"Aren't we going to wait there a little longer?"

The time came to the evening of February 12, 796 in the new calendar, and under the increasingly warm and gradually darkened sky, the figures belonging to Duan Qing and others also walked out of the Fushan blacksmith shop with the crowd of people, and slowly walked towards the area near the center of the castle: "Don't wait for the blacksmith's work to be born? ”

"Why, you still think that some lightning can slash down in the sky?"

waved his hand towards Asahi Dongsheng, who was asking, and Duan Qingtou, who was leading the way in front, replied without looking back: "No matter how powerful it is, the things created by blacksmiths can only be created in the physical category, and they are not magic weapons, so it is impossible to cause any phenomena such as changes in heaven and earth." ”

"No, that's not what I meant." Asahi Dongsheng hurriedly shook his head: "I mean, we have five dragon scales in that place!" Even if that guy's work is not good, we can't give it to him for nothing, can we? ”

"Naturally, things will not be given to him in vain." Duan Qing's footsteps paused slightly: "But according to my previous experience, it is still far from the completion of the construction, that Ford said that there are only a few hammers, but the time required to wield those hammers is probably much longer than you imagined." ”

"We don't have that time to stay here, after all, we still have Violet to deal with." Signaling to the figure of the purple-haired woman who had been holding him beside him, the whisper who was at the back of the line also made his own voice: "If it is exposed because of the delay for too long, it will really outweigh the losses." ”

"......Shh All right. So Asahi Dongsheng turned his head back: "I'm just worried about you and the Gedmayne brothers' few pieces of materials, since you all think it doesn't matter...... Where do we go next? ”

"To the tavern, of course." Duan Qing, who was walking in front, replied with a smile: "The suitable place for us adventurers to rest is either an inn or a tavern, considering the design of Bilisi Castle and the current situation, I think it is better for us to find a tavern." ”

"I remember the tavern's name was Flame Ranch, right?" He pointed to the central plaza that was gradually emerging in front of him, and the name of a tavern with a fiery red plaque on the edge of the square, and a look of remembrance gradually appeared in his eyes: "The last time I came to this place, it seems that I accidentally clashed with some guild that was troublesome for the Flame Drake...... Belch. ”

His voice paused slightly, accompanied by his leading footsteps, and several players who stopped at the entrance of the square then temporarily hid their figures by the wall of the street, and their wary eyes fell on a player in the center of the square, who was walking with a large number of players, carrying heavy armor and a large shield: "That person...... It seems to be a fish man, right? ”

"Damn, how can you say that Cao Cao Cao is here? Aren't they still in Tanzanian City? ”

"The point isn't here - I heard that the Flame Ranch Tavern was the base of the Flame Drake in the Citadel of Thebilisi, but now it's being dragged into it by this guy......"

"Could it be that these two guilds are going to fight again? Please, we can't stop a little bit along the way......"

"The Flame Ranch can't get over there for the time being."

After looking around the environment around the square, Duan Qing then sighed and shook his head: "Even if there won't be any trouble breaking out over there, it is impossible for us to meet with that beast and bird alliance boss who has a deep hatred like the sea. ”

"And even in the current conditions." Whispering looked at Violet, who was wearing a gray cloak beside her and still didn't say a word: "According to the information we have integrated in the past, the possibility of this beast and bird alliance taking sides with the enemy forces is very high. ”

"So where should we go?" Xue Ling, who was holding her arms, cautiously looked at the crowd around her who began to point out: "You can't stand here like this all the time, right?" ”

"Let's just find a tavern and sit down." Duan Qing took out his adventurer map: "I remember that there should be a few taverns nearby, although the area and passenger flow are far less than those of the Flame Ranch, but accommodation or something should not be a problem...... Not. ”

"How about this tavern called 'Sword of Bloom'?" His gaze swept the map a few times, and then stopped somewhere in the heart of the castle near the other side of the square: "It's not far from here, just walk two streets." ”

"The Sword of Bloom."

In the eyes of several people who turned their eyes in unison, a voice that belonged to the whispering suddenly interrupted Duan Qing's words: "Although the place is good, that place is not suitable for us to go over." ”

"What, you've been there?"

"No, I've just heard of it."

Waving her hand slightly, the blue-haired female swordsman smiled at everyone: "I have prepared information on the major cities of the empire before, so I have also heard of the name of this tavern, I heard-"

"It's a tavern for the nobles of the Empire."

She blinked, and her gaze returned to Duan Qing's face: "It's the so-called gathering area, the place where the superior likes to stay." ”

"Ordinary Imperial commoners will have places that ordinary commoners like, and the upper nobles will also have places where the upper nobles gather—this is not an explicit rule, just a long-standing habit." Nodding at the other party, Duan Qing then let out a clear sigh: "No matter how popular they are, these so-called gathering areas really exist in every corner of this world. ”

"Even in the real world, don't worry too much about it." "Because of mutual contempt and prestige, very few players are willing to approach that tavern, and most of the people who want to go there are people who have a mission or have some prestige within the nobility of the Empire. ”

"Do you dare to go to such a tavern?"

"Dare, what's not to dare?"

Facing the other party's smiling gaze, Duan Qing straightened his chest and replied, "It just so happens that we also have information to investigate, and going to that place may be able to solve the questions that Uncle Ford didn't answer us before." ”

"I don't have any other opinion if you insist." Yu Yu smiled and tilted his head: "But I have to warn you, you'd better prepare enough money." ”

"W-what's so hard about this?" Duan Qing's straight chest slumped slightly: "We still have a lot of loot to sell, if it really doesn't work, we'll sell that bear paw ......"

"What? Oppose! Oppose! ”

Behind them, the rising sun and the gedmaine made a sound of resistance, and several people slowly moved towards the central block of the castle with their own steps, and they were still arguing over the ownership and disposal of the spoils, and they soon crossed the distance of two streets and came to the central street where the "Sword of Bloom" tavern was marked on the map. The fortress attributes belonging to the castle of Thebilisi also appeared in front of Duan Qing and them with the abruptly raised dark walls of the central castle, and from time to time there were more and more frequent and strict guards passing by the scene around them, and the people who spoke less and less then also took their own cautious eyes and found the location of the gate of the tavern: "Hmm, the blooming sword...... As you can imagine, the tavern's logo is like this, but why do you want to burn the flower of the sword so red? ”

"Probably the habit of the castle of Thebilisi, which smells of forging and ironing."

Duan Qing, who quietly stopped on the side of the alley in front of the tavern and looked up at the sign above the tavern, replied in a low voice, "No matter where this place is, it will be filled with this feeling of red-hot gold and iron. ”

"It's better if it's winter, but it's summer...... Isn't this going to die of heat? Geedmayne touched his chin and commented, "If you have the chance, you must open a cold drink shop here." ”

"You don't need to be reminded that cold drinks and ice cubes here are the best-selling things." Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "On the contrary, it was originally the most popular weapon and equipment among adventurers, but it is a cheap item that can be seen everywhere here." ”

"I can see it." Dodging out of the way of another group of Imperial Guards passing in front of him, Sunrise's gaze fell on the tavern logo again: "They're all bored enough to use their swords as decorations." ”

"The blooming sword flower is not as simple as it appears on the surface." The answer to him was Xue Ling, who had stood in the corner and had never spoken: "In the empire that advocates force, the sword is the most popular weapon among the nobles of the empire, and the blooming sword flower is also one of the symbols that the nobles of the empire like to use to show their noble bloodline. ”

"So this is the most popular tavern among the nobles of the Empire, huh?" After staring at the red sword flower above the tavern for a while, Duan Qing finally shook his head: "I don't understand, I don't understand, I can't understand you people in the city...... Let's go. ”

"Stop."

The sound of blocking then sounded in front of the players who were gradually approaching the door of the tavern, blocking their intention to step into the tavern, and an imperial man wearing an orthodox aristocratic dress with a long sword on his waist standing above the steps of the door with his hands behind his back then also used his figure to cover the light from the middle of the gate, and looked down at Duan Qing and the others in front of him with a blind gaze: "Adventurer? Is there an invitation? ”

"Uh...... What else do you need to get an invitation? ”

"There is no support from the nobles of the empire, and there is no invitation." After pretending to look left and right for a while, the man who looked like an imperial swordsman let out two disdainful snorts: "Since there is nothing, why did our 'Blooming Sword' let you in?" ”

"Don't you even entertain ordinary drinkers?" Asahi Dongsheng on the side immediately raised his head: "Why don't you do our business?" ”

"Looks like it's another group of new adventurers...... Get back! This is a place that only the nobles of the empire can enter, don't let me repeat it again. ”

"Hey, we're still trying to get in today, what can you do? You're alone—hey, don't pull me! ”

"Sorry, my teammates were a little impulsive, but it's getting late, and it's a bit harder for us to find a different place to rest now......"

"Two more streets, you can see the central square of the castle of Thebilisi, where there is a tavern frequented by adventurers, you can choose that place."

So we just came from there.

Pulling the corners of his mouth and swallowing back the words in his heart, Duan Qing, who was still smiling on his face, was still waiting to continue to defend himself, but a low voice mixed with a little impatience suddenly sounded behind several people, and squeezed Duan Qing's words out with his body with the sound of neat footsteps that were gradually approaching: "What are you guys doing here?" ”

"Ah, it's Lord Volavos." The swordsman dressed as an imperial nobleman hurriedly bowed in the direction where the new group of people was: "Welcome. ”

"Next time, if there are still idle people waiting for the door, I will not continue to visit this place." Twisting his beard, a middle-aged man in the empire who walked at the forefront of the empire withdrew his gaze from Duan Qing's body: "Get out of the way for me, a group of untouchables." ”

“……”

The silent sound blocked the movements of several companions behind him who wanted to step forward to theorize, Duan Qing, who was smiling, then silently took two steps back, and then gradually pulled away and passed by the fat nobleman in front of him, but his eyes involuntarily fell on several black-clothed entourages behind him. In the gradually dim sky, several people who looked like bodyguards followed closely behind the person who was called Volavos, but the original seamless formation suddenly revealed a gap at the moment of climbing the steps: "There is-"

Duh!

The loud sound of a sharp blade breaking through the air was then accompanied by the sound of a stone wall breaking through the sky above the central street, and the scene of a sharp blade shaped like a flying knife piercing into a magic stone wall was presented in front of everyone, and the fat nobleman who noticed the abnormality hurriedly turned his head when he heard the sound, and his eyes that had just opened were then blocked by a sudden explosion: "There are assassins!" ”

"There are assassins! Across the street! ”

"Protect Your Excellency!"

"Quick—"

Clang!

In the scene of the stone wall debris that had been blasted by the inexplicable force, another sound of metal collision sounded in everyone's ears, and the white long sword that made this metal collision sound also appeared beside Duan Qing at some point, knocking over another flying knife that shot at this side. The big shield belonging to Gedemine and the giant axe that rose from the sun then blocked the figure of a white-haired woman and Duan Qing falling down together behind him, completely protecting this side of the tavern door, and they watched together as several black-clothed bodyguards pounced on the other side of the alley, and only after a while did they faintly withdraw their raised hands: "Such a dangerous life...... It seems that the aristocracy is not so easy to be. ”

"Are you right, noble gentleman?"

They clapped each other in the face, and at the same time winked at the good-looking Imperial nobleman who was sitting on the steps.