The falling raindrops became bigger and bigger, and the heavy rain that had been brewing for two days finally became much more intense with the arrival of March 17, 796 in the New Calendar. Then, as if to retaliate against the hot weather that had never stopped in the past few days, it continued to spray the entire Feron Plain where the fortress was located for free. The original plan was also interrupted by the sudden heavy rain. A large number of principal soldiers patrolling the fortress also hid in their respective military camps as the heavy rain came. They looked up together as if they were looking at the enemy. Looking at the spooky weather that blocked their freedom, they also stared at the figures of the imperial men wandering with them in the fortress with the same gaze: "It's really a heavy rain."
"Yes, I haven't seen such heavy rain for a long time... Really, I originally wanted to take advantage of the Imperial people's hurried escape to go out and relax."
"It's impossible. They just blew up part of our fortress, so even if there wasn't this rain, we would probably have to continue working on the repair work of the fortress... By the way, why don't these Imperial people leave! They're so lazy What are you doing here?"
"How do I know? If I want to ask you, just ask Mr. Dusk. Anyway, I won't touch a hair of theirs, and I won't let them touch a hair here!"
"...It seems that our reputation is still very low."
Duan Qing, who was listening to these conversations secretly, sighed deeply and sighed leisurely, "I should be able to imagine how difficult the road ahead will be."
"No matter how we compare, your reputation should be slightly stronger than ours, right?" Chao Ri Dongsheng, leaning against the corner of the corridor with his arms folded, shook his head and replied, "At least it is better than continuing to move forward in the rain. That princess is stronger."
"With the protection of the Royal Magician, they should be fine." Duan Qing, who squeezed the water on his clothes and swayed his body, responded in a low voice, "We just need to take care of us people." As long as you are safe, don't hold them back when they are risking their lives to charge into battle."
"Charge at the risk of death? How is it possible?" Asahi Dongsheng waved his hand in disbelief. "Now that we have passed the Fars level, the principality will not do anything to them in the future. The next thing is Regarding negotiations, there will be no combat issues at all."
"It turns out that you have been thinking about traveling to Tania, the capital of the principality, right?" Gedman on the side once again took on the role of criticizing and accusing. "Where is your fighting spirit? Where is your ability to find out information?"
"I always look down on these little brats from the principality."
He closed his eyes again, and the giant axe warrior who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded also showed a disdainful expression, "If I want to waste my time on these brats, it is simply my failure, and this group of people I’ve asked countless times, but there’s absolutely no useful information about me…”
"Have you asked me countless times? Why didn't I see it?" This time the question was raised by Xueling Huanbing, who was gradually approaching. "Have you been lazy again during this time?"
"Tell me what you are talking about." Asahi Dongsheng immediately opened his eyes dissatisfied. "Early when you discovered that the floor exploded, I grabbed a few of the soldiers who were running up and down to put out the fire and asked them. They said The negotiation venue was attacked, and several lives were almost lost..."
"Didn't you say there were no casualties?"
After interrupting the other party, Duan Qing turned around and continued to ask with a puzzled expression, "Is there any discrepancy in this number?"
"How do I know? I didn't go to the place you mentioned." Asahi Dongsheng turned his head with a dissatisfied look on his face. "If you don't believe it, just go check it out yourself."
"That's not necessary. At least everyone who was in the venue at the time should be fine." Duan Qing pinched his chin and then fell into his own thoughts. "There were really few people who carried the casualties out of the venue at that time." No one outside has ever discussed our own casualties, but in this case...well."
"It seems necessary to go to the scene to investigate." As if he thought of what the other party was thinking, Xueling Huanbing, who looked at the meditative face, then commented in a low voice, "Follow our responsibilities and investigate." The whole story of this matter.”
"Let's see if we have the situation that Her Royal Highness is worried about within ourselves, or if the principality is using some trick to play on us."
Calmly avoiding the glares of countless soldiers inside the fortress, Duan Qing and others disappeared into the corridor on the ground floor, and then circled around for a while, Appeared again in front of the accident scene, which was still unfinished. Due to the explosion, the upper level of the fortress that was blown apart in the early morning was now bathed in the torrential rain with debris and masonry fragments all over the floor. The crowd that was supposed to be here to clean up was unaware of the explosion. Whether it was because he was hiding from the rain or for some other reason, he also disappeared in front of their eyes with that busy scene. "Escaped so quickly? Are the things here just left to dry?"
"It's raining so heavily. If I had to, I wouldn't stay here stupidly. But to give up the guard here so simply... Even if they are not afraid of the site being destroyed, aren't they afraid of people like us invading?" What?"
"It's already soaked in water. I'm afraid it's hard to find any useful clues... Well, this is the doorway, right? And this is the explosion point?"
"According to the description of our people, the location of the explosion should be in the northeast corner of the negotiation room. At that time, an imperial guard - they said it was Bob - suddenly walked in that direction, and then The flames of the explosion swallowed up the entire body..."
"That Bob has been proven to be fake, right?"
Avoiding the rain that was constantly splashing in the exploded cavity, Duan Qing moved his steps with difficulty to the obviously charred corner. "Since the real Bob is still in the imperial military camp, what about this scene?" The identity of 'Bob' is a mystery, right?"
"It is very likely that he escaped through the flames of the explosion and used the same teleportation method as before." Xue Ling Huan Bing's voice came from not far behind him. "As for the consequences of the explosion, it is probably It’s not within his scope of consideration.”
"We can no longer find out the means of escape of the real murderer." Duan Qing's eyes wandered back and forth between the dilapidated walls that were stained black. "The only thing we can be sure of is probably 'this The attack was an incomparable failure. This is the result."
"Perhaps they don't care what the outcome of this attack will be?" He carried the big shield behind him to temporarily serve as an umbrella. Gedman's figure then moved near Duan Qing's position. "As long as they can explode this Will suffice?"
"If it is used to destroy the relationship between the empire and the principality, it has indeed had a sufficient effect." The voice came closer, and Snow Spirit Huanbing with long white hair stood in front of one of the hollows at some point. "Now The situation is that because Her Royal Highness is worried about her own safety, she has once again advanced her schedule to arrive in the capital Tania before the 20th..."
"And they left us here, with the euphemistic name of trying to find out the real culprit..." Asahi Dongsheng, who was still hiding in the distance, voiced his dissatisfaction at the right time. "I think he used an elimination method. , in the name of investigation, the possible murderer was kept here together with us, right?"
"Your head is moving too fast."
Duan Qing sighed forcefully, still examining the traces, and commented without looking back, "Even if this is very likely to be true, please don't say it so bluntly."
"I just hope that you can recognize the reality and stop wasting time here." Asahi Dongsheng raised his hand, "Even if the matter is really the work of someone lurking within the empire, Princess Reina has already taken people away. Now here, he has lost the meaning of his existence, right?"
"You are right." Gedman also stood up straight and raised his head. "As long as there is no war between the empire and the principality, this fortress does not have much strategic significance. Since it has no strategic significance, , then destroying this fortress will be in vain..."
"As a result, the problem has returned to its original point." Looking at the hazy rain, standing in front of the cave entrance, Xueling Huanbing muttered to himself in a low voice, "The targeting along the way, coupled with the series of secret provocations after arriving at the fortress - —”
"What exactly does the other party want to do?"
The few people surrounding this broken house fell into silence for a while. Only the sound of the heavy rain hitting the wall rustled in their ears. Duan Qing, who was still checking the traces of the explosion, also stopped after a while. He stood up with a sigh, but an umbrella-shaped shadow slowly appeared above half of his shoulders that had been splashed by the rain. "Don't worry, sir."
"...Ninglan?" Duan Qing raised his head in surprise, and looked at the player figure in maid uniform who appeared in front of him and the umbrella she held. "Is this an umbrella? Did you buy it?" "
"Ninglan did it herself." She tilted her head and showed a smile. Ninglan got a little closer again and then raised the umbrella in her hand a little higher. "Ninglan's hands-on ability is very strong. Could it be that you, sir?" Have you forgotten?"
"Uh, thank you."
Duan Qing seemed to feel the two piercing gazes suddenly coming from a certain direction on the other side. Duan Qing smiled dryly and wiped the rain on his face, "Your body is not well yet. In fact, you don't need to reach this point - —”
"What Ninglan can do now is very limited, so Ninglan will always try her best to achieve something."
Interrupting Duan Qing's comforting words, Ninglan looked at the gray-robed magician and continued in a sweet voice, "Ninglan is very happy to be recognized by sir."
"..."
"Don't worry, you will definitely be able to find clues."
Looking at the other party's silent figure, Anyu Ninglan's expression as she leaned next to Duan Qing became a little gentler, "Sir, you are the smartest player. You can always find a solution to any difficulty. What's happening in front of you is Even if it’s a small matter, sir, you can definitely find a way to solve it.”
"I didn't expect to receive comfort from you at this time."
Duan Qing sighed deeply, and his face relaxed, then he touched the other person's head and said, "Thank you."
"Ninglan's master... Ninglan's husband is the most powerful." Ninglan's smile turned into two crescent moons, "No matter what happens to him, Ninglan will stand behind him and support him as always."
"I can't bear such heavy support." With a wry smile, he concealed the teasing looks of several people on the side by turning around. Duan Qing once again squatted down with his back to everyone, "Even if you all look at I, there’s nothing I can do now... huh?”
He seemed to have discovered something. He was stunned and then stretched out his hand in the rain and stagnant water. Then, when several people heard the sound and moved over, he pulled out a small piece of iron. He slowly fished it out from the cracks in the gravel. "Is this... the fragments of a magic bomb?"
"It's probably an iron piece left over from that time." Xue Ling Huan Bing stretched out her neck and showed a careful expression. "Although the specific information is still waiting for Redcar's feedback, according to what we know now , this kind of bomb mainly uses compressed magic energy as the main damage, and things like iron pieces are just bonuses..."
"The piece of iron that Violet found has been sent back to the empire, right?" Duan Qing's eyes gradually became serious as he held up the piece of metal in the rain, ignoring the looks of others. " At that time, it was discovered that the piece of iron relied on her powerful magical ability, otherwise it would have been impossible to find it in such a situation, but this piece..."
"What, do you want to show that you have better luck?" Asahi Dongsheng asked with squinting eyes, "Or maybe your magic ability is better than Violet's -"
Snapped.
A whistling sound suddenly appeared under the heavy rain sky, and then with a loud falling sound, it passed through the broken hole exposed between the rain curtains. Then, one after another, screams appeared vaguely in every corner. The principality soldiers inside surrounded the location where the trajectory fell at the bottom of the fortress. Putting away the surprised glances between each other, the figure belonging to Duan Qing then looked out of the sky of the fortress with their respective gazes, and the figure of a player who was soaked and looking extremely embarrassed also followed with his gaze. The dirt on his face climbed up from the ground, and at the same time, he screamed very clearly, "Wait, wait! I want to make a statement!"
"I'm from the Principality, I'm from the Principality!"
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