"I said...are you preparing for the competition?"
In the free world, under the shade of a big tree in Andreasen, the first thing Duan Qing saw when he came online again was the sight of Babaojun who had just returned from the investigation, negotiating with the Lusen tribe, and the Lieyan Legend who had returned with him quietly asked. Question: "Mysterious, not online at a fixed time every day..."
"Have you ever seen a player participating in a competition who doesn't go online to train?" Duan Qing looked at the opponent with squinting eyes: "How can you still have fun without going online?"
"How do I know?" Legend of Flame responded with a look of disbelief: "Maybe you have some way to train without going online..."
"Why are you so concerned about this kind of thing? Do you also want to participate in that qualifier?" Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "We have agreed in advance that if you want to participate, you must be qualified. For example, you must first apply for a professional team. This is something I can't help with..."
"I, we don't mean that."
Hastily waved his hand, Legend of Lieyan quietly glanced at the other team members behind him who were still peeking here: "It's not like those great gods and monsters, how can we have the competitiveness to participate? We just Just out of curiosity, after all..."
"We are also very curious about your strength." The royal family president came over with a smile and continued: "If you can participate in this qualifier, I will definitely run over to see if you claim to be nothing. How many professional players can a person with this name defeat in the end..."
"So I said I didn't participate in the competition." Duan Qing took a step back, spread his hands, and emphasized every word: "If you are curious, just go and see for yourself. I just know some of us The adventure group’s own participation news, as well as information such as the list of participants in the competition..."
"Aha, sure enough, your Fool Adventure Group is really going to participate in the competition." As this voice appeared, the swordsman player named Yangtze River No. 7 smiled and approached a few people: "How are you preparing? Are you confident? Come back with a championship?"
"...They are the only ones participating, I have no such plans."
Reiterating what he said before, Duan Qing's answer didn't seem to contain any waves: "As for the champions...it depends on their mood and luck."
"Yeah, yeah, if you're lucky... maybe we can really take down those pretentious professional players." Yangtze River No. 7 catered to the other party's specious joke: "It just so happens that you can take advantage of your adventure group being so famous. Dongfeng, play the word 'fool' a little louder..."
"The Fool's Adventure Team... right?" After looking at the two people back and forth for a while, Mr. Babao slowly raised his chin: "This name is indeed becoming more and more famous... The strength of your teammates , I guess it should be similar to you, right?"
"……well."
Recalling the scene where everyone was lying on the ground exhausted from the pre-arranged training when they were in the competition uniforms, Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "It would be great if that were really the case... Oh no, I mean. I mean, they are all top-notch players, so there must be no problem with them.”
"It seems...the Qingshan brothers are not treated well in the team?"
With an inexplicable light shining in his eyes, the royal family's president, Babaojun, immediately suggested: "Are you interested in coming to our guild?"
"No." Duan Qing refused without hesitation: "Don't make up any nonsense. I'm doing pretty well in the regiment."
"You're all traveling alone, what's there to hide?" Legend of Flames smiled and whispered, "If you tell me any hidden secrets, my brothers can help you solve your problems."
"It's not like you don't know the reason why I ran out. It has nothing to do with other people." Duan Qing denied expressionlessly: "If it weren't for your inexplicable desire to visit here, we might have arrived at Zhazha by now. It’s the city of Laha.”
"Zaraha City... hum."
As if mentioning some bad news, Legend of Fire's face became much gloomier: "Even if we rush on the road non-stop, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to get through that city."
"...What happened to that city?"
"That city is...chaotic right now."
Looking up at the clear sky gradually revealed between the shades of the big trees, Legend of Flames said in a low voice: "It seems that it is because it is still under the control of the empire. The civilians there are still living in dire straits, and every day Some people are resisting the rule of the empire, and every day... people die."
"It sounds very bad." Duan Qing asked slightly unexpectedly: "Is it because of the war?"
"Whenever the territory of a principality is invaded by the empire, such a scene will be staged." Legend of Lieyan pointed to the sky in the distance in the west: "The people of the empire seem to be used to such situations, so they often use those The usual methods were used to suppress it, but this time... the situation seems to be much more intense than before."
"I don't know the specific situation, because I also got this information from the Internet." Facing Duan Qing's questioning look, Legend of Flames helplessly spread his hands: "Now that the qualifiers are about to begin... …What is happening to the NPCs there is no longer a concern for the players.”
"The problem is that no one supports the civilians there." Yangtze River No. 7 on the side suddenly said: "Now that the Empire and the Principality have just formed a coalition to attack the Restorationists, Tania must not want to have another conflict with the Fleur Empire. , that is to say... no matter how fierce the riots there are, they will eventually end in failure."
"Is it an unorganized civilian riot... Is this the reason why Feilong County has been in chaos until now?" With a look of disbelief in his eyes, Duan Qing's eyes fell on Yangtze River No. 7: "How did you get here in the first place? ?”
"Take the Andachel Mountains, and then pass through Eta County." Yangtze River No. 7, who was slightly stunned, replied calmly: "It's not an easy place to walk now. I heard about the current developments in Eta County. It’s also very big…”
"Instead of risking going to the mountain range you mentioned, it would be better to stay here honestly." Speaking of this, Legend of Lieyan finally concluded: "The mountains and green waters here... although the water is not great, there is no winter here. ! Let’s help Runo do part-time work, and then we’ll consider going to your place, right?”
"...That's fine." Then Duan Qing turned his attention back to his mercenary thug captain: "Since you all have such strong demands one by one... huh?"
He raised his head and looked at the sky, but his eyes were focused on the system prompts that no one could see. Then, in the confused eyes of the other players, he showed an apologetic smile to them: "Well, it seems like another Something went wrong...Sorry, I'm going offline first."
His figure gradually disappeared, and then returned to the real world again. The figure of the maid belonging to Ciyu Ninglan accurately appeared in front of him, and at the same time lowered his head: "Mr."
"Is there a situation?"
"No, not at all." Ningyu Ninglan, who lowered her head, replied in a low voice: "It's the message just sent by the leader..."
"The draw for the competition seems to be about to begin."
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In previous competitions held by the league, the tedious work of drawing lots and grouping was often left entirely to the system. However, since the qualifiers in the free world only involved professional players and clubs, the official finally used a more open manual drawing method. , for those professional teams, they actually don’t have much leisure to accompany the league’s big bosses to carry out these superficial projects, because according to the organizer’s convention and the players’ hobbies, such a draw requires at least a complete set of draw ceremonies. And invite all walks of life to witness the hand-drawing process.
However, judging from the situation of the league's lottery this time, their efficiency seems to have reached the highest level.
"Are you really not coming to the scene?"
The crisp notification sound of the message kept echoing in his ears. Duan Qing dragged his chin with helplessness on his face, enduring the buzz caused by the old game cabin while looking at the alliance inside the cabin. The lottery screen currently being broadcast on the official channel. In the simple venue without any reporters or spectators, a large number of professional player representatives were sitting around. One by one, they passed by the central screen that looked like a bonfire. Everyone who passed by also put their own His palms were imprinted on the surface of the huge screen, and it looked like some weird ceremony was being held: "No, I won't participate in this kind of game like a kid playing throwing a handkerchief."
"Throw the handkerchief? What kind of game is that?"
"……nothing."
Waving his hand needlessly, Duan Qing then brought a cup of coffee handed to him by Ciyu Ninglan: "Isn't it enough to have you there anyway? You are the leader of our group, and you are the most suitable to be a representative. There are people..."
"But, but I'm so nervous." Then a new information prompt sounded on one side of the screen: "There are all the big guys around...ah, is that Duan Feng Lei?"
"The full name is Long Yunfeng, the eldest son of the Long family and the boss of Long Feikong Company." Duan Qing then typed a reply text: "A fool-like person, you have dealt with him many times... …”
"That's true." The text on the screen jumped rapidly, as if it could convey the restless expression of the little girl: "It's just, just... Oh, you're not here, how can you know a group of people?" How does it feel when the guild president passes in front of me..."
"Relax, they are just ordinary people when they are not on the field."
Looking at the girl in the corner looking left and right in the gradually shifting scene, Duan Qing's lips involuntarily raised slightly: "Except for a small number of people with family backgrounds, they are all contestants like you now. , For example, the one sitting a few meters away on your right is Luo Riguoyan in the real world. He should be the general manager of several chain operating companies now..."
"Stop talking." These words immediately appeared in the chat window: "Compared with them... I feel so small."
"Otherwise, what is your intention in participating in the competition?" Duan Qing smiled and continued to reply: "Isn't it just to compete with guys like this in a fair environment in another world?"
There was no sound in the chat column for a while. It seemed that the girl on the other end of the communication calmed down slightly. Duan Qing, who no longer paid attention to the other party, then took a sip of the slightly bitter liquid in the cup and bowed to the picture in the center of the screen. He said: "It seems that we still need to arrange a competition similar to a big brawl."
"...Is it a competition mode where multiple contestants participate at the same time?"
"If it is a single person, such a brawl is acceptable, but if it is a team... the scene is simply unimaginable."
"...Does Ninglan need to participate in the competition?"
"unnecessary."
Shaking his head lightly, Duan Qing's eyes moved from the light screen in front of him to the body of Dark Language Ninglan: "After training for so long, the equipment on his body is not inferior to those of other guilds... like this They should be enough to handle such a game."
"Sir, you should..." The maid who was silent for a moment put on her usual smile again: "You don't have the idea of winning the championship, do you?"
"Exerting all personnel and An Tianming, where they will finish in the end..." Duan Qing replied with a stern face: "Then it depends on their own luck."
"Then what's the significance of sir's strong support for their competition?" Encrypted Ninglan asked with a smile: "Why do they, and us... why do they work so hard?"
Without answering the other party's words, Duan Qing's eyes sunk downwards along with his silent expression. His eyes with complex emotions then rested on the coffee cup in front of him for a long time, and finally turned to the alliance live broadcast in front of him again. The girl who was still restless, the picture rotating back and forth then moved her figure away from the center of the screen, and then placed the lottery activity that was going on in front of the two of them again, but the voice of the conductor's announcement echoed immediately. He entered the venue and announced the girl's name: "...Zhushan Team, Meng Wanzhu."
"Here, come!"
The girl whose name was called hurriedly appeared in the corner of the picture, showed her head in a slight panic, and then trotted to press her sweaty hands amidst the constant whispers around the venue. On the surface of the screen: "Just, just follow this, right? That, that..."
Ding--
A prompt tone unique to the system interrupted what she was about to say, and then sent the girl's figure back to her original position. Then another prompt came from the chat box on Duan Qing's left, and the girl was then sent. The message sent reached him.
"A9."
