"I already know the details."

In the north of the city of Freedom, next to a dilapidated tavern, Duan Qing, who was holding a wine glass, once again sat opposite a group of people with unkind faces with a tepid smile: "According to Jia Luo...... You're all a bunch of defeated soldiers now, aren't you? ”

“…… Since Reiner chose you, I don't have anything to say. ”

The one who answered him was Edurean, who was sitting on the other side of the ruined room, and he looked at Duan Qing quietly for a while with his triangular eyes, and finally withdrew his hostile eyes: "If you really want to know the answer, then ......"

"Yes."

He waved off a few nervous subordinates around him, and then beckoned to the bartender who was hiding on the side: "Although we all survived inexplicably, our families have suffered heavy losses. ”

“…… How many people are still able to get their hands on it now? ”

"Hardly."

Taking the wine glass handed by the bartender, Eduan sighed slightly: "All the people who can be found, including the outer cloth personnel and the reserve personnel, are all dead, and I thought that the people who came from Etta County would become one of the supplementary members we could absorb, but now I look at it...... They're just a bunch of ghosts who have lurked in our city beforehand. ”

"In other words......" Duan Qing's brows furrowed slightly: "If the Restorationists fight back now, there will be almost no defense on our side?" ”

"If you want to think so...... I can't deny it either. Eduin pouted, "Our Free City is almost an empty city now. ”

"No wonder you agreed so simply when you admitted my identity before, it turned out to be just a bunch of empty shells." Duan Qing had no choice but to sigh helplessly: "I can't shrink out of it for the past few days, I'm afraid of being seen, right?" ”

"Maintaining a sense of mystery is also a way for us to maintain our majesty."

Tilting his head slightly, Eduin took a faint sip of the wine in the glass: "As for the reasons for agreeing with you to become a candidate for the throne...... To be honest, it's just that we want to bring in the power of adventurers to carry it for a while. ”

“…… Thank you for your sincerity. Duan Qing was silent for a while, and then laughed slightly: "I actually admit it so readily." ”

"I'm afraid Garo has already told you this, right?" Edun rolled his eyes, "Otherwise, you wouldn't have found my head at this time......"

"That guy...... When I talked to him yesterday, his thoughts were written all over his face. ”

Duan Qing showed a wry smile: "Although the Monarch Slayer seems to be a veteran in assassination, he doesn't seem to be able to hide his psychological fluctuations very well." ”

“…… He did lose a lot of men in the previous battle. Eduin's brow furrowed deeply, "And...... Those were followers who had followed him for many years. ”

"That's all his work."

He looked at the few remaining intact ceiling tops after the cataclysm: "So many subordinates died, but he was still alive in the end...... It's hard to avoid some sadness. ”

“……”

"In the past few days, he must have been calming his anger."

Looking at Duan Qing's face, which was speechless, Eduin continued in a low voice: "A master who is well versed in the way of assassins will naturally understand what you just said, so I am not surprised at all that I haven't seen this old friend of mine in the past few days...... As our long-time opponent, the situation on the side of old Joel should be similar, and their lair was also devastated in the battle that day. ”

"The only thing that surprised me was Joel Sr. himself." He slammed his glass on the ground: "He actually gave up his revenge, and just left." ”

"His departure was also a surprise." Duan Qing's voice replied slowly, "But what surprised me more was ...... He would have thrown me a status symbol. ”

"Sagittarius really doesn't fit the image of you as a person." Edun let out a shrill laugh as well, "But since that's what he wanted, we have to respect his choice." ”

Select ...... Scold. Duan Qing glanced at the other party deeply: "The decision to let us enter the ruling layer of the Free City is all up to you in the end, and I hope it will be in the end...... Just don't regret it. ”

"It's not up to us to decide on this matter." Eduin pursed his lips again: "There is no one under him, and he is weak...... On the territory of the Free City, this is a sign that there is no right to speak, and since Garo, who has a grudge against you, has agreed to your position, and I, a guy who is not mainly fighting, have no reason to object, and in the next time, I will ...... with my Chias alliance and I will not regard you as an enemy of your men. ”

"We have a temporary truce." He tugged at the corners of his mouth: "When the threat of the Restorationists has passed, let's settle the problem between us." ”

"There is an old saying among adventurers that there is no eternal enemy." Duan Qing also raised his wine glass: "Maybe after this period of time, we will become very good friends." ”

"I hope so." Edurein let out an unceremonious sneer, "And I have to warn you...... Don't do anything out of the ordinary, this seat isn't as good as you think. ”

"Thanks for the tip." Duan Qing got up and left his position: "As long as there is talk, there is a possibility that the relationship between us will be repaired." ”

"Wishful thinking is not a good habit, let alone trusting others easily." Looking at Duan Qing's gradual departure, Eduan's voice gradually deepened: "Even if it's a gift from me before leaving...... It's a good idea to talk to all the other candidates for the throne before you leave. ”

"None of them are as talkative as I am." Speaking of this, Edun let out a few more shrivels: "If I have something to do with you, it's not for us to manage." ”

"That's about that...... I don't need you to remind you. ”

Duan Qing, who walked to the door, paused in his footsteps, and then turned sideways with a smile: "According to the original plan......"

"I also want to visit these new colleagues in the future one by one."

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"Oh, you're here."

After a while, in Tristan's mansion, Tristan, who was sitting in the living room, welcomed Duan Qing, who came to visit, into the room: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, calculate the time, you should almost be there......"

“…… What about your wife? Duan Qing looked around here: "What about the members of your family?" ”

"I've already left first."

With a relieved smile on his face, Tesstein replied lightly: "Now that there are magic trains to various other places, it will be extremely convenient to pass, I discussed it with my beloved wife and decided to go to the province of Santelius in the south of the empire......"

"Wait, wait, wait." Duan Qing hurriedly interrupted the other party's words: "You want to leave here too?" Why? ”

"Aren't you supposed to understand why?"

Looking at the empty hall of the mansion alone, Tristan sighed deeply: "Not only did he have a grudge against all the candidates for the throne, but he almost led to the destruction of the city...... Such a big crime is not something I can afford alone. ”

"Being able to leave this city safely is already the greatest kindness to me." He put on a relieved look: "With such a result, it can be regarded as satisfying my previous desire to leave here with dignity." ”

“……”

"I only found out about your succession to the throne later."

patted Duan Qing on the shoulder, Bart? Mistress Tristan stood up from his seat, "It may be very much in line with your expectations, but I still have to warn you...... It's not easy to sit in such a position. ”

“…… I know. ”

"Someone else has said something like that to you? That's nice. ”

His gaze gradually moved away from Duan Qing's face, and the middle-aged man took two steps forward: "I have inherited the family business for so long, but my strength and power have not expanded in the slightest, if it weren't for the relationship that the family has accumulated for a long time, the name Tristan would have disappeared from the Free City a long time ago." The Longorn family, who stood with us, was supposed to be a solid force, but now it has become the heaviest stain on the family, and in order to atone for our sins, we have to surrender all our power and leave as far away as possible......"

"They're all taking care of themselves now, so they shouldn't do anything to you." Duan Qing's voice replied slowly: "And there is my support......"

"No, you can't do that."

A hand crossed in front of Duan Qing, stopping his next words: "It's not so much that you have done well enough, but that you can't continue to interfere in this matter, no matter where the cause of that war comes from, any act that exonerates us will only add to my guilt......"

His hand slowly withdrew, and at the same time he withdrew his eyes full of vicissitudes: "Fate has decided this path for us, and we should ...... Gladly accepted. ”

“…… Hmph, another gladly accepted. ”

The atmosphere was silent in the empty hall for a moment, and then flowed again in Duan Qing's sneer: "The trajectory of your fate has changed, why do you still believe this?" ”

“…… Destiny is the belief of this continent, and it is not something that can be easily changed. ”

Glancing back at Duan Qing deeply, Tristan shook his head slowly: "Even if I make me believe what the Shadow Mage once said, I won't accept it easily." ”

"At least you can trust yourself." Duan Qing stretched out his hand to cover his forehead: "I believe you can use your own hands to create your own future." ”

"Even if it's more shackles because of it?" Tristan asked rhetorically, "And then go to the other side of this world?" ”

The air in the living room fell silent again, as if it was frozen by the cold wind that suddenly blew in, and Duan Qing, who reached out and stroked his forehead, also lost his voice, as if he couldn't say anything that could refute it, time gradually flowed in such silence, until the middle-aged man who walked out of the living room turned around again, he looked at Duan Qing's calm face, and lowered his eyes: "I know we made history, but we also paid the price for it, the family has borne too much for my recklessness, they ...... It can't be cut off in my hands. ”

"You adventurers may be able to do things we can't imagine, but we should never be witnessed." He reached into his arms and escaped with a key and a crystal ball: "As the victor of the War for the Throne, the result of our joint efforts that day...... I'll leave it up to you to inherit. ”

"But ......"

"I've made up my mind."

As if he was a teenager old, Tristan slowly bent down, and then quietly placed the family wealth and the representative of the authority of the throne on the ground in front of him: "Tristan will be removed from the throne owner along with Longall, and the rest of the arrangements ......"

"Just listen to the lord and Reiner."

He turned around, leaving Duan Qing's lonely figure in this empty mansion, and then left this place alone in the sound of more and more distant steps, the surrounding voices fell silent again with his departure, and at the same time Duan Qing's increasingly serious expression appeared, he was silent for a long time, and finally stepped forward and picked up the last two things left by Tristan.

【Tristan Family Key (Normal)】

[Use: Can open the Tristan family's treasure vault.] 】

【Aries Star (Epic)】

[Inlay Part: Armor]

[Mosaic requirements: none]

[Strength +1, Agility +1, Intelligence +2, Spirit +2]

【Disabling state】

[Mosaic Effect: Stubbornness, while standing still, reduces the damage you take by 20%, and the effect disappears when you move.] 】

[Mosaic Effect: Life burning, sacrifice 20% of your maximum health, create a magic shield, resist damage equal to your lost health, last for 30 seconds, and have a cooldown of 1 minute.] 】

[One of the cores of the throne made by Molnar once contained a huge amount of magical energy, not only its carved magic patterns far exceeded the modern level, but its structure and material were also difficult to distinguish by today's magicians. 】

[The Star of Aries is not only a representative item of the owner of the throne, but also one of the activation keys of the Star of Molnar, but due to the appearance of some reason, it has now returned to its original state. 】

“…… Alas. ”

Knowing in his heart that this was the final reward of the endless War for the Throne given by the system, Duan Qing sighed deeply, and then slowly put the key that he didn't know where to use and the equally dim crystal ball into his arms: "It's all very good......

"Isn't this last burden still on my head?"