Fang Yu also didn't expect that a shiny bald head would suddenly appear in front of him.
Moreover, this guy was looking at him with surprise at the moment, and hurriedly lowered his head and shouted below. After that, seven or eight people were seen crawling out from under the cliff.
Fang Plover looked at these guys who suddenly appeared like groundhogs in surprise. They were wearing dusty traveler coats, with magic protective gear on them, and they were also carrying a large backpack with a roll of sleeping bags on top of it. With a blanket, there are tools such as pickaxes, ropes, shovels, or magic weapons hanging underneath.
These people wore a pair of thick ordinary leather boots with a sheathed dagger on their feet. This was a typical explorer outfit.
Most of the adventurers who travel generally look like this, but only the chosen ones will speak in this tone, so Fang Plover can identify the identities of these people at once.
It's just that now is the season when the monsoon winds are heading west, and there are really not many selectors in Istania at this time - a month ago, maybe there were many selectors who went south with the caravans on the streets. But right now, he can't even see a few people in places like the Craftsmen's Guild and the Adventurers' Guild.
When this group of people appeared, everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade also secretly held their weapons and increased their vigilance.
Although the people in front of them don't seem to be hostile, they are following the mystics, and their purpose is naturally to investigate the blind followers, and who knows whether these people may be colluding with the cultists like the Dragon Fire Guild. together?
But I didn't expect that the bald man didn't seem to notice this scene at all.
The other party looked more like he knew them. He climbed up and walked over happily. He said in a very familiar tone: "Brother Ed, why are you here?"
The six eyes of the Seven Seas Brigade immediately fell on Fang Plover in unison.
Fang Plover: "???"
He had heard all kinds of names a lot, but this seemed to be the first time he was called 'big brother'?
But the bald man obviously didn't think so, and he still said excitedly: "Boss, don't you remember me? We have met once?
What is this and what?
do we know each other?
Fang Yu couldn't help but blinked innocently.
He subconsciously thought that he had not revealed his true identity most of the time since Traveler's Rest, and the only two times he showed his true identity were around El Paxin and Van Rik. The former was unintentional, and the latter It's intentional.
And because Dict personally revealed the fact that he went to Dorifen when he was in Vanric, people should also know that he ended Dorifen's illusion.
But other than that, the outside world probably doesn't know much about him or the Seven Seas Brigade.
So where did I see this big bald head?
Was it in Van Rijk or El Pashin?
It sounds a bit strange to him. Logically speaking, for such a 'characteristic' person, if he really wanted to meet him, he should be very clear about it. But he had no impression of the other party at this moment.
Fang Yu looked at this big bald head and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious for a moment——
Unexpectedly, the bald man patted his forehead and looked like he suddenly understood: "Boss, have you forgotten? What is the name of that place in the Blood Thistle Grove... By the way, Elm Spear Castle, and that dead man?" Spirit wizard - by the way, Rufu's Shield, boss, do you remember it?"
A flash of light suddenly flashed in Fang Yu's mind.
"Holy shit," he looked at the bald head, and the two shadows in his heart suddenly overlapped, and he couldn't help but be shocked: "It's you, how did you become like this?"
After the other party mentioned this, he finally remembered that he had rescued the adventure group named 'Rufu's Shield' from the 'messenger' of the Dragon Worship Cult in the underground of Elmao Castle. The bald man in front of him was the fat little warrior from Lufu's Shield whom he met underground at that time.
Of course, the other person didn't look like this at that time. He was a little fatter, but at least he still had thick black hair.
Instead of now, he is still as fat, but he is tanned, and his short black hair has disappeared.
"ah--!"
Jita behind him couldn't help but let out a low cry of surprise, obviously recognizing the other person.
The little fat man looked frightened when he was underground, but he was obviously much better now. He touched his bald head at this moment and smiled contentedly: "Hey, boss, although I have become bald, I am also naturally bald. Becoming stronger..."
But immediately someone came forward to expose him: "Come on, Mr. Ed, don't listen to his nonsense. He just made a bet and lost."
Fang Yu looked at the latter, who was one of the two swordsmen at that time, but as for the other swordsman, he didn't see it at the moment.
There was actually another priest girl behind him that he had met before. Of course, the other girl was not as nervous as before, and she nodded slightly to him and bowed.
The fat bald man heard what the swordsman said and was getting angry: "Fart, I lost on purpose, otherwise could we meet the boss?"
Fang Plover: "..."
Does that mean it can still be said?
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In fact, it took him some time to figure out from the other party what happened to the other party after Elmau Castle and why they appeared in this place.
Things are actually not complicated -
'Rufu's Shield' was also a member of the old Southern Alliance. After the alliance was disbanded, independent adventure groups like them suffered much less impact than ordinary guilds. Therefore, the adventure group basically maintained its original structure after that.
But although the organizational structure was maintained, life was not easy.
The new alliance organized by BBK was too aggressive and further reduced the living space of these independent adventure groups. As a result, many independent adventure groups that originally stayed in the south either had to join the new alliance or had to leave the south to seek survival elsewhere. Opportunity.
'Rufu's Shield' does not agree with the new alliance organized by BBK, so it can only choose the latter path.
The little fat man and the others obviously came to Istania under this background.
Of course, there is not only one Istania in Corrin-Ithurion. There are the Rainbow Alliance and the Descendants of Flor in the north, and there are the Eastern Communists and Elites on the Treasure Staff Coast - but in Nognis and Asuka , Gray Whale Islands and San Juan and there are many empty spaces.
To be honest, Istania is located in the silver sand sea and has poor products, so it is not suitable for an adventure group to stay there for a long time.
But according to the swordsman, the little fat man was 'assigned' to this place because he lost a bet.
"I can't say that completely. I wonder if you can be so superficial in looking at the problem..." The little fat man was still arguing: "It's a blessing in disguise. As for us coming to this place where nothing matters, I think we should argue separately. Look at this issue properly..."
"You also said that this place is dead." The swordsman said angrily.
Speaking of which, this little fat guy's ID is very good. His name is Uranus, the Lord of the Sky and the first god-king in Greek mythology. However, there is obviously a mismatch between his strength and his name. When Fang Yu first met him, he was at level 12, and he is still at this level now.
However, it can also be seen that the level of Aitaria is not so easy to upgrade. The leveling speed of everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade is like a rocket purely because of a series of insanely difficult tasks.
Take their battle with the Silver-maned Giant Spider in Panir Red Mountain as an example - for an ordinary adventure group, this is already an extremely difficult challenge. Unless it is a last resort, independent adventure groups generally will not Take the initiative to choose this kind of mission to commit suicide.
Because according to the general saying in the community, 'extremely difficult challenge' means that there is at least a 70% chance of attrition, and a 30% chance of the group being wiped out.
For large guilds, they have a large number of peripheral members as cannon fodder and can accept a certain degree of attrition. But this is not the case for independent adventure groups, because attrition means loss of combat effectiveness, not to mention the destruction of the group.
Generally, if the group is destroyed more than twice, an adventure group is basically on the verge of disbanding.
But what about this level of challenge, given the past experiences of the Seven Seas Brigade?
I'm afraid it can't even be called 'difficult'. From Dolifen to Fenris, which one is not ten times more thrilling than this?
Then to Vanric, then to Idos, even monster-level existences like Dragon King Lifgard and Wanderer Maryland appeared.
An ordinary adventure group would probably have had this kind of experience countless times, but the Seven Seas Brigade has not experienced any attrition so far. Even Fang Plover didn't know if this was a miracle, or if they were really lucky?
However, after listening to the other party's description, Fang Yu couldn't help but think of the news about the southern part of Kaolin-Ithurian that he had received not long ago, and asked tentatively: "So the free adventure group and the guild only have these two items in the southern border right now. Is there a way to go?"
"But I heard that there are still many Free Guilds left in the south?"
"snort."
The swordsman snorted slightly after hearing this, looking a little disdainful. However, his disdain was not really Fang Plover, but was directed at this matter, so after snorting softly, he said: "The 'new' alliance is not the original Southern Alliance at all. Those people have ulterior motives."
Fang Yu was slightly startled when he heard this.
There are actually two 'new' alliances in the Cowling-Ithurian South, one formed by BBK, and the other reorganized after the old Southern Alliance broke up, and the other party is obviously talking about the latter one.
Judging from the other party's tone, it seems that he is quite dissatisfied with this alliance.
He subconsciously asked: "What's wrong?"
"Don't mention it," the little fat man also shook his head, "Those people are crazy people, they are completely unreasonable."
Fang Yu thought of something at this time and couldn't help but ask: "So is it about that incident not long ago?"
He was talking about the Baicheng riot, which has not been resolved yet.
The swordsman nodded.
"In order to confront BBK, the new alliance actually plans to establish its own territory in Kaolin-Ithurion and support the Elfendor Council to become independent from the kingdom——"
Fang Yu was almost stunned when he heard this.
He had heard about the riots in Baicheng——
But I only thought that it was an attack by the Southern Alliance against BBK, just like the previous one in Dulum. It was more like a declaration that the Free Guild and the Independent Adventure Group would never submit to the unreasonable demands of the Super Competitive Alliance. Bow.
But this is by no means the reason for the Southern Alliance to split in Kaulin-Ithulian.
Because this not only seriously violates the "Stargate Declaration" between the Third Division and Kaolin-Ishulian, but also violates the meaning of the name Free Adventurer. If the New Alliance really does this, then they will have nothing to do with the current situation. BBK, what is the difference between the descendants of Flor?
He couldn't help but look back at the others.
Xixiang and Parker obviously haven't realized what these words mean, but Fang Yu has seen the same serious look in the eyes of Luo Hao, Luo Yu, Jita and Alyssa.
It is never advisable to fight violence with violence——
"Is Ye Hua crazy?" Luo Hao said subconsciously: "Those people have brain problems, does he have brain problems too?"
But Wu Xiaopang shook his head: "This has nothing to do with Master Ye Hua. After Du Lun's decision, he is no longer in the new alliance."
Luo Hao was slightly startled when he heard this, obviously he didn't know about it yet.
And then Fang Yu remembered that Ye Hua had also participated in the battle to slay the green dragon Toragotos in Idus. That should have happened after the Dulon Resolution and before the Battle of Van Rick. During the battle, the opponent also sent Count Sirin Spica a letter of recommendation about Luo Lin.
After that, there was no news from the Ten Kings of Rangers.
Of course, most of the time, the ten kings themselves are like dragons, and their temporary disappearance does not mean they are missing, especially the ten kings who have no affiliation like Ye Hua.
It turns out that Luo Lin asked him to pass a message to Ye Hua, but it was a pity that he forgot to ask him about it.
However, since Ye Hua is not here, the only person with the prestige to reverse this matter is no longer in the New Alliance at this moment.
Fang Plover couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the northern sky.
Although the sun was clearly shining brightly, he seemed to feel that there were heavy clouds hanging over the sky.
However, the situation in the south is really not something he can worry about. Although he is almost certain that the Dragon Worship Cult is adding fuel to the flames - but it is going to rain and the mother is getting married. Things in the south are already at this point, so it is useless for him to worry.
A great chaos is coming, and it is very likely that in the political territory of Kaulin-Ishulian, there will be another disaster no less than a hundred years ago; but it cannot prevent the enemy from growing stronger. He can also strengthen himself. Think about the present moment, and it should How to be invincible.
The most important thing right now is nothing more than the construction of the Seven Seas Traveler.
But to speed up the construction of the Seven Seas Traveler, Princess Rupert's support was even more needed, so she went full circle and returned to the current task.
Thinking of this, he raised his head and asked, "By the way, what did that title mean before?"
"Boss, don't you know?" Wu Xiaopang was obviously very interested in this: "You became famous in that battle in Vanrik. We all saw it. It was so handsome. Now everyone is I call you the dragon-slaying alchemist."
"Slay...slay the dragon?"
The open mouth of the square plover is big enough to swallow a duck egg.
When had I slain a dragon? And wasn't this title the Dragon Alchemist two months ago?
Wu Xiaopang chuckled: "Everyone in the community is used to exaggerated rhetoric, but we believe that you have the strength, boss."
The battle at Elmau Castle left a deep impression on them. The Necromancer almost wiped out the 'Rufu's Shield' group by himself, but the big boss in front of him could only defeat him in a matter of minutes with just one person. Set a trap to capsize the opponent's ship.
Of course, there was a young lady who was a naturalist at the time, but Wu Xiaopang was not deeply impressed by Jita, so in his heart he basically gave all the credit to Fang Plover.
Coupled with the fact that the battle with Van Rick later deepened this impression, the memory of Fang Plover in his heart was even more brilliant.
Of course, some small tricks were used in that battle, but who would deny that tactics are also a type of strength - no alchemist would be so bold as to fight the BOSS like a powerful warrior. This is obviously unrealistic.
In fact, everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade has heard about the battle underground in Elmao Castle described by Fang Plover, and there are many people who have witnessed it. For example, Alyssa indirectly participated in that battle at that time, and even met the members of the 'Rufu's Shield' .
But even so.
Whenever Wu Xiaopang mentions the title of 'big brother' - except for the box, everyone else looks at Fang Plover with a strange look, and our Miss Nightingale secretly laughs beside her and bends her waist.
So much so that it made Fang Plover extremely embarrassed——
So when he saw that the little fat man was about to speak again, he quickly interrupted the other person - the reason why he changed the subject was not to listen to the other person's boast, although it was him who was boasting - and the boast was too stiff. Very unskilled.
Then he said: "By the way, why did you suddenly appear in that place before?"
To be honest, these guys really scared him when they appeared before.
Although their group was on the cliff before, they were not completely unable to see the situation below - and these guys actually came out of the ground one after another like groundhogs, without any warning at all. Surprising.
When Wu Xiaopang heard this, he couldn't help but said proudly: "Haha, boss, are you surprised or surprised?"
Fang Plover: "..."
I'm giving you a big surprise.
The other party was still complacent and said: "That's right, boss, there is actually a rock crevice below, and we were hiding under it before. If we hadn't heard the noise above, we wouldn't have come up to take a look. We just didn't expect to encounter You guys, this is such a coincidence.”
"By the way, I discovered that rock crevice. It can lead to the platform under the cliff. Isn't it amazing?"
Fang Yu looked at these people suspiciously: "What are you hiding in that place?"
He couldn't help but look around. In this barren sea of sand, not even monsters could be found. These people were hiding here to guard some prey, right?
However, they did him a favor by hiding in this place - Fang Yu was about to ask these people if they had seen the mystics passing by, but unexpectedly the little fat man answered mysteriously first:
"Boss, we are here mainly for a mission."
"Mission?" Fang Yu was stunned for a moment and swallowed back the words that came to his lips.
Wu Xiaopang nodded: "The mission of the Adventurer's Guild is to catch the smugglers."
When Fang Yu heard the words 'smuggler', a deep light flashed in his eyes. He didn't look back and asked calmly: "Smuggler, but I heard that the eldest daughter of the King of Sand was not here not long ago. Have you just wiped it out once?"
The former shook his head: "It can't be that easy. There is a natural anchorage down here, and the terrain is so complicated. Even if it is cleaned up, it will only be a temporary matter. It won't be long before the smugglers will come back. So, the main thing is to rely on We adventurers come to deal with them.”
Fang Plover walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down.
He turned back and asked: "You are hiding in that rock crevice, waiting for the smugglers to come?"
"Boss, of course it's not that simple." The little fat man gestured mysteriously: "In fact, we have found a secret anchorage for smugglers. From the platform below, we can just observe the smuggling port."
Fang Yu couldn't help being slightly shocked when he heard this.
Smugglers, in fact, often double as slave traders in Istania, or it would not be against the law to change the relationship between the two.
He didn't believe it was such a coincidence that there happened to be two groups of smugglers down here.
"So your mission," Fang Pliance asked, "is to kill those smugglers?"
"Of course it's better if you can catch them alive."
Fang Yu looked at the other party, suddenly thought of something, and asked tentatively: "How about we merge the tasks?"
The little fat man looked at him in surprise: "Boss, do you also have this mission?"
But Fang Yu shook his head: "Our mission is different from yours, but it will not interfere with your mission. How about we try to cooperate to complete this mission and then each get what we need?"
Although he was not sure if this was his mission goal, he always felt that this was an opportunity. No matter whether the smugglers were the ones they were looking for, it would not be wrong to give it a try.
After hearing his words, the little fat man was obviously overjoyed.
"Of course it's no problem," he replied in one breath: "Boss, you saved us back then. Don't say that it won't interfere with our completion of the mission. Even if you do, it's nothing, just a mission. And to be honest, we actually observed those The smuggler has been around for a few days, and the other party's level is not low——"
"Actually, even if you don't mention it, we might consider giving up this mission."
Fang Yu couldn't help but glance at the other party.
At that time, he saved those people of 'Rufu's Shield', and the other party said that if given the chance, he would do his best to repay the favor.
At that time, he just listened casually. After all, Aitaria is so big, and it is still unknown whether the two independent adventure groups will have the opportunity to meet again in the future.
But I didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence in this world, and the other party really helped me, so sometimes doing more good people and good deeds will always bring unexpected rewards.
He asked: "The other party is of a high level?"
"It's not clear inside," the little fat man replied, "but according to our Nightingale's judgment, the guards outside are at least level 20."
Although the little fat man looked troubled, Fang Yu felt relieved when he heard this.
Only level 20.
It can be done!
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