Duan Qing still didn't pay for the lunch filling operation, because the lunch in the restaurant was led by the president of the Adventurers Association. Of course, among the people at the dinner table, in addition to Duan Qing's people, there was also a submissive player they had seen in front of their house at the beginning, and judging from the expression of that player and the nonchalant look on Ferriston's face, Look, maybe that guy came up with the idea for this lunch.
Of course, it's possible... because he also paid for the lunch.
Slowly finishing the food in front of him, the president of the Adventurers Association, who seemed to be very concerned about etiquette, wiped his mouth, and then, in a silent and awkward atmosphere among several people, he looked at the player who was sitting motionless on the side. After taking a look, he stood up from his seat - until this time, the man who had just introduced himself from the beginning finally made his purpose clear.
This guy turned out to be the leader of an adventure group. Of course, judging from the current situation, he was only a quasi-leader.
Like the establishment process of other adventure groups, the establishment process of this quasi-adventure group named Beyond the Sun was also extremely difficult. They struggled in the current principality for a long time, and finally survived here. They gathered a group of like-minded people, and finally reached the point of establishing a guild. However, the conditions given by the Adventurers Association stopped them. Outside the door - the situation in the principality is not good, Tania's forces are gathering, and many players' guilds are also eyeing them. The difficulty of the trial tasks given by the Adventurers Association is also extremely scary. It would also take a lot of effort for the big guilds, let alone those of them who have not yet left their thatched cottages. However, similar to the choices faced by Duan Qing and Mengzhu before, they also had several paths to choose from, and it could be seen from the situation in front of them that they should choose the second one.
However, the situation is different from what Duan Qing and the others suspected - the relationship they found is not the president of Tania Adventurers Association.
"Lord Ferriston is a very disciplined person, so he is unwilling to help us directly." After the tall and thin president slowly left, the player with the ID name Hongshan Laodao whispered: "I... It took a lot of effort with my companions to convince him to give us a chance.”
"Then he introduced us to another adult."
"Another adult?" Mengzhu asked in surprise: "Why isn't it over yet? Who is it this time?"
"The man calls himself Carlos and is a congressman." Although the player's name is Hong Shan Laodao, he does not look old at all, but a young man in his twenties: "After we went to the address, the man came again. He gave us another task and said...if we can complete this task, he will write a certificate in his own name to Ferriston recommending the establishment of an adventure group."
"Oh my god, do you need to go around in such a big circle?" Duan Qing covered his head and said, "Wouldn't it be over if Freestone just gave you a mission?"
"The president is such a person, and everything must be done according to the rules." The old Taoist lowered his head and said: "And...if we let him give us problems, wouldn't it be the same as passing the trial directly? , I don’t want to go to the battlefield..."
"What did you say?"
"Ah, no, no, it's nothing." Old Taoist Hongshan waved his hand hurriedly, and then continued: "In short, although this mission is difficult, it is much simpler than those trial missions, so we have nothing to say. …”
"You have been ours before, why did I only see you alone?" Xiao Hongchen asked with a puzzled look on his face: "Where is your brother?"
"My teammates..." Lao Dao smiled bitterly: "They are unwilling to do the mission."
"What? Why? Is this task too difficult?"
"No, they are chasing their dreams." The old Taoist replied.
Duan Qing and the others looked at each other, and then nodded with some understanding: "I went to participate in the competition, no wonder...then why don't you go? Why are you still here to join in the fun?"
"I...originally I didn't want to continue doing this task, but I received a notice from the president of the association asking me to come here, and then...I saw what happened at the entrance to the hall."
Hong Shan's eyes lit up: "Then I realized...the president has really good vision! You are the people I'm looking for!"
"ah--?"
Duan Qing opened his mouth in surprise and didn't close it for a long time: "You want us to help you with this task? No, no, no, no..."
"Hey, uncle——"
The little girl on the side hurriedly pulled Duan Qing back: "Don't say that, this is the person brought here by the president of the Adventurers Association."
"So what? We have no such obligation, even if the King of Heaven comes..."
"Shh-"
Mengzhu hurriedly covered Duan Qing's mouth, then pulled him aside: "Keep your voice down!"
She spoke in a low voice and looked to the left and right of the street: "You haven't been in Tania these days, so you don't know. That Uncle Freestone... is a very powerful person."
"A few days ago, the Speaker came to visit him in person. He was right in front of our Adventurer Association. At that time, he scared many players. Even people in the world shunned him. He made room for them and also served as a bodyguard. That place was clean and tidy. Although the world at that time had not yet achieved its current status, since then, those who originally did not look down upon the president have restrained themselves a lot."
"So, what about the 'Jianghe Brothers' and so on..."
"There are always a lot of weird people... Oh, please listen to me first." Mengzhu angrily interrupted Duan Qing's words, and then continued to explain in a low voice: "Later, some thoughtful people went to investigate. I found that the president of the Adventurers Association seems to have a high background. Look at his style and temperament, it would be an exaggeration to say that he is a member of the royal family, although such things as emperors can only be found in the empire..."
"Well, that seems to be the case."
"It's not over yet, there is other evidence."
The little girl continued quietly: "Many players have counted the tasks received by the adventurers here, and then secretly conducted investigations and found that many of the commissions issued by the Adventurers Association came from officials at all levels in the principality. Hands, some are even members of parliament!”
"Both overtly and covertly." The little girl concluded, then nodded. The golden braid bounced twice on the back of her head. In the sunlight, the reflected light made Duan Qing dizzy: "You mean... it will be the same this time?"
"Yes." The little girl immediately clapped her hands and said, "That Carlos is probably one of the president's complicated connections in the capital. There may be some secret deals... In short, this is the final mission. It came out, there must be a reason for this."
Mengzhu said: "Think about it, the president personally brought us together just now. If we don't agree, then there will be more than one person offended..."
"If it's just for this reason, I still don't want to do it." Duan Qing muttered, "It's like we're afraid of them..."
"Oh, when we first arrived in Tania, we received a lot of care from Uncle Ferriston!" The little girl jumped and said, "That's okay! Can you have some sympathy..."
"It's Connelly again, it's Freestone again, how bad are you doing here..."
"Then what can we do? We are just two little players. We have no wealth, connections or power. It's good to be alive until now." The little girl said angrily, and then kicked Duan Qing twice: " It's not you who suddenly left us alone and ran away, and now you're blaming us... No matter how you think about it, it's all your fault!"
"Okay, okay, I'm scared of you." Duan Qing nodded immediately and said, "Isn't it just a task? I can just do it with a splash of water..."
He turned his head and faced the lonely player with Mengzhu: "Um... we agreed to help you, but the reward... Oops! Please don't mention it. Let's talk about the specific content."
"Really? That's great." Master Hong Shan clenched his fist and hit the palm of his other hand: "The mission we received is actually very simple."
"Just go get a document."
"Um?"
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Tania is not located in the center of the Principality's territory, but it is almost in the center of the Free Continent. Since it is not far to the south of the Andacier Mountains, and there are no large rivers nearby, the climate here is relatively good. Dry with little rainfall. In the afternoon in Tania, the air was filled with the smell of heat, and clouds were rarely seen in the clear sky. It was the middle of the Moon of Fire, which made people walking in the streets of this circular city nervous. The temperature rose a few points again.
Except for some people who seem to be here for sightseeing, the pedestrians on the street, whether they are indigenous people or players, all come and go in a hurry, which is very similar to the rhythm of life in a big city. However, Duan Qing and the others walked out of the alley with a somewhat relaxed look on their faces.
"What do you plan to call your guild? Beyond the Sun?"
It seemed like there was still some time left in the journey, so Duan Qing planned to continue his previous chat: "Why do you need this name?"
"Because...some of us still have some hopes, but the hopes that we haven't received yet belong to others." The old Hongshan Taoist said somewhat bitterly, but he immediately chuckled: "Aha Haha, just joking, joking, that name was just chosen casually, casually..."
"Hmm, but the idea is still very good." The little girl on the side agreed: "It's not like us, what do we call fools? They are so stupid..."
"Hey, hey, don't worry about these details anymore, okay? It's just a name, just understand it, just like you call Mengzhu and I call Mo Shang Qingshan..."
"The names we choose are of different standards, okay? Don't compare the name given by an uncle like you with the name of a young and beautiful girl like me..."
"Hey, your brother... ah, no, are all your teammates going to play in the game?" Just when the two people started bickering with each other, Xiao Hongchen continued the previous question and asked: "Is it that League Cup? ?”
"You don't know about the UEFA Cup?" Master Hong Shan's eyes immediately became a little surprised: "That is the highest competition in the game."
"Of course I know that. I mean..." Xiao Hongchen coughed, and then continued to ask in a low voice: "Do you have any goals?"
"Of course there is, but..." The old Taoist's face also became unnatural: "It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, it doesn't matter if you don't mention it."
"Hey, what is there that I dare not say? Could it be because I'm afraid of them?" Xiao Hongchen said immediately: "We won't tell others casually, just say it..."
"I'm sorry to say that, but it's not what you think." Duan Qing, who had just escaped, explained: "Every team has its own positioning and needs. That's their business, so don't ask. Everyone. In the future, maybe we will look up and not look down, and it’s okay to tolerate each other.”
"Yes, yes." The old man nodded immediately and said, "Have you participated in the competition? Have you signed up?"
"Well, none of us..."
"Hey? Why?"
"Everyone has their own life. We just want to have a good time playing the game." Duan Qing replied: "And this competition should be held in a free world game world. I don't know anything about playing methods or rules... …”
"Ah? Wasn't it introduced in the official news..."
"Hey, we're here."
Mengzhu, who was walking in front, suddenly lowered his head and stopped the others behind him: "Old Taoist, take a look to see if this is the place?"
In front of them, at the corner of an alley, in front of a few people hiding behind the corner, was a tall building with luxurious decorations. Lush vegetation dyed the original pale yellow wall on one side of the three-story building green, while on the other side of the floor that was bathed in sunlight, many glass-like structures were unevenly spaced on the floors of different heights. The place reflects blinding light in the sky. The small building is surrounded by an iron fence. The columns are mixed with sculptures and are randomly distributed behind the fence. The ground is also covered with natural green, and then extends along with the courtyard surrounded by the fence. To a place far away that cannot be seen.
Laughter mixed with shouts came from the small building and courtyard, reminding people passing by all the time that a banquet was taking place inside, but Duan Qing and the others did not focus on the source of the sounds, but first on There are three circles inside and three circles outside, and the guards in black clothes guard this place tightly.
"Such a tight guard, I knew things wouldn't be that simple." Duan Qing whispered to himself, then turned around and asked: "Hey, is the thing we are looking for in the mission really in this place?"
"Yes, it's right here." Old Taoist Hongshan looked ahead again, then retracted his head.
"Tusker's Mansion."
