"The reason why I reported that sentence was the meaning of Lord Runo, the governor of Anderson Independent State."

“…… Lord Runo? ”

"Ah, you may not know him, but he is the current governor of Anderson Independence, and although he is also an alien, he is very kind to outsiders."

"Would you like to give you a welcome speech? Interesting......"

The time came to the afternoon with the rush of several people, and when the sun was about to set, Duan Qing and his party, who had just experienced a long journey and a big battle, also came to a temporary camp under the leadership of a team of players who claimed to be royals - according to them, nearly a dozen such temporary camps have been established, and the main purpose of establishing these camps all over the independent state is to provide convenience for players who come here.

In order to attract adventurers, the governor seems to have racked his brains.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce myself."

Settling Duan Qing and the others behind a cave where jungle and rocks are intertwined, the player named Spiral Sword smiled and pointed to the other companions who were busy behind him: "We are from the Imperial Guild, and we just moved here a few months ago, because we have been in business for a while, and now we are adventurers in charge of this area of the northern tribe......"

"Royalty? That sounds like a strange name. The Legend of the Flame, who had just sat down, laughed and replied, "I feel like I want to dominate the world."

"It's all in the past."

With this sigh, the shield warrior Babaojun, who had appeared before, slowly walked over from the other side of the camp: "In the past, we also had a little ambition to develop into one of the top guilds in the alliance, but since the last League Cup...... Hehe. ”

"Looks like a guy with a story to tell." Pointing to the other party's face, the Flame Legend didn't seem to feel anything inappropriate, smiled and asked, "Anyway, to pass the time, are you interested in telling us about your experience?"

"We don't need to talk about it, some of you should know." The Eight Treasure Monarchs, who had a slightly gloomy face, turned his head and looked at Duan Qing's body: "Isn't it, Mo Shang Qingshan?"

“…… I? ”

"No wonder it looked so familiar to you at first...... You don't seem to remember. ”

Walking up to the few people who were gradually on alert, Babaojun pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled: "But now that I think about it, it was indeed a very fantastic night, if you look at what happened behind the Pamir and the principality......

“…… Hmm, I seem to be a little impressed. Stretching out his hand to stop the Flame Legend and the others from reaching out to touch the sword, Duan Qing grinned and showed an apologetic smile: "Imperial family...... Right? I remember you didn't say you were going to Etta County, why did you come south instead? ”

"Not because of you!"

Finally satisfied with the other party's reaction that he remembered, Babaojun said angrily: "That Demon Hunting Heaven, and those mysterious organizations behind him...... Because of that incident, they chased and killed us for a long time, and even after we went to Etta County, they didn't give up on giving us trouble, so we had to settle for the next best thing, and run to a place where this kind of bird doesn't. ”

"Sounds miserable." So the Flame Legend turned his head to look at Duan Qing: "What kind of trick did you use?"

"Where there is any trick, it's just pretending to be them and reporting a name." Duan Qing replied helplessly, "God knows that guy from Demon Hunting Heaven holds a grudge like this...... No, he shouldn't have come to you again, right? ”

"That's right, since we've been here." Stretching out his hand and pointing around the busy camp, Babaojun's face became lonely: "But ......"

"The situation in the independent states has not been stable since the Battle of Tania."

Following his gaze, the eyes of several people also cast their eyes to the south of the camp, from where several pillars of burned smoke were rising little by little, with the shaking black smoke standing towards the sky, suggesting that this place was not peaceful, and the light belonging to the setting sun also sprinkled outward with their vision, sinking little by little with the twilight around them, and the potato who let out a sigh then turned his head and pointed to a certain cave behind the camp: "Anyway...... Don't you tell us a little bit more about that person? ”

"There's nothing more detailed, I've told you all about it before." Knowing that the other party wanted to ask about the fugitive, Babaojun smiled and introduced: "There is a tribe that was wiped out in the war a few days ago, and most of the women and children in the tribe were also captured, such a situation was very rare in the past, so the governor sent us to investigate this matter."

"Judging by the results, they should be performing some kind of sacrificial ceremony." As another voice approached, an old mage player belonging to the Royal Guild walked slowly to the bonfire: "The so-called sacrificial materials are probably living people or something."

“…… Sounds cruel. The Flying Man simply lay down on the grass behind him: "But let us bump into ......"

"Something must have gone wrong with their ritual that caused that explosion?" Babaojun's voice also became muffled as he thought: "Later, when we arrived when we heard the sound, you were already fighting them......"

"It's all that guy's fault, he ...... Oh no, the woman had to run this way. ”

Pointing to the cave behind him where the fugitive was resting, the Flame Legend laughed and said, "She brought the enemy here, and we don't want to get involved."

"yes, we're almost going to die." Yangtze River No. 7 on the side also said with a smile: "If it weren't for Brother Mo, we might have died long ago......"

"Yes, yes, how did you do it?" The fat man named Flying Wonder Man crawled up with a bone: "You...... Are you also the kind of master who is not born in the world? ”

"Okay, okay, don't talk about my problem."

Looking at the Eight Treasure Monarchs in front of him, Duan Qing smiled bitterly and quickly pulled the topic back: "Tell me about that fugitive...... What are you going to do with that woman? ”

"According to the old rules of independent states, the defeated side should often accept the rule of the victor." Babaojun hesitated and replied, "But in a situation like this...... The governor would generally place them under Andrisen's name to ensure their safety. ”

"Ender...... What Mori? So what? Before Duan Qing could ask again, the Flame Legend on the side took the lead in asking, "Name of person?" Or is it a place name? ”

"It's the governor's domain, located in the heart of the independent state of Anderson." The Spiral Sword explained with a smile, "It's not far from us, and we should be able to get there tomorrow morning...... Interested in checking it out? ”

"Well...... turned his head to look at Duan Qing's face, and the Flame Legend replied in a low voice, "It depends on our employer's opinion."

"Why, you still have to keep in charge?"

"Maybe it's some interesting hidden mission, right? And it's in our faces right now......"

“…… I think you're going for a fight, right? I heard that there are clan wars and the like......"

"Where, where, absolutely nothing! I've already said it, and you're up to ...... here."

It seemed that endless broken thoughts slowly floated around the campfire with the movements of the two people talking to each other, and even the potatoes who posed as if they didn't care about each other finally stretched out their heads and leaned over. The starlight at night swayed with the gradual brightness of the campfire, and it seemed that it was also watching the movement of the six-person team, and it was not until the wine and meat were served and the aroma of food was overflowing that the sturdy figure belonging to the flame legend pulled Duan Qing with a wry smile and jumped out again: "Then it's decided!" Let's go and see for a long time! ”

"Are you sure you're really interested? I don't believe it anyway......"

"What are you afraid of! There is something we can bear, and we can't bear you! ”

Patting Duan Qing on the shoulder, Flame Legend, who was the captain, turned around and picked up a meat skewer, and then with a satisfied laugh, he gave a thumbs up to Babaojun, who was also gnawing on meat and bones: "Everyone is so hospitable......

"Why are we embarrassed not to respond to their expectations?"

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The Anderson Independent State is the oldest county that has been established since the independence of the Principality, but its existence has been much longer than that of the Principality, because of its characteristics of being composed of various tribes, the Principality has granted it the existence of an independent state, and this mode of existence has changed with the changes of the times for hundreds of years, but no matter how the successive governors have changed their internal and external policies and methods of dealing with the world, there are many things that have not changed until now.

For example, the unique living habits of many ancient tribes, as well as the natural environment that has been the same for hundreds of years.

"There's a swamp ahead, and there's a lot of poison gas and ferocious creatures, so we don't usually go this way unless we don't have to."

Pointing to the path ahead of the team, Babaojun made a detour gesture towards the surrounding players, then turned around again and continued to introduce to Duan Qing and the others: "Such swamps can be found everywhere in various territories of independent states, so ...... You should also be able to imagine the living environment here. ”

“…… It seems that there is neither agriculture nor pastoralism here. So Duan Qing sighed slightly: "What do the tribes rely on for food?"

"Just like us, by hunting."

Pointing to the appearance of a jungle that appeared vaguely in the distance, Babaojun said with a smile: "It is precisely because of this that every hunting ground is a very valuable resource, and a large number of tribes are often gathered around, which will then cause battles and ......."

"Didn't your governor think about teaching them how to breed so that they would no longer compete for food?" Potato with the sword on his shoulder then asked in a low voice, "This is obviously much better than cannibalism."

"As I said before, the governor is just a local."

With a little bitterness in his smile, Babaojun turned around and continued to follow the team towards the right: "It's already good to be able to let him accept our help like he is now, it's really too difficult to change their lives, not to mention that in the case of different customs and beliefs, it is already very difficult to let those tribes live in peace."

"Developing aquaculture under such conditions is not much different from suicide." The spiral sword that followed him whispered, "In the case of hostile forces everywhere...... It's not a good thing to have too many resources. ”

"Doesn't sound good." The Flying Wizard, who is also a thief player, muttered quietly, "If it were me, I would probably use the tribes in other places as granaries first."

"In short, the tribes we see now are very xenophobic and vigilant." Babaojun, who nodded at the fat man, raised his shield: "It seems that accepting outsiders like us to move around seems to have only recently appeared. ”

"What, that Runo-sama figured it out?"

"No, I heard that it's because Andrisen's largest clan is threatened, and Lord Runo wants to attract more reinforcements to help him......"

"Threats? What kind of threat has reached the point where even adventurers want it? ”

"I don't know, our prestige hasn't reached that high level now, and it's already a very high level of courtesy and trust to appoint us to deal with the affairs of the northern tribes. However, with the increase of the level, the status of the adventurer is indeed improving, and the prestige of the previous battle of Tania has continued to ...... Hey? ”

His voice paused, and his gaze stopped in the center of the line, and the figure belonging to the fugitive who had suddenly stopped appeared in the crowd there, stopping with the entire escort team. The players responsible for protecting the woman then heard her babbling, but the language barrier caused them to look confused, and the woman's face showed a look of disappointment, and she began to run in the other direction next to the mire.

"Hey!" So the players present were all surprised: "Where are you going?" ”

The cries seemed to come to no avail, and the scattered adventurers hurriedly put down their work and the original route, and a team of a dozen people then ran mightily to the edge of the swamp, following in the footsteps of the fugitive. Carefully dodging the dangers that might arise in the swamp, and after crossing a few small hills, the stray footsteps gradually stopped as the woman stopped, and stood in front of the ruins with her scarred figure.

"It's ...... Where? ”

Staring at the ruins that were still rising with black smoke, Babaojun muttered a sigh, and the figure belonging to Duan Qing then crossed everyone's shoulders and slowly walked behind the woman who was kneeling on the ground crying: "It seems ......"

"This is your hometown, isn't it?"