The money for four cups of coffee was not a huge amount, and it didn't seem to be a big burden on Duan Qing other than a symbolic representation of a part of the intelligence fee, and the reason why Simon left so quickly was known to them not long after.

Bad news came from the castle of Thebilisi.

"Lost?"

Holding several magic gems in his hand that were being used to make alchemy potions, Duan Qing's eyes widened in surprise: "At this time? In the hinterland of that empire? Isn't the castle the strongest fortress in the Empire? ”

"It hasn't fallen yet, and General Steele is still stationed there." The one who answered him was Xue Lingphantom Ice, who had just returned from going out: "It's just that because of the infiltration that began at some point, most of the restorers who sneaked into the city have also threatened the vicinity of the City Lord's Mansion." ”

"Even if you sneak into the castle, it's very difficult to accumulate enough troops inside the castle to threaten security." Stopping his spell casting action to continue alchemy, Duan Qing scratched his head in confusion: "The defense there is so impregnable, even the air is full of watchtowers that can monitor every corner of the city, how did they force it to such an extent?" ”

"Naturally, the strength of the army is dominated by the players who join forces, that is, the gangs scattered all over the empire that we noticed earlier." Straightening his clothes, Xue Ling, who was still covered in white, quietly calmed his rapid breathing as he rushed back: "As for those guard towers...... They were blown up by the magic bombs in the first place. ”

"Magic bomb?"

Thinking of the scene he had heard on the street before, Duan Qing's expression became a little stranger: "Could it be the kind of magic bomb produced by the Imperial people themselves?" The batch sold by Oxen Auction House before? ”

"I don't know, after all, I'm just aware of what everyone knows." Calming down the heat emanating from his body, Xue Lingphantom Ice slowly stepped forward: "As for whether those bombs are the one that was just bought, or the other batch that was stored by the player earlier...... The possibilities should be all available. ”

"It's another miracle created by players...... I see, there's probably no point in pursuing these things now. Duan Qing shook his head in a low voice: "Is Steele still stubbornly resisting in that place?" Didn't he ask the empire for help? ”

"It was the soldiers who had escaped that place by chance who brought back the news, and the enemy who could still be seen still besieging it." Xue Lingphantasm Bing quietly knelt down and sat beside Duan Qing: "If there is no action on the Empire's side......"

"Sooner or later, it will become the new stronghold of the restorationists."

The silence became obvious for a moment with the appearance of the white-haired woman's words, and even the alchemy flame that belonged to Duan Qing placed in front of the stage seemed to become a little brighter, and the two men and women who quietly made the sound of breathing looked at each other like this, and only after a long time did they make a resolute denial after a long thought: "No, no, we have enough troubles." ”

"The Restorationists have already seized a large piece of territory in the Duchy's Fenghua Town, and if they can also grab a piece of territory within the territory of the empire as a stronghold, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"I know the importance of the castle of Thebilisi to the Empire, but we are in a state where we are in a difficult state to protect ourselves, even if we are because the Empire is shining, people may not even want to let us go......"

"Even so, we can't just watch the Restorationists continue to grow in vain, if they do grow to the point where they can rival any country on the continent, then our plan to seek revenge on them-"

"Calm down, calm down."

Pressing Xue Ling's slightly excited body back to his side, Duan Qing let out a long sigh: "We are now the weak side, a small group composed of almost two people, even if you don't give up the idea of revenge, at least you should become a little more reasonable." ”

"The strength shown by the past performance of the Restorationists is no different from the comprehensive strength of any country on the mainland." He looked at the other party's face with a gaze full of emotion: "Even if they do have a second place, at best, it will only attract more players who are unscrupulous and greedy to join their command, right?" ”

"The behemoth adds a little bit of appendages, and it's almost no different from the previous behemoth—is that what you're trying to say?" Xue Lingphantasm sighed helplessly: "It's really a way to comfort people who can't be happy." ”

"Don't let the recent events give you any illusions." Duan Qing sighed and tilted his eyes to the side: "The face-to-face with the emperor and the hostility of the nobles of the empire will not make our strength and status improve in the slightest, our small team called the Qingling Adventure Group, there are only two people registered at present......"

"Why don't we go and collect people?"

"Why? With your name as a dark witch or do I have a mastery of alchemy that I can't get on the table? Rather than relying on ourselves to develop into a scale that can fight against enemies of that level, it would be better to find a big guild like Arashiyama and take refuge a little faster. ”

"I don't want it."

Holding her arms and twisting her head, Xue Lingphantom Bing pouted her mouth like a little girl: "That Han Sanshi always sneered at me last time, so I don't want to listen to him." ”

"Okay, well, I know your pure heart like an ice lotus." Duan Qing flattened his eyes and complained: "But no matter how unwilling you want to admit it, we are now living under other people's fences." ”

Pointing to the surroundings of the warehouse where they were, the mountain symbols belonging to Lanshan carved on all kinds of wooden training props, Duan Qing pulled the corners of his mouth at the unwilling Xue Lingphantom Ice, and then pulled the other party's shoulders closer: "Don't talk about those useless things...... Did you find any useful information on the trip just now? What is the attitude of those nobles towards us now? ”

"Originally, because of what happened to the Golden Rose Tavern, all the nobles were about to face each other." Xue Ling, who was surrounded by Duan Qing's arms, replied sullenly: "But now that such rumors have come out, the atmosphere in the imperial capital has also begun to become tense......

"Didn't the military send people to act?"

"Of course, the Goshawk Army seems to be rushing to the castle soon."

Glancing at his eyes, Xue Lingphantom Bing looked up at Duan Qing's face: "You should also be familiar with the person who led the way, it is the previous General Bernard." ”

"Is that him?" Duan Qing's voice was a little surprised: "I haven't heard this name for a long time...... Has he been in Redkar all the time? ”

"Because of the battle in Zaraha City, he has been recuperating from his injuries in the imperial capital recently." It seemed to mention that black past, and Xue Lingphantom Bing's voice replied with a feeling of loneliness again: "Of course, everyone understands why he has been stranded in the imperial capital, mainly because of the restorer's success again and the destruction of Zaraha City......"

"It wasn't his fault that the battle was fought against, and didn't the Restorationist be cut down by me in the end?" Duan Qing asked with a little surprise, "How can you keep blaming him for so long?" ”

"For empire is a nation that believes in the strong and the glorious."

It was not the voice of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice that answered him, but the laughter of a strong man from outside the door of this warehouse with the action of pushing the door in: "Because Bernard is a loser, it was his mistakes in employing people and decision-making that led to that battle, so he has never had a chance to raise his head again in the empire." ”

"Cloud Barrier?"

Subconsciously called out the other party's name, and Xue Lingphantom Bing, who reacted, hurriedly broke free from Duan Qing's half-wrapped state, she hurriedly straightened her hair, and then looked at the Arashiyama president who broke into the warehouse with an indifferent gaze: "Why are you here?" Aren't you going to go with the army? ”

"The military force we are attached to is the Royal Guard, the elite force that belongs directly to the Imperial Family...... Hey, I guess there weren't three of you? After looking around the place, the cloud barrier that did not find Violet asked in surprise, "That woman, your so-called bargaining chip, why is she missing?" ”

"Since it's a bargaining chip, it's naturally hidden in a safer place now." Without hesitation, perfunctory everything that had happened in the past day, Duan Qing secretly glanced in the direction of the motionless invisible silhouette in the corner of the warehouse: "Thank you Lanshan for providing shelter in the past day, I won't bother you now." ”

"Well, whatever you like." After looking at Duan Qing fixedly for a while, Cangyun Barrier then waved his hand indifferently: "As for the question just now...... Since it is the Goshawk Army that is about to go to the rescue, it naturally has nothing to do with us. ”

"The Empire is a nation that believes in strength and glory—you just said that." Duan Qing also sighed and raised his head: "Could it be that when you encounter such a good opportunity, don't you have the slightest idea of wanting to make a contribution?" ”

"Of course I thought about it, but the current situation doesn't allow us to do that." Pointing to the noses of the two people in front of him, Cangyun Barrier glanced towards the periphery of the warehouse: "The possibility of the fall of the castle of Thebilisi is certainly worrying, but the current situation in the imperial capital is equally frightening. ”

"Hey, I'm not your Wings of Freedom, and I'm never alarmist."

Looking at the contemptuous gazes cast by the two people sitting on the ground, the chairman of Arashiyama exclaimed with displeasure: "The prestige and status that Arashiyama now has are something that we have worked hard little by little, and it is not something that you people of the Wings of Freedom have deceived by means and stratagems. ”

"The prestige and resources you have worked hard for are of course very respectable, but it is also extremely sad to lose them." Duan Qingying said kindly: "Say, is it because of the relationship between His Royal Highness Prince Chris?" ”

"Hey, did I tell you everything?" This time, it was Cangyun Barrier's turn to look at Duan Qing's face with contempt: "That's right, the battle for the crown prince is about to be put on the table, we can't watch the prince we support being squeezed down from above by others." ”

"You guys follow this information from Chris, and you still need to talk to us?" Pointing in the direction where Tanzanian City was located, Duan Qing squinted his eyes and looked back at the other party: "It's the news of the dispute between the crown princes, which we just learned." ”

"It seems that I went around the palace and got a lot of information." Cangyun Barrier rolled his eyelids: "What information have you all heard, come and hear it." ”

"Hey, why do we have to tell us about it? Why didn't you tell us all the things you know about the Crown Prince dispute first? ”

"Find out where you stand now, you're living here in our martial arts arena now! If it weren't for our relief, you might have been assassinated by the nobles on the streets, and sent back to that hellish place in Debelis, right? ”

"That's just right, we can go and fight the Restorationists, and make a little extra money by the way, but you...... The reason why we disappeared out of thin air in the imperial capital Redkar, you can explain it to the nobles yourself. ”

"You ——!"

Pointing at Duan Qing's face, the strong man who was trembling on the spot still didn't wave the fist in his hand after all: "Go out and go out, we're going to start training!" ”

"Then let's go out too, it just so happens that the recent shortage of money is a bit serious." Putting away the large pile of alchemy tools in front of his feet, Duan Qing turned to beckon to the Xue Ling Phantom Ice beside him, who couldn't help laughing: "Let's go, the Adventurer Association will take a look." ”

"Want to do tasks and make money? Just the two of you? Hearing this, Cangyun Barrier showed a disdainful expression: "What kind of adventure group of yours doesn't even have the slightest prestige in the imperial capital, how can someone give you a task?" ”

"You don't have to worry about it." Pulling Xue Ling's body out of the door of this warehouse, Duan Qingtou, who was waving his hand, replied without looking back: "I'm afraid you won't believe it." ”

"Our relationship in the Adventurers' Guild is much tougher than you think."

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Redcar's Adventurers' Guild is also located in the heart of Redcar's city, occupying one of the thousands of ancient spire-shaped buildings in the imperial capital, and given the thousand-year-old history of the city center, it is natural that the power to occupy the houses in this area is not enough with a background of either wealth or nobility. However, unlike its thousand-year-old history, the houses in the center of the city do not look as beautiful as the price of the land suggests, so every adventurer who comes here when they enter and exit the gates of the Guild will involuntarily complain about the dilapidated nature of the place: "Although I have passed by it once before, I still have to say ......"

"Can't they just decorate it a little?"

Walking into the hall of this association, Duan Qing looked up at the cobwebs and holes scattered all over the beams and roofs around him: "If it weren't for so many players here, I would have thought this was a haunted house." ”

"Hopefully, no one will be able to find out about Violet's existence." Different from Duan Qing's emotion, Xue Ling Phantom Ice turned around and glanced in the direction where the invisible silhouette of the purple-haired woman who followed them out again was: "What if you stab a hornet's nest in this place......

"You're from the Qingling Adventure Troupe, right?"

A voice then sounded beside the two people, accompanied by a man in a noble dress who bowed down to greet Duan Qing and the two respectfully: "This way, please." ”

"The president has been waiting for the two of you for more than a long time."