"Well...... this"

The whimpering cold wind blew through the door outside the tavern, blowing the already somewhat dilapidated door panel, which also made the drinkers who originally wanted to enjoy the wine slowly frown, Duan Qing, who was also frowning, looked at the leather armor warrior opposite, and only nodded a little knowingly after a while, tapping his fingers on the table, and stopped with his gradually revealing smile: "You mean the events of that night?" I've forgotten what I said......"

"You promised to give us the key to breaking the game at the right time."

Looking at the other party's look of wanting to play tricks, Phoenix Tianwang raised his hand: "You said that you would tell us the name of the traitor, and then leave it to us to deal with...... But in the end, all of this becomes air. ”

"Can you explain it to me?" He looked at Duan Qing's face, as if he was noticing every change in the other party's expression: "What about your so-called promises?" ”

“…… Please, you came to us yourself. ”

Duan Qing shook his head helplessly: "I revealed my intention to cooperate a long time ago, but you all avoided it, and finally sent you to come over in the middle of the night to do something like secret contact......

"But you haven't fulfilled even this last shred."

Phoenix Tianwang unceremoniously interrupted the other party's words: "Seal the gate, surround all the territories near the City Lord's Mansion, and then pull the two throne owners down from the throne together in the course of the throne war - although we don't know how you want to do this, we have always believed in your secret plan, but in the end, we have not gained anything......"

"Didn't you go and do something else on your own?" Duan Qing glared and replied, "I'm talking about the two families of Longall and Tristan, not a few from Tielin's side, and you yourself ran to surround the Borderlands and the Devil's Paradise...... Do you want to blame me? ”

"Naturally, we have our own plans, and collaboration with you is just a private activity of mine." Phoenix Tianwang replied quietly: "The second in the world is not my Yiyantang, what do they want to decide in the end...... I can't do it alone. ”

"So you still have to blame me in the end?" Duan Qing let out a long breath: "Even if the final War for the Throne is not over, the accident that occurred has nothing to do with me, right?" The people who interfered the most with the plans of that day should be those who were restored to ......"

"And the wings of freedom that jumped out of nowhere."

His eyes still fell on the other party's face, and Phoenix Tianwang continued to accuse Duan Qing: "And those guys in black...... They seem to have a grudge against you, right? Did you provoke the Restorationists' plan and final invasion? ”

“…… Hah, that's the funniest joke I've heard in a while. ”

let out a sneer heavily, and Duan Qing's face began to darken: "People can come if they want, and leave if they want, I rely on me as a little ...... Adventurers, can they still influence the coming and going of the restoration? If they came here only for me, I could have taken on some of the final responsibility, but their goal was the Free City...... No matter how much you shake the pot, you won't be able to get on us outsiders. ”

“…… If you hadn't provoked the War of the Thrones that followed, the Restoration's plan might not have been so easy to succeed. ”

The atmosphere in the tavern was quiet for a moment with the silence of Phoenix Tianwang, and then the other party's serious and serious voice sounded again: "I and a few companions thought about it for a long time...... The activation of the magic array that is enough to destroy the city, there may be a few of them from the intrigues of the restorationists, but if it were not for the previous series of challenges, the rest of the throne owners would definitely not be so easily wiped out by them, I was one of the last members left at that time, and I also witnessed your final battle with the Iron Forest, and in my eyes...... The final outcome of that battle will not end in your victory. ”

"Considering your previous partnership with Oxon, there is a strong possibility that you have colluded with the Restorationists." Speaking of this, Phoenix Tianwang raised his glass again: "If you start from this point of view...... The cooperation you proposed to me earlier is also likely to be just a trap. ”

“…… Are you a victim of delusional victimization? Duan Qing narrowed his eyes and looked at the other party for a long time: "Can you think of this kind of conclusion?" ”

"It's not just me who thinks so, many of us...... That's what they all think. Phoenix Tianwang waved the wine glass in his hand: "Among the people present at that time, there were many members from other guilds, you can go to other places to inquire and see what they think of this issue......

“…… Don't forget who saved the catastrophe in the end. Duan Qing replied slowly in his voice, "If it weren't for my last effort...... The final fate of this city is not just as simple as flooding the golden mountains. ”

"Even so, the war has left the city irreparably wounded." Phoenix Tianwang pointed to the sky outside the tavern: "And ......"

"I heard that on that day you jumped from the whirlpool in the sea and fell from the sky." He stared at Duan Qing's eyes: "I'm skeptical...... Did you really save the city, as they say? ”

“…… Hum. ”

Looking at the scattered drinkers around him gradually converging their eyes, Duan Qing nodded a little clearly: "It turns out ...... It's for this purpose. ”

"What, isn't it convenient to reveal?" Phoenix Tianwang's voice also became deeper: "Or ...... You're actually not doing anything at all? ”

"What is this, a threat?" Duan Qing squinted his eyes and hugged his chest: "What do you want?" ”

"Of course it's a well-deserved benefit." The corners of Phoenix Tianwang's mouth twitched slightly: "The share we said before, and the benefits you got this time...... We are also in that battle to resist a big boss guild, no credit and hard work, right? ”

"Whoever carries the boss will get the benefits, this is the rule in the past." Duan Qing knocked on the bar counter in front of him again: "Or do you think...... Standing in front of you, I'm better than that big magician old man? ”

"At least it's much easier to deal with." Phoenix Tianwang gestured around the tavern: "Outside the dock tavern, there are now three hundred sword and axe hands that are the second best in the world, and this cup is the number...... I don't think you need to explain it, right? ”

“……”

After staring at the other party's serious eyes for a long time, Duan Qing finally put down the arms he was holding, and then in his unbiased eyes, he reached out and held his sword hilt: "Let's not talk about whether this level of combat power is useful...... Even if they could really kill me, what would they do? ”

"We can ask you to leave Liberty City." Phoenix Tianwang replied with a sneer: "If you are in the limelight, you have to bear the consequences...... This kind of reasoning must also be the consensus of other guilds, right? ”

"I see." Duan Qing's eyes narrowed: "Is this planning to bully us outsiders?" ”

"You can think so." Phoenix Tianwang's face did not change at all: "Of course...... If you have any comments, please feel free to let us know. ”

“……”

The cold atmosphere gradually diffused with the end of the two people's words, lowering the temperature in the tavern a lot, even the drinkers sitting around involuntarily closed their mouths, quietly waiting for the result of this negotiation, the dilapidated tavern was only stable and even breathing for a while, and the squeak of the bartender at the bar closing his eyes and wiping the wine glass, until time passed for an unknown amount of time, and the smile belonging to Duan Qing began to sound again: "...... I understand. ”

"River Boulevard, West Avenue." He lightly reported the names of the two places: "How is it?" ”

“…… Too little. Phoenix Tianwang shook his head: "At least add the West City Gate." ”

"It's so far away from your dock, be careful that you can't eat it in one bite." Duan Qing shook his head: "Although I don't care, but ...... It's just a deserted neighborhood, do you really want that? ”

"Not anymore." Phoenix Tianwang shook his head slowly: "The city is being repaired, and a large number of homeless refugees are piling up there, if we can occupy that place...... We're going to get a lot of potential manpower and money. ”

“…… All right. ”

With a finger in the air, Duan Qing's face became a little lighter: "I'll tell them, I can't guarantee the final result, and there is also the conflict between you and the other members...... You are responsible for handling it yourself. ”

"Oxon Street, and the Oxon Chamber of Commerce...... What are you going to do? Phoenix Tianwang raised his arm: "Now that Oxen has disappeared...... Someone has to deal with those things too, right? ”

"Twenty percent." Duan Qing raised his eyebrows in surprise, and his voice paused for a moment: "I can get twenty percent of it...... What, you want this too? ”

"Our guild has lost so much, we must give some subsidies to the members, right?" Phoenix Tianwang spread his hands: "The protection fee can't be collected now, so I can only rely on external relief." ”

"." Duan Qing replied heavily: "I'm afraid I haven't taken a fancy to the remaining property of the Oxen Chamber of Commerce?" Two legendary pieces appeared in the previous auction, and there may be a lot of ...... left in them."

"Last time, we didn't grab any good goods, and after all, you guys were the ones who got in the way." Phoenix Tianwang lowered his head: "Aren't you going to make up something to us?" ”

“…… Two pieces. Duan Qing let out a long sigh: "This is the most." ”

"At least twenty." Phoenix Tianwang immediately shook his head and said, "Don't doubt our intelligence capabilities. ”

“…… Five pieces, and we ended up selling you several more pieces. ”

"Fifteen pieces, which we also bought ourselves, with your bargaining power at the time...... Have you made less than a penny? ”

“…… Okay okay, ten pieces, let's pick first. ”

"No, let's pick first."

“…… You pick first, what else do we have left? ”

"You've got a piece of legendary equipment, aren't you satisfied? Besides, there are only a few people in your Fool Adventure Group, and it's useless to have more equipment......"

The sky outside the tavern lit up again with the passage of time, a sign that the second half of the night was about to disappear from this world, and the two men sitting in the center of the bar discussed back and forth, allowing this time to slowly slip away from their hands, and the drinkers in the bar also changed during this time, and finally disappeared completely as the sky gradually brightened, and the negotiation that had been going back and forth between the two men finally came to an end at some point: "...... Kusman Street is also under our control, and Devil's Land has turned back anyway......"

"No, no, no, I've already told Bench Lu......"

"What do they want to do in that place when they're so far apart?"

"That's what I just said...... Aren't you further apart? ”

“…… Oh well, one and a half. ”

"It's better for you to talk to Dongcheng on your own."

"Aren't you afraid that we will oppress the Dongcheng Society?"

"Just that angry maniac? Don't forget that he's just been educated in War of the Thrones......"

“…… Well, that's it. ”

Finally put down the wine glass that he had already drunk, Phoenix Tianwang let out a long sigh of relief, and his face, which had been tense, also laughed with the end of this negotiation: "This is the last street, we will talk about the rest ourselves, I hope to wait for this incident to pass...... The Free City was able to re-establish a new order. ”

"There is no real order in a free city." Duan Qing shook his head and said, "So...... There is no way that the order that belongs to the second in the world can exist, at least I will not be optimistic about it. ”

"There must always be a direction in life, otherwise how can we progress?" Phoenix Tianwang said with a smile: "It seems impossible to complete...... Didn't you do a good job in the end? ”

"But there will be more waves." Duan Qing waved his hand: "Your arrival...... Maybe it's just one of them. ”

"The negotiations we just have just covered all the interests of the Free City."

Snapping his fingers at the sleepy-eyed bartender, Phoenix Tianwang whispered, "Unless a new force emerges during this time, otherwise...... This must be the final version. ”

"New forces are right in front of us, and they could come at any time." Duan Qing then took the first glass of wine since he entered the tavern: "Even if it's to maintain the result of the negotiation we just had...... You should take good care of this place, right? ”

"Hmph." Phoenix Tianwang let out a cold snort: "...... Are you referring to the Restorationists? Don't worry, no matter how much they toss, they will never let them succeed in the future. ”

"We're going to do more than that."

Duan Qing, who was holding the wine glass, leaned in the direction where the other party was: "I have a bigger task here......"

"I wonder if you're interested?"