"To be honest, I really want to see what a 'magic debate' is like."
Standing between the flat houses in front of the central square of Sky City, the gray-robed magician said expressionlessly. The strong wind from high altitude passed by him with a biting chill at this time, blowing him and his body. The magic robes that looked a little dull were rolled up together: "So what is the situation now? Are we being assigned?"
"The meeting is over, brother." He couldn't help but smile. The red-haired girl on the side took the lead in showing a relieved look: "Now that it's over, of course the Speaker will invite us out! Really, we can't stay in that place for a long time. It feels like even my breathing has become a little heavy. I don’t know how Teacher Freya and the other great magicians have persisted for so long... You heard the number that Mr. Wiggins said during the opening ceremony. What? More than three thousand sessions, more than three thousand sessions!"
"Okay, okay, don't get excited yet." He naturally rejected the body of Thousand-fingered Crane, which had regained its vitality, with his hands. Duan Qing sighed and looked around him, and then calmly stood against the wind. While he was coughing and looking around, he slowly settled on the last magician: "Then I wish us a happy cooperation?"
"--snort!"
It seemed that he had used a lot of effort to suppress his anger. Prader Infilidi shook his sleeves and turned around to walk towards the far side of the city on the edge of the square. The gray-robed magician who did not receive an answer had no choice but to do so. He spread his hands and gradually put away the false smile on his face: "Very good, it seems that this trouble has been completely solved."
"Speaker Wiggins is indeed a very unpredictable person."
Nodding in affirmation, Nifeng Youran, who came forward, then put away the smile on his face: "After this meeting, I have confirmed this point, that is, our Speaker is really powerful, at least in this meeting. The mental state is completely different from ordinary people.”
"Are you referring to the rumor that the old man is a schizophrenic?" Duan Qing, who was breathing fresh air, unceremoniously pointed out the hidden meaning of the other person's words: "Although I am a magic apprentice in name, I also I’m not sure about this, after all, the old man and I haven’t gotten to know each other intimately, and it’s impossible for him to tell others this secret easily.”
"I heard about this from Rex. That guy likes to talk nonsense when he is drunk. You should also know." Nifeng shrugged leisurely: "Of course, whether what he said is true or not Yes, we can only rely on ourselves to judge.”
"Even if he's not a schizophrenic, he's at least a psychopath." Duan Qing attacked the opponent unceremoniously: "Otherwise, how could you come up with such a result?"
Having said this, the gray-robed magician pointed ahead in the direction where Prad disappeared. The man who was just about to follow the footsteps was attracted by another graceful female figure walking by. The whisper that stood out from the crowd Liu Shan then lifted up his long blue wavy hair and came to Duan Qing with thousands of sideways glances from the square: "——What's the result?"
"Sorry to keep you waiting for so long." Duan Qing briefly noticed the sky, shook his head and sighed: "The meeting is over. Except for some minor problems with the last topic, there are no other problems. .”
"Does the so-called small situation refer to the fact that you are going to the depths of the Sky City to complete the 'pioneering' mission with Romulus's chief magic apprentice Prad Infilidi?" A mature and charming face said. With a mysterious smile on his face, he whispered, combing his hair and asking in a low voice: "Don't ask me how I know. Our new alliance has a lot of intelligence networks."
"It's just a trick by Wiggins." So Duan Qing had to curl his lips: "According to the tie-voting rule established before, that Prad and I were originally ready to start the final magic debate. Unexpectedly, Wiggins actually voted for me in the end, and he even said, 'My idea sounds more reasonable'... Hey, when did I ever put forward any reasonable idea?"
"Didn't he say that the two of you would lead the pioneering team to the final area together? He thought your proposal was reasonable, so he left the approval vote to you."
Pretending not to notice the intimacy that Xu Yu Liushang showed towards Duan Qing, Ni Feng leisurely pressed his forehead and explained: "Of course, I also want to congratulate Mr. Sky-Breaking Blade for successfully squeezing into another hidden mission. .”
"God knows whether this is a hidden mission or a life-threatening mission." Duan Qing smiled bitterly and turned around: "Looking back afterwards, everything was under the control of that old guy. He initially called us to attend the meeting and finally arranged Mulus’ actions in mentioning this matter were probably all part of his calculations.”
"You mean that our Speaker is also worried about Prader?" Nifeng Youran raised his eyebrows with interest: "You all think there is something wrong with that person? How did you see it?"
"Intuition, I can't explain anything else." Duan Qing replied helplessly: "Just think of it as a means and excuse I use to solve the next problem... By the way, Now that the Mages Council has officially declared war, why don’t you act quickly?”
"The president and military advisor have been preparing for a long time." Nifeng Youran has already turned around and walked towards the other side of the square: "It's time for me to busy myself with the next thing. Please forgive me for sending you far."
"Hey, don't leave in a hurry." Duan Qing waved at the back and shouted: "At least for the next game-"
"The competition is also arranged by you and Wizad." Nifeng's leisurely voice gradually became inaudible in the hustle and bustle of the square: "I am a defeated general, so I have no qualifications to intervene."
"This guy must be jealous of our talents and looks." He watched the other person disappear into the crowd, stopped his intimate movements, and then stood up straight: "Looking so evasive and bored now, when we really get to the battlefield I guess he became very active and aggressive."
"Then I'm really under a lot of pressure." After a deep sigh, Duan Qing then turned his gaze back to the whispering figure: "Aren't you going to continue your work? The war is about to escalate, and the competition arrangements will be made soon. ——”
"Why, you started chasing people away so soon?" She pouted her dissatisfied lips and murmured, revealing the rare coquettish expression of successful women: "Have you ever had a young girl like Xiao Qian, so you started to dislike an old person like me? A woman?"
"Hey, hey, don't cause conflicts." Duan Qing glared at himself: "I'm already in enough trouble, and if you instigate Xiao Qian to come here again - ugh."
He didn't finish his words, just because the figure looking for Thousand-Zhizhe was fixed on the other side of the square. The figure of the red-haired girl who was forcibly pushed away by him also never came back during this period of time. It seemed that He was entangled in place by another magician player who appeared in the square. After careful observation and identification of the magician, the bitter smile on Duan Qing's face became more obvious. He quietly exchanged a look with Xu Yu Liushang, and then pretended not to hear that Qian Zhihe was still there. The screams in the square left the scene quickly and lightly: "I have to admire the dog-skin plaster's perseverance and patience. He didn't give up even at this step."
"Isn't this what you were looking forward to? It saves you one of the troubles... Why, is this the first time you have seen this situation? Come on, that dog-skin plaster has been chasing Xiao Qian for a long time, but you haven't before Just noticed.”
"If that dog-skin plaster is really applied successfully, it's not that I can't accept it. Anyway...ahem, I don't know why things developed like this. I just do things according to my rhythm and style."
"So this is the reason why you owe so much debt, you big scumbag - what are you doing? Do you still want to drive me away? If I say I'm not busy, I'm not busy! I still have to find a way to drive Chu Ling away There’s ice!”
"……well."
Duan Qing hurriedly looked around at the surrounding scene, but didn't notice a white-haired female swordsman suddenly charging out. Duan Qing sighed heavily. He checked the adventurer's manual in his hand, and finally took out the adventurer's manual in his arms. He took out a magic gem that exuded a faint light: "Forget it, let's hurry up and finish the work at hand. The commissioned task just now has been recognized by the system and registered in the adventure manual... Well, Prad Where are the people?”
"You should have already gone to the meeting point." Quickly entering the auxiliary mode, Xu Yu Liushang also took out his adventure manual and presented the map he had marked in front of Duan Qing: "The members of the pioneer team are all composed of The Mage Council is composed of magicians, and there may be adventurers who have also been recruited. Since we can’t see their names, it’s still unclear whether there are any players inside.”
"The captain was originally supposed to be Prader, but it should be different now." After saying this, she glanced at the magic gem in Duan Qing's hand: "As long as you have the 'credential'."
"Even if Prader has any problems, he probably won't do anything in a place like this." Duan Qing rolled his eyelids: "So many great magicians testified, and Wiggins personally designated... Well .”
"Is it in here?"
After passing through the scattered ancient buildings of the Sky City, the two of them arrived in front of the gate directly opposite the square. The ancient machinery that originally guarded this place in their memory had completely disappeared. Even the tall city wall standing in front of it had completely disappeared. The two large stone doors in the center are also completely open at this time. Duan Qing temporarily suppressed the countless images passing through his mind. He raised his head and looked at the scene inside the door where countless people came in and out. The same dilapidated and towering yellow-brown ancient towers were at this moment. It also appears and disappears between the strong winds and clouds at high altitude, and seems to be telling the stories that happened here with the countless marks on its body: "It's such a strange and familiar place. The last time I saw these scenes It was the last time..."
"Don't engage in nonsense literature." He complained expressionlessly, and then he stopped sighing: "I didn't catch up that time, but this time... this kind of thing will never happen again. "
"What are you worried about? Will that Tower of Terran appear again?" Duan Qing replied half-jokingly: "Even if it does appear again, I will no longer be what I used to be." "
"Shut up, don't say such unlucky words." He interrupted the other party with an angry voice. He took the lead in following the crowd and entered the gate: "Follow me honestly and don't express any objections, otherwise I will I will take you back to the sacred mountain now, and you will never be allowed to step into these places of cause and effect again—even if you are the Sky-Breaking Blade!"
"You are so old, yet you still practice these superstitious things every day." Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, Duan Qing finally followed behind Xu Yu Liushang obediently: "Let's go, let's do it as promised. I’ll ask you to come with me… uh, should I go this way?”
"Thankfully you are still a magician. You will make your opponents laugh at you." In reply, he pointed to the side of the ruins of the inner city: "Go this way, go through the corridor, and then exit from the ruins of the high tower. If you go up the side stairs, you can almost see your destination.”
"I can't help it. I haven't been to the Sky City very often. It's inevitable that I'm not familiar with this place." Duan Qing, who was following Xu Yu Liushang, replied absently: "I really want to take this opportunity to visit The scenery here is at least different from when I first came here... Well, has it been transformed by the Mages Council?"
"This is a developed area. Although it still looks dilapidated, the internal functions have been explored." The crowd continued to pass by the two people, and the murmuring explanation also whispered in Duan Qing's ears: "According to According to the information announced by the Council of Mages, this should be the general command area where the Sky City once flew and launched wars. This rotunda is a place used to dispatch magic and store magic energy. The function of the tower behind it is speculated For the control room and command center...of course, none of that is functional now.”
"Is it because the repairs haven't been completed yet?"
"of course not."
The crowd around the two people began to thin out, and the corridors around them became more and more ancient: "The old magic system and magic technology, and the Council of Mages cannot fully reproduce them. I am afraid that only the Guardian can do it in this city." Achieve the most basic operation——Ah.”
"Is that person Prader?"
Stopping in the center of the corridor, Whispering Mouth raised his head and pointed to the other side of the corridor. Several sparse figures then appeared diagonally above the far end of Duan Qing's field of vision, slowly ascending along the spiral stone staircase on the outer layer of a tall tower. Crawling: "The one who walks in front."
"You have such good eyesight." So Duan Qing also put his palms on his hands and looked forward: "Then those people behind him should be the so-called pioneering team... Huh?"
"That person looks familiar."
