As if they did not expect Cangyun Barrier to call a player at this time, the expressions on the faces of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing, who were sitting where they were, also became surprised, and the player who was called by the big shield warrior The player then got rid of the passerby-like expression he had standing deep in the tavern, and walked up to them with a cold face: "It's Mr. Cangyun Barrier, the president of the Lanshan Guild, right?"
"You have damaged so many of our tables and chairs. Shouldn't you use some gold coins to compensate?"
He pointed to the location of the fight that had dispersed behind him and waved his hand at the same time. The shadowy figure then appeared deep in the noisy seats of the tavern, attracting the people of Cangyun Barrier with its ghostly sight. Eyeball: "I didn't expect it to be a bit heavy, but -"
"They originally booked the seats, and they knocked over the tables and chairs. If you want to settle the score, you should go to Jianghu to ask for it." He showed a confident smile without fear, and at the same time looked at Zhao Lu'an and others present. He made a gesture of challenge: "There is also the other group of people who are making trouble...at least they must be responsible for part of it."
"They are regular visitors to this tavern, and they usually help us with many tasks in the tavern." The coldness in his eyes became more and more obvious, and the boy-like player tugged at the corner of his mouth and let out a low hum: " We don’t need to find them because we are already prepared to deduct the reward for providing them last time.”
"He is really a cold-blooded boss."
Looking up at the tavern for a while, Zhao Luan, who was standing behind Cangyun Barrier, commented in a low voice: "But yes, being able to support such a tavern on such a site can already explain a lot of things. Alright."
"I'm not the only one who supports this tavern." Among the countless shadows flashing back and forth in response to the lights, the young man raised his hand in a steady voice: "If you are interested, I can let all the people in our tavern Everyone comes out to meet you.”
"...No need." His eyes gradually looked towards the location of the black figures gathered here. Cangyun Barrier, who put down his arms, shook his head: "We are new arrivals, there are not so many. If you have the guts to get into trouble with a local gang, we will part ways after a few days."
"If you have the strength to enter the alliance, we might still have the opportunity to compete on the field." He lifted his shield and dropped a heavy money bag on the messy wooden table: "Goodbye, Consider this a meeting and greeting, let’s—well.”
He looked at Duan Qing's motionless body and the player who had been looking at the tavern owner. He stopped about to leave with some helplessness: "What's wrong? I've never seen a player become a tavern owner? Even if you are in the empire, You haven’t wandered around much, you should have such knowledge, right?”
"...I'm just a little reluctant." Seeing that the situation ahead had not changed at all, Duan Qing's face showed an interesting smile: "You and Jiang Hu have to talk about what you should talk about, and drink what you should drink. Well, the two of us just arrived here and haven’t had a chance to take a sip yet.”
"Okay, I'll invite you next time." Pouting his lips, Cangyun Barrier then turned around helplessly: "Drinking is always the best skill among men. If we have a chance, we can have a good competition."
"Next time? This time is enough."
Slowly sitting back in his seat, Duan Qing waved his hand towards Cangyun Barrier who had left: "Look, you have lost so much money..."
"It shouldn't be a big deal if you buy me an extra drink, right?"
He smiled and looked at the young boss in front of him with playful eyes. The latter stayed for a while at the door where Lanshan and others had disappeared, and then he cast his indifferent eyes on Duan Qing. On the body: "You are also a member of the investigation team, right?"
"To be precise, the two of us."
Pointing towards Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him, Duan Qing said in a low voice: "I just arrived here, and I don't know much about your place, especially your tavern... Well, your tavern is called what name?"
"...Designed Fourth Tavern."
"……What?"
The atmosphere seemed to freeze for a moment, and the playful expression on Duan Qing's face turned into surprise: "What's your name?"
"The name and so on are hanging at the door of our tavern." The young man pointed impatiently in the direction of the door: "If you can't hear clearly, you can use your own eyes to confirm it."
"……puff."
Duan Qing did not actually walk towards the door as he said. Duan Qing, who stared at the other party for a long time, suddenly let out a burst of ear-piercing laughter: "Pfft hahahaha! Hahahahaha! What, how..."
"Why are you so fat? Why are you so fat, little brother?" Ignoring the unkind looks from the black figures gathered around him, the gray-robed zero-level magician smiled unscrupulously: "Why are you so funny? name?"
"It's the useless one! It's not the fat one!"
He clenched his fists and let out an angry shout. The boy's unchanging cold face finally turned a little red: "Although I know this name is silly, please don't hear it wrong!"
"Waste four? Hahahahaha!"
Blocking the alert body of Xueling Huanbing beside him, Duan Qing slapped the table and laughed exaggeratedly: "I know that players... players can... name the taverns they build by themselves. But, but...hahahaha! Such a silly name——"
"Are you in charge?"
Finally unable to hold back the mocking laughter, the young man rushed forward and grabbed the chest of Duan Qing's magic robe: "I can call you whatever you like, and you can name me whatever you like. Why are the Imperial people laughing so weirdly here?"
"Sorry, sorry, I just... can't help it... hahahaha." Still unable to stop his laughter, Duan Qing's tears were thrown aside as the other party pulled up his chest: "Me neither To think that a guy like you could actually agree to such a name."
"...Do you know me?" He frowned slightly, and the young boss slightly loosened his grip on Duan Qing's collar: "You - Linyuan Duanshui? When did you know me? "
"Probably it happened in the last life."
Duan Qing, who finally got rid of the other party's pull and sat up straight again, grabbed his collar and restored his smile: "It has been almost a year since that incident..."
"We haven't seen each other for a long time, Konoha Tornado kid."
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The night has become darker as time goes by, and the many drinkers who have been making trouble in this tavern for most of the time have been sent back to their respective tents, and they are walking shoulder to shoulder. Their drunken gibberish was spread to the sky above the fortress, and from time to time there were some songs that were not in tune at all. After trying hard to distinguish the melody of these songs, Duan Qing, who was standing at the door of the tavern, suddenly smiled at the principality flag flying above the fortress. The inexplicable smile then attracted the attention of Xue Ling Huan Bing, who wanted to The thought of asking questions out loud was blocked by two huge wine glasses stretched out in front of the two people: "Here."
"I asked why you took so much effort. It turns out you were going to get some wine."
Duan Qing took the wine glass that belonged to him with a smile, took a sip, and then smacked his lips with satisfaction: "Hmm... good red brandy, with a hint of sweetness in the mellow aroma, this kind of use The wine used to celebrate the merit banquet is also very suitable for this occasion."
"I just feel that nothing is inappropriate." Standing aside holding his own wine glass, Konoha Whirlwind replied in a low voice: "No one usually buys it anyway."
"It's true, it's too true." So Duan Qing gave the other party a thumbs up: "Or...you set the price of this wine too high? I remember that the pubs in Tanzania City only sold Fifty gold coins..."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Konoha Tornado rubbed his neck again: "What if I just don't want to sell it? If no one buys it, I'll just keep it and drink it! What a bunch of poor soldiers!"
"Look, look."
Sighing, Duan Qing put down his wine glass and looked up at the dark sky: "So how could a willful and inflexible guy like you become the owner of this tavern?"
"Before talking about my things, let's talk about yours first." Konoha Tornado asked with an indifferent expression: "Why did you delete your account?"
"Well... there are many, many reasons." He raised his glass and took another sip. Duan Qing smiled at Xue Ling Huan Bing beside him: "The most important reason is probably the person next to me."
"...Going to find a relative?" Konoha Tornado frowned and asked, "Going to the empire to find a wife?"
"puff."
After spitting out the wine in his mouth, Duan Qing wiped the corner of his mouth and let out a bitter smile: "I'm not looking for a relative! Nor am I looking for a wife! If I have to say it, she should be the one who took the initiative to find me - Ouch."
"Then what happened?"
Looking at Duan Qing's action of grinning and rubbing his back, Konoha Tornado still asked doubtfully: "Is there any reason why I have to be in the empire?"
"Players in the free world are reborn at random locations."
With a helpless sigh, Duan Qing then pointed to the west they faced: "This random refers to the random movement of the Novice Village. In order to make the number of players in each region more balanced, I happened to be in the Empire when I was reborn. Within the territory, it became what it is now.”
"Okay." Konoha Tornado also showed a sigh of relief on his face: "I didn't expect that the former King of Savages would eventually become an Imperial. It's really surprising... It's not right."
"I remember that I have heard of your name in the past period of time." He scratched his head, and there was a look on his face that he was trying to remember something: "I heard that you didn't sign up. Did you participate in any competition and get good results?"
"That's probably because you heard wrong." Duan Qing looked down at the wine glass in his hand: "And things are unpredictable. The team we originally formed temporarily has now become like this, not to mention you and me. The things that happened after that...well."
"Tell me, what did you do after that?" He pointed to the tavern behind him: "This tavern is not an epic mission, is it? Why is it in your hands now?"
"To be precise, it's in the hands of the four of us."
Glancing at the men behind him who were cleaning the tavern, Konoha Tornado showed a sad expression on his face: "After the fall of Fals Fortress, those of us who were in the battlefield dungeon also lost our original direction. , although it was later taken back by the principality, the interior of the fortress has long been changed beyond recognition."
"Most of the people in power in the principality have given up on the value of this strategic location, and the person who originally wanted to build this tavern here no longer likes it." He squinted his face and gave a wry smile: " But we didn’t want to see this place where we had worked hard for so long go into waste, so we pieced together a little bit of money to take over the place.”
"No wonder the defense of this place looks much looser than before." Duan Qing shook his head and sighed: "But from the current perspective, this battlefield dungeon where no war has taken place is indeed of little value. "
"It's okay, at least there are still some of us and some missions scattered around here to maintain it." Konoha Tornado replied in a low voice: "The most important thing is that we still have feelings for this place. "
"That's not bad. You can continue to play where you like." Duan Qing nodded in agreement: "And he also became the boss, the boss of Fei Si Tavern, hahahaha!"
"Don't laugh." Konoha Tornado's face darkened again: "They gave me the name, and I didn't even stop them. They also gave me the place. Who makes me always like to stay in this fortress? ?”
"Oh? So you four still have your own responsibilities?" Duan Qing, who stopped laughing, wiped his tears again: "Who are the others? Where are they?"
"Who are they?"
Holding the wine glass and thinking for a while, Konoha Tornado's voice that he was about to speak was interrupted by his own cold drink. A slender figure in a cloak then walked out of the far end of the field of vision that he was paying attention to, and walked slowly Arriving in front of Duan Qing: "...So you are here."
"What's wrong, Violet?"
"It's nothing, it's just that it's getting late."
The purple hair tips were revealed under the hood for a moment, and the figure known as Violet then moved her eyes away from Konoha Whirlwind: "And--"
"Something unusual happened just now, so I want to ask you two to come back as soon as possible."
