The light voice unique to the girl kept echoing around this neighborhood, making the silence maintained by the players who were passing by here more obvious. They were originally surprised that a certain fat noble of the empire stopped the convoy for no reason. Then they all turned their attention to the girl in the carriage wearing a black cloak, and seemed even more surprised that the girl dared to respond so forcefully. I don't know whether he felt the inexplicable suppression of power from this answer or was concerned about the identity of the magician that the other party inadvertently revealed. The arrogant look of the fat nobleman standing by the carriage with his fat hands stretched out also disappeared, and this silent feeling Embarrassment was like a disease that could spread quickly. It spread instantly to Duan Qing and others who were far away from the center of the street.
The name Fu Feng announced by the girl was relatively familiar to the people present, but to Duan Qing himself, the name on the girl's head was even more familiar.
"How are you, your eyesight?"
"Even if you are 2,000 degrees myopic, the game world will enhance your vision to an inhuman level... What's wrong?"
"So the female player's name is Thousand-Zhihe, am I right?"
"Of course you read that right, that person's name is Qian Zhihe."
His eyes were retracted from the direction of the central area of the street. Asahi Dongsheng, who was hiding in the corner, answered the question raised by a gray-robed magician inexplicably: "This person is also strange. Isn't the paper of the paper crane made of origami paper?" , why did she use the finger that a thousand people would point to... Ouch!"
"Don't use idioms randomly."
Withdrawing his finger from tapping the other person's head, Goldman then cast his serious gaze on Duan Qing, who still had a strange look on his face in front of him: "Even if you don't go out often, you don't need to express yourself in this way. of ignorance.”
"What? What nonsense are you talking about..."
"Thousand-Zhihe is a very strong magician. He has been like this since the last version."
Interrupting what the giant ax warrior was about to say in protest, Gedman turned around and looked at the opponent's face with helpless and contemptuous eyes: "You may not have heard of her name, but you must have heard of her spread. The nickname on the battlefield—Red Lotus.”
"...Is that the Red Lotus Magician her?" So Asahi Dongsheng looked forward again with a sense of surprise in his eyes: "You can burn the flames of judgment with just a move of your hands, and it's the kind that falls from the sky -"
"What is she doing here?"
The same questions filled other corners of this street. Among the players who had heard of the name of this young magician, some of them even began to have doubts about the arrogant and domineering imperial noble who met such a person. Feeling gloating about his misfortune, he looked at the fat man who started to sweat coldly as if he was waiting for a tragedy to unfold: "Then, that, that... turns out to be a man of insight who is about to contribute to the empire! Huan, welcome, On behalf of the Frey Empire, I welcome you."
"..."
"I am Volavos, Ida Volavos, one of the current cabinet members of the empire and the minister of transportation of the empire."
Looking at the silent girl standing on the carriage looking down at him, the fat white man who was sweating coldly finally chose to put down his attitude: "As a Minister of Transportation who has just taken office, I originally planned to do a good job. Check your fleet to see if there is anything—ah, no, I originally wanted to take this opportunity to learn about the development of the local transportation industry! Now that your fleet is so strong, I feel relieved."
"If you need any help, you can find me at No. 28, Avenue des Champs des Champs." He calmly took two steps back and looked away from the cold sight that came out from under the girl's hood. Returned: "As a qualified imperial noble, I will definitely try my best to support you and provide you with the assistance you deserve."
"……Thanks."
The delicate chin lifted up with the pursed lips. Qian Zhihe stood up and nodded slightly. The body that was hidden in the shadow of the carriage again followed the pace of the carriage that was moving forward again. The ground disappeared at the other end of the street. Keeping his respectful movements, the fat nobleman wiped his sweat for a long time before raising his head. He looked at the people around him who were still pointing fingers at him with fierce and surly eyes and kept warning. , and finally walked back angrily when the people watching the fun gradually began to disperse: "No matter what, let's set off."
"Yes, yes, sir...where to go next?"
"I am in a bad mood and will not go anywhere next! Inform the Kroc family that today's visit plan is cancelled, and we will go home."
"Ah? But, sir -"
There was a trace of confusion in the group of black-clothed bodyguards gathered in the middle of the street. Then, as the fat imperial noble climbed onto the horse again, he turned and walked away in the other direction, hiding in the corner of the street and facing this person. Duan Qing and the others, who passed by each other, also stayed in the darkness where countless lights and shadows intertwined. Finally, they walked out again with each other looking at each other: "It seems that we have to divide into two groups. Woolen cloth."
"……How to say?"
"I am very concerned about the group of people who have just entered the city, but the task of protecting Volavos cannot be relaxed at this time."
Shaking his head in thought, Duan Qing then raised his eyes to the gazes of several people gathered around him: "The time left is limited anyway, so it is better to take advantage of this opportunity to divide the troops and attack once. "
"Then the two of us will follow them back first." Looking at Duan Qing with an inexplicable look full of smiles, Gedman then greeted the giant ax warrior: "You continue to chase along this street. Go down, remember to be careful, don’t be discovered by others.”
"...That's it, Fu Feng."
Looking at the backs of the two warriors leaving quickly, Duan Qing, who stayed in the same place for a long time, sighed: "Why did she go to Fu Feng? Isn't the Fu Feng guild about to close down?"
"Because of the Smiling Butcher, the disbandment process was not taken forward in the end." Xueling Huanbing on the side replied in a low voice: "Your branch of the Fool's Adventure Group is powerful in the City of Freedom, and in the end it also made a lot of money. With a lot of money, coupled with the overt and covert support of various forces, it is still possible to continue a guild."
"But even if it can be maintained, that Fufeng is no longer the original Fufeng." Speaking of this, she sighed slightly: "Without Nifeng Youran, there are simply not many people in Fufeng who can hold on. The people who caused the scene, coupled with the intensification of the conflicts that spread rapidly in the previous period, most of the people who remain in the guild now are just people who have a good relationship with the Smiling Butcher."
"So they roped in Qian Zhihe, right?" Duan Qing also said leisurely: "Anyway, they are all people who once belonged to the same guild, so it doesn't matter if they borrow him."
"Your views are almost identical to those of outsiders."
Slowly folding his arms, Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice became a little deeper: "But according to rumors, Qian Zhihe's temporary joining was not due to the butcher's invitation."
"Oh? What's that for?"
"have no idea."
Saying these three irresponsible words simply and decisively, Xue Ling Huan Bing turned his gaze to the end of the street where the crowds of people were constantly covering him: "There is only one piece of news that I know that is certain, and that is that Zeng was... The members of Team Zhushan, the Fool’s Adventure Team, the biggest dark horse in the league, after participating in the last League Cup qualifiers and inexplicably withdrawing from the competition, the members also fell apart and dispersed to seek development wherever they wanted to go.”
"..."
Duan Qing leaned against the wall behind him in silence. Duan Qing, who had been silent for a long time, spoke up again after a while: "Xiao Qian... she is also one of the victims, right?"
"Probably only she herself knows what happened in the meantime." Xue Ling Huan Bing replied in a low voice: "Anyway, her whole person has changed a lot since she disappeared for a while and came back. "
"Has a change occurred?"
"We'll just follow up and take a look at the specific situation."
Putting down his arms and starting to walk forward, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who seemed to have no intention of continuing to explain, took the lead and pointed to the end of the street where the convoy had just disappeared: "In a nutshell..."
"The name Red Lotus Girl is more suitable for her current image."
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"arrive."
The sound of wheels rolling through my ears slowly stopped, and along with it was a reminder that the girl deliberately lowered. A figure belonging to the colorful aura then appeared at the exit on the side of the carriage, speaking slowly and With a weak movement, he pushed open the wooden door of the carriage: "Is this here?"
"The Warren Tavern in The Thebilis Castle, the favorite tavern where the blacksmiths of Thebilis gather."
Pointing to the door of a tavern that was filled with a strong metallic atmosphere diagonally in front of her, the girl in a black cloak whispered: "You are still nominally goods, so I can only bring you here."
"...Understood." Carefully paying attention to the movements around him, Colorful Emmanuel nodded to the other party: "You heard that, brothers, it's time to 'unload' our goods."
The sound of rustling then appeared in the gaps between several carriages. As a large number of players gradually got out of the car, the alley was gradually filled with the Red Lotus Gang, which contained a large number of injured people. The gang members then silently supported each other and marched in an orderly direction towards the door of the tavern. Looking away from the gang members who had just survived the war, Qicai Lingguang took a long breath, and then looked back at the back of the girl in front of him with eyes that didn't know what to do: "That ...Thank you for escorting us in, otherwise we would have died and gone back to the mountains."
"It's good to die and go back. At least you can continue to be the king of the mountain." The girl's voice was still low and cold: "Now that everyone around you has come here, the Red Lotus Gang may be able to continue to grow without enemies."
"It's not like you don't know the situation over there. We can't continue to stay there." He said these words with some hesitation, and Qicai Lingguang, who had a completely different image and temperament from his previous gang leader, rubbed his hands. : "The transfer is inevitable, and I cannot allow my subordinates to continue doing this kind of business."
"Then keep working hard." The girl who was silent for a moment replied in a low voice: "If there is nothing else, I won't continue with you."
"You, are you just leaving like this?"
Looking at the back of the girl who was about to leave, Qicai Lingguang hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold her hand: "Although we successfully sneaked into the Thebilis Castle, the situation here is much more serious than outside. Ax Those who help unite with the Holy Crystal will take action immediately..."
"I just happened to come over to do a mission and help you out on the way." The girl who stopped stopped and replied without looking back: "Even if I don't consider the time limit of my mission, I can't always be like the previous battle in the suburbs. I will continue to accompany you all the time."
"Then, how about you help us move to another place?" Qicai Lingguang hesitated for a moment again: "We are different from those gangs that have been operating here for more than two years. We only have a trump card like you."
"Then wait until your men make a real decision." The girl replied without hesitation: "When the time comes, I will naturally take action."
"...Are you still complaining about what happened a few months ago?"
Withdrawing the hand holding the other person's body, Qicai Lingguang's voice finally became helpless: "Although I'm sorry that that happened, brother, I am also a victim, you -"
"say no more!"
Screams that suddenly rose up echoed from the left and right sides of the street, accompanied by the girl who lowered her head and interrupted the other person's words by yelling: "Of course I know you are a victim! I also know that you can only lie in the hospital bed now. ! But, but..."
"Compared with the dead, what do people like you and me mean?" She turned sideways, and the face under the hood half turned around also had crystal tears: "It's because I didn’t participate in the final battle because something like this happened to us, so that person—"
"..."
Her shoulders were shaking violently, and after a while, they gradually stopped in the silent atmosphere between the two people. Qianzhihe, who quickly wiped his cheeks with the back of his hand, turned around completely, and spoke again. It is also full of seriousness and indifference: "I will not forgive myself, nor will I forgive those people, so if there is nothing special, please don't hinder my progress in becoming stronger... Who?"
The gaze that was looking back at the colorful aura suddenly turned sideways. The girl's suddenly disappeared body appeared in another alley not far from the carriage. The violent magic fluctuations then drove the red hand that had just appeared in her hand. The lotus staff fell slowly, and then gradually converged together with the empty scene in front of the girl.
