"...Is this the device they left behind?"
On the evening of February 2nd, Year 796 of the New Calendar of the Free World, a white-haired figure named Xueling Huanbing appeared in the center of the Tania underground waterway. The roaring sound and noisy environment were accompanied by countless The footsteps of figures wandered back and forth in front of her, creating a bustling look around the core area of the furnace where she was inspecting the remains of a certain device: "It doesn't look like something used to draw energy from the furnace."
"Well, we did a little investigation." An official from the principality who accompanied the inspection replied in a low voice: "Although we are not as professional as the people from the Mages Council, we still preliminarily determined that it used 'De Agli The Gert structure is not the De Abozebo structure, and the wiring of the magic circuit is not connected to the extension line of the entire furnace..."
"Tell the important point."
"Ah, sorry."
Seemingly aware of the identity, strength and capable and indifferent character of the female swordsman in front of him, the official of the principality stopped showing off those awkward words and difficult words: "Simply put, when we stop those guys from misbehaving here, They seem to want to activate these devices in a way that will cause them to die together - probably to destroy the furnace."
"...People from the Magic Empire actually want to destroy this furnace?"
Looking at the magic devices that had been smashed into pieces and scattered in the dark corner in front of him, Xue Ling Huan Bing took a long time before he set his sights on the center of the furnace that was surrounded by people not far away and was still burning: "Even if Regardless of whether the Magic Empire has such ability, how could they, who have been pursuing the furnace, think of destroying the furnace?"
"Well—"
"Are you sure they are really from the Magic Empire?"
Seeing the official of the principality choking on his words, Xueling Huanbing finally asked her question: "Isn't it some third party who took advantage of the chaos and wanted to fish in troubled waters?"
"It's powerful enough to be able to take advantage of the chaos and attack such a deep place, but also pretend to be a magic empire to fish in troubled waters and profit from it - why haven't I heard that such an organization exists in this world?" His answer was Wuxing Quetu, who was also responsible for the reception, and who was also guarding this place as the representative of Jianghu, also put aside his attitude of doing nothing on the sidelines, and took over the reception with some unwillingness: "Don't be so concerned about what the Magic Empire is doing. , anyway, as long as we don’t let them succeed, it’s over! If you beat workers, you have to have the consciousness to beat workers, do you understand?”
"It's you who guard the furnace and deal with the intruders, and it's you who are not allowed to get close to investigate now." Xue Ling Huan Bing crossed her arms with a cold face: "Now you don't even give an explanation - you are really... Will you cooperate with our work?"
"We didn't say we wouldn't let you investigate. It's not because there are too many people inside and we really can't squeeze in, so we stayed here for a while." Wu Xing Que Tu, who was leaning against the wall, put on a lazy pose Appearance: "You know, not only do we regard this furnace as a treasure, the principality and many guilds that rely on the principality for development also regard this furnace as a treasure, and their enthusiasm for caring about this place is equally high."
"..."
"I asked, do you have any clues?"
Looking at Xue Ling Huan Bing looking towards the direction of the furnace without saying a word, Wu Xing Que Tu lowered his voice and inquired mysteriously: "Or do you know some secrets related to this furnace? Share it with me. .”
"It has nothing to do with you." Refusing the answer in a blunt manner, Xueling Huanbing turned around and walked towards the underground passage outside the corridor: "But since I learned that the goal of the Magic Empire's invasion here is not to 'seize, but to' destroy, It’s not like I came here in vain.”
"Oh? It seems that you really have another purpose." Glancing at the other party's back as he was about to leave, Wu Xing Que Tu also dispelled most of his newly raised interest: "Forget it, it has nothing to do with me. If Duan Fenglei needs anything—"
"Then let him communicate with you personally."
Ignoring Wu Xing Que Tu's words, Xue Ling Huan Bing walked slowly through the endless darkness of the underground passage. She skillfully returned along the route she was already quite familiar with, and finally passed somewhere underground and on the ground in Tania. The separation of light and shadow at the entrance and exit opened the door of the Qinglan Tavern across the street: "...Yo, you're back?"
"How long have you been waiting?"
"I didn't wait long. I was chatting with the guests just now."
Reaching out to greet the person beside him, Duan Qing, who was the only living person in the tavern, also fiddled with the half-empty wine glass in front of him: "Of course, now that she is gone, it seems that the atmosphere here is not very good. "
"So have you discussed it yet?" Leaning the bone sword and the long jet-black barrel on the side of the bar, Xue Ling Huanbing's cold tone, which he always put in front of others, also warmed up: "Next time Where are you going to arrange the venue?"
"A place that no one can imagine." Duan Qing winked at the nearby Xue Ling Huan Bing, and took a look at the delicate and beautiful face that he had been familiar with for a long time: "But before that, We still have business to do."
"It's the incident with Romulus, right." Feeling a little suffocated by the approaching breath smelling of alcohol, Xueling Huanbing, who sat in front of the bar, tilted her head slightly: "The general situation is that I Already understood, when will we set off?"
"Are you not going to continue studying your subjects?" Without answering the other party's question, Duan Qing raised his chin and continued to maintain an "appreciative" posture: "The clues about Emperor Frey and the underground furnace The secret——"
"There are too many people there, and people from the martial arts community are blocking their way in." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who seemed to be a little uncomfortable with the close observation line, sighed casually: "I have also met Chris, but He didn’t say any more useful information. Judging from the clues we retained when we passed through that area last time—”
"How dare people from the world dare to stop you?" Before the female swordsman could finish her words, Duan Qing stood up abruptly: "Are you tired of living? Just wait, I'll teach them a lesson!"
"..."
Without blocking the opponent's movements, Xue Ling Huan Bing just raised the corners of her mouth to watch the gray-robed magician's performance. The latter stopped his movements after a period of indignation, and at the same time he also wanted to move towards the door. The steps outside stopped: "Uh, why didn't you stop me?"
"I knew you were acting." Shaking his head and laughing, he turned his round seat. If you have personal troubles, you won't speak out in an angry voice. That person has probably been beaten to death by you in some unknown corner."
"I can tell, are you sarcastic?" Pointing to his nose, Duan Qing walked back to the front of the bar angrily: "How can I be so unbearable as you said? I still treat my enemies very fairly, okay? Look at the attitude of my past enemies towards me now, they are all lining up to challenge me in an orderly manner with full respect."
"If it weren't for the existence of the new alliance, they wouldn't be so patient." Xue Ling Huan Bing unceremoniously exposed the other party's bullshit: "The pursuit of killings between players is nothing compared to the empire and the principality. The wanted notice is much more powerful."
"Without the new alliance, I would not have accepted or organized such a competition at all." Duan Qing sat back in his seat and pouted his lips: "Wouldn't it be better to be as carefree and happy as before and take risks everywhere? Continent of Wind Isn’t the Barish Conference on the grassland much more fun than here?”
"Since you are so reluctant, then let's divide our forces into two groups." As expected, the gray-robed magician's answer earned Xue Ling Huan Bing's disdain: "I will take people to the Emerald Forest, you How about going to Fenghua Town to set off fireworks?"
"It's all on our way anyway, why don't we do it together?" The gray-robed magician immediately rubbed his hands and put away his pretentious movements with an apologetic smile: "That's the place where we first met, why don't we go back and see it together? How can it be done at first sight?"
"..."
He raised his head subconsciously, and then Xueling Huanbing seemed to be covering his head.
Pretending to be something, he turned half of his face to the side: "...Humph, thank you for remembering this. Our relationship at that time was not as good as it is now."
"How could I forget." Duan Qing put away the joke on his face: "Greenstone Village and Emerald Forest have changed greatly under the occupation of the Magic Empire, and now they seem to have become the home of the Magic Empire. If one of us is allowed to go, the other one will probably be worried too——Okay!”
"Then just think of it as a honeymoon trip!" After saying this, the gray-robed magician somehow regained his confidence and seemed to be in high spirits: "We won't call anyone else, just the two of us will go!"
"I don't care, I'm just afraid that your Miss Yushang and the maid will not agree." Putting away the increasingly obvious blush on his face, Xue Ling Huanbing replied with a straight face: "And there are Asahi Dongsheng and Asahi Dongsheng. Goldman... By the way, what happened to the matter you asked them to investigate?"
"The most important investigation task has been taken away by you. They shouldn't encounter any difficulties there." Duan Qing waved his hands uselessly: "The only thing that needs to be worried about should be the competition, because before Well, you even mentioned this to me specifically... What do you think?"
"It's up to you to decide." Seemingly understanding what Duan Qing was asking at this time, Xue Ling Huan Bing shook her head and smiled: "But I am very interested myself. After all, the only precedent that has existed is the preliminary round. If you agree this time, there will be a next time, and the next time—"
"There are only a few times." Duan Qing expressionlessly turned away Xue Ling Huan Bing's interested eyes: "If you are so energetic, how about you go and cause more trouble for the Magic Empire?"
"You don't need to tell me, I will deal with those bastards with my own hands." Clenching his fists, Xue Ling Huan Bing also suppressed the coldness he showed for a moment: "Also, about inducing Romulus That Wizard member who went to Greenstone Village, have you found out his identity now?"
"Although I don't have any clues, I already have an answer in my heart." Duan Qing looked indifferent to the mentioned matter: "Being able to impersonate Vizard, and also someone Romulus doesn't know. , there are not many magicians who are powerful enough in the entire Free Continent.”
"...He can be considered an acquaintance of ours." Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been silent for a moment, asked in a low voice, "Do you want to take care of him personally?"
"How could it be my turn?" Duan Qing replied helplessly: "On the contrary, we protected him for a long time. We can also be regarded as half of Violet's disciples. Between Violet and the Council of Mages, It's not certain whether she is willing to clean up the family."
"...If it really comes to that situation." Xue Ling Huan Bing looked back at the other side of the bar: "Will you do it?"
"……meeting."
Without too much hesitation, Duan Qing spoke out his answer slowly: "Of course."
"If it were you, that would definitely not be the case."
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The southern territory of the principality showed no signs of warming due to its proximity to the south. On the contrary, the signs of cold in winter were more obvious. The Tagbila River heading north along Xifeng County and the Andachel Mountains also followed. As you swim upward, the ice becomes more and more obvious, and the originally transparent and clear ice is gradually covered with the remnants of war and blood - the cold weather does not affect the intensity of the war, and the frost-covered plain is also dotted with towers and towers. The piles of scorching scorched earth, the unpleasant pungent smell and the rising black flames seemed to have become beacons in the vast battlefield area that stretched from north to south, attracting groups of fighting players to gather here: "Kill Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Kill those bitches!"
"Everyone from the Magic Empire must die - what? Not from the Magic Empire? Then they must die too! Everyone who stands in the way must die!"
"Who are the people over there? Why are they being beaten all the time... from the Fish Protection Association? Or are they from the empire? With a name like this, they deserve to be the target of public criticism!"
"Ask for support? Please support me.
! Anyway, it's fast enough to run over after death, just keep killing and it's over! Go, go, go! Rush it to me! Whoever rushes down to the southwest position will be rewarded with thousands of gold coins and sealed off thousands of households! "
"...Why is everyone so enthusiastic?"
Duan Qing, who was quietly walking on the edge of the battlefield and observing the front, couldn't help but ask: "Even if there is really a feud, I'm afraid it's not as active as this, right?"
"Both sides have passed the initial stage of declaring war and entered the stalemate stage. This plain battlefield has long been turned into a meat grinder." Asahi Dongsheng, who was lurking beside him, spat out the grass roots dangling from his mouth: " Since it is a meat grinder, both sides are naturally unwilling to use up their own forces, and using high rewards to encourage adventurers who are not afraid of death to go into battle instead is naturally the best choice."
"Can you really attract so many people?" Duan Qing whistled involuntarily: "How much money did they pay?"
"Based on the head count, one thousand gold coins per head." Asahi Dongsheng quoted the price expressionlessly: "If you kill here for a day, you might earn several million."
"How is it? Are you excited?"
