"Which mission are you referring to?"
The footsteps that wanted to leave stopped in place, and Duan Qing's expression seemed to pause for a moment as the surrounding atmosphere solidified. He shook Xue Ling Huan Bing's extremely cold hand, and then smiled. He turned around and asked: "Are they the ones who moved the goods before? Or the ones who repaired the windmill -"
"Weren't those tasks reported yesterday?" He stretched out his hand to interrupt the other party's words. Hu Mobei turned to these players with a calm expression: "I'm referring to the second part that was handed over to you later. It was handed over to you by your teammates. The ones used to scratch off the paint.”
"Those, we are working hard on those recently." Duan Qing scratched his head and replied with a hint of realization: "We have cleared nearly ten threat points and eliminated more than a hundred enemies... What are you doing?" Didn’t the soldiers below report this to your Council of Elders? They obviously followed us."
"You are the ones following them, don't make a mistake." He said this calmly, and Hu Mobei then stopped looking at the other party: "But I have indeed heard about this matter, and your efforts have also It has been appreciated and recognized by other elders and warriors...what else?"
"What about the commission to find Nasia? Have you discovered her whereabouts?"
After specifically pointing out and clarifying this task, Hu Mobei still looked very calm when looking at Duan Qing. The gray-robed magician, who felt uncomfortable being stared at, then shook his shoulders slightly and put the hands in his hands. He took out the Adventurer's Manual: "No, but——"
"We have finally investigated some information and clues." He clicked on the outlines of the handwriting in his adventurer's manual, and the light in his eyes began to flicker brightly: "We first investigated some information about Miss Nasia. Judging from the current information, this lady does not seem to be a member of the Hulun tribe, or even a member of the grassland tribe."
"She got into trouble a few days ago for some reason, and finally disappeared near Apolun, the center of power of the Hulun tribe." The gray-robed magician then put away his manual and set his sights again. He looked at the elder in front of him and said, "So this missing person notice of yours looks more like a wanted order to arrest this young lady who has caused some trouble."
"As expected of the adventurer everyone said, his investigative ability is much higher than I imagined." Hu Mobei couldn't help but clapped his hands, and praised him with a natural look on his face: "Although it is different from There are still some gaps and discrepancies compared to the actual situation, but it is very close to the truth.”
"Can you tell us the actual truth?" Xue Ling Huan Bing tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "What happened to Miss Nasia?" She put one hand on her waist again.
"She did cause trouble, if that thing can really be called a 'disaster.'" Spreading his hands, a rare smile appeared on Hu Mobei's lips: "However, at the moment Judging from the situation, the impact of this incident on our tribe is not as huge as other elders imagined, so the intensity of 'pursuit' is naturally not as strong as you feel."
"Is it related to some kind of stone?" Duan Qing blinked his eyes: "Something called a 'wind-calming stone'?"
"...That's right." After staring at Duan Qing, Hu Mobei's generous admission came after a period of silence: "Wonderful, I want to correct what I said before - your investigative capabilities are impressive."
"It's just a casual guess. After all, we only have so little information on hand." Duan Qing shrugged his shoulders needlessly: "But a lot of things happened when we followed the Su clan to come here. , so there is some information that can match the number."
"Oh? Tell me."
"I only heard the name Wind Calming Stone once during the investigation."
Pointing to the other direction of the Hulun tribe's camp, Duan Qing continued without hesitation: "You can guess its purpose at first glance after hearing this name. It must be related to the effects of suppressing storms and blocking monsoon invasion, but if If it’s really that simple, then the Wind Stones owned by the major tribes should theoretically have the same effect.”
"I also paid attention to it when I was investigating the noble settlement. How can I put it... It is indeed a big tribe on the grassland. The reserve of wind stones is really amazing. Even for an ordinary family like the Talanmu family, the wind in the family There are also a lot of stones." Duan Qing continued to analyze on his own: "In this case, a stone that may be enshrined in a place like Apollon and protected by many elders may not be able to serve any purpose. It’s as simple as we imagined.”
"It should be used to store storms."
The gray-robed magician blinked his eyes and spread his hands towards Hu Mobei in front of him: "Absorb the wind energy that is constantly passing through this place, condense it into an easy-to-carry range - this I'm afraid it can be called a killer weapon."
"It's a bold guess. I don't resent you for having such ideas and courage." Still with that little smile, Hu Mobei nodded his head at Duan Qing: "But - what inspired you? Do you think so?"
"Of course it's the windmill." Duan Qing retracted his finger from the direction he indicated, and replied in a low voice: "The device in the windmill - since the storm flowing through the Wind Continent is so strong, any surface The complete building should not have existed for such a long time. Since it was not an ancient device when you came here, it can only prove that you built that place with your own hands."
"The Hulun people have the possibility of inheriting ancient technology and magic - this is not a trivial matter." Speaking of this, the gray-robed magician spread his hands again: "Of course, if I, a magician, can also If the alchemist has the opportunity to get close to the stone and study it carefully, I may have more confidence in confirming this conclusion."
"Huh, huh heh heh, hahahahaha."
Hu Mobei couldn't help but clapped his hands. Standing in front of everyone, Hu Mobei also let out an increasingly obvious laugh: "It's scary, it's really scary. Maybe I shouldn't have let you adventurers go in the first place." Join the clan and let you investigate everywhere."
"But it doesn't matter if I tell you these things." He suddenly stopped laughing, and his body that straightened up again exuded a look of pride and confidence: "After all, we, the Hulun people, are already here on this grassland. We are powerful enough. Even if we reveal the secrets and reasons for our strength to the entire continent, you will already be too late to deal with us."
"We are one of the few tribes on the Continent of Wind that has completely passed down its ancient history and civilization." He pointed to the tent and square table filled with books and scrolls behind him: "Many grassland tribes on the continent have passed down their ancient history and civilization." They are the tribes that were divided by the ancient remnants, or the tribes that gradually grew up from the eliminated ones. Few tribes can retain all their own civilizations and maintain their civilization throughout the thousands of years of history. Ancient technology from that era.”
"That windmill is a terminal device used to collect wind elements, right?" Duan Qing, who looked at the other party, continued in a low voice: "It and other things arranged in other directions of this tribal settlement - they The wind passing here will be gathered into the wind-suppressing stone and then used by you, right?"
"That's right, but the wind has stopped now." Nodding his head, Hu Mobei's expression returned to calmness and normality: "We can't be trapped in this windless place, so we decided to leave this place. A place that has been settled for a long time.”
"As a result, at this critical moment, the Wind Suppressing Stone disappeared." The Snow Spirit Huan Bing on the side finally nodded his head as if he understood something: "That's why you want to capture Nasia. To get the Wind Suppressing Stone back?"
"The wind-suppressing stone is not a naturally formed gemstone. It is very troublesome to obtain a stone like that again." Humobei, who nodded his head and straightened his waist, then put his hands behind his back: " At this critical point of departure, it is definitely impossible for us to waste manpower and time to recreate a piece. Moreover, after preliminary confirmation, we also judged that the woman did not escape the settlement, but just took advantage of the chaos somewhere in the settlement. Hidden."
"So you just chose a simpler and more reasonable way to deal with it." Duan Qing nodded involuntarily: "But it's still strange - why do you want to block the news? According to my investigation these days, Ordinary tribesmen don’t even know what happened in Apollon.”
"I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood to tell these stories right now." Humobi shook his off-white tribal robes and put away his smile and said in a cold voice: "Those ordinary tribesmen just need to take care of themselves. Well, knowing too much is not a good thing for them.”
"It seems that this sentence is also valid for us." Looking at the other Hulun soldiers who began to gather in silence, Zhaori Dongsheng put his hand on the handle of his knife: "Want to kill people and silence them? Don't think so. We are easy to bully.”
"No, no, no, I have never had such an idea." The expression on his face gradually returned to calmness, and then Hu Mobei stretched out his hand to wave away the gradually formed circle of encirclement: "If I accidentally angered you and made you mistakenly believe that There is nothing you can do, and if they rush forward and try to use me as a hostage, who cannot restrain a sheep with their hands, then the gain is really not worth the loss."
"What's more, these are extraordinary times." The elder of the Hulun tribe threw off the sleeves of his robe, and the expression on his face still looked calm and confident: "We will not trouble you for such unnecessary reasons. , we still need you to continue to help us."
"What do you mean?" Still maintaining a vigilant look, Xue Ling Huan Bing asked in a cold voice: "What kind of evil ideas are you still planning?"
"If you still think so bad of us, then just leave it to you." Not paying attention to the hostility emanating from the adventurers in front of him, Humobei continued with a normal expression: "But - you? You don’t really think that the wind-suppressing stone disappearing together with the storm will only bring such a little bad effect, do you?”
"...?"
Duan Qing did not answer the other party's question. He just looked at the other party with serious and doubtful eyes. Hu Mobei did not live up to his silent expectations and spoke out his own words. Answer: "Well, aren't you adventurers? Adventurers have their own set of rules, which I know very well."
"We will give you another commission." He turned around and rummaged around on the table filled with books and parchment scrolls in front of his tent, and then took out a mission commission that Duan Qing and others had received before. A seemingly identical scroll: "Different from the previous exchange terms, this time we will prepare a large and generous reward for this commission in the name of the Hulun people."
"As long as you can help us finish it."
He waved the pen on the unfolded sheepskin scroll, and then threw it towards Duan Qing's position: "I am very optimistic about your ability, and I hope you will not let me down."
"This is--"
Observing the surroundings carefully, Duan Qing then lowered his gaze to the surface of the scroll where Chao Ri Dongsheng and Xue Ling Huan Bing gathered together: "Is this true?"
"of course it's true."
A cautious expression flashed for a moment, and Hu Mobei truly turned his body this time. The back he deliberately left behind also revealed a feeling of determination at this moment, and along with that deep voice, he turned to Duan Qing. The others issued an eviction order: "Okay, enough gossip. Please leave. I still have a lot of things to do."
"I have one last question."
Duan Qing nodded to the two people next to him, and Duan Qing, who was convinced, suddenly asked at the last moment when he turned to leave: "If you really can't find the Wind Suppressing Stone, what are you going to do? ?”
"Of course you have to do whatever you want. After all, our Hulun tribe's inheritance will not be lost to others so easily." Still without looking back, Hu Mobei's voice also sounded in Duan Qing's ears. : "But...if things can be resolved perfectly here, we wouldn't mind being lenient to you at some point in the future."
"I see."
After paying attention to the back figure, Duan Qing finally walked towards the road behind him: "Although the relationship between us is not going smoothly, but -"
"We will use our efforts to exchange for the affirmation and commitment you can give in the end."
