The money for four cups of coffee is not a big amount. Apart from symbolically representing part of the intelligence fee, it does not seem to bring much burden to Duan Qing. The reason why Simon left so quickly was that they also Just know.
Very bad news came from the Castle of Thebilis.
"Falled?"
Holding several magic gems that were being used to make alchemical potions, Duan Qing's eyes widened in surprise: "At this time? In the hinterland of that empire? Isn't that castle known as the strongest fortress in the empire? "
"It hasn't fallen yet. General Steele is still stationed at that place." The person who answered him was Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had just returned from an outing. It’s probably already threatening the area near the City Lord’s Mansion.”
"Even if you sneak into the city, it will be very difficult to accumulate enough troops inside the castle to threaten the safety." Duan Qing stopped his alchemy casting action and scratched his head in confusion: "There. The defense is impregnable, and even the sky is covered with sentry towers that can monitor every corner of the city. How did they force them to such an extent?"
"The strength of the troops is naturally based on the players who have joined forces, which are the gangs that we have noticed before that are all over the empire." After adjusting his clothes, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was still covered in white, calmed down quietly. The rapid breathing caused by running back: "As for those sentry towers... they were all blown up by magic bombs from the beginning."
"Magic bomb?"
Thinking of the scene he heard on the street before, Duan Qing's expression became a little weirder: "Is it the kind of magic bomb produced by the Empire itself? The one sold by Oxon Auction House before Which batch?"
"I don't know about this. After all, I only know the step that everyone knows." After calming down the heat emanating from around his body, Xueling Huanbing slowly walked forward: "As for those bombs? It's not the batch that was just bought, or another batch that was stored by players earlier... there should be all possibilities."
"It's another miracle created by players... I understand, I'm afraid it doesn't make much sense to pursue these things now." Duan Qing shook his head in a low voice: "Steele is still hanging on in that place. Resistance? Didn't he ask the empire for help?"
"It was the soldiers who luckily escaped from that place who brought this news back. The enemies that can be seen so far are still surrounding the place." Xue Ling Huan Bing quietly knelt down next to Duan Qing: "If there is no action from the empire, if……"
"Sooner or later it will become a new stronghold for the Restorationists."
The silence became apparent for a moment as the white-haired woman's words appeared, and even the alchemy flame belonging to Duan Qing placed in front of the stage seemed to become a little brighter and extinguished. The two men and women who breathed quietly After staring at each other for a while, they finally uttered a firm denial after thinking for a long time: "No, no, we have enough troubles."
"The Restorationists have already seized a large piece of land in Fenghua Town in the principality. If they can also seize a piece of land as a stronghold in the empire, the consequences will be disastrous."
"I know the importance of Thebilis Castle to the empire, but we are in a difficult situation now. Even if we shine for the empire, they may not even be willing to let us go..."
"Even so, we can't just watch the Restorers continue to grow in vain. If they really grow to the point where they can rival any country on the continent, then we have a plan to seek revenge from them -"
"Calm down, calm down."
Pressing Xue Ling Huan Bing's slightly excited body back to his side, Duan Qing let out a long sigh: "We are the weak side now, a small group consisting of almost only two people. Even if you don't give up The idea of revenge should at least become a little more rational."
"The strength shown by the past performance of the restorers is no different from the comprehensive strength of any country on the mainland." He looked at the other party's face with eyes full of emotion: "Even if they really have two seats At best, the land will only attract more players with evil intentions and greed to join their ranks, right?"
"With so few accessories added to the behemoth, there is almost no difference from the previous behemoth - is this what you want to express?" Xue Ling Huan Bing sighed helplessly: "It's really frustrating. It’s a way to comfort.”
"Don't let the recent series of events give you any illusions." Duan Qing sighed and turned his eyes to one side: "The face-to-face confrontation with the emperor and the hostility of the nobles of the empire will not improve our strength and status in the slightest. Our small team called Qingling Adventure Group currently only has two people registered..."
"How about we collect people?"
"Why? With your reputation as the Dark Witch or my unparalleled alchemy skills? Instead of relying on ourselves to develop into a scale that can fight enemies of that level, it is better to find a big one like Arashiyama earlier. It will be faster if the guild converts."
"I do not want it."
Crossing her arms and turning her head, Xue Ling Huan Bing pouted like a little girl: "That Han Sanshi was always sarcastic to me last time. I don't want to listen to him."
"Okay, okay, I know your noble and pure heart is as pure as ice lotus." Duan Qing flattened his eyes and complained: "But no matter how unwilling to admit it, we are still living under someone else's fence now."
Pointing to the surroundings of the warehouse where they were located, which were filled with various wooden training props and the mountain-shaped logo belonging to Arashiyama carved on them, Duan Qing twitched the corner of his mouth at Xue Ling Huan Bing, who looked unwilling. Then he pulled the other party's shoulders and came closer: "Don't talk about those useless things...Did you find any useful information during the trip you just went out? What is the attitude of those nobles towards us now?"
"Originally, because of what happened at the Golden Rose Tavern, all the nobles were about to confront each other." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who was surrounded by Duan Qing's arms, replied gloomily: "But now there are such rumors circulating, The atmosphere in the Imperial Capital has also begun to become tense..."
"Didn't the military send anyone to take action?"
"Of course there is. The Goshawk Army seems to be heading to the castle for reinforcements soon."
Glancing at his own eyes, Xue Ling Huan Bing looked up at Duan Qing's face: "You should be familiar with the leader, the same General Bernard from before."
"Is it him?" There was a bit of surprise in Duan Qing's voice: "I haven't heard this name for a long time... Has he also been in Redcar?"
"Because of the battle in Zaraha City, he has been recuperating in the Imperial Capital recently." Seemingly referring to that dark past, Xueling Huanbing's voice once again had a feeling of loneliness in his answer: "Of course, he Everyone knows the reason why he has been staying in the imperial capital, mainly because of another victory of the Restorationists and the destruction of Zaraha City..."
"That battle was not his fault, and wasn't the restorer killed by me in the end?" Duan Qing asked slightly surprised, "Why have you been blaming him for so long?"
"Because the empire is a country that believes in strength and glory."
What answered him was not the voice of Xueling Huanbing, but the laughter of a strong man coming from outside the warehouse door and pushing the door in: "Because Bernard is a loser, he is the one who uses people." It was his mistakes in decision-making that led to that battle, so he never had the chance to raise his head again in the empire."
"Cangyun Barrier?"
Subconsciously calling out the other person's name, Xue Ling Huan Bing reacted and hurriedly broke away from Duan Qing's half-hug. She hurriedly arranged her hair, and then looked at that person with indifferent eyes. President Arashiyama who broke into the warehouse asked: "Why are you here? Don't you plan to go out with the army?"
"The military force we are attached to is the Royal Guard, an elite force directly affiliated with the royal family... Hey, I remember there are three of you, right?" After looking around, Violet's Cang couldn't be found. Yunbi barrier asked in surprise: "That woman - your so-called bargaining chip, why is she missing?"
"Since it is a bargaining chip, it is naturally hidden in a safer place now." Duan Qing went through all the things that happened in the past day without hesitation, and secretly looked in the direction of the motionless invisible silhouette in the corner of the warehouse. He glanced at me and said, "Thank you Lanshan for providing a shelter in the past day. I won't bother you anymore now."
"Okay, whatever you like." After looking at Duan Qing steadily for a while, Cangyun Barrier waved his hand indifferently: "As for the question just now... Since it is the Goshawk Army who is about to rush to rescue, then naturally It has nothing to do with us anymore.”
"The empire is a country that believes in strength and glory - you said that just now." Duan Qing also sighed and raised his head: "Don't you want anything like this when you encounter such a good opportunity? Do you want to make great achievements?"
"Of course I have thought about it, but the current situation does not allow us to do this." Pointing to the noses of the two people in front of him, Cangyun Barrier glanced at the periphery of the warehouse: "The possibility of the fall of Tbilisi Castle Sex is certainly worrying, but the current situation in the imperial capital is also terrifying. If someone is not careful, the foundation we have finally accumulated here in Lanshan may be destroyed together."
"Hey, I'm not your original Wings of Freedom. I've never been alarmist."
Looking at the disdainful glances cast by the two people sitting on the ground, Lanshan's president shouted with displeasure: "The prestige and status Lanshan has now is something we have worked hard for little by little. It’s not something you Wings of Freedom people deceived through trickery and trickery.”
"Of course the reputation and resources gained through hard work are very respectable, but once lost, it will be extremely sad." Duan Qing responded and said: "Tell me, is it because of His Royal Highness Prince Chris?"
"Hey, did I tell you everything?" This time it was Cangyun Barrier's turn to look at Duan Qing's face with contempt: "Yes, the battle for the crown prince is about to come to the table, we can't watch it As the prince we support is squeezed down from above."
"Do you need to talk to us about this information that you followed Chris?" Pointing in the direction of Tanzania City, Duan Qing looked back at him with squinted eyes: "It's the news about the crown prince dispute. We just learned about it.”
"It seems that after going around the palace, I got a lot of information." Cangyun Barrier rolled his eyelids: "What information did you all get? Please tell me."
"Hey, why do you have to tell us? Why don't you tell us everything you Lanshan knows about the dispute between the crown princes?"
"Understand your current position. You are living here on our martial arts grounds! Without our help, you might have been assassinated by nobles on the streets and sent back to that hellish place in Bilis. Bar?"
"That's just right. We can go and fight the Restorationists and earn some extra money. But you... why we disappeared out of thin air in Redcar, the imperial capital, you should explain to the nobles yourself."
"you--!"
Pointing at Duan Qing's oily face, the strong man who was trembling on the spot did not wave his fist down after all: "Get out, get out, we are going to start training!"
"Then let's go out too. It just so happens that we have been struggling to make ends meet recently." Putting away the pile of alchemy equipment at his feet, Duan Qing turned to the Snow Spirit Huan Bing who couldn't help laughing and waved to him: "Let's go, adventurer Take a tour of the association.”
"Want to do missions to make money? Just the two of you?" After hearing this, Cangyun Barrier showed a disdainful expression: "Your adventure group doesn't even have the slightest reputation in the imperial capital, how could it be possible?" Someone gave you a mission?"
"You don't need to worry about it anymore." Duan Qing pulled Xue Ling Huan Bing's body out of the warehouse door, waving his hands and replied without looking back: "I'm afraid you won't believe me."
"Our relationship in the Adventurers Association is much stronger than you think."
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The Adventurers Association of Redcar is also located in the center of the city of Redcar, occupying one of the thousands of ancient spire-shaped buildings in this imperial capital. Judging from the thousands of years of ancient history that this city center has, it can The background of the forces occupying the houses in this area is naturally not enough. However, unlike its thousand-year history, the house located in the center of this urban area does not look as beautiful as its land price indicates. Therefore, when every adventurer who comes here comes in and out of the association gate, They will all involuntarily complain about the dilapidation of this place: "Although I have passed by once before, I still have to say..."
"Can't they decorate it a little bit?"
Entering the hall of this association, Duan Qing looked up at the cobwebs and holes scattered on the surrounding beams and roofs: "If there weren't so many players here, I would have thought this was a haunted house. "
"I hope no one can discover Violet's existence." Different from Duan Qing's emotion, Xueling Huanbing turned back and glanced in the direction of the invisible silhouette of the purple-haired woman who followed them out again: "What if we stoke a hornet's nest in this place..."
"You two are from the Qingling Adventure Group, right?"
A voice then sounded beside the two people, and accompanied by it was a man in aristocratic attire who bowed and greeted Duan Qing and Duan Qing respectfully: "This way, please."
"The president has been waiting for you two for more than a while."
