On the afternoon of March 10, 796 in the New Calendar of the Free World, a large and mixed team slowly set off from the direction east of Redkar, the imperial capital of the empire. It was only three days after the establishment of the stall that all the stalls were discarded, and the members of the Qingling Universal Office who were also in this team did not have any partners who came to see them off at this time, until the team walked into the wilderness, and the sea of the red imperial capital from behind them began to become small and invisible, and the ears of these lonely players gradually heard some whispers mentioning them: "This time we didn't hire adventurers to be cannon fodder." ”

"Of course there is, but it's not in the name of the Adventurers' Association, after all, now that the Amman family has fallen, that inexplicable bloodsampire association has no meaning to exist......"

"Although the adventurers are a group of lowly people, their abilities are still somewhat useful to us, and His Majesty the Emperor actually dismantled them without hesitation, which is a loss for those of us who are about to rush to the front line."

"Didn't there be an organization called the Qingling Office a few days ago, and wanted to take over this business without permission? If you have some thoughts of being greedy for life and afraid of death, and dare not face the people of the principality, then you can go to them yourself and entrust them. ”

“…… So we're just using it as cannon fodder? ”

Not continuing to pay attention to the quarrel that arose between the two accompanying nobles, Asahi Dongsheng, who was walking at the back of the line, pouted his mouth when he heard this: "Or for these imperial nobles...... We've been officially invited! ”

"There are a lot of players in the empire, and we are not the only players who have been officially invited." Gedmayne, who was on the side, replied helplessly: "Even if it is really related to these imperial nobles, there should be a lot of so-called 'cannon fodder'. ”

"If you're talking about the group of people in Lanshan and the other crooked melons and bad dates, there are indeed a lot of them." Duan Qing, who was tugging at the corners of his mouth, then used his hood to cover the scorching sun above his head: "Except for the investigation team that Lan Shan joined with his strength, I can't see how the rest of the players were added." ”

"Don't underestimate them, maybe they all have impressive skills." The Snow Spirit Phantom Ice Head, who was walking in front of a few people, reminded without looking back, "Not to mention the rest of the noble members located here...... To be trusted by His Majesty the Emperor and sent to the front line to act as a helper to save his son's life, no matter how you look at it, it will not be a group of incompetent people. ”

"The civil strife in the empire has just ended, and such a thing has happened to His Royal Highness." Duan Qing also sighed and shook his head: "Really...... If I were Drenier, I would have a headache too. ”

"Fortunately, at least those supporters of His Royal Highness have all fallen on the night of the previous mutation." Xue Lingphantasm replied in a low voice: "If it weren't for this, the follow-up handling of the attack on His Royal Highness the Prince this time would probably be much more tricky than now. ”

"It's not a good thing to be too strong, and it's not a good thing to be too weak." Gedmayne sighed again: "I'm afraid that after this incident, poor Chris will become an existence that the wall is falling down and everyone pushes it." ”

"No, haven't you read those analysis posts on the Internet?" Asahi Dongsheng hugged his arms nonchalantly: "The ins and outs of the night of the mutation have long been sorted out by us players, and they all say that this kind of thing is impossible, not only for the future of the royal family, but also for the future of the entire Frey Empire......"

"Who's leading the team?"

Ignoring the subsequent gushing discussion between the two people, Duan Qing, who withdrew his gaze, asked his side in a low voice: "Since such a serious incident has occurred, the representative of the investigation team must arrange a person of sufficient weight, right?" ”

"It's the first eldest princess of the Frey Empire, Her Highness Rena Frey Cadreft." Pointing towards a rose-colored carriage at the front of the line, Ning Lan, who had been following Duan Qing, replied in a low voice: "There are also the Poole family who are in charge of recording, the Pamuel family and the Landnar family who atone for their sins, the elite troops of the Rock Bear Army, and the Diproma family in charge of diplomacy in the Frey Empire......"

"This is just the imperial power on the table, and I don't know how many there are secretly." Xue Lingphantom Ice on the side then reminded in a low voice: "Except for those few waste families who have been taught us a lesson, the rest are forces that cannot be underestimated. ”

"Taught by us? When? Duan Qing, who smiled bitterly, then shook his head: "I don't care much about the strength of this group of people, I just think it's ......."

"It's a group of people who don't have a good relationship with us - the future of this journey is already predictably difficult."

He sighed, and then got the same helpless gaze from the eyes of Snow Spirit Phantom Ice and Secret Whisper Ning Lan, and the fluctuation of magic and the sound of the ensuing wind breaking through the sky then appeared behind several people, attracting their attention at the same time: "......"

"Ah, here you are."

Looking at the few strands of purple hair that flashed under the cloak figure, Duan Qing's eyelids jumped unconsciously: "I thought you were gone." ”

"Don't forget your promise."

As if she couldn't help but say this, Violet replied with a bit of seriousness in her voice: "Have you forgotten?" ”

"I didn't forget, I didn't forget, of course I didn't." Duan Qing hurriedly pushed his hands: "I'm just...... Uh, I think...... Never mind. ”

"Glad to see you back." His hand bowed with a sigh before reaching out again to Violet, "It's great to have your help on the rise. ”

Without getting the slightest response, Violet, who began to move forward with the slow speed of the team, lowered her head silently, but her cold attitude did not make the sneering Duan Qing feel the slightest embarrassment, just because the system's prompt sounded in his ears again: "...... Mission accomplished. ”

[Violet's Return: Mission Accomplished.] 】

[Follower level increases, follower loyalty increases.] 】

[Current Loyalty: 71.] 】

[The command system is available.] 】

When have I ever been given such a task? And what kind of weird setting is this!

Quietly glanced back at Violet's figure, Duan Qing, who was roaring in his heart, pursed his lips a little helplessly, and the words that he originally wanted to ask were then quietly swallowed back in the silence of the great magician, accompanied by his eyes that turned forward again: "Really, I don't know what you all did in secret......

"Now that you've decided to leave that place, let's ignore the situation over there." Xue Lingphantom Bing kindly reminded Duan Qing: "They can make trouble as much as they want, everything there is now theirs." ”

"The Qingling Universal Office, which was established for three days, died in the wind." Duan Qing shook his head with a low smile and said, "It's a pity that we haven't earned enough money and fame yet, and we haven't even paid the landlord's rent yet......"

"Please, why don't you care about these things before since I saw you?" Saying this sentence angrily, Xue Ling, who closed his eyes, took back the breath he was holding back and the hand that wanted to knock the other party's head back after a while: "If this commission can be successfully completed, we still have a chance to make a name for ourselves, okay?" By then, the Qingling Adventure Group may have already made a name for itself, and you can pay back the rent and other things as you want—"

"Okay, okay, just kidding."

Pushing Xue Ling's hand back, Duan Qing then smiled and put away his gaze: "I don't care too much about this money, I just feel a little sorry for the landlord who kindly rented that dilapidated house to us...... Not. ”

"Would you like to go up and get some rest?" He pointed to a dilapidated carriage that followed the group: "Although the carriage assigned to us looks old, it should be good to rest on." ”

“……”

"Isn't there anyone willing to rest? Then you're welcome. ”

Looking at the movements of the two women shaking their heads, Duan Qing let out two smug laughs: "It's just right-"

"There's something I want to study."

He took two steps back, a slight distance from the group around him, and then dodged into the carriage of the carriage amid the movement of Snow Lingbing Ice's eye-rolling movements and the smiling face of the whispering Ning Lan. After slightly inspecting the situation in the carriage, Duan Qing, whose eyes were sharp, then nodded with a little satisfaction, and began to adjust his breathing while cleaning the dusty base of the carriage: "...... Call. ”

"It seems that the zero-level attribute is still a little difficult to accept."

He stretched his waist while looking at the slowly recovering stamina under the character: "I'm weak enough to be a magician, but now I have to force so many roads...... What wind power do you think I can bless myself? Or can you strengthen your stamina? ”

"It's a lot of disasters."

Spit out the last words of emotion and complaint, he then sat in the corner of the carriage with a gasp, and then, after a period of breathing calmed, he took out a small disc from his bosom - the ancient relic called the Orkono Disc had been with him for a long time with his travels within the Empire, and at the same time caused him too much trouble, until the night of the change in the imperial capital, after the attack he had suffered in the dark room of the library, It was only this disc that somehow blended with him that fully revealed his true face.

Because of the events that followed, he had not had time to study the role of the disc known as "Roasong", and the current journey to the principality had given him plenty of free time.

"Not epic, not legendary...... Hmm, there is no quality judgment, is it because the disc is still in the category that can be changed? ”

"Mastering magic can reduce my magic casting speed and stun time by half, and even increase my power by 25%...... It's a pity that I'm being beaten back to the prototype now.,I can't use the sword or anything.,I'm afraid there's no way to try this.。 “

"Magical records, which allow me to analyze the characteristics and weaknesses of my enemies...... Well, fighting bosses or going head-to-head with other people should make me strong, but dealing with a large number of enemies is probably not so useful, and the longer this battle lasts, the higher the weakness bonus - how long and how high, exactly? ”

"And then there's this magic gem setting."

Putting his last gaze on the very center of this disc, where the intermediate magic gem that had swallowed the property of the Thousand Fingered Crane was located, Duan Qing shook the surface of the disc up and down: "Well, the inlay is very strong, and I don't know if I can take it off in the future, although looking at the structure of this disc, there must be more gems inlaid next to it......"

"The question is what is the point of me putting these gemstones."

He stopped checking up and down, and looked at the magic circuits that dotted the surface of the disc that exuded an ancient atmosphere: "Is it just for me to identify the color of the gems, or is it just for me to get these magical skills?" ”

He thought for a moment, then raised the disc in his hand, and the fiery red light then flowed on the surface of the disc with the actions of his mind, gradually forming an unstable fluctuation of fire magic. The trajectory of the scattered runes and magic threads appeared around Duan Qing like a beautiful elf with the escape of these flame energies, instantly enlarging the outline of the disc in his hand a little, and sensing a hint of something wrong, he then hurriedly raised the outline above his head, and then sent the energy that came out of the impact to the sky before the tragedy was about to happen: "Flame impact!" ”

Bang!

The loud blasting sound then echoed in the sky above the convoy, crisp as a thunderbolt flashing in the clear sky, and the panting Duan Qing then appeared in front of the two figures of Ning Lan and Xue Lingxuan Bing, accompanied by their worried eyes: "What's wrong, what's wrong?" What happened? ”

"It's fine, just experimenting."

Looking at the scene of Violet, who had already appeared in the corner of the carriage at some point, gradually disappearing, Duan Qing smiled bitterly and raised the disc in his hand: "I wanted to try to release a skill that came with it just now, but I didn't expect it to be really successful." ”

“…… You! ”

Slightly relieved, Xue Lingphantom Bing, whose face had black lines, then raised his poking finger to Duan Qing's forehead: "Isn't this kind of thing common sense?" What other experiments do you need? In case there is an unnecessary misunderstanding—"

"Enemy attack!"

As if to fulfill her words, a loud warning sound rang in everyone's ears, and a vibration of nonchagrin gradually slowed down as the entire team gradually slowed down, appearing in the depths of the wilderness diagonally in front of them.

"Everyone! Get ready for battle! ”8)