us to approach this mystery."
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After being away from Tanzania City for a few days, the number of patrolling guards and imperial soldiers from this city also increased in the streets and alleys of this city. This phenomenon was particularly obvious when approaching the city lord's palace. Finally, with
Tight soldiers lined up on both sides of the gate of the city lord's palace filled most of the streets and alleys in the central area. It seemed that because they had learned about the mission, there seemed to be more players coming in and out of this place than before.
, but the faces of many players who walked out of that door didn't seem to be as happy as they imagined.
Although he vaguely guessed the answer, Duan Qing still made some inquiries, and then verified the answer with his own eyes as a few soldiers led them into the city lord's palace.
"Stay serious and pay attention to etiquette! I know that you adventurers have not received formal training, but you must at least show a little respect!"
"that……"
"Shh! Don't talk nonsense!"
With a more stern look, he stopped Duan Qing's thought of speaking out. The imperial soldier who led the two people into the depths of the garden of the city lord's palace said with a fierce look on his face. The armor with gold rims also quickly followed.
And with a skillful turn, he ducked in front of the two people: "The one hundred and sixty-eight candidates have arrived."
"Please take a look at it, Your Highness."
He reported the report in a low voice, and walked toward the passage between two tall flowers with a disbelieving step. Then, in the slightly surprised eyes of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing, he saw a certain person wearing gorgeous clothes.
The tall figure of a blond young man sitting in a small pavilion in the center of the garden appeared in front of them. (To be continued)
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