"You should have heard about it before, from Anweina."
Tania, a tavern of civilian dignity, Duan Qing, who was brought here by the fat man, was drinking wine while listening to the fat man's grumbling whisper: "That guy Slanke was originally a captain of the Ada County Guard. Although it is a remote place, it is still a beautiful place. He has an easy-going and straightforward personality, and he is good with his subordinates. Although his fighting ability is first-rate, he is not a person who likes to follow rules. At that time, Dusk and I were just soldiers. , I like to go to him for a drink when I have nothing to do. This kind of thing is naturally not allowed in the army, but as for the border defense... you naturally know the situation there. If you don't find something to do, sooner or later you will be free. "
"That's how our friendship started." He said softly: "Although we didn't keep in touch much later, that time...no one will forget it."
"It doesn't sound like a story that can be told in a few simple sentences." Duan Qing's response also sounded relaxed: "But... Ada County? Is there such a place in the principality?"
"It is now called Esdala Province." The fat man glanced at Duan Qing: "It is part of the Fleur Empire."
"..."
In his mind, he slowly sketched the player's hand-drawn map circulated on the Internet, and it took Duan Qing a while to realize: "That's... the one next to Koska County?"
"Ten years ago, it was part of the principality. Later, for various reasons... it was taken away."
As if he was remembering a sad past event, the fat man looked at the sky with melancholy eyes: "Slanke's wife... died at that time."
"...You were all in the same army at that time?"
"No, Dusk was already the leader of another regiment at that time." The fat man shook his head: "He was originally sent by the nobles to write two lines on his resume, and his status rose faster than us. , and due to the tightness of the war, we have to assign troops to various places to command. Although this seems to be of no use, there are still countless defeats that should be suffered, but at least those useless soldiers are in our hands... It can reduce many casualties.”
"In the past period of time, the principality's battles with the empire have been like this." The fat man said this with a long sigh: "Run whenever you can, hide whenever you can, frontal battles... have never been won. Pass."
"That sounds really miserable." Duan Qing sighed and said, "Those townspeople...are they probably the ones who will suffer in the end?"
"Yes, but there are a few who survived." Fatty replied: "Isn't the Esdala Province also living a good life now? The Imperial people are not aliens and beasts, and they will not kill them all."
"...In other words, you and Dusk are actually very familiar with Slanke?" So Duan Qing brought the topic back: "Then how did he become a gatekeeper later?"
"We also wanted to give him some better places, but he refused." The fat man drank the wine in front of him in one gulp, and then tugged on his collar: "Maybe it's because of something we don't know. And there are some shadows. He no longer wants to be a high-ranking official. Even the ordinary six-man team in the fortress, he led with some reluctance... Several former comrades also tried to inquire about his thoughts. In the end, no results came from the inquiry, so Dusk had no choice but to follow his wishes and put him at the west gate of the fortress."
"By the way, he insists on guarding Ximen." The fat man suddenly raised his head and said, "He keeps guarding there every day, and he doesn't know what he is waiting for."
"...Maybe his daughter will know some stories." Duan Qing reminded: "Didn't you ask An Weina to inquire?"
"...That is his lifeblood, how could we disturb her life." Fatty replied in a low voice: "Being able to accept a husband from the city guard is already her most tolerant expression, and there are more things... …I can’t do it.”
"When I handed Anweina the relic, I heard her say a few words."
Duan Qing thought about it for a while, and the wine glass in his hand kept shaking under the light: "Now that I think about it... maybe it has something to do with the things you said."
"...What did she say?"
"I hope I can clear the names of people like Silanke." Duan Qing said: "There are many people in the principality who are as unknown as her father, but have sacrificed everything. They deserve the attention and praise of the principality, so her father's death It's nothing, she just hopes that these sacrifices can become meaningful...Did something similar happen before Silenko finally made the choice to look at the door? Didn't you and that General Dusk discover anything? "
"His last position...should have been as a border guard."
The fat man stared at his eyes and recalled for a while, and finally whispered everything he knew: "After the imperial invasion, he lost contact with him for a long time. We thought he had been sacrificed, together with his men. He died on the way to cover, but then..."
"Something must have happened in the meantime." Duan Qing sighed: "Who are the people who came back with him? Didn't you try to ask?"
"No... no one."
"Um?"
"There was no one left. He was the only one who ran back."
In the increasingly noisy tavern, the fat man gave a rather chilling answer: "No companions, no one else... When our people found him on the Feron Plains, he was the only one."
"..."
The wordless silence lasted for a while, and Duan Qing just snapped his fingers: "That's it. The things in between... must be the reason why he became like that."
"It's a pity that there is no chance to find out." The fat man sighed: "It doesn't make much sense anymore."
"..."
"I have thought about it a lot these days, and one of my thoughts is to find an opportunity to avenge Silanke."
Looking at Duan Qing's speechless face, the fat man's voice returned to its former gloomy tone: "Although I am not strictly a combatant, my job is inextricably linked to the war. I also hope that one day I can fight again Rush to the front line... kill a few enemies for that guy. I didn't think too much about what Dusk, who had become the fortress commander, and the other people thought, but what I didn't think of was ...The Imperials actually got under our noses so quickly, and they almost succeeded."
"In those days... you kept running to the front line. Is this why?" Duan Qing asked.
"...Maybe he had such thoughts in mind." The fat man said in a deep voice, "The result almost caused a catastrophe."
"I want to thank you."
After a period of time, the fat man raised the filled wine glass again and gestured to Duan Qing: "Thanks to you, I have a chance to make up for my mistakes, my wishes to come true, and my best friends to have a chance. Close your eyes, my best friend's family... will have a chance to be saved."
"If Anweina is here, she must have a lot of things to say to you." Fatty suddenly let out a low laugh: "Unfortunately...she probably doesn't have any free time."
"Are you having a heated fight with Pamir?" Duan Qing also laughed: "I think those two guys are a good match."
"Hey, don't say such casual words." The fat man shouted immediately, then raised his wine glass and lowered his voice: "Anyway... we will just wait and see, hahahaha!"
The wine glasses in the hands of the two people made a crisp sound in the air, and then they were taken back towards their mouths. The fat man who was burping suddenly reached into his arms and slapped a knife on the wine table in front of him: " Give!"
"……What's this?"
"Thank you."
The fat man squinted his eyes and said, "You don't think I'm the kind of person who only talks but don't do things, do you? My gratitude... naturally can't just be said casually!"
Lux's Dagger Epic
Weapon Power: Strong
Equipment requirements: Strength 10, Agility 30
Strength 1, Agility 3
Equipment special effects: Your thrusts are increased by movement speed, which can increase your attack power by up to 30.
Equipment special effects: Whenever your stab hits the target, you will gain a "energy recovery" effect, allowing you to gain 1 stamina every second for 5 seconds.
Attached skill: Blade Roar, burning your physical strength so that your next slash can knock back the enemy. The knockback effect is determined by the strength value, and the cooldown time is 20 seconds.
The dagger made by a certain assassin himself has an ordinary texture and simple shape, but it is stained with a lot of blood due to long periods of killing, giving it many excellent properties that ordinary daggers do not have.
There is a line of words engraved on the handle of the dagger: May your blade be always sharp.
"This is a sidearm I made myself when I was young, and I gave it to you."
The fat man waved his hand carelessly: "Although you have been following me for a long time, it is almost useless now. Since you and your adventure group are still so weak and have to carry out that damn mission, then you have the right to Just think of it as something I can use for you."
"Lux Yang, I will always be by your side." The fat man winked and said, "How is it? Do you feel the condolences and sense of security from the principality?"
"If you are really worried about our safety, then how about sending a few decent experts to escort us?" Duan Qing played with the knife for a while, and then replied with his eyes hanging: "Although your principality seems to be unable to find anything. A decent master..."
"Can't you ask for so many things?" The fat man said, smelling of alcohol: "If we really can find people, Pamir probably won't find you. Gifts or lives... we can still tell. .”
"Look, tell the truth!"
"In short, in short! The manpower of this sect will still be provided to you. It's the etiquette that a country should have." The fat man waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, if there is really no way..."
"I'll give you a name." He pressed his fat body to the wine table and said in a deliberately low voice: "After you go..."
"Just look for him."
"In the end, you brought back a mission like this?"
After a period of time in the Fool Adventure Group's camp, Mengzhu's shouts echoed in the deep night sky again: "It's not enough for us to be busy in the camp, why should we accept such an unreliable task?"
"I said, if you don't want to pick it up, just don't pick it up. Anyway, it's just the name of a congressman. I don't want it..."
"Who, who said no more?"
The little girl with her arms akimbo couldn't put it down, playing with the dagger that Duan Qing sent back. At the same time, she replied hesitantly: "Why don't you want it as a gift? You would be a fool if you don't want it..."
"You are obviously talking about a dagger, right?" Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "Can you carefully evaluate the feasibility of this mission..."
"The city of freedom."
The blue-haired swordswoman who was sitting in a large wooden chair suddenly sighed: "I didn't expect that after so long, I would still be able to go back one day..."
"Hey, what we are discussing now is whether to go or not. We haven't said whether to go or not yet."
"Of course, that's why I said it's possible."
Xu Yu Liushang shook her long hair and stood up: "If you want to go, you can choose to take me with you. After all, I spent all the days before coming here..."
"There are a large number of people waiting to see you there." She showed a bright smile: "You... don't forget it."
"You put it that way...I don't want to go even more."
Duan Qing, who was holding his head, retreated to the wall of the room: "What's more, being involved in the overt and covert fights between several countries... If you are not careful, it is probably a luxury to even die without a complete body."
"Yes, yes, why do we men in the world care about the affairs of the imperial court?" The shirtless Xiao Hongchen also stood up loudly: "Our target is this rolling world of mortals... No, it is the sea of stars. ! How can it be because of such a trivial matter..."
"Without such a small thing, I'm afraid it would be difficult to go further, right?" Pushing back the man who was about to jump up with his backhand, Mengzhu curled his lips and continued: "Well, considering it from the perspective of the adventure group, this way The good opportunity must not be missed, but the expected development and rewards are really difficult to estimate..."
"Isn't it the same thing this time? Didn't we risk our lives and survive? So just follow the general trend and don't think about development or future... Ninglan, what do you think? "
"...Wherever Mr. goes, Ninglan will go."
"... Pretend I didn't ask. Qian Zhihe, what do you think?"
"Huh? Uh... I really want to go too."
"Oh why?"
"Because...because it's not close to the sea? I haven't seen the sea in the free world yet..."
"puff"
"That's right! Just think of it as a trip!"
Mengzhu, who looked proud, finally jumped up and clapped his hands at the same time: "After fighting life and death in Tania for so long, we should organize a team activity to relax our body and mind! What's more, this is paid for by others. What we are asked to go to is simply a show of love, isn’t it? Liberty City, Marina Star... Wow, what a perfect destination!"
"The city of freedom..."
The murmurers on the side suddenly let out an inexplicable sigh: "I don't object to you going there with such a mentality, but please believe me..."
She covered her mouth and smiled.
"It's not a place suitable for tourism."
