The dim light, the pungent smell of sake lees, and the chaotic room as if no one was cleaning it were the first impressions left by Duan Qing after pushing the door in, and the roof belonging to this temporary thatched house seemed to have collapsed a little due to the invasion of wind and snow, seeping the cold wind outside the house into this place slightly, but at this time, the ruddy-faced bad old man lying on the ground didn't seem to mind this level of cold: "Woo-"

Or maybe he couldn't mind......

Slowly walked in front of the other party, Duan Qing, who was squatting down, looked helplessly at the piece of cloth attached to the guy's mouth, and only after a while did he stretch out his hand and take off the piece of cloth for him. The old man, who no longer made an inexplicable voice, did not immediately start shouting, but gasped quietly for a while, and then put his slightly cloudy gaze on Duan Qing's body: "It should ...... It's not time to eat yet......"

"They have always disrespected the elderly." Duan Qing spread his hands: "Say sorry for them first."

"I ...... I seem to have seen you. The old man's drunken eyes patrolled Duan Qing's body for a while: "Are you a new adventurer?"

"You should have an impression of me." Duan Qing replied in a low voice, "Because I and my companions ...... They're all adventurers born in Greenstone, and if you've been there, you've probably met us a few times......"

“……”

Seemingly indifferent to Duan Qing's tentative words, the old man lying on the cold floor slowly closed his eyes, and his red nose, which he didn't know whether it was caused by the cold or the smell of alcohol, then turned inward, as if he didn't intend to continue to pay attention to the adventurer who suddenly appeared in front of him. His eyes roamed back and forth for a while, and Duan Qing, who had been waiting for a while, closed his mouth that he wanted to open again, and the action that he originally wanted to leave was broken by a loud scream the next moment.

"Ande-Guang-Xia-"

"Stop!"

Turning around and stopping the old man's impromptu performance that was about to start again, Duan Qing waved his hands and returned to him: "Unkind, old man, you are trapping me in injustice, it's just that the people in a camp are called by you, what if you call the enemy too?"

"I'm ...... And he slaughtered them. ”

The old man let out a loud laugh, and then replied in a low voice, "It's just a bunch of weak magicians, and it's very easy to deal with them......"

"But you're just one man, and we've got thirty-seven of us here." Duan Qing, who had returned to him, interrupted the other party's words in a low voice: "Even if you don't include us adventurers who are still capable of fighting, there are as many as twenty-five civilians left......

"You don't need to remind me, boy, there are eight people in there that I brought back." Finally turning his body, the old man showed his image of himself covered in bandages in front of Duan Qing: "A soldier who can only charge can be called brave, but he can definitely not become a veteran......"

"Because they're all dead." Duan Qing continued the other party's words and said, "And you survived?"

"Why, don't you look down on the way to survive, boy?" The old man grinned and said, "Fighting is about who can live longer, that's what the last veteran told me, although he didn't come back in the end...... Scold. ”

"How many people have fought in ancient times, how many people are still ......" The old man's body trembled slightly, and it slowly calmed down after a while: "This feeling...... Do you understand? ”

"It's the feeling of being between life and death." Duan Qing nodded his head: "I am also a person who has been on the battlefield, and I am also afraid of losing my life, but since you are so afraid of death, how can you come back here?"

“…… Because I'm old. ”

Stretching out his finger and pointing to his chest, the old man's high-pitched voice finally became low: "My life has been going on long enough, and Greenstone Village has taken me in long enough, compared to those people...... My life is actually nothing. ”

"Don't you have any family?" Duan Qing, who paused for a moment, shook his head and whispered, "Or what else is there to worry about......

"Don't try to understand my past, boy." The old man, who was full of alcohol, laughed hoarsely, "At least now is not the time, you need to do it now...... It's best to come up with a way to settle these people. ”

"That'...... Do you have any suggestions? Duan Qing took a deep breath: "What can be a solution to the dilemma in front of us?"

“…… The Restorationists had already taken over Windflower and later Greenstone, and they controlled the entire Little Andachel Mountains to the left and right, seemingly consolidating their territory. The old man, who had been silent for a while, then replied in a low voice: "But in my humble opinion, they must be looking for something, just like a large adventuring team from a different place and no understanding of geographical directions, rummaging around for some ancient treasure......

"What do you think they're looking for?" A compliment involuntarily sounded in his heart, and Duan Qing, who remained calm on the surface, continued to ask, "Or ...... Do you know why they came? ”

"I don't know, but it must have something to do with magic." The old man let out a sneer: "I've dealt with guys who often talk about revival, and their favorite places tend to be those with high energy fields......"

"I do know of such a place, but according to you...... Our current situation is going to be dangerous. Duan Qing replied with a serious face: "We need to transfer immediately, you ......"

"I like your crispness, boy." The old man laughed again: "You are not one of those adventurers who only look the other way, but you are a person who understands, and if you really want to go, I can provide a little insignificant help......"

"I hope to continue to hear your stories in the future." Duan Qing nodded his head: "An old man who has been on the battlefield for a long time...... There must have been a lot of things to say in my heart, right? ”

"I can't tell stories, I can only sing!" Still filled with the cold wind in the thatched hut, the old man exhaled a mouthful of hot air full of wine: "If you are interested, I can sing all the Qin dialect of our hometown to you!"

"Well...... Aha, this proposal that could be dead, better let me think about it......"

"Grandpa!"

Amid the louder and louder laughter, a childish shout suddenly sounded from the edge of the improvised dilapidated thatched hut, and a little boy named Benny then got out of the door behind Duan Qing and ran between the two of them with a wooden basket: "You, are you okay?" We just heard your shout......"

"Oh, is it your turn to bring me food today?"

Changing his previous decadent appearance, the old man with his beard and hair in a mess turned over and sat cross-legged on the ground: "What is there to eat today?"

"...... you" Looking at the old man's happy expression, the little boy turned his head to look at Duan Qing again: "Haven't you been bullied?"

"Hey, when did your big brother Qingshan become so bad?" Without waiting for the old man on the side to answer, Duan Qing immediately put on an innocent look: "It's not us who is locked up here, it's you who think he is always making noise......

"I don't think so, grandpa is a big hero." Benny, who was holding the basket, immediately turned around and said, "He saved Geralt's family, and even Aunt Claire said he was like my dad......"

"Hahahaha! Yes, yes, just like your father! ”

The laughter became even more cheerful, the old man hugged little Benny's head and rubbed it, and Duan Qing, who was looking at all this, also gave up the idea of continuing to argue, and quietly retreated along the road from which he came. The cold wind from outside the house was still constantly filling the left and right here, with snowflakes blowing down from the nearby treetops from time to time, Duan Qing, who walked out of the door, then glanced at Mengzhu who rushed over, and then put his eyes on the meteoric dream who also rushed to hear the sound: "It's your turn next......

"How did you get out?"

"Of course I ran out by skill."

Knowing what the other party wanted to ask, Meteor Meng hugged his arms: "It's not my old father, and I won't really be afraid of him, when I shouldn't be soft...... Naturally, I don't give up. ”

"You mean to say...... Do you dare to go head-to-head with that Yinzhu? Duan Qing squinted his eyes and asked, "Why don't I believe your words so much?"

"When, of course, in another way!" Falling Dream's voice immediately lowered a few degrees: "For example, the refractive technique, the wild sand technique, and the wind surge technique and the rock body protector...... Anyway, I ran out of my ability, what's wrong? ”

"Who is this guy?" Before Duan Qing could speak again, Mengzhu on the side asked suspiciously, "And the one you said is called Yinzhu...... What's that? ”

"It's a mysterious-looking person, mostly a trumpet, the kind with a random name." Xue Lingphantom Ice, who came out of nowhere, appeared with her cold voice, and answered Mengzhu's question in place of Duan Qing: "The strength also looks very strong, claiming to be the senior who brought this magician into the door......"

"As for this...... Just think he's a great magician. Duan Qing then pointed to Falling Dream's face: "It's a friend we met in the City of Freedom, a guy who has cultivated two systems of magic and used it to play treasure......"

"Who, who's the treasure guy?" Falling Dream immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "Don't blame me for not warning you...... Underestimate my guilds are dead! ”

"This is the leader of our adventure group, you can feel free to report any problems to her." Duan Qing pointed at Mengzhu's face indifferently, and then said with a disdainful expression: "Of course...... You also have to think about the consequences. ”

"Hey, for the sake of us being so acquainted...... I won't be able to see you this time. Dream's voice lowered two more degrees, and then muttered, "Actually......"

There was a lot to say about what happened between the magician and Ototake, but stripped away his boastful words and useless descriptions, there was really only one thing left - he escaped through the gap.

The big battle that took place at the mouth of the valley a few days ago in the game world had a far more serious impact in this world than Duan Qing thought, because it was the highest level of combat power among the Restorationists, and it was the first official attack after the revival of the Restorationists. The Frost Pillars located in the north of the mountain road have not dispersed until now, and have become a landmark for everyone who comes to this land of right and wrong to know the power of the Restorationists again, and the Lady Teressa, who is the initiator, has not been shaken in the slightest because of Freya's last shock, and without the new instructions of the Magic Council, she still leads her subordinates to garrison that place, even if the mutation that broke out on Hulan Mountain subsequently, it did not let her leave half a minute, During this period, there were naturally people who came to observe and tempt the news, and in the end, they were naturally swept out by her like mice, including both strong people from other forces in the free world, as well as masters from player forces.

Ototake is one of them, and according to Falling Dreams, that guy has turned into a wisp of grievances and returned to his hometown.

"I don't know why that guy came to the door."

At the end, the magician sighed a little embarrassed, as if he was confused by the persistence shown by that person: "Anyway, in my eyes, that guy's actions are no different from sending him to death, and the one named Teresa is obviously not an opponent that the current player can match, and he actually chose to go head-on in the end......"

"You have to thank him, or you'd still be a prisoner." Xue Lingphantom Ice said unceremoniously: "There are still ...... How did you escape from the Frost Queen? ”

"Don't underestimate my ability to survive, my way of survival is not spoken." Meteoric Dream immediately raised his thumb: "If you don't have any ability at all...... Can I still be called a dream? ”

"Put you and that old man together, you must have a lot of common language to speak." Duan Qing sighed and shook his head: "You may not be good at duels, but if you are sent outside to fight in the wilderness, you should all be good hands......

Boom –

A dull explosion suddenly sounded in the snowfield on the outskirts of the camp, breaking the relaxed conversation between several people, and the sight of several figures being blown away then appeared at the end of the white field of vision, along with the screams before the pieces turned into white light. Duan Qing, who sensed that the battle was approaching, then waved his hand and sent the figures of several people around him to the surrounding of the camp, and then gradually incorporated the slightest shout from that direction into his ears: "Hurry up......"

"All the people rush the plains for me! Push them back! ”