"You, you, you...... She, she, she, she, ......"

The stammering voice then echoed between the small stone chambers, and the thousand-fingered crane standing at the entrance of the passage pointed in front of him stared at him and screamed, "Could it be you, you, you...... You've picked up another woman? ”

"What is this talking about, what does it mean to have picked up a woman? Keep your eyes open carefully to see clearly! Who is this person? Duan Qing, who hurriedly waved his arm and raised a few black lines on his head, then also explained in the direction where the purple-haired woman was: "Hey, don't stand here stupidly, you can also say a few words." ”

“……”

Ignoring Duan Qing's shouts, Violet, who seemed to have turned into a puppet, fell into a sudden silence, and her motionless figure only moved two steps to the side in the end, and at the same time, the last strange smile that bloomed on her face converged on Duan Qing's eyes. The dumbfounded person changed to this side, and Duan Qing, who opened his mouth, then secretly swallowed back the next sentence he wanted to say, but the thousand-fingered crane who came forward then cautiously handed over his gaze changed from shock to surprise: "Yes, it's Violet?" How can it be? ”

"Uh......"

Thousands of thoughts instantly turned through his mind, and Duan Qing, who had elongated his voice, finally bought a little time for his explanation: "Anyway, when I came in, this woman was already here...... Why, when your Mage Council came here to search before, didn't you find this woman's existence? ”

"When, of course not...... No, that's not right! Slightly relieved, the Thousand Fingered Crane's puzzled voice then got closer and closer to Duan Qing: "Isn't she supposed to be protected by Rex, and now she is being hidden somewhere to recuperate?" ”

"Looks like this is their chosen hiding place." So Duan Qing pointed around here: "Now that the enemy has been lost, the enemy's base camp is often the safest place, if the absorption magic array is dismantled, this may also become the closest location to connect with the leylines of the imperial capital...... Not. ”

"Who did you just say arranged it?" As if he had just sensed what was mentioned in the other party's words, Duan Qing's gaze fell on the red-haired girl's head instead: "Rex? Is that Rex? ”

"Ahem...... Yes. ”

Sensing that he seemed to have said something that should not be said, the thousand fingered crane who cleared his throat put away his eyes a little embarrassed: "It's the wandering magician we once met in Tania, the guy who likes to cheat people out of money with rhetoric and magic tricks, and then goes to the tavern to squander all the gambling......"

"He's also in Redcarr now?"

"That's right."

Knowing what the other party wanted to ask, Thousand Fingered Crane then shook his head: "Since that guy disappeared from Tania, it seems that the Mage Council has never been able to grasp the whereabouts of one of the members of the Council of Seven, and I also got the agency later, and after I ran here, I gradually got news of him." ”

"That night, Rex seemed to have made a move." Speaking of this, she tilted her head, as if caught up in some kind of memory: "We also learned about this later, I heard that he stayed in Landnar's camp that night, helping them resist the attack of the Pamuel family......"

"Pamuel? Chancellor of the Exchequer? ”

The familiar name quickly passed over Duan Qing's head, pulling his thoughts to other places again: "How could they fight with others?" ”

"There's a lot going on here, at least the fire that night and the disputes between the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the big families." Thousand-Fingered Crane replied helplessly, "But...... Judging from the current results, they ran out without permission and took revenge on other imperial nobles, but instead broke them off from the charge of treason. ”

"That's right."

After thinking for a while, Duan Qing understood what the other party meant by breaking free: "Chancellor, Landnal, and the Anfleet family...... These people, who fought with each other the most fiercely during that time, have now become witnesses who can exonerate each other. ”

"That's right." Thousand Fingered Crane nodded his head: "Although these nobles have suffered heavy losses, at least they will not completely lose the opportunity to turn over like Caldera and the families like Date and Antell, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor, after hearing about the battle between them, instead recognized the battle between them as an ordinary noble fight, thus giving up the decision to continue to investigate their crimes." ”

"By the way, how do you know so much about the affairs between these nobles?"

Blinking his eyes, Duan Qing then changed his topic: "I remember that you weren't very good at this kind of thing before......

"Well, of course." Holding his arms, the crimson Thousand-Fingered Crane turned his gaze to the wall on the side: "If you want to survive in this world, the necessary intelligence gathering is indispensable!" At least after going to a new place, we need to investigate the power structure and important forces of this place......"

"One of the proverbs of the adventurer...... You've grown. Nodding with satisfaction, Duan Qing's face showed a smile of relief: "The little magician who only knew how to follow behind in the past has now become an agent of the Mage Council who can take charge on his own...... Your brother would be happy to see you like this. ”

"My brother ......"

His face suddenly became gloomy, and the Thousand-Fingered Crane, who lowered his head, then unexpectedly showed a sad expression to Duan Qing: "His current physical condition ...... And his attitude...... Alas, I always feel like he has been a different person since the last accident. ”

"Then again, he should also be the king of the mountains on the outskirts of the imperial capital now, right?"

The obvious change in mood made Duan Qing swallow back what he originally wanted to say, and it was replaced by his slightly embarrassed look: "I remember if it's called the Red Lotus Group or the Red Lotus Gang......"

"Don't mention it, it's just a gang of bandits who use my name to mess around." Thousand-Fingered Crane's face turned completely cold: "I heard that this time I also participated in the attack on the castle of Tbilisi...... Stupid, he doesn't look at what the current situation is, and always plunges headlong into these plans that have no future at all......"

"Are they alright? What's the situation going on? ”

"I heard that they have all been evacuated."

Looking at Duan Qing's eyes that came over later, the red-haired girl's face sank a little: "The matter in the imperial capital made the military withdraw all the troops who went to support, and it should have left them more opportunities, but the news of the mutation seems to have given the imperial people who were sticking to the castle to burst out with greater energy, and soon repelled all the bandits who had lost the support of the restorationists." ”

"Well, anyway, I don't really support anyone taking that city."

Shaking his head, Duan Qing then withdrew his inquiring gaze from the other party: "If the Immortal City located in the hinterland of the empire is really captured, the result will only be to break a myth, without any support, and they are in a state of being attacked on all sides, no matter how much you think about it, they will not be able to support it for too long." ”

"Most people also regard this attack as a feint to divert military strength and attention from the mutation of the imperial capital." Sighing slightly, Thousand Fingered Crane nodded in agreement: "Fortunately, there was no major problem in the imperial capital in the end, so there was no point in the feint attack, and the rest of the imperial forces stationed around were also scattered, chasing down those remnants of the enemy and the restorers who didn't know where to hide - you, what are you doing looking at me with that kind of eyes?" I don't care what happened to those Red Lotus Gang people, they are willing to run over and die, so naturally they should have the consciousness to solve the next troubles by themselves......"

"I know, I know, you don't care at all."

Waving his hand and pressing the other party's bulging cheeks back, Duan Qing put away his movements with a funny face: "On the way here before, I have also seen the demeanor of the Colorful Lingguang Brothers, I believe that with his ability, he will definitely be able to raise that Red Lotus Gang into a big guild that you can't even think of in the future." ”

“……”

"With the support of such a large guild, your future journey will definitely be much easier."

Looking at the red-haired girl's face, Duan Qing then pressed the other party's head: "This adventurer named Thousand Fingered Crane can definitely become a representative of one party's forces." ”

“…… Perhaps. Hesitantly nodding her head, the red-haired girl replied with a gloomy face: "But I don't know if this path is the right one, and what kind of state can I reach in the end......"

"Without the future, it is already much better than many people now." Duan Qing praised the other party with a smile: "Don't say anything else, just those people in Vizad who claim to be able to always deal well with magical forces don't seem to be at your current level now, right?" Not to mention our little temples that have just been established—"

"Wow!"

The same piercing scream as at the beginning then sounded in front of Duan Qing, and the voice that he just wanted to continue praising suddenly back: "I said why do you keep praising me in a roundabout way, it turns out that you want to refuse to add me to the guild, right?" ”

"I, I didn't mean that—"

"Don't explain! I've seen through you a long time ago! You big idiot! ”

"Calm down, don't spit fragrant, and our small team is really poor now, and we have to find a way to even have the next full meal on the spot......"

"I don't listen, I don't listen, I don't listen! You get me away! ”

Loud slaps then echoed around the stone room, accompanied by the wails that belonged to Duan Qing when he was beaten, and the sound of dodging through the air was followed by the snickering of a purple-haired woman, which kept echoing in the last echo of the two players chasing each other: "If you dare to say such a thing again-"

"I'll deduct all your commission fees!"

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"So you picked her up again?"

Some time later, in the evening, between the dim light that had gradually fallen into the night, the voice belonging to the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice then echoed at the door of the small dilapidated house opposite the Adventurers' Association, and fell on Violet behind Duan Qing with her squinted gaze: "I just went out for a long time, looked at the scene of the commission, and actually picked up a big beauty...... Shouldn't I tie your hands and feet and forbid you from the next expedition on behalf of the party? ”

"Haha, hahahaha." Stuffing the purple-haired woman in the cloak in front of him, Duan Qing scratched his head with a dry smile: "I just happened to run into it, you can't just leave it alone, right?" ”

“…… In what place? ”

"It's in the library of the imperial capital, the place you know."

Slightly compared a descriptive gesture, Duan Qing, who was explaining to Xue Lingphantom Bing, pointed to the faintly visible outline of the library in the distance: "Although it is still inappropriate to put it there, the Imperial people don't seem to have the intention of banning that library, so we checked it out a little by the way, and found her by the way." ”

“…… Our current rations are a problem, as you should know. ”

Putting down the hand holding her arms, Xue Lingphantom Ice then showed a helpless look: "I don't object to picking her up, anyway, she has been with us for so long, but now we have almost nothing, this is more gold to feed a person——"

"That's no way, you can't just leave her alone, right?" Duan Qing pointed to Violet's face: "And according to your description, didn't you enter the inner world through her power at that time, we always have to remember these kindnesses, don't we?" ”

"Yes."

Holding his chin and thinking for a while, Xue Lingphantom Ice slowly stretched the furrowed eyebrows on his head: "But...... I remember she wasn't able to speak then, why is she back now? ”

"It's just a little bit of disguise."

Breaking the silence of the night, Violet's voice then sounded in front of the two people: "After all, I may appear in front of the world frequently, and it may bring a lot of unnecessary trouble. ”

"You, you're—"

Violet and Duan Qing, who were staring at each other with a mysterious smile in their eyes, looked back and forth for a while, and Xue Lingphantom Ice trembled and pointed at the purple-haired woman's face: "You actually recovered?" ”

"Allow me to introduce you to both of you again." Slightly owing her body, Violet, who had bowed, replied in a low voice, "I am Violet A. A.D. Roland, now just a nameless magician, if you don't mind, I will ask you to take care of it in the future. ”

“…… Yes, but we don't have a lot of space right now. ”

Her eyes suddenly became much sharper, and Xue Ling, who had recovered from shock, said with a cold face, her gaze kept roaming around the purple-haired woman's unchanged smiling expression, and finally turned around and waved her hand: "If you must follow us, this time may only allow you to live outside the house - and you." ”

"You can only live outside, too."

She blocked Duan Qing, who wanted to follow her, at the door, and pointed to the other party's nose and said angrily.