"Why don't we wait there a little longer?"
Time came to the evening of February 12, 796 in the New Calendar. Under the increasingly warm and gradually darkening sky, the figures belonging to Duan Qing and others also walked out of the Fushan Blacksmith Shop with the flow of people. , walking slowly towards the area near the center of the castle: "Wait until the blacksmith's work is released?"
"Why, are you still dreaming about lightning striking down from the sky?"
He waved his hand towards Asahi Dongsheng who asked the question, and Duan Qing, who was leading the way, replied without looking back: "No matter how powerful a blacksmith is, the things created by the blacksmith can only be created in the physical category. It's not a magic weapon, so it can't cause any changes in the world."
"No, that's not what I meant." Asahi Dongsheng quickly shook his head: "I mean, we deposited five dragon scales in that place! Even if that guy's work is not good, we can't Is it okay to give him something for free?"
"Of course things will not be given to him for nothing." Duan Qing paused slightly: "But according to my previous experience, it is still far from being completed. That Ford said it only had a few hammers, but wielding those hammers I’m afraid it will take much longer than you think.”
"We don't have that time to continue to waste here. After all, we still have Violet to deal with." He gestured to the figure of the purple-haired woman who had been supporting him beside him, and stood at the back of the team. Xuyu Liushang then made his own voice: "If the delay is too long and it is exposed, then the gain will really outweigh the loss."
"Hey... okay." So Asahi Dongsheng turned around and said, "I'm just worried about the pieces of materials you and the Goldman brothers have. Since you both think it doesn't matter... let's go next. where?"
"Of course we went to the tavern." Duan Qing, who was walking in front, replied with a smile: "A suitable place for us adventurers to rest is either a hotel or a tavern. Considering the design of Bliss Castle and the current situation, I think we should find A pub is better.”
"I remember that the name of the tavern is called Flame Ranch, right?" He pointed at the central square that gradually appeared in front of him, and the name of the tavern with a fire-red plaque on the edge of the square, and memories gradually appeared in his eyes. His expression: "The last time I came to this place, I seemed to have accidentally had a conflict with some guilds that were looking for trouble for the Flame Dragon Beast... uh."
His voice paused slightly, accompanied by his footsteps that stopped. Several players parked at the entrance of the square also temporarily hid their figures by the wall of the street, and put their vigilant figures on the street. His eyes fell on a certain player who was leading a large number of players in the center of the square, carrying heavy armor and a large shield: "That person... seems to be the Fish Man, right?"
"Holy crap, why did you say that Cao Cao and Cao Cao are here? Aren't they still in Tanzania City?"
"The key is not here - I heard that the Flame Ranch Tavern is the base of the Flame Dragon Beast in Thebilis Castle, but now this guy dragged his family and rushed in..."
"Are these two guilds going to fight again? Please, can't we just let us calm down a little bit..."
"It's difficult to get through the Flame Ranch for the time being."
After looking around the surroundings of the square, Duan Qing sighed and shook his head: "Even if no trouble breaks out over there, it is impossible for us to meet the boss of the Animal and Bird Alliance with a hatred as deep as the sea."
"And it's still under the current conditions." Xu Yu Liushang looked at Violet, who was wearing a gray cloak next to her and was still silent: "According to the intelligence we have integrated in the past, this Beast and Bird Alliance is on the enemy's side. The possibility of power is very high.”
"Then where should we go?" Xue Ling Huan Bing, with her arms folded, carefully looked at the crowd of people who started to give pointers around her: "We can't just stand here like this, right?"
"Let's just find a tavern and sit down." Duan Qing took out his adventurer map: "I remember that there should be a few taverns nearby. Although the area and passenger flow are far less than that of Flame Ranch, the accommodation It shouldn’t be a problem or anything…well.”
"How about this tavern called 'Blooming Sword'?" He glanced at the map a few times, and then stopped somewhere in the center of the castle near the other side of the square: "It's not far from here either. Just walk two streets and that’s it.”
"The blooming sword."
As several people turned around, Duan Qing's words were suddenly interrupted by a whispering voice: "Although the place is nice, that place is not suitable for us to go there."
"What, have you been there?"
"No, I just heard about it."
Waving her hands slightly, the blue-haired swordswoman smiled at everyone: "I have prepared information about major cities in the empire before, so I have also heard the name of this tavern. I heard-"
"That's a tavern exclusive to imperial nobles."
She blinked and her gaze returned to Duan Qing's face: "It's the so-called gathering area, a place where the best people like to stay."
"Ordinary imperial civilians will have places that ordinary civilians like, and upper-class nobles will also have places where upper-class nobles gather - this is not an express rule, it is just a long-standing habit." He nodded at the other party. , Duan Qing then let out a sigh of understanding: "No matter how they became popular, these so-called gathering areas really exist in every corner of the world."
"Even the real world is like this. Don't worry too much." Xuyu Liushang replied with a smile: "Because of mutual contempt and reputation conditions, few players are willing to approach that tavern. Those who want to go there, most of them Some of them are also people who have special tasks or have some reputation within the imperial nobility.”
"Do you still dare to go to a pub like this?"
"Dare, what's wrong with you?"
Facing the other party's smiling eyes, Duan Qing straightened his chest and replied: "We just happen to have information that we need to find out. Going to that place might be able to solve those questions that Uncle Ford has not answered us before."
"If you insist, I don't have any other objections." Xu Yu Liushang smiled and tilted his head: "But I have to remind you, you'd better prepare enough money."
"Well, what's so difficult about this?" Duan Qing's straight chest collapsed slightly: "We still have a lot of trophies that we haven't sold. If it doesn't work, we will sell the bear's paw..."
"What? Object! Object!"
Amidst the voices of resistance from Asahi Dongsheng and Gedman behind them, several people still slowly moved towards the central block of the castle with their own footsteps, still fighting for the ownership of the loot. Constantly arguing about the disposal issue, they soon crossed the distance of two streets and arrived at the central street where the "Blooming Sword" tavern was located on the map. The fortress attribute of The Thebilis Castle also appeared in front of Duan Qing and the others with the sudden rise of the dark walls of the central castle. From time to time, there were also scenes of increasingly frequent and strict guards passing by, and the voices The people who became fewer and fewer then found the door of the tavern with their own cautious eyes: "Well, the blooming sword... Although it can be imagined that the logo of this tavern is like this, but Why did you burn the flower made of long swords so red?"
"Maybe it's the habit of The Thebilis Castle. It's full of the smell of forging and ironmaking."
Duan Qing, who stopped quietly on the street in front of the tavern and looked up at the sign above the tavern, replied in a low voice: "No matter where this place is, it will be filled with this kind of red-hot gold and iron." The feeling that comes out.”
"If it's winter, it's okay, but if it's summer... wouldn't it be extremely hot here?" Goldman rubbed his chin and commented, "If I have the chance, I must open a cold drink shop here."
"You don't need to remind me that cold drinks and ice cubes here are already the best-selling items." Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "On the contrary, the most popular weapons and equipment among adventurers can be seen everywhere here. It’s for sale.”
"You can see that." He dodged another group of Imperial Guards passing by him, and Asahi Dongsheng's eyes fell on the tavern sign again: "They are all starting to get bored and use swords as decorations. ”
"The blooming sword flower is not as simple as it appears on the surface." The one who answered him was Xueling Huanbing, who was standing in the corner and had not spoken. "In an empire that advocates force, the sword is the most popular weapon among the imperial nobles. , and the blooming sword flower is also one of the favorite symbols of the imperial nobles to show off their noble bloodline."
"So this has become the most popular tavern for the imperial nobles, huh?" After staring at the red sword flower above the tavern for a while, Duan Qing finally shook his head: "I don't understand, I don't understand. I can’t understand you city people… let’s go.”
"Stop."
The sound of blocking then sounded in front of the players who were gradually approaching the tavern door, blocking their intention to enter the tavern. Standing above the door steps with his hands behind his back, a man wearing an orthodox noble dress and a long waistband was standing. The imperial man with the sword then used his figure to cover the light coming from the middle of the door, and looked down at Duan Qing and others in front of him with a disdainful gaze: "Adventurer? Do you have an invitation letter?"
"Uh...what other invitations do you need?"
"There is no support from the imperial nobles, and there is no invitation letter." After pretending to look around for a while, the man who looked like an imperial swordsman let out two disdainful snorts: "Since there is nothing, why do we, the 'Blooming Sword', Let you in?"
"Don't you even accept ordinary drinkers?" Asahi Dongsheng on the side immediately raised his head: "Why don't you do our business?"
"It looks like there is another group of new adventurers... Go back! This is a place only imperial nobles can enter. Don't make me repeat myself."
"Hey, we just want to go in today, what can you do? It's just you - hey, hey, don't pull me in!"
"Sorry, my teammates are a little impulsive, but it's getting late, and it's really difficult for us to find another place to rest now..."
"Go two streets further and you can see the central square of Thebilis Castle. There is a tavern frequented by adventurers. You can choose that place."
So we just came from there.
Duan Qing swallowed the words in his heart with a corner of his mouth. Duan Qing, who still had a smile on his face, was about to continue to defend himself when a low voice mixed with a little impatience suddenly sounded behind several people. Duan Qing's words and body were squeezed out with the sound of approaching and orderly footsteps: "What are you doing blocking here?"
"Ah, it's Lord Volavos." The swordsman man dressed as an imperial nobleman hurriedly bowed in the direction of the new group of people: "Welcome to your presence."
"Next time if there are still people waiting at the door, I will not patronize this place again." Twisting his beard, a fat middle-aged man from the empire who walked in the front turned his gaze He took it back from Duan Qing: "Get out of my way, you bunch of untouchables."
"..."
Quietly blocking the actions of several companions behind him who wanted to come forward to argue, Duan Qing, who was smiling, then silently took two steps back. His gradually pulling away body passed by the fat noble in front of him. , but his eyes involuntarily fell on the several followers in black behind him. In the gradually darkening sky, several people who looked like bodyguards followed closely behind the man named Volavos. However, the originally seamless formation suddenly revealed itself the moment they climbed the steps. There was a slight gap: "There is——"
Duh!
The loud sound of a sharp blade piercing the air was followed by the sound of a stone wall breaking through the ground across the central street. The scene of a sharp blade that looked like a flying knife piercing a magical stone wall appeared in front of everyone. The fat nobleman who noticed something strange turned his head hurriedly when he heard the sound. His eyes that had just opened wide were blocked by a sudden explosion: "There is an assassin!"
"There's an assassin! Across the street!"
"Protect your Excellency quickly!"
"quick--"
clang!
In the scene where fragments of the stone wall exploded by inexplicable force were scattered all over the sky, another sound of metal collision rang in everyone's ears, and the white long sword that made the sound of metal collision also appeared at some unknown time. Duan Qing's side knocked over another flying knife that was shot in this direction. The big shield belonging to Gedman and the giant ax of Chaori Dongsheng then blocked the figure of a white-haired woman who fell down with Duan Qing behind him, completely protecting this side of the tavern door. , they watched several bodyguards in black rushing to the other end of the street together. After a while, they calmly retracted their hands: "Such a dangerous life... It seems that nobles are not that easy to be. .”
"Are you right, noble gentleman?"
They high-fived each other and winked at the fat-looking imperial nobleman who was sitting on the steps.
