"Huh... tsk, are these all the newcomers this year?"
Some time later, at the edge of Tania's central square, in an inconspicuous corner near the bustling recruitment district, the swordsman player named Five Elements Quetu was rolling up several pieces of parchment in front of him with disdain. Throwing it aside, he used his stretching movements to reveal his casual appearance half lying on the street: "A conductor for three years, A-level adventure certification, and an underground boxing champion who once participated in the tower." The battle to defend Nia... well, there aren’t many who can fight it.”
"Even if you really have talent, it's probably very difficult to reach the level you want in just a few days." A voice then sounded in his ears, accompanied by It was Duan Qing who appeared here at an unknown time, leaning against the pillar and looking up at the sky: "Unless the opponent is a century-old... no, a genius boy who is rare to see in a millennium, who can compete in professional games without any deliberate training. kind."
"Are you praising yourself in a roundabout way?" He glanced sideways in the direction of Duan Qing, Wuxing Quetu's casual and meaningless expression remained unchanged: "When you debuted, it seemed that you only had He was around fourteen years old, right? The young boy was actually able to defeat a group of masters and win the first place in the martial arts competition in Tianzhu Mountain. Even Xu Tiancheng was shocked at the time."
"That's why he didn't end up. A large number of old monsters in that era had long stopped participating in that kind of competition on the white road." Duan Qing waved his finger casually: "Now that I think about it, this matter means a lot to me. Maybe it’s not a good thing. If I had grown a little less quickly, I might not have crashed into that wall and died in the end.”
"Hmph." As if he heard a more conceited feeling from the other party's words, Wuxing Quetu sat up with an unhappy face: "Why, aren't you happy now that I'm giving you such an opportunity to prove yourself again? ?”
"Happy, of course I am happy." Unexpectedly, Duan Qing shook his head and answered in the affirmative: "But I am not happy because of my comeback, but because I have the opportunity to cut off the heavy burden on myself. I am happy with the shackles. After I get rid of these things that bother me, it is your business to do whatever you want to do with the virtual professional world."
"Why, you still want to be the hero behind the scenes?" He walked up to the gray-robed magician with a shake of his head. Five Elements Quetu raised his eyes and twisted his neck and wrist: "Don't talk about the future, why don't we solve it now! Come on! We’re all here, how can we do it without leaving some tolls?”
"Are you sure?" There was a look on his face that said "I had expected this". A mysterious smile appeared on Duan Qing's lips: "You have been operating here for such a long time, and the whole Tania has already This is your home court.”
"You, this 'away nemesis', can't really take advantage of you at home, can you?"
After staring at Duan Qing in silence for a long time, Wuxing Quetu's eyes finally focused on the slender figure that was silent in the shadow of the pillar behind Duan Qing. Fula, who had been acting as Duan Qing's guard, seemed to ignore it. At this time, the eyes full of fighting intent were directed towards him. Not even any magical power that could cause a strange phenomenon appeared in the air on the street corner beside the square: "...bang."
"Forget it, let you go." Wu Xing Que Tu, who lost the interest on his face and curled his lips, turned around and waved his hand: "It won't be long before the match day, right? I'll go on the court to settle the score with you then. , lest you make irresponsible remarks to me again."
"Thank you very much." Duan Qing smiled and tilted his head: "But my companions and I did not come here just to be your target."
"What are you doing? I thought you came here just to see the jokes of us recruiters." Pointing to the parchment rolls he had just thrown on the ground, Wu Xing Que Tu, muttering to himself for a moment, then began to say hello. He asked the guild members in front to withdraw: "I told that old immortal before that there is no need for us to join in the fun now, but now... Hey! You guys! This is the end of today's recruitment meeting Already! Hurry up and close the stall and leave—"
Snapped.
He reached out and patted the opponent's shoulder. The figure belonging to Duan Qing had already arrived beside Wu Xing Que Tu at some point. The swordsman player who was pulled by the opponent squinted and turned around, and finally heard the noisy sounds around him. The gray-robed magician's eyes signaled him to go deeper into the corner of the street: "I just came out of the residence of Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Empire and learned about the situation from her."
"Really? I've forgotten that you still have this identity, reincarnated person." His tone was still full of provocation and ridicule, but Wuxing Quetu inadvertently looked back at the central square behind him, located in the political hall. On the surface of the simple and luxurious building opposite: "What did the princess say?"
"How much do you know now about the current peace talks between the principality and the empire?" Duan Qing raised his eyebrows with a questioning look, and lowered his voice a little lower: "Have you ever intervened in this matter?"
"Of course, after all, this is now our main base. No matter what, we have to fight for our own interests." Wuxing Quetu replied matter-of-factly: "I don't know the specific situation, after all. I'm not the one in charge of the guild's development business within Jianghu, I'm just a part-time jobber."
"So do you know?" Duan Qing covered his mouth and winked to the side: "Have you made Chris's problem clear? Are there any unresolved demands?"
"Now that things have happened, even if the unlucky prince did nothing, the crime has been vindicated." Wuxing Quetu's eyes and eyebrows were tangled together: "Her Royal Highness Princess Reina was also arguing. We fought hard with reason, but in the end it seemed that we gave up hope, but the later members of the principality suddenly changed their stance and no longer deliberately pursued this matter."
"The congressmen have no intention of solving this matter, but intend to delay it?" Duan Qing's question went deeper: "Do you think so too?"
"How do I know? That is something that the Duan brothers should consider." Wu Xing Que Tu said with a nonchalant expression, "But based on the current situation, it does look like this to outsiders."
"So what is the Ruan Dian kicking formation you created?" Then Duan Qing raised his voice angrily: "When did you create such a new organization?"
"Huh? Oh, that."
It seemed that he didn't understand what Duan Qing was talking about at first. It took Wu Xing Que Tu for a moment to understand the words that the gray-robed magician suddenly said: "There's no way that thing can be blamed on us, right? We have another It’s not Wizard and Wings of Freedom, we won’t interfere with what others want to do.”
"No, no, no, no, what I want to ask is where this thing comes from." Pressing his eyebrows to block the spittle coming towards his face, Duan Qing's expression became even weirder: "You don't know who they are. Partially? Aren’t they things created by your new alliance?”
"Our new alliance? Shouldn't you know better than us what ingredients are in the new alliance?" Wuxing Quetu rolled his eyes and replied: "If you ask me where this thing comes from, you might as well ask your family. Where’s the lady! She should know this best!”
"The people who secretly obstructed the peace talks must have been sent by her!"
Pointing to the top of his head, the clothed swordsman player complained with a matter-of-fact expression. Duan Qing, who was accused in person, looked helpless at this time. After a while, he lowered his voice and spoke again. Asked: "So you also know the inside story? Those people who make trouble everywhere and then frame the crimes on the empire-"
"Didn't you get this news from Her Royal Highness Princess Reina? Even the victim knew it so obviously, how could anyone else see it?" Wu Xing Que Tu raised the corners of his mouth and crossed his arms: "Yes I think everyone knows it, whether it’s the principality, the empire, or us insiders who know the details.”
"In other words, these people are just treating themselves as villains." Duan Qing grinned and lowered his head: "Those congressmen just followed the trend and took advantage of the situation to suppress this farce? They are fighting with this Ruan Dian What is the relationship between the organizations?"
"It can't be an undercover agent of the principality's own faction - I'm not saying this because their organization members are all players, but because they have already made moves elsewhere." Five Elements Que Tu's finger crossed Duan Qing's head and pointed to the east of the city: "The earliest time should be in the City of Freedom and the Bridge of Miracles further east... In terms of time."
"I think it was shortly after you left."
He blinked his eyes, and his speechless gaze gradually fell back on Duan Qing. The latter pretended to be innocent for a long time, and finally found something from his memory: "Speaking of... I think I did hear someone mention this matter..."
"Look, you have forgotten it yourself, and now you are coming to question me?" Looking at the other party with disgust, Wu Xing Que Tu waved his hands and began to retreat in the direction where the guild disciples were evacuating: "Go back and ask yourself, Don't bother me anymore."
"...He doesn't seem to be our companion."
The street corner of the square then entered a moment of silence. For a while, only Duan Qing's body standing there was cast in the dim light. Fula, who had been hiding in the shadows, also walked with the departure of Wuxing Quetu. Behind the gray-robed magician, the emotionless golden eyes under the hood then fell on Duan Qing's shoulders: "It sounds like a conversation between friends, but the content is full of hostility... You guys The relationship between humans is truly amazing.”
"The relationship between us humans is very complicated. Now this one is straightforward enough." After saying this incomprehensible answer, Duan Qing seemed to have come back to his senses, shaking his head to clarify his eyes: "But you don't have to learn and understand the communication methods between our adventurers. You only need to know the last information we exchanged... Well, in this case, it will be difficult to promote the peace talks."
"You want to find out all the people who are causing trouble in the dark and get rid of them?"
"Don't think about using this unconventional way to solve the problem every time, okay? At worst, we can just clear this area first - have you clarified the flow of magic in this city again?"
"The situation is just as you said, the flow of the earth beneath this ancient city has undergone tremendous changes."
It seemed that the business of the trip was finally mentioned, and Fulla's eyes and tone also became serious: "Part of the magic energy showed an upward divergence shape in my perception. It should have been affected by another huge energy not long ago. The source has been captured, and the other part of the energy is concentrated in the center of the city's underground, but the energy level has now become very low and is still gradually decreasing."
"Maybe it's because that furnace has been over-exploited."
Pointing at the shadowy recruiting crowd who were noisy in the square, Duan Qing showed a wry smile: "Such a strong high-level equipment production capacity... these guys who have occupied a place in the principality should have all eaten dry. Get clean."
"The weapons and equipment required by the furnace to 'create' adventurers require a considerable amount of energy - this is a fact that I discovered the last time I came to this ruins." Nodding her head, Fulla's tone He also became more profound: "The ruins of the Wind Continent later became the object of my research. According to my observation and research, these devices left over from the ancient adventure period seem to have been set with various special magic spells. Formula, as long as you input the raw materials according to their requirements, you can achieve the same effect as 'item refining'."
"They are all settings for the convenience of ordinary people - that's why that era can be called the Age of Adventure." Duan Qing wiped his mouth and took the lead in pulling up his hood in the twilight: "Magic After the empire unified the continent, they must have monopolized all the furnaces in various places and transformed them into magic furnaces suitable for use. The locations occupying high-quality leylines became elemental furnaces, and those with poor quality were set up in It has reached every corner of the continent and has become various landmarks that still exist today.”
"But there is only one exception, and that is the furnace in Tania." Taking Furla and starting to walk deeper into the city, Duan Qing's deep voice gradually disappeared among the crowd: "Because -"
"According to the information we have, only this furnace was 'brought' by them themselves."
