The "Italian" nodded repeatedly, he raised his finger and roughly swept over the four people sitting around the same table, and finally clenched a hollow fist: "So I and the polar bear think we can drink open...... Besides, none of the 'peers' around me seem to know about it anyway - or, perhaps, but just a poor ghost! Your 'friend', the venerable Orison, will probably take a while to sell enough wine. And how much gold you do with him, how much favor you will get from the mage who recruited us—not the kind of friendship that increases the level of friendliness, of course, it should mean the ordinary 'good looks'. So let me continue with what I said earlier, my two buddies and I got another little news......"

As a demonstration of sincerity, the "Italians" told Jin Shaolan that the "Gilded Rose" tavern where they were currently located was a so-called "safe zone", which meant that it was forbidden to attack each other, and at the same time, it was forbidden for the contractor to use his ability to spy on the communication of other contractors. "-Of course, if someone has a good ear and can hear clearly without skills, space will not interfere, but if I really meet such a master, I will admit it." He said.

Jin Shaolan nodded. The importance of the "safe zone" aside, he understood what "Italian" meant, and the perception of the contractor was quite likely to tilt Mage Dalaran in the next assignment - this is not a game world, where each player kills 10 monsters or searches the same room; The number of hostile targets, the complexity of the terrain, and the distance from the stronghold vary from area to area, and the same is true for search missions. But his attention was drawn more to the name "Gilded Rose", and some inexplicable memories made him turn his head to look at the tavernkeeper's daughter. Noticing his gaze, the little girl gave him a big smile.

Maybe they haven't paid attention to this online game in their daily life, it seems that they are not familiar with World of Warcraft, and the three of them don't seem to be newcomers anymore, and they must not have the kind of notebook that Jin Shaolan got his hands on to introduce background information. In return, Jin Shaolan also told them the information she knew in the game. He was well aware of the reasons why the Italians had said they wanted to return the favor first, and the soldiers had offered to get information from him after that. If Jin Shaolan, a suspected veteran, generously shared his information without asking for anything in return, the three contractors who met for the first time would be wary of him.

“…… So," Jin Shaolan smiled and pondered: "Please allow me to explain the reasons why I think we shouldn't drink alcohol at this time,"

The posture of each of the three temporary drinking friends has changed slightly, as a way to show that they value each other's exchange of information and the temporary good-neighborliness established through the "exchange of information".

"The main quest tells us that Dalaran is understaffed in terms of 'policing the territory and exploring outwards', so it can be assumed that our mission is nothing more than a mission to clear security or conduct an area search within the boundaries demarcated by Master Dalaran. It's an easy conclusion to make, and I want to point out that in this world, the city of mages Dalaran is not just a kingdom in the Seven Kingdoms of Humanity, behind the Kenrito sect that rules Dalaran is an even older, mystical organization, the Tyrius Puja - the guardians of this world, or rather, they volunteer to be the guardians of the world of this era, they are the ones who keep the demons out of the world.

"And in their mentor and ally, the northern kingdom of Quel'Thalas, the elves have long used magical core-mechanical constructs to keep the city safe, and enchanted brooms to keep the streets clean. By the way, Dalaran did not adopt this method on the one hand, on the one hand, their population was not as sparse as in the Northern Kingdom, and the large number of mage apprentices in the city shared a lot of work, which could also be seen as the mage gave their apprentices a grind. ”

Listening to his words, the "Italians" and the Russian big men looked at each other. The tall soldier thought thoughtfully, and tapped his fingers lightly on the outer wall of the glass of the wine glass:

"'Because most mages are immersed in experimentation, study, and research for a long time'? …… The main quest requires you to 'earn the trust of the City of Mages'. ”

"Yes." Seeing that his hint had already had the desired effect, Jin Shaolan said with a smile: "So, I am sure that what Master Dalaran wants to see is never the efficiency of our destruction of the enemy, but whether it is effective in 'clearing the threat' in the designated area - completely eliminated." ”

"—that is, the strength of this city is far more powerful than we know," the soldier pondered, revealing a hint of sharpness in his bland gaze: "Their essential purpose is not to let us destroy the enemy in their place, but to see if we can be relied upon through this mission. ”

"Yes, so I think that since what the mages of Dalaran want to see is our 'sincerity', it is wise to be in good shape to welcome them, although the mages of this world are not to discriminate against people who have no magical powers as 'Muggles'." Jin Shaolan made a joke and turned more energy to immerse herself in the elegant fragrance brought by honey tea.

That's right, according to Jin Shaolan's inference, the purpose of this kind of mission is more to screen the reliability of adventurers - a small test.

The City of Mages doesn't have to rely on adventurers because they "don't have the power to spare": whether it's the water elemental, the arcane magic, or the magical constructs, it's enough to do this kind of work for them. But the need for at least one mage to be present and dictate is something that the Dalaran scholars who would rather spend their lives in the laboratory and library cannot accept.

Therefore, it is imperative for Dalaran to select from the adventurers who are willing to help him with his work, who are more emotionally inclined and have more reliable character, so as to further entrust them with more important work, rather than a harmless issue like "if you want to clear the border, you have to risk hurting your feelings and force a few mages to take turns in charge".

By observing which adventurers have established a safe and secure stronghold over the course of their mission, Dalaran will gradually select its allies. This is already hinted at in the Contractors' main quest description, with the goal of gaining Dalaran's trust - most directly to neutralizing their reputation in the City of Mages, for example.

And according to the background description, the City of Mages will pay adventurers quite a lot of money. If you fail to see the essence of the mission, in the case of "purging the enemy", the contractors who are "outsiders" will only aim at the relatively easy to find threats and let go of the very hidden, in order to destroy as many enemies as possible, gain prestige and contentedly exchange a large reward from Master Dalaran. But in Jin Shaolan's opinion, since Dalaran did not recruit adventurers due to lack of strength, what should actually be done is to clean up the carpet and eliminate every enemy in the small area without missing anything - it would be better to search by the way to see if he can find any information such as a "syndicate plan".

Of course, this will make the progress of the mission much slower and the benefits will be greatly reduced, but it can be expected that the more hidden the enemy will be, the more blind Dalaran will become.

It seems that his three temporary drinking buddies and peers have realized this: the information provided by Jin Shaolan is a shortcut to gaining a lot of prestige. The key to the main quest released by the space is to "win trust", in other words, it seems to give up the large amount of income that can be obtained from Dalaran City in front of you, but there is a great possibility of getting a higher evaluation from the space - as the Nightmare Space illustrates, a high evaluation can get more rewards for the contractor to spend and strengthen himself in the space.