"A master has come to the Castle of Thebilis?"
Time turned to the morning of this day. In the streets where the sunshine was gradually warming up, Duan Qing, who was walking among the crowd, gathered together with a certain heavy-armored warrior who had been waiting for a long time. At the same time, he listened to the other party's sudden improvement. Voice: "How come I haven't heard of it?"
"This is also the first time I heard that it is said that he was the mentor of Uncle Ford." Duan Qing, who touched his nose, replied helplessly: "I heard that that guy was also an imperial noble who returned from other places. A long time ago The kind that have already been exiled overseas.”
"Why do so many returning imperial nobles suddenly appear?" Gedman, who retracted his surprise, said angrily: "Is it because the Frey Empire has been defeated one after another in recent times? How confident are these overseas travelers to return home?”
"Even if the empire has been shrinking recently, we have to admit that they are still the most powerful country on the Free Continent." Duan Qing replied helplessly: "And the nobles of these empires are already strong enough. I’m not here to eat soft food.”
"Judging from the attitude of these blacksmiths towards the master, the person we are meeting now is not an ordinary person." Following the dark city walls and the passing crowds, he cast his gaze into the distant sky: "I'm sorry. , I’m afraid we won’t be able to get back the things we built until a little later.”
"This is not a big problem." He waved his hand slightly, and then Gedman's brows also wrinkled: "But... plus the Tristan from before, it seems that we have been Everyone is encountering this kind of thing.”
"What happened?" Duan Qing, who was walking in front, said with a chuckle: "Are you referring to the bad luck we had along the way?"
"No, these experiences are all very wonderful." Patting his own armor, Goldman's voice became more relaxed: "Last month, I was still leading a large number of savages to fight in the canyon battlefield. , even fought with you, and in a blink of an eye, he became a fugitive who fled here with you."
"Hey, you obviously have to follow us." Duan Qing raised his eyebrows: "Don't label yourself as our accomplice easily. If you don't have anything to do, please leave, okay?"
"Don't be so ruthless. Aren't you afraid that I will make all the secrets of your team public?" Gedman waved his hand: "And with everything that happened in the canyon before, you have to give me a chance. Can’t you make up for it?”
"Really?" Duan Qing, who was walking in front, looked back at him with squinting eyes: "Isn't the previous dragon scale compensation?"
"That thing is logically yours, and it is now in the hands of that blacksmith." Pointing behind the two people, the heavily armored warrior laughed twice: "Don't always doubt me. How about you, I, the thug who stays with you..."
"The value of ownership is not just a little bit more than what it is now."
"..."
"I heard something happened again last night."
Looking at the other party's silent expression, Gedman, who put away his smile, asked in a low voice: "Why, what new problem did our dark lady think of?"
"She went to investigate the assassin early in the morning." Duan Qing sighed and shook his head: "I hope the Wings of Freedom can be a little more restrained in this city, otherwise if something is really revealed, I can't guarantee that it will be able to Keep that woman down."
"Even if she is wearing white clothes now, it seems that the unforgettable hatred cannot be wiped away so easily." Speaking of these inexplicable words, Gedman rubbed his chin: "But with the Castle of Thebilis With the current situation, it will probably take some effort for those lackeys of the Restorationists to sneak in."
"Of course the aboveboard method won't work." Duan Qing sighed again and replied, "I'm just afraid..."
"I'm afraid they will find some local gangs and use their skin to sneak in."
Following the pace of the two people, the Adventurers Association belonging to The Thebilis Castle gradually appeared at the end of the street where they were, and spire-shaped buildings from high to the ground also appeared at the end of this street. To the left and right, under the sunlight, there were sharp lights and shadows that could only be seen within the empire. It seems that they have long been accustomed to the strict defense layout of the sentry towers. The players walking here are also coming in and out of these towers as usual. This also made Duan Qing and Gedman step in here. The originally relaxed expressions of the two people became a bit stiff: "I didn't notice much before... Are there people on those high towers?"
"Yes, they are all soldiers of the empire guarding the top." Duan Qing, who slowly walked out of the crowded crowd and looked around at the surrounding scene, replied without looking back: "After all, this is still a castle. , all the functions belonging to the castle are still running intact."
"And it's still in the hands of the military, right?" Gedman, who followed, also began to look around here: "Why didn't you see it when you came here before?"
"Because The Castle of Thebilis has evolved into a qualified city." Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "Since it is a city, it naturally has densely populated areas, and places like the Adventurers Association... "
"Almost every city is a key surveillance target."
It seemed that he finally found the right direction. After saying this, he walked towards a crowded counter, and then after fighting with the players crowded there for a period of time, he retreated again with a stern expression. came back: "Okay, that's where the mission is handed in..."
"Are you an old player here?" Goldman opened his eyes wide: "How come you can even get the place wrong?"
"When I came here, I was a ninth-level newcomer. I didn't have a guild or an adventure group." Duan Qing replied angrily: "Who would come to a place like this if nothing happens? I don't have any commissions to deal with...ah."
"Otherwise, let's take a look at this." He stopped on the way to another counter, in front of a blackboard with various notes and papers pasted on both sides: "If they are really active here -"
"Maybe some familiar names will appear on these other commissions."
It seemed that he had returned to the familiar Adventurer Association of Tanzania City. At this time, a dazzling array of adventure commissions were constantly appearing in his scanning field of vision in the same way. However, due to the fact that he was in one of the largest cities in the empire, here The types of tasks are also more complicated than that of that remote city. Perhaps because the empire's military rules this area, most of the commissions hanging on these blackboards have something to do with helping the military handle city affairs. They are full of various patrols and training The mission note is also filled with the names of countless generals and captains stationed here: "Assist the third team to eliminate wolves in the wild. The signature is Captain Roman..."
"Help transport supplies to the imperial capital... Well, the reward is only five hundred gold coins."
"Because it is transported together with the garrison captain, there is almost no difficulty, so the reward is not very high."
"Look at this: train imperial soldiers with Captain Parker, and participants will receive awards from the imperial government - this seems very good, should we accept it?"
"See clearly, the content of the commission is to accompany these imperial soldiers to complete the entire Parazon."
Pointing helplessly to the commissioned paper that the heavy-armored warrior was observing, Duan Qing responded expressionlessly to Gedmane's sudden suggestion: "If you can complete such training, you can directly join the army. Not to mention that we haven’t reported to the local Adventurers Association yet, and the name of Qingling Adventure Group hasn’t been transferred yet.”
"Isn't the adventure group's pass universal across the continent?" Goldman raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are there any special rules in the empire?"
"It seems that you are not a member of the Empire Adventure Group." Duan Qing spread his hands: "The people of the Empire distrust adventurers much more than the Principality. This is for the convenience of management and to prevent overstepping the boundaries. If the adventurer appears, the adventure group from the empire must report to the local adventurer association after moving."
"This was originally a rule that only big guilds would abide by. After all, they can't run around outside every day when they have a station." After saying this, he turned back and pointed to the other side of the association: "It's just that here , this rule has just become broader.”
"Hey, it's boring." Gedman curled his lips and then looked at the other side of the association: "Then shall we——"
"Are you afraid that we won't be discovered quickly enough?" Duan Qing, who stopped the other party from going to the registration office and pulled the other party's shoulders, lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness and the emperor left behind The list may have already spread our reputation at home and abroad.”
"Hey, doesn't this cut off our adventure group's financial path?"
"It is the source of wealth for the Qingling Adventure Group. You are not a member now." Duan Qing turned to cross his arms and looked at the other party with contempt: "Of course, we don't need these very much now. , after all, we didn’t come here to make money.”
"I know, I know." The heavy-armored warrior pushed his palms: "We are here -"
"You are here to find someone, right?"
A steady and confident voice then sounded behind the two people, accompanied by a warrior wearing half-heavy armor with a long sword stuck diagonally on his back. He led several people to the front. He glanced at Duan Qing slightly, and then said politely to Gedman beside him.
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"……What's the situation now?"
Some time later, in the Adventurer Association hall, the figure belonging to Asahi Dongsheng slowly appeared at the doorway where people were coming and going. He poked his head and looked at the countless players walking back and forth in the association for a while, and then he turned towards the person who had been waiting for him. He waved his hand in the direction where Duan Qing was standing: "Why are there just the two of you?"
"To be precise, it's just me."
Pointing at the crowd gathered in a certain direction behind him, Duan Qing replied helplessly: "Liu Sheng has something to do. He has been online very little time recently. As for Lingbing... you know."
"So we are the only grown men left working?" The giant axe warrior rolled his eyes: "Then what's going on with this Gedman?"
"Hush, they are no better than unknown people like us." He raised his palms and fanned himself in front of his face. Duan Qing then showed a listless expression: "Don't you see?"
"Even in places like Thebliss Castle, people can still show off their faces."
Following his finger, Asahi Dongsheng's eyes once again fell on Gedman, who was talking to another group of people behind Duan Qing. He who was having a pleasant conversation with the half-armored warrior seemed to be showing his face at this time. With the same polite smile, the raised voice reached the ears of the other two people vaguely: "... He showed up just in time and helped us a lot."
"This is nothing, we are just telling you what we know. If there is anything else you need to know, just go to the second floor of Flame Ranch to find us."
"Ah hahaha, that would be disrespectful... What about Moss? Why isn't he here?"
"He, he has other things to do. We also agreed to meet here, so we came here like you."
The polite greetings and inquiries were not so loud in this lively adventurer hall, but they still became more and more conspicuous as time went by. Several people who seemed to be aware of this also stopped staying here for a long time. With his thoughts in mind, he slowly moved two steps in the direction of Duan Qing: "...This is my current captain, Mr. Linyuan Duanshui."
"Oh, so you are the captain." As if he was surprised by Duan Qing's slightly novice-looking dress and equipment, the half-armored warrior carrying a long sword focused his attention back on Duan Qing at this time: " Sorry, I thought you were a newly recruited member of Gedman."
"It doesn't matter." Duan Qing waved his hand uselessly: "It's you - how did you meet?"
"We also received a great favor from him at that time, so we ran over to say hello." Pointing at the heavily armored warrior, the player with the four-character ID of "Farewell to Xiangshan" on his head smiled and replied: "This time if If we just happened to meet him, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to help him.”
"...Who are these people?"
Looking at the group of people turning around and leaving, Asahi Dongsheng asked with a confused look on his face: "What did they help us with?"
"They are also one of the local gangs, and their name is the Kangqiao Gang." Gedman, who withdrew his smile, said in a low voice: "I had some fate with them before, so I reminded us a little bit."
"What, have you found any clues about the Wings of Freedom people?"
"They were naming another group of people."
His eyes involuntarily scanned every passing player around the association hall. When answering Duan Qing's question, Gedman lowered his voice: "Axe Gang, Holy Crystal United..."
"The gangs operating in the southern foothills of the empire seem to have gathered near the castle recently." 8)
