After handing the emergency medicine in hand to Gedman, and confirming Asahi Dongsheng's injury, the white-haired woman named Xueling Huanbing then said goodbye to Molnar, who was presiding over the work here, and turned around. Walk towards the direction of the spiraling stone stairs. The figures of the pirates gathered on the other side of the rotunda were getting smaller and smaller in front of her eyes. Along with this, their noisy voices also began to get smaller, and they no longer continued to invest in these pirates. The brows on Xue Ling Huan Bing's face began to frown deeper and deeper as she paid more attention, and finally she arrived at the top attic with her slow and hesitant steps: "...How is she doing?"
"..."
In the field of vision, a gray-robed magician standing inside the attic was currently facing away from Xue Ling Huan Bing, lowering his head and moving continuously. The corner of the attic that should have been empty in front of him did not know when someone appeared. A simple bed, with a purple-haired woman placed on it that the gray-robed magician was constantly checking: "Do you remember the last encounter we had next to Fars Fortress? Then She was also the one who took action in the end. Although she drove away those unknown enemies for us at that time, she has been deeply troubled by void corrosion since then and has not recovered for a long time."
"The situation seems to be more serious now than before."
The gray-robed figure turned sideways slightly, revealing the body he was facing into Xueling Huanbing's field of vision: "Her condition can no longer be described with the simple word 'disease'. In my opinion, With her understanding of human anatomy, it can be considered a miracle that she is still alive.”
"Using so-called anthropology and biology to explain the characters in the game is not very reliable." Lowering his head and pressing his eyebrows, Xue Ling Huan Bing finally chose to comfort the other party. : "What's more, compared with your gaming experience, your other aspects of knowledge may not be that accurate."
"Okay, then I'll explain it within the framework of the game."
Looking at Violet in front of him, whose whole body was swallowed up by black marks, and even her purple curly hair was soaked in a large amount of black oil-like substance, Duan Qing turned to his side and opened his system menu: "Ever since Violet and I were forced into a follower relationship by the system, I have always been able to see her presence in my follower interface, but since I came to Freedom City and told you After passing her state, the gray interface never returned."
"Even now." He pointed at the purple-haired woman in front of him who looked like she had been severely burned. The seriousness and sadness in his eyes became more obvious: "Even if this so-called 'follower' is right next to me, In front of me, I can’t check any of her status now, it’s like——”
"It's like being banned from the system." Understanding what the other party wanted to express, Xue Ling Huan Bing, with a soft voice, gave him the answer: "In other words, her current data has escaped from the normal virtual world." The proper category has been judged by the system as a state of death."
"Characters normally recognized by the virtual system cannot be judged as dead because of simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division." Duan Qing stood steadily in front of the bed, staring at Violet with his head lowered. The voice of the answer became more and more depressed: "Unless she suffered a death beyond the scope allowed by the virtual world framework, this seemingly abnormal semi-death state should not have appeared in her body in the first place. of."
"This only proves that she is indeed in danger now."
Taking two steps forward again, Xueling Huanbing's hands slowly placed on Duan Qing's back: "Don't be anxious, and don't give up hope. At least we have taken the first step to save her from the long sea. I got it back, right?"
"Since we can save her the first time, we can also save her the second time." Seeing that Duan Qing remained silent, the white-haired woman lowered her hands, wrapped her arms around the other person's waist and hugged him: "Don't To give up hope so quickly, my omnipotent Master.”
"I'm just... a little worried." The sound of gritted teeth gradually slowed down in the gentle embrace, and the words Duan Qing took a long breath also rang in Xue Ling Huanbing's ears: "You should also understand the situation in the other world. I know that she must have violated the rules of some system. Once there is any error in the data that is not within the system's regulations, this person who has been doing his best to help us will probably never be able to recover - "
"I know, I understand." Without letting go of her hand, Xue Ling Huan Bing's side face was quietly pressed against Duan Qing's back: "I will not allow you to use those abnormal things. We can definitely find other ways to 'fix' her."
"This is one of the mission goals we worked so hard to get here. How could we admit defeat here?"
Silence gradually dispersed in this small attic as the breathing calmed down, and finally only Violet, lying on the simple bed, still stood in this place with the faint rising and falling sound that represented survival. Duan Qing, who had been holding on to Xueling Huanbing for a long time, then released his hands that had not let go for a long time, and slowly turned his head back with a calm expression: "Thank you, I feel much better."
"You just like to impose too much guilt on yourself." Xue Ling Huan Bing opened her arms and shook her head with a smile: "Trying to avoid all tragedies? Then find a way to become stronger."
"There is not much time now, we have to start the investigation first." Duan Qing breathed out softly, and the corners of Duan Qing's mouth slowly raised in response to Xue Ling Huanbing's chuckle: "The first step We have found the person, and the next step is naturally to start our second step of the task."
"Let's start with the captain first."
Countless scenes of training with the purple-haired great magician and learning magic knowledge flashed through his mind again. The corner of his eye rested on Violet's miserable body for the last moment: " The word "following the clues" may not be accurate, but Tielin should be the best clue we can find now."
"He must know something."
Expressing his willingness to take good care of Xue Ling Huan Bing with his eyes, Duan Qing turned around and walked quickly downstairs. The clear sound of magic rubbing was accompanied by the distance between the figure in gray robe and Violet. He pulled away and appeared on the left and right sides of the attic, and finally returned to Duan Qing with a series of sparks. The dim and quiet hall at the bottom of the tower was quickly left behind in Duan Qing's footsteps. The darkness unique to the storm that still continued outside the tower slowly appeared in his eyes as he pushed the door open. , the magician, who felt as heavy as those lightning and thunder, then simply looked around, and then quickly walked to the side where the target he was looking for was: "Your Excellency Tielin."
"Oh, you came just in time."
Tielin, who was standing behind another group of pirates with his arms folded, heard the sound and turned around: "Can you tell your maids—no, companions—to make way for these little guys under my command? ?"
"If you are referring to Ciyu Ninglan, then I did ask her to look after this place." Frowning his brows, Duan Qing's eyes then fell on the shabby carriage waiting alone in front of him. Shi Zheng faced the maid player with a smile and an unquestionable expression as she faced the shouts and surrounds of the pirates: "Why, what interest do you have in our metal junk?"
"Sure enough, you brought it." Tielin sighed softly and turned his gaze back without making any other expression: "I thought this thing looked a bit familiar, as if it had been there a few times before when I was free. I saw it when I docked at the beach of the City of Freedom... Is this thing really brought by you from the City of Freedom?"
"Captain, you still don't believe what we say?"
"I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing this thing, I believed it a lot."
Facing Duan Qing's rather ugly smiling face at this time, Tielin's reply voice still seemed a little careless: "But although the possibility exists, if you have to drive such a sightseeing train from the City of Freedom to come here, I’m afraid it’s not that easy.”
"Of course there is no need to explain the process in detail." Pointing to the dilapidated and damaged carriage in front of him surrounded by the pirates, Duan Qing still maintained his pleasant appearance: "We are a little bit cautious when using it. It has been improved to speed up the train's magic power device. Otherwise, with the train's original speed and ability, no matter how powerful it is, it would not be able to run so far."
"Humph." He let out a heavy cold snort, but Tielin's expression became much more serious with Duan Qing's words: "I originally thought it was a joke to use this kind of thing to replace the ship. , but with the existence of this miraculous bridge, and with you adventurers who like to modify and take risks, it seems that it is not a fantasy to drive this kind of thing into the deep sea."
"Thank you very much, Captain." Lowering his head, Duan Qing replied calmly: "Rather than praising us for opening up this path, I feel even more proud that Captain and the Steel have come so far away. Admire it, after all, the speed of a sailboat cannot be compared to the speed of a train, and the danger of the sea route is probably greater than the Bridge of Miracles."
"That's because you haven't experienced the horror of this bridge." Looking sideways at Duan Qing's face, Tielin then turned his head again as if he remembered something: "Although you are lucky enough to rely on I came here due to my own luck, but this bridge is not easy for everyone to pass. People on the bridge are exposed to the sea wind all the time, plus the attacks of storms and sea monsters——"
"A normal person would not run so far along this bridge."
Brutally interrupting Tielin's general comment to himself, Duan Qing continued to ask in a calm voice: "What is the purpose of bringing so many sailors to such a far place?"
"Of course it's to go to the south." Looking at Duan Qing with a strange look, Tielin's eyes then returned to their previous calmness: "Maybe you are not from the Free City, and you don't know why that city became a city. The fundamental reason for the huge commercial seaport is that it is almost impossible to achieve north-south communication on the sea route separated by the Miracle Bridge without passing through that city."
"Besides passing through that city, the other way for shipping from north to south is to pass through this place in front of us." Having said this, he pointed to the broken bridge not far in front of him: "But this 'corner' is too far away. , the vast majority of merchant ships will not take huge risks to come here."
"It seems that the courage of the pirates is very worthy of praise." Duan Qing responded in a low voice: "You are not only bypassing most of the ocean, you are also bypassing the huge commercial building belonging to the Free City. system."
"You are right, the profits here are naturally very high." Tielin snorted again: "But high returns naturally come with high risks. Compared with the price we paid, the share we gained The reward is certainly deserved.”
"You must be able to get more than this, right?"
Secretly gesturing towards Enyu Ninglan, who was confronting the pirates not far away, Duan Qing then replied in a low voice: "For example, some strange encounters, or unexpected gains."
"...Don't beat around the bush, I know what you want to say."
"I didn't say anything about burning, killing, looting or anything like that."
Facing the unkind look that Tielin sent him, Duan Qing waved his hand slightly: "I mean...for example...didn't you pick up someone this time?"
"Ha, that woman." After understanding what the other party meant, Tielin twisted the stubble covering his chin with disdain: "She was indeed picked up by us, just a few meters away. Drifting on the sea not far away, if it weren't for the sharp eyes of the cubs under my hands, that woman might have been dragged to the bottom of the sea to feed the sea monster."
"It was found on the sea not far from this place?"
"What? Do you doubt what I said?"
Feeling the sluggishness and deliberate elongation of Duan Qing's tone, Tielin's face showed a trace of hesitation again: "Russell Sea, northwest direction, based on our previous route and wind speed, it is about three About ten miles."
"Don't think that anything else happened between us. When we found her on the sea, the woman wrapped in purple light already looked like that." After saying this, he turned to look at Duan Qing, who was deep in thought. Face: "At first we thought she was some mysterious creature. During the rescue, some crew members were injured due to hesitation and the storm. Considering the possible risks of continuing the voyage, we had no choice but to send her along with the injured sailors. Why don’t you come to this safe haven?”
Captain Iron Hook began to look at Duan Qing with a little doubt.
"Isn't she a passenger who accidentally fell into the water from your car?"
