"What did you say to that Connelly in there?"

"Nothing, just a casual conversation. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

Walking out of the Carbinburg, Mengzhu and Duan Qing came to Yar Street in front of the door, the two of them first avoided the surging crowd and some tracking glances that were secretly handed over, and then began to communicate about what happened before: "Huh-? ”

The little girl looked at Duan Qing with suspicious eyes: "When I went in, I saw you sitting in that place early, with a sad face. Don't you want to say it now......"

The girl in the black coat snorted, then cocked her chin, expressing the displeasure in the heart of the group leader.

"Well, it's something, but it's all about the duchy and some background of the city, and I don't think you need to know it." Duan Qing had no choice but to explain helplessly: "Of course, if you want to know, I can also tell you." ”

"What about the principality?" Mengzhu asked suspiciously, "Isn't the situation in the principality quite good?" You see so many people coming and going here in the past two days......"

"It's not a player, it's a matter between NPCs." Duan Qing said, "Council, Mage Council, Shadow Society...... The people in the various congregations...... That's right. ”

"Did that Christine come here the other two days? Also negotiated with the Speaker? ”

“...... I haven't heard of it. Mengzhu thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "Anyway, I haven't seen that big sister, and I've never heard anyone else say such a thing...... Where did you hear that? ”

"Well, the truth of this matter is yet to be confirmed." Duan Qing didn't answer Mengzhu's question directly: "If you have a chance in the future, it's better to inquire about it again." Of course, it's to ask reliable people, such as those from the Shadow Society......"

"By the way, how did you get in touch with those people? Could it be that those things in Fenghua Town have already spread here? ”

"Well, I don't know, but when I came here, I received some kind of message telling me to go to a tavern and find someone to connect with." Duan Qing looked at Mengzhu and said, "Is it the same as when I was in Greenstone Village before?" ”

"When you say that, it seems to be true......

"So we can think of this as a quest line and just follow it quietly." Duan Qing casually made a conclusion, and then asked again: "Also, after the battle of Fars Fortress ended before, were some people invited to some Yafa room?" ”

"That, I've only heard of that, but I don't know the specific situation." Mengzhu raised his finger and looked at the sky, and recalled with some distress: "It is said that many people heard about this at that time and ran to watch. ”

"Between that aphas...... What is it? ”

"It's a big auditorium." The girl replied, pointing to the end of the road: "At the farthest end of the Avenue of Yarl is a beautiful house, into which only those who have done great things for the Principality are invited to enter it......"

"In other words, that place is a place of reception, right?" Disagreeing with the reaction of ordinary players after hearing this, Duan Qing just nodded happily: "Finally, I didn't let that old guy take advantage of anything......

"What did you say?"

"Nothing."

"Hmm, weird...... But being invited into that place should be considered a very powerful performance. The little girl shook her head and shook her ponytail from side to side: "At least those people in the principality should think very highly of him......"

"Hmph, I've been here for so long, if I can't even do this thing, then I don't have to mix in this circle." Duan Qing said disdainfully: "And what's the use of the things in reputation, can they withstand the offensive of the empire?" ”

"Oh, you can't say that, you have to give everyone a little confidence." The girl said lazily, "There are so many players in Tania City, plus the rivers and lakes and the Sword of Justice, they can always stop them, right?" ”

"It doesn't have anything to do with us anyway...... Actually, that's what you think, huh? Duan Qing replied: "When the time comes, a small guild like ours will not be able to fight with those eight poles who are fighting big battles or anything, of course, you can say whatever you want......

"Oh, don't say it." Mengzhu suddenly became a little angry: "Besides, is there anything wrong with this?" This matter must have nothing to do with us, right, let them beat them, and a few of us can develop our own business well......"

In the end, it's about making money! Duan Qing shouted in his heart, but what came to his lips was a word of consideration: "Then you shouldn't choose someone like Connelly, what kind of cooperation did you talk to him about before......

"Why?"

"Uh, you see he's selling so much equipment there......"

"But the quality of the equipment is also very good! Look at the things sold on the third floor - for example, the whole body armor, the special effect is to increase defense when standing still, although I don't know the actual effect, but just looking at that look, it must be very powerful......"

"Of course, although there are very few sold there, the goods on that floor are all epic quality equipment." Duan Qing said helplessly: "But that thing costs 500,000 gold coins!" Surely no one buys it, and even if it does, it's definitely not what we're going to buy, right? ”

"Well, that's right." Mengzhu nodded in response: "But ah, when I saw that armor, I remembered a saying: many of the things sold in Carbinborough are actually collected from players. ”

She crossed her fingers and said, "Many of the equipment that players have obtained in their adventures and don't use themselves, after being taken away by NPCs, came to Connelly's hands, and then he repaired it and then took it out and sold it to everyone......"

"You mean that the armor was worn by the player before?"

"I'm not sure either, but ...... I've seen something similar before in the Adventurers' Guild. Mengzhu put one hand on his cheek: "I'm not sure, my research on these heavy armors is not deep, but the treasure of the town store, I can be sure that I haven't seen it." ”

"Such a conspicuous big sword, if it were in the hands of the player, I'm afraid it would have been famous a long time ago, where can we pay attention to it......"

The two of them talked like this, and walked back to the door of the Adventurer's Association slowly, Mengzhu looked at the situation at the door, and then resumed his posture of looking: "Listen to that store manager, Xiao Hongchen should be back......

"Big-brother-"

To the right of the two, a deafening shout suddenly sounded.

*****************

In the center of Hualan City, in a villa in Xianhu Community.

Time returned to a little earlier, a woman who had just finished bathing came out of the bathroom, she stretched her tired waist, straightened her long black hair, which was still wet, and then wrapped her undried body in a white bath towel. There was a slight cold wind in the night sky, through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the second floor, blowing past the woman, she looked at the empty room, felt a slight cold, so she walked to the window, and slowly closed the window.

"Hoo ......"

She looked at the time, then picked up the strong tea she had brewed before, and took a sip of it quietly—she didn't like to drink anything like that, but it was a habit she had left over from work. Since she separated from the family and became self-reliant, staying up late is the enemy of women, but it is something that often accompanies her, even if it has passed the initial starting period and passed the most difficult stage, when the work needs her, she still has to withstand heavy sleep, continue to complete large and small tasks. But now, this kind of thing has become less and less, not only because the company's tasks have gradually become formalized, and the whole operation process no longer needs to be controlled by others, but also because of ...... Her own reasons.

However, that may change today.

"Hey, is it Xiao Yang...... It's me. With her slender and well-proportioned legs swinging a few times on the blue carpet, the woman sat back on the edge of the soft bed, and then connected her communication ball: "How's the situation at the company?" ”

"Really...... Leave him alone, I already knew about it. But ......"

"What is the attitude of the others? What about free flight, what did he say? ”

The two ** were stacked together, and the woman subconsciously pulled the bath towel wrapped around her body down, and then asked in surprise: "What did he say?" How is this possible......"

A longer silence appeared in this simple and warm room, the long-haired woman held a teacup, as if she was thinking about something attentively, and seemed to be trying to listen to a certain female voice from the communication ball: "...... Tiannanxing also said that he would not participate, and Fengqiao listened to the rain, and he never replied, and today is the penultimate day......"

"Tell them."

It seemed as if a lot of time had passed, and the woman's calm voice gradually escaped from her lips: "I will participate in the competition." ”

"Really? Really, the manager...... Ah no, Sister Phantom Ice? ”

"Great!"

The sound of joy coming from the side of the communication ball made the corners of the woman's mouth involuntarily curle. She looked up at the dark night sky beyond the window that she had just closed, and was silent for a while before continuing, "Also, tell the guild leader that since I participated in the competition, the guild should give me the best resources and equipment. ”

"I'm going to appoint some team members to join me."

As if remembering some long-ago memories, the woman's voice paused: "I want the Illusory Sea Crazy Star, and the cold of winter and summer...... Well, that guy is leading the team himself now, right, so don't want him, let ......"

She thought for a while: "Just let Fengqiao listen to the rain." ”

Another round of cheers came from the other side of the comms.

"If possible, Aracea is not impossible to consider......" The woman's whisper echoed through the large room, she closed her eyes, carefully recalling the candidate in her mind, and after a while she said the next sentence: "The rest of the people...... Let me think about it again, but tell the President—"

"In this competition, I will fight for the championship."

The woman's voice became extremely firm: "And it's not by any means, but by strength." ”

"Our old people who were left behind at the beginning of the guild are all powerful people, and more importantly, ...... They are still people with dreams. The woman said slowly: "I believe that there is only one reason why they continue to stay here, and that is to use their own strength to lift the Geralt Cup once." ”

"They're the ones with the most potential in this guild."

There was another word from the other end of the communication ball, but the woman didn't listen carefully, she put down the cup in her hand, and then reopened the top of the floor-to-ceiling window, allowing the cold wind to cool her face, which had become hot from the agitation of her mood.

The first ones......

Recalling some of the past, recalling the arena she had worked hard for, recalling those old or new, who gathered around her for various reasons, and accompanied her on the field, the woman gradually lowered her head and covered her gradually moist eyes. The sound still coming from the communication ball still reminded her of the continuation of the call, and the woman wiped the corners of her eyes, and then picked up the purple communication ball again.

"Sister Phantom Bing, the person you asked me to check has made new progress."

“...... Which person? ”

"It's the guy named Duan Qing."

The woman holding the communication ball was stunned for a moment, and then remembered what the name had been buried in the depths of her memory. She stroked her hair with some irritation, then quickly replied, "That's it...... Put it away in advance and wait until the game is over. ”

"Huh? Oh......"

"Remember to tell Freefly what I just said, and to everyone in the guild." The woman emphasized what she had said earlier: "If there is anything you are not sure about, remember to contact me later." And ......"

"If they have any opinions, let them ...... Tell me. ”

"Okay."

After another whisper, communication was finally cut off. The woman put down the ball in her hand, and then walked to the window. The climate is gradually becoming warmer, indicating the arrival of summer, but the night is still full of cold, so most of the people in the community still choose to hide in their homes during this time. However, the woman knew in her heart that most of the people had been addicted to some free world game since last year, so they would not come out even in the summer - and how many of the people who could live in this neighborhood would have to fight for their own livelihood.

Thinking back to her struggle in the past three years, recalling the tortuous journey of trying to achieve a certain goal and inexplicably coming to today, the woman's eyes became confused again - although she just swore to say the declaration of winning the championship, but even ordinary players know that it is almost impossible to win the championship with such strength, and the declaration before was just a temporary way to come up with it.

Countless pictures, a flood of thoughts, flashed through her heart--it took so much effort to get to this point, what did she do, and what did she do it for?

Looking at the dark night sky, the woman took a deep breath and let the slightly cold air blow in from the window, sprinkling the satin-like black long hair into the air. Perhaps it was because she was so worried about this question, she reluctantly put aside her thoughts for a while, turned and walked to the cubicle on the side of the room.

The lights flickered there constantly - and in that room was a luxurious game set. She stood in front of the device for a moment, then sat down in the game pod, first checking the comments, and then began to browse for the latest news.

At a certain moment, an eye-catching title suddenly appeared in her eyes.

"Blossoming and announcing retirement."