"Fool Adventurer: Allow me once again, on behalf of the Duchy, to thank you for your outstanding service to the Duchy. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Without your help, the future of the Principality may be forever bleak."

"The Principality is in trouble, and there is a lot to be done, so please forgive the Council for not being able to give you the greatest of thanks for the time being. Please wait a moment to discuss the future arrangements and plans for the adventurers. ”

In the empty vestibule, only Duan Qing's low reading voice echoed for a while, and he glanced up at the black-clothed attendant who had left, and said with a wry smile: "This is also an edict?" How does it look like an ordinary letter? ”

"The name of the letter written in the name of the current supreme governor of the principality should of course be a little more lofty." Phantom Dream, who stepped forward, folded his arms and looked at the paper in Duan Qing's hand: "And then?" Gone? ”

"Of course." Duan Qing shook his fingers and made a rattling sound unique to high-quality paper: "But the rest ...... It should all be a reward. ”

"Reward?"

Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen and Illusion Dream, who jumped to Duan Qing's side, let out a neat exclamation, and then gathered around Duan Qing: "What are the rewards?" ”

"Don't worry...... Let me summarize. ”

Wiping the beads of sweat on his head, Duan Qing hurriedly broke free from the bag of the two people: "Hmm...... First of all, the station, which is the thing behind us, 23 Neil Street, at the intersection of Greennier Street, the former Stanford family mansion, is now given to the Fool Adventure Party by a simple meeting to use it as a residence for the Adventure Party......"

"Wha!" So Xiao Hongchen burst out with an irrepressible laugh again: "What else?" ”

"And ...... Reward of 50,000 gold coins...... Oops, can't you tell Mengzhu about this? ”

"People are your leader, do you think you can hide it?" Phantom Dream glanced at Duan Qing: "And ...... Isn't that a blank check? What about money? ”

"Hmm...... Don't worry about it for now. ”

Glancing in the direction where the messenger had already left, Duan Qing continued to bow his head and read, "There are still ...... Gives the title of Baron, an active member of the Fool's Adventure Band, with free access to all parts of the Principality and priority...... What does this mean, it seems to be more bearish? ”

"People of your level, don't be stupid, okay?" Phantom Dream squinted his eyes and replied, "This is the status and recognition given to you by the Duchy's official, and it is a proof of identity written on the surface!" If the Duchy guards and armies encounter you in the future, not only will they not trouble you, but they may also give you some support and help......"

"Hey, none of our Dawning Glory have been so popular in the Empire." Speaking of this, the phantom dream spat hatefully: "Your reputation is also too fast, right?" ”

"When we turn back and attack the empire, we will also leave you a chance to save the emperor, of course, can you save it...... Nor is it in our hands. Duan Qing replied expressionlessly, "It should be regarded as a reward for this time." ”

"When you call, my baby can make soy sauce, okay...... No, no, I want to be real! The man in the trench coat snatched the page from Duan Qing's hand: "Didn't my name be mentioned on it?" I don't do it, I don't do it......"

"Don't worry, it's a big deal to take you to meet when the time comes, and then say a few kind words or something......"

"Wow, isn't that a reward too?"

Phantom Dream suddenly pointed to the end of the page: "Reward a total of twenty items and equipment in the Duchy's armory...... That's the real reward! Come on, come on, there are seven of us in total, even if you are cheaper, I will ask for two, okay? ”

"Don't dream, the principality has been beaten like that before, what else can you expect them to have against the sky?" Duan Qing immediately poured a bucket of cold water on the other party: "They don't have a royal collection like the Empire, at most they are standard armaments, and it is already very good to be able to get the golden glitter set we encountered in the square before." ”

"A set of golden flashes...... That's a pretty good thing, too! ”

"If I want to take you, I don't want it."

With a deep sigh, Duan Qing turned around and walked towards the interior of the mansion, and in the bustling shouts of players outside the gate behind him, there was still a vague voice mixed with the last few words of the letter read out by the dream: "Because of the current predicament of the principality, please wait for the rewards of medals and materials, if you can, we also support self-collection...... It's all so informal! ”

"Isn't this the mansion we took for ourselves?" Duan Qing's voice had faded away: "This is a free world, not an ordinary RPG game where NPCs can brush your face, reward or something......"

"It's good to take some."

Cleaning up garbage, sweeping floors, tidying up furniture, repairing broken walls...... The first day after Duan Qing returned to the new version of the free world, he slowly spent it in such a rhythm. It seems that because the previous nobles took all the valuable goods with them when they fled, Duan Qing and the others did not have many useful ornaments in the end, and even the interior of the garden, which had been trampled and bent with many branches and leaves, did not have any complete vegetation that could be used. However, for them who had just experienced a big disaster, none of this was a difficulty in front of them, even in the eyes of Meng Zhu, who had little experience in guild management, such trivial chores were only one of the small things they were currently encountering: "Since there is nothing, let's just plan our station first!" Wow, such a big place...... There's so much you can do! ”

"I want a laboratory and an alchemy room! My mentor gave me so many books...... I haven't found a place to put it yet. The red-haired Thousand-Fingered Crane was the first to jump up: "After I study the other elemental attributes, I will choose the second system of magic, I will definitely ...... It's going to get stronger! ”

"There's also a martial arts arena! In such a big place, how can you do it without a place to practice martial arts? Xiao Hongchen also jumped up immediately: "Everyone has such a big martial arts training ground in the rivers and lakes, and we must also have one...... Uh, pretty much, right? ”

"I wouldn't object to the place where martial arts are practiced, but you can't tear down the entire garden, right?" She chuckled and stood up: "I don't have a place to walk and enjoy the scenery in my spare time...... But it's a very sad thing. ”

"If possible...... Ning Lan also hopes to have a room. The maid in the corner also smiled and said, "Ning Lan has a lot of new teas that I want to try, if it can be successful......

"Stop, stop!"

The little girl immediately shouted, "Hey, you're asking too much, aren't you?" And this is the location of the adventure group, not a large magical commercial city center, how can we meet so many requests at the same time......"

"It's satisfying, just plan well."

Duan Qing shook his head in response, and at the same time pointed to the rockery under the night sky outside the window, which was being illuminated by the street lamp shining with magical light: "Isn't there a secret room there?" It's better to use the Thousand Finger Crane as a magic laboratory, so that she can't accidentally blow us all into the sky...... The martial arts arena can be placed next to it, and it is not afraid of being bombed at all, and the rockery and pond are simply flattened, and then moved to the garden to preserve the scenery over there. Lobby on the first floor...... Including the kitchen and living room, it is given to Ning Lan, and it is regarded as a place for the adventure group to meet guests and negotiate business, and the rest of us live on the second floor...... Hmm, if it's just used as a lounge, it should be able to live there, right? ”

"The premise is that there are only so many people in our adventure party all the time." The whisper spread his hands helplessly.

"In the afternoon...... None of you have made a decision, huh? ”

"There are too many people, so I have to accept them all first, and when I have a decision later, I will contact them one by one." Mengzhu pouted and replied, "Although I haven't seen any of them until now......"

“…… Therefore, those guys who usually submit resumes are rejected in the end, and they don't even have the opportunity to be looked at, so they are buried in the long river of time...... Why are you looking at me like that? You're not going to let me see it, are you? ”

"Of course, uncle, after all, you know better."

Mengzhu immediately came over with a hippie smile: "Your vision is so good, and your strength is strong, of course such a thing is left to you to do, even Sister Liuyu and Sister Ning Lan said so!" They say that the teammates you choose are all existences that can punch the rivers and lakes and kick the wings of freedom in the end......"

"Oh, is it? Then you can go and grab a League Cup title right now. Duan Qing suddenly stretched his face: "I've been following me for so long, why haven't I seen any growth in you?" ”

"What, what! Where is this called me following you, obviously you follow me! Don't forget, you still owe the party a million! ”

"Yes, yes, my lord, I was wrong."

Duan Qing, who bowed his head decisively, dragged up his tired body and walked in the direction of the pile of pages in the corner: "Since it is not time to go offline, I will be busy with the work assigned to me by the capitalists first, and the rest of the things ...... It's all up to you. ”

"No problem! Come on! ”

“……”

"I'll be done tonight!"

“……”

"That...... Remember to show me the selected people first. ”

“……”

Burying his extremely sad eyes in the action of turning back, Duan Qing plunged into the pile of papers: "I know, but it's ......"

"Instead of putting all your hopes on me, you might as well try it yourself." His voice came back in a muffled voice: "Our adventure group ......"

"At present, it is also open to relatives and friends to recommend."

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Auditing is a very tiring job, and Duan Qing, who has experience, naturally knows this very well, so it didn't take long for him to escape offline under the pretext of resting.

"Alas...... Is it really necessary to develop a guild? ”

Recalling some of the scenes that had happened in his past game experience, he sighed a little melancholy, then held the coffee in his hand, and turned his head to look into the city of Hualan City, which was also entering the middle of the night—in the dim sky completely different from the game world, the warning lights on the top of the tall buildings were flickering back and forth with a unique rhythm, forming an artificially created starry sky above the river of light composed of endless traffic. The pupils lost focus in such a flicker, and his thoughts gradually immersed themselves in the memories of the past, and then in the sudden awakening at a certain moment, he took a deep breath: "No......"

"There won't be any more."

As if to remind himself of something, Duan Qing repeated this sentence twice, and then returned to his game cabin with the empty coffee cup that he had unknowingly sirped. The familiar layout of the cabin appeared before his eyes again, and he suddenly remembered something that seemed very far away, and a question that a certain woman had suddenly asked when he had left the café two days before.

"We ...... Have you met somewhere? ”

“…… Miss, don't we see each other often? ”

“…… I'm talking about reality. ”

“……”

"Speaking of which...... You're dressed very strangely today, and you're wearing a hat......"

"Aha, just wear it, just wear it, don't think about it so much......"

Scold......

Looking at this high-level game pod that he had faked, he shook his head a little frightened, then started the game and returned to the hall on the first floor of the mansion again. Inside the empty hall, the team members led by Mengzhu were completing the relocation of the new furniture, he pouted helplessly, and then picked up a page in front of him again: "Anti-Soldier ...... X the same profession, don't. ”

"Fire mage? Repeated, don't. ”

"A two-dagger thief who specializes in stealth and armor-piercing...... Hmm, the former captain of the second royal team, good at ...... Lead the team? Don't, don't. ”

"A water mage, mixed with battlefield dungeons, with a wealth of battlefield experience...... Still with pets? Does this game also have a pet system? I'm afraid you didn't bring a kitten or a puppy to make up the numbers, right? ”

"I said ......"

In a low whisper, a woman's voice suddenly sounded beside him: "You can't look down on all of them, right?" ”

"These people don't meet the conditions, and I can't help it." Duan Qingtou said without looking back: "You don't know the conditions for my selection, compared to those people we used to choose...... They're just so bad. You see...... This man claims to be a long-range archer, an archer! Even the aim of magic is so laborious, he actually wants to play with bows and arrows in the free world? ”

“…… What about dreams? ”

"Isn't he long gone? After cleaning up this place, he left, and he was not a member of the adventure group, so he couldn't rely on us every day...... Hmm, a bleeding warrior who specializes in wounding and bleeding attacks...... Hum! It sounds like a good thing, but it's a pity that this genre is a second-rate ...... at best."

"Can you finish tonight?"

"It should be possible, please trust my vision and work efficiency, even if you don't play for a long time, it's a profession within a profession...... Hah, double kitchen knife berserker, you think I don't know what a kitchen knife is, do you? If you can have the strength of an angry madman, what are you going to do with our broken group......"

“…… Castle peak. ”

The woman's voice sounded in a deep voice again: "You...... You don't want anyone to join in the first place, do you? ”

“……”

The hand that grabbed the next page stopped in the air, and then slowly fell with Duan Qing's movements: "You...... What are these words? ”

"When Ning Lan and I first came here, we were already aware of it."

Yu Liuyu slowly squatted beside Duan Qing, holding the long hair that fell to his ears with both hands: "If you still want to be the same person you used to be...... We wouldn't see each other so late, would we? ”

“…… Oh, yes. ”

Duan Qing was silent for a while, allowing the white to slip between his fingers.

"It's a rare tranquility, I ...... Don't want to break it again. ”