"Weapons, whetstones, herbs and potions to prepare, and action map ......"

In the early morning of January 15, 796 in the new calendar of the free world, a large number of players who planned to go out gathered at the intersection of Violet Avenue, a fat player in full armor and full of various weapons was muttering something in a low voice, and finally clapped his hands and straightened his round waist: "Okay, that's about it, the rest ......"

"It's a human problem."

With difficulty, he pulled his body out of the large pile of supply boxes, and turned to look at the figures of the two players who had been standing next to him, "What are you still doing here?" Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up. ”

"Well, the people of your guild have already told us."

With a natural expression, one of the gray-robed magicians of the two adventurers pointed at by the fat player stood up with his chest puffed: "This escort mission was originally a mission to be taken by our group, but it turned out to be preempted by the people of your guild......"

"It was in the spirit of friendly consultation that we proposed this form of cooperation." He compared his fingers, and finally pointed in the direction where the carriage was not far away: "Wouldn't it be a great joy for the two of us to work together and divide it afterwards?" ”

"Rejoice in your size!" The fat man with an angry face raised his middle finger at the gray-robed magician: "It's such a simple task, why should I give you a share?" And how old are you? Lao Tzu has never heard of the name of your adventure group? ”

"Our team is still in the process of being built, and it's normal that people don't know about it."

Retracting his fingers, Duan Qing, who had a look of triumph, then touched his nose: "The Adventurer Association has rated the difficulty of this task as B-level, and the reward is a full five thousand gold coins, such a huge reward, and the difficulties and dangers experienced in the middle must not be much less than that of A-level tasks-ah." ”

"You can rest assured about the strength of the two of us." Grinning into a more confident smile, he reached out and patted the other party's shoulder: "I am a magician and alchemist, and my strength is very strong. ”

“…… Skinny wolf! ”

Staring at Duan Qing for a long time, the fat man covered in armor angrily pushed away the other party's hand on his shoulder, but after a long time of brewing, he turned around and shouted loudly to the carriage behind: "What's the matter with these two people you brought back?" Can you explain it to me? ”

“…… That's it. ”

A leisurely voice then sounded from the location of a tall figure who was checking the condition of the carriage, and there was a hint of low meaning in it: "The president is pulling the others to Chimeilong Mountain, anyway, we are short of manpower......

"It's not enough to this extent, is it? Isn't it enough for the two of us? The fat player waved his arms vigorously, and the armor fragments hanging from his arms made a clanging sound in the air: "Why should you give money to others?" And it's also these two newbies......"

"Trust me."

Interrupting the fat man's grumbling with these three words, the deep voice then fell in front of everyone along with the turn of the tall and thin figure: "Their strength is not bad. ”

“…… Ahh ”

Gritting his teeth and letting out a heavy angry shout, the fat man who clenched his hands into fists finally threw his head back again: "Forget it! It's not the first time I've believed in you! You two...... What's your name, Qingling Adventure Group, right? ”

"Tell me your name, your profession, your skills and weaknesses." His eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Duan Qing and Xue Lingphantom Bing in front of him with an emotionless gaze: "I can arrange the work and assigned tasks...... What is your expression, do you hear that? ”

"The name is on the top of the two of our heads, and we should have reported the occupation yesterday."

Ignoring the other party's vicious attitude, Duan Qing then took two steps towards the back silently with Xue Lingphantom Ice, who had been covering his mouth and snickering: "As for the strengths and weaknesses...... Don't talk about this kind of self-defeating thing, right? ”

"Since you want to cooperate with our Star Tree Griffin, you have to show a cooperative attitude!" The fat man glared at his eyes: "I don't know your strength and strength, how will you command you when the time comes?" ”

"Command? We don't need to command. Duan Qing hugged his arms: "Now we are in a cooperative relationship, and our status is also equal to each other, if there is really an emergency, it will be enough to adapt to the situation at that time......"

"Holy!"

Involuntarily let out a foul mouth, and the fat man named Xingluo fries then turned around and walked in the direction where the carriage was not far away: "Skinny wolf! You come here to serve these two masters! I can't serve these two guys! ”

“…… We're about to leave, and I don't have time to pay attention to you. The tall, thin man crouching near the wheels of the carriage replied without raising his head: "They can do whatever they want, and leave them alone." ”

"Leave it alone? How does this work? Two novice players have to follow us as a burden...... How could such a big problem be ignored! ”

"When you boasted about Haikou in front of the president before, didn't you say that any problem could be solved? It's a small thing like taking two newbies on a mission together, so you can easily handle it. ”

"Old, isn't it okay for Lao Tzu to talk casually? Besides, you caused ......."

A small noise then sounded around the carriage that was about to depart, and at the same time there was a scene of the fat warrior following the figure of the tall and thin man back and forth, Duan Qing, who was looking at this picture, then also put down the idea of continuing to argue with the other party, and turned to Xue Lingphantom Ice beside him with a grimace: "Okay, it should be no problem now." ”

"That's nice." Xue Lingphantom Bing, who had never dispelled the smile, shook his head and replied, "When the time comes, will you take action?" ”

"How is it possible, we are real newbies." Duan Qing also shook his head: "When the time comes, if we encounter a strong enemy, let's just mess around in the back." ”

“…… Ha ha. ”

couldn't help but cover her mouth again, and the white-haired woman, whose shoulders were constantly trembling because of the laughter, turned her eyes to Duan Qing's body: "It seems that you have made up your mind to pit these two guys for their adventure, right?" ”

"How can it be called a pit, we are a serious adventure group." Duan Qing cocked his nose proudly: "With the team of an experienced alchemist like me, it would be good for them to put a hundred hearts." ”

"It's me who doesn't worry." Putting away his smile, Xue Lingphantom Ice turned to stare at Duan Qing's side face with an inexplicable gaze: "And ......"

"When did the two of us have our own adventure party?" There was a moving glint in her gaze: "Qingling Adventure Group, huh? ”

"Uh...... Aha. As if thinking of something, Duan Qing, who was grabbing the back of his head, let out a few dry laughs: "It's just a casual remark, just a casual remark, of course the adventure group or something is bluffing, and we didn't really submit an application that day......

"I'm asking for names."

The face was closer, and Xue Ling, who was covering his face with a hood, put his rosy lips on Duan Qing's ear: "This 'Qing Ling', is it also your random name?" ”

"When, of course it is."

His face turned a rare red, and Duan Qing then removed his gaze from the flickering eyes of Xue Ling Phantom Ice: "It's just a word on one side, and it was combined by patting his head in a hurry...... What, you don't feel satisfied? ”

"No, I'm very satisfied."

Removing her face from the other party's ear, Xue Ling's white face became as rosy as her lips: "Why don't we just set it up?" ”

"Don't, don't, don't worry."

Twisting his neck, Duan Qing's gaze began to wander between the surrounding heaven and earth: "At least wait until we earn the first pot of gold, and eating and drinking have become a problem recently, and it is ...... to establish an adventure group."

"Then it's settled."

Interrupting the other party's hesitant words, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who had put away his gaze, turned around and walked in the direction of the convoy that began to shout and set off not far away: "Then let's go." ”

"I'll get this name on the roster of the Adventurers' Guild as soon as possible."

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The task that Duan Qing and the others "received" after carefully selecting for half a day in the Adventurers' Association was actually an escort mission, and the task was to send a batch of supplies prepared by Tanzanian City to the Crook Outpost in the southern part of the Crook Wasteland, and hand over the Santelius Provincial Garrison stationed there. On the surface, this task is clearly a task that the Imperial military should complete, but perhaps due to the recent increase in the intensity of the defense of Tanzania, the supplies that should have been delivered by the Empire's logistics forces can now only be handed over to the Adventurers' Guild. Perhaps because the Imperial Military was not generous enough, this escort mission to the border area of Santerius did not attract enough attention among the player group, and the note that had been hanging on the association's display board for several days was never torn off, until Duan Qing and the two of them took a fancy to this mission that night, and they were led down by the guild of Star Rodry Griffin. Duan Qing, who was in the spirit of squatting and carpooling, naturally would not let go of this great opportunity, so there was the scene that happened in the early morning of January 15th, but it was not until after the carriage convoy set off that Duan Qing, who was sitting on the top of the carriage, knew the real reason why no one cared about this task.

"Because they don't want to go against the aristocratic forces in Santerus."

Pouring the large bottle of healing potion in his hand like a drink, the tall and thin player who answered this question still maintained a calm look on his face: "Helping the military deliver supplies is helping the military do things, in fact, it is announcing to others that you are on the side of the military, which is an act that needs to be carefully considered in a country that pays attention to the division of power in the Frey Empire." There is no hint of this in the game system of the free world, and everything can only rely on the player's own understanding and exploration of the game's reputation system, and some inexperienced players often ignore the background information of the client when choosing to delegate, until their reputation on the hostile side becomes hatred. ”

"Most of the attackers just now were sent by the nobles of Tanzanian City." Speaking of this, he tightened the bandage that had been wrapped around his abdomen several times, and at the same time threw the empty potion bottle in his hand to the side of the road: "I hope you guys who have just come out of the novice village can also understand this soon." ”

"The aristocracy of the empire and the military, the contradiction has reached this level?" Reaching out and handing over another bottle of healing potion, Duan Qing, who was smiling, continued to inquire: "Everyone is a person who has no grievances in the past and no hatred in the near future, and most of them usually don't have much contact with ......."

"That's just wishful thinking on your part, in fact...... There are many conflicts of interest between the two sides in the province. ”

Continuing to bandage the scars on his arm, the tall, thin player replied in a low voice, "Commerce, food, magic reserves, weapon armor...... As long as there is a profit, the local nobles are not willing to give these wasted money to those who only recognize the glory of the empire, and the various legions of the empire also need a lot of military funds and materials to maintain their own expenses, and they are not willing to give these lifeblood to the nobles who only indulge in extravagance all day. ”

"It all boils down to one word, it's called power." Xue Ling, who was sitting on the roof of the car behind, watched the movement behind the convoy and commented without looking back: "Exclude dissidents for the sake of power...... This was already the case at the beginning of the empire. ”

"As a country that has been established for almost eight hundred years, it is amazing that the empire has been able to stabilize in this form to this day."

Nodding in agreement, the tall and thin man replied in a low voice, "In addition to the explanation called 'system setting', the glorious tradition from the long history of the empire is also one of the factors that sustains this situation, and in their view, competition and contest are the most orthodox means of solving opponents. ”

"For the sake of ...... Glory to the Empire, right? ”

Looking back at the large pile of corpses that had been thrown away by his own convoy and abandoned on the side of the road, Duan Qing sighed slightly: "To be able to do this, the Imperial people are really fierce enough." ”

"This is not called fierce, this is called the fierce customs of the people."

In the sound of breaking the air gradually approaching, a fat player who had been disappearing in front of him for a long time slowly appeared on the side of the carriage: "Okay, thin wolf, don't discuss this kind of old-fashioned topic. ”

"There are signs of a large number of enemies ahead, so get ready for battle."