Half-planes.

Hot spring lakeside.

Bonfires burn in the open space by the lake, and the pieces of meat on the barbecue grill sizzle and fade into a golden brown. The smell of cumin wafts into the aroma of the meat, tempting people's mouths to be full of saliva.

"Are you alright?" Su Su soaked in the hot springs and shouted at Song Qiqi on the shore.

Song Qiqi was flipping through the meat skewers neatly, and when she heard Su Su's voice, she immediately said, "It's fine!" ”

"Okay, bring it!"

"Great!" Song Qiqi laughed, grabbed a handful of meat skewers, swooped into the hot spring pool, and handed a skewer to Su Su with a dogleg smell.

Su Su took a bite of the meat skewer, chewed it twice, and said vaguely: "Wine." ”

"Right away!" Song Qiqi snorted back to the shore again, took a can of cold beer, opened it and handed it to Su Su.

Susu took the jar and drank the whole beer in one gulp.

"Hah!" Taking a breath of wine, Su Su wiped her mouth, screamed cool, and hooked her finger at Song Qiqi, who immediately understood and handed her a skewer.

The little dragon girl not far away was very happy when she saw Su Su drinking on strings, but she sighed helplessly and said, "Su Su is not in the right state now, not to mention drinking, and overeating...... If it goes on like this, how can you get it? ”

"Li Qing is not here, no one can take care of her." Chu Lingfeng sat next to Xiaolongnu, leaning against the wall of the hot spring pool, pillowing the back of his head with his hands, squinting at the stars in the sky, and said leisurely: "Having said that, your recent state is not very good, you often wander when you practice, and when you practice with Qiqi in the morning, you are hit by her several times." ”

"Kiki is also improving, she hit ......" As soon as she said this, Xiaolongnu shook her head and sighed, "Okay, I admit that my state is not good, Li Qinghe...... Alas, in fact, Lingfeng, you are not in the right state, right? I'm distracted by practice, and you're rampage with practice. Yesterday, you used a solid iron ball with a diameter of half a meter as a target to practice boxing, and when a set of heavy punches came down, the iron ball was blasted by you. ”

"I'm heavy with a fist!" Chu Lingfeng said leisurely: "Scarlett is not in a good state, and even the little thunder eagle is listless all day long. Ni Yuanyuan's state is also not good, and when practicing spells, spells often get out of control, and there are tornadoes everywhere. Qiqi is in the best state, the girl said that she wanted to be Li Qing's girlfriend, but Li Qing was in a situation, and she was the only one who was like no one, and she was courteous to Su Su all day long. She's got what she wanted, right? ”

Xiaolongnu frowned, looking at Song Qiqi, who was instructed by Su Su to turn around, but she was willing and happy, and said helplessly: "I thought Qiqi's orientation was really reversed, but I didn't expect it to be just a disguise, she is still so abnormal......"

As she spoke, seeing that Su Su had drained the cold beer in one go, Xiaolongnu sighed and said, "I'm afraid Su Su will get drunk again today." ”

"Long'er, I find that you seem to sigh every few minutes, which is not good. If you keep going like this, when Li Qing comes back, I'm afraid you're going to become a yellow-faced woman. At that time, Li Qing is afraid that he will dislike you. ”

"How can I sigh so much? Besides, no matter how depressed I am, I won't age quickly because of this. Speaking of this, she sighed again: "Alas, I really don't know when Li Qing will come back." Did you say that Yiwen found Li Qing? ”

"Well, you sighed again."

"I'm worried about Li Qing, ......"

"I'm worried too, but why don't I sigh all the time?"

"Why?"

"Because I trust Li Qing! I trust in his abilities, and I believe that with his abilities, I can live well now, no matter where I am, and then find my way back. ”

"You are full of confidence, and you are worthy of being his companion. But if you trust him so much, why is it not right? As soon as you practice, you will go berserk, and you will burst the solid iron ball, and no one will dare to practice with you until now. ”

"I told you I had a heavy fist."

"No matter how heavy your fist is, it can't weigh my green dragon halberd. I use a halberd to pick an iron ball, but I can't cut the iron ball, how can your control power be inferior to mine? ”

"Hehe, hehe, don't talk about this. Let's go, let's go have a drink......"

After that, Chu Lingfeng pulled the little dragon girl and joined between Su Su and Song Qiqi, and also picked up the skewers and drank beer.

……

When it got dark, Li Qing arrived at his destination, in the "big city" that claimed to have a population of tens of thousands.

Well, with a population of tens of thousands, in Li Qing's view, it is just a small township. But in the landlocked kingdom of Rohan, it is also a good big city.

After entering the city, Li Qing first went to find a place to stay, and soon found a hotel to live in. Thanks to the friendly sponsorship of the group of robbers on the way during the day, without the dozen silver coins and dozens of coppers they sponsored, if Li Qing didn't sell the magic core, he would have to sleep on the streets penniless.

And with this money, he can stay in a medium-sized hotel for more than ten days, and he can enjoy a free dinner provided by the hotel every day, and the dishes are not bad, there is meat and soup, and even a glass of ale.

Through this, Li Qing knew that the purchasing power of silver coins was quite good. Ten silver coins can be exchanged for one gold Luohan coin, and twenty gold Luohan coins are two hundred silver coins, and you can stay in a medium-sized hotel for 200 days and eat 200 meals that can barely be regarded as a sumptuous free dinner.

So, twenty gold coins is really a lot of money. No wonder the group of robbers saw the magic core of the deep-water python and even exclaimed for fortune.

After a night's rest, Li Qing wandered around the city early the next morning, found a ready-to-wear store, bought clothes that adventurers often wear, and went to a shoe store to buy a pair of leather boots. It only cost a few dozen coppers to construct a line, not even a silver coin.

Next, he wanted to go to the library to look things up. However, he finally asked for the location of the library, and when he came to the door of the library, he was stopped by the janitor.

"Why don't you let me in? Isn't this a public library? ”

"Public libraries aren't accessible to everyone." The library janitor said with a blank face, "Do you have a membership card?" ”

"Membership card?" Li Qing was stunned: "This, do you have to apply for membership before entering the library?" ”

"Only with a membership card can you enter the third floor of the library and consult some materials and books that are not open to ordinary people." The janitor said expressionlessly: "Of course, without a membership card, you can just read the ordinary books on the first and second floors. But you have to have at least one thing that proves you are who you are. Do you have a citizen card? Is there a business permission paperwork? Is there a nameplate issued by the adventurer's guild and mercenary union in this city? None of them? So what are you here for? ”

"I'll go to the library and ask for an ID card...... Well, the management is strict, and it makes sense. But I'm a visitor from another world, where can I get an identity certificate? Li Qing was helpless and depressed. Didn't he think about breaking in, but he just entered a library, and he could use his strength to break in? If you do that, will you still be able to read books and look up information happily?

Besides, that's too much of a fall.

Besides, it is indeed necessary to have one for this proof of identity. After all, it's impossible to say when it will come in handy.

"Citizen certificates, business permits, or whatever, I don't have any roots, I'm afraid I won't have to get them. Instead, you can register with the Adventurer's Guild or Mercenary Guild and get a certificate of adventurer, mercenary or the like. Tsk, I want to be a great official and a general, but I have been reduced to being a bitter adventurer......"

As soon as he thought of becoming a bitter adventurer who even the robber leader who had been the captain of the city guard team yesterday, Li Qing, who was an imperial general, couldn't help but feel a pain in his head. But there was no way, the identity certificate he could easily get was probably the certificate issued by the Adventurer's Guild or the Mercenary Guild.

After asking passers-by and figuring out the location of the Adventurer's Union, Li Qing immediately searched all the way and soon found the Adventurer's Union Hall. Entering the door, Li Qing went straight to the counter in the hall, and asked a girl with a round face full of freckles behind the counter, "Excuse me, what kind of procedures do I need to go through if I want to register as an adventurer here?" ”

"Let's fill out the paperwork first." The round-faced freckled girl threw a pamphlet.

"I can't write." Li Qing simply admits that he is illiterate - knowing the language allows him to understand and speak an unfamiliar language without having to learn it, but this does not give him the ability to read and write the language or script. Not only does he not know how to write, but he also can't read.

If he can't read, why does he have to go to the library? Even if he enters the library, can he understand any illiterate? The answer is, yes. It will take some time, though.

Although proficiency in the language does not give the ability to read and write instantly, as long as you find a book that looks at pictures and reads and writes, you can quickly become proficient in the language and acquire the ability to read and write after a little study.

In the general public library, there should be books for reading and reading - Li Qing is using the common sense of the earth to set the other world, but he has not thought that the technology of the Lofatan continent is almost equivalent to the level of the European Middle Ages. Most of the books are manuscripts, and there are very few printed copies. In this case, who would be kind enough to get a set of picture literacy? With this effort, we must copy more valuable books......

But Li Qing didn't know this, he was still working hard to get into the library, and wanted to get an identity certificate.

"Can't write?" The freckled girl was not surprised at all.

You must know that the level of education in the Lofatan continent is very low, and even the citizen class has a lot of illiteracy. The bitter adventurers who come out to work hard are even more illiterate, and it is normal that they can't write. At least nine out of ten adventurers can't write. The rest of the one can only write his own name.

Less than one percent of adventurers are able to read and write normally.

So Li Qing admitted that he couldn't write, and the freckled girl was not surprised at all.

"You can register if you don't know how to write, but according to the regulations, you have to pay an additional fee and complete an unpaid task."

"No problem. How much is the handling fee? What is the mission? ”

"Ten silver coins for the fee. Missions, there are currently three optional missions: the first, Viscount Fasbin and his female companion to hunt in the Black Forest, hire adventurers to assist, those who are good at surviving in the wild are preferred, and those with experience in killing mid-level Warcraft are preferred. The time limit is one month. ”

Li Qing shook his head: "A month? It's too long, and it's too far to venture into the Black Forest. ”

"The second, an honorable lady who did not want to be named, hires a strong, handsome adventurer to accompany her on a romantic trip. The time limit is one week. ”

Li Qing asked, "Just traveling with you?" ”

The freckled girl glanced at Li Qing deeply: "Men and women travel together, what do you say will happen?" Well, with your stature and appearance, you should be eligible to try to do this task. Although it was an unpaid task, traveling with the lady was a pretty good reward in itself. ”

Li Qing smiled dryly: "Excuse me, who knows what that lady looks like?" Let's talk about the third task. ”

"The third mission is a combat mission." The freckled girl said solemnly: "A certain honorable gentleman has entrusted this association to hire adventurers to eradicate a certain gang, and obtain a book in the gangster's secret room. The time limit is three days. ”

"Eradicate the gangsters and uphold justice? This task suits my appetite. Li Qing nodded: "I'll choose this task." Give me the specific information, and within three days, this gang will no longer be able to save zài. ”

The freckled girl said: "Then, please go inside along the corridor and enter the second room, and someone will dictate to you the details of this mission." ”

"Thank you." Li Qing smiled slightly, and was just about to listen to the details of the task, when he remembered something again, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "These three tasks are not simple, why are they unpaid tasks?" If it weren't for an adventurer like me who needed to register and couldn't fill out the paperwork, what adventurer would be stupid enough to do these three tasks? ”

The freckled girl said expressionlessly: "Of course, these three tasks are not unpaid, and the employer pays for them. ”

Li Qing frowned and said, "Uh, that is to say, the tasks are all paid, but I can't receive the honorarium?" ”

"Correct."

"So, after I complete the mission, I will be able to register with the union, obtain the adventurer certificate, and the honorarium will go to the union?"

"Yes."

"So I'm going to have to pay an extra ten silver coins?"

"Yes."

"Don't you think it's a little too dark?"

The freckled girl smiled slightly: "There is no way, this is the rule." Who told you that you couldn't write? If you can write, you don't have to pay extra fees or do unpaid tasks, fill out a paperwork and you will be able to prove it in no time. ”

So Li Qing was stunned, and then sighed: "Sure enough, knowledge changes fate......"

I had no choice but to do the task.

After listening to the detailed explanation of the mission at the designated place, Li Qing did not act immediately.

It's still daytime, and it's better to do the killing thing at night. Even if it is a gangster who kills, it is considered to be doing justice for heaven and cleaning up garbage, but it is not suitable to act in broad daylight.

So Li Qing left the adventurer's union and walked around the city for most of the day, while getting familiar with the environment, while stepping on a little bit to inquire about information by the way, and probe the reputation of the gang - you can't say that the gang is a gang of villains so it should be destroyed, Li Qing will cut people without saying a word, right? What the facts are, we still have to find out.

And the results of the investigation did not show any reversal. The gang is indeed a notorious gang of villains, murdering, robbing, stealing, gambling fraud, prostitution, etc., doing all kinds of evil things, absolutely a group of damn scum.

It's a pity that in this world, there are no sound laws. No matter how evil the gangsters are, as long as they don't provoke the strong and big people who can't be provoked, they can survive very well, and ordinary civilians have nothing to do with them.

But this time, this gang didn't know which way to provoke the god, and the boss was hung up on the task in the adventurer's guild.

Li Qing is not interested in the grievances and hatreds, he just wants to complete the task, find the account book, and then get the identity certificate, and then go to the library to learn knowledge and find information. As for anything else, that's none of his business.

When it was almost dark, Li Qing went back to the hotel where he was staying for dinner, and when it was dark, he was ready to start moving.

In order to eliminate a gang of dozens of people, ordinary adventurers must first plan in detail and make thorough preparations before they dare to act. In particular, the leader of this gang is said to be an experienced and powerful thief, who is good at stealth, sneaking and picking locks, setting traps, and assassinating and poisoning.

Such a veteran thief must have a lair full of traps and mechanisms. To deal with this kind of person, ordinary adventurers really don't dare to act rashly. That's why the employer gave a three-day assignment period.

However, Li Qing didn't plan to delay it for that long.

He was going to go straight to the door, and then attack head-on, killing them all.

It's not that he's careless. It was the so-called veteran thief, who seemed to him nothing to mention.

If he is really a high-level powerhouse who can threaten him, then why bother to be the leader of a gang of dozens of people? Not to mention high-level powerhouses, even if they only have the strength of about level ten, they can become the backbone of many big forces, and there is no need to mess with some gangsters.

Unless the gang itself is a subordinate branch of some big underground force.

However, even if it is a subordinate branch of a certain underground force, a small rudder with dozens of people, still operating in this inland city with only tens of thousands of people, and the net income does not exceed 300 gold coins a year, such a small rudder, the person in charge cannot be a big man with outstanding strength.

In fact, Li Qing walked around the city for a day, and he didn't perceive any overly powerful aura. The strongest person I had encountered on the way was just a knight who led a patrol of guards, almost level 10. So in his opinion, he himself is almost the strongest in the city.

Speaking of which, when he was fighting with the Thunder Prison General, Li Qing was still a little short of being promoted to the sixteenth level and reaching the realm of a high-level powerhouse. But after being banished and encountering a space-time storm, and after being exiled here and recovering from serious injuries, the last bottleneck has been quietly broken.

Maybe it was because he broke and then stood up, or maybe it was because he swallowed up a trace of void energy when he was baptized by the storm of time and space, in short, Li Qing has already broken through the sixteenth-level level and has become a genuine high-level powerhouse.

In the past, when he was not a high-level powerhouse, he dared to ride alone with thousands of troops, but now as a high-level powerhouse, in this small inland city, to deal with a gangster of dozens of people, of course, it is necessary to rampage as a peerless powerhouse to meet his identity. Slowly preparing to plan like an ordinary hard adventurer, that would be too much of a loss.

Li Qing walked unhurriedly in a dark alley.

In the quest details given by the adventurer, the headquarters of the gang is located. While wandering around the city during the day, Li Qing was also familiar with the path. At this time, you don't have to bother to find your way, just go straight to the door.

After walking for a while, I walked out of the alley, and in front of me appeared a small three-story building that was gray and unremarkable.

The small building was surrounded by a high iron fence, and there were two big men in black standing guard by the door. From time to time, there were bursts of noise and laughter in the open door, as if there were many people gathering.

This is the headquarters of the gang.

Seeing the destination, Li Qing did not hesitate, walked out of the alley, and walked towards the small building in a bright light. One mention.

If he is really a high-level powerhouse who can threaten him, then why bother to be the leader of a gang of dozens of people? Not to mention high-level powerhouses, even if they only have the strength of about level ten, they can become the backbone of many big forces, and there is no need to mess with some gangsters.

Unless the gang itself is a subordinate branch of some big underground force.

However, even if it is a subordinate branch of a certain underground force, a small rudder with dozens of people, still operating in this inland city with only tens of thousands of people, and the net income does not exceed 300 gold coins a year, such a small rudder, the person in charge cannot be a big man with outstanding strength.

In fact, Li Qing walked around the city for a day, and he didn't perceive any overly powerful aura. The strongest person I had encountered on the way was just a knight who led a patrol of guards, almost level 10. So in his opinion, he himself is almost the strongest in the city.

Speaking of which, when he was fighting with the Thunder Prison General, Li Qing was still a little short of being promoted to the sixteenth level and reaching the realm of a high-level powerhouse. But after being banished and encountering a space-time storm, and after being exiled here and recovering from serious injuries, the last bottleneck has been quietly broken.

Maybe it was because he broke and then stood up, or maybe it was because he swallowed up a trace of void energy when he was baptized by the storm of time and space, in short, Li Qing has already broken through the sixteenth-level level and has become a genuine high-level powerhouse.

In the past, when he was not a high-level powerhouse, he dared to ride alone with thousands of troops, but now as a high-level powerhouse, in this small inland city, to deal with a gangster of dozens of people, of course, it is necessary to rampage as a peerless powerhouse to meet his identity. Slowly preparing to plan like an ordinary hard adventurer, that would be too much of a loss.

Li Qing walked unhurriedly in a dark alley.

In the quest details given by the adventurer, the headquarters of the gang is located. While wandering around the city during the day, Li Qing was also familiar with the path. At this time, you don't have to bother to find your way, just go straight to the door.

After walking for a while, I walked out of the alley, and in front of me appeared a small three-story building that was gray and unremarkable.

The small building was surrounded by a high iron fence, and there were two big men in black standing guard by the door. From time to time, there were bursts of noise and laughter in the open door, as if there were many people gathering.

This is the headquarters of the gang.

Seeing the destination, Li Qing did not hesitate, walked out of the alley, and walked towards the small building in a bright light.