"King."

Some time later, on the second floor of the tavern, a bartender in a gray-black uniform slowly appeared outside the broken door of the broken room that was still soaking dust and sand: "Do you need to deal with him?" ”

"Hmph, huh, hehehe...... Not necessarily. ”

A low and hoarse voice then sounded in the center of the room, and soon turned into a laugh that made people's eardrums ache, and Assa, who was still confronting Duan Qing before, also raised his head with the action of standing up at this time, and the black mist around him showed signs of slowly dissipating: "Sure enough, it is the child of destiny, even if he has lost his strength now, his fate is still protected." ”

“…… So how do we do that? ”

"Keep an eye on him."

In the light and shadow that gradually became clearer, a man in black with longer hands and feet than ordinary people, and black bandages on his arms and legs slowly appeared in the bartender's field of vision, and the ominous aura slowly diffused in this cracked space with a hideous mask engraved with various magical inscriptions covering the man's head: "The power of fate is becoming more and more unstable, but it is not yet certain whether it is caused by his presence, if he is really as described in the legend...... Then this vision may really have nothing to do with him. ”

"That Violet—"

"To stare at him is to stare at Violet."

Interrupting the other party's words in a low voice, the hideous white mask suddenly lit up in this space with the movement of Asa raising his head, and the invisible pressure also seeped into every inch of air with the re-trembling of the cracks in the rooms that had been silent, accompanied by a pair of red eyes that shone in the center of the invisible pressure vortex: "That great mage didn't react to my murderous aura before, but it had such a great reaction to my attack on that adventurer...... Hmph, hehehe. ”

"If she hadn't been the Lord of Violet, I would have thought she would have become the puppet of that adventurer." His smile became evil and mysterious, "But if this situation can be used by me......"

"Does the king plan to control the adventurer?" So the bartender lowered his head in a low voice: "With all due respect, but the Imperial City is in danger now, and if we use our trump card easily, we may attract everyone's attention and hostility—"

"Report."

A muffled voice then sounded behind the bartender who bowed his head and admonished, accompanied by another bartender in the same costume who clenched his fists and reported: "The auction of the Oxen Auction House has ended, and all twenty boxes of MK-II magic bombs have been sold, and ninety percent of the buyers are bankrupt adventurers, and one percent is ...... is the nobility of the empire. ”

“…… Who is it? ”

"Earl Tucker, nephew of Field Marshal Red."

As the atmosphere gradually relaxed, the bartender still kept his head down: "As soon as the auction was over, he got in the car and left, and he didn't find anyone in contact. ”

"Contact may have preceded the auction." Putting his hands behind his back, Asa slowly turned his body: "If it weren't for that...... That is, the military itself wants to make a move. ”

"Who do they want to send to heaven?"

Muttering to himself, his gaze fell on the large glass-covered windows of the room, which had been shattered, and the night that belonged to the imperial capital Redkar descended on every corner of the city with the same black as his. With an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, Duan Qing, who had already blended into the dark night with the surrounding crowd, also pulled his last trace of back out of the end of the vision of the king of the shadow society at this time, and he also took a posture with his hands behind his back and walked around this neighborhood seemingly casually, admiring the same noisy night in the city with purposeless eyes: "We have gone through so many events, and we have almost seen every force in this city, emperors, nobles, The military, and the shadowy forces in the shadows...... Not. ”

"If you think about it now, it's the military that is most likely to become the enemy." His gaze moved up and down as he walked, as if he was weighing all the chips he could deal with: "At the beginning, the relationship with His Royal Highness the Prince was still a trivial matter, the key is that we inexplicably became fugitives before, and several acts that offended the dignity of the military......"

“……”

"Well, I knew it was all for nothing."

Looking at the figure of the woman shrouded in a black cloak behind him, Duan Qing, who paused for a moment, sighed heavily: "The crystal shield before—I have never seen such a high-quality crystal shield, if you hadn't made a move at that time, I might have been scared to death by that Asa's murderous aura." ”

"That's right, the last calmness is all pretended."

He turned around and walked up to the woman with a confused look on her face, and then took the other person's hand: "Thank you." ”

“……”

As if she didn't understand the meaning of Duan Qing's expression at this time, Violet, who was standing still in place, blinked her eyes, and then her slender eyelashes swung up and down with the wavy purple hair scattered under her forehead, and her entire chin moved slightly by two points: "...... Hey, I've really learned to nod my head. ”

"Forget it, it's good to leave that guy a little thought."

Patting the purple-haired woman on the shoulder, Duan Qing's gaze also fell back to the direction where Angela's Tavern was located: "Maybe that shadow will really have a task that needs to be asked to us, and then give us a large bounty, right?" ”

“……”

"I said when will you recover, it's good for a while, it's not good for a while......"

Looking at the face of the great magician who had fallen silent again, Duan Qing once again showed a helpless expression: "Don't say whether you will encounter higher-level enemies in the future, I still want to wait for you to recover and ask you for advice on magic or something." ”

"Of course, alchemy is also possible." He smiled, and pointed to the several swaying potion bottles of various colors hanging from his waist: "If your alchemy can be fused with the alchemy taught to me by my teacher, it shouldn't be difficult to make a big bundle of magic bombs...... That's right. ”

"Speaking of which, how did things go at that auction?" As if recalling the scene he had encountered on the street before, Duan Qing, who had been thinking for a moment, turned around and grabbed the shoulders of a passerby: "I'm sorry, where is the Oxen Auction House?" ”

"Oxen Auction House? Haven't heard of it. The passer-by shook his head in confusion: "Did you hear this name in other areas of the imperial capital?" It's best to go over there and ask. ”

“…… It seems that Redkar is still too big. ”

Letting go of his hand, Duan Qing, who was watching the passerby leave, pouted and turned around: "It's just that after crossing a few areas, the people here have already begun to become unfamiliar." ”

"Forget it, it's so late, even if you look for it, I'm afraid you'll have to ...... Hey? ”

The voice of his own words suddenly stopped, and his eyes then fell on the purple-haired woman who walked to the street vendor, and he stopped talking, and then quietly walked behind the other party, and only after a while did he say with a smile on his face: "Now that I think about it, it seems that I have been buying you things for the past two days." ”

"Tell me, what do you want this time?" He looked at the other party's slightly shifted side face, and his smiling eyes also fell on the street vendors that could be seen everywhere in this empire: "In order to show your gratitude for saving me, I will buy you anything...... Belch. ”

"It's a jewelry store." In the scene of the magic lights constantly shining on the side of the street, he looked at the messy pile of necklaces and earrings placed on the wooden frame of the cart in front of him: "When did the great magician who has not even recovered consciousness become interested in these things?" ”

As if ignoring Duan Qing's words, Violet, who was cloaked, stared at the messy pile of jewelry on the wooden shelf, and only after a while did she point to one of the corners of the pile of jewelry in the hawker's expectant eyes. Rubbing his forehead, which had a headache, Duan Qing then reached out and began to rummage through the messy jewelry stalls, and one after another ordinary goods that were far from exquisite jewelry also appeared in front of the purple-haired woman again and again with his inquiry: "Is it this necklace?" ”

"This pair of earrings? No, it's not a couple, it seems like there's only one left......"

"Or is it this bracelet? Come on, this gold paint has fallen like this, you don't think it's real gold, do you? ”

"Is it this brooch? Hey, the gems have already fallen, not to mention that they are used as jewelry, and they are not qualified to be used as alchemy materials...... Well? ”

Looking at the other party's look of staring at the brooch he had just picked up, Duan Qing swallowed back all the words he wanted to complain about just now, and the breath that he had been holding for a long time also flowed again with his gaze on this brooch, accompanied by the system information that appeared in front of him: "...... Nameless brooches? ”

【Nameless Brooch (Normal)】

[Defense: None]

[Equipment Requirements: None]

【Spirit +1】

【Inlay groove:1】

[The brooch made by an unknown person has been damaged with the passage of time, and its former maker and owner have also been unable to verify due to long-term wear and tear. 】

[There used to be some gems on it, but it has also been lost at this time.] 】

“…… All right. ”

Weighing this ordinary-shaped, but full of strange brooch in his hand, Duan Qing's eyes roamed back and forth between it and Violet for a while: "In that case, boss, how much is this?" ”

"Shenghui 900 gold coins."

"900 gold coins? Why don't you grab it? How could such a useless thing, which even lost the inlaid gemstones, be worth so much money? ”

"It's not up to you to decide whether it's worth it or not, but this young lady has the final say - 950 gold coins, if you don't buy it, you'll leave."

"You ——!"

Looking at the vendor sitting at the back of the cart with an expression of "I'm going to eat you", Duan Qing gritted his teeth hatefully, and the hot blood that rushed to his head just wanted to drive him to throw the brooch back on the wooden frame, but the next moment he was stopped by a cold and white hand: "Why, are you so reluctant to buy it?" ”

"Snow Spirit Phantom Ice?"

Looking back at the familiar face that stopped him, Duan Qing's eyes widened in surprise: "Why did you come here—no, how did you find here?" ”

"I didn't quit the team when I went offline." Pointing to the party interface in the upper left, which no one else could see, the long-haired Snow Spirit Phantom Ice voice replied playfully, "It's not easy to find your location. ”

"Well, I forgot." So Duan Qing scratched the back of his head: "You also have a crush on this brooch?" Are you going to suffer this loss for me? ”

"Whether this thing is worth it for us to spend 1,000 gold coins, you should naturally know it in your own heart." With a smile, Xue Lingphantom Ice quietly glanced in the direction of Violet, who was showing a rare earnest expression next to her, "Otherwise, how dare that vendor ask for a price?" ”

“…… You win. ”

Looking back at Violet's appearance, Duan Qing let out a long sigh, and then took out a bulging money bag with a hand that reached into his arms, and threw it on the head of the smiling vendor in front of him: "You also won." ”

"Thank you for your patronage!" The vendor shouted in surprise, "Also, I have a lot of goods at the bottom of the box here, do you want to choose them together?" ”

"Pick your head! Let's go. ”

Stuffing the brooch into Violet's arms, Duan Qing walked towards the front of the street with the figure of Xue Ling's phantom ice: "How are you resting?" ”

"It should be fine, but ...... If I meet that person again, I don't know if I'll have the same symptoms. ”

"That good day and beautiful jade...... Hum. ”

let out a heavy cold snort, Duan Qing, who had been groaning in his heart for a long time, finally shook his head: "Forget it, anyway, the imperial capital is so big, I don't believe that we can meet them all the time." ”

"According to normal probability, this possibility is naturally very slight." Snow Spirit Phantom Ice replied in a low voice, "But here's the problem...... He's been looking for me now. ”

"Is it because you're afraid you'll ruin their plans? Or is it because of your status as a member of Tianxiang? ”

"Shouldn't you know exactly why he's looking for me?"

Glaring at the other party with a helpless gaze, Xue Lingphantom Ice then retracted his gaze: "Until now, I haven't cleared your cancer in my heart——"

"With such a twisted desire, how can he easily admit defeat?"