The large-scale magic fluctuations caused by the collision between the Violet Tower and the Tyrannic Tower on the Holy Mountain spread to almost every corner of the free world. Naturally, they were also noticed by the members of the Council of Mages. As the leader of their council, Fernando Wiggin Si also convened the members of the seven-member council as quickly as possible, and announced the discussion and statement to the world as soon as possible - although not all members were gathered, the antagonistic relationship between the Mages Council and the Magic Empire was already known to the world. As we all know, so in response to the Magic Empire's actions of seizing its original Terran Tower and engaging in a centuries-old confrontation with the Lord of Violet, the "support" move made by the Council of Mages is naturally natural and expected.
Only one statement in the statement became the focus of everyone's attention, and that was the relationship between the new Violet Lord and the old Violet Lord, as well as the issue of their affiliation.
"According to the current system of the Free Continent, orthodox magic management and teaching are almost all under the system of the Council of Mages. Because of the status of the Council of Seven and the recognition and approval of the major powers, this authority has never been affected. challenge."
Nodding his head, Qian Zhihe, who was standing in front of Duan Qing, lowered his voice and explained: "When we were sent here for 'business development', the conflict between the Master Council and the Violet Force The affiliation has still not been made clear, but now, I’m afraid this matter can no longer go around.”
"Based on my understanding of old man Wiggins and my new mentor, I'm afraid they don't care about these worldly affairs." Duan Qing curled his lips and replied: "But for the sake of image and unified management, etc. For various reasons, the relationship between the two parties will have to be resolved sooner or later. Someone in the seven-member council probably wants to take this opportunity to swallow up this matter."
"Don't think about it, it must be Romulus who replaced Martok!" He waved his little fist, and an angry expression appeared on Qian Zhihe's face: "I heard that he is now starting to propose seven people. The council is discussing the matter of 're-electing the Water Councilor'! It's as if Christine is hopeless! If my mentor hadn't been active in saving my sister and often showed up in the Mage Council, she might have It has also been excluded by Romulus!"
"There is no way. There must be a high ground for respect in the secular world. Otherwise, if there is any conflict, who listens to whom will always be a problem." Duan Qing touched Qian Zhihe's angry expression and touched him. Head: "The current situation is the same - everyone has seen how powerful the Lord of Violet is, and whether he is a coveter or a hater, he will eventually be on the opposite side."
"Ah! Acting Sir! I finally found you!"
The mouth that was still open was interrupted by a call from the distance. A male magician appeared on the far side of the hillside and then came to Duan Qing and Qian Zhihe with an exaggerated expression. He then ignored the strange looks from the idle players around him and squeezed into the conversation between a man and a woman in front of him: "We have been looking for you! I hope you can go back and continue to lead us. !”
"Am I no longer an agent? Let Nifeng Youran, who enjoys it, do the work on his own!" With Duan Qing's expression of laughter on the side, Qianzhihe kicked the magician who was leaning against him angrily. Kicked out: "Why are you going back to where I came from! Why are you always coming here to pester me?"
"Don't treat your fans like this. After all, you are now a 'witch' on your own." Duan Qing reached out and pressed the opponent's shoulder. Duan Qing tried to comfort the red-haired girl who was still jumping: "Didn't you just say that? Freya's status in the parliament is now threatened, and this is the time to try to find supporters."
"That's right! For the sake of our mentor, you should have made plans in advance." Yudi, who once again forced his way between Duan Qing and Qianzhihe, with shoe marks on his face, continued to emphasize like Xiaoqiang. : "Things on the sacred mountain seem less important in the face of these crises! Let's go back first and make plans early!"
"If Freya doesn't go back, what's the use of just going back by myself?" Qianzhihe, who muttered these words in a low voice and was pushed away to the other side, looked at Yudi's face: "Even if she really wants to When she goes back, she won’t speak out to fight for power, my mentor is not such a person at all.”
"Then it's even more necessary for us players... no, it's us adventurers who have to work hard!" Yudi's expression clapped his hands became more and more reasonable: "Ms. Freya and Ms. Christine can't Of course, those of us who are apprentices have to think about their concerns! If we are not even willing to put in this effort, then how can we be called their apprentices?"
"That...is not wrong..."
"Let's go, let's go! I've already arranged the portal!"
“When did you prepare the portal—hey, hey, don’t pull me away!”
The hesitant expression was replaced by an exclamation under the tug, and the body belonging to the red-haired girl was forcibly taken away from this place by Yudi. Duan Qing, who was watching the other party leave, also shook his head helplessly, keeping a straight face. The smile gradually faded: "Well, Violet probably doesn't want to hear these things. I have never inquired in detail about the grudge between her and old man Wiggins... Hey."
"Do you know something?"
I don't know when I reached a corner of the camp. Duan Qing's footsteps stopped between the interlacing light and shadows of countless cargo boxes. Yuemeng, who was wearing a black magic robe, also appeared in the corner of the gaps in these cargo boxes. The action of raising his head to drink wine did not stop because of Duan Qing's arrival and asking questions: "What should you know about the past between Wiggins and Violet?"
"...How could I know." Looking up listlessly at Duan Qing's face, Yunmeng didn't seem to have the slightest interest in the gray-robed magician's visit: "I am in danger of being ostracized and hunted by the Council of Mages. How could they possibly know inside information about them?"
"Oh, really? But I always feel like you know a lot of things." Not paying attention to the smell of alcohol exuding from the other party at this time, Duan Qing continued indifferently: "If you didn't have your own intelligence network and relationship network, , it’s probably impossible for you to survive the hatred and hostility of so many people alone.”
"..."
"Is it something that can't be said again?"
Facing the other party's silent reaction, Duan Qing touched his chin and raised his head: "Speaking of which, I seem to have seen the same scene, or the same person, some time in the past in the free world."
"The name seems to be - Demon Hunting Sky? It's been so long that I can't even remember it." Duan Qing patted his forehead in distress, pretending to be thinking hard: "The last time I saw him, that guy He seems to be drinking like a homeless man lying on the road... Hey, why do you down-and-out guys like to end your lives by drinking on the roadside?"
"I have no intention of ending my life, so please don't talk nonsense." Holding a wine bottle and pointing it at Duan Qing's face, Yunmeng belched and forcibly opened his eyes: "I... burp, I'm just I just lost some customers temporarily, and I am very familiar with things like making a comeback."
"Yes, you have experienced a lot of the same things, so you should have gotten used to it." Duan Qing, who had put away his thoughts, smiled and shook his head: "Please allow me to pay tribute to your Xiaoqiang's vitality. My respect, but if possible, I still hope that people like you can live a better life."
“There are countless ways to do it.”
The tone gradually became more serious, and the eyes of the two people gradually collided. The gray-robed magician with his hands behind his back looked down at the drunk man lying on the ground. The words he had considered for a long time also came to his mind again after a while. Opening: "Or...are you already happy to live in this shadow life, immersed in this false habit?"
"I am who I am, and this has never changed." Yuemeng, who was lying on the ground holding a wine bottle, curled up a little: "It's just...in order to resist those who try to change me, I gave up many other things." Those colleagues who did not give up change and sacrifice naturally did not continue to survive like me."
"It seems that you already have the answer to my question." Duan Qing replied helplessly: "In that case, I have nothing more to say. I hope that at some point in the future, I can be in another Witness your path on stage.”
"……Wait a moment."
After calling out to Duan Qing who was about to turn around and leave, Yunmeng spoke again with a bit of surprise in his voice: "That's it?"
"Ah? Ah."
Stopping in his tracks, Duan Qing reacted for a moment before nodding in confusion: "What else do you want? There's no point in beating you again, and it's impossible to delete the knowledge of runes from your memory. , but... to what extent you can comprehend by relying on these things depends on your destiny."
"...Indeed, because of the rune magic, it should be easy for you to identify the suspect." After staring blankly at Duan Qing's back for a while, the drunken Yue Meng suddenly said something else that was irrelevant. Content: "Sorry, I drank a little too much, and my head seems a little unclear."
"This is a good thing. At least it proves that you also have the time and opportunity to indulge yourself." Duan Qing smiled and waved his hand at the other party: "Taking into account the tricks you did in Gedman's game, we can have greater success. Your grasp can push the situation to this point. From this perspective, I should also thank you. But——"
"Don't do it again." The magician in gray robe turned around and started to leave: "Violet will also be angry if she sees someone messing around in front of her in the future."
"That's not certain. I also have to look at the business and the employer's attitude." Yunmeng closed her eyes drunkenly: "With your current position and the debt you owe, your business is only It will become more and more.”
"Hey, hey, don't you feel grateful that I have provided you with such a good hiding place?" Duan Qing's departure still did not stop: "I see the friendship between us in the past. I just nodded in agreement! Your strength left a deep impression on me!"
"Doing these things in the gutter every day, isn't it a waste of your martial arts?" The gray-robed magician gradually disappeared between the light and shadow of the cargo box: "If you are interested, or if you really have nothing to do, ……Hey."
"Are you interested in participating in 'my' competition?"
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"Up! Up! Then right! Right! Left! Right!"
At the same moment, on the other side of the temporary camp on the sacred mountain, Phoenix Tianwang, who was shouting instructions to his teammates, was also facing the gate of the second camp in the world, frowning and scolding the people gathered here for training. Some of the elites of the Second Guild in the World said: "Your reaction is too slow! You can't even avoid obstacles at this speed! It's impossible to get on the stage with this kind of reaction speed! Let alone compete with the Sky-Breaking One." Fight with blades!"
"Is it really okay to train your reactions so exhaustingly?" A member of the No. 2 Trainee in the World who just ran here shouted out of breath: "If the reaction is really useful, coach you won't Was he killed instantly by that man with one move?"
"What did you say? Who was killed instantly!" An extremely fast arrow passed through the side of the member, and the murderous aura belonging to Phoenix Tianwang also came from the top of the hillside: "You! After a while, come back to me Practice for two more hours!”
"This, this is private punishment! It's public revenge!" Then the player cursed and was led away by his teammates: "I have made meritorious deeds with the guild leader! I have shed blood for the guild! You can't do this to me! I want to see the president! I want to see—oops!"
"If you are referring to the hands-off shopkeeper, he should not be here long ago."
Angrily, he put away his action of setting up his bow and shooting the second arrow. Phoenix Tianwang gritted his teeth and looked back at the already sparsely populated Second Station in the World: "Really, if you want to be lazy, just say so. If you have to emphasize something," Exploring the terrain'... Is it still necessary to explore a place like Tania? The three floors inside and outside have been destroyed by everyone, right?"
"But after all, the venue was chosen for the competition. Let's not talk about the preparations Jianghu and others have made for their own advantage. Just the calculations in the mind of the Sky-Breaking Blade should make us wary." Also staying here. Immortal Star Soul sneered at his fat belly and said lazily: "God knows what that man meant by moving the second battlefield to that place. It's always right to be cautious."
"No matter how careful you are, you don't need to have the whole family join in there, right? Are the stalls here ignored?" Phoenix Tianwang pointed to the surrounding area angrily: "Look at those other guilds, which ones are like us? Also running so fast? Those warriors from the Sioux tribe came over two days ago with slates in hand and asked us if we wanted to withdraw from this 'god's domain'. What a waste! We spent millions on the land we acquired. , Can’t you just send it back if you say it will be sent back?”
"These are all sunk costs!"
The hunter who said this patted his armor and raised his voice in the direction of another figure passing by.
"Do you think so, Mr. Banzhuan?"
