In the afternoon, the sun was still blazing in the wild.
A huge bird flew past in the sky, its wings covering the sky and the sun. A gust of wind blew, uprooting the trees on the ground and throwing them into the sky.
The interstellar beasts in the forest fled in all directions because of this unexpected disaster.
Behind a small hill, more than a hundred people were crawling on the ground, hugging the rocks around them tightly. A bowl-shaped transparent wind shield opened above their heads, helping them reduce some of the pressure and preventing them from being blown away by the strong wind.
Under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai, the escort team finally arrived at the border of Lan Yue City that afternoon.
Lan Yue City was different from the Imperial City. The guard force could only guard the border area. It was not enough to radiate around and slowly eliminate the threat of interstellar beasts like the Imperial City.
In the distance, they could see a long city wall.
The city wall was more than ten meters high. About a hundred meters away from the city wall, they could see a transparent light curtain, flowing with a faint light under the sun.
That was the barrier released by the protective array. After the beast tide three years ago, it had been protecting Lan Yue City.
It could be said that without this barrier, Lan Yue City would have been razed to the ground by the interstellar beasts.
The Imperial City also had a similar protective barrier.
However, they were on a military shuttle at that time, so they could not see it as clearly as they did now.
Outside the protective barrier, there were interstellar beasts of all sizes, all of which were one or two stars.
Originally, it was a little tricky to go over, but the spread of the wings of the unknown bird caused quite a lot of damage to the vegetation on the ground, causing many interstellar beasts to flee.
This created an opportunity for the escort team.
The players were still looking up at the sky. The huge flying interstellar beast just now was too close to them, so close that they could see the feathers on its wings clearly.
However, the bird was still a little far away from them, because when one of its feathers fell and landed beside them, they realized how big the feather was —
It was more than a meter long and half as tall as a person.
If it were not for the military life in the past two weeks and the strict suppression of the vice-captain, this group of fearless players would have probably started shouting.
At least, when the cloud players in the live broadcast saw the bird, the bullet screen exploded.
This was like a fierce beast that only appeared in movie special effects, but could be seen in holographic games! Not only could they see it, but they could also touch it!
One of the players took advantage of the reduced wind pressure to sneakily carry the feather back.
When Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai saw this, he didn't stop them.
This was because the huge bird in the sky should be a 4 or 5 star beast. Its feathers were a good material and had a deterrent effect on 1 or 2 star beasts.
As for why it appeared in the sky above Orchid Moon City?
It was probably because winter was coming and they were migrating.
This one was probably just the vanguard. There would be more large bird beasts flying over. They generally wouldn't attack creatures on the ground, but when they appeared, it was best to stay away from them.
When the flying interstellar beast was far away, Li Lai released his spiritual power to observe the surroundings. At the same time, he used the communication device to contact the Magistrate of Orchid Moon City.
Without the consul's support, they wouldn't have been able to enter Lan Yue City.
"The Imperial City's escort team has arrived!"
When the consul received the news, he immediately rushed to the city wall without stopping. At the same time, he notified the army that had already been arranged to provide support.
When he was preparing to get on the carriage, he unexpectedly met the Wind Elementalist who had returned from outside. He was also the Spirit Elementalist who taught Xu Yuheng wind skills yesterday.
"Oh, William, it seems that another interstellar beast broke in from the west today?" The consul stopped and asked him about the situation.
"Yes."
William's face was slightly tired and haggard.
"This situation is getting worse and worse. If this continues, the soldiers won't be able to hold on."
"I understand." The consul sighed and quickly pulled himself together. "The escort team from the Imperial City has arrived."
"There are many Elementalists in the escort team. Maybe I can apply to His Majesty to let these outstanding soldiers stay and help us. When the time comes, your burden will be reduced a lot."
William paused, then smiled and said, "That's great, but … the loss rate of the escort team in previous years was very high. I don't know if this year …"
He didn't continue, but his expression showed some regret.
The consul nodded solemnly and quickly patted him on the shoulder. "This time, there are also some Bravehearts who came. Maybe they can bring a surprise."
"Bravehearts?"
"Yes, they came out from the summoning array. This time, they came with the escort team."
"Oh, the Legend of the Bravehearts … are they very powerful?" William asked.
The consul shook his head. He had received some information and knew that the strength of the Bravehearts was somewhat difficult to explain in words.
He didn't talk about this topic and only said, "Go and rest. I'm going to the city gate to welcome them."
"At least this year, if the Elementalist Branch Academy is built in the city, the children won't have to take the risk to go to the Imperial City anymore."
After saying that, he was about to leave, but he heard William say, "I'll go with you. If there are any accidents outside, I may be able to help a little."
"That's great."
The consul gladly agreed and invited him to sit in the old hover car. Together, they went in the direction of the city gate.
When they reached the city gate, William directly brought the consul to the top of the city wall and directly looked out of the city from afar.
Almost at a glance, they saw traces of the escort team. They were almost meeting up with the escort team.
Because of the flying beast, the interstellar beasts outside the city gate had all fled, leaving a large empty space. It seemed that before the interstellar beasts gathered again, they should be able to safely enter the city.
The consul nodded with gratification. Then, he heard William ask, "Who is the leader this time?"
"It's Li Lai. I think he's your junior?" The consul smiled and said, "He's just a little bit away from advancing to two-star. You're both Wind Elementalists, maybe you can have a good chat."
William nodded thoughtfully. Looking at the escort team that met up with the escort team and boarded the hover car, he roughly estimated that there were about a hundred people.
According to the number of people in the past, the size of the escort team was controlled to about a hundred people …
Could it be that they were unscathed this time?
This discovery made his pupils contract. William looked at the consul and asked about the number of people in the escort team this time.
The consul thought for a while and said, "About two hundred people."
Then, he also realized the problem. Seeing that five or six hover cars were full, and the rest of the escort team members could only run, he couldn't help but be surprised.
"It seems that the loss rate this time isn't high. Only about half, and there are still about a hundred people who survived!"
His face was full of gratification, and William also nodded in agreement.
Although a loss rate of half was not bad, compared to his guess that no one was injured, this number was still acceptable.
The consul rubbed his hands excitedly. After the escort team entered the protective barrier, he called William and ran down the city wall excitedly, standing at the gate to welcome the escort team.
The first to enter the city were warriors carrying ten Elementalist instructors. With the support of the wind element, their running speed was even faster than the hover car.
After rushing through the city gate and seeing the army of Orchid City, the group of people with ashen faces almost cried tears of joy.
Even the players were cheering happily.
F * ck, they could finally go offline!
Although the game was fun, they couldn't take it if they didn't go offline for a long time!
But before going offline, the players first confirmed the mission status.
[Elementalist Branch: Orchid City (Elite)]
[Description: This is a side mission of the Epic Mission [Elementalist Branch]. Please escort ten Elementalist instructors to Orchid City and establish the Elementalist Branch (10/10)]
[Mission Reward: Large amount of experience points, Reputation, Land Construction Token (Fragment) * 1]
The ten Elementalist instructors had safely arrived at Orchid City. Next, they just had to establish the Elementalist Branch, and they would be able to obtain the Land Construction Token Fragment!
After working hard for almost two weeks, it was all worth it!
Just as they were about to go offline to have a good sleep, they were stopped by Qingyan.
"Bear with it first. Now is the time to gain affinity. If you miss this opportunity, there won't be another one."
That's right! There was still affinity!
Once they heard that there were benefits, everyone resisted the urge to leave and gathered under the city gate with the rest of the troops.
The consul first exchanged greetings with Li Lai, then looked at the warriors in the escort team, his eyes shining.
A total of 80 elite soldiers! In addition to the powerful Wind Elementalist Li Lai, they were definitely a well-trained group of powerful soldiers.
To be able to safely get through the dangers along the way, they had already proven their strength with their actions.
Of course, there were also 30 or so Brave Warriors that he didn't think highly of.
Their auras were still very weak, and the strongest was only at the level of an ordinary person without any training, but they actually managed to follow through the entire journey.
Needless to say, this was truly a miracle!
"Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai, you are very strong! This time, you can probably be promoted to Colonel. "
The consul said with a smile.
With Li Lai's status and ability, he couldn't keep him. Moreover, someone had to go back and report, so he didn't have any thoughts about Li Lai, only the soldiers he brought.
Who knew, Li Lai shook his head.
He looked at the players, his eyes filled with admiration and sadness, and said, "This time, the mission was completed so perfectly, it was all thanks to the Brave Warriors. It was their sacrifice in exchange for all of this."
"When we return to the Imperial City, I will bring a bramble and ask for punishment from General Joyce."
The consul was stunned. Bring a bramble and ask for punishment?
He had clearly brought everyone safely here, what crime was this?
Probably seeing the consul's confusion, Li Lai sighed, looked at the players, and whispered to him, "Sir, take a good look at the Brave Warriors, use your mental power to feel."
The consul was a half-star Elementalist, but he was a Warrior and couldn't use his mental power, but he had his own way of judging.
He understood Li Lai's meaning and turned to look at the players, and then he was shocked!
F * ck!
He opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Lai in disbelief, suspecting that his feeling was wrong.
However, Li Lai nodded at him.
"That's right, they are all Elementalists, and most of them are Mental Users," he said solemnly.
"When we set off, there were 81 of them, but half of them died on the way … Now, there is a small team left on the other side of the Nyria River, I will go and meet them tomorrow."
The consul's eyes were still wide open, thinking that Li Lai might be hysterical, but looking at the 30 Brave Warriors in front of him and feeling the strong Elemental waves on their bodies …
He couldn't help but cover his chest.
The consul finally understood why Li Lai wanted to bring a bramble and ask for punishment.
Almost 50 Elementalists were lost, and most of them were Mental Users!
What kind of joke was this? This was simply murder!
The consul's expression changed when he looked at Li Lai, but he didn't show it too obviously, just that his attitude was obviously much colder.
However, when he thought of the 50 Elementalists who had died, and then thought of Orchid City that was bitterly supported by hundreds of one-star and above Elementalists, he suddenly felt sad.
"Li Lai, you should be court-martialed!"
"Even General Joyce … I will also report to His Majesty! You have neglected your duties and played with the lives of Elementalists! You should all be punished! "
The consul lowered his voice, but one could still see his grief and anger.
Li Lai lowered his head and listened silently, obviously agreeing with the consul's words.
Beside him, William also had a face full of shock.
Anyone who saw so many unfamiliar one-star Elementalists at once would be shocked.
Although the players' HP was low, their levels were really above level 10, which was equivalent to one-star Elementalists.
William used his mental strength to observe the elements gathered around them. He could roughly determine their strength.
Therefore, he was also shocked speechless like the consul.
Because they were close, the consul's words of reprimand Li Lai faintly reached the ears of the players.
After being together for so long and being friends who had gone through life and death together, they had a deep sense of belonging to Li Lai, the leader. Seeing him being reprimanded, they were instantly unhappy.
"This old man seems to want to send Captain Li to court?"
"F * ck, Captain Li just brought us here, and he wants to make things difficult for Captain Li? Intolerable! "
"That's right, intolerable!"
The crowd was agitated, and it was Qingyan who roared in the channel, "All of you, shut up!"
The team channel fell silent.
During this period, Qingyan had built up a lot of prestige among the players, but at this moment, it was obvious that some people were not convinced.
At this moment, Qingyan said, "Didn't you hear that the consul is blaming Li Lai because of the death of the Elementalists? Who died in our mission this time? "
"Weren't they all our people? They all revived in the central town of Orchid City, they didn't die. "
Qingyan said helplessly, "But they don't believe us, so they want to convict Li Lai."
She pointed to the teammates who died on the road.
"You all revived? Can you choose someone to represent you and prove that you didn't die? "
As soon as she finished speaking, someone said in the team channel, "Sister Qingyan, I was just about to tell you."
"Someone in Orchid City established a mercenary group. A mercenary group is a guild, and the leader can summon members from the same city to his side!"
They had been rushing for the past few days, so they didn't have time to listen to these inquiries. Now that they had time, someone hurriedly shared the information.
"Right now, a Protect Orchid City mission has been triggered. Although it's only an Elite mission, the reward is 100,000 Exxon and 200 health potions!"
"The person who triggered it is the current leader of the number one mercenary group in the game, called Jade Tree in the Wind."
"He needs to protect Orchid City and catch ten traitors to complete the mission. Right now, he needs manpower. Why don't you contact him and see if we can help?"
Of course, helping was just a courtesy. The most important thing was to get a share of the pie!
Moreover, the players from the Imperial City all learned skills from the NPCs because of this escort mission, so their levels were definitely higher than the players from Orchid City.
If Jade Tree wasn't an extreme supporter of the city, there was no reason for him to not cooperate with them.
The eyes of the players on Qingyan's side lit up when they heard this, but Qingyan frowned.
Traitors?
Besides the Roland Empire, were there any other countries around? So far, their exploration of the game was just the tip of the iceberg. This was all very important information.
At this moment, a friend request popped up in front of Qingyan.
[Jade Tree in the Wind wants to add you as a friend.]
Jade Tree in the Wind?
Qingyan raised her eyebrows and accepted.
On the other side, Xu Yuheng, who was in the barracks, saw that Qingyan accepted his friend request and quickly sent a voice request.
The situation was urgent, so he didn't waste time.
"I'm Jade Tree in the Wind, the leader of Yu Siqing's mercenary group. I've seen the escort team's live broadcast. Are you still the leader now?"
After receiving Qingyan's affirmative reply, he asked again, "Have you told the NPCs that players can revive?"
Qingyan pursed her lips. "I did, but no one believed me."
"None of you revived on the spot?"
"No."
"That's good. Don't let the NPCs know about this for the time being."
Qingyan frowned. "Why?"
"There's a traitor in Orchid City's military." Xu Yuheng didn't hide it. "They might be hiding among the people who receive you."
"Unlimited revival is our trump card. Before we catch the traitor, we'll keep it a secret."
Qingyan nodded but didn't cooperate. "Why should I listen to you?"
Xu Yuheng paused.
But soon, he heard Qingyan's tone soften. "If there are benefits, it's not impossible to cooperate."
Then, she analyzed the pros and cons for him and introduced the advantages of the Imperial City players.
Xu Yuheng didn't care whether Orchid City was the Imperial City or the Imperial City, as long as they caught the traitor sooner.
Bryce had postponed the plan to blow up the magic circle. He gathered the players in the group today and could continue to do so tomorrow or the day after.
In the end, he agreed to Qingyan's conditions. In addition to the 50 Health Potions, he would also tell them how to establish a mercenary group.
And after this mission, he had to clear Lieutenant Colonel Li Lai's name as soon as possible.
This made Xu Yuheng feel a little strange.
It turned out that he wasn't the only one who cared about the NPCs.
He shook his head and hung up the call. Then, he prepared to organize the players who were still offline to find an Elementalist instructor to change their class.
Currently, the players of Orchid City could only complete their class change through him. Otherwise, they would have to wait for the Elementalist instructors to head to the town center and set up the Elementalist Branch.
After he shook the Imperial City players over tomorrow, he could still give some slots to the Orchid City players, but he wasn't going to pay them.
The early class change to an Elementalist was their reward. They could choose to come or not. After all, he had enough people now.
Just as Xu Yuheng found the Magistrate and explained his intentions, Xiao Wu's new message came.
"Second Brother, Second Brother, Traitor No.2 sent another message to Bryce."
Xu Yuheng's heart skipped a beat.
This Traitor No.2 was the Wind Elementalist William who taught him skills yesterday!
He didn't use his own communication device to contact Bryce. His anti-detection ability wasn't bad, but he couldn't win against the powerful AI.
Xu Yuheng glanced at the message and couldn't help but sigh in relief.
This NPC really did notice the players. Judging from his tone, he was really frightened by the players who were all Elementalists.
When he saw the last message, Xu Yuheng blinked his eyes and couldn't help but laugh.
"We have to nip the Brave in the bud before they grow up!"
Xu Yuheng shook his head. Players … Are they something you can kill? Isn't it better to just plot and scheme? Why do you want to provoke the players?
However, at this stage, there were still two main cities that hadn't sent people to build branches. The combat power of players who hadn't changed class was very weak …
However, on second thought, the first closed beta test was about to end. Traitors and players probably wouldn't be able to find trouble with each other.
"Xiao Wu, continue to monitor Bryce."
Xu Yuheng whispered, "Apart from the seven people we know, did he contact anyone else?"
"No," Xiao Wu said crisply.
Xu Yuheng was a little disappointed, but he knew that he couldn't rush it. He asked Xiao Wu to continue fishing. Even if he couldn't, he had to grasp Bryce's plan.
In the end, he couldn't help but ask about his younger brother's situation.
That day, the two of them parted on bad terms. Xiao Li even left crying. He didn't know what was going on with him now. Was he still hiding in his bed and crying?
"Brother is very good."
At this time, Xiao Wu said innocently, "He seems to be in a good mood. He talks more with Xiao Wu."
Xu Yuheng sighed in relief.
"It's good that he can figure it out himself. I can rest assured for the time being."
He nodded, thinking that when he met with the consul later, he would have to ask him to go back with the escort team. However, he heard Xiao Wu's slightly innocent and curious voice.
"Second Brother, have you kissed anyone before?"
Xu Yuheng paused. He looked at the image of the little robot in the communication device.
This … was not right.
As an artificial intelligence, it was normal for Xiao Wu to be curious and kiss something that only humans would do. However, there had to be some kind of opportunity for it to ask this, right?
"Of course," he said after thinking for a while, "but why are you asking this?"
"What does it feel like to kiss?"
The little robot raised its mechanical arm and held its cheek. It said innocently and innocently, "I wanted to ask Brother, but I was afraid that he would hit me in anger."
"Why would he hit you in anger?"
"Because … I accidentally saw it …"
Xu Yuheng's heart skipped a beat.
Saw … what?
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