As her self-consciousness gradually awakened, Xue Lingxue slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing that caught her eye was a bland plank, her eyelashes moved slowly twice, and then as her vision gradually cleared, she could see her surroundings clearly—the carriage with the skylight was parked next to the woods, but it was getting late, and through the side windows, the woman could only see rows of blurred outlines in the dark shadows. Wooden crates of various sizes and barrels of various scents were scattered closer to her, some of them had even been opened, and I don't know who had taken advantage of the busy time to sneak a peek at the wild fruits and wine in them. In a hazy feeling, she slowly sat up, the black cloak and hood that had been covering her body had long since been left behind her, replaced by a makeshift wooden bed, and a blanket that had just slipped from in front of her to the floor.

She blinked again, and only then did she incorporate the commotion outside and the sound of horses snorting into her own ears.

"Don't underestimate the trick of back jumping, at that time...... After I settled him, the situation suddenly ......"

"It's ......"

After listening with her head sideways for a while, the woman finally woke up from the ignorance brought by sleep, and then remembered what had happened before in a period of memory.

"Heh......"

She smiled inexplicably, picked up the blanket on the floor, and sorted out her gear as she made the makeshift bed. After a few moments, the woman in the black cloak finally jumped out of one of the carriages of the convoy, and then walked in the direction of the crowd with a little awe from the nearby cavalry team—a huge clearing with several rising bonfires, little by little, unfolding in front of the snow spirit illusion ice, and the people around those bonfires were also clearly divided into several different teams: "Lange Forest? No, no, no, maybe there was some shopping when the server first opened, but now it can't keep up with the times at all, and from the current point of view, Lange Village is just a small village suitable for novices, except for the rumors of the adventurer, there are really not many good tasks that players can find, and there are too few things that can be changed......"

"President, you don't need to change things to make a living now......

"Nonsense, I'm talking about that time! Now everyone can slaughter chickens and cows, of course, they can't taste the hardships of survival at that time...... Besides, which of you has his own craft? dragged so many wild boars back, and it didn't have to be roasted by others......"

"It's not like you're shouting to come by yourself, and it's baked to a medium-rare ...... Ah! ”

"Don't speak!"

Retracting his gaze from a certain warrior named Black Corn, Xue Ling's eyes became confused again, because the previous introduction session that was in a very poor mental state and hastily happened had already been left behind by himself at this time. She looked farther away, and faintly spotted a few faint lights emanating from the tents beside a pile of carriages, and then heard a rather familiar woman's voice in the dark of night.

"You're awake."

The figure of the maid bent slightly in front of her: "Sir called you over." ”

“…… Where is he? ”

"Ahead is the camp that the envoys have set up themselves."

Without directly answering Xue Ling's question, Ning Lan's outstretched finger followed her previous gaze: "They still don't seem to trust us much, so the convoy has to go their own way and find a random place to rest." ”

"Sir and Uncle Smile are together." She gestured in the other direction, keeping her usual smile, "Please follow me." ”

The woman in black and white armor nodded, ignoring the faint gaze of onlookers from the nearby campfire, and then stepped over several lines of patrolling cavalry to the edge of the woods in the other direction. A few freshly cut wooden stakes were being used as makeshift seats by the people here and were exposed to the air, and the flat cut did not look like an ordinary sword at all, but the woman didn't seem to take such a scene to heart, but swept her flat gaze around here: "...... You're still enjoying it. ”

"Ah, you're awake?"

The voice belonging to Duan Qing then sounded behind his back, and at the same time he pointed to one of the wooden stakes, his finger pointed to it: "Sit." ”

"Dinner is coming soon."

The voice of Ning Lan covering her mouth and snickering immediately sounded behind her: "If it weren't for the bunch of people on the other side who messed up their ingredients, our dinner would have been eaten a long time ago." ”

"You...... Can also cook? ”

"Hey, didn't you have a little possibility in your heart when you forced me to be a nanny before?"

Duan Qingtou shouted without looking back, and at the same time flipped over the huge wild boar that was dressed in a string and grilled on the bonfire: "If you like to be hungry, you can stop eating for a while, I have always been the most democratic in this regard, and I will never force you to taste it......"

"There is absolutely no problem with the craftsmanship of the Qingshan brothers, I can smell the fragrance now."

Before Xue Lingphantom Ice could say anything, the smiling butcher immediately clapped his palms: "This craft...... It's definitely practiced, at least it's much better than our daughter. ”

"That's it." The player named Braised Crab stared at the roast pig in front of him tightly, and the saliva in his mouth seemed to be pouring out of his mouth: "Not to mention those of us who haven't had a good meal in a long time, even if it's normal times...... It's a fantasy to want to eat something like this! ”

"Yes, the adventurer's rations are mainly hard foods such as bread and biscuits, where can you eat such good things......"

"At most, you can taste it in hotels and taverns, but it's all money! We are usually reluctant to even repair equipment, how can we live such a luxurious life......"

"If there really is no way out...... You can consider joining us. ”

Glancing in the direction of Duan Qing, who was silent, he finally showed a smile after the whisper that had not spoken since the appearance of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "I heard that Uncle Smile was once the founder of the Fool Adventure Group, so he just returned to the original team......

"Uh...... Well, this ......" So Uncle Smile grabbed the back of his head again and laughed: "Ahahaha, let me think about it again, after all, the strength is not as good as before, and we are three people now, at least we should ask for their opinions...... Ahem, dreams, what do you think? Hey, you're saying something, hey! Alas...... I'm sorry, everyone, that's what he looks like......"

"Almost."

A low muttering voice broke this embarrassing scene, and Duan Qing, who made this sound, also let go of the wooden stick in his hand, and instead took out a small paper bag from the package around his waist: "The conditions are difficult, forget about the extra condiments, you can sprinkle it with a little salt...... Shouldn't that be enough? ”

“…… You even brought your own salt? ”

"It was Ning Lan who brought it in, and since she heard that the free world opened up the cooking system, this girl has been carrying these."

Pointing with a thumbs up behind the Xue Ling Phantom Ice who was asking the question, Duan Qing replied without looking back, and then slapped his salt-stained hands as he said to the side, "Lend me the sword." ”

"What about your own?"

"The Black Snake Devour has a highly poisonous effect attached to it, do you want to add a little special condiment?"

Stretching out his hand to take the whispering thin sword, Duan Qing looked it up and down for a while, and then in a burst of involuntary admiration, he lifted the wild boar on the grill: "The attack power of the stabbing attack is reduced, but the number of attacks is increased...... It's a good sword. ”

He lifted it hard, held the fat golden roast pig in front of him, and then swung the thin sword up and down while spinning rapidly, and the subtle sword whistle sounded in everyone's ears, and at the same time there was a slight cracking sound that wiped the surrounding air, and several unknown players hurriedly picked up their bodies, but when they let go of their arms, they found that there was already a large piece of sizzling roast meat in front of them: "Okay......"

"Personal craftsmanship is not worth mentioning." Amid the sneering sound of the wild boar that had been cut to pieces and fell back on the bonfire, Duan Qing untied a piece of cloth in front of him: "Of course...... Don't accept criticism either, that's all you can eat anyway. ”

"Hmm...... It's delicious! ”

The silence lasted only for a moment, and the first to praise was the warrior named Braised Crab: "It's been a long time since I've tasted such delicious food in the free world!" ”

"That's your delusion, because everything you eat when you're hungry feels good." The smiling butcher also took a bite, and then nodded: "But ...... It's really good. ”

"For some reason, I'm fairly confident in my craft."

Looking at the lost dream of silently starting to bite into the barbecue, Duan Qing finally showed a smile, and then walked outside the bonfire where everyone was gathered in a circle, and raised a golden pig thigh in his hand to the woman in the black cloak: "Not to mention how many times I have played this kind of thing in a virtual game...... Now, would you like to try it? ”

"You ...... just now"

Xue Ling Phantom Ice didn't take it, but looked at Duan Qing's face fixedly: "You use a thin sword...... Can you still use sword energy? ”

“…… By the way, the sword you used to ...... before"

The golden ham sank slightly, and Duan Qing showed an inexplicable smile: "That's the result of your comprehension in the Congress Square, right?" It can actually slash a sword with a wind momentum...... Your progress is impressive. ”

“……”

"I know you're still far away, but that's the Imperial Sword."

Duan Qing sighed slightly: "Have you heard of Emperor Sword Flow?" Let's not talk about how many attributes that set of swordsmanship are converted into this world, that kind of majestic swordsmanship is not suitable for you at all...... Of course, I'm glad you can see some of the doorways, but if you can, it's better to build up your own sword posture first. ”

"If you have time, I can give you a set of flying snow swords from the Sword God." He smiled and said, "Although it's only an entry-level divine skill, it's very suitable for a woman like you, and I can't simulate it if it's too advanced...... Ah! ”

He turned his head and looked at the blue-haired female swordsman who was looking around with his head tilted, and then he didn't care about kicking away a bone that had just hit him, and continued as if nothing had happened...... If you're interested, let's teach you another time, come, eat first, anyway, you'll have to be responsible for the next vigil, fill your stomach first......"

“…… Do I still have a vigil? The eyes under the hood blinked slowly.

"When, of course, haven't you slept for most of the day, you must not be able to sleep for a while, right? Idle is idle anyway, so ......"

"Let's get started, then."

The black hood lowered again, and at the same time, Xue Ling's slightly cold words sounded: "My swordsmanship course." ”

“…… Yes? ”

"Haven't you and I already agreed with each other? Regular care and teaching as a labor ......"

"Okay, okay, I know!"

Interrupting the other party's words in a hurry, Duan Qing sighed helplessly, and then quietly observed the expressions of the other two women, and once again raised the shiny ham in front of her: "Anyway, you just ate me, right?" Take this first. ”

"Think of it as a bonus-service in the game world."

He said through gritted teeth.

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After another unexpectedly calm night, the convoy set out on its journey again, but this time the journey quickly broke through the shroud of the morning light and reached its own end - through the low canyon where there was still no one in ambush, the convoy led by Duan Qing quickly broke through the company of the last mile, and then came to the beach under a rising sun. Passers-by and players also appeared more and more on the side of the roads around them as the city approached, and then observed this obviously different convoy with all kinds of curious eyes, and the envoys who were already familiar with the surroundings naturally did not reflect the same gaze on these passers-by, and the whispers who were quite familiar with this place naturally did not do so, only the players who arrived here for the first time, including Duan Qing, put their surprised eyes on the majestic city in the distance, and farther away in the midst of the azure blue.

It was the same endless blue sea as in the real world.

"It's so cool......"

Feeling the oncoming sea breeze, Duan Qing breathed a breath of air hard, then retracted his poked head and twisted his sore shoulders: "It should be a blessing to be able to live in such a city, right?" ”

"Luck? Inexistent. ”

Yu Liuyu, who was sitting opposite, shook his head slowly: "Don't look at it, it's beautiful on the surface, but in fact, it's ...... It's a city that eats people and doesn't spit out bones. ”

"I hear you brag about the danger of this city every day, is it so serious?"

Duan Qing pouted dissatisfiedly, and then looked around again for a while: "Look at this beach, look at this reef...... Wow, those stones don't look like they're a product of nature, are they clues to the ruins? ”

"There are a lot of them nearby." The blue-haired woman replied lazily, "You walk along the beach, you can see a lot of it." ”

"That's a miracle." Duan Qing smacked his lips and responded, "Presumably, the past of this city must also contain all kinds of ancient legends, otherwise how can you feed so many adventurers...... Hey? ”

"That's ...... Cavalry of the Free City? ”

He stuck his head out and turned his gaze to the front of the convoy, where he saw two groups of cavalry in different armor driving the surrounding passers-by in their direction.

"Your Excellency!"

They shouted.