Lange Village is a small village located in the northern part of the Free Continent. Although it is located at the foot of the Anchidal Mountains, this place can already be called the northern part of the free continent, because according to the concept mentioned by the aborigines of the free world, the division between the north and the south of the free continent is generally divided by this continuous mountain range that runs diagonally through the middle of the continent.www.biquge.info However, this does not mean that the climate of this place is much worse than that of the south, on the contrary, the climate of this village is much warmer than that of many places in the south - the warm winds blowing from the further north of the continent, through the mountains, stop for a long time in this only jungle area in the north, not only bringing abundant rain to this place, but also creating a rare rainforest area in the north.

And this village can be regarded as the frontier of adventure known to players.

The League Cup is approaching, and most of the people who are somewhat confident in their own strength have begun to make final preparations, so they travel together and have fewer and fewer people who go on adventures together, not only the Falling Star Mountain, which is known on the mainland, but also the Lange Forest, which used to be lively, has also become deserted due to the decrease in the number of adventurers, but for the monsters in the jungle, this is obviously a good thing, because not all monsters are like the famous Emerald Forest, which can be tortured and killed at will.

The monsters here are not as strong as the snow monsters on the Falling Star Mountain.

During this period of service, the locations with potential value have been gradually developed, and Lange Forest is no exception, and every corner of the forest has been explored by players. Many players come here no longer to discover new unknowns, but more to find the materials they need, such as the unique Ice Dew Grass in this forest, which is the best herb for making powerful healing potions, which is expensive in both the free world market and the player's market, so it attracts many people to come and gather, not to mention the other jungle flora and fauna harvest. On the morning of February 11, 795 in the New Calendar of the Free Continent, a group of players who had not been in the forest for a long time and were still sticking to this area unexpectedly found a strange figure washed ashore by flowing water on the bank of the river that passed through the forest.

Finally discovering a new element in this depleted forest, several players rushed forward excitedly and dragged the man up from the riverbank. After they tried their best to finally wake up the seemingly seriously injured young man, they found that the NPC, who was already in tatters, did not seem to be a resident of the local neighborhood.

"You ......" After a while, the young man who woke up finally asked the first sentence that everyone was expecting: "What is this place?" ”

"Lange Forest, this is Langer Forest." One of the players hurriedly replied, "Where are you from?" How can we help? Our Natsuhime Bada Adventure Group ......"

“...... Worst. The man sat on the ground and was stunned for a long time, and finally muttered, "It seems...... It's Yamashita. ”

A few players, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what the meaning of the other party's words is.

"That, that, may I ask ......" every word of the young man seemed to exhaust all his strength: "The closest part to here...... What is a village? ”

"Yes, it's Lange, right?" The player who answered earlier made eye contact with his companion for a moment, then nodded, "Are you going there?" ”

"Yes, it should be......" The young man thought for a while, and finally asked uncertainly, "Well, I remember that there is a river called Hongshui River...... In what place? ”

"Uh......"

The players looked at each other again, not quite understanding the meaning of the question, but out of respect for the NPCs, the captain of the team replied sincerely, "Just to the north of this forest, just follow the forest...... Are you really not a local? ”

"Ah......" The young man's wandering gaze finally began to slowly condense: "This is really ......"

"Fate."

"That ......" The curiosity in the hearts of several players was even stronger: "Are you going to Hongshui River?" Is there anything we can ......?"

"No need." The man slowly got up: "I...... Let's go to Lange Village first. ”

There was some inexplicable emotion in his eyes, and he looked in the direction of the village that the players had pointed to before, and then looked at the sky.

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"That old guy who broke the wind and thunder finally came back with someone."

In the capital of the principality, in a solemn hall, several warriors in armor were gathering to talk about the future, and one of the people who had just sat at the table knocked on the page in his hand and said: "Since the inexplicable battle of the Fars Fortress, the atmosphere between the duchy and the empire has become strange again, that guy, as one of the participants, must have something to say, right?" ”

"Of course, that guy never throws in the towel." A warrior player in golden armor sitting in front of the table nodded his head: "And not only the forces in the game, but also the relationship between the rivers and lakes and the Wings of Freedom has become much more delicate......

"This war was originally considered by everyone to be a revenge war of the Wings of Freedom against them, and it is not easy for outsiders to intervene at will." Another warrior sitting next to him said in a low voice, "If it weren't for this mess, we wouldn't be so tied......"

"It's still so belligerent, Uncle Knight." The player who patted the report before smiled: "Don't worry, the current situation is so chaotic, sooner or later there will be a chance for us." ”

"I'm just worried that we're going to miss that opportunity again." The player, known as Uncle Knight, holds his chin in his hands and buries half of his face behind his hands: "The League Cup is about to start, if there is any strange event in the game again......"

"You can't give up on the game, can you?" The golden-armored warrior sitting in the middle smiled: "This is also something that can't be helped, after all, we are 'adventurers', not the natives of the Free Continent, no matter how hard we try, it is impossible to dominate the direction of this world...... That's right. ”

"Is there any mention of the council in the intelligence? The people in the rivers and lakes work so hard, they can't just forget it, right? ”

"Well, there's no mention in the message, but...... They had now settled between Aphasia. The man sitting across from him said, "You should understand." ”

"Hmm...... That's already a high spec. The warrior in the middle nodded: "It seems that our allies will go better in the future." ”

"Come on, although I hugged the thigh of the principality, but if this momentum continues, this country may really be destroyed by the empire......"

"Don't say such things, aren't there still us." The warrior of the golden armor still had a sunny face: "The strength of the Sword of Justice of the Third Great Guild is not called out casually, we have been paddling before, but it does not mean that it is ...... We can ignore it. ”

He looked at the rest of his companions around the table with a sunny face, and the latter all nodded approvingly.

"So...... We should be able to prepare as best we can. Grayson, the leader of the Sword of Justice, said with some reassurance: "The level and equipment are ready, all that remains is to study and study the tactics in this last time......"

"Report! Offline news! ”

A player with a sword and balance badge walked through the door and handed a page to the players present with a serious look. And the president, who always had a smile on his face, gradually retracted his smile after seeing the news written on it.

“...... Falling Star Mountain? ”

His expression became inexplicable: "Mutation? Who released the message? ”

"It seems to be a wild man, and there is nothing noteworthy in the ID." The man said with a straight face: "It can be ruled out that someone deliberately put smoke out." ”

"Really?" The golden armor warrior pinched his brow: "Then it's worth noting......"

"What's wrong, President?"

"There was a light in the sky above the cloud maze, a very dazzling light." Grayson nodded to the message in his hand: "I'll see, there are still loud whistling and rumbling sounds, it should be a very fierce battle or something......"

"Above the Spiral Cloud Plank Road? Fight? ”

The rest of the people said with some skepticism, "Did someone break through that labyrinth?" ”

"Someone made it to the top of the mountain?"

The atmosphere in the hall became a little silent, because players in the free world almost knew what it meant to be able to reach the top of that mountain. But after a while, the chairman who was holding the information looked through it several times, and finally found the question he wanted to know but didn't mention: "So...... Who is it? ”

“......”

Perhaps because of the pressure of the Sword of Justice bosses present, the player who came in became a little restrained: "Those...... The players didn't name names, some of them just said they had seen someone break into the fog and had a fight......"

"Fighting in that kind of place? That must be interesting. Another fully armored warrior sitting on the right continued, "That place to teleport people indiscriminately......"

"Alright Emperor, I know you like to study this, but now is not the time." Grayson waved his hand, then continued to ask, "What are the characteristics of those people?" Are they regular climbers? ”

"None of the people present knew them, and due to the constraints of the environment, few people could see their names clearly." The player went on to explain, "And because of the nature of that layer of clouds, those people are almost always going in and out, so ......"

"Aren't there any clues left?" The president asked, curiously, "What else is there going on on that mountain......

"All you can see is light, shadow and sound. And now these things have just been transmitted to the Internet, and now they can't even be sure of their authenticity...... Ah, yes, there's one thing. ”

The man said again: "The onlookers present seem to mention that the two sides fighting in front of the Xuanyun Plank Road finally shook hands and made peace, and the captain of one side withdrew directly with the remnants of the team, as if they knew the other party's people, and then they entered the cloud and never came out again......"

"This is it." The leader of the golden armor snapped his fingers and smiled again: "This is the clue. ”

"Has anyone ever recognized where the people on either side are? Any name ......"

“...... Someone recognized the guild of the defeated side, and it seemed to be the one of the glory of the dawn. ”

In the silence that reappeared, the leaders of the Sword of Justice looked at each other again: "The glorious one...... Hum. ”

"Now it's really interesting."

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"Okay, that stupid big guy is gone, what are you going to do next?"

“...... You didn't follow him. ”

"How could someone as ambitious as me succumb to such a strange place as the Iron Fist Gang......"

"Do you really want to race? Also, the Tekken are not as weak as you think, and they still have some reputation in the league......"

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about that. The vacation of leisure time is almost over, you ...... Can you go back? Did you just give up? ”

“...... I will go back. ”

In the north of Karon Pass, on the side of the mountain road outside the city gate, two players, a man and a woman, stood in place and chatted casually, and when the topic came to this place, the woman finally became a little silent.

"What, finally figured it out?"

"An NPC like Art's suffering can do this, so why do I have to do it...... If you don't do it, you can't do it. ”

So the man also became a little silent, and after a while, he shook his head: "Hey, the characters in the game can actually educate people......

The woman didn't answer, but smiled knowingly.

"Well, it's actually pretty good." Duan Qing also smiled in a low voice: "What I want to say is, don't worry too much about this matter. ”

"That's what I want to say." The woman, still cloaked in black, said, "And...... I always had a feeling. ”

"With Shirley's legacy on my shoulders, this time it seems that I ...... I've got a little more to bear. ”

"Ha, the dignity of the adventurer." Duan Qing's arm waved up and down twice: "Don't laugh, the current players don't have such idleness, they don't even owe the background content of the task...... People now only care about rewards, attributes, equipment, skills, oh...... The latter one is no longer a play here, everyone can only rely on their own understanding......"

"Speaking of which...... In the previous battle at the top of the mountain, you seem to have used an earthen wall, right? The woman's eyes suddenly showed doubt: "You actually know how to use spells?" ”

"Uh, ahahaha...... It's just a coincidence, it's just a coincidence. Duan Qing snorted: "But before, I comprehended a skill called heavy slashing, which seems to be very good......"

After a few more small talks, Xue Ling Phantom Ice was finally ready to leave after Nantie Mountain. Before leaving, she hesitated for a while, but said thoughtfully: "Before...... When I was in Greenstone Village, I used to think that ......"

"Ah, that's not a FLAG, we'll see you again." Duan Qing beckoned: "It's the same this time." ”

"Okay." The woman looked at the other party fixedly for a while, and then took the lead in walking towards Karon Pass: "But this time it may take a while." ”

"I'll go and see it." Duan Qing pointed to the top of his head: "Your game." ”

"Huh." A smile escaped from the corner of her mouth, but the woman did not look back: "That's really ...... One thing to look forward to. ”

"I'm looking forward to it, too." Duan Qing's voice changed into a strange tone: "Looking forward to it...... You've done a great job. ”

The cold wind from the Falling Star Mountain blew past the two of them, bringing a touch of refreshment to the game world that was still in the summer, and the woman with the cloak blown by the wind no longer hesitated, and gradually left under Duan Qing's gaze, and then disappeared into the crowd inside and outside the city gate.