"That's right."

At the same moment, in the hall of Talan Town in the Free World, Her Royal Highness Princess Rena, who was looking at the rain curtain, said this sentence in a low voice, and at the same time withdrew her gaze from the deep rain curtain: "Send someone to the city to investigate?" Fortunately, it is a way to go nowhere. ”

"We only sent two people to ensure maximum security on the part of the investigation team." Facing her, Xue Lingphantom Ice then lowered her head and continued to explain, "No matter how things develop, the Duchy and those potential enemies are the biggest threats we face right now, and the necessary precautions are still our top priority. ”

"It doesn't have to be like this, I have entrusted you with the investigation of this investigation team, as General Lot suggested." Glancing at the figure of the guard not far away, Rena shook her head quietly: "As long as you don't use too much force, the choice of how to solve this problem is left to you." ”

"This choice was also discussed by us in advance." Holding on to the hilt of the sword with one hand and maintaining the saluting motion, Xue Lingphantom Ice still bowed his head deeply: "It seems that the Duchy side is unwilling to let more people go, and it is easier to move with fewer investigators, so-"

"They've got to be followed."

The last sentence did not come from the mouth of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice, but the Cangyun Barrier sitting at the table on the other side of Rena, as the representative of the largest guild on the Imperial side, the Great Shield Warrior then also showed his own smile, and at the same time wiped his hair to the back of his forehead: "The principality will not let our people in so easily, even if it is only one or two people, with the current situation and attitude, they will definitely guard to the death and keep a close eye on us." ”

"Lin Yuan Shui and that little maid must have countless pairs of eyes behind them." Speaking of this, he turned his head to look in the direction where Xue Lingphantom Ice was: "You should be able to expect this, right?" ”

“…… This will not cause much difficulty in the investigation. Xue Ling, who had been silent for a moment, replied in a low voice: "As long as the matter can be investigated, the safety of some life is nothing. ”

"It's great that you have that kind of awareness." Signaling in the direction where the eldest princess Rena was, Cangyun Barrier's smile became a little brighter: "If I hadn't learned that you were entrusted by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, I would have thought that you would have taken this opportunity to cause trouble." ”

"The identity of the attackers is uncertain." Xue Ling's phantom ice's gaze finally squinted from the movement of bowing his head: "We also have a lot of things to do on our side, such as finding out the details of that attack, investigating the whereabouts of the Red Lotus Gang, and the adventurer with 'loss' in his name-"

"I have something to say about these things."

As if he suddenly thought of something, Cangyun Barrier, who raised his hand to interrupt the white-haired woman's voice, then put away the smile on his face: "When we came from the fortress, we seemed to have found some other traces. ”

"What track?"

"It should be another group of adventurers, and it's not small."

deliberately lowered his voice, and the sight of the cloud barrier was also placed outside the rain curtain in the distance: "We have also dealt with them a little, so we still have some impressions. ”

"Remember they're called the Beast and Bird Alliance, right?" He glanced at Xue Ling's Phantom Ice: "Or is it the beast and bird tribe?" Anyway, the guys who have had some conflicts with you......"

"They're here too?"

The look of surprise in his eyes flashed, and Xue Ling's phantom ice's gaze became serious: "What's going on?" What are they doing here? ”

"How do I know about this kind of thing, I guess I also have some task in mind." Cangyun Barrier replied in a low voice: "Because of the heavy rain, we didn't catch up with them in a hurry to find out where they went, but-"

"The most important thing is that they're coming towards the Duchy." Understanding the seriousness of the matter, Rena, who was looked at by the Great Shield Warrior, nodded slowly: "And they are also one of the adventure groups affiliated with the Empire, right?" ”

"Such an adventuring party and this anomaly is growing within the borders of the Empire."

Nodding his head slightly, Cangyun Barrier lowered his voice and replied: "Because of the collapse of the Adventurer Association, the management of the Empire's adventure group has been in semi-chaos, not to mention the small guilds, many of the big guilds with some fame have now disobeyed the orders and constraints of the Association, and are rampant among the vast lands of the Empire. Because they have their own source of entrustment, these guilds that do not need to go through the intermediary process are naturally happy to get the tasks they want directly from the hands of the employer, although this kind of entrustment is not guaranteed by the association's intermediary, but the timeliness and remuneration have also been increased accordingly. ”

"Until the new Adventurers' Guild is formed, guilds like the Beast and Bird Alliance will only grow more and more within the borders of the Empire." At this point, he whispered to Rena, "More important is ...... We have no way of knowing what exactly they were tasked with. ”

"You mean that there is a possibility that they will be bad for the Empire?" Rena brushed her long blonde hair: "They...... Could it be part of the attackers? ”

"I can't come to such a conclusion, this needs to be investigated by our Qingling Adventure Group." Cangyun Barrier smiled at the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice on the side: "I'm just responsible for providing this clue, and the rest depends on your action." ”

"If a large number of adventure groups really break into the territory of the principality, the principality will definitely not ignore it." Frowning and thinking for a while, Xue Lingphantom Ice, who was standing at the table, then replied in a low voice: "Whether it is the commoners of the principality in the Talon Plain, or these defenders stationed between the major villages, towns and cities, they should release the news as soon as they find these people. And the Fars Fortress side...... It's just a small number of people like the Red Lotus Gang, how could a guild like the Beast and Bird Alliance slip under the nose of the fortress without anyone noticing? Unless they are willing to brave such a heavy rain to climb over Mount Fallon, and at the same time encounter no danger or damage any manpower......"

"You're going to ask someone from the principality?" Cangyun Barrier asked with a suspicious expression: "It's not that I don't trust them, but it's better for us to investigate and master things like this ourselves." ”

"Investigating the enemy's enemy on the enemy's territory is an incomprehensible thing." Xue Lingphantom Ice immediately shook his head: "If something is wrong, they must be the ones who discovered it before us, if they can't find anything in this way——"

"It's not our fault, it's their incompetence."

With her long white hair in an elegant arc in the air, the female swordsman player then turned and walked towards the other side of the hall, and then walked out of the town hall with an even colder face after a period of exchange with the lazy Lux Young. As if she hadn't gotten any favor from the fat man, the female swordsman standing under the eaves stared straight at the rain that was close at hand, and then, after a moment of silence, whispered to a player who had come up to her at some point, "Get out of here." ”

"It seems that the eldest lady is experiencing some difficulties."

After carefully confirming the surrounding movements, the cloaked player who had approached Snow Spirit Phantom Ice pulled his hood and replied in a low voice, "In this stormy moment, isn't the eldest lady still willing to accept us again?" ”

"Accept you? Obviously, you want to reabsorb me. Xue Lingphantom Bing frowned tightly: "If you want revenge, you can use your own strength to take revenge, do you need my banner so much?" ”

"That's natural, after all, we've been treated so unfairly." The mysterious man in black chuckled in a low voice, "If we can't teach those betrayers a painful lesson, how can we swallow this breath?" ”

“……”

"The Chu family has fallen to the point where it cannot be saved, since they decided to abandon us."

Looking at the cold face of Xue Ling's phantom ice that gradually fell silent, the player's voice again was also full of agitation: "Only change can reverse the current situation of the Chu family, and you are the best leader, as long as you agree, Brother Xiang and Brother Yan will immediately recognize you as the head of the Chu family.

"Shut up."

As if remembering some things from the past, Xue Linghuanbing, who interrupted the other party's words, showed a disgusted expression on his face: "I am no longer from the Chu family, and the calculations you made have nothing to do with me, go back and tell Fei Zixiang, don't bother me with this reason again." ”

“…… Let's talk about it as a regular player. The black-clothed player then let out a few low chuckles: "As a master who has won the League Cup and even made people like Liangchen Meiyu bow to the upper hand, our guild knows your strength very well, are you willing to succumb to such a small guild with no future and sit back and watch your talent be wasted?" ”

"I can stay where I want." Xue Ling's eyes showed a bit of murderous aura: "No matter how much resources Fei Zixiang has, it is not as important as the Qingling I established single-handedly, and my talent and talent don't need him to judge, they will have their own place to show." ”

"Like now?" The player chuckled and shook his head: "Can't even find a clue to investigate?" ”

“……”

"Well, for the sake of the past, I don't deliberately embarrass you, Miss."

Taking a step back slightly, the mysterious player then stopped being entangled in the increasingly cold face of the Snow Spirit Phantom Ice: "Regarding your current situation, I believe you and I have a very clear understanding of your current situation, and we will also dispatch some manpower and means to help you investigate the current situation in the principality and the beginning and end of these problems that you are concerned about." ”

"How about a comparison?" He lowered his head, but the words he said affected the mood of the white-haired female swordsman like a needle prick: "As the saying goes, shop around, just see how the results of our investigation are different from the results of the investigation of Mr. Linyuan Broken Water." ”

"After we offer this sincerity to you as a gift, we will talk about cooperation."

Like a hazy water vapor raised by the rain curtain, the figure of the mysterious man then slowly disappeared into the air: "I hope that when the time comes, you can calmly think about the proposal between us-"

"Instead of resisting like I am now."

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"Recently, the Duchy has become more and more imperial."

"yes...... Hey, this group of hyenas who can only eat people and don't spit out bones, Lao Tzu really wants to cut them all off one by one. ”

"Who doesn't think so? The point is that we haven't been able to beat others, so big things have happened, don't we still turn a blind eye and swallow our anger to this day? ”

"Don't worry, it will be different soon, I heard that the speaker has made a lot of preparations, and the next step should be ......"

"It should be something!"

Duan Qing, who was sitting in front of the bar of the Tania Adventurers Association, was trying to distinguish this conversation from the noise, and then slapped his thighs with a sullen face, and the eyes of the two players who wanted to find out the previous conversation were also constantly shuttling through the bustling hall of the association, and finally slowly retracted with a regretful look: "Damn, you only speak in half, you are still not human?" ”

"Most of them just saw us and felt this way." Ning Lan, who was whispering on the side, then also covered her mouth and chuckled: "Since they found you, sir, they naturally won't say it." ”

"It seems that the anti-imperial atmosphere has really heated up to a certain extent." So Duan Qing could only look at the ceiling in the hall of the association and shook his head: "Even the discussion between the players of the principality has become so unscrupulous...... What the hell did that Chris do! ”

"Sir, don't worry, we'll get the clue right away." Whispering Ning Lan pointed to the counter in front of her: "As long as we can contact them—"

"The two of them are Mr. Linyuan Broken Water and Miss Ning Lan, right?"

As if in response to Ning Lan's words, a female receptionist who looked like she was in charge of the affairs of the association then slowly walked out from behind the side door of the association, which could not be seen: "Sorry for delaying your time, but ......"

"We can't do what you ask." She gestured to a notebook in her hand, "Because the party you're looking for is gone." ”

"Gone? Are you kidding? Duan Qing's eyes widened: "You're not mistaken, right?" That's the Fool Adventure Party! The adventure group that once saved Tania and then became popular! ”

"That's right, it's the party." The receptionist smiled and nodded, "We're not mistaken. ”

"They've now been removed from the list of adventurers."