The capital of Frey Empire, Redkar.
As several of the more well-known neutral organizations on the Free Continent, institutions such as the Mage Council, the Warriors' Home, and the Adventurers Association all have branches established in various places in the empire and the principality, and Redkar is no exception. However, since it is located in the capital of the empire, the conditions, facilities and manpower here are basically the best on the mainland. For example, the highest decision-making organization of the Mages Council, the Archmage Fernando Wiggins, the head of the Council of Seven, lives here. Somewhere in Tania City, the headquarters of the Adventurers Association is located in the city of Redkar. The president of the association, Amman Tell, also guards here all the year round, overviewing all the affairs of the Adventurer Associations around the world.
Therefore, the resources in big cities attract countless players, but in the end, only the strong ones can seize the territory here. Arashiyama is one of these strong men.
Many old fans of Lanshan were actually not very satisfied with the current situation of the old guild they had supported for so many years. This was not only because they fell to sixth place in the league's overall strength rankings, but also because They chose Redcar as the permanent residence of their guild at the earliest - you must know that in the early days of the free world game, few top-ranked guilds would choose this place with the rule of ****. It is the characteristic capital of the empire. Although it is the location of the headquarters of the Adventurer Association, the empire's high-pressure rule environment has often made it difficult for the leader of Amman to exert the freedom of the adventurers. In addition, Redcar is located in a remote place, and the place where novices were born is relatively far from here in the beginning, so few guilds are optimistic about the development prospects of this place. Even the second-ranked Wings of Freedom is located in the middle of the continent. After being driven out of Tania City, they came to this place to develop.
However, now they have taken advantage of the empire's east wind and plan to go back for revenge. Many small and medium-sized guilds and forces also saw the power gap between the empire and the principality, and planned to reap benefits from this war and gain every ounce of confidence for the future growth of their guilds.
However, not all guilds will choose to take advantage of this opportunity to get a share of the pie. Lanshan is a typical example. This is not only because they are strong and have been developing here for a long time, but also because of their The president, Cangyun Barrier, is determined to achieve good results in the upcoming League Cup and once again prove the strength and dignity of his old guild.
As an old player, he is too old, and this is probably the last chance that time will leave for him.
Before the war between the Empire and the Principality broke out, Cangyun Barrier made a lot of training plans for this year's League Cup. Although the specific rules of the competition in the free world have not yet been determined, he also made many plans. Be prepared to deal with various game mechanisms that may come and various changes that will occur in the game world. Subsequent developments in the free world confirmed that this veteran player, who is famous for his shield warriors, was as prepared as he was in the Battle of Feiliu Valley. Therefore, in the war between the Empire and the Principality, the Arashiyama Guild also became One of the league's top guilds least affected.
Many old fans who have taken the current situation into consideration are delighted with their unyielding posture, and at the same time are saddened by their determination as always - three years of hard work, three years of perseverance. In terms of the level of effort, who can compare with them? The old president, but even a veteran Arashiyama spectator and fan has to admit that the final three years ago was the closest opportunity Arashiyama had to the championship.
But the old president in their hearts still didn't give up.
After finishing the two hundred chops scheduled for noon, Cangyun Barrier, who was sweating like rain, casually threw the practice machete on the ground and walked to a seat next to the square to rest. This small square was an area allocated by the empire officials when they first established the guild station in Redcar. It can also be regarded as one of the first benefits of establishing an adventure group station here. Although the area is not large, they When it was taken over, the architectural features of the imperial aristocratic style were still retained here. Various statues, flower-carved totems, and vegetation corridors were designed to show luxury without losing the grandeur and calmness of a noble. However, this place was immediately designated by the president of Arashiyama as a training ground for their daily training. The redundant buildings and furnishings were also demolished and replaced by a variety of training tools and places for the daily use of guild members. Used for training. To this day, there are many Lanshan members who come here to train, but none of them are more diligent than their old president.
Naturally, the extremely old bench became the exclusive seat for Cangyun Barrier.
"President, this is the report of the past two days." Upon seeing this, a younger brother who had been waiting next to him handed the information he had been holding for a long time to the president who was drinking heavily: "And... .Destruction in all directions asked me to bring a message saying that I still won’t come back today.”
"Why, what happened to the mine to the west?"
"...There was a dispute with several guilds, but...he said it could be resolved." The player hesitated for a while, and finally decided to tell the truth.
"Humph, I told him to take some time off during this period..." Picking up a towel next to him and wiping his face carelessly, Cangyun Barrier brought the page to his eyes: " These irascible young men always know how to cause trouble for us."
"If you still can't get results this year, let's see how I deal with them..." He muttered and started to turn page by page: "Well, the empire's front line has advanced again, hum. Duan Fenglei, can you guys still..."
"The second best in the world... went to the City of Freedom?" He touched his chin: "It's interesting... Go and tell Zhao Lu'an and ask him to send a few people to the City of Freedom to have a look. The situation, let’s see how they are developing, is there any information about the arrangements for the No. 2 match in the world..."
"President, none of our brothers are very good at intelligence work..."
"So I told Lao Zhao to go and pull out the big guy... Go ahead and go ahead."
After the younger brother ran away, the strong man with bare back continued to read.
"Borderland and Devil's Paradise are also in Liberty City...Ha! Dog eat dog...don't care about them."
"Well, Tebama is still the same. This year... I will definitely deal with you."
"The personnel transfer of Wings of Freedom...the first team was split up? Haha, that girl seems to have been sidelined. All the people under her command dispersed...she ran away? Isn't she not going to participate in the competition? Is it already? What a pity, what a pity... A beautiful jade in a good time? Who is this girl..."
"Jian Beidong went to Fenghua Town to fight... Humph, there's nothing you can do about a sword master who has turned into a savage..."
"The water mage from the Council of Seven showed up at... appeared at Tania's council... um, council... eh?"
As if he was thinking about the meaning of the information in front of him, and as if he was thinking about other issues, his mind became blocked in an instant, and like a pot of porridge, it was short-circuited due to stirring - the next second, the big man sitting on the bench As if awakened from a dream, he suddenly clenched his hand tightly and balled up the paper in his hand.
The next moment, he released his big palm-like hand and retrieved the previous page he had turned.
"Stone road, big pit, ground-shaking attack... I used a shield, and I was unprepared..." He murmured: "Such an attack method, such an attack effect... ....”
"Old Qin! Old Qin!" He suddenly shouted, and then pointed at the other guild members who were training and looked here because of fright: "Don't be distracted! You continue to practice...Old Qin !”
A player wearing full body armor and holding a heavy shield came out of the bungalow behind Cangyun Barrier: "What's wrong? What's the trick you thought of?"
"Wonderful P, come here!" Cangyun Barrier waved: "Let me ask you..."
He pointed to the extremely wrinkled page in his hand: "Where is this Fenghua Town located?"
"I thought it was something big." The player with the ID name Tai Dongyue stood up and said with his hands on his hips: "It's a small town in the south of the principality. It's a pretty place. Except in winter, there are flower petals floating all day long. With the wind......"
"Stop, stop, that's not what I'm asking." Cangyun Barrier made a pause gesture: "Is this place... the place where the nearest Novice Village came out?"
"Uh...yes, it's the first town after Greenstone Village, the one where the Emerald Forest incident happened..."
"Yes, yes! That's the one!" The big man sitting on the bench looked at the ground and waved a finger vigorously: "It's the Broken Mountain in the world, the one who didn't say anything after he came back... Yes ”
"What has he been doing these past two days?"
"Well, I'm probably still running around for the war... If you ask me what I'm doing, you should be asking about the thing on your hand, right?"
"Ah... on top of this..." Cangyun Barrier flipped the remaining pages for a while: "Did you write anything..."
"Look at you, you are so impatient every time." Tai Dongyue, known as Lao Qin, snatched the information from his hand: "There will be ghosts if you can find it like this. With your temper, It’s embarrassing to say that those young people..."
Amid the scratching of the opponent's ears, Lao Qin started rummaging around with the information: "Well, um...here, this is it...Duanshanyue guards the station, Duan Fenglei and his third brother Duanshanhe is still active on the front line..."
"Gone?"
"No more." The latter flipped it back and forth a few times: "Isn't it the same before?"
"Have they been fighting for a long time?"
"Fighting for a long time...what does that mean?"
"Since the beginning of the war, those two people have been on the front line..." Cangyun Barrier said in a low voice: "Duan Shanyue has already claimed to have retired, so we don't need to worry about it. That old guy Duan Fenglei is as stubborn as me. Until now, when they ran to the front line, I was still laughing at them. Did they feel stimulated by something, or was their head squeezed by the door? They couldn't think about it. Instead of training properly, they had to compete with those NPCs that they couldn't beat. Now It seems..."
"I actually got it right..."
"Old Han, please don't keep saying half a sentence...what's the problem here?"
"You have snatched away all the problems." Cangyun Barrier ignored it, but held his knees and looked at the sky above the small courtyard: "Broken Mountain...Emerald Forest...and then Fenghua Town...hum, hehe, hahahaha!"
Under the side glances of all the guild members, the big man's eyes flashed, he stretched his arms and laughed: "Very good, it turns out..."
"you are still alive."
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"It's not good! It's not good!"
On the calm Talon Avenue, the remaining three people fell into a brief silence. The shirtless man had not yet calmed down. In the direction they ran from before, a girl's voice was heard running. The voice approached them: "The news from the Internet... Huh?"
"This is..." Mengzhu, who was back online, slowly slowed down: "You are..."
She looked at the woman holding the horse across from her. As the latter took off her hood, long black hair flowed out like a waterfall, and the cold aura dissipated in an instant - she smiled.
"Wow! It's Sister Xue!" Mengzhu shouted and rushed over: "Woooooo..."
"Why are you so excited?" Duan Qing shook his head and laughed: "But... I also want to know what kind of wind brought you here."
"...I just came out for a walk." Looking down at the little girl in his arms, Xue Ling Huan Bing said after a while: "Then I met you."
"Just take a walk? You have to be... a little far away." Duan Qing opened his mouth in disbelief, but thinking of what Wings of Freedom was currently doing, he closed his mouth again: "Could it be that...you are here to investigate the enemy's situation?"
The other party didn't answer, but the smile on his face disappeared.
Realizing that he had asked something he shouldn't have asked, Duan Qing shut his mouth wisely. Although he was not afraid of this cold woman, he didn't want to become the stupid guy who was chopped away by a sword before, so He quickly changed the subject: "Um...Mengzhu, what did you say that was bad before?"
"Ah! I almost forgot!"
The little girl jumped up instantly, turned around and pulled Duan Qing's lapel: "I just went online and saw a message from a player in Fenghua Town..."
"Rama is dead!"
"What?" Duan Qing was shocked: "He is dead? How did he die?"
"It has turned into a golden eagle! It is said that if all that statue is sold, it might be able to catch up with Fenghua Town's fiscal revenue for a year..."
Another gust of warm wind passed by everyone, but Duan Qing did not feel the same warmth as before. His lips opened and closed twice, and finally he said: "Dead? And... turned into a golden eagle?"
"Who did such a bunker death?"
"I don't know, but many people guessed that it was Archmage Jin who did it. Someone saw him entering the town hall yesterday morning, and then..."
Ignoring the girl's chattering description, Duan Qing's mind fell into a series of thoughts. However, before he could extract anything meaningful to them from the information, he was confused because of the other party's fuzzy attitude. The angry little girl pulled her out.
"What are you still doing? Run away!"
"...Run, what are you running for?"
"Of course we are running away! Think about it, as soon as we walked away, Rama's back leg died. There will definitely be a lot of people doubting us, right? And that messenger is coming soon. If we bump into someone's arms, ..."
"We're doomed!" She yelled mischievously, and then pulled her towards the west of the main road.
For some reason, whenever Duan Qing was pulled away by Mengzhu like this, he was helpless. This phenomenon has been like this since the beginning of Green Stone Village. However, at that time, there were only two of them, but now there are many He had two people, so he had another option to stop the little girl from having inexplicable thoughts, which was to ask the other two people for help.
"Hey, hey, don't be so excited, okay? Xiao Hongchen, help me hold her..."
"I will go wherever you go, and I think what the girl said makes sense..."
"Pfft - Well, who is that? Miss Xue, can you take your Mengzhu away... Hey, you bought this wolf-skin armor, and you even tore off the hair... ....”
In the setting sun, Xue Ling Huan Bing looked at the figures of the three people who were about to leave. She stood there and thought for a while. Finally, she shook her head and followed her slowly while holding her horse.
