Trouble had already come to the door—this was probably the original meaning of Emperor Rainier's series of words, but it was only after the two of them returned to the Anfu Rose Tavern that they had a more intuitive understanding of what the Emperor of the Empire meant.

The tavern looked like it was about to be in ruins.

"Extinguish the fire! Put out the fire! We need more water, and we're going to carry five more buckets of water! ”

"Boss, we have salvaged everything that can be salvaged, all that remains is the property on the winery's side, and the situation over there is very serious......"

"Don't worry about the winery! It's the people who matter! Which other guests are stuck inside? Keep up the rescue! ”

"But, it's such a big fire—"

"It's been a long time since the Anfleet family has suffered such a serious insult and loss."

Standing in front of this fire with her arms crossed, the proprietress of Anfu Rose, named Robin, finally put down the fingers that had been directing her subordinates to run back and forth: "These bastards...... Do they really think that we have lost the dignity and glory of the nobility of the empire? Do they really think we're bullies? ”

"Go and inform Yupite, we won't let the killer go." A fierce glint flashed in her eyes: "Let them get ready, this time...... We will no longer sit idly by and give up. ”

"Yes!"

"Whew...... Damn it. ”

Looking at the backs of the last group of subordinates who left from his side quickly leaving, Robin, who was standing in front of this fire, slowly let out a breath, and then turned to face the gradually approaching figures of Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing in the footsteps that were gradually approaching behind: "Are you back?" I'm sorry to let you see this state of affairs, because we didn't entertain you well. ”

"No, your hospitality is very attentive." Raising his hand to cover the thick heat wave that was blowing on his face, Duan Qing, who shook his head, immediately replied in a deep voice: "It's us, who have been taken care of a lot by you during this time, but in the end, we brought such trouble......

"It's none of your business, it's that the group of imperial nobles has gone too far this time." Pointing to the tavern in front of him, which had burned into a large ball of fire, Robin's face clenched his teeth disappeared into the action of bowing his head: "They deliberately chose this daytime when the guests were scarce to set fire, and the warning meant more than the destruction - hmm." ”

"Speaking of which, those two of your other teammates don't seem to have come out." Her gaze gradually straightened, and her words were full of worry: "And the lady, she-"

"None of them came out, did they?"

After saying the last half of the sentence for her, Duan Qing, who had already stepped forward, took out a few bottles of potions of different colors from his gray magic robe, and then moved through the countless crowds of people who were rushing to fight the fire, and walked to the front of the burning tavern where the heat wave and the fire were intertwined: "Okay, you don't have to worry about the lives of my two teammates for the time being." ”

"But Violet must still be saved."

The crystal glass bottle shook and shook violently in the air, and the sudden sound of magic concussion under the collision also attracted the attention of several subordinates of the Anfleet family around them, and the actions and words that wanted to warn of the danger were gradually stunned in the light that suddenly rose one after another, and were replaced by a shout of surprise: "This, what is this?" ”

"Is it a snake? No, no, I don't think I've ever seen a horned snake......"

"It's magic! And it's shaping magic! This creature was condensed by the magic of the water element, but so many water elementals—"

"It's coming down! Get out of the way! ”

The blue water current, which was completely different from the firelight, converged in the air into the shape of a long dragon, and kept hovering over the fire-filled tavern amid the screams of countless passing crowds and players, and the magical light that flew out from Duan Qing's hands finally condensed under his will to be thicker than the pillars of the main hall, leading the huge long dragon to rush straight above the tavern: "Akhras II Style-"

"Water Dragon Break!"

Bang!

The heavy sound of the bombardment completely covered the roar of the raging fire, accompanied by the scene of the hovering water-colored dragon instantly bombarding the scene directly above the tavern surrounded by the flames, and the winding dragon that swooped into the ground with the heavy downward movement of Duan Qing's right hand then swallowed up all the flames that were still raging at the previous moment like a tide falling from the sky, and then turned into splashing water droplets and vaporized white steam spread out towards the surroundings of Amfrit Street. In the movement of the crowd who didn't have time to dodge getting up from the ground with their own coughing sounds, the figure belonging to the proprietress Robin then slowly stood up from the state of being blown down by the air current, and the surprised gaze that was still looking for the back of the gray-robed magician then fell on his left front, the back of the white-haired woman who had swept out of his side: "You-"

"There."

What answered her was a low prompt voice belonging to Duan Qing, and his steps that also ran towards the location of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "Are you still alive?" Shouldn't it be alive? Even if she was in a state of soul loss, I remember that she was a little self-protective......"

Between the dilapidated tavern that was instantly extinguished by the water dragon, he who had already appeared directly below the balcony on the third floor slowly stopped his steps, and the purple-haired figure belonging to Violet then also appeared among the crumbling black ruins, and staggered out with the action of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice Support: "......"

"It's okay, it's okay." Looking at the traces of Dao magic that gradually disappeared along the outline of the purple-haired figure, Duan Qing let go of his last breath with relief: "As long as you are alive-"

"It's good to be alive."

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More and more figures began to gather around the dilapidated ruins of this tavern, accompanied by more and more people tearing their voices back and forth and yelling, Duan Qing, who had already rescued Violet from that place, also moved the survivor to the sparsely populated alley early at this time, treating each other's injuries with various potions: "I don't know how much smoke I inhaled, but the person is still quite conscious, and I don't know what magic she used just now, she can actually protect herself in such a fire until now...... ”

"Don't forget what her identity is, the name of the Great Magician is not for nothing."

Throwing another used potion bottle to the ground at random, Duan Qing, who shook his head, replied calmly, "If it weren't for the loss of most of his autonomous personality, this attack might not have succeeded at all. ”

"The attack...... It was the opponents of the imperial aristocracy, right? Xue Lingphantom Bing, who was waiting on the side, also frowned: "Are they from this Lady Violet?" ”

"I don't know, but listen to the tone of His Majesty the Emperor...... It should be. ”

The raised hands emitted a glowing magical brilliance with the use of a new bottle of healing potion, and Duan Qing's voice remained incredibly calm: "He should have said that after getting the news, he and the imperial nobles in Redkar's territory have probably been observing this place for a long time. ”

"So what is the identity of this young lady?"

In the scene where the surrounding crowd was still running back and forth, the figure belonging to Robin then slowly walked over: "It has attracted such a big hatred, it must be extraordinary, right?" ”

"Why, didn't Tristan tell you?"

"That guy doesn't have a good relationship with our Anvolt family, don't make a mistake." Waving his hand angrily, the proprietress of the former Anfu Rose Tavern also became impatient: "Although in the dignity of the nobles of the empire, we will not give up the next task easily......

"This is someone important who came from Tanzanian City with Tristan, the kind that can play a key role in the trouble we're riddled with." So Duan Qing had no choice but to shake his head helplessly and point at Violet's face in front of him, whose eyes were closed: "As for what her identity is, how could she provoke someone who wants to kill her even if she doesn't hesitate to set fire——"

"Sorry, we don't know right now." His gaze looked in the direction of the hill where the imperial palace was located in the distance: "If His Majesty the Emperor doesn't say it, there is nothing we can do." ”

“…… I understand. As if he understood the meaning of the other party's words, Robin, who nodded at Violet, then also diverted the topic: "Anyway, this group of people is coming for her, right?" ”

"Not for us anyway." Xue Lingphantom Ice replied expressionlessly, "Those who came at us should have exhausted their abilities in the past few days and in today's main hall. ”

"Since you've returned safely today, you've probably gotten through this trouble, right?" Robin, with his hands on his hips, shook off his dusty curls: "With the skills you just showed, they shouldn't dare to deal with you in the open anymore, right?" ”

"Everywhere, we're just ordinary adventurers." Duan Qing waved his hand meaninglessly: "That spell just now has almost exhausted all the high-grade potions that I have refined recently...... Not. ”

"Speaking of which, we're about to go into an economic crisis again." He stood up and glanced in the direction where the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice was: "If we don't find a way to make some money, let alone alchemy, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive in the city." ”

"It's not your alchemy's fault that it burns too much money." Xue Lingphantom Ice glanced at the other party: "Say, what kind of crooked idea are you going to use this time?" ”

"When have I ever made money with a crooked idea?" So Duan Qing tilted the tip of his nose to the side angrily: "And this is your home field, shouldn't this kind of question be answered by yourself?" ”

"......" pursed his mouth, and Xue Ling, who had been silent for a moment, finally sighed helplessly: "Okay, if this is your will......"

"Shall we go for a walk and have a look?" She glanced at the Imperial Capital in front of the street, "It's been so long, and I can't be sure what the situation here has become like now. ”

"Okay then." patted his buttocks, and Duan Qing also nodded his head: "Without further ado, we'll set off now." ”

"Hey, do you really insist on going to the city in this situation?" Looking at the back of the two people pulling up the purple-haired woman and starting to leave, Robin on the side couldn't help but exclaim: "And you want to take her with you?" ”

"I can't help it, I'm homeless now anyway." Glancing behind him, the voice belonging to Duan Qing began to become farther and farther away as they left: "Thank you boss lady for taking care of you during this time." ”

"We'll be sure to come back when your tavern is renovated."

The noise of the fire began to diminish as they left, replaced by the lively sounds of the Imperial Capital Street again and again, and the countless crowds of people who stretched forward with the two rows of red buildings seemed to be unaffected by this disaster from a corner of the Empire, and continued to walk along the straight path between each other towards the depths of the winding streets of the Imperial Capital in front of them. Vermilion from the characteristics of the empire also occupies the field of vision of most players passing by with the continuous expansion of this vast imperial capital city, and from time to time there are still various buildings with uneven buildings to decorate the streets of the empire's largest city they see, and this is also the first time that Duan Qing and others, who have not rested since coming to the imperial capital, visit the city with an extremely peaceful state of mind for the first time.

Of course, there is also an introduction and explanation of a certain snow spirit phantom ice who used to be a local.

"This is the Imperial Capital Building, which is probably the tallest building in the empire except for the imperial palace, and the area is about eighty times that of ordinary imperial residences, including most of the official departments of the empire, including the Ministry of Law......"

"This is the Imperial Capital Federation, which has countless commercial unions such as the General Association of Artisans, the Blacksmith Union, the Tailors Union, the Alchemy Union, etc., each union is a union that can be chosen by the player to learn, and every player can find the business skills suitable for their own learning here......"

"The circular building we just passed? You've probably seen it more than once, and that's the Empire's arena, the favorite stage for non-peace-loving players and Empire people. ”

"This is the Imperial Royal Library, the favorite place of the Empire's magicians, because of the unique nature of the Empire, there is no branch of the Mage Council here, so players who want to learn magic can only go to the Imperial Royal Library, and use the knowledge there to supplement their lack of magic practice, and the same goes for the Imperial Warrior's House, as well as various other professional halls and so on...... Not. ”

Walking on another street that had just bypassed the corner of the palace, Xue Ling's Phantom Ice, who was introducing Redcar's local customs, paused slightly, and the action that also stopped then attracted Duan Qing's attention, and the footsteps that were pulling Violet's body forward also stopped: "What's wrong?" ”

“…… No, nothing. ”

"Did you find something wrong?" His gaze then shifted to a clearing where the white-haired woman's eyes had just passed, and Duan Qing touched his nose and asked casually, "Is there anything unusual about that clearing?" ”

"No, there are no anomalies." The white hair swayed back and forth in the air for a moment with the movement of bowing his head, and Xue Lingphantom Ice turned around and pulled out a lonely smile: "There-"

"It's just where we used to stay."