"Boss..."
"It's okay. We lost the battle. It's not like we haven't experienced...Yu Chen!" Aqiang, codenamed, waved his hand to stop his subordinates from trying to comfort him.
Their team was currently reborn in a room at the Weka Hotel - adventurers who died in the wild would most likely be resurrected in the town hotel they had recently stayed at. Many people who see these players suddenly appear will probably smile knowingly, thinking that they are another group of people who have returned from the dead.
Most people who come back from the dead will not be in a good mood, so no one will be stupid enough to talk to them easily and cause trouble for them. But if they hold a pot-sharing meeting of their own, passers-by won't be able to stop them.
"...Yu Chen! How did you come back from the dead?"
"What! You can't even beat a chick! Did I raise you for nothing all these years? You brag all day about how good your stealth skills are and how powerful your flying knife is..."
"And Qianzui! Are you stupid? You are so anxious to rush forward and die! If we weren't all one of our own, I would have kicked you out a long time ago!"
"...Of course I will kick you out. Even if it is not for the sake of fairness, at least I will kill a chicken and scare the monkey!"
"Look at you guys, you usually think you can fight everyone you meet, and you are the master who can pick five. But what happened? A random group of people in the mine cleared us all away. ! Returning to the UEFA Cup and participating in the game, just go home and wash up and sleep! I feel embarrassed when I think about it..."
"What, who else hasn't come back...Where's Ah Jing? Why hasn't Ah Jing come back yet?"
Finally something unusual was discovered, and the scene that turned into a temporary struggle meeting was temporarily silent. Several subordinates looked at each other a few times, and finally Yuwen Baiye, the youngest leader, came forward and whispered to the captain who looked obviously a little wrong: "Don't worry yet. Brother, maybe it’s a good thing that my sister-in-law is not here..."
A stopping hand suddenly appeared in front of him.
Aqiang slowly put down his hand, and then pinched his brow: "I know, I know...I just...forget it, I'll contact you offline."
Then, Aqiang's figure disappeared.
In a magnificent villa, a man's shadow crawled out of the game cabin and connected to a communication.
"Hey! I'm not free right now...Oh, it's Brother Liangchen. How have you been lately?"
"No way, isn't your treatment at Wings of Freedom very good? I heard that you have recently made it into the first team, and it will be just around the corner to join the league... uh..."
"Really? Has the environment become so bad recently..."
"Well, well, I know, the competition is fierce, so some necessary achievements will be required by the superiors. When I was in the original company, I often said this to them... Hey, Feng Flower Town?”
"How do you know I'm in Fenghua Town? I'm very well-informed...Okay, okay, if you need anything, just tell me..."
"Well, that's it... But I think you don't have to worry about this kind of thing, right? You know, the player market has been almost divided up by big guilds like you, even people like me It’s hard to do, let alone… uh…”
"So that's it..."
"Well...well, let me help you pay attention, although I have just encountered some trouble..."
"No, no, no, I can handle it myself...Oh, I forgot to talk to you. I have something urgent to do. We can discuss it later...Hey, okay, that's it for now."
beep......
"When you are in trouble, you will remember me..." The man put down the communication ball and whispered angrily to himself, then picked it up again. Just as he was about to dial a certain number, the ball in his hand suddenly emitted another sound. Colorful light.
"Hey..." the man curled his lips, and then answered the call again: "What happened this time, Little Plum... What? She's back? Wait a minute! I'll be back right away... ..."
In the Vika Hotel, as soon as the codename Aqiang came online, a woman in leather armor jumped into his arms.
"Ooooooo, Aqiang...I'm so scared..."
"Okay, okay, just come back. Calm down first, come on, come on..."
Several people found a table next to them and asked Qingcao Liuli to sit down first.
"Tell me, if they killed you, I will avenge you..."
The woman sobbed and shook her head, and then said intermittently: "I...that person wanted to...kill me, and then...was...stopped by an NPC... ”
"What!" Ah Qiang was shocked: "The leader is not dead yet?"
"No, no..." the woman wiped her eyes, and then continued to sob. "It was a... person who suddenly appeared. He was very tall and strong... ..."
The woman who was caught in some kind of memory gradually became fluent: "He is wearing a gorgeous robe, the same kind of robe that many people in the portraits wear in the hall of the Mages Council..."
"Well..." Finally suppressing the inexplicable anger in his heart, Aqiang began to notice the information contained in his girlfriend's words: "Are they the four in front of the hall?"
"Um......"
Several people began to look at each other.
"Did he... say anything?"
"He...he didn't say anything, he just stood in front of me and told me to leave, and then I...escaped..." The woman began to sob again: " But I didn’t expect...there are monsters in that corridor..."
Several people looked at each other again, and finally understood what happened in that hall after they died.
"Okay." Aqiang finally calmed down completely: "Relax now, take a deep breath, come on... think carefully about what that tall man who suddenly appeared said something... ."
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"I'll talk about these things after I deal with her."
According to Duan Qing's certain professional qualities, he must be responsible for Xiao Hongchen's death in the battle - if he hadn't lost his soul on the spot and was attacked by the opponent, this melee between the two teams would not have been so brutal.
So when Duan Qing raised his dagger and walked up to the only remaining hostile player, intending to kill him to avenge Xiao Hongchen, he was no longer hesitant in his heart.
"I apologize for my... rudeness just now." Standing in front of the trembling woman, Duan Qing held the sword tightly, and then slowly relaxed it. After repeating this process several times, he raised his sword above his head: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to say more. Now..."
"Go find your husband." He gritted his teeth and said.
Dim yellow light suddenly appeared in the air between the two of them. Just when the blade of the dagger was about to approach, the yellow light turned into hard earth and rocks, drawing a solid line between Duan Qing and the female player. The dividing line separates the two.
"I saw what happened here."
In a dark corner of the hall where the light could not reach, a tall man suddenly walked out.
The resolute face, short hair, and golden robe draped around him, combined with the resolute look in the man's eyes, the man who walked over who seemed to be a mage instantly conveyed a solemn and reliable aura to everyone present. Everyone. Even Qingcao Liuli, who was on the verge of despair, couldn't help but lean toward that person to seek shelter.
Duan Qing's footsteps also stopped. He looked cautiously at this obviously well-connected NPC and asked tentatively: "Your Excellency, may I ask..."
"gold."
After a few seconds of silence, Duan Qing, who was somewhat enlightened, said again: "...Uh, please."
"I am Jin." The man in the golden robe waved his sleeves and frowned: "Earth mage, Jin."
"Ah, oh oh oh, it turns out to be... Mr. Master." Wiping away the non-existent cold sweat, Duan Qing continued his question with a twisted corner of his mouth: "If you have no objection to the battle just now, if......"
"The winner has been decided." The tall man with only one word in his name stood there for a while, without even the slightest change in his expression. If the sound hadn't come from his direction, Duan Qing would have thought he was in a cosplay statue.
"Don't kill them all."
The man finally made a move - he looked at the woman hiding behind him, holding on to her robe, and unconsciously twisted his thick eyebrows: "This is my opinion."
"Well......"
For a while, the scene became a little quiet again, until Duan Qing looked back at Mengzhu and Uncle Smile, who were still supporting each other behind. After seeing the latter two's nods, he said: "Okay, let's ...You can let her go.”
"Thank you." Jin, who cherished words like gold, nodded, then pointed to the door and motioned to the woman hiding behind him: "Let's go."
Qingcao Liuli looked back and forth with fearful eyes, then nodded, turned around and ran away quickly.
"Then..." For some reason, Duan Qing breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at "Cheng Yao" Jin walking towards the dead body named Yasiqi at the back of the hall, and rubbed his hands together. Moving: "Excuse me, your Excellency, you are here for..."
"Investigation." The tall man squatted down in front of Yaski's body, checked it briefly, and then stood up: "Omke's disappearance case."
"Uh..." Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to continue explaining, Duan Qing was speechless again. He scratched his head and thought for a long time, and then asked him tentatively: "So, what do you think about Yasiqi..."
"Until today, I didn't know much about it." The tall man closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then seemed to be sensing something, then opened his eyes and said, "There is another hidden story about this matter..."
"Caution is needed and investigation is needed."
What a tough guy...
"Haha, haha..." With echoing laughter, Duan Qing slowly retreated to his two remaining teammates: "Then, if nothing happens, I hope my teammates and I... ..”
"Wait a moment."
The bodies of Duan Qing and the other two people suddenly became tense.
"Relax, I don't mean any harm." Sensing the other party's nervousness, the tall man said expressionlessly: "This clue has been broken, but... it has provided more clues."
He pointed to Yaschi's body: "Are you an adventure group?"
Before Duan Qing and others could respond, he continued on his own: "Please inform Richard."
"He'll take care of it."
The tall man's resolute eyes under his thick eyebrows looked steadily at Duan Qing and others. It was only when the latter looked a little embarrassed that they quickly nodded in realization, indicating that they understood what he meant.
"Then..." Jin nodded with satisfaction, and then walked towards them: "I will take you back."
He took out something like a scroll from his gorgeous robe, spread out his hands, and raised it in front of Duan Qing and the others: "Our Council of Mages will handle the rest."
"goodbye."
A golden light suddenly shone in front of everyone's eyes. After the light dissipated, several people suddenly realized that they had been teleported to the gate of the Mages Council in Fenghua Town.
"Ahhhhh!" The three people stared at each other for a long time, and finally understood the true function of the scroll. Just as Duan Qing wanted to let go of his tight breath, the little girl's scream suddenly came to his ears.
"Our spoils of war!" Mengzhu shouted: "We haven't cleaned the battlefield yet!"
"Forget it, what's the use of the broken knives of a few bandits..."
"What do you know!" The little girl was so angry that she almost jumped up: "A few broken knives are worth money! Do you know how much it cost to prepare when we came? You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you are not a family! Ahhh Ahhh! Since you look down on those broken knives so much, the extra shortfall will be deducted from your ration money next month..."
"No! Do you want to starve me to death?"
In the doubtful eyes of passers-by, the man's begging voice passed through the flying leaves and flew farther into the sky.
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"Uncle Richard! We are back!"
Although they were at the gate of the Mage Council, several people discussed it and decided to follow the local mage's request and first go to the Adventurer Association to tell the nominal leader of the association about the matter.
Out of some possibility considerations, several people did not intend to go to the Mages Council to explain the situation now - after all, a cool-looking great magician had already appeared behind this matter, and they I don't want to get into more trouble. As for Xiao Hongchen... he should be at the hotel now. After figuring out the situation, it won't be too late to go find him. Anyway, with his mind, he couldn't help analyze anything.
The three people originally thought that they would not find the sloppy uncle in the Adventurers Association - the nominal boss who would always disappear in front of everyone under various names, and no one knew where he went and what he did. They also wanted to complain to him several times during working hours about the association's "too many miscellaneous commissions". In the end, Richard used the method of disappearing to express to them that he "doesn't do anything." I will take care of it” attitude. His people are difficult to find even during working hours during the day, let alone after get off work when it is already late and dusk is approaching.
But unexpectedly, they saw him - the slovenly figure with something in his mouth, sitting on the bench behind the counter, with his feet on the counter and looking up at the sky, looking like he had nothing to do. . Except for Mengzhu who greeted each other cheerfully, Duan Qing and Uncle Smile had a cross-shaped vein on their heads.
We are fighting life and death outside, but you are bored here, isn't it? It's really annoying... Well, you are the boss, and we don't dare to do anything to you.
"Oh, it's so nice to see you guys at this time!" Unexpectedly, Uncle Richard jumped up from the table when he saw a few people coming in, showing an excited look: "Just something happened. I’m looking for you.”
"Ah? No, uncle, we have been busy all day, and you still have to find something for us to do... No, no, please listen to us first..."
"No, no, no, listen to me first. It is said that a theft occurred at a house in the south of Fenghua Town. I finally managed to snatch this case away. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! As long as I can handle this case well, Things, we in the Adventurer Association don’t have to deal with those people all day long... Hey, hey, don’t leave!"
"Originally we wanted to convey something, but it seems we'll have to settle it tomorrow..."
"I already know those things." To everyone's surprise, the sloppy uncle seemed to know what they wanted to say, and blinked at several people: "And this case I took over, you will definitely know. Interested in."
"The name of the head of the house that was stolen is..."
"Aski, Yaski Albert."
Everyone stopped.
