"The patriarch said it needs to be considered."

Some time later, in the middle of the night of January 10, 796 in the new calendar of the free world, the figures belonging to Xue Lingphantom Ice and Whispering Liuyu slowly returned to Duan Qing's side, and the two women who seemed to be safe and sound, and had not quarreled at all, then also sat on the left and right of the gray-robed figure who was staying safely at the edge of the settlement, and the thought of speaking just now also stopped temporarily because of the discovery of an abnormal keen feeling: "We're still slightly—uh, what's wrong with you?" ”

"Nothing." Pinching his brows vigorously, Duan Qing, who had been silent for a long time, finally temporarily spit out the depression in his heart: "Just in case, I'd better ask first, did you promise that patriarch anything?" ”

"The other party will not believe us completely because of the unforeseen crisis for the time being, but when we moved out as the messenger of the gods, they believed it somewhat." Glancing in the direction where the whisper was located, Snow Spirit Phantom Ice was the first to answer: "We admit that the way we came here is a little 'special', and we have promised them that we will use the same ...... Same method ......"

The sense of disobedience in the reaction of the man in front of him became stronger and stronger, and the white-haired Xue Lingphantom Ice finally put away what he had not finished speaking: "Won't it?" You can't send us all back? ”

"The large teleportation circle is one of the highest level of spatial magic, not to mention long-distance teleportation."

Letting go of the hand that was pressing his brow a little, Duan Qing's voice then broke the silence that gradually diffused between several people: "The theory and composition of space magic, the stability of spell casting, the three-dimensional spatial coordinates, the safety of teleportation - the so-called energy supply is a trivial matter in the face of these problems, and even as long as I take out all the magic gems in storage, it is not a problem to charge a teleportation circle, but-"

"In short, without Violet's help, this large-scale teleportation circle would not have been able to be completed." He waved his hand to the left and right, and at the same time showed his wry smile to the two of them: "You promised too early. ”

"Well, our emissary status may end here." Yu Liuyu shook his head with a regretful face: "It's a pity, we originally planned to continue to do a good job in this identity." ”

"I warn you, don't come up with any strange ideas." Duan Qing's eyes immediately widened and warned the other party: "There are enough enemies in front of us, don't make any more extraneous branches, okay?" ”

"I don't think so."

His hands pressed on his thighs covered with white armor, and a bright smile appeared on the face that was close at hand: "It's enough to have an identity like 'witch', and I don't have any thoughts of wanting to be myself again, the previous one I was too immature, like a little girl who likes to lose her temper, right?" ”

"What do you want to say?" Sure enough, her words caused a cold rebound from Xue Lingbing on the other side: "The title of 'Witch of Time', even if I only joined the professional world later, I have already heard of it, and the deeds behind you and you, even those people who hear it now will be chilled all over their bodies." ”

"It's a pity that I'm now a swordsman and don't play my own role as a magician." He didn't care about his opponent's sneering words, and the fingers turned to show a self-absorbed expression on his side face: "But this is just right, I can help Brother Qing in the use of magic, unlike some people, even if I fail everywhere, I have to run over every day with a shy face to 'ask for advice'......"

"What did you say—"

"Stop."

Placing the pause gesture between the two women who were facing each other, Duan Qing resisted the impulse and forcibly separated the two breaths that almost collided together: "I myself have no opinion on which of you two wants to be a witch, as long as it can help us get through the current crisis-this clansman called the Datar clan is still waiting for the result." ”

"It's hard to say, just let them wait." He raised his arms and pursed his lips with disdain, and then returned his inquiring gaze to Duan Qing: "Anyway, what is the reason why we can't return?" Did that Violet abandon us? ”

'No, she just thinks we can keep playing as a striker.' It seemed that a sad topic had been mentioned, and Duan Qing, who had put down his gesture, had a sad expression again: "Anyway, the original duty of our team is to pull more strong laborers to become the belonging of the forces on the floating island, in fact, whether or not we return to the island is not our ultimate goal, since we have a way to take root on the earth, it is not impossible to continue to lead another team to move forward." ”

"Even if this team seems so weak, it must bear the threat of the beast tide at all times?" Xue Ling Phantom Ice involuntarily frowned her brow: "This is not the real reason, is it?" ”

"The real reason is that the floating island has limited space, and she is too lazy to manage so many people." The corners of his mouth curled up a little with a wry smile, and Duan Qing's gaze also shifted to the white-haired woman: "That cheap mentor of mine has not managed his own forces and magic apprentices well since he was in the empire, and the end of his own self-inflicted blame can be predicted, and the current floating island is bigger than then, and the number of people is starting to become more and more......

"It seems that we are still in urgent need of a managerial talent." A more confident smile appeared on his face, and the whisper beside Duan Qing squeezed his eyebrows: "For example—"

"Your identity is only suitable for managing adventurers and forcibly managing NPCs...... The natives of the Continent of the Wind are simply not suitable. Xue Lingphantom Ice unceremoniously interrupted the other party's words: "What's more, it's still the grassland people on the Wind Continent, their way of life and belief habits are very different from the ordinary people we know. ”

"I don't really plan to be a city lord or something like that, that will only make me farther and farther away from Tianfeng." He pursed his mouth disdainfully, and then reached out and pulled Duan Qing's arm with a happy face: "Since that great magician is so disgusted with crowding, then we will fulfill her." ”

"We're — moving on with people." She and Duan Qing's expressions of lamentation looked at each other for a moment, and then she waved her big hand in front of her in high spirits: "Let's walk to the Sacred Mountain on our own feet!" ”

"Don't make a fuss, it's just a fantasy." Duan Qing also pressed his eyebrows with a headache: "At this rate, we may be able to see the army of beast tides in the west tomorrow." ”

"If you do decide to do that, then we'd better get started as soon as possible." His eyes became resolute because of his determination, and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was sitting on the other side, also stood up with Huo Ran: "Let's go and explain it to that patriarch again, we-huh?" What's wrong? Still have questions? ”

"I've always admired the virtue of your decisiveness." Clapping his hands, Duan Qing then stretched out his finger towards the late night in front of the settlement: "It's a pity that when I communicated with the clansmen here before, I already knew about it. ”

"They can't cross that line."

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"That's right, the Tatars can't cross this line."

Walking outside the range of the settlement with the figures of Duan Qing and the three of them, the tribal warrior named Adamu then pointed his finger directly in front of the pitch-black grassland: "According to the lineage of our tribe and the habits set by the major tribes in the past, only the tribesmen who are strong can cross this line and enter the range of the central grassland. ”

"I see, after passing through this place, even if it is the sphere of influence of the Central Grassland?" Taking out his adventurer map and comparing it back and forth, Duan Qing looked around left and right in surprise: "Why didn't you see any large cavalry and patrol troops like the Hulun tribe?" ”

"This is the edge of the Central Prairie, and the people of the big tribes don't usually go that far." Shaking his head, Adamu pointed forward with a stiff expression: "They will sometimes appear at the end of that grassy slope to check the situation of the boundary line, as long as there are no accidents and anomalies, they will not run over." ”

"There's also the case when there are tribes who want to migrate to this grassland area." As if talking about something more important, the tribal warrior put on a face again: "Although the news of the tribes on the grassland is closed, such a large-scale operation still can't hide from everyone's eyes, so those people from the central tribe will also come over to witness the emergence of a new central tribe." ”

"Or bury them here with your own hands."

The tone became low, and Adam's eyes fell directly to his feet, and Duan Qing, who smelled a trace of killing breath from it, then also sensed the meaning contained in these words, as if there was a sea of corpses and blood buried under the grassland in front of him: "...... In other words, if the Tatars crossed this line, you would suffer the same treatment, would you? ”

"Yes, because we are not recognized by those big tribes." Adamu nodded indifferently: "We don't have the qualifications to become a big clan. ”

"And what's the reason you've been staying on the edge?" Xue Ling, who was also standing on the side, then asked out loud, "Isn't it always dangerous here?" ”

"No, the gap between the large spheres of influence is the only way for a small tribe like ours to survive." Adam shook his head: "For so many years, we have also been maintaining the continuation of the tribe in this way, and those tribes with great ambitions and regard the conquest of the Sacred Mountain as their everything, and they have never cared about the survival of our small tribes. ”

"We have seen countless tribes come in from here, and countless tribes come out of here." Like a guard who has been here for a thousand years, the tribal warrior turned to holding his spear in front of him: "We don't know what will happen to them, but we can survive." ”

"Many of the people who survive in the cracks will become like you." Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "But the situation is a little different now. ”

"That's right, according to you, our place will soon be flooded by the beast tide." Adam lowered his head again: "Even if we have avoided this disaster by various means, there are still Hulun tribes that are constantly approaching behind us. ”

"You seem to know the Hulun people very well." The whispering man with his arms crossed also raised his own question: "Can you tell me your impression of them?" ”

"According to the records passed down from our tribe, the Hulun people should have migrated to this area more than a hundred years ago." Shaking off the gloomy momentum on his body, Adam turned to face the dark tide of the western sky: "Like the other tribes who left this grassland, they are a tribe that has been driven out of the sphere of influence of the central tribe, although they don't look like such a weak tribe in the past or now. “

"It's the same as we've learned." Glancing at each other, Duan Qing then replied with a cough: "And judging from this situation, it is impossible for them to stop their steps of wanting revenge." ”

"Every tribe that has left this line of life and death has threatened to 'come back one day.'" Adam's expression remained unchanged: "But few people can leave us with the impression that the Hulun tribe has a mighty army and their warriors are extremely brave. ”

"Such a tribe withdrew from the central grassland and withdrew from the election of the sacred mountain, and we can only think that there is another reason." Speaking of this, he took a deep breath: "Now it seems-"

"Now it seems that that reason is becoming a reality." Instead of saying this on behalf of the other party, Duan Qing continued in his voice affirmatively: "The disaster of the beast tide has become what it is now, and it must be the result of their connivance. ”

"Everything is based on the fact that what you said earlier is true." Shaking his head again, Adam's eyes gradually became resolute: "The patriarch may still be hesitating, but I don't think we should continue to wait here - instead of facing a certain death, we should choose a path that is possible to live." ”

"I'm glad you had such foresight." Xue Lingphantom replied with a smile, "You and the other young clan warriors must think the same way. ”

"I can't guarantee it, but—"

Looking into the depths of the endless black steppe behind him, Adam put his spear back: "I will try to persuade them, as much as I can." ”

"I'll warn you that time is running out." Pointing to the adventurer map in his hand, Duan Qing gestured in the direction of the west: "You must set off tonight, otherwise don't think about seeing the sun again." ”

“……”

"If you still have concerns, we have another suggestion on our side."

Sensing the hesitation in the steps of the clan warrior who wanted to turn away, Duan Qing spoke up to the back figure again, "You don't have to force yourself to persuade everyone in the clan. ”

"The strength of a tribe is not necessarily based on the number of people as the criterion for distinguishing it, and a small number of people also has the advantage of a small number of people."