"I hope you can ensure the safety of the rest of your trip, Lord Aoyama."

The sky was once again shining on the edge of the free world, along with several members of the Free City delegation who didn't seem to be sleeping well, but the younger messenger also had an expected look on his face: "Don't let this happen again." ”

"Your worries are unfounded, Lord Longor." Duan Qing, who had recovered a little of his spirit, bent down slightly: "I can use my personality to vouch for it, yesterday's conflict was just an accident......

"Accidentally? So why are so many people still dying? The young envoy squinted at the other party: "Could it be that the number that Lord Ben went to ask before is fake?" ”

"Adventurers have always been a group that doesn't listen very much, and ...... Likes to be in the limelight. Duan Qing's expression did not change at all: "Playing such a record is already something we should be proud of." ”

"Humph! Nonsense! You're making excuses for your incompetence......"

"Say no more, Lord Longor."

Another envoy who walked out of the inner city gate interrupted the young swordsman's words with a voice, and at the same time blocked his body behind his view: "...... I'm sorry, Lord Aoyama, young man, I can't help but be a little impatient in my attitude......"

"It's okay, I can understand your feelings." Duan Qing replied with a smile, "The idea of rushing back to his hometown to avoid danger...... I can totally understand that. ”

"You, what do you say!"

"If you don't close that mouth of yours again, I'll report your words and deeds to Vandal."

Tilting his head sideways interrupted the emotions of the young man in the rear who were about to explode again, and the middle-aged envoy turned his head with a straight face: "...... All in all, we are very grateful for your assistance, although I hope that the rest of the trip will be safe, but ......"

"If there are any surprises......" he bowed, "it is up to you." ”

"Mission accomplished, sir."

Duan Qing also saluted: "This is the proverb of an adventurer, you must know ......"

"Adventurers are never short of courage." He pointed behind him, where the battle had broken out last night: "This battle is proof of that. ”

“…… You are truly a commendable group of heroes. ”

As if recalling the numbers brought about by last night's battle, the middle-aged nobleman's voice also sank: "I hope that your prestige can forever deter those petty people." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, they won't dare to offend this place again." Duan Qing replied in a harmonious voice, "Of course...... The rest of the journey is the same. ”

“…… In this way, I was relieved. ”

The nobleman named Bart took a deep breath, then looked in the direction where the carriage was: "So...... Let's go now? ”

"That...... We may have to wait a little longer. ”

Suddenly abandoning his previous calmness, Duan Qing scratched his head and replied, "You guys...... Well, you probably haven't had breakfast yet, right? Can you enjoy the specialties of Aziamoka first? Traveller's House Hostel has a ...... for sale."

“…… No more, we can wait. ”

Glancing at Duan Qing deeply, Bart took the lead in taking a step towards the team: "If there is anything, you can do it as much as you want." ”

“……”

Seeing the team of the Free City gradually moving away towards the far side of the square, Duan Qing sighed slightly, and then gave his instructions lightly to the two cavalry members who ran towards him: "Rest in place for a while, don't be in a hurry to set off for the time being, you can relax first, and then go outside...... What about Jason? ”

"Jason is communicating with Mistress Rakais to get the battle done at dusk yesterday." One of the cavalry members saluted him with a fist salute, then lowered his voice and reported, "Related...... The reports of the mysterious people have also been written, and they will be sent to Tania immediately. ”

“…… Very good. ”

Glancing in the direction of the west of the pass a little helplessly, Duan Qing hesitated for a while, and finally chose to wave back the two guards: "Pay attention to the surrounding movements, we will set off in a while, I don't want someone to wait on our way to attack us in a while......"

His words gradually stopped, and his eyes gradually drifted to the square between the inner and outer cities, where the figures of several adventurers were stepping through the city gate and walking towards the inn where they were. The sound of footsteps made its way through the crowd of players and NPCs as the noise gradually rose, but judging by the expressions on their faces, they didn't look like night passers-by returning from an adventure, or climbers who had been on Falling Star Mountain for days.

They are more like a group of down-and-out young people who have been on the run for a long time.

The two guards around Duan Qing looked at his slightly surprised face suspiciously, as if they didn't understand what the reason for Lord Baron's sudden change like this, but before they realized the existence of those players, the person walking in front had already pushed aside the crowd and walked in front of Duan Qing: "Let's take a rest first, it's not easy to hold on until now......"

He raised his head, and then also saw Duan Qing's close face: "We...... ...... first"

He stopped.

It's still that vicissitudes of life, it's still that square face, but the face after a long time of not seeing each other seems to be a little more haggard and tired than before-standing in front of Duan Qing should be a shield warrior, but it is a shield warrior who looks down, not only the equipment on his body is tattered, but it also looks like an old thing that was eliminated from a long time ago. With various colors of leather armor and chain mail hung on various parts of his body, the almost polished shoulder armor was about to expose the person's shoulders, and the face that had become unshaven because of a long time was full of wind and frost, and at this time it was also wrinkled because of the long-term tiredness and blowing, which was more in line with the person's identity as an uncle.

Everything seemed to be very different from the appearance in Duan Qing's mind, there was quite a feeling that the vicissitudes of life were artificial, only the black shield hanging behind that person and once stood on the mountain road of Fenghua Town for a long time still retained the appearance in Duan Qing's impression.

"It seems...... You don't seem to be having a good time these days, uncle. ”

"yes, it feels like a long time." The smiling butcher sighed and replied, "I want to come...... It's a bit ironic. ”

"This big black iron shield is the one you got when you were in Fenghua Town, right?" Duan Qing walked in front of the shield warrior: "Your whole body has changed, only the shield has not changed...... What's going on here? ”

"This ...... It should be even more ironic. The smiling butcher replied, "That's a long story." ”

In the short period of time that followed, Duan Qing briefly understood the story of Uncle Smiling, and the story of this story was not much different from what he had guessed - Uncle Smiling was the one who blew the wind, and when he thought of the news during this time, what happened to him can be imagined.

He was kicked out of the club.

"The headwind went so suddenly that he left little to come."

After a little explanation with a few companions around him, Uncle Smiling turned to follow Duan Qing's footsteps and came to a certain open space on the other side of the inn: "So for the control of the guild...... A few remnants of the high-level can be regarded as racking their brains. ”

"A guild without top players...... What else is there to grab? ”

"It is an eternal truth that a camel is bigger than a horse."

The smiling butcher said with a wry smile: "Even if there is no headwind, the wind still leaves nearly a thousand full-level members, as well as the status of the overlord of Eta County...... Such a frame may not enter the eyes of you people, but for those who are under the pressure of top masters every day, and now have a glimmer of light, how can it not make them blush? ”

And so...... Your guild has ushered in a bloody strife? ”

"The word dog blood...... It's really appropriate. ”

The man who looked like an uncle wiped his weather-beaten face: "Ganging up, coercion and temptation, openly fighting and stealing, crowding out and suppressing...... For the position of the guild boss, they have used all kinds of moves, even the guild resources and other public things are about to be divided up under their instigation......"

"After the League Cup, our guild didn't have a single decent activity, either a few factions were fighting each other, or secretly trading with so-called 'relatives and friends'." The shield warrior showed a stool-like expression: "Although the excitement in this is very enjoyable, I have to admit it...... When it happens to you, it's really not something that makes people happy. ”

"The power struggle between the president and the head of the regiment has always been able to write a wonderful TV series." Duan Qing replied with a smile: "What's more, it's you headless flies." ”

"Anyway, I talked to a few of them."

Giving Duan Qing a thumbs up, the smiling butcher continued: "However, those people don't seem to be optimistic about my face, and they don't have any respect for me, a newcomer who came to this guild because of their relationship, so they don't feel that I am making suggestions to them, but ...... Taunt them. ”

"And then you're kicked out?"

"Not so fast, even if it's for my ...... Daughter, I also want to do something. ”

Uncle Smiling exhaled a long breath: "I try my best to stay in the guild and make my own efforts for the development of this guild, but those stupid ...... Those people are really a bunch of red-eyed guys, and they don't take us weak people who haven't reached the full level in their eyes at all......"

"My last attempt was to hope that they would carry out a search for Solas Castle, hoping to use a decent activity to arouse the hearts of the army that had almost disappeared." Speaking of this, he sighed and looked at the sky: "But...... This proposal was perceived as an attempt by an undercover agent to distort people's minds, and I and a few of the most active members were kicked out of the guild as a result, and they seemed to be afraid of the bad influence I would cause outside, so they announced these 'punishments' on the news of the guild until ...... My friends found out about it. ”

"And so you ended up here?" Duan Qing looked at the other party's outfit: "With this tattered equipment? ”

"We've handed in all the equipment we've gotten from the guild, and the road across Falling Star Mountain isn't easy to follow." The smiling butcher finally pulled out a smile: "But...... In order not to drag down my daughter and friends, we finally came out. ”

"The ones in the back...... Are they all your companions? Duan Qing tilted his body and looked behind him: "Which one is your daughter?" ”

“…… She didn't leave the breeze. The smiling butcher bowed his head: "She is still struggling in the guild." ”

"The world is impermanent, but that's it." Thinking back to the previous Fenghua Town, a figure who was recruited by his own daughter, Duan Qing sighed and said: "When she found you in the free world, she probably didn't expect that it would end like this in the end. ”

"It's not the end, and I believe in her talent." The smiling butcher gave a confident look: "Thanks to those people, the Wind Breeze Guild has lost the supremacy of Etta County, and even the new pinnacle and royal family are enough to compete with those fools who only know how to fight in the nest...... Their demise is only a matter of time, and I believe the time comes...... She'll make a good leader. ”

"You're a good father." So Duan Qing sighed and said, "He is also a qualified fighter......

"Hehe, thanks for the compliment." The smiling butcher patted his tattered armor: "But...... If you can provide a place where you can repair your gear, we'd appreciate it even more. ”

“…… What's next for you? ”

"I don't know, maybe go to a few lower-level places to practice first." The smiling butcher replied, "Of course, Windflower might be a good choice as well......"

"Fenghua Town is not safe right now, and I don't recommend that you go to your death." Duan Qing immediately shook his head: "It's better to ...... How about you follow us to Liberty City? Our convoy will be leaving soon, and there are still plenty of vacancies......"

"Free City?"

Following Duan Qing's outstretched finger, the smiling butcher looked in the direction of the convoy: "Hmm, try your luck over there...... Doesn't seem bad either? ”

"We went there on a mission."

Signaling to a few noble-looking guys in that direction, Duan Qing squeezed his eyebrows: "If nothing else, this mission should be very easy, maybe I can feed you a lot of experience, and by the way, I can find a few decent pieces of equipment......"

"It doesn't matter, we're homeless now, anyway."

Spreading his hands towards Duan Qing, Uncle Smiling replied with a smile: "It doesn't matter what the reward is, as long as you can have a place to stay...... Anyway, why haven't you set off? You can't wait for us on purpose, right? ”

"Well...... this"

Sighing and turning around, Duan Qing pointed towards the west gate of Karon Pass: "I'm just waiting for someone to ......"

"She's supposed to come."

In the haze, the figure of a certain double-sword warrior in a black cloak slowly appeared in the distance of the road, and then clothed in the light of the morning sun, walked step by step to the door of Karon Pass.