"Which mission are you referring to?"

The footsteps that wanted to leave stopped in place, Duan Qing's expression seemed to pause for a moment with the solidification of the surrounding atmosphere, he shook the extremely cold hand that was holding his Xue Lingxuan, and then turned around with a smile and asked, "Are those who carried the goods before?" Or repair windmills—"

"Didn't those missions be reported yesterday?" Stretching out his hand to interrupt the other party's words, Humob turned to the players with a calm expression: "I am referring to the second part that was given to you later, the ones that your teammates used to scrape off the fire paint. ”

"Well, that's what we've been working on lately." Scratching his head, Duan Qing replied with a slight abruptness: "We have cleared nearly ten threat points and eliminated more than a hundred enemies...... Didn't your soldiers report this to your council of elders? They were obviously coming with us. ”

"You follow them, make no mistake." Saying this lightly, Hu Mobei then retracted his gaze and looked directly at the other party: "But I have indeed heard about this matter, and your efforts have been appreciated and recognized by other elders and warriors...... What else? ”

"What about the commission to find Nahia? Have you found out about her? ”

Deliberately pointed out and pointed out this task, Hu Mobei's gaze at Duan Qing still seemed very calm, and the gray-robed magician who was staring at him uncomfortably then shook his shoulders slightly, and took out the adventurer's manual in his hand: "No, but-"

"We've also found some intelligence and clues." He pointed to the handwriting on his adventurer's handbook, and the light in his eyes began to flicker brightly: "We first investigated some information about that Miss Naxia, and judging from the current intelligence, it seems that this young lady is not from the Hulun tribe, or even from a grassland tribe. ”

"She got into trouble for some reason a few days ago and finally disappeared near Apollun, the center of power of the Hulun people." The gray-robed magician then put away his manual and refocused his gaze on the elder in front of him: "So this missing person notice of yours looks more like a wanted notice to arrest this young lady who has caused some trouble. ”

"As an adventurer in everyone's mouth, my ability to investigate is much higher than I imagined." Involuntarily patted his palms, and Hu Mobei praised with a natural face: "Although there are still some gaps and discrepancies compared with the actual situation, it is already very close to the truth." ”

"Can you tell us the actual truth?" Reassing the posture of holding her waist with one hand, Xue Lingphantasm tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "What happened to this Miss Nahia?" ”

"She's got into trouble, if that can really be called a 'disaster.'" Spreading his hands, a rare smile appeared on the corner of Hu Mobei's mouth: "However, judging from the current situation, the influence of this matter on our clan is not as great as the other elders imagined, so the strength of the 'pursuit' is naturally not as strong as you feel." ”

"Is it related to some kind of stone?" Duan Qing blinked his eyes: "A thing called the 'Wind Stone'? ”

“…… That's right. Staring at Duan Qing, Hu Mobei's generous acknowledgment voice then sounded after a period of silence: "Wonderful, I want to correct my previous words - your investigative ability is impressive." ”

"It's just a casual guess, after all, we have a little information at hand." Duan Qing shrugged his shoulders meaninglessly: "However, a lot of things happened on the way we came here with the Nasu clan before, so there is some information that can match the number." ”

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"I've only heard the name Wind Stone once during my investigation."

Pointing in the other direction of the Hulun camp, Duan Qing continued without hesitation: "At first glance, you can guess its purpose when you hear the name, and it must also be related to the effects of suppressing storms and blocking monsoons, but if it is really so simple, then the Wind Stone itself possessed by the major tribes should theoretically play the same role." ”

"I've also paid attention to it when I'm investigating aristocratic settlements, how can I say that...... It is worthy of being a large tribe on the grassland, and the reserves of wind stones are indeed amazing, even for an ordinary family like the Talanmu family, there are a lot of wind stones in the house. Duan Qing continued to analyze to himself: "In this case, the use of a stone that is likely to be enshrined in a place like Apollon and protected by many elders is probably not as simple as we imagined. ”

"It's supposed to be used to store storms."

The gray-robed magician blinked his eyes and spread his hand at Hu Mobei in front of him: "Absorb and condense the wind energy that continues to pass through this place into a portable range - this can probably be called a killer existence." ”

"It's a bold guess, and I'm not disgusted that you have such ideas and courage." Still with that little smile, Hu Mobo nodded at Duan Qing: "But—what inspired you to think like that?" ”

"The windmill, of course." Fingers retracted from the direction he had indicated, and Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "The device in that windmill - since the storm flowing through the Wind Continent is so strong, no intact structure on the surface should have existed for so long, since it is not an ancient device that you already had when you came here, it can only prove that you built that place with your own hands." ”

"The Hulun people have the possibility of ancient technology and magic inheritance—this is not a trivial matter." Speaking of this, the gray-robed magician spread his hands again: "Of course, if I had the opportunity to approach the stone and study it carefully, I might have more confidence to confirm this conclusion." ”

"Hmph, hum, hahahahaha."

couldn't help but puff up his palms, and Hu Mobei, who was standing in front of everyone, then let out an increasingly obvious laugh: "Terrible, really terrible, maybe I shouldn't have put you adventurers into the clan in the first place, and let you investigate everywhere." ”

"But it's nothing to tell you." He suddenly put away his laughter, and his re-erected body also exuded a look of pride and confidence: "After all, our Hulun clan is already strong enough in this grassland, even if you reveal the secrets and reasons for your strength to the entire continent, you will not have time to deal with us." ”

"We are one of the few tribes in the Wind Continent that has completely passed down their ancient history and civilization." He pointed to the tents and square tables piled high with books and scrolls of paper behind him: "Many of the steppe tribes on the continent are the tribes that have been separated from the ancient remnants, or the tribes that have gradually grown up by the eliminated ones who have left to fend for themselves, and few tribes can retain all their civilizations and the ancient technology that have maintained that era in the long history of thousands of years. ”

"That windmill is the terminal device used to collect the wind elemental, isn't it?" Duan Qing, who was looking at the other party, continued in a deep voice: "It, and some other things that are arranged in other directions of this tribal settlement—they gather the winds that pass through here in the Wind Suppression Stone, and then use them for your use, right?" ”

"That's right, but the wind has stopped now." Nodding his head, Humobe's face had regained his composure and normality: "We can't be trapped in this windless place, so we decided to leave this place that has been settled for a long time. ”

"As a result, at this critical moment, the Stone of the Wind Suppression is gone." The Snow Spirit Phantom Ice on the side finally nodded as if he understood something: "That's why you want to capture Nahia back, in order to get the Wind Stone back?" ”

"The Stone of Calm Wind is not a naturally occurring gemstone, and it is very troublesome to get another stone like that." Nodding his head and straightening his waist, Hu Mobei then put his hands behind his back: "At this critical point when we are about to set off, it is definitely impossible for us to spend manpower and time to rebuild a piece, and after preliminary confirmation, we also judged that the woman did not flee from the settlement, but just took advantage of the chaos to hide somewhere in this settlement." ”

"So you're just choosing a simpler and more reasonable way to deal with it." Duan Qing nodded involuntarily: "But it's still very strange - why are you blocking the news?" According to my investigation in the past few days, ordinary people don't even know what is really going on in Apollone. ”

"I'm sorry, I'm not in the mood to tell these stories right now." Shaking the gray-white tribal robe on his body, Hu Mobei, who put away his smile, said coldly: "Those ordinary clansmen just take care of themselves, knowing too much is not a good thing for them. ”

"It seems that this sentence is equally valid for us." Looking at the other Hulun soldiers who began to gather silently around him, Asahi Dongsheng pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword: "Want to kill people? Don't think we're bullies. ”

"No, no, no, I never thought of it that way." The countenance on his face gradually returned to calm, but Hu Mobei then stretched out his hand to disperse the encirclement that was gradually forming: "If I accidentally provoke you, make you mistakenly think that you have nothing to do, and rush up to try to use me, who is powerless, as a hostage, it will really be more than worth the loss." ”

"What's more, these are extraordinary times." The elder of the Hulun clan threw off the sleeves of his robe, and the expression on his face still looked calm and confident: "We won't trouble you for such a needless reason, we still need you to continue to help us." ”

"What do you mean?" Still on guard, Xue Lingphantom asked in a cold voice, "What kind of ghost idea are you still playing?" ”

"If you think of us so badly, then let it be up to you." Not paying attention to the hostility emanating from the adventurers in front of him, Hu Mobei continued with a normal expression: "But—don't you really think that the disappearance of the Wind Stone and the Storm will only bring such a small negative effect, right? ”

“……？”

didn't answer the other party's question, Duan Qing just looked at the other party with a serious and puzzled gaze for a moment, and Hu Mobei did not live up to his wordless expectation, and said his answer to himself: "In this way, aren't you adventurers?" Adventurers have the rules of adventurers, and I know this very well. ”

"We'll give you another commission." He turned around and rummaged through the table in front of his tent full of books and sheepskin scrolls for a while, and then took out a scroll that seemed to be the same as the task commission Duan Qing and the others had received before: "Different from the previous exchange conditions, this time we will prepare a large and generous reward for this commission in the name of the Hulun clan." ”

"If only you can help us do it."

He waved his pen vigorously on the unfolded parchment scroll, and then threw it towards Duan Qing's position: "I am very optimistic about your abilities, I hope you will not let me down." ”

"It's—"

Carefully observing the surroundings, Duan Qing then also placed his falling gaze on the surface of the scroll where the rising sun and the snow spirit phantom ice had gathered together: "Is this true?" ”

"Of course it's true."

The cautious expression flashed for a moment, Hu Mobei really turned his body this time, and the deliberately left back also revealed a sense of determination at this moment, and even with that deep voice, he gave Duan Qing and the others an eviction order: "Okay, there is enough gossip, please leave, I still have a lot to do." ”

"I have one last question."

Nodding his head to the two people beside him, Duan Qing, who had been affirmed, then suddenly asked at the last moment when he turned around and left this place, "If you really can't find the Wind Stone, what are you going to do?" ”

"Of course, it's how to do it, after all, the inheritance of our Hulun clan will not be defeated by others so simply." Still didn't turn his head, and the voice belonging to Hu Mobei also sounded in Duan Qing's ears: "But...... If things can be resolved perfectly, we don't mind being magnanimous to you at some point in the future. ”

"I see."

Paying attention to the back, Duan Qing finally walked his steps towards the road behind him: "Although our relationship is not going well, but-"

"We will exchange our efforts for the affirmation and commitment you can give in the end."