"Did you teach her these things in the end?"
"Yes, time is limited, and that's all that can be done to help her."
Night spreads around the gentle Talon Plain, turning all places, including Tania, into an unsettling pitch black. However, perhaps because of this reason, the area near Talon Village at this time has already been filled with sky-high clouds. The fire shone brightly red, dispersing all the blackness in the sky - after a night of gathering, the avenue from the south gate of the principality capital to Taran Village has become brightly lit, with players from all areas of the principality. They arrived here in their own way, and then used a torrent of people to protect the entire land of more than ten kilometers. All kinds of torches and magical lighting are filling every inch of the land leading to Tania at this time. As the competition outside ends, the major guilds participating in the League Cup competition re-enter, here The originally chaotic order was gradually smoothed out, and with the arrival of Jiang Hu, Sword of Justice and others, a relatively stable appearance was temporarily restored.
Swords held high, crowds gearing up, and shouts and shouts standing on both sides of the avenue... Walking in such an environment, even a person like Duan Qing found it difficult to maintain a calm mood, so he had no choice but to I chatted with Xuyu Liushang, who had just arrived, about the things he had taught me before.
"I didn't expect... you are still very concerned about that Snow Spirit Huan Bing." There was a dangerous smile on the blue-haired woman's face: "There is a little girl hidden at home..."
"It doesn't seem like a good mentality to admit your old age so quickly... Ouch, don't fight, don't fight, I just got kicked here, it's very fragile, okay? Okay, okay, I It is true that I cared a little too much about that guy, but...since we are friends, we should take care of him more. Seeing that woman who is as stubborn as me finally grows up, I feel a sense of accomplishment myself."
"Don't mention the word stubborn, you are already a coward now." Xuyu Liushang curled his lips disdainfully: "You don't even dare to see my face once..."
"Uh, ah ha ha ha..."
"Don't try to ignore this topic with a silly smile." The woman walking side by side crossed her arms: "And in terms of friendship, our leader should be more affectionate than her. Why don't you take care of her?"
"She is an agility player, and my experience is not very useful." Duan Qing spread his hands helplessly: "And... that little girl seems to be more stubborn than me. How can it be my turn to teach her? Where is she?"
"...Are you sure it's not because of her bad attitude towards you recently?"
"No, no, no, it's definitely not because of this."
"..."
"...Don't look at me like that, I'm telling the truth."
"Whether you are telling the truth or not has nothing to do with me."
The blue-haired woman curled her lips in disdain again, and then looked at the front of the road surrounded by people: "What will we do next? Do you want to continue this rhythm?"
"About the use of sword energy, that person has almost learned it. The recent breakthrough... also proves my efforts." Duan Qing's eyes became erratic: "As for her team... Anyway, at most it's just In the remaining two games, whether in terms of time or efficiency, there can’t be too many things that can be improved. How much they can learn from the experience...it depends on themselves.”
"That is to say..."
Xu Yuliu looked behind him, in the direction of the grove before: "Is the extracurricular teaching over?"
"I guess so."
Duan Qing sighed sadly, and then straightened his face before the dangerous sight came over him again: "Anyway, anyway! I finally have a chance to properly handle the crisis in the principality, hahahaha..."
"But it has become like this now." The woman's joking expression gradually faded: "Is there still enough time?"
"It's too late... right?"
Duan Qing hesitated for a while, then stretched out his hand towards the front of Talan Village: "I still think... the empire is not our real enemy. These armies standing in front of us are just paper tigers."
"Paper tiger?"
"They are not the problem."
Duan Qing shook his head and said: "As Xueling Huanbing and I said before, the so-called competition... does not rely on strength as all the weight to determine the outcome. The same is true for this war. The Empire The reasons for the attack and the excuses for the army to suppress the border have all been placed in front of us. They have also issued an ultimatum, hoping that the principality can make the final compromise. All this illustrates one thing - this war The purpose is not pure aggression, but to solve the problem."
"A problem that even a large number of tiger and wolf soldiers may not be able to solve."
"You mean..." Whispering eyes gradually narrowed: "Our situation is very dangerous now?"
"To be precise, it is the situation of the principality." Duan Qing sighed and said: "It is even the situation of the entire continent."
"You know, Snow Spirit Huan Bing once told me something." He stopped in his tracks and then turned his head: "The empire's life after occupying Zaraha City has not been very peaceful. It is said that The troops they stationed there were dealing with rebellious civilians every day. This phenomenon naturally continued to the Fars Fortress, but since it was originally a military fortress, the number of ordinary people there... was much smaller than that. .”
"But chaos still breaks out every day, and players from the Empire and Wings of Freedom are busy working on similar tasks all day long." Duan Qing's eyes flashed: "Why is this? "
"Could it be that those battlefield dungeon players you mentioned before are causing trouble?"
"That's what I originally thought. Until a few days ago... before the imperial army came over, I once visited the small town of Anta." Duan Qing recalled: "In that village in front of the fortress, I still saw many players who withdrew, and most of them were the same teams, personnel, and banners that I had seen in Fars Fortress... many of them."
"There are still reports of riots in Fars Fortress." Duan Qing said this and lowered his eyelids: "This kind of news seems normal at ordinary times, but...who did it?"
"..."
"Combining the unresolved undercover issues within our principality and the crimes that the principality has been accused of..."
Duan Qing looked at the night in the distance, as if staring into the invisible abyss: "The promotion of all events seems to have been planned."
"Someone is promoting this war? How is this possible?" Xu Yu Liushang asked in surprise: "This is not a battle between two tribes, this is two countries! Who can have such great ability to influence the empire? The emperor and the president of the principality..."
"The Empire is a country that is not afraid of trouble. War is a common occurrence for them. Since there is a problem... naturally, it will be fought first."
Looking at the woman who suddenly stopped speaking, Duan Qing blinked his eyes: "And the Principality... the situation in the Principality is about to change. Can you still think that there is nothing fishy behind it?"
"...that Horsman, and Pamir..."
"The situation in the principality is very complicated, and all the guys we can recognize have been involved." Duan Qing recalled: "It started when the Pamir was attacked. Since then, the aristocratic faction of the principality has There is no voice. In order to avoid suspicion or get rid of suspicion, their influence on the parliament has become less and less. We once heard the news sent by Hank's subordinates in the Walia Tavern. The members of Parliament at that time privately At the joint meeting here...the aristocratic faction gave up all criticism, which is an obvious sign."
"Either they plan to just let it go, or... they have been preparing for a big move." Duan Qing waved his hand: "I personally... prefer the latter."
"Are you still doubting the nobles?" Xu Yu Liushang responded in a low voice: "Then how do you explain the attacks in the underground world? Do you think the person who tipped off the information... is Kazak?"
"It's hard to say yet, but this is one of the problems we need to solve."
Restarting their pace, the two people's eyes have crossed the surging crowd and took into account the outline of Talan Village: "Although we can choose nobles as the false target, with our current strength, we are still unable to detect such things as What kind of tricks are the nobles such as Horsman, Fortes, and Stanford doing behind the scenes? But regarding the underground black market and the secrets hidden behind it, those people who caused trouble for us before... maybe we can Found out.”
"As I said before, we players are the best at dealing with player problems."
As the village approached, the surrounding sounds became more and more noisy, but Duan Qing's words still accurately reached the ears of Xu Yuliu Shang: "Since there is a shadow of our players behind that mysterious organization, then our mission …”
"Of course we have to find out the identities of those people."
The structure of Talan Village is very simple. Since it is a village, the structure of the houses is naturally made of the cheapest wood. Therefore, from a military point of view, this place is indeed not a suitable place for garrison. However, the imperial people have already pitched the general tent in front of everyone, and the garrisoned frontline troops have also begun the pre-war position construction work, so the principality has to stick to this place, and then will start preparing here earlier. Things were piled up in front of them. Temporary guardrails, watchtowers erected, horses cut from wood, trenches dug... With the joint efforts of the noble private soldiers led by Tasker and the players, the other half of the battlefield was mapped out overnight. The outline, while digging holes into the land of Talon Plain, also turned the narrow passage in front of Talan Village into the final front line, delineating an obvious military restricted area. However, for such a scene, adventurers who have experienced many battles are naturally familiar with it, and many large guilds, including Jianghu and Sword of Justice, have also started early at this time and have done it thousands of times. They were engaged in position construction work and wanted to make more preparations for the possible outbreak of war before dawn the next day.
Of course, this process is naturally extremely difficult, but the so-called difficulty does not come from the pressure from the empire, but first from those own players who are still coming.
"Hey! You guys! This is our peak territory. Why are you digging here?"
"Stay away from our position. Are you a spy sent by the empire?"
"Stop grabbing, get out of the way! You're risking your life, aren't you?"
"I told you that our place is ahead, why are you still... Huh? They're guys from Can Hong Guild! Come on, brothers! Don't let them escape!"
"Why is it such a mess?"
In the corner of the village where swords and swords occasionally erupted, Qianzui Lige, who was digging in the ground just now, wiped his forehead and stood up: "There was a fight just now at the Sword of Justice, how come there is still someone who is not afraid of death? "
"It's hard not to meet a few enemies in a gathering with so many players." Yuwen Baiye, who was sitting next to him and holding a wine bottle, exhaled a strong breath of alcohol, and then replied with a smile: "As long as it has nothing to do with us, don't worry Just dig it for you.”
"Hey, why should I help a guy like you complete the mission..."
"Who asked you to lose to me in a bet? And you also want to make back your money." The yellow-robed mage pointed at the other party with a smile: "You don't agree, do you? If you don't, we can make another bet, um... just bet on who will end up in the end. I’ll win the championship.”
"Go, go, who would bet on this with you?"
He waved his hand towards the other party bitterly. The man holding the single sword gasped twice, then he held up the hoe he got from nowhere and continued his work of digging a hole: "But... over there is the Sword of Justice. There seems to be a lot of conflicts tonight."
"Nonsense, if you were eliminated in the team competition, you would be so irritable." Yuwen Baiye wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve: "They have completely missed the League Cup now. Although they can defend the city with confidence, but... change Without you, your mentality may not be any better than theirs."
"You said... our boss, is he like this too?"
Qianzui Lige suddenly stopped his movements, and then while paying attention to a man with a big sword sitting alone in the night in the distance without saying a word, he asked quietly: "I haven't been very happy these days. …”
"Well, reaching the quarterfinals is enough. I don't have such great expectations." Yuwen Baiye waved his hands in vain: "Didn't the boss treat guests to dinner later? He also gave it to Yu Chen That kid's bonus is enough to last him half a lifetime..."
"Then, why is he doing this? He has been distracted since he came back tonight." Qianzui Lige quietly asked: "Is it my sister-in-law..."
"Shh, don't make wild guesses!" Yuwen Baiye glared hurriedly: "Because of anything, it can't be because of my sister-in-law! If you talk nonsense again, let alone the boss, I won't be able to forgive you!"
"Then, why do you think it's because of that?"
"You ask me, I ask who to go to..."
Wow——
The two people suddenly closed their mouths at the same time, and then looked at the player in the corner who suddenly stood up and pushed all the surrounding debris to the ground with the horrified eyes of "being caught talking about the boss behind his back" - named The man codenamed Aqiang stood there and stared for a while, as if he had discovered something, and then suddenly raised his sword in the nervous sight of the two people and rushed out towards the outskirts of the village.
"It's you again!" he shouted.
"Give me your life!"
