Duan Qing didn't have a general idea of how fast the free world's messages were transmitted, but he was sure that it must not be as fast as the player's message transmission - even those with advanced technology such as "magic" in the Mage Council probably wouldn't know what the latest developments were in the war between the empire and the principality. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

So they probably won't know what it means to be on the streets that are outsiders who are obviously not the townspeople of Fenghua Town.

"The Duchy has lost Cosma." Ignoring the old man's solemn eyes, Duan Qing took care of himself and introduced the latest news he had seen on the Internet before: "Don't ask me where I got this news from, just trust me." ”

Norman's eyes didn't change, but after Duan Qing shook his head and found that the other party still didn't react, he realized that the old man in front of him was stunned.

"The latest battle report, the Duchy's forces in Cosma County are losing ground one after another." So Duan Qing sighed and decided to continue first: "The county lord of Kosma County decided to retreat with the whole army on January 23 and abandon Kosma City. But...... Obviously, their retreat did not escape the detection of the Imperial side, and they did not make a corresponding retreat plan, so ......"

"The retreat turned into a rout."

"From Kosma to Ferron, then Zaraha, and all the way to Fars Fortress on the border of County Etta, the entire retreat route was one-sided, with soldiers fleeing from various places bringing news that their armies had been unilaterally pursued by the Empire. Some soldiers have even been separated from the main unit for several days - they no longer know the status of their unit. ”

"Of course, the most miserable are the local ...... along the way. People. ”

Duan Qing's voice paused, as if he remembered the figures he had seen on Flower Basket Street before: "It is said that many people have already received news from the inside of the principality, so they have fled their homes. ”

The old man's eyes sank.

"Here in Fenghua Town, there are already some refugees." Duan Qing said in a low voice, "According to my speculation, the interior of the principality may be ...... Abandoned the battlefield of Cosma early......"

"It can't be." Norman rejected the other party's speculation: "Even the most cowardly president cannot make such a decision, let alone ...... Horsman"

"Oh, I believe it too...... President Hossman. Duan Qing had only heard the name of the supreme leader of the principality, so he could only echo and say, "However, some people in the parliament of the principality may have different opinions, not to mention ...... I've heard that the local power of the principality is much stronger than the power of the principality's capital. ”

"Ryan...... That bastard. After a long time, the old man's indignant voice squeezed out from between his teeth: "It must be him for his own life......"

"Uh, may I ask ......"

"Ryan? Yudir, the highest magistrate of Kosma County. Norman waved his hand impatiently: "The incompetent lord who relied on his father to ascend the throne is now ......"

He was silent for a while, then looked up at Duan Qing again: "Assuming your news is indeed correct, this is indeed a great blow to the principality......

"Yes." Duan Qing nodded: "And if there is violent turmoil in the upper echelons of the principality, then some of their people will definitely be unlucky......

"You mean to say, those people...... Someone with the Restorationist Alliance? ”

Duan Qing was not very familiar with the name of the Restorationist Alliance, so after being stunned for a moment, he sank into thought: "Hmm, or these are what you call ...... Maybe those people are doing it. But either way......"

"They all have a reason to start acting here."

"Makes sense." Norman thought for a moment, then nodded: "If their plot succeeds, then this is their best chance to get started, because the attention of the principality is under their control; If they fail, then ......"

"Fenghua Town, which is located in the middle of nowhere, is an opportunity for them to turn the tables." Duan Qing continued.

"The matter of the Emerald Forest may just be a temptation for them." The Norman man retracted his expression, leaving only a glimmer of light in his eyes: "Perhaps the southernmost region of the principality...... It's all the places they want to plot, even if it's a secret stronghold, it will play a decisive role in any future conspiracy. ”

"Yes, after all, this is the land of grain production......

"In recent days, there seems to be a problem with the distribution ratio in various places......

"There's also a lot less mineral production in the Blue Mountains village. Is there someone who is also making a hindrance of this......"

"That's why we've been staring at Yaschi. Although he is just an ordinary miner, he is still quite influential in the Ancaras Mine, after all, he has been working for so many years, and according to our observations......"

"I'm sorry, but ...... He's dead. ”

"What!" The old man shouted, then covered his mouth again—the rest of the hall had already cast curious glances.

"That's what it is...... The latest news. Duan Qing blinked his innocent eyes and said helplessly: "Except for Richard and Little Nina, I guarantee that no one knows it sooner." ”

"What's going on! Why did he die? It's just ...... at a time like this."

"Isn't this a commission from your Mage Council?" Duan Qing asked rhetorically, "I heard that your Mage Council died on the other side of the mine, so you entrusted someone to clean up the bandits in the mine.......

"How...... It may ...... "Norman's voice grew quieter and quieter. He thought for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Okay, this...... Probably true. ”

"Someone is indeed ...... Disappeared in that mine, but we just sent someone to investigate the matter, and we didn't know that the man was dead, or who did it......"

"Hey, it's interesting......" Duan Qing smiled a little weirdly: "If those of my peers deceived me......"

He was kicked in the shin.

"Okay." He couldn't help but glance at the little girl next to him, and then straightened his sitting posture again: "Anyway, something went wrong in some part of the process, and finally the scene in the Ancaras mine appeared." ”

He didn't say any more, but looked at the old man opposite, who smiled bitterly again: "Well, I have to admit it......"

"There may be a real problem within our Mage Council."

"Maybe I was aware of this problem a long time ago, so I told Richard what I got about it......"

The early morning sunlight shone through the large window next to it and shone into the counter where the three of them were, but in the gradually deposited scene, the hearts of several people did not show the slightest warmth. It wasn't until someone's footsteps sounded and they walked to the front of the counter that the restless silence was broken.

"Excuse me...... Is this the place where the mage appraisals are identified? ”

Duan Qing and Norman glanced at each other, and the latter stood up and shouted over there, "Wait first!" Then he stood up with Duan Qing and the others.

"How did Yaschi die, and did he leave anything behind?"

His last words mentioned...... Beware of Laska, there are ...... Let me go find a guy named Finney. ”

"Who is Finney...... And Laskar, hum. ”

The hoarse voice belonging to the old man chuckled in a low voice, and then said to Duan Qing, "I will continue...... Pay attention to you, as long as you don't do anything out of the ordinary. ”

"Oh? Sounds great, but can you actually help? Give me a token or something, let me go out and show off my might......"

"I mean...... You don't want to die on your own. The old man said earnestly.

In the light laughter of Mengzhu next to him, Duan Qing wiped his face, and then said, "Okay, I know." You don't want to talk about it first, though...... Who is Lascar? ”

"If you want to know, go to the library." Norman glanced at Duan Qing with a strange look, and then stopped paying attention to him, but began to walk to the front of the counter: "I don't have time to tell you a story. ”

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Windflower is a town, so it's no surprise that there's a library here. As one of the infrastructure of the town, this kind of place is not only popular with the townspeople, but also with the players. Because here you can not only learn about the historical origins and customs of the local area, and even all corners of the free continent, but also understand the settings and backgrounds of various aspects of this game, so as to help players better understand this game and survive better in this game.

But for players, it is more important to master the game resources.

Whether it's in the comprehension of moves, detailed information on various dangerous places in the free world, or even all kinds of things outside of combat, such as communication with local people, gathering, crafting, setting, forging, and even magic - you can find it in the library. When the free world was just opened, places like the library once became a place where major powers competed for it, but after experiencing the "suppression" of various indigenous forces, including the Mage Council, the arrogance of players competing for resources has only decreased a little, but now, this heat has completely disappeared - an open and transparent place like the library, there will definitely be no such good things as peerless cheats, so after such a long time, Library resources around the world have been disclosed almost completely, and even on the websites of major platforms, there are relatively complete summaries and analyses of where and what forms of materials can be found.

However, the library in Fenghua Town seems to be slightly different from the libraries in other places. The first is that the Fenghua Town where it is located has not been developed by players for a long time, and the second is its location - when Duan Qing and Mengzhu first arrived here, they received a map of the local town, but after a few days of missions, until now they have not heard of the library, nor have they seen a building like a library.

As a last resort, they had to ask for help. Originally, they were also mentally prepared to find the library would be a huge project, but they just pulled a random passer-by, and they asked for the location of the library.

"The top of the mountain?"

"That's right, the library of Windflower Town, at the top of this mountain."

"Why in that kind of place! Also, why is it not written on the map......"

"Your map was picked up at the registry office." The man replied, "The library in Windflower Town is a very old building, older than Windflower Town itself, so not many people have been there in recent years, and even fewer young people know about it......

Ignoring the man's long sigh, Duan Qing pulled Mengzhu to the edge of Huawu Street, and looked up at the higher hill - when they were doing tasks in the past, they really hadn't been to a higher place than Huawu Street, so they didn't know where they would lead if they continued to walk up these winding streets.

"Just take this opportunity to take a half-day tour of Fenghua Town or something......"

The sun has not yet risen in the morning, so the weather is still not very hot, but the strong mountain winds of this season bring a little chill to those who want to climb. The mountain in Fenghua Town is not high, but it still takes Duan Qing a lot of effort to walk along the street to the end of this road.

But when he arrived at his destination, the cold of the mountain wind and the fatigue of climbing were dispelled away by the scenery in front of him.

Turning the last corner, the first thing that caught Duan Qing's eyes was a fairly large square. The area of the square is not large, but compared to the small hilltop, these crevices still occupy a large area as far as the eye can see. At the other end of the square, a two-story building stands at the far end, with a gray wall covered with all kinds of flowers and plants, dyeing the old building into a natural turquoise.

However, the most striking feature of this building is its structure in the shape of two columns on both sides. If you look at it from a distance, it looks like three or two cylinders are embedded in each other, forming this building. The top of the circle was covered with a semicircular spire, and the tallest cylinder had a hole in it, from which a small cylinder extended. The cylindrical shape continued upwards until it was retracted into a pointed tip at a higher point, and then surrounded by a circular roof. Looking from below, there seemed to be some black objects on the circular rooftop, and I don't know what it was used for.

In the front direction of the cylindrical building, there is an arched opening, which is probably the entrance of this building, through the sunlight from the oblique upward, Duan Qing can also see the wooden arched door corresponding to the arched doorway, which is ajar at this time and is located inside the arch, due to the limited height of the arch, the oblique half of the door is still in shadow.

Sure enough, it was the oldest and most mysterious library in Fenghua Town-even in a humble place like the Adventurers' Guild, there was a sign hanging that was about to fall, but Duan Qing searched here for a long time, but he didn't even find a sign with the word "library" written on it.

That's not the main attraction here, though.

On the other side of the small square, the curious little girl had already run in that direction—a tall stone statue standing quietly on the side of the square. The stone statue appears to be carved of a man dressed in heavy armor, holding a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right, his face facing south, maintaining a half-kneeling position, and kneeling there motionless.

Duan Qing also walked over, and unexpectedly, next to the statue, he found a description of the statue. Maybe it's because of thousands of years of wind and frost, or maybe it's some kind of destruction, the small characters on the back of the stone carving with the detailed description are very blurry and can't be fully recognized, but the large characters on the front of the stone carving can still be seen completely.

Imperial Polar Wind State Garrison, Javier? Ganggram.

"This is the statue that Uncle Kidd once mentioned? It looks so powerful......"

"yes." Duan Qing sighed: "According to what he said at the time, this person should be the idol of the people of Fenghua Town. ”

"It is a pillar in the hearts of young people."

An old voice snapped into the conversation.