Boom.

A loud earth-shaking sound then sounded on the side of a wild hill on the north side of Tanzania, and on the opposite side was a large cloud of dust and falling rocks that were shaken up together, and the snow spirit phantom ice that was submerged in this haze then covered his mouth and coughed a few times, and stubbornly re-erected his sword: "Is that it?" ”

"Then what else can we do, we are not relatives of Hank."

Duan Qing, who was sitting leisurely on the pile of rubbles closer to the top of the hill, still constantly struggling with the bottles and cans in his hands, replied in a leisurely voice: "As a person who has just connected and didn't recognize each other at all before, it's already good to be able to treat us like this. ”

"That shouldn't have just expelled us." Slightly comparing his own weapons, Xue Lingphantom Ice continued his swordsmanship practice on this hillside with the next sword that he swung out suddenly: "What is that Changing Shadow called...... Is he familiar with that guy? ”

"Probably his henchman, the kind that can be put into his heart." Duan Qing, who stopped what he was doing, looked up at the direction where Tanzanian City was located in the distance: "According to our measurement standards, it should be a trust-level ......."

"By the way, how do you know these relationship levels?"

As if he had suddenly thought of something, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who put down his sword, looked back at Duan Qing's face: "When you tested those NPCs before, you can always easily know if you have succeeded......

"Didn't I say that? I can hear the system. ”

Shaking his head, Duan Qing retracted his leisurely gaze from the distant outline of the city: "Don't ask me why I can hear it, I don't know why I can get this kind of function that other players still haven't obtained, if I have to explain, it's probably some kind of sequelae of Yijian...... How? ”

"Do you think it's convenient?" Looking at the other party's direct eyes, Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "I can't turn this thing off, I have to endure countless inexplicable harassment every day, okay?" ”

“…… I understand the feeling. ”

Thinking of his past after being possessed by the Emerald Stone, Xue Ling's eyes became dimmed: "That's true...... Isn't it an experience to remember. ”

"Don't worry, it's not as bad as you think."

Retracting his gaze slightly, Duan Qing, who sensed that the atmosphere was a little bad, explained with a smile: "At least it can help me a little, right?" You see, until last night, our operations were going well......"

"And then I was kicked out by a player I didn't know."

Shaking his head to dispel the unhappiness in his heart, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who also lowered his shoulders, showed a somewhat inexplicable smile on his face: "Lost twice at the hands of one person...... Have you never had such an experience, Duan Qing? ”

"Since I met you, I've broken my record of defeat many times."

Twisting his nose disdainfully, Duan Qing turned his gaze to the surface of the temporary alchemy platform in front of him again: "An adventurer who is hostile to me will not be taken to heart by me at all." ”

"So...... That person must have been worried that we would compete for his position in front of Hangu. ”

The hilt of the sword spun around his chest, and Xue Ling's voice became low: "Judging from his sudden outburst last night, that guy should be planning to do whatever it takes to tell us that he wants to get into the Luxor family's eyeliner." ”

"The problem is that we have never met him, and there is no injustice or hatred." Continuing to operate the various herbs and potions on the alchemy table, Duan Qing's voice slowly echoed in the breeze above this hill: "Even if you add the side I met with him when I broke into the interior of that golden hall last time, we have only met twice......

"If it's confirmed that it's not my enemy, then he should know you personally."

Turning his body again, Xue Lingphantom Ice once again put his sword blade in the dust in front of him: "Did you offend someone before?" Or did you offend some guild? ”

"How is that possible? I'm a character who has just been forced out of the novice village...... Belch. ”

The action of wanting to pour the next bottle of potion in his hand paused in mid-air for a moment, and Duan Qing's eyes showed a thoughtful light: "It can't be them, right?" ”

"It's the beast and bird alliance, or the beast and bird tribe." Throwing off his white novice robe and the long white hair that spread into the air, Xue Lingphantom Bing, who also raised the corners of his mouth, slashed the first sword he started practicing again into the air in front of him: "That Shadow of Change, is it a member of this guild?" ”

"I'm not from the Alliance, how can I know about this kind of thing that needs to be investigated."

Looking at the large cloud of smoke and dust that suddenly appeared again on the hillside in front of him, Duan Qing, who had retracted his gaze, also continued his potion debugging work: "However, judging from the current distribution of forces, it seems that we have not seen a large number of forces related to the Beast and Bird Alliance in the territory of Santerus. ”

"As long as it's not too big, it generally won't choose to set up its own base in all the power maps of the entire empire." The Snow Spirit Phantom Ice Head, who raised his sword again, replied without looking back, "That Beast and Bird Alliance doesn't look like a guild as big as the rivers and lakes and the Wings of Freedom, so they probably won't be able to develop across regions. ”

"So is their main base in the Citadel of Thebilisi, or the Tanzanian City of Santelius?" Slowly lifting the crystal glass bottle in his hand into the air, Duan Qing, who was in the sunlight, looked up at the bright red appearance of the bottle of potion he had just concocted reflected in the air: "If they choose to develop here, then did they choose the Luxer family as their background and backer?" ”

"According to my past experience, it is very difficult for the guild to choose such an aristocratic force as a ladder for development." Sweat began to ooze from her forehead, and Xue Ling, who maintained her sword-swinging posture, did the same practice again and again: "Unless there is some very valuable opportunity, it is difficult for them to become the henchmen of a noble lord...... Not. ”

"What's wrong? Did you think of any key points? ”

"If there were any special conditions, it might have been different."

A trace of white mist came out of the long sword in his hand, and the voice of Xue Ling, who closed his eyes and was contemplating, replied slowly, "For example...... They knew the true identity of the Luxer Hangu. ”

“…… That guy must know Hank's identity, and he already understands it by looking at the reactions of both parties last night. Duan Qing put down the bright red potion in his hand: "The problem is the status of the two sides - is it the player's henchman that Hank brought from the principality?" Or is it Hank's arrival in the Empire that he has befriended an insider who has discovered his identity? ”

"Looks like that player's guild identity has become important."

Opening his eyes slightly, Xue Ling Phantom Ice swung his last sword again: "Wait a minute." ”

"If there's really no way, I'll use some strength to investigate."

Boom.

The heavy earth-shaking sound once again set off in the scene on the side of the hill, and the woman holding the long sword in both hands once again used an inexplicable momentum to smash a large amount of smoke and dust around the mound, and the white smoke from the long sword also disappeared in place with the fall of this sword slash, and spread towards the distance below the hillside with a long sword mark. Withdrawing the sword to his waist, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who had closed his eyes again, then slowly exhaled the last breath that had accumulated in his chest, and then while recalling the feeling of using the sword that still lingered between his wrists, he listened to the voice from Duan Qing above: "The Heart Sword is actually the most difficult school of sword use to practice, and the feeling of using it is also the most similar to the air sword, but unlike the air sword, the attack and defense of this school is based on the understanding of swordsmanship as the most important reference. ”

"Try to give up the release of those sword qi, and only use your body to perceive the existence of sword moves, and if you feel more, you will naturally know how to deal with it when you meet an opponent."

Picking up a new crystal bottle and synthetic materials again, Duan Qing, who no longer looked below, stared closely at the alchemy process he was about to start: "To put it simply, it is a move to see a move, and there is a move to win without a move." It's easy to say, if you really want to practice the ability of Dugu Nine Swords, you need more than just talent and talent. ”

"So this time the practice ......"

"Hank's business is left alone."

Bringing the topic back to the place before, Duan Qing's hand holding the herb began to give birth to a faint magical flame: "Seeing that you are practicing so hard, you can't always distract your attention with these inexplicable things." ”

“…… It's okay. ”

Looking at his hands, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who turned around, then raised his head: "I'm just worried about ......"

"It's okay, at most, it's just a loss of an adventure mission and a disc."

Shaking his head with a smile, Duan Qing poured the medicinal herb powder that he had burned with the magic flame in his hand into the potion bottle in front of him: "In the future, I will have time to continue to communicate with that gang boss, if there is a chance...... Let's just get this field back. ”

"But the problem remains." Xue Ling, who was standing at the bottom of the hill and looking up at Duan Qing, showed a serious expression: "In the battle for the disc, there are potential restorers...... You're not going to care about any of that, aren't you? ”

"Hey, don't always think about it, okay?"

Slowly pouring another bottle of blue potion in his hand into the potion bottle, Duan Qing replied intently: "I'm now in the abyss, I'm not a strange hero or a hero or something, how they like to make trouble, let them make trouble, why do we have to follow it?" ”

“……”

"You who have deleted the number, you should also have the idea of abandoning the past in your heart."

Sighing slightly, Duan Qing, who was still holding the potion bottle, revealed his tilted head from behind the right hand he was holding: "Do you still want to inherit everything you experienced in your 'previous life', and then continue to deal with those ancient old enemies?" ”

"You can't just give up."

After being silent for a long time pressing the hilt of the sword, Xue Lingphantom Ice finally muttered in a low voice, "But since you say so...... That's it. ”

"That's right, isn't it better to be an ordinary citizen." Duan Qing, who had his head back, began to carefully shake the potion bottle in his hand: "It doesn't matter what kind of imperial relic, or royal secrets, what aristocratic confrontation and the threat of the restoration...... In the past, we were all insiders, and we were all watching the play for that group of people with our heads, but now that we have finally jumped out of the professional circle, it is time for that group of people who watch the play every day to contribute. ”

"The only thing that I am a little reluctant to do is the commission reward that the Flame Drake Beast handed over to us." His voice paused, and then he appeared in the air with a magic gem that was gradually floating on his left hand: "That's a lot of money." ”

“…… I've never met a rich novice player like you. A relieved smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Xue Lingphantom Ice, who was holding his hands behind his back, turned around and gradually climbed in the direction where the top of the hill was located: "Why, it's not enough to earn me so much money?" ”

"Of course it's not enough, I'm an authentic alchemy industry." Duan Qing, who was staring at the potion bottle for a moment, slowly threw the floating magic gem into it: "The cost of alchemy is very large, originally I was still relying on the reward of eight thousand gold coins on the power of attorney to survive this period, but now——"

Rumble!

A small explosion sound then appeared on the pile of rocks at the top of the hill with the exclamation of a certain gray-robed magician, and at the same time appeared the brilliant light and fire and the blue smoke that appeared after the alchemy reaction exploded, Duan Qing, who was swept out by the wave of air from the explosion, then struggled to pull his body out from behind the throwing pile, and at the same time looked at the woman in white who covered her mouth and smiled with the eyes that had been widened in the middle of her blackened face: "What are you laughing at!" Haven't you ever seen an experiment fail? ”

"No, no, hahahaha!" The smiling Snow Spirit Phantom Ice then propped half of his body on the other side of the pile of rocks: "It seems that I will stay away from you when you are preparing potions in the future, Your Excellency the Great Alchemist." ”

"Don't be in a hurry to laugh, my last batch of Marilyn flowers has also run out!"

Standing unhappily behind the blue smoke that was still emitting after the experimental accident, Duan Qing then showed a sad expression: "This batch of powerful magic potions is our last batch of hope to earn money!" If it is ruined...... If you destroy it......"

"I declare that we are already in an economic crisis." Wiping the blue char from his face, he shook his head and then announced in a serious voice: "In order to survive, we will ...... tomorrow No. ”

"We're going to start taking on the mission now!"