Wrought Iron shouted, raising the ax with both hands in a provocative posture.
After the rain, some apple shops and fish shops appeared on the streets of Terrance, and NPCs walked among them wearing short-sleeved blouses and thin linen robes common in the South; however, the war in the South also made the place depressed and people were panicked, so the streets
There were far fewer people than usual, and both vendors and buyers seemed listless.
It is also this generally anxious mental outlook that makes players in particular feel out of place.
"Is it her?" Sophia looked over and immediately frowned, her little nose also wrinkled up, looking very unwelcome. The petite and cute female paladin knocked the holy sword in her hand on the floor tiles.
He sounded like he was not happy to see the two people coming towards him.
"Enemy?" Miss Honglong's eyesight is quite good, and she can clearly see the situation on the other side of the street at a glance.
Xue shook her head slightly at a few people; the female priest pursed her lips and remained silent as always, but just this subtle movement made everyone understand what she meant.
In this way, the most impulsive dwarf had to put down his ax in frustration. Snow's status among the shining gold coins was not achieved overnight, but was influenced by the subtle influence of spring rain, which invisibly made this gentle girl become the second best in the team.
The existence of Xiao Fen's influence.
Two people, one tall and one short, walked towards them. The one on the left was a man, tall and strong, about eight or nine feet tall, a head taller than the average person. He had a pair of deep brown hair that was unforgettable.
He has brown eyes, a deep scar from his forehead to the corner of his eyebrows, his blood-stained long hair hanging loosely, wild and unrestrained, a high nose bridge, and a pair of thin lips.
In theory, such a face should leave people with a cold and fierce impression, but this man's smile makes people surprisingly friendly. Looking at the way he greets the surrounding citizens with a smile, he should be very popular. This is a player
.But he casually wore a set of casual clothes and looked the same as an NPC, except that the familiar two-handed sword never left his side, and was now sheathed and hanging diagonally on his back.
Walking with him was an elf woman, who could be said to be a beauty: her beautiful blond hair was tied into a small braid, which set off her white and lovely pointed face. She also had a pair of handsome facial features---
- A straight nose, small lips, long and pointed eyebrows, and sharp gray-blue eyes. She is very energetic and heroic, making people feel excited just by looking at her. She is wearing a men's dress.
, Elf style---white, silver thread trimmed dress, long tailed dress, silk white gloves, dark gold tight bubble pants and finely crafted elf boots.
Dressed like this, even the bow she always carried was gone. For this reason, the lady kept raising her eyebrows and complaining to her companions, but she had obviously not imagined a chance encounter on the street before. When she saw
When they saw Xue and the others, especially the little girl with an evil look on her face, they were obviously stunned for a moment.
The relationship between Xingyao and Shining Gold Coin cannot be said to be good at all, because of their relationship. She couldn't raise her head among the bloody slayers for a long time; and her relationship with Xinyu also became cold, although Xingyao remained the same
He is secretly taking care of the little girl, but the harmony between the two is obviously not as harmonious as before.
An unknown fire arose in her heart. She walked up to the group of people in three or two steps and raised her eyebrows, as if she was surprised and a little contemptuous. "Is it you?" Her voice was slightly neutral, but full of magnetism.
Nice to hear.
"Yes, it's us," the little girl said with a hint of thorn in her voice. She didn't have a good impression of this woman named Xingyao at all. Instead, she sneered: "Isn't it strange to see us here?"
"Sophia!" Snow scolded.
"What..." Miss Paladin lowered her head and hummed dissatisfiedly: "...I just want to help Sister Xue and Xinyu breathe out..."
The elf woman snorted softly. She did not show off to the little girl. Instead, she took a deep look at Xue. Her eyes were as sharp as knives: "Quiet Snow, isn't it? What a surprise! But I'm glad to see you. I
It’s Xingyao——”
When she said this, she bit her tongue very hard and raised her chin slightly, as if she was deliberately expressing contempt.
Xue, however, was quiet and did not answer. She only nodded in agreement.
Xingyao looked at Xue and her face changed several times. This soft-nail-like attitude made her very uncomfortable. Although she also knew that she had handled things wrong last time, how could she apologize if she wanted to?
I can't even swallow this breath.
"The last time I saw you, I shot you to the ground and called you a bitch," Xingyao frowned slightly, "You don't blame me, do you?"
Such words were full of provocation, and even the red-haired man beside the elf woman frowned deeply: "Xingyao!" He scolded in a deep voice.
"You...what did you say!" Sophia couldn't help it. She almost jumped up and her face turned red: "You...what do you mean by saying that...you're going too far!"
Xingyao smiled coldly, pushed the little girl away and almost touched the shining sword tip on his chin: "Why, you dare to do something here? Don't forget that your sister Dixue is still a wanted criminal incognito, and the guards are right there.
Bian, I can revive her with just one word."
"You...you..." The little girl was shaking with anger, and the tip of the sword was also shaking.
The dwarf and the female dragon beside him also frowned: This woman is too arrogant!
The elf woman said so arrogantly, but her eyes kept wandering between the female priest and the red-haired man beside her, as if she was thinking about something.
Xue remained silent, facing the woman with the same quiet expression as before.
Such an attitude suffocates Xingyao.
"Are you really not angry at all...?" She looked at Xue up and down and sighed: "...Sure enough, you haven't changed at all from before."
After seeming to hesitate for a while, the elf woman said: "Okay, since you don't care... then I'm sorry for the last time."
This time it was Wrought Iron and the little girl's turn to be stunned. They looked at this woman with some confusion, not understanding what she meant by such a gesture. Logically speaking, the two sides were once life-and-death enemies. Even now, they may not be able to do so.
What's the point?
Xingyao didn't care about this. She turned her head away, her chest rising and falling slightly as if she was uncomfortable. After a while, she turned back and said calmly: "Okay, I've already apologized. Now you guys come here to do it."
What? I killed you once, but you also took away the secret treasure - we are already even."
"I'm not here to quarrel with you, Cress." Xue finally spoke, her tone was very calm.
Xingyao was suffocated again, but this time she couldn't say anything; next to her, the red-haired Luskai's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water, which made the female elf dare not be presumptuous anymore - she was still as enthusiastic as ever
His captain remained fearful.
"Everyone, please don't pay attention to Xingyao's words----" Lu Skyi finally walked up. The captain of the Silent Slayer, like Xiao Fen, seemed to have the temperament of a natural leader---- he said
Her words were not rushed or slow, and her voice was not too high-pitched. But it was convincing in a subtle way: "She is just always brooding over the last failure. But as an opponent, Shining Gold Coin is indeed very good, and we didn't lose at all."
No injustice—but victory, defeat, and hatred on the battlefield do not last long. Although you have attacked our people, and we have also attacked you. But this is just a relationship between competitors."
Luskai's words made Xingyao snort slightly, as if he was very unconvinced.
"So, I hope that the past will come to an end. There is no need to mention it again." He continued: "And I also know that your relationship with Teyi is not bad. But just like Xingyao said, I still hope that you will explain your purpose of coming.
----After all, this is the headquarters of the Bloody Slayer. In fact, we do not accept outside adventure groups. Almost all the players here are our members."
The red-haired Luskai spoke very sincerely, but he still elevated his position invisibly and used a condescending language technique to achieve an oppressive question. Although his words were tactfully asked, they were straightforward.
But he said it without being polite at all, as if: This is our territory. If you, Shining Gold Coin, hold old grudges and cause trouble here, you will definitely not get any good results.
"It sounds like people really want to come here..." The little girl couldn't stand it anymore. She chirped and replied, "It's not for Sister Meng's sake that we wouldn't come..."
Xue frowned, but finally nodded in acquiescence.
"Dream?" Luskai was stunned for a moment, but he immediately realized: "So that's it."
He took a breath, but didn't show it at all outside. He only asked coldly: "Tranquility Snow, haven't you already left Silver Weislan?"
"Yes," Xue nodded: "So I am here on behalf of Shining Gold Coin. Can I meet your president?"
"Representing shining gold coins?... There is no problem with this. You are now well-known figures. Our president is thinking about how to bring you in every day." Luskai smiled: "The Bloody Slayer always welcomes friends."
Xingyao made a slight cut on one side, causing the little girl to look at her with raised eyebrows and raised eyes.
Then Luskai led the group of shining gold coins through the main street of Terans - the headquarters of the Bloody Slayer is located at the other end of this small town, on a hillside called Mount Cassia.
During this period, Miss Red Dragon caused a small commotion: she took away the Nuo Dadi carriage out of thin air with a wave of her hand. She looked like an enigmatic mage. In fact, even the person who was shining the gold coin did not know what she was passing through.
To achieve this, all in all, this move attracted the side glances of the surrounding citizens, and even Luskai showed a slightly surprised look. Needless to say how bad Xingyao's face looked. The two people from the Silent Killing Team did have some intentions.
I asked if this was the new team member who was shining with gold coins, but after thinking about it, I held back.
As for the afternoon, news about the arrival of a powerful mage team in Terans had already spread. Of course, the content was exaggerated by everyone's editing.
On the streets of Terans, Luskai introduced the customs and customs here to the people with shining gold coins while walking - in fact, when the world opened its door to players, Terans was just a remote place.
In this small town, local fishermen make a living through simple fishing and net-making industries--it is said to be a town, but it is more like a small fishing village near the sea.
A declining aristocratic family rules here. Its top patriarch is just a baron. Although he is a noble in name, he is poorer than most aristocratic lords and lives in poverty. In order to maintain the so-called upper class life,
The baron first sold the family castle to a businessman and enjoyed a comfortable life for a while. Later, things went from bad to worse, and he even had to send his sons out to sea to fish in order to make ends meet.
Before the Bloody Slayer came here, the Baron had been unable to pay tribute to the Lord of Dragon City for two consecutive years, and he almost lost his title of nobility. This is because there is really no tax collected on this poor land:
Not to mention farms and plantations, there are not even manual workshops. The only thing that supports the facade is a wind mill with a history of several decades, but it is just a struggle to maintain.
But now, it is already a small town worthy of the name, with a permanent population of more than 20,000. The town is full of various workshops and shops, ranging from food and daily necessities to pig iron, industrial and agricultural tools and weapons. There are even
Some luxury goods, such as gold and silver jewelry and gem shops, are all available; a moat has been dug around the town, the city walls have been repaired long ago, and there are more watchtowers and fortresses than before. It has a small self-defense army, which is like a
It is developing into a medium-sized town.
Walking on the most prosperous Whaler Street in Terrace - although the coming war has made the place more deserted than usual, the little girl was still surprised: "There are so many people! Isn't this a small fishing village?
.Damn Apple, you deceived me again, damn it!"
"A small fishing village?"
Ignore it or not, you look like you believe it or not, but the expression on your face is very distorted.
She was right. The Bloody Slayers came, bringing population and consumption power. With such conditions, businessmen naturally swarmed in like sharks smelling blood. So it is not a big deal to say that they brought prosperity.
wrong.
But Bloody Blade has done far more than that. Although outsiders have never known the true information about this president, his methods are talked about by players in Canaan. He and the down-and-out Baron
They hit it off, or spent money to buy the title of mayor; in this way, he promulgated a series of preferential laws to absorb the population, and then used bloody mass murderers to maintain law and order, slowly expanding the fishing village to the size of a town.
This was the time when the Silent Killing Team and Shining Gold Coin were chasing the secret treasure. It turned out that Bloody Blade was determined to obtain the inheritance of King Asuo. He urgently needed a sum of money to impress the lords of Dragon City and let them start to change Dragon City.
The route on the quiet sea has made Telans the most important transit port in the region, replacing the northern Anchorage Port.
However, the appearance of Xiao Fen disrupted his plan, forcing the president to spend a huge amount of money from the union's finances to realize his plan. The consequence of this was that the Bloody Slayer was in a state of insecurity for a long time.
The stagnant development also contributed to the rise of the Southern Alliance and the Dark Leaf.
At the same time, the lords of Dragon City, whose greed was not fully satisfied, also rationally divided the routes into north and south, so that Anchorage Port and Terrance could share the cake.
It stands to reason that such a bloody blade should hate Shining Gold Coin to the core, but he did not. Instead, he kept claiming that he wanted to draw Xiao Fen and others into his union.
Of course, these are all digressions. In short, Terrans has finally embarked on the path it is today after a series of changes. As long as the Bloody Blade is still here, almost everyone believes that it will eventually become no less than the Shield of Truth.
Perseus even exists like the Dragon City.
Regarding these, Luskai talked a lot as if he was telling a story. He seemed to have great trust and admiration for his president, and he always talked about things related to the Bloody Blade in great detail. This was called
Wrought iron and the little girl had a much better impression of the big man, although they were a little surprised: the guy who obviously looked cold and fierce was so kind, and the woman who obviously had a cute face was born with a vicious tongue.
One thing I have to say is that although the Lord Baron here is poor and has a very good reputation, he is a good man who knows how to be grateful. When the Bloody Slayer mentioned that he wanted to rent a place, he transferred Telan to it with a stroke of his pen.
The area with the most beautiful scenery and the best terrain was allocated to Bloody Blade.
After passing through most of Terrans, wrought iron, and wild rocks, the Red Dragon lady and the little girl saw the headquarters of the Bloody Blade from a distance for the first time: it is located on a small hill southwest of the town. From a distance,
It looks like a huge manor: in fact, it is in a forest of tall trees. It is green, with faint red patches in the canopy and silver-blue roofs. There is also a small fortress at the top; closer, it is dense.
Sentry towers and thick walls are looming in the jungle, and a small river meanders out of the forest, forming a natural barrier here.
The entrance to the Blood Blade Fortress is at the widest section of the river. You have to cross a long stone bridge. The other section of the bridge is a fortress-like outpost. Members of the Bloody Slayer check the emblems of those entering and leaving here.
After passing the fortress, there is a drawbridge, and then there is the real gate of Blood Blade Fortress---a thirty-foot-high gate, and behind it is a huge iron-clad door that opens to the left and right; the space between the two doors is blocked by a wall.
It was blocked, but an opening was opened in the patio. This setting turned this place into a terrible trap---a trap for crossbows.
As he walked through this section of the road, the wrought iron still made a clicking sound, and he praised the Bloody Slayer's defensive measures; as a dwarf, no matter what his profession is, he still has a lot to say in masonry.
I don’t know what means Luskai used to notify his people, but when Shining Gold Coin and his party entered the beautiful meeting hall of this large guild, almost half of the top brass of the Bloody Slayer were already waiting here to greet Xue and others.
There are all kinds of looks, curious, kind, indifferent, surprised, dismissive, even malicious and even hostile.
The little girl carefully counted the number of people in the hall. Although the light was dim, she still estimated the approximate size of thirty or forty people: It can be seen that the union system of the Bloody Slayer is a typical pyramid-shaped structure, because for
For a guild with nearly 10,000 people, the number of people at the top level of power is not really huge.
Of course, our paladin lady didn't think so deeply. She just nodded the head subconsciously and endured it for a long time before throwing out the Detect Evil device in her hand impolitely.
On the other hand, a paladin sister next to her saw her stretching out and then retracting her hands, her little face turned red from suppressing it. She secretly smiled. The lady glanced at her and looked very careless, and threw it to everyone present with a wave of her hand.
A spell---Detect evil.
"Damn it. Maggie Han!"
"Ma Qihan, you're here again!"
"Ma Qihan, you have gone too far!"
"Damn it, we are your comrades..."
"Don't do this every time, you know those bastards won't come if you are around!"
"President, you don't care about this damn woman! She is too arrogant. What does she think of us?"
Sophia's eyes lit up, and no one present was evil; then she looked curiously at the eldest paladin sister on the left, and smiled sweetly.
"Hello, my name is Ma Qihan, Ma Qihan, Wrath of Heaven." The female paladin smiled faintly and nodded politely to her little colleague.
"Ah!" The little girl's eyes seemed to be ignited with a ball of fire, and she screamed: "I know! Sister, you are the Wrath of Heaven Ma Qihan, the strongest paladin during the internal beta test, and the only semi-finalist
God player!"
"Sister, I have always admired you. I heard that you killed an abyss lord, right?" Sophia was so excited that her little ears turned red. Xue gently patted her little head and told her to stop making such noise.
"It's just a rumor, little cutie, I just wounded it." The female paladin indirectly admitted her identity.
At this time, there was a cough deep in the hall, and then a voice sounded: "I can't control Sister Ma Qihan. If any of you have the ability to control her, I have no objection at all-" This was obviously a woman
His voice was ordinary and seemed to have no characteristics at all: "Okay, don't tell your friends to watch the joke, everyone should be quiet."
Her words made everyone quiet down. It was obvious that the speaker's prestige or Ma Qihan's own strength made everyone consciously keep silent.
"Miss Serenity Snow, welcome to the Bloody Slayer." Then, the owner of the voice stood up, nodded and smiled at several members with shining gold coins - this was a very ordinary-looking woman, with a slightly pale face.
, eyes are particularly dark and look very mysterious.
However, she looked thin and frail, but she was wearing a commander's half-armor. She didn't look like a general, but more like a military staff officer.
"Thank you." Xue nodded.
"Everyone, please take a seat," the woman said with a smile, "I already know your purpose of coming. But you are a little late. The Bloody Slayers have announced a complete break with the south, and the war between us and them is inevitable. So,
In a way we've joined -"
"No, Miss Bloody Blade. We are not here to be lobbyists for the Lord of Dragon City. That is not our intention." After hearing this, Xue replied quietly.
These words caused a commotion, but the person in charge who spoke was a little embarrassed: "Sorry, Bloody Blade is my brother..." She forced a smile and said: "But he is very busy, and I have always been helping him manage this place.
Trivia---My name is Xue Ge, sorry, I forgot to introduce myself."
The little girl's eyes widened curiously. She looked at Maggie Han, who nodded to her.
"So, Miss Xue, you said your intention here is not that..." Xue Ge exchanged a look with the red-haired Lu Skye behind them: "So?"
"Miss Bloodsong, our purpose here is this -" Snow replied: "I will represent the Shining Gold Coin, and also represent the dream, the envoy of Silver Vislan. Invite the Blood Slayer to join a fight against the hand of despair in the south.
A temporary alliance established by forces for a primary purpose."
"Alliance?" Xue Ge frowned: "With whom?"
"Shield of Truth, Southern Alliance, City of Dragons, Leaf of Darkness----"
"Are you crazy, Quiet Snow?" Xingyao interrupted the female pastor loudly. She frowned and stared at the latter sharply: "The president will not agree, even if the president agrees, I will not
agree!"
"Xingyao!" Luskai shouted.
"Captain, you don't understand that things like alliances have too many disadvantages in the game! What's more, being with those loose guys from the Southern Alliance makes people uneasy at all!" The elf woman also became excited.
Her words caused the hall to fall into a buzzing discussion. Everyone had their own thoughts in their eyes, so it became chaotic now.
"I agree with what the Ranger Captain said. I don't agree." One person stood up and shouted. "Why are you so impulsive? Don't jump to conclusions yet. Ask what this alliance is about." This is the opinion of others.
"Yes, the so-called alliance. Who is responsible, who is in charge, who is in charge, how it operates, and what aspects it involves... And everyone knows that the distribution of interests within the respective unions cannot be disclosed to outsiders!"
"This thing is too troublesome to think about and can easily cause problems, especially at times like this."
"The Ranger Captain has a good saying, it's okay to be with the Dark Leaf, but to ally with those guys from the Confederacy, just dream!"
There was chaos in the hall, and finally Ma Qihan snorted and told the others to shut up. Then Xue Ge frowned and pondered for a moment. She glanced at Xue and said: "This is indeed difficult. I think the Blood Slayer is
I won’t agree to it…”
"No, Mr. Chairman." Xue raised her head and seemed to glance at everyone present: "The Bloody Slayer needs this alliance, you will see this - with your strength, you cannot fight against the Hand of Despair alone.
Competing, and most importantly, this is the most necessary means to eliminate the weak links within Dragon City."
"Eliminate the weak links within Dragon City?" Xue Ge frowned: "What do you mean?"
"The Southern League is divided internally. Our captain, Palin of Star Lake, had foreseen this," the female pastor said calmly: "Everyone here, you should know how the Southern League was formed. Before we come here
The hands of despair have already begun to penetrate them——"
"Wait!" Xue Ge frowned deeply, but she still asked: "What do you mean by that? What does the split of the Confederacy have to do with us?"
Xue is well aware of the other party's wisdom, and she doesn't believe that this shrewd woman will not be able to see clearly the pros and cons, but the other party obviously wants to use her to convince everyone here. She is not afraid of this challenge, because when this girl thinks of Xiao
Fen said what he said to himself, and the last bit of hesitation in his heart disappeared.
"If the Confederate Alliance defectes on the battlefield, have you ever thought about what the consequences will be?" Snow asked softly: "Obviously, the Knights of the Shield of Truth and the Oberseus Prophecy Society will fall into an impossible situation.
However, there will be a huge gap in Dragon City's defense line south of the Grass River. The seven and twelve legions assembled here will also be in vain, and the door to the Grass River will be completely opened to the hands of despair -
---And all the land south of the Grass River, including Terans, under the jurisdiction of Dragon City, will no longer exist."
This passage immediately made everyone speechless. The female priest used the most direct way to say what everyone was most worried about; the enemy is strong and can be resisted, but if there is an internal collapse, there is no way to stop it.
"Quiet Snow, you are alarmist!"
Attacked from Within: “The Confederacy Wasn’t Necessarily Divided…”
She didn't even believe the second half of what she said. Cold sweat formed on the elf woman's forehead. She glanced at Xue Ge, whose face also darkened.
In fact, Blood Song has been worried about this issue for a long time. But due to their bad relationship with the Confederacy, even if she had the intention, she could not intervene in this matter at all. Even if it were to happen, she could only watch helplessly.
History is just slipping into the abyss step by step.
"How confident is your captain?" she asked with difficulty.
Snow shook his head: "He reminded the top leaders of the Southern Alliance before leaving the Shield of Truth; but everyone knows the way the Southern Alliance was formed, and their internal scattered structure makes everything possible - maybe it's too late, maybe
There is still hope, we can only do our best."
"What do you say about Dark Leaf?" Luskai asked.
"Dark Leaf will definitely agree," Xue Ge interrupted him and said, "Sister Liuli is a smart person, I have always known it."
At this time, the whispers in the hall also disappeared, but a few people were asking: "Then what should we do, President? Should we give up Terrans?"
Xue Ge shook her head, giving up? It's not easy. I'm afraid that once she gives up the Bloody Slayer, she will never recover. She thought for a moment, gritted her teeth and said: "I want to discuss it with Sister Liuli, and the senior officials of the Southern Alliance - if they agree
, we can use our strength to clean up the interior for him."
These words caused an uproar among the top brass of the Bloody Slayer. This so-called borrowing of power must not be an ordinary transaction method. Otherwise, even if they agreed, the top brass of the Southern Alliance would not agree. After all, everyone is afraid that outsiders will take advantage of them.
rights. In order to achieve this condition, the bloody mass murderers will definitely find ways to make free, even harmful commitments to themselves, because if they do not do so, they may face more serious problems.
This made everyone feel uncomfortable, and their eyes on the snow became unfriendly; but most people still knew that they had to make a choice at this time.
At this moment, a homing pigeon flew in from outside the hall and landed on Xue Ge's hand.
The acting president, who was always known for his wisdom and calmness, turned pale after just one glance at the contents of the letter. "It's too late, there's something really wrong with the Southern League..." She sat back in her seat and waited for a long time.
I just said one sentence. I want to thank my classmate who is a bookworm for ten thousand years. He made a material related to Canaan, which saved me a lot of trouble. After all, I haven’t written for a long time, and I can’t remember the details clearly.
I can write much faster with this, so thank you again! In addition, there are some idle people who can't help me make a schedule for Canaan, so thank you in advance---Finally, everyone is welcome to help find some inconsistent bugs. I'll let you know when you have time.