Tania City, Parliament Hall.
Due to the war, the usual parliament was temporarily suspended, but for the same reason, this place became the busiest place in the principality. Players who pass by here can see countless principal military members coming in and out every day, some with solemn expressions, and others with anxious faces. It seems that the war ahead is in crisis again, as if the war is going on. It was burned right before their eyes. Many congressmen have objections to the turning of the conference hall into a temporary command post, but most people in power, including the president and many congressmen, have expressed tolerance for this.
After all, the empire has pushed the front line to the border of Eta County. If Fars Fortress is breached, Tania itself may be the next place.
For many players in the principality, this kind of thing should be considered a good thing, because the turbulent world gives players more opportunities to integrate what they can play with the world of a big country to achieve A new level of gaming life. Unfortunately, the time for players in the free world to grow up is still short. Most of the main players in the middle level are now in their thirties, and they are still struggling hard at the bottom and middle levels of society, so they are often in a state of "no way to serve the country." , wanted to contribute to the principality, but it was difficult to be accepted by the senior officials of the principality. Earlier in the war, the principality's official system had opened up a war participation system to recruit interested people, including adventurers, to join the army and participate in the battle. However, at that time, players were generally too low-level to be recognized by the principality's recruitment officials. Secondly, they also felt that this kind of recruitment was meaningless. The situation in the principality was far less worrying than Speaker Pamir thought, so they did not try their best. Up to now, players still have no way to join the principality's frontline through official channels - the principality wants to recruit capable troops again, but unfortunately it is too late.
But just like Wings of Liberty, there are still players who can participate in such a large world event in the game.
Players I know, as well as veterans who have been around Tania for a long time, can see the shadow of members of the Jianghu among the people who come in and out. As the recognized first guild in the alliance, they secretly competed here with the Wings of Liberty in the early days of the game. Later, after taking over the rule here, Jianghu naturally began to communicate with the senior officials of the principality. , thus logically entering the core of power in the principality. To this day, Jianghu's dominance in Tania is quite famous as the first guild in their alliance. In the capital city of the principality, only the Sword of Justice can faintly compete with it for some power, but with the changes in the war , the original balance in the hearts of many players has begun to tilt towards their old rival of three years, Wings of Freedom.
No matter how you look at it, this war looks like the other side's revenge.
With their long-term development in Tania, Jianghu naturally intervened in this increasingly dangerous war. However, unlike the Wings of Freedom, although they could not directly influence the principality's arrangements in the war, they more or less still Being able to participate in the decision-making center of the principality and thus knowing some core decisions is just like their members being able to enter and leave the meeting hall at this time - for the safety of the principality's front, Pamir canceled regular meetings twice and moved this place It has been regarded as a temporary command post for the war, and I have been sitting here personally for several days. Many of the staff who made plans also stayed here, staying here even for food and accommodation. Together with the Speaker of the Principality, they always paid attention to the changes on the front line.
Although the possibility is very small, if the principality is really defeated, the situation of Jianghu in the free world can be imagined. And this is also the main reason for them to persuade the Sword of Justice to join the resistance.
In the eyes of passing players, today's situation seems to be no different from the past. Countless messengers are coming in and out of the gym-like building door, constantly delivering the latest battle reports and internal orders, until a strange figure slowly appears. When he appeared on the road in front of the door and gradually walked towards the door, some players who were accustomed to wartime emergencies noticed something unusual.
The dress and temperament of that woman are so different from the others here.
Golden lines entwined around the blue robe, forming complex patterns all over the woman's body. Although those lines did not emit dazzling magic light, they still reflected under the sunlight. Dark golden light. Because she was wearing a hood, no one could see her appearance, but just the gorgeous robe and the exquisite staff inlaid with a huge sapphire in her hand were enough to explain to the people around her. The fact that she is a high-level mage.
Then, everyone, including the guards guarding the door, watched helplessly as she walked into the meeting hall and out the door, holding her staff step by step.
The interior of the parliamentary hall, which used to be noisy in the past, was also extremely busy at this time. Various office staff were walking around between the seats, delivering the latest news and their own analysis reports from time to time, including the Speaker. The many military ministers referred to it, ignoring the strange looks of some people who discovered the abnormality. The woman in blue robe walked straight into the door, and then walked to the small square table in the middle - behind the small square table, Erni Pamir, the current Speaker of the Principality of Fia, has just put down a report analyzing the war situation.
"You..." He raised his head and looked at the woman who was incompatible with everyone present in surprise: "Are you...?"
"I'm Christine." The woman put the staff upright on her chest and then made a mage's etiquette.
"...I've heard of you." The Speaker of the Principality was silent for a while, and then asked again: "So, one of the seven members of the Parliament came here because he wanted to... what to do?"
"I come with the sincerity and apology of the Council of Mages." The woman leaned forward again and said, "I already have a little understanding of the current situation in the principality. I think..."
"You're going to need my help somewhere."
"As far as I know, the Council of Mages will never choose a side in the national struggle in the free world." The meticulous middle-aged man rubbed his temples with his fingers: "So...why... Will you, the parliament, make such a decision?”
"Won't Fernando Wiggins throw his wrath at your head?"
"This is the decision of the seven-person council, so there will be no worries as you imagined." Christine's hood was still covering her head, so no one could see her expression: "As for why there is Such a decision..."
"You'll find out soon enough," she whispered.
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Kalon Pass is still brightly lit at night, and the security is high. This is not only because of the importance of this pass, but also because there was an attack near here not long ago, so although there are not many guards at the pass, the guards The commander of Guan still strengthened all defenses to ensure that nothing like bandits would invade here again.
Therefore, camping near here is very safe compared to the wild.
It's not that Duan Qing and the others didn't want to rest in the hotel in Guan Nei, it's just that the little girl got inexplicably involved in the shopping process in the afternoon, causing their trip to be delayed. When they wanted to cancel their trip, they instead While they were resting at the Traveler's House, the innkeeper with a sinister face told them with a regretful expression that the inn was already full of merchants.
So when the soldiers guarding the gate began to clear the area, the three of them were dumbfounded.
Fortunately, there seemed to be a lot of players like them - and there seemed to be more players every day - Duan Qing and the others followed their example and set up camp on the roadside not far from the pass. The official road leading to the hinterland of the principality seems to be very spacious, and because it is well built, it is a good place to camp in terms of safety and comfort. However, through general observation, Duan Qing also somewhat understood why the "bandits" chose this place to attack.
The reasons are the same.
Mengzhu didn't seem to be sad because of the disruption to his schedule. Mengzhu was still happily rummaging around in the tent, shouting and talking with nearby players from time to time. The little girl is not happy because she has the opportunity to sleep in the wild, but because the three of her did get a lot of things during the previous shopping, and they are high-quality goods. Because of these items and equipment, she didn't even care about her unhappy mood in the afternoon because she couldn't go to the destination she wanted to go to.
Just like this, she was sitting in the tent under the soft light, looking at the harvest of the afternoon with great interest.
[Chain Armor (Excellent)]
[Defense: Medium]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 20, Agility 10]
【Strength +2】
[The armor is made of unknown materials and tiny chains, and its level of sophistication would astonish even the most skilled blacksmith. However, due to its age, this armor is quite old and difficult to repair. 】
[Special effect: Reduce the hit damage you receive. 】
"I think the things mentioned in that description are more noteworthy than this special effect." Duan Qing sat down on the other side of the tent and pointed at the equipment in her hand.
"You mean, this piece of equipment is easily damaged?"
"Probably, but in terms of quality it's still pretty good."
"Of course it's good!" the girl continued excitedly: "Something with added attributes and special effects should at least be of epic quality, right? We can actually buy it here, and the most important thing is... it Only 280 Ebri coins!”
"...Why don't I feel like I'm getting any advantage at all?" Duan Qing covered his face, then looked at Xiao Hongchen on the other side and said, "And no one in our team can wear it."
"I won't wear it anyway." The latter immediately shook his head like a rattle.
"Hey, I bought this for you! You still don't have a shirt..."
"This is my style! And...this armor is so ugly..."
The girl's angry screams rang out from the tent, and then a shirtless man was driven out, attracting side glances and snickers from others.
"Look, another guy was kicked out by his girlfriend."
"No, no, no, I think he wanted to misbehave with his teammates, so he was beaten out..."
"How do you know? How many people do you know?"
"I don't know you, but that little girl just came over to say hello... How could such a beautiful little girl have a boyfriend like that!"
"Dude, you're hopeless..."
Ignoring the whispers around him, Mengzhu closed the curtain again, and then continued to check his harvest: "In that case, I will leave it to others. Maybe we can fish a tank or something for our adventure group." ..."
[Adamantine Dagger (Excellent)]
[Weapon power: excellent]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 10, Agility 20]
[Strength +1, Agility +2]
[It is made of fine metal mixed with some kind of fine gold. In addition to the sharp blade, it also has a hard blade, which is even hard enough to break the teeth of the most ferocious beasts in the world. 】
[Due to the scarcity of its production materials, items made of fine gold are rarely found in the world, and the craftsmen and skills to create such items have become increasingly scarce. 】
"Although this dagger is very expensive and has no special effects, but..." Mengzhu hugged the dagger and looked like she was about to cry: "I can finally change my weapon!"
"Is it necessary to be so excited?" Duan Qing stood aside with a look of helplessness.
"This is what I earned with my own hard work." Mengzhu showed a happy smile: "You have good equipment, it is impossible to understand..."
"Good equipment is not a necessity for fighting." Duan Qing immediately retorted: "It can only be said that people with good equipment will have a higher winning rate. With the development of virtual games now, there is almost no sure-win battle. .....”
"Hey." The little girl squinted her eyes: "I know, master, you don't have to remind me all the time..."
"Hey, hey, I don't mean that." Duan Qing waved his hand quickly: "Otherwise, I will give you my Phil dagger..."
"Why don't you give me Richard's one?"
"Uh..." Duan Qing scratched his head awkwardly: "That... is okay, but let me find a chance to try it first..."
"No! Okay!" The girl reached out and grabbed the black dagger from Duan Qing's waist. She looked at it carefully for a while and then threw it back: "Forget it, but you have to remember what you said. Ah, as an uncle, you have to keep your words..."
Duan Qing smiled bitterly and shook his head, then picked up the dagger on the ground.
[The Bite of the Black Snake (Epic)]
[Weapon power: excellent]
[Equipment requirements: Strength 15, Agility 10]
[Strength +1, Agility +1]
[Special effect: Your fatal attack success rate is greatly increased. 】
[Special Effect: Your stab has a certain chance of inflicting poison damage on the target. 】
[A black dagger made of an unknown material. Its blade contains highly toxic substances and has been corroded by countless blood over the past years, making it even more bloodthirsty. 】
[The holders of this sword eventually fell into bloodthirsty madness, until the last owner finally overcame the desire it brought and sealed it away until today. 】
"This sword..." Duan Qing sighed helplessly as he put the sword away again. Thinking of the previous owner of this sword and the behavior of that sloppy uncle, he couldn't help but think about the question he had been thinking about all the way here.
That Richard, what did he do before...
