The midday sun cast large shadows among the buildings made of gray-brown rocks in Stone Sword City. After leaving the Sword and Fire Hotel, Xiao Fen bought a city map from the local Thieves Guild, and then he hurried through the map following the directions.
Several sparsely populated streets, according to the map, are shortcuts to the adventurer hall.
Xiao Fen is currently holding the old parchment map in his hand, and this old parchment, which is so rotten that it looks like it is about to fade away, has cost him nearly a hundred sp.
"They are extremely profiteers!" Xiao Fen had a very bad impression of the Thieves Guild in Stone Sword City. Of course, he didn't just buy the map to take shortcuts, he had his own plans.
The towering Sand Court Bell Tower in the center of Stone Sword City rang three times, and the dull metal sound spread to every corner of this trading city. The noon bell meant the arrival of lunch time, and the tempting fragrance came from the windows of many buildings.
Overflowed.
Xiao Fen swallowed and tugged on the hood of the robe that was dyed red by magic tricks, trying to block the wonderful smell, but it turned out that he was in vain, because those fragrances could always find some way to enter.
his nostrils.
"Damn!" the mage cursed in a low voice, and he dodged into a narrow alley. The red shadow fluttered twice in the darkness of the alley, and then disappeared into the shadow.
About thirty feet away behind the mage, a faint figure swayed for a moment, and then followed in at an extremely fast speed.
Xiao Fen turned a corner in the alley without stopping. He didn't have much time to waste. Whether it was the severe cold in the north or the pace of war, it would not leave him much time.
The environment around the mage was dark and messy - this problem usually existed in so-called shortcuts, but fortunately Xiao Fen was not a germophobe, and he had every reason to turn a blind eye to the accumulated dust.
Suddenly, a circle of black ripples gently opened up in the space behind Xiao Fen. At the same time, thick black mist poured out from the center of the ripples, and between the black mist, a white and slender hand appeared silently, even in the
Under such dim light, one could still clearly see that the hand held a sharp-toothed dagger with a cold light.
The dagger stabbed the mage's back in a graceful arc. Between the shadow and the light spot, the sharp light from the blade danced on the mage's red robe... But that was all. The dagger stopped short of the mage's back.
Three millimeters away, no further progress.
The space froze, and Xiao Fen stopped. The coolness from his vest penetrated every nerve in his body. His pupils dilated and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He finally realized that he was being attacked. At least, he was now completely in the opponent's arms.
Under attack.
"Who is it?" The mage's voice became a little hoarse. He tried to turn his head, but the movement from the other party's dagger tip made him give up this move.
Time stopped, and the hand holding the dagger made no movement. For a while, the tip of the sharp weapon trembled, and then slowly retracted it, gradually retreating into the black mist, and the surrounding space returned to calm.
"Next time... there will be no next time!" A familiar and pleasant female voice sounded faintly, echoing in this eerily quiet space.
The danger receded like a tide, and Xiao Fen stood there blankly. A sense of powerlessness that he had never experienced before tightly grasped his heart. After a long while, the mage took a deep breath and leaned against the wall warily.
, the whole person completely collapsed.
He stretched out his slender fingers to open his sleeves and pressed them to his chest, his heart beating violently in his chest, as if desperately trying to prove that he was still alive.
"Huh..." Xiao Fen lowered his head. His mind was like a mess. He pursed his lips and found that his lips were completely dry.
"Who is it? Why did you do such a strange thing...?" The mage sat down against the wall, and his mind began to replay the events he had experienced in the game in the past, starting from a distant time, intermittently.
Stars flickered on the screen. Then, Xiao Fen seemed to have caught something, and he stood up again holding the twisted staff with dark secret rules.
"There seems to be trouble this time!" He shook his head, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.
From this moment until the mage entered the adventurer's hall, he was in a trance.
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At the other end of the dark alley, a strong musty smell enveloped the place where debris was accumulated. This was the back alley of a tavern called Matos Iron Boots. Except for refugees and beggars, ordinary people would not go to this dirty place.
It came from a dirty and dark place. At this time, a wild cat near the back alley that was crawling through the smelly garbage looking for food suddenly let out a horrifying scream. It jumped down from the garbage pile with a few flutters, and then
Quickly disappeared into the darkness.
In front of the original location of the wild cat, the space became blurred, and the twisted lines gradually outlined a graceful figure. The figure gently waved its lotus arm and put the dagger back into its sheath with simple movements.
"Hey..." She sighed lowly, turned around and gently pushed open the back door of Matos Iron Boot Tavern from the other side, and blended her body into the shadow behind the door.
"Did you succeed?" came a more mature female voice from the shadow behind the door.
"Sister, I..." She lowered her head. Although no one could see anyone in the darkness, her voice was still filled with hesitation and shame.
A sigh came from the shadows, but there seemed to be a hint of relief in the sigh.
"If you still have hope, my sister suggests you——"
"No, I just gave him a chance! It's just that...that's right..." Her voice lowered, but she kept repeating it.
"Is that so?" The mature female voice moaned very softly, so subtle that no one heard the rhetorical question.
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"Mr. Mage, please pay a... um, handling fee?" The halfling rubbed his fingers in front of Xiao Fen's eyes, trying to attract his attention. He flexibly turned his big black eyes, trying to see through the dazed person in front of him.
The guy's inner world, but that's just a delusion.
"These mages are all weird guys!" the halfling muttered in a low voice after trying to get a response to no avail, with a clearly dissatisfied look on his face. He stretched out his furry hand and patted the table hard, and raised his voice: "
Mr. Master! Your handling fee!”
The halfling's high-pitched tone resonated well in the hall, so that everyone turned their eyes here. It is conceivable that the eyes were full of many unfriendly factors, and not everyone didn't mind.
You interrupt his lunch without politeness.
The mage finally returned to reality from the chaotic world of thoughts. He shook his head, tapped the smooth countertop with his finger, and asked a little awkwardly: "Sorry, where did we talk just now?"
"Pa!" The halfling unceremoniously threw a large manual in front of Xiao Fen. He showed a serious expression rarely shown by this race, pointed at the book, and said sharply: "Obido said: I want to
To upgrade your adventure group! Please sign your name on it! And pay a handling fee." He especially repeated the word 'name' and 'handling fee' and emphasized the tone.
"That's all?" The mage's thinking obviously hasn't been completely straightened out yet.
"That's all!" The halfling was very happy that this time the mage did not fall into his terrible thought circuit again.
Xiao Fen nodded, took a goose quill brush and wrote his name on it, and paid a large sum of money. The pleasant music sounded, and the system prompt came as expected: "Congratulations to the Shining Gold Coin Team for becoming a senior adventure team, you can enjoy freedom
Member treatment, you can enjoy the adventure group’s continent ranking treatment.”
Xiao Fen suddenly understood. He quickly opened the adventure group ranking list. The name of Shining Gold Coin suddenly appeared in the eighth position, while the original eighth, ninth, and tenth positions were moved back in sequence.
"That's it!" He smiled, and then he realized what the adventure group's ranking was. It turned out that this was a treatment that only senior adventure groups could enjoy.
The congratulatory letters from the little girl, Half Apple and others arrived soon. Xiao Fen naturally replied to them one by one. He looked at the team rankings again and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. This feeling made the tension and confusion just now go away.
His thoughts were diluted a lot, and the faint smile returned to his face.
However, this excitement did not last long. A burst of rapid footsteps interrupted the mage's thoughts. The giant door of the adventure hall was pushed open with a bang. A panting player held the door with his hand and shouted: "Something big has happened."
It's time! The Red Blood Chapter of War Horn wants three players in the city!"
Xiao Fen immediately put down the third letter he was writing. He raised his head and a trace of concentration flashed across his brows. It was obvious that he was unwilling to give up any useful information, especially when it related to him.
"What's going on?" The players in the hall stood up one after another, and the buzz echoed in the empty hall. A warrior player came out with a sword and asked.
"They want three mages! One is a man, one is a woman, and one is of unknown gender. Among the three, there should be an illusionist or at least one who is proficient in illusions!" Although the player was out of breath, he spoke clearly.
Xiao Fen checked his robe. It was not faded yet and should be able to last at least half an hour.
"Heifeng, what's going to happen to you?" The monk next to the warrior patted him on the shoulder and asked.
The soldier shook his head, with a puzzled expression on his face: "I don't know either, I didn't get the news."
"How about we go take a look!"
"Yeah, go take a look!" The players around him immediately echoed.
This proposal was approved by most people, and Xiao Fen also followed the flow of people out of the hall. He tried his best to look natural, with a curious and confused expression on his face, so as not to expose himself to the crowd.
But as soon as they stepped out of the hall, another piece of news came that made everyone calm down, at least temporarily.
In front of everyone, about thirty players quickly crossed the street. As they ran, they did not forget to say hello to the familiar guy standing on the stairs of the hall: "Hey! Piccolo! Something happened over there in the square! Go and take a look, it will be late.
There’s no chance!”
"Silver-haired beauty, don't regret it!" Another player whistled.
Xiao Fen's brows immediately wrinkled. He pulled his hood with a subtle movement to block his expression. A low curse came from the mage's mouth: "Damn it!"
He began to feel that something was not right.
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