Duan Qing, who had been searching for information before Tania set out, had stayed in the Free City for a long enough time. The long time walking around in the city and venturing outside the city also gave him a deep understanding of the inside and outside of the Free City. With enough understanding of the outside world, in order to find out the famous secrets of the Free City, he also used various methods like other players, but even he did not expect that he had been pursuing The key to a certain secret was finally in the hands of the police officer who met them before entering the city.
Although the police officer did not immediately put his promise into practice.
"The city lord doesn't just meet him when he wants. He needs to at least be notified and prepared. I don't know if this is related to what you suspect, but according to my experience, go immediately and find that guy who likes to be elusive. You will probably eat one. Closed door.”
After leaving a specific time and words like this for Duan Qing, Ricas once again set off on his way to perform police duties after finishing cleaning up. He only left a few messages to the effect of "I'm busy too" and Duan Qing. The figure of Qing sighing helplessly. After looking back and forth for a while like a hesitant traveler, Duan Qing, who was standing alone on the street, finally turned around unwillingly. Finally, outside the gate of the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the Free City, he received an emotionless sentence from the guard. answer.
"Lord City Lord, you don't see anyone now, go back!"
Could it be a shadow city lord?
With random speculations echoing in his mind, Duan Qing finally gave up the idea of exploring the City Lord's Mansion again, and then as sunset gradually approached, he returned to the Vixis Tavern where his temporary residence was located. The noise from various areas of the city gradually rose in the corners of my ears, decorating the night around this pub with all kinds of fights and fights. Duan Qing, who was sitting on the bar waiting for the return of his teammates, took the lead What was waiting for him was an unexpected person: "It's you."
"It turns out to be Brother Lu." Duan Qing, who was playing with the wine glass, turned to look at the tall visitor: "Going out to do something?"
"A few low-level gangsters can't be counted as doing anything."
The boss of the Dongcheng Club, who stood beside him in silence for a while, finally chose this answer, and then took a meteor-like stride and sat on the seat to the left of Duan Qing: "But it is indeed a bit uneasy recently. If you are traveling, Better be careful."
"Thanks for reminding me, I've been very careful."
Duan Qing quietly took a sip of the wine in the glass and shook his head with a smile: "On the contrary, the things you can ask Brother Lu who is so busy to go out to solve should not be as simple as you said, right?"
"I'm not that busy, and you know my character."
Making a gesture towards the bartender, the tall Lu Bench lowered his eyes: "My heart is always full of competition for the strong. Several of my subordinates have suffered. As the eldest brother, I not only have to look at At first glance, it is also a kind of entertainment to spend this boring time. Thank you."
Nodding to the bartender who handed him a glass of wine, Lu Benben rotated the wine glass in his hand and continued to answer: "The result this time is disappointing. I didn't meet many who could fight. After all, you are as strong as Brother Qingshan." It’s rare to meet one now.”
"There are many decent masters among the savages, but they don't hang around here." Duan Qing sighed and replied: "For example, the several masters I met in the battlefield dungeon in the past are all pretty good now that I think about it."
"Oh?" Bench Lu's eyes lit up: "Are they all people who have entered the UEFA Cup?"
"Since they are savages, of course they are the kind of unknown people." Duan Qing shook his head: "Although there are many reasons why they did not participate in the competition, from my point of view, if they really fight against each other, they may not How much worse will it be than those professional players."
"I really hope that I will have the opportunity to meet such a person in the future." The tall Dongcheng Club boss raised his wine glass and said, "Unfortunately, because of the gang, I have very few opportunities to leave here."
"Dongcheng Club is also the most famous in the City of Freedom. There is nothing to worry about." Duan Qing's eyes scanned the other party's face: "If you really want to leave, you can leave here." Leave the matter to your men."
"It's impossible, their strength is too weak."
After simply making this comment, Lu Bencho, who didn't care about the eyes around him, drank the wine in his glass in one gulp: "Although the Dongcheng Club is very big, most of them are brothers I brought in from reality. It may be very good in reality, but in a game full of fantasy, it is not so good. For the same reason, there are not many real outsiders in this so-called guild, so compared to a small team like yours, ours There aren’t even a few decent players in the Dongcheng Club.”
"Without me, they might be even worse off than they are now." Lu Bench, who put down his empty wine glass, exhaled a breath of alcohol: "Let alone this city full of tigers and wolves, even if it is based on ordinary game rules, this gang can't Very few of the people who make people worry understand it completely.”
"It does sound miserable."
Looking at the backs of several Dongcheng Club members who were leaving sadly, Duan Qing replied with a wry smile: "But it should be a pleasure to have such a group of brothers supporting you. Dongcheng Club can do this under such conditions." Standing in the city of freedom is enough to show your strength."
"We were not called Dongcheng Club before."
Staring at Duan Qing's face, Lu Benchi interrupted him in a low voice: "Do you know why?"
"ah?"
"We used to be called Jingdong Club, and the name Dragon of Jingdong started to spread from that time." Lu Bench said calmly: "At that time, we had a tough style and ruthless methods that ordinary players did not have. We have enough discipline, so even if the second in the world came, we did not give up half of the territory of Liberty City. As the boss, I can be said to have worked hard to create a world that can allow the younger brothers to survive until the alliance. After what happened in Cup, this world has reached its peak."
"Then we disbanded." His words didn't pause at all, and there was no emotion in his tone: "Then the current Dongcheng Club was born."
"You disbanded?" Duan Qing asked in surprise: "Why?"
"Of course they were broken up. It was the result of joint pressure from several throne holders." Lu Bench grinned: "It was the end of the League Cup and the gang's development was at its peak. A man in black found me. Ask me if I want to work for them.”
"Wait a minute, man in black?" Duan Qing interrupted quickly: "What kind of man in black is he?"
"Of course it's the man in black that I don't know, he's an NPC." Lu Bench replied calmly: "At that time, he asked us if we could join them and work together for some great cause. He also said that if we disagreed, the consequences would be serious. Humph, of course I kicked out such an arrogant guy, and that happened not long after."
"The general situation is like that. Our Dongcheng Club once suffered a catastrophe." Speaking of this, Lu Bench lowered his head deeply: "We can still survive here and fight against opponents like the Honglian Gang. It’s our luck.”
"As expected, he is a guy from a mixed society, with strong tenacity and willpower." Duan Qing clapped his hands instead: "If it were an ordinary guild, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to get up long ago, right?"
"Thanks to the love of so many brothers, we are still a group of guys who can barely hang out and eat and drink together." Lu Bench shook his head: "But there are fewer players who can be called players now."
"This is related to your guild's operating model and your style." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "Now this situation can be said to have its own pros and cons. If you are a pure player, I am afraid I will not be willing to accompany you to do this. It’s a losing business.”
"That's right." Lu Bench put down the empty wine glass in his hand: "I also considered whether to train them to become players who can adapt to this game world, but then I just let nature take its course."
"You have to believe in them. Since they can follow you till now, they must have their own way of survival."
"I don't plan to take them with me forever. After all, this is a world where the weak eat the strong, and the weak are not suitable to play here."
"Strength and friendship are difficult to balance in many places. Even in those systematic professional teams, it is difficult to find a loyal guy like A Niu."
"Speaking of which, I haven't formally expressed my gratitude. I heard that you took A Niu out of Novice Village and took care of him for so long."
"Well, it seems like we just went out for an adventure together, it's no big deal."
The atmosphere in the tavern gradually became more relaxed as the conversation between the two changed. Finally, with the departure of a tall and strong man, the atmosphere in the tavern completely returned to its previous liveliness. Duan Qing, who still did not move much, sat there and sighed. But a woman's long-awaited laughter came to my ears: "Why, you two are good friends now?"
"We just met occasionally and chatted for a while." Duan Qing replied helplessly: "You little girls will never understand the friendship between men."
"I'm too lazy to understand this kind of thing."
He waved his hand in a gesture, swaying his long hair and sitting on Duan Qing's right hand. He originally pretended to be disgusted, but the next moment he turned into a curious expression: "What are you talking about?"
"It seems that what Likas said is true." Duan Qing said thoughtfully: "The guy who once threatened Lu Bench is probably a member of the Restoration."
"What are you mumbling about?"
"Of course it's about the future."
Placing the two gold coins in his hand in front of the bar, Duan Qing jumped down from his seat, then made a gesture to follow and walked towards the room where the temporary residence was located: "It seems"
"We face many more enemies than we imagined."
The next period of time became Duan Qing's time to wait for Licas, but waiting hard was completely out of line with his style, so some daily activities were still very necessary.
In the name of visiting places, he visited many places in Liberty City.
"Jewelry stores, jewelry stores in Liberty City, should be very dark, right? Hey, how do you sell this scorching light stone? What, fourteen thousand gold coins? Let's go, let's go."
"Dark alley? Is there such a strange street name in the City of Liberty? Judging from the map, this street is also connected to Oaks Street. Isn't it an extension of the black market?"
"The Land of Gold and Jade? What kind of place is this? Let me ask someone. What is it? The mansion of the Tristan family? It turns out that not everyone in the Twelve Thrones lives in the same place."
"Hey, is there anyone? Is this old Joel's house? I'm Mo Shang Qingshan, and I want to pay a visit. Hey, hey, who are you? Don't push me, don't push me. Can't I go on my own?"
Duan Qing found the residences of many throne owners one after another. In this way, Duan Qing completely turned around the Freedom City, and then returned to the safer Dongchenghui territory before the hustle and bustle of night came again. During this process, he also had "friendly and cordial" interactions with every force in the Free City, so some troubles that kept coming to him also appeared on him from time to time.
For example, some assassinations appeared around him.
"Although I don't know which side you are from, guys of this level are not enough to stop me."
After cutting down the last enemy that appeared from the shadows, Duan Qing put away his weapon, and then walked out of the alley with the same light steps as the previous few days. The sea breeze, which had become extremely cold due to the change of seasons, blew in his face and made him shiver. So he crossed his arms and walked to the warehouse and the pier full of sails: "It's the first time." Three times, but I haven’t really visited this place yet.”
"Can you come without so much trouble? Our guests will be unhappy."
An old voice appeared in his ears, drawing his attention back from the sea breeze: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Gal? How is your business lately?"
"Thanks to your previous advice, the recent business has been quite good." Speaking of his recent profits, the slightly hunched old man became pleasant again: "The business of adventurers is indeed easier, they are generous and reasonable Yes, with the help of your subordinates, I have finally made up for many of my previous shortcomings."
"My subordinates?" Duan Qing asked in surprise: "What subordinates do I have?"
"Why, aren't they your subordinates?"
Pointing at the figures of several players running back and forth in front of a warehouse not far away, the old man asked with a smile.
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