"Weapons and equipment, whetstones, herbs and potions that need to be prepared, and action maps."
In the early morning of January 15th, Year 796 of the New Calendar of the Free World, another large number of players who were planning to go out gathered at the intersection of Violet Street. A fat player in full armor and with various weapons strapped to his body was standing there. He mumbled something in a low voice, and finally clapped his hands and straightened his round waist. "Okay, that's probably enough. The rest is..."
"It's just a matter of people."
He pulled his body out of the large pile of supply boxes with difficulty, turned around and looked at the two players who had been standing next to him, "What are you still doing here? Hurry up and go away."
"How about that? The people in your guild have already agreed with us."
Putting on a matter-of-fact expression, one of the two adventurers pointed by the fat player, a gray-robed magician, stood up with his chest raised, "This escort mission is originally the mission our group has to take on. But in the end, people from your guild took the lead."
"In the spirit of friendly negotiation, we proposed this cooperation method." He gestured with his fingers, and finally pointed in the direction of the carriage not far away. "Our two families cooperate together, and each of us will share the profits afterwards. Isn't that right?" Not everyone is happy”
"I'm glad you are big." The fat man with an angry face raised his middle finger towards the gray-robed magician. "It's such a simple task, why should I give you a share? And who are you? I've never heard of it." Do you have a name for your adventure group?"
"Our team is still under construction, so it's normal for it to be unknown."
Duan Qing withdrew his finger and touched his nose with a look of success. "The Adventurers Association rated the difficulty of this task as level B, and the reward was a full five thousand gold coins. Such a huge reward, The difficulties and dangers experienced during the process must not be much less than those of an A-level mission."
"You can rest assured about the strength of the two of us." Grinning with a more confident smile, he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder. "I am a magician and alchemist, and my strength is very strong."
"Skinny Wolf"
After staring at Duan Qing for a long time, the fat man covered in armor angrily pushed away the other person's hand on his shoulder. He wanted to lose his temper, but after brewing for a long time, he turned around and faced the carriage behind. Shouting loudly, "Can you explain to me what happened to the two people you brought back?"
"That's it."
A long voice sounded from the position of a tall figure who was checking the condition of the carriage, and there was also a hint of deep meaning in it: "The president is dragging others to Chimeirong Mountain, and we don't have enough manpower anyway."
"It's not enough to reach this level, right? Just the two of us are enough." The fat player waved his arms vigorously, and the armor fragments hanging on his arms made a clanging sound in the air. "Why?" You still have to share the money with other people, and it’s still these two newbies.”
"Believe me."
With these three words, the fat man's complaints were interrupted. The deep voice then turned around and landed in front of everyone. "Their strength is pretty good."
"Ah ah ah ah ah"
Gritting his teeth, he let out a heavy roar. The fat man, who clenched his hands into fists, finally threw his head back again, "Forget it, it's not the first time I believe you are evil. You two, what are your names?" , Qingling Adventure Group, right?"
"Tell me your name, occupation, strengths and weaknesses." He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huanbing in front of him with emotionless eyes. "I can arrange the work and assignments." What's the expression on your face? Did you hear it?"
"We have our names above our heads. As for our occupations, we should have reported them yesterday."
Ignoring the other party's vicious attitude, Duan Qing then silently took two steps back with Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been covering her mouth and snickering, "As for strengths and weaknesses, this kind of self-defeating thing, it's better not to do it. Just say it”
"Since you want to cooperate with our star Luo Griffin, you must show a cooperative attitude." Fatty stared at his eyes. "I don't know your strength and strengths. How will I command you then?"
"We don't need to command." Duan Qing crossed his arms. "Now we are in a cooperative relationship, and our status is equal to each other. If there is an emergency, we will just respond accordingly."
"Holy shit"
Involuntarily uttering a curse word, the fat man named Xingluo Fries then turned around and walked in the direction of the carriage not far away, "Skin Wolf, come here and serve these two uncles. I can't serve these two guys."
"We are about to set off, and I don't have time to pay attention to you." The tall and thin man crouched near the carriage wheel replied without raising his head, "They can do whatever they want, don't worry about them."
"Don't worry about this. How can we ignore such a big problem that two novice players insist on following us and become a burden?"
"When you boasted about Haikou in front of the president before, weren't you able to solve any problem? Taking two novices on a mission together, I think you can handle it easily."
"Old, isn't it okay for me to just talk casually? Besides, it was you who caused the incident."
Moderate noises then sounded around the carriage that was about to set off. At the same time, there was a scene of the fat soldier following the figure of the tall and thin man circling back and forth. Duan Qing, who was looking at this scene, also He gave up his original intention of continuing to argue with the opponent, and turned to face Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him, "Okay, now it should be no problem."
"That's nice to say." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who never dispelled her smile, shook her head and replied, "Will you take action when the situation arises?"
"How is it possible? We are real novices." Duan Qing also shook his head. "When we encounter a strong enemy, we can just mess around behind."
"Ha ha."
Unable to bear it, she covered her mouth again. The white-haired woman, whose shoulders were shaking because she was suppressing laughter, turned her eyes to Duan Qing. "It seems that you have made up your mind to trick these two guys." The risk pays off, right?”
"How can we call it a trap? We are a serious adventure group." Duan Qing raised his nose proudly. "With me as an experienced alchemist in the team, let them feel at ease." "
"It's me who is worried." She put away her smile and turned to stare at Duan Qing's side face with inexplicable eyes. "And"
"When did the two of us have our own adventure group?" Her eyes flashed with moving light, "Qingling Adventure Group, huh?"
"Uh-huh, hahaha." Duan Qing, who seemed to have thought of something, scratched the back of his head and let out a few dry laughs, "Just said it casually, just said it casually. Of course, adventure groups and other things are all bluffing. We were there that day. I have never actually submitted an application.”
"I asked for the name."
The face came closer. Xue Ling Huan Bing, who covered her face with a hood, put her red lips on Duan Qing's ear, "Is this Qing Ling a name you randomly named?"
"Yes, of course."
With a rare blush on his face, Duan Qing then moved his gaze away from Xue Ling Huan Bing's twinkling eyes, "It's just picking out a word at the same time. What was it that I came up with by patting my head in a hurry? You feel dissatisfied”
"No, I'm perfectly satisfied."
She moved her face away from the other party's ear, and Xueling Huanbing's fair face became as red as her lips. "Why don't we just establish it like this?"
"No, no, no, don't be anxious yet."
Twisting his neck, Duan Qing's eyes began to wander between the surrounding world. "At least we have to wait until we earn the first pot of gold. Moreover, eating and drinking have become a problem recently. Establishing an adventure group is not a good idea." A waste of money”
"Then it's settled."
After interrupting the other party's hesitating words, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who put away his gaze, turned around and walked towards the direction of the convoy that started shouting, "Then let's go."
"I will have this name registered on the list of the Adventurers Association as soon as possible."
The mission that Duan Qing and the others "received" after carefully selecting from the Adventurers Association for a long time was actually an escort mission. The content of the mission was to deliver a batch of supplies prepared by Tanzania City to Colu. The Crook outpost in the southern part of the Crook Wasteland was handed over to the Santerius Province garrison stationed there. On the surface, this task is obviously a task that the imperial military should complete, but perhaps due to the recent increase in the defense intensity of Tanzania City, these materials that were originally supposed to be transported by the empire's logistics forces can now only be transported It was handed over to the Adventurers Association. Perhaps because the imperial military was not generous enough, this escort mission to the Santerius border area did not attract enough attention among the player community. It has been hanging on the association's display board for several days. The note was never torn away, and it was not until Duan Qing and the other two fell in love with this mission that night that the guild of Xingluo Griffin took it down. Duan Qing, who was in the spirit of staying and carpooling, naturally would not miss this great opportunity, so the scene that happened in the early morning of January 15th happened, but it was not until the carriage convoy set off that Duan Qing, who was sitting at the top of the carriage, Only then did Qing and the others learn the real reason why no one was interested in this mission.
"Because they don't want to go against the noble forces in Santerius."
Drinking the large bottle of healing potion in his hand as if drinking a drink, the tall and thin player who answered this question still maintained a calm look on his face, "Helping the military transport supplies is helping the military. In fact, it is announcing yourself to others. Already siding with the military, this is a behavior that requires careful consideration in a country like Frey Empire that pays attention to the division of power. There is no prompt in this regard in the game system of the free world, and everything can only be done by the players themselves. In understanding and exploring the game's reputation system, some inexperienced players often ignore the background information of the client when choosing a commission, and they don't understand this until their reputation with the hostile force becomes hatred. "
"Most of the groups of attackers just now were sent by the nobles of Tanzania City." After saying this, he tightened the bandage that had been wrapped around his abdomen several times, and at the same time, he took out the empty potion bottle at hand. Thrown aside on the road, "I hope you guys who have just walked out of the Novice Village can understand this as soon as possible."
"The conflict between the nobility and the military of the empire has reached this level." He reached out and handed over another bottle of healing potion. Duan Qing, who smiled apologetically, continued to inquire, "We are all people who have no grievances in the past and have no grievances in recent times. Most of them usually Not much contact either.”
"That's just your wishful thinking. In fact, the two parties have many conflicts of interest in the province."
Continuing to bandage the scar on his arm, the tall and thin player replied in a low voice, "As long as business, food, magic reserves, weapons and armor are profitable, the local nobles are not willing to spend these wasted money." It was handed over to those guys who only recognized the glory of the empire, and the various legions of the empire also needed a lot of military expenditures and supplies to maintain their own expenses. They were not willing to give up these lifebloods to only indulge in luxury all day long. In the hands of nobles."
"It all boils down to one word, it's called power." Xueling Huanbing, who was sitting on the roof of the rear car, was alert to the movements behind the convoy and commented without looking back. "The rule of excluding dissidents for the sake of power was as early as the founding of the empire. This was already the case at that time.”
"As a country that has been established for nearly eight hundred years, it is amazing that the empire can remain stable in this form."
Nodding in agreement, the tall and thin man replied in a low voice, "In addition to the explanation called system setting, the glorious tradition from the long history of the empire is also one of the factors that maintain this situation. In their concept, , competition and competition are originally the most orthodox ways to deal with opponents."
"For the glory of the empire, right?"
Looking back at the piles of corpses discarded on the roadside that had been pushed far away by his own convoy, Duan Qing sighed slightly, "To be able to do this, the Imperial people are really cruel."
"This is not called cruelty, this is called the folk customs."
As the sound of sound breaking through the air gradually approached, a certain fat player who had disappeared in front for a long time slowly appeared on the side of the carriage. "Okay, Thin Wolf, don't discuss such an old topic."
"There are signs of a large number of enemies appearing in front of us again. Prepare to fight."
