"Boss, give me the best wine!"
In the free world, in front of the bar of the Wind Eagle Tavern in Tanzania City, one of the two adventurers who had just sat down laughed and slapped the table in front of him while looking at the tavern owner named Paul with an expression like a nouveau riche. : "The best wine? What is the best wine here? Wutland? Although I have never heard of this name, it is only one thousand gold coins, only one thousand gold coins! Hahahahaha!"
"What's the matter with you, little brother?" Wilder Peter, a regular at the tavern sitting nearby, put down the wine glass in his hand with a strange look on his face: "Have you gone out and made a fortune?"
"I'm getting rich. I've never seen so much money in my life!"
Laughing loudly, he answered a question raised by a drinker next to him. Duan Qing, holding a glass of ice-blue wine, looked around the tavern: "I'm happy today. I paid for everyone here's drinks!"
"Hey, are you a little too complacent?"
As the noisy tavern around him became even more lively with cheers, the cloaked woman sitting next to Duan Qing hurriedly tugged on his sleeve: "Have you forgotten the days when we were penniless? The NPCs here are very good drinkers."
"An Xin, this is a total of 80,000 gold coins."
Duan Qing raised his hand carelessly to a room full of drinkers. Duan Qing, who was raising his glasses to each other, pointed to a bulging money bag at their feet: "Eighty thousand gold coins for one mission... Hahahaha, it turns out that I rely on doing tasks. Making a fortune is not a dream.”
"It's strange to say." Then Xue Ling Huan Bing also showed a puzzled expression: "Why do you give so much money for that mission?"
"It's been dragging on for four years, and it's doubled every year." Duan Qing took out his adventurer's manual and pointed towards the pages of text that marked the adventure mission rules: "It started with 10,000 gold coins. Isn’t it now 80,000 gold coins?”
"Then maybe we should delay it for another year." Xue Ling Huan Bing rolled her eyes: "Otherwise, I won't even think you have enough money to spend."
"The money won't be wasted anyway."
Pointing to the people around him who were raising their wine glasses to celebrate, Duan Qing let out a breath of alcohol, and then pushed the side dishes that Paul brought to him first in front of Xue Ling Huanbing: "Look at those people. Our expressions... Our reputation in the Wind Eagle Tavern must have increased a lot. Even though they are useless now, they may have miraculous effects at some point in the future."
"Well, you are the leader anyway." With a slight smile on his lips, Xue Ling Huan Bing then forked the fruits in one of the fruit plates: "You have the final say on how to deal with these rewards."
"Don't use this reason to blame me. You wrote the name on it." Duan Qing tilted his head helplessly when he heard this: "The entire registration form is your handiwork. What do you want the adventure group to be?" That’s what it is…”
"The name of the leader must be yours."
Waving his hand slightly, Xue Ling Huan Bing put his chin on Duan Qing's shoulder: "Because... I will listen to you in everything."
"Come on, when you were fighting in the canyon before, you made a lot of decisions on your own."
Poking the other person's forehead with disdain, Duan Qing put on a scornful face: "And what if I become the leader? Aren't you still the only one under my command?"
"Am I not enough for you to show off?" Xue Ling Huan Bing tilted her head: "And you are not only the leader, but also the president of the Qingling Guild. What is the difference between the two... It should be You don’t need me to remind you, do you?”
"People, property, materials, affairs, all have to be taken care of by me... Hey." Duan Qing, who understood what the other party was referring to, couldn't help but sigh: "That's why I don't want to join the guild. It's all troublesome. A headache for people.”
"Since you don't want to take care of it, I'll just put away the purse of 80,000 gold coins."
Tapping her toes on the conspicuous bag between the two seats, Xueling Huanbing pretended to have a helpless face: "If Boss Paul asks about it later, please think about the cost of the entire tavern's drinks first." Method--"
"Hey, hey, don't, don't, don't, don't, can't you do that if I'm wrong?"
He hurriedly pulled the money bag that emitted a pleasant sound to his feet. Duan Qing, who raised his head, let out a few dry laughs at Xue Ling Huan Bing: "I finally made so much money, why don't you let me enjoy it for once?" ?”
"As long as you don't act so eye-catching." Xue Ling Huan Bing looked at the left and right sides of the bar with a little vigilance: "From the moment you came in and showed off your skills, I have noticed countless pairs of eyes. It passed under our feet."
"I know, I know." Duan Qing replied nonchalantly: "I came here with this money bag with the intention of causing trouble. Otherwise, how would we know what the current situation in the city is?"
"The current situation in the city."
Lying on the opponent's shoulder, his head moved slightly to the back. Xueling Huanbing's voice became deeper: "What has become of the city now..."
"You only need to look at the eyes of these people in front of you to know."
Following her gaze that shifted away from his cheek, Duan Qing's gaze gradually looked behind him, and then he saw several hidden figures who had been paying attention to the movement here, together with a group of people who were laughing. The drinkers in the lobby caught their attention. Seemingly aware of Duan Qing's intention to observe the surroundings, those glances hid back into the noisy tavern hall, but for a veteran like Duan Qing, this level of hiding could not evade him. Fayan: "Well, there are only one or two people who want our money... It seems that the security in the city is indeed much better than before."
"That's right. After all, His Highness the Prince is in the city right now. If he can't even deal with this level of Xiaoxiao, then he really can't be called the pillar of the empire."
"After solving these shrimp soldiers and crab generals, the big fish will not show up easily. Methods such as strengthening the wall and clearing the field may play a certain role in real battles, but in this kind of counter-insurgency war..."
"That's not necessarily true. The results may have already been achieved."
The drinkers who were still walking back and forth gradually blocked the view of the two people. Xueling Huanbing, whose cheeks were almost touching, then turned his head with a low smile and raised one of the wine glasses in front of him. While flicking the fruit plate in front of him with his fingers: "Although this effect is for us..."
"It can't be called a good thing."
A sonorous sound then appeared at the door of the tavern not far away from the two people. A figure that looked like a soldier gradually moved towards Duan Qing's position. The armor clearly had the imperial logo and a helmet with a unique shape. It also moved continuously with the aura emanating from this figure, forcing some of the surrounding drinkers who were strangers to them to retreat outside the range of the bar. Standing still and silently confronting Duan Qing, who had rearranged his posture, the imperial soldier who took off his helmet then revealed his long and messy hair and his face in the air full of alcohol. , but the eyes that had been staring at Duan Qing and the others slowly turned to the opposite side of the bar: "...Are you also looking for these two, adventurers?"
"That's right."
As this voice sounded, a player wearing a Taoist robe with the words "Hongshan Old Taoist" on his head sat on the seat on the other side of the bar with Shi Shiran's movements: "I see these two With a ruddy complexion, a high profile, and generous spending, he will definitely be a lucky person in the future, so I came here to make friends with him."
"I can understand the rosy complexion. What does it mean to shine brightly?" John Corner's originally expressionless face looked a little strange: "Is it a new way of using magic?"
"You can think of this kind of physiognomy as a way of peeking into your destiny." The player named Hongshan Laodao responded with a smile: "Of course, Your Excellency, your physiognomy also looks very good, although there may be bloody events recently. It's a sign, but if we can implement strategies and make good use of it..."
"……This guy."
Looking at the familiar face of the man who ignored John's angry look and began to sell the Five Elements Yin and Yang technique, Duan Qing couldn't help but chuckle. The thought of picking up the wine glass was interrupted by the cold eyes of Xue Ling Huan Bing on the side. , and her rather stiff shoulders emerged at the same time: "This guy...he is from over there."
"It's really rare that you actually know him?" Duan Qing raised his eyebrows: "Apart from the final UEFA Cup final, you probably don't know more details about the Battle of Tania, right?"
"I heard some of your descriptions, and then I did some research for a while." Xueling Huanbing explained in a voice that only two people could hear: "Later, when Wings of Freedom settled in the Magic Empire, I followed Freedom Flying When they got to know the upper-level magisters together, they also met them several times."
"...Sounds like very important information." Duan Qing's brows gradually wrinkled: "Is it that organization called the Royal Knights?"
"I can't remember the specific situation because... you know, I was a little shaky at that time."
Closing his eyes slightly, Xue Ling Huan Bing buried his head and pressed his fingers between his eyebrows: "I can't remember the guild and power this guy belongs to. The Magic Empire was at its peak at that time, so I went in and out there. The people here are really too mixed, but..."
"He must be from the Restorationist camp, I can guarantee this."
She tilted her head, and her blinking eyes caused the curved eyelashes to flutter up and down in front of Duan Qing's eyes: "Now she has run here - do you understand?"
"I understand, because I also have some friendship with this guy. Since he appears here, it means..."
"snort."
A heavy cold snort then echoed in the air near the bar of the tavern, but it was not Duan Qing whose face gradually darkened who made this cold snort. John, who pushed the Taoist-looking man aside, also followed him. With heavy steps, he returned to Duan Qing's field of vision again: "I don't have time to waste here, so... come with us, boy."
"...Where are you going?" Duan Qing, who had been sitting still, tilted his head slightly when he heard the sound: "What's the reason?"
"Go to our city guardhouse in Tanzania."
Ignoring the looks from the surrounding drinkers, John slapped the bar on Duan Qing's right: "As for the reason... you should understand it yourself."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute."
Before Duan Qing could raise his lips and wanted to refuse the other party's request, the voice belonging to the Hongshan Taoist suddenly sounded behind them again: "He is a noble man, the one I just wanted to make friends with." My friend, before I had time to have a drink with my friends, you officials actually started to interfere without permission?"
"Your friend?" John tilted his cold eyes: "I'm afraid you don't know each other, right?"
"As the saying goes, those who are destined are guests, and those who are guests are friends. Those of us walking among mountains and rivers, the most important thing is to let nature take its course." Hongshan Taoist waved his sleeves without fear: "This friend just returned You bought me a glass of wine and I didn’t even have time to say thank you.”
"How could I let you ignorant people take him away at will?"
An increasingly false smile appeared on the faces of the two people as the veteran's words fell. Along with it, the atmosphere between the two people became increasingly cold. The smell of alcohol that permeated the tavern seemed to have been lost at this time. Instead of the original intoxicating fragrance, it added a bit of anxiety to the space in front of the bar. The palm as big as a cattail leaf slowly fell on the hilt of the sword beside his waist. The imperial soldier named John looked at each other sharply with the old man in front of him for a long time, and finally he coughed and slowly His head sank to the ground: "Well, His Highness the Prince just issued a ban, strictly prohibiting fighting in the pub at night..."
"Easy to say, easy to say." The corners of the old Taoist's mouth, which had been raised upwards, also sank slightly: "This officer and soldier is indeed a person who understands the general situation, and is also proficient in the art of advance and retreat..."
"I didn't say I was giving up."
Interrupting the other party's words with a low voice, John slowly released the fist blocking his mouth. His eyes that were originally oppressive moved to Duan who was watching the show with the silent momentum. Qing: "You."
"Do you know this so-called 'friend'?"
"……I do not recognize."
Amidst the rising noise around the bar again, Duan Qing shook his head: "But as he said, there seems to be nothing wrong with making a new friend."
"This noble man is indeed very discerning." The old Taoist's voice was full of joy: "Then we -"
"Sorry, I don't have time right now."
Duan Qing raised his hand to block the old man's face, interrupted him again, and then pointed to the gap between the two people: "I can't accept the invitation from both of you, because now I have my Your own guests need to be accommodated.”
Following his arm, the two of them looked in the direction of a blue-haired female swordsman wearing female light armor and a gorgeous long sword standing at the door of the tavern: "If there is nothing else, if……"
"Please give up your seat to my friend first, okay?"
