"Okay, today's training will be temporarily suspended."
Squinting his eyes and looking at the figure approaching in the distance, Duan Qing couldn't help but waved his hand and said: "You, go and pick up the guests - ouch!"
"Watch your words, I am the leader now." Looking at the head of the gray-robed magician who surrendered under his fist with warning eyes, Xue Ling Huanbing shook his head and walked towards the rear of the station: "You are not the best Are you good at talking nonsense? If you don't do this, who will?"
"But that person -" Duan Qing gestured in the direction of the person, and the arm he stretched out finally stopped in mid-air: "That person, that person... uh, okay."
"Why do I always meet acquaintances wherever I go?" He thought carefully about the situation in front of him, and finally walked forward with a smile on his face in the direction where Gedman was dragging him: "Welcome! Welcome to us The new territory of the Qingling Adventure Group, who are you——"
"My name is Lu Fen, and I am the president of the Lu Fen Chamber of Commerce."
After crossing the dividing line of the earth wall gate, the grassland wind surrounding the visitor also disappeared around the figure of the visitor with the appearance of an old man's face that looked like a knife and an axe. The self-proclaimed person was completely different from the tribes on this continent. As the old man took off his windproof hood, he kept echoing in Duan Qing's ears: "I heard that a team of adventurers suddenly appeared on the Wind Continent, so I came here to pay a visit."
"Nice to meet you." Duan Qing, who folded his hands in front of him and saluted, also replied to the old man wearing tribal clothes and tanned skin: "I just came to this continent. That’s all, we haven’t even found a place to live yet.”
"Praying for a safe place to live is also a custom unique to the people of the Free Continent. In our Wind Continent, there are not many tribes who are accustomed to staying in one place." Nodding his head with a smile, the old man who called himself Lu Fen said to Duan Qing stretched out one of his hands: "So those of us who make a living by trade have to follow their rules and keep migrating around this endless grassland."
"My situation is also different from theirs. I need to cover more roads than they do."
As the two shook hands with each other, the old man showed his bright smile to Duan Qing again: "But in order to survive, this journey is actually nothing, hahahaha!"
"A businessman with a cheerful nature, right?" Duan Qing looked at the old and dark face of the other party with his head tilted, and withdrew his hand and showed his bright smile: "Although I have not spent enough time on this continent. It’s relatively short, but being able to see people similar to us makes us adventurers extremely happy.”
"No, no, no, we are businessmen, not adventurers." As if he did not agree with what Duan Qing said, the old and strong Lu Fen hurriedly pointed to the faintly visible carriage behind him: "If we are really like you , If I had to sneak into any dangerous situation to find out what happened, I’m afraid the goods behind me would no longer be safe.”
"I'm not referring to the profession of 'Adventurer', I'm referring to the feeling you give me." The smile that remained on his face faded slightly, and Duan Qing looked at the other person with a little seriousness in his eyes. : "Unlike the tribesmen on the grassland, you look more like people from our side."
"Oh? Really? Thank you for the compliment." Lu Fen clapped his hands and nodded with a smile on his face: "Those tribes who often trade with our chamber of commerce also said the same, and they also like us Lu Fen very much. What about the Chamber of Commerce’s behavior?”
"...that's fine."
After looking at him intently for a while, Duan Qing's lips slowly raised: "Meeting a stranger in a foreign land is always something worth celebrating. This feeling is as cordial as meeting an old friend... Do you want to come in?" say?"
"No need, because I think your camp hasn't been built yet." After looking up, down, left, and right around the camp surrounded by green earth walls, the old man Lu Fen shook his head with his hands behind his back: " I originally wanted to talk to you about our cooperation in leasing the residence, but let’s forget it now.”
"You also hope to have a place to settle on this grassland?"
"Of course, it is a chamber of commerce after all. It is not a good thing to be wandering outside all the time."
He shouted as if he had found a soulmate, and the old man with widened eyebrows pointed at Duan Qing's face in surprise: "Build a magnificent hall, and hang the four characters 'Lufen Chamber of Commerce' on the door of the hall - —Haha! This is what our chamber of commerce should be like!"
"I'm glad you think so highly of us, but isn't this level of cooperation a little too early for the two parties meeting for the first time?" Duan Qing seemed a little uncomfortable with the enthusiasm shown by the old businessman at this time. He frowned slightly: "And this place is so remote——"
"Because you are adventurers! Adventurers are worthy of my trust!" Interrupting Duan Qing with an excited expression, the old man Lu Fen happily raised his finger to explain: "As for the geographical location and so on Things... these are not problems at all! As long as we reach an intention to cooperate, we will have plenty of opportunities to discuss the location selection!"
"...Your Excellency seems to have identified us as a partner." His expression darkened, and Duan Qing finally had a trace of seriousness on his face: "Can you tell us your specific cooperation intentions? We still have a lot to do.”
"Intention? You mean the plan, right?" He reached out and pinched the beard at the corner of his mouth. The dark-skinned old man then once again put on his unique smile as a businessman: "This is also the reason why we heard about you. After these people exist, they came here specifically to find you."
"Are you interested in becoming mercenaries for our Lufen Chamber of Commerce?"
He stared at Duan Qing's face with great energy, and his puffed-out chest perfectly interpreted the four words "confident": "Are you the one who protects our Lufen Chamber of Commerce?"
"Protection?" Glancing in the direction of the cavalry that vaguely appeared behind him, Duan Qing couldn't help but evaluate it for a moment: "A chamber of commerce like yours actually needs mercenaries? Do you lack such manpower?"
"Ah, I see, you are worried about your own safety, right?" A bright light appeared again between the eyes that were blocked by the tribal headgear, and Lu Fen's outstretched finger pressed hard in front of him. Hua: "Don't worry! Although we often encounter attacks by wolves and other wild beasts on our way to business, and we often have some inexplicable conflicts with warriors from some tribes, overall our situation is still very safe! This Please give me a little bit - um."
"In short, the people in our Chamber of Commerce have taken a fancy to your abilities."
As if he suddenly noticed something, Lu Fen's originally extremely passionate voice suddenly dropped as he turned his gaze to the side. After a slight pause, he then turned to look at the other three people who were still busy around the station. The figures of the two players were retracted, and they returned to the previous topic as if nothing had happened: "Being able to survive and establish a station in such a grassland is already proof of the strength of your team. Now that we have encountered this opportunity, why should we Do you want to give up?"
"We won't let this kind of opportunity slip away easily." Duan Qing, who spread his hands and smiled, also nodded: "Please let us think about it for a while, how about it?"
"Our caravan is currently near the territory of the Sioux tribe, and the trading and trading plan is for three days." He confirmed in the direction of Duan Qing, and Lu Fenna's figure covered with various small decorations followed. Under his gaze, Goldman turned to the gate of the station: "You should be able to freely enter and exit the territory of the Sioux tribe now, right? Then we will wait for you in the settlement of the Sioux tribe."
"Waiting for your good news."
He waved his hand, and the slow pace gradually disappeared in the silent atmosphere at the end of the field of vision that Duan Qing could not see. The old carriage that followed him also accompanied the old man's departure. They all turned around, taking the cart full of goods and gradually disappeared towards the Sioux territory that loomed in the distance. He let out a long breath, and Duan Qing, who was still smiling as he stood there, finally put away the kind look on his face, and the team members scattered around the settlement who were still working also followed suit. As Lu Fen left, they all left their nonchalant looks and gathered towards Duan Qing's position: "That guy...did he notice something?"
"He must have seen your face. The only person he may know here is you, who has appeared in the City of Freedom."
"That means - can we confirm his identity?"
"Yes, it should be him."
Duan Qing nodded his head at the people squatting together, and concluded in a conspiratorial voice with certainty: "My skin is a little tanned, but my energy is stronger than before."
"If he successfully crossed the bridge before us, this would naturally happen."
He sighed, and his raised gaze involuntarily fell further to the outskirts of the station. The chaotic thoughts and memories seemed to begin to flash in his mind as he looked further away. The next moment, he was suddenly distracted by the sound of discussion in front of him. Pulled back: "But even he should have nothing to do with the past."
"That's right, and currently we don't seem to have many people who have established a very friendly relationship with him. Needless to say, Gedman and Asahi Dongsheng, your reputation is basically zero..."
"Isn't this great! Since they have chosen to start over, those of us who are starting over here will definitely have no problem! I agree to this deal! What about you?"
"I don't think it's appropriate to follow this caravan around without knowing any information. What if I get sold by them?"
"This is truly an opportunity."
With a low voice, he interrupted the usual quarrel between the two strong men in front of him. Xue Ling Huan Bing once again cast his questioning gaze on Duan Qing: "But the situation does look very strange. What do you think? ?”
"Even though he was alert, the other party still did not give up the invitation." It seemed that he finally started to think carefully, and Duan Qing also frowned: "Either the other party doesn't care about our identities and really wants us to There must be some special reason for joining the caravan."
"What a special reason." After concentrating for a while, Xue Ling Huan Bing turned his gaze to Gedman's face and said, "Have you noticed any signs? You also brought this person back. What happened before?"
"Well, when we were selling wolf skins, we met a man who came up to talk to us." Shrugging his shoulders, Goldman replied calmly: "At first we thought he was a guest, and we also I didn’t care about letting others know my information, so I answered some of his questions, and then the other party made a request, hoping to come to our station to take a look.”
"I explained to him that our station is still under construction, but that person didn't seem to care about it." He recalled the details that happened in front of him, and the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter. "He even took away the wolf skins from us at a higher price, and also gave us some fine wines from the grassland..."
"I see, this is where those wine bottles come from." Glancing at the "kettle" on Chao Ri Dongsheng's waist next to him, Mengzhu, who was wearing a black cloak and hood, finally said coldly: "You guys Could it be that you accepted the benefits from others, so you nodded and agreed to attract them here?"
"What are you doing?" Asahi Dongsheng took the lead in patting his thigh and stood up: "Since you have accepted someone's gift, it doesn't matter if you help them with some things, and if it's just a recommendation -"
"What, did you think of something?"
"Speaking of which, that person does look suspicious."
The hand raised high gradually lowered itself, and the one-armed Asahi Dongsheng turned to rub his chin: "Although that person doesn't speak much, he seems to be staring at our faces closely."
"Now it seems that what he is staring at is not our faces, but the tops of our heads." He pointed to the top of his head, with a look of surprise in his eyes: "That guy is also a player, he can see us ID!"
"Are you talking about the Lu Fen just now?" Duan Qing also widened his eyes: "He is a player? How is that possible?"
"No, he is not talking about that old guy, but another person in the caravan." Shaking his head, Gedman's eyes were straight, and then he murmured: "He was also the one who ran away at the beginning. The person who came to inquire about information from us was in a chaotic situation at the time, so we really didn’t pay attention to whether the person had an ID or something like that... blah.”
"So we were found so quickly?"
