"No wonder you won't leave no matter what. It turns out you're waiting for someone."
Looking at the Snow Spirit Huanbing that was gradually formed on the spot with its eyes still closed, Duan Qing let out a long breath. His mood that was gradually relaxing because he found the person then became more and more confused, as if he was aware of it. Something is wrong: "Oops, isn't it right to go online in front of your face?"
"It's already reached this level, what's the use of worrying about it?" Qian Zhihe tilted his head in annoyance: "And she looks quite stupid now... No, she usually does it anyway. Many players log in in front of NPCs in the free world, and nothing unusual has happened so far."
"Players in the free world can log off at will. That's because there is a system that uses certain methods to cover up the past in front of NPCs."
Looking at the back of the purple-haired woman who was still standing still, Duan Qing lowered his voice and replied: "In order to protect the NPCs in the virtual world from being attacked by players using offline ambush methods, whether it is the player or the NPC, At the moment when you log into the game, you cannot sense each other. This common blind method has matured a lot after many generations of virtual system improvements, and was later even used in many other places besides online and offline... "
"According to this theory, our Miss Violet should not see the downline and upline of Snow Spirit Fantasy Ice from any angle." His voice became a little more serious: "But she did It’s like I know about this problem and have been waiting here.”
"No matter how you look at it, it feels a little abnormal."
As she spoke, the figure belonging to the white-haired female swordsman gradually became stable. After completing the landing under the gaze of several people, she slowly opened her eyes, and there was something in her eyes as she looked forward. It is full of endless troubles and fatigue: "..."
"What's wrong? Are you still struggling with what happened before?"
Walking up to her with a smile, Duan Qing abandoned the topic and suppressed all the negative factors that originally appeared on his face with a calm expression: "Or do you feel uncomfortable somewhere in your body?"
"...Duan Qing."
After whispering the name, Xue Ling Huan Bing's originally sluggish eyes slightly clarified: "You... you are here."
"Tired? Or do you have any other questions?"
Sensing something unusual in the other party's wandering eyes, Duan Qing stepped forward with a smile and asked in a gentle voice: "Why did you suddenly go offline in a place like this?"
"I, I'm fine."
The movement of what he wanted to say was slowly withdrawn as he hesitated to speak. Xue Ling Huan Bing, who lowered his head, gradually twisted his hands together: "I just... well, I suddenly felt anxious, so... "
"Oh, really?" Doubtful eyes began to glance around the white-haired swordswoman's body. Duan Qing pinched his chin and asked: "Don't high-end game cabins have metabolic circulation systems? In order to allow players The kind of bodily fluid collection device that’s purposely designed for the best experience… Oops!”
Duan Qing, who received a heavy blow on the forehead and was interrupted, then covered his head and stepped back. The white-haired woman who couldn't help but stretched out her hand to punish the opponent then retracted her arm with some embarrassment, her cheeks rising. The two blushes that appeared later became the best way to cover up her unnaturalness at this time: "That is a function that only the highest level cabin has! How can I have a game cabin like mine now? I -"
Sensing Violet's presence, she calmly retracted her blunt words: "Anyway, don't think about those things. My body is fine."
"That's good."
Duan Qing nodded slightly, covered his head and rubbed it for a long time, then smiled and replied: "I thought you would have some abnormalities in your body after meeting that person..."
"..."
"What's wrong? Did I tell you right?"
Seeing that the other party fell into silence again, Duan Qing put down his hands: "Did that Liangchen Meiyu use something strange to persecute you again? Or did he say something strange?"
"No, there isn't."
Xue Linghuan interrupted the man in front of her in a slightly exaggerated manner. Xue Linghuan, who hurriedly shouted, took two steps back. Realizing that she was overreacting, she carefully put away her expression and looked down at the ground under her feet. His eyes became even more panicked: "He, he just said a few random words, and by the way, he disgusted me."
"If it weren't for Violet's protection, I might have been successfully attacked by him." I don't know whether she was eager to change the topic or remembered what happened before she went offline. Her expression became much gentler. Looking at the silent face of the purple-haired woman: "She used magic to protect me from that bastard's attack at the critical moment, and then used teleportation magic to bring me here..."
"That's it, thank you."
Duan Qing didn't seem to notice these abnormalities. He turned around and bowed to Violet with a smile and said: "Thank you for staying here. You have helped us again. After you recover, I will I will definitely - well, it's a pity that all the valuables I have on me were destroyed by the magic absorption array before, and now I can hardly afford a penny. When I have money, I will definitely invite you to the largest tavern in the imperial capital first. Have a wonderful meal at 'Sshriti'! Hahahahaha..."
"..."
"……never mind."
Looking around at the quiet atmosphere that did not come alive with his laughter, Duan Qing, who looked embarrassed, then stopped his slightly dry smile: "I keep talking about these useless things in your ears every day. It would be more practical to find a way to treat you sooner... Let’s go.”
"Let's find a place to rest first, and stay away from this place of right and wrong." He took Violet's slightly stupid arm, and at the same time turned to the Snow Spirit Huanbing and whispered in a low voice: "You don't know How exciting is what happened during this time, we—huh?”
"what happened again?"
He looked at Xue Ling Huan Bing's slightly hesitant face, and his eyes met the eyes that were staring at him: "Is there anything else you want to ask?"
"You...I remember you said you were offline?"
Opening her lips slightly and closing them twice, Xueling Huanbing finally asked a question in her heart: "It was before... when we were in the Adventurers Association, you... you said... Something suddenly happened and I had to go offline..."
"That thing, that thing has been done." His eyebrows were raised with a stunned expression. Duan Qing, who reacted for a while, then smiled and replied: "What's wrong? What's the problem?"
Sure enough, he still didn't tell me.
He is still hiding something.
A disappointed look flashed across his eyes, and Xue Ling Huan Bing forced a smile: "...It's nothing, let's go."
"The Pamuir family has already started retaliation, and the riot tonight is expected to last for a long time."
I don’t know whether it was because of his overly optimistic attitude or because he was too tired. Duan Qing, who did not notice this abnormality, then put away his eyes and walked forward: "Although I don’t know what the courage they have to do in the current environment of the imperial capital. If something like this happens, it’s better for us to avoid those troublesome guys first.”
"It's a pity that there are not many guys we can trust anymore." His voice paused slightly, as if he was thinking about the choice that should be made in this situation: "Most of the allies of the Randall family are the Amfleet family. , so it is very likely that you will get involved in the disputes between the nobles when you go there, and the Date family can’t count on it now, so the only thing they can probably do is—hey, what’s wrong with you?”
"You, what did you call him just now?"
Qianzhihe, who seemed to have been standing there for a long time, staring straight at Duan Qing, pointed at Xueling Huanbing and said in his own voice: "You call him... Paragraphs……"
"You heard wrong."
Helplessly blocking the name that the other party wanted to say, Duan Qing, who stretched out his hand to twist the little head, turned back to his own with an expressionless face: "This guy usually likes to yell nonsense and never wants to call others. ID’s.”
"Please don't take it to heart, thank you."
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The Gloria family is located in the center of Gloria City, not far from the central city of the empire. Its existence is almost as long as this ancient imperial capital. Because of the illustrious military exploits and glory of this family in the past, Many buildings and symbols, including the name of the city, are more or less related to this family. However, due to the occurrence of various unexpected situations and the operation of certain forces, the glory of this family began to show signs of decline with the passage of time. Even now, when the imperial capital is in chaos and the Thebilis Castle has begun to suffer attacks, it still No one will mention the name of this family that is highly regarded by the imperial military and most generals.
Although this did not give any newly returned warrior who was staying at home to recuperate any thoughts of raising objections.
"I didn't expect you would find me here at this time."
Lott pushed several cups of hot tea in front of the adventurers who had just broken into the mansion in the middle of the night. After shooing away the waiters, Lott let out a few playful low laughs: "Why, have you already left? Is it to the point where we need the protection of the Gloria family?”
"It's just a drop-in, just a drop-in, hahaha." Putting away the list he had been searching for for a long time in the adventurer's manual, Duan Qingpei replied with a smile: "And judging from the current status and situation, We are the ones who should help each other the most.”
"The Gloria family has been in decline for a long time, otherwise I wouldn't have been the guard captain in Tanzania City for so long." After giving a slight gesture to the other party, Lott willed his own The cup of tea was raised in front of him: "Even now that I have restored my status as a noble and returned to the imperial capital, it is still very difficult for me to say even half a sentence in front of the emperor."
"It doesn't matter, the name of the Gloria family will not really decline because of the contempt of His Majesty and those nobles." Duan Qing smiled and stretched out his hand: "And I noticed that the military and some other nobles treat you badly. Courtesy, they should still value you."
"No matter how much you value me, it is not as important as the current situation." Lott shook his head: "At least compared to you who solved the mutation in Tanzania City and stood directly opposite to His Royal Highness, I am still worse. It’s far away.”
"Uh... you don't still hold grudges about what happened at that time, do you?"
"How is it possible? I have already let go of what happened at that time."
Facing Duan Qing's tentative questions, Lott's scarred face once again burst into a smile: "I witnessed your battle with the Lord of Violet and the subsequent confrontation with His Royal Highness, even if I No matter how stupid I am, I should have noticed something was wrong."
"You, me, and even Violet, we are all victims." He pointed at Duan Qing's chest, and his voice turned from cheerful to mysterious: "The empire is being changed by some people with good intentions. , the attack on the castle by the Restorers was just the beginning. If you and your companions had not solved the civil strife in Tanzania City in that way, His Royal Highness might have succeeded long ago."
"Please allow me to express my gratitude to you." After saying this, he lowered his head solemnly: "Only people including me and a few other people from Tanzania know who saved that city. A true hero."
"This is not a good thing." Duan Qing replied with a wry smile: "At best, what I did only caused those conflicts to break out in advance, thus bringing more serious turmoil to the empire. If I guessed correctly, , thoughtful people like the Restorationists may have already prepared the follow-up methods after His Highness the Prince succeeds..."
"For the same reason, Marshal Reid is naturally inconvenient to act rashly at the moment." Putting the tea cup he took a sip on the table in front of him, Lott nodded his head in agreement: "In order to beware of subsequent threats that may appear here. , other imperial generals, including myself, have also unanimously decided not to worry about the matters in the castle for the time being, and believe that Steele is the best policy."
"But His Majesty the Emperor may not believe you because of your decisions." Duan Qing pondered and shook his head: "In addition to the riots that occurred tonight - it seems that Redcar's city guards have not shown up yet. Did the higher-ups decide to let these guys continue to cause trouble?"
"No matter what those nobles plan to do, we will ignore them."
With a deep sigh, Lott, who was sitting in the middle, shook his head and replied: "What's more, I am considered half a sinner now. If I can, I'd better not add any details. As for you..."
"You come to visit me, a sinner, so late at night. It seems that you are not here to discuss these scriptures with me, right?" His eyes suddenly turned to Duan Qing and the players around him: "For the sake of our old For the sake of my friends, I can listen to you - what exactly do you want to do when you come here tonight?"
A suddenly silent atmosphere descended on this simple room, accompanied by the awkward movements of three or two players, including Duan Qing, looking at each other. After brewing for a long time, they wanted to What he said was then interrupted by a shaking sound coming from outside the house, and the screams of several retainers and waiters waiting outside the house echoed in the dark hall. A sharp look flashed in his eyes. Lott, who was sitting opposite Duan Qing, grabbed his big sword and stood up suddenly. He wanted to speak out to warn others, but was stopped by a red man sitting in the corner. Interrupted by the girl's voice, the magician named Qian Zhihe appeared at the same time, his eyes turned from dull to astonished: "The magic structure has changed... how is it possible?"
"The magical spiritual veins in the imperial capital suddenly became active!"
