The fire that has been brought under control is still swaying with an orange-red glow over Redcar at night, but the hot wind blowing through the place has not slowed down at all. The sign that the battle is about to end seems to be crowded with people in this area. It appears on the street corner, but it seems that it should not have such an immediate effect - the conflict has reached such an intense level, and if it is released, it has been put on the bright side with almost no way out, no matter it is a player who is alone and powerful. Neither party nor the Chancellor of Finance, who has the upper hand, will give up easily due to the emergence of any unexpected factors.
But they gave up easily, just because of the name given by the person who came.
"Simon?"
His eyes widened, and Field Pamuir's fat body trembled heavily: "You, you, you, why are you here? Shouldn't you--"
"I shouldn't have died in an unknown place on the Nolid Plateau, right?"
Smiling and flicking the top hat on his head, the imperial nobleman in black dress who called himself Simon slowly walked out of the darkness he was in: "Are you disappointed, Dear Lord Field? I'm sorry that I couldn't As you wish, but I did make it back to this place alive.”
"I, I... that, hahahahaha." So the plump imperial noble could only let out a few awkward smiles: "That... I don't even know what you are talking about. Dear Sir Simon, you... …Did you find yourself in danger elsewhere?”
"About these topics that happened to me, my subordinates and I will have a good discussion at the following court meeting."
The smile on Duan Qing's lips gradually appeared in Duan Qing's field of vision. The young nobleman covered by a top hat who came forward slowly showed his slender and tall body: "Fate will make me tonight." Having been brought here, I must have already seen through what is about to happen in the imperial capital - we still have a long time, and there is still plenty of opportunity to talk slowly, right?"
"Don't be so afraid of this person, brother."
The golden staff drew a beautiful arc in the air, and Festa's shiny face blocked the chancellor: "If he wants to block the path of our Pamuir family, Then let me, the most noble magician in the empire, deal with him personally."
"Oh? A courageous young nobleman has appeared?" The face was covered again as the top hat moved downwards. The young man who called himself Simon used this method to set off the inexplicable smile on his lips. It was even more obvious: "I heard that you are thirty-one years old this year, but... your appearance now seems to be no different from a young noble who is not familiar with the world."
"You are not qualified to say such things!" Pointing the golden staff in the direction of Simon, Festa transferred the majestic power of his body to the young noble's chest: "A pretty boy who looks like he is still young, Why should I be compared with me, a magician who has been practicing at Nansengel College for many years!"
"Stop! Festa! You can't-"
Ding!
A sound as clear as a bell then rang in everyone's ears, covering up the warning that the imperial finance minister behind the golden magician had just wanted to issue. The dark blue flames followed by the man holding the top hat. The young nobleman suddenly appeared from the ground on the long street with a snap of his fingers, swallowing up the golden figure who just wanted to vent the chaotic energy around him: "Ahhhhhh! My protective shield! What kind of flame is this? What is this!"
"Stop! Stop!" The Chancellor's scream then echoed over the neighborhood: "You are now standing on the streets of Redcar! This is the city that His Majesty the Emperor is watching! You can't do this! "
"Well, maybe I should move somewhere else."
The pillars formed by the dark blue flames that reached the sky suddenly disappeared with another snap of Simon's fingers. Along with it, the slender imperial male grinned almost to the corners of his ears: "No matter the laws of the empire, It is still the aristocratic etiquette of the empire. On the surface, rudeness and violence are not allowed. You have followed this very well. No matter whether you exclude dissidents or burn, kill, and loot, you have never actually killed someone on the street. …”
"Even after you have become a truly rotten monster, you still insist on using the cloak of aristocrats to disguise yourselves." The sound of defeat came to my ears as the golden mage fell down with smoke all over him, and the smile on his face began to appear. Slowly disappeared: "This is very good, it is in line with the rules we set a long time ago, so - please allow me to warn you as a noble."
"Don't go out casually." He pressed his hat and revealed a pair of murderous eyes as he raised his head: "Otherwise... you might suffer the same disaster as me."
"Such a blatant threat... is too much, Simon." Field, who was panting like a bellows for a long time, and his eyes also became cold and stern, looked up at the face of the young noble opposite: "Do you really want to fight with us? Are the Muir family enemies?”
"You were the ones who made the first move." The young noble who was being stared at smiled and turned back: "This time I just charge a little interest."
"very good!"
The low gasps suddenly turned into loud shouts, and Field waved his equally fat hands heavily: "Just wait, you devil! This time, things will not end like this, and they will never happen." finished!"
"let's go!"
After a quick glance at the players next to him, the fat minister finally shouted loudly to the surroundings. The thugs belonging to the minister of finance then lifted up the golden magician's body, slowly moving like a receding tide. Slowly left this place. Watching the conflict end in this way, Duan Qing, who blinked for a long time, put away his dragon-head staff in embarrassment, but the voice belonging to Xue Ling Huan Bing quietly appeared in his ears, bringing The pair of vigilant eyes that looked at her looked at the slender figure of the young nobleman who was still standing next to her: "Be careful, the energy just now..."
"That's right, it's the power of fate." Covering his expression by touching his nose, Duan Qing lowered his voice and replied: "Ignore magic defense, ignore the level gap... Really, the power of fate now is... Has it become so worthless?”
"That's because you have a special physique." Gentle laughter came from the ears of the two people. The figure of the young nobleman who called himself Simon was already standing in the light and shadow of the long street in front of them: "People who are destined to be extraordinary will naturally meet many equally extraordinary characters in a cycle of life. There is an implicit attraction between them, attracting each other to join together in the torrent of fate."
"Just like how we met now." He stopped looking up at the night sky, and then stretched out one of his hands: "Let me introduce myself again - I am Simon, Simon Ingemild, the Imperial Water Conservancy The current head of the department.”
"Nice to meet you."
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The feasting magic lights kept passing in front of him, and the figure belonging to Duan Qing was slowly stopping on the street of one of the streets together with a magic guidance bus that was traveling in various areas of the imperial capital, supporting Xueling Huanbing as he walked After getting off the iron carriage, he once again took a look at the taillights of the passenger car slowly disappearing at the end of the night scene, with a rather emotional expression in his eyes: "I didn't expect that I would be able to experience life in a big city in a virtual world in my lifetime. .”
"Come on, this level is still far away." In response, Xue Ling Huan Bing muttered in a low voice: "Let's talk about it when we have a hover car."
"What, do you miss your customized RTG?" Duan Qing tilted his head with a funny look on his face: "Don't worry, the level of magic in this world is so advanced, whether it's a hover car, a modified spaceship, or even a private Sky yachts and the like may appear in the future.”
"I, that's not what I meant." Xue Ling Huan Bing's ears turned slightly red: "And that modified car was already abandoned in the garage when I left the Chu family..."
"You two."
A warm voice came from in front of the two people, accompanied by the sight of the young noble's slender and tall figure appearing in front of them: "What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
"No, no." Duan Qingpei, who was holding Xue Ling Huan Bing, smiled and followed Simon's footsteps, shaking her head hurriedly: "Where is the tavern you mentioned?"
"It's not really a pub, it's just a cafe I often go to." Turning around with a smile on his face, Simon stretched out his hand towards a small door exposed on the side of the street corner: "After all, if we want to talk about things, we can't Let’s talk on the street.”
"Coffee shop?" His steps became a little hesitant again, and Duan Qing asked slightly surprised: "There is actually a coffee shop? In Redcar?"
"Redkar is the largest city on the Free Continent, and naturally everything you want is available." Simon, who was walking in front, replied with a gentle voice: "Just like a new thing like a cafe...well, I remember it's called Blue Mountain Cafe, right? It seemed to be more popular in the principality before, but was later brought to the empire by adventurers..."
"I understand." Duan Qing pinched his eyebrows and lowered his head to hide his confused expression under the back of his hand: "It's a so-called chain store, right? The owner of that store is really talented. Before, Tani The supermarket model adopted by Addis Cabin seems to have been suggested by that guy..."
"It sounds like you are very familiar with the principality, you guy." The advancing figure paused for a moment, and then Simon, who was walking in front, turned back with a smile: "That's just right."
"Our communication should become smoother as well."
Reaching out and pushing open the door in front of him, the young nobleman from the empire walked into this modern cafe with two people. The late night seemed to have made the guests here change. It was a lot less, and it also gave them enough space to choose a quieter place to sit: "What do you want?"
“Blue Mountain is just fine.”
"Then three cups... no, four cups of Blue Mountain, thank you."
Speaking softly to the waiter who was standing beside him and nodding, the young nobleman who called himself Simon couldn't help laughing again: "I don't know who invented such a thing. It's just specially made for people like me who like to work at night. It’s prepared.”
"It sounds like you often stay up late." Duan Qing replied calmly: "Is it because of the nature of your work?"
"Maybe you've heard some rumors about me here."
Nodding his head, Simon's warm eyes then patrolled back and forth in front of Duan Qing and Xueling Huanbing: "Although the Fleur Empire is the largest country in the Free Continent, it is a relatively barren land. The country, whether it is wilderness, desert, plateau, mountainous area, or even the land of fire in the north - none of this has anything to do with water.”
"So the Empire's Ministry of Water Resources is actually just an empty title." He commented on the title on his head nonchalantly: "The work that this department usually undertakes has been closely related to other departments since the founding of the Fleur Empire. Countries are different."
"To put it simply, it's underground work, right?" Duan Qing glanced at Xueling Huanbing and curled his lips: "The dark department of the empire, the center of the intelligence center, even the one who nominally controls the empire's intelligence Mr. Susas in the department cannot compare with you in this aspect..."
"Now that you have a basic understanding of the work I undertake, I won't waste any extra time."
The smile on his face gradually faded away. Simon took off the top hat on his head, and then revealed his sickly white face, together with his pair of narrow eyes: "As entrusted by His Majesty, I would like to express my gratitude to you two." I have conducted an investigation into his life experience and origins, and there are several issues that need to be checked with me personally.”
"Both of you are from Kalo Village in the Tbilisi Province of the Frei Empire." His eyes were sharp and determined, and he paused for a moment on the silent Snow Spirit Huan Bing: "At least that's how it seems on the surface. ,right?"
"……Yes."
"According to our investigation going back to the beginning, the two of them stayed in Kalo Village for a long time, and then were forced to leave through the Gemenan Jungle due to frequent conflicts between adventurers."
Simon kept gesticulating in the air with his fingers, and continued to talk as if he didn't need Duan Qing's answer at all: "Because you annoyed the local gangs, you chose to conceal your identity when you entered Tanzania City. As a result, it happened to be... His Royal Highness Prince Reese will be passing through here, so you have become the object of suspicion by the imperial military."
"Under such a situation, you signed up for an adventure group, took on several missions, and went to Crook Outpost and Kemparo Canyon. You all encountered major events that shocked the entire city."
His eyes stayed on Duan Qing for a long time, and finally fell slowly behind him, as if in a deserted direction: "Until..."
"Involved in the rebellion of Violet, the Lord of Violet, right?"
