"What? Someone wants to disguise our identity? ”

Some time later, in the middle of the night, in the barracks at the edge of the Fars Fortress, the figures belonging to Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Ice also appeared between this rest area specially provided for the Empire, looking at Maggie who was talking with surprise: "Who?" What do they want to do? ”

"We just identified him, and we didn't catch him."

The female thief, who was still wrapped in black clothes and was still wrapped in black, replied in a low voice, "It seems that the other party is also a guy who is proficient in magic, and he escaped by teleportation. ”

"And there are traces left by the discovery of magic teleportation, it should be the use of out-of-order teleportation or other cover-up methods." Violet, who returned with them, then gave her advice: "You don't need any advanced magic skills to do this, and I guess when this magic was first designed to escape." ”

"Well, let's not mention the identity of the enemy or anything like that." So Xue Lingphantom Ice fell his gaze on the people present: "Who was impersonated?" ”

"It's me."

Raising his hand, Asahi Dongsheng, who had been squatting in the corner of the barracks earlier, replied listlessly: "Of course, I only found out after the fact, I heard that there was a guy with a big axe dangling around the camp in my name, and asked many inexplicable questions......"

"Who told you to do this during the day?" Gedmayne, who was on the side, commented mercilessly: "With a freak like you asking everywhere in front of you, no one will see anything suspicious." ”

"At the very least, at least they should be able to distinguish their identities!" Asahi immediately straightened his neck dissatisfied: "Play...... The identities of adventurers and non-adventurers are still very different, right? It only takes one look to see it! ”

"The other party should be an adventurer, but the people he approaches are ordinary Imperial soldiers as much as possible." Maggie on the side explained in a timely manner: "I don't know what the reason for the other party to do this deliberately...... Hmm, is it to hide people's eyes? ”

"Okay, we get the general idea."

After glancing at the gray-robed magician beside him, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who took a step forward, then said in a low voice, "Then there is another very important question - how did you find out?" ”

"It's something I see occasionally when I want convenience." This time it was Gedmayne's turn to take the initiative to speak: "At that time, I saw a man dressed like the rising sun talking to another Imperial soldier, looking fully armed, I thought it was strange, didn't that guy have been yelling to go to the tavern to 'lighten the load' when he entered the fortress before, why did he suddenly run here......"

"After a commotion, the guy ran away." He gestured in a certain direction outside the house, and then his gaze fell on Maggie: "Then Maggie arrived, and the two of us searched together for a while, but we didn't find anything. ”

"He asked me to go and get the rest of the people back, and go to the tavern to find the rising sun." Then came Maggie's explanation: "I searched the traces of magic for a while, but found nothing, and when Violet arrived, she helped me come to the conclusion that 'the other party has escaped using space transfer magic'." ”

"And I didn't find you two either." Her voice paused for a moment, and then fell on Violet on the side: "So we followed her advice and went to the Imperial camp to warn first." ”

“…… We were supposed to be on the other side of the city walls at the time, and then we went to the tavern. ”

Touching his nose a little helplessly, Duan Qing, who looked at the direction of the ruins, then also took his gaze back: "It should have diverged because of a coincidence." ”

"It doesn't matter what to explain, as long as both of us are true." Understanding the hidden meaning of Duan Qing's words, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who waved his hand, then looked at the figures of the rest of the people again: "How is the explanation?" Does Her Royal Highness Princess Rena know? ”

"She's already given a commandment, quickly confirm everyone's identity, and beware of the rest of the impostors." Maggie replied in a low voice, "It doesn't matter to the other ordinary soldiers, after all, they can't have access to any secrets and important information, but those like those nobles and generals—"

"And us." After finishing the second half of the sentence for the other party, Duan Qing unnaturally showed a wry smile: "As someone who has participated in an important meeting, I really don't know whether I should be happy or sad at this time." ”

"That's why Violet was sent to find you."

Nodding his head, Gedmane then pointed at the purple-haired Violet, "After all, she is the least likely person to be imitated and impersonated, and the easiest person to distinguish between the two of you." ”

"No wonder you had such a strange look on your face when you appeared in the tavern." Duan Qing's gaze also moved to Violet's: "Do we need to use some other tests to confirm our identity?" ”

"No need." A smile gradually bloomed at the corners of her mouth, and Violet's mature, confident and gentle voice echoed in the small camp room: "There is some wonderful connection between me and you, and this connection cannot be faked. ”

“…… Ahem. ”

Knowing that what the other party was talking about was the fetters of the follower system, Duan Qing hurriedly perfunctory the topic in a coughed voice: "Okay, since there is no problem with our identity, then the rest is the problem of this fortress...... The Duchy hasn't gotten any news yet, has it? ”

"Of course, we don't have that good heart to tell them yet." Hearing this, Asahi Dongsheng showed a disdainful expression: "They can mess up as much as they like, what do they have to do with us?" ”

"That's not the point." Shaking his head, Duan Qing then let out a wry smile towards the dark and deep outline of the fortress outside the barracks: "If the impostor just now succeeds and then claims to be an undercover agent of the principality, then what should we do?" ”

"W-"

"Don't worry, I've been in this situation many times in the past."

Raising his hand to stop the hurried sound that the rest of the people were about to make just now, Duan Qing's face gradually became serious: "Even if this is just the most basic routine, we have to be a little vigilant." ”

"If this happens, we will be the ones who will bear the blame in the end." Frowning anxiously, Xue Lingphantom Ice on the side also raised his chin: "And it is also possible that they will infiltrate the principality as us to cause sabotage, and then splash dirty water on us or something......"

"Ahh Pulling his hair and standing up, Chao Ri Dongsheng immediately wanted to stride out: "Don't let Lao Tzu catch you, otherwise Lao Tzu will definitely eat you alive!" ”

"Don't go it alone, it's easy to fall into a trap!" Hurriedly stopping the other party's footsteps, Duan Qing then instructed Gedmayne on the side: "You follow him, you two are relatively familiar with each other, as long as you act carefully, there shouldn't be too many problems." ”

"Other than that, try not to trust anyone else who comes to contact you." He froze and then continued to the rest of the people present, "Especially the members of the Guild who have come to contact you, as well as the rest of the Adventure Party, if they make any demands on you, or if they want you to fulfill them, then pay special attention! ”

"It's really a guy who has changed identities countless times." Violet on the side then let out a few low laughs: "At first glance, it looks like a person who has fallen into countless traps and suffered countless losses." “

"Perhaps." Lowering his head, Duan Qing's gaze was then hidden in the boundless darkness: "I've seen a lot of Infernal Affairs, and I've seen a lot of unlucky stories of being anti-Infernal Affairs, and it just so happens that the last time this kind of thing happened was when this fortress was captured...... Hey, it's like he's cursed. ”

"Let's go."

He waved his hand at the snow spirit ice beside him, then turned and walked out of the barracks.

"Let's go meet General Dusk.

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It has been a long time since the last time the Fars Fortress was blown up, but this fortress has not been completely repaired as Duan Qing had seen, especially since the place at the top of this fortress was originally used to overlook the entire Ferron Plain and command the entire fortress, which is still in a state of fragmentation. Unfazed by this state of affairs, Dusk, who had returned to this place, just randomly designated an ordinary room as his temporary command post, and the command post at the bottom of the fortress had also become the place with the largest number of people coming and going on the Duchy's side at this time, and the narrow façade and simple room also made Duan Qing who came here a little dumbfounded: "Lord Marshal, this, this is ......"

"Oh, it's you." Waving his hand, Dusk, who had been here until late at night, then raised his head from behind the table mountain full of papers: "I'm sorry, I'm busy right now, so I can't meet with your Excellency, please forgive me." ”

"You've come back to this place to be the commander of the fortress, and you're still doing so much." After sorting out his expression, Duan Qing, who walked to the corner of the room with Xue Lingphantom Ice, then asked politely, "Is this really okay?" ”

"It's just some leftover issues." Seemingly not paying any attention to Duan Qing's question, Dusk replied without raising his head: "I have done internal work for a long time before, and I have been to many other fields, and these documents and trivial matters are also the tail of some work that I have not finished a few days ago when I regained my status as a marshal, and as the last person responsible, I don't want to throw them to the other councilors who came to take over......"

"Ugh." As if thinking of something helpless, his voice and actions paused for a moment: "These bastards, do you have to get this critical moment to remember our importance?" ”

“…… What the? ”

"No, nothing."

Finally put down the pen in his hand, and Dusk, whose face was weathered, then patted the table and slowly stood up: "So, why did two adventurers of the empire come to meet me so late?" ”

"We have something we want to tell you."

Telling the general in front of him about the "impersonation" they had discovered before, Duan Qing then bowed his head respectfully: "Originally, we also came to you with the mentality of giving it a try, but I didn't expect you to really agree to our meeting, so ......"

"We hope our warnings are timely." He slowly straightened up: "Don't cause a misunderstanding between the two countries because of this." ”

"Something like this seems to have happened once in the past."

Nodding his head, a look of remembrance then appeared on Dusk's face: "I didn't expect that less than a year has passed...... Well, if that's the case, should I believe your words now? ”

"I don't know if there are currently rumors circulating within the principality that are unfavorable to our empire." Signaling to Duan Qing beside him, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who was touching his chest with one hand, then said in a calm voice: "But we definitely don't have any malicious intent at the moment, and our Highness Rena doesn't have any similar malice, there must be someone planning something in the middle of this, wanting to cause a bigger rift between our two countries——"

"I don't need you to remind me of these truths."

Reaching out to stop the other party's words, Dusk, who glanced at the two of them, then slowly put his arms behind his back: "The arrival of this investigation team is very important for both the Duchy and the Empire, although many people want to take the opportunity to cause some sabotage, we will definitely do our best to promote the peaceful progress of this matter." ”

"Give us a little bit of time, and we'll be on the lookout for something like this to happen." He turned around and pointed at Duan Qing and the two people in front of him with his cold back: "Please go back." ”

“…… It seems that as a new face, our prestige and status in front of this marshal are not enough. ”

Looking at the commander's room that had been driven out, Duan Qing then smiled bitterly and whispered to Xue Lingphantom Ice beside him: "When you were making trouble as a witch before, didn't you run to the principality to make an appearance?" ”

"Wouldn't my reputation be negative!" Angrily pressed the other party's head back, and Xue Ling's eyes then showed a thoughtful expression: "In that case, then we have to report to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and ask them to send someone to conduct a formal meeting with the Duchy—huh?" ”

She stopped talking, and her body that walked out of the command post also suddenly stopped in the shadows between the ancient walls of the fortress, and Duan Qing, who also stopped, then also discovered this anomaly, and her eyes fell on the several black shadows that were facing each other between the shadows.

"-Get out of the way!"