"There's news from the other side."
On the night of January 24, 796 in the new calendar year of the free world, the calm wind gradually covered every corner of the central grassland as the sun set. The blood and killings that spread in this area for a day also followed the night. After arriving, there were signs of fading away, and they were replaced by warriors from various tribes who also began to drink, eat meat, and rest quietly. Looking at the calm scene under the starlight, a player standing in one of the tribal settlements later released a blood-red ball he was holding tightly in his hand. He frowned and held it. He retracted his sight from the surface of the rotating and disappearing magic ball, and heard the voice of another player who appeared in his ears at an unknown time: "According to the induction of that existence, the person who is located in the Stygian Tower is Swindi." There is indeed one void individual missing near the nebula."
"They have determined the coordinates." Seemingly reluctant, the player who came to report finally half-knelt in front of the young player who was spinning the ball and playing with it: "The coordinates need to be provided to You?"
"No need." After waving his hands, the young player still kept his posture with his hands behind his back and looking straight ahead: "You can take care of such small things by yourself. Anyway, if this chess piece is really used, you - —”
Noticing the strange look in the eyes of the player who came to report, the young man in navy blue tribal clothing secretly gritted his teeth. The arrangements he had originally planned to say were no longer in his mind. He didn't continue to say anything - since he was assigned to this place, the treatment he received, who was originally gearing up to show off his talents and prove himself, became completely different from what he had promised before. These professionals who have been here for a long time The perfunctory and superficial flattery shown by the players, as well as the attitude of secretly looking down on themselves, could be easily detected even by him, who had not been involved in the virtual game world before.
Is it just because of the identity and reason of the heir of the family that he stole?
--hateful.
"You don't have to worry about it."
The movements of gritting teeth and clenching fists slowly loosened as time passed. The young player turned around with his hands behind his back: "Even if there are such big changes, our plan here is still the same." There is no need to change, even if you really need to take action in the end, you will definitely be able to kill them, right?"
"That's right, please believe in our ability." The face and emotions of the young player in front of him could no longer be recognized. The reporter, who was pressing one knee with one hand, raised his head and replied: "The leader is already preparing to proceed to the next step. Matters, our troops will be concentrated recently, and soon——"
"There is no need to explain to me the actions your alliance leader wants to carry out." The voice that interrupted the other party was filled with extremely suppressed anger. The young player with his hands behind his back snorted again: "Presumably the alliance leader When arranging these related actions, my situation was not considered."
"...The alliance leader is also worried about your safety. No matter how perfect the arrangement is, things will go wrong sometimes." As if he had already thought of similar countermeasures, the player who reported the report continued fluently: "According to the alliance leader It means that you only need to complete the division of labor agreed upon between you and the alliance leader, and the other parts..."
"I understand." Understanding what the other party had deliberately left unfinished, the young man raised his hands and let out a deep sigh: "Is there anything else? If not, just get out - go."
"One more thing." The red light surrounding the magic ball that appeared in front of him did not have any fear of the reporter, and the action of standing up seemed to be well prepared: "According to our information, there seem to be two Players are approaching our territory and asking for news about the Yatta tribe."
"The black patriarch hasn't let go until now, and his private desire to extort more benefits has become clear." After waving his hand, the young player turned back with a sullen face: "If it weren't for our own Arrange a suitable escape route. I don’t want to waste any more words with him. If anyone else wants to come here to negotiate with that guy, then let them do it... Wait, did you just say player? "
"That's right, player." As if he had expected the absent-minded young man in front of him to notice his behavior at this moment, the person who came to report lowered his head to hide the sarcastic smile in his eyes. Get up: "Although they used various means to hide their whereabouts, but -"
"The system ID on the head cannot be hidden from us at all."
Following the direction pointed by the player, the young player also turned his attention to the shadowy figures walking back and forth in the distance of the tent group he was in. Duan Qing and Xue were mixed among these crowds. Ling Huanbing and Ling Huanbing also pulled the hoods on their heads at this time, and consciously or unconsciously alternately asked every grassland tribesman who passed by - in order to prevent the recurrence of the incident during the day and many other unnecessary troubles, they ran The two people who came here to investigate unanimously chose to cover their faces with cloaks. However, even so, their black cloaks and different styles of clothing still seemed incompatible with the nearby grassland residents. : "Um, we are adventurers from the north, please--hey, don't leave, I haven't finished speaking yet."
"I heard that this is the territory of the Yatta clan. How can we meet their clan leader? We - well, we have some important things to discuss with him, so... wait, wait a minute!"
"How much does this little brother know about the Yatta tribe? We have admired the name of this tribe for a long time. We hope to find an opportunity to make a good acquaintance... Please say a word, dear."
"Do you dare to say a word? Will you let us in? Believe it or not, I will cut you in half with a knife right now? The two of us are... ahem, we are the two evil spirits of Qinglong Mountain. I'm afraid you didn't listen. Can you pass it? It’s much better than the Gulu Brothers and the like!”
"well."
Looking at the sight of the grassland tribesmen who were looking at him with strange eyes scattering away, Duan Qing, who had just plucked up the courage to point at himself, put down the posture he used to show off evil and pretended to be evil: "Why don't any of the tricks work?"
"I think it's because we are so unlike the people of the grassland tribe." The expression of trying to hold back the laughter disappeared in the movement of inhaling and exhaling. Xueling Huanbing, who was standing aside with his hands on his waist, replied in a light voice. : "People here know at a glance that we are not the same kind, so why do they have any trust in us?"
"But when we first entered this grassland, we did not receive such unfair treatment." Duan Qing turned around and looked at the other party's face: "Even if the name of the divine envoy is removed, this is not normal. This is the kind of treatment that adventurers in the Wind Continent should have."
"So the problem should be with the people here, that is, the people of the Yatta tribe." Pointing to the group of connected tents in front of him, Xue Ling Huan Bing wrinkled his eyebrows in a low voice: "Although there are many people on the grassland. The local customs and customs of the central tribe are all different, and the Yatta tribe naturally has its own rules, but——"
"I didn't expect them to be so unhospitable."
They raised their eyes and passed by the still-flowing crowd. The two people who sighed looked together in the direction of the largest tent facing them at the moment. The Yatta tribe was silent in that direction as if they had merged into the night. The clan leader's tent made no sound at this time without any surprise, and even the tall tribal guards guarding there showed no signs of moving. Feeling the uneasy feeling this scene brought to him, Duan Qing curled his lips and pondered for a long time, and then took out the adventurer in his hand while pulling Xue Ling Huan Bing away from here. Manual: "Let's take a look at the map nearby: This is the residence of their Yata tribe, and this is the residence of the Zhuangsi tribe. The settlement originally chosen by the Zhuangsi tribe is located on the west side of the central grassland. From here, towards South is the legendary road leading to the sacred mountain."
"Although I don't know what this road looks like, due to the influence of the Holy Mountain, the grassland terrain here is indeed higher than before." The gesturing fingers kept moving back and forth between the maps displayed in the manual. Duan Qing's analytical voice also became lower and lower: "So the Yatta settlement located in the same direction naturally appears to be higher than other places. They can even overlook the central grassland in other directions from here. situation."
"Are you planning to get into their settlement from other places?" Xue Ling Huan Bing, who didn't pay too much attention to Duan Qing's analysis at this time, stared at the map for a while, then said his next words: " Not to investigate intelligence, but to infiltrate directly?”
"Since we don't plan to use our identities, this is the only way left." Duan Qing raised his head helplessly: "We can't just retreat in despair, right?"
"I am not afraid of this kind of stealth mission." The white palms and the tight calves wrapped in brown leather boots kept relaxing and tightening. Xue Ling Huanbing gestured and moved his hands and feet: "But you—— As a magician who is not agile and agile, are you really suitable to sneak into such an unprotected settlement?"
"You're looking down on me, aren't you? Don't forget who invented the previous invisibility potion." Duan Qing waved his hand with disdain, then pointed at his nose: "The so-called sneaking in is not what you imagined. What can only be done by a monkey climbing up and down the wall, but for us magicians and alchemists, we can just walk in through the front door with swagger."
"Go in through the main entrance? Okay, then don't discuss the terrain and tactics." With a playful smile on his lips, Xue Ling Huan Bing reached out and pressed the map manual in Duan Qing's hand: "Let's go, let's Let’s meet your magical invisibility potion one more time.”
"Uh, um..." He tried to break away from the opponent's palm but failed. The cold sweat and dry laughter on Duan Qing's face became more and more obvious: "Since I came to the grassland, my acquisition of alchemy materials has been very difficult. It is greatly restricted. If not for this, many of my experimental potions would have been released long ago..."
"If you can't do it, don't talk nonsense." The tips of their noses seemed to hit each other. Xue Ling Huanbing smiled and pushed Duan Qing's forehead: "Okay, you can continue now."
"Ahem, then -" I don't know whether it was because of the other party's teasing or because the distance was too close just now. Duan Qing's face turned slightly red when he opened the map again: "Since the terrain is getting higher towards the south, the grass slopes are getting higher and higher." The top should be the place with the best view, and that direction is closest to the Shinto, so it is the most difficult place to invade due to the terrain and importance."
"--so what?"
"That's why we have to enter from this place."
Looking at Xue Ling Huan Bing blinking her eyes and looking weird, Duan Qing put away the expressions and movements he had just planned to show off and said: "The most dangerous place is the safest place. It's night now, so When these tribes who had just finished the duel ceremony were most relaxed and focused all their attention here, they would never have thought that someone would invade at this time, and they would choose the direction closest to the sacred mountain."
"The worst we can do is pretend to be people from the sacred mountain and frame the blame on them." Duan Qing gestured with his thumbs, grinning and showing teeth that seemed to be shining brightly: "If nothing else works, we will You can also take the opportunity to teleport home."
"This last one is the reason why you are so confident." After knocking the opponent's head, Xueling Huanbing's eyes also fell on the teleportation magic stone that Duan Qing had just displayed in his palm: "If it's because Being caught by the other party for such a weird reason, and thus ruining Nasia's reputation, would be the worst thing."
"Don't worry, I have my own sense of caution." Duan Qing closed the adventurer's manual in his hand again and waved to the other party: "And please trust my intuition, this clue will definitely reveal the big secret."
"It doesn't matter even if you get nothing. Anyway, I just follow you." Putting out his hand to hold Duan Qing's arm, Xue Ling Huanbing smiled and walked towards the outskirts of the distant settlement: "Just treat it as a mysterious game. Dating...haha, it seems pretty good when you think about it?"
The bitter laughter was dragged into the depths of darkness, and Duan Qing's unfinished words followed by the snow spirit's charming smile like a silver bell as it circled towards the south of the Yatta tribe's settlement, and then before arriving Five minutes later, there were exclamations of warning from the high grassy slopes in the south.
"Who! Who's there?"
