In the end, Duan Qing’s story was not told.
Kristine, who had been sitting motionless in the darkness, arrived in front of everyone at some point, interrupting their pleasant exchange.
"It's a pity that you didn't follow my advice, but that doesn't matter. I will respect your opinions." The soft voice of a mature woman is always so pleasant, but it is a pity that everyone's attention was attracted by the content of her words: " Therefore, I also hope that you can understand the current situation before making the final choice."
The gorgeous blue robe unfolded with a crash, and slowly fell down along with a burst of fragrant wind unique to mature women. As the bonfire swayed, the woman in blue robe sat down opposite them.
"Because...of a certain person, you decided to move on. Well...this is very good, very in line with the character of an adventurer, and at the same time...troublesome." Kelly The unique ending sound in Sitin's words, accompanied by her soft sigh when she paused, always made people feel that listening to her talk was a kind of enjoyment.
"Of course, if you follow my advice and accept my protection, I can make these troubles less troublesome..."
Her words were like tongue twisters, but Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing could still understand them. After a while, Duan Qing asked cautiously: "You mean, you hope that we can follow your arrangements..."
His eyes moved, and the blue pupils flashed across Duan Qing's face, and then narrowed with the owner's smile: "...Although she is not on the right track with that little girl Freya, she has something to say. I still agree."
"You will feel much better if you talk to your smart little brother."
There was another period of silence, and A Niu next to him suddenly jumped up: "Let us hang out with you, right? Why...uh huh..."
"Stop, stop!" Mengzhu on the side quickly covered his mouth and pulled him back.
"It would be our greatest honor to be able to take shelter under a great magician..." Duan Qing touched his chest with his right hand and bowed again: "But since we have chosen this path, then we should Take responsibility for this...that is to say, any difficulties after this are also what we should face, don't you think so, beautiful lady?"
This time, the title "beautiful lady" did not make the other party happy again. As if she was touched by something, Kristine fell into deep thought.
The slightly curly hair swayed with the night wind. The woman in blue robe lowered her head and said nothing. The feeling of silence made the other people feel at a loss. Duan Qing hugged himself - he was still wearing the novice uniform, which was not windproof - Mengzhu next to him noticed Duan Qing's movements, his eyes rolled, and then he looked at A Niu who was restless next to him, and Xueling Huanbing glanced around using eye contact. The latter wanted to say something, but was stopped by Duan Qing. He nodded his chin towards the woman in blue robe, indicating not to disturb her.
"I understand." Finally, Christine nodded, then raised her head and said, "Since you are so aware..."
She clapped her hands, and the mysterious patterns were looming on her fair skin: "Then let me briefly introduce what you are about to face."
She stretched out a hand and pointed further away: "The woman in your team should be looking for some ruins deep in the Emerald Forest, where..." She put her hand down and started again. Facing everyone: "To be precise, it is a ruins."
"A ruins on the border of the ancient magic empire."
"As you know, this is the south of the Free Continent. But you may not know that if you go over this area..." She gestured with her hands: "It is the Emerald Forest, and then go south , there is a mountain range there, and beyond that is the endless ocean.”
She blinked: "Do you understand what it means?"
Amidst the crackling bonfire, it was Duan Qing who answered first: "This...is a place close to the edge of the continent."
"Yes. You are in the south of the continent, and almost the most southerly." Christine smiled: "Although the Emerald Forest is huge, it was not like this thousands of years ago. In the center of the Emerald Forest today , there should be a place similar to the border. Oh, I mean the era of the ancient magic empire."
She flipped up her hair: "Of course, this place is inaccessible now, and it is probably the same as now, it has become a forest... We also obtained some during the recent survey of the Fran ruins, well... ….Clues, and mutual corroboration with known history, and finally a guess.”
"Thousands of years ago, there may have been a border station there. And clues show that it was not an ordinary border station. Its existence...had another purpose."
Several people have been attracted by the history told by Christine. Even Aniu, who was a little unhappy at first, was also moved by the scenes outlined in these words. If the evil young man from Jie City were here, he would definitely be very excited, because these things the great magician tells you personally will be his bragging rights in the future. However, in comparison, the few people in front of him pay more attention to practical aspects. s things. Christine paused for a moment, as if giving them time to digest the information, but before long, the woman in the black cloak continued the topic - she obviously knew more than the few people next to her.
"The use you are talking about is something like that place, the existence research institute..."
Kristine looked at the woman again, and then said: "We don't know about this kind of thing, which is also...the reason why we are here."
Several people did not notice the important meaning of this sentence, but Xue Ling Huan Bing obviously noticed it, so she could not hide her shocked look: "You...the Mage Council, are you ready to participate in this matter? "
Duan Qing finally understood that if a major force in the game like the Mages Council decided to participate in the excavation of the ruins, the benefits that the players would receive would be much less.
Christine's face began to become serious, as if she did not intend to make concessions on this aspect: "Even if Mr. Wildy is standing here, our position will not change. It is our responsibility to collect and manage the relics of the Magic Empire." The Mages Council should fulfill its responsibilities! You..."
Her voice became soft again: "There are many variables in these relics. We cannot let these things fall into the hands of others. If people like you take them, it will only attract more dangers."
"This is my advice...and advice."
Even if Christine doesn't say it, everyone understands the truth that "every man is not guilty but only carries the jade", but as a game, everyone is not afraid of death. If you don't have this pursuit, then you have to I quit the virtual gaming circle and wrote the word "coward" on my face.
However, the direction of showing off one's strength still needs to be straightened out.
"We understand what you mean." Duan Qing straightened his face: "We, including her..." He pointed at the Snow Spirit Huanbing: "None of us have the intention to get involved in those things, we are just adventurers."
"Going deep into ruins, discovering secrets, and getting rewards is the duty of adventurers. The nature of adventurers is to discover, to explore every corner of the world. For this reason, we go deep into barren mountains, steep mountains, swamps and abyss, In the boundless desert, we foresee countless dangers and obstacles, but we never stop, even though countless predecessors have fallen on this road full of thorns."
These words were so impassioned that even Xue Ling Huan Bing turned his head in surprise, thinking that this guy actually still had some information in his heart, and he could tell the adventurers so eloquently. Duan Qing ignored the gazes around him and continued to pat his chest: "Since things are like this now, we have no intention of offending the interests of the Mage Council, but we hope to witness the birth of new discoveries. This is what drives us forward... ...final reason.”
"Hopefully you understand how we feel."
The little girl also puffed up her chest and clapped, and Liu Qingniu on the side also cheered. Duan Qing put on a serious expression, but his mouth moved slightly. Next to him, Xue Ling Huan Bing was talking quietly.
"You have good eloquence, you can speak well..."
"Nonsense...how can you play games these days if you can't speak..."
Kristine on the opposite side nodded: "In that case, I will take you to visit there. If you have such an awareness, no matter what situation you encounter, you will probably..."
"but......"
Duan Qing continued.
"Risks and benefits coexist. If there are any discoveries of our own, I hope you can respect the little wishes of us adventurers, for the sake of our lives as a bet..."
"Oh..." Kristine smiled knowingly: "That's it..."
"I understand." She looked at Duan Qing with interest: "Discovering secrets and getting rewards are both indispensable, right..."
Duan Qing scratched his head and looked stupid. Mengzhu covered her face with her hands, feeling ashamed of her excitement just now.
"We are not stingy people." Christine held her chin with the back of one hand and tilted her head back and forth: "We don't like the things you adventurers want. What we need , you probably won’t be interested either…”
"I would like to hear the details." Duan Qing understood what he meant - at this point, the matter has basically entered the final stage.
"Records related to the ancient magic empire, no matter what form they are in, we will take away. There are also key equipment, threatening weapons and equipment, scrolls, magic weapons, or gems..."
Christine began to count things with her soft fingers, interspersed with Duan Qing's "righteous words". The scene seemed like a negotiation, but Mengzhu on the side listened to these words, and became more and more excited. It feels like they haven't even seen a single hair before they've already started the spoils-sharing conference.
She secretly glanced at the woman in black cloak on the other side and found that she was also smiling secretly. The little girl suddenly felt that this uncle who negotiated with NPCs in a strict manner was really bad... a bit powerful.
This is a true empty-handed wolf.
In fact, Christine also understands this. But with her identity and strength, she really doesn't care about these things - how can she make concessions on the things she cares about.
After some back and forth, the basic division of the results of the excavation of the unseen ruins was already clear. Duan Qing nodded with satisfaction: "... That's basically it. We are very grateful to the great magician for his understanding... and generosity."
"Ah, I've said it before." Christine replied: "I like to deal with smart people, at least they won't hold me back."
"Then, one last request..." Seeing that the final negotiation was about to end, Duan Qing once again raised the final question: "We don't mind handing over all the relevant information about the ancient magic empire discovered this time to the Council of Mages. But can you please satisfy our curiosity as adventurers and let us take a look at those contents?"
There was no wind, and although there were glowing fireflies of various colors appearing in the woods at night, the sudden tranquility that came again was still a bit disturbing. It wasn't until Duan Qing felt that something was wrong that the woman in blue robe slowly said: "We... don't want these things... to spread."
"That's something we can guarantee, we just want to... know more."
Duan Qing chuckled: "You know, adventurers are... cats killed by curiosity."
"...Well, as long as you can find it, it doesn't hurt to let you take a look." The woman in blue robe also laughed, and then her smile faded: "But I want to remind you, if you go If some strange rumors appear on the mainland, we will put our suspicion on your heads first."
Duan Qing nodded solemnly.
The scene fell silent again for a while, and several people were thinking about it. They had some fears and some expectations for the upcoming future. After a while, it was the figure in blue robe who took the lead in clapping.
"Okay, it's getting late. Let's take a rest early. Having sufficient physical strength is still very important for adventure." Christine's unique soft voice echoed in everyone's ears again: "Do you have any questions? , you can put it forward now, and if I can answer it, I will definitely answer it..."
Before she finished speaking, A Niu, who was sitting on the side, raised his hand as if he had just woken up from masturbation: "Me! I have a problem."
Christine looked at him, her beautiful blue eyes made him a little embarrassed, so she spoke hurriedly: "Just now, what you just said...are all true? "
Poof... Duan Qing spurted out a mouthful of old blood - if he could do it.
Mengzhu obviously felt that this stupid green man had really brought shame on their fellow adventurers, so he had to rush to say, "Well, well, I have a problem too!"
Christine was there looking dumbfounded. When she heard Mengzhu's voice, she replied: "Oh, little sister, do you have any questions?"
"Well..." Mengzhu also shouted out of desperation. Now he had to rely on his own wit: "I...I..."
The way the little girl frowned and thought was actually very nice. Unfortunately, because the question was asked hastily, she was immersed in her own dilemma: "Uh... um... that, that's right!"
She finally remembered something: "You seemed to have said something before... You seemed to have said something... Oops, I forgot what you said, anyway..."
The little girl put her hands on the ground and swayed back and forth like a roly-poly. Her golden ponytail also swayed: "In your Council of Mages, are you the only one coming this time?"
"Oh, of course not." Christine was stunned for a moment, as if she did not expect to hear such a question: "My good sister is also here, although she is a little girl who never listens to others... ..."
"Is that person... wearing red clothes..." The little girl became even more excited. Duan Qing looked at her and the ponytail on the back of her head, admiring her quick wit.
"Well, it's her...have you seen her?" Christine was really surprised this time.
Xueling Huanbing also remembered something: "Could it be that person..."
"What do you know?" Duan Qing asked quietly from the side.
In the whispers of Xueling Huanbing, Mengzhu explained to Christine: "We heard little Benny say before..."
"...That's right." Christine sighed and said, "We did meet him together before. He was a very pitiful child..."
During the conversation between the two, Duan Qing's face finally became serious after listening to Xue Ling Huan Bing's whispers.
"Miss Grand Magician." He thought for a while and finally interrupted the conversation: "I also have a question."
"You should have said dangerous things before. I want to hear... What specific aspects did you mean?"
This time, the woman in blue robe finally put away her relaxed expression and her face became heavy.
