"The city of freedom..."
"Yes, our next goal should be there."
In the conference room of a high-rise building in Cerulean City, images of several high-level players belonging to Wings of Freedom were placed face to face, discussing some issues related to the future: "Since the principality has become what it is now, then we We should not continue to spend our energy on this. This will not only fulfill Jianghu's wish, but also have no meaning for our next development in the empire. Since the people of the Principality want to restart negotiations, let them talk. , anyway, even without our presence... they won't be able to get back an inch of land in Ferron County."
"In contrast, the attitude of Liberty City has become the key."
Sitting in the middle of the conference table, Freefly raised his arms and kept looking at the real or fake faces on the conference table: "If we can get them to support us at the upcoming negotiation table, …Then the future of the principality may not be easy.”
"But... the player base in the free world has developed for so long, we may not be able to control that city." A man with gold-rimmed glasses also sitting on the left side of the conference table lowered his head and thought: "Even if it is just a city, but According to the available information... the intensity of the struggle for power there may not be much lower than that of the other two major countries. The second largest country in the world has been there for a long time, and they should have mastered most of the resources. Plus Borderland and Devil’s Paradise…”
"The guilds there are not very good at it. I know this much better than you."
Freefly waved his hand to interrupt the other party's words, and at the same time showed a confident smile: "In terms of strength, the number two in the world this time should be stronger than those small guilds, including those two evil forces, but I can Guaranteed... they will never be able to truly control that city, even if they go to Jianghu."
"It's a place of true freedom." He smiled lowly: "It's also a place of lawlessness."
"Speaking of which... the famous Lu Bench in the UEFA Cup this time seems to be in that city." A voice belonging to half a pack of cigarettes suddenly sounded from the corner of the conference table: "He and his younger brothers... seem to be very adaptable. What about that environment?”
"The Dragon of Jingdong... is either a real big brother or a master who is not afraid of anything." Free Flying sneered and said: "With the performance of this League Cup, his Dongcheng Club should appear in the final ranking. Inside, maybe there will be many players who will fall for this trick and queue up to join his guild. Hmph... Just try to deal with him. If he is really an uncontrollable person, then forget it. It’s about striking first…and we can’t let them ruin our major event.”
"Has the new ranking come out?" The man with gold-rimmed glasses suddenly turned around and asked.
"Come out, the number two in the world has risen to number three."
A player in the corner of the conference room stood up in a low voice: "With that first place in the team competition, they squeezed out Sword of Justice and Wizard. Wizard is now fourth on the overall list. The Sword of Justice is now in sixth place. They performed very poorly in both aspects of the competition, and there were actually problems within the guild. So not only the supporters were disappointed, but even the league officials ranked them. Behind Arashiyama..."
"According to the words of those idle players now, the second best player in the world should be the biggest winner of this UEFA Cup." The man whispered: "If we hadn't been the double runner-up in this competition, the league might have given them a better one than us. Higher rating…”
"Stop talking." Free Flying suddenly raised his hand: "Double runner-up... giving us a few more runner-ups is not as useful as a championship! In the history of the UEFA Cup, the name of the champion will always be engraved. As for the third Second place... who can remember? Why is the Sky-Breaking Blade so prestigious? Isn't it because he left the trophy in his room forever! The brothers of the Duan family hate that person so much, isn't it? Because there will always be a mountain on their way to the championship?"
"Now that there is no longer that person, the Duan brothers finally jumped up, and it turned out that they took a trick and secretly learned that person's tricks!" He waved his arms angrily: "If Duan Shanhe really dares to risk the disapproval of the world, To build a similar dynasty..."
"Will not."
Beside the conference table on the right, the face belonging to Liangchen Meiyu has become an iron plate on the screen: "I... will not allow such a thing to happen."
"...Brother Liangchen, I know you are very unwilling." The man with gold-rimmed glasses opposite whispered: "But your method is not a long-term solution. In the end, the competition still depends on strength..."
"Don't worry, I have a way."
Liangchen Meiyu said calmly: "I will visit some people, and they... have already begun to study 'that'."
"...What's the chance of winning?"
"The odds of winning...at least 60%."
Liangchen Meiyu laughed heartily: "They are all professionals who have suffered losses before. If they can't do it... no one can do it."
"Oh?" Freefly showed an interested smile: "So powerful? How did you..."
"Don't ask about the rest, I made a promise to them."
Liangchen Meiyu on the screen shook her head: "As for the aftermath of the guild... I'll leave it to you first."
"Please rest assured that the current reviews are quite friendly to us." The expression of the man with gold-rimmed glasses softened: "Although we did not win the championship in the end, there were still many people who entered the finals. Although there were some give-and-takes during this period...but since we encountered a civil war, those choices are also humane choices. We have begun to lead the trend and hope that everyone will think that these are all arrangements within the guild, including That game in the individual competition, and... that game in the semifinals of the team competition.”
"Liangchen Meiyu's entry into the finals is the result of Lingbing's mercy, and the Free Snow team's final quota... is actually the result of Liangchen Meiyu's mercy." Freefly said in a low voice: "You... want to achieve such a result in your operation. ?"
"...Yes." Gold-rimmed glasses nodded gently: "Why, is there anything wrong?"
"……No."
Looking at a certain direction at the end of the conference table, Freefly said hesitantly: "This is the most reasonable result. As long as it is announced... I think public opinion will turn to us again, so that the war situation, the negotiation, and the future will be The development of Liberty City should be a good thing. It’s just..."
"Ling Bing, do you have any opinion?" He stretched out his hand in the direction he was staring at: "If you can't accept it, we can also..."
"no comment."
The screen in the corner of the conference room flashed for a while, and then the beautiful and cold face of Xue Ling Huan Bing was revealed: "Can the meeting... be over?"
"...Sigh." Freefly was silent for a while, and then let out a long sigh: "I haven't seen you recently. Did you go out to relax again?"
"..."
"I know you still have some grudges in your heart, but since the result is like this... I guess everyone has no complaints." Free Flying said softly: "As the general manager of Tianxiang Company, I hope you can unite with everyone. , if there is any problem, we can sit together and talk about it with an open mind. Whether it is the matter of Vice President Liao or the matter of Brother Liangchen, as long as everyone eliminates the misunderstanding, there will be nothing... Hey, Brother Liangchen ?Brother Liangchen?”
"Not one of them makes people worry...forget it." Looking at the darkened screen beside him, Freefly stroked his forehead and said, "If you have something to do, you can go first..."
beep——
Before he could finish his words, the screen in the corner of the conference table also turned into a white light. The next moment, a woman wearing white pajamas in another corner of Cerulean City came out of her own game. He walked into the cabin and grabbed the communication ball next to him expressionlessly: "...it's Xiao Yang, what's the matter?"
"...Really? I've already forgotten about this..."
"...I'm fine now, just tell me."
"..."
"What...is he called?"
The pupils gradually dilated a little, and the woman's hand slowly dropped to the bottom of her pajamas, and then slowly fell to the ground as her fingers loosened: "Hey... Miss, are you listening? Ying'er I know that the chance is very small, but it was not the time when the server was launched at that time. People who created new characters and entered the game at the same time can't find more people... By the way, there are some who call themselves Donghuang Gang People also provided us with clues, saying that they knew a person named Duan Qing and found out his residence. That place...is the same as the service record you left behind, Miss! Maybe he is really Miss. The person you are looking for..."
The woman seemed to have not heard any more words. She didn't care at all that her pajamas were loose. She stood there blankly for a while, and then returned to her game cabin murmuring: "Moshang Qingshan... Duan Qing... …Moshang Qingshan…”
"Is that you?"
Her eyes flashed, and then she appeared in Tania's Parliament Square, and then she looked around blankly in the eyes of several players who spotted the white light online. Standing there uneasily for a while, the woman seemed to suddenly realize some fact that had been ignored in the panic, so she hurriedly logged off again and pulled out her friend list: "...where are you?"
"Online?"
"If I have time, I hope to meet you."
"I'll wait for you in Parliament Square."
The woman sent these messages with trembling fingers. She let out a long breath, and then returned to the place where she just offlined in a burst of rapid movements. The sword marks that she had been studying for several days had lost their original meaning. Over the past few days, Furui Muha's mood had become chaotic. Her eyes wandered around the Parliament Square for a while, and finally shook. Lifting his body, he slowly sat on the steps in front of the parliament hall: "...ha."
What on earth am I imagining?
Recalling the past events between herself and the man in her mind, her mind inexplicably returned to calm. The focus of her sight that was originally wandering slowly upwards from the figures in the square, and finally Floated into the cloudless sky. The sound of the bustling crowd still sounded around her, but it seemed to have no connection with her who was immersed in a certain emotion. The black cloak just stood still in the corner of the steps for a long time, and finally Then he suddenly let out a deep sigh: "So that's it..."
"I asked why it looks so familiar...hehe."
She shook her head lightly, but her mind was drawn around the man sitting opposite her in the coffee shop that night before, and then with a smile that could not help but appear at the corner of her mouth, she returned to the free world in front of her. among. The unstoppable flow of people continued to shuttle in front of her. Several players who had noticed her also began to approach the steps. She dusted off the dirt on her body and ignored those who wanted to strike up a conversation. The guy then passed through the crowds of people and came to the position where he had been staying for the past few days again: "Since you don't want to come..."
"Then I'll go find you."
Smiling and saying a few words to herself, she squatted down to a corner of the square that had not yet been repaired by the workers, and then stared at the sword marks that she had studied for several days, and once again immersed herself in the world of comprehension. middle. As if the daily scene had returned to the same, Duan Qing's figure did not come to the appointment as she expected. In a room located in another corner of Hualan City, a man's figure suddenly emerged from his game cabin. He got out of it: "...why is it so noisy?"
"No, no, no, no, I'm not..."
Ruoyouruowu's argument came from outside the door. He rubbed his head and walked towards the living room: "What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"
"That, that..."
At the door, a figure belonging to a girl in jeans blocked an auntie-looking person from the door with a red face, then looked back in the direction of Duan Qing, and opened her mouth awkwardly. He looked at the face of the girl who was usually very active but was nervous at this time. He scratched his hair inexplicably, but the aunt with a hesitant expression suddenly softened her face and pointed in the direction of Duan Qing. He waved his hand: "Oh, you finally showed up. Not only did your girlfriend not recognize me, she refused to let me in, which made me almost think something had happened to you..."
"I was playing a game just now, so I didn't hear it." So Duan Qing stepped forward and introduced to the girl: "Don't be nervous, this is the landlord."
"Huh? Oh, oh..."
As the girl's expression became more tense, Duan Qing put her aside helplessly, then put on his usual smile, and rubbed his hands at the slightly fat aunt: "Then... the landlord Your Excellency is here, what are you doing?"
"Of course we collect rent."
The aunt shook her fat hand like a cattail leaf fan, and then replied with great momentum.
