The feeling of pitch black gradually became clear as her consciousness condensed again, Chu Lingbing, who was lying in the game cabin, slowly opened her eyes, and the buzzing sound around her body gradually subsided as she temporarily left the operation of the game, as if it was proving the gradual cessation of the high-speed operation mode in this way. The woman in long clothes and long hair lay in the cabin for a long, long time, and only after a long night did she run out with a blushing face in the flashing prompts and alarms in the game cabin: "Bathroom, bathroom ......"

"Ha ......"

The system installed in the game cabin responsible for maintaining the physiological characteristics of the human body gradually returned to its normal blue color with the woman's departure, and the flowing surface then slowly flashed the increasingly slender and thin figure that walked back from the bathroom, Chu Lingbing, who returned to its original position like a ghost, then let out a long sigh of relaxation, and his eyes also lowered as he gradually fell to his knees: "Haha, hahahaha......"

It's like a dream.

There was still an inexplicable laugh in her mouth, but the corners of the eyes of the woman who were propped up on the side of the game cabin with her hands involuntarily shed inexplicable tears, and the haggard face that had been forcibly supported by the physiological maintenance system of the game cabin for several days flashed up and down the smooth cabin surface with the shaking of her shoulders, and finally slowly reflected her expression of breaking into a smile: "You are not dead, you are not dead......

"Since you're really not dead, then I can ...... I'm going to live on. ”

Muttering these words, Chu Lingbing, who was covered with tears, slowly raised her head, and the scattered long hair that had been dragged to the ground because she had not been trimmed for a long time also swayed back and forth on the ground with the movement of her head raised, and finally slowly floated up along with her body that she had struggled to stand up. Still didn't seem to have any intention of taking care of herself, the woman in the long dress quickly returned to the game cabin in the small room, and her haggard and dull face was filled with a completely different crimson color from her usual image with the excitement and joy she brought up again: "I have to go back quickly...... Not. ”

The action of lying down in the game pod paused for a moment, and her eyes slowly fell on the light screens in front of her that flashed with message prompts, and the eyes that she didn't want to pay attention to also moved slightly with the passage of those news, and finally gradually tangled together with a frown: "New ranking...... Throne Challenge...... Special Meeting...... And ......"

"The Witch of Darkness."

As if she was reciting a name that had nothing to do with herself, Chu Lingbing's voice became low, and her eyes fell into thought, and then accompanied by her subconscious turning of her head, she landed on the chat list of those friends who never stopped beating: "...... Never mind. ”

"It doesn't have anything to do with me anymore."

She shook her head, pulled the last strand of her long hair out with her white robe, and closed her eyes anxiously at the sound of the hatch falling. The white light emitted from entering the game then reappeared in her mind as her consciousness deepened, and the figure of a seventh-level player with the words Snow Spirit Phantom Ice on her head was immediately reflected in the tavern in Tanzania City in the Free World, and she quickly opened her eyes and sat up from the damp and simple bed, and at the same time looked around the dark and cramped room: "Duan Qing, Duan Qing!" Where are you, Duan ...... Yes. ”

"What's your name, I just wanted to go out and reason with that boss Paul."

Slowly pushed open the wooden door of the room, and the gray-robed magician who poked his head out then appeared in the field of vision in front of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "Didn't you go offline to rest, it's just over...... Hmm, if you convert it to real time, it's only ten minutes, right? ”

"I, I'm done resting."

A hint of redness flashed on his face again, and Xue Ling Phantom Ice immediately replied in disgust, "Isn't ten minutes enough?" Just going to the toilet......"

"Please, you haven't been offline for a few days."

With a long sigh, Duan Qing, who was still standing by the door, then withdrew the footsteps that he was going to leave: "Even if there is a life support system for the advanced game cabin, players can't go without meals all the time, right?" Have you eaten? Did you sleep? ”

“……”

"Go eat."

Duan Qing, who pressed his forehead and rubbed his eyebrows, then pointed to the bed: "Your body will collapse." ”

"I, I don't want it." Xue Ling, who was looking at each other with his arms crossed, shook his head resolutely: "I want to go out with you." ”

"I just went out and looked for that Paul...... Discuss our accommodation, there is no difference between one more person and one less. Duan Qing closed the door slightly: "It's you—if your body doesn't rest well, even I can't do anything about it." ”

"I, I'm fine."

hurriedly walked off the bed, dragging the white-clothed and white-haired woman to Duan Qing's arms in three or two steps: "That's a good thing, what if I can't see you when I come back?" In case you, you-"

“…… Alas. ”

Holding the other party's trembling body, he sighed, and Duan Qing, who stretched out his arms, patted Xue Ling's back: "I said that I won't leave, we are ...... now Uh, it's a partner, isn't it? ”

“…… Well. ”

"The situation here doesn't seem to be very peaceful, and we still have a lot of things to do."

The palm of his hand went up and down the woman's thin back to soothe for a while, and Duan Qing slightly let go of the other party's body holding his body: "You go and rest for a while first, and then we will continue our adventure together after I finish exploring the news, okay?" ”

“……”

"I'll take Lingbing with you to continue the trip."

Pulling the corners of his mouth a little helplessly, Duan Qing simply hugged the other party horizontally, and then looked at the other party's face that was silent with clenched fists, and put the other party on the simple bed again: "Isn't it just to find a place for you to safely go offline?" How many days have you been online, fool? ”

"When we get back to our senses, we'll discuss the next things together." He showed a comforting smile to the woman lying on the bed: "Obedient, I will definitely wait for you." ”

“…… Then we're done. ”

The hands clenched in front of his chest slowly loosened, and Xue Lingphantom Ice smiled and slowly withdrew the eyes that had been nostalgic for the other party: "I, when I go online, you must be in front of me, otherwise, I will, I will ......"

"Okay, good, I promise you."

"That'...... Well, then a little ...... Take a break. ”

Still holding the posture of holding each other, Duan Qing, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, nodded with the same smile, and then slowly stood up from the side of the bed after watching the reluctant woman in white in his arms gradually disappear. The hustle and bustle that had been ringing above the surrounding floors also slowly subsided with the passage of time, leaving only Duan Qing's back standing still in place that had not moved, as if he had been thinking for a long time, and then shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to expel some kind of thoughts and conjectures from his mind: "It should be fine." ”

"I'm fine, why would she have an accident."

Looking down at the fingers that kept stretching out, Duan Qing sighed softly, and then after looking around the surroundings, he pushed open the door of this room again. The slight sound of the door lock then echoed in the uninhabited underground corridor with the sight of the magician's figure gradually leaving, and soon returned to the surface with Duan Qing's footsteps as he climbed the steps, his gaze lingered for a moment in the center of the already empty tavern hall, and finally walked to the front of the bar where the boss named Paul was again: "Closed?" ”

"Rested."

As if he didn't understand the meaning of the other party's words, the boss, who was so strong that he was a little fat, raised his head, and then continued to wipe his wine glass while confirming the identity of the visitor in front of him: "It's already dawn, and the drinkers have gone back to rest." ”

"It's already dawn."

Turning his head to look at the rays of sunlight flowing out of the window on the side, Duan Qing took a deep breath: "I thought you were in some kind of underground tavern here, isn't it still possible to see the sun during the day?" ”

"Can you give us a different place, a change in room 206 on the ground?" He shook the greasy little key in his hand: "My friend is a little afraid of the cold, and now he wants to bask in the sun more." ”

“…… The Wind Eagle has only one floor. ”

The action of wiping the wine glass paused again, and the proprietor Paul then withdrew his strange look: "This is a tavern, not an inn, there is only one room with a bed in the cellar, and the key is now in your hand." ”

"It's not that Locke's pot yet." Duan Qing immediately pointed in the direction of the cold gate: "If it weren't for him and the people around him always asking and asking, I might have already circled this city three times!" There's no need to stay in this hellish place. ”

"Trust me, those questions are good for you."

Putting aside one of the wooden glasses in his hand, Paul then picked up the other one at his side: "There are a few rumors that are somewhat true, and there have indeed been many anomalies around Tanzanian City recently, and the high-ranking officials have ordered the alarm to be sounded in this place and the surrounding area, and the entry and exit of strangers are strictly controlled. ”

"Being able to put you in is already the best treatment." He shook his head: "If it falls into the hands of those nobles...... Hum. ”

Let out a heavy cold snort, the tavern owner who lowered his head no longer spoke, and Duan Qing, who had some understanding in his heart, then gave up his doubts, turned around and pushed open the door of the "Wind Eagle" tavern. The sound of the jingling bell and the creak of the wooden door when it was pushed open rang in the scene next to the ears, and the street full of imperial flavor belonging to Tanzanian City was then reflected in front of the magician, Duan Qing, who took a deep breath, then raised his head vigorously, and his eyes gradually fell on the row of shops that looked like shops opposite the tavern - it seemed to be the same as a free city near the East China Sea, and Tanzanian City, which had entered the early morning, also came to the quietest time of the day. The shopkeeper who was tidying up the shop was also accustomed to such a situation, and his sleepy eyes did not want to pay attention to the meaning of this deserted street at all. Rays of sunlight from the clear sky then shone down in front of the other shops that were tidying up their doors, and at the same time the morning breeze from the warmer weather swept forward along the contours of the buildings and the stone bricks of the street, and finally turned the next corner ahead with a faint shout: "Stop...... We're going to check ......."

"What? We're a regular ......."

"I don't care if you're ...... Give me ......."

“…… Today is all about ...... Otherwise......"

Should I say that this place is really not very peaceful, or is it very imperial?

With these words silently born in his heart, the gray-robed magician shook his head, and the thought of crossing the street was interrupted by a speeding carriage that suddenly passed in front of him, accompanied by several Imperial guards shouting and cursing the figure chasing after the crooked carriage. Staring at this rather strange scene, Duan Qing, who had his hands on his hips, let out a few exclamatory chuckles after a long time, and then followed the footsteps of the imperial soldiers who had just rushed by, and came to the magician standing at the door of the tavern: "Are you...... Mr. Linyuan Broken Water, right? ”

"Are you ......?"

"I'm John Conna, a member of the Third Squadron of the Second Brigade of the Santeleus Provincial Garrison."

The metal on the armor made a few random collisions in the air, and an imperial soldier who walked up to Duan Qing replied in a lazy voice, and the arm holding the metal helmet then raised casually on his head, which could be regarded as a military salute in this way: "Entrusted by the captain, I specially came to pick you up today, Your Excellency Alchemist." ”

"Uh...... Hello. ”

Blinking his eyes and standing in place and looking at each other for a while, Duan Qing gestured back and forth a little helplessly for a long time, and finally pointed to the tavern door behind him in the eyes of the imperial soldier who was so lazy that he didn't look like an imperial soldier at all: "Yes...... Yesterday's Locke? ”

"That's right, it's that Locke."

Let out a few low coughs, the soldier who called himself John Cocker pursed his lips and squinted: "What's the problem?" ”

"Uh, that ......" Duan Qing's fingers still didn't retract: "My companion is still resting inside......"

"There's a white-haired lady, isn't there? I know. ”

Waving his hand casually, the Imperial soldier who turned and walked towards the door of the tavern threw his helmet behind him: "Do we need to wait for her to come out?" How long do I have to wait? I know those ladies take a long time to get dressed up, if you don't mind......"

"You can treat me to a drink first." He pushed open the door to the tavern and gave an inexplicable smile to his side, "Trust me. ”

"It's going to be good for you."